Chapter 4: Free Time Without the DEAD


Author's Note Part 1: Well guys, here's the chapter that I'm suremost of you were looking forwards to. However, sorry to burst the bubble of some of you, but this chapter will notinclude a Lemon. But there willbe a Lime. The reason for this is even though I'm comfortable writing out this kind of stuff, I'm not yet comfortable writing out characters actually "doing it". So, that most likely won't be coming until later, possibly muchlater.

But, another thing that you guys will probably like to know is that like I said in the second Author's Note of last chapter, this part of the plot will be extended by at leastone day. There are a couple reasons for this. One, I simply want to so that there can be some free time for the people in the group, and the second reason is because in the anime, Shizuka mentions a convenient store, but they never go to it. So, I'm going to utilize that. But, you guys probably just want to get to actually reading the story, so here's the fourth chapter!

(Also, as you can see below, I've changed it up a bit and made it so that this chapter is in first person.)


Jack's POV


I sigh as more laughter comes from the direction of the bathroom, before turning back to the lockers that me and the other two guys were unlocking. "Sounds like they're having fun in there." Takashi comments, making me smirk and turn to look at him out of the corner of my eyes.

"What? You wish you were in there with Rei?" I ask, making Takashi's face turn a dark red, and making me burst out laughing. A few seconds later, he gives his own smirk.

"Well, I'm sure that you wish that you were in there with your girlfriend." He says. Unfortunately for him, I don't burst into a blush.

"Takashi, two things. One, after flirting with Saeko Busujima for the past year, what you're attempting is nothing compared to what she says." I tell him, making him frown slightly. "And for another, as long as none of the freakbags get near the house tonight, I'll already have some "alone time" with her later." I say, before laughing as the blush on Takashi's face comes back full force.

"Well, do you want to go have a peek? You know we're supposed to." Kohta says, making the two of us stop laughing and turn to him like he's crazy… Which he is.

"I don't wanna die just yet." Takashi says, making me nod in agreement.

"I may be spending time with Saeko later Kohta, but even I know that attempting to peek on them while they're in the bathroom, without their permission, is akin to a death wish. So, I'm with Takashi on this one, I think I can survive waiting a little longer." I tell Kohta, and then glare. "And if you suggest peeking on my girlfriend again, I'll make sure that if you ever get with Takagi, you two won't be having kids." I warn him, making his face blanch as he turns away, whistling innocently. "Good. Now, you guys wanted weapons?" I ask them, bringing Kohta's attention back to me as I bring out my keycard, and swipe it in the lock on the lockers in Rika's room. In response, the lock emits a green light, before they pop open, showing the weapons and ammo within.

Almost as soon as the doors were opened, Kohta was suddenly in front of them, looking in the small space with a maniacal gleam in his eyes. "Yup, my guardian sure knows how to choose guns doesn't she?" I ask with a smirk, unaware that I'd just made Rika sneeze a few miles away. The only response I get from Kohta is a maniacal giggle, as he puts together the first gun, and looks down its sights.

"Springfield M1A1 Supermatch. Its semi-automatic, but M14 series full-automatic is nothing but a waste of bullets anyways." He says, going over the stats of the gun as I give a small smile, while Takashi holds out a hand.

"Uh, chill out dude." He says, attempting to calm Kohta down. I just put a hand on his shoulder bringing his attention to me.

"Just let him do this Takashi, once he gets started, he won't stop until he reaches the last gun." I tell him with a small chuckle as Kohta comments about the clip capacity.

"Knights SR20- No, you can't get that in Japan. So you two just completely modified an AR1-10!" He exclaims, making me chuckle once again as I start to zone out, thinking about how he would react when he eventually saw what I owned. I'm only brought back to his ramblings when he yells out in slight fear. "Are you nuts?! Don't point a thing like that at anyone even unloaded! But when you do… Shoot to kill." He says, changing from panicking to dead seriousness during the last sentence.

"Roger that." Takashi says, before looking out the doors leading to the balcony. "I hope that's the only thing I need to point at." He tells us, no doubt referring to the freakbags outside. At his words, the mood slightly darkens, and Kohta looks away.

"You know… If it comes down to something like that… Heh." He chuckles darkly, before looking back over at us. "If I happen to get bit, don't you think twice about blasting my head off." He tells us.

"Yeah, same here." Takashi agrees.

"It's a deal." Kohta replies with a slightly crazed look in his eyes, though I break into the conversation.

"There is one time that you can second guess." I tell them, bringing their attention to me. "If you're wearing thick enough clothes, or armor, and the bite doesn't break through the skin, then you'll be fine. So the only time anyone's gonna be shooting anyone else in the group, is if they're bleeding from the bite." I tell them, making them think about it.

"You know, you're right Jack." Kohta agrees. "If we had strong enough materials, we wouldn't have to worry about one of them biting through our clothes like they were made of wet tissue paper." He says, making me nod.

"Yeah, unfortunately, the only stuff I have will fit me, and my guardian. So, until we reach a clothing store further down the line, or possibly get stuff from the convenient store, we're gonna have to make do with what we have for now." I tell them, getting nods in response. "Now, how about we get started on loading these guns?" I ask, getting a nod from Kohta, before the two of us sit down, and start to place the bullets in the clips.

"You know, you could help too Komuro. It's a pain in the ass to put the bullets in the clips." Kohta says, drawing Takashi's attention over to us.

"What, did you practice with air soft guns?" He asks with a small smirk. The response he gets isn't the one he's expecting.

"No way, with the real ones." Kohta tells him, getting a shocked expression from Takashi in response.

"What are you saying?! You've done this before?!" He exclaims in shock, making me chuckle a little as Kohta tells Takashi the same story he'd told me. How he went to America, and was trained by an ex-captain for the Delta Force at "Blackwater" for a month on how to shoot guns. At that, Takashi gets a surprised and slightly worried facial expression. "Oh my God, the class nerd's a card carrying member of the NRA." He says in a slightly high pitch voice. "I'm really glad we're on the same side." He says, the relief present in his voice obvious.

"Yeah…" Kohta half-heartedly agrees, no doubt taking pleasure in the reaction he'd gotten.

"And if that's your secret life, then what's with this chick's?" He asks, before turning to me. "Hey Jack, what's up with your guardian? I mean, these guns of hers are definitely illegal." He says, making me put down the clip of bullets I'd just finished and lean backwards slightly.

"Oh, you know, she's just a member of the SAT…" I say as if it's no big deal.

"What?!" The other two ask me in shock, making me start to laugh.

"What? Did I forget to mention that?" I ask them innocently.

"Yes! Yes you did!" They exclaim, their teeth changing to look suspiciously like sharks' teeth. I just continue to laugh my ass off.

"Sorry." I apologize half-heartedly, still laughing as the two start to grumble to themselves, before we all hear the sounds in the bathroom escalate, making me really wish that Saeko would finish in there already. After all, with her promising a "reward", I'd like to actually get to my room at some point soon.

"They should probably keep it down in there." Kohta comments with a slight glare. Probably because they were getting louder, thus running a higher risk of attracting the freakbags, but also because he remembered my warning about peeking, and he wished that he could get closer. But… I wasn't kidding about my warning.

"It's okay." Takashi answers, having gone to the balcony a few seconds beforehand with binoculars, and was now looking at the bridge a mile or so away. "I know that "They" respond to what they hear… But they're not hearing the girls." He tells us, making me nod in response.

"Makes sense. I mean, Kohta," I say, gaining his attention. "Remember how last night, the meatbags were attracted because of the gunfire from the police?" I ask him.

"Yeah…" Kohta trails off, not seeming to get where I'm going.

"Well then, that means that the same thing is happening over there, where people are no doubt attempting to cross. So, the gunfire is louder than the girls, thus drawing in all the freakbags from the surrounding miles. Hey Takashi, look down at the street for a minute will ya? See if any of the freakbags stuck around." I say.

"Sure thing." He says, before looking around on the street. "You're right, there's a few here and there… But it looks like most have already headed towards the bridge." He says, making me sigh in both relief and pity.

"Then they'll either have to deal with the freakbags by later tonight, or tomorrow morning." I tell them. "Meanwhile, we can probably get a good night's rest, and possibly sleep in." I say, getting nods in response. I continue to sit there for a few seconds, before pushing myself to my feet, and then walking out onto the balcony, Kohta not too far behind. When we get out there, we find Takashi looking out towards one of the smaller bridges that crossed the road. After a few seconds of standing there, he speaks up.

"I'm getting sick." He tells us, handing Kohta the binoculars. "Here, I've had enough." He says, before heading back into Rika's room. We continue to look out across the bridge, myself having grabbed my own binoculars from one of the two lockers.

"This reminds me of that scene in "Apocalypse Now"." Kohta comments, before he seems to focus on something, and brings my attention to it as well. As I continue to look on, I realize that it's a kind of protest. "Huh, what's that?" Kohta mutters, getting Takashi's attention.

"What is it?" He asks, and I notice that a news crew is filming what's happening.

"Turn on the TV, it should still work, and you'll probably see what we're seeing." I tell him, the sound of the TV turning on a few seconds later telling me Takashi had followed my advice. After continuing to watch the bridge for a few seconds, I walk back in, only to see that what I'd seen on the bridge was actually a protest, and that the people want the bridge to be re-opened to the public despite the "killing pandemic" that's happening. At that, Takashi speaks up.

"Killing pandemic?" Takashi asks, slightly confused.

"I guess they're talking about "Them"." Kohta says.

"Yeah, though it's probably just to make it so that the public, what's left of it at least, doesn't freak out more than they already are." I say, just before the reporter starts to talk about the "biological weapon" that caused the whole thing. "And there you go!" I exclaim, throwing my hands into the air. "They've put the blame on a biological weapon, because they can't very well say, "we have no clue what caused this". Otherwise, the panic spreads to everyone, and everything goes to shit." I say, before shaking my head. "The poor bastards that are still politicians are hoping that they're gonna be able to regain control of the situation. Fat chance of that happening. The world has changed. Now? Now it's practically survival of the fittest out there." I say, getting grim nods of agreement from the other two. Then, I notice the grim facial expression of one of the officers, before he forces himself to shoot a woman who had turned seconds ago in the head. Poor bastard. I think to myself in pity, before even I'm shocked by the other police officer that shoots the protest leader in the head.

As soon as this happens, people start to run up to the body, just before the TV changes to static as the newscaster no doubt tells the cameraman to cut filming. As the static continues to fill the room, Kohta speaks up. "This is insane." He mutters, myself nodding in agreement as we all stare at the static filled screen.

"Holy shit…" Takashi says, before shutting off the screen, and leaving us in complete silence to contemplate what we'd just seen. "We need to get the fuck outta here." He mutters, only for me and Kohta to turn and look at him.

"No way Takashi, we can't leave here. They could attack us in the dark." Kohta argues, myself nodding in agreement.

"Yeah, and besides, this is the only safe place that I know of for a fact for a few miles. And with the security Rika installed in this place, there's no way in hell the freakbags could get in." I assure him, before I realize something… We're in complete silence. As in, no sound what-so-ever. "Uh, that aside for now… Do either of you know when the girls got out of the bathroom?" I ask, really hoping that it'd only been a few seconds.

"Just after we turned on the TV. Why? You want to get to your girlfriend?" Takashi asks, unaware of the slight fear creeping into my body.

"Uh, no… But, if it's been that long… And we haven't heard anything from them… Then that can only mean one thing." I tell them, making them raise their eye brows at the slight fear that's no doubt making its way into my voice.

"What?" The two ask me. Unfortunately, I don't get a chance to respond before two arms wrap around Takashi's neck, and the form of Shizuka, with only a towel wrapped around her body, appears draped over his back. I swallow the lump that's appeared in my throat at the sight.

"The girls got into the alcohol." I mutter. Damn it, this is bad! This is Shizuka we're talking about. Shizuka! If I don't get out of here quick, then only God knows what she might attempt. I think to myself in fear, before abruptly standing up, and making my way towards the stairs. "Well, I guess that if they're done in the bathroom, I'm gonna go find my beautiful girlfriend! See you later guys, and good luck!" I call over my shoulder, quickly making my way down the stairs.


I breath out a sigh of relief when I make it to the bottom, before looking around for any signs of Saeko. When I don't see her in the living room area, I head to the next best area. The kitchen. And lo and behold, I find her there. The only difference from earlier is her current outfit.

In place of the school uniform she had on before, the outfit she has on now is incredibly revealing. That being a plain white apron, and a black thong from what I can see by my place in the doorframe. Needless to say, it took all I had not to demand my "reward" right then and there. Although… That didn't stop me from walking over to her and kissing her cheek as I wrapped my arms around her waist. As soon as my arms wrapped around her, she leaned backwards into me, while continuing to cook what I assumed was a mid-night snack, or dinner, for the group. "Hmm, clothes in the wash?" I ask her in a quiet voice, honestly wondering if it was that, or if she just loved to tease me in any way that she could. I feel her nod as she sets a steady temperature on the stove, and places the wooden spoon she'd been using on the counter.

"Mm-hm. This was the only thing that I could find. But, I guess it's a bit revealing." She admits, making me chuckle a bit as I kiss her cheek again.

"I think it fits you just fine." I tell her, running my hands up her bare waist slightly, and getting a quiet moan out of her in response. I kiss her on the neck, before trailing them up to her cheek, and then finally turning her head to give her a long, loving kiss on the lips. By the end, we're both a bit flushed, and I force myself to step away from her. "Anyways, Shizuka showed up upstairs, so I figured that you girls had finished in the bathroom." I tell her, getting a nod as she picks up the spoon once again, and continues to cook. "I also found out that you four apparently got into the alcohol… Please tell me you didn't have any." I ask her, not really a fan of drinking after the event that took my mother away. Luckily, Saeko shakes her head in response.

"No. But I can't say the same for the others." She says, making me sigh as I pinch the bridge of my nose.

"Then Takashi is in for one helluva time talking to Rei." I mutter, making Saeko giggle. I bring my attention back to my girlfriend, this time focusing on her outfit once again. Saeko notices, and turns slightly, giving me a very teasing view of the side of her bare breasts, as well as her bare back, and her ass. At that moment, I have to fight very hard against myself so that I don't just push her against the wall and claim my "reward" right away. And she seems to realize this as she leans her hips to the side slightly, almost inviting me to do so. When she does this, I let out a growl. "You are such a tease." I growl out, only to get a seductive chuckle in response.

"Well, I do like to see how you respond." She admits. "And I'm quite impressed with how long you've been able to hold out." She tells me, making me growl in the back of my throat once again, before I let off a chuckle.

"Well, once we're done eating, I won't have to anymore, will I?" I ask her, making a glint appear in her eyes, before she places the spoon down again, walks over to me, and pulls me into a slightly heated kiss. I return it with equal intensity, before she pulls back with a seductive smirk on her face.

"No, and neither will I." She replies, and then walks back over to the food with a noticeable sway to her hips, making me yell out in my head as I continue to hold myself back from just grabbing her, and shoving her against the wall. I manage to let out a frustrated sigh, before turning and making my way into my room, fighting myself so that I continue to walk away from my girlfriend and her very revealing outfit. I push open the door next to the closet, which is next to the bathroom, and I'm greeted by the familiar sight of my room. My queen sized bed in the far left corner, the desk that was across from said bed, the window situated on the wall between them, as well as the dresser that was to my immediate left as soon as I entered the door, and finally the closet that was in the wall between the dresser and my bed.

The walls are a nice shade of blue, while the ceiling is white, and the floor is covered by a light grey carpet. I walk towards the closet mentioned, and look in to see my casual outfit already set up. I think about it, before I leave them and grab my towel, and then head into the bathroom. What's the point of changing into them when I need to take a shower anyways? I ask myself, before turning on the water, locking the door, and then stepping under the water for a much needed shower… A cold shower, that changes into a nice warm shower after fifteen minutes. Hey, first I calm down, and then I let myself relax completely.

After my shower, I walk out and place my stuff in the wash with the girl's clothes. They'd been nice enough to not start the wash yet, since Takashi and Kohta still need to put their own clothes in there as well. That being said, I put on a regular pair of black shorts, and a white T-shirt, and make my way up to Rika's bedroom, taking notice that Shizuka is unconscious in the living room with a towel over her, and thanking God for that. After telling the other two about taking showers, Kohta is the first to head into the bathroom, and I take over watch. Once Kohta's done, Takashi takes his own shower, and then comes back upstairs. With Kohta staying upstairs to take watch, and Takashi talking to Rei, I make my way back down to my room, and lie down in my bed to think about everything that's happened so far over the past couple days. A few minutes later, there's a knock on my door, and I push myself up with my elbows. "Yeah?" I ask through the door.

"The food's done." Saeko responds, making my stomach grumble as it tells me that it likes what it hears. I chuckle lightly.

"Alright, I'm coming." I tell her, opening the door to find her standing there with a smile on her face. I give her one of my own in response, and then give her a quick kiss as well. "I hope it's just a snack, because I'd rather finish it quickly." I tell her, making her eyes glint with mischief as she gets closer to my body, trailing her right index finger on my chest.

"Oh? And why might that be?" She asks, her voice becoming sultry as we return to how we'd been only about half an hour beforehand.

"You know exactly why." I manage to growl out, giving her another kiss on the lips, this one turning into a French kiss for a few seconds, before I pull back. "And I don't think that I'm the only one who wants to finish quickly." I say, making her give me one of her seductive chuckles in response.

"You're right. I believe that I still need to give you that reward for complimenting me on the bus. So perhaps we should finish our meal quickly." She suggests.

"I couldn't agree more." I tell her, making her smile, and turn around to walk towards the dining area with a painfully noticeable sway to her hips. We sit down, and Takashi and Rei join us a minute later. Our little meal passes in relative silence, none of us really knowing what to say as we're reminded of what's happening a few miles away, and around the world in general. When we finish, we all thank Saeko for making the food, and I take the dishes and place them in the sink, washing them clean with soap and a towel since I'm not sure how long we're gonna be staying here, and I'd rather use as little water as possible, since the dishwasher would use a lot more, and I'm not sure if the pipes were broken, or not working, and I'd rather not risk it. After I finish, I turn around to find Saeko standing there, before she gives me a smirk, and starts walking towards my room with a noticeable sway to her hips. I growl deep in my throat, knowing that I won't have to hold back much longer, and then follow her to my room, before closing and locking the door behind me, turning to find that Saeko's standing right in front of me before she locks her lips with mine in a heated kiss.

When this happens, I immediately place one hand at her waist, while my other goes to the back of her head, pulling her deeper into the kiss. As it continues, Saeko reaches up, and clenches my shirt in her hands, pulling me back towards my bed. Just as we reach it, she shows just how fast she is, and turns us around so that I'm the one to fall onto my back on the mattress, with my girlfriend straddling me. When she does this, she pulls back to give me a triumphant smirk, while I simply give a smile in return.

"You always do like being on top, don't you?" I ask her rhetorically, making her smirk grow slightly.

"Of course. After all, I have to show you who's in charge, don't I?" She asks me seductively as her smirk changes to become more predatorial, making my own smile turn feral in response.

"Saeko, are you certain of that?" I ask her, making her narrow her eyes in response, making her seem that much more seductive.

"Why don't you find out?" She asks me, and in response, I immediately push myself up, and wrap my arms around her waist as I pull her into a heated kiss, the two of us turning it into a French kiss only a few seconds in. While our tongues duel for dominance within each other's mouths, our hands roam freely over one another. While her hands rub over my chest and abs, my own rub her waist, with one moving down to her ass. In response, I get low moans from my girlfriend into my mouth, and I internally smirk at my accomplishment as I give her ass a squeeze, making her give off another moan of delight.

A few seconds later we pull apart, the two of us having flushed faces, and panting to regain the breath that we'd lost. However, while we do this, Saeko is quick to pull my shirt off, and stare down at my revealed torso, licking her lips with a predatorial gleam in her eyes. I simply smirk at her reaction. "Like what you see?" I ask her, making her eyes fly up to mine in response, before she suddenly pushes me down onto my bed once again.

"Oh yes." She all but purrs, eyes roaming before traveling back up to mine. "In fact, I like it so much…" She trails off as she pulls back slightly, and drapes her breasts over my abs. "That I might just have a taste." She whispers, before planting a kiss on my chest, and making me give a low groan in response. She simply gives me a predatorial smirk in response, before she continues to kiss my chest, even licking it a few times. This continues for a little while, before she trails her kisses up to my neck, nibbling at it a bit, before she returns to my mouth, and immediately gives me a French kiss. I return it with fervor, before turning us over so that I'm the one on top.

"Well beautiful, I guess now it's my turn to be in control." I whisper, trailing my right hand up her side teasingly, before it reaches the swell of her breasts, and I give her left covered breast a light squeeze, getting a low moan out of the purplette beneath me. "And I have to say, that I'm going to enjoy it." I tell her, leaning down and kissing her neck as I continue to squeeze and knead her breast, getting constant moans out of my girlfriend as I continue. After a few minutes, I trail my kisses up her neck, and eventually nibble on her earlobe a bit, before making my way back to her mouth, and starting a French kiss of my own. Saeko returns it, and then bucks her hips up into mine, making me lean back from the kiss, and give a groan of pleasure.

Suddenly, I find my perspective of gravity changed, and see Saeko straddling me one again. I give her a smirk, before leaning up once again to kiss her neck, and then bring my mouth next to her ear. "You know… The walls are soundproof. After all, Rika being in the SAT has it's perks." I whisper, making my girlfriend give a sultry smirk in response, before she pushes me onto the bed once again, this time pinning my shoulders underneath her hands.

"Is that so…" She trails off, before grinding her hips against my groin, making me give a groan of pleasure from the action, and bringing a triumphant smirk to my girlfriends face as she continues to do so, keeping me pinned to the bed underneath her as continues to grind against me at a slow and torturous pace. As she does this, she leans down so that her covered breasts are pressing against my chest, and breaths deeply into my ear. "So Jack, will you relent?" She asks in a low and sultry voice that would have any other man on their knees before her, replying that she could have him in any way that they wanted. However…

"…No." I reply, before twisting us around so that I'm on top once again, this time pinning her wrists to the bed as I press myself down onto her, keeping her entire body pinned to the bed, and squishing her breasts against my chest, making the purplette beneath me give a moan of pleasure from the feeling. "After all, I'm not the kind of man to easily give up. You should know this by now beautiful." I whisper in her ear, myself being the one to grind against her this time, making her let out another seductive moan beneath me as her eyes close, and I lean forwards to nibble at her ear a bit, making her moan deeply into my own as she bucks upwards into me in response. "Oh? Does this mean that the beautiful Ms. Busujima is relenting herself?" I ask her, grinding into her once again. In response, she pants a bit, before she breaks free, and instead places her hands on my back, dragging her nails down it in response.

However, it isn't exactly the hurtful kind of pain, more like the pleasurable pain that comes from it as she moans into my ear once again. When she does this, I grind against her a bit more, before I notice that her apron had bunched up a bit, and that it now only covered her breasts, leaving her hourglass figure be shown clearly. When I notice this, I get a feral smirk on my face, and move my own hands so that they started to rub against her sides, getting moans from my girlfriend in response. When I stop for a few seconds, she pants from the breath she lost from moaning, before I'm suddenly on my back once again with Saeko on top, giving a triumphant smirk down at me as she pins my own wrists to the bed.

"I'm not giving in yet Jack. I'm afraid that you'll have to do better than that." She tells me, getting another feral smirk from me in response.

"Well then, I guess that we'll be up for a while then." I tell her, making her give her own predatorial smirk in response as she grinds against my groin.

"Or, you could simply submit." She tells me in a sultry voice that tells me exactly how she would treat me if I did. However, my feral smirk simply widens in response to her statement.

"I'm afraid that's not going to happen beautiful." I tell her, making her predatorial smirk widen as she gets a predatorial gleam in her eyes as well.

"Then I guess that I'll just have to work harder." She says, and then leans down and practically shoves her tongue into my mouth as she grinds hard against my groin, making sure to keep my wrists pinned to the bed as she does so, no doubt following through on her statement to get me to submit. However, I won't do so easily. And needless to say, the rest of the night went by much the same way, with the two of us eventually getting tired enough to fall asleep in each other's arms, neither one on top, instead side by side since neither one of us had gained dominance over the other. And it's likely that neither one of us would for a while.


Author's Note Part 2: Well, there you go guys. Episode 6 put into a chapter, as well as some heated moments that I put in there on my own. Now, the next chapter will be completely original, and in it, some people from the group will go to the convenient store, Jack's weapon(s) will be revealed, there is the possibility of more heated moments, and most likely, we will get to see one of the most lovable characters in HOTD!

Now, as I've said in the above Author's Note, I'm not yet ready to write out Lemons. So, for those of you who are looking forwards to them, you'll have to wait longer for them to show up, since it's most likely going to be a while before they show up. (I'd also like some feedback on the Lime. Too little? Too much? I haven't really practicedwith writing this kind of stuff, so I'm not entirely sure how it turned out.) Now, I've gotten a few reviews from the last chapter, so I'm going to take this time to respond to them.

SPARTAN-626:

Thanks for the compliment, and I'm glad you liked the chapter. I figured that the changes were a good touch since they were a bit more realistic. As for th relationship… Well, you were able to see that above. As for the weapon(s), you'll be able to see it/them next chapter. As for a sword, I have a plan for if I give him one, so it's a possibility.

war sage:

Thanks! As for the weapon(s), you'll be able to see it/them next chapter.

Kyuubi gear:

Great to know! Thanks for the compliment!

Anime PJ:

Yup, and you were able to see just what it was that Jack had to look forwards to as well. As for Shido shitting himself… I like to write it out, people like to read about it. 'Nuff said. And the reason that they left was because the bridge was overrun, and the zombies ended up swarming the area. So, they didn't really have a choice.

As for updating faster than you, that's simply because you have less stories, but jump between them while writing out chapters, while I jump between stories, but attempt to finish the chapter that I'm working on, and then post it. But, I'll admit this: I look forwards to your next HOTD update since I hope for the two to get together soon. (Read: While staying at the shrine)

But, that's about it for this chapter. Thank you for taking the time out of your day to read this, and I hope to see you all next chapter!

(Update: June 7th, 2015: Well guys, as you can probably tell, I've added a bit more detail to the chapter as a whole, and for those of you who read the previous version, you can probablytell just what part of this I changed the most. For those of you who didn't, it was the heated scene at the end.

Needless to say, I added and changed around quite a bit, since that's the kind of personality I see Saeko having in that situation. And with the fact that Jack mirrors her… Well, it's gonna be a while before you see which one will eventually lead the relationship, if it even happens. For all I know at the time of writing this, I could have them do this each time, and not have either of them actually gain dominance.

Though, it isquite possible that with Saeko's personality, I might end up having her be the more dominant of the two… Eh, I find it interesting to write out those kinds of scenes this way, so for now, expect the heated scenes to be more of the two battling for dominance. And like I stated in the AN's, it's still gonna be a while before I reach any actual Lemons, so sorry to make you all wait. But, I'm just not ready for that yet, despite being 17.

Anyways, thanks for reading this edited chapter guys, and at the time of posting this, I'm hoping to have the original chapter out by either tomorrow, or the day after. So, I hope to see you all then!)