This will be a part 1 for the first Minor Arc

Rated M for graphic violence and disturbing scenes.

Act Two: The Light is Big Enough for Two

19:45

Takagi's House +1

Takashi

I follow Saeko after she gracefully leaps over the fence. Since I wasn't as graceful as her, it took me a second longer to manage making it over. Once landing I immediately look to both of my sides, ensuring that the sound of my landing didn't attraction the attention of any possible nearby Them.

"This way" Saeko whispers to me, as she darts over to the corner of the house, quiet as a mouse. I quicken my pace to keep up with her, my footsteps muted from the soft grass. Arriving at the corner, Saeko quickly glances around the corner, recoiling almost immediately.

"There's two of them down the side." She whispers to me, her voice tinged with pleasure. I could see the silver start to tint her blue eyes. I knew she was going to enjoy what was about to occur.

I've began to notice these things about her, especially her eyes, how they would start to turn silver every time she prepared herself to kill. Is that what I'm like? Do my eyes turn silver too? Or is it just her.

"Takashi, you ok?" Saeko's worried voice, cutting through my thoughts. "Yea I'm fine." I answer, hoping Saeko doesn't hear the emotions in my voice. "Hmm." Saeko says, her face was half obscured in the dark, but I could've sworn she was looking at me. She must've known I was thinking of her, so what must she think of me.

I look back over to where she stood, only to see a blank empty space. Quickly after looking around to see if she moved somewhere else, the soft thumps of something heavy, resounded from around the corner. Smiling, I knew that meant that their death had already been dealt by the samurai. Shouldering the shotgun, I walk around the corner to see her standing there, among the dismembered heads and bodies of what used to be Them.

"Good job, Saeko." I quietly say to her as I step over the remains to get to where she is. "Of course," She said to me with that smile of hers. I could see in her eyes that she enjoyed what just transpired, but she seemed slightly different. Happier but in a different way, as though now she killed for a different purpose.

She killed for you.

What the hell? Where did that voice come from? Looking around, I couldn't see any possible source the voice could come from.

Because she knows you will kill for her.

There it was again. A voice that was not my own, speaking loud and clear in my head. I must be imagining things. Looking up at the sky I take a deep breath to clear my head. "Takashi, you ok?" I hear Saeko whisper from the darkness. "Yea, I'm fine, I'll be right there." After one last look around the abandoned side yard, I turn towards where Saeko was and begin to catch up with her.

*Back at the Humvee*

19:55

Rei

It had been about 10 minutes since Saeko and Takashi left the car to go explore the building, and already I was worried about them. I should have gone with them; I should've just ignored that bitch Saeko and joined them.

But as much as I hated to admit it, Saeko had a point. Two people for scouting is perfect but three's a crowd. Despite the fact that I'm excellent at close combat, the only weapon I have right now is the Ak-47 left over from Rita's house. Which in these close quarters and its loud noise, would just spell trouble for the group.

Sitting down in the front seat, I looked out at the road in front of us, which thankfully, showed no signs of Them. Hmm, I wonder where they all went? Turning around I look in the back seat at Saya. "Hey Saya, I have a question. Why do you think none of Them are around this area?" I asked.

Saya appeared to think about it for a bit before finally answering me. "Well there are a couple of theories. The most obvious theory is that there's no more people around here anymore. Or if there are survivors, they learned to keep their mouths shut." Despite grimacing at the harsh words, there was truth in what she said.

"The second theory is just a possibility. Those things appear to need no sustenance, just their primal urge to feed. Therefore, it could make sense that they simply left because they ran out of "food"" Saya finished. "Ok, eww, didn't need that visual, thanks a lot Saya." I growl at her. Looking over at Alice, I breath a sigh in relief that she remained asleep during their conversation.

"Everyone, get down now and stay quiet." Kohta says all of a sudden, his head half outside the cab. "What is it?" Saya whispers, clearly scared. "It's survivors, but they don't look nice." Kohta whispered back.

I peek over the backseat in the direction that Kohta was looking. Sure enough, there were three older looking men walking down the street, still about a block away from them. "Can you get a closer look at them Kohta? Do they have any weapons or are they escaping something?" Saya whispered up to him.

Kohta, instead of answering, raised his rifle and looked down the scope. After a few seconds he holstered the rifle, worry clearly written on his face. "They aren't majorly armed, looks like just standard pistols." "Then why do you seem worried?" Saya replied. Kohta looked down at the rest of us. "Because the middle one was on a walkie-talkie with someone." He glances around at the buildings around us, "Which means somewhere nearby there are more of them."

"Shit, what are going to do then? Saeko and Takashi are still inside the house!" I exclaim. "If we stay here, they are eventually going to notice us." Saya said. "Ok, so here's what we do then. There is a mini mart two blocks down the street from here." Ok I'll go join Saeko and Takashi and meet you guys there." I say to the group as I retrieve my weapon from the back.

Lifting my rifle up, I reattached the bayonet onto the muzzle. "I'll meet up with you guys with Saeko and Takashi." Without letting them answer I quickly hop out the car, closing the door as softly as I could. I keep my eyes on the guys as I creep towards the fence. Luckily, they haven't seen me yet or heard the car. Good.

I knew Saya wouldn't let Shizuka leave until I was fully out of view of the other group. The moment they start up the car it will immediately draw attention. Arriving at the fence, I find a groove in the fence allowing me to lift myself up. I jump down, but mistook the height and landed a lot louder than I planned.

"What was that?" I hear a voice down the block say not so quietly. "Shh, keep yo.." The voice fading too quiet for me to hear. Fuck, they heard me.

Going as quickly as I can while being quiet, I approach the left side of the house. They went this way, right? I wrap around the corner as the sounds from the street were getting louder. I knew I had to move, but I was curious about who these people were." I think it came from this house" The voice was male, maybe late 20s. "You sure?" another voice said, another male. This one sounded much younger, barely hitting puberty.

Not trying to let myself get distracted, I turn around and one of Them appear all of a sudden in front of me. It was and older man, mid-40s, wearing a gi and something strapped to his back. "Eek!" I squeak out loud, lifting my weapon in front of me in an attempt to block the man.

Knocking up his arms, I push forward, making him stumble back. A dull glint catches my eyes, looking down I see the sharp blade of the bayonet reflecting what little light the moon provided. Forgetting all about the weapon I had in my hands, I flip my rifle over and slash upwards, the blade burrowing in its neck, blood showering on me from the impact.

"awrrrh" The thing garbled, its vocal cords being half severed. I reposition my legs and drop down, swinging the rifle with the momentum. The blade being firmly impaled in the neck, brought his entire body swinging down with the force, his body slamming down into the ground with a big thump.

"What was that" The younger voice said from the street. "Let's check it out, Ronnie you, stay here." This voice was older than the others, much more mature. Shortly after he spoke, I heard two thuds land in the yard. Fuck Fuck Fuck! Turning around towards the back of the house I desperately try to keep quiet as I creep around the house.

*Snap* the noise pierced through the silence, I look down at the twig, clean split into two pieces beneath my foot. I turn around and stare at an old man maybe in his mid-50s. he was unshaven, but cleanly dressed, his button-down shirt, neatly tucked in his pants, was a stark contrast to the current world. "Come here little girl, I won't hurt you." What he said was kind words, but his voice was cold and bitter.

"St-stand back, I have a gun." I shakily raise my gun at him. Killing Them was easy, they were already dead. But to kill a living person? Could I really do that? Before I can think any more, strong hands wrap around my body, pinning my arms to my sides. "Stop fighting" The young voice spoke in my ear from behind.

I squirm as much as possible but refused to make noise, noise would only attract more of Them. Hoping that Takashi or Saeko would hear the commotion, I continue to wriggle within the man's arms, but to no avail. He was clearly older than me and much stronger.

"Well, well, well, what do we have here?" The older man says as he approaches me. His gaze was that of hunger and it scared me. "Strip her" He says to the guy behind him, who must've been Ronnie from the street. Ronnie couldn't have been more than 14 years old, and also looked slightly familiar.

"Do I have to dad?" The boy says to the father, clearly uncomfortable with his fathers commands. "Yes Ronnie" He then directs his attention to me, walking towards me. "My boy here you see is still a virgin, and no way in hell am I gonna let him die without him being balls deep in some ass. So keep your mouth shut or we can make this a lot worse for you" He finishes speaking as he puts his hand around my neck grabbing the top of my blouse and ripping it down, tearing the blouse in half.

The frilly green laces of my bra were a stark contrast to the white remains of my blouse. "Ah look at these precious tits Ronnie! You ever seen something so wonderful" The man cackles, as he rips my bra down, my breast spilling over into the open air. He roughly grabs my breast, as he pushes and pulls on it viciously, my nipples screaming in pain.

"Here Andy! Come on over and show Ronnie how it's done." The old man says to the older boy. Andy didn't even hesitate as he grabs me from the old man and pins me against the wall of the house. "Well hello there lovely, and what kind of underwear might we be wearing this fine day." The boy said to, his voice filled with sexual malice.

Grabbing my skirt, he rips it down harshly, exposing my black laced panties and almost ripping the skirt in two. "Dad I don't know about this." Ronnie said, my body now cold, I steel myself and look at him. Staring into his eyes, I see that the older boy is enjoying this, and knew I was left with only one option. "SAEKOOOO! I yell as loud as I can into the air.

"Shut up bitch." His hand engulfing my mouth as he slams my head into the wall. I see black for a second before a throbbing ache starts pounding in the back of my head. "You are gonna regret you ever made a sound bitch!" He says angrily as he moves his hand back to my neck, gripping it to the point where I can barely breathe.

No! this cant be happening! Please save me guys! Tears start to flow from my eyes as I stand there whimpering, his fingers running over my breasts, the unwanted touch traveling down my body. Unable to move all I do is just stare, and try to block out my surroundings. They will save me, they will save me, the words repeating in my head, being the only reason to stay conscious.

Focusing on that thought gave me the strength to look up and whisper to him. "I have friends with me you know" I say to him with deadly calm. "And one of them is your death awaiting you"

15 minutes ago – In the Humvee

19:55

Saya Takagi

"Omg that, reckless girl" I shriek in frustration as Rei bolted out the door. "She must really love him" I mutter as I turn to look back at the guys walking down the street. There were three of them in total, the leader of the group being a clean dressed man, maybe mid-50s. Hmm clean dressed. This means that he didn't come from very far from his base, or very long for that matter. This must mean there must be a home base nearby with more of them. But where? We are in the middle of the suburbs, the only thing close by are gas stations and… mini marts.

"Fuck" I say out loud, my thoughts coming to a very big problem. "What's wrong Saya?" Kohta says to me. "There is a very likely chance that our meeting spot is these guys home base. This means we are going to have to go somewhere else." I say to the group. "or at the very least somewhere to hunker down and be able to hopefully intercept their path to the mini mart."

"Which do you think is best Takagi-san?" Shizuka said to me. "You can drop the formalities, and I think its best if we try to intercept them, at least until we know what we're dealing with." I answer her. "But first we got to get out of here, wait until they get to the house and then book it." I say sternly to the ditzy blonde.

It took the three men a couple of minutes till they were almost right behind the car, till suddenly the youngest one of them stopped and turned toward the doujou. Motioning the others over, he pointed at something beyond the fence. The two older men jumped over, leaving the young one behind. Shortly after though, the young one jumped over and disappeared over the fence.

"whew that was close" little Alice said with a sigh of relief. I nod my head in agreement No it wasn't close. That means they saw or heard Rei. I hope she's ok "Yea, you said it girl, hiding my thoughts and putting on a bright smile for the little girl.

"Alright let's go Shizuka. "I say turning towards the woman. She nods her head in agreement, and goes to turn on the car. "Shouldn't we stay though? There's no reason to leave now, they're gone." Kohta said looking at me, stopping Mrs. Shizuka. God he may be cute but man is he dumb. "No fatty, Rei thinks we are on our way to the mini mart. So, assuming she meets up with Saeko and Takashi they will most likely head straight there, which would more than likely not result in them coming back out this way."

"Yeah your right." Kohta said sadly. Aww poor guy, did I really hurt his feelings? "Okay time to go!" Shizuka says cheerfully as she turns on the car. Pulling off I look behind me at the house fading away, I wonder if I made the right choice. Maybe I should've just listened to Kohta for once. "Well, there's nothing that can be done now" I say to myself as I sit back in the seat, hoping that they were ok.

19:50

Saeko

I loved the dark, for it made feel at home. Ever since I was a little kid, my eyes would adjust very quickly to low light. This allowed me to have near perfect night vision as long as there was any light. As I follow the house along the back yard, I was in one of those situations now.

The moon had been blocked by the house, resulting in the dim reflections of neighboring windows being the only source of a glow. Still it was enough for me to locate the sliding door on the back. Motioning to Takashi, I take up the opening side as he prepares to open the door.

Lifting my sword up I prepare for battle. Nodding my head, I signal to Takashi the open the door. He yanks sharply, the door almost flying open. All I saw was an empty darkness, and silence, like a graveyard. Reaching down I pick up a decent sized pebble and chuck it at the doorway. The rock clanged loudly in the still silence, but after a few bounces of the rock, the building again muted itself to the world.

"Looks clear." Takashi said. Hoisting his bat up, he takes a small step in the building. Then another, until finally he was swallowed up by the darkness. Turning around I keep my eyes around the back yard, as I slowly take steps backward before passing the threshold. Turning around, I give myself a few seconds for my eyes to adjust to the new darkness.

After a while, I eventually started to make shapes out inside the building. Noticing a very distinctive shape, I walk over to confirm my suspicions. Sure enough, there on the wall was a real Katana. I unsheathe the blade to get a better look at the sword. I could tell it was meant for a male; the blade slightly thicker than mine. Perfect for cleaving something in two, but not so much with precision.

"Takashi, come over here." I whisper loudly to him. "What is it?" He walks over and finally makes out what I'm holding. "For me? You sure? I mean that's kind of your thing and all." He says sheepishly. "Look at me." I say firmly and as I raise my hand to caress the side of his face, I turn his face so our eyes met. "I want you have to have it Takashi." I say with a wicked smile on my face, heavily emphasizing his name. "uh-umm ok?" He stutters. Even the near black, I could see the beet red his face has become.

"This blade is better for a male anyway, here try it." I say to him as I had him the Katana. He takes it from my hand and unsheathes the blade. Even in the darkness, the blade still shone, as though a light emanated from it. Hmph, it's only fitting that we found this blade. "You sure you don't want it?" Takashi asked one last time. I nod my head no. "No, I believe it already found its rightful owner." Takashi lloks down at the sword again and lifts it up in the air.

I immediately I see his grip is wrong. "No, no hold it like this." Walking over I grasp his fingers and delicately adjust his grip. His hands felt soft in mine, comforting. Clearing my head, I turn my face and look at him, his body mere inches from mine. "You hold it like this okay?" I say gently to him. "Uh-huh" He says goofily, clearly distracted by our close proximity.

Before I can think twice, I lean forward and kiss him, his lips instead of being rigid, molded with mine. I wrap my arms around his neck and pressed harder, exploring with my tongue as our lips melded as one. He drops the Katana and pulls me into him, this time him being he one applying the pressure.

"SAEKOOOO!"

The voice piercing through the walls, was clearly loud enough to attract nearby Them. "What the fuck was that?!" Takashi said, our once entangled bodies now separated. "Recognizing the voice, I unsheathe my blade and run towards the door. "That was Rei! We got to hurry, grab the sword." I shout at Takashi. Leaping through the open door, I turn to the left where Rei's voice had come from. As I go around the corner I come to a quick stop as I take in what's in front of me.

Three men were there, a younger man that had Rei's throat by his hands, her desperately struggling to get out of his grip but to no effort. Across from him was an older man and a teenage boy. The young boy seemed very uncomfortable about what was going on, but the older one seemed to enjoy it, his body radiating with a type of darkness. "Sae..!" I Abruptly cut off Takashi as he catches up with me around the corner. Luckily, the three men didn't hear his voice.

"Shh be quiet, we are still in the darkness so they won't see us. Just be quiet." Suddenly Rei whimpers out, and I look up to see the younger man ripping his skirt down. Immediately flashbacks of that night in the alley come flooding in. My eyes went red. Never again. "Stay here." I say to Takashi, my voice a cold steel. He knew it too, for he didn't say a word and instead took up a defensive position from the back.

I stalk forwards towards the men ,a wolf stalking the clueless sheep. My mind goes blank as the stillness comes. My body floated, as though I was as light as feather. Every part of her being, was at her call and beckon, barely a thought required. I barely register Rei saying something, as the man fumbles with his pants, he pulls out his lengthy appendage, which was hard and sticking straight out. Perfect

Now only 6 feet from the oblivious males, I take a deep breath, and unleash hell. Twirling my blade up, I slice straight down, cutting clean through his arm at the elbow. The man watches as his forearm drops to ground, landing with a meaty thump. His arm gushes blood, splattering Rei's half naked body with blood, "Ahh!" She screamed, as half her face gets splattered with blood. The men stare in shock, rooted in their spots unable to move, and that paralysis cost them.

Twisting around I slice again downward, this time slicing his erect appendage clean off. This time the man does react "WHAT THE FUCK! YOU CRAZY BITCH" the man shouts at the top of his longs. "Shut up pig" I retort back. Pirouetting a twirl, I swing the blade around my head and slash.

The older man and younger boy stare at me in horror. I turn towards the older man, my face blank, blood covering my faced as it dripped down towards my neck, I know what I looked like. I was their Death in front of them. *Thunk* The mans decapitated head finally fell to the ground, as the earth beneath him greedily soaked up the blood.

I twist my wrist in a flicking motion, the blood from the blade flying off, leaving the metal perfectly clean. "Takashi!" Rei exclaimed, as Takashi came running up. Rei jumped into his arms and started sobbing, "Oh Takashi thank you so much." Looking up at me "And thank you Saeko, thank you so much. "

Seeing her in Takashi arms look so defenseless, and Takashi's loving eyes towards her changed something in me, Takashi will always be my light, but Rei, I wanted to protect Rei because Takashi loved her too. And that was ok. I can share. But Takashi will always be my Darling.

A.N.

Hey guys! Hope you like the chapter. I told you we would be taking a darker path, but do not worry! There will also be smiles and laughs. Maybe. The chapter was originally gonna be longer but I felt like this was a good stopping point, im thinking of playing around with other characters and would love to hear your feedback on the introduction of the new characters.

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