Chapter 6: Differences

Damn, that was so out of character from her, Rito thought with a slight confusion, his face perplexed. For him, Viktoria showing regret & remorse for her actions (against him especially) was weird and unseen until now. Probably just one of those days, he then thought with a shrug. Stretching as he was walking, he then turned to face the vampire, "sooo, you looking forward to school today? Made friends? Seen things?" then he added with a devious smile, "found any lovers?" At the sound of the last statement, Viktoria gave him a death stare.

"The first two questions: yes, I have. The last one: no, definitely not," she said with annoyance as she turned away from him. Then there was a glint in her eyes, "but, there are some interesting things in this college- some of the occupants aren't human". She looked towards the top of the college and also looked at Rito.

"I know that, Viktoria," he said with a sigh. Drawing his katana out, and swinging it a few times, he then added, "one of them attacked me quite recently (A/N: Refer to my last story, The Change), and I beat him basically". Then he put away his katana and scratched his head for no reason.

Viktoria started shaking her head, "okay, so you already know that there are Yokai in the school, but there's actually more than you probably think. And, it is likely that some of them don't like humans such as yourself." She pointed at him, "So you have to be careful, okay?" She was disturbed by the sound of snow falling next to her, and close to Rito.

"Wait, who's the new girl with the dodgy hair?" came a voice from above. After a few moments, they saw the descending figure of a blue-haired girl- it was Yuka. Meanwhile, Viktoria just looked annoyed at that comment.

"Ohayo Yuka-san! You've been gone long," Rito said with a slight smile. Yuka's face brightened slightly as she gradually glided towards him then started holding his left arm. "This is Viktoria- she's also Yokai, brethren of Nosferatu, stalker of the nights; basically, she's a vampire," Rito said as he introduced the frowning vampire.

"I don't like the way she's looking at me, Rito- it's like she wants to kill me," Yuka said with mock horror. "You should be careful about the type of girls you choose, Rito- not all of them are as amazing & pretty as me soo…" she boasted while a drop of sweat just dropped from his forehead.

"Oh, please… we're not in that type of relationship- we're just friends. There's no way that I'd be at that stage with him… but since you are more than friends with him, it shows the low standards you have," she said with a sly smile. Okay, this is going to turn really bad now, and I'm in the centre of it all, Rito thought with nervousness.

Yuka just looked a tad bit shocked, as if she couldn't comprehend what Vitkoria had just said. "Hmm, as if you could ever get Rito," she said, while gripping Rito tighter. "Plus, you barely know him- you don't know how much of a nice guy he is. He shows acceptance of what people are…" then, she pointed towards herself. "… Even if they are not human. You yourself are a vampire, and Rito has shown you that," next, she pointed at Viktoria. "Sooo, show some appreciation…" she declared. "You don't look very sharp, so I don't know whether those words got through to you. But, I think a physical message will do as well," Yuka's hands turned into claws as ice started to surround her.

All the same, Viktoria alos got ready, getting into a fight stance. "Heh, guys, let's not fight… think about eachother, pelase…" he pleaded on empty ears as he became even more nervous & scared of what was to come.

Placing an ice pack on his head, Rito sighed with annoyance. Damn, these injuries won't heal for a while… and my luck still sucks, he thought as his features shrivelled slightly. When Yuka & Viktoria had attacked eachother, he somehow had been caught in the middle of their attack(s)- he had taken the brunt of the damage, with the two original assailants suffering no injury.

"Sorry about that Rito, I might have got a bit too carried away, but somebody had to do something," Yuka said apologetically while sticking out her tongue with child-like innocence.

"You should have really just moved out of the way- it's not like I wanted to hurt you," Viktoria stated with her back turned, her face having a worried look, but not wanting to show this to Rito.

"Hehe, don't worry- it didn't hurt too much, plus, it's only a few stitches (and broken bones). At least you didn't kill eachother- I guess that's one positive," Rito said with pain in his body.

Rito winced as Yuka then started to hug him; "see, Rito's so nice- you shouldn't take that for granted. After all, not everyone in this world is as accepting". She then looked into Rito's eyes with care & some form of love (obsession, call it whatever you want). "Don't worry, I'll take care of you, Rito. It is my duty," she declared as she crawled next to Rito in the bed.

Blushing red, and frozen, Rito looked towards Yuka. "I'm fine seriously, I just need a bit of sleep. You guys can go," he said with a slight smile as Yuka started shifting closer towards him.

Yuka sighed as he chance to get close (literally) to Rito, had been denied. "If that's what you want then okay, see you later," she remarked as she hugged him softly as Viktoria followed her, both apologising as they went out.

A bit of sleep would probably help accelerate healing, so that'll be good, he thought with a yawn as his eyes slowly started to shut. His eyes only noticing a slightly darkening room just before shutting completely.

Hey guys, another chapter here. More shenanigans (and beef) between characters. Review guys if you can as it helps me improve this story. Enjoy this chapter, and see you next time, yeah!