I do not own Highschool of the DEAD or its characters.
Updated: 10/21/13
As afternoon turned into evening, the residents of FOB Onohira tried to settle in for what they knew would be a long night. The fighting had attracted the undead, and now several hundred shambled all around the camp, looking for a way to get across the ditches. Patrols for the night were tripled, and the soft pop of suppressed gunfire could be heard as troopers dispatched those that fell into the traps.
The nine prisoners, tied with plastic wrist cuffs, were sitting beside the street, waiting for their fate to be determined. Five were boys between the ages of thirteen and sixteen. The rest were men in their thirties, three looked scared and beaten, one arrogant and defiant.
Tomasa, Rika and Nakajima walked up and stood before them for a minute before Tomasa spoke, "I am Captain Tomasa, commander of Forward Patrol Base Onohira. You are being held on charges of being marauders which carries a penalty of…"
"You can't charge us with anything! You're nothing but pirates yourselves, masquerading as Defense Force! Everyone knows the government is gone, and it's every man for himself now!" the defiant man shouted.
Nakajima looked down at the man, "Sir, I am Colonel Nakajima, and I assure you this is a forward base of the Ground Self-Defense Force. The Emperor has tasked us with…"
"The Emperor! The Emperor is dead along with the rest of the government! You might fool some of these kids but you can't fool me!"
Nakajima sighed, "Again I assure you, the Emperor is alive and well on Tokashiki in Okinawa Prefecture. He, along with other strong men like Busujima Kage and Takagi Souichirou, are working to rebuild and retake the mainland."
One of the other men looked up, "Wait, you said Takagi Souichirou? Don Takagi, leader of the Japan Forever Uyoku Dantai?"
Nakajima nodded, "Yes, he is serving as the Minister of Reclamation and Relocation. He is overseeing these new bases and the free zone south of here at Shimoda."
The man was up on his knees now, "I was one of his group leaders. I was at the mansion when the final attack came. Several of us got separated and thought they had perished there." He turned to the defiant man and screamed, "YOU BAKA! DO YOU REALIZE THIS MAKES US TRAITORS! THAT'S THE DEATH PENALTY!"
Two guards came over and pulled the distraught man to one side till he calmed down.
Rika walked over and squatted down in front of him, "Would someone from the mansion know you? What about Don Takagi's daughter? Would she know you?"
Looking puzzled he nodded, "Yes…I think so…but I don't understand."
Rika murmured into her mic and Saya, Saeko and Takashi stepped away from the mess hall and walked over.
The man stared at the girls in surprise as Rika asked, "Takagi-san, do you know this man?"
Saya leaned over and stared at him for a minute, "He looks like one of papa's group leaders, but I cannot remember his name."
"Mistress Takagi! I'm Shouyou Hinata and was head of group four! Please remember me kindly!"
Saya snapped her fingers, "Of course! You were with mama when she rescued us at the barricade!"
Shouyou prostrated himself before her, his forehead on the ground, "Mistress, I'm sorry! If I had known your father was alive I would have done anything to get back to him." His tears began to flow as his emotions overcame him.
Saeko reached out with the sheath of her sword and hooked it under his chin. She pulled it upwards till he was sitting up, his head tilted slightly back. "Do not embarrass us with this display, Shouyou-san. Sit up as a man should. Redeem yourself by helping us and maybe…" she paused and looked at Tomasa, who nodded, before she continued, "the law will be merciful in its judgment of you and your actions."
He bowed his head three times, "Yes, Busujima-san! I know who you are and apologize for my weakness and display. I will do what is asked of me and only request my death be clean and fast."
Saeko nodded to Tomasa before stepping back. Tomasa looked back to the defiant man, "Do you have anything more to-"
"Fuck you and these whores too! I don't give a shit about your lies…"
Rika kicked him in the chin, "YOU DO NOT CALL MY GIRLS WHORES, ASSHAT!"
"LIEUTENANT STAND DOWN! WE DO NOT TREAT PRISONERS THAT WAY!" Tomasa roared.
"Get this filth out of my face! Tie him to a tree until one of us says otherwise!" Rika ordered the two guards.
After glancing at the captain, who nodded, they dragged the now unconscious man off to the edge of the trees.
Rika turned to Tomasa and Nakajima and bowed deeply, "I apologize. I lost control when I heard him abuse the ladies."
Tomasa glared at her for a minute and then nodded. Turning to the other two men kneeling before him he asked, "What do the two of you have to say for yourselves?"
They both bowed deeply and one spoke, "All we can say, Captain, is we were following the orders of our leader. We were told by him and his lieutenants that this camp was a bunch of marauders that had killed dozens of people to get the equipment you have. One man tried to get the leader to parley first but he got beat down for defiance."
Tomasa glanced toward Shouyou-san, who nodded in agreement.
"Captain?" the man said as he looked up. "My son was with the larger group, are you holding those prisoners somewhere else? He's only thirteen and I'm sure he's scared."
Tomasa's face went dark as he shook his head, "You are all the prisoners we have. There are a few wounded but none that young. I'm sorry, everyone else is dead."
The man looked at the ground, his face running a gauntlet of emotions, "How am I going to tell his mother…I killed my son listening to that…fool." He began to sob silently as he rocked back and forth.
Shouyou-san murmured a prayer to Buddha as the girls turned away and Takashi's face went white.
Tomasa sighed before looking to the boys, "What about you? Do you have anything to say?"
The oldest boy shook his head. "My father was killed after we crossed the ditches. I don't blame the soldiers that did it. He was shooting at them after they told us to drop our weapons. The leaders should have tried to talk first, but they were so sure after the helicopters left that we had a larger force. I wondered what you were doing with helicopters if you were just pirates, but that bastard Toma always had some reason why."
The boy looked up at Tomasa, "Are we going to be killed? Shouyou-san said our actions carried death as punishment."
"That is yet to be decided," the Captain said. "Right now, we're going to feed you and find a place to hold you for the night. Tomorrow I want all of you to help identify those that were killed. We'll make decisions after that."
Saya looked to Shouyou, "Shouyou-san, if you honor my father, do as you are told. Help all that you can and I will speak to him for you."
Shouyou prostrated himself again, "Yes Mistress, I will do everything in my power to help right this wrong."
Tomasa looked at the rest, "That goes for the rest of you also. Too many people have died today. Your actions from this point on will determine your punishment when the time comes. Shouyou-san, I am appointing you as their leader and spokesman. Do you have a problem with that?"
Shouyou looked at the other prisoners who nodded to him before he replied, "No, Captain, I will take responsibility for everyone's conduct."
Tomasa nodded, "Right now I want you to go with Lieutenant Minami and see if you can identify any of the wounded."
"Yes Captain."
Rika motioned to the other guards standing around. They helped the prisoners up and marched them to one of the buildings that was yet unused.
After they had walked away, Saya turned to Tomasa. "What will you do with them?" she asked.
"Feed them, give them blankets for tonight. Let them talk and see what comes in the morning. I know it's easy to say 'I was just following orders', but I feel the boys were doing what the fathers told them too. From what Shouyou and the other two men said, their leader was very forceful and they allowed themselves to be led down the wrong path. Most people are sheep, they don't want to have to think, just be told what to do."
Rika cleared her throat, "What do you want to do with loud mouth over there?"
Tomasa looked to the unconscious man his guards had bound to a tree as Rika ordered. "Leave him where he is for the night. No food or blanket, and we'll see what he acts like in the morning. If he gets too loud, gag him. I have the feeling he will be just as bad as he was tonight, so we might have to make an example of him."
"Where's Kohta?" Saya asked Rika.
"Down at the armory. He and Toda are storing away the weapons we took off them."
Saya nodded and started that way as the others headed towards the mess hall.
000
Saya paused in the door and watched, as Kohta and Toda wrapped tape around baseball shaped objects, she now knew were hand grenades. As they finished one, they put it in a box that had been divided up into sections, just the right size for each.
Toda walked around the counter and stood facing her, "Take a swing at me if you want to. I know you're still mad."
Saya stepped up and balled up her fist, then lightly tapped him in the center of his chest before stepping closer and hugging him. "I know why you did it, gramps, and if you ever do it again, I'll have my boyfriend beat you up."
The gray haired man chuckled and patted her on the head, "It's alright, little one. Everybody goes through a shock when that first happens. I just don't want you to ever get used to it. Zeds are one thing, people are another."
Saya nodded as she let him go and turned to Kohta who wrapped his arms around her.
Toda leaned on the counter and rubbed his hair with a tired look on his face. "You two go get some rest. Kohta, I need you back here in the morning after breakfast. We need to inventory and clean all this stuff, and I've got some questions on where it all came from, if I can get answers from any of the prisoners."
Saya looked back and forth between the two men, "Why? Is there something special about them?"
Kohta reached over and picked one of the rifles up. To her it looked very much like the AR-10 he had carried for so long, but even she could tell there were some differences.
"This is a M16A4," Kohta said, "They are the current issue weapon for US military troops. They also had some M4's, but the thing is everything is new. There is no wear on these like if they had taken them off dead soldiers. Every one of them had these, as well as hand grenades, extra magazines and plenty of ammo. They had to come from somewhere and we need to know where."
Saya nodded, "I see. The danger is, there might be more, and if other groups get ahold of them it could be a significant problem for us down the road."
Toda nodded, "I'm not opposed to someone picking up a gun to protect themselves, but the numbers we are talking here are enough to arm a couple of platoons or a small company."
"From what I saw of the prisoners, I think they will be willing to help. There is one asshole, but Rika has him separated from the rest. One of the others is a follower of my father's and has pledged to do what he can," she told them. She heard Kohta's stomach growl, "Have you eaten anything?"
"Not since lunch, been too busy," he replied.
She took his hand in hers, "Come on then. Cookie has sandwiches fixed, and we can get some and take them to the house."
Toda waved goodnight to them as they went out the door into the dark.
000
As Saya headed toward the armory, the others walked to the mess hall. Rika took Shouyou in with her as the others waited outside. There were seven injured raiders with four of those critical and may not make it through the night.
They stopped and watched as Cookie performed CPR on one man while Shizuka checked his vital signs. She shook her head and reached out and put her hand on Cookie's arm, "It's no use, Cookie; he's gone." The older man sighed, took a towel from his back pocket, and lay it over the dead man's face.
Shizuka motioned to two orderlies to carry the body out, before turning to walk over where Rika was standing.
"Needless to say, you look beat," Rika said as she rubbed her depressed friend on the shoulder. "What was that last one about?"
Shizuka sighed and brushed some stray hair out of her eyes, "Simply too much damage for me to fix with what we have. He's the second critical to die so far, and I'm afraid the rest will go before morning. There is really not much we can do. We don't have the facilities or the machines needed to keep people alive long enough to get a foothold on recovery."
Rika frowned, "What about our injured?"
"There are three dead and five with medium to minor injuries. It seems our people could shoot straighter and duck better."
Rika waved over a trooper and told him to take Shouyou around and collect the names of the wounded prisoners.
After they walked away, Shizuka asked, "Who's that?"
"One of the prisoners who used to be a follower of Don Takagi. Saya has identified him and he has promised to help us to make amends," Rika replied.
Shizuka nodded and sighed, "I see. I better get back to work. I want to get finished and turn things over to Yukari-san. She has volunteered to take night watch since she has been out of action for the last day or so. Then I want to get to the house and get a hot bath."
Rika nodded, "Speaking of that, it looks like I'll be on night duty myself. I'll collect the young ones, send them home, and tell Takashi to light the bath fires."
Shizuka nodded and walked away as Rika turned and went back outside. Paddy walked up as she stepped down off the porch. "How are things on your end?" she asked.
"All vehicles are serviced and locked down LT," he reported.
"Good, I got a feeling we are going on a road trip tomorrow or the next day so we'll need them ready. Right now, go find that girlfriend of yours, get some food and head to the house to rest. I'll tell the others to head there also."
Paddy nodded and as he turned toward the door, Rei, Saya and Saeko came out carrying several bags.
"Ah, there you are," Rika said. "Where are Takashi and Kohta?"
"I sent them on ahead to start the bath," Saya told her.
"Good, that's what I was going to do. Looks like I'll be on duty all night and Shizuka will be in as soon as she feels she can turn things over to Yukari-san."
Saya stepped closer, "I'm calling for a couple's night in the baths, any problems with that?"
Rika thought about it for a minute and shook her head, "No, I think it might be a good idea. We may be hitting the road in the next day or two and some of you will not be going."
The girls paused as they heard this, but none felt like arguing right then. Saya nodded and started to the house with the others behind her.
000
After eating, the girls did rock, paper, scissors to see what order the baths would be in. Rei and Paddy got first slot.
After scrubbing and shampooing each other they settled down in the soaking tub with Paddy massaging Rei's shoulders and back.
"Oh that feels so good!" Rei moaned as his strong hands worked her tired muscles.
They leaned back against the side of the tub, Paddy's arm around her, holding her to his side. This was only the second time they had bathed together and he was still a bit shy about it. He knew he should not be; it was not like they didn't know each other's bodies now, since they had found ways to pleasure each other without intercourse.
"You had a rough time of it didn't you?" he said as he kissed her forehead lightly.
She nodded, "There was just so much blood. I've seen a lot of Their blood, but it's thick and black, this was bright and red, and the smell was different. Seeing someone die while sensei was trying to help them was hard too. She would just keep working and working even when Cookie or Yukari told her to stop."
He pulled her closer and hugged her with both arms as she shivered.
She reached up and stroked the side of his face, "Let's get out and go to our room. I want some quiet time and to sleep the night away in your arms."
Nodding, he got up, stepped from the tub and held up a towel to wrap her in. She sighed with pleasure as he rubbed her down, drying her skin. She slipped on her robe as he dried himself, then she took him by the hand to lead him to their room.
000
Kohta checked on Alice and Masahiko before he went to the kitchen where Saya was. The children were in what Alice called, 'her place'. There was a large closet in the hall and Alice had commandeered the bottom, putting a single futon and pillows inside. She, Masahiko and Zeke were huddled in it together, warm and comfortable. The children were already asleep when Kohta checked, Zeke's tail thumping the wall as he watched over them.
Kohta slid the door almost shut and walked to the rear of the house. Entering the kitchen, he leaned against the wall and watched Saya as she wrapped the leftover food for Tomasa and Shizuka to eat when they came in.
"Stop it. You're hovering," she told him.
"Sorry," he replied. "I'm just worried about you."
She nodded with a slight smile, "That's alright, but I will be okay. Right now I just want to get a warm bath with you and then some alone time in our room. Where are the kids?"
"Holed up in Alice's place, Zeke's with them."
She nodded and sighed, "I guess we'll have to put a stop to them sleeping and bathing together soon."
Kohta grimaced, "Yeah I know, I hate it though, they've gotten very attached to each other, but I know Masahiko is going to start growing up real fast."
Kohta looked up as Rei and Paddy passed the door heading for their room. Rei motioned towards the bath as Kohta waved okay to her.
He took Saya's hand and led her that way, "Come on, Angel; let me scrub your back for you."
000
Takashi sat on the porch outside their room as Saeko gathered items for their bath. She sat down next to him as they waited for Saya to tell them it was their turn.
She looked at Takashi in puzzlement as he sat with his head hanging, "What's wrong, my love? I know you're tired, but there seems to be something else."
"I killed him, Saeko; I killed that man's son."
Concern crossed her face as she put her arms around him, "Why do you think that, love? It could have been anyone on your team."
Shaking his head, he told her what happened during the battle. Knowing that was the only boy of that age killed, she didn't say it out loud, but she had to agree with him. The rest of the young had the good sense to throw down their weapons, once the tide of battle turned against them.
She babied him, holding him close and petting his hair, talking softly to him.
Kohta and Saya came around the corner heading to their room arm in arm. They stopped and watched for a minute before walking closer.
Saeko looked up at the questions in their eyes and shook her head slightly. "Stress," was all she said to them, but they both knew it was more than that.
Saya rubbed Takashi on his head as she went by and Kohta said, "Bath's ready."
Saeko got him up and in the bath with little trouble. He moved like a robot, doing as she told him but no more.
After scrubbing and shampooing one another, they reclined in the tub. He sat against the edge with her in front of him, her back to his chest as they had before.
This time though, he did not stir like before. Even when she moved slightly against him, he sat with a vacant look on his face.
Now Saeko was really starting to worry. She set her mind that if he was not better by morning, she would talk to Rika and maybe Tomasa about it.
She got him out, dried, wrapped in a towel and led him back to their room. She removed the towel and placed him on their futon, before she closed the doors and slipped her robe off. Crawling in next to him, she wrapped herself around him, petting him and whispering in his ear.
He responded to her slightly, hugging her close and whispering he loved her before closing his eyes and seeming to drift off to sleep.
She held him to her as he slept, praying to the gods for him to be set right in the morning.
000
Tomasa arrived find to the house mostly dark and somewhat silent. He smiled slightly when he heard muffled sounds from Saya and Kohta's room as he sat on the porch and took off his boots. Ignoring them, he walked down the hall to see Zeke stick his head out of Alice's place and then crawl out to be petted before running to the rear yard to relieve himself.
When he returned, Tomasa petted him again and told him he was a good dog, before the puppy headed back to bed. Going to his own room, he stripped down and gathered what he needed to bathe. Rika had warned him what Saya had planned, so he was cautious as he opened the bathroom door, making sure none of the teenagers were still soaking in the tub.
He had just gotten shampoo in his hair when he heard the door open and someone step inside. Glancing over his shoulder, he found Shizuka removing her robe before coming over to him.
"Wash your back?" she asked as she knelt down behind him. He nodded and gave in to the relaxing ministrations of her hands.
After he returned the favor they lay in the tub together, his arm around her as she ran her index finger in circles on his chest as she had back in the hotel the week before.
"Rough day?" he asked.
She nodded, "Two more may die tonight. We just don't have the means to save them."
He grimaced, "I'll make a point to set you up a clinic in one of the unused buildings. We should have done it before now, but other business has just gotten in the way."
"We need to raid a clinic or a hospital also. I need tables, cabinets, beds and a ton of other stuff to even get to school infirmary standards," she told him.
He sighed, "We'll do it is as soon as possible, but we need to finish this raider problem first."
She looked up at him with concern on her face, "You're going to have to go looking for their base, aren't you?"
He nodded, "Hopefully Rika will get that info tonight from the man who promised to help. With good intel, I hope to settle this without anyone else getting hurt."
"What are you going to do with the prisoners we have now?"
"It's going to depend on each of them," he said. "I think the young boys were just following the lead of their elders so a little bout of hard labor should be enough to set them straight. If they are defiant and trouble though, like I'm sure one man is going to be, I might have to exercise the final option."
"What would that be?" she asked.
"Death by hanging."
Shizuka shivered at the thought.
She got out and dried off as he watched. Turning towards him, she held out her hand to him, "I need to cash that rain check. I've dealt with too much death today and I need you to make me feel alive again. Can you do that for me?"
He took her hand and pulled her close. He held her and kissed her before letting her dry him off. They put on enough to be decent and she led him through the house to his room.
He undressed and lay on his futon as she slowly dropped her robe off her shoulders. Leaning over, her breasts dangling against his chest, she kissed him softly before slowly working her way down his neck, chest and abdomen before taking his manhood into her mouth.
Tomasa grasped as she worked on him. Rolling his head to one side he realized she had moved into a 69 position and her crotch was right by his shoulder. She shivered with delight as he buried his face in her pubic mound.
They continued like this until Shizuka clamped her legs around his head and squealed as she orgasmed.
Turning around she now pulled his face to her breast. She was grasping as he worked them over and positioned himself above her. He advanced into her, causing her to again squeal in delight as he started a rhythmic pumping.
This went on for long minutes with them clasping each other and gasping between kissing and nuzzling. They were not virgins, untrained in the ways of sex; they knew what they wanted from each other and worked hard for it.
Sweat poured from them as Shizuka got louder and louder. "AH! AH! AAAHHHHH!" she cried and she hit a second and then a third orgasm.
Tomasa groaned and then roared her name as he climaxed into her.
Afterwards they collapsed into a heap as they kissed and touched each other.
Shizuka blew out air as Tomasa molested her breasts with his mouth and tongue.
She patted him on the head and said, "Take a breather for a minute Kaoru, I want to cash at least two more checks before the night is over!"
They both cackled with laughter.
A/N: And Sensei finally gets some sweet loving! Updates may be a little slow but I hope no more than a couple of week between them. Writing two stories at once is taking more time than I thought it would but unless something cracks, breaks or comes untied I hope to be able to keep the schedules I have set for myself.
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