Tainted Love
A Vampire's unrequited Love
'A Wolf Till the End of my Days'
#Wolf's Black Kokoro#
Summary: Natsume a vampire who loved a human from the shadows, he comforted her when she was sad but when he learned that she had a lover. He got blinded by rage and killed him. But will he make Mikan his? or will he loose her?
Warning: OOC I guess* no I'm sure :p*
A/N: Hi! I want to thank the readers that helped me with the title and this one Tainted Love isn't mine it was a suggestion from a reader ^^ so Thank you minna-san and I hope you like this one even thought I think it is a little bit weird? mah ikka~ read it and leave a review n hope you like it
Please check : 'The heart Breaker' & 'The DJ of my heart' & 'Stolen' & 'Who said pick-up lines don't work?' & 'Friends or Lovers: Kare to Kano no hanashi'
Thank you again
'I'll always live in darkness' Natsume thought. He gazed at the stars that lightened the black sky.
It is the only light he is immune to. After all, Natsume was born as a vampire. A night creature, forced to hide in the shadows, not daring to take a single step into the light or it will be his end
"They're so pretty" he said to himself. The crimson eyed vampire was resting on a thick branch, he was in his usual sanctuary, an isolated part of a forest that no one dared to enter.
Near that certain tree flooded a long stream, that came right from a medium sized waterfall. The water was clear and reflected the moon's light, and the river's sound was relaxing to Natsume's ears
"If I wasn't cursed for being born as a vampire" he sighed and closed his eyes
Natsume read a lot of books since he was young. Those books would describe the warmth of the sun when its rays touches the skin or the clear blue sky decorated with pure white clouds. Feelings, like happiness or sadness or love that the main characters experienced
He wanted to feel those things, and more importantly he wanted to learn how to love someone, to share special moments with his precious one. But he can't and he shouldn't because it is his destiny to live alone, away from the light
Tired from thinking the same things over again, Natsume decided to try and take a nap even though his night has just begun.
His eyes refused to give in to sleep when he felt a presence near his area, he silently peeked from above and saw a cloaked figure kneeling in front of the flowing stream 'What is that human being doing here at this hour? shouldn't they be asleep?'
The mysterious person took the hood off. It was a young maiden 'I wonder what is she doing at this late hour of the night?' he thought and kept looking at her
She sat there, her gown forming a circle around her and then she cried. After her sobs came to a halt, she stood up, whipped her tears and put her hood back
Natsume caught a glimpse of her face before it got hidden. She was indeed very beautiful. And her beauty captured him
He felt a surge of emotions, unfamiliar feelings inside of him. And for the first time in his immortal life, he felt a pounding in his heart.
His heart that he thought was dead the day he came to this world
The next night, and standing on his usual spot, Natsume waited for the mysterious maiden to come.
With his sharp hearing, he could hear light footsteps echoe in the forsaken forest
'There is she' he thought. His eyes softened at the mere sight of her, she sat quietly in her place and just watched the river
Every now and then she lets out long desperate sighs
He wanted to show himself to her but he knew it would be a mistake 'Just seeing her from afar is good enough'
And every night, Natsume would stand on that specific spot and just expect for her to show up in her black cloak. But what made Natsume worried about her is that she did nothing else aside from crying or just sitting before the stream and sighing
He wanted to hear her voice, he wanted to hear her laugh, he wanted to see her smile 'Such a pity that a fair and beautiful young girl shows no emotions aside from sadness'
Natsume had a burning urge to take her in his arms and comfort her but the stronger his desire got, the more his hesitation grew. So he could just watch her from a distance, without making a move
One night, Natsume did the usual thing (Waiting for her duhh) and as expected she came but the girl only settled down before the flow of water
No crying, no sighing. Nothing.
She dipped her hand in the cold liquid and played with the water. Silver drops of water cascaded from her delicate fingers as she raised her hand
The vampire watched her with loving gaze and he forced himself to tear his crimson eyes away from her
"Appear" he commanded in a hushed voice and small creatures came out of no where
They took the shape of birds or squirrels or spiders, their eyes were blue and some of them had more than just two eyes
"Master's orders?" they chorused. He glanced towards the silent girl "Search through her memory and find out what makes her happy. As your master I order you to make her smile for me"
"We understand, we shall grant Master whatever he desires" and they began to chant in a ancient language. Purple light came out of them and it headed towards the girl
She gasped lightly as she felt something penetrate through her heart. Her heart beat sped up and she felt a slight headache
Seconds later, her eyes lost their glint for a moment and she nearly lost conscious but she gained it afterwards 'What was that feeling?' she thought and clasped her hands near her heart
"Well?" Natsume asked his small servants
"Fairies" they replied. He nodded at them
"We understand Master"
They disappeared and Natsume turned his attention back to her "If I can't hold you, then I'll at least try to make you feel better... My fair Maiden" he said to himself and smirked
The young girl was still toying with the water. Suddenly, small lights emerged from the stream and she just watched the sight in amazement
"What is happening?" she stood up and backed a couple of steps
Small colored winged creatures lined up before her and bowed. A blue one came out and spoke "My fair lady, I'm Luciana. It's a pleasure to have a visitor since ages. Welcome to our small kingdom"
"You are fairies?" she said in a delighted tone "Real fairies!" her face broke into a huge smile
They giggled in a cute way and flied around her "Yes, my lady! we are true fairies and this is our realm" she followed them and twirled around as they surrounded her
Natsume was excited 'I finally saw her smile. It adds to her beauty and her voice resembles a sweet melody' he watched every move she made as she enjoyed herself with those small creatures
They stopped flying and circled her "We are honored to entertain you with our spectacle so we hope you enjoy it" Luciana clapped her hands.
Suddenly closed flowers from all kinds lifted up and one by one they shone like candles or fireflies, enlightening their surroundings. Their lights were bright enough to let Natsume see her face clearly (A/N: it had no effect on him and it did not harm him ok?), making his eyes widen
The girl's beauty was matchless, in Natsume's eyes she had the most lovely features he ever laid an eye on. Her hair was chocolate brown, her eyes were olive and they sparkled, her skin was impeccable and glimmered under the lights, her blue gown complimented her petite body
'Beautiful'
"The fairies and I are honored to represent to you our moon spectacle" the rainbow fairies began to dance around her. They twirled and jumped, they flapped their small wings with their pretty colored dust falling slowly on the ground and in the girl's hands and on her body
Their dance ended and they gave the final bow. She clapped her hands and smiled
"That was very entertaining, thank you so much for letting me witness it" she let some of them rest on her shoulders and planted a soft kiss on the small head of the blue fairy Luciana
"My fair lady, we are glad that we were able to revive the smile on your face. Master will be very happy " they stood up in one straight line and bowed again "Now it's almost time, we must leave"
"I hope to see you again Fairies" she smiled softly
" Farewell, our fair lady!" and the fairies disappeared, leaving nothing but rainbow colored dust behind them
Her heart was still leaping from joy and excitement. The young girl slapped her cheeks with her hands. An action made her observer chuckle lightly
"It is not a dream! It was real. I saw real fairies" she put on her cloak and took her path that led to her house
But this time she left with a contended smile on her face. When he sensed that she left. Natsume jumped down from his hiding place
He snapped his fingers and the small creatures that appeared to be like fairies to the girl, changed their form and took the shapes of wild animal
"We succeeded in fulfilling Master's request" they bowed to him in respect
"I'm quite satisfied, dismiss" he turned his back to them
"Hai, Master" and they left. Natsume sighed and smiled when he remembered her laughs and her smiles, he rested under the tree and put his face between his hands
At that moment, his heart didn't stop from pounding and he felt as if it will come out from his chest
"Is this the feeling that I read about in books and that the humans call...love?" he let out a hollow laugh
"I guess it is... so this means I'm... in love?" he asked no one in particular and ruffled his hair " I should do more researches about this matter "
Deciding that it was the only way to prevent her from being sad. Natsume made it a habit for him to summon his small familiars and let them appear as fairies, so that his fair maiden won't be depressed. And he finally learned her name. It was Mikan.
He heard her say to the fairies once
Natsume also took a liking to hear her voice whenever she sang
Sometimes Mikan would sit in her usual place and sing whatever song came to her mind. It's true that they were all sad songs but still her voice was angelic to Natsume
Hi Miss Alice.
With glass eyes
What kind of a dream
Are you able to have?
Are you entranced by?
For me still
My heart tears apart
And flows out
Memories
Pierce into
The mended crevice
[cello]
Hi Miss Alice..
With your sincere lips
to who is love being...
...discarded to?
...grieved to?
I again
spin words around...
under a fever.
Reality, come~
To love is to sing and yet...
I can not sing...
Still, you do not answer.
Natsume was so relaxed after hearing her sing that he didn't notice someone approaching them
"Mikan!" a man came running towards her
Mikan stopped and Natsume saw her body stiff, she stood up slowly and faced the said guy
"Oh my! Mikan, what were you thinking, going out at this hour? it's too dangerous for you" he said and approached her
The brunette said nothing and just looked at him. He smiled "What's the matter? are you not happy to see me?"
"Why are you here?" she stared at his eyes
"I went to your house but you weren't there" he replied matter-of-fact
"And who told you my where abouts?" she gripped her arms tight. She wasn't cold but she tried to control her feelings
"A neighbour of yours told me that he saw you leaving your house and taking this path. So I followed you"
"Rei, we aren't allowed to see each other" Mikan fought her tears "You can loose the right to be the next heir remember?"
"Mikan I care about you" he stood in front of her and hugged her "I love you Mikan"
'How dare he put his filthy hands on my Mikan?' Natsume thought angrily, he didn't want to show himself yet. He just stood there and watched in silence but he was clenching his jaws
Mikan embraced Rei back "I love you too Rei but we can't be with each other"
"No that's not true"
"It is! Your parents..." he put his finger on her lip to shush her
"I know but they finally came to realise that you love me for myself" Rei smiled at her
"Mikan we can be together, we can get married... I don't have the rings on me but... " he let go of the shocked girl and kneeled in front of her
"Mikan Sakura, will you marry me?" he took a pretty white rose from his pocket. The rose was still in a fine condition
Mikan stared at him, then at the rose, then at him again "Yes, yes I will" he stood up and took her in his arms
"Then let's go back, and tomorrow we will discuss everything about us and our future, alright?" she nodded with a teary face. He whipped her tears and then they left
Natsume jumped down from his hiding place and snapped his fingers "Appear!" he was furious
"Master's orders?" his familiars emerged from the darkness and bowed
"Follow them, I want to know where that bastard lives... Now!" he didn't want to say his name
"We shall grant Master whatever he desires" and they vanished
The vampire's eyes turned blood red and he punched the tree "No one will take her away from me, she's mine" he smirked evilly "I will do whatever it takes to have her"
Inside a medium sized room, lay a brunette on her bed. She slept soundly, her hair locks were all over her pillow and her breath was even and monotone
Her closed window opened slowly and a shadow leaped in with such swiftness that you can barely see it. The crimson eyed man walked towards Mikan
"Mikan... My fair maiden" he mumbled and sat on the edge of her bed.
He let his eyes travel her entire figure. Natsume took notice of how her chest rose up and fell down in a steady way, how her hair was sprayed all over her, how her lips looked so sweet and tempting, and how she was adorably curled into a ball with one hand on her stomach and the other resting right near her face
He ran a finger from her wrist to the lenght of her arm, reaching her shoulder and moving it to her neck. Natsume felt a throbbing inside of him as he touched her neck where he felt her pulse. He felt his throat go dry as he thought of how her blood would taste like
'No! I can't do that to her. She's special to me, I can't treat her like that' he ignored his wild instinct and kept on caressing her smooth cheek lovingly
Natsume inched closer and closer till his lips touched hers. It was just a small peck because he didn't want to wake her up but it meant a lot to him
'Her lips are sweet and warm' Natsume stroked her hair 'I can't wait to make you mine Mikan'
"Umm...R...Rei..i" she mumbled in her sleep. Natsume stopped running his fingers through her hair and he clenched his fist while his eyes turned blood red and shone in the dark room 'Why is she dreaming of him?'
Mikan slowly opened her sleepy eyes, she blinked once and saw a pair of blood red orbs staring at her. She closed her eyes, only to open them again. But when she stood up and looked around her, she found nothing unusual. Just her window open and the white curtains swaying with the night breeze
"Was that my imagination?" she yawned and shuddered "It's cold" she stood up and closed the window
'Sleep well my fair maiden' and with that Natsume turned his back and left through the path that led to the forest, but not before casting one last glance at Mikan's window
"No, that can't be" a woman in her thirties cried on her husband's shoulders "Akito, Rei is...No...please, tell me it didn't happen" she cried even louder
"There, there my darling. I'm afraid that it did" he smiled sadly and tried to hold back his tears "We lost him Marika. Our only son...he's gone"
"Mr and Mrs Akemi, I'm Tono Akira. I'll be in charge of this case" a young detective said, he was wearing along coat and a hat "I'm sorry but we need you to assist us with the investigations. Please start with when you found the body"
"We...were in a party and when we came back...we...we" Marika burst in tears again and wasn't able to speak
Her husband Akito comforted her "When we came back, we found him...dead...his body was laying in the main doors of our mansion"
"The report says that Rei Akemi's body had a huge slice in his throat. But there are no signs of any struggle and apparently it is not a theft case either" Akira closed his note book "Your son is the next heir right? did he have any particular rivals?"
"No, Rei was very friendly with everybody. All the people liked him and respected him" Marika whipped her tears with her handkerchief
"I see, we will do our best in finding out the murder. You can count on the police...oh and before I forget.." Akira called out for a police officer who gave him something
"These rings were found in your son's pocket" he gave them to Akito and his wife. They were bewildered
"The engagement rings! Akito, how are we going to tell her? Should we even announce this news her in the first place?" Marika asked her husband desperately "What should we do?"
"Mikan has to know Marika, after all she's our son's fiancee" he gripped the rings in his hand and sighed "I just hope that she will be able to move on...she loved Rei so much"
Marika nodded in response and hugged Akito who let her cry on his chest.
"I feel bad for separating them Akito" He patted her back "They treasured each other very much. If only we saw things clearly from the beginning, could we still have our son alive?"
"Marika dear, it's destiny. But I'm worried about Mikan more" he sighed
Far away from all that comotion. A purple eyed black dog watched everything that happened at the Akemis' mansion. After the police left, the dog stood up then headed to an isolated alley
"Oh looky...a doggy" a drunk man said to his fellows who were wasted too
"Oh come here doggy. Wancha a drink?" they laughed and punched each other. The black dog ignored them and walked past them then turned the corner
Those drunk idiots followed him "Come on doggy ! come here and we'll give yuh a trea..huh? where did he go?" it was a dead end and there was no living being in sight
"I see, now with that bastard out of my way, Mikan will be my soon-to-be bride" Natsume smiled in a twisted way. That black dog was one of his familiars and it just finished telling him the news concerning Rei's death. His Master was very delighted
Rei was in the mansion of one of the most wealthiest man in the country. They were discussing a deal that the Akemis wanted to do with this man
"Sir I love how your eyes seem as if they are on fire" the old man laughed and complimented Rei's ambitious personality"Ah the spirit of young people"
"Why thank you sir" Rei replied politely. The other one chuckled and rubbed his huge stomach, showing that he was delighted to meet a hardworking man like Rei
"I will accept the deal you offered and we shall begin soon with our project"
"I'm glad you agreed sir" they shook hands and Rei was escorted by their butler outside the mansion.
The carriege dropped him in the front of his own mansion and went away
"I believe that mother and father gave the day off to the domestics in our mansion" he smiled and searched for the spare keys in his pocket. It wasn't unusual for the maids and butlers at the Akemi mansion to have the Friday free, that's why people loved Rei and his family, because they were nice
The young man opened the huge gates and stepped in, but he was shocked from the sight that greeted him
"What the hell? what happened?" he took some steps further to make sure he wasn't dreaming
He didn't see the huge luxurious doors that gave access to the interior of the mansion nor the lovely garden that welcomed him with its pretty flowers. Instead, the mansion was like a ghost house. As if no one lived there
Suddenly the door closed on its own
"Omae! (You)" he gasped as a man clad in a butler uniform stood in front of him. His black hair hid his left eye
" Who are you?" Rei asked
The man stood still "You took her away from our Master"
"And you shall pay" another figure appeared and this time it was a woman. She was frowning and sending death glares at Rei
"What are you saying? is this some kind of joke?" he backed away from the two. Inside of his head, Rei was petrified and he couldn't grasp what was occurring at that moment. He wanted to run away but his feet wouldn't obey him
"No it's not a joke" he heard another voice say from behind him. When Rei spun around, he met a pair of blood red eyes, glaring at him. The guy smiled and revealed his fangs
Akemi opened his mouth but closed it, unable to utter a single word
"Don't worry I will not drink your blood. It smells very bad but I'll gladly take Mikan away" he snapped his fingers "Finish him off"
"We shall grant Master's wish whatever it will be" the man and the woman chorused. And Rei saw only darkness after it
Natsume closed his eyes and remembered Rei's death "It's too late to turn back now...Mikan you'll be mine soon, my fair maiden" he sighed and smiled softy
A/N: ok I know that Natsume is a little bit Psycho here but from a way you can't blame him, he wanted to have someone who would love him and it happened to be Mikan who happened to have someone already and I'm sorry if you don't like this one and sorry to waste your time =_=' I'll upload the next chapter ASAP ok? ^^
