Chapter 4
Miyu felt her legs to be too heavy. She tried to lift hands, they seemed restricted.
What's happening? She opened eyes. Yellow, yellow dots only. Everything looks like a out-of-focus camera lens. Back of the head is burning.. like a bulb.
Then she saw him.
"Saionji Hosho!" she exclaimed, "What is all these?"
Hosho laughed, his long canine teeth looked too sharp.
"Can't you see, little girl ? You are bound ! And we are gonna eat you!"
A chill went through her spine, as she tried to move, and realised he's right.
"Nooo! I beg you! Kanata! Please leave-" she could not finish, as Kanata held her mouth on his palm.
"I think the head should be thrown away."
"Why?" Hosho said, "I'd like to have brain juice."
"Not with her brain, pops" Kanata nodded, "It's just full of shit- totally indigestible!"
"Well.." Hosho sighed, "But why she's so thin? It wouldn't give much meat.."
Miyu started crying, "No! You can't do so! Please leave me! I'll never come here again!"
"You aren't going anywhere" Kanata smiled, "dad, watch the gas oven.. Is there anything else?"
"Miyu looked at Hosho, where's he going? Wait, That's a HUGE pressure cooker!
"Nooo!"
"Oh don't cry. I'll give you option. I'm generous."
"What options? I'll do anything!"
"Curry or fry? How you'd be like yourself to be cooked?
"NO! YOU CAN'T DO THAT! LEAVE ME! WELL I SLAPPED YOU ONCE, YOU CAN SLAP ME AS MANY TIMES YOU WANT! I'LL SAY NOTHING! PLEASE.."
Kanata and Hosho both started laughing. And their bodies started to grow.. higher.. bigger.. giants !
"Come here!" Kanata picked her up like a carrot or tommato, and brought a huge knife to chop her into pieces. She felt the sharpness coming down on her.. harder.. harder..
"NOOOOO! HELP! H-E-L-P!"
SPLASH!
Sensing the cold water, Miyu opened her eyes at once. What's it? What-?
Kanata was standing there, with a water jug on his hand. So it was all a dream!
Hosho came forward, with concerns evident in his eyes. "What happened, dear? You were crying 'help' 'help'.."
Miyu took a few seconds to be normal. Oh, yesterday night after that experience.. it took really a a long time for her to sleep. That fear crept in dreams too.
"Sorry I troubled you.. I-I just had a horrible dream.."
"Trouble? You just made us to break the lock! What a sleep on the earth! Even a dead man will wake up with that much slamming on the door!" Kanata roared.
"Kanata! Stop it!" Hosho scolded his son, "First night at a new place would even make me that much sleepy!"
"Yes, I know you can.." Kanata yawned, "And am going for breakfast. It's almost school time. Useless waste of time.."
Yes, school ! Miyu jumped up; next few minutes was struggling against time.
"Kanata, wait for her." Hosho asked his son ready at the door to go out.
"Sorry."
"Don't say that, boy. She is new here, and doesn't know the roads well. It's your duty to escort her."
"Escort?" Kanata shrugged, "Dad, she may think herself to be, but in actual she is not a little child! Bye!"
"My son is just such a-!" He could not finish, as Miyu collided with him.
"Sorry.."
"Nevermind, my child.." Hosho smiled, "Have you have your breakfast?"
"No time" she pointed to the sandwich on hand, "I'll eat some on road."
"Itteki-" she stopped, no, it's not her home. But Hosho did not seem to mind. "Ittekisai !" He greeted happily.
"Why did they made this temple so high?" Miyu murmured, out of breath, as she came down the stairs. "Now.. which way? Left? Right? I forgot totally.."
"Well I can see GPS."
Wait.
WHERE IS MY PHONE?!
I.. FORGOT IT IN MY ROOM!
"Then.. wait, I saw yesterday from the roof.. it must be right, yes right side."
Decided, she just started to sprint, and someone spoke nearby.
"Left."
Kanata !
He looked at her expressionless, and started walking.
"Hey! Wait!" Miyu ran to keep pace with him. But He didn't look back.
"I'm telling you !"
Kanata fastened his pace. He needed to go away from her.
"Hey!" she yelled again.
Kanata stopped, and uttered in a cold voice.; "Fine. Let me be clear then. You WON'T come together with me at school, understood?"
Miyu didn't realise it full, "why?"
He started walking again.
Should I ask him about yesterday? But, if he's really a vampire.. Uh, nothing like a vampire exists. Let me ask and see the reaction.
"Yesterday night I heard a flute music.." she gulped, "was it.."
Kanata stopped. Miyu's heartbeat increased. He looked back, with even a colder eye. "Don't cross your limits, for your own good."
for my own.. good..
She wanted to ask something more; suddenly a girl came up. She has seen that face. It's Akira.
"What! Great Kanata is late for school ? Did sun rise in west today?"
"Have your laugh" Kanata headed towards her; "Everyone gets in trouble in days."
"Is your trouble with you?" in a low voice, she indicated towards Miyu.
"Don't talk rubbish." Kanata lowered his tone even more, "Her parents are dad's close friends; they left her at our house for few days... as they went to US for job. That much I know."
"Hmm.. sounds like romantic manga. A girl who slaps a boy is forced to live under same roof with him" Akira teased.
"Enough already.."
Miyu was walking far behind them.
What good girls see in him? He may be charming, but he is a jerk every other way. He is mysterious too, plays flute at midnight.. and doesn't want to reveal it..
Whatever. Why am I thinking? I'll call mom today. Enough here.
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