Author Notes

A new chapter in February! February! XD

May you enjoy~ :)))


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ShadowIdol - :D you're here! oh gosh! Thank you for the comment! Hehe~ It makes me smile so unbelievably big! Believe me XD

Honoka really is! She just wants peace and happiness between everyone. :"))) It's just not so easy. But I guess it's also because she actually has the strength to stand up against someone taking lives so she can go forth and pursue her goal. :D (but yeah, gosh, she's heroic and brave)

:D Ahhh, I love Kotori always being so concern and worrying for Honoka too! :D She's a cutie~ ^w^ See you next chapter, Shadow!

MKR-chi – MKR-chiiiii! Words can't describe how much I love your enthusiasm and excitement and love for this story and KotoHono! *w* hehehehe~ XD Thank you!

Kotori's love and concern for Honoka always warms my heart~! :D

I didn't want Honoka hurting too! But I'm sorry, Honoka just has to do this. She wants to protect her loved ones! v

I WILL. I PROMISE I WLL. KEEP WRITING FOR KOTOHONO AND THIS! (heart! Heart! Hearts!)

Yuri-chan - :D mmm~ I did write KotoHono in between here and there! But definitely not enough! :D

Yuri-chan! I'm so glad to know you're still around! And loving HonoKoto! ^w^/ It's so nice hearing from you again~! And definitely glad to know that your memory has been refreshed~ hehe~ XD

Cold Vampires has been mentioned here and there, hints from the news and Umi's reminder and whatnot. Plus Honoka thinking about how she wants to change Cold Vampires to good ones like her :P Aaaand, I hope you didn't forget that A-RISE are Cold Vampires! ^w^

Aah, yes! Kotori is super adorable! XD I just love how much she wants to take care of Honoka~! :D

Ahahaha, yes! Finally some good old HonoKoto instead of ChikaYou, huh~? XD I'm glad to be back!

Thank you for reading and leaving this lovely comment, Yuri-chan! You too! Have a nice day~ I hope to see you soon for some LL stories~ I miss your stories too! Don't think I forgot about that lovely NozoHono story of yours! ;D And anytime you think of writing a HonoKoto, you know I'm here to read it! :D

Magiclapras – XD Don't we all~? But Kotori only wants to hold Honoka's hand~ :P nyahahahaha!

FIRESTORM – You're here! :D I'm glad to hear you're more free now! *w*

Favourite couple! Favourite future couple! We love the same couple~ hehehe~ XP I didn't mind the outburst at all ;D

Ohh, I was so worried too. And don't worry a certain Cold Vampire whose name starts with "T" will appear—

Oh wait, does this info make you worry instead? XD

:D Yessss. Kotori is Honoka's personal little angel/nurse/partner—

*cough cough chokes* ahhh, sorry. I'll do my best to not take THAT long anymore! XD hontou ni sumimasen deshita w

Mmph! I'll keep keeping up the good work~ :D

Long live Honoka-bat~~~

Bobby – I missed this story too! I happy to hear you missed it too and I'll try my best to share more! ^w^ I hope she succeeds in it too OwO

Author Notes

Cold Vampires here, there, everywhere! Just like the news has been reporting v

Will Honoka on patrol be enough!?


Ch29 – RUN!


"…and the way she twirled round and round and round so elegantly before such a light jump like she's suspended in mid-air was so amazing!"

"It certainly was." Eli smiles at her younger sister's enthusiasm before she glances to her watch – 11pm. "It's about time we head home, Arisa."

Arisa blinks out of her gushing mode, looking around and noticing that there was only one other customer in the café and it was really dark out. She smiles sheepishly at her older sister. "Sorry, I got too excited talking about the ballet dance we just watched."

Eli shakes her head. "I was as enthusiastic if not more than you, Arisa. But you know how I'm…"

"Not good with the dark?" Arisa giggles at her older sister's slight blush for being called out of her fear of the dark which she feels a tad embarrassed of.

Eli nods small.

Arisa helps to pick up their snacks and place them in a tray to bring to the tray return corner. Slow jogging over to where her older sister waited by the door already.

"Thank you for coming." Fades into the quiet of the night as the door shuts and both sisters make their way home.

Eli's light blue eyes flitted about to take note of the distance between each lamp posts to the next and estimated how long it'd take for them to walk home. They did choose a café close to home after all.

Close…yet not close enough.

Though the streets were uncannily empty the moment they made a second turn around another bend. Eli's fear of the dark reflected in her body language; her hand rubbing her arm subconsciously.

I would much prefer if we only need to cross one street to our home instead of all these bends…

Arisa leans forward to capture her older sister's attention, giving the taller blonde a reassuring smile that Eli returned.

Arisa…You're such a reliable younger sister.

"Thank you, Arisa-"

"Hi~" A high pitched lilt breaks the silence of the night, slices the warm moment and commanded Eli and Arisa's attention to the source – a smiling woman whose eyes weren't smiling, or if it were, it wasn't a smile Eli and Arisa were familiar with.

Wh-Who..?

Eli does her best to stay calm. It's just a lady passing by, perhaps asking for directions. "C-Could I help you?"

That smile pulled higher and Eli's eyebrows could not help but knit together, taking a subconscious step in front of her sister.

Don't be someone suspicious. Don't be someone freaky. Don't be someone suspicious.

"Hmmmmm~" Magenta eyes slowly trailed up and down Eli's entire body; the redhead wasn't even trying to hide it. "I think you can help me with a lot~"

Don't…

Eli opens her mouth but wasn't given time to speak.

"Say~ Which is your favourite body part~?" The woman gracefully pushes her hair back in one smooth motion, those scarily-focused eyes never leaving her prey.

F-Favourite body part?

Eli took a moment to think. To think of who is this woman? What does she want? Asking weird questions and Eli really did not have a ready answer for.

"Why do you want to know that..?" Eli tries to stall; just to…somehow erase this deadly air, maybe lead it to a normal conversation.

C-Could she be a…

"Why? Why you ask~? There's a very simple answer. To this very simple question…" The redhead flexes her fingers, each finger curving into her palm cracking, sending a growing feeling of fear in the Ayase sisters.

We need to get out of here…

"I'm sorry-"

"Oh, you don't have to be~" Eli gets cut off yet again as the woman takes a step closer and Eli takes one back, one hand pulling Arisa further behind her, her sister holding her hand tightly in response.

"You. Have a very pretty face…I think that would be a good part to start with." The woman licks her lips.

"What do you mean…" Eli mutters, wishing that she could just teleport and disappear from this nightmare of a reality.

The seemingly crazy woman barks a laugh, making Eli and Arisa both that much more scared for what's to come. "It means…I'm going to crush your pretty face first before sucking the daylights out of you, sweetie~"

Suck?

Eli takes a defensive stance, desperately hoping if anything were to happen, Arisa behind her can be spared.

"Or maybe just a few scratches." The Cold Vampire puts a finger to her chin thoughtfully before smiling back at Eli's pale face. "Oh don't worry~ It'd only be blood gushing out of your face too for me to drink."

She's crazy. What is she? Why is she talking like this? I can't-

Eli makes a final decision, turning to make eye contact with her younger sister. The fear was apparent in their eyes. But the message simple and clear – run.

When Eli turns back only to be staring back at deadly magenta. Eli feels like there was only option. Her younger sister comes first.

"ARISA, RUN!" Eli screams.

Arisa runs.

The Cold Vampire doesn't care as she makes to strike Eli.

Arisa turns back as she runs as she could tell her sister wasn't running with her. Eyes wide in despair as the crazy woman's arms was about to attack her older sister who was rooted to the ground.

"ONEE-"


Honoka was out of the house. Her family has gone to sleep and she sneaked out to be on patrol again. After all, the cases of Cold Vampire attacks just keep increasing as of late. And Honoka can't rest right thinking that she could be doing something. Anything. Just something. To make a difference.

The gingerhead sighs as she raises her head to sulk at the cloudy night sky. "I hope it doesn't rain while I'm out…"

Honoka turns to her left, staring at the maze-like layout of this district she rarely came over to. "I hope I get home safe…"

Honoka chuckles to herself, finding the fact that she was more concerned about getting lost than the possible chance of encountering a Cold Vampire again.

I'll patrol this new area…then head home!

The usually peppy vampire was less energetic tonight as the exhaustion from many nights out on patrols to encounters with Cold Vampires was getting to her…Plus, she had a heavy weight on her shoulders…a question she was scared to have an answer to…

"Can I really make a difference..?" Honoka asks into the silent night.

Ahhh, no, no! I shouldn't be thinking of that right now!

Honoka shakes her head, blindly hopping from one stone wall to another. When she opens her eyes again, she wishes it was an empty street.

No.

Honoka opens her eyes to the sight of a scene that can only be interpreted as Assaulter and To be Assaulted.

NO!

Honoka's gut feeling told her the same thing as always – jump into the fray before it's too late.

The frantic vampire jumped off the wall and kicked off the granite to reach in time. To be able to intercept in time.

"ARISA, RUN!"

Arisa-chan?! Then that's-

"ONEE-"

Honoka throws her arm out as she gets in between the Cold Vampire and her friend. The attacking hand grabs her hand, exerts a force to crush the interruption before sending Honoka flying to the side.

"Arghh!" Honoka's back hits the floor hard, the floor cracking but there was no time to say ouch. The gingerhead flips around to be able to protect her friends again.

"An intruder? On my meal?" The Cold Vampire questions with distaste. "You're definitely not a human…oh." The glare morphs into slight surprise before changing back to annoyed as she recognized the orange-brown haired girl immediately – Tsubasa's favourite "plaything".

"D-Don't kill!" Honoka pleas, blue eyes darting between a terrified Eli, petrified Arisa and the redhead Cold Vampire who didn't look hunger-crazed.

"You're not…human." The redhead smiles slyly. "This is growing interesting…This is growing interesting!" The Cold Vampire cackles.

"Please!" Honoka cries as she remains in her crouch on the ground. "You don't have to kill-"

The redhead frowns, magenta eyes boring into Honoka. The scrutinizing barely lasted five seconds and the Cold Vampire grins creepily to cause despair in those she converse with. "You've whipped up my curiosity. Perhaps I'll let you live…"

"We can all live! In peace! Together!"

The Cold Vampire twirls gleefully and stops with her back to her initial prey. "After my meal."

The redhead lunges at Eli to grab and sink her teeth in the frozen in fear human.

"NO!"

Honoka tries to reach Eli but she could not react in time.


Nozomi never wanted to witness the truth. Nozomi is knowledgeable and understanding, she knows that there are Cold Vampires out there. The harsh reality of vampires taking lives at the drop of a hat. She knew because her best friend experienced the attack of a Cold Vampire.

But even then, Nozomi had this selfish wish for the present situation to persist - the school going days, the nonchalant lessons and fun times with her friends. And yet...her eyes had no choice but to believe the scene she has stumbled upon this night.

This can't be... Honoka-chan is-

Elichi?

And another-

A Cold Vampire.

Nozomi didn't have time to gather her thoughts. To make sense of all the information thrown at her in a split second - Honoka hurt on the ground, pleading the merciless stranger. Her favourite person to tease looking nothing like the cool and cute Class President she knows...that pale look full of fear of death.

Nozomi didn't think of anything when she did all she could to rush over to the scene.

Let me make it in time!

"HAAAA!" The Cold Vampire's arm was forced to a stop by a vice grip.

And never in her eighteen years did she think she'd be thrown backwards and have her meal interrupted twice.

"What the!?"

"Elichi are you okay?" Nozomi shakes Eli's shoulders, wanting to hear the blonde's voice or at least another reaction to know that her friend is somewhat alright, and not actually injured.

Honoka positions herself in between the Cold Vampire and her friends, panting, trying her best to calm her heart so that she can think of an escape route. "N-Nozomi-chan..?"

The purplenette turns to face Honoka, remembering that the situation hasn't turned any better just because she managed to throw the attacker away once. "Honoka-chan. This…"

In all the scenarios I thought of revealing myself to Honoka-chan…this certainly wasn't one.

"Nozomi-chan…" Honoka knows the Cold Vampire would be able to hear her, but regardless, she spoke her plan. "Take Eli-chan and Arisa-chan and run. Please."

"Honoka-chan, I can't just-"

"You can!" Honoka hisses. The Cold Vampire glaring daggers at her with all the intent to kill wasn't making the gingerhead feel confident in her plan, but she will do all that she can to hold off the woman as long as Eli and Arisa can get out of here alive and unscathed.

Honoka-chan wants me to take Eli-chan and run? Leaving her alone. I-

"Please. I can't think of any other way." Honoka makes eye contact with Nozomi for a second.

Determination doing a great job in masking Honoka's own fear made Nozomi understand what she has to do. Nozomi nods and the last thing she saw of Honoka was a slight smile. She picks Eli up with her left arm, kicked off the ground in the same second to take the smaller blonde girl with her right and desperately made for an escape.

"You think you can run?!" The Cold Vampire's voice was angry.

"They will!" Honoka grunts, sure to be doing all she can to hold the Cold Vampire off for Nozomi to bring their human friends to safety.

Please be safe, Honoka-chan! I-I'll come back and help once I put Eli and Arisa back in the house!


Author Notes

This is evil even to me.

I'm leaving Honoka to fight Yuuki Anju of all people?

But there really is no other choice is there? Nozomi, bring Eli and Arisa to safety, ahhhhh! v ;;;

(Also I realize I keep forgetting to find a chance to just put it out there that it's Anju from A-RISE they are fighting against. And I keep going "Cold Vampire" whoops. Will fix that in another chapter OwO)

So! I tried a new thing this chapter! Going with Eli's POV, then Honoka's, then Nozomi's! Please let me know how it went? If there was too much confusion or was the tension still captured well despite jumping to another girl's POV? :D

See you next chapter!