Black Kiss
My name is Miyuki Osaka, but you can call me Miyu. I hate my life. My idiot brother, Kichiro is always in my face and, to be honest, it really bugs me. Not to mention my bratty little sister, Mai, who always, and I mean always, steals from me. Make-up, my phone (which she dropped down the toilet accidentally! Yeah right!) And recently she stole my diary and showed it to the most downright annoying guy in school! I hate her! But enough about my stupid sister, let's move on to…him. His name is Aiden. He's the most popular boy and all the girls swoon over him. He also takes part in most sport activities and on top of that, he's super smart too. Not that I like him or anything! And anyway, suppose I DID go out with him, he'd have to go through my mum first! My mum, to me, is the strongest (figuratively speaking) woman in the world. She means a total lot to me and I don't know what I'd do without her.
Two years ago, my father tried to kill my mother because he thought she was a vampire and she was hiding it from him all along. Like my mum would be a vampire, they don't exist! But one night, I heard him close the front door. He was gone. Never to be seen again. Anyway, I don't care about him anymore, really. All I care about is getting into a good college and make good pay. To take care of my mum.
"Whatcha doing?" sung a voice over my shoulder. It made me shudder at the sight I saw. It was Nobu. Or as I like to call him, noob. He's the school dork.
"Nothing you would be interested in, noob," I replied. "Now get out of my face or trust me, you really don't want to know where I'm going to shove my pen." I glared at him.
"Yeah, noob. You better do what she says," It was Asaka. She's my best friend and the greatest girl ever. "Now get out of here." He shuffled out the door, bemused and startled. "Hey, Miyu, what's up? You look… different today." Asaka may have noticed I was staring into space.
I wasn't looking properly, but to other people, it would seem I was looking straight at Aiden! Asaka was staring at me, eye to side of face, waiting for an answer. Come on, Miyu-san. Think! THINK!
"Uh..I was just...umm…looking at that poster over there!" I lied. I was pointing aimlessly in the direction of the notice board. Asaka's neatly arched eyebrows shot up as I was pointing. When I looked around, to my embarrassment, I discovered I was pointing at the knitting club poster. KNITTING CLUB? Oh, Asaka knows me too well. She'll totally know I'm lying! I hid most of my face behind my folder and peered over to look at her reaction. "Knitting club?" She said. "What the hell, Miyu. I know you too well for this. You were looking over at Aiden! No wonder! He's so cute! His six-pack…his big brown eyes…his muscly arms…his messy blonde-brown hair…need I go on?" I gave her my evil look.
"Ok, ok! I can take a hint!" She said, mockingly while walking away. I so was not looking at Aiden. Was I…?
That night, in my room, I was reading a magazine, wondering whether I should get a new outfit. Just then, my door slowly creaked open. Crap! It was my mum! I was supposed to be asleep! I threw the magazine across the room, it making more noise than I intended it to, pulled the covers over my curly, black hair and made pretend little snores. My mum is so easy to fool, but I might as well have just stayed awake.
"Miyu. Miyuki. Are you asleep, honey? Miyu-san? Please wake up." I sat up, pretended to yawn and rubbed my totally not tired eyes. "Yeah, mum? What's up?" I asked, sleepily. I am such a drama queen. And proud! My mum did a small smile and said, "I need to tell you something. But you need to promise me. Not to tell. Anyone. Not even Asaka." She had tears in her eyes. I wiped them with the back of my finger and sat up properly. "Okay, mum. I promise I won't tell. Honest! A Scout's Oath!"
You don't even go to Scout's, you silly girl! Don't you try and fool me! But, seriously. Do not tell anyone." She said seriously. I nodded. She breathed in heavily, and slowly exhaled. "Tickle me." She said. What the hell?
"What the hell? Why do you want me to tickle you? Is that the secret? Knowing that you have a certain tickle spot?" I asked.
"Just. Tickle me."
I obeyed, and tickled her. She started laughing like a crazy spaz which, and trust me on this, you need headphones to get through it, it's so loud. I shushed her…and then I realised. Her teeth.
"Mum? W-what's up with your teeth? Wait. Hold on, are you a…a…"
"Go on, Miyu. Don't be afraid. Say it."
"Mum. Are you a vampire?"
She nodded.
"Are you angry at me?" She asked, innocently. I was totally confused at this point. "Is that the way you wanted to break it to me? By making you laugh? What's wrong with a good old smiling these days?" I asked. She started crying.
"Mum? Mum, I didn't mean it. Really. So, you're a vampire. I don't care! It's kinda cool, if you think about it. Vampire, mermaid, I wouldn't care if you were Nobu! Okay, maybe I would, that would be weird. But, mum, I still love you. Whatever you are!" I said calmly and comfortingly. She gave me a hug. Then, I felt a sharp pinch on my neck…
"OW! Ah, I think that was a mosquito or something. Pesky things…" I muttered, rubbing the back of my neck. She smiled, showing her fangs. Black blood dripped from one of them, while she licked them. I gasped. I turned on the light, ran to my big mirror, and looked at the two small holes on the side of my neck. "Oh my god, mum." I said morbidly. She smiled. "What's up, honey?"
"Mum! This is nothing to be smiling about! YOU BIT ME! Normally I'd hit Mai for biting me, but she's my little sister! She ALWAYS does it! But, I'd never expect it from you!" I gasped, feeling insecure and awkward. Mum, got up from my bed, and started walking towards me. I thought of backing up, rushing down the stairs, eating a piece of toast and running down the road screaming, "MY MUM'S A PSHYCO VAMPIRE MANIAC WHO'S TRYING TO KILL ME!" Then, I thought that maybe that wasn't such a good idea. Mum gave me a kiss and said, "I'm a Pureblood. That means that I can turn mortals into vampires. There's only a few of us. By this time tomorrow, you, yourself, will be a vampire. But you can't tell anyone, remember, otherwise our cover will be blown and we might have to move forever." As I went back to bed, a thousand and one thoughts were fluttering freely and carelessly through my head like a new-born butterfly. Excitement, fear and tension buzzed through my whole body. I ended up going to bed at 3 in the morning.
When I woke up at 6:30am for school, as I usually do, the first thing I did was to check for new teeth. I used my tongue to slide across the upper part of my teeth.
"OW! Awesome! I've got fangs!" I pondered for a while. "Not awesome! How am I going to hide my teeth to my friends?" I so badly wanted to ask my mum for help but she was still sleeping, and I felt bad going to wake her, so I didn't. I had to find a way. Think, Miyu, THINK! Aha! I know what I'll do! I'll pretend to be Emo for the day and not smile at all! Then, that way no one will be able to see my teeth!
"Amazing!" I said to myself. "How DO you come up with these ideas, Miyu-san?"
"Oh, Miyu-san," I "replied" still talking to myself. "It just takes pure smarts and intellect to know how to work things out. I'm just that cool!" I got ready for school, not forgetting the Emo parts. Wait a second..I don't know HOW to look Emo!
The End Of Chapter 1