Mai was standing middle of the park where everything obscures by darkness. She turned around seeing more darkness behind her. “It’s everyone around here? Please answering me,” Her voice quivered with fear and dread. Her heart starts racing as cold grip of fear engulfing her.
Mai barely took a step then she saw her mother lying down on the ground bleeding. “M-Mai please escape and take your brother Takumi with you,” Mai found herself root on the spot and answering in her younger voice.
“M-Mom you’re alright? Please talk to me I don’t be alone.” Mai tried frantically waking her mother up but her efforts ending up fruitless. Then a shadow was slowly advancing toward Mai intend to kill her. The unshakable fears she can’t rid of and by running away from the invisible menace. Mai is dashing and avoiding tree limbs swiping at her.
The forest starting looking more evil and derange each passing moment as Mai’s small legs pushing toward it limits. She tripped over a tree stomp and her pursuer gaining ground on her. Mai prop herself up and continue to run escape this nightmare. When she ran about a few feet away the sight sicken her. Mai’s father’s throat torn open, blood gashing out and his eyes witness silent horror as his life was oozing out.
Mai was stifling a scream and ran toward the opposite direction away from her father’s dead body. Mai was amidst of fight or flight response trying to shake off the monster was following her behind. Mai stops and to her horror seeing her younger brother on the ground helpless as her color was drain from her face. “Onee-chan please help me I’m sorry being a burden on you,” Takumi was tearfully pleasing from his dying breath.
“T-Takumi not you too!? First was mom, then dad and you,” She was frightened and suffering a terrible lost. Mai turn her head to the right and a prone body lying on the side. In trepidation she’s checking on the body and turn over seeing Tate with his neck broken in unnatural angle. “It can’t be! Please I want to wake up from this horrible dream.” Mai was backing up from the corpse and into something or someone.
Mai turn and look up seeing the shadow bearing his fangs. She has woken up with a jolt. “Why, why I can’t escape this endless nightmare.” Tears are streaming from her eyes.
“Why it have to be hot and humid today? I’m already irritated because we’re sitting on our asses doing nothing,” Nao complains about the weather. (As vampires can complain about the balmy temperature?)
“Catgirl is too busy knowing the hell she’s doing beside the little bastard is scheming while we twiddling out thumbs,”
Reito was hearing Nao’s rant suppressing a frustrated sigh still piecing together Nagi’s great plans and he was at it over the past couple of weeks. “I understand that you’re feeling antsy and figuring out how to counter his schemes so be patient please. Rushing needless without a plan going us either capture or kill I am share your concerns but please this isn’t making easier for me I have decisions to made,”
“Honestly I’m thinking this is bullshit since we are doing absolutely nothing you think I have the patients to wait. I want action I said taking the fight to him,”
Shiho who overheard the conversation suddenly grabbed Nao by the collar and slam her against the wall. “You disrespectful little bitch! Reito-sama is trying to find solutions and making allies for us. I should use this excuse to kill you right here, right now I truly despises your guts.” Her mask momentary slips and her eyes glow with insanity. Shiho then regain her composure and low threaten voice issue a warning: “Yuuki Nao one of these days your cockiness will get you in trouble.” She let her go.
“Fine I need let out some stream off and release my aggressive against some inanimate objects.” Nao left in haste and anger. Reito was rubbing his head from an incoming headache and wish someone beating Nao some sense in her.
“Shiho-san gave me your honest opinion about Nao and don’t mince words. I think she’s going to be a liability for our cause,” Reito looks very wary for a moment.
“I believe she going cause unreasonable havoc for everyone and making our remaining allies having a bad opinion about us also Nao is very dangerous when unhinged. Personally I hate the bitch for making fun at my hairstyle in the past.” Reito should know for Shiho’s bias opinion of Nao.
Mikoto was meditating in her private dojo then sensing an unwanted guest behind her. “Mirkou what you want and please no lewd jokes I’m not in the mood to listening them.”
“Catgirl please I need to spar with you to kill my boredom and beside we haven’t a spar in a good while.” Nao was speaking.
Mikoto decides to end her meditation and turn to face Nao. “Please don’t tell me you piss off both ani-ue and Shiho. The last fight we have ending a draw and you the one criticize me about being obsessive over Mai,” Mikoto’s eyes glows blood red. “You think I haven’t forget that since I also I feel restless without patrolling for a few days a little dust-up won’t hurt us,” Mikoto gave a feral smile.
“Okay but I am forewarning you I’m not holding back and please not fight half-assed.” Nao is cracking her neck.
“You know me about over seven centuries I won’t like looking like a fool.” They start circling around each other seeing who make the first move. Nao decides use a hard kick at Mikoto’s left side. Mikoto blocked the kick with her forearm.
“I see you’re serious with this well go at me with all your full power.”
“You take stoke my ego but I won’t fall your tricks,” Nao snipe back. Mikoto perform a sweep and knock Nao over and aiming at her head with a lethal kick.
“You decide playing for keeps I’m sensing the old you emerging from yourself,” Nao intercepted the kick, twisting her leg and threw Mikoto on her stomach. Nao is charging at Mikoto as she rolling away from her. Nao start a flurry of kicks and punches causing Mikoto being in a defensive stance. Mikoto barely blocking all the strikes until Nao found an opening and score a critical hit.
“Nao I sense you’re willing to win at any cost and seeing tried to penetrate my defenses I compliment you that but it doesn’t mean I won’t going be easy on you I’m warming up,” Mikoto is starting her combo with sharp elbow on the sternum, couple of hard palm strikes on the chest, then a right cross causing Nao being off-balance, left-right combination forcing Nao be guard and Mikoto finish with a spinning heel kick knocking Nao down.
“I glad I am your friend and not the enemy or you would totally annihilate me,” Nao wipe the blood from her mouth. “I guess I have go all-out to order defeat you,” Her nails starting to turn into claws as the spider tattoo gleaming
“I share your sentiment beside I’m having fun I will sending you on the floor back like many times you have your child of hers. Her claymore materializes and she drove toward the ground where spikes appear in front Nao.
She leaps away to avoid being impaled and land about thirty feet from the spikes. “Oh you were trying to kill me? You do love me,” Nao was mocking her.
“There is more than one ways to kill a spider.” Said Mikoto as the spikes retracted.
Nao deciding to rush for an attack and Mikoto anticipated this spun around of her left smacking Nao down. “Geez if you’re blindly charging headfirst against an opponent without a plan you’ll be dead,” Mikoto was half-teasing, half-lecturing to Nao.
“Thanks for the advice but also never let your guard down incase the enemy pulls something dirty,” Nao perform a sweep on Mikoto causing her to be knock down and being in a vulnerable position. Mikoto swore for her brief lapse of concentration.
“Mikoto I hope you like this position this how many times being you’ll being on the floor,” Nao was taunting at her.
Mikoto was using a handspring for getting back on her feet and assuming her combat stance. “I’m getting you some credit for not pushing me further into rage or you will be ending up a big red splat on the wall,”
“Catgirl I see you still have some fire in your eyes and making me so excited that I can’t contain my bloodlust,” Said Nao while meowing. They were starting to charge at each other…
“Man how long we have been fighting? I kind lost track of time we keep trying to literally tearing each other apart in most cruel manner,” Nao was on her knees while her wounds are healing.
“You’re satisfied? This winding up something stupid and my dojo got thrash. Aniue probably paying this from his own pocket,” Mikoto was laughing bitterly. “Sorry destroying for your shirt and stuff well actually I kind enjoy our little brawl and needed to rid some excessive energy,” Mikoto was scanning and finding slash marks and holes on the floor. “Yeah aniue definitely will pay the repairs with his money,” Mikoto is sheepishly scratching back of her head.
Nina was sitting down typing on her laptop when Erstin came down and sat next to her. “How is the research going? You have found anything about Mr. Hourma.” Erstin was unusually inquiring.
“Erstin I haven’t uncovered anything regarding Nagi and my father still investigating at point of frustration,” Nina was barely containing her anger.
“Nina is summer break and you need to relax. Since I still learning about the vampire politics and the vampire nature you should know more things than me plus I’m adjusting to living in a different place. Also I glad you and your father gave me some shelter and a second chance of life,” Erstin hugs Nina. “Beside all work and no play makes Nina a dull girl,” Erstin was playful teasing Nina. “I call Arika and Mashiro to hang with us.”
“But, but Erstin if I don’t find something-“Erstin put one of her fingers on her lips to shut Nina up.
“Nina Wang no buts you need a break and as you donor you need enjoy life a little more. You don’t have been serious all the time,” Nina was shock by Erstin’s forwardness.
“I should enjoy this side of her,” Nina thought. “Guess my little research taking a backseat for now.” Nina shuts off her laptop computer.
Mai was currently waiting for her next appointment. Tate was offering to take her to her psychologist but she declines. Lately her nightmares starting to get intensify and waking each time with cold sweats. She writes her personal journal describing her recurring horrible dreams and the monster kept coming after her.
“Tokiha-san, Dr. Meioh will see you now.” The secretary escort Mai to the office.
Dr. Meioh was looking over Mai’s journal. “I see you have experiencing some recent nightmares is common for people who suffer from PSTD and is relating to your parents’ murder. I am here to help you so please free to talk anything to me,” Dr. Meioh was smiling warmly.
Mai is staring at the floor try not to recall the terrible nightmares she experienced over the past week. “Dr. Meioh I can’t. I don’t want to recall the painful memories why I always trapped in the past? In my dreams I keep repeating witnessing my parents died my little brother hapless calling my name and seeing my boyfriend on the ground dead. Tell me why it is I have endured constant torment over the past ten years and never escape the monster hounding me,” Mai was angry.
“Tokiha-san I’m understand that you have gone through the trauma and you and your brother being orphaned but we still have a session and I won’t tolerate any outburst.” Mai felt a little bad.
“I’m sorry I just have hard time not remember the past nightmares and don’t want to experience them anymore,” Mai sounded tiredly
“You want end our session early? Or you want to still continue Tokiha-san?” Dr. Meioh is kindly asking Mai.
“I want to continue Dr. Meioh okay how the nightmare started…”
A blonde woman was working on the computer reading data and notes scatter all over on a desk with coffee cup sitting next to the palm pilot. “Why I have used my talents on this horrendous project I shouldn’t have taken the offer-“Her lament was cut short when the phone rang. “Hello this Carla oh Mr. Smith you want progress on the report? The bodies currently rejecting DNA and bodies’ antibiotic fighting against it as a foreign agent please listen to-“
“Ms. McClellan Searrs won’t tolerate failure and my client is very impatient man want to know the currently status of the project. We hired you after graduate from University of Chicago with your background in biology and we paid you handsomely for your service,”
“Please listen to me I’m begging you it a flaw in the design and any hypothesis need more testing to fix any potential problems. I don’t want know how you find these things it beyond any logical standpoint. I thought they only exist in plain myth but still it unreasonable and considerate how their DNA going to react to the human gene.” Carla was rubbing her forehead.
“Ms. McClellan we don’t have an obligation to tell you anything and beside we’ve someone working the same project guise of running tests for science,” John Smith hung up on her.
Carla just realizes she’s disposable to Searrs as long they want the desire results.
Sometime during the daytime where Shizuru is working at the flower shop where two vampires are currently staking out the place from the restaurant across the street in broad daylight. “Why master wanting to check the human whom destroyed Hideo-sama his father? She doesn’t look very dangerous to me. He is obsessing over her and wanting us to spy on her and her mate over the past few weeks.” The younger vampire was questioning over anything to her senior.
“Mami-san please don't question the orders and you know the penalty for disobeying orders? Death either by sunlight or cutting off all your limbs and throw your torso into water until you burn to death.” He has planned this over past six years for his revenge against Fujino Shizuru.” The older vampire was sound disgusted when spoken Shizuru’s name. “She’s the legendary vampire slayer with her group the Kiyo Gang taken down Hideo-sama empire at age fifteen and so feared it a curse to utter her name like death why the reason his son painstakingly planning a trap for her by spying every little detail in her life and her mate called Kuga Natsuki.” The younger vampire was pondering.
“She’s that dangerous!? I sort remember some whispers in my clan that a sailor-clad student beginning killing our members and people whom associate with them it almost a bedtime story to scare misbehaving youngling and children just whom were just sired.” Mami was shivering.
Shizuru with two of her coworkers were busy and preparing taking some orders. “Arisato-san, Takeba-san I believe the Seta wanting the flowers arriving at the funeral by 3:00 in the afternoon,”
“Thanks Fujino-san for the information honestly Yukari-chan won’t admitted that she likes my older brother,”
“Shut up Minako! Because he was in the same class as me in high school is doesn’t mean I’m interested in him.” Yukari’s cheeks was tinting with pink.
“Ah it good to love someone Takeba-san treasure them because at the end they maybe gone,” Shizuru have a mild melancholic look.
“You’re okay Fujino-san? You seem look off,” Minako was concern for Shizuru.
“Arisato-san I believe I am feeling fine I just briefly drifted back into the past,” Shizuru was putting on a false mask to hide her uneasiness. “Lately I have been feeling some anxiety and even Natsuki start noticing my behavior,” Shizuru was musing of the possibilities of someone watching of her and Natsuki.
Akane was pacing nervously with Kazuya sitting down on the crouch in her apartment seeing his girlfriend with frightful expression. “Kazu-kun the police probably are on to us and thanks to that vampire hunter I felt useless to you. I’m worried that they’ve a trail on us and point you as the culprit I can’t let that happened,” Akane was trying psych herself but she failed misery.
“Akane you shouldn’t worry yourself like that besides the vampire hunter won’t show his face in this town after I am through with him.” Kazuya was still bitter about the last confrontation with Bruce and now they have to be discreet about their activities. “I’m glad for helping me, Akane and something else I realize about a few days ago.” Akane was wondering.
“Um Kazu-kun what’re you talking about? I don’t understand anything,” Akane was perplexed of her boyfriend’s demeanor.
“I smelled a familiar scent long ago I recognize. There a little girl that I killed her parents ten years ago while losing control of my instinct is still alive and I knowing that vampire stopped me in the past hanging over her to repent of her failure to saved her parents,” Kazuya was smiling sadistically.
Takeda just finish teaching kendo class and closing the doors of the dojo he saw the silhouette of a person behind him on the window. “Please mister I don’t have any money on me,” Takeda was raising both of his arms prepare to being rob.
“I am not intending to do any harm on you. I only seeing a vampire and his accomplice a human woman whom taking victims and drinking their blood,” Takeda was looking at him strangely and then the memory of the vampire girl tricked him and threatened drinking Takeda dry.
“I don’t want be involve any craziness in this town lately. I kept watching of reports of people missing and there a serial killer murdering couples and the elderly. The last time I saw you, you decapitated a girl vampire or not I am afraid losing my wits.” Takeda was sounding exasperated
Bruce feared an incoming headache. “Listen to me; listen to me good I’m only seeking a couple one of them is a vampire whom the ones killing the missing people. My job is to exterminate the vile vampires and I need your cooperation to help me. I have dodged the police because I entered the country illegally plus I don’t speak Japanese.”
Takeda is utter confuse and thinking Bruce is utterly mad. “Sir I don’t buy anything from you and I’ll call the cops on you,” Bruce’s best option is hightailed out here before Takeda reach for his cell phone.
Mai was at her apartment after returned from work checking up the messages from her cell phone. She received about couple of calls from Yuuichi, four spam e-mails (It greatly annoying her.), one from her younger brother Takumi. “Since they have summer break until September he’ll perhaps going to visit me,” She felt someone was watching her in her place and having the cold chill running through her spine. “I just imagine things,” She tries to laughing off but the unshakable feeling she can’t lose from.
She decides taking a shower to wash the afternoon sweat since was getting hotter in Fuuka and the heat starting being unbearable. The mystery presence hung around the small room as Mai continuing cleaning herself.
About ten minutes into her shower Mai was realizing someone had entered the apartment. “Please don’t be any intruders especially have been killings and people turning up missing,” Her anxieties grew and step off from the bathroom using the plunger as improvise weapon preparing to fend off her would be attacker. As Mai was being cautious and checking if someone going jump from the shadows she found Mikoto at the window leaving. “Why the hell you’re here! You are stalking me? I’m plan calling the police and arrest you for trespassing,” She was livid.
“Mai you don’t understand you’ve the wrong idea.” Mai is start flinging her plunger at Mikoto. “Geez I am not a pervert like my familiar! I just seeing you not any danger stop swinging that thing!” Mikoto was fruitless defending herself against Mai not trying to reilate.
“Oh please Minagi-san you nothing but trouble after enter my life and coping the nightmares had plague me recently,”
Mai was starting getting tired and Mikoto tried grabbing the plunger. Both of their feet got tangled up and stumble forward toward the floor. In desperate attempt Mikoto try to soften the impact of the fall but ending pulling Mai’s tower off and fell face first into her large breasts. Mai was lying on her back when the door was opening up with Takumi and Akira appearing.
“Um onee-chan I’m came in a bad time? I see you kind busy me and Akira-kun was visiting you,” Takumi is blushing profuse.
“Mai-san I didn’t know you swung that way? I thought you have a boyfriend,” Akira is stumbling over her words.
“We’ll see you at another time,” Takumi slammed the door and left with Akira in a haste.
“What the hell was that!? My brother leaving in embarrassment and you making things complicated.” Mai was angrily pointing her finger at Mikoto. “After apologizing to him and clear up the misperception why you trying to ruined me? I alright tense and why you tried to accomplish?” Mai was continued to pacing back and front.
“I’m sorry Mai I didn’t mean to humiliate you in front of your brother. I only seeing your well-bring still in check and I haven’t planned to harm you,” Mikoto was trying to save face.
“Minagi-san I only wants the truth from you and not any lies I’m not in the mood shallow any crap. Tell why you have broken into my apartment and seeing me basically naked.”
“Okay please believe me I willing tell the whole truth.” Mikoto closes her eyes for a moment. “Ten years ago I’m on my usual patrol looking for a stray child whom starting killing people indiscriminately and if the child was found our existence will reveal to the world it going causing problems to our kind.” Mikoto was staring at Mai’s violet eyes. “It the vampire law to execute the stray so he or she won’t endanger us and expose us to the general public so the vampire hunters having an advantage over us and exterminate my kind. One day I track him down in the park and I was too late to save your parents but lucky I found him before you were going to die with your little brother.”
Mikoto held Mai’s right hand. “Since I didn’t prevent your parents’ deaths I made a vow to watching over your being as your personal protector and overtime I kind falling for you.” Mai was shock. “Also almost everyone pointed out my obsession with you even at point visiting this place daily.” Their faces were close as they about to kiss.
Mai’s heart was racing at the revelation and Mikoto declare her love for her. “Y-You are lying! I don’t remember that day! Every time I struggle to recall the events I have a mental block and the memories are too painful.” Mai is crying. “I can’t let go of the past or trap in the endless nightmare,”
Mikoto wipes Mai’s tears. “It okay I will save you and nobody even the devil won’t stop me to chase away the nightmares,” Mikoto cupped Mai’s chin about to kiss her.
“Get the away from me! Get off of here I don’t to see your face ever again,” Mai was angry and crying at the same time.
“But, but I told you the truth and my undying love for you. You just runaway from the past your parents won’t coming from the-“Mai slaps Mikoto.
“Don’t ever dare defile my memories of my parents Minagi-san” She felt offended by Mikoto’s callous remark.”
“Fine I am leaving and I granting your wish bye Mai,” After Mikoto left Mai sobbing on the kitchen table. “Why she have appear in my life when I can’t just let go,”
Shun was waking with two women in his bed when his mother Arashi enter the room. “Mom you’re doing here? I just have the best night with these two women,” He sounds smug.
“Shun your uncle want us to attend the secret meeting with couple of clans.” Arashi is feeling that son isn’t up to her standards. “Onii-sama has the ambition to conquer the world and ensure our domination to the lowly humans and we plan to help him with your sister Fuu to success his goal and now don’t embarrass yourself,” Shun was grumbling as he’s putting his clothes on.
They past through the club below them while the crowd dancing to the beat. “They’re easy pickings and ripe to be enslave. Humans your days as top of the food chain are number when onii-sama conquer this planet,” Arashi thought darkly. As they arrive in the meeting room with Fuu sitting next to Nagi. One of the elders is looking nervously at Nagi and feeling having second thoughts joining with him.
“Homura-san I don’t know the reason why we having a secret meeting around this time? This atmosphere kind oppressive and in my honest opinion your plan don’t have any guarantee even working due unknown variables and Kanazaki probably have an ace on his sleeve to counter your scheme,” Nagi was staring at the elder vampire and start smirking.
“Well I’m value your opinion and your sincerely guess you have doubting my glorious plans.” His eyes start to glow. “Even with dissenters won’t tolerate within my paradise are dealt with severely,” Everyone from the elder’s clan back away from him.
“What going on? Why my clan is my abandoning me?” Then he realizes that Nagi would weed the vampires whom object or having second thoughts joining alliance with him.
“Fuu please execute him and showing as a sample when don’t trust me or my word.” Fuu pulls out her naginata from the casing and proceed walking menacingly.
“Please, please spare my life anyone help me,” The people in his clan stoically watching the last moments of the elder with the other vampires. Fuu use her weapon to slice open his stomach. While he was in agony before his healing factor kicks in, Fuu swiftly beheaded him.
“If anyone dares oppose my plan then we proceed with the meeting,”
Author’s Note: Originally this chapter suppose be chapter nine but I decide to switch with chapter eight. I admit that the fight scene between Mikoto and Nao kind awkward and little uneven. Well see you next chapter.
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