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You Can Sleep When You're Dead
Chapter 5: Fighting Them
She was telling me everything, Her innermost demons. The demons she had painstakingly hidden for so many years, under a veneer of a well-adjusted normal girl.
At first all I could think of was ok this chick is tapped… a complete lunatic. Until she described how she felt.
It was then I started to understand her; she was in despair, scared of what she was of what she could do of what she might become if she allowed it to consume her.
Nobody had warned or educated her, of the emotional roller-coaster that was part of every warrior, so much so that it had started to fester and boil over to the point of blood lust, no it had gone passed that she had become blood drunk on her own madness, Standing alone, staring into that abyss that is the fine line between madness and sanity and suffering it all alone, not knowing what it was. Dam her father and tutors for not telling her or realising.
I stopped her and tried to explain to her that she is not tainted, that it is something all fighters go through. A common element that bonds us, that she was like this because of what we are, about the Battle High.
It did not work at first. She was still distraught telling me she had always been like this. It was at that point that I thought she needs a common element. To prove that I am not just talking shit. I told her what I truly was a killer for hire a Hitman and had been for years. This had the desired effect.
She stopped and stared at me, sapphire eyes looking directly into my ice blues as if trying to understand what I said.
Fidgeting with her hands awkwardly and starting to blush, Saeko tried to continue on about her blood lust.
At this point I had to make the choice, ether run and don't look back. (given the circumstances tempting), ditching her in her own self crapulence. Or bite the bullet, take her under my wing and give her the education and support she was needing.
But no I did nether… Instead I did something that I had never thought of. I acted on just pure instinct surprising even myself, as it was not an option that I had thought of.
I am not the kind of guy that attaches myself to others. Preferring to work alone so as not to rely on others.
No I thought of myself as a lone assassin a killer of bad men and women. Or at least I was in the old world. Every move I made was planned and executed in a cool cold deadly efficient way and I felt others would just complicate that.
But In one day this woman had changed me. For the better at this point I still did not know. Maybe I was just smitten by her looks, or maybe there is something more? I was to do the unthinkable and break the first and most important rule, break my cover.
After I had broken my cover; telling her all about my work in a summery. Not like I was going to go into detail of each mark unless she asked me, then I would probably explain more. She sat deep in thought for a few moments. All I could do was wait for the words of, get lost and get away from me you murderer. But they did not come, instead she asked about herself.
Grasping her hand I staring deeply into her sapphire eyes so as to try and read her, "If you will allow me, I will help you."
Leaning towards her face, she gasped slightly seeing what I was doing, but she did not run instead she leaned towards me, as if accepting my challenge to her.
Our lips touched gently at first then more firmly.
I pulled back after the kiss, fully expecting to be run through by my own sword. But she was looking at me expectantly as if waiting for me to say something. I had to fill the silence.
"You are not tainted. You are what you are and I wish to help." I spoke softly, directly at her. To this fallen angel. She started to smile and our lips crashed together again, with more passion this time. As we both deepened the kiss and relaxed into each other.
My tongue gently massaging her lips, she returned with her own tongue, darting in to explore my mouth. We broke the kiss only to come back for air, only to start again teasing each other's lips with small kisses and nips to the neck and chin. My arms' came up embracing her. The left hand cupping her cheek, the right running through her deep purple tresses. She moaned softly at the embrace, her own hands running through my hair and down my back.
We carried on like this for some time kissing, exploring each other, until she grasped my hand placing it onto her ample breast it was firm but soft the hard nipple pressing into my palm.
She moaned louder this time, casing me to opening my eyes, to look at her.
She was blushing furiously a deep red biting her own lip invitingly.
Her hands ran up into my t-shirt across my abs to my chest lingering slightly to enjoy her grope. Then moving onward tugging off the shirt stopping to plant kisses on my Meany scars from my past life as if to heal them.
Pushing me onto my back, I looked up at her taking in the view, soaking the image of perfection before me as she moved herself on top of me. Our hips met and she gasped in excitement as her womanhood grazed my erect member.
As I felt her grind herself on to me, alarms started ringing in my head… fuck! She is 18 and feeling vulnerable don't take advantage of her you dick… So at this point I decided to bitch out.
Softly speaking to her "I don't think this is the right time for this, we are letting our emotions rule us"
Saeko looks to me confused and purred out "There is something poking at me that says differently."
Then to reinforce what I have already said "Trust me I more than want to…. and if you say so after this then we will… But I don't want to do this when you have just told me your heart, showing me your variability… I feel like I would be taking advantage."
With some looks of admiration from her, I try to shatter the mood "Not to mention, that I have not showered in 2 days and I am going to be funky fresh."
Openly laughing at this last remark. She looks at me then hugs me close "thank you. Maybe next time"
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We were in the throes of passion I was giving myself to him freely.
He accepts me for who I am good or bad I had never felt so relived. I had found someone that I wanted; I needed his words, something I had longed for, to feel some sort of normal to just be myself, to allow myself to love even if it was just for tonight or out of some kind of pity.
But when I mounted him, feeling his erection press against me I became excited by the thought of what next. My concerns of doses this make me a lose woman evaporated.
He suddenly stopped. I looked to him he was looking sad as if he was betraying something. Oh no… Is he promised to another? Dose he not mean what he has said?
Looking to me with that calm assurance, then explaining to me why he stopped. I could see what he was saying and I was glad for it.
He then broke the mood with some wise crack about smelling bad, I had to laugh I couldn't help myself, it was just so inappropriate for the moment.
Feeling a little disappointed and Placing my head on his chest to listened to the calm of his heartbeat, to calm myself and thanking him for his consideration. He was right; to do it like this was wrong of him he genuinely did not want to betray me. For once in my life I was actually truly happy.
"Ok then we shall sleep now but please hold me." He wrapped his arm around me and pulled the blanket over us to keep warm. Then I closed my eyes listening to the calming rhythm of his heartbeat I drifted off into the first peaceful sleep I have had since all this began.
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Morning broke and light flooded into the shrine, bathing me in its pure spring light. I looked to my watch it was 6 am we had slept holding each other for the last 8 hours.
Looking down as the first rays of light bathed the face of the sleeping form next to me radiating her beauty. or that is what I expected.
What? Hold on is.. is she drooling. I start smirking trying and failing to hold in the chuckle. My movements stirred the sleeping girl, to the point she looked up at me with half asleep eyes.
"Good morning dribbles." I happily chime "sleep well."
Saeko looks at me then suddenly turns red and sits up wiping her mouth at lightning speed this only makes me laugh more. She then turns her eyes down towards my middle.
Then with a bit of a sly expression she looks back. "Looks like I'm not the only one with morning problems." patting me on the stomach just above my morning man moment.
"A well err.. All men.. h.. have this problem lass." I say trying to cover my own embarrassment.
This earns me a snarky grin and a comment
"I may have to take advantage of that."
"I so Hope that's a promise Saeko-chan." finally winning back what was left of my dignity.
Changing the subject I began a new conversation. "Well we better start thinking of moving off again soon. Your friends are bound to be worried… I also, when clearing this place last night found you a present."
"A present.. What did you find me?" Back in her normal calm manner.
"This!" Going back behind the tapestry, to the top of the shrine to retrieve a black sword and scabbard.
"A Katana." She excitedly removes it from the scabbard, whilst handing back my other sword.
Taking back my sword, to strap it to the side of my day sack. I watch Saeko examine the sword.
"You know how to make a girl happy don't you" she is studding the blade "it must be important, for it to be in a place of such importance in this shrine. But I don't see why?" she stays deep in thought as I reply to her question.
"I don't know enough about katana swords to say why" I start to explain "But anyway we need to get going I recon we could be at the big house in time for breakfast if we leave now" Saeko nods to me as she fixes the sword to her hip, where mine once adorned it. I can't help but feel a bit disappointed at this maybe I should have just given it to her.
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It is morning in the Takagi estate. Takashi and Kohta are taking heatedly. "We need to go look for her!" Takashi said for the umpteenth time for the last 2 days.
"I know man… but we don't even know where to start." Kohta fired back trying to reassure his friend.
"it's bad its real bad. She is out there alone somewhere, in god know what condition? While we sit here safe and do nothing. Then there is the whole we are kids attitude we are."
"Well if she is not back by 9 I'm going out to look for her." Takashi then injected. " I'm going to go speak to Don Takagi and leave as soon as I can."
"Ok man well I'll come with you. Not like you're much good with that shot gun yet" with that dark smile that only Kohta could have he furthered his comment "I have a feeling she may turn up today anyway so I'll go watch the back gate"
Patting his friend on the back" thanks for backing me up Kohta be ready to go at 8." He headed off to speak with the head of the Takagi family.
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We stepped outside quietly with trepidation looking for any of them. and as I suspected we were not alone. In the small court yard was about a dozen of them.
The man to my right shouted a profanity as he pulls out the short gun putting it to his shoulder taking aim.
"For fucks sake! you think we could have a quiet morning."
Nervously I find myself routed to the floor again. I don't want to release my demon in fear that if I do I will lose myself to it.
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Taking down two zeds I turn to see Saeko, aging she has frozen, clutching her sword still in its scabbard. "For Fuck Sake!" she is making a habit of this. I angrily tell myself. As I run over to shake her out of it. "Saeko!... SAEKO!" shouting to her… nothing she is off in lala land again. huh well fuck it if I'm going to die, then I will die happy.
Move in behind her and Trying something that is ether going to work, have her kill me, or at least get some reaction. I reach around with my left hand and firmly grab onto her right breast hard. Saeko winced in pain as I over tightened my grip.
"Get a fucking grip of yourself. I don't have time for you.. To be sending invites to your very own pity party. Now! Unless you want to be breakfast for those fuckers" I point the 90 to a group of them firing at one to emphasis my point. feeling her jump as the weapon barks.
"I…I.. can't" she stammers close to tears.
"Then if you can't for yourself, do it for others fight for your friends. Fuck it, Right now fight for me. Now show me what you can do.., show me what you can really do. Don't you even think about holding back… I want to see the true you… I accepted the true you last night, so don't you make me into a liar!" shouting the last of this into her ear.
As group of them are closing in and as I am about to give in and just go at them fully myself, if for anything to try and buy her more time. Until she placed a hand onto my hand, that is groping her tit.
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He is pulling at my breast and shouting at me, his words ring true in my head. As I start to calm and focused on what I need to do to help save us both. I reach to his hand that is clamped to me like a vice; it hurts but not as much as the thought of losing to them.
"It's ok you can let go now" I say softly. He releases me and starts to get himself ready for the battle pulling the short gun into his shoulder.
I walk forward calmly and ready myself and I hear him openly pray in a loud voice his words calm me further. As I focus on my enemy, my true enemy them.
The demon in me is begging for release… and now I am only too happy to un-cage it
"Yea though WE walk into the valley of the shadow of death WE shall fear no evil for my gun and sword accompany me and all evil shall fear US for they do not know who they are fucking with."
As he finished I smiled at the word we not I, he dose accept me and of this I am sure now.
My hands moved to draw my sword. With the snick of the swords release I breathed out releasing my full self as I allow my demon its escape.
Charging forward I cut through my first two of them, spraying their blood to the ground.
"More!" moving to the next target knocking it to the ground stabbing it through its ugly contorted face.
I feel free I can keep going. Another then another falls to my blade I am becoming aroused as I decapitate the next one of them, the head flying through the air, as I pounce on the next knocking it to the ground.
I excitingly kick the next one in the chest, cutting through its mouth removing the jaw as the blood flows from my victim I feel the equal flow of liberty as I send it to next world.
I have a strange feeling, like I felt on top of him or when I was discovering my body in private. My body screams for release. Crying out "I'M WET"
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We started battling them any that got to close or looked like they would mob us answered to her blade or my FN.
The P90 coughing its deadly muffled sound, as I double tappet at the targets 1 in the chest 1 into the head of our foes, as I covered the back of the violet dancer.
All the while Saeko danced her dance of death cutting down zeds, so fast I could not count, as severed limbs and heads showered around her.
The P90 ran dry missing the last one of them. Throwing the SMG round behind me on its sling my hand instinctively through muscle memory grasps the pistol strapped to my leg.
Turning to face the next of the zeds that got in close to me, ramming the silencer into the mouth of the the undead human creature releasing the bullet for it to travel through the mouth out the back of the head. Then drawing my own sword and closing in behind Saeko so to better protect her back.
I had only just caught a glimpse of the flash of steel in the corner of my sight. Dodging it by, using my blade to stop the offending object turning my Pistol arm to face the attacker. Only to see through the sights one very excited Saeko stop in her tracks face to barrel she smiled at me.
"Looks like we are alone now." She is breathing hard a satisfied smile across her face.
Taking in her look; Holy shit she really dose like this.
Looking around taking in the carnage, of the dead dismembered and shot corpses all around us. The smell fuck, the air was thick with the smell of blood and cordite.
"So it would seem, shall we go to your friend's house now?" I lower and holster my pistol picking up the empty mags, place my sword away then reload the P90.
As we leave, Seako stops me by holding onto my hand and asks something very odd. So odd I thought I did something last night and got her pregnant.
"You will take responsibility for this.. Right?"
"….."
Not knowing what to say to that, I reply to her on instinct. This was probably a mistake
"Sure I will Saeko-chan. But tell me you're not pregnant"
She giggles at my answer. Closing into me, she kisses me lightly. I wrap an arm around her and we walk onward to the estate, with no more trouble.