I do not own highschool of the dead. All rights belong to its original author and animators. ( yes, I'm going to say that every time. )

Right, chapter 4. I don't think that there's any need to tell you what's going to happen. Probably some Rei and Takashi moments. And some Rei and Saeko moments. But like I said before. I type these little messages beforehand, so it may turn out to be completely different.

I also got my first review, and he/she gave me an eye opener. Thank you kindly good person!

Act 4: Turned on by the dead.

"Open that door already! They're coming!" Takashi barked at Kohta and Rei whom were trying to get the door open with a crowbar.

"Then help us jees! This door is locked firmly!" The red haired girl yelled back at him. How could he simply order her around? They had made him the leader, but that didn't mean that he was the actual… commander. At least, according to her it didn't.

"Takashi-kun. There are only five of them. I think I'm enough to handle it." Suddenly came from the all too familiar voice. He looked the pale girl in her eyes, and was immediately convinced, forgetting about her injury he nodded.

"Right, please be careful Saeko-san."

"Always." She grinned. Takashi hadn't the time to watch her fight. He went to the couple and asked Saya if she could help them. With the four of them they tried to crack open the lock. It had been closed by a quality lock. You know? One of those you see in the movies. Even with the strength of all four of them they were unable to do as much as even scratch the lock. Opening it with a gunshot was out of the question. For they would ruin this chance of a safe haven. It was now that he heard the sharp noise of a blade being drawn from it's sheet. He looked over his shoulders and saw the beginning of yet another carnage. Not that it really mattered… she'd be okay. And her clothes were already as dirty as they could possibly be anyways. But because of his lack of attention they failed yet another attempt to bust the lock.

"Takashi! Pay attention to the matter at hand would you!" was yelled at him by both Saya and Rei.

"Right, sorry."

As they gave it yet another shot they heard the slashing sounds behind their ears. It was over before they had noticed it, and just as Saeko had finished her bloody business they heard the lock give away.

"Finally!" "Great!" "Sugoi!" "Hahah yes!" They all yelled in symphony. Without having to say it. They all rushed through the door.

They ran inside towards the blackness of the mall. Rei and Takashi went to close the door.

"Hnnng!" She pushed with all her strength against the surprisingly heavy door and with a high pitched noise it closed. She then looked at the guy next to her, only to notice that he wasn't trying to close his side of the door just yet, but was looking outside with a smile. When she peeked around the corner it was indeed what she thought it was. She heard a soft whisper coming from Takashi but was unable to hear what he said. "What did you say?" She didn't get a response, and didn't really want one. It was more of an automatic question. She looked at the walking fountain of blood. "What is taking her so long?" She asked.

"It's safe. There's no need to worry." He replied. Turning his attention towards the beauty outside he noticed that there was something wrong. Her head was pointed towards the ground, making it night impossible to see her face. As she had refitted her skirt it seemed as if every step was an impossible barrier for the warrior. This time her hand was grabbing her injured shoulder firmly, and a thick stream of red blood ran down over her arm. "S…Saeko-san!" he yelled in panic.

"Has she been… bitten?" Rei remarked worried. She saw the girl passing by her and Takashi without saying a thing, and barely a meter beyond them she collapsed on her knees. All of them stared at her with shocked eyes. Was she becoming one of… one of them?

Takashi waited with closing the door. For he knew all to well that they would be surrounded by a black void if he were to close the their only hope of escape. He quickly scanned the parking lot for a last time, just to make sure they hadn't missed a single one of them.

"Sempai-san! Are you all right? Saya screamed at her as she immediately tried to help her up. A strict voice stopped her though.

"Saya! Get away from her. You don't know if she's…" Rei snarled at her. Yes she was worried about Busijima. But somewhere, deep inside of her heart she felt some sort of vague happiness coming up. If sempai-san was gone, then who stood in her way of a lucky life with Takashi? She swallowed the thought, for she realized all to well that is was completely wrong to think like that. Yet,… it kept sitting there in the back of her head. '

"Don't be crazy Rei! Of course she isn't bitten! Saya yelled back. She wiped the hair from Saeko's sweaty face. Only to see an extremely pale, and almost lifeless face. Not lifeless as in almost dead, but lifeless as in no emotions. Yes, Saeko had never been a Mary sue. Quite the opposite actually. Yet her beautiful and rather cold face had never been as emotionless as it was now. She was panting heavily and was having obvious troubles to not fall down to the ground.

"Saeko-san! Are you still with us?" Saya didn't really get a response. Only a faint smile, yet that was enough to reassure her.

Takashi came running back from the door now. And he immediately sat down with Saya and Saeko. "Is she all right? Can she still talk? What hap…"

"Calm down Takashi! " Rei threw at him with a gentle voice. "She's going to be… okay."

"I know she is. We all know that!" Please let me be right for one time in my life!

Shizuka knew that she had to do something right this very moment. She ordered Kohta to pay attention to Alice-chan and ran towards the scene. Semi-pushing Takashi away by performing an almost movie like slide to her patient. "Get her a bed already!" She yelled, knowing all to well that they simply didn't have one. Her attention turned towards Rei, who was the only one of them who wasn't doing anything. "Try if you can find something for her to sleep on!"

Not seeing the sudden question Miyamoto was caught of guard. "What? But, It's completely dark in there?"

"WE don't have a whole lot of choice! There will have to be some light switches! Just be fast!" The blonde ordered her. Her sudden shift from her usual naïve self, to a doctor was fascinating.

"I can't go in there alone? What if they are in here as well?"

"Rei! I'll go with you! I'll be of more use out there then here!" Takashi replied. He stood up and walked towards Rei, and away from Saeko, with great difficulty I might add. He closed his eyes and felt his lids getting damp. He swallowed up his sadness and looked Rei in the eyes with as much confidence as he could gather. He heard the yelling of their nurse behind him, but he knew what to do. And he was going to do it no matter what.

"We'll be back as soon as we can! Prepare the car, just in case there prove to be too many of them." He saw the rest of his friend nodding but couldn't help to add the last thing. "All of you… please, keep her alive." Without waiting for a response he grabbed Rei by the hand and walked towards the pitch black.

"Takagi-kun, could you and Kohta keep her company?" Miss Shizuka asked. "I'll be getting the vehicle and prepare it for take off, just in case." Without waiting for them to agree or disagree she was gone. This was her at her best, and doing what she did best. She loved her profession and would go out of her ways to keep her patients, and more importantly, friends alive.

Not accepting reality, Saeko made one last vain attempt to act as if it was nothing. This was of course, totally useless. "Y-… I'm.. fine." She panted out with her stubborn head. And as soon as she tried to stand up she fell back into Saya's and Kohta's arms. She looked at Alice, and even though all her eyes allowed her to see was a vague blur. She knew all too well that she had to comfort her, for the poor child had already lost her father and there was no way she'd let her lose another loved one. "Ali…ce-chan. Don't… worry *coughs* … okay?" Everything went black now. And the last thing she heard was the little girl responding with a loud "Hai!"

"Just take your phone already. We'll have some light at the very least." Kumoro asked.

"Right." She grabbed her phone and with the dim light emitting from it they were able to find their way through the heaps of useless stuff they came across.

"Do you think she's been bitten?" Rei asked him doubtfully.

"No. Of course not. Back on the bridge one of them was able to land a direct hit on her shoulder. I don't know how it caused a cut like that, but she hasn't been bitten. She explicitly told me that!"

"She might be lying. It's not easy to admit such a thi…"

"Don't be crazy. Saeko-san isn't a person for that."

"You barely know her. How can you speak for her?"

This almost snapped something inside of Takashi. He was perfectly able to retain his calm however.

"I … don't know. Come one, let's just find the stuff we need." They had been here countless times before, but in the dark it was a completely different surrounding. Luck was shining upon them at this point however, for they had been walking directly towards a store called –Beter Bed.-

"I still think that that sounds retarded." He joked.

"Shihi, yeah. Must be some lame language from the west." She tried to laugh with Takashi again. But it was easily noticeable that he wasn't really paying attention to her at the moment. It annoyed her… it really did. Had he just forgotten about her like that? Even whilst they almost had sex back at the Takagi's manor? She knew for sure they'd be together back then. What had happened? Why did it all go this fast? It has to be Sempai… what had she told him?

"Rei! Help me out here! It's quite heavy!" She was shaken out of her barrage of thoughts when he called for her.

"yes… of course!" Rei carried the blankets and Takashi the mattress.

"Right, if one of them pops up immediately warn me. I can barely see what I'm doing with this thing in front of me."

"Then why do you carry it like that!"

"It's the easiest way!"

"Shihi, suhure."

They tried to navigate their way through the countless beds that were on display. And after some tripping, struggling and cursing they had found their way out.

"Takashi! UHm…"

"Hmm?" He looked at the girl behind him with a surprised look. "We need to hurry Rei. What is it?"

"Uhm.. Back at the Takagi Manor we…"

"Rei! Another time. Not now!" He knew he was being a complete jackass. But come on.. what was he to do? There was a life at risk. When he saw her surprised face, he blew a kiss with his lips. He didn't mean it, but he knew that it would soften her up a bit. It did indeed. He saw her blush a bit though the faint white light of her cell phone. She obviously didn't feel uncomfortable about it. In fact, she took it a whole lot more serious than she should have. Phew… I was indeed seeing things.

"Saya, take of her shirt!" The nurse yelled whilst wetting an apron that randomly lay in the humvee. She had ripped it to shreds for it would serve as a perfect towel.

"Hai." She starting to carefully unbutton the bloodied shirt, as she noticed the crack shot putting up a perverted smile. "You fat nerd! How can you!" She pushed him away. Go play with Alice-chan or something!"

"Auh uhm… Okay!" He replied while trying to act all happy and as if he didn't care. But gosh… did he miss something nice here. He and Alice went inside the humvee, and he closed the door. The sounds were blocked out, which gave him and the little child a chance to relax and laugh a bit.

It was now that Takashi and Rei returned. To the amusement of the two girls who were still treating the unconscious Saeko.

"Takashi, lay it down here." He did as he was told, then looked at the face of their blade master. Their blade master, but his happiness. Even though she had left them for the time being, it gave him some rest. At least she didn't feel the pain anymore. His eyes gazed down just a little bit, but that was enough for him to notice her exposed bra and flat tummy. He immediately looked away and tried not to think of … dirty things.

"Takashi! Lay her on the bed!"

"Wh… whut?"

"You heard me! Now do it!'

"Right away!" Awkward moment!

He immediately walked towards her and lifted her from the ground like a groom did with his bride.

He's… a bit too amused. Rei thought to herself. She saw Saeko's body against his. Even though it was only faintly and probably unintentionally. Her breasts seemed to be touching his body with every step he took, and his arms did little to make it look like less of an annoyance to Rei, for he held the girl tightly against him indeed..

He has no choice… he has no choice… he has no… oh god. She knew that there was very little he could do about it. But every part of her body that touched his, was one part to much. He loves me… not her. Me, not her. That's right.

"Put her down here." Shizuka ordered.

"Of… yes of course!" He slowly laid her down on the mattress. As he had to remove his hands from her body he noticed himself doubting. He just wanted to … touch her. Even though she was unconscious. Pfff, come on! Everyone can be perverted at some point in their lifes!" He let his hand glide slowly past her inner leg and past her neck as he put her down. Rei obviously covered her immediately with the blankets and showed some sudden enthusiasm to help out.

"Thank you! Now leave it to me!" The nurse spoke in an almost heroic tone.

"Of course Miss Shizuka-san." Did that unconscious body just turn me on… Please let no one notice. It's as if… the dead turn me on. Am I… turned on by the dead?

Right. This wasn't that long either. Next chapter will most likely be quite a bit longer but I promise nothing. I hope you're still enjoying it. Any criticism is welcomed and used to learn. And any compliments are loved of course. Next chapter will be what I actually wanted to do in this chapter. The Rei/Takashi. Saeko/Rei. And of course Seako/takashi conversations and maybe more. I'm also planning on Kohta and Saya but… I'm more interested in Takashi and Saeko. They'll get their luck obviously though.

I wish you all a very happy Christmas!