8.A Night For The DEAD!

[[8.A Night For The DEAD!]]

[[3rd Person's POV]]

Fujimi High School was currently overrun by zombies, and by this point, there shouldn't be a single, living human there, and yet, there were still 4 survivors! Shizuka, Rei, Saya, and Saeko, these women were still alive, and they don't plan on dying today. Saeko and Shizuka took the lead, Saya was right behind the two, and Rei was at the back of the back! Saeko, with her kendo skills, a wooden sword, and Shizuka, with her talent in knife handling now uncovered, lead the group. Rei, with a makeshift spear and her sojutsu(are of the spea) skills, she was assigned to the back, while Saya, with the least experience in weapons was in the middle.

With their formation, the four were able to work great together. And because of that, they didn't take it slow as they made their way to the parking lot. Though they did try their best to avoid the zombies since Saya was able to quickly notice how they seemed to be blind from the comfort of Saeko, Shizuka and Rei's defense. Saya had also noticed how they are practically listless, limping around, staying in place, or have look to have shut down when they aren't doing anything. The pinkette had deduced that they relied on their remaining senses of hearing and smell, as along the way, Shizuka had volunteered to stay a feet away from a zombie, and nothing had happened. Though, when she got closer, it suddenly sniffed before lunging into an attack! And as for their hearing, Saya was able to get her answers by throwing random things she can find, luring zombies away from them.

And just like that, they were almost out of the building! The four women were currently on a set of stairs leading to the outside, but there were too many zombies close to the exit/entrance. Luckily for them, knowing how to easily lure them away, Saeko threw calculator away from the exit/entrance and it easily baited the zombies away.

The four immediately rushed towards the exit/entrance, while also making sure to avoid causing any noise. Once outside the building, they were met with a horde of zombies split apart, but a big rock hitting the car's windshields was enough to give them a clear path towards Shizuka's car.

With her keys already prepared, she unlocked the door to her her driver's seat directly instead of using her keys to unlock all the doors, to make sure that her car wouldn't make a noise. After entering her car, she immediately went to manually unlock her car locks and the rest of the group quickly got inside. Then, with all of them in, Shizuka took a glance outside the car, saw that there were barely any zombies near them, and started the car. The sound the engines made immediately attracted the zombies, but Shizuka was quicker and was already driving the car out through the gates!

Shizuka heard shouting when she neared the gates, but Rei had demanded her to focus on the road with a grave tone. Not wanting to hit something accidentally, Shizuka followed what Rei had said and kept her eyes on the road.

The drive was silent, and they all wanted it to be that way. Their day had been both hectic and horrifying. None, even Shizuka who had the System that had partially made her aware of this, expected that zombies would suddenly pop up. Saeko was calm, mind clear and calculating each possibilities they may face. Saya, the genius, was worried for her mother, but she knew that she was strong, and was skilled with guns, so she focused more on thinking on what to do tomorrow. Rei was trying to piece herself together. She had experienced the worst here, and she needed support, something they can't give for now. Not only had her boyfriend died, jumping off the roof right in front of her, but she was having trouble killing zombies, not because she can't, but because she doesn't want to. And lastly, Shizuka was hoping her friends would all be alright. She had yet to get a hold onto Rika, but she was confident that she could take care of herself.

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Reaching Shizuka's apartment had not taken too much of their time. Though Shizuka had to maneuver through abandoned vehicles, their path was surprisingly devoid of zombies. There °were° zombies here and there, but not enough to cause them to stop.

"Follow me." Shizuka was calm, her weapon ready to launch and cleave off a zombies head. She kept on blasting her friends with [Soothing Charm], especially on Rei, to keep them as calm as her. They needed to stay calm, to be rational. One mistake could lead to their death, and that's not good.

This time, with Shizuka being the the lead all by herself, Rei, Saeko, and Saya formed a triangle, with the spear user and the kendo practitioner on the back, and Saya still in the middle. On the way to Shizuka apartment, on the third floor, they passed by bloody hallways, killed every zombie they meet so that they wouldn't be a problem later on, and made sure they were close to each other at all times. Since using the elevator would be more dangerous, since they might suddenly open up to a group of zombies and fight in an enclosed space, they opted on using the stairs.

Soon enough, they reached the third floor. Even though Shizuka wanted to immediately go and check on Yuki, she had to make sure they'll be safe. So, they cleared the hallway of any visible zombies, and went inside the apartment unit in front of Shizuka's, which was luckily unlocked. They checked the inside, and when they found that they were relatively safe inside, Shizuka immediately went for her walkie-talkie.

"Yuki-chan?" The nurse asked in anticipation, hoping nothing wrong had happened to her. Then, Shizuka practically fainted from relief when she received feedback.

"Shi-Shizu-san?" Yuki's worried voice was heard through the device, much to the shock of the three young women. They had immediately realized who the voice belonged, as the owner was someone who they knew as Fujimi High School's resident bitch and slut. The three never would have guessed that their schoolmate had been with their older friend, especially for what was possibly for two whole weeks! How they even knew each other was a mystery to the three, but they kept their questions to themselves as they listened on in Shizuka and Yuki's conversation.

"We're here, Yuki-chan. We're in the unit in front of mine, you can let us in." The blonde was happy that there didn't seem to be anything wrong with her friend, and she felt glad that Yuki was feeling the same way about her.

"Give me a second. I used the couches to block the doorway." Yuki replied, and when there was no feedback, Shizuka guessed that Yuki was now making her way to let them in. Looking at the three younger women, she nodded at them, and they nodded back, all in a silent agreement. Taking hold of their weapons, they made their way to the unit's doorway, waiting for Yuki's signal.

A minute passed, and the walkie-talkie came to life. "You're good to come in."

With the signal, Shizuka was the first to come out the unit. Seeing no danger, Shizuka gestured for the rest to come out as she went to open her unit's door. Slowly, as to not surprise Yuki, the blonde opened the door. Then, having fully opened the door, Shizuka was met with a teary Yuki.

"We-welcome home..." The teen had wanted to hug her savior the moment she saw her, but she didn't want her and her schoolmates to be stalled and opted to hug Shizuka once they were inside and safe.

"Hello, Yuki." Entering her unit, Shizuka hurriedly gestured the other girls to quickly enter. And once all were in, Saya quickly locked the door, giving our a sigh of relief as she did so.

With the door now closed, Yuki immediately went to hug Shizuka, who received her with open arms.

"You-you're safe, Shi-Shizu... You're he-here..." The young woman cried into her older friend's embrace. All her worries, her fear, it all melted away with Shizuka's hug. And seeing this, Saya and Rei couldn't help but tear up, the emotional toll of what had happened finally caught up with them. And, Shizuka, being the most reliable person there, she was the one who they clung to.

Saya and Rei hugged Shizuka from behind, and they cried hard into her back. The nurse, feeling them from behind, maneuver herself so that she could hug all three of them, causing them to cry harder. Luckily for them, there was no zombie to ruin the moment because they had killed all that were close by.

With three younger women crying in her embrace, Shizuka eyed Saeko, who was looking down onto her toes. And, feeling Shizuka's stare, Saeko hesitantly looked up, showing her watery eyes. Then, having made eye contact, Saeko couldn't help herself anymore and she joined the hug.

Now with four young women crying, trying their best to cling to her, Shizuka was getting overwhelmed, so she slowly got them to sit on the floor. With the unit filled with wailing and sobs, Shizuka prayed for their health and safety. She prayed for her friends' safety. And she hoped she'd be able to save them.

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After minutes of crying, Shizuka was forced to re-activate her [Soothing Charm] skill and used it to calm the younger women down. She wanted to give them time to let their sadness, their fear, their grief out, but they didn't have time. So, after forcefully calming them down, Shizuka wiped away their tears before commanding them to take the food packs Yuki had prepared while she had discreetly sent some of them into her inventory. Shizuka carried the bag filled with tools for survival, like matches, ropes, survival guidebooks, and the like.

Shizuka could have put them in her inventory, but it was filled with survival tools with electrical components and batteries, plus some solar panels. This was one of the things Derierei had asked her to do, and since she hadn't led her astray once, she didn't take them out unless Derierei says so.

And, with everything ready, Shizuka had once again lead them, now towards the parking lot at the back, but not before giving Saya and Yuki hatchets, and Rei a much better spear, which was just her makeshift spear having two kitchen knives taped to it. But, after that, Shizuka lead them without a problem, since they had already cleared the zombies along the way.

Then, reaching the first floor, they went out back and entered the mostly empty parking lot. They immediately found Shizuka's RV, and with caution, they went towards it. Since they were met with no problem, they were able to safely enter the RV.

"Go find a place to sit." Having said that, Shizuka went to the driver's seat and started the vehicle. Taking her walkie-talkie out, she hoped that Lillian would answer immediately.

"Lillian. Do you here me?" The nurse asked as she began to drive the RV out.

Luckily enough, Lillian was quick to respond. "Y-yes! God, Shizu! The-there are zombies! Real life zom-fucking-bies! And they're just outside my house! They aren't trying to get in, but my daughter's scared, Shizu. Please! Help us!"

Hearing her friend's desperate voice, Shizuka felt an ache appear in her heart. "Just wait for a bit more Lily! I'll come get you! Just stay quiet and don't make any noise. The zombies are blind, but the are attracted to sound. If you can, go to your second floor and lure away zombies by throwing whatever you can!"

With her mood raising a bit, Lillian replied with a relieved sigh. "Okay. Okay. Zombies are attracted to sound, so we gotta stay quiet. Okay... Good! Okay, I'll try to lure the zombies away from the house. We'll be waiting for you, alright?"

Shizuka smiled, noticing how brave her friend was by taking all this as calmly as she could. She smiled, glad she had met someone like Lillian. "Mmm. Tell Alice-chan that auntie Shizu is on her way."

"I will." Now in silence, Shizuka went to change her channel to hopefully get in touch with Yuriko. But, as soon as she had changed her channel, she was surprised by Yuriko's voice!

"-u! Shizu!? Are you there!?" Sensing the worry in her friend's voice, Shizuka immediately replied.

"Yes! Yuriko! I'm here!" While she answered Yuriko, Shizuka slowly turned the corner, since the RV was longer than any car she had ridden.

"Thank, God! Shizu, there's no need to pick me up! I managed to escape my husband and his corrupt henchmen and stole some guns! And I hijacked an armored vehicle too! I'll meet you at Lillian's place!" Yuriko sounded a bit tired, but there was a hint of excitement in her voice. Shizuka was both glad and worried for her friend. Glad that she was able to escape from her heartless husband, but also worried because she was alone. Still, this was good. It just meant they'll have more daylight to burn.

"Good. Hey, I kept my promise and protected Saya-chan. She's here with us! Wait, I'll give the walkie to her." Slowing down a bit, Shizuka glanced at the back and noticed Saya already making her way to her, having probably heard their conversation. And, not wanting to keep Saya from worrying about her mother, she readily gave the walkie to Saya.

Shizuka, now free from having to split her focus on the walkie and on the road, sped up a bit, and when she saw Saya safely seated on of the seats, sped up a bit more.

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Driving the RV was definitely harder than your regular vehicle. She hadn't had much chances to get used to driving around with the RV, so she really had to be careful when driving it through the street filled with abandoned cars. But, thankfully enough, around 4:30 pm, they finally reached Lillian's house, and Saya and Shizuka were glad to see the armored vehicle outside the place.

Shizuka had quickly called them with the walkie, and moments later, the door was opened to show Yuriko in a military uniform and a gun in hand. The nurse, had then, commanded the young women to hurry and enter the house, with her following after them.

Upon entering the house and locking up, Saya went to hug her mother, crying once again. But Yuriko wasn't the only one being hugged. Shizuko was once again being a rock, but this time, for a pair of pink-haired mother and daughter duo. Shizuka was hugging Lillian and Alice, with the child in the middle. Understandably, Alice cried the hardest, too scared and confused, too young to fully comprehend what was happening around her.

But, all in all, Shizuka was happy that they were safe and together. After awhile, with Alice asleep on Shizuka, the group of women went to the living room to rest. Of course, some time later, the group went to get Lillian's packed canned goods and essentials. As much as they wanted to just rest some more, they had a plan on going to Shizuka's friend's house, which she had said to have more guns and was much easier to defend.

Then, after talking for a bit about who was going to ride in the RV and in Yuriko's armored vehicle, it was decided that the RV will be driven by Shizuka and will have Alice, Lilliane, Yuki, and Rei, while the armored vehicle will be driven by Yuriko and will have Saya and Saeko. After that, it took some time for them to agree with Shizuka leading with the RV, instead of having the safer choice of having the armored vehicle protect it from the front, since only she knew where the place was.

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By 5:56 pm, the all-female group finally reached Shizuka's friend's(Rika's) house! Though they were concerned, they couldn't help but leave the RV and the armored car outside, since the garage didn't seem to have enough space for any of them! There was even another car outside the garage, a Humvee Yuriko helpfully provides.

None had yet to leave, their vehicles, wanting to be as safe as possible. Through the walkies, Shizuka and Yuriko spoke to each other. Rushing towards the house and locking the gates would be an okay plan, but the adults wanted them to approach this as carefully as possible, especially with a child with them. So, after debating with Yuriko and the others, they had formed a plan of Shizuka, Yuriko, and Saeko, sweeping the place, killing any zombies close to the house while Saya, Yuki, Lillian, and Rei protect Alice in the RV.

With the decision made, Yuriko, Saeko, and Saya carefully got out of the armored vehicle, with Saya going straight to the RV while looking at her feet, making sure there weren't any zombies hiding underneath the vehicles. Once Saya entered the RV, Shizuka went out and joined Saeko and Yuriko on patrolling the area.

And for 10 minutes, they kept killing any zombies they saw, before deeming it safe enough for them to go and enter the house. Shizuka and Yuriko quickly went towards the house, with Yuriko's purpose to watch over Shizuka's back as she looks for Rika's spare key, while Saeko lead the group from the RV.

After a moment, Shizuka found the spare key under a fake plant, and it was just in time too as the group reached Shizuka. It was debated that the other group should have stayed in the RV while Shizuka and Yuriko made sure the house was safe, but it made them feel safer to be closer to one another.

Then, with Yuriko and Shizuka in the front, Rei and Saeko on the back, and Lilliane and Saya protecting the groggy Alice in the middle, they had then entered the house. No one strayed from the group, and all were ready to strike in case of any surprises suddenly popping up.

Fortunately for them, the house was clear and Shizuka immediately sent Lillian and Alice to the master bedroom, so that Alice could continue her sleep. Afterwards, the rest made sure that the windows were locked, the doors were blockaded, and weapons were ready to be used.

Soon enough, night came, and so did the DEAD!

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[A/N: Honestly, I'm proud if this chapter for some reason! I feel good about it, probably since this would be the start of it absolutely leaving the cannon! Next chap would hopefully feature Derierei/Asterix in human form!

If you have suggestions of what they'll do, out 'em 'ere! >~

Though I don't know how that would matter much since I'mma start with the next chap like, right after this!

Second World:

Naruto: 9

Akame Ga Kill: 3

Kim Possible: 5

High School DxD: 3

Arifureta: 2

Demon Slayer: 1

Twilight: 1

Love is War: 1

Monster Musume: 2

Monster Musume is new!

Btw, I'm using my rights as the author of this fanfic and have 2 votes on random worlds I like for each chapter I post!

Hope you all liked this! And please comment if there's any wrong grammar or miss-spellings!]