Chapter 7: Slip of the Tongue
It was indeed a long night for me, the information I've gathered was very valuable and hard to comprehend by someone as me. Everything was being revealed in front of my eyes, Cassa's still alive and is planning for another attack in the Special Zone and another thing which shocked me the most is that the truth behind my identity, that I'm truly a pure blooded vampire and that I came from Kowloon Bloodline and is branded as the Human Princess. The funny thing that I cannot accept at this point in time is that I'm a vampire but as well a human. It really is weird that it gave me an unceasing migraine. When I got back at the house, the first thing I saw was Kotaro who's been sitting at the couch in the living room, swinging his feet back and forth and kept on fidgeting. He looked so unease and I can feel that he's worried about something. I wanted to call out into him but I noticed someone's glaring at me furiously behind my back. I wanted to ignore it but I can't, it felt so heavy to ignore that intense glare so I slowly turned to the direction where that glare comes from. I was pretty much amazed to see Jiro behind that glare, I felt a bit of happiness and butterflies in my stomach as soon as our eyes met.
"I'm back!" I said while smiling at him. Kotaro faced my direction and Jiro didn't stop glaring at me.
"Ne! Jiro-kun, will you stop glaring at me? I feel so shy when you looked at me like that." I said in a teasing way.
"I'm not glaring at you." He said annoyed.
"Mou, Jiro, don't be annoyed okay! I'm back, that's all that matters right?" I said smiling nervously at him.
"Where did you head off last night?"
"Last night? I went out to look for Kotaro but it seems that Kotaro was here all along."
"Are you an IDIOT? I can tell whether Kotaro is safe there's no need for you to do such thing."
"Jiro, why are you so worked up with such little things like this? Aside from that, I can do what I want right? I'm just worried about Kotaro."
"You have no right to worry about Kotaro! Think about yourself first! What if you encounter some wild animals in the forest or maybe a Kowloon Child and bit you? What would you do? You're so helpless that when you'd come across with one you'd pee your pants or maybe you'd just let them do what they want with you!"
"Are you saying that I'm weak?"
"Yes, I'm saying that you're weak and because of that every time you left off somewhere I started to worry. Things appeared in my mind and… well… what I'm saying is that just always be my side so that I can protect you! IDIOT!"
After that extreme exchange of words, Jiro walked out of our conversation flustered, I can say that it wasn't only him but I as well that is in deep shade of red and that his slip of tongue made my heart race. Contrary to what I felt, Kotaro seemed so indifferent about it even though he heard, whether he liked it or not, his brother's words. Well that is at first but as Jiro's words finally sunk in within Kotaro, he felt a bit awkward towards me so I sat beside Kotaro and talked to him to ease this awkward atmosphere between the two of us.
"Kotaro-kun, I'm so sorry that you heard our exchange of words." I said but Kotaro didn't reply instead he just nods his head saying an okay.
"Please don't hate me Mimi-chan. Anija scolded you because of me." Although, I'm a lot older than Kotaro, it looked like he's the one comforting me.
"Kotaro-kun, your Anija didn't scold me, so don't think like that okay? He's just acting like guardian to me since Mr. Jinai… I mean my father told him so."
"Mimiko-san, do you like my Brother?" Kotaro suddenly blurted out. I can tell that he's hesitant and nervous as well as eager to know. I cannot lie to him so I said the truth. As soon as I told him, his face looked stern and sad and a bit angry. Not long after that, he stood up and run away from me, he stopped at the staircase and shouted, "I WON'T HAND OVER ANIJA TO YOU!" and after that he went up leaving me alone while slamming his room's door.
I was alone in the living room, it's somehow eerie to be left alone in the first floor but there's nothing I can do, only Kotaro and Jiro have the ability to jump effortlessly on the broken staircase. I don't have anything in mind except for love which is something I cannot get since I only got a month to live and enjoy as the 'current Mimiko', beyond that I must part with the 'current Mimiko' and live as Yue, though I'm still not so sure about it, what lies a head of me from now on, nobody seemed to know. I gazed over the fireless fireplace, the ebony ashes were scattered on the carpet and I can still smell the scent of the fresh burnt wood throughout the room but even though I want to lit the fireplace, I can't since the wood is still wet from last night's rain.
"Yue." I blurted out of the blue and within a minute a ten-year old girl with long wavy auburn hair with lonely eyes appeared before me. I was a bit shock but I already know that she'd appear before me.
"What is it that you want to know?"
"Tell me, what would I become after a month passed?"
"Vampire."
"I know that. What I meant is that, would I be like the blood thirsty Kowloon Children that the Order Coffin Company extinguishes?"
"Don't classify yourself to those low-life."
"But I'm a Kowloon right?"
"A high ranked one. You won't be controlled by the power of the blood lest you're the one who'd control it."
"What is it that I must do after a month?"
"Kill brother's children. All of them."
"I'm going to be a Vampire Slayer? For your information, I'm not a fighter. I can't do hand-to-hand combat or sword combat as well."
"We won't be doing such thing because I'll be the one who's going to do that for you."
"By the way, it still bugs me a bit, Yue; you and I are one but who truly owns this body?"
"It is you who's the real inhabitant of this body. I, Yue, was being personified by you the human princess as your vampire counterpart before you decided to become a human after you saw the murder of your brother. You let me hold all your precious memories about your childhood and also the history of all vampires. You made me, your 'vampire' self sleep for fifteen years and let your 'human' self take over your body and live together with humans. Incessantly, I was being awakened by hearing Haru's name. Also, the blood of Cassa and other Kowloon Children helped me to awaken myself even more."
"Is that so…" I said blankly. Well it all made sense when Yue said it. I don't know why but I can feel that she's a fierce girl beyond her size.
"Are you done talking to me?"
"Not yet. Just stay for awhile please."
"You know, I wanted to tell you one thing, cherish the one you love the most because I cannot promise you anything that might happen after that month's span. Lastly, don't fall seriously in love with him, you might regret it in the end." and with that she vanished.
"I said stay but then she left me all alone." I sighed for a bit and dozed off for the remaining hours of the day.
As I sleep away my worries, I suddenly have an idea but I don't know how to say it to Jiro that 'I want to date him for a month.'
Author's Note: Again, the update was so frigging slow. Damn me! I know I'm the wrong one here but hey! I made the story go to where it should went. Please review. That's all And LASTLY! THANK YOU FOR READING THIS FANFICTION even though it's a waste of your precious time .
