IMPULSE
Sunako Nakahara had finally picked what she thought was a good seat after trying out a few other seats. She was one of the first on the train and there was only one other person in her cart since she came early. Besides she needed a good seat since she was going to be there for several hours.
Sitting down in the two seater that would offer her a great view of the landscape and privacy she dug into her jacket pocket and pulled out her Zune a gift from her aunt.
When the train started she watched the passing surroundings and thought about how difficult it was to convince her aunt to let her go. It had taken weeks and a promise that she would be safe and stay out of dangerous situations to be allowed to leave.
Sunako sighed thinking about all the things she had to do once she made it to her destination. She would have to find an apartment and quick since hotel bills added up. Buy furniture for said apartment. Find a part-time job even though she saved a lot of money it wouldn't last forever and buy new art supplies.
As Sunako was thinking all this she didn't notice she was being watched. A person had gotten on the train a few stops back and immediately noticed her. It's possible that she didn't notice she was being watched because where ever she goes people look at her but this person was different. They were watching her for an entirely different reason.
When they got to her stop Sunako got up carrying her black suitcase and with graceful steps in her black Doc Martens she exited the train. The watcher followed. Knowing she wasn't going to be able to do much today seeing as it was already pretty late she headed to a hotel where she already booked a room. And again the watcher followed.
After entering her hotel suit she called her aunt who was probably worried.
"Hello?"
"Hey Auntie it's Sunako just calling to tell you I-"
"Suanko?!!? I've been so worried did you make it there safely I knew it wasn't a good idea for a young lady like yourself to be in that big city all alone."
"I'm fine really and I'm not alone there's a lot of people here."
"-sigh- Okay just remember what you promised. You have to be careful there are dangerous people out there."
"Of course Auntie I remember I have to go now it's getting late. I'll talk to you soon."
With a sigh Sunako hung up and went to her suitcase to fish out her pajamas. Taking off her black Ramones t-shirt and her dark jean capris and replaced them with red and black striped pajama bottoms and a black tank top.
After dressing she put on her oversized headphones and grabbed one of her favorite horror novels.
At some point she figured she was sleepy since she noticed she read the same page three times without noticing previously and so she slept.
The next day after stopping in a hole in the wall café to get coffee and a chocolate muffin she went to a small realtor's office and together her and her realtor went apartment shopping.
"I have a lot of places that I want to take you to I'm sure I'll find the apartment for you."
"Great."
But again Sunako did not notice she was being followed by the same person. That had a plan for her.
Hours later the poor realtor looked near tears every apartment they went to something happened the first three times they chucked it up to coincidence but eventually that got old and they never found a suitable place. And they were back at his office.
Sunako and the realtor sighed in unison today had been a long day.
"Do you want to try again tomorrow?"
"Yeah, sure I can't stay in a hotel forever." She smirked slightly disappointed but not wanting to show it to the kind realtor.
"Okay. I'm sure we'll find something suitable tomorrow."
"Alright goodbye."
"Goodbye." Once she was outside of the small office Sunako let another sigh loose. And decided she had time to spare seeing as the art school didn't start for another week she had time to explore.
"Hi" Sunako turned and saw a girl who looked about her age. She was beautiful the kind of person you think of when you're talking about fairytales and princesses.
"Hello." Sunako responded surprised.
"You're looking for an apartment right?"
"Yeah, how'd you know?" Sunako was cautious just because she was pretty didn't mean she couldn't be crazy.
"I saw you coming out of the realtor's office."
"Oh." Well that made her feel a lot better.
"Well there's an empty apartment in my building that I just know you'll love."
"I don't know."
"Oh you should at least see it the rents cheap too."
Cheap rent was always good meaning she didn't have to work as much and could work on her art instead.
"Okay I'll see it."
"Great, I'm Noi Kasahara It's nice to meet you." She smiled and Sunako was sure some weird light surrounded her but ignored it.
"Sunako Nakahara."
As they walked Suanko learned Noi was going to school to be an actress. She didn't think she would have a problem with that if her looks and personality were any indication. People loved bubbly pretty people.
Eventually Noi stopped and Sunako turned to check out the building.
It was beautiful a grayish building that looked pretty old but was still in really good condition. About three floors it even had two round towers which caused it to resemble a castle.
Sunako resisted showing how impressed she was so she wouldn't disappoint Noi if she didn't end up going with this apartment.
"Ok let me show you the apartment." Sunako nodded and followed Noi in.
The interior didn't fall short of the exterior. Hardwood floors met a large staircase that she followed Noi up. On each floor there were only two doors opposite each other so she figured there were two apartments on each floor.
Finally after going up three flights of stairs Noi stopped in front of the door on the left. After looking at Sunako who nodded she opened the door and Sunako followed her in.
Sunako gasped and turned back towards Noi as is to ask if this was really the apartment she nodded and Sunako turned back around and started to look around.
It was large very large. When she first walked in there was an empty area with two closets opposite each other and a door near the wall of one of the closets. Across from the entrance to the apartment was a pair of large intimidating heavy doors that opened into a large room the largest in the apartment which was saying a lot. She figured it must have been the living room.
Inside the living room were three doors. One led you into the kitchen, another into the bedroom that was really big, and another into what she guessed was another bedroom that was smaller. All of the rooms had large windows, a chandelier, hardwood floors, and elegant crown molding. The bathroom was really spacious you entered through the empty room when you first come in and the master bedroom had a large claw foot tub with a shower and an elegant sink.
It seemed perfect except for one thing. It was disgusting it looked like it hadn't been used for a century. Dust bunnies the size of basketballs littered the rooms and mold and spiders covered the walls. She was surprised the place even had electrical wiring.
She looked at Noi again who was still rooted at the entrance.
"How much is the rent again?"
Noi laughed and Sunako had to smirk herself the rent was really cheap only three hundred a month plus another hundred for utilities she was saving a lot so she hoped it was worth it.
The next day Sunako had the realtor from before read the lease with her and make sure everything was right then she paid him. He didn't really want to accept saying she found the place on her own but she insisted besides she didn't really find the place on her own.
After signing Sunako got to work immediately. She went and bought cleaning supplies. A lot of cleaning supplies. Noi offered to help her at first Sunako said it was okay but after a bit of Noi pointed out the obvious she admitted that she did in fact need help. Noi wasn't going to be there until about three o'clock and right now it was 8 o'clock in the morning and Sunako knew she had to get to work.
Grabbing her Zune and speakers she played Sugarcult "Do It Alone". As she scrubbed the walls with bleach and other cleaners using a large broom. By one o'clock Sunako's arms were tired but she had finished scrubbing all so she was proud of hers work and decided to reward herself with food. But as she looked down at her clothes old jogging pants, dirty converse, and a ratty Clash t-shirt. She realized she didn't really want to go out like this and decided to order delivery.
After eating and calling her Aunt to tell her about the apartment purposefully leaving out the dust, spiders, and mold she went back to work. By now it was two o'clock she missed an hour but it was a deserved break.
This time starting off with Kings of Leon "Use Somebody" she started on the bathroom cleaning the tub and sink and washing the windows and mirrors. She didn't even notice it was three o'clock until Noi knocked on the door.
"Sunako. Sunako-chan it's me Noi ready to work and I brought friends." Sunako stood up and fixed the only thing she really could on her appearance her hair. After putting it into a neater ponytail and pausing her music she answered the door.
"Hey Noi come on in." That's when she noticed the 'friends' Noi brought. Her first thoughts were wow beautiful people really do group together.
Noi started her introductions first pointing to the dark haired one.
"This is Takenaga Oda my boyfriend."
"Hello Miss nice to meet you."
"Nice to meet you too."
Next she pointed to her red haired friend.
"This is Ranmaru Mori, I would stay away he's a bit of a play boy."
"Oh, Noi you wound me. Oh how great it is to grace the presence of someone as beautiful as you Miss Sunako."
"Thanks." I guess Sunako thought now thinking Noi's warning might not just be a joke.
Next up was the shorter blond.
"This is Yukinojo Toyama but we just call him Yuki."
"Nice to meet you."
"You too."
And last but not least Noi introduced the taller blond who was watching Sunako all this time skeptically.
"Hey." He held out his hand for her to shake. She did and his eyes widened and he immediately let go. Her eyes mimicked his, his hands were so cold.
"Noi. I thought you said she was on of us!" All the members' eyes immediately went to Noi who looked just as shocked as they did. Sunako definitely felt left out was she missing something "one of them" was this Freaks the movie or something.
"She is look at her she's beautiful and pale and and..." Noi trailed off realizing she might have made a big mistake.
"Yes, she does resemble us greatly Kyohei what makes you think she's not." Takenaga asked interested.
"Her hands are warm. Besides I'm sure if we were out of this apartment where you can only smell cleaning supplies you could smell her blood." Kyohei said angry.
"I didn't smell any." Noi defended herself.
"That could be because you feed recently so the urge was kicked back a notch besides you were outside you could of thought it was someone else's." Ranmaru spoke up realizing Kyohei could be right.
"There's only one way to tell." Takenaga said and all eyes were on Sunako.
Sunako who had just been listening during the conversation was replaying what they were talking about in confusion. "One of us", "smell my blood", "warm hands". Then it hit her.
"You're vampires." She whispered her eyes widened and she looked on trying to hide her fear.
Even though she whispered it, it was evident they heard her seeing as their eyes widened also.
Realizing she knew their secret they thought quickly. All she heard was "I'm sorry." Before her world went black.
Waking in a haze with a throbbing pain in her head Sunako sat up a bit too fast in trying to identify her surroundings and grasped her head in an attempt to calm the spinning.
"Look she's up." She immediately turned in the direction of the sound.
"We've decided Sunako." Noi said with a soft smile. Huh Sunako thought decided what? what are they going to do to her?
"If you can keep our secret then we won't have to do anything." Noi spoke with a kind voice she was happy with the decision.
"Do what?" Sunako stupidly asked. Kyohei glared at her answered.
"We won't have to kill you." Sunako gasped and Kyohei stomped out of the room. Yuki smiled at Sunako before following Kyohei. Ranmaru took her hand and kissed it before following Yuki out also.
Sunako turned to look at the only remaining occupants of the room Noi and Takenaga.
"Come on Sunako I've got something to show you." Sunako went to climb off the object she had been laying on in an effort to follow Noi and Takenaga to where ever they were taking her.
Turning back she realized she had been laying on a dinner table and felt her stomach drop a bit when she was younger she had always wanted to met a vampire but as she grew already she learned they were only fiction meant to haunt you in your nightmares. She couldn't help but wish that was still true.
After exiting the room and following Takenaga and Noi she realized they were still in the apartment building she must have been in their apartment Noi had already told her a lot about Takenaga when they were going to see the apartment and she knew they lived together.
Finally she realized they were taking her to her apartment.
"Close your eyes." Noi said and placed her cold hands on Sunako's shoulders as she led her threw the door Takenaga opened for them.
"Okay, open them." When Suanko opened her eyes she gasped they had finished all the cleaning for her.
"You can paint whatever you'd like." Sunako turned around and hugged Noi who hugged her back but abruptly let go when she realized that she's a vampire and so she wasn't supposed to think Noi was kind and sweet and brave. Even though Noi saved her life and cleaned her apartment until it practically sparkled she was supposed to hate her, right? For being different from what's accepted. For sucking peoples blood and killing innocent people.
Noi looked hurt but quickly changed the subject.
"Oh I should tell you now we're all vegetarians?" Sunako tilted her head not understanding.
"We don't suck people's blood only animals." Noi said cheerfully. Oh well that's better right Sunako thought people eat animals and even kill them for fun so they're not that bad, right? After some inner debate Sunako decided.
"You know Noi it might take some getting used to but I think I'm going to like it here."
"Good, that's really good." Noi hugged Sunako almost crushing her which Takenaga noticed.
"Noi" Takenaga said. Noi getting the hint blushed.
"I'm sorry I guess it'll take some getting used to on both ends" Noi said laughing causing Sunako to join in a little and Takenaga to smile lightly.
"Okay so I guess I'll leave you to your home and to some thinking." Sunako nodded and closed the door after they left.
"Hmm" Sunako sighed "home" She looked around seeing bare everything and decided she'd have a home in four of the five days she had left before school started.
She looked at her watch and noticed it was pretty late so she turned and headed back to her hotel room for hopefully the last time. While she was leaving she didn't notice she was being watched by a different person this time. They closed their door after she was no longer in sight.
The next day Sunako was refreshed after a goodnights sleep and a shower she was ready to start the day. Changing into a plain white t-shirt under a fitted black leather jacket, dark skinny jeans and doc marten boots she was ready to leave after putting on her black choker and putting her hair into a ponytail.
After eating she started looking around for a furniture store after she bought all her needed items bed, desk, table, chairs, sofa, coffee tables, stools, breakfast table, bookshelves, dresser, decorative items, she asked for them all to be delivered around three o'clock the next day.
After that she went to get paint. She got a cream color for the bathroom since the tub's exterior was brown and she got some brown and cream items to emphasize it. She got a muted green for the kitchen since the cabinets were cherry wood she figured she'd pretty much run with the cherry wood them for everything like furniture and stuff.
A gray blue for the living room the sofa was chocolate brown as were the side chairs and the fireplace was a warm reddish color. The extra room was a red, yellow, greenish color, and orange, and one wall was striped with all four colors. The space in the entrance was a cream color that she thought was okay.
With help from Noi and Takenaga they finished all the painting quickly becoming relatively close in a short amount of time. After she showered again back at the hotel she ran into Kyohei on her way for dinner. First she kind of panicked then she thought hey this isn't my fault I shouldn't be ashamed or fearful, besides Noi said they were vegetarians so he can't hurt me.
"Just because we're vegetarians doesn't mean we can't hurt you" Suanko gasped she didn't even see him move how was he behind her.
"I wanted to let you know I'm not okay with this decision. Noi just wants another girl around and Takenaga gives Noi whatever she wants. Ranmaru's a playboy so of course he wants you here and Yuki is too nice to not allow you to leave. I think it's stupid to allow our fate to be controlled by someone weak human we can't trust. " Kyohei told her whispering so only she could hear.
She gasped. To bystanders it looked as if they were in a relationship and having a passionate conversation.
"Look I didn't ask for this and I would appreciate if you would remember that. You think I'm untrustworthy I understand that seeing as we just met a day ago, but I'm not out to tell your little (actually it's not so little it's rather big) secret so you can calm down." Sunako said in return their eyes burning with fire. Or to a bystander passion.
"I – "Kyohei was cut off because Sunako's phone rang. She looked at the caller id and her yes widened.
"Hello. Auntie." Sunako sighed silently.
"Sunako I've been worried sick about you. Are you okay?"
"I'm fine Auntie trust me I just for got I've been busy. That reminds me you already sent my stuff right?"
"Yeah I sent it. It should be there tomorrow actually."
"Oh great thanks Auntie."
"You don't have to thank me just remember your promise alright?"
"The promise … of course well I gotta go Auntie talk to you later." Sunako hung up abruptly. The promise. I'm sorry Auntie I think I might have broken our promise living in a house full of vampires isn't exactly safe. Especially if one of them isn't exactly fond of you.
"Well I'm gonna eat goodbye I guess." Sunako said to Kyohei who was listening in on her conversation but she didn't know that. He just glared in return.