So... A year after I last published a chapter I decide to start writing it again. That's thanks to werewolfrider, so cheers for that. I randomly checked my reviews, found a new one for here and that encouraged me to write two chapter in less than a day. It's amazing what one review can do. So, enjoy!

Disclaimer: I don't own Highschool Of The Dead, but I do own Mayonaka.

Soon after that, everyone had piled back into the humvee again. Mayonaka took her usual seat on top of the roof and watched the scenery fly by as Sensei
drove them onwards.

Mayonaka's eyes snapped down to the roof of the humvee as the hole was being opened up. As soon as Mayonaka saw Komuro's spiky brown hair, she averted her gaze.

"Mayonaka? Are you okay up here?"

Mayonaka nodded without meeting his gaze which did absolutely nothing in terms of reassuring him. In fact, it did the opposite and made him worry even more.

"We need to get you some clothes." He deliberately kept his eyes on her face, even though he did want to let his eyes stray down. Her skirt was ripped in various places and her blouse was the same, it took a great deal of effort to keep his eyes focused on her face and the fact that she was avoiding his gaze, made this even harder.

"Just let me know when we drive past one." Mayonaka gave a very minimal reply in the hopes that it would end this conversation that much sooner.

Komuro continued staring at her. He cocked his head to one side slightly and Mayonaka just ignored him completely. Or, tried to anyway. Komuro sighed and dropped his gaze. He lifted it up again a moment later and a blush lit up Mayonaka's cheeks as she could clearly see his bright hazel eyes travelling slowly up her body from underneath her long white fringe.

Her fight with her father had left her more exposed than she would have liked to be. Not just physically, but emotionally and mentally too. She was beginning to feel her limitations and she didn't like it. She was also well aware that someday, she would be forced to challenge her father again. Knowing this fact left her feeling weak and exposed.

"Komuro, is there any place we can stop at for a while? It's getting late and I think we could all use a decent night's sleep on an actual bed." Hirano's voice travelled up through the gap in the humvee's roof.

"I hate to admit it, but he's right." Takagi voiced what the majority of the Highschool students were feeling.

Komuro sighed; knowing that his conversation with Mayonaka was over. He glanced up at her one last time before he lowered himself back down. He then got into a discussion about where the best place to stop off would be.

They agreed on a place (finally) but Mayonaka had tuned out what they were saying a long time ago. The thoughts in her head were enough of a distraction as it was, without having to worry about what everyone else was saying.

When they had finally arrived, Mayonaka's gaze locked on the clothes shop that she could see at the end of the street. Komuro's gaze followed and he locked his sights on it too. "I'll come with you." He threw the statement into the air and Mayonaka sighed.

"Nah, stay here and help everyone get sorted." She hadn't even turned to face him.

Komuro took a defiant step forward. "I want to go with you."

Mayonaka shrugged. "Too bad you're not a vampire then." And with that she took off down the street. There was no way Komuro could've kept up with her, even if he wanted too.

Saeko came forward and took his elbow gently. Komuro glanced at her hand on his arm and then up at her gently smiling face. "You need to talk to her, but for the moment I think it would be best to give her a bit of time to herself."

Komuro nodded. "You're right."

With a reluctant sigh he followed the others into the house they had found. It was a decent building, two stories high and was surrounded by a thick metal fence that should, at the least, help to deter them.

Sensei immediately went to take a bath and Takagi followed. Hirano set to work cleaning his guns and re-loading them and Saeko turned the T.V on with low volume as she set to work on sharpening her sword. Komuro joined Hirano on the couch and tried to relax as he watched a repeat of the news bulletin that was encouraging people to head to the safe areas.

Sometime later, the door opened and everyone's heads turned as Mayonaka walked in.

By her side she held several bags full of clothes. She set the bags down and awkwardly fiddled with the dress that she was wearing. It was a short sleeved black dress that was made of a silky material. It fit to her figure like a glove and put emphasis on the right parts. It was pretty short and gave freedom to most of her legs, but it made her feel self-conscious. It was a good dress for fighting them, as far as her acrobatic skills were concerned, but it didn't feel right for her. "No. No no no." She muttered. "I don't like it."

Hirano was practically staring and Komuro was doing his best to keep his gaze off of her.

"It looks really good on you." Hirano muttered. A slight blush lit up his cheeks and he joined Komuro in staring at the ground in front of them.

Mayonaka shook her head again. "Thanks and all, but I don't like it. I think I'm just going to change into a skirt or something." With that she grabbed the bags again and ran straight up the stairs.

Saeko nodded at the two guys. "You were right, Kohta. It did look good on her; she has the figure for it. Shame she's shy. Ah well."

A few minutes later, Mayonaka was jogging back down the stairs again with the bags of clothes in hand. She had changed into a black and red tartan miniskirt with lace lining the bottom and gold chains. She also had on a long sleeved black top with rips in the sleeves and smaller ones on the sides. She had this coupled with sheer black tights and lace up combat boots with a thick chunky sole and heel. "That's better."

She threw the bags of clothes straight onto the coffee table in front of the other three, grabbed a book and then sat down next to Saeko. "I've gathered up a lot of clothes, there's stuff for everyone. Might be worth checking it out."

Saeko nodded. "Thank you." She then began routing through the stuff. She pulled out the dress that Mayonaka had been wearing a couple of minutes ago and threw it at the vampire. Mayonaka caught it without missing a beat. "You should hang on to that one." The purple-haired girl gave the white-haired Mayonaka a bright smile.

Mayonaka held it out in front of her. "You reckon?"

Saeko nodded. "It looked good on you. If you don't want it, someone else will snatch it up. Meaning me."

Mayonaka chuckled and nodded. "Alright, Saeko. Thanks." She folded it up and put it next to her on the arm of the couch and flipped her book open and began flipping the pages. Once she had found the beginning of the actual book her eyes began darting from side to side at a speed that was a lot faster than the average human's.

"Can you really read that fast, Mayonaka?" Hirano expressed the thoughts that everyone wanted to say, but were mostly worried about interrupting her.

Mayonaka's ruby eyes snapped up from the book and met Hirano's gaze over the top of it. "Yes. I process information a bit faster than you guys."

"A bit faster?" Hirano answered. "A great deal faster. You're flipping through those pages like there's no tomorrow."

Mayonaka lowered the book. "If it's bothering you, just say. I don't mind moving."

Hirano shook his hands in front of him with speed. "No no, it's not bothering me. I was just expressing my amazement is all. You're just full of surprises."

Mayonaka grinned. "I guess I am. I'm not too sure if that's a good thing or not though." The grin straightened out into a frown.

Everything fell silent. No one knew how to respond to the sudden statement that was actually pretty deep.

"Never mind." Mayonaka lowered her gaze and continued reading.

Half an hour later, she tossed the book back on top of the cabinet by throwing it behind her. She yawned and stretched. "Hmm… I'm long overdue for a nap I think…"

"You sleep?" Saeko asked as she paused her sharpening to give Mayonaka a weird look.

Mayonaka nodded and then shrugged. "Sort of. Well yeah. Usually only for an hour every few days. It just helps in regards to maintenance. Some vampires do without it, some don't."

"Wow." Saeko said with a small nod. "That's something I didn't know."

Mayonaka stood up and stretched both of her legs out. "You learn something new every day. Do you guys think it'll be alright for me to take a nap? I can put it off it need be."

Saeko shook her head. "Go and rest. I'm sure we'll be fine."

Mayonaka reluctantly glanced at Komuro. "You think it'll be okay?"

Komuro blinked. "Y-Yeah sure."

Mayonaka yawned again and caught her fang on her finger. "I have to stop doing that." She licked the wound clean as she made her way upstairs.

Saeko glanced at Komuro and then up at the celling. He blinked in response. Saeko sighed, "Go and talk to her. You know you need to. Now is as good a time as any."

Komuro stood up. "Alright. I'll give it a shot."

Well, there you go. :) I hope you liked it. (If of course anyone is still interested in this story. Hopefully people are.)

The next chapter is set to be... Interesting. This is rated T for Teen after all.

Anyway, please review. I really would like to know if anyone's still interested in this. It has been a year after all.

Bye for now,

-JazzieLouise