Author note: I DO NOT OWN BLOOD+, IN ANY FORM!!
Constructive criticism is welcomed! If ya don't like it, well, then go read a lemon!
He wiped the crimson liquid from the blade that was thrust his way. Classical music played in the background, and peoples laughter filled the lit hallway with soft echoes.
Hagi finished wiping the delicate sword and placed it back in its sheath, no words were exchanged between he and the young girl, sitting a short distance down the hall.
The girls shoulders shook, and deep sobs escaped her mouth every few seconds. She had not gotten used to the situation quite yet, but was becoming accustomed to the aggressive ritual that they faced nearly every day.
The laughter and whispers became louder, as a more catchy tune was played by the band in the ballroom, just a few feet away from the carnage, behind closed doors.
Hagi walked over to the sulking girl, crouched down from behind her and hugged her small shoulders.
"You have to stop this behavior. Just about every killing you start this, be strong." He spoke gently. Hagi gained no reply, he simply closed his eyes, and held her tighter.
"Cece?"
"It's okay. I know, I'm nothing but a baby." Her confidence level was not at all good, Hagi worried for Cece. From her very first kill, roughly two weeks ago, she started to sob as soon as she realized nothing was gained, it was that, or she just disliked the killing part.
"No, you're not. You just...need time. Patience is always key. Of course this needs to stop soon if you want answers, the blood will always be there." Hagi had to somehow to bring up her spirits.
He pulled away from Cece, and stood, pulled out a paper and pen from his pocket, and checked off a mark.
"Who's the next one?" Cece inquired, standing firmly on her feet. Her body was tense, and she hesitated from taking the precious sword from Hagi, as he passed it to her.
"A man by the name of Maddox Fisk(1). Don't fret, we won't need the blade."
"Who is he then? Every single person we've tried questioning, tried to slaughter us. This one..." Cece pointed to the dried up corpse, laying only ten feet away from where the two stood.
"Was a goblin-thingy in disguise, who wanted to tear out my kidney's for the market. I still wanna know how you knew what this guy is...was." She stated, while pulling back her should-length hair into a pony-tail.
"Maddox, is part of a world we don't need to get too much into. During the few years before I met you, I came across him in the outskirts of Hong Kong. He said something about investigating the events that your Mother and Saya erupted. I told him little about those times, and told him things were under control." Hagi said these things boldly, however, Cece was unharmed by talking about her Mother, she hardly remembered her face.
"So what does he have to do with this?" Cece was frustrated. She knew Hagi knew much more than her, but this was getting out of hand, the worst part about waiting in the middle of a hallway, with hundreds of people enjoying themselves just feet away from, and feasting in glory, was the fact she and Hagi could not feast in that particular glory. This mostly applied to Cece.
"He knows about the Blood." Hagi said rather bluntly, with little emotion showing in his dull eyes.
Cece felt the air leave her lungs, she couldn't believe it. No one else knew about the Blood, Cece only knew a small amount of information, as did Hagi.
"And how much does he know? Wait, why didn't we start with him?" Cece asked rather annoyed about this. If this guy knew...she hardly wanted to start with anger issues, and at the moment her patience was dwindling to a thin thread. The very thought they could have been so much further was aggravating, all that killing was for nothing, the proof was on that piece of paper with more than a dozen checks.
Hagi could feel a temper tantrum coming on, she certainly had changed from the scared little girl he met two months ago.
"Relax my little strong one. Maddox is rather hard to communicate with, since his...job calls for him to travel all around the world. Usually he is quite hard to reach, but last night I finally got a hold of him."
"And when did you last try to get a hold of him?"
"A month ago..."
"....why..."
"I forgot about him..."
"......carry on."
"Yes, well, like I was saying, Maddox told me he has information about the Blood." Hagi explained with less difficulty, knowing Cece was more calm. Her hunger could change the her in seconds, but she would have to wait.
"LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE MAIN ATTRATION IS ABOUT TO PERFORM, IN FIVE MINUTES, PLEASE TAKE YOUR SEATS!" The voice came through the intercom.
That was Hagi's announcement, he was the main attraction. This was also the only way the two could have gotten in, so they could interrogate the recent kill. His name was Theodore Kain. Hagi found out about him from Cece's blood supplier, Drek Burgen, who they both trusted not to reveal information to the outside. Apparently Theodore knew about a sample of the Blood, which was being kept hidden by a secret organization, this, however, was false, at least that's what Theodore proclaimed before trying to tear apart Cece for her kidney's, he said something about big, heavy gold.
Cece's eyes softened, Hagi was a wonderful cellist, she loved to be able to fall asleep from his enchanting music.
"Go ahead, I'll take care of the body...the blood's gonna be a problem, I'll try my hardest. Just tell me more later. Break a leg." She smiled, and pumped her knuckle in the air. Hagi followed suit, gently bumping his knuckle to hers.
"Right."
Cece finished disposing the goblin's corpse, and was nearly done cleaning the blood. She didn't bother with the walls, they were covered with red velvet, and the blood was a perfect match.
A large Victorian styled mirror hung off the right side of the hallway. Cece decided to see if her eyes were back to normal.
"Gee, still neon." She squinted her eyes, and opened them wide in order to try and relax the nerves in her eyes. Maybe that would help.
"Boy." Cece exclaimed with a huff. Her eyes weren't completely neon red, but a tint was still there, right near the Iris.
Cece took in her appearance. Wavy raven-black hair, pale skin, good sized weight. She looked almost exactly like her Aunt. But there were, of course, features completely different from her Aunt, and Mother. Namely the curly hair, when straitened, it turned into a wavy ocean of black.
She gazed at herself, trying her hardest to pull off a dazzling smile, and smirk, anything. But, Cece just wasn't...happy. Hagi made her happy, her sister made her happy, so did Kai, and everyone else. But those times of happiness...they seemed to be gone. Cece felt she would never really be able to feel that amount of love again. From that one night, everything changed.
Now she was stuck in what felt like a forever going mess. Who knew how long things would take to get resolved, and with the little information they had about the mysterious Blood, Cece knew years would pass before reunion was sweet.
An crescendo of applause came from the ballroom, Hagi was nearly done with his performance. His last song was "Flower Duet", which was reduced to "Flower solo".
That was her favorite song Hagi played. She always found herself dozing, it had such an impact on her mental state of mind, especially after a kill.
Her very first kill, Cece remembered sitting in a meadow, bawling like the world was ending. Hagi watched her, with the case on his back, swinging rhythmically with the wind. He sat down on a tree stump, and began playing a melodic, major song. Cece couldn't help but smile, and dance around the trees to the tune. She didn't care if she was fifteen, Cece wanted to be carefree.
"Great." She rubbed the bridge of her nose. The song ended, and the audience was in hysterics.
While the audience cheered, and shouted in galore, Cece felt the aftermath of a kill, total headache that called for a nice large sleeping pill.
I hope you all like the first official chapter of Red Eyes, Blue eyes Book 1. I actually think I'll enjoy this a lot. Now, I understand if it's a little confusing, but after the next chapter, quite a bit will be explained.
(1): I will be using a character from my ALL time favorite series, Fablehaven(don't own). Maddox Fisk, is a fairy broker, but helps out a lot in the series. Just read it people! Those that were disappointed by Harry Potter and Twilight, THE DEATH OF TRUE FANTASY WILL COME ALIVE ONCE AGAIN I TELL YA!!