Ok im back people with chapter 3 and in this chapter i will be describing Kazaki's skills and how he will be useful to the group and ill also be describing how he interacts with the rest of the group. Oh and sorry I took so long you know how cruel life is.
I dont own HOTD just Kazaki and the story.
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To Survive a Dead World
Act 3: A day with the group
Kazaki's POV
After about ten minutes after I escaped from my doom at the hands of my crazy best friend i saw Rei storm out of what looked like a musicall store, shortly after Takashi walked out with his hands in his pockets and his face shadowed by his hair.
"Hey Takashi how did it go with Rei?" I said walking up to him
"Oh well she brought up Hisashi again but this time she said ill never be as good as he was."he said with gloom written all over it
"Ouch even I felt that, listen I know she burned you up pretty bad by what you told me last year but that's just adding fuel to the fire"
"The funny thing is is that she told me she loved me when we were at Takagi's home and now she tells me this, its like she is just playing with me"
"I know, you need some good news to cheer you up"
"Thanks Kazaki but i don't nee..."
"Just shut up with your 'I dont need to be cheered up' crap, listen you like Saeko right?" I asked cutting him off to tell him the good news
"I thought we were already through this"
"Just answer my damn question, yes or no"
"Fine yes I do"
"Great cause she feels the same"
"Are you sure your not making this up, I know how you love to joke around"he said as his mood imidietly changed
"Listen cousin i never joke around when it comes to this stuff, I'm telling you the truth"
"OK I believe you"
"Great now its just a matter of choice. So who is it going to be Takashi. Will it be Rei Miyamoto, or Saeko Busujima."
"Let me worry about that, anyway its getting dark im turning" he said while looking out a window nearby.
"Ok what ever floats your boat, I'm going to stay up a little later and explore the mall a bit more is that alright fearless leader?"
"Yea sure but don't stay up to late, you got two fighting matches tomorrow remember"he said while starting to walk away.
"Dont worry I wont, good night Cousin" I said
"Yea good night Cousin, Oh by the way we all sleep in a furniture store near the coffee shop."
"Ok thanks see ya tomorrow"
*The next day. At the food court with Kohta*
"Morning Kazaki" said Kohta waving for me to join him
"Hey good morning Kohta hows it going" I said joining him at his table
"Not bad at all, listen I've been meaning to ask if you have ever shot a a gun before yesterday" he said while eating his breakfast
"Yea like once or twice why do you ask" I said while I started to eat my breakfast which was a giant pretzel with powdered sugar and some orange juice
"Well you looked like a natural shooting the D. Eagle Takashi gave you yesterday, So me and Takagi went back to the gun shop after we ran into Takashi and Rei yesterday and i modified the gun for you, here take a look. Oh by the way Takashi told me and Saya about your sparring match today." said Kohta after putting the gun on the table, holster and all. I put down my pretzel to check it out while Kohta was explaining what he did to it.
"Well for starters since this is the MARK XIX D. Eagle i changed its Barrel from that small 6in one to one thats 10in. I also gave it a rotating bolt and brought some magazines with .50AE bullets but it can also shoot .41, .44, and .357 magnums and .440 cor-bon bullets but remember that when your shooting the .357 it can shoot 9 rounds with the .41 and the .44 only 8 rounds and with the .440 cor-bon and the .50AE it can only shoot 7 and it has a 50 meter radius and..."
"Woah slow down buddy you lost me at XIX, I think Ill just learn it all with time" I said dumbfounded at how much he knows
"Ok but if it jams or if you have any questions just come to me" said Kohta pointing at himself with his thumb
"Well of course your the gun nut around here" I said giving him my trademark gooffy grin
"He he yea" he said scratching his cheek nervously.
"Oh Hey are you in some sort of military club?" now Kohta was curios about my dads dog tags
"What oh no these are my dads he served in the military."
"Served so is he..."
"Yea he is dead. He was a great man and the best dad anyone could have. We used have prank wars with Takashi and his dad and when Saeko came over he used to tease us about how we were gonna get married and have kids and for that we always teamed up against him" I said holding the tags with my right hand and recalling great memories of my dad
"I'm sorry I didn't mean to..."
"No worries Kohta why would i mope about the past when i have the future to look forward to, but i guess this world has a questionable future" I said while i tied the D. Eagle to my right thigh and continued to eat my yummy breakfast
"I hear ya, although its cool how your dad made the tags look like a pirate flag"
"Yea it was his dream to sail the world just like a pirate but he didn't want to go around killing and raping like most of them did way back when"
"Sounds like an awesome dream"
"Yea it is, when he first told me I said I would do the same when i grow up so he started to teach me things i would need to complete our dream like navigation and tieing knots"
"Well I hope that you accomplish that even if the world turned to shit" he said as we finished up our breakfast
"Thanks a lot Kohta, and thanks for the gun." I said as we started to part ways
"Dont worry about it any way see ya later Homura"
"Yea see ya Hirano"
Now that I have a long range weapon I gotta get me some blades so i can fight the way I know and love which is up close and personal. I also gotta find some thing i can use for my sparing match with Saeko. Thats when I heard someone call my name.
*With Takagi*
"Hey Homura come here" said Takagi calling me over
"Whats up Takagi" I said while walking over to her
"Since your now part of this group we have to know what you can contribute to help us survive" she said as we started to walk around the mall
"So you want to know what i can do"
"Do I have to spell it out for you" she said while putting her hands on her hips and looking like if she was going to hit me at any moment.
"Woah calm down little miss pinky" I said putting my hands up in my defense
"Its Takagi!" she shouted
"Ok ok sorry Takagi, any way what do you want to know"
"Well you can start by telling me how you fight."
"Well i can dual wield any thing I can pick up and swing with one arm but I prefer blades."
"Well then follow me I know where a small hardware store is in this place so we can get you some new machete's"
"Ok lead on pinky"
"TAKAGI!"
"Right right"
*At the hardware store with Takagi*
"Damn these are some grade A machete's they got here" I said while picking out two of the same machete's that I liked. The blade was 32in in length and the black handles fit perfectly in my palms.
"I think those have sheath's so you can tie them to your belt or back" she said as i found the sheath's
"Ok so is there anything else you can do aside from close range fighting and pistol shooting"
"Well I can make fire out of almost anything, I can navigate if we go out to sea and i can tie many different knots" I said as we walked out of the hardware store.
"Ok i can see us going out to sea so the navigation and the knot tieing is good and as for the fire, we can use it to cook if we have no electricity, ok your useful now just one more question"
"Ok shoot"
"Whats with the dog tags"
"Oh these are my dads, if you wanna know the story behind them then go ask Kohta" I said
"Ok where did you last see him"
"Well he was in the food court when i told him"
"Ok thanks." and with that she walked off. As she walked away I stopped for a moment to tie the machete's to my belt. Then after about two minutes of walking i stopped at an asian antique shop and took a look inside. As i looked i found an aisle with cheap swords and bokkens.'You can be useful for my sparring match against Saeko' I thought while picking out three bokkens, two for me and one for Saeko.
"Hey Kazaki i was just looking for you, ready for our match" said Saeko as i walked out of the antique shop.
"You know it" I said with a grin while i threw her a bokken
*on the roof with Saeko, and the rest of the group*
"Ok so before we start let me just say that the first to have their back touch the ground loses and that loser has to do what the winner tells him to do for every minute we are in a mall does that sound fair Homura." said Saeko with her usual challenge grin
"You know me Busujima, I Love A Good Fight." I said returning the grin
"Ok then lets begin"
As we both got in our fighting stances the anticipation grew. I was the first one to make a move by charging at her and swinging my right arm first. She easily blocked it, then she swung for my left forearm and hit it just before I swung. It definatly hurt since it was a wooden bokken but it wasn't anything i couldnt handle. She charged this time and I swung both arms towards both her left and right side but she ducked, pushed my arms up with her bokken and kicked my gut. Luckily i didnt lose balance and got right back up for round 2.
"Seems you still have some fight left in you" said Saeko
"Of course i do there's no way im losing this time"
"Sorry to have kept your hopes up but I'm ending this now"
Thats exactly what she did. Next thing I see is her having her bokken above her head ready to bring it down. My reflex kicked in and i blocked with both of my bokkens. Then she snuck her leg behind mine and tripped me. I know im cocky and I talk a lot of trash but I know when to accept defeat which is what I have to do know.
"Damn looks like I still cant beat you in a fight" I said
"Dont count your self out, you would've had me in the first swing if i didnt react fast enough"
"Yea Yea, so any way how long do we stay here for"
"Well Takashi said three days so there are two days left"
"Ok then Mistress Saeko I am at your disposal"
"You know you dont have to be so formal"
"I might as well play the part right"
"And so the mighty Kazaki Homura has fallen" siad Takashi walking over to us
"Yea i guess i did. But it was a hell of a fight Saeko"
"Likewise Kazaki"
"Well I've decided to postpone our match because of that big bruise she gave you"
"What brui...Holy Shit!" I said as i saw the big bruise on my left arm
"Ouch that looks like it hurt, how did you get it" said Seako full of Sarcasm
"want me to jog your memory" I siad clenching my fists
"Please do" she said
"Ok enough you two, Kazaki go to Shizuka so she can check on that bruise in the mean time Saeko how about you and I go at it" said Takashi while grabbing one of my bokkens
"My pleasure Komuro" she said as she got ready to face my cousin
Since the rest of the group already went back in that means I have to go find Shizuka but before I gave my cousin a little parting gift.
"Well I'll let you two love birds duke it out, see ya later" and I left before they said anything.
*At a lady's beauty shop with Shizuka*
After about a 30 minute search I finally found her in a lady's beauty shop trying out some perfumes.
"Oh why hello Kazaki, can I help you with anything" she said while trying out another perfume.
"Actually yea, Takashi told me to find you to see if this looks bad or not" I said showing her my bruised left arm.
"Hm well it doesn't look to bad, when it gets dark come back to me to see how it progresses if the color gets darker then I'll have to do something" she said while examining my bruise.
"Ok will do, thanks" I said as I walked out of the store.
"Hold on I need your help with something" she said before I left
"Ok what is it"
"I need a man's opinion on some new outfits I saw"
"Ok lead on" man I hated when my mom used to do that to me and how she always dragged me shopping with her so I can give her a 'mans opinion' on her outfits. Doing the same with miss Shizuka isn't any different
Then as she took me deeper into the store i noticed that it didn't just sell perfumes and small accessories, it also sold clothes, shoes, and even bathing suits.
"What do you think of this one Kazaki" she said while taking an outfit out of the clothes rack and showing me.
"Well it's very colorful" I said as I turned around to look at the rest of the store. When I turned back to her my nose was about ready to burst.
"W-what are y-you doing!" I said while holding my nose tightly and pulling my shirt down so she wouldn't see the bulge that was groin in my pants.
"Hm well I was gonna try it on and see if it'll fit me" she said as she took off her pants leaving her in only her underwear. She then started to unclasp her bra and when she did I turned around at the same time my nose bursted so i grabbed the first thing I saw to cover it up so I wont make a mess.
"Ooh I didn't know you were so kinky Mr. Homura" she said while covering my eyes with her bra.
"Miss S-Shizuka could you please just put something on" I said as I threw the bra behind me without looking. Thats when I noticed what i was holding up to my nose, It was a white thong except now it was drenched in my blood so it wasn't white any more.
"Mr Homura do you want to smell mine" she said with a seductive giggle. When i didn't respond she walked up behind me and pressed her, inhumanly large, breasts up against my back.
"You look like your about to burst Mr. Homura" the funny thing is that she was right.
"I...uh..I think Zeke is calling me sorry gotta go bye" I said that sentence as fast as I could and bolted out of the store before she could do anything else.
Shizuka's POV
"I wonder what Zeke called him for" I said as I picked up my clothes put them back on.
"Wait Zeke is a dog"
Kazaki's POV
After about an hour I finally calmed down in more ways than one and I stopped bleeding.
"Man Its hard to believe that lady is just a high school nurse" I said while scratching the back of my head. After a while I saw Rei sulking while leaning on a rail looking out a big window.
*At the big window with Rei*
"Hey Rei why so down in the dumps" I said as i reached her
"Dont worry about it Homura" she said without even looking at me
"Call me Kazaki, and why shouldn't I we're friends right"
"How can you say we're friends we barley even know each other and we just met yesterday."
"Well seeing as how most of the human race is a brainless flesh eating monster, we all need friends whether it be for survival or just a soulder cry on"
"But...I guess your right"said Rei
"So you and Takashi have known each other all your live's right"
"Yea we have and there was this one time we dated"
"Do you still like him now" i said
"You know I keep telling myself that I do but Im starting to think otherwise."
"Listen Rei I might not have a lot of experiences when it comes to love but I do know that you have to follow your heart tells you."
"how does that help" said Rei a bit annoyed
"All in due time Rei" I said as I started to walk away
"what is that supposed to mean...hey kazaki...god damn it tell me." shouted Rei as I started to walk away further
I turned around and gave her my trademark grin. "Just follow your heart and listen to what it has to say"
Rei just furiously stormed away in the other direction. Then I noticed that little Alice was running around the mall playing with Zeke. Since I am a child at heart i decided to join them.
*Playing with Alice and Zeke*
"Hey Alice Zeke watcha plaaayin" I said
"Well we were playing tag but Zeke keeps following me when I'm it" said Alice with a pout
"OOh I love tag can I play"
"Sure, Tag your it" she said as she tagged me and ran away with Zeke right on her tail.
"Wait no fair I wasn't ready"
"Sucks to be you" This girls got spunk. I like that
So the game began and it was surprisingly one sided. That girl new how to use her small size to her advantage. She ducked and dodged and she even threw Zeke at me. She is a genius when it comes to tag so I decided to step up my game by getting rid of any thing in my way.
"Hey Alice whats the hurry" said Takashi while coming out of dollar store with a bag of chips. When he turned around he saw me.
"Hey Kazaki whats wit..."
He didn't get to finish his sentence because I pushed him out of my way and on the floor.
"Hey Kazaki what the hell was that for!" he shouted clearly pissed
I just ignored him and kept chasing the little speedster. Who still hasn't gotten tagged by the way.
After about thirty minutes we had to end the game because Alice tired herself out to the point of unconsciousness. I brought her to the mattress store and laid her down on one. Since Zeke was still up and running i decided to give him some food.
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Well that wasn't the best ending but what can you do when you leave a story sitting there for half a year. I ,again , am sorry but my laptop got busted and it took me all this time to raise money for a new one since i dont have a job. Im lucky i sent this chapter to my email.
Also Im going to be starting a Fairy Tail story soon with the Natsu x Erza pairing so check it out when its up. See ya next time.
