Second Chap! YAy! Pls Review, kay?
-Tsuki :P
The taxi stopped at a crossroad right before a large city. 'Thanks,' Ruka told the taxi driver once they got out of the car. They were about to walk off when the taxi driver called them back.
'Hey! What is this, hey? Is this some kind er prank, kids?' He said through gritted teeth as he brought forth a palm full of coins Aido had handed him.
'Isn't this money?' Ruka asked. The driver snarled. 'It might be money, but not money from aroun' here. You kids foreigners or somethin'? Where are yer parents?'
Kain sighed and dug in his pockets, moments later producing a big wad of cash. 'Is this the currency here?'
The driver looked at the money with big eyes and immediately snatched it from Kain. 'Now this is what E'm talkin' about!' And with that, he drove off satsified.
Ruka turned to Kain. 'Where did you get that money from?'
'I took it from that security guard at the beach. I thought we might need it...But seeing as a fat cabbie just drove off with all our money...' His voice trailed off.
'Whaddaya mean 'all our money'?' Aido crossed his arms. 'Our pockets are filled with-'
'Money from OUR world. Not this world,' Ruka conked Aido on the head. 'As you just witnessed, the money we have isn't called money over here!'
Kain looked at the bright lighted city while Ruka and Aido fought. 'Well then, I guess we better get working...' He muttered.
'Pardon?!' Ruka and Aido both shouted. The shocked Kain turned to face them. 'What?'
'Did you just say "Work"?!' Aido screeched.
'Yeah what's wrong?' Kain replied, not caring if his bratty cousin wanted to throw a tantrum. He wasn't in the mood for it now.
He ignored Ruka's hostile glare as he continued. 'If we're going to survive in this dimension, we need money. Money for a place to stay, things to eat, clothes to wear, etc.' He shrugged.
'And where do you suppose we work, smart guy?' Aido snorted.
'We look around till we find a job with three available slots.'
This time Ruka retorted. 'As if we'll find one that has exactly three available spaces!'
'I take that back. But no way am I going to work here!' Ruka puffed as they stood infront of a cafe. In big print on the front door of the cafe, a sign read: 'EMPLOYEES WANTED. 3 AVAILABLE SPACES!'
'There's no other choice is there?' Kain mumbled and pushed the door open.
The trio were immediately blinded by the cafe's bright lights. A tall, skinny lady crossed over to them. 'Ah, welcome darlings. To my Cafe Tokkyuu!!!' She grinned.
Kain studied her carefully. She looked like a woman in her mid-thirties. Bleached blonde hair and sparkly pale pink eyes that looked like giant pearls. She wore thick make up and an yellow empire sundress. But she didn't look like she posed a threat.
'I am Hamano Sumire! Owner of Cafe Tokkyuu! Now what brings you three youngsters here?'
'Um...Well, Hamano-san...We saw the uh...advertisement for a...job...outside...' Kain explained. Sumire nodded and smiled.
'Done! You can all work here! Please start immediately tomorrow! Are you staying anywhere at the moment?' She asked in her shrill high-picthed voice.
'No,' Aido answered. 'We aren't!'
Sumire smiled again and embraced the trio in a bone crushing hug. 'Good! Then as your payment for working for me, I'll provide you with a room, warm beds, three meals a day and of course...Your real money...Which is 300 yen a week!'
Aido was about to complain about only having a 300 yen a week salary then thought better of it and snapped his mouth shut. The woman was giving them a stay at her cafe without charge....
'Come, come! I'll show you to your room!' Sumire grinned. Kain offered a weak but polite smile as she guided them up a long winding staircase.
'Did she say room? As in singular term...Room? Just one?' Aido whispered. Kain hushed him and hoped Sumire didn't hear that.
'Here we are kiddies!!!' Sumire announced, showing them their single room. Inside, it consisted of a small desk, one bedside lamp and...two single beds.
'Goodnight!' Sumire grinned then hurried off before the trio could even move.
'There's only two beds! But there are three of us! How are we gonna sleep?! We're all gonna die!!!!!' Aido screamed.
'Hanabusa! Shut up!' Ruka growled. Kain sighed. There was only one option left.
'Alright, here's the deal. Ruka will take that bed,' he indicated to the bed in the innermost part of the room. 'And Hanabusa will take this bed,' this time Kain pointed to the bed beside the lonely window. 'And I'll sleep on the floor. Happy now?'
There were no objections.
After managing to get a pillow and matress from Sumire, Kain lay down on his 'bed' thinking about that day. His matress was located in front of Ruka and Aido's beds.
'Hey Ruka,' Kain whispered. 'You awake?'
He heard a small scrambling sound before he received a reply. 'Yeah. What's up?'
'I was just thinking...' He breathed. 'Isn't it a little weird?...Normally, people wouldn't just take in strangers who are looking for jobs...'
'Maybe Hamano-san was desperate?' Ruka peered over the edge of her bed and faced Kain.
'But...I don't know...I'm just sensing that something isn't right...' He said a bit to loudly that Aido let out a subconscious groan. Kain lowered his voice. 'Do you think...'
'She knows we're vampires?' Ruka finished his sentence for him. Kain nodded uneasily. He wasn't sure if vampires even existed in their current dimension.
'Let's just keep a low profile and act uh...human,' Kain suggested. Ruka nodded. She hoped that her beloved Kaname-sama wasn't too worked up now since his whole elite group was missing.
But when she remembered Kain....Those sad eyes when she told him that she had offered Kaname her blood...It was too painful to watch. Kain usually kept up his uncaring appearance but then, she could see how hurt he was. 'Kain, I-' she started, but was cut off when Aido began to snore.
She and Kain giggled quietly, then Kain looked up at her. 'You should get some sleep now.'
'But it's at night! We shouldn't be sleeping!' She complained. Her chestnut hair flowing in the light wind that entered through the open window.
'I know, but we're going to have to learn to live like humans or some people might get suspicious. We have to get up early tomorrow morning so we should rest up,' Kain sighed. 'I think that tomorrow's going to be a really busy day...'
'NO WAY! NO WAY AM I GOING TO WEAR THIS!!!' Ruka screamed as Sumire tried to fit a waitress outfit on her. 'But it's the uniform for the cafe!' Sumire grinned.
Finally, after a tedious effort, Sumire managed to get the short dress onto Ruka. She scanned her dress and sulked. It was a short-cut dress that extended only until her knees and a giant ribbon was tied at the back. Colour: At least it was black and white.
And at least it isn't pink Ruka sighed. She looked over at Kain and Aido, who were wearing waiters' uniforms...It was sort of like what they usually wore to formal occasions.
'The cafe opens at nine!' Sumire sang out. 'And we all know how famous my cafe is! So work hard today!'
All three groaned. It wasn't in their nature to work in the mornings. They were night party animals. They were nocturnal. They were vampires.
Within a few minutes of the its' opening, the cafe was already half full. Kain panted as he leaned on the side of a kitchen counter. He had served more than 30 people in that short time. He looked over at the other end of the cafe where Aido was handling his half of the customers. He seemed to be having trouble too.
Then he looked over to Ruka, who in his opinion, looked extremely beautiful in her waitress uniform. Though one man was trying to peep under her dress...Kain was about to go over and stop him when Ruka noticed it too and smacked the man's face. He looked shocked. While he was recovering, Ruka stalked away and came to Kain.
'Pervert...' She hissed, glaring at the man through the corners of her eye. After cooling down, Ruka went to ask Sumire for a break. She just wasn't cut out for work.
Kain went back to collecting the empty cups on the table and putting them on his silver tray. He was reaching for one when a blast of small giggles distracted him. He looked five tables to his left, where three human girls were staring at him and whispering to one another.
Well, when you're a vampire, listening in on a human's conversation is chicken feet.
'Isn't that guy cute?' One girl asked.
'Definitely. Not only cute, but hot. Super hot,' her other friend told her.
The third girl was staring at Kain the whole time while saying, 'You wanna go ask him if he wants to hang out with us?'
Kain sighed...It was like this at Cross Academy too. He pretended that he didn't hear anything then continued to collect cups.
'Excuse me! Waiter!'
Kain groaned inwardly. The girl who had first spoken was waving her hand to him, beckoning him to come over to their table. He put on a ''waiter'' smile and walked over.
'How may I be of service, ladies?' He asked politely.
'I want to place an order. How about you hang out with us?' The second girl grinned. Kain shook his head.
'Sorry, but I have no time. The cafes' packed today,' Kain refused them. He was about to leave when the third girl grabbed his sleeve, making his tray wobble. Kain tried to steady it but it was too late. A cup fell and shattered onto the girls' table.
'AAAAHH!' The first girl screamed. One of the broken glass pieces had cut her finger, and the blood flowed freely down her hand.
Badump.
Kain felt it...
Badump.
The intoxicating smell of blood...
Badump badump badump.
He felt his fangs grow out slowly. Kain just stood there while Sumire rushed over and helped the girl.
The bloodlust. It was here. 'Akatsuki!'
Kain turned around closing his mouth to prevent Aido from seeing his fangs. 'I smelled blood. What happened?' Aido asked.
He doesn't have bloodlust. Kain mentally said to himself. After the girl's finger was safely bandaged, Kain excused himself.
He hurried to the bathroom, passing by a worried Ruka. 'Akatsuki, what ha-' She asked but he had already disappeared.
Kain breathed hard at the cold metal sink, his eyes had changed back from blood red to their normal browney-orange colour ages ago...But the bloodlust still remained. Kain sank to the floor and held his heads in his hands.
Why is the bloodlust so strong? He growled. He felt to frustrated. He had took his blood tablets the previous night, so why was the scent of blood driving him so crazy?!
He slammed his hand on the floor with a thud, and almost immediately...The spot on the floor caught on fire.
'Hey Akatsuki, you okay in there?' Hanabusa Aido asked his cousin. He knocked on the bathroom door again but received no reply. He stared at the cafe clock. It had been nearly 40 minutes since Kain went to the bathroom, nobody usually takes that long unless they're bathing, or constipated. There were no showers inside that bathroom and as far as Aido knew, his cousin didn't have constipation.
'Akatsuki Kain!' He called again. When Kain still didn't answer, Aido had enough. He made sure that Sumire was busy with the refrigerator that magically turned to ice (hehe) then froze the bathroom door and kicked it open.
What was going on inside though, made him reel back in fear. The whole bathroom was on fire, and Kain stood in the middle of the flamey chaos.
'A-Akatsuki! What happened in here?!' Aido coughed, shielding his nose and mouth from the smoke. Kain looked bewildered.
'I don't know!! I don't know how this happened! At first I was-' Kain tried to explain. Aido stopped him.
'Nevermind that now! We have to stop the fire from spreading anywhere else!'
Aido raised his hand towards the fire and an icy breeze blew over everthing, causing the fire to extinguish.
'So let me get this right,' Ruka confirmed. 'Akatsuki flamed the whole bathroom?'
Aido nodded while keeping his arms crossed. 'Hamano-san doesn't seem to mind though. That lady is too cheery...'
Ruka didn't hear that last comment...She was looking across their bedroom to Kain, who was sitting on Aido's bed and had his back faced to them.
She quietly crawled to him, her head leaning over his shoulder. 'Are you okay, Akatsuki?'
'Yeah,' he lied. How could he explain to her how he felt at that time...He had told Aido that he accidentally set a small flame going and it soon erupted into a huge one, but that was all a lie. He hated lying, but what could he tell them? That he, supposedly the most calm of all of them in a situation, had bloodlust just from a little blood?
He was no better than a level-E.
Kain still stayed awake hours after Ruka and Aido had gone to sleep.
What happened to me?
Chapter 2 status: Complete!
Next chapter up soon!!! :P
Bye bye! -Tsuki :P