Another chapter. Enjoy!
Disclaimer: Kazuma isn't a stalker. He was ordered to watch Ayano by her father. A father's love is sometimes strange.
KPOV
She's in terrible pain I just know she is and from the mini cuts forming on my body right now that bastard is torturing her.
'' If this keeps up Kazuma, Ayano won't make it.'' I heard my beast say.
I gritted my teeth in annoyance. Doesn't he think I know that already? I can barely feel her heartbeat. An overwhelming sadness overtook me at the thought of losing her. I can't lose her. I won't!
I've spent so many decades waiting for Ayano to show up. I remember faintly when I saw her before she awakened into a Vampire. I knew she was my mate. It was the summer of 2001 and she was 4 years old and I was in human years barely "18"
I laughed a little bit. Sometimes I forget how old I actually am compared to Ayano. I awakened decades ago at the ripe age of 21. Male Vamps awaken a little later than females. Much like the human equivalent to puberty. I had spent years looking for my mate.
Believe it or not, the reason father banished me from the family is because of Ayano. But I knew instantly who she was to me.
I was visiting with Ren and dad on our usual "family reunions" at the time. We used to come visit his brother all the time before Ayano was born. But afterwards we kind of stopped and I never knew why until I saw her.
We walked into the house and all I saw was fiery red/pink hair in pigtails standing over a stuffed animal in dominance. She looked like a fierce lioness as a child and I could tell that when she got older she was going to be a force to be reckoned with.
'' Take that you punk!'' I heard her yell at her stuffed animal in fury. At this point in time Ayano was still human. But she was the most adorable human I had ever seen.
I had felt the pull slightly when I had saw her. But I ignored it. My father on the other hand knew exactly what happened.
He pulled me aside after we left the house that night to ''talk it out" I was shoved up against the wall.
'' Didn't I tell you not to look at Ayano?'' He spat with anger.
I felt my temperature rising and I bawled my hands into fists to keep from hitting him.
'' What are you talking about?'' I asked knowing exactly what he meant. Hes trying to keep me from getting close to her.
'' Ayano is your mate! Is what im talking about.'' My father hissed with jealousy. I got the feeling he wanted her. But I could be wrong.
''So? Whats the big deal?'' I asked with my arms crossed with a smirk on my face.
'' You smug little bastard! What could she possibly have with you in the future huh?'' My father retorted.
At that point I got angry and punished him in his face so hard that his nose was broken. After he healed from the injury I never heard from him again.
But I did go to "secretly visit" Ayano. She didn't know it at the time but I could shapeshift into anything or anyone I wanted to and I kept an eye on her. I didn't want anyone harming her. I knew when she was a child that she was going to be beautiful and call me selfish but I couldn't let that happen.
So I continued to watch her, most of it was due to her father requesting that I watch over her until she no longer needed me. Ayano's dad knew that I had realized who she was to me.
I know that may seem stalkerish and it kind of is. But at the time she didn't know who I was. I watched her up until she was about 14 years old. Even then she looked beautiful. I could see the onset of her Vampiric maturity. Her skin started to clear up almost dramatically. You see Ayano suffered from a lot of acne. But once her vampire DNA started kicking in that changed. She didn't fully awaken until 16 and that was the last time I saw her until she came to stay at my dad's harem in Japan.
Fast Forward to Japan.
I was attending to some of the other malnourished female Vamps when the new "recruits" started coming in. There had to be about a hundred to a thousand Vamps walk into the court area. But I could feel the pull even stronger than I had when Ayano was 4 and I knew she was there. Her long pink/red hair was ironically put into a pony tail. She was wearing a forest green tank with cami shorts and some black boots. She was popping some gum and glanced at me.
My heart started racing and I could tell that she felt something because her eyes widened when she saw me. At that point she left the group of people coming in and strided up to me like the graceful creature she was. I could tell all the men who were in the court area at the time all looked at her with lust in their eyes. I mean why wouldn't they? the girl was like that and then some. She could command every man's attention in this whole country if she wanted to.
But I knew she wouldn't.
Ayano smirked and grinned while spitting her gum on the ground like a little rebel. Obviously she doesn't care too much for rules. I was completely drawn to her and wrapped around her polished finger.
Most people don't know this but when a female first awakens she's a walking sex magnet. It's like a dog in heat and every male dog can smell her a mile away. Me on the other hand it was ten times worse.
'' Hey Kazuma, long time no see " cuz'' she retorted in a mocking but joking tone. I knew that she knew about my father renouncing me as his son. Personally I was relieved about it. No offense but marrying your cousin would have been strange.
I looked at her with conflicted emotions and simply smiled. '' Hey Ayano. I see you have no regard for the fact that every man here is staring at you.''
She smirked and took out another piece of gum and started chewing it. '' Yeah well I like to see this suckers try.'' I smirked at her boldness. But before I could respond she was called back to the group of new "workers" to be placed. She winked at me and waved before running back to where she was supposed to go.
I smiled at that memory. She was such a rule breaker with no conscious or morals at that place. But I couldn't help but love her anyway and now to see her or rather feel her in pain makes me angry. That loathsome and demented Jethro is destroying the woman I love in there. I've got to get out here but these wind resistant shackles isn't exactly helping my situation. Jethro knew exactly what to chain us with.
But I will get out of here and when I do. That bastard is going to pay!
With that thought in mind, the doors of my cell opened and quite frankly the person standing there doesn't surprise me.
Mara.