Hellow Fellow~ I'm sorry for not updating the story because the LawLu challenge week and yes It has been very hectic. No worry though, because tomorrow is the last day and I hope I won't delay the last chapt of the challenge.

So after the LawLu week challenge, I'll be back to concentrated here~~

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CURSED or BLESSED [9] : His Special Scent

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"He WHAT?!" Zoro wailed, briskly standing up. He felt sudden lump in his throat. Why did he go? How could he go? He was in no condition to do so. He wasn't healed, his condition compare to the other night was still the same, only slightly better. The green head balled his hand into a fist. He was fine these past days, but then he remembered their quarrel hours ago.

"I checked on him just now. I couldn't find him. I even turned your room upside down just to look at him, but he was nowhere. And I found this note." Answered the noirette, his voice laced with guilt.

"What note?" asked Sabo, frowning. Luffy gave them said note.

Guys,

Thank you for everything. I'm sorry I don't say this properly, but I'm leaving for good. Take care and I hope we meet some other times later.

Sanji

"It's not your fault, Luffy, but you still have to clean my room." The were-wolf grunted, massaging his temple, after he finished read the note. [Damn idiot!] he spat.

"But why did he go?" asked Sabo worry. Everybody knew Sanji was not in a good condition to go anywhere alone in the dark.

"I'll go search for him." Zoro said. Luffy and Sabo eyed him, aghast.

"You're not… going to kill him, right.. uh Zoro?" Luffy asked worry that the green head made a terrible decision. Zoro rolled his eye annoyed.

"I'm not a thirst blooded beast, you know. I just need to know why he left. If this is his decision, so be it, and I need to make sure he keeps his mouth shut! But.." he stopped, hesitating for a split second.

"But what?" Luffy pressed on. He wasn't one to have enough patience.

"But if he left because of my words then… shit!" Zoro ran towards the door. He suddenly felt something deterred his breath, sudden squeezed in his heart. He couldn't let that kuso-cook go and died.

"ZORO! WAIT!" Luffy shouted, making the beast stopped in his track.

"Please bring him back. I don't want him to be alone. If he has someone to be by his side then… just please, make sure he wasn't alone." Luffy begged, he bit his lower lip, trying not to spill tear in his current stinging eyes. His black night beads were glistening with sorrow. Because he knew that feeling of loneliness, and he did not want any of his friend suffered the pain, not when he was around.

"Well, you have no choice, Zoro. Your little troublemaker here already asked for it." Giggled Sabo, hugging his little brother to soothe him down. Zoro sighed and scratched his green head.

"Fine. I'll make sure to drag his ass back here. He knew too much and there's no way I'll let him loose out of my sight. Are you fine with that, eh? Trouble maker-san?" smirked the were-wolf giving Luffy his conviction. Luffy grinned back.

"No problem!" he gave a thumb to the green head.

"But you guys have to be prepared for whatever condition he will be. I'm not sure I can bring him back unharmed. He would be bitching around and I have to kick his ass to shut his mouth." the beast said nonchalantly and disappear behind the main door just like that. Luffy and Sabo set their gaze against each other, then back to the main door.

"Next time you have to make sure to give him a detail of how to bring a person back in one piece. He might not kill him, but is there any guarantee he won't make him half alive? He was just recovering for fuck sake, even though he is a vampire but still… hhh…" Sabo said. Sudden wave of tiredness swept him and he let himself fell to the comfy ash grey coach behind them.

"I got it. I should, next time." Luffy said, pursing his lips in a straight line.

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The blond staggered in the dark. He didn't mind the dark, it was his only friend. He was in the middle of nowhere. His mind still clouded from the throbbing pain in his heart, it might be because of the Vill's words though he knew it would come someday, he just surprised it was this quick. The most surprising thing was he didn't expect the words from that arrogant Vill, stung more than anything. It was gnawing more than to accept the fact that he had no hope left. He leaned on a tree, balancing himself not to fell over because of the uneven dark path. Although he had no difficulty to saw in the dark, the mess up path made by knotting roots which crossing against each other and those branches above him were quite troublesome. And his wings were pain in the ass too. They keep tangled themselves into tree branches, vines, anything they could tangle themselves into. Bitch! Keep yourself calm, would you? He was in no condition to fly nor he could gather his energy to keep them inside either, credited to his previous act. He knew he was weaken greatly because of lacking of blood nutrition causing wounds and bruises he received weeks ago, healed ever so slightly. And now he flew here to who-knows-where, it made him exhausted. Yes, he always forced himself more than he could do, experienced made him the way he was.

When he was sure he walked deep enough into the forest, he let himself leaned on a tree on a sitting position. He rested for a while, catching his breathe. He sure was in nasty condition, even walking made him dizzy. Animal's blood sure was placed in the lowest rank of nutrition he could absorb, it barely quenched his thirst and nothing more, damn it! He sighed. He scanned around the darkness, trees were practically everywhere. Big trees, small trees, bushes, scattered dried branches, dried leaves, such a peaceful forest. His ears caught eerie sounds from the night animals which were just awoke from their slumbers. The owls were singing to each other, snakes hissed were everywhere while they were slithering on trees, on the earth. And then he heard it, howls. Not so clear, but he was sure it was howl. The blond froze. It couldn't be. That Vill wouldn't be here. It was his decision to disappear from their life, and that arrogant Vill already told him, he won't care for him anymore, so there was no reason for him to come. But he heard that howls again, this time followed by chattering laughs. He furrowed, it couldn't be. That were-wolf wouldn't be so stupid to bring the noirette with him, would he? Then what with the howls then? He didn't understand. The blond increased his focus, he was on his guard. Whatever was coming, he knew it wouldn't be a pleasant surprise. He was right. The howls were coming closer and by now he was sure it was some chattering laughs but the tone was so cynical, he had to be careful. Then another giggled followed by an annoyed bark. Sanji knew he had to hide himself. Despite his wobbly legs, he managed to stand up. He looked up, concentrating all of his energy to his wings, he jumped up then flapped his wings several times until he reached enough heights and he hoped on a big branch which he sure it was sturdy enough to assist his light weight on it. With his nocturnal eyes, he eyed what was coming underneath him. The sound was coming closer and he saw the source of the sound. A pack of spotted dogs, five wild dogs in total followed by an enormous black dog. The dogs sniffed around and all were concentrating onto his ex-spot. [Damn dogs!] he spat bitterly in his thought. No way in hell they could track him, not in his true form, except…

"He was here before!" one of the dog said.

"He is still here, somewhere… I can smell him. His blood." the other replied.

"Find him! Akai-san can't wait to feast on a nesatios, luckily this one is weaken a lot. It sure will be an easy catch." Commanded the other, seems he was the leader of the pack.

"Aye, aye Leader!" Then they changed their form into human, looking around in the woods to search said wounded Nesatios in hiding.

[no shit! It's Vill. No wonder they able to track me. Fuck! Now how should I run. Flying away it's not an option. I can't predict how far I'm able to go.] sighed the vampire up in the tree. He spied for several minutes, before he felt sudden shaking on the tree. He nearly fell, though he managed not to. [Fuck! What is it now?] he cursed angrily. He peeped over and to add insult to his injury, he found the black dog was clawing the tree, the one he was on it. He cringed at the scene. His cursed sure was a bitch even for himself.

"What is it Akai-san?" asked the leader of the gang. Sanji frowned. He seems familiar, the leader in his human form.

"He is up there, moron! Make him fall!" barked the black dog, slamming the tree once, twice, until the tree couldn't stand the beating anymore. The tree was falling down with Sanji still on the branch, panicking to save himself.

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Zoro was in his Farligenete form, wolf legs on his lower half with his tail tensing straight, his pair of ears were perking up on guard, searching for any ruckus in hope he could spot that idiot Nesatios who might be starting one. He might accidentally saw a human -or two humans maybe – and couldn't control his thirst then attacked the human and killed that low race in the process, and resulting a more troublesome situation, though the were-wolf hoped he wasn't. The beast was running on the rooftop, sniffing the blond smell which so easy to track, because it was unique and mixed with blood, well his own blood, not much but it was still there, re-opening. It wasn't a surprise, knowing his body didn't regenerate. Then Zoro realized something. He might draw another jeopardy to himself. As far as Zoro knew, he wasn't the only one live in the town. There were still many of those Farligenetes, and that was one of the reason why Zoro chose this town to be their little hiding place.

"DAMN IT! You better be alive when I see you!" cursed the green head. His blood boiled in anger and worry. He tensed up and concentrated. He speeded up his pace, jumping from one roof to the other towards the dark forest of Little Garden, following the strange smell of the blond vampire, which he found out that the smell was surprisingly balmy and tangibly comfortable in a way he like. {It's not bothering at all. And actually, I love it and I wonder if I could buy it somewhere.} It suddenly struck the green head. Was that idiot Nesatios smell what he smelled? Ah no, it couldn't be. He said it was sweet. It was different. This smell was far from sweet.

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"Well, well… cornered prey still has the power to fight back, what a useless struggle." Mocked the voice, eying the floating Vampire in the air. Sanji panted hard, concentrating his left power to stay afloat, out of their reach. He felt drowsy, he was exhausted and this tension didn't help him to calm down at all. And he needed was some blood. Those Vills looks tempting, but no way even in the seventh hell he feasted on them. It was common sense actually. Vampire needed Sange*3 to keep their powers, human was their main target, but animal blood gave the same effect, although it would decrease great numbers of their power, so most vampires – well basically – all vampires preferred to feast on Hrana*1 or Farlig*2 if they could, but Sanji wasn't the same. He preferred to feast on animal blood as his food. But this too, made a great quandary for him. He needed to make sure the animal he feasted on wasn't a Vill. Vampire and Non-Human such as beast type got unspoken unwritten proscription in their life. They couldn't feast on each other. Vampire couldn't feast on their sange and Vill beast type couldn't feast on theirs either. Indeed, they gained tremendous amount of power, thus making them much stronger than their current state, but it would cost them their life. Because their food would be poison in their system. Wait, every one of them knew this, so why… Why did these idiots want to feast him?

"Have you out of your mind? You? Low Vill want to feast on me? Are trying to kill yourself?" retorted the blond. The packs laughed on him.

"For a Nesatios you sure are dumb! There is no evidence we will die if we feast on you! Have you ever seen one anyway? Those cowards were making up bullshit so our kin and your kin won't hunt each other all the time." answered on of the pack with an incredulous annoying voice. Sanji had to use all his self-control not to jumped and killed that idiot right away.

"And there is no evidence that you will not die from it." Spat Sanji.

"Then why don't we try that, blondie?" scoffed the leader of the pack. Sanji froze. He was sure of it. He knew that tone. He was practically heard that calling every day, when he was working in… Rain Base.

"YOU?!" he hitched in horror. The leader laughed.

"You seem notice something, blondie?"

"Quit calling me that, Fucker!"

"Yes, it is me. Do you miss me, blondie?"

"You know him, leader?"

"We were co-worker."

"How could you.. Were you the one who… khh! Rain Base…" Sanji hitched.

"Do you pity those foods? If you needed reason then, I have one. My packs were hungry and couldn't wait any longer. So yeah, I let them in." he said, smirking so maliciously towards the floating vampire.

"But they worked with you! They hired you when no one did! Was that.. was that all lies, Billy?!"

"Ah, not everything was a lie, no one willing to hire me was true. Ahahahaha!" he laughed mockingly.

"To think I support Carina-chan to be with you."

"Ah yeah… that girl was the best you know. Her face, her fear, her smell, her screaming voice, and her Esenta. Oh, a girl in love was the best. I wonder who was she fell for?"

"You, lowly beast."

"Ah? Me? She fell for me? AHAHAHAHAHA~~! Oh, this is the best! I wonder how many more could fall for me. Oh… it made the best Esenta source for us."

"You son of a bitch!"

"Is that how you feel towards food? Oh god, I can't believe this. You? A Nesatios? It makes me laugh."

"Shut up, fucker!" Sanji chided in rage. He readied himself to attack the pack leader but abruptly jumped back from the sudden attack, an air slashing blade would cut his neck if he didn't react just now. Quickly he set his gazed towards the direction of the attack and he found a huge guy with white cap, his hair hidden beneath the cap with a pair of ears poking out of it, it was kind of bulldog ears. [motherfucker! This cursed has no limit, seriously!] Sanji cursed more to himself. Turned out the enormous dog was also a Vill and this one looked stronger than the five.

"Akai-san, you don't have to worry. We will take care of him."

"Hmph! Your mouth talks bigger than your action. I'll give you ten minutes. After that, I'll do this myself. I'm hungry and that restaurant wasn't enough." He threatened.

"Heheheh! Be sure you spare him for us a little." Billy sneered towards the blond. Sanji was boiling with rage. He gritted his teeth. He was in no condition to fight. Damn cursed! Although he was determined to die, he wanted to die in peace, or some sort of that, not like this. Not being killed by a jackass who had massacre his ex-working place, not by some no-name Vill.

He had to fight.

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Somewhere in the city,

[… So, this is what they called Menneste Verden? Hmph! The air is unpleasant.] thought the man.

"Hi there, handsome, bouya. Won't you play with this beautiful sister? I won't charge you anything. Consider it as an introduction." Called a pretty blondie. She was using a full make-up, bloody red lipstick. Her slender voluptuous body covered with a red tight sabrina crop top and matching color of mini skirt. Her heels were a pair of black stiletto which added her sexy maturity. The man eyed him with no interest what so ever, but she didn't mind. She moved closer and tangled her slender arms to his neck, bringing their body together, pressed her perfect curvy body to him.

"What do you think?" she blew a seductive breath near his ear. Even with her seven centimeters stiletto, she was still shorter than the man.

"Sure. Why not? You seem to still have your youth with you." He replied at last, his voice dark, the tone was icy cold. Her instinct screamed fear, but she tried to toughen up herself. He might be her regular, a pleasant one.

"I am. Will you eat me up then?"

"With pleasure." He said, smirking dangerously. She smiled a seductive one and brought their lips together. Then their lips were against each other.

Several minutes later, the man walked away from the dark alley, rubbing his mouth in disgust.

[fuckin disgusting youth!] he spat to himself, then he disappeared.

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*1 Mere human/ vampire's main food

*2 Super-Human

*3 Blood

A new shady character~! Danger loomed upon the city. Stay tuned to read more 😉

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