You Can Sleep When You Are Dead

by Gazdav

Version 2: A young inexperienced contract killer sets off to make a name for himself in Japan. Only for the world to end before he could start. With no way home and a swordswoman at his side, will he survive and create a new life for himself. Or will he have to become what he trained to be. this is version 2. AU as i will not be following cannon.

16. Chapter 16

I do not own Highschool of the dead I make no money from this it is a fanfiction and not for profit.

Lemon warning: for this chapter.

You Can Sleep When You're Dead

Chapter 16: Arguments and Bandits

I woke up the next morning, as the sun rose from behind the distant mountains sending rays of light into my eyes and to James softly snoring. Looks like this would be a rare occasion, as normally he would wake before me, catching me ether sucking my thumb or worse drooling. I had done both for as long as I could remember and although I found it to be embarrassing and un lady like, I have no choice in the matter so I had come to accept it as part of me.

As I lay there and contemplated what next, I started to think on today's mission and going home.

My father would not be there as he was abroad. I had tried to call his cell phone days ago from the Takagi house, but all I got was the answer machine and no reply to the text messages that I had sent. I was however sure he would be safe, if anyone could survive this it would be him.

My father is an extremely proud man that brought me up, the only way he knew how, to follow the bushido code, as his father taught him, but he was not overly strict with this on me. Sure I had been brought up to be a lady of high standing, having been fully versed in proper etiquette and I was disciplined when needed. But my father can be somewhat of a joker enjoying a good wind up or laugh. If anything I was the serious one between the two of us.

As I was an only child, I do regret that I never had a mother figure to learn the ways of a woman from, other than my aunt when I would stay at her home most summers.

I know he would be disappointed and probably very angry, that I was pregnant at my age. I could already feel the sting on my cheek for the back hand it was sure to receive on delivering this news to him. Considering the talk we had when he tried to explain the facts of life to me, I think we both ended up embarrassed, luckily my aunt saved him again on this subject.

But then I think he would be proud, that I had found a good man that I loved dearly. He and my mother had me when she was just about 20 she fell pregnant with me a little after she turned 19, only 3 months after they met and he was 7 years her senior. I am 18years and 8 months old now, so will be giving birth when I am near 19 and a half and James is 5 years my senior. So it is not like he could complain much.

That and he would always tease me, about his future grandchildren, saying that he wanted at least three.

I had been deep in thought when I heard James say "Penny for your thoughts." this startled me slightly as I was sure he was still sleeping.

"Nothing just thinking of today and of home." No point in holding the truth from him.

He opened his eyes and propped himself up "You're not going today." he told me flat out

"Why not?" I was a little taken back by his suddenness.

His eyes softened "You have an extra person to think about. I don't want you getting hurt and losing both of you."

I looked back at him defiantly "James! I'm pregnant not disabled."

He looked a bit surprised for a moment then added "No I don't think you understand."

I heard enough I sat upright looking down at him "NO… I don't think you understand… Yes I am pregnant… but that does not mean I cannot help, it's not like them will give us much of a choice is it… and I cannot sit idly like most women it is just not my style." I paused for a second then continue as he looks on with that blank look he has. "I am ok for the next 8-12 weeks then I will have to stand back as I will begin to start showing and will not be able to do as much, so as to not strain my body."

He looked at me for a moment then came back. "God you are as stubborn as I am.. fine but there are some conditions first and if you start to feel odd then stop."

"What conditions?" Again I asked defiantly still above him.

This time he sat up also. "First we speak to Miss Shizuka. Next when we are out you stay next to me no realising the demon unless we absolutely have to."

I glared at him "Fine, but we are not telling anyone yet, I'm not ready." I got off the bed and marched to the shower. "I'm going to shower…Alone…."

As I got into the shower my anger at that man started to evaporate, as I let the water wash over me calming me down. It was not like I could not see his point of view; I just did not want to rely on everyone for my mistake and I have promise to keep. If it was one thing I took to heart that my father taught me, it is that you should always keep your promises.

As I washed myself, my hand brushed over my lower abdomen stopping and staying put, holding myself in the spot that a new life was growing.

I could not help but go very out of character for me and smile as I thought about what was in there and that I will soon be a mother.

However this happy feeling did not last. As I started to think about the world as it is now and about my demon, would this make me a bad mother to bring a life into this? where can my child be safe from them? We are going to have to leave here very soon, to somewhere safe.

0000

Looks like this is going to be a crap morning, I thought to myself.

Ok she was pissed at me. She had just stormed off to the shower, demanding that she be alone.

I swear I will never understand women and their moods. All I was trying to do was to keep her safe.

So what next?

Now here lies the question… of I'm dammed if I do dammed if I don't.

Do I go to her and say sorry for butting in and just keep an eye on her when we go out.

Or do I become a bit overbearing and demand she not go anywhere dangerous.

"Fuck it" I shout out… there is no taming a wild beast and the tiger that she is would be more dangerous guarding her cub, so sod it I'll just stay closes to her when we go out, it's not like she did not have a point about the zeds not giving her a chance.

Time to man up and shut up and go take a climb up the apology tree. Minus the flowers and chocolate… no wait a second didn't I see oh yes I did.

I turn and jump off the bed, running out the room at top speed… There has got to be some, I seen them out to the garden. As I fly out the room, I Run straight into Saya bowling her over as we both go ass over tit. "Hay" she shouts to me "Watch it!" as I roll forward back onto my feet.

Shouting back to her "Sorry in a rush need to be quick." honestly dose she just happen to be there when things go bad, or dose she plan it. I hear her shout after me "Baka!" leaving her on the floor in a mess of arms legs and pink hair.

I reached the garden and run passed Rei and Takashi who are siting talking "Morning!" I shout in English not thinking.

"Ah there you are you wee bastards." Still talking in English to some confused looks. Probably more due to the fact that I am only wearing boxer shorts but hay ho when in a rush need must. I grab the first flower I see a blue star shaped one then turn and run back to my room I arrive just in time to see her getting out the shower wrapped in a towel.

She looks still unhappy almost teary was that from our argument, fuck it that is in the past.

That was until she seen me panting and sweaty in a pair of Bart Simpson boxer shorts holding a hand up to stop her as I fight to regain my breath, her look of sadness turned to one of confusion. "What are you?" she tries to ask.

As I look directly at her, waking over with the flower behind my back. Time to man up wet pants I say to myself.

"Saeko… about before I'm sorry I doubted you…. You are the most capable fighter I know…. I should know that you will know your limits" I hold out the flower for her.

She looks me up and down. Smiles that small smile she has. "Apology accepted." she took the flower and placed it in her hair the contrast of the blue and violet works well, she allows her towel to fall as our lips crashed together,

Looks like this will be a good morning after all.

0000

The group of 4 stood at the main gate ready to go Takashi took command. "Shall we... Saeko will."

James interrupted him "No I will" as he walked through the gate, fist bumping Kohta on the way past to some surprised looks. Takashi turned to Saeko, with a look as if to ask what the hell was that all about. Saeko just shrugged as if to say you got me.

The 4 walked in silence, with only the occasional pop of James's silenced P90 as he dropped any of them he deemed to close, as they slowly covering the distance to Takashi's house.

It was strange as there were hardly any of them around, but there was quite a few of their corpses lying around the street.

Takashi jogged up to James and whispered "Let's take a break for a few minutes."

James nodded to the teen and pointed to a walled garden "There."

After the group arrived and checked the area was clear of them Takashi spoke "What's with all the bodies?"

Rei was first to answer "I think other survivors have done this most looked like they were shot, stabbed or had their heads caved in." the other two just nodded a confirmation to what the girl said.

There was a silence for a few minutes, as Takashi thought about the extra information. "Ok.. well we best keep going. we will be there in about 10 more minutes as it is just round in the next street… but keep on your guard."

00000

I did not like this there were just too many unknowns.

I was at the front of the diamond. Ha you could call it the tip of the spear but that is a little cliché for my likening. This was because I wanted Saeko behind me to better protect her, dammed if I'm going to let her just run off into some situation like she normally would.

My instincts were in overdrive; this was more soldier territory like patrolling, not the normal assassin approaches to a job. I would of preferred moving at night keeping to any shadows not in daylight with dead bodies that have been shot all over the place.

It took a lot of will power, not to just say fuck this and run back and wait for the element that I would be more comfortable in.

When in doubt go with what you know if you are not 100% on something don't do it. Never go against your instinct this was one of my first lessons and this was very against my instincts.

My primary means of doing my job was by Snipping form long range hence the L96 and the HK417 I did have a L115 .338 ordered but seeing how the world just ended I don't think I will be seeing it any time soon.

However some jobs after you do your research may not be open to snipping. So if other means could be planed for, Such as poisoning so be it. Or if the client requests an accident or a specific way then that would have to be planed for.

There are also some simple rules that are just unbreakable that I would follow.

Never leave a trace, so a rifle was only good for 1 or 2 jobs then you would have to ether change the barrel and firing pin or the whole weapon because of ballistic forensics.

Never ever do something silly like a signature kill, this leaves a trace that can follow you around the world.

Never take on to many jobs at once, at most I would do 1 a month. Each job needs to be planed researched and the best means to the mark thought through, pattern of life studies done etc etc and this takes time.

But one of the most important rules was never underestimate those out to catch you. Police, law enforcement and body guards are not stupid and to think otherwise only encourages failure.

So this whole take a walk down the street, in the in broad day light, was not sitting well with me.

True to his word thought 10 minutes later we arrived at the Komuro residence.

0000

Takashi was looking at the front gate of his home. It was wide open, he knew his mother may not be there, but that still did not help with the trepidation, he felt as he approached his home.

Silently he indicated to James at the front to go in first. He was confused as to why he would not let Saeko do this as was the normal, but he would have his reasons as he followed behind.

Next was Saeko as she entered indicting to Rei to fallow on last.

The felling of trepidation then got worse, as he looked at the broken down front door to his home.

Forgetting everything he ran James past and straight into his home.

As Takashi entered the first thing he did was shout out. "MOTHER! Are you here?" As he looked around franticly he locked eyes on one of them that was in his house unable to move or react through surprise at who it used to be.

"Get Down!" A voice called out as the boy instinctively ducked to the voice filled with violent intent.

2 muffled shots sounded out, sending the zombie on to the next world.

An arm reached out to help the kid up. "Sorry was that?" James's question was short as he helped the teen up.

Takashi looked back to James shaking his head, as Rei came running up to him "No it was Mrs Sato from next door she was always kind to me she just surprised me" Rei was now embracing Takashi "I remember her too"

Saeko then spoke up "Would you two stay here, James and I will check for any others."

Takashi thought for a moment. "No we should help" he said half-heartedly.

"It's not that you can't kill them, I know that you can. But killing friends and family…that would be hard even for me." Saeko tried to reassure her friend so as to spare him any hardship.

He looked at Rei then back to Saeko and nodding to her he said "You're right we will stay here." Killing those close to you would be unexplainably hard and full of hesitation so much so that it would be dangerous to hesitate as much as you would do.

James and Saeko quietly moved off to check the rest of the house, as Rei and Takashi stayed in the large sitting room closing what was left of the front door just in case more of them showed up.

Turning to Takashi Rei wanted to talk "You ok?" All she got was a grunt as a reply. "Takashi." She wanted to know more, about how he was. The incident had clearly affected him. "Takashi"

This time he turned to her with a face full of remorse and grief. "Rei… I have just seen my childhood babysitter and someone I have known all my life, as one of them. Just give me some time please…"

She took what he said thinking to herself what do I do with that? He was hurting how I can make it better? She stood watching him not knowing what to do, as he slumped his shoulders and looked down at the body.

Takashi just wanted to forget the twisted face, grey skin and white eyes that he had just seen, as he tried in vain not to look at the now fallen body of Mrs Sato. It was at that moment he felt her Rei embraced him, wrapping arms around him and turning him away from the grizzly sight. Feeling a little better he could not help but question himself. Was he up to all of this? "Thank you I'll be ok.." he lied to her.

She reached up with her hand and caressed his cheek turning his face to hers "Any time." was her answer as she placed a small kiss on his lips.

Just as Rei kissed a soft cough sounded out. Both of the kissing teens turned round to see a figure stood there.

He was dressed in ripped jeans and a dirty white jogging top. He would have been laughable with his bright blue hair if it was not for the shotgun he was holding pointed at the pair of teens.

"Hello you two now sorry to interrupt your sweet moment but this is a stick up." he was laughing now at his own comment. "Give me everything you have…. I want the guns and you" he pointed his gun at Rei "I have not seen a naked girl in some time… so bitch get undressed." The man had an air of crazy around him.

After a few stunned seconds Takashi shouted at him defiantly "Who the fuck are you? and why are you in my house?"

"Such language…" the man laughed out "That does not matter I have the gun pointed at you. Nobody will help you now… Do as I say now drop them and you show me your tits… If you don't… I'll just kill you and do as I please with her." he was looking at Rei with the intent of a rapist as he continues laughing.

It was at that point that the man felt something press into the base of his neck his sick laughter stopped, as a female voice spoke to him in a cold hard tone "I would not be so sure of yourself ... drop the gun and get on your knees…"

0000

James and I had just cleared the bedrooms of the house for any of them, when I heard Takashi-kun shouting to someone to identify themselves.

I turned to James to say something. Only to see him with a finger to his lips shaking his head, he indicated to me to follow him, as he pulled his little gun up into his shoulder.

I had my pistol out, as the corridors were too narrow to use my sword as I followed James down the stair.

In the main room at one end, were Rei and Takashi are getting held up by some scruffily dressed man with blue hair?

He had made a demand that Rei get undressed and this made me sick, to think someone would do that.

James then pointed at me making a pistol out of his fingers putting it to the back of his head showing me what to do. He then pointed at himself showing that he would guard my back.

I thought about just shooting the man, my demon was screaming at me to do that. To end an actual life not just one of them it excited me and I could feel that familiar tingle just thinking about it. With all my will power against my demon I managed to speak to the man. I would give him a chance to keep is wrenched life.

"I would not be so sure of yourself ... drop the gun and get on your knees…" I told him in a tone that could melt steel.

"Fuck you.. you bitch." He said with venom and fire in his voice I could se him tense he was going to shoot.

Time slowed for me in that moment. I could see Takashi and Rei hold each other tightly closing their eyes ready for their end; James did nothing but keeps watching out for others as he constantly scanned the area behind us.

I felt my finger pull the trigger and watched in amazement, as the pistol bucked backwards. The round entered the back of the man's head at the base of the scull, the front of his face exploded as the bullet passed through. Spraying blood, brain, bits of his jaw and teeth out to the room and onto me.

He was dead before he hit the floor but I still fired a second shot into his body the round ripping through his black heart, as I had been taught by James always double tap 1 to kill 2 to make sure. The only real sound was his body hitting the floor. The smell in the air was of gun powder and of metallic blood. I was so excited that I quivered I wanted more, as I looked for another to quench my thirst.

But James was on me in a flash lowering my pistol, He placed his forehead on mine cooling my lust.

I had taken my first real life and he was insuring that I was not drunk on this power.

He whispered to me "I understand I would have done the same." He then lifted his head holding me tight. "Now channel that feeling and focus on us your friends and use it."

My body quivered as it cooled its intent as my senses came back to me. "I will"

0000

She had killed the bandit without a second thought her blood lust taking over. To be honest the wanker deserves it and I would have killed him myself. However I had to run in to calm her as I recognised the sings of her demon waking up. Pulling her into an embrace and lowering her pistol.

Takashi and Rei were holding each other when I looked across Takashi just nodded thanks.

It must have been a few minutes when the teen leader finally spoke "Ok I will leave a note in the hope my mom shows up then we will get back."

As soon as the note was written we grabbed some of the food stuffs from the kitchen and headed off.

The trip back was uneventful again, but we did take an alternative route to check we are not getting followed, hoping that the man was alone and did not have anyone looking for him.

On getting back we had a group meeting telling everyone about the bandit and what the new world was like, after our isolation during the past week. Then we all came to an agreement that we will have very little to do with other survivors as it was just too risky.

Saeko decided that before we would go out to her home as it was only 1pm that we would have a short brake and shower she still had some of the man's blood on her and wanted it off before we continued our day.

We went up to our room to sort ourselves out for the job with her telling me where she lived it was just under a mile away we then did our route plan and discussed what we would do and that this would probably be on overnight trip, as waling a mile in this dead city can take hours.

After that it Saeko Stood up and announced that "I'm going to the shower." I was still studying the map.

"mmm." was all I could say as I was engrossed in what I was doing. lerning the rout drawing the map in my mind so that I do not have to take out the map. that was until I felt a pain, as my ear was pulled

"That means you too mister." she ordered me, now frustrated at my not noticing her.

"Ok ok I'm coming I'm coming." I winced out as I was hulled across the room.

In the shower it became very clear very fast, that she was after something else. I had never been washed so fast before; she even scrubbed herself at light speed. There was defiantly an upside to this demon thing she had.

0000

In the shower the purple haired woman washed her man down fast and herself even faster.

She wanted him so as to calm herself, she had wanted him back at Takashi's house, taking all her will power not to just take him there. She cornered him at one end as the warm water fell on their bodies. Her intent was nothing but lust and to satisfy herself.

Her hands wrapped around his penis stroking him until it was at its fullest, as she kissed him furiously. His tongue probing her mouth, afterward she would bite his lip pulling on it.

At this point she decided to make this for him too, having talked with sensei about how to please a man. She was told by the dippy nurse use your mouth all men love this. When she was told this she was mortified at the prospect.

But then she had read about this in the various romantic novels and some more hentai manga that she had.

However Thought of doing this at first did not sit well with her. But he had done this for her a few times now never asking for her to do the same. Now she wanted to return the pleasure, so for this man she would try.

He gasped out in surprise, as Saeko dropped to her knees, kissing the head of his manhood, deepening the kiss each time until she took him in her mouth.

She thought it was a strange sensation; his penis was warm having a feeling like velvet and twitching as she moved it around her mouth, wrapping her tongue around the head the salty taste of his pre-cum surprised her having not realised it does that.

The warmth of her mouth was amazing he thought as his lover tried something new.

She pulled back "is this ok I've never done" he cut off the blushing girl "yes this is well" he never got to finish as again she continued on.

As she sucked and stroked his manhood, he eventually pulled her back up "You need to stop that or I will cum" he said in a gasp to the woman as she turned bright red. he then added "Your Turn." she looked back at him in surprise "what… wait.. no.." her protests went ignored with a comment of "you started this."

He dropped down and lifted one of her slender legs over his shoulder, beginning with his own tricks, and the sensation of the warm water and of his motions on her clitoris caused her to climax very quickly. Who would have thought that making love in a shower would feel so good?

Before she had time to recover though, he had turned her around.

He hesitated at first. She knew why purred out "I'm already pregnant silly." with that she reached back grasping him and pushed herself onto him with a grin as she felt him fill her. He began moving slow at first then with more purpose as he reached round to feel her ample breasts, while kissing the back of her neck. It did not take long for him to have his own climax. She would have he own small climax as she felt the warm fluids pulsing into her.

The lovers just held each other in the shower after, no words were spoken, they were just not needed.