This is another story I have been dreaming of re-writing. Its going to have several changes to the story line...and when we reach where the manga left off...I WILL MAKE STUFF UP LOL! So please enjoy! Disclaimer: I own nothing but Neon.
Baseball court- Neon Light-
Being an American exchange student can be hard. I mean I have to learn the Japanese culture and get the flow of slang language. I stand out with my wild brown hair and blue eyes...but I am really liked by the student body. A girl in class 1-2 asked if I was going to try out for the baseball team and I decided to give it a try.
" Neon, You daydreaming?". Said the fat coach who looked like he ate one too many pizzas," You want laps?"
I shook my head as a definite 'no' and got into line for batting practice. I felt a smile spread across my face. Back in America I was known as the double-batting demon because I could use two bats and hit 200 balls in 5 minutes without missing one.
" Ready?", said the boy on the mound as he reared back into a curve ball...easy... I lifted my bat onto my left shoulder(left handed) and primed for the throw. However, at that exact moment a scream from the front gate and then two more. The coach ran over to the corner of the building and looked around took a step back and threw-up. I grabbed another bat off of the rack and ran over to him.
" Coach whats goi-", I stopped when I saw the bloody bodies of three teachers moving towards us...zombies... " DAMNIT!", I turned back and told everyone to get ready to defend themselves but they all looked at me and laughed. I decided at that point to say screw them and I took off for the school building. When I went into the building I jumped back to avoid Komuro Takashi , who was making a mad dash across the hallway. I ran after him and he told me that there was an incident at the front gate...and I told him that we had a zombie infestation. He turned and looked at me with a mixed look but he kept going..until he saw class 3-b and suddenly veered off into it. I followed in but then decided to stay outside when he began to grab onto a girl and slapped her across the face, He came out a minute later with Rei Miyamoto and Igo Kishashi. Kishashi turned and looked at me and I handed him the bat that I had in my right hand.
" No thanks.", he said as he lifted one made of wood from his dufflebag. And Takashi also had one..a metal one. I went over to a mop and pulled the handle out of it...along with the sharp screw that broke when it was pulled out.
" Rei, you took lancing classes right? So you should be good with this for now right?", I said as I threw it over to her. She caught it and did a slight twirl with it and then stood straight.
" We should try to get to the observatory on the roof. At least there we can block off the entrances and isolate ourselves.". said Kishashi as he began running towards the covered walk way between the two halves of the school. When he went out however...we saw Mr. Haka form economics standing infront of us...he moaned.
-Walkway Takashi-
I watched as Mr. Haka moved forward and tried to bite Kishashi...but Kishashi moved and Mr. Haka fell forward. Rei moved to help but Neon grabbed her shoulder and pulled her back.
" Damn...their in the school now.", Neon said as he stood infront of Rei and looked down onto Mr. Haka with a tightened grip on his baseball bat. Kishashi was about to deal a heavy blow with his bat but Haka bit him on the leg...it was a small wound. I brought my bat across Haka's head and he stopped moving. Kishashi looked sick.
He continued to walk but I knew with that he couldn't really run with that leg injury. Neon looked grim...why was he here? Why isnt he with the class?
He smiled and looked at me, " I know what you are thinking...I am here because you guys are the only ones who can understand me...and I feel as a group we can survive.", he shifted his weight and popped his neck. I felt a small mood shift, but that disappeared when the announcer came on.
"Students we ask that you stay in your classrooms and listen to instructions from your teachers because there was an incident at the front gate an-",there was a shuffling followed by a couple cries for help and a period of silence. I felt the tension increase across the entire school...and then there was a sudden eruption of noise and students began to flood down the hallways. We moved into the next building and saw a number of "them" moving across and towards the exits, taking down people who couldn't stop in time to avoid running into their hungry mouths.
Rei shook her head and pushed open the next set of doors, which lead towards the observatory. We filed in and locked the deadbolt with a defining thud. I looked up and saw two students in the other building in the craft class... they seemed to be holding it out. That aside the point, we reached the roof and opened the next door that actually took little strength to open. I went out first and Rei carried the injured Kishashi and then Neon lead up the rear and closed the door.
" Lets go!", said Neon as he ran forward and stuffed one bat into the mouth of one of "them" and brought the other bat down onto the top of its head, smashing it's brains and leaving one tooth in the bat. He then pushed two more off the roof, leaving ten around the edges. Kishashi stood up and then lifted his bat again.
"I can walk...We need to make it up those stairs and then we can hold out for an hour or so until we can figure out a better plan.", he pushed up and shifted his weight off his injured foot. Rei looked back at him and then she straightened her makeshift spear so that she could stab the closest on and then get the next one without stopping. Neon took a step to his right and pointed his bats in a downward V.
" GO!", he said ...attracting all of their attention from Kishashi and he began to go on an all out attack. I ran forward and hit one in the head and Rei took down two. Kishashi then made it to the stairs and knocked one over the stairs and onto the generator. Rei came up behind me a few seconds later and stabbed a zom in the chest...and she was slammed against the wall, knocking the air out of her. The creature then began to move onto her...but Neon jumped over the rail and brought both bats into its head, leaving a blood splatter against the wall.
He pulled her up by her arm and then he closed the small gate at the top of the stairs and put one of the bats into the lock, jamming it. We sat down and caught our breath. I hadn't realized how much pain had gathered in my arms from the repetitive hits. I then turned and looked at Kishashi...
" Bro, What the hell is going on?"
Observatory+Rei-
I turned towards Kishashi in hopes that he could explain...but all he did was say something that would only scare me even more.
He leaned up against the railing," These undead people...zombies...Its like something off of a movie or anime. ...but its not...Its real life. There will be no game over...only death."
I felt a cold feeling move up my spine. I layed my spear down and moved next to him...he was getting cold.
" Its just doesnt make sense...these kind of things shou-", he suddenly coughed up a dangerously large amount of blood, " This kind of thing was to be-hack- expected. So, just like in the movies...one bite is fatal." He tried to grin but his face suddenly turned to pain and he grabbed his chest and I moved towards him and put my arms around him. Neon looked down and I could swear I heard him say a prayer, and Takashi took one step back.
Kishashi looked at me one more time and then he convulsed and...too much blood come out, he fell forward and hit the ground face-first.
" TAKASHI! HELP! OH GOD, KISHASHI!", I screamed as I ran over and tried to apply pressure to his chest so that I might be able to bring him back. Neon then looked at Takashi nodded and walked towards the gate, where he took to pushing 'them" down the stairs using the other bat. Takashi made a small movement and walked into the shade of the cloud that was over us.
" Rei...move."
I suddenly jerked up and looked at him as tears began to form in my eyes.
" Takashi...YOU CANT BE SERIOUS! He wont die...he wont become one of them." , I said with the most disgust and venom I could muster. I put my head down onto Kishashi's chest and started to cry even more.
" Rei... please...move...", he said with more sympathy than anything else. I felt a small movement under me as Kishashi slumped forward and began to stand up.
" See...he's alive...Right Kis-", I was caught off guard as Neon grabbed me by my waist and pulled me back...because Kishashi's body stepped into the light. Neon put his arms into a restraint hold and pulled me against the door to the supply room.
" Im sorry... Takashi...Do it.", I heard Neon's voice ring quietly in my ears and then Takashi took a step forwards.
" I'm sorry...it's as he said... this is not a game... This Is Real!"
Takashi reared back and brought his aluminum bat down sharply against Kishashi's skull with a sickening crack. It was at that moment that all that had happened hit home. I fell out of Neon's arms and...i guess I fainted.
Observatory+Neon-
I allowed Rei to sink to the floor. Takashi went past me and opened the closet door and pulled a blanket from inside. He covered Kishashi's body and layed him in the sun. Rei had to be seriously damaged, mental variety, and tired physically. There are only a few of "them" left on the roof and they were starting to crowd around the stairs...thats goin to be a problem. I was going to say something, but instead I decided to just let him mourn his lost friend. I and looked into the supply closet and took a pack of mint gum form one of the shelves...since they wouldn't need it anymore. I also took a small backpack...well more like a lunchbag that looked like a tiny book bag, and placed three bottles, two pop-tarts,and another pack of gum into the bag and threw it over my back and clipped the tow straps together that were towards the middle. It fit comfortably and I could still swing around at a moment's notice. I then took notice of a boken in the back corner...i smiled. I layed down the wooden bat and picked up the boken...it was a little heavier but was definitely more sturdy. I walked back out and put it to the test. I walked out the gate and went to the nearest one of "them" and brought it down against the top of his head. The head actually sunk into the shoulders and snapped open. It was definitely more effective because of it's weight. I walked back and closed the gate. By then Rei was awake again.
" I'm sorry.", I said as I walked past her and used the smaller microscope to peer into the city. It was hell.
"What do you see?", said Takashi as he layed his bloody bat next to mine. I told him that it looked the same as at the school. He frowned and leaned up against the railing.
" So...shall we get out. Or should I say... do you think we have a way out?"
I actually grinned a little.
" If we can get one of those buses or that van...we could try and escape...however we need the keys.", I said as I slid the boken into the space between my belt and my pants.
" Well, the teachers keep the keys in the Teacher's workroom. That would be in this building two floors down. We should be able to get there...but getting out to the cars is another matter all together. We would have to cross a hundred of "them" and then hope the vehicle has gas...or we could be dead."
Rei stood up and grabbed her lance," So...lets get going!"
So my lovely little readers... did you like my chapter? Have any creative zombie deaths? Have any idea how I can get Neon a real sword? PLEASE COMMENT OR PM ME! Whew... took three days on this... and another threee on Organization...whew busy busy busy... KEEP ME MODIVATED!