A/N This chapter is a little depressing, with zombie killing action lol. I don't own High school of the dead I own Johnathon Knoll.

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John swings his claymore hearing the sound of bones crunching, flesh tearing, and blood hitting the concrete. They just keep coming one after another, John stops for a moment letting them gather round him. Using all of his strength he brings the sword around spinning in place he aims for their heads, completing the spin and regaining his bearings he studies the aftermath. All around him bodies lay headless and some with only half of a head, the blood and gore staining the streets would make even the hardest of men retch but this isn't new to John. He makes a mental note to shield Alice as they come through, hearing one final moan he turns and is forced to make a decision he hoped he would never have to make. Though hoping in this new world is pointless, so he watches dumb founded as an infected child moves toward him.

The child draws closer and he just stares, what was once a beautiful child living everyday to the fullest is now an empty shell. Tears fall from his eyes, not afraid to cry for little girl who's face was half eaten her clothes destroyed, her eyes glazed over, once a lively pink skin now a dull lifeless gray. Decide not to desecrate this child's body to bad he draw his Glock and aims for her head, knowing he is risking much for the sake of letting this girl rest in peace without a body mangled by his hands. He pulls the trigger the normally soft pop is a deafening crack as the child's lifeless body drops to the pavement. He looks on as the child lays on the ground just, never have been a religious person he moves over to her body he kneels saying a small prayer before covering her with a sheet from nearby laundry.

He looks around clearing the area he turns and heads back to where he had stashed Seako and Alice, there were way to many for both John and Seako to fight so he got her to look after Alice while he did his best to clear them out. As he walks he lifts his hands and stares at them 'My hands are stained with innocent blood, the blood of a child' though he knows it was life or death and it wasn't a sweet little girl anymore he will forever damn himself for destroying that which is a miracle. He steps loudly over to them to let them know he is near, he looks up sadly as Seako steps around the corner with sword raised.

Seako heard the footsteps coming around the corner thinking it might be one of them she raises her sword ready to strike, but stops and smiles when she sees John. Though he smiles fades as she sees the look on his face sheathing her sword she moves over to him and starts to check him over thinking he may have been bitten. After a thorough inspection she finds no exterior wounds and looks him in the face.

"What wrong?"

He shakes his head and mouths 'I just had to shoot a little girl who was one of them."

She gasps and throws a hand over her mouth "Oh I'm so sorry" she moves over throwing her arms around him and cradles his head on her chest as he drops to his knees. She remembers something her mother said before she passed away when she was very young. She was laying in her hospital bed dying of cancer, she motioned for her to step near the bed and she took her small hands in her own.

"Seako."

"Yes mama?"

"Remember this though men may be strong but when faced with something that makes them question everything they are as fragile as glass. And once broken only a true woman can put him back together."

Though not understanding it at that time she finally understands what her mother was telling her, and now the man that had made his home in her heart is broken and suffering she must find a way to put him together again or lose him forever. She looks around for the nearest house, spotting a house with high cement gates she makes John stare into her eyes. She is startled by how lifeless his eyes are now she slaps him to bring him to and he stares at her.

"John, pick Alice up and we are going to that house there" she points to it "Now get your ass in gear and move soldier" that lit a fire in his ass.

John salutes grabbing Alice he runs for the house kicking open the gate he moves to the door and he opens it. He sets her in a chair and runs back out greeting Seako as she comes through the gate he shuts it and chains it together with a pad lock before running back in. he draws his knife and moves to clear the house. After moving through all the room and clearing it he moves to locks the front door he looks around for a sheet of paper and a pen. Finding the desired items he moves back over to her. A little of the fire that was in his eyes moments ago has left. Alice has moved over to see what's going on.

"What you going to talk about?"

Seako smiles at her "Nothing you need to know little one" she says rubbing her head "Now get some rest."

Alice smiles "Ok big sis" she hugs her and turns to John "Night big brother."

John mouths 'Good night' and hugs her. They watch as she scampers off to go to sleep.

He turns to Seako 'I'm sorry about earlier, just having to shoot that little girl in the head, I just...'

She stops him and lifts his face to hers "I know" she kisses him and the light shines for a moment before disappearing again.

'Its just I was hoping I would never have to do that, and now my hands are tainted with the blood of a child.'

She smiles sadly and looks into his eyes "It was the body of a child, you did not take the child's life. You put it's body to rest there is nothing to be ashamed of."

He shakes his head 'Even if god doesn't damn me, I will damn myself for it.'

She slaps him across the face the grabs it "You listen to me and listen well Johnathon, there is no reason for you to damn yourself for something you can't control" she throws her long purple hair over her shoulders and stares intently into his eyes "You are a good man and you need to stay that way. You have two people here that need you and the protection only you can offer. If you had left me and Alice we would be dead, or one of those things by now." Her looks softens "Now be the man I fell in love with, the good one who knows that he isn't tainted or damns himself."

He smiles the light just flickering in his eyes 'I will try and be him again, but I will never forget what I did. I don't deserve your...'

She cuts him off again "For four years I considered myself unworthy of love, but you made you way into my heart" she kisses him " And we deserve each others love after everything we have been through."

he kisses her back 'I'm sorry.'

She nods "Its ok."

John watches as she moves to the kitchen finding a bottle filled with water she begins to clean up, and he looks back on his time with these two. It has been two weeks since he met them, and some how both have worked their way into his heart. Alice who he does see like his little sister no she is more than that he views her as if she were his own daughter and he would do anything to protect her. Then his thoughts drift to the other female who is he smiles as it hits him the love of his life, he stands and moves into the kitchen tearing off a paper towel he soaks in water and cleans the best he can. He walks back into the living room finding no one he moves into the bedrooms and hears the two talking, he knocks on the door and hearing a soft come in he opens the door and leans against the frame with a fatherly look on his face. he watches as Seako tucks Alice into bed she turns moving to John as she reaches him she turns saying goodnight before standing behind John he mouths good night again as he shuts the door he would swear he heard "Good night Mommy and Daddy."

Chalking it up to his imagination he turns to Seako and as he does she locks her lips with his, she pulls him to the master bedroom undoing his weapons they fall and hit with a thud. She kisses him and pulls his shirt over his head running her hands down his well toned body. He pulls away and questions 'Are you sure' she nods at his question before kissing him and undoing his belt. He breaks from the kiss and undoes her button down sliding it off of her shoulder he unclips her sword letting it fall to the ground he moves her toward the bed. He lays her down and kisses her passionately he back off so she can see him 'I love you Seako' she smiles "I love you too John."

John wakes to the sound of gun shots and the dead moaning outside, he moves Seako off of his chest and moves off the bed. Pulling on his jeans and boots he grabs his knife and broad sword, moving to the front he looks out the peep hole and sees an old man fighting off a few of the dead. Instinctively he wants to go fight but he doesn't know the exact number, he moves to a window and looks out seeing no more that five he decides to risk it. But before he can open the door Seako grabs his attention by touching his shoulder, he turns to her and his jaw nearly drops seeing her with nothing but a sheet draped over her shoulders.

"Your planning to go out there and help aren't you" she says sadly.

He nods.

She envelops him in a tight hug "I guess I can't stop you but please come back to me unharmed" her voice breaking.

He hugs and kisses her before nodding.

He opens the door and hears it close behind him he moves to the gate and undoes the lock and moves out into the street. His knife in his left hand and his broad sword in his right, he silently moves to the first cutting its head off with a quick swipe. As the body hits the ground others turn their attention to him, twisting around as the one closest reaches him he runs it through switch his knife to his right hand and sword to left he throws the knife. He watches as it sticks right between the eyes of one and it drops with a loud thud, ripping his sword out and in the same motions cuts it head off he rushes past one killing the one behind it by splitting its head in two with an over head smash. He quickly turns kicking the one he bypassed down before stomping on its head leaving gore all over the ground. He retrieves his knife and sword cleaning them off he moves over to the old man who is cradling his arm.

John moves his arm and studies it a huge bloody bite mark, he shakes his head and looks to the old man. He mouths a sorry before standing he raises's the sword and the old man nods, lifting his head John swings taking his head off with a single stroke. He looks around for more seeing none he moves back to the house, closing the gate and locking it back he knocks on the door a certain way to let her know its him. She opens the door with a smile but it fades when she sees the blood on him, she looks him over for bites seeing none she points to the kitchen. He nods and moves in she locks the door and trials him, she sits him down and begins cleaning the blood off of him. When she is done he pulls her in to his lap with a squeal.

She giggles and looks at him "Did you hear what Alice said before we put her to bed?"

He nods 'Somewhat.'

She kisses him "She said good night mommy and daddy."

The look on his face is priceless mouth hanging slightly open and eyes wide.

She giggles and kisses him until a though hits "What happened to the old man?"

John shakes the confusion away and mock bites his arm.

She shakes her head "At least you tired?"

He nods and kisses her.

Another though hits her and she looks at him "John, what are you going to do when we find the others?"

He gives her a confused look 'What do you mean?'

Tears fall from her eyes "Are you going to stay with us or go your own way?"

He mentally kicks himself for not thinking about that but after thinking about it he smiles brushing her tears away and kisses her 'I'm going to stay by your side. I meant what I said I love you Seako.'

She kisses him hard and roams his body with her hands, with the atmosphere quickly heating up he picks her up and she kisses his ear and whispers "I love you too" and they head to the bedroom for round two.