Highschool of the Dead: Chapter 6 (The Dead Never Sleep)
As the bus slowly rounded the corner, Lisa drove slowly through the neighborhood.
Raioneru Voiceover: Joji…
Lisa pulls the bus us slowly and stopper in front of a two story house. The street is nearly vacant. Most of the zombies are near the middle of the city because the police have loud sirens going and gunshots going off every now and then. Lisa turned the bus headlights off. The house was big and luxurious. You had to even walk up steps to get to it. It was a two story building and there were no lights on in the house.
Lisa: Here we are. Annaretta's house.
(H.O.T.D. Opening Theme)
Lisa pulled the lever and the bus doors opened slow.
Raioneru (thinking to himself): Ironic, isn't it? Even the bus doors seem depressed.
Kyano and Setemaru brought the trash bags down from the bus, and Raioneru followed. Hanoki held his hand and she was still weeping. Annaretta slowly stepped off of the bus and walked to the front door. She searched her wallet for her house key.
Kyano: Please tell me you have a key.
She pulled the key out and showed him. He nodded then she proceeded to open the door. Annaretta led everyone to the dining room table. Kyano and Setemaru carried the trash bags into the kitchen and sat them down on the floor. Lisa came around and parked the bus along the front of the house. She came inside and found her way to the dining room table and sat down with everyone else. Kyano and Setemaru came and sat around the rectangular table as well. Everyone was quiet, lifeless, like one of "them".
Annaretta: Pick a room… no one's home. If someone was here, they would have already been in your faces.
Kyano got up and found a room on the far left of the house. Lisa and Setemaru went in the same direction and found a room. Setemaru closed the door behind them. Hanoki stood up and grabbed Raioneru's hand. She began pulling him along but as he was being pulled, he looked back at Annaretta. They made eye contact and Annaretta turned away quickly. Raioneru turned away and followed Hanoki to the right side of the house. Annaretta sat there alone for a while. She laid her head on the table and began crying. She missed Joji, missed him like she had known him her whole life. She lost someone she held close to her heart, and she sank into a spiraling depression. And few minutes later, Kyano came out of his room. He had his school jacket and shoes off. He only had on his blue undershirt and black school pants. They make brief eye contact but Annaretta turns away. Kyano walked over to her and put his hand on her shoulder.
Kyano: Ms. Yoko, I-I –
He was cut off. Annaretta had hopped up and bear hugged him tight. He returned the hug within a few seconds of realizing what she was doing. She let him go and sat back down.
Kyano: Annaretta, I'm sorry about Joji. I really am. He said… he'll see you real soon.
(Joji: Kyano! I want you to take care of Annaretta for me! Treat her like the queen she is! Tell her I'll see her again real soon.)
Annaretta: I finally found the man of my dreams and… he was taken away from me…
Kyano: He was taken away from all of us.
Annaretta: But this isn't the first time this has happened to me.
Kyano gasped.
Annaretta: When I was in Junior High, I met a guy named Yosuke.
Annaretta Voiceover: He was smart and handsome, and he always had a smile on his face… especially around me. But as timid and shy as I was, he understood me. He cared about me.
Annaretta: I love you Yosuke!
Yosuke: I love you Annaretta!
They locked pinkies and ran through Fujimi National Park with smiles on their faces and pink cherry blossom pedals fall from the trees.
Annaretta Voiceover: He was the first boy that told me he loved me... And I felt the same way about him.
Kyano Voiceover: What happened? Did y'all break up?
Annaretta Voiceover: I'd rather that than what actually happened to him. On a hot day during the summer, he was in his parent's car in the back seat and he, along with his mom, dad, and little brother, were heading to my house for my 14th birthday party. I wasn't big on parties so it didn't bother me if anyone showed up or not. I told him he didn't have to come, but he insisted. A lot of people came, and I was surprised. But then, my dad turned the TV on. We had our TV set to the News channel because my parents were nosey. Yosuke, and his family… (voice begins cracking, and cry begin to slip out) Their car's right rear tire burst from the heat, and their car did three barrel rolls, crashed into another car, and crashed into a 3rd car, causing a 3-car collision. (Camera flashes to a picture of the collision taken by news reports; Voice clears up) No one in Yosuke's family survived. They found Yosuke's body 30 yards from the accident. He had been shot like a projectile out of the windshield and onto the sidewalk. (Shows a picture of Yosuke's body on the sidewalk, bloody and punctured of glass) They said he died instantly from hitting the windshield while their car was going 50 miles an hour.
Kyano Voiceover: I remember that accident. I didn't know you knew him though. I knew Yosuke from grade school. He was a good guy.
Kyano: Everyone at school was sad over his death. Even the teachers.
Annaretta (angry, yelling): It seems like every time I let a boy into my life, he ends up dead!
Kyano (yelling): That's not true!
Annaretta: Yes it is! Yosuke and Joji are both dead! Boys die around me and that's the truth! I'll never find love again!
Kyano: No! You will find love!
Annaretta: No I won't!
Kyano: Yes you will!
Annaretta: Who?! Who's dumb enough to love me when all I cause is death!
Kyano: Me!
Annaretta was quiet. Everyone that is in their rooms have their ears pressed against their bedroom doors, listening quietly.
Kyano (breathing heavy): I am. I will be with you. Joji told me to take care of you before he died. And that's what I intend on doing. I won't let Joji down. I won't let those dead mother****ers kill you! And I never go back on a promise.
Annaretta's eyes began tearing up. She hugged him tight again and buried her face in his chest and began sobbing into his shirt. Everyone that was listening with their ears against the door went to lay down. Raioneru was around the corner with his back against the wall the whole time. He had his head hanging down. He closed his eyes and began thinking hard. He opened his eyes with a smile and went back to his room.
(Camera goes back to Annaretta crying into Kyano's shirt)
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Raioneru and Hanoki had their bedroom light off and they were looking out of the window. Zombies were roaming the streets and for blocks he saw them wandering aimlessly. Raioneru and Hanoki both had their shoes off and Hanoki had her school shirt off with her light green undershirt showing. Raioneru had his school jacket off and had his dark red undershirt showing. He still had on his school pants while all she had on were her underwear.
Raioneru: There's no end to this shit. They just keep moving.
Hanoki: There are so many. What's the plan for tomorrow?
Raioneru: I'm not sure. We're gunna have to go over plans in the morning.
Raioneru noticed police lights off in the distance.
Raioneru: Police lights?
Hanoki: Where?
Raioneru: Over there. Toward the middle of the city. I can't see that far.
He quickly observes the room and saw binoculars on the dresser across the room.
Raioneru: Hanoki, toss me those binoculars!
Hanoki ran to the bed, slid across the bed sheets, and grabbed the binoculars on the dresser. She tossed them above her head and did a handstand. She timed it just right and kicked the binoculars over to Raioneru. (Camera goes in slow motion) He caught the binoculars (End slow motion) and quickly put them to his eyes and looked out of the window. Hanoki walked over to him and looked out the window in the same direction Raioneru was looking.
Hanoki: Why did we just do that so dramatically?
Raioneru: I don't know. It was fun for a second.
He focused in and saw police officers shooting down a horde of oncoming zombies.
Raioneru: Oh shit.
Hanoki: What?
Raioneru: The police are about to be overrun by "them".
Hanoki gasped softly. Just then, someone knocks on their door.
Setemaru (through the door, jokingly): Hope you guys aren't bumping ugly's in there!
Raioneru and Hanoki came to the door.
Setemaru: Waaaaahhh! (Sudden nose bleed) Whoa! Ms. Inazuma! Can you put clothes on for me please?!
Hanoki: Oh! Get over it! I don't wear pants at my house and I sure as hell won't wear pants here!
Raioneru (scratching the back of his head): Eh heh. Yeah, she doesn't like pants.
Setemaru: Geez! Come to the kitchen. Everyone is gathering for a late night breakfast after a long day.
Hanoki: What time is it?
She looked back at the room's alarm clock and it read 12:43 a.m.
Raioneru: Okay. We'll be right there.
Setemaru nodded. Raioneru and Hanoki closed the door gently.
Kyano and Setemaru were sitting at the table when Hanoki and Raioneru came out of their room. Lisa and Annaretta were cooking on the stove. They were making Okayu (rice porridge), Tamagoyaki (rolled omelet), and Broiled Fish with Orenjijusu (Orange Juice) or Ringojusu (Apple Juice) on the side. Hanoki and Raioneru sat together.
Setemaru (whispering to Kyano): Why doesn't she have any pants on?
Kyano (whispering to Setemaru): I don't know. Least she's comfortable with her body.
Hanoki (mean face): You boys say something?
Kyano: What!? Uh, no! We didn't say anything!
Raioneru (cutting them off): Soooo! What are we having girls?
Annaretta: Okayu, Tamagoyaki, Broiled Fish and your choice of orange juice or apple juice.
Setemaru: Sounds like a great breakfast at night girls!
Lisa: We wanna see it all gone! We worked hard on it!
Lisa and Annaretta brought the plates to the table.
Lisa: Eat up!
Everyone hung their heads and said their grace before destroying the breakfast the Annaretta and Lisa prepared.
Setemaru: Damn. This is good stuff girls. You guys did great on this!
Kyano: Good shit!
Lisa: Thank you!
Raioneru: Aren't you girls going to eat something?
Annaretta: We already ate before we fix your breakfast. We're fine.
Raioneru nodded then continued eating.
Once everyone finished, they went back to their rooms, thanking the girls once again for the fantastic meal. Setemaru and Kyano went back to their rooms first.
Annaretta: Hope everyone enjoyed the meal. I'm going to get some rest now.
Raioneru: Good night, Annaretta!
Hanoki: Good night, Ms. Yoko!
Lisa: See you in the morning.
Raioneru: Try to get some well needed sleep.
Annaretta: Thank you guys. See ya in a few hours!
She walks to her room on the right side of the house.
Hanoki: Come to the room whenever, okay? I have something waiting for you. (She walked off while rubbing his chin; she closes the bedroom door behind herself)
Raioneru walked over to the window in the living room, overlooking the streets. He put his hands on the windowsill and let out a sigh.
Lisa: What's wrong?
Raioneru: Nothing. Just… I have a lot on my mind. The zombie apocalypse, Tobi, Joji… it's just a lot of shit that happened in one day is all. And these things… they never sleep. They just keep moving.
She puts her hand gently on his back.
Lisa (starts rubbing his back): Isn't it strange how all that happened this morning and we didn't hear any police sirens or anything until night time?
Raioneru: That was strange. The police must've been busy with other things in the city. I don't blame 'em. I mean, there are more people in the city than there are at the school. They probably wanted to handle the big problems first then the little ones.
Lisa: Well, that doesn't seem very fair for us.
Raioneru: We should be able to go to them in the morning. It's way too dangerous to travel at night.
Lisa paused for a moment.
Lisa: Must be nice.
Raioneru: Hm…? What?
Lisa: You and Hanoki.
Raioneru: What about her?
Lisa: Must be nice to have a girlfriend as caring and controlling as she is. Pretty, nice hair, and she's comfortable with her body. I could tell by the way she came to the table in panties.
Raioneru: That's just her style. Her personality. And I love her for it.
Lisa: She's probably in there waiting for you right now. I don't understand why you would be with a girl like her when you can have a girl that's 4 times better. A girl like me. (she used her free hand to rub his stomach, then she went down to his crotch)
Raioneru started to relax and enjoy the massage, but he quickly snapped out of it.
Raioneru: Urgh! (pushed her hands away) Stop. I'm staying with the girl I love. Hanoki Inazuma is the girl I plan on marring. Whether you approve or not. (begins walking towards his room)
Lisa: It won't last long. You'll get tired of her and come to me pretty soon.
Raioneru stopped. He thought about retaliating with a rude statement, but he continued on to the room. Lisa stood there and watched him leave. She moaned in satisfaction.
Raioneru opened the door quietly, and Hanoki was fast asleep. He closed the door quietly and went to the window and closed the curtains. He crawled into bed slowly and got under the covers. Hanoki had her back towards him and Raioneru slid up slowly and put his arm around her. He kissed her gently on the cheek.
Raioneru: I love you Hanoki.
Hanoki woke up for a second. Barely awake, she looks at him and softly mutters, "I love you too" then falls back asleep. Raioneru snuggled against her back and closed his eyes, hoping for a sweet dream.
Highschool of the Dead
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