71Chapter 3 Saeko's past
Sean groaned as he woke up ready for his shift before seeing Saya next to him in the nude making him smirk.
"Ten years Apart and she's become a vision of beauty. Time does fly." Sean said getting up before she pulled him back down.
"Don't leave just yet." Saya said in a tired voice making him smirk.
"Sorry Hon but It's my shift. Julia will kick my ass if I don't take over." Sean said making her whine before he placed his armor on.
Walking outside Sean saw Julia watching through her scope.
"See anything?" Sean asked.
"No. Just the usual. I'm gonna take a break." Julia said leaving before he pulled out a riffle and looked down the building seeing hundreds of the Infected making him frown.
"This is all his fault." Sean said to himself before hearing some sounds from the kitchen. "Hmm?" Sean said before heading inside and found a rather unique sight. Saeko was in nothing but an Apron cooking some food. "Aren't you bold." Sean said making her blink before smiling at him.
"I wasn't gonna just cook in the full nude since my clothes are drying from all the blood so this works just as well...Unless of course you prefer I just drop it." Saeko said tugging the straps making him chuckle.
"Very funny. At least your keeping yourself calm unlike most. Don't be surprised if we meet some insane survivors who's gone insane." Sean said taking an apple from the counter.
"You said you and your mother waited ten years for this. I assume the more powerful were evacuated first?" Saeko asked since it was expected.
"No. We had no idea which day it would happen only that it would take ten years for this to happen. We're saving everyone we can that we can find. Not just those who are all powerful by money and influential. The people come first not money." Sean said making her smile.
"I see why Saya cares about you." Saeko said making him smirk. "Although I'm curious as to how you two met. Clearly your an American if your accent and looks are any indication. We're from Japan so I find it odd how you two know each other." Saeko said making him smirk.
"My mother and Saya's father met at an important meeting and I got to know her. Some punks were picking on her because of her status as a rich kid. I ran in and beat them to near death. Made a rather unique impression on her." Sean said laughing.
"I take it you two got close." Saeko said.
"As friends back then? Yes. Now? Heh. I made sure when the outbreak occurred I was stationed somewhere close." Sean said before the sun began to rise making him smirk. "Funny how time flies." Sean said.
Soon everyone was dressed and ready to leave.
"So where exactly are we going?" Rei asked.
"Simple. We're heading for Saya's home. Her father was contacted once the outbreak began. He's setting up a evacuation point." Sean said.
"Knowing dad he's making sure everything is ready for an Evac." Saya said knowing how her father worked.
"Ok lets go." Sean said as they headed for the Garage before they saw armored trucks. "Like I said we prepared." Sean said getting on the turret of one with Saeko while the others got on the other.
"Lets roll." Reznov said as Saeko started driving.
Later
Sean narrowed his eyes as they drove down the road to Saya's place but haven't encountered any of the zombies.
"Its quiet...Too quiet." Sean said on comms.
"Yeah...I don't like it." Reznov said as they continued to drive.
"Maybe one of your Spartan Groups came in and took them out." Rei said.
"No. Theres no blood the ground or walls or body parts. Something isn't right." Sean said as they continued to drive.
As they were driving something moved through the shadows.
"NOW!"
A rocket hit the truck.
"SHIT!" Sean yelled as he Saeko jumped off.
"What in the hell!" Reznov yelled before gunfire was heard making him pull out his riffle and shot a few rounds.
"Ambush!" Sean yelled seeing armed civilians shooting at them.
"Take them out!"
Sean growled before pulling out his riffle and shot one in the head making it blow up.
"Oh shit!"
"HOLD YOUR FIRE YOU FUCKING MORONS!" Reznov yelled.
"You guys caused this mess!" The apparent leader yelled.
"The fuck are you talking about?" Sean asked.
"The zombies. They show up and start infecting people then you show up to counter them. I don't buy it. This is clearly a military experiment!"
"Not even Close. It was caused by an Ecoterrorist. He wanted revenge for everything the human race has done to the Earth. We found out about it and prepared for this. Stan down and lets talk. We can get you to safety." Sean said before he was hit in the shoulder but it bounced off making him growl.
"I ain't listening to a government dog! KILL THEM ALL!"
"Ok thats it." Sean yelled jumping up before shooting them all before only the leader was left revealing a man in his mid 30's who looked pissed.
"You government assholes caused this! You destroyed the world!" He yelled before Sean snapped his neck.
"Wrong on that part but someone destroyed the world as we know it." Sean said before jumping down before a beeping sound was heard. "OH SHIT!" Sean yelled as bombs went off.
"AHHHHH!" Saya screamed as it came down.
"Like I said there were bound to be some insane nutjobs hanging around." Sean said seeing his vehicle was cut off from the others. "Shit we're cut off." Sean said.
"What now?" Saya asked from the other end.
"We'll meet up with you guys later. Head to the estate and wait for us." Sean said.
"Roger that." Reznov said driving forward while Saya looked behind seeing them in the distance.
"Ah shit." Sean said pulling off the destroyed tire.
"It took a pretty bad hit." Saeko said.
"It's damaged but not useless. It can still get us all the way." Sean said putting on a new one. "She's good to go." Sean said getting in the driver seat before they took off not seeing the small amount of fuel tracking behind them.
"So you mind telling me about yourself? It'll make this trip pass by faster." Sean said making her smile.
"As you can probably guess I'm a swordsman. Been interested in swords my whole life. Even trained in several forms. Which was a good thing if current events are any indication." Saeko said making him chuckle.
"No doubt. Still you seem to be hiding something." Sean said making her eyes widen in shock. "It's easy to see when someone feels guilty on something. You hide it well I doubt the others saw it...But I can see it clear as day. Takes someone guilty to know when someone's guilty." Sean said confusing her. Suddenly the truck started to stop and sputter. "The hell?" Sean said before jumping down seeing the fuel behind them. "Ah shit. That rocket did more damage then I thought." Sean said kicking it.
"How far are we to Saya's home?" Saeko asked.
"About a couple miles or so. We won't make it far on foot." Sean said before seeing some old shrine. "We can rest in there for tonight." Sean said as he got all their gear before they went inside before Sean sealed it.
Later
During the night Sean had set up some candles to light up the place while keeping a watch out for any Zombies that may come up at the shrine.
"We can leave as soon as the sun comes up. I checked in with Reznov. They got ambushed at a road block that had wires but Saya's mother came and rescued them." Sean said before seeing the conflicted look on her face. "Let me guess. Feeling conflicted that I know your guilty about something?" Sean asked setting his gear down.
"I know I'm guilty thats not the problem. The problem is what I did I enjoyed it." Saeko said.
"You mean how you were assaulted a couple years ago by some pervert and beat him to a bloody pulp?" Sean asked shocking her. "I know every detail on all of you because you and Saya were close. You were assaulted a couple years before this ever happened. You reached for your practice sword and proceeded to beat him until he was dead." Sean said making her nod.
"Thats right...I knocked him out but...I just kept hitting him...And enjoyed every second of it. I'm no better then the man who caused all this because of that." Saeko said ashamed before he held her hand.
"Just because of what you did does not make you a bad person. Human nature has a long history of Violence and many enjoyed it for different reasons. Establishing dominance, Power, Pride, Greed, Amusement, Justice, Revenge. I can name thousands of reasons man enjoys violence. And your not the only one guilty of something." Sean said making her look at him.
"What could you possibly be guilty of?" Saeko asked.
"You don't think my mother was the only one who found out about this happening do you?" Sean asked confusing her. "Several other people found out in the years prior to this and wanted to blow the whistle. Some for fame...Others wanted to cause chaos...And some for the right reasons. Regardless we couldn't let that happen or it would destroyer everything we had planed. We were ordered to eliminate them. By any means necessary." Sean said shocking her.
"You mean..." Saeko tried to say.
"We killed them. We hated ourselves for every kill but we knew it was for the right reasons. It doesn't justify what we've done I'm not denying that. But we did what we did to make sure a panic didn't go off. It could have ruined everything we had planed. A new beginning on new world to correct the mistakes of the past." Sean said.
"But your reasons..."
"Are no different then what you did. Yes you may have enjoyed it considering what he tried to do you which is natural. But that doesn't define who you are. We all choose our path and nothing can ever change that." Sean said making her smile.
"Now I really see why Saya care about you. You see the best in everyone." Saeko said making him smirk before she laid against his chest as she slept.
"All but one." Sean said silently.
Next morning
Saya waited by the gate waiting for Sean and Saeko before she saw them walking to her making her smile before she opened it.
"Welcome back." Saya said as they entered before she closed the gate. "So...Did anything interesting happen?" Saya teased making Saeko blush.
"Very funny. Nothing more then making her feel good about herself like she should." Sean said making Saeko smile before they walked to the mansion to rest up waiting for Evac.
Authors Note: HOLY SHIT! I AM SO SORRY ABOUT THE LONG ASS WAIT! I kept trying to get back into this but since it's such a short series it makes it very difficult to stay into it you know. Now theres not gonna be a lot of chapters for this story since the series was never finished which is sad honestly since it was really good. But maybe this is a good thing so I can make a short story for a change. Now Read, Review, Fav and Follow. REVIEW MY LOYAL LONG WAITING FANS! SEE YA! Happy Memorial Day.
