Hey all! Here's an update! Thanks to the reviewers:
Orangepie- I always like to make Naru being teased (Devil wing on my back). I see, you realized that I still make that man as a mystery! Well, he'll appear later! I think Mai's charm point is her clumsy! (Laugh) Hehe, hope the one who had been tied had released! Yup, I'll get more sleep! My eyes looked like a panda that day...
xSapphirexRosesxFanx- Thanks! (wink)
rubyxdragon- Do you want a brother like him? (laugh) Looked like it will be very lively and fun to have a brother like that! Maybe not for Naru, but who knows?
luna-moongoddess- (rub my back head) I still can't find where is the grammatical error in my story. Sorry about that, hopefully I can improve better.
canadianviolet- I know you can't wait! I have update it faster! Enjoy! (wink, wink)
And all the readers!!
Happy reading!!
Chap 7
Lin's pov
I was going to visit the mansion when I heard a ruckus in the market. I went there to see what happened. I saw that maid human and some villagers in the mansion was there and helped the merchant. She seemed elaborate with them quite well. I knew she could make everyone as her friends. Somehow she could make everyone like her.
"I don't think that two is vampire.." The merchant said. I stopped in my track. Two of them?
"You know them?" Mai asked.
"We always give them high prices when they come. Don't think that because we lost in power, we'll stay quiet. We'll make them leave! We won't let those nasty group stay in peace. " The other merchant said. "The hunters were sent to that place but they all failed. What they think they do! They should banish that group! Mai-chan, maybe you... Mai-chan?" I could see the usually cheerful face of hers dropped and showed an anger. Why she became so angry?
Mai was lost in her thought. "Mai!" The merchant shouted at me. Mai yelped in surprise. "What happened? You're spacing out."
"Eh? No, nothing!" Mai said. " I have to go! See you later!" Mai took two kids' hand and went away.
I don't understand with that little girl. She is a hunter so it natural that she hated our kind. But why did she become angry when the merchant talked bad about us? I found myself following her. I don't know why but something told me that I should follow her. I hoped no one found out. I don't want to be stated as a stalker vampire.
She went back to the mansion and arraged the stuffs which she just bought. I heard Noll call her but she didn't respond him. Noll frowned and seemed quite worry about her. Gene was standing near the door confused. Noll startled her and talked with her.
The twin was starting to mocked each other and make the girl laughed. I smiled, the twin has changed drastically. Maybe it is because this girl. When Noll and Gene went out, the girl's laughter died down. She moved back and hit the wall. She slid down and fall to her knees.
"It's unfair... they are good person, why they have to be hated just because they live with other creature... I don't mind if I was hated because I did something wrong or because I have bad manner but I can't take if I was hated because something that I can't change." She whispered. She buried her head to her knees and hold her head with her hands. Honestly, I surprised when she said that. It's true that we can't change ourselves to a human. We only looked like a human but we are still a vampire.
I never thought that any human can live with us before I saw Martin-sama and Luella-sama fall in love. When Martin-sama said that he was going to marry Luella-sama, I surprised. I thought that except a brother like Gene and Noll, there won't be any human accept us. It's logic that Gene accept us because we are his part of family. I even surprised when I saw John, Ayako and Houshou was talking at the living room when I came that time. This people and vampires never failed to surprise me when I saw a girl in the kitchen who I recognized as a human and I suspected as a hunter. Especially when Noll said that he fall in love with her.
To tell the truth, I never like a human. Gene is a special case since he is Martin-sama's son. But I can't help to like this girl because of her kindness and her honest (or maybe she's too innocent?). She always smiling everytime I saw her. I never saw her depressed like this.
"Someone please tell me... What should I do..." She said.
I saw her trembling a bit. Poor girl, she must be very confused. I walked to her and do the first thing that crossed in my mind.
I hugged her...
I soothed her and stroked her hair slowly. "Just be yourself, Mai." I whispered to her. I didn't know why I called her by her first name. I just felt that I want to. She calmed and wiped her tears. I released her. I didn't realize that I am smiling. "Feel better?" I asked.
"Lin-san..." She blinked in confuse and blushed. "Sorry, I didn't mean to crying, I mean er... wetting your shirt... No, I don't cry.. I just errr..." She panicked.
I laughed a bit. "Don't worry, Mai. I won't tell them." I said.
Her eyes widened in surprise. 'Was she realized that I stalked her? Oh no...' I thought. She pointed at me, "You can laugh!?"
What did she say just now? I tried to surpress my laughter but I failed miserably. She blushed more. " Er... You always glare or showed no emotion so I never thought that you can smile or laugh..." She muffled.
"You're funny." I said.
She blushed a bit. "Lin-san, what are you doing here?" She asked the question which I prefer not to answer. I thought in silence. "Do you want some tea? Naru asked me to take it to the library just now."
I nodded. "Thank you, Mai." I said and walked out. I heard she poured the water to the kettle and turned the fire on.
"He called my name!" I heard she shouted. I chuckled more. I went to the library and saw the twin brothers were bickering while Madoka was shaking her head.
"I heard a new news." I said. They turned their attention to me.
"What did you get?" Noll asked.
"I found out that a guild in Lunar kingdom agreed to the villagers here to attack this place. I heard that the one who asked are a couple of Patricien."
Gene slammed his fist. "Why can't those stupid just leave us alone!" Gene shouted in angry.
"Lunar kingdom... It's a strong kingdom. I never heard that the country ever attacked by anything. They always managed to hunt down everything that want to disturb the country, human or cursed creature." Madoka said.
"But it still a rumor, I can't say when they will attack." I said.
Someone knocked the door. Madoka opened the door and helped Mai to served the tea. We thanked her except that idiot half blooded vampire. After gave the tea, Mai stood there in silent. Noll noticed that she was still there. I saw Gene took out his note. This twin...
Original pov
"Do you still need anything,Mai?" Noll asked.
Mai scowled and gripped the tray tightly. "At least a thank will be nice but... I want to ask you about something..." Mai said.
"What is it?"
"Do you have any guest today?"
"No."
Mai looked at the ceiling and sighed. She looked back at Noll. "Do you know a boy that has black hair and eyes, he used an eyeglasses and always smiling. He is taller than you a bit, and a girl that like a doll who like to snickering behind her sleeve like a witch who had a black hair and purple eyes?" Mai described.
They were glared at her. Mai backed a bit. 'Did I do something wrong?' Mai thought.
"Are you sure about your desciption?" Naru asked.
Mai nodded. "Do you know them?" Mai asked which answered by a glare from each of them. "I think that as a yes."
"No." Gene and Naru said in unison.
'They definitely know them...' Mai thought. "Well, I wonder if you know that they are coming to this place. I sensed their presence quite a while ago." Mai said. Naru and Gene looked at each other. Madoka closed her eyes concentrating.
"I feel their presence too." Madoka said.
Naru and Gene groaned. It seemed that they didn't like that two. Naru told Mai to stay at the mansion while he, Gene, Lin, John and Houshou went out. Madoka and Ayako stayed behind because they didn't want to see them... If they can.
They came back with that couple after a while. The girl closed her mouth with her sleeve. "Still dusted as always..." That girl mocked. Mai, Ayako and Madoka looked at them from the balcony above.
"What with 'still dusted' that damn vampire girl!" Mai grumbled. Ayako and Madoka patted her shoulder in unison.
"This place is much more cleaner than your shining castle." Naru mocked back which earned a deadly glare from that girl. Naru ignored that glare and went inside while John and Houshou lead the horse to their barn.
Yasuhara and Masako were surprised to see the former dirty and dusted mansion was very clean. The garden was very pretty and gave a good scent. Their room was clean and comfortable.
"Amazed?" Houshou said.
Masako glared at the monk. Yasuhara fixed his eyeglasses. "Well,well, isn't it the monk Takigawa Houshou? How are you? I really missed you, you know. Do you want to spend your time for some tea with me?" He said in sweet voices which make Houshou shivered.
"I'll pass..." Houshou said and went away.
Mai was preparing the snack for the tea in the kitchen. 'I wonder if I should make tea for those two...' Mai thought.
Yasuhara came in and looked at her surprised. "You... the girl at the market place!" Yasuhara said.
"Nice to meet you again, Patricien-san." Mai said in monotone without turning at him. She had sensed his presence. She arranged the snack carefully in the small plate neatly.
"What are you making? Chocolate Cookies? Wow, I like sweet, especially chocolate! It's my favourite!" Yasuhara exclaimed.
"I'm glad to hear that." Mai answered uninterested.
Yasuhara has interested with Mai since their encounter at the market. Of course, the fact that Mai ignored and uninterested with him was annoyed him. He fixed his eyeglasses and smiled. "So you are who cleaned this place? Wow, you're great! By the way, my name is Yasuhara Osamu. The twin's eldest brother!" Yasuhara said with a smirk. He knew that this will get her interest.
As he expected, Mai turned to him in shock. "HE!?" She shouted in surprise.
"Aw, they didn't tell you? What bad brothers I had! How could they didn't tell about their eldest brother! It's really broke my heart!" He acted like wiping his tear dramatically.
Mai giggled. "I'm sorry to hear that, Yasuhara-san. They rarely talk about themselves too. Maybe they didn't have time to tell about you or the girl who came with you." Mai said. She completely forgot that the man in front of her was a vampire.
"Oh, you mean Masako-chan? She is the famous vampire star, Hara Masako! She see the aura that left by another cursed creature. It's really a rare talent!"
"Hee... No wonder she's so high prided and arrogant like that..." Mai said innocently.
Yasuhara laughed a bit. "High prided and arrogant, isn't it? She's a bit like that... But to tell you the truth, she's a good girl. She's just... how should I say... Maybe you can say that she doesn't want to looked down by the other." Yasuhara touched his chin but didn't leave his gaze to the female hunter.
"Is that mean that she had been looked down by the other?"
"You can say that... She's the youngest so it's natural that her siblings feel envy to her..." Yasuhara told her.
"Maybe she's afraid that no one will acknowlegde her." Mai said with a warm smile. "I know that feeling." Yasuhara unconsiously smiled back. "Do you want some tea?" Mai asked.
"That's great, I would love too. Ah, please make it for Masako-chan too! Add it with two spoons of sugar." Yasuhara replied.
Mai took another tea cups and poured the tea. She prepared for all the people in the mansion. Yasuhara helped her to take the tray. They went to the garden and put the cups and plates on the table carefully.
"Oh! You haven't tell your name!" Yasuhara suddenly said.
"My name is Taniyama Mai." Mai answered.
"Mai-chan, isn't it? So Mai-chan, how could you arrive here?" He asked.
"Well, that was..." Mai cut off by Masako who suddenly barked in angrily.
"Osamu! What are you doing with this flirty girl!" Masako shouted in angry while pointing at Mai.
Little chat at the SPR
I went to Lin's office because the main room outside was too noisy. He let me in as long as I keep quiet. Mai and Naru were bickering again. Gene joined them and teased the couple. Houshou and Ayako were talking while reading it aloud. Masako and Yasuhara were discussing about something aloud because they hardly could hear each other. John and Madoka were going out because they couldn't stand with the voice. I looked at Lin who was reading the story while rubbing his head. I thought that he would get a headache. I always prepared some aspirin in my bag. I wonder if he need one...
Omake-what if...
I don't understand with that little girl. She is a hunter so it natural that she hated our kind. But why did she become angry when the merchant talked bad about us? I found myself following her. I don't know why but something told me that I should follow her. I hoped no one found out. I don't want to be stated as a stalker vampire.
Lin hid behind the wall when Mai turned. She felt like someone following her. She shrugged and continued her track. Mai turned to her back several times. Lin hid in a several place: behind the wall, in a big jar, on the tree, under water (Is he a ninja!?), and on the roof.
He was unnoticed by Mai but he was noticed by ALL the villagers. "Oh my, poor Mai. She is stalked..." They said while looking at Lin who was hiding behind a statue.
End of Omake.
Lin blushed after he read the Omake. "I'm glad that you didn't make me hide like that and thanksfully nobody noticed me." Lin said.
I laughed when I saw he blushed. "I'm a good people. I won't do JUST like that." I said playfully.
Lin grumbled. "Damn it... Another troubling person..." He glanced at the door when he said that.
