A story based on Duke Venomania's Madness || youtub e .com/watch?v=CsIOkbxTA9M
Please watch the video before reading, or you will be thoroughly confused.
Picture references:
Gakupo || images . wikia .com /vocaloid/ images/0/0b/Gakupoasdukevenomania. jpg
Sakae || i55 . tinypic .com /30ndut3. jpg
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What have I done…
Thoses eyes…they left me…they were so hurt…tear filled and absent…
How could I have let her go again…how could I…
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"NO!"
I jolted awake, eyes wide and chest burning. Grasping at my open shirt in pain, I felt bandages soaked in blood wrapped around my torso. Narrowing my eyes, I steadied my dizzy vision and looked over myself. White pants and shoes still were on my feet, but my jacket was missing and only this shirt and bandages remained. Someone had been here.
Clenching the careful bandages around me I pulled them off in one swift motion, throwing them to the floor. Blood continued to seep from the thick wound in my chest, making it hard to ignore, but not impossible.
I shuffled to stand on my feet and look around. My own spare room had been set up like a sickening medicine room, a small table of medicines and mixtures to the right of bed and bandaging on a table to the left. The whole place smelled of strange chemicals that burned my nose. Where had they even come from? Surely they weren't mine.
Staring at the doorway, I wondered if I should leave this room. Leave and get this burning smell away from me. But where had I to go? I was alone here…nothing but this stranger who seemed to have left. I was alone again.
Alone…alone without her…my sweet Gumi…
"Ahh.." I grabbed my chest as it suddenly burned in pain. I fell to my knees and cringed my face from the burning feeling. The open wound and sinking heart were too much…
She was gone. Fallen out of my grasp when I had her. I was so close… so close to having her. What have I done…?
I was tricked. Fooled by the idiot man! How could I be so careless! I should have known! Should have seen it coming… I would still have her…
Another lurch of pain made me yelled out and grip my chest. I deserved this, this horrifying pain and torture. Without her, I might as well not be here…
"No!" A voice that wasn't mine called. Clicking shoes of a stranger came rushing over. "What are you doing?" Two small hands placed under my shoulders and pulled me to my feet. When I opened my mouth to shout at them, scream at them to stop, the pain became worse and choked my words.
The small hands walked me slowly over to the bed I had laid in just moment before. I still grappled at my chest in pain.
"Relax," the voice told me sternly. My vision was burred again and I could not see clearly, but no doubt it was a woman. She pulled my arms down by my side as the pain slightly subsided.
The woman leaned over me and blocked what little light was in the room. She had a bottle of something in her hand and a cloth in the other. Carefully, she poured the solution on the cloth and place the soaking rag over my chest.
"GAHH!" I screamed out in pain, both hands clasping over the burning sensation in my chest. It was farther worse than before.
"Stop touching it!" She gripped my arms and pulled them away with a strength I didn't expect. "You will only make it worse!"
I kept pulling and tried to stop the burning, but it was useless at this point. The pain only heightened and another scream escaped my lips.
Her grip tightened on my arms the harder I tried. She was overpowering me so easily, how could this be possible?
"Just stay still!" she gritted through her teeth, "The pain will be gone soon!"
I barely listened to her words as I fought for the freedom of my arms and hands. I felt sweat drench my face and pain sear throughout my body. Like a knife tearing my body to ribbons, I could do nothing but submit to the pain. "GAHhh…"
A wave of relief suddenly rushed over my body and let my muscles relax. A beautiful feeling removed the striking pain and left me to clear senses and normal breaths. Not even my wound stung.
"See?" the voice mocked, a twinge of a smile to it.
I opening my eyes and caught my breath, silently angry at this stranger. Why would she save me?
Her hands removed from around my wrist and I clenched them back to life. It was then I was able to look at her.
A tall brunette woman stood to the right of the bed, fixing the medicines lined up on the tray. Green, vivid eyes kept careful on her work and pale perfect skin complimented them. She wore a simple brown and blue dress that reached the floor and sleeves that met her elbows. Her figure was enough to make the straight dress one of beauty, and the small petals that littered her hair were there to match. Most everything was alluring about this woman, but my feelings for her were geared towards anger and confusion. I had never met her before, I was sure. So why was she caring for me?
I placed an elbow under myself to prop myself up, only to have a hand of hers push me back down with ease.
"Don't even think about getting up again," she said, still looking at what she was doing on the tray. "You saw what happened last time. Next time might be worse."
I propped myself up again, doing so more swiftly to avoid her hands from pushing me back down.
"Stop!" she turned completely and held me down, one hand on each shoulder. Green eyes stared harshly into mine. "Do you want to die? Stay still!"
I kept my silent glare with her and narrowed my eyes an inch. Who was she to command me?
"Who are you?" I asked her, quietly and intensely.
She looked a little shocked that I had finally spoken.
"Sakae," she blinked keeping her eyes steady and strong. "And yours?"
I paused a moment. "Duke Gakupo," I answered, releasing my stern face to more of a gentle one.
Sakae pulled her hands off of my shoulders and stood back a bit, although still looking at me. With a face of unbelief she spoke, "Oh really? Which family are you from? I don't believe I've heard of a duke with your name." Her arms were crossed and she was clearly skeptical.
I was amazed. That reaction I had never gotten from a woman before. Usually they were not to ask questions and seemed to be in a trance. She was nothing like the sort, and she was very much conscious. My power…was failing?
"Surely you have heard of me," I gave a small playful smile and sharpened my charm. Surely she would give in on this try.
Her face was the same as before. "Sorry, but I haven't sir duke," she emphasized the word, still sounding unbelieving. "But I am sure someone has. Whoever did that to you had a strong dislike of you I'm assuming, " she motioned with her eyes to the wound covered by cloth in the center of his chest. "Do you have any enemies?" She started to walk around the bed to the tray on the other side. My eyes followed her.
"Many," I answered, face becoming solemn. It wasn't working. My power…it couldn't have been gone as well…it would be impossible!
"Then you better be careful," Sakae grabbed a roll of bandages and started to unwrap them. "There was poison in that knife, in case you wish to know. Whoever was attacking you hadn't wished to just harm you."
I wasn't surprised. Jealous man came to save his lost love… If I only knew…
"You're very lucky duke Gakupo," she played with my name, "I am a studying nurse, and poison was not something easy to rid of, especially in such a deep wound. But that clear serum over there was able to do the job pretty quickly."
She placed the bandage over the start of the wound and wrapped it around my torso through my open shirt. I watched, amazed at how gentle her touch was compared to the strength she had before.
"But that doesn't mean you are healed," she continued, green eyes not meeting mine. "Stay in bed for twenty four hours and you should be alright. As far as now, this is all I can do for you."
As she adhesive the bandage to stay, so many thoughts were reeling through my mind. How lucky I was to live…but perhaps these cures she was giving me would go to waste. I don't see a point to continue on after all that had happened anyway. And without my power…how could I live?
"You should rest," Sakae's voice interrupted my thought that had gotten far out of the way. "It's late anyway."
With one last glance to her, I nodded and let my eyes close. Sleep would be no help to me, but passing time was all I had to do.
After a few silent seconds I heard her small footsteps as she exited the door and closed it behind her.
I didn't know where she was going or when she would be back. If she would even be back. And I wondered if it even mattered.
Author Notes||
It was actually this morning when I discovered the song from a user on and fell in love with the story (and song of course). But I knew the first time I heard it I wanted to write something about it. I didn't know what it would be, but I would write something! xD Then when shoveling the snow, it came to me~ Now I have the whole story lined up in my head and all I have to do is write it out. xD
This is only the first chapter, and it's more like an introduction than it is action. Future chapters will be more exciting, promise.
But here's the beginning ^^ Hope you enjoyed it and please review! I also appreciate watching and favoriting~