Third Chapter

It had been Six months since his entire family had been butchered in their sleep by his brother, turned into a Zombie and hungry for flesh and blood. He was only spared by returning from a party late. He killed his brother and was alone. Four months since he met up with his current companions. The annoying blond hyperactive freak Naruto and a lazy, porn addicted ex-military solider Kakashi. Uchiha Sasuke stood in the middle of the street his back pressed against Naruto's as they were surrounded by the Undead. Why was it always like this? What was it about them that attracted all these freaks to them?

"Damn it!" The blond behind him yelled.

Oh yeah, him. Zombies were attracted to sound and this moron was the loudest of them all...if they left him alone he would probably get eaten in an hour. Yeah he wanted that on his conscious.

"Shut up idiot," He seethed. He shifted his weight and rested his hand on the hilt of his katana,

"You just making them more agitated."

"Are you just saying that so you don't blame yourself?" The blond asked. Sasuke was tempted to strangle him but held off...at least until this horde was done with.

"Whatever." He muttered and rushed forward quickly, drawing his katana at the same time neatly decapitating the leading corpse.

"Hey! Not fair bastard!" Naruto yelled before he focused on the fight. The firing of his guns deadened by the silencers they had found for them. Since Zombies hunted by sound, they really didn't need anything more to attract them. Naruto did that well enough on his own.

He sliced a zombies head in half, dropping it like a stone. In the distance he could hear Kakashi's rifle sniping off even more undead. Sasuke didn't have to worry about being attacked from behind. He knew Kakashi was watching out for them.

All he could see was a mob of rotting flesh and bone. His blade raised and fell, blood staining the metal sending streams of the stuff flying. He felt nails dig into his leg and he looked down. A zombie missing her legs gripped to his own and grinned up at him. With a yell he yanked his leg free and stomped down on it's head crushing it's skull easily, brain and blood staining his boots. He ducked, another monsters swing went over his head narrowly missed clubbing him. The freaks were strong and powerful, learned that the hard way. He spun and brought his blade around splitting the massive zombie up the middle.

'Why don't they just eat each other?' Sasuke thought not for the first time, 'there's enough of them to go around.' But he kept fighting. He had to fight, they had to survive if they were going to reach mankind's last haven.

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They had been walking for a couple hours afterwards, exhausted beyond belief when Sasuke stopped and cocked his head to the side frowning.

"What is it Sasuke?" Kakashi asked looking behind him over his shoulder.

"I'm not sure," the Uchiha said slowly, "I've been feeling it for a while but didn't think of it."

"Then why mention it now?" Naruto asked plopping himself down, grateful for a short rest.

"It's been getting stronger," Sasuke explained, "And more desperate."

"Desperate?" Kakashi asked.

Sasuke nodded, "Yeah. We're being followed."

"Say what?" Naruto asked tensing slightly.

"Desperately." Sasuke reaffirmed. Kakashi paused and looked down, folding his arms thinking. The other two watched their leader with rapt attention. Kakashi looked up and scanned the area. "Is it close?" he asked.

"About a day behind us at most." Sasuke told him, "Started about a week ago and steadily gained on us. We've been careless." Kakashi nodded.

"Let's head for that hill" he suggested pointing to a large hill in the distance. "If we are being followed we don't want to be surprised. That hill will give us advantage of higher ground and surveying the area and it will be difficult for the Zombies to climb.

"But it's so far..." Naruto grumbled standing up from the ground and dusting off his tan canvas cargo pants.

"Then we better hurry." Sasuke said picking up his pack, "It's going to get dark soon."

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They were setting up camp when a gun fire echoed through the air.

"What the hell was that?" Naruto asked looking back down at the urban area. Kakashi stood confusion evident on his face. Sasuke eyed the distant buildings warily.

"More like who was that," Sasuke said quietly, his eyes scanning the area swiftly.

The wind picked up and lifted his trench coat from him.

"Sasuke why don't you keep guard for the night. You have the best eyesight an we don't want to be surprised." Kakashi told him Sasuke merely nodded. Was it possible, there were other humans out there besides them?

He walked away from the camp towards the lip of the rise they were on. There was nothing out there he could see. The scar on his neck burned slightly as it always did when something big was about to happen and he rubbed it with an absent mind.

The light faded quickly and the temperature dropped. Because they were so high up the wind was faster and colder. Sasuke stood still not giving into the temptation of sitting down to be more comfortable. He liked to test himself like this once in a while, proof that he was strong. Behind him Naruto and Kakashi spoke but their words were taken away by the wind. It was cold. He didn't mind the cold. The wind dropped a bit and he could hear the crackle of the fire.

Suddenly he heard something else. A shuffling sound from below the rise. He narrowed his eyes and drew his hand gun from its holster on his leg and held it in ready position by his side. Something was coming. He could hear it muttering something but couldn't make it out which was strange. Zombies don't talk. Or at least the ones he had met didn't. Damn Kakashi, he said this hill would be too difficult for the undead to climb. He stepped back to make more room and the thing came over the rise gasping. The fire light shone on it. Covered with dirt and blood, it had killed recently. Its arms limp, its posture hunched over. He raised his weapon and aimed it squarely at it's forehead. From two feet away there was no way he would miss. It groaned and he cocked the gun. It looked up and he stared into surprised emerald eyes.

End of Chapter