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Love in the Dead

Chapter 1: Beginning of the Dead

Under a cherry blossom tree stood a boy with brown hair and a girl with orange hair. They linked their pinkies together and made a promise. When we're older we'll get married. Standing a few feet away was their friend. She clutched the flower crown in her hand and looked towards the ground. Tears welled in her eyes as she tried to hold them in. She knew they liked each other but she still had hope the boy would like her more than her friend. Unable to hold them back any longer she watched as her tears dropped onto the ground. She remembers making a similar promise with him under the same tree. We'll be together forever. Though it hurt to know her affections would not be returned she realized as long as he was in her life she didn't care. She smiled and began running towards them wanting to show them her flower crown.

For years she watched as her friends' feelings grew for each other. In those years she became better at hiding her feelings for the boy. She could see they loved each other but apparently not enough since the boy was reluctant to ask her out. Sadly, the girl's best friend was held back, having to repeat their second year. The boy and the girl wondered why she was held back. She was smart and a straight A student. They were concerned and confronted her about the situation. The girl just replied with one comment. You just wouldn't understand. He and the girl couldn't believe the words she uttered. Instead of pestering her they decided to give her space. But as the girl's best friend drifted from the group she found herself and the boy becoming closer. By the end of their first year the boy and the girl were a couple.

The girl was ecstatic to finally be with the boy, but she couldn't say the same for him. They were fine when they started dating but she began to notice the changes in the start of their second year. She wasn't in the same class as him sadly but, at least he had his best friend there and she came by everyday to eat lunch with him. That's when she noticed her best friend and his best friend were getting close two each other. She was happy for them and she thought he would be too. Unfortunately, she was wrong. The lingering stares. Sadness and longing in his eyes. She chose to ignore it at first. The girl just wanted to be blind to love even though she could see it hurt him when the two got together. All she could do was pat his shoulder and repeat the promise they made together when they were younger, we'll be together forever.

The boy sighed as he reminisced about the promise he made with the orange haired girl and muttered, "Pinky promise. If you lie I'll make you swallow a thousand needles." He was leaning on the stair railing looking at the clouds. He thought back to the conversation he had with his girlfriend.

He sat laid on his bed with his arms behind his head and legs crossed. He had school tomorrow and of course, as the high school student he was, he dreaded it. Slowly, he began to get lost in his thoughts when his phone rang. He got up, walked over to his desk, and grabbed his phone. Not bothering to look at the caller I.D. he answered it with a hello.

"Hey, Taka-chan! I'm bored so I wanna talk to you." The girl said happily. 'Taka-chan' walked back over to his bed and laid down. "You called me just because you were bored?"

The girl nodded then realizing he couldn't see her giggled saying yes. He rolled his eyes at her bubbly character. He always wondered how she was able to be happy all the time no matter the situation. When Rei started ignoring him she was there with a smile on her face ready to cheer him up. He didn't know that her bubbly personality came from her love for him.

Ever since they were young she loved him. She wanted to confess to him for a long time but when she found out that he loved Rei and Rei loved him she stepped aside so they could be together. Never in her wildest dreams did you believe that instead they would be a couple. She rolled over onto her stomach with her legs swinging behind her. "So Taka-chan what are you doing?"

"Talking on the phone with you." He replied.

She rolled her eyes. "Komuro Takashi, the same ol' smartass. Okay fine, you try to find a topic to discuss." She sassed back.

He tapped his chin with his finger. "Did you do the homework for school tomorrow?"

She knew why he asked that question. Typical Takashi. "Yes and no you can't copy it." "Aww come on Kon. You always let me before, why not now?" He said sitting up.'

Kon' pouted. "Because you need to do it on your own. You can't keep copying off me, Taka-chan." She shook her head in disappointment. "To understand the material one must do the material."

He chuckled under his breath. She always tried to teach him a lesson whether it be doing homework or eating properly. Sometimes he feels like she's his mother and not his girlfriend. He started to wonder if Rei would have been like this. Would she be telling him to do his homework? Would she stay up with him on the phone? He bet she would have scolded him for not doing it then came over to help him with it. He depressedly sighed into the phone.

Maikoni opened her mouth to say something but paused when she heard him sigh. She knew that sigh anywhere. Something she said made him think of Rei. Was not jealous that her boyfriend was thinking of her best friend while talking to her? No. Upset? No. Sad? Surprisingly no. At that moment she felt numb. All she wanted was for him to return her love. She closed her eyes and plastered a fake smile on her face.

"Taka-chan what are you sighing about? Sad I won't let you copy my homework." She said cheerfully.

Her voice snapped in out of his daydream. He shook his head trying to rid his thoughts of Rei. "I'm just thinking about stuff." Takashi knew he should be paying more attention to her but he just couldn't. She is sweet, funny, smart, talented, and athletic but she isn't Rei. He doesn't even know why he's trying to hang on to this relationship in the first place.

"Well don't think too hard. Gotta use some of that brain for your homework." She could feel him roll his eyes through the phone as he muttered "okay".

Awkward silence hung between the couple. Neither one knew what to say to the other. While one thought about someone else the other thought about their relationship. She thought about how long she would be able to keep her facade. Should she break up with him? She immediately shook her head. No she didn't want that. She knew they would get past this or at least she hoped.

The light brown haired girl spoke softly into the phone. "Hey Takashi. You love me right?" Takashi's eyes slowly widened. She rarely called him by his name, only when she's serious. His mouth opened to speak but no words came out. Did he love her? He probably did but not as much as Rei. One minute passed but he still couldn't answer. Instead Maikoni answered for him. "It's okay if you don't. I just thought you would but it's okay. Just know I love you."

Takashi closed his mouth and balled his hand. He didn't deserve her. He knows but he continues to give her hope. Maybe one day he'll be able to say it back to her. Maybe one day he'll move on from Rei and treat her the way she deserves to be treated. He could only wonder.

Kon stared at her ceiling. "Hey Taka-chan. What do you think will happen in the future? I think something exciting will happen." She said.

Takashi thought about what she said. Then he thought about the promise he made with Rei. He wanted to say he'd marry Rei but stopped. You two just got off the depressing stuff and he didn't want to go back. His girlfriend was about to call out to him until he spoke. "I'll marry you." He finally said before he realized his mistake. He didn't want to tell you that but it just happened.

The girl smiled wistfully. She knew who he really wanted to marry but decided to pretend he really meant it. "I'll hold you to that. But really Taka-chan think outside the box. What if the sky falls or..." she tapped her chin thinking then snapped her fingers. "... I know! What if zombies roamed the earth? What would you do?"

He chuckled. She always came up with ridiculous scenarios. "Obviously I'll fight them and protect my family and friends. What about you?" He asked.

"The same, of course." She said giggling. Her giggling died down. "Hey Takashi, if that does happen you'll never leave me right?"

When he didn't answer she grew worried. Was he fed up with her? Tears glistened in the corner of his eyes. Together forever that's what they promise. Even though their relationship was rocky she hoped he still kept their promise. Was it about to be broken?

"Maikoni, of course I'll never leave you. We promised right? Together forever."

Maikoni sniffed and smiled. "Yeah you're right." She yawned into the phone and rubbed her eyes. "Ne, Taka-chan I'm sleepy. Nighty night."

He glanced at his clock. It was almost two o'clock. "Alright get some sleep. I'll talk to you tomorrow at school." He said.

She nodded into the phone. "Yeah." She said then hung up the phone and went to sleep.

Takashi stared at his phone and smiled. While he couldn't say he loved her like she did him at least he knew he had to protect her. He looked at his ceiling letting his eyes slowly close and falling asleep.

Takashi was so into his thoughts he didn't notice his classmate walking up the stairs towards him. "That's so stupid." she said.

He gave her a glance out the corner of his eye. "Takagi?" He asked, leaning on the railing. She put her hands on her hips. "Every time you have to face something you don't like you always escape to the same place. That's so elementary school." She walked towards him and leaned forward a bit. "Look at you, the first semester has just started. You better get ready for supplemental studies let alone repeating a grade. "

He turned towards her as she talked. He glanced down her shirt and looked at her breasts then turned his head. "I could say the same for you. The fifth period isn't even over yet." He said.

"It's okay because I'm a genius unlike you who got in this school by dumb luck, Komuro."

"Takagi, why do you always diss me like that?" He asked.

She crossed her arms. "Because I don't like stupid people."

"What?"

"Especially the one who can't admit they're stupid. You're stupid by at least you know you are. So if I tell you that you're stupid maybe you'll be less stupid, stupid. Huh?" She noticed Takashi turned away from her and leaned onto the railing, sighing. "What's the deal? Just because you got dumped by your childhood friend." She turned away. "That's stupid." She muttered and walked back down the stairs.

He didn't reply back. A sad expression made its way onto his face. She was right. He was sad that Rei didn't return his feelings. She told him she felt that way at one point but he didn't notice. He was still hurting from that but at the same time he thought about Maikoni and what they talked about last night. He meant what he said about never leaving her and protecting her. He would be keeping their promise no matter what.

Speaking of the girl, Maikoni, she was making her way up the stairs. She met Takagi on the way up and they both stopped. "I'm assuming he's up there?" She asked the pink haired girl. Takagi looked at the way she just came then to the girl. "Yep. He's moping about the girl that dumped him." She crossed her arms. "I don't know what you see in him. He's stupid and moping around recently. It's irritating."

Maikoni chuckled. "There's more to him than just that." She continued her way up the stairs as she waved slightly to the pinkette. "I'll see you later, Takagi."

Takagi huffed and continued to walk down the stairs. She wanted to call Maikoni an idiot but seeing as she is number two in ranking she couldn't. Well with dealing with Takashi she would always call her stupid.

Maikoni spotted him in the same position he was in when Takagi left. She slowly inched her way towards him and hugged him from behind. He jumped a bit in surprise and turned his head slightly to see the culprit.

"Found you, Taka-chan." She nuzzled more into his back. "I heard from Takagi that you were moping about Rei again."

He turned his head away from her. After what happened last night he didn't want her to hear about that. He thought she would get mad or be sad, considering she was his current girlfriend, but it was the opposite. She let go of him then grabbed his face slowly turning him towards her. He stared at her in shock. She was smiling at him. It was that smile of hers that enchants all who see.

Slowly she stood on her tip toes and lightly brushed her lips against his. "Taka-chan it's okay. I understand that you loved Rei and it's hard to see her in Hisashi's arms and not yours. I know that as your girlfriend you feel I should be mad but I can't. Even though we all grew up together and we both loved you, you picked Rei and I know she holds a place in your heart. I just want you to know that I'm here for you." She turned away from him ready to head back to her class. As she descended down the steps she could hear Takashi mutter, "I really don't deserve you." Takashi turned towards the gate leaning on the railing once again. He thought about what Rei told him the day she stopped talking to him. She told him that she couldn't deal with him anymore. Rattling was heard at the front gate.

Takashi gazed at the gate. "Who's that? Someone suspicious?" He asked himself.

At the gate was a man mindlessly banging himself into the gate. He watched as four of the school teachers walked towards the gate.

The female teacher pushed up her glasses. "What do you want? Don't do anything strange. " The man stopped banging his body on the gate.

One of the male teachers stepped in front of her. "Don't worry Ms. Hayashi, I'll handle this." He walks towards the man outside the gate then grabs his collar and yanks him into the gate. Ms. Hayashi looked frightened. "Wait, Mr. Teshima excessive violence is-" She paused talking and watched as the man grabbed Mr. Teshima's arm and bite into it causing blood to squirt. Mr. Teshima falls to the ground squirming as the man lets his arm go. She walks towards him with the other two teachers. Mr. Teshima fell to the ground dead with his eyes open.

"Oh my god he's dead." said the old male teacher.

Ms. Hayashi brought her hands to her face covering her mouth. "No way. From this kind of wound." She trailed off while watching his eyes close. Ms. Hayashi then gasped when she saw his hand twitch. "Mr. Teshima? Are you alright?"

Mr. Teshima's eyes reopened. She leaned over him smiling. "Oh Mr. Teshima thank god. You had me worried there for a..." Before she could finish her sentence Mr. Teshima grabbed the top of her shirt and lifted himself up while opening his mouth. When she was close enough he bit into her neck. Blood gushed into the air as her scream filled the air.

Takashi took a step backwards in shock and fear. He didn't believe what he just saw. He watched both the teachers, who were bitten, slowly make their way towards the other two teachers. He turned around and raced up the stairs with one thing on his mind. Rei. He needed to save her and make sure she's safe. He pushed the door leading to the hallway opened and ran towards her classroom. The class was silenced by the sound of the door slamming open.

"Komuro you couldn't be happy with just skipping my class? Now you're interrupting class?!" The teacher asked.

He ignored the teacher's question and walked towards his goal. He stopped in front of Rei's desk. "Come with me. We're going to get out of here." He demanded as he grabbed her arm and jerked her out of her seat.

Rei blushed. "Wha- What are you talking about?" She said startled. Takagi slammed her hands on the desk whilst standing up.

Hisashi walked towards them. "What is this all about, Takashi?"

Takashi turned to look at him. "Some people were just killed near the school gate. This is bad."

Hisashi jolted in shock. "Are you serious?"

"What do I gain by telling a lie like that?"

Rei pulled her arm from his hand. "Jeez! What's going on! I can never understand what's going on in your he-" She gasped as Takashi slapped her. She held her cheek and glared at him. "Wha"

"Just listen to me!" He yelled, interrupting her. He turned to look at Hisashi. Hisashi looked at him in shock then determination. Takashi turned around and left with Rei and Hisashi behind him. "Tell me what's going on!" Rei demanded.

"There was someone at the gate. The P.E. teachers went to check it out and something happened. And now those P.E. teachers are killing each other. " Rei shook her head. "That's insane."

They walked towards a janitor's locker and opened it. Takashi looked at Hisashi. "What? You forgot something?" Hisashi began rummaging through it until he came across a broom. "If what you told me is true, we're in need of weapons, right?" He grabbed a broom, broke the handle off, and handed it to Rei. Takashi found a student's bag with a baseball bat and grabbed it.

Takashi looked to see his best friend didn't have a weapon. "What about you?" Hasashi smirked. "I know I don't look it, but I've got a black belt in Karate. Anyway, let's get out of the school."

"Let's call the police. My dad is there too." Rei reasoned. Takashi pulled out his phone and gave it to her. "School rules are made to be broken, right?" She dialed the number and waited for him to pick up.

Hisashi looked at Takashi. "What about Maikoni?" Takashi glazed at him then looked at Rei. "She'll be fine. Rei is more important right now."

He shook his head. "After Rei's done, call her. I'm sure you don't want her getting hurt." As the two boys were having their conversation the line finally connected. Rei's eyes widened as she listened to the automatic voicemail. "No way."

They stopped their talk to look at her. "What's wrong?" She ignored them as she continued to listen to the machine. Her eyes were filled with fear. "110 is busy? That's impossible." Just as she took the phone away from her ear an announcement began.

"This announcement is for all students. A violent incident is taking place inside the school right now! All students must follow your teacher's instructions and evacuate. I repeat . a violent incident is taking place inside the school right now. All students must follow your teacher's instructions and.."

The announcement suddenly stopped. Each student waited anxiously wondering what happened. Maikoni gripped the ends of her desk as she waited. The only thing on her mind was finding Takashi. The announcer began to scream for help. Maikoni slowly got up from her desk while everyone was distracted, grabbed her wooden sword and made her way to the door and out the classroom. The moment the announcer screamed for help she knew what was going to happen. Once the screams stopped silence filled the school once more. All it took was a piece of chalk to fall for the stampede to start.

The students were pushing and shoving each other. Some were punching and trampling over other students. Others were yanking hair and tripping down the stairs. Maikoni was running away from the students while trying to call Takashi. She was scared. What the hell was going on? Where is Takashi? She tried calling and texting him but he wasn't answering. She stared down at her phone to send Takashi another text when she bumped into somebody. She fell down and dropped her phone.

"Ah that hurt." She looked up to see what knocked her over. Her face twisted into horror at the male student in front of her. His skin was gray, blood on his clothes, a bite mark on his neck, and milky eyes. He looked dead, kind of like a zombie. She didn't know if he could see her or not. Slowly she began to back away for him. Before she could get away he grabbed her ankle and pulled her towards him. A loud scream left her mouth as he dragged her. His mouth was wide open ready to take a bite. Her pupils shrink in fear. She used her free leg to kick him in the face but he didn't let go. Tears filled the corners of her eyes. Was this it? Is this how she dies? She didn't want to die. The student managed to grab her other leg. Fear froze her body. She was paralyzed and shaking. What did her mother tell her? Take your fear and use it as strength? That's right. She was a member of the Hoshiyama clan and they take pride in their strength. Clenching her jaw she tightened her grip on her wooden sword, raised it over her head and struck his head while using the momentum to sit up. The student let go of her legs and she managed to get away and stand up. She looked down at him in sorrow. Even though is most likely dead he was still a person, but her will to survive overpowered. She continuously struck his head until he no longer moved. Her wild eyes look down at the body as she tries to calm her breathing. The only thing on her mind was the student she killed. She kept telling herself he was already dead but it didn't help.

Still in a daze Maikoni heard buzzing in the air. She turned her head to the right and saw her phone on the ground making the noise. She walked over to it and picked it up. As she grabbed it the buzzing stopped. Just as she was about to open it the buzzing began once more. She opened it and pressed the call button.

"Hello?" She spoke softly.

She heard rustling over the phone before someone spoke. "Kon?! Where are you?"

"Takashi? I'm by the classrooms. Where are you? What's happening? I just killed a person!" Her breathing began to pick up as she glanced at the body behind her. Takashi looked at the body of his best friend. He knew how she felt but know wasn't the time to mourn. "Listen to me. You didn't kill anyone. They were already dead and it was either you and them. Right now I'm with Rei. I'm..."

She cut him off. "Rei? If she's with you, where's Hisashi? He should be there too." She began walking down the hall in hopes of finding someone.

The brunette male sighed. "Hisashi... he didn't make it. He got bit." Static filled her ears at the news. Hisashi died. How is Rei right now? How was he feeling right now? She gripped her phone tighter. We can't think about feelings right now. We have to think about getting out of here.

"I'm sorry. I can gather what happened by your tone. Listen, if Rei is with you that means she's safe. The way I see it's a slim chance of us finding each other. You guys find a way out and I'll find my way out. If we cross paths then that's great. If not then take care of Rei and take care of yourself. Also remember I love you, Taka-chan." Before he could answer I hung up. The dial tone suffocated him. Maikoni sounded as if she was saying goodbye to him but that's not right. She couldn't say goodbye just yet. He promised he would protect her. He promised he would be there for her. He couldn't be either. She was alone protecting herself from 'them'. He took the phone from his ear and put it away then set down to rest.

#highschool of the dead #komuro takashi #miyamoto rei #saya takagi #hirano kohta #alice #zeke #zombies #shizuka-sensei

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