Sorry about just ending that last chapter. This one is a little longer. I hope you enjoy it!
-Chapter 10-
"What did you say?" Tsuzuki asked confused. He had to have heard wrong.
"You heard me. I want to turn you into a vampire." Nariko replied.
"No way! I can't do that!" Tsuzuki yelled.
"Yes you can, well I can. Please consider this Tsuzuki." Nariko pleaded.
"I can't. There's just no way!"
"Yes there is. Think about Kuri. She's been changed and look at how powerful she is now. That's what vampire blood does to people. It makes them stronger and considering we're going to war, we need to be as strong as possible." Nariko explained.
"There has to be some other way. There has to be something else I can do instead. I don't want to become a monster." Tsuzuki replied.
Nariko glared at him. "A monster? How dare you say that! What have I done that resembles a monster! I'm not, none of my fledglings are either! We are far from monsters! How can you say something like that!" she yelled.
"I didn't mean it in that way, just a vampire…" Tsuzuki tried to explain.
"A vampire is what? Emotionless, uncaring and disgusting! Is that what you think we are! Then what the hell am I doing helping you?" Nariko yelled before storming off.
Tsuzuki was left standing there as Damian walked out, apparently he had been listening to the whole thing.
"That could have gone better." Damian said.
"I realize that. I think I missed something. I understand that I defiantly used the wrong word but I didn't mean it like that." Tsuzuki said sadly.
"I understand what you're saying, but Nariko has always been a bit touchy about her being a vampire and all."
"What do you mean? She never seems that way." Tsuzuki said confused.
"Things aren't always as they seem, you should know that." Damian said with a smirk.
"I suppose that's true, but how does she expect me to react, asking me something like that."
" I think she wants you to really consider what she's saying. It's true that vampires are more powerful and that her blood would bring out your full potential."
"But I wouldn't be me…" Tsuzuki mumbled.
"What exactly do you think vampire blood does?" Damian asked after a moment.
"I'm not sure actually…" Tsuzuki replied quietly.
"No wonder you're so confused; let me clear a few things up. First you don't become some sort of zombie that rises up out of a coffin, that's just not the way things are. Yes the person dies, but normally the one that changed them watches over the transformation to ensure that nothing happens to the person. We are people, as much as you are, there's no difference besides what we eat and how powerful we are. Nariko takes great offense to anyone who says otherwise."
"But I didn't mean to." Tsuzuki said.
"I know that and she probably does as well, which is why you aren't dead right now. Just talk to her, and listen. But be careful what you say, I don't want you to get hurt." Damian said with a smile.
"You and me both." Tsuzuki replied, heading inside to find Nariko.
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Nariko was currently in her bedroom, after throwing Ryu out. (How mean!) And to say she was pissed would be an understatement.
'DAMN! DAMN! DAMN! Is he trying to piss me off! Honestly! What does he expect after saying something like that to me! Arg!!!! Breathe… Breathe… Oh screw that!' she thought.
"ARG!!!!!!!"
There was a knock at the door.
"Go the hell away!"
Knock-Knock
"I said leave or you're dead!"
"Nariko it's me…" Tsuzuki said.
"Leave or I will kill you!"
"Please let me in. I'm sorry." Tsuzuki said.
'Don't listen to him…' she thought.
"He really is sorry Nariko. Please let him in." Damian said.
'No they're ganging up on me! No fair!'
"Alright. Fine come in." Nariko said reluctantly.
The door opened to reveal a nervous Tsuzuki and a smiling Damian.
"Why are you so happy?" Nariko asked Damian.
"Because I know why you're like this and I can safely say that I'm flattered." Damian said, sitting down next to her.
Nariko gave him a small glare before letting out a small laugh. "Of course you would know."
"I'll let you explain things. I think Tsuzuki is very confused right now. Bye." Damian said, kissing her quickly before getting up and leaving.
"Nariko I…" Tsuzuki started.
"Sit." she interrupted. She took a deep breath. "I'm pissed at you right now, but I may have over reacted. So sorry about that.You didn't know that it would upset me this much, so I'll let it slide."
"I really didn't mean it like that Nariko. I'm sorry that I offended you." Tsuzuki said sadly.
"It's not that Tsuzuki." Nariko replied.
"Then what is it?"
Nariko sighed. "It's not that you insulted me, but that you insulted a portion of our kind. Yes, some of us are monsters, Kiyoshi is for example. But that doesn't include my fledglings. We don't even feed off of people."
"But you still take their blood."
"That we do. But it's different taking from a blood bank that we own. We don't kill anymore." Nariko said simply.
"But you did. You use to kill didn't you?"
"We all did Tsuzuki, but that was a long time ago." Nariko replied.
"But you did kill." Tsuzuki insisted.
"Yes I killed. I killed those who wanted to die! I walked among the battle fields, bringing mercy to those who wished death. The wounded and dieing, those who wanted to be released from this life. I killed them, and to them I was their savior from the pain. Death was already upon them, but I helped them go. I killed the elderly, taking away their final breaths, only days before their time. I took those who waited, with bleeding wrists in the alleyways, hoping that they could die, wishing that they could die. I changed some of them, offering them another chance to live, free from the pain they lived with. And I killed. I killed them Tsuzuki, I did, I had to." Nariko replied angrily.
"You didn't have to kill them."
"What choice did I have? I needed to live Tsuzuki. It's not like I wanted to be changed."
"You didn't?" Tsuzuki asked, shocked.
"No, but I accepted it. My Lord changed me, forced me into this life of darkness. He had me change others, creating fledglings, which was smart on his part."
"Then why don't you just move on? There must some ways for you to die."
"There are but I can't do that."
"Why not?"
"Because of my fledglings. The main reason they are all still alive is because of me. I'm able to protect them, because I am powerful enough. I'm not really messed with. If I were to die, they would be slaughtered. You see I allow my fledglings to have their own minds and do their own things. They have boundaries, but they aren't my slaves, like Kiyoshi. I care about all of them too much to leave them at the mercy of the other vampires. I haven't changed anyone in two hundred years actually. Maybe when they all move on then I will as well, until then I have to stay alive." Nariko explained.
"But you're willing to change me?" Tsuzuki asked.
"Yes, so that you can fight with us and get Hisoka back."
"And I'll be one permanently or like Ryu?"
"I honestly don't know. I hope to be able to make it temporary, but it depends on your blood and how it mixes with mine. So I'll need to talk to your doctor first and have my guys run a few tests on your blood before I do anything." Nariko said.
"And I wouldn't have to kill right?" Tsuzuki asked hesitantly.
"No. I would make sure of that."
"So. Why don't we talk to Watari first before I make a decision." Tsuzuki said.
"Alright. Lets go see this Watari."
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-Watari's point of view-
BOOM!
"What did I do wrong this time? I must have… no… but… no… AH! I got it. I was suppose to add two… no that's not it either. Forget this." I said to myself.
How was I suppose to know that I would blow up the lab again? Tatsumi will be here shortly to yell at me about the budget and my experiments. Doesn't he realize that it's all for the sake of science! Honestly!
Creak!
Crap! That must be him.
"Tatsumi, it's not what you think. I knocked over my…my… desk! Yes that's it! I promise I will be more careful next time." I say, looking down to avoid the death look. Yes, Tatsumi has a death look, and with Tsuzuki and Hisoka gone, he seems to have noticed more of my incidents… why can't they be here to cover me?
"Watari…" I hear, but that's not Tatsumi.
"Tsuzuki?" I ask hesitantly.
"You're here, good." Tsuzuki says as he steps forward. There's a strange looking woman with him. If I would be so bold to say she looks like a seductress… awkward…
"Tsuzuki why are you here? And who's that?" I ask.
"That's him?" The woman asks.
Tsuzuki nods.
I hear the door opening and a "Watari?" before everything goes black.
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-Nariko's place-
-Third person point of view-
"Nariko why did you do that to them?" Tsuzuki asked, as Nariko's men placed an unconscious Tatsumi and Watari on the couch.
"I couldn't let anyone else see that I was there, I am a vampire remember?" she replied.
"Yes, but this seems as if we're kidnapping them, and I know Tatsumi is going to be pissed when he wakes up." Tsuzuki said, slight fear evident in his voice.
"Well, let's see shall we." she said, waving her hand.
Tatsumi and Watari began to stir and Tsuzuki stiffened.
"Wha… What they hell!" Watari yelled as he came to.
Tatsumi simply sat up and glared. "Tsuzuki, would you care to explain what exactly is going on here?" he said in a tone that resonated death.
Tsuzuki shrunk away, but Nariko was unfazed.
"You're Watari, right?" she said, looking at Watari.
He nodded and replied "Yes, would you please explain what's going on?"
"Fine. I'm going to assume you know that Kuri has been kidnapped. To add to that she's now a vampire and Hisoka has been kidnapped as well. They were taken by the vampire leader of my clan Kiyoshi. I need you to work with my scientists to see if Tsuzuki's blood is compatible with mine." she said simply.
There was a awkward silence.
"And why would you need to see if your blood is compatible?" Tatsumi asked, still very confused.
"To see about him becoming a vampire." Nariko replied.
There was another silence as her words sank in.
"WHAT!!!!" Tatsumi and Watari yelled.
"Is this true!?! Are you considering becoming a vampire?" Tatsumi asked Tsuzuki.
"Well… yes." Tsuzuki replied.
"How can you consider that? It goes against everything that we do!" Tatsumi said.
Tsuzuki didn't want to explain everything right now. Nariko caught on and summoned Damian.
"Tatsumi-san. This is Damian. Why don't you go and let him explain everything to you. Tsuzuki why don't you go as well. I'll talk to Watari-san." Nariko said with a smile.
The others quickly left, leaving Watari and Nariko alone…
"Well, considering you're a doctor/ scientist, I' going to say that you probably have about a thousands questions for me."
"Hell yea! How did you become a vampire? How does the transformation occur? What's it like? Does the whole garlic thing work? How old are you? What's.." Watari began.
"Hold up! One question at a time. And I better explain the situation a little better." Nariko said.
"I guess that makes sense." Watari said, sounding disappointed.
"I'll let you ask me questions when I'm done." Nariko said, reluctantly.
"Yea!"
Nariko then explained everything…
(Yes I'm too lazy to write it all out…)
"Okay…" Watari said, trying to figure everything out.
"Now do you have any questions?" Nariko asked.
"Not right now. I'll get back to you on that one." Watari said standing up.
"Where are you going?"
"I have no idea, but let's begin the tests!" he replied, walking out of the room. Nariko smiled a little and followed.
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A little later…
"So do you have all the equipment you need?" Nariko asked Watari as she walked around her lab.
"here is so much in this room that there won't be a problem. See Tatsumi, this is what I need." Watari said dancing happily around the room.
"So that you can blow it up. No. Besides it must have cost a fortune." Tatsumi replied.
"There is no price for discovery. Right Nariko-san?" Watari asked.
"Call me Nariko, and right. But Tatsumi-san is correct, it cost a lot."
"That's besides the point! No where is Tsuzuki?" Watari asked.
"Here…" a small voice came.
"Alright everyone else out! Except for my assistants. Tatsumi, I need an assistant." Watari said.
"No." was the response he got as everyone left the lab. Leaving Tsuzuki alone with Watari…
-End chapter 10-
To let everyone know Nariko is still a little angry, and I promise that I'll explain why later, please don't kill me for it.
Another random ending. Sorry about just stopping again. Hope you enjoyed it! Please review! Please!