HOTD: Season 2
I've been reading a lot of High School of The Dead fics lately and in lieu of a real season 2 or manga past chapter 30 i've decided to write my own. It'll begin with the group of survivors leaving the East Police Station and trying to make their way to the evacuation point at Shintoko 3rd Elementary School. As always, even if you think it's shit please leave me a review.
O, Death. O, Death.
Won't you spare me over 'til another year?Well, what is this that I can't see
With ice cold hands takin' hold of me.
When God is gone, and the Devil takes hold,
Who'll have mercy on your soul.
Well I am death, none can excel,
I'll open the door to heaven or hell.
-American Folk Song
Takashi Komuro was anxious. Not that he wasn't always anxious, living in a world now infested with Them. He took a deep breath and looked around, making a mental check of everybody in the group. Since all six were still standing and bite-free, he felt a little more at ease. It was strange just how close the small group had become. Like a family. Takashi paused and thought about his own family. His Father was out of town on business and probably one of Them by now, but his mother was a different story. It was almost time for the final push to Shintoko 3rd Elementary School where his mother was a teacher.
Despite the rain the group of survivors seemed in high spirits, and "They" had been dropping like flies around the group all morning. He put up his closed fist like Kohta had told him to signal a stop. They were currently in a fenced off backyard near a few blocks from his old neighborhood.
"Alright everyone hold up a second. We need to talk" Takashi said softly. The group gathered in a circle.
"What is it now Komuro? I'm getting soaked out here, and the munchkin is going to catch a cold if we don't hurry this along..." Saya complained. Alice tugged on her parka and frowned.
"I'm not a munchkin!" the smaller red-head protested. "And I like running around in the rain. There's lotsa' puddles to splash through". Without skipping a beat Alice jumped in place, sending a small torrent of water all over Saya. The Takagi scion wiped her glasses off, grabbed Alice's ear and politely asked her to knock it off.
"What's our plan once we get to the Elementary school? After we find out wether our parents made it or not..." Takashi stopped when he say Rei hang her head. He kicked himself for not choosing his words more carefully. "I just don't want a repeat of what happened at the Mansion, being treated like children does not sit well with me. I have to say despite Them roaming around surviving with you all has been liberating. Even if we do find our parents and somewhere safe to evacuate to, what then? Go back to sitting in fucking class, learning about a world that doesn't exist anymore? Maybe i'm losing my mind, maybe i've just gotten used to blowing "Their" fucking brains out. And does calling them "Them" piss anyone else off? I mean seriously, that's the best we could come up with?" Takashi finished his diatribe and collapsed in a nearby chair, putting his head in his hands. The rain was letting up finally. Saeko dropped the umbrella she had been carrying and walked over to Takashi. She put her hand on his shoulder and smiled.
"All I know is without you leading the way none of us would have gotten out of that high school. Whatever you decide to do I'll stand beside you." Saeko said sweetly. Rei, eager to not be outdone by the raven haired temptress brushed past Saeko and wrapped her arms around Takashi. Saeko's grin left her face.
"Saeko is right. Don't doubt yourself Takashi, we all need you to be strong." Rei whispered into his ear. Shizuka had grabbed Alice and Saya's hands, and walked over with Zeke in tow.
"Don't have a breakdown on us now Komuro. Our fearless leader can't act like such a pussy. It's embarrassing." said Saya.
"I'm going to do my best to find somewhere Alice can live happily and safely. But I don't think those two things exist without you kids around..." said Shizuka. The buxom blonde's eyes began to water before she gathered Takashi and the girls in a bone crushing hug. "I don't know what I'd do without you all around! Wah!"
"Hey guys...hate to break up the warm fuzzy feelings but we've got company." Kohta hollered. Takashi reluctantly struggled from the group hug and picked up his shotgun. No rest for the wicked.
"How many?" asked Takashi, thumbing the safety on his new Benelli M4 12 gauge.
"Thirty of Them, heading down the alley." Kohta replied. "Wow...that does sound retarded when you really think about it. How about we call them walkers?" The paunchy teen leaned on a nearby fence and lined up a shot. BANG, two of the infected's heads exploded at once. "Oh yeah, two walkers one bullet. That's gotta be worth at least a thousand points."
"Like that television show from America? With the sheriff?" asked Rei as she and Saeko slipped through a gate into the alley.
"The Walking Dead. Sounds ominous." Saeko added as she unsheathed her blade. Rei nodded in agreement. As the first one of Them approached Rei and snarled. She quickly buried the bayonet in what was left of the mans face. "That's one down. Going by that logic, why don't we call them biters?" Rei suggested. Saeko leapt towards a group of 3 and lopped their heads off, counting loud enough so Rei could hear. "Or bleeders...and that still only counts as one Saeko!"
"Fine." Saeko said with a twisted smile on her face "Not like were going to run out of infected to deal with." She and Rei danced around each other calling out kills. Takashi joined the fray, unable to let the girls have all the fun. He pointed his shotgun at a large, muscular zombie in a dirty track suit and pulled the trigger. The buckshot ripped through the zombies head, leaving a bloody misshapen stump in its place.
Saya peered over the fence alongside Khota and took aim with her new MP5.
"In Haiti, they practice a religion called Voodoo" Saya began. She squeezed the trigger gently and 9mm round blew one of Them's brains out. "Voodoo is a smattering of African mysticism, Catholicism , and animism. A bunch of nonsense if you ask me, but I remember reading about one particular belief. They called them Zombies, a corpse that has been reanimated via witchcraft or a mixture of drugs and toxins injected into the bloodstream." Saya explained. A series of silent "thunks" erupted out of her submachine gun and several of Them hit the ground, dead for good. Kohta beamed with pride watching her use that gun.
"Zombie. I like it, it rolls of the tongue so much better than Them." said Saeko as she swung her Murata-Tou at a female zombie. "Thats twelve, Miyamoto."
"Whatever! That triple kill still only counts as one!" Rei shot back indignantly.
"Zeds for short." Kohta added. "Were in the Zombie killing business and brother business is boomin'!" And with a quick scan of the street all the zeds were down. Takashi laughed and looked up at the sky, the rain had returned with a vengeance. He pulled his parka tighter around himself.
"Well now that we've straightened that out, lets get moving." Takashi commanded.
They continued down the alley in a diamond formation Saya had come up with. Takashi at the front, Rei and Saeko on either side, with Kohta bringing up the rear. She would stand in the middle with Ms. Shizuka, Alice, and Zeke. As the group of survivors marched slowly toward the elementary school the heard shouts. Not the normal cries of anguish and agony, this person was very much alive and not in a good mood.
"You bastards! You make me go out for things you need and now you refuse to let me back in! I swear to god you'll fucking regret this!"
"No way...it can't be. That sounds like my mom!" Rei shouted to the group before she broke rank and charged ahead. Sure enough an older woman wearing a light blue police uniform stood in front of a large barricade, clutching a three pronged spear. She had the same ginger colored hair as Rei.
"You'll rue the day you crossed Kiriko Miyamoto!"
"Mom!" Rei exclaimed as she ran to her Mother. The woman turned and smiled.
"Rei! And Takashi...and friends." The elder Miyamoto said wearily.
"What the hell are you doing out here mom? And don't you know screaming like that is going to draw them here?" Rei questioned her mother. Kiriko blushed and rubbed the back of her head sheepishly.
"I was hold up with some of our neighbors but everything went to shit when the EMP hit and we lost power. I went out to get supplies and I guess they decided to kick me out permanently. Ungrateful jackasses..." Kiriko kicked the barricade and looked at Takashi.
"So what now?" Kiriko inquired.
"Your more than welcome to come with us, Mrs. Miyamoto."
"But where are you going? If you don't have a clear idea of where your headed then we need to find somewhere to bed down and survive the night."
"The SDF is evacuating civilians from Shintoko Third Elementary in 2 days. We heard a J-alert when we went to the East Precinct Police Station telling survivors to make their way there." Saya answered. Kiriko nodded and turned back to the barricade.
"The SDF is evacuating people in 2 days from Shintoko Third Elementary, anyone who wants to live should come with us!" She yelled. The only reply she got was a shotgun poking through a hastily made porthole.
"Your lying! No way were leaving!" A voice called out from behind the wall.
"Suite yourselves. Lets go kiddos." Kiriko replied.
"Mom wait! Have you heard anything from Dad? I think he's at Shintoko Third too" Rei asked. Kiriko shook her head.
"I don't know if your father is alive or not. I doubt my husband would let himself get bit by one of these..."
"Zombies" Alice said quickly.
"And to be honest, I wasn't sure what to make of you all. I thought you'd all gone crazy when I noticed how much heat you were packing, but I guess you needed them. They helped you survive this long so thats good enough for me. Besides, I took your dads favorite spear without asking so I can't really complain."
"You don't look like an amateur, the way you hold that spear" Saeko said aloud.
"I know my way around a brawl if that's what your asking" Kiriko responded.
"Mom used to be the leader of an all-girl gang before she joined the force and met dad. She was feared and respected throughout the precinct." Rei added. While the rest of the group introduced themselves to Kiriko, Zeke sniffed the air and began barking. The group turned towards their canine companion and shuddered. A horde 50 yards out was shambling toward the barricade. Kohta peered through the scope of his rifle and sighed.
"Fuck...at least two-hundred Zeds. We have the ammo but I'd rather not waste it. What do you say Takashi?" Kohta asked.
"My house is around the corner. We can hold up there till tomorrow."
It took only a few minutes for Takashi to clear his house. No zombies inside the gated yard or in the house. The power didn't work but at least the water was still on. Kohta took first watch, perched on the roof outside with his sniper rifle. Takashi roamed his childhood home and made sure everyone was settling in. Kiriko was chatting on the couch with Shizuka while Alice and Zeke played on the floor nearby. Saya had called first dibs on a shower, leaving Rei and Saeko un-accounted for. He shrugged and walked to his room only to find Rei and Saeko blocking the way.
"We need to talk. All three of us." Rei said impatiently. She pulled Takashi into his room and shut the door behind them.
'Shit...this can't be good.'
"Takashi, me and Saeko have been talking."
"About what?" Takashi asked, trying to sound coy.
"Us. We need you to make a commitment" said Rei.
"This rivalry, while fun, is doing more harm than good. It's going to get somebody killed unless we nip it in the bud."
"Girls, please don't do this to me. I...I don't think I can choose between you." Takashi pleaded. Thats when the girls both cracked an evil smile.
"Who said you had to choose?" Saeko said sweetly.
"We've thought about it and decided its better to share than risk losing a part of our group." Rei added. Takashi was speechless.
"If the world really has ended, we'll need to repopulate it. Genetic diversity is a good thing." Saeko said as she sat down on Takashi's bed and pulled her boots off. Rei unclipped the harness and shrugged it off her shoulders before joining Saeko.
"Well what do you say fearless leader?" asked Rei. She leaned over and gave Saeko a small kiss on the cheek. "Wanna come join us on your bed?"
"I uh I don't um I think..." Takashi suddenly noticed his bedroom was swirling around him. Everything went black as his head hit the ground.
"Think we overdid it?" Saeko asked Rei.
"Yeah. Are you sure this is going to work Saeko? I'm worried this...arrangement might be hard to explain. Shit...what are my parents going to think."
"In certain times during human history men of power have had dozens of wives and concubines." Saeko reasoned. "This is the best way to ensure our survival. Plus, our children are going to kick some serious ass. That's a trait that nature favors during the apocalypse."
"Wanna mess with 'our' new boyfriend some more? I have an idea."
"What did you have in mind?" Saeko said with an evil smirk.
Saya Takagi sat in the lukewarm bathwater, lost in thought. After her family's mansion had fallen she had tried hard not to think about her parents. But seeing Rei's mother alive and well was too much. She sniffled and let the tears roll down her cheeks.
"Mama...Papa..." Saya whimpered. "I'm sorry for being such a fucking brat." She sobbed into her knees for a few minutes until she heard a knock at the door.
"Takagi? Everything alright in there?" Kohta asked through the door. Saya shook the tears from her eyes and grabbed a towel.
"I'm just fine you fat pervert. Now leave me alone." Saya howled back at him.
"A-alright..." Kohta said, sounding hurt. Saya rolled her eyes and got out of the bath.
'That was mean, even for me. God I'm such a bitch.' Saya dried herself off and got dressed. Her HQ shirt and shorts were dirty but it was better than traipsing around in her underwear. Tying up her pigtails and slinging the un-neccesary suspenders around her shoulders she looked in the mirror and sighed. 'I should go apologize.'
Kohta Hirano had set up shop in what he imagined was Mr. Komuro's office. His AR-10 Armalite was disassembled on the floor, each part cleaned and inspected. It was a ritual, his ritual. Saeko liked to meditate, Takagi liked to read, but Kohta loved cleaning his gun. It kept him sane. After what happened to Asami at the mall, he needed something to keep him grounded. Having a PTSD related breakdown during a fight was a risk he refused to take. Instead of a healthy zanex regiment or a therapist he took it upon himself to look after the groups firearms.
"Think you could teach me how to do that?" asked Saya, leaning in the doorway with her MP5 in hand. Kohta turned around and smiled, motioning for her to sit down across from him.
"First, you need to clear the weapon. Make sure it's on safe, eject the magazine, and pull back the cocking handle. Then you inspect the chamber. If you don't see or feel a cartridge, it's clear and ready to be stripped." Kohta instructed. Saya followed his instructions and presented her weapon to Kohta. "Good. Now, this is where it gets a little bit tricky. Taking it apart is easy, putting it back together in working order is the hard part." Saya watched intently as Kohta field stripped her new weapon.
"I'm sorry." Saya blurted out suddenly. Kohta gave her a puzzled look.
"Sorry for what Takagi? I shouldn't have-"
"For treating you like shit. I'm a bitch, I know that. I kick and scream until I get my way, it's how I've dealt with my problems since I was little." She explained. "It's a defense mechanism. And for the last time, call me Saya."
"Thank you, Saya." Kohta replied. He smiled and pushed an oiled rag down the barrel of the disassembled weapon. "Maybe I like it when you yell at me. I'm a real glutton for punishment...". Saya smiled and let a small laugh escape her lips. She playfully punched Kohta's arm.
"Pervert."
Shizuka and Kiriko sat at the Komuros kitchen table, while Alice rummaged through the pantry.
"She's not yours, is she?" Kiriko asked, peering over her cup of tea at Alice. Shizuka shook her head.
"No. We took refuge in my friends apartment two nights after this all started, her Father died trying to find someplace safe for her to stay. Some survivors across the street opened their door and murdered him. Takashi got there just in time to save her." Shizuka explained. Alice had found a huge bag of chips and was happily munching them away, occasionally dropping a few for Zeke.
"She keeps our spirits up. It's hard to laugh, to smile these days." said Shizuka.
"Ms. Shizuka?" Alice asked from her spot on the kitchen tile.
"What is it munchkin?" Shizuka replied. Alice yawned and picked up Zeke.
"I wanna learn how to fight the zombies." Alice said meekly. Shizuka's face paled. She was so shocked the tea cup slipped from her grasp and broke loudly on the floor. Saya and Kohta flew down the stairs, weapons ready.
"Everything alright down here?" Kohta asked as he holstered his Luger.
"Alice just told us she wants to learn how to fight." said Kiriko, sounding more amused than shocked.
"I wanna be like my big brothers and sisters!, Rei and Saeko look so pretty when they fight, like dancing. And shooting looks like a lot of fun too..." Alice exclaimed. Kiriko laughed, earning harsh glances from Shizuka and Saya.
"What? I think the kid should learn how to defend herself. Believe it or not, there's worse things in this world than dead bodies walking around eating people. I've had to fight off more than a few living people while I was out scavenging the past couple of days. If she got separated and couldn't escape it would be advantageous."
"It's absolutely out of the fucking question!" Saya howled. "Shizuka! You have to agree with me! She does not need to learn how to fight! That's why we're here munchkin, you don't have to be killers like us. Right Kohta?"
"Well, maybe if we start with something like an air soft gun or..." Kohta trailed off when he noticed Saya giving him the evil eye. "Just hear me out."
Takashi woke to the sound of Shizuka's cup shattering, and the voices that had started shouting afterword. Staring at the ceiling of his bedroom, for a few seconds he thought the last few days had all been a horrible nightmare. But this wasn't a dream. He and his band of survivors had taken shelter in his parents house. It was then Takashi noticed the two warm shapes engulfing either side of his body. He pulled back the covers of his bed and remembered his short conversation with Rei and Saeko earlier. The two girls were half naked and wrapped around his midsection.
"What the hell happened?" Takashi said aloud. Rei and Saeko stirred from their "slumber" and faked a yawn.
"You don't remember? Saeko and I couldn't decide who would have you first so we had a contest. Don't you remember Takashi...it was a lot of fun." Rei began, rubbing her finger in circles on his chest.
"It was amazing Takashi, I've never felt so uninhibited. You really don't remember? Thats a shame." Saeko added. She stood up and stretched, her t-shirt riding up high enough to give Takashi a decent show.
"It really is. I'm glad we got that out of our system. I don't think I could do something like that ever again." said Rei, joining Saeko in getting dressed. "Maybe we should go see what all the racket is about?"
"Did you guys drug me or something? What the hell are you two talking about? I need details!" Takashi rattled off in disbelief. The two girls just laughed and grabbed their respective lessons before heading out the door. 'I hate my life...' he thought to himself. "I almost wish they'd go back to fighting over me." Takashi said aloud.
The mood downstairs was tense. Alice stood in the middle of the living room, holding onto Zeke so tight the small dog looked like he was going to pass out.
"Let's ask our fearless leader's opinion. Alice says she wants to learn how to fight the monsters!" Saya yelled at Takashi. His eye's widened and he almost tripped over the last stair.
"Will you all knock it off with the yelling?" Kohta said, looking out the front windows. "Might as well ring the fucking dinner bell. Were clear." He dropped the curtain and walked over to the corner where he stowed their gear and started to look through his backpack. Rei kneeled next to Alice and gave her a big hug.
"What made you wanna fight all of a sudden munchkin? Your so helpful to the group already. Without you and Zeke scouting on the bicycle, we'd walk right into a horde." said Rei. Alice wrestled out of her arms and jumped up on the coffee table.
"I wanna be able to protect our family just like you all do! Please teach me? Just enough to know the basics! I wont even fight unless I have too! Please?" she begged. Everyone turned to Takashi.
"You all say I'm the leader. Fine. I've accepted that. However, this is a group decision. Everyone gets a vote, including Alice. So who votes aye for Alice learning to defend herself?" Saeko, Kiriko, Alice, and Kohta raised their hands. "And those opposed?" Saya, Rei, and Shizuka raised their hands. Zeke barked loudly. Alice looked betrayed. "I guess that ties it up. Well I say she learns how to defend herself. So...that makes it five to four." said Takashi. He turned to Alice and put his hands on her shoulders. "Three rules. One; weapons are tools, not toys. Treat them that way. Two; you don't fight unless it's absolutely necessary. Three; don't draw your weapon unless you intend to use it. Anyone want to add anything?" Takashi asked the group. Shizuka was on the verge of tears, Saya was staring off in anger, Rei looked very cross with Takashi.
"I do." Kohta replied. He had produced a small black case from his backpack, along with a few small boxes of ammunition. "I found this stuff back in the evidence locker." Opening the case, he produced a beautifully engraved wooden rifle. "This is a Ruger 10/22 Autoloading rifle. This model breaks down into two pieces so it's easy to transport, and whoever the police took it from modified the hell out of it. It's got a detachable scope and suppressor, plus an extended 30 round magazine. They fluted the barrel to make it lighter and put a thick recoil pad on the back. I grabbed it back at the station as an emergency back-up for my AR-10. But it's light enough for her to aim, and there isn't really a kick. You'd have to put the bullet right between most of the monsters eyes to be effective, but with practice and good aim it'll get the job done." Kohta held the small rifle out for Alice. She felt the weight of the rifle and handed it back to Kohta.
"Is that really for me big brother?" She asked, starry eyed.
"Yes. But before you can carry it, you have to learn how to use it properly. Like Takashi said it's a weapon, not a toy. I also found this balisong inside the case." Kohta said, holding up a bright pink butterfly knife. He flicked the knife open, and back shut before handing it to alice. "Keep it close, and hidden somewhere in your pockets." Alice nodded and tucked the blade inside her jacket.
"Come on Munchkin. It's time for bed, and you and I are going to have a long talk before that." Shizuka said as she wiped her eyes. The large chested woman picked up Alice who was protesting despite her yawns and drooping eye-lids.
"I think everyone should get some sleep. It's gonna be a long day tomorrow and I need you all on your game. Kohta go get some rest, I'll take second watch." Everyone nodded and headed up the stairs, Saeko and Rei only stopping to give Takashi a kiss. He sighed as they linked arms and went upstairs, behinds swaying in time. 'I retract my previous stance on hating life. Hmm...I wonder if any of dad's beers are in the refrigerator?'
The food inside the fridge stunk, most of it had gone bad after the EMP hit and knocked the power went out but the bottles of beer we're fine.
"A little warm but they'll have to do." Takashi said quietly to himself. While searching for a bottle opener he found one of his dad's cigarette cartons, and a bic cigarette lighter. "Fuck it. What's the worse that could happen? Cancer?" He thought aloud. He used the lighter and his hand to open the beer bottle the way his father would after a long day at work. Taking a tentative sip and decided it wasn't that bad warm. He also pulled a cigarette from the pack and rolled it through his fingers. He put it in his mouth and lit the tip, inhaling slowly. 'All in all, things could be worse.'
Sgt. First Class Rika Minami sped down a deserted road toward Tokunosu inside a "borrowed" Komatsu LAV. It was the JSDF version of a humvee, bulletproof to small arms fire and capable of going off-roads. The commanders on the battleship "Akagi thought she was crazy when she requested to be dropped off in Tokunosu by herself. But no-one would say it to her face, considering all the spare guns and ammunition she had stowed into the LAV. It was enough for an army and then some, more than what little remained of the Japanese Military could ever hope to use. The small trailer she had attached to the back of the armored car bounced as Rika mowed down a few wandering infected on the highway. The sun was just beginning to peek over the horizon. She pulled her sunglasses and a cuban cigar from the center console and let smoke waft from the cab. She had a day to reach the evac. point and look for her friend Shizuka Marikawa. Otherwise, she would be shit outta' luck and stranded in Japan.
'It sure is a beautiful morning. Almost like the world didn't end last week.'
Shintoko Third Elementary was a controlled sort of chaos. With twelve hours to the evacuation, everyone was on edge. The de-facto leader of the safe-zone was police detective Tadashi Miyamoto, Rei's father. He and one of his deputies sat in a top-floor classroom, laid out on rows of desks. Tadashi looked through the scope of his rifle and ventilated the head of a zombie. His deputy trained her sights on an infected woman. A very well dressed, affluent person judging by her clothes and jewelery.
"God damn...would you look at that rock on her finger boss?" The deputy asked. He pulled the bolt back on his own rifle and cycled a new round into the chamber. "How many shots can I fire?"
"As many as you have in the magazine. So five." The deputy rattled off shots, the last one landing a hit, sending the bride-to-be over a railing, crushing her head in the fall.
"Boss I think I've had a little too much coffee. I see survivors out there. It looks like a school teacher and a bunch of kids." The deputy droned in disbelief.
'Maybe it's my daughter and her friend Takashi.' Tadashi thought to himself. He paused when he heard a commotion start up in a room nearby.
"Sounds like another group is getting antsy about the evac boss. You cover those survivors until they get to the bite check, i'll go take care of this." The deputy offered. Tadashi nodded and peered through the scope of his rifle. It was a school teacher alright, someone he was well aquinted with. He pulled the bolt back on his rifle and took aim.
"Koichi Shido."
"It looks like we've made it my flock. Do not fear, the revenants that have been unleashed upon our world will not harm us. And in the new world, all of you will help me forge an empire! For now, we're going to have to do a little covert operation. For the time being, your all just my students and i'm your heroic teacher, leading you away from danger and to the evacuation point." Koichi Shido leered at Miku, the loosest girl at Fujimi Academy and his faithful companion.
"I understand Mr. Shido. I'll just play the innocent schoolgirl, i'm good at that..." Miku said, her voice thick with arousal. She loved hearing Shido lecture the group. Almost as much as 'free time'.Tsunoda rubbed his hands together lecherously, giving Miku a grope for good measure.
"Oh I can't wait Mr. Shido. We're going to have lots of fun here, I can feel it."
"Quiet, all of you. I see the bite check inspection station ahead. It's showtime boys and girls are you ready?" Shido asked. He was answerd by a chorus of yeses. It was time to convert the masses, to their way of thinking.
Takashi had kept watch until the sun rose that morning. At first light he used a small camp stove to cook a hot meal for everyone, eggs and some rice he had found in his pantry. Kohta and Alice had come down first, followed by Shizuka, Kiriko, and the rest of the girls. Alice had worn her flannel shirt and jeans, and the baseball cap turned backwards on her head. Kohta sat in an easy chair, clad in his flak jacket and a pair of tan cargo pants. Alice sat in his lap, listening intently as Kohta drilled her on gun saftey. Alice was a quick learner and had soon memorized the basics.
"Kohta? Can you teach me how to shoot today? I know everything else by heart, I swear I'll be careful and obey all the rules. Please?" Alice pleaded.
"Maybe you can get a few practice shots from the yard before we hit the road today. Alright Munchkin?" Kohta replied. Alice seem placated by this and went upstairs to find Zeke. Not finding him in any of the rooms she went to check the master bedroom. Sure enough, the little dogs quiet barks filled the room.
'He must be out on the balcony.' Alice thought to herself. She walked over to the sliding door and opened it wide enough to let Zeke back through.
"Come on Zeke, let's go. It's time for breakfast!" Alice called out. Zeke's response was to bark even louder. Alice rolled her eyes and walked out onto the balcony.
"What is it boy? I don't-" Alice stopped as she looked in the direction Zeke was howling and scratching. A massive horde of infected was descending on the neighborhood. Alice grabbed Zeke in mute, abject horror before closing the door quietly and racing down the stairs. She leapt into Shizuka's lap, shaking in fear. "The monsters are outside! We need to go!"
"What do you mean Munchkin? Can you show us please?" Shizuka asked, rubbing her back. Alice nodded and pulled Kohta's hand up the stairs to the balcony overlooking the street. The groups sniper drew a bead on the horde and cursed under his breath. "There's no way were fighting that many. We don't have nearly enough firepower, there could be a thousand zeds in that herd. Munchkin, run downstairs and tell everyone to come see this. We need to...that can't be what I think it is."
"What big brother? What do you see."
"A Komatsu LAV. With a trailer attached, it's hauling ass this way. Go get everyone and tell them to get their gear ready to go. Hurry kiddo, and bring me your rifle from my bag. It's time you learned how to defend yourself."
And that's that. Please tell me if I should write more, I have a lot of ideas for this story I need to get down. The past few days have really rekindled my love of writing. I'm even writing a DnD campaign. Reviews would be welcomed. Thanks for reading.
