Chapter 11 ~White Wolf and a bloody memory~
~Darkness surrounds me…shadows at every turn, a beating heart can be heard…No sound more, just that beating heart. It's my haven, my token to cling to…as long as I can hear that sound…The darkness spreads, my sight is blurred…red….I see red….red…red…blood? Yes, blood…bitter, metallic tasting. That can't be right, can it? Why can I taste blood? Am I bleeding?
Choking sounds can be heard, but they are muffled and drowned out along with the sounds of someone laughing. Not a happy laugh, but a deep voiced, maniacal laugh. What was I clinging to? Oh yea…the heartbeat…but where is it?
I gasp out a pained breath, the tiny fluttering heartbeat thumping softly.
Whose heart? I can't remember…it hurts to think…
Someone's screaming. A horrid, tearful angry sounding scream…who is that? Someone I know? My…that's it…my lover…that's who screamed…but why? Is something wrong? Some….Something…The sound of the tiny heartbeat finally stops, my tiny security has vanished….~
I woke up with a scream. A loud, high pitched, horrifying scream. Suddenly the door flew open, hitting the wall with a loud bang. I yelped out in fright, staring at Riku, who was standing in the doorway, his eyes showing his concern, his breathing heavy. He had his hand gripped on his sword tightly, looking directly at me. "WHAT HAPPENED?" he said, a little too loudly.
I sobbed out a frightened noise, unable to speak. He sighed. "Nobody hurt you right?"
I shook my head as I stood up, wobbly and walked over to him. "Riku…" My legs gave out, and I fell against him.
He caught me and held me close, listening to the sound of his heart made me feel better.
Of course, Riku was not the only one who was stirred by my scream, as soon Kaname walked up behind him, looking quite ragged. "Something the matter, Ayane?" he asked, reaching out and patting my head lightly.
Riku released me then, allowing me to stumble into Kaname's arms.
I sobbed out again as more of the doors in the hallway opened, the lights shining into the hallway as various night class students looked out to see what had happened.
Kaname held me there, whispering to me softly, much as a mother would to a frightened child.
A few of the doors shut again, the students returning to bed. Only a few doors remained open. Takuma came from his room, walking to me and taking my hand. Patting it gently, he looked up at Kaname.
"She must have had a nightmare, as nobody was here." Kaname said, glancing at Riku, who nodded in approval.
Shiki lingered in his doorway, looking ruffled and as if he would pass out any second. Ruka glanced at me and Kaname, but soon returned to her room, Rima in tow. Hanabusa stayed by to watch, but Akatsuki returned to bed. I moved away from Kaname slightly, wondering where Ai was. I stumbled forward, falling to the floor and landing on my knees after a few steps.
"Aya…" Takuma walked up next to me and knelt down, offering to help me up. I shook my head and simply sat there. I let my hair fall in my face to hide my tears.
Kaname looked at the small crowd that had gathered. "Back to bed everyone. Standing around isn't helping anyone."
Upon that, the sleepy vampires that had stayed outside their rooms returned to bed, some reluctant. Riku walked up to me, staring off ahead, his hand resting on his sword as if he was about to attack something. I glanced at him momentarily, turning my attention to the corner of the hallway when I saw something white flicker by. "Nani?" I blinked in confusion, staring at the spot where I saw it. Riku shifted in place, dropping his hand and reaching towards me.
I looked at him, shaking my head, returning my gaze to the corner. I blinked, seeing something move at the corner again, the same white thing that I saw before. Riku gasped out softly, suddenly running after the thing we had both saw.
I pushed myself up on my hands, about to attempt to get up when someone grabbed me around the waist. I yelped out, they wasn't exactly gentle. They pulled me into their arms, holding me bridal style, much to my displeasure.
"Lemme GO!" I yelled, looking up at the person who had grabbed me. Noticing who it was, I immediately blushed. The vibrant Orange hair was noticeable, even in the low light,
"Hey, sister dear. You made quite a racket tonight, hm~? Was it another nightmare of the past?" He smiled slightly, but his eyes were shining with concern.
I blinked. He wasn't trying to be seductive, he was just asking. "Nii-san….I saw…" Before I could finish my sentence, a loud feminine yell was heard. The voice struck me as familiar, but I couldn't quite remember who. Again they yelled, and I looked around. I was alone in the dark hall with Arata…great.
Arata had his gaze fixated on the corner that I had been staring at earlier, and started walking to it slowly.
I heard something thump, another yell, and a low masculine groan. Riku?
Arata set me on my feet when we reached the corner, simply pulling me around it and down the hall a ways.
A flash of silver, a flicker of a white tail….I blinked, trying to process the image before me. Riku was lying on his back on the ground, a girl with white hair was sitting upon his stomach, looking quite smug and comfortable. Her tail flicked back and forth, her ears twitching slightly at the heavy breaths Riku was making. Wait, TAIL? EARS?
The girl giggled loudly, the sound somewhat like a puppies bark.
Then it hit me. This girl was a wolf.
She turned her head and noticed me, squealing in delight. She jumped off of Riku and darted over to me, forcing me into a hug that made me fall to the ground.
" Rei." Was all I said, the memories of her flooding back to me when I saw her eyes.
She hugged me tighter, her wolfish ears flicking at the soft clinking that signaled Riku was standing up and rearranging himself.
"GEEZ-UGH" I turned my head and noticed that Arata was still there, his face bright red. I wondered why for a second, then I noticed that Rei was wearing nothing. Every inch of her body was bare. I blushed heavily diverting my gaze to Arata, who seems to have had the idea of looking at me. Rei spun around then, her attention on Riku once more. She pulled him into a forced hug, her large breasts almost smothering him. "OOOH, Riku-kun, I missed Yoooooouu~" She giggled as she released him.
Riku's reaction stunned me, he was blushing only lightly, seeming unfazed by the fact that a naked female was standing in front of him. And it's not like Rei's ugly or anything, she was in fact very attractive, a sex hazard.
"Rei…let's get you some clothes." He smiled, and she nodded happily.
I smiled, sighing in relief when Rei shifted into a wolf. At least like that I don't have to explain anything to anyone..
However, keeping Rei clothed seemed to be quite a challenge, as we all discovered.
The nightmares returned that night…leading to a most unwanted day…
