Hey guys sorry for the long break things have been crazy. I put a few lemons in here so lets see who can find them! Also we are gonna follow the manga a little bit as far as using some of the characters there etc etc. Anyway without further ado I hope that if you are reading this you are safe and healthy.
Outside the Mini Mart
"Hahaha, aren't you an adorable little one." Walter said to the small girl, chuckling nervously. "Hey, Ronnie, where did you find this girl?" Walter said to the boy. "He's not allowed to speak." The little girl said to Walter flatly. "Now f you would, please drop your weapons." She said in serious tone. "Oh yea? And what happens if we don't?" Walter said sarcastically back to the girl. "Well if that's the case, then we will have to resort to violence." She replied.
"We?" The blonde guy said under his breath. His eyes shifted around, looking at the surroundings. He couldn't see anybody, but based off those girls' words, there was no doubt that somebody was watching them. They shouldn't take any chances. "C'mon Walter, do what the girl says. Something isn't right." He said to the older man, as he starts to holster his weapon. "Are you fucking crazy man? There's no way I'm going to be intimidated by a little girl." The older man yells and whips out his pistol aiming it straight at the little girl's head. "Let's see how you like being threatened." He snarled at the girl.
Before Walters friend could even utter a word to stop him, or calm him down, *Plip* A small echo rang out. Walter stood there for a second, "Hey Walter you ok?" The blonde guy asked him. Suddenly without warning, Walter collapsed to the floor. A bloody welt was in the center of the back of his head, streaking crimson red rivers to the ground.
"What the fuck" The blonde man said, taking a step back from the little girl. "He shouldn't have done that; my friends are very protective." The little girl said quietly. "Now, will you please put your weapons down so we can talk?" The girl said to the blonde man. Wordlessly, the man unholstered his weapon and slowly lowered it to the ground. The girl said something to Ronnie, who then walked over and patted the man down, ensuring he had no more weapons.
Once double checking the man was unarmed, the girl waved her hand three times. All of a sudden, an engine sound came roaring to life down the street. A Humvee came speeding around the corner and drove towards the group. On the top of the Humvee there was a kid with glasses holding a sniper rifle, seeming to come out halfway through the car. Standing on the roof next to him was a boy and girl, both brandishing swords.
What the hell is this?! The man thought to himself, they're just teenagers! Indeed, as the car pulled up, it was clear that it was a group of teenagers, five of the them coming out of the car. The driver was a busty blonde, and the only adult in the group, so it was assumed that she was to be their leader. But the way the group seemed to look towards the boy holding the sword, it was as if there was an air of respect towards him.
The boy walked up to the man and looked him up and down. "What's your name?" The boy asked flatly. "Jake." The blonde man said to him, finally identifying himself. "Well Jake, I'm gonna make this really simple for you. Is there anyone else here?" Jake shook his head no." n-no" He said shakily, there was something about that kid that scared the crap out of him.
Looking into the kid's eyes, he saw nothing, only cold calculating eyes swirling with hints of silver. No wonder he was their leader, whoever this guy was, he radiated dominance. "Saeko and Rei, go inside to make sure it's clear. Kohta and Saya, you guys go check the perimeter, see if you can find any good vantage points." Turning back to Jake, "Does this place have a garage nearby?" he asked. "Yea around the corner, it's an enclosed parking space."
The kid turns towards the older blonde lady "Shizuka take Alice with you and park there, wait we till we come get you." The lady nods her head and helps the little girl into the Humvee. They soon drive off towards the back of the mini-mart, hiding it from the street.
"So, Ronnie here is one of yours huh?" The boy says, casually walking around the 2 outsiders. "Yea he joined up with me about two weeks ago." Jake said nervously. "Hmm interesting." The boy seemed to ponder that a bit, when Jake noticed a small group of zombies shuffling towards them. The sound of the car engine must have attracted them. "Uhh, sorry to interrupt, but we got company." "Hmm?" The young man asks confused. He turned around and realized what the man was talking about. "Oh. Eh. Hey Saeko!" The boy called out. The purple haired swordswoman came walking out of the mini-mart shortly after being called. "Yes Takashi?" The boy turned back to face the men and threw a thumb over his shoulder, pointing at the zombies.
"Take care of that for me, will you?" He asked calmly, clearly not worried at all. Jake was stunned. There had to be at least 10 zombies there, and he was having the girl deal with it all by herself? The girl just smiled at the boy "Of course, anything for you" she said seductively, and started running towards the zombies. This girls gotta be suicidal Jake thought to himself.
As the girl got closer to the zombies, her carefree demeanor started to change. Her movements became more fluid, as she began walking with a feline grace. She then breaks into a sprint, heading straight towards the group of Them with her weapon drawn on her right side. As she was almost upon Them, she arced her sword up, slicing the man from the waist to the shoulder. Continuing her momentum, she completed the swing, slicing clean through the zombie's skull. With one rotation of a tumble backwards she launched herself forward again towards the horde, slicing through one mans stomach and finishing with a decapitation as she burst through the group. With two down now, Saeko was clearly reveling in the bloodlust. With numerous hacks and slashes, she quickly incapacitated two more of Them, before leaping back a safe distance from the horde.
"Save some for me Saeko!" another girls voice called out. Jake turned and saw a brown-haired girl this time, running out to meet the other girl. In her hands Jake noticed she was carrying steel instruments, almost as long as his forearm, though he couldn't figure out what they were. The girl ran straight towards the group, her arms stretched out like a bird. Another crazy bitch?! Jake thought to himself. The instruments in her hand were glowing dully in the light. Once she got closer, she launched herself in the air, pouncing down on top one of Them, her weapons buried in the zombie's eyes.
Flipping over into a somersault, she severs the leg of two zombies, their bodies tilting before falling to the floor. The brown hair girl rushes back in and stabs one of them in the skull, while Saeko impaled the other with her sword. Now that the two girls were in the center of the horde, they stood back to back with each other, but to Jakes surprise, they had big smiles on their faces. Who the hell are these kids? In perfectly synced harmony, the two girls faced off against the remainders of the horde, twirling around each other. For every zombie that got slashed by Saeko's blades, Rei would follow up with a quick jab to the skull with her Sais.
Once the horde of Them were cleared the two girls casually walked over to Jake and the others, smiles plastered on their faces despite the fact they were covered in splattered blood. "You ladies have fun?" Takashi said to the girls. "Oh yes, really gets the blood pumping." Saeko said with a laugh, and the two girls giggled at another. "Ok, go find out Kohta's situation and report back. Rei take point at the entrance, we are gonna move our talk inside." Both girls acknowledged their orders as Saeko ran off to meet the rest of their group, Takashi led Jake and Ronnie towards the mini mart.
Once inside Takashi motioned for the other two men to take a seat, which they did hesitantly. The two boys at this point were more scared of the bloody girl standing watch at the door, then the boy directly in front of him "So where were we… Oh yes, where's the rest of your group?" Takashi asked Jake. Jake figured it would be useless to lie to this guy, something about him made Jake feel like he would know if he was lying or not. "A group of us went to go scout out a mall about 2 miles away."
"That must be the mall we saw on our way here" Saeko said as she walked inside the store. Taking a defensive position behind Takashi, she kept her eyes on the other two men as she continued. "Did they report back yet?" "No" Jake answered, "They said they would report back when they got here." "How long is that?" Takashi asked. "I don't know." Jake of course did know but didn't trust these kids. However, the look the samurai was giving him, made it clear she knew he was lying.
"Very well. We shall wait for them to return. Saeko keep an eye on them, I'm going to update the others and get them positioned for these guys friends return." Saeko nodded her head as Takashi left the store.
Three Hours Later
1 AM
It was pitch black as Takashi looked around, unaware of where he was. It appeared to be that he was on top of a mountain, for there were glowing lights of what he assumed was a city, twinkling far below where he was standing. After looking closer he realized that he wasn't actually standing on anything, instead, his body was somehow being suspended high up in the air. Beginning to freak out, Takashi started muttering to himself, "its just a dream, its just a dream."
"Well your partly correct." A voice said. It was clearly heard, but despite Takashi's frantic looking, the speaker could not be found. "My name is Erebus but who I am is not relevant. It has appeared my mother has taken a liking to your female compatriots, so I bestowed some of my gifts upon to you."
Takashi was stunned. He heard of Erebus briefly, only remembering he was a deity of death and darkness. Could this explain his actions lately? The increased bloodlust? And what female compatriots? He clearly was including Saeko, there was no doubt about that. But did that include Rei?...
*BANG*
Takashi jumped up to a loud noise, sounding almost like a car door. He had been sleeping in the breakroom for the night, the rest of the group was with him fast asleep. The other men Ronnie and Jake were to sleep in the bathroom, separated from the group. Looking over he noticed that Saeko was also sitting up, wide awake. She turned her head to look at him and both of them gasped when their eyes made contact. His eyes were like a molten brown, with silver veins stretching from his pupil. Her eyes were like liquid moonlight, a swirling silver mixed with a blue like the ocean, the deepness of it seemed to call to him. "Your eyes…" They both said in unison. Takashi jolted his head back? What? So, his eyes were the same, weird. Did it have something to do with that Erebus guy?
The others in their group were still fast asleep, as though nothing loud had happened, Rei, who was on guard standing by the door to the front of the mini mart, stood there silent, casually cleaning her fingernails. "You heard that right." Takashi whispers to Saeko. She nods her head in confirmation, and starts getting herself up. She walked over to the cupboard on the side and strapped on her katana. Rei looked at them but Takashi put his finger to his lips silencing her. Takashi got up and walked over to the wall where his sword was placed. Grabbing it he securely straps it over his back and walks over to the entrance with Saeko.
"Outside" He whispered to Rei, "Get the rifle, and sit behind the counter, don't come up until you hear us." He then waked over and woke up Kohta and Saya, "you guys get your guns, if you hear a two-note whistle, fire a warning shot with the silencer. They nodded their heads in acknowledgement still sleepy, but were getting more used to this 'get ready at a moment's notice' type of lifestyle, and got up, getting ready for Takashi. Rei quietly slipped out the door and sat against the counter, her head right below the cash register, gun in hand and waited.
Now that the group was all prepared, Saeko and Takashi slipped out the back, and silently walked around the corner. Takashi was amazed when he went outside at first, it was as though all his sense were heightened, even his soft steps sounded like claps of thunder to his ears. In the distance he could hear men talking clearly but didn't understand what they were talking about. Some sort of guy getting killed. Saeko appeared to have the same thing going on to her, her head was swiveling around, ears perked on high alert. Every sound that mother nature made, she was aware of, it was like being on adrenaline 24/7. Finally arriving at the front of the store, they peeked their heads out, and their suspicions were confirmed.
Two cars that were not there earlier were parked in front, their headlights off. The only light that illuminated the area came from the quarter moon, but despite this low light, Takashi was able to see them clearly. A group of middle-aged men were gathered in front of the mini-mart, in the process of unstocking supplies presumably. Two of the men were unloading one of the vehicles they came in with while the rest stood guard. A man with a black hat on was ordering the guys that were unloading, on where to put them and other things. Takashi assumed that this must be the leader then. Most of them looked unarmed, but that didn't mean they had nothing concealed. Two of the men carried assault rifles in their hands, while the leader holstered a shotgun up against his shoulder.
"Hey Barry, why hasn't Walter signaled us yet?" One of the men asked the leader named Barry. "I don't know, but I don't like this." Barry answered moodily. "Your decision Takashi." Saeko whispered to me, immediately understanding her words. It was obvious this group of men would soon enter the mini-mart, which would in turn reveal their groups presence here. That meant there were only two real choices left, kill them, or disarm them.
Seeing as how they were actual living people, and not in a situation as Walter was with Alice, Takashi decided it would be best to give them a chance to surrender. "Wait till they are closer to the entrance." The duo creeped forward silently, and slid to the back of the cars. The men were already finished unloading and began walking to the door, luckily, most of the men who had weapons had them holstered, various supplies in their arms.
Jumping up with surprising agility, Takashi landed on the roof of one of the cars, Saeko following suit on the other car. They did this so quietly that the group of men didn't even hear a thing. "Hello there guys, may I help you?" Takashi said coolly. He already knew what he and Saeko must look like to this group. Their silver eyes glowed in the darkness, with Takashis sword plain in view on his back, and Saekos already drawn.
"What the fuck?!" The group shouted, some of them dropping their items and reaching for their weapons. "Ah ah ah," Saeko said mockingly, giving out a low, but loud two-note whistle. Before the men could even react, a *plink* sounded out and one of the cars tires burst, making a loud pop. The men look around scared but the leader already figured out where the shot came from. "Well now, I see your inside already. Are my boys ok?" Barry asked. "Hmm, one of them was naughty so we had to blow his head off." Saeko said with a girlish voice, as she lightly jumped over to Takashis car, and stroked his shoulder.
"There were also those two mean men at the house that we killed, they were with Ronnie, right?" Saeko said to Takashi. "Yea, I believe so, so that makes it three of your men already killed by us." Takashi said flatly to Barry. "I would appreciate it if you dropped your weapons." Takashi asked kindly but stern at the same time. His tone making it clear it was not a suggestion but an order. "Fuck that, I ain't taking no orders from a kid, especially one who just admitted to killing our boys!" One of the men said, as he dropped his stuff and hoisted up his gun. At that second the window shattered into a million fractured shards of glass.
The man that threatened Takashi just stood there for a moment, before falling flat on his face, a Sai sticking out of his back, blood soaking his once white shirt deep red. "Hmm, hmm, hm hm, hmmm, hm hm" A humming came from inside the store as Rei skipped through the window, the other Sai brandished in her hand. Ignoring the men, she calmly walked over to the body and kneeled down to retrieve her weapon. She pulled it with a small tug, and the Sai slipped out with a meaty squelch. She looked up at Takashi, her eyes shining. Takashi for a good second was speechless. First it was Saeko, now here was Rei, looking up at him with eyes like Saturn, rings of gold and silver, mixed with the brown, almost giving her a devilish look, Without saying a single word, she calmly walked over to Takashi's car and leaned up against it so she was directly under him.
"Thank you, Rei." "Quite a spectacle if you ask me" Saeko said following Takashi's thanks. "I thoroughly enjoyed that" Saeko said licking her lips as she gave a knowing smile to Rei. The three then turned back to the totally speechless group.
Barry's POV
When I was a kid growing up, my family was heavily involved in gangs. By 8 years old, I was already selling marijuana and cocaine or the local drug dealers, I was their guinea pig, nobody suspects a kid. Once I became a teenager, shit started to get real. No more drug deals or runs, no, I upgraded to armed robbery and kidnapping. Working for the yakuza made me see a lot of fucked up shit over the years.
But seeing that little girl kill that man with no emotion sent shivers down my back.
I didn't know where this group came from, but a few things were already made clear. The first being that despite their young like appearances, this is a deadly group, who will kill without a second thought. The second thing is that at least two of my men are unaccounted for, and most likely assume are dead. Third, these kids scared the crap out of me.
"You seem like a reasonable man, maybe we could work something out?" I ask the boy leader. He looks at me for a long second, then whistles a weird tune, then just goes back to staring at me. "Can you at least give me your name?" Again, the boy just stares at me, his eyes were freaking me out. It was though he was looking right through me. "Takashi" He says quietly.
Before I had a chance to answer, I heard glass crunching behind me, turning around I realize what the whistle was for. He was summoning the rest of the group. His two guys Ronnie and Jake were in the front, Followed by a blonde adult with a little 8 yr old hiding behind her legs, and then a teenage boy and girl. The teenage girl had a SMG in her arms, while the boy had what looked like a sniper rifle strapped to his back.
These kids are certainly well armed, I wont win if it comes to a gunfight.
"Shizuki, take Alice with you and go grab the car, Saya, Kohta grab our supplies and get ready to load the car." The boy suddenly spoke issuing orders to his group. Something was wrong, the boy kept tilting his head behind him, as though he was listening to something. Did he hear something? Whatever it was it spooked him and made him ready to leave. "Excuse me but you seem to be on your way out of here, may we also leave in peace?" I said as coolly as I could, trying my best not to show any fear.
The boy looked at me for a second, then stroked the girl's hand that was on his shoulder, "What do you think Saeko" The girl smiled broadly, "You hear it too?" she said wickedly. Whatever they were talking about, it couldn't be good. "Get your stuff ready, we are heading to the mall. "He says to the girl standing underneath him.
"The mall? You mean Taiei Shopping Town™?" I asked surprised, "Yea, why do you know the place?" The boy asked me, this statement clearly piqued his interest. "Yea we just came from near there, we were doing a supply run." I said, trying not to go into detail. "It looked like there were people living in the mall, though I'm not positive."
In truth, I knew for a fact that there was a lot of people there, it seemed that most of the neighboring area took refuge in there, as well as at least the security guards for the mall. We saw one of those guards leaving, but he was quickly overtaken by Them. Poor bastard.
"We passed by it on one of our runs, looks like there may be some people there but not sure." I said slightly hiding the full truth. "Hmm interesting." The boy mused, "anyways time for us to go." The boy said suddenly. The sound of a car engine roared to life, and a Humvee flew around the corner, driven by the blonde adult.
The boy from earlier was halfway out the roof of the car, a sniper rifle held casually in his arms. "we are all packed and ready Takashi." The boy called out to the other teen. "Ok, let's go girls." Takashi said, jumping off our car and walking towards his. "What about them" Saeko said still keeping an eye on me and my men. "Leave them be" the boy answered her. The three of them retreated backwards, before hopping into the car and driving off.
After a while, silence resumed once again, the sounds of the car now long gone. Walking over to Jake, I grabbed him by his collar and got right in his face. "Tell me what the fuck just happened, now!"
Jake mentioned how this group came with Ronnie, so I started with him first. Him and two others of my crew went on a supply raid when they stumbled upon some sounds coming from a house. When the group went in to investigate, they discovered a female girl that had killed one of Them. One of his guys decided to have his way with a girl they found since she was in a weakened state. However, their group was attacked by the two swordsmen, and those two killed two of his guys.
After keeping Ronnie prisoner, they eventually made their way over to the mini-mart, where Jake and Walter got entrapped by Ronnie with a little girl. Apparently, the little girl was sent as a mediator, and when Walter refused and pointed a gun at the girl, the group then killed him as well. Despite being made up by a bunch of high schoolers, this group turned out to be very deadly.
Once the guys recapped their story, I was furious. One of my other men came halfway through the interrogation. It turns out that during our holdup outside, those kids also ended up taking our supplies. "Alright boys let us go get some payback!" The boys cheer in unison and scrambled around getting ready.
*arghhh*
A faint voice sounded out. "Did anybody hear that?" I asked to the boys closest to me. They shook theirs heads no. Man I must be hearing things.
*Argghh*
This time I knew I heard something. "Hey, you guys heard that right." The boys this time did shake their heads yes, and looked just as confused as me. Looking around, I couldn't figure out where the noise was coming from.
"Over there" One of my men shouted, pointing down the road in front of us. I looked over to where he was pointing "Oh Fuck." I mumbled under my breath. At the end of the street, maybe a city block away, a huge horde of Them were slowly walking towards us.
"All the shouting and glass breaking must've attracted them! Let's get out of here men!" I said, racing over to the cars. "The engine won't start" One of the men said frantically. "They've been sabotaged!" Another guy shouted. "God damn those kids." I swore, as the group of Them were even closer now. "We are going to have to fight our way out!" I yell as I grab my assault rifle and begin my push to get out of here.
Meanwhile, Takashi's Group.
*Bang bang, bangbangbang*
Sounds of gunfire could be heard in the distance, Takashi smiled grimly to himself. Both him and Saeko, somehow, heard the horde getting closer, and left right before the horde was to arrive at the mini mart. He didn't feel that bad not warning the men, or the fact that Saeko had pierced their cars gas line, disabling their cars. Or the fact that the other cars tire was blown out. No, whatever happened to that group was not his problem. The only people he was responsible for were the people with him now.
So you think Barry will make it? He going to end up getting payback? What's going to happen at the mall? Anyways if you are reading this I hope you enjoyed my chapter! As always please read and review. It means the world to me.