Yui began to turn into the hall to arrive at her class. Stepping inside her homeroom to find that none of the Sakamaki's were in their seats. Shin, however, was following closely behind her. Shin ran into Yui as she attempted to turn around to ask him a question, only to be nearly pummeled by him. Yui was gripping onto Shin's school jacket to keep herself from falling over. The action causing Shin to lean into her body and wrap his arms around her to keep her from falling.
"You okay?" Shin asked while smelling Yui's blood excite at the rush of adrenaline that passed through it.
"Yes, I'm fine! Sorry about that!" Attempting to wrestle her grip free of Shin's jacket only to see Carla passing by the door of the homeroom; taking stock of the situation before moving along to his destination. Blushing as a thought of Carla becoming jealous of Shin's proximity to her. Shaking her head of the thoughts before remembering she had a question to ask.
"Where are they?"
Shin scoffed, flicked his tail a few times as he prepared his response, "Likely hiding. Cowards."
"Oh," Yui sighed. Trying to not sound disappointed. She wanted to thank the three of them for all of their efforts in making the transition smoothly to Carla and Shin's residence.
"Who are you calling a coward? Stupid dog," came an unexpected voice from behind Shin.
Yui poked her head around Shin to see Ayato stomping into the room, but for whatever reason, entirely by himself. "Ayato-kun!"
"You think some stupid barrier around the demon world is going to keep me from attending class?" Ayato moved closer to Yui, within distance to yank a hand from Shin's body and pull her towards him. Wrapping his arm around Yui and nuzzling his face into her hair, whispering into her ear so that only she could hear him, "So glad you are okay. You had me worried."
Stepping a pace back to look him in the face, "It's okay!" Smiling sweetly at him while squeezing his hand to let him know she was okay. Ayato smiled briefly before the moment was ruined by Shin.
"Well I am sitting here today, there is no telling what dumb vampires will do to her," Shin scolded Ayato. Taking Ayato's seat, resenting the dog comment.
Ayato becoming slightly irrational at Shin's declaration, deciding that it wouldn't work in his favor to argue with him in front of Yui. Instead, taking the seat to Yui's left. Most of the seats in the room began filling, all of the chairs except for Laito and Kanato. Leaning to her left to ask Ayato, "Where are they?"
Pretending to be attentive to the lesson while writing something down on a piece of paper and then leaning over to Yui's desk to put the note on it. Yui picked up the letter and began to read it. Kanato and Laito were still in the demon world under their fathers' watch. Ayato had managed to slip out because he really wanted to see her. Giggling under her lips as she read the part about Ayato. He never seemed the type to let a rule or something simple like a fence to keep him from doing what he wanted. Smiling warmly as a sensation of happiness filled her being knowing that they were okay. Taking her pen out, she scrawled a thank you message to Ayato and passed the note back.
Shin peered to his left to see the two of them passing the note back and forth. Clearing his throat to grab Ayato's attention, throwing him a dirty look. Ayato beaming a devilish grin back at Shin. Yui looked between the two of them; not wanting to get caught up in the middle of it, turning her head down to continue taking notes on the current topic.
The dinner bell rang. Yui began folding her books up and putting them on her desk when she could feel Ayato standing over her desk. "Yes, Ayato-kun?"
"Can I have dinner with you?"
Getting ready to reply when Shin chimed from her right side, "Can I have dinner with you instead?" Throwing another dirty look at Ayato. Ayato scoffing from his side at Shin, folding his arms in front of his body. Both of them having a staring contest with one another while waiting for Yui's response.
"The tension between these two is ridiculous, you can cut it with a knife!" Yui thought to herself. Trying to squeeze out of her desk, both of them turning their attention to her and asking in unison, "Well?"
There was no getting out of this one, opening her mouth to reply, "I have other plans already. I'm sorry!" Bowing her head to both of them to be respectful. As her body moved back up, she could see out of the corner of her eye that the individual she had plans with had arrived.
"Nii-san? It's you?" Shin asked confused. Wondering how it was that Carla had made plans with Yui when she had practically been in Shin's care since she fainted the night prior. Carla not dignifying the obvious with a verbal response and only nodding. Carla grabbed Yui's hand in one of his gloved hands and rushed it to his lips to plant a kiss upon her hand, "Shall we?"
Smiling at Carla behind her blush, nodding her head in response, "Yes!"
Carla held his arm out to Yui in a serpentine manner so that she could loop her hand and wrist around his arm. Ayato and Shin both stood not far from one another watching Carla and Yui begin their journey the intended destination. Walking towards the door that would lead them up several floors to the roof of the school; Carla had once intruded upon Yui while having lunch with a boy, of which had a crush on her. Carla could remember it with near perfect clarity. His anger and disgust that he couldn't have her, but it came at the cost of making Yui further detest him. Knowing that he needed her to fulfill his clans' revival; his own pride had to be set aside.
"So you said you wanted to have dinner with me today, that you had something special planned…" Yui's voice trailed with curiosity.
"You will see when we get there," Carla replied.
Walking with Yui up to the top and opening the door for her, shuffling her through to see his handy work. Closing the door behind him and turning his view to Yui who seemed awestruck. Smiling under his scarf as he saw her eyes grow wider.
"This… is amazing!" She finally found her voice. Blushing at the view as Carla went over the top. Yui half expecting two dinners in a lunch cooler, but instead to have a small table with two chairs on it. A small meal under a covered lid, keeping the food warm. Carla put his right hand on the small of Yui's back and lead her over to her chair. Pulling it out for her before pushing it in behind her. Finally taking a seat in his chair, he noticed Yui's face change as she glanced over the table.
"Carla-san?"
Peering up from his napkin that he was in the process of laying out on his lap, waiting for Yui's next words.
"Thank You," Yui blushed and tilted her head down to stare at her plate as random thoughts danced through her head. She wondered why he would go out of his way to do this, because of her blood? Was he repaying her for something? Ulterior motives? Why?
Carla nodded his head, picking up his fork and began putting his food in his mouth. Looking out over the railing, the candlelight barely illuminating the table for both of them to see. Several moments had passed, and he had finished his portion that was set before him. Looking over at Yui, she had finished eating and was instead looking out over the railing. Carla found himself admiring her features as she sat still; only blinking periodically to replenish her eyes. The faint breeze moving the edges of her hair, her smile softly illuminated, and the golden hues of her eyes lighting up her facial features. Carla found his heart beating slightly faster than normal. Dismissing the idea that he had any feelings for her, decided to bury the thought that passed through his mind. He was doing this to please the last female of their race; not for his benefit. He needed her to be happy to rebuild his race. His personal happiness didn't matter.
"Does it?", he let escape from his lips as he contemplated the question both in his head and aloud.
"Pardon?" Yui turned to him with her quirky ponderings of what she just missed. Thinking to herself as she sat that this was comparatively different from the last time they were both on the roof. Being forced to a wall and pinned under Carla's pressure as he stole her blood from her body.
Carla kept his faint smile under his scarf and moved his chair back; walking up next to Yui's chair. Bending slightly at his hips and lifting her left hand in his right, "May I have this dance?"
Yui looked on in astonishment at him, pinching her leg with her right hand to make sure she wasn't dreaming again. Giggling to herself after realizing she was definitely awake by the amount of pain that hit her body when she pinched. "I would like that," Yui replied. Standing up out of her chair and taking Carla's left shoulder with her right hand. His fingers on his left hand briskly snapping, music began to play. Wrapping his left hand behind Yui's back, pulling her closer.
"Since we didn't get to do this last night," Carla softly spoke towards the top of Yui's head but still facing more to her left.
"It's kind of my fault that it didn't happen. I am sorry! I shouldn't have made that corset so tight."
"You were," Carla began to say before moving his lips a little closer to Yui's ear. He didn't want anyone else to hear him, "exquisite in that dress." Carla felt himself blush a little under his scarf as he complimented Yui. Deciding to follow up his compliment with something that would be slightly less out of the ordinary; he moved his left hand from the small of Yui's back up to her shoulder and out the length of her right arm. Taking her hand and kissing the inside of her palm before turning her hand over and holding it firmly in his hand. The heat of his body bursting through his gloves, Yui could sense that he wasn't himself.
"I don't want you to think," Yui bit her lip as she didn't want to ruin his effort, "that you have to do this just because I gave you some of my blood last night." Removing her hand from Carla's, but keeping her left hand still perched on him. Carla quickly grabbing it back from Yui and pulling her with more effort towards him. "I am doing this because…" Carla had started speaking without thinking of the reason. His instinct was kicking in when it came to not wanting to let Yui go. He wanted her near, but still unclear on the matter.
"Why are you?" Yui asked as he had yet to finish his sentence. Her heart beating faster as the anticipation of his response kept her waiting. Not understanding her own flushed feelings, his behavior seemed more of a human dating another human. Yui wondered if it was the same for vampires and for founders. "Carla-san?"
Only hearing his name come from her lips made his heart ache. The way she looked at him with her golden eyes, the outline of her face staring up at him, and her scent tantalizing his hunger. "I wanted to share with you the music you helped me pick out at the store that day," he finally replied. He felt like he was lying to not only himself but to her as well. He didn't invite her up here for the music.
Quirking an eyebrow at Carla as she perked her ears up to the music. It was the warm sounds of a violin being played in a chorus behind the two of them. Her heart settling down as she found herself getting excited about nothing. Smiling at Carla, "It's beautiful."
His left hand releasing his grip on her arm, reaching up and caressing her face. Smiling softly under his scarf at her expression. "I'm a coward," Carla told himself as he stared at Yui. Unable to show her that he was doing this because he wanted to see her smile. "She's the last and I can't even say it," he argued with himself. Rubbing his thumb against the bone of her cheek, he scrutinized a few seconds more before taking Yui's hand again and kissing the top of it. "We should be going. I don't want you to be late."
"I know the way back," Yui softly stated, smiling warmly at Carla. Curious to know more about what happened the night before. "Besides," Yui began, "I'd like to get to know you better. The only way to do that is by talking, right?" Relinquishing her grip on Carla, heading back to the table to help clean it up before class. Blowing out the candles on the table and packing the dishes back into a nearby container. Yui was nearly finished when she thought she felt something brush against the back of her neck. Quickly turning around, wondering if it was Carla, he had a smile displayed on his face as he was pulling his scarf back up over it.
"Carla-san?" Blushing as the image of his smile vanishing under his scarf caused her chest to flutter. "Were you… just?" Yui rubbed her neck with her hand to shake the goosebumps that now littered her skin.
"I will finish the rest, thank you for dancing and entertaining me," Carla commented.
"Entertained?" Yui asked with curiosity. The first bell had rung, and Carla looked like he had no intention of moving from his current spot until she had left.
Shin's voice came from the stairwell door, "Are you done with her yet?". Annoyed that Carla had stolen her away for their break. Marching himself over and grabbing Yui's hand; pulling her towards the stairwell to head to class. Yui kept her gaze fixed on Carla as she was pulled with Shin. As Carla passed out of view, Ayato had passed her up through the door and slammed it behind him. Yui couldn't make out the words but could hear Ayato yelling at Carla.
"What is he yelling at Carla about?" Yui asked Shin. Replying to her with, "Tch. Who knows with that guy." Shin did know what Ayato was yelling at Carla about but decided not to stick his nose in his brothers' business. As it was, Carla being yelled at worked to his benefit as he was able to whisk Yui away for himself.
"I need to use the bathroom before we get back to class," Yui asserted. Breaking her grip from Shin. Glaring at Yui as he wasn't able to get her back in her seat. Looking up towards the ceiling, under the assumption that Carla and Ayato were still on the roof; surely Yui would be okay in the bathroom. Nodding his head finally at Yui and stepping into the classroom.
Meanwhile…
Ayato slammed the door to the roof of the school building. Facing Carla who continued to stand still as a statue.
"How dare you fuck with her heart like that!" Ayato accused Carla.
Carla continued to stare at Ayato, rotating his body to face Ayato in a better position if he decided to use more than just his words.
"If you have no desire to be with her, fuck off!" Ayato feeling pretty pleased with himself. After he was able to get it out of Shin that Carla didn't seem to have much interest in Yui and shouldn't consider him a conflict of interest. Shin was attempting to garner Ayato's anger instead of directing it to his brother. Unfortunately, this attempt seemed to fail in that regard, and Ayato marched himself up to Carla anyways.
"She is mine! Got that?" Ayato nearly spelled it out for Carla; still waiting for him to say something.
"I doubt that," Carla finally spoke. Narrowing his eyes above his scarf at Ayato. Contemplating the stupidity of Ayato to come directly to him to challenge him over Yui. A spark fluttering across his mind as a thought came to him – Was Ayato challenging him because he could sense or smell death knocking? Other than jealousy or wanting to claim possession of Yui, logically he had no means to challenge him face to face. Then remembering the altercation that Ayato had with the Mukami's when Yui stayed with them, deciding that it was entirely possible that Ayato rushed up here without thinking through his actions.
"If you're going to make something of this, then do it. Otherwise, you're exasperating. Go away," Carla decided to call out Ayato on his bluff. Finding it unlikely that after Carla strangled him and his twin brothers he found it improbable that Ayato came up here to start a physical altercation.
"Tch. Worthless asshole," Ayato spat before turning around and marching himself down the stairs. Carla finished his routine on the roof before returning to his classroom. Ayato could tell that Yui was in the ladies' room as he walked back to class; he decided to make a pit stop and pay her a visit since Shin wasn't around her.
Splashing some cold water on her face and patting it dry, doing her best to regain her senses; Ayato came in through the door much to her surprise.
"You aren't supposed to be in here!" Yui stating the obvious.
"And? No one else is here other than us two," Ayato retorted back. Walking up to Yui and lifting her chin in his fingertips, looking intently into her awakening form.
"I need to get back to class," Yui stated in an attempt to get away from Ayato.
"I don't care if you aren't fully awakened," Ayato pressed, cornering Yui between his body and her back to a nearby wall, "I don't want to wait." His hands pulling at the bottom of Yui's shirt, lifting it up enough to get his hands under it. Her flesh was warm to the touch, his fingertips effortlessly gliding against her smooth skin; causing her body to flinch. Moving his knee in between Yui's thighs and pressing into her to hear a whimper escape her lips.
"Ayato…don't," Yui pleaded. Her heart was racing so fast that all she could hear was the liquid heat of her blood boiling just under the surface. He was so close to her, his musk tantalizing her nose due to his proximity. It wasn't right, whatever was happening to elect a different response from her that she could only remember when Cordelia was lurking inside her body.
"You know you want it," he taunted seductively into her ear while nuzzling her cheek with his nose. Kissing down her jaw to steal a kiss, his hands moving further up the back of her shirt to her bra. Yui's hands took a flight to his wrists, pulling them away from her body. "Please, don't." As Yui gripped his wrists, she was experiencing the rise from her body that hungered. Shaking her head, wondering what was going on with her body. Looking up at Ayato as she continued to push his hands away.
Smiling behind his fangs, a light chuckle escaping, "That's the look."
Licking her lips, her tongue catching her fangs that had grown in the last several moments. Her thirst was starting to emerge. Even with just Shin working through her tainted blood, and giving a bit to Carla – she was nearly fully awoken. Opening her mouth wider as her fangs started to itch before another bell sounded causing Yui to refocus and finally push Ayato off of her. "Class is starting," Yui scolded Ayato between the lines of her words, straightening her clothes and tucking her shirt back in. Before Ayato turned around, he leaned into Yui to plant his lips firmly against hers.
Yui's reaction time had significantly improved and caught his face with her right hand before it touched hers.
"No," she reiterated again while pushing him back enough to make her escape to class.
Flashing a smile at Yui, his eyes growing a more vibrant green, "You know I love it when you fight back."
Yui sighing at his comment and quickly walking back to her classroom. As she sat down, Shin eagerly searched her body for marks as he had gotten a whiff of Ayato. Smelling for traces of her blood, satisfied that Yui didn't let him have any. Ayato strolled a few minutes later into the room to take a seat left of Yui. Shin's teeth were grinding against one another, his jealousy and anger getting the better of him at the fact of Ayato had the audacity to touch her. Abruptly getting out of his desk and walking over to Ayato who was sitting down next to Yui and clocking him squarely in the jaw.
Shin's anger fueling the next several punches as Ayato started hitting him back. Shin's left hand digging into the flesh of Ayato's shoulder keeping him pinned to the floor while Shin continued to pound his fist into his face.
"Stop it!" Yui yelled.
Shin's movements slowing long enough for Ayato to land a successful punch directly to Shin's face.
"Furry bastard, get off of me!" Ayato yelled. The instructor from the front of the class running to the back of the room to break up the fight between the two of them.
"You have no right to touch her!" Shin growled. As each punch continued, becoming more and more aggressive.
The remainder of the class evacuating the room, Yui was scooped up by the instructor to stand outside. Shin and Ayato continued pounding on each other, desks had flown, and chairs were thrown at one another. Yui stood outside of the doorway and watched the two of them fight one another. Periodically yelling at both of them to stop it, stomping her foot in hopes that her show of passion would get them to stop.
Carla had been sitting in his class before hearing Yui's voice strain into his ears. Her screams and declarations towards Ayato and Shin elected a measure of passion he hadn't heard from her. Knowing that Shin was unlikely to stop the fight on his own, and Yui not having a means to measure how to stop it; he would need to break up the fight between the two of them. Setting his pencil down on his desk, excusing himself from his seat and briskly walking down the hall to where the commotion was occurring. Rounding a hallway to see Yui's class standing outside the room. The instructor standing near Yui with the rest of the class standing behind them. As Carla neared the group, he could see the worried expression on her face. Tears streaming down her cheeks, and a panic in her voice.
Walking within view of the two of them tearing the inside of the room apart, Carla took a deep breath. Knowing he was in no condition to do what needed to be done, but, it was either that or the two of them ripping one another apart. Carla leaned into the instructors' ear and whispered a set of compelling directions on the next steps of the classes adventure. Giving explicit instructions that they were to immediately leave the school building and release the class; class was dismissed for the day.
The instructor nodded their head as if in a comatose daze, robotically turning towards the class and beginning to shuffle them towards the exit.
Carla turned his expression to Yui who had failed to notice him present. Placing a hand on Yui's shoulder to catch her attention.
"You have to make them stop! They are going to kill each other!" Yui blubbered, her golden windows showcasing their honesty and intent. "I don't know that I can do it," her cheeks stained with the salt from her tears and her facial features red with swelling. Placing his left hand on her left shoulder, pulling her close to kiss the top of her head before muttering, "For you, my beloved." Blushing as the words slipped from his mouth, but this time she wasn't sleeping. Yui paused in her sniffling to look up at Carla slightly stunned before he had begun to head into the room.
Ayato and Shin had ripped one another apart considerably. Both of their blood stained bits of the room, each of them heavily panting. Ayato holding a metal segment of a chair in his right hand, Shin had his claws out, and teeth laid bare. His fur matted with sweat and blood, most notably around his snout where he had taken a chunk of flesh out of Ayato's left arm.
"End this. Now," Carla stepped into the threshold of the room and began to force his presence amongst the two fighting.
Shin and Ayato both looked briefly at Carla to acknowledge his presence. Ayato decided that he didn't care if it was one of them or two of them; he was going to fight. Taking a step towards Shin who was turning back to Ayato at his movements; swiping with the metal bar and landing a substantial blow on Shin. The impact from it sending Shin back, his body hitting the wall with a force that it rendered him unconscious and a small yelp leaving his snout.
"It's just us it would seem," Ayato taunted Carla. Wiping his sleeve against his face, grinning at the victory over Shin. "Let's hope you are more of a challenge," Ayato taunted Carla.
Carla agonizing over Shin's body laying against the wall. Knowing that his brother had a tendency of underestimating his enemy, "Don't worry. You won't be," Carla clarified for Ayato.
Annoyed at Carla for being so calm and collected lunged first at Carla. Wanting to remove his brother's body of the area to avoid taking further damage, waving his hand, Shin's body vanishing from sight. Carla had changed Shin's body back in an instant and placed it on a bed in the infirmary where he knew someone would see him and tend to him. As the metal pole that Ayato held connected within a distance of Carla, he had caught it with his left hand. Holding it firmly while coldly glaring at Ayato from over his scarf, "You disgust me."
Trying to wiggle the metal pole out of Carla's hand only to see it instantly dissolve from his grip and flutter to ash on the floor. "You think yourself to be superior because you are a founder, but I've got news for you…" Ayato spouted as he began his next attack, "I will kill you all!" Moving his hand in a form that caused a shock wave to rush towards Carla.
Knowing that whatever it was posed no threat to him, simply standing still to continue to block the path to Yui. Ayato watched as the energy he output simply dissipated against Carla. Deciding to go in for an imminent attack and swipe at Carla's body.
Carla watched Ayato's movements, "Sloppy," he muttered as he flicked his right hand to attack Ayato. A rush of violent air running from his body; slamming Ayato into the wall while shattering a nearby window and leaving an impact crater behind Ayato. His body slumping to the ground as he connected, Carla still standing perfectly still, glancing over the top of his scarf at the beaten vampire coughing and groveling to his feet in a pitiful attempt to attack Carla again, "Go back to where you belong." Working up another attack before feeling a tug at his arm, "That's enough. Leave him alone," Yui interjected. Looking at Ayato who had obviously been beaten thoroughly. Turning her attention up to Carla who seemed impatient with Ayato and Shin's behavior at best. Clinging to his arm that was working up the next attack, clasping her hands over his to get him to stop.
Carla's anger quickly subsided as Yui grasped his hand. Forgetting in his debacle that he had over-exerted himself in an attempt to save his brother while protecting Yui. Reaching up to brush the wet strands of hair from her face while she continued to plead with him. His brief smile being hidden below the material still wrapped on his face; the taste of iron becoming present in his mouth. He had used too much of his power to fight with Ayato. Carla had one last thing to do, solidify his position against Ayato and give him a final warning; knowing that the last time he used his powers against Ayato and his brothers – it didn't seem to be enough to get through to him.
Releasing Yui's hand, nodding at her, "We can leave in just a moment." Kissing the top of her head before turning to position himself towards Ayato. Grabbing him by the scruff of his collar and pulling him up to face him with his back against the wall.
"You know I don't like repeating myself. So I will say this once and only once. Don't worry I will use small words so you can understand," Carla spoke directly into Ayato's face. Pushing his body further into the wall to make his point extremely clear, "Next time you pick a fight with him or me – we will end you. Permanently." Ayato had enough consciousness to understand the gravity of what Carla was saying, but his body had lost the will to fight.
Carla tightened his grip on Ayato before muttering something in a tongue Yui didn't understand," Nīṅkaḷ tirumpa narakattiṉ kuḻikaḷai ceyya, arakkaṉ!"
Yui could see Ayato vanishing before her very eyes, suddenly worried at what Carla might have done began stepping towards the two of them opening her mouth to ask what was happening.
"I'm sending him where he belongs," Carla stated while releasing his grip on Ayato's shirt as he faded from vision.
"Where is that?" Yui asked, worriedly.
"The demon realm. The blood moon is coming. They wouldn't survive here without the barriers protection."
"What do you mean they wouldn't survive?" Yui inquired.
"Vampires and their half-breeds lose their abilities," Carla informed Yui.
"So what about progenitors? Does it affect us?"
"Not in the slightest. It is because of this that they hide until the blood moon passes."
Looking over Carla, searching for open wounds on his body, "Are you hurt?" Yui asked.
Atop his scarf, his eyes wandered over Yui's features as he watched her growing concern; she searched him for any battle damage, "I am fine. Like I would let that excuse of a half-breed touch me."
Yui turning her head up, "Half Breed? He's a pureblooded vampire… isn't he?"
Carla stared at the wall a bit more intently before answering Yui, "He isn't. His mother was Cordelia, she was a first blood. Therefore, he is half."
Before speaking, Yui thought in her mind about what he was telling her. It would explain what she saw in Laito when he had drank a substantial amount of her blood previously. However, she never saw that same trait appear in Kanato or Ayato. Keeping her commentary to herself for the time being and deciding to head back out with Carla.
"The car is waiting. Let's go."
"Yes, Carla-san," Yui grabbed her bookbag and supplies from her desk. Dusting them off as she walked down the hall with Carla slightly ahead of her. "Where is Shin?"
"At home, likely already resting from his endevor."
"That quick?"
Chuckling behind his lips at her surprise, "He's quicker than I am at healing."
Nodding her head, thinking about Carla's use of his powers. Thinking how things would be once she was fully awakened. If she would be able to fight them off or if she would have to rely on someone else all the time.
"Thank you, Carla-san."
Opening the door to the vehicle for Yui instead of letting a familiar do it. Smiling at her and nodding at her thanks while closing the door behind her. Getting in on the other side and sitting adjacent to her. Rubbing his right temple with his gloved hand, something seemed to be causing him a great deal of pain.
"Are you okay?"
"Fine. Better once we get back to the manor," Carla responded while gritting his teeth under the cloth adornment. The Endzeit was working its way back up his body under the clothes he wore. He could feel it numbing his right shoulder and edging its way up his neck. Portions of his vocal system seemed to be on their way to sharing the same fate as well.
Once arriving, Yui had gone to her room to take a shower and change clothes. Setting her book bag on her desk and getting situated while Carla bid her farewell and went to his room to clean himself of vampire filth but also to check the state of the Endzeit.
Finishing her shower, Yui got dressed and began leaving her room. Before fully exiting she walked back over to her armoire and picked up the gold and green pendant. Happy to see it returned to her as she pinned it on her shirt. Yui began heading towards Carla's room to talk to him about finishing her awakening process. After Ayato had cornered her in the bathroom, she wanted to not have to worry about one of them potentially interfering with the process. Finishing the steps before the blood moon would be ideal, and she wanted to make sure that it was a success for all the trouble everyone had gone through already.
Knocking on Carla's door, Yui waited a few minutes, listening to the sound of the water running in the bathroom. The water finally stopping, Yui straightened her posture in an attempt to present herself better; under the assumption that Carla had heard the knock and was coming to the door.
Several more minutes had passed…
"Carla-san?" Yui spoke to the door, lightly knocking again but hearing nothing but coughing inside the door, "Are you okay?" Yui could hear footsteps, again, stepping away from the door expecting Carla to open it. The steps had slowed, and more coughing was coming from inside the door. Listening intently wondering what was going on inside his room, Yui pressed her ear to the door to listen.
"It was bound to happen eventually," Carla muttered to himself while coughing furiously after speaking.
Placing her hand on the door, Yui frowned as she figured he may have been talking about what she saw the night before. Wondering if more of her blood would help, Yui took her ear off the door and balled her fist to get ready to knock again.
Firmly hitting the door this time, "Carla-san?"
Instead of hearing a reply or anything indicating he had heard her, she heard a loud thump as something had hit the floor. Worried that something might have happened to him, trying the knob on the door to find it locked. Knocking a little quicker, "Carla-san! It's me, open up!" Her worry grew more and more, finally making the decision she had to get the door open. Starting to push her weight and shoulder into the door to get it open. After several failed attempts, Yui began to look around for an object that would open the door or get the door knob off so she could get in. Quickly running to the study down the hall and bringing back a cast iron globe that she could barely lift; deciding it would be best used as a battering ram to the door knob. Bashing it several times into the door, the wood slowly caving to the intensity of each hit. Splintering the wood around it before she could finally lift the globe up to her shoulders and slam it down on top of the handle. Completing dislodging it from the door, splinters strewn about as the door swung open to display what was going on inside.
"Carla!" Yui frantically shouted while dropping the globe to the side of her body. Running in to see him slumped over the bed. His knees touching the floor while his torso lay mostly on the bed, his right arm hanging down. As Yui got closer, she could finally see what the Endzeit was doing to his body. It had completely infested every inch of his flesh; his arms, legs, feet and torso were all covered in dark, thick black lines. He had gotten his shorts on from the shower, but was bare otherwise. Every surface-able vein on his body was the same color. Picking up what she could of his body to turn him over, the same pattern was creeping up his neck and had engulfed most of his face. It was worse than the time before in the kitchen. Blood was running out of his mouth onto his bedsheets as Yui tried to move him.
"Don't," he muttered, "Get away from me." Continuing to spurt blood and cough as he spoke.
"I want to help. Please let me help!" Yui pleaded, frantically trying to think of something that she could do. Knowing that her blood helped last time, it was the only thing she could do to at least help him as she wouldn't have a chance to call for Shin. Using her body weight to pull Carla entirely onto his bed, pulling all the pillows out from behind him so that his head lay flat. Adjusting the rest of him so that he laid sprawled on his bed. Glancing over at Carla as she moved him, he had stopped breathing.
Positioning herself near his head, bringing her left wrist up to her mouth and biting into it. Holding it out over his mouth trying to get the blood to go into it. A second of calm running over her body as she started to see the blood run from her wrist into his mouth; under the assumption that it was enough until he coughed it up. Her blood running from his mouth, speckling his face and chest with the spurts of air escaping his lungs.
"Carla, please! Please don't give up!" Yui begged, bringing her wrist up again to her mouth. This time biting into her flesh so hard that it made her tear up. Pulling her fluid into her mouth quickly, her flesh burning at the rough sensation of her fangs breaking deeper than she had previously experienced. Finally getting a mouthful of her blood drained from her body, leaning over Carla, pressing her mouth into his. Releasing the blood with such an intensity that it continued to leak out of his mouth, but some of it seemed to be going down this time.
As the last droplets of the mouthful made its way down, a gurgle came from Carla as his body began taking regular breaths again. Smiling stupidly to herself that she might have done it, wanting to make sure that it was working; Yui brought her wrist to her mouth and pulled another draw from it before putting another mouthful to Carla's mouth.
"Please, please… please dear God, let this work!" Yui muttered under her breath as she watched the second gulp of her blood go down a little faster. Clasping her hands together, saying a prayer for him in hopes that what she was doing was working. Blood still quickly trickling out of the open wound on her wrist, not paying it any mind as her worried expression continued to watch over Carla. Wiping away the blood splatter on his face with the right sleeve of her shirt. Moving the edge of her sleeve around his lips to clean up what had spilled over from his coughing.
Color returning to his face and his breathing starting to stabilize, Yui figured one more mouthful ought to do the trick. Slipping her fangs into her flesh again and pulling a full mouthful. Since her movements were less frantic, having time to position her body to get more of it into his mouth. Releasing the warm liquid into his mouth, Yui was startled by Carla's sudden movements. Both of his hands moving up to her torso and neck pulling her closer. Moaning softly into her lips as the drink transferred from her mouth to his. Caressing the edges of her face with one of his hands while the other kept her from escaping. Blush filling his cheeks as the sensation of both Yui and her blood filled his body.
"Carla-san!" Yui managed to get out pulling away from him to breathe.
"Don't speak," Carla softly stated before pulling her back in. His tongue exploring her tender lips, the inside of her cheek where the blood pooled before being passed into his mouth and lastly the acidic taste of iron on her tongue. Letting his tongue play with hers briefly before pulling away asking himself what he was doing.
A squeak emerged from Yui as he broke the kiss. Her face had become the reddest Carla had ever seen it. His blood soaked lips smiling at Yui's expression. Trying to figure out what she should say, "I'm glad you're okay." Deciding that it would be wise for Carla to continue to rest, grabbing the nearby pillows and propping them up under Carla's head. Standing up, licking her wrist as she went into the bathroom to grab a bowl of water and some cloths to clean up the blood. As Yui came out of the bathroom, Carla had pulled the covers over his body.
Yui grabbed a nearby chair and pulled it up to the side of the bed. Soaking the first cloth into the water and wiping up her arms and face before dipping it back in. Wringing it and then starting towards Carla.
"It's okay. I can do it," Carla insisted. Grabbing Yui's hand to prevent her from cleaning him.
"You look better, and those lines have subsided to lower on your body, but you still aren't well. Let me do this at least." Slapping Carla's hand away and cleaning up his arms and the blood that was already soaking into the sheets.
Carla lightly coughed, but the cough sounded much clearer and without the after effect of blood spurt. "What is it that sends this retreating?" he inquired to Yui, curious to know if she knew.
"I'm not sure I understand," Yui replied.
Lifting his left hand up to Yui's neck and then face, caressing it softly while watching her in wonder, "What makes you so special…"
Blushing again and looking at the cloth in her hand. Twirling the edge of it in her fingertips, "Maybe it's my awakening?" Remembering that she wanted to ask him more details about it, but now wasn't the time.
"Something else, something more than what we can see…" his voice trailed. Yawning while pulling his hand back to his body; continuing to watch Yui. Whatever it was, it relaxed him when he saw it present in Yui.
A soft smile returning to her face while folding the last cloth up next to the water bowl. The water stained with her blood, the scent creating a wonderful aroma for Carla who laid before her. Taking the pendant off of her shirt and wiping it with a clean sleeve, "This will protect you while you sleep."
"Isn't that?"
"Yeah, the pendant Shin gave me. I always find I sleep better when this is near me. It's a good luck charm."
Peering at the pendant as Yui set it on the nightstand near his head, "Thank You."
"Ehh?" Yui set the pendant down while looking at Carla, "For what?"
"See you tomorrow?" Carla retorted, completely ignoring her question.
"Yes," Yui replied.
"One more thing," Carla grabbed Yui's attention as she was closing what remained of the door behind her.
"Yes, Carla-san?"
Pulling the covers up a little higher over his body, working up the courage to say it to her without any distractions around her, "Sweet Dreams… My Beloved…"
