From the seven votes that were conducted on Twitter, four of them were for School Live!, so this one is gonna be for Zombieland Saga to crossover with. It'll be all through Sakura's POV, so I hope everyone enjoys~! ~Matt3265
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((( *SOUND EFFECT! ))) = Sound effect echoes.
( Italic ) = Music Lyric
Year: 2008
Today is a wonderful morning full of hope!
( To a place where we'll feel the excitement! )
'Just a small touch and...!'
( Fantastic! )
'… a perfectly tightened ribbon! Yes~!'
( Just fall in love! )
With my pink and blue polka dotted ribbon neatly on, I flick my hair back before humming to the song of my favorite idol group: Iron Frill!
( Just fall in love! )
My name is Sakura Minamoto, and I'm starting my second year of high school today!
With a wide smile, I run towards my laptop, which is the one playing the DVD of the idol groups' recent live concert. From their I move my hand to my mouse, about to pause the video.
Usually, I'm kind of a klutz, and there are times when I don't think I've got it together...
I look and admire how energetic the leader of the group is, and put on a small smile. 'I hope I be someone just like her!'
*CLICK!
I pause and close the laptop before grabbing my high school bag for the day!
But it isn't gonna be like that anymore!
Not only that, but I also retrieve the application that can, hopefully, make me an idol!
I'm gonna be the girl I want to be!
'Alright, Sakura, let's go forward with a big smile!' With bright determination, I head out of my room, and run downstairs to put on my shoes, which are brown "slip-ons".
That way, I know...
Double tapping my right foot to make sure that it's on properly, I head out the door. For a moment I had to shield my eyes, but then looked on at the warm, shining sun! "Oh, it's such a nice day!"
There are gonna be days full of thrills and excitement waiting for me!
I nod happily to myself, before speedily making my way to the front gate! "I'm going now-!"
((( *CRASH! )))
That was what I thought at first... before the truck hit me... flung me into the air... to which I crashed onto the concrete below...
And that was the day I died...
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…or… so I thought…
I Want to Live!
Prologue: Sakura's Beginnings!
Year: 2015
'Eh...' I took a small breath, while my eyes continued to look at the sunset above. 'W-Where... am I?' Sitting myself up I looked to be in a... graveyard? Turning around, I put a hand to my head. 'Ugh... what the heck happened to me?' Standing up, I continued to observe my surroundings. It didn't look pleasant, and it certainly felt really creepy. It was then that another thought came to my senses.
'W-Who... am I?'
I then looked down to see something truly disturbing: A gravestone, alongside a dug up hole. I slowly read the description while sweat dropped from my face. "R-R-Rest... i-in peace... S-Sakura... M-Minamoto... D-D-Died... on... October 4th, 2008...?" My eyes widened for a brief moment. "Does that mean-?!"
*THUMP!
I gasped before turning to see... a zombie?! A zombie... with a tore up boy's high school uniform, and with bits of blood on his pale skin. It growled before I took a step back, bumping into a tree. 'This can't be happening! What should I do, what should I do, what should I do?! I-If I don't find a way out of here fast...' I looked to the ground on my left and saw a rusty old golf club. 'Guess I don't have a choice...' Picking the golf club up, I swing with all my might towards-! "Eh! So heavy!"
*SHINK!
The golf club had been thrown right out of my hands into the zombies' head! It then fell onto its' back while giving off a creepy moan. 'Now's my chance!' I turned and ran for my life, unaware of if it would get up to chase me or not. After I looked and exited through the main gate, I didn't look back. 'What just happened? What the hell is wrong with this place?!'
About thirty minutes later...
After about a good bit of running, I stopped and gasped for air. "I made it... I think I made it out." As I heavily panted, I felt raindrops start to pour on my back. 'I-Is it raining?' The second I picked my head up, it began to heavily pour down with rain. "W-Well that sucks... ugh... where am I?" Looking around, I happened to notice the sign embedded the wall.
"Meguri... gao... ka"
It was read as Megurigaoka Private High School, to which I looked in surprise and shock at the front entrance.
"Am I really at... a high school?"
I had questioned it because the current state of it looked... unpleasant to say the least. From as far as my eyes could see, all the windows were broken, and the entrance to the school itself was sealed by wooden boards. Taking a big gulp, I slowly took steps into the front entrance...
"AH!" Only to jump in fear at all the zombies that were around! Most of them looked to be more students, even girls as well. They had the distinct signs and smells of blood on them, and they walked around mindlessly. "I-I need to-!"
*BUMP!
"Oof!" Before I could turn to leave, I had abruptly fallen onto my bottom. "W-What was... eh?!" It was then that a zombie stood right in front of me! A small screeched escaped my lips, before I put my hands behind my head in fear that I was going to die!
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'Huh..?'
I opened my eyes to see that the zombie wasn't there anymore. Turning back around, the zombie walked off, continuing on its' way to parts unknown. "E-Eh... t-that zombie didn't...?" I slowly stood myself back up before sighing in relief. "T-That was close!" Looking towards the barricaded entrance to the school, I began to walk towards it. I still looked from left to right to make sure than none of the zombies attacked me.
Once at the entrance, it seemed like it was heavily secured, considering all the wooden planks keeping it on lockdown. "Darn, is there really is no way into this school? Guess I have no choice but to-" I looked to my right to see the bottom of one of the entrances not ceiled with a board!
"O-Oh, why didn't I see that?!" I exclaimed to myself in utter stupidity! "W-Well, time to do some exploring then." Brining myself to the small opening, I went prone, and crawled right inside and into the school.
On the other side, I stood up and shook of as much of the rain water off me as I could, and I even squeezed most of it out of my hair as well. In about a minute or so, I looked once again at the disturbing scene in front of me. All of the lockers were molded, and the floors creaked as I stepped onto them. There were still some zombies around, but they still didn't seem to notice me. 'I-I wonder why though?'
After a bit of looking, I had ran into a set of stairs that presumingly lead to the upper floor. "A-Alright then, up I go..." Walking up the stairs, I soon reach the upper floor but soon stop to see that there was another type of barricade. This one was formed as a four by four stack of desks with all of them being tied up, holding everything together. "I-I wonder who's trying to keep these zombies out? Oh well, looks like I have to do some climbing." Grabbing the highest desk I could reach with the both of my hands, I make my way to top. It was then that I turned my body to start climbing my way down- "AH~!"
*POOF!
Only to slip and abruptly fall to the floor. "O-Ow... that's gonna leave a mark." Pushing myself up, I dust off my uniform before continuing to head on straight through the hallway. 'What happened here...? T-This school feels very off...'
*POP! POP! POP!
"Eh?" Being brought out of my train of thought, I turned and looked behind myself to see... a table tennis ball rolling passed me. "W-What was-!"
*RATTLE!
The next thing I know, I hear the sound of metal, and looked back to- "HYAH~!" I screamed, having dodged a swing from a shovel! "W-Who,… huh?" The one in front of me wielding the shovel was a girl, but she didn't look to be zombie at all. Her purple hair sported a long pair of twin-tails, held together by two red ribbons. Her school attire was like what I saw from the other girl zombies, but the difference was that she had black and white striped, fingerless gloves on. She also had on metal knee pads, which was honestly weird to see at a high school.
"What, it dodged?! Grgh!" The girl said in anger while holding up her shovel in defense.
"U-Um, why'd you- EEP~!" I said taking a step forward before jumping back in time to avoid another swing.
"Rrgh! Stay still and die already!" The girl said in annoyance.
"W-Wha-!" I said while turning left to right before stopping at, surprisingly, an unbroken window. Once I look towards it however, I immediately regret that decision as my eyes widened in shock and fear, and a small gasp escapes my mouth. 'N-No, ...this can't be!'
((( *CRACK! )))
The loud roaring of thunder went off as I continued to look at my 'zombie' self. To the color of my green skin, the dark red eyes, and the 'pale-like' face, it certainly did fit the description of undead.
*BONK!
"Huh?" It was then that I was hit by the girls' shovel and went souring backwards, soon hitting the floor onto my back. I looked back up to see that the girl was breathing heavily, and had one last thought for myself before blacking out:
'I'm... a zombie?'
Even if I'm dead, I want to make my dreams come true...
No, even if I'm dead, I will make them come true!
Is that despair? Or is it hope?
I'll overcome a harsh fate, and even if I don't have a pulse, I'll press on!
Because I want to live!
Play Friend Shitai (TV Version)
Sung by Minase Inori & Ozawa Ari & Mao & Takahashi Rie
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Sakura here! Well there you go, I'm a zombie now!
But what's with this zombie infested school, and who was that girl with the shovel!?
Hopefully, I'll be able to get some answers when I wake up!
Next time on Chapter 1 of I Want to Live!:
I Love the School Live Club!
Be sure to stay tuned!