Kim: Hi you guys! Time for a new story!
Ikuto: Good, you're already on track for a new story even though the last story just ended a few hours ago.. maybe a day ago…
Amu: Well anyways, Kim is thinking of not doing this little intro part, where she talks and stuff and we do too.
Kim: Yep I'm thinking of just skipping straight to the point. It'll save a lot more time too. ^^
Ikuto: Oh and there's two polls on her profile, please go check it out. It's about having a sequel to Angels V.S. Demons and about the skipping the intro part.
Amu: Kim doesn't own us or Shugo Chara! Just the plot.
Kim: Yeah… well that's all the announcements I've got. On with the story!
~Bound by Blood~
~Chapter 1~
Long ago, humans and vampires co-existed peacefully. No one complained that the vampires often needed to go out and suck blood, except that the only people vampires sucked the life out of were prisoners or people who broke the law. Everyone was happy to see the world rid of all the negativity and bad people. They even made the vampires their king. However, after a few centuries there were reports that some people would go missing in the night. A group of humans developed an influence over all the other humans. They said that some of these vampires weren't good at all, they were responsible for the abducted people. Instantly, the humans revolted against the vampires. The vampires and humans were thrown into a war, but the vampires were obviously much stronger, and beat the humans. Now instead of co-existing peacefully, the vampires are actually ruling over the humans. But these vampires are not like their ancestors, the kind ones who were helping humans, no, these vampires were there to kill out the human race. The royal vampire family decided to protect their throne from being robbed, they killed all the vampires making them the only vampires in the whole world. Little did the cruel kings and queens know, a baby girl was born right before the killing spree started.
~18 Years Later~
Amu sighed, wiping sweat off her forehead with her grimy, dirty arm. No one could deny that Amu was in fact the prettiest girl in the village. She had pink hair that flowed down to her slim hips. She never did let her hair down though, always keeping it in a high ponytail, complaining that her hair would always get in the way. Her honey gold eyes were hypnotizing when you looked into them and they always drew in the men of her village. Her eyelashes were long and curled, seeming to almost touch her cheekbones. They framed her beautiful eyes nicely, and only complimented her beauty even more. She had creamy colored skin, almost as pale as a vampire itself.
Amu worked long hard hours at a nearby weaponry. At first the blacksmith, Kukai, didn't want her to join, fearing that since she was a girl, she would only slow him down. Princess Utau solved that problem quickly enough, she only batted her eyelashes, and Kukai melted under her gaze. Over the years, Kukai had grown fond of Amu and treated her like family. He was like a big brother to her, over-protective sometimes, but still her only "family." Amu even lived with Kukai now.
The slight problem was that no one wanted to get close to her; no one wanted to touch her. She was different. Not like them. She wasn't a human, and everyone knew that quite well. They were told by Princess Utau that she was only a hybrid. However, some would wonder why there were some animals missing from farms. Princess Utau quickly explained that those were probably the wolves, but there were no wolves. The vampires had chased them all away. Despite that, the villagers still believed the Princess's word.
Utau walked in gracefully, the way that only vampires knew how to walk. She smiled at Amu, not at all expecting a bow or a curtsy despite Utau being a higher rank than her.
"Amu!" She gushed, walked over and hugging her despite the dirt and grime that Amu was covered in.
Amu hugged her back. "Utau." She smiled.
Utau pulled away. The taller and older girl looked her over, not caring that her dress was soiled. It was hardly noticeable after all, the dress was black. Utau sighed, pouting slightly and called out for Kukai.
Kukai appeared popping his head through a doorway. "Utau? You're here for your daily visits already?" He asked, teasingly. He smiled. At first the boy had blushed every time Utau was there, but now he was an expert at hiding his crush for the Princess and his blush.
Utau giggled. "Yeah, its midnight isn't it? Sorry I always come at night, but you know, I only have time to sneak out then."
Amu smiled. "I get it, you've told me this what? A hundred times already?"
"More like a million." Kukai grumbled.
Both girls caught that and giggled. "Excuse me, Blacksmith, but I don't think you should be talking like that to a Princess."Utau said, stressing the word Princess.
Utau nodded at Kukai and Amu. "Alright, I have to be the responsible one now right? Get to bed you two, I know you guys only stayed up until midnight just to see me and talk to me. Honestly I appreciate that, but you need your sleep. You have a busy day tomorrow."
Kukai sighed but yawned. He waved to Amu and Utau. "Night girls, I'm retiring first." He smiled sleepily and walked off. That was almost impossible. Kukai being tired? He was always an energetic guy, but things change when you have to clang metal against metal all day and haul around loads of things.
This left Amu. The girl seemed to be still fully energized, the complete opposite of Kukai.
Utau raised an eyebrow. "Is there something you want to talk about?" Utau asked, sitting down on a stool.
Amu followed her lead and sat down on the stool opposite of her. "Utau… um, well, I've been having these dreams lately…"
Utau sighed, and put her face in her hands. "About things that are about to happen I assume?"
Amu blinked. "How did you know?" She asked, a look of surprise appearing on her face.
Utau shook her head. All vampires could tell the future, but most who didn't know their full potential just got it in dreams. Utau could actually look into the future anytime she wanted, the benefits of being highly trained and gifted. Utau sighed again. "I can tell the future remember?" She asked, a slight smirk on her face.
"Is it normal for a hybrid to have dreams about the future..?" Amu asked, fiddling with her fingers.
Utau hesitated before speaking. She had never lied to Amu before, except about her being a hybrid. She didn't ever want to lie to her again, but that time was for the benefit of her safety. Utau shook her head. She would have to lie yet again, Amu must not ever know that she was a full vampire.
"Yeah, since you're at this age. That's good though, that means you're developing." Utau said, forcing a smile.
Amu breathed a sigh of relief and hugged Utau. "Thanks. I was scared for a moment there." Amu laughed. She yawned now, all the adrenaline out of her system. I think I'll be going to bed now… Night Utau." She hugged Utau again and stumbled off to bed.
Utau watched her walk away, and turned to walk through the door. She just hoped that Ikuto wouldn't be preying on Amu tonight. She hoped that every night. Ikuto did love to drink from young girls sleeping. She shook her head.
Let's just hope that I will have faith and luck on my side again. Utau thought before heading back to the palace.
Ikuto walked into the sleeping village, a smirk on his face. The young man, only nineteen years of age, was on the hunt once more. Tonight he was extra hungry, having been holding off on feeding for about a week. He stopped suddenly in the Town Square, tilting his head up. Everyone else here was asleep, and he thought he had tried every girl in town. He continued walking, checking to see if there were any girls that he hadn't drank from yet. To his utter disappointment, every house that he passed by he had already gone in. He had a photographic memory, and all the houses were similar to what he remembered. Just when he was about to give up, he walked by the blacksmith's house. Ikuto had passed Kukai's house many times, thinking that Kukai was living alone. After all, those two were close friends.
To his surprise, he felt another presence in the house. He blinked, entirely surprised. He walked into the house, even though the door was locked. He simply walked through the walls. He was a vampire. He walked up the stairs and passed Kukai's room. He could hear the light snoring of the energetic boy, and heard his slow breathing. He listened closely to see if there were two figures in the room. Nope, no one was sleeping with Kukai. He sighed, almost smacking his head with his palm, face palming himself. Of course Kukai wouldn't be in bed with anyone else! Kukai was madly in love with his sister. There was no way he would ever give up on her. Not in a million years.
Ikuto was about to walk back down the stairs, believing for a moment that his instincts were wrong. Of course though, that was highly impossible. His suspicions were confirmed as he caught the scent of something else. Strawberries. That was what it smelled like. Surely Kukai couldn't have smelled like that… Ikuto climbed back up the stairs and walked around the second story until he found the source of the smell. He opened the door to the room that he had always thought was empty.
To his surprise, the room was definitely not empty. It had a bed, a dresser, a closet, a bathroom, and other things scrambled around the room. Girl things… Ikuto's vision zeroed in on the figure sleeping in the bed, he walked towards the bed, his breath was caught in his throat. He watched the figure, a girl. She was beautiful he thought. He held his breath again. He looked at her pink hair that was spread out across her bedspread, her full lips were slightly parted, and a small smile was on her face. She was having a dream, a good one in fact. He bent down to examine her. Her neck was fully exposed and he supposed he could have a taste. He only drank from pretty girls, and all the girls in this village were pretty. Except for this one girl that slept before him, no, she was breathtaking. He bent down, his fangs exposing itself, he flashed his fangs, and it glowed in the moonlight. He put his hand under her head to support her so it could be easier for him to drink her blood.
His sharp fangs pierced her soft pale skin, and he felt a jolt of adrenaline. He closed his eyes, and slurped the blood from her neck in pure pleasure. This girl had blood so sweet it was like Heaven. He went too far though, because the girl was becoming slowly limp in his arms. He stopped himself, wiping the blood off his lips with his tongue. He bent down, his tongue flicked out about to lick her wound and close it, but he decided against it. Why not see how freaked out she would be in the morning? He would hang around to see her reaction. He smirked, jumping out of the window, but before he disappeared into the night, Amu woke up with a jolt, feeling drowsy.
Amu looked into the night. She was sure she had seen someone, no felt them. Her fingers snaked slowly up her neck, touching her bare neck. Her eyes widened as she felt two small tiny holes. She blinked. Had someone drank her blood…?