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Jack, Maresato and his daughter, Alice, walked down the street looking for an empty house to take shelter in away from the undead, but every house that they've been to had people in it that would not dare take them in. And it shocked Jack to no end that people would quickly give up their humanity to hide in fear instead of trying to help others survive, but he also understood that fear, but it didn't mean that he liked it.
And unfortunately for them, it continued, people refused to give them shelter even when they said that they would only stay for one night and it began to frustrate Jack and Maresato.
They eventually gave up and started to look for empty houses to stay for the night, which Jack thinks they should've done from the beginning, but Maresato insisted on looking for people to stay in a bigger group to have safety in numbers. However, it didn't take long for the man to understand that people are changing quickly and are throwing away what makes them human in order to survive. Maresato didn't like that fact and tried to accept it, but was having a difficult time doing so.
Alice clung to her fathers leg as she watched her surroundings before looking at Jack to see that he constantly had a sharp look on his face as he gazed at each house they passed.
She wanted to ask him why he such a hard gaze, but kept quiet until she noticed that the back of his black leather jacket had a design of an angel wearing a blue dress while leaning next to a motorcycle and above the angel there were three words that said "Made in Heaven". She finally worked up her courage to ask him a question.
"Um... Valentine-oniichan? What does that mean, on the back of your jacket?" She asked him. Jack and Maresato both stopped and looked down at the little girl, who began to shake thinking that she was somehow in trouble, but Jack just smiled. "It doesn't mean anything, Alice. It's just something that my uncle gave me for my birthday a few years back." He answered her with a smile.
She smiled back and nodded her head before Jack knelt down in front of her. "But if you really want to know it's purpose, then I suppose it couldn't hurt to tell you. These jackets, the ones that have "Made in Heaven" on the back, are said to bring good luck to anyone who wears them." He told her while continuing to smile.
"R-Really? It can do that?" She asked making him nod.
"Uh-huh. And with the situation we're currently in, I'd say we need all the luck we can possibly get, wouldn't you agree?" He asked her, to which she nodded quickly. This only made him chuckle a little before he put his Dragon Edge away for a moment and proceeded to take the jacket off. "Jack-san, what are you doing?" Maresato asked him curiously.
But Jack didn't answer until he took the jacket off and held it up to Alice. "If anyone here needs any sort of luck, it's your daughter, Maresato-san. It's absolutely crucial that she survives this, and if her wearing this makes it happen, then I'll just rely on my instincts to survive." He answered looking up at Maresato, who smiled lightly and nodded his head.
Jack looked back at Alice and smiled again. "Go ahead, Alice. Put it on. It'll protect you. I promise." He said, assuring her. Alice didn't look too sure for a moment. She didn't want to take Jack's jacket, but if he felt she needed it, she'll put it on. Which is exactly what she did... but there was a slight problem.
"Um... Oniichan? It's... it's too big for me." She said holding her arms up to show that her hands couldn't even reach the end of the sleeves. This made Jack and Maresato chuckle. "Don't worry, Alice. It'll be fine. Besides, the bigger it is, the more it'll keep you warm." Jack told her with a bright smile.
Alice nodded her head and shook the sleeves of the jacket to get her hands out before grabbing her father's leg again. Jack then pulled his Dragon Edge back out before they continued on down the street to find shelter.
They eventually found a house that looked like it had been broken into, but there didn't seem to be anyone inside. Not wanting to take any chances, Jack told Maresato to wait outside with Alice while he quickly surveyed inside the house.
When the house was clear, Jack looked out one of the upstairs windows to find Maresato.
"Psst! Maresato!" He called quietly making the man look up at him. "It's clear. Get inside and head upstairs." He whispered.
Maresato nodded and hurried Alice inside the house then headed upstairs.
He walked into the room that Jack was in and had Alice sit on the bed while Jack locked the door to keep anyone or anything from coming in. "Here we go, sweetheart. Nice and comfy." He said as Alice rubbed her eyes and yawned.
"Daddy? I'm hungry. Is there anything to eat?" She asked while trying to keep her eyes open, but was failing. Maresato didn't know what to tell her, so he just stumbled over his words. "I... I... Alice, I don't know if there are any-" He began to say, but Jack interrupted him. "I'll go downstairs and have a look around, but don't get your hopes up, Maresato. The place does look like it was cleaned out long before we got here." He said while unlocking the door before stepping out.
"Lock this door when I leave. When I come back I'll knock 3 times, then you knock twice and I'll knock 3 times again. If for some reason I don't get it right, don't open the door. Got it?" He asked him after he told the man to listen out for a knock combination. Maresato nodded before quietly closing the door then locking it.
Jack proceeded back downstairs to find the kitchen and have a look around.
Whoever had lived in the house last didn't take a whole lot with them, it seemed like they were in a big rush. He can only hope the people made it out, but he wasn't holding out on hope that there is any food left. However, he is hoping that he's wrong.
He made it to the kitchen and started to look around for anything that he could salvage and just like he thought... there isn't much left lying around. He could see a few snack bags of chips lying on the floor, so he picked them up and held them in his arms.
He looked in the refrigerator to look for anything else and he saw 5 water bottles. They weren't cold, unfortunately, but they were at a cool enough temperature to satisfy a group of 3 people. "We'll have to make these last as long as possible." Jack thought to himself as he grabbed all 5 bottles and held them in his arms like the small bags of chips.
He looked around for a few more minutes to see if there's anything he may have missed, but there isn't anything left to look for so he carefully went back upstairs while balancing the items in his arms so he doesn't drop them.
As he reached the door he began to knock.
Knock-knock-knock
Then he waited for Maresato to respond.
Knock-knock
Jack knocked again in response.
Knock-knock-knock
He then heard Maresato unlock the door and then open it to let him in.
"Did you find anything, Valentine-san?" The man asked as Jack set all the items down on a little table near a window. "I found 3 bags of chips and 5 bottles of water. It's not going to be a 5 star meal, but we'll have to make due for now." Jack answered making Maresato nod as he grabbed a bag of chips and a water bottle before handing them to Alice, who was still sitting on the bed. "Here, Alice. I know it's not much, but at least you won't go to sleep hungry tonight." He told her with a smile.
Alice smiled back at him and nodded. "Thank you, Onii-chan." She said as she opened the bag of chips and ate them. Maresato took a bag of chips and a bottle of water for himself before he sat down on the bed next to Alice and began to eat.
While he was eating he looked over at Jack, who was sitting down looking out the window with a bottle of water in his hand, but not a bag of chips to eat. "Valentine-san? Aren't you going to eat?" He asked him in confusion but also concern. Jack looked over at him and smiled. "Nah, I'll be fine. Alice can have that bag for tomorrow if she wants too. I'm not being picky, I'm just not hungry right now." He answered the man.
Maresato nodded and went back to eating his chips before looking down at Alice, who had already finished both her drink and chips and was already sound asleep with Jack's jacket wrapped around her. He smiled at his daughter and leaned down to kiss her forehead before finishing his bag of chips then began to drink his water.
Maresato looked back at Jack and spoke. "Valentine-san? May I ask you a question?" He asked. Jack didn't turn around to look at him but, he nodded. "Sure, go ahead." He answered.
"Why did you decide to help Alice and I? No one else had the decency to help us. They wouldn't even give us a second glance. So, why help us? What's in it for you?" The father asked. It was then Jack finally turned around to look at the man. "Because it's the right thing to do and my mother, my family and my friends would be disappointed with me if they ever found out I didn't help someone. Especially my girlfriend. Everyone would be disappointed, but she'd be pissed." He answered with a chuckle before turning around to look back out the window.
Maresato tilted his head and smirked. "You have a girlfriend?" He asked with a chuckle. "I bet you're a handful for her." He added making both he Jack laugh, but quietly. Jack nodded, but still kept his eyes outside. "Yeah, I can be. She can be a handful too, but we're both stuck together like stubborn magnets. It doesn't matter what any one of us does, we'll always stick to each other no matter what." He said proudly before looking back at Maresato. "What about you? You have someone special in your life?" He asked, but the mans smiled faded before he looked down at his daughter then began to gently rub her head.
Jack, knowing he just asked a sensitive question, looked down in shame. "I'm sorry." He apologized, but Maresato quickly looked back up at him and shook his head. "No, no, it's quite alright. It's just... it's not something that Alice and I like to talk about. Especially when the... when the pain is still there. And especially when it just happened today." He said with sadness.
Jack looked back up at Maresato and nodded. "I understand." He said before looking back out the window to keep watch. "You go ahead and get some sleep, Maresato-san. We had half a day today, but it's going to be a long one tomorrow." He said making Maresato nod his head before he lied down next to his daughter.
"What about you? Aren't you going to get some rest?" The father asked the young man. Jack looked at him and nodded with a smile. "I will here in a minute. I'm just going to keep watch and make sure that nothing gets the drop on us." He answered making the man nod before he layed his head down.
It didn't take long for Maresato to fall asleep. The stress of the day weighed heavily on him.
Jack stayed up for an hour keeping an eye out for the undead that populated the streets outside. The echo of their moans in the night slowly began to haunt him the longer he stayed up.
When it looked like the undead wouldn't be coming into the house anytime soon he quietly stepped away from the window and sat down on the floor while propping himself up against the wall.
And like Alice and Maresato, it didn't take long for him to fall asleep. Eventually you could hear the sounds of light, slow and steady breathing from all 3 survivors in the room as the night continued.
Meanwhile, with Saeko and company...
It hadn't been that long since Saeko and her group managed to escape the school on the bus, but she was beginning to get a little worried. Takashi had saved Shido from the undead while they were escaping and Rei had told him to leave him behind. That he wasn't worth saving and that anyone who followed him wasn't worth saving either. It was surprising to say the least that one of her boyfriends friends would be willing to leave anyone behind.
But now she was beginning to see why Jack had warned her about Shido and why Rei had little to no trust in the man.
Shido, was currently standing in the back of the bus preaching to his students how Rei Miyamoto and Takashi Komuro were unfit to be part of their group and that nature had selected them to die off so that other people could survive which made Saeko scoff. And Shidos followers all nodded and clapped at every word he said.
"Look at those idiots. They're yucking it all up like the bastard is actually Gods prophet." Saya whispered to Saeko and Hirano. They both nodded and looked at Shido and his group with slight glares. "And not only that, he managed to drive off Rei just by talking. And now Takashi is with her at God knows where in the city." Hirano pointed out.
They all continued to watch Shido and his group closely while the man continued preaching and speaking nonsense.
Saeko leaned down close to Hirano and Saya. "We need to break away from them and find a way to regroup. We're more at risk here than we are with the undead. At least with them we know what to expect, but Shido?" She whispered and looked at him before looking back at her fellow survivors. "I don't know what to expect with him. Now, I don't know about you two or Miss Shizuka, but I'll take my chances with the undead." She whispered making the two nod. Miss Shizuka, who was driving the bus, looked back at the 3 of them and nodded.
Saeko nodded too. "Alright. We'll make our move first chance we get. We'll meet back up with Miyamoto and Komuro when we can and we'll go from there." She whispered before sitting down in a seat. Then Hirano spoke. "Well... what about Jack? Aren't you... you know, aren't you worried about him too, Busujima-san?" He asked. The question made both her and Saya flinch slightly before Saeko sighed and turned to him. "Hirano, of course I'm worried about him. He's my boyfriend and I love him with all my soul, but... at the same time I'm not worried." She answered him.
Her answer made Hirano look at her with confusion. "What do you mean?" He asked her. Saya was curious too. Why wasn't the girl worried about her own boyfriend? Then she answered.
"Because I believe if there is one person on this planet that can survive this nightmare, it's Jack. He's been training himself for this since his aunt survived the Raccoon City Incident. And his family has helped train him for this too, so he wasn't alone. That's why I said that I'm not worried, but at the same time I am because I don't even know where he is." She answered.
This made Saya pop in and ask a question of her own. "When was the last time you talked to him?" She asked. Saeko didn't even need to think about it. "Last night. He had just got back from America before all this happened. So, I know he's back here in Japan, but... what I don't know is where he currently is. He could be anywhere right now, but I'm trying not to worry so much about it because I know he can handle himself." She answered them both.
Hirano and Saya looked at each other and nodded. They then began to wait to make their move to get away from Shido and his group, but Saeko was currently preoccupied with herself at the moment. Hirano and Saya's questions had slightly gotten to her. She's not worried about Jack, but at the same time, she is. And she doesn't know when she'll see him again. However, she hopes that it's soon.
"Jack... please... be safe." She thought to herself as her lip trembled and a tear fell down her cheek before she quickly wiped it away before clearing her throat and began to wait like Hirano, Saya and Miss Shizuka.
Meanwhile, back at the Valentine home...
A large silhouette made its way to the front door of Jack and Natalie's now broken home before it walked in. The large shadow looked around the house before making its way to the living room before it noticed a picture sitting on the floor.
It walks over to the picture and picks it up with its large, grotesque hand to see 3 people in the picture. The picture had the family standing and hugging each other while smiling, but the creature ignored Jill, who was one of the people in the photo, and focused in on the other two people that were its intended targets.
Jack and Natalie Valentine.
Then the silhouetted creature snarled.
"STARSSS."
