Well I bet that those who are reading Organization want to kill me right about now...but im just going to get this book going so that each book will be at a balance. Disclaim everything but Neon. And sorry but this chap is going to be primarily in Neon's perspective.
-Sidestreet+Neon-
I grabbed hold of the bar infront of me and gritted my teeth as we came to a sudden stop. Rei went flying from off the top of the jeep and Takashi,who had somehow managed to keep hold to the roof, slipped off and ran over to her.
" Shit. We need to set up a defense...until we can get through this wire.", Hirano said as he pumped the sniper rifle and set up in the top of the jeep.
" Damn it!", I said with a slight temper as I jumped out and pulled the glock from it's holster. I targeted those closest to us and then began to fire on those who were at a middle range.
I heard a large blast from my right as Takashi began to fire his shotgun. Rei was still layed on the ground near the corner of the wire and the hill on the right of me. Saeko moved out and began to push those in the middle further out. I fired the last two bullets from my glock and then pulled my katana from it's scabbard. It felt weird because the handle wasn't smooth but set so that it would be hard to remove it from the fighter's hand. Dashing forwards, I used the sharp edge to behead three in one cut, and watched as Saeko got pushed further back...near a stair case.
" Neon!", I heard Takashi scream from behind me, " Go!"
I smiled as I kept slicing into the undead until I made it next to Saeko.
" You sure that you don't want this?", I asked her as we were forced up the stairs.
She waved it off saying that it wasn't her style. I pulled the revolver and fired three shots out of the seven that were in it, killing three of them who were climbing the stairs behind us.
I looked back towards the jeep and saw a number of people dressed in firefighter garb moving up behind them, along with huge firehoses. The new individuals pulled up the hoses and fired streams of water towards the undead who were pushed back by the high pressure water. Then one of the masked fighters removed her mask...
" MOM!", I watched as Saya jumped onto her mother and I couldn't help but smile.
I heard a groan from my left and quickly beheaded another undead with a fast cut. We had no way to get back around like this. I noticed that if we could make a circle back then we might have a chance but it would mean crossing those streets where Hirano noticed a number of them. I motioned for Saeko to follow me as we jumped the gap between the small building we were on and the one next to it.
"...So. You ever rode on a bike before?", I asked casually as we jumped off the next building and began to dash for the motorcycle shop that I saw when we were entering this half of town.
" No, but I guess it would never hurt to learn."
She ducked under a bite from another one of them and then brought the hilt of her wooden sword in a vertical strike. I heard a severe snap and the undead fell forward onto the cement.
" I believe I heard Hirano say something about there being a better vehicle than a bike in that shop..", I said as we turned the next corner and looked at the shop on the top of the hill. There were none of them were around. We ran hard and entered the shop without allowing the bell to ring. I pulled it shut and locked the door.
" Get whatever you need, Saeko, I will pick out a bi-"
I stopped as I looked into the garage and noticed some weird jeep. I started to read the manual as Saeko exchanged my ripped lunchbag for a small green travelers bag. I looked in the glove box and found a pair of blue finger-less gloves. Saeko came back in and threw the bag behind me as she gripped the roll cage that was above my head.
" So, did you figure out how to drive this?"
I smiled, " Babe, im an American. We can do anything!"
I pressed the remote to open the garage and Saeko settled in behind me.
" Ready to go? There is no turning back now.". I said as she nodded.
I felt the engine breathe life into the quiet air and then we took off down the street.
Saya's home+ Takashi-
I found it funny that all the years I had known Saya that I had never actually been to her house. It ironic that it would take something like this to give me the chance to.
" Lady Saya, We welcome your return.". Said three guardsmen who were protecting the main gate. I looked at her home...mansion... in awe. I knew she came from a rich family but damn, spread the wealth will you.
" Takashi, I presume."
I looked up at a man of serious muscular ability and above all an imposing figure. His black hair made his sharp jaw and bold eyes feel as if I was a baby. I felt my left leg give a little. His commanding voice cut through the air like a Train whistle.
" I assume that I have you to thank for my daughter's safety?", he said as his eyes looked down on me. I tried to keep a straight face and posture out of respect.
" No Sir, this was all due to team effort.", I said as Saya moved past her father and walked into the house.
He didn't smile or give any form of emotion, but he said that he would allow us to stay as long as we saw fit. We each bowed except for Rei, who was so sore that she could hardly even take a step, and followed after Saya. After about ten minutes I walked back outside just in time to hear an engine rev and I could swear that I saw a vehicle moving into the water back at the river, but I just couldn't be sure from this distance away...
Waterway + Neon-
I grabbed onto a fedora that flew off the head of one of the falling undead who had chased us into the ravine. It was black with a blue and white stripped band. I placed it on my head after thorough inspection for blood or any other bio-hazardous material. Saeko groaned from behind.
" What? It's not like he's gonna need it!"
She layed her hand against her face and closed her eyes as she shook her head in a disapproving "no.". Those creatures were getting up again...couldn't they just broke their necks...jeez... give us a break!
" I advise caution. After all we are about to go amphibious!" , I said with more energy than was probably needed in this situation.
Saeko looked at me weird because I said it in English...but she got the drift when we drove front first into the river. I watched as a wave of water flew over my head. I jerked around and used the seat to my left to hold myself up as I saw something totally worth my efforts today... ( a/n: Hehehe.. a person who liked my story should get this face- 8 - )
" ummm~"
I felt my eyes lock onto her elegant breast and then I felt my "pride of being a man" hit full mast. After a few seconds Saeko pulled her arms up and covered her body. I turned around faster than I had the first time and then began to steer the boat towards a little island of sand in the middle of the river. I could tell as we floated that none of them would reach us because the current was strong and obviously it was deep. I shifted into gear and pulled us up into the middle of the sandbar and cut the engine. I got out and pulled a black sleeveless shirt from out of one of the back compartments, and then handed it to Saeko.
"...here...I'll just go over here and watch our defenses...", I said as I walked over to the left side of the sandbar and pulled my fedora over my eyes.
" Thank you." , she said as I heard her began to slip off clothes. My imagination went wild... hey, don't give me that look! I'm still a high school age boy ain't I? After about a minute and a half I asked if she was ok...
" I am.", she said after a small sneeze. I turned around and realized that she was dressed almost as badly as if she had worn the apron in the first place... does she think this is funny?...
" Is something wrong?", she asked with a quizzical stare. (yeah that's a real word look it up)
I felt my eyes bug out again..boy oh boy this is too much!
" N-No! Far from it! It's the other way around! Uh, It's -"
" Neon, you really see me as a woman don't you?"
I looked at her with a funny look, " What? You want me to be some hentai obsessed pervert that likes men? No WAY!"
She laughed a little, " Well, I am a woman aren't I?"
I felt the silence drag on as some seagulls flew over cawing... perfect anime moment.. yet this isn't an anime... is it? Could this be some sick show in an alternate dimension?
" Saeko.. um.. Is there someone that you like?", I asked as I tilted my fedora up a little so I could make eye-contact.
" That came out of the blue.", she said with squinted eyes. I scratched the back of my head...
" I mean.. I thought, well you know..."
" There was." ( a/n: Change of script alert!in anime she said Is I just said Was)
I shifted my gaze ever so slightly to my right.
" Should we leave now? There are less of them."
" Ah, Yeah."
We filed in and took off down the water... headed towards a little known temple near us that we could use for the night.
Park+ Saeko-
I watched as we kept taking turns, more and more of them seemed to be gathering around us.
" As it stands, We will end up doing a repeat of the sandbank!", I said as we took another sharp turn and began to head into the park district. I sat back as we flew over the stairs and into the park... park's water fountain... great...
" You enjoy getting women wet, Neon?", I said with a sharp tone to my voice. After all, now im soaked... AGAIN!
He turned back towards me, " Maybe I do. Also, be a dear and get that yellow tape."
I ignored the smart-ass tone and grabbed the tape. He suddenly pulled off a large roll and tied the steering wheel and clutch together, so that the vehicle would go in a circle inside the fountain... drawing in the dead while giving us a chance to get into the temple on the top of the hill. His creativity never ceases to amaze me.
" Since im outta bullets almost, we are gonna have to-"
I jumped up and out of the boat, while in the air I threw him the other glock that was strapped to my leg and he put it in his pocket while simultaneously pulling his sword " Whiskey", as he calls it, and following suite. I carved a way into the stairs and he pulled up the rear with persistent cutting.
" Saeko, behin-"
I ducked and lifted my boken to the rotten neck of some man, " Just cause you are dead doesn't mean you should skip-", I flipped him into the air and into the fountain, " a bath."
The boat did the rest. Neon looked at me with wide eyes.
" Remind me never to piss you off." , he said as he split one of them in half vertically. I was on a roll, until I saw the children. I stopped and began to have flashbacks to the day I had last been so afraid. Neon ran up behind me and shoved his sword, unhappily, into one of them and pushed the others back as he pulled me away shivering.
" S- Saeko! What wrong!", he asked as he pulled me up the stairs.
I looked on but honestly...i dont remember much until we reached the tiny temple.
Temple+ Neon-
I pulled up the large wooden log and placed it into the slots to support the door, in case my idea with the boat failed. I moved back to the center of the room and layed Saeko down near the candle that I was lighting.
" Saeko, what happened?", I asked for the third time. She still seemed lost so I looked up at... the shrine? I guess is what they call it... and checked the first sword. It was actually real.
" Hey, this is a real sword.", I pulled the second one off and tied it parallel with Whiskey. I turned and layed the other one infront of Saeko.
" Here you go, Saeko. I figure you would like this one more than mine."
She seemed to break from her trance as she looked at the sword and pulled it over to the other side with her.
" Your uniform is dry now.", I said as I layed her clothes in a pile and moved behind one of the curtains. I rummaged through my bag and found...ta-da!... one of the last pieces of fresh mint gum I would have in a long time and began to chew on it. In addition I pulled a granola bar out, for Saeko, and waited until she called me over. After about a minute an a half she called for me.
" Here.", I said as I gave her the bar. I pulled off my fedora and placed it next to my bag and jacket.
" And that's not all I found, Milady Saeko.." , I pulled a small green bag from my pocket and leaned in, " It's a portable toilet."
She grabbed her mouth to hold in her laughter. I smiled because it seemed, at least for the moment, that I had broken her from that spell.
About ten minutes later after she finished her bar , Saeko looked down at the floor.
" So, are you not gonna pry?"
I sat up and looked over at her, " Only if you want to talk about it."
She frowned, " I froze because I was reminded of the last time I had been so afraid..."
" Was it because of those children?", I asked calmly.
" To a degree, yet that's not it. When we were at the river band, you asked me if there was a man whom I liked . I think like a woman, thus it would only be natural to nurture feelings for a man. However, this is the question... would he return my love?"
I placed my hands out infront of me and replied, " Who would reject a lady lik-"
" Would he accept my love if he knew that I committed murder?"
I felt my body go rigid, and I felt a cool tingling sensation pass through my back.
" It was four years ago. A man attacked me at night. I had my training sword with me, so naturally I could fight him off. I broke his shoulder blade and femur. The police understood the situation and took me home in a police car."
I opened my mouth but nothing came out.
" That wasn't what held me back these last years... I enjoyed it... I had a clearly defined enemy and enjoyed beating it to a bloody spot on the ground. It was thrilling. Once I had him lured in...I struck without hesitation. And I enjoyed every last second."
I watched as she began to smile and look at me for a reaction.
" You see?! That's the real me! The true nature of Saeko Busujima! Do you believe that me, someone turned on by her own power, should deserve something pure like love? I know you have changed..but you changed after.. all I have been doing is turning into a demon worse than the devil."
I slammed my fist down onto the wood with so much force that a tiny splinter stuck to my glove.
I looked at her eyes and began my story.
" Saeko...do you think you are alone? Do you think that you have been the only wild one? WELL YOU ARE WRONG! FAR FROM CORRECT! Remember how I told you that I am an only child with no family?! Well... that is because they were murdered... right in front of me... THAT IS WHY I CAN SEMPATHIZE WITH YOU! BECAUSE WE ARE THE SAME!"
I watched as she was processing what I had just said.
" I tracked the two bastards down. I didn't turn them in. I enjoyed their squirming as I put them through hell, before they went to it. I cut them, I burned them, I used a hammer to smash one's balls until they broke! And then I buried them alive in the Earth! Does that make me any less wicked than you?! No! We have all lied, stole, and killed!"
She propped herself up with one hand as she finally understood everything I had been saying. I leaned in and grabbed her hand in mine.
" And that...is why I have found the reason for me to live and find the one who I am willing to lay my life before in sacrifice...you..."
We kissed and then we layed down under my jacket and slept until I saw light peak form the door in the morning. I opened the door and exited along with her, however we weren't alone. Crawling up the stairs was one of them.
" Saeko! Run!"
She looked at me but didn't move. Instead she pulled her katana and stood beside me.
" If you are willing to lay your life down., Then its my job to return the value."
" Just don't die. Because if you do I will. And that's something I don't want to do!"
I pulled Whiskey and the other sword as Saeko dashed towards the ones on the left and I took on the ones on the right.
( outside Saya's home's backgate)
I pulled Saeko up beside me and kissed her again, more forcefully.
"Didn't I say I would protect you?"
"Yes. You did."
"Good."
alright reader! I im a little ticked that all I got was one review or pm from yall! SO COME ON! LET ME SEE SOME REVIEWS AND PMS! I WANNA GET SOME MORE READERS AND SO FAR ALL I GOT IS ONE REVIEW! POST PEOPLE POST!
