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FUDGE! I'm So sorry I'm late, but damn... 12 reviews and counting... I was actually crying when I found this out. But any way:

thedarkpokemaster and Don 77 : The Akastuki will remain the same to the best of my ability so I hope you are happy with that!

Also...

Kevinrock8899: Your request has been heard. I'll see what I can do!

I would also like to thank Lucy the pokeshipping fan, Ryan 9901, Rose Contestshipping fan88, May Drew 4every, Rocketshipping fan, lost fan don, super saiyan Sakura Haruno, Sakura fan 55, and Dragonball z fan 300. Also to the many more reviewers for chapter 1!

Now onto the Story!


Disclaimer: See first chapter...

"Talking.."

'Dreams/ thoughts...'


The undead headmaster lunged at Rei with his mouth open and arms out streched, as if to embrace her, but we all knew better. If that thing got a hold of you. It was the end.

"No!" Rei yelled while taking a step back and swinging her pole at him, "Stay away!" But all of her cries seemed to be in vain. The head master kept on creeping forward towards it's prey.

"Use it Rei!" Hisashi then yelled at her. Rei gasped and then looked at the end of her poll where there was a sharp point, "Don't hold back just do it!" Rei was then tackled by the monster. The only thing seperating it was the pole. Fear was laced in Rei's eyes as she fought against the weight of the undead.

"NO!" Rei screamed. Her eyes then turned feirce as she pushed the undead off of her. She swung at him various times, her voice got a dangerous tone to it as she said, "Don't underestimate the spear fighting club!" She then sent him flying when she hit the undead in the ribs and jumped up to hit the undead in the head. When she landed behind the still standing undead she charged and speared him in the heart.

"Good job!" Takashi called out to Rei, but the victory was short lived. The body began to move. It's hands reaching towards Rei, it's eyes hungry for her blood.

"Wh- What?" Rei's voice shook with fear as she watched the undead headmaster wiggle around while his body was still speared in the heart. Red dots splashed on the ground from the now openly bleeding wound that Rei had given it. That was when realized, little by little the undead headmaster was slidind down the pole to get to her. Hisashi then came up behind the undead and grabbed it in a headlock.

"Rei! Take the pole out now." He yelled at her. Rei pulled the pole out and more blood stained the ground.

"Hisashi get away from it!" Takashi yelled out.

"Takashi's right. Let go of it." Sakura agreed.

"Don't worry guys," Hisashi then tightened his grip on the undead headmaster, "I can handle it..."

Time seemed to freeze then for everybody as the undead lifted it's head. It's eyes pure white, skin pale and dirtied. The undead's head slowly started to turn to face Hisashi. Everybody could hear the bones in it's neck cracking. It seemed like the sound echoed in their ears, unable to get rid of the sound. Hisashi paled and put a hand on it's head to try to stop it. The undead's mouth was open wide as saliva dripped down onto Hissashi's school uniform. That's when the undead bit down onto Hisashi's unprotected arm.

A scream of pain rang through the air.

"HISASHI!" Rei dropped the pole and ran over to try to help pull the undead off.

Blood dripped to the ground.

"Hisashi!" Takashi now ran over with his bat raised.

A loud bang was heard. The undead fell, still, on the ground. Everybody looked back to see Sakura with a now smoking gun in her hand. Her head down as her dark red hair covered her face.


Sirens screeched loud as a little girl around the age of twelve ran through the alley ways looking for an escape. With a bag of money in one hand and a gun in the other the dark haired girl ran so hard tears started to gather in her eyes. They didn't start to fall until she reached a dead end.

Footsteps could be heard echoing down the path that lead to her. Fear started to consume her as she stared at her gun for a while. A woman with soft orange hair that glowed in the moonlight came around the corner first. Her eyes were soft with sympathy as she bent down to try to talk to the young girl.

"Honey," She started, "Can you please give back the money you... took." It wasn't a question, it was a demand. Even though the child hugged the bag of money closer to her, hiding the gun in the process. The child gave a shake of the head and started to breath hard. What could she do? She again looked down at the hidden gun but quickly looked away.

"I-I... I can't." The child mumbled, "I have no where else to go, nothing else to do, no one else to love... there is no hope for me."

The womans mask turned into a frown.

"Don't say that everybody should hope, even you. That dark world you live in now, might become a beautiful field of flowers in the future, so you don't have to be afraid." A tear ran down the girls cheek.

"Puppet!" An unknown voice shouted. Another tear.

"I'm so sorry." The child began as she pulled out the gun. The woman froze in her tracks. She looked like a deer caught in headlights. "Thank you."

A soft smile once again found it's way to the womans face.

"You-"

BANG!

The child only stayed long enough to see the life leave her amber colored eyes.


"Are you alright Hisashi?" Surprisingly it was Sakura who asked the question.

"Yah, don't worry. It's just a flesh wound" He defended. This moment was disturbed by a scream from below. A long blond haired girl with bright blue eyes.

"Ino.." Sakura breathed. They all watched in horror as this girl, Ino, struggled for her life below.

"No, NO. STOP! Please don't bite me!" Ino tried pleading with the undead but it did nothing as it bit down on her neck and her eyes got a far-off look as she screamed in pain. Just as she was losing the light in her eyes Ino saw Sakura over the ledge and gave a smirk. She then weakly picked up her hand and made a slicing movement over her throat. Takashi watched as she picked up her gun and aimed it dead center on Ino's forehead.

"Sakura stop! That's Ino!" Takashi and Rei yelled at her.

"I know." Was her response as she pulled the trigger. Ino's struggles had stopped and that smirk was still on her face. A tear fell down her face and onto the ground, mixing with the blood.

"Why the hell would you do that!" Rei then exploded on Sakura. Her shoulders were shaking as if she was also waiting to explode. "Why the hell would you kill Ino! But I guess that's all you do though. No, that's what you are. A cold blooded murderer." Those words cut through Sakura like a knife as she plunged further into her own darkness.

"SHUT UP!" Sakura then shouted. Rei stared wide eyed at her sudden burst, "You think you know everything but you don't Rei. YOU DON'T KNOW ME! I JUST KILLED MY LIFE-LONG BEST FRIEND!" More tears stained Sakura's face as she openly cried.

"Sakura..." Takashi and Rei uttered.

"Look Sakura, I'm-" Rei started.

"Save it." Sakura said while drying her tears. She then looked to Hisashi and he nodded.

"Well there's no way we can fight all of them." Takashi then said.

"The rooftop." Hisashi suggested, "We can barricade it and wait until help arrives. There's a viewing platform there."


The door leading to the rooftop slowly creaked open. All four of them rushed towards the railing to see how the city was.

It wasn't good.

Cars were on fire while buildings had broken windows and doors. Smoke was rising into the air from different areas in the city. Sirens wailed loudly as cops raced to where they were needed the most. It was a terrible sight.

"What is this?" Rei finally asked. Fear laced her voice. Each of their faces held some sort of emotion, mostly fear.

"What the hell is going on!" Takashi asked no one as he watched another smoke pillar appear. Sakura looked back at Hisashi to find him in a cold sweat and panting hard. Sakura gave a weak smile and went over to him utter small words that Rei and Takashi couldn't hear.

"I don't understand her." Rei said.

"What do you mean?" Takashi asked Rei to explain more.

"I mean why is she here and how does she feel with emotions she shouldn't be able to, she's a killer." Rei glared at nothing.

"Rei," Takashi sighed, "I grew up with Sakura and she's really not that bad she was sorta forced into this kind of life." He explained. His explaination was cut short though when a strong gust of wind came upon them. Helicopters. Three of them flew over head as they started to go further into the city.

"Black Hawks?" Takashi questioned himself.

"Americans?" Rei also put in.

"No it's our defense system." Sakura answered coming up behind them with Hisashi. Suddenly a piece of black clothe fell from the sky landing on the ground between them.

They all saw the red cloud.

Sakura smirked. Help would come in time.


They passed many stained glass windows as they ran down the halls of the school.

"We'll be alright if we escape together Karin." A purple haired girl said while panting, she was out of breath.

"Of course Ami," The red-head, Karin then grabbed the girls hand, "we'll always be best friends." A grin broke out on Ami's face but disappeared when she felt something grab her ankle. She looked down only to see one of the undead. The undead then pulled her towards him and she fell.

Ami let out a high pitched scream as the undead bit into her shoulder. Tears gathered in her fearful eyes. She then gripped her life-line tighter, Karin's hand. She looked up hopeful.

"Help Karin!" Ami cried.

Karin smirked and pulled her hand away slowly as she lifted up her foot instead. Ami watched in horror as Karin's foot connected to her face. All she remembered after that was tumbling down the stairs.


"It's a never ending circle." Sakura explained, "The undead eat off of people then those people turn into the undead. It seems like the only way to stop them is by aiming for the head."

They all watched as more and more undead appeared on the roof.

"Up there." Hisashi pointed to a staircase, "We can block it and wait until then."

"Alright then," Takashi said while raising his bat, "LET'S GO!"

They all ran forward their weapons raised. A bat to the head, a pole in the eye, a hard kick to the head, and a bullet dead center. Sakura noticed though that Hisashi was getting weaker and weaker, with every kick and punch. As they finally made their way up the stairs Sakura helped Hisashi up. She patted his head and gave a soft smile.

"I want you to..."

He looked up to Rei with soft eyes as he started to cough up blood.

"Hisashi!" Rei cried, "Don't... Hold on!"

His eyes met Sakura's and she gave a nod, the last comfort. Another cough, more blood spilled. Takashi stood back and watched as his best friend died and the love a his life go frantic. Hisashi lifted up his head so Rei could see his almost white eyes the bruises that had started to form and how pale he had gotten. Rei gasped and watched Hisashi breath heavily.

"Why...? How...?" Rei asked in vain.

"It's just like the movies Rei," Hisashi coughed again spilling blood onto Rei's skirt, "Once they bite you it's all over."

"It can't be like that-"

"Rei, look around you. It's a horror film come to life." Silence then; "Takashi can you do me a favor?"

Takashi snapped out of his daze and walked forward and nodded.

"Good let me whisper it in your ear.." Hisashi said. Whispers were exchanged and Takashi stood gripping his bat hard. Another violent cough, but this time the light was out of his eyes as his body went limp.

"Hisashi!" Rei cried as she saw this tears rolling down her cheeks.

"Rei, move." Sakura ordered as she saw Hisashi's hand twitch.

"What are you-" Rei questioned but stopped when she saw Hisashi's hand grab the rail for support, "Hisashi! I'm so happy..." She had seen his white eyes.

Hisashi was an undead.

Sakura grabbed Rei as Hisashi lunged and held her tight as she saw what Takashi was going to do.

"Kill me... Takashi...also..."

Takashi ran, bat raised and aimed for Hisashi's head. Tears flowed harder down Rei's face.

"HISASHI! HISASHI!"

"!"

The bat came down.

"Also I want you to take care of Sakura... she's hurt more than you know..."


And thats a rap! Please R&R!

~MRL