High school Of The Dead: Blacklight of the Dead

When the school was invaded by 'them' Takashi, Rei and Hisashi tried to escape with Hisashi being infected and died…but what if Takashi was bitten instead of Hisashi and instead of killing him, it changed him into something else…something more.

Hello and welcome to chapter two, last chapter Takashi had left the bus with his new team and three other characters, Hisashi, Yuuki and Morita

Chapter II: Are We Human? Or Are We Dead?

I don't know what happened to me…am I human…am I dead…am I alive…or am I something else…I can't tell anymore…

It was past sundown as we reached the duplex that miss Shizuka mentioned, as we went we encountered more of 'them' as they tried to kill us…

key word had been tried…

They were easily dispatched by myself and Saeko, for me I felt a weird sense of joy and excitement as I ripped them to shreds with my claws, every now and then I would look at Saeko as she bashed and killed 'them' with her Bokken, I could see it I her eye's…they were the same as mine, cold and twisted but regretful as well.

In no time we had cleared out the whole area of the new infected, we left the ones that had not changed because as long as we were quite they would leave us alone, the house was nice, very little personal effects, it would seem that whoever this person is she liked to travel a lot, me and the guys were going to check on the weapons the girls decided to take a bath…together.

I had to stop Morita from going to peek on them and I had to stop myself, I may not be human but I still had urges…I think that's the only good thing I have heard all day today.

Sounds could be heard from the bathroom as the girls were busy cleaning themselves of the blood that had splattered on their bodies just to get here, it seemed even in a zombie invasion they could still find the strength to laugh and have a good time, Saeko was washing her back as her mind drifted to Takashi.

When he had saved her from the 'hunter' as the group decided to call that thing, she had began to feel something warm in her chest, her heart would beat faster, she liked to talk to him more often then the others and she was fascinated and amazed at the way he used his powers in battle it was…alluring.

Takagi sitting next to her noticed that she was just staring off into space like she had something on her mind, taking advantage of this she grabbed the shower hose turned it to cold and then sprayed cold water on her ass causing her to moan out as the water hit her skin, she turned to see the Takagi grinning at her as she put the shower hose back,

"What's with you, you seem to be staring of into space a lot…oh I see your thinking of Komuro aren't you" she said with a knowing grin as a slight blush appeared on her cheeks in the background Rei slightly flinched and glared at Saeko as she saw the blush on her face, Saeko only smiled lightly as she faced the Takagi.

"Yes I was thinking of Komuro-kun, he seems to be a good person and a powerful person…I happen to find him quit attractive" she said as Rei glared in jealousy even more at Saeko.

Takagi nodded her head she slipped into the bath "I have to agree with you there" she said as the water went up to her chest "He is a good person, I have known him since we were kids, when I was little people would make fun of my pink hair and bully me, but then he came along and started to pick a fight with the bullies…he got hurt but he won, ever since then he treated me like a person and we become friends" she said as she smiled at the memory.

"I'll admit at first I had started to develop feelings for him, but in the end it was better if I has more of a sister to him then a 'lover' so to speak" she said as she glanced at Rei a small amount of hate in them as she settled into the bath.

Yuuki and Shizuka glanced between the three, as they was slightly confused about what was happening between the three ever since the topic of Takashi popped up, after a few minutes of awkward silence it was Shizuka who decided to break the ice.

"Speaking of Komuro I've been curious about his new…'abilities'…so to speak", she said as the four other occupants turned towards her, "back at the school I noticed that when he killed an opponent he would absorb or 'consume' the body into his own" she said as her face and tone of voice turned into that of a professional scientist or Doctor.

"For example when he killed the 'hunter' and consumed him, he was able to form those claw like appendages on his body…I think that when he consumes those with a unique genetic marker, his body attempts to compensate and reform into something that he would benefit from" she said as she went into detail.

"Another thing back on the bus, he cut 's cheek and the blood absorbed into the claw…then he suddenly knew everything about Rei's father and the truth of her being held back…I think when he absorbs a persons blood he gains their…memories….But its all just a theory at the moment, I wont be sure until I have some proper medical and scientific equipment" she said as she relaxed back into the bath as a happy grin appeared on her face as she downed a whole Sake bottle.

The other woman in the bath stared at the woman in confusion as they sweat dropped at her antics, but it did made them wonder…

What else could he do?

Main Bedroom

Takashi stared as red and black tendrils swirled around his hand, he watched as the tendrils danced around his finger tips as if they were two animals chasing each other around trees, he focused on his hand as it transformed into the metal like claws he had used before.

The metal glistened in the light of the bedroom as he moved his three metallic fingers occasionally causing a spark to happen every time the sharp metal scratched the other, he was siting on the bed his jacket, hoodie and boots dissolved away at his command leaving him in his cargo pants and red shirt.

He turned to see the other men in the room Hisashi, Kohta and Morita using a crowbar to open the weapons locker that was stored in the bedroom, they struggled and struggled as they pushed against the crowbar…but it did not budge.

"Huff, huff dang…who ever this woman is she did not want her weapons being stolen" Morita said as the others laid down on the ground as they tried to catch their breaths, Takashi raised an eyebrow at the three before walking over to the locker.

The others stared as Takashi inspected the lockers combination lock…he then punched right through the reinforced metal and ripped the door off the locker, the three others jumped and scurried to the back of the room as they stared in shock at his strength, "I got it open!'' he said as they face faulted on the floor.

After shacking off their shock the four went through the weapons stored in the locker, as expected Kohta went full gun otaku mode as he admired, inspected and handled each and everyone of the weapons in the locker, there was a pump action shotgun, 2 semi-automatic Honey Badgers with ACOG scope, 2 Carbine M4 rifles with a x8 range scope, a crossbow and suppressed combat pistol, as Kohta and Morita were cleaning the guns Takashi took the chance to walk out onto the balcony.

He looked out on to the city as pillars of smoke and burning orange glowed in the distance, with his enhanced hearing he could hear the sounds of screaming and rioting in the streets, he clenched his fist as he thought about all the people that were suffering right now.

"You ok man?" Hisashi said as he appeared along side Takashi,

"Yeah…I guess" he said as he looked at his hands again for the tenth time tonight, Hisashi saw this and put a comforting hand on his shoulder, "What am I Hisashi…. am I alive…am I dead…am I even human anymore?" he said as he watched the tendrils swirl around his hand again, Hisashi looked at his friend before looking up to the starry sky.

"I wish I knew man…but I think you should see this as a gift not a curse" he said as Takashi raised an eyebrow at the white haired teen, seeing his confusion he decided to elaborate,

"Because now you have the ability to protect those who are close to you…I mean from what I've seen you have been bitten multiple times, smashed into a car then thrown off a bus at high speeds…"

"I also fell of a five story building" Takashi interrupted as Hisashi stared in shock at this.

"…Really?"

"Really" he said as they both shared a laugh, when the laughter stopped they both returned back to their serious expressions.

"But seriously…you have the power to protect this group, and while it frightens us…we have the utmost faith in you" Hisashi said as he placed his hands on the railing, they stood there in silence as they watched the city burn.

"I'm sorry…" Hisashi said as he broke the silence.

"What?" Takashi asked as he looked at the grey haired teen.

"I'm sorry that you got bite in my place and that you died, I'm also sorry for going behind your back with the whole Rei thing…I didn't mean to hurt you, its just that I found out her secret by accident when she was talking to her father…at first she was somewhat relieved to finally be able to talk about what was happening with her…we spent more time together and…well you know the rest"

Hisashi said as Takashi listened to his story, however he still couldn't understand why she couldn't tell him the truth…it hurt that she couldn't trust him, but that was in the past and he needed to get his mind set on the now.

"Its ok man…I guess she just didn't trust me as much as I trusted her…" Takashi said as he hid his face in bangs, the other teen looked at him with an amount of pity before Takashi stood straight and walked towards the door before stopping.

"I'm going to get something to eat, do you want anything?" he asked as he hoped to avoid the conversation entirely now, Hisashi shook his head in response as he walked off the balcony and down the stairs.

Kitchen

Takashi went to the fridge and grabbed himself a juice carton when he heard a voice speak up from the stove, "Dinner should be ready soon, and tomorrows lunch" the voice now identified as Saeko's spoke to the boy who had his head in the refrigerator,

"Man I love girls fridges every things s-" he was cut off as he pulled his head out of the fridge to see a sight that Morita had constantly spoke of in his weird perverted fantasies.

Standing in front of him was Saeko Busujima her hair tied in a high ponytail and wearing nothing but a black thong and a cooking apron, he quickly grabbed his nose to stop an oncoming nosebleed as he gazed at the magnificent sight.

"S-S-Saeko…are you sure you should be wearing something like that?" he asked nervously as he tried to look anywhere but the half naked girl in front of him, said girl looked at him in confusion as she played with them hem of the apron.

"Oh this old thing, yeah it's a little ridiculous our clothes are in the wash and this was all I could find that would fit me…do you think it's a little too revealing Komuro-kun~" she asked with a hint of seduction at the powerful teen who at this point was babbling incoherent words.

"No-No I hadn't noticed a tit-A Thing, we should be prepared they could come a tit-Attack" Takashi said as he was trying to not make the conversation uncomfortable as it already was.

Saeko just chuckled at the boy as he fidgeted in his place "Thank you by the way…for saving my life back at the school, not many people would do a thing like that for me" she said as she smiled warmly at the teen.

After finally able to compose himself he replied back "W-well it was nothing I just did what I always do…get myself into trouble to save the people I care about" Takashi said as he rubbed the space between his nose and mouth while grinning at the girl, Saeko chuckled in response before she looked at the boys hands.

"What is it like…being able to do the stuff you do?" she asked as Takashi had a serious look on his face as he shifted his left hand into the 'CLAW' power.

"It feels weird but also natural, like everything I'm doing has always been apart of me yet…at the same time its all so different, like most of the stuff I do is purely instinctual…and that's what scares me, because I don't even know if I'm Takashi Komuro…or someone pretending to be him" Takashi said as he saw his reflection in the blades, he felt Saeko place her hand on the claw which surprised him slightly as she stroked the palm and the blades of his claws.

"Well…I think that's you decision, you can think that your someone else, or you can just be who you are and do what comes naturally to you…then I think you'll have your answer" she said as she smiled warmly at the boy.

Takashi smiled at her as he shifted his claw back to normal as she hugged him in an attempt to make him feel better, he blushed at the contact before he returned the hug in turn completely unaware of the angry glares they were receiving from Rei as she watched the events from the stairway.

Suddenly they heard a dog barking very close as Takashi ran up the stairs completely missing Rei who tried to grab a hold of his forearm but missed by a hair, when he reached the balcony he saw Hisashi, Morita and Kohta standing as Kohta had a pair of binoculars in his hand as he handed them to Takashi,

"We got a problem Takashi look" he said as Takashi only pushed them back as his eyes glowed red as he zoomed in on a man and a little girl running down the streets towards the only other house with the lights on.

"It's a man and a little girl…it looks like they are trying to find shelter…" Takashi said as the others stared in shock at him, Saeko and Rei came up behind him when they heard the noise outside.

"You can see them?" Kohta asked as the teen nodded his head "Yeah I can also hear them…" Takashi said as he focused his sight and hearing on the two…

"Open the door please"-

"Go away we can't take any more"-

"Please if not for me then for my daughter please''-

"Daddy?"-

"OPEN THIS DOOR OR I SWEAR TO GOD I WILL BREAK IT DOWN"-

"W-Wait I'm opening the door''-

"thank you thank- HURK!"-

Takashi's eyes widened in shock as he saw the survivors stab the man in the gut with an improvised spear, right in front of the mans daughter he could hear them repeatedly saying sorry over and over as they closed the door and left the lights on so that the hoard would eat them.

"Daddy…Daddy?" the little girl said as she ran over to her fathers body as he slumped onto the ground blood leaking out of his chest and his mouth, he tried to smile so as not to worry his daughter who held his hand as he began to cough up more blood,

"I'm…ok…sweetie I need you to run and hide…please…for me" he said as his eye grew heavy and he breathed a final time before he died, his daughter just cried as she held her fathers body all the while the hoard began to move towards the girl.

The girl noticed them and began to back away from them as a small white dog stood in front of the hoard as he barked angrily trying to protect the little girl as best as he could…but even he knew he might not survive.

Takashi growled in anger as the tendrils swirled around his body in an aggressive manner as he tried not to lose control, "Takashi what happened?" Hisashi asked a little worried about his friend as the tendrils seemed to roll over his body like black and red flames,

"They…they killed him, right in front of his own daughter just to save their own skin" he said as the group gasped in shock, he gripped the hand railing as the group began to talk about what they should do, all the while Saeko watched as Takashi seemed to be debating with in himself…he finally made a decision.

"Kohta…give me covering fire, everyone else pack whatever you can into the Humvee…I'll be right back" he said as his hood, boots, jacket and gloves formed on his body, before Takashi hopped onto the railing and then jumped off before the tendrils formed under his arms creating a mass of black and red mist as he seemed to fly through the air, he then came smashing on top of one of them as he slammed it into the ground creating a mass of blood and gore.

Alice and the dog looked on in shock as the strange man just landed in front of them, without turning to face the two he spoke to her, "Close your eyes please…its about to get ugly, and I don't want you to be scared ok" he spoke softly to the girl who nodded as she closed her eyes and held the dog closer to her.

She began to hear the sounds of flesh being torn apart and the sounds of gunshots echoing into the night, she peeked just a little and saw the man with claws on his hands rip into the hoard, she just stared as he seemed to kill any that came close to the two and the body of her dead father.

Takashi sliced and gutted them as he continued to slaughter the hoard, all the while his eyes glowed blood red.

'I am…'

He grabbed one by its head and then throws him into a group of them before spinning around and ramming his claws into another.

'I am..I am'

He slammed one onto the ground as he slammed his foot right through its chest and absorbs the corpse into his body, he then spun one in mid air and slice it in two before two tendrils quickly absorbed the body.

'I AM TAKASHI KOMURO…AND I AM A HUMAN' he thought to himself as he finished off the last of the hoard as he released a loud roar into the night. "I AM A HUMAN!" he roared into the night as he his hands returned to normal now that the streets were clear, he turned around to see the little girl looking at him with both shock and awe as the dog seemed to just stare at him.

He slowly began to walk to the girl before kneeling down to meet her gaze "Are you alright?" he asked as he stared at the little girl, the girl nodded her head as she looked at the hooded teen as he pulled down his hood to reveal his brown spiky hair and hazel colored eyes,

"My name is Takashi Komuro…do you have a name?'' he asked as she nodded again.

"Alice…Alice Maresato…I'm-I'm all alone now…my daddy, my daddies" she began to cry again as she leaned into his embrace as she cried on his shoulder, Takashi only held the little girl as she let out her sorrow the little dog nuzzling against her in an attempt to comfort her, when they pulled apart they heard the sound of a jeep pulling up along side the house as Hisashi and Saeko got out weapons armed.

Hisashi wielding a Honey Badger and Saeko with her Bokken, "...Are they your friends" she asked as she was a little confused by the barely dressed women in the group, Takashi slightly chuckled at the girls question seeing Saeko still dressed in an apron causing Morita too bleed a lot from his nose while Yuuki glared at him.

"Saeko take her into the car…she has suffered a lot tonight, Hisashi help me move the body into the back…I'm not leaving it here in front of 'these' people, he deserves a proper burial" he ordered as the teen nodded as they picked up the body and wrapped it in one of the sheets on the clothes line.

after they placed it in the back of the truck Takashi turned around to glare at the occupants in the house who watched him in fear, he was tempted to burst down the door and give them a taste of their own medicine…but that would put him in the same league as them, as 'rats' scurrying over each other to survive with little remorse for others.

'Not worth it' he thought as they drove down the streets.

Later after rescuing Alice

The moon bathed the area in its brilliance as the group found themselves on the on the top of a hill close to the river a cherry blossom tree growing at the top as Takashi finished using his claws to dig out a grave for the dead father, they placed him in the grave as Takashi finished using his claws to write a few words on a large stone they found on the side of the river.

The group (now fully clothed) stood in front of the makeshift grave as they placed a few candles they had grabbed from the house on to the grave, the words read…

'Here lies Alan Maresato…a brave man, a better human being and a loving father, who gave his life so that his daughter can live'

Alice stood along side Takashi as she clutched onto his pants legs as she silently wept for here father, after a few minutes of silence she looked up to Takashi and asked,

"Takashi-san…is-is it ok if I call you Big Brother?" she asked as she looked up to the hooded teen who only smiled back as he placed his hand on her head,

"yeah…you can call me Brother…because from now on I'll be your big brother ok?" he said as she nodded her head with small tears in her eyes as she looked back at her fathers grave.

"Goodbye daddy…I love you" she said as they got back into the truck as they began to head towards the river.

Meanwhile

The survivors in the house looked out of the window as a group of armed men wearing black-op suits armed with assault rifles and night-vision goggles searching the street for survivors, the man who killed Alice's father got out to greet the men.

"OH THANK GOD YOU CAME…PLEASE YOU HAVE TO HELP US WE NEED TO GET OUT OF HERE NOW!" he said to the man with green Tri lensed goggles who was obviously the captain of the group.

"Ok sir I need you to calm down and tell me what happened here" he said as the rest of the survivors piled out of the house onto the lawn, the man began to explain the events that had transpired, leaving out the fact that they killed Alice's father.

"And then this kid just grew claws out of his hands like he was some kind of monster!...he consumed all of them!" he said as the captain looked on in interest.

"Interesting…have you told anyone else about this?" he said as his men began to line up beside him, the man shook his head

"No of course not, he have had no contact with anyone else since this all started" he said as the Captain nodded,

"Good" was all he said…

BANG!

He then pulled out his hand gun and shoot him in the head, the mans blood spraying all over the house, the survivors screamed in fear as the armed men opened fire on rest of them…children and all, killing them instantly leaving nothing but bullet riddled corpses, the man holstered his hand gun as he turned on his radio.

"This is BLACKWATCH Unit 4, we came across survivors who claimed to have seen codename: Zeus, all witnesses have been neutralized and there are tire tracks heading towards the river should we pursue?" the captain asked Command.

-"Negative, we are already tracking him via satellite, for now burn the bodies and destroy all evidence of your involvement, you have your orders captain"- the general said as he watched the footage of Takashi fighting the 'Hunter' and winning.

"Understood Sir…Men burn these bodies and the house we move out in five" he ordered as he and his unit began to set the place ablaze…leaving no evidence of their actions.

The General looked at the footage again as Takashi consumed the 'Hunter' into his body, he then glared at the image before looking down at the file of Takashi Komuro with the word Codename: Zeus written on the front with all of his personal information and pictures taken from the schools surveillance system.

"What are you?" he said as he looked at the image of Takashi staring back at him.

End Chapter…here it is Chapter two, after along time I might add, sorry for the late delay Uni has just started up and I've been busy with Orientation to write anymore before school starts hope you enjoy.