Chapter XI
Sayori's POV
Aido's grip on my arms was painful. I tried to pull away again, but he wasn't having any of that.
"Well?" he demanded. "What is it about him that makes you love him more than me?"
"Aido-sempai, it's not like that! I just like to ta-" I yelped as Aido tightened his grip suddenly. He was way too close for comfort, and he was a jealous wreck.
"Stop with the excuses! You hate me, don't you! You think I'm shallow, a player, someone who'll do anything just to get on a date with a beautiful girl, don't you! I can't believe you would think of me in this way! It is insulting! You should repay me, you should be grateful! But yet you turn me away, taking my voice and song for granted!"
I was frightened, even though what he was saying wasn't exactly true. There was only one way to quell his anger so nothing more would happen to me. "W-what can I do for you, to repay you?" I asked quietly.
Aido smiled twistedly. "There is something I have always wanted from you..." He leaned in close to me. My heart raced even faster, if possible. He held me tighter and slowly licked my neck. "If my lady will give it to me..."
Oh God. Aido wanted my blood. And in the position I was currently in, there was no way I could refuse. I was scared out of my mind. Just a few months before I hadn't even believed in vampires, and now one was threatening me. I couldn't take it.
"No, Aido-sempai!" I said firmly, willing my voice not to shake. "That's against the rules, isn't it?"
I could feel Aido's scowl from against the sensitive skin of my throat. He made an inhuman hissing noise, not unlike the one I had heard from the Level E that fateful night. His eyes made contact with mine, and all I could see in the blue depths was anger and bloodlust. His grip on my arm loosened somewhat with the surprise of my refusal, and I wrenched myself from his grasp, jumping off of the bed towards the middle of the room.
"You offer to repay me, and I ask for one simple request. Yet you deny it. Do you really think you have a choice?" Aido said to me quietly. The fact that he was so calm now was even more frightening than how he was before. "Do you?"
"Please, Aido-sempai. What are you thinking?" I tried to reason with him.
Aido grimaced in rage, and before I knew it, he was pinning me to the wall menacingly. "Shut up," he commanded. "Don't worry, I won't kill you, Sayori. I love you," he said, a little gentler this time. He caressed my throat again. I was trembling at this point. I almost fainted from shock when I felt sharp incisors pressing against the skin of my neck. I could feel Aido's eagerness, he wanted this. But I didn't.
Aido was readying to bite down, and tears pooled in my eyes, threatening to spill over. I willed him to stop the nonsense and just get it over with already. I was so scared. Was this really an equal repayment for him bringing music back into my life? I shut my eyes tightly.
Aido tightened his grip momentarily, but then suddenly let me go as a loud crash was heard, like shattering glass. I fell to the ground, eyes still closed, not willing to see what had interrupted Aido. I was breathing harshly, the suspense of the moment almost making me pass out.
"Aido," a stern voice said. "What the hell do you think you are doing?" the voice was laced with rage. I couldn't believe it, there was no way this was happening. I opened my eyes, scooting backwards slightly as Ichijo's green orbs stared at me with concern.
"Get out of here," Aido snapped at Ichijo. "You have no business here, Takuma."
"I think I do. Blood drinking on campus is off-limits. I know you have no sense of control, but you need to practise restraint."
Aido glared at him. He opened his mouth to say something, but the door to my room then burst open, Yuki and Zero barging in.
"What's with all of the noise? You're going to wake up the whole dorm? And why are the both of you out of class, in here, no less?" Zero demanded. Yuki looked over to me, but I didn't see her very clearly. I was still shaken from the experience, and my mind couldn't take anything more. Yuki looked at me worriedly, I knew.
Aido muttered a curse under his breath, as Ichijo explained to situation to the prefects as calmly as he could.
"Yori, is what he says true?" Yuki asked me. I nodded absently, missing Aido's glare of anger and frustration directed towards me.
"We're going to talk about this later," Yuki said. I nodded again in agreement, my eyes fighting to stay open. Yuki went to leave, saying something about retrieving the Headmaster. Aido finally snapped and moved to attack Ichijo out of pure fury. Zero intercepted, restraining Aido expertly. I was detached from the situation, coming down from the shock and fear.
I vaguely registered Yuki coming back with Kaname. Ichijo came over to me and I looked at him. "Don't worry," he whispered to me in a warm voice. "I'll protect you." He smiled. I saw how Aido glared daggers at Ichijo's back, I shivered at the look. Before Aido could say anything else, Kaname wordlessly knocked Aido out.
"I'll take care of him," Kaname told the prefects. "Let's go, Takuma." The group left, including Yuki after she gave me a hug.
I crawled into bed and resumed staring at the ceiling. I was so shaken, I didn't get an ounce of sleep all night.
AN: And here comes Takuma, the knight in shining armour! Wooh! Hope you liked it! Next chapter is a little fluffy, I think! Thank all of the people who have reviewed, favourited and alerted my story! It makes me very happy! See you next time!
