I didn't mean for this story to turn tragic and angsty, but... it kinda just came out that way. Sowwy. Lots of dark humor in this chapter too. Enjoy.
Julia was sleeping a little sounder after that moral victory earlier that night, freeing Ganryu from a horrible lifetime of being Eliza's personal snack. Of course SHE was the one who brought him there in the first place, so freeing him probably just evened out the balance of karma instead of actually giving her any on the positive side. But she could live with that; in her heart, she felt like making that right decision would lead to making better decisions that would hopefully cause the spirits to finally look down on her and maybe send a blessing or two her way to get her out of this awful mess.
The night was quiet, peaceful, soothing... until...
"WAAAAAAAH MY FOOOOOD!"
Julia shot straight up like a switchblade and rubbed her eyes as she adjusted to the darkness. Eventually the source of the voice became more and more visible until she saw Eliza, on her hands and knees crying.
"No no no NOOOOOO! My food ran away! My food ran away! WHYYYYY WHYYY DID THIS HAVE TO-zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz..."
Eliza fell over for a few seconds and then stood back up.
"HAPPEN?!"
She turned to Julia and looked at her with the most pathetic pair of puppy eyes.
"Servant... my foody ran awaaaaaaaaay... please get me some more..."
Julia groaned in annoyance; she was really hoping she wouldn't have to worry about this until morning. Judging from the darkness coming from the hole, it must still be pitch black outside!
"But, it's still dark outside. How am I supposed to find food in the dark?"
Eliza seemed to perk up hearing this. "Hey, you're right! And I'm totally wired right now!"
Eliza grabbed Julia's arms and yanked her out of bed. "G-gaaah!"
"Cmon, servant! We're going out for the night!"
"...You can't be serious."
"Yep! Food food food!"
"Oh spirits... give me strength..."
Julia was happy to finally be free of that constricting underground lair and finally taste the sweet, fresh air of freedom. The only thing that dulled the moment was the fact that Eliza was with her and they were out to do something pure evil by human standards.
"E-Eliza, wait..."
"Food food food! Gonna get some red, juicy fooooooood!"
"WAIT!"
Julia forcefully grabbed the vampire's arm, finally getting her attention. Eliza looked at her with a look of annoyance.
"Whaaat?"
"Are we... you know... are you planning on killing somebody?"
Eliza looked at her like it was the dumbest question in the world. "Uhh.. yeah. Unless it's a big fat person that I can save for later, I plan on sucking someone dry. Cmon!"
"But wait, I d-don't feel right about this!"
Eliza turned around once again and grunted with annoyance. "Ugggh! Servant, you are making my tummy ache with hunger! The longer we stand around, the sooner it'll be daytime and I really really really HATE direct sunlight!"
Eliza strutted off, leaving Julia standing there. Her knees wobbled, sweat poured down her head, yet her body grew cold. She had to act fast, or someone was going to die tonight! But where can a vampire get fresh blood?
Suddenly, Julia had an idea.
"WAIT! I know somewhere you can get some blood. And you don't have to kill anyone."
Eliza stopped, turned back around, and started tapping her foot.
"Then talk fast, servant. Otherwise, I'm gonna go devour TWO people for making me wait this long!"
"Um... ahh... um... B-BLOOD DRIVE!"
Eliza scratched her head for a second. "...Huh? Wassat?"
"A blood drive! It's where people donate blood to help out people in need of transfusions. I'm sure ther would be oodles of blood for you to drink, and nobody has to die!"
"O...kay. And where would this blood drive be?"
"I don't know... I need to look in a phone book or something."
Julia found a phonebook in town and scrolled through it. She learned that there was a memorial hospital just down the block a ways that was hosting a blood drive for the victims of Jin Kazama's campaign of destruction. It would take going to a dark, dark place in the recesses of her heart in order to go through with this... but this was the only way Julia could save her own life as well as the lives of the innocent.
They took a late night cab and arrived at the building, which was well-locked up at this point since visiting hours were over.
"Okay, so the blood is in this hospital?" Eliza asked, rubbing her hands together and licking her lips.
"Yeah..." Julia said, her voice glum. She even hung her head down and looked at her feet; she didn't deserve to even look up.
"Welp, that settles it! Let's go inside!"
Eliza's fist glowed with a dark, malevolent energy, and she unleashed it upon the locked door, destroying it and permitting entry. The whole ordeal was pretty loud, and security would no doubt be alerted to their presence.
"Eliza, you idiot! What are you doing?!"
"Hey, I get stupid when I'm hungry. Now let's go before I pass out."
Julia and Eliza quickly sprinted inside the hospital and approached the front desk, where the receptionist was horrified at the sight of Eliza.
"Uh-uhhh! V-v-visiting hours are... o-over! AAAAAAAAH!"
"WHERE'S THE BLOOD?!" Eliza hissed.
"Security! HELP!"
"I'm so sorry about this..." Julia whispered, then quickly ran after Eliza who was already marching through the hallways looking for the blood surplus from the blood drive.
"Bloooood! Ohhh BLOOOOOOD!"
Julia tried to keep up with her, but she stopped when she heard footsteps behind them. She turned around and saw many guards armed with flashlights.
"Uhh Eliza? S-security's here to arrest us!"
"Well just kill them or something! I'm looking for the blood!"
Julia's eyes welled with tears as the guards approached with their flashlights brandished.
"Hold it right there, missy! You're under arrest!"
She wanted to turn herself in so badly right now, even if this wasn't her fault. But some nagging instinct inside her brain compelled her to rebel. This just wasn't fair... this wasn't the way things were supposed to be! Julia was a good, pure soul. But now she was breaking into hospitals, stealing blood, resisting security... and it's all HER fault!
Julia's sorrow turned to anger as she threw a spinning back kick to the guard's stomach. As he hunched over in pain, she spun back around with an uppercut that knocked him to the ground flat.
The second guard approached and Julia lunged forward with a double fist to the gut, knocking the wind out of him and sending him tumbling to the ground.
"Why...why why WHY?!" Julia growled as the third guard met the same fate as the ones before.
"This isn't me, dammit! I'm a good person! It's all her! IT'S ALL HER!"
By the time Julia's rampage was done, all of the guards were unconscious. She looked around at what she had done... and all she could do was fall to her knees. There wasn't an ounce of good left inside her now... she was no better than a thief or a terrorist. She just aided a criminal in stealing blood... blood that was supposed to help people! Children... children could have used this blood. And now Eliza was probably happily sucking it away.
"Eliza..." Julia mumbled, sulking through the hallways. She finally saw a door wide open and walked inside, and sure enough Eliza was in there, her fingers and face a bloody mess.
"Mmmmm MMM! Yuuuumy! This is the best idea you ever had servant!" Eliza giggled. She licked her fingers and then wiped her face and licked that before reaching for another pint of blood.
"Eliza... what have we done...?" Julia sobbed.
"We found a tasty meal~" Eliza exclaimed. "I gotta admit though... it would taste better in a fresh warm body."
"Oh spirits! How can you ever forgive me for this?!"
Julia looked up and saw the giant banner on the wall:
"ANNUAL BLOOD DRIVE! HELP THE VICTIMS OF WAR! GIVE A PINT TO SAVE A LIFE!"
"N-no... I can't live with this...!"
Julia sprinted out of the hospital, leaving a trail of tears behind her. Eliza didn't give chase, since she was so preoccupied.
For a good 10 minutes, Julia sat outside on her knees and sobbed. She cursed her life: from the moment she came to Monaco, from the night she took a walk, to the moment she found Eliza's body. None of this was fair.., why did this have to happen to her? She was a good person, who always helped out the environment and those in need. She devoted herself to bettering the world. But now... she was a monster. She tried to do the right thing, and even THAT turned out being totally evil. She just couldn't win.
"I-I just wanted to save lives..." Julia sobbed. "...but now I've probably doomed more lives. Gods, I don't deserve to live..."
Julia felt like a robot that just received a command: self-terminate. She started walking towards the road; there wasn't many vehicles out at this late hour, but there had to be at least one.
Julia stood in the highway, arms raised, and awaited death.
"Come take me, spirits! Please, free me from this wretched life and let me repent in hell!"
A pair of headlights came for her a few seconds later. The headlights grew brighter...brighter...
"HOLY SHIT!"
Julia's eyes opened when she saw the car swerve erratically and miss her by mere inches. The car instead plowed into a streetlight, causing the driver to fly out of the car and break his neck on the asphalt.
Julia put her hands to her cheeks and screamed. "AAAAAAAAH! NOOOOOO!"
She fell to her knees and started wailing to the high heavens, having now caused the death of an innocent.
"NOOO SPIRITS! WHY! WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME! I WAS YOUR LOYAL SERVANT!"
Around that time, Eliza walked out of the hospital and approached from behind. She was still licking blood off her lips from where she totally cleaned out the blood drive.
"What's your problem, servant? H-huh... OOOOOH DEADBODYDEADBODYDEADBODYDEADBODY!"
Eliza raced over to the corpse and put her hand on his lifeless face. "WOOHOO! Still warm! Hey servant, did you kill this guy for me? You're so sweet~!"
Julia continued to bawl her eyes out as Eliza sank her fangs into the dead guys neck and started sucking his crimson life essence from his lifeless body. By the time she finished, his skin was pale as mayonnaise and his skin looked like a shriveled up raisin.
"Mmm mmm mmm, nothing beats straight from the source. So warm~"
Julia lay there and cried for a while, not even feeling like a human anymore. She wasn't sure if she was turning into a vampire after Eliza bit her twice, but right now... she felt better off that way. She didn't deserve to live among humans anymore; not after the heinous acts she had committed.
TO BE CONTINUED