Ok, here's the next chapter. I got done with it a little early, so I decided to update. Chapter 5 will be coming later this week, so don't worry.
Here's the next chapter, enjoy!
Subaru's POV:
Subaru woke up the next evening in his coffin. 'How did I get here? I remember being in the meadow sleeping. Wait, oh now I remember. How stupid of me not to.'
Subaru remembered that about an hour or so before the sun came up, he woke up in the meadow and carried the girl back to her home. He was a bit disgusted in where she lived. He ignored it and placed her on the bed and covered her up. He then went to the table and wrote out where and the time to meet later in the evening and placed somewhere he was sure she would find later.
After he was done, the vampire left back to the mansion. It seemed like Shu had done him two favors; letting him leave before Reiji's punishment and giving him a clean pathway back to his room, no interruptions. He then changed and went to bed.
'Ah, I guess I'd better get ready for later then.' Subaru opened his coffin and got out. He got dressed in his usual outfit when not in school. He went to the other side of the room and pulled out a deep red shirt and black pants and put them on. Then a black belt and wrapped that around his waist, placed on his usual white boots and put on his black jacket.
He looked at the time on the mantle of the unused fireplace. The face of the clock read 8:30pm. '1 more hour until we have to meet. Guess I'll go down and grab a bite to eat first.'
Subaru left his room and headed down towards the kitchen. On the way he noticed that Yui's scent was gone from the house as well as Raito's. He shrugged it off, not caring anymore about the unusual couple. He arrived at the kitchen and made himself a small snack, being careful not to use any of Reiji's precious items.
"Oi! If you're going to make something, make something for me as well."
Subaru didn't turn around; he knew who was trying to boss him around. Subaru moved from the kitchen counter to the dinning room table and sat down. He ate his breakfast, which were eggs, bacon, and milk, ignoring the red-head completely.
"Hey! I asked you for something, don't go ignoring me!"
"Shut up."
"Tch. I'm hungry here too now."
"Go make yourself something then."
"Sure, just let me *burn down the entire kitchen again by myself. Reiji isn't here so I can't ask him. Neither is Chichinashi."
Ayato replies sitting down across from Subaru.
"I noticed Yui's scent was missing and Raito's too. Guess they went out somewhere."
"Hmph. Yeah they did. Chichinashi was saying that one of the school's dances was coming up so she was going to the mall to buy herself something. Raito went along with her. Stupid idea if you ask me."
"Never did ask you." Subaru replied.
"What is the school dance for anyway?"
"Oh, so you were wanting to go?"
"No. Forget I ask." Subaru got up and took his dirty dishes to the sink to wash. Ayato followed.
"Some school dance for some stupid student council thing. Reiji wants us all to go. I think I'll skip out on it some how. Maybe find a girl willing to go with me, leave the dance room, drink her dry else where."
Ayato said with a smile on his face. Subaru just listened while he washed, then placed the dish, cup, and utensils back up where they came from once they were dry. He turned around and started heading out of the kitchen.
"Hey. What are you doing this evening? Wanna go and play darts for a while?"
"Nah. I'm going out for a while."
"Where to? I might want to come."
"Not this time. I'm running errands for Shu for once."
"Hey, don't forget Reiji needs to see you later this evening. It's about your punishment. Although, it was pretty entertaining for once."
Ayato said. He then left before Subaru and headed towards the game room. Little did Subaru know, Ayato was planning to meet up with Kanato so they can put their plan into action.
Subaru left the kitchen to find Shu. He didn't see the lazy vampire in his normal sleeping spots, so he decided to go to Shu's room and see if he was in there. Indeed he was. Subaru knocked on Shu's door. No answer. Subaru sighed and opened the door. Shu was lying on the couch in his room. Subaru walked down the stairs and stood in front of the couch. Shu stirred a bit.
"What do you want?"
"Hitachiin, Jackie of class 3-A. Leaves classes early to go to a ranch and work or to go up on the roof and read."
Shu opened his eyes, turned and looked at the younger one. He looked confused on Subaru's words.
"Why are you telling me this? I thought I couldn't get anymore hints?"
"I'm going out again."
"Ok, not my problem."
"Reiji is. I'm going out to see her again. I need help."
Shu looked at him.
"Only if I get to have her for half the dance later on."
"Deal. May I skip the dance?"
Shu turned back to the ceiling and closed his eyes.
"I'll do the beginning you can take the end. Stay for the beginning then leave after my dance is over. I don't care where you take the girl then."
"She claimed to have some history and science classes with you when she first arrived a few months ago."
"Whatever."
Shu sat up then got off the couch and headed for the stairs leading out his room. Subaru follows. The two walk down the hallway to the backdoor again. Shu turns the Subaru.
"I'm only going out with you this once. Reiji's out buying food and new tableware. You can go where ever your meeting place is after we reach town."
"Fine by me."
The two vampires left the mansion and headed for the city. Parting ways once they got there. Subaru headed for the little coffee shop hoping to see his new friend there soon.
Jackie's POV:
Jackie woke up at 12 in the afternoon by her alarm clock. She got up without hesitation, got dressed, and cleaned up even though she was still half asleep. She has had the same routine for the past 5 months now, so everything she did was the same thing. Before she left, she always made sure she had everything ready and decent. She grabbed the small black booklet from the counter and placed it in her clothing in front of her heart.
Jackie soon left the small home and headed over to one of the main barns to sign in to work and get started. On the way over, she snacks on a fiber grain bar since she normally doesn't have time for a usual meal. She is on her own at the ranch, she gets paid but every thing else, she has to do herself. Her mind starts to focus on her work, forgetting about the night before completely.
Jackie signs in and starts her work. The first thing she does is clean out every stall completely, clean whatever is left inside, then refills the stalls with fresh hay, the correct food diet the horse is on, and water. If a horse is in a stall, a clipboard hangs beside the stall door, will tell if the horse can be removed to the corral. If not, she leaves the animal alone until the owner or rider removes it.
There are 3 main barns and 4 smaller barns on the land, it also holds up to 80 horses as well. The main barns hold 32 horses, 10 stalls each, 2 empty ones in the barn Jackie was in. These horses are mainly used for competitions, training, and 1st time riders. The 4 smaller barns are for breeding mares and stallions, 2 barns for each to keep separated. Inside each has 2 rooms for breeding and birthing; the stallion barns have 2 breeding rooms that they use, and the mare barns have 2 birthing areas that they use. Inside each barn, they can hold up to 12 horses.
The main house and the ranch hands houses are on farther up. Jackie is not supposed to go near either unless something is wrong with a horse or shipping supplies went wrong. The owners do not really like the girl, nor do the other ranch hands, but she gets her work done fast and never slows for a break. Her break is in the evening before she goes to bed. Jackie is invisible to everyone on the ranch and she's just fine with that. As long as her work gets done, there's no need for useless conversations.
As she works she is watched by the owner's wife for the first 25 minutes today, Jackie ignores her and continues shoveling the old hay out. If the woman wanted her for something, she would have stopped the girl and asked for something to be done as soon as Jackie finished her current stall. She just stood there watching not saying a word. When Jackie was starting on her next stall, she left.
At 6:45 pm, Jackie finished her work. Cleaning all 3 main barns, fetching the horses in the pastures and placing certain ones back into the barn and left the rest outside for the night. She was placing a dark chocolate-colored gelding back in his stall; she loved this one because of his unusual coloring. He had a mix-match of colors on him. His coat was shinning, dark chocolate with his mane being a tan caramel color. He was named Dusty and was nearly 26 years of age. Jackie enjoyed him, whenever she finished her work early enough, she would come back and pet him for a bit then leave for back home.
She finished placing Dusty in his stall and headed back to the first barn to sign out. She stops a few steps short because the owner of the ranch was in front of her.
"Girl. Have you finished all of your work here yet?"
"Yes sir. Dusty was the last. I just need to sign out then I'll head back to the house."
"Good."
"Excuse me, sir. May I ask something real quick?"
"Make it quick."
"May I go out into town tonight? There's no school tonight and I need a few extra things that are running out on me. I just want to walk around for a bit, buy what I need and I'll come straight back before curfew."
The owner stood there for a minute thinking while Jackie keep her face straightened, showing no signs of begging. Finally the owner replies.
"Alright. Pick up some bags of carrots while you're out as well. Be back an hour before curfew, got it?"
"Yes sir. The normal bags, sir?"
"Yes. You may go now."
"Yes sir."
As the owner headed to one of the stallion barns, Jackie headed to the first barn to sign out. She then went to her small home and got ready for the evening. She took a half hour shower and cooked herself a small meal. She changed her clothes as she cooked, leaving her boots on to wear. Once her food was ready, she quickly ate it, washed the dishes, and then got her money ready for shopping in town. As she was placing the dishes up she noticed a note near the sink. It was from Subaru. The note said:
Hey, meet me at the coffee shop at 9:45 this evening.
No need to go fancy on me here.
I'll see you then.
Subaru
She laughed a little at the note and looked at the time. It was 8:03, she had to hurry to town soon or she'd be late. She finished putting up the dishes and got everything she needed with a double-check. Then she left off toward the town, eager to see the young vampire again.
No one's POV:
Jackie arrived at the meeting place 20 minutes before scheduled time. She leaned against a wall near the window of the coffee shop. She was wearing a dark blue shirt with a hooded jacket that was black, blue, and white. Dark blue jeans that reached her knees, the same boots from before but cleaned. Again she was wearing the same eagle head necklace but a dragon on the next. It was a silver dragon holding on to a black crystal, while in flight. On her right wrist was a horsehair bracelet; the colors were a near blackish-brown and milk chocolate-colored hair. As she waited, people who walked by barely gave her a glance in which she was happy for.
Subaru was heading to the meeting place after parting with Shu; he was early so he just slowly walked to the place. Once he got there it was 10 minutes before 9:45, he saw she was waiting for him so he went over to her.
"Hey."
"Hi to you to."
Both had little smiles on their faces. Wondering what to do next Jackie spoke up before Subaru.
"So, what do you want to do?"
"Not much open at this time of night."
"I know. So, you wanna just walk around until something interesting comes along?"
"Sure."
They both started walking. While they walked they talked a little in short conversations. Enjoying each other's company, Subaru was wondering to himself if the girl could stay with him for a bit longer, something about her he started to like. Walking down Main Street, they come to a nearly deserted fountain area. Subaru had a small idea but didn't know if it was worth the embarrassment or not.
"Hey. Why don't we stop here for a break for a minute?"
"Hmm, alright."
The two went to the fountain and sat down. Subaru remembered the dance that Ayato and Shu were talking about; he needed a date to the dance, so why not ask?
"So, um. Have you heard about the upcoming dance?"
"Yeah, since it was first announced."
"Ever been to one in your travels?"
"No. Too busy. Why? You asking me to go to the dance with you or something?"
"Ah.. would you go if I asked?"
"One, the thing is formal so I would need something to wear. I never wore dresses in my life so, it would end up being uncomfortable for me to wear first time. Plus I don't have one."
"Hah? You never wore a dress before?"
"Nope. Two, I don't know how to dance."
Subaru's eyes widened in surprise. 'Damn, how am I going to explain this one to Shu?'
"Your vampire guardians never taught you?"
"They could have. A couple of them wanted to but I refused. Telling them, why do I need to learn how to dance? It's just something useless that I don't need in my life."
Jackie looked at Subaru.
"Sorry if you were wanting to go with me, but I don't want to ever dance. I just don't see the point is all."
Subaru stared at her in shock. He couldn't believe it. Before he could say anything else, the two were interrupted by a loud splash in the fountain.
"Oi! If you two lovebirds are done, can we talk too?"
The two whirled around to see who was talking. Subaru growled when he recognized who it was. Ayato and Kanato were standing behind the fountain in their normal outfits when they were not in uniform as well.
"Teddy. There's the girl. There is where we can find our next meal tonight."
Kanato spoke to his bear while gazing his hungry eyes at Jackie. Jackie and Subaru got up from the fountain. Subaru pushed her behind him from his brothers.
"Hey! What the- Subaru!"
Ignoring what she had to say, he focused his glare on to his older siblings.
"What the hell are you two doing here for?"
"We thought we might see the girl you were so interested in and see if we could have a taste."
Ayato was grinning, hoping to take a bite out of the sweet-smelling girl. Jackie didn't really know what was going on at first, but soon got the idea.
"You two are vampires as well, am I correct?"
Jackie peeks out from behind Subaru to get a good look at the newcomers. Ayato looks at Jackie and replies.
"Yep. You scared yet?"
"No not at all. Are you friends with Subaru somehow?"
The twins laugh.
"We are his older brothers. My name's Kanato."
"And you can call me Yours Truly."
Jackie looks at Subaru.
"Ok, last night you said something about triplet brothers. I recognize you saying the name Kanato is one of them, so I'm guessing that's him with the bear."
Looks over at Kanato while stating.
"But who's the second? Is that Ayato or Raito? Because I'm not calling someone a stupid name like 'Yours Truly'. I prefer the true name."
"Tch, you sure are picky."
Ayato commented.
"That's Ayato. The annoying one."
"Hey! If you're trying to pick a fight, come on and let's go."
Subaru makes a move towards Ayato before Jackie stops him.
"Wait. You are just going to go fight him over something stupid? Why don't we just leave and go else where?"
"Oi! Don't ignore Yours Truly now! And why are you so interested in hanging out with that freak? You know he's only using you for food right? Soon you'll be killed or dumped like trash later if he finds some other food source."
Subaru clenched his fists and snarled at the redhead. Ayato did the same while Kanato stood back looking bored. Jackie stepped away from Subaru to see Ayato more clearly.
"I know that already."
The two stopped snarling and stared at her. She continued after she had gotten the two's attention.
"I know I'm just being used. Do think I would be stupid enough to fall for someone after meeting them just yesterday? Don't be crazy. I am willingly giving my blood to Subaru to drink until his heart's content. I'm only hanging out with him as a friend, not a date. I don't care about your sibling relationship, but calling him a freak means you are one also. You both are mythological creatures who most believe do not exist. I am not afraid of either of you. I give my blood to those who I think deserve it. That's just on instinct too. So, if you think I'm a puppet to be played around with, then you are sadly mistaken."
Jackie then turns to Subaru.
"Thanks for the fun night and all but my curfew is almost here and I need to go shopping for my boss before I head home. Sorry if you didn't have a meal tonight, you can thank your siblings for that. See ya later Subaru."
She then turned and left back down the street. Subaru couldn't believe his luck tonight. He was hoping for some fun and excitement, not for it to be ruined like it was. He turned to Ayato and walked over angry, Ayato just gets angry back. Kanato just watches the girl go and heads home. Not wishing to get in the middle of the two's fight, he left. Yelling could be heard from the two angry vampires arguing over whose prey that was and who should have gotten a bite out of her first about several miles off, with banging and destruction sounds. Until the two eldest vampires comes to stop them later that evening.
Jackie was finishing checking out in one of the 24-hour stores with a few bags of carrots and some food and bathroom supplies. She left the store and headed out, back to the ranch.
Sighing, 'What a night. If that Ayato and Kanato hadn't appeared, I might would have said yes to Subaru's offer. Thankfully, Ayato reminded me not to get to close. Vampires are different from humans, they wouldn't care what happened to their prey after they were done with it, even strange ones that I know very little about. I already know Subaru was just using me as a meal and company, I just had forgotten about it. I don't wish for my heart to be broken over one silly little crush. Besides, I promised Joc that I wanted to stay with his group. Perhaps I'll mate with him one day. Oh well, time to head home before I get into trouble.'
As she walked home, she felt something tugging at her chest a little painfully. Not knowing what it was, she just ignored it. Thinking might be just something not important, just focuses on heading home and ready for the next school evening to come around.
Alright. Here you guys go.
Please review if you've enjoyed it!
*Read 'Supper in the Moon Lit Night' if you want to know more about Ayato's great cooking skills.
