Highschool of the Dead: Fanfiction Darkpenn

Chapter 4.6: Saya and the new arrival

When a baby decides it is time to enter the world, it will do so - even if there's a zombie battle going on...

Author's Note: This story takes place a bit more than seven months after the group arrived at Maresato farm, and about a month after they visited Kaga Base for the first time.]

"Just a couple more weeks," said Saya, "and then things will be back to normal. Or what passes for normal these days."

"We can't really be too precise about it," said Hirano, "since we don't know the exact day when ... it ... happened."

"Which is entirely your fault," said Saya. "Entirely your fault that I'm in this mess."

"That's not how I remember it," said Saeko, from the front seat.

"Yeah?" said Saya. "Well, we'll see how much you laugh when you're this big."

"Don't mind her, Saeko," said Hirano. "She just grumpy because she's pregnant."

"You think?" said Miss Marikawa.

"Very pregnant," said Saya. "So I'm allowed."

Saya was, indeed, somewhere around the eight-months-plus-some-days mark. As a result, she was considerably more bad-tempered than usual.

"How are things going with you?" said Hirano to Saeko. "How far along are you now?"

"Seven weeks or so, I guess," said Saeko. "I throw up every morning and I think about pickled eels with ice-cream a lot."

"Entirely normal," said Miss Marikawa. "You know, I would really like some ice-cream too."

"Humph," said Saya.

"If I am that grumpy at the eight-month mark, someone take my sword and put me out of my misery," said Saeko. "Please."

"Ha!" said Hirano. "The samurai girl made a joke!"

"We are allowed," said Saeko. "Every now and then."

Saya grunted. "I don't even know why we're making this stupid trip," she said.

"You said you wanted more batteries, cables, and circuit boards," said Hirano. "For the windmill for Kaga Base."

"Humph," repeated Saya.

The four of them were in the utility truck, on their way to a factory that had made windmills for small-scale power generation. They had discovered it not long after they had moved into the Maresato farm, near a town an hour's drive away. The place was deserted, and a bit damaged, but there were plenty of pieces and tools. Saya had worked out how to put one of the windmills together and get it operating, which gave them electricity for the farm. When they visited Kaga Base, Major Arimake had asked if Saya could build one for use there. Saya had reluctantly agreed. Now, the four of them were on their way to the factory for more components.

"What I mean is, I don't know why we're doing this for Kaga Base," said Saya. "I don't even like those people."

"It falls into the 'right thing to do' category, my sweet," said Hirano. "And with not too many people left in the world, we need to make as many friends as possible."

"Humph," said Saya once more.

They pulled into the factory complex: a cluster of workshops and other buildings around an open area. It was quiet.

Miss Marikawa backed up the truck to one of the warehouse-workshops, the one where they had collected supplies before. Hirano helped Saya out - not easy - and they went in. She started to select what she needed, and they began to put the components into the back of the truck.