I was jolted away from my distant memories by a dull thud, coming from somewhere in the compound in which I was contained. I grunted, realising I had fallen into a dream like state. I hadn't been sleeping, I could tell from the way my eyes seemed to sting having been kept open without blinking for however long I'd been out of it. A dull aching had grown in my chest, and with every pump of my vampiric heart the feeling seemed to increase. I felt rather melancholy. Even a beast such as myself could still feel pain.
With each throb of anguish I was reminded why I didn't often bring those memories to surface…that night we had been attacked so suddenly….had been the last time I had ever laid eyes on Yuki. I knew she had survived. I could feel it within me. Just as Shizuka Hio and I, just as Ichiru and I….Yuki and I shared an unbreakable bond, whether that was due to blood or something more supernatural I hadn't a clue. Whatever the reason…my mind, my body and my soul could all sense her as if she were close enough to touch. Even though time and distance had separated us physically, I could still feel her presence as clearly as I had that day I had held her bleeding in my arms.
Whatever had caused me to snap out of my trance seemed to have dyed down, so I decided to delve deeper into the past. First, I needed to stand up. I concluded that I would try and nap. I could recall memories and sleep it seemed. I stood unsteadily, swaying for a moment as fatigue weighed my body down, before striding more confidently over to my bed. The crisp white cover lay pristinely on the bed, barely touched. I didn't even bother throwing the cover off, and just collapsed on to the bed on my back. The springs creaked loudly as my body hit the mattress. Despite being locked away for ten years I had not become overweight as may be expected. I didn't exactly eat a lot. Still, I stood at 181 cm; perhaps a bit over since I hadn't actually recorded my height since I was seventeen or eighteen….I didn't imagine it had changed much if at all.
The bright white of the walls, floor, ceiling, bed and door made me feel nauseous. It reminded me of a hospital, a place I had always found a little unnerving. I shut my eyes, allowing my mind to wander back…
