Wow, I actually submitted something consistently! I'm so excited I left you guys a little cliffhanger at the end... *Insert evil laugh here*... Haha, sorry about that, but the next scene could be a little bit interesting =] You'll have to wait and see
So now you get a little insight into whats happening! Oh, and also, isn't Kaname a jerk? D=
VK belongs to Matsuri Hino-sensei! Nothing here is mine aside from Alice and Rika =]
R&R! =D Give me feedback and I might be tempted to submit something next week instead of next year
"Kaname-sama!" Alice called, catching up with the older vampire quickly, her eyes shining with unshed tears but her face blank and emotionless.
"What, Alice?" Kaname asked wearily, tired of her antics for the moment.
"Why do you keep favoring her?" Alice questioned coldly, a suppressed anger apparent in her tone.
"Who?" Kaname asked, a slight smile playing across his features. He already knew who she was talking about, but seeing her admit it would be amusing. Alice reddened at his question and her small form stiffened as she struggled to find out how to word what she wanted to say.
"You know… That girl. The hunter." She stuttered.
"Which hunter? I know quite a few." Kaname smirked.
"The goddamn Kurashiki!" Alice shouted condescendingly, frustrated and flustered, and also a little embarrassed at her crass language.
"There's no need for such language." He replied smoothly, but he was also a bit pleased. He hadn't expected her to lose her cool so easily. Alice's eyes flashed angrily, but she made no reply to his comment.
"Don't forget you are not the only Pureblood here." Alice snarled suddenly, after a long silence. Her eyes became blood-red with power and her long hair flowing behind her. A dangerous atmosphere seemed to appear, and the very air crackled with her aura. But all Kaname did in response was smile at Alice, as if she was beneath him.
"Of course not. But then, neither are you. Do not forget who the one was that saved your life." He said threateningly. Alice grit her teeth angrily, but she couldn't argue with that. She seemed to force down her emotions a bit, lessening the aura of danger.
"Why are you favoring her?" she asked again, deciding to avoid the topic of him saving her.
"Because she is mine." Kaname sighed.
"She's not worth your time! She was a human…" Alice persisted. Kaname stared coldly at Alice, daring her to say more. "Don't play games with me, Kaname! I know something is up! You will tell me!"
"Rika… You have no need to know any of this, Alice. Don't go bringing up things you have no right to know." Kaname sighed. This was growing old. Her persistence was really starting to annoy him.
"Kaname!" Alice shouted, her voice raw and her eyes filling with tears. "Please… I need to know." She whispered, a single tear escaping and slowly trailing down her cheek, flowing with contours of her childish face.
"She's my cousin, Alice. Merely someone I am being forced to take care of until the time comes that she herself can awaken as a Pureblood. For now, all she can be is a shadow of her former self, her abilities and knowledge locked away. My Uncle, Rido, made sure of that." He finished darkly, his eyes gleaming with hatred.
"Than why are you messing around with her? And what about Yuki, that girl you so adore?" Alice asked with a bit of sarcasm in her tone, but hiding her jealousy at the bottom of her heart.
"Rika is merely someone to pass the time with. In the end, I have no doubt she will end up betrothed to Isaya Shoto, since that was what was promised to him when she was born." he almost looked a little bit disappointed about this, but he continued, wiping the emotions off his face. "Yuki, however, is mine and will not be touched by anyone." Kaname stated protectively. Alice, feeling a bit satisfied, nodded.
"Thank you, Kaname." She smiled, but kept her tone formal, although relief was evident in her eyes. "I will be sure to maintain discretion regarding this matter."With that, Alice turned and left Kaname standing there alone, a slightly sadistic smile on his face.
"Of course, everything will go as planned." He said tonelessly, his eyes were sad and distant as he made his way back to the dormitory.
A soft knocking on her door awoke Rika, and she quickly got out of bed, simultaneously slipping some shoes on and tying her hair up to hide that it looked like crap.
"Just a second." She called, getting dressed in record time and opening the door. "Oh, its you." She said coldly, staring disappointedly down at Alice, who was looking almost ashamed, "What do you want?" she asked, but she was careful to keep her disdain out of her voice.
"We need to talk." Her tone was serious, and for once it didn't sound like she had an ulterior motive.
"Okay…" Rika agreed slowly, opening the door further and allowing Alice to come in.
"Don't tell Kaname-sama I came here." She said quietly as Rika closed and locked her door.
"I won't." Rika replied, stifling a yawn. A long silence stretched between the two of them, until Rika became uncomfortable enough to begin to speak, only for Alice to finally say something.
"Your being used." Alice warned her, her voice soft and her eyes downcast.
"What do you mean?" Rika asked, her eyes wide as she stared at the childish girl before her, who seemed to be almost miserable.
"Just… Don't rely on Kaname-sama a lot. You'll only get hurt."
"Why are you telling me this?" Rika demanded. It seemed so out-of-character for her to even bother to warn her, or to even be nice to her.
"Rika, I was jealous of the attention you were getting before, but now I wouldn't want to be in your position even if I was given the opportunity. But be patient… You'll get away eventually, and from there you'll have a whole life ahead of you to live." And with that, Alice stood and left Rika standing there, completely shocked.
"What the hell is going on?" Rika hissed, kicking her bed furiously and hurling herself on top of the soft mattress, curling up and trying to figure out what that had all meant. "What am I even doing here? This all seems so pointless." She whispered to herself, hot tears blurring her vision as her heart sunk further in despair. She couldn't stand living like this. It all felt so hopeless. Be patient… You'll get away eventually, and from there…Rika went over it in her head. From there what? What kind of life was she going to live? What was in her future? Rika closed her eyes tightly, wishing it all do disappear. Her despair hit her now, worse than ever before. The sense of hopelessness was even worse than when she had been attacked. She had lost her point in living, her will had been sapped from her.
Something slimy ran down her back. Rika stiffened, freezing, the shaking of her shoulder stopping as she tried to identify what was going on. The feeling of something thick, wet, and sticky on her multiplied, but when she opened her eyes there was nothing there. Rika stood up, and she could feel whatever it was oozing, sliding down back, making its way down her legs. It seemed to spread upward too, as she could feel it travelling up her neck, oozing around the front and squeezing only slightly, just so she could feel it cutting off her oxygen, but not enough to actually deny her air. Shivering in fear, Rika hastily shed her clothes examining her back and seeing nothing. There wasn't anything on her. But her fear only multiplied, and she could feel it beginning to wrap around the front of her as well.
"Stop!" she whispered, covering her eyes with her fingers, only to feel the sticky substance dripping off her fingers and onto her face. Rika opened her eyes, and was met with a scene of blood. Her fingers were covered in the dark, sticky liquid, making them stick and produce a weird sound. She could see threads of it connecting her fingers like red spider webs. She looked down and found her half-naked body slowly being consumed by the blood. She felt like she was sinking, and looked down only to see a pool of blood around her, and she was slowly sinking in it. She quickly shut her eyes. She wasn't liking this one bit.
Riiiiiiikaaaa, a slimy voice called to her. Rika opened her eyes and screamed.
Review? I'd really love it if you did! Thanks for reading, guys =]
One last thing, I've been thinking that I'd like to clean it up a little bit, so I'm probably going to go back and edit the beginning chapters, but I'd also love a beta reader... If you're interested drop me a review or pm =]
