Chapter 11
"Eh?" Yui blushed.
Kou smiled and laughed. "You are so adorable!"
Yui turned away from Kou as he laughs.
Suddenly it goes quiet. Yui looks behind her but Kou isn't there anymore.
Kou wraps his arms around her waist from behind and pulls her close.
[愛してるよ...]
Yui's eyes widen and she gasps.
I love you...
She pushes out of Kou's arms and hugs herself to stop her body from shaking.
"Y-You're lying." Yui stuttered.
Kou stands up and moves closer. "I'm not lying to you."
"Everyone lies. that's why I-" Yui shuts her eyes.
"I'm not like them. They are bastards of Hell and they can stay that way. You've been tortured by them... I think you should leave them. Come stay with me and my family."
Yui backs away. "ALL OF YOU ARE THE SAME!" she yells.
Then she falls.
"Ouch..." Yui exclaims as her head hits the floor.
Kou pulls her hands to the sides. "I'm not anything like those bastards! Why do you think that? Is it because I'm a vampire? Is it because you think I'll hurt you?"
"You all are the same!" Yui pushes Kou off of her, but he grabs her arm.
"You won't be able to leave!" Kou exclaims.
"Why?"
"The others are back... And they are hungry for blood."
"E-Eh?" Yui's legs wobbled.
Others?
"KOU!" a voice rang from the hallway.
"Tch." Kou stares at you. "Shh."
Kou disappears behind the door in a second.
"What do you want, Ruki?"
"Where did you go this afternoon?" the man named Ruki asked.
"I took a walk for inspiration."
"Inspiration?"
"Yup."
Ruki tapped his foot multiple times before answering. "You don't have a human here with you?"
Kou froze. "O-Of course not! A HUMAN? Why would I have one Ruki?"
"Hmph, sure smells like one. I think you've been hanging around to many fan-girls."
"Hey, once you get to know them. you'll never want to let go." Kou replied happily.
Ruki sighed and walked away.
As Kou walked in, he leaned on the door after he closed it. "Damn... It just had to be Ruki first to come home."
"E-Eh?"
"You won't be able to leave now. I'm serious, those guys are blood-hounds." Kou said as he placed a hand on his head.
"Why are you helping me?" Yui asked after some silence passed.
Kou looked at Yui for a moment and then sighed once more. "I did tell you that I love you right?"
Yui blushed and looked away.
"I did... Then please trust me that I won't let any other man touch you." Kou said.
"You're lying." Yui muttered.
"Why would I lie at this point?"
Yui glared at Kou. "You vampires have done nothing but caused be trouble."
Kou rolled his eyes. "Those are the others, I'm different then they are! I know how it feels to be caged up."
"How?"
"Because I was once human."
Yui gasped.
"Being surrounded by tons of vampires, no where to hide, no where to run. No powers, useless, nothing. I got turned, into... Into... One of these beasts in human form. I can't help myself when I see blood. I can't control the blood-thirsty monster inside me. There are more times that I wanted to turn back into a human and get killed then taking blood from humans," Kou looked at Yui sadly, "Or from people I fall in love with."
Tears dropped from Yui's eyes and she gasped as they fell.
"You don't have to give me any pity. It's my fault I got turned and why I can only see with one eye now anyways." Kou said, his face emotionless.
But he suffered so much pain... He must carry a heavy burden, and to say that he doesn't need to be pitied on... He... He's so stro-
"I'm not strong. And because of that, the burden I have to carry... Are because of the sins that I have committed..." Kou said, interrupting your thoughts.
Yui stared at Kou with shock.
"Ho-"
"You don't need to know." he said.
Yui's face was stricken with tears that now ran down her face.
Kou smiled once more, one that was filled with sorrow... But then his face darkened.
"Sometimes... I wish I could die..."
