Hey guys, I'm back with my fourth chapter :D Along with this chapter I'm going to release the first chapter of my second story :D It's a serialization by the one-shot from FrAk-XD. It's gon be also so you should also check it out :3 but the real action won't start until the tenth chapter. First 9 will be mostly about romance :DDD Well I've taken enough of your time :3 Refer to chapter 9 of the anime for this btw :3

Disclaimer: I do not own HOTD :3

Chapter Four… BEGIN :D

Takashi and Saeko ran…and ran… and ran. They were still being chased by the undead. They had left Saya and the group so they could distract the undead so the rest of the group could hopefully escape unscathed. They did not look back even once to check on their group of friends. They believed that they could survive and escape. All they needed to focus on at the moment was where they would go for shelter for the night. "Since we are near it already, let's go to a nearby temple I know, we can probably stay there for the night," said Takashi. "Hmm, it might be a good idea, let's go," responded Saeko.

They ran off heading for the temple, and when they got there they could not see anyone there, dead or alive. Takashi ran in first to check out the temple. After he called out his okay, Saeko came in casually, completely trusting Takashi. "I'll check the place out to see if there is anything we might need," said Takashi. Running off to the right side of the temple, he came back a few minutes later with a strange object in his hand. "What is that," asked Saeko. With a little blush, he came up beside Saeko and said, "It's a porta potty, I thought you would need it." This startled Saeko, but was also somewhat funny to her.

She could not hold it any longer, she burst out laughing. Takashi, a little confused, "What?" "Oh nothing, thanks a lot," she responded with a grin still plastered on her face. He blushed at her reaction, she never showed much emotion, but now he heard her laugh. Her heavenly laugh. He could not get enough of it, he silently hoped she would continue, but she soon stopped a minute later. "What's up," she asked, noticing him staring at her. "Nothing, just thinking about how cute you are when you laugh," he said without thinking about it. Soon realizing what he just said, he covered his face in embarrassment. He had basically told the girl he had fallen in love with that he was in love with her. When he looked at her, he could see the similar blush that had fallen onto her face without her noticing. "T-T-Th-hanks," she said stammering. She was obviously embarrassed from his sudden confession. At the same time, she was happy; she had fallen in love with Takashi as well. "S-sorry, I didn't mean to say that," Takashi spoke rapidly. "What? So that means I'm not cute?" she asked teasing him. "NO! I didn't mean that, I just meant that I didn't want to say that out loud. Saying that out loud would mean the same thing as saying that I was love in with you," he said quickly and nervously. "Well, ARE you in love with me," she teased again. His reactions when she teased him were priceless. She could not hold back her laughs. "YES! But I don't want you to know that!" He said very quickly that he had not though again. Realizing the mistake he made again he face palmed. There he was, talking to the girl he was in love with and at the same time accidently confessing.

With a gasp, she looked at Takashi. She had not known of the feelings he held for her. She instantly saw the pain and regret in his eyes. He would think that she was going to reject him. "Well then, I'm glad you are," she said seductively, not teasing at all now. With a blush Takashi was backing up. He must be imagining things now; he had to clear his head. "Where are you going? Don't you want to be with me? I thought you loved me," she said. She had crawled to Takashi and stood up and held him to the wall, even though he could easily overpower her. "Well? Don't you?" Takashi, being overwhelmed by her actions and thinking that maybe this could be a dream, thinking it's a dream he confessed his love to her in the three words that she had wanted to hear. "I love you," he said. With those words, Saeko had blushed and in that second Takashi had pulled her against him and kissed her with all his might. She fell to his touch and he had followed. They were now lying on the makeshift bed that they created, still in each other's arms and still kissing. He had pulled her closer, her body fully pressing against him. Saeko had pulled away from Takashi for a second. "I love you too," she muttered quickly and went back to kissing him. Takashi, feeling bliss was now asking for entrance to her mouth. She soon granted it, wanting to feel his tongue with hers. Not hesitating at all, he explored her mouth, not leaving a single space untouched. He had pulled back and allowed her to do the same. They took a small break and Saeko rested her head on Takashi's arm. "This is a dream come true… I would think that with the advances that Rei, Miku, and even our teacher Kyoko-sensei that you would have already fallen in love with one of them….," her voice trailing off. Takashi still thinking that this was a dream, "Of course not… ever since I had first laid my eyes upon you, I knew you were the one for me… basically, it was love at first sight," he said placed his chin on her head. With a small tear running through her face, Saeko returned to her kissing session with Takashi. He wanted even more… he did not want to let her go…ever. Not even letting each other breath, they kissed not knowing how much time would fly by. Suddenly Saeko pulled away, she had remembered something terrible. "We can't do this… I have a terrible secret… you will most likely find it disgusting and not want to be with me anymore," she said tears threatening to run across her face. "Tell me, "Takashi said simply. He wanted to know what was bothering her, the love of his life. "About four years ago, I was attacked by a drunk old man. I had my bokken with me so he wouldn't be much of a problem. Even though I could easily handle him, I let him loose for a couple of minutes, knowing that at any second I could knock him out. When I had finally got bored… you could say… I smashed him… I hit him repeatedly with my bokken. I broke his arms and at least four ribs. The worst part of this was that I enjoyed beating him. It was so much fun, having so much power that I could decide his life right there. I had the power of being able to control someone's life, to decide whether they would live or die..," her voice trailed off, her composure soon breaking. "Shh, it's okay… now when I fight those dead bastards, I feel both joy and excitement from smashing their heads… from ripping their bodies in two," he said, trying to comfort her. She would not have it though, "But I was like this even BEFORE the undead were even here. You changed when they came… I changed four years ago and I've been like this for the whole time. I'm a monster… I enjoy having the power to control someone's life. To choose if they live or die… I enjoy killing just as much. I do now, and I have for the past four years. Do you understand?! You became like this when 'They' appeared, but I've always been like this!," her face was now overrun with tears. She had broken during the conversation and Takashi had not noticed. "It's okay… it's not that bad anyway, it's actually better that you are like this," Takashi responded calmly. This completely surprised Saeko. Not only would Takashi tolerate her other self, he would also wanted her to embrace it. 'Why' she thought. Unknowingly, she had spoken her thought out loud. "Why? Obviously because that kind of personality helps. It's either you enjoy killing them or you'll break sooner or later. This type of life is difficult and that is why you should enjoy the time you live, may it be chilling out or killing those undead freaks. Repeating what I said earlier, too… I'm exactly like you, maybe even worse. The excitement that goes through my body may not even be human anymore. I'm already inhuman in so many ways, and I fear that the only thing that may keep me even a little human… is my love for you," he told her softly. It was now Saeko's turn to comfort Takashi. She had not known that she was not the only one that was in pain. Takashi would be in just as much pain as her, probably even more. He was bit, he was turned, but not into one of those brainless cannibals, he turned into something that was just as monstrous, just not brainless. He had grown in his senses, in speed and in strength, but some people may just look at him like he was just another one of 'Them'. "We'll be together forever…the weirdest couple out there, right?" she said with uncertainty, but with a bit of a chuckle while saying the last part. "Of course…the weirdest and probably craziest couple out there," he said with a smile. They kissed once more before heading off to the land of dreams. They were now together, a couple forever, a couple that held more bloodlust than any other, they were in love…two psychopaths that enjoyed killing were in love.*

Takashi awoke with a small yawn. He looked down beside him. His heart almost jumped out of his chest. He soon remembered what had transpired last night. 'I thought it was a dream…but I guess it's just a dream come true' he said with more happy thoughts filling his head. Still sleeping was Saeko with a bit of drool coming out of her mouth. If it was anyone else, it would probably look disgusting, but it was Saeko and seeing that side of her was cute. Even though she may be a hardcore sadist when it came to killing 'Them', seeing her right now you would think that she was a regular teenager that was in love, the 'in love' part coming from the dreamy look that she had on her face and the smile that was plastered on it. Smiling gently, he played with her violet hair while she slept. She awoke after what seemed like an hour. "Good morning Takashi," she said with a smile. Takashi smiling also, cupped her face and gave her a good morning kiss. "Good morning to you too Saeko, though you may want to wipe that drool from your face," he said playfully with a smile. Embarrassed, Saeko quickly wiped away her face, making sure that were was absolutely nothing left. With an embarrassed smile she stood up. "We should get ready to go, the others are probably worried sick for us," Saeko said, waiting for Takashi to get ready. Takashi quickly put on his shirt, which he had taken off last night for no reason. "Okay, let's go," he said confidently leading the way. He had just come out the door when he saw a few undead, wandering about looking as if they did not know where they were going at all. "You want to handle this?" He had wanted to see Saeko embrace her killer sadist side, and he had just found the perfect way to do so.

With a nod, Saeko rushed in to kill the few undead that were there. Arriving onto the scene, she jumped to smash the first one in the head. She succeeded and she had now brought out her killer that was lying dormant inside of her. When the first one was killed, the second was killing about two seconds later. Then the third, the fourth, the fifth and so on fell in the matter of seconds. She finished the last one and Takashi was now drawing near her. He decided to pat her on the back for a job well done, but instead was met with the bokken facing towards him. Saeko was still in killer mode and she could not recognize him. "Saeko," he said gently. She was still not her usual self so he decided to shake her a little. Bad idea. She was immediately on him, trying to get him in the head. This proved useless as he sidestepped her every move. He decided that it was time for him to snap her mind out of it. He grabbed the bokken and held it to his side as he moved in to kiss Saeko square on the lips. This seemed to snap her out of her dazed condition as her head snapped up and she realized what was happening. She quickly pulled away from the kiss, remembering what she had to Takashi. She regretted that she had tried to kill him, just like all the other undead. She could still not yet control her darker side. "I'm sorry," she said with a tear in her eye. Wiping it away, Takashi comforted her, letting it know that she would be able to control it soon. "Don't worry, we can work on this," he says soothingly. She simply nodded and turned her head so she was facing where Saya's house would be. "Let's get going," she said firmly. Scooping up Saeko like a princess he started to run. Saeko was blushing furiously and clawing at him, "Let me go! I can run by myself y'know," she pouted slightly. "I know you can run, but this is faster and you look cuter when you pout, y'know," he said smiling his biggest smile. Saeko blushed a deeper shade of red than what Takashi thought was possible.

Saeko had to admit that it was true that this was faster; they were running at a supersonic speed and were already halfway to Saya's house, which was supposed to be about twenty miles away. With her running regularly, they wouldn't have even reached two miles yet. Takashi turned the corner to see hundreds of the dead cannibals wandering the streets. 'We'll have to be quick, quiet, and agile' Takashi said whispering in Saeko's ear. This would have made her blush if it wasn't for the hundreds of undead facing them down. Takashi, nimble like a ninja and quiet like a cat, made his way through the flanks of undead with ease. They were just about to arrive at the gates, but as unlucky as they are, Saeko had to sneeze. "A-aaahhhh—choo!" Suddenly, the hundreds of infected were attempting to surround them. "Couldn't you hold it in?" Takashi had said a bit annoyed and a bit excited. "Well it just came outta nowhere…sorry," she said with a small pout. Upon seeing this cute expression, Takashi quickly calmed down and blushed a bit. "Well, it's time kill I guess," he said. He had round house kicked so they could have a little bit more room. He let Saeko stand on her own as he stayed still; waiting for Saeko to make the first move so he could protect her when the time arrived. Even with his heightened senses, all he saw was a blur. Saeko had moved forward quickly and quietly and smashed one of the cannibals' head open. Seeing this, Takashi quickly got to work as he went to kill the dead. Saeko did not need any help at all as she held her own against her fair share of infected. Saeko had taken out about three hundred or so infected by herself, and Takashi had taken out about three hundred or so also, give or take a few. There was only one more left, but there was something different about this one. He held a different aura, as if he was of higher ranking. Something like a regular soldier to a corporal. The undead suddenly jumped, having more speed than any of the cannibals' Saeko or Takashi had seen before. It was aiming for Saeko, but Takashi quickly intercepted so he was the one that the creature attacked. Even Takashi had trouble, the creature had surprising strength, and it showed more resilience than any of the others, too. Even though it was obviously stronger and quicker and even smarter than the others, Takashi could still take it out with ease. He grabbed it's ripped shirt with one hand and with the other blew it away with a punch that could be heard from within miles. The creature's head also proved to be stronger than the regular infected. So far, it had proved stronger, faster, smarter, and more resilient than the others before it. Takashi wiped a drop of sweat from his forehead and turned to face Saeko. Her face was full of surprise and relief. She was surprised of the new type of Infected that showed it face and was relieved that Takashi could handle it easily. "Let's go Saeko," Takashi said. They were only a few steps away from the gate. "Let's go…Takashi," she said while grabbing his hand and smiling. They were a couple and they could show it to everyone now. They would tell everyone once they would have a good night's sleep and some food, they were starved. Still holding hands they walked up to the gates and rattled it a bit, trying to get someone to rush over to them. As someone came running, Saeko and Takashi turned to face each other. They both smiled at each other and kissed for a moment before withdrawing their lips and hands. They had finally reached Saya's house, where they would get much needed rest before they would head out to help out Hisashi and Rei.

A/N: Hey guys :D hope you guys like, I'm still needing OC's, I only got 1 so far xD, it would be helpful for some others since I had to push the OC's from appearing in this chapter. IF you guys could so kindly gimme OC's I shall be happy :3 For the people reading now, see ya tomorrow :D for the people reading in the future… Boo :p I know what you're thinking! :3 Bye guys :D OH BTW I'll START MY OTHER STORY TOMORROW :DD GET PUMPED! :3