High School Of The Dead:The Forgotten Years. (HOTD Fanfic)

Epilogue. Three years later.

Waking up,I looked across the bed to see Saeko's face,glowing in the morning light. Smiling,I sat up and stretched,then brushed a strand of purple hair away from her mouth. Hearing the door open slowly, I turned my head to see a little head poke out from behind it. "Hey,big man. Come on in." Quinton Jr. slowly entered,and approached the bed. "Sissy and Alice said breakfast is almost done." He said, pronouncing breakfast brea-fas. "Thanks kiddo. I'll wake momma up,and we can walk down together." I turned to Saeko,and nudged her just a little. "Hon.. your son says its time to eat." She smiled sleepily, opening her eyes a little. "Why is he my son, now?" "Because he was the one who whacked my leg with a bokken, remember?" I joked, rolling out of bed and scooping up the kid. Walking down the stairs, I smelt the sweet smell of bacon on a grill,and smiled as I walked into the kitchen. "Morning,Dad!" Alice and Yuma chirped by the grill. "We're making breakfast for everyone!" Yuma said, and I had to smile at her eagerness. "That's great,sweetie. Just watch that burner." Setting down Quin Jr.,I watched as Alice and Yuma fed Zeke a piece of bacon, and squeal as he snatched it and gnawed on it with gusto. "What's all the noise?" Shizuka asked from behind us. "Oh nothing. Can you watch the twins while Alice gets Katya and Takashi up?" Shizuka yawned,giving me a thumbs up. Walking over to Alice,I whispered in her ear. "Mind getting Aunt Kat up? Shizuka's as watching the two for you." She nodded, then took off, heading for the stairs. "I'm gonna check on Kohta and Saya." I said, walking out of the kitchen. I headed for the main hall, when I saw Kohta stumble down it, rubbing his eyes. "Hey,man. You and the Lady ready for food?" He nodded,smiling a little. "Yea. Here. Saya was up all night making this list. She said to go down to the market sector today, see if you can scrounge up anything." Taking it, I thanked him,and walked back to the kitchen,where I saw the kids walking out, arms laden with food. "You and Saeko brought them up well,McAuliffe." Katya said behind me, her voice suggesting laughter. "Yea. I'm glad they want to help. They really lighten up the mood." I heard a yap by my feet, and saw Zeke standing there,looking up at me. "Yes. You too,ya little rascal." I play growled, rubbing his head and scooping him up to head to breakfast.

Later after eating...

"Remember what I told you,okay guys?" I reminded my kids at the front gate. "Keep a eye on mom and make sure that no one hurts her." They replied with the same amount of enthusiastic energy as two three year olds can have after eating. Nodding in approval, I straightened up and looked at Saeko. "Take care of yourself." We said at the same time, hugging each other. Breaking away, I looked at Katya and Alice. "Kat. Make sure the dynamic duo doesn't pull on poor Zeke's tail. He's getting old." She nodded,while Alice laughed. Turning around to face Kohta, I took my Markov and dagger from him. "Hour and a half, max." I said,putting extra clips in my cargo pockets. Running out the gates, I headed downhill, watching for any stragglers that were hungry this morning. A few minutes later,after killing off a few interested zombies, I arrived at the open air market, which was empty of any zombies. Hand on my dagger, I strolled up and down the aisles, checking for fresh fruit,but taking canned ones instead. "Just my luck too." I grumbled, pulling a pair of boxers,clean thankfully, away from a stall and stuffed it into my bag. Turning around to leave, I saw a strange looking zombie, right in the middle of the aisle, just standing there. Drawing my dagger, I went for a simple stab,surprised when the thing dodged to the left, forcing me to slash at it. My slash was stopped by a wooden pole, since the thing ducked and rolled away. Yanking my weapon out,I turned and saw the zombie pull something out of his pocket and stick it in his mouth. "Is that any way to say hello?" The thing said, wiping its face to reveal a grinning visage. "But.. but how?" I asked,shocked. "I stuck the hand grenade in a zombies mouth. A tank must have blown, because I remember being under dead bodies. Luckily for me, the zombies took the brunt of the explosion,sparing me in the process." I dropped my dagger and tackled Victor, who stumbled back a step,laughing. "Its good to see you again." Backing up,I looked at Victor, and gave him his own grin. "I think its time you met the family again." Victor gestured to the gate. "Lead on, fearless warrior." Laughing, I picked up my dagger and bag, and headed for the gate,Victor following close behind.