Chapter 7 – An Unlikely Romance
Evalette walked over to the courtyards where Yagari stood.
"Finally made it, I see" he said gruffly.
"As if I would disobey the headmaster's orders" she snapped.
If he was slightly taken aback by her sudden attitude, he hid it well.
"Now, as you know, I've read into your history, Evalette. Your easy prey for Level E's"
"Really? I hadn't noticed"
He ignored her sarcasm. Something must have upset her but he wasn't one to get involved with other people's problems.
"This may be somewhat of a stupid question but have you ever tried notlooking into the eyes of a Level E?"
"Yes…and we also give them lollipops"
"What is your problem girl?"
"You asked a stupid question. You should expect a stupid answer!"
He sighed frustratedly. "Imagine that dummy was a Level E. I want you to show me what you would do if you came face to face with one"
She walked up to the dummy "Excuse me kind sir but you wouldn't happen to know where the ice-cream shop is?"
She turned around, her arms folded over her chest.
'She's angry' thought Toga. As he read into the history of the Kiralev's he realised that you shouldn't mess with them when they're angry. They are known for their aggressive and uncontrollable anger.
"Don't muck me around young lady"
"Well what do you expect! There is nothing we can do! Nothing! Why can't you get that through you're thick skull!" She sobbed on her last sentence.
He moved toward her and she turned around, slouching a little. He could hear her quiet sobs that rang through the night air.
"Half my family died to Level E's because we couldn't do anything. What the hell makes you think that there is a solution to it? What good will it do?" she asked. Her voice was shaky but he could tell that she was stubbornly trying to be strong.
"There is a solution. It's right in front of your eyes. You and your family were obviously too blind to see it" She turned around quickly about to say something but he interrupted again "look elsewhere at their bodies. Never at their eyes. Focus on their hands. That is used as a weapon as well as their fangs."
"Did you know that it's rude to interrupt people – particularly ladies?"
Toga chuckled for the first time in a long time. "Isn't it unladylike to back chat to your superiors?"
She gave the smallest hint of a smile. Her eyes tried to match the smile that her mouth was curving into but something was holding back.
"I want you to pick up that sword. Don't worry it's not sharp. It won't do any damage"
She picked the sword up hesitantly.
"Good . Do you know how to use the sword?"
"Yes. The pointy thing goes in the other man's stomach"
Toga sighed and shook his head muttering "Oy Vey"
"Now I want you to attack me and I will block you"
She rolled her eyes and started to protest "But you'll go so-"
"No I won't. I'm here to teach you self-defence."
She took a deep breath and charged at him. He blocked her with the hilt of his sword. "Good move. Where did you learn that?"
"My father is a swordsman…he taught me a few things when I was little. And I practiced when I had strength in the Black Market. Urgh!" She grunted as she blocked him when he unexpectedly attacked her.
"Very good Evalette. I'm impressed"
"Well…it didn't…impress Senri, did it? Ah!" She attacked him, her anger arising once more.
"What does that boy have anything to do with it?" he asked as he effortlessly blocked her.
"Kissed me…love…who needs it!" She yelled as she kept attacking him
"A kiss is a good thing, isn't it?"
"not if he kisses another girl straight afterwards!" She put all her strength in the attack. He dodged easily and blocked her.
"Lesson number one: Never attack in anger"
She glared at him and then collapsed on the ground. Her body shaking with sobs.
Toga looked down at the poor creature. 'don't do it Yagari' he thought. Ignoring what he was mentally telling himself, he bent down and placed a hand on her back in comfort.
"I d-don't know wh-what I d-did wrong! M-maybe b-because I'm a d-dirty p-person?" she sobbed, keeping her face away from his.
"You didn't do anything wrong. Senri had no right to kiss you and then another girl. Don't ever think you're dirty Evalette. You have something special about you. Something that only one person would be able to see and want to make you feel loved"
"How w-would you kn-know?"
Toga closed his eyes momentarily. 'there's no point in holding back now' he thought.
"because I admire you"
A hunter admiring a vampire!
She raised her tearstained face to his. Her eyes were filled with sorrow. He cupped her face gently, wiping the tears away.
"Why?" she asked.
"Don't ask" Toga said with a soft smirk.
She was no longer crying but her body was still shaking slightly from her sudden outburst.
"Evalette…" he whispered her name.
"Toga" she whispered back before reaching up to kiss him.
Toga was shocked that she made the first move but kissed her softly and deeply back.
"how long?" she breathed against him. "How long have you loved me?"
"the moment you stepped in Kaien's office" he captured her lips once more but pulled away a minute later.
"what?" Evalette was disappointed but followed his gaze to see 7 vampires looking out the window at them. Their faces were a mix of shock and glee…the glee mostly coming from Aidou.
It was an unlikely romance.