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~Ikumi-chan
Chapter 10
"What the hell, Yari?" Yumi whispered angrily at her twin. She was surprised to see her twin bring in another servant.
Yari was sweating. It was not a very wise idea to get Yumi mad at her.
"I just told you to check it out. Not to go find yourself another servant!" she said as she pulled Yari's skirt down.
"But the Association's President was there! He was going to take her away," she lifted her head a bit to see how Yumi would react.
But looking into her twin's eyes wasn't very much of a wise idea either. Yumi's eyes were twice as mad as it was before, "You spoke to KIRYUU ZERO?"
Her voice made Yari shiver. She only nodded in return.
"Onii-sama told us not to speak to that man ever! How could you possibly disobey him?"
"I knew it was wrong to do that," she said in a tensed but sweet voice, "b-but he just tried to shoot me. Nothing happened, anywa–"
"HE DID WHAT?"
There were chills sent to her spine as Yumi yelled at her, "I-I'm sorry, Nee-chan," she was stuttering and it made her feel worse, "I won't do it ever again, I promise,"
"Of course you won't," she was less mad now because whenever Yari says she's sorry, she means it, "So what do we do with that newborn?" her immediate change of topic enlightened Yari.
Nanami hid behind Yari as she felt all the attention turn to her, "Well, I was thinking she could stay with us for a while," the girl clung to her as if scared to death as Yumi stared at her.
The brunette vampire nodded, "But in a few days, it would be best if she stayed with the Mizukas,"
"Yes, Nee-chan,"
Yagari Toga was fixing some files on his desk with his secretary just before a certain hunter with silver hair and lavender eyes barged in, really mad or tensed.
"I need to speak to you," he said almost like a whisper then, he turned to the secretary and eyed her, "Alone," it was a message the secretary understood well. And so, she arranged all the envelopes and left the two men inside.
Zero closed the door shut and made sure it was locked before speaking to his former sensei, "I saw a pureblood looking exactly like her, at the old chapel behind Cross Academy,"
"By 'her', you mean the so-called 'Pureblood Princess', Kuran Yuuki?" Yagari's eyes didn't even bother to meet his for he knew how exactly he would react just by merely saying her name.
"The exact same one," he confirmed after sitting down comfortably on the chair across his 'sensei'.
The eye-patched hunter finally looked up to him, as if in surprise that his voice didn't tremble at all, "You saw a pureblood with the same face, eyes, hair as her, so what? Don't tell me you're thinking it was her,"
Zero shook his head, "They didn't have the same hair or eyes. The one I saw had that man's eyes, Deep Crimson," his expression darkened just by merely thinking about that man.
"So you're saying you're mad because she had a child with her husband?"
"I am not mad, FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!" he stood up after seeing Yagari raise one eyebrow, "The reason I'm mad is because that pureblood turned a little girl into her servant,"
His 'sensei' stood up and got an envelope from his steel cabinet, "I'm guessing this is the pureblood you saw," he drew out a photograph from the envelope. It was a shot taken a year ago, as it said on the date at the corner. In the photo, he saw twins, one smiling brightly and the other with a bored expression on her face. Both were looking like her and having the same crimson eyes as that man. One was brunette and the other…was the one he saw this evening.
"It's her, it's this one," Zero said.
Yagari took the photo from him and looked at it, "This is Chiyumi, but often goes by the name Yumi," he said pointing at the brunette girl wearing a day class uniform, "And this one…is Chiyari, Yari is what others call her," the blonde one wore a night class uniform.
Vampires. He immediately thought.
"They are the second and third children of the Kurans. The nobles say they are very much like their father in political and logical aspects. They both go to Cross Academy but in different classes. And in case you're wondering why, go check the information yourself," he was going to continue explaining but he saw Zero's eyes fixed at the picture. So, he decided it was better if he found out the other facts himself.
"Here's the envelope containing all sightings and reports connected to those twins. And if you want to investigate more about the Kuran siblings, feel free to come visit me here again sometime," the last part made Zero come back from his trance because of its somewhat-sarcastic tone.
"About the little girl," he started again.
"So? You were there! You should've known what to do," the hunter said calmly.
Zero clenched his fists tight, "The girl gave her consensus,"
"Well, if you must know, there are reports pilling up in your desk. Those might help you," he said as he crossed his arms.
"Well then, 'sensei',"
And so, Zero disappeared from the sight.
Yari had just finished cooking dinner when her twin came down. Nanami was sitting comfortably on a stool chair beside the counter while watching her 'master' prepare the table. But as soon as she saw Yumi come down, she stood up stiff as a tree – which made Yumi feel her superiority. Besides, she was, indeed, superior but it was fun for her to pretend not to be.
In fact, she wanted to, she could wipe out all of the nobles in the Night Class with one blow but, she wouldn't do that just yet. She could even take down Shoutou Yano if she desired to. But, considering they were engaged, she wouldn't practically do so either. She was terrifying – and she knew that. But, only the purebloods know her true capabilities. And being guarded by Nobles was a great insult to her nature.
As for Yari, she was very much the same. Nothing can compare to her when it comes to interrogating and torturing. Like the angel she was, she doesn't interrogate physically, but, she plays with her 'victims' mentally. Twisting their poor, clueless minds to get the truth out. And after she's done with them, no one really knows what happens next.
At the early age of twelve the twins worked secretly under their own father. Hunting down Level E's and dealing with other purebloods were their assignments. But for purebloods who live longer than any other vampire, they got bored with their job and resigned two and a half years later. After that, they decided to do things on their own.
Yumi made a little smirk before stepping on the last stair and walked slowly towards the counter, "Don't feel so frightened, Nanami-san," she whispered right through the child's ear which made the helpless girl shiver. And she turned to Yari, "Are you done yet, Yari?"
Her twin turned around with a smile, "Just two more minutes," she said cheerfully.
Yumi smiled gently and sat on the table while waiting. Soon, Yari's Tuna Steak arrived. Then, in the middle of their dinner, a familiar noble entered their front door.
"Kamari," Yumi said loud enough to let the ginger-haired noble hear, "Does it hurt you to knock?"
The noble walked slowly towards them, as if trying to seduce the girls that he knew could never be lured, "No, it doe–" his eyes grew as he felt another servant of Yari's, "Yari-chan, Kaname-sama have told you your limits, haven't he? He said the number of servants in this academy is strictly noted by Nobles from the Kaido and Maille Families," his faced went from jolly to dead serious as he finally saw the 'servant' he felt.
"Kama-chan, she is a very important guest, who is not supposed to be addressed as a 'servant'," Yari said casually.
"Even so, she is a human-turned-vampire. She must not stay here any long–"
"Yes, we know that Kamari. Yari will bring her to the Mizukas tomorrow night," Yumi hates it when they were told what to do. She glared daggers at him, causing him to twitch a little bit, "We don't need anyone telling us what to do,"
"Alright!" Kamari immediately came back to his old-self, the energetic and fun type, "Let's have dinner," he said sitting on a chair beside Yumi.
"Who told you, you were invited?" she glared at him again.
Yari giggled a bit then, said, "It's okay, Nee-chan. I reserved another place for one, anyway,"
The brunette vampire groaned in annoyance, "Alright," she muttered silently but there was somehow, something that made Yari startled at what she said.
"Is it okay with you, Nee-chan?" it was as if she was surprised her sister didn't walkout or something.
Despite of her twin's surprisingly irritating tone, Yumi just nodded a bit, smirked to herself and pulled out a mini-needle-like glass from under the table. She somehow slipped two drops of blue-like liquid in Kamari's drink and hid the needle back under the table.
Kamari, who was busy watching Yari, unconsciously drank a glass of pale crimson sitting in front of him. His eyes widened as he gulped, finally realizing what has been done to him. His body started stiffening, and in less than a minute, he already felt like he was frozen and eventually becoming numb.
"Kama-chan!" the blonde Kuran gasped as she saw the noble fell from his seat, "Nee-chan? What happened?" concern filling her eyes as she spoke.
Yumi shook her head slightly, "I know we can trust him, but this is the safest way to deal with things right now. We already have so much things in hand, including that bastard," she was referring to the Association's current President, "And now we had Kamari find out you have crossed your limit," she was speaking nonchalantly, avoiding her twin's gaze.
She knew crossing the limit was not that big of a deal, but, when the Association starts digging up the information on how Yari found the girl, the fact that she was on a date with an Akutagawa will be practically visible. Crossing the servant limit was just an excuse. It was just to save her future plans if not herself.
Yari gave a questioning look on her face, "You know that even if you erase his memory, still, it wouldn't last long, Nee-chan,"
"Yes, I do. But, for the mean time, we need as much time as we can get. Before they find out what everything," the brunette said.
Her twin, on the other hand, nodded twice and fixed her gaze on the still-awake-but-frozen Kamari lying on the ground, "We need to get him up stairs, right?"
So much for the serious atmosphere. Yumi just sighed to her sister's naivety, "Yes," she murmured.
As soon as he entered his office, Zero immediately scanned the reports on the Kuran Twins. He put down all the piled up folders and envelopes on the floor and placed the envelope Yagari gave him on his table. He was clearly interested on the twins – or perhaps only on the blonde one.
He found a report saying there was a family of three who willingly allowed themselves to be turned into Chiyumi's 'servants'. There was also a report saying the twins are really close to Shirabuki Sara.
Another pureblood. And if I recall perfectly, 20 years ago, she also turned quite a number of humans into her servants.
He sighed at the thought. These girls are definitely up to something.
Kamari woke up with a head ache. Squinting as he tried to recall where he was. He looked around and saw a blonde girl staring worriedly at him.
He stood up as soon as he realized who the girl was, "Y-Yari-chan? W-What happened?"
"Are you okay?" Yari said slightly frowning. She put her hand on his forehead and then, laughed at herself, "What am I doing? Hahahaha! You're a vampire, for heaven's sake! You wouldn't have fever," she cracked up as she wiped a tear from her eye.
Yumi, who was leaning against the door jamb, instantly gave him a spine-chilling glare, "You're undernourished," she muttered nonchalantly and walked out of the room.
"Oh, right! I almost forgot," Yari gasped and then bit her wrist, "Here," she said as she offered him her blood.
Kamari, clearly surprised, said, "Oh, no, I couldn't Yari-chan. I'll just take blood tablets,"
But, the blonde vampire insisted, handing him her wrist with a joyful smile on her face. As soon as he smelled her blood his sea-green eyes changed to a glowing deep crimson and before he knew it, he have already gave in to the urge to drink her blood.
Gulp.