"Wow, what a great night" I said looking up at the starry sky. It was one of those 'bright' nights when you can actually see something. Well maybe it's just me. Finally, my eyes developed to cat-level.
For more then twenty minutes I was sitting outside the mansion. God knows who brought me here but I felt inspired to write. My journal has been being filled with thoughts, summarized events, memories and everything, all conversations and all the feelings that I have been having.
So once again, my emotions were spilled on a slightly yellow recycled paper with a pen which costed 0.98 $ (110 JPY). For this activity I found a bench in the middle the red roses garden, right in front of the fountain. I got myself comfortably sitting in Sukhasana style on neatly crafted stone block. Placing a maroon leathern notebook on my left leg for support, I opened it and started to write
...sometimes I keep asking myself if my sanity will survive here? But I came here all goofy, hyper, peculiar and funky in the first place. For the first months those guys called me crazy even tho it's not a proper way to describe me. Adventures - is more accurate word. And the only reason why they have been calling me like this is because of my reactions. But it's only my guesses. Sure all biting, threatening parts seriously scares the living shit out of me but all those other stuff. Pffff. For example, Ayato still hold a grudge on me because of those words 'I couldn't feel anything'. He glares at me a lot. At first it was fun but I got sick of it. So the last time when he glared at me I couldn't hold my mouth shut so I said to him 'Oh suck it up. You're a vampire, you should be good at that'. Was it dangerous? Yes. Was my life endanger? Yes. Was it risky? Yes Was it funny? Yes. Would I do that again? Absolutely.
Until now, I still can't believe that they are...who they are. A myth. It's said that every lie has a drop of truth in it. Well the truth is that vampires suck blood. And everything else said about them is only a fairy tale. Like, the first day in this mansion, after finding out they are vampires and I'll be a food bank, the one thing that I sweated about was 'Is that mean I won't get a garlic bread?'
Like always, I defy the reality. I was doing it in the past and I'm doing it right now. Probably that's why I'm acting like a little child...
From my notebook I looked back at enormous mansion drowned in mystical aura. I took a deep breath before lowering my gaze back down to a paper.
...But like Sam Smith says, I'm not the only one. Firstly, my brothers are dorky but the eldest ones grew out of it...
Note: do a research about 'Is foolishness and stupidity inheritable?'
Second, sometimes I have to be the sane one in this mansion. When those vampires aren't acting vampirish, things get...interesting. Looking from a psychologist perspective it would be A+ worth thesis. Their personalities changes from sadistic predators to a teenagers arguing over who got the best singing skills. That is something you won't read in books or see in movies...
I stopped writing when the faint sound of explosion spread in the mansion's territory. I looked around at first being confused from where it came from but the same sound repeated again clearing out that it came from the mansion.
"Now this is interesting" I got off the bench and walked in the mansion.
The first thing that I noticed after closing the door behind me, a meat burning smell. It didn't took me long to figure out where I should be looking the source of this commotion. On my way I heard pots-throwing sound and plate shattering. As I turned around the corned my legs tripped over something and I fell flat on the face.
"Ughh..."
"He...hehe...heheheHAHAH!" I heard a laughter behind me. As I turned around the blond hair vampire was laying on the floor too, holding his stomach, not even a little trying to contain his laughter.
"Shu?"
"Hehehe...hehe Oh you troublesome woman, you fall so hehe funny hahaha!"
My jaw dropped open. Him? Shu? Laughing? What? This is not the Shu that I know.
"Shu, sweetie, are you okay?" I turned my whole body around.
"Sweetie! Hahaha! " he kept laughing.
"Have you been possessed by the devil- Aghh! Santamaría !"
Suddenly Shu grabbed my leg and pulled it. From this sudden move my head fell back and hit the floor while my body slid towards the vampire.
"What the hell, Shu ?!"
The blonde vampire leaned over me placing his hands to sides of my torso. He stopped giggling and instead of that he perverted smiled.
"Show me what's underneath~" with a blink he grabbed the edged of my T-shirt blouse and pulled it up exposing my bare skin.
"Shu !" using my legs and hands I pushed him away way too easily. Like he was high or something. The boy fell on his back spreading both hands freely and starting laughing again. I quickly got on my feet straightening my clothes.
"Kanato-kun! Calm down, please!" from the other side of the kitchen's door I heard Laito begging. And at the same moment I saw him opening the door and dodge a plate which flew over Laito's head hitting the wall before shattering into pieces.
" Qué narices!?" (What the heck?!)
"Perra-chan!" Laito ran to me almost crying. It was something wrong with him too...
"Umm, Laito? Why are you hugging me?"
"I'm sorry" he cried out loud "I let you down"
"Shu is possessed by a devil, you by Justin Bieber. Seriously, what kind of rituals were you guys doing?"
" I'm sorry for being mean to you. I just now realized how my dearest Perra-chan was treated. I'm so sorry" all the time while he was sobbing on my shoulder I awkwardly tho gently taped his back in attempt to clam him down. Laito looked at me with serious look on his face still holding my shoulders "I promise you this, from now on, I will make sure that non of my brothers won't tease you. I will keep you pure and untouched"
"What?" that was the only question I had for him. "Huh?" I looked down because I fell something pulling my jeans. And there he was again. Shu. Looking up to me with a grin on his face, with one hand grabbing my jean's pocket and slowly pulling it down.
"Don't be shy. Take off your jeans"
"Shu!" Laito shouted on his brother pushing me away "You can't do this to Perra-chan. It's not right!"
To avoid from falling I leaned with my hand against the wall until..
"Aghhh!" I heard a shout and with that, a plate flew right to my direction. Luckily I managed to dodged by squatting down. When I stood up I looked at the spot on the wall were plates left their marks and turned my gaze back to the view in the kitchen. Kanato was standing on the the table heavily breathing and glaring at me while next to the oven was standing Subaru putting spices in a pan. The whole room was drown in fog like smokes. Ceiling above the oven was black like it was burning before. In my view came unstably walking Ayato who now was looking at me. The boy blinked few times.
"Orokana?...Two Orokanas?" he stepped towards me.
"Are you guys been smoking weed or something? What the hell is going on?!"
"HA! OROKANA! YOU'RE A- YOU'RE A NINJA!" Ayato yelled like he blew some case wide open
"When did that happened?"
"You're a ninja! I saw you becoming two!" Ayato kept singing the same song.
"I'm not a ninja" I tried to explain him but he didn't listen.
"Hahaha You are a ninja, troublesome woman" Shu laughed "Your bra is black"
"Shu-san" Laito protested "It's impolite to talk about what ladies wear underneath their clothes"
"HOT! Why is it HOT!" Kanato shouted throwing one more plate which shattered just above Subaru's head.
"Oy! Hysteric, stop interrupting my cooking!" Subaru hissed.
I was watching it with disbelieve. I was gone for half an hour and this is what happened?
'What do you think?'
'Are you kidding me!? Go get a camera and some snacks. Curtains are open, the show has began!'
"Orokana!" Ayato grabbed my shoulders "Teach me how to multiply" he commanded me
"Read a biology book" with these words I left this parade and walked straight to Reiji's room before it all got out of control. But I won't hide the fact that this is kind of funny and I won't let them forget about this. Maybe create and add some embellishments to the story. But first...
*knock knock knock* "Reiji" *knock knock knock* "Reiji" *knock knock knock* "Reiji"
He didn't opened. I repeated knocks again but still no answer. He must be out somewhere because doors are locked too. Or maybe he barricaded himself from his brothers.
"Kaya-chan, thank goodness you're not hurt" the blonde girl relieved.
"Hey, Yui. First things first..." I took a deep breath "...what the hell? "
"See, when you were gone, Reiji-san asked me to cook a mushroom stew for dinner while he went to the town. And before I finished cooking the rest of them came one-by-one came to the kitchen saying that it smells good so they gave it a try and..."
"...and then they started seeing white horses, aliens, devils, ninjas and squirrel"
"Yeah. I never knew that mushroom effects vampires like that"
"Well Shu acted like a cat pumped up with valerian and other were just...out of their minds"
"Reiji-san said he won't take long and will come back in a short notice"
"Okay, that's good. He will fix this...By any chance, do you have a camera or cellphone?" I asked Yui
"No. They took my cellphone away when I came here"
"Too bad. We we need something with what we could record them"
"..." Yui looked at me confused
"For society"
We walked down the stairs to the entrance hall. And it was a perfect timing for us because the main door opened and we saw Reiji entering .
"What's the matter?" he asked and then looked at me "What did you do?" he asked me slowly already displeased.
"Oh believe me, you will wish that I was the one who did something"
A sound of wooden chair being broken following by shouts came from the direction of where the kitchen was.
"You might wanna check the kitchen" I whispered. Reiji didn't even looked worried or in the rush. In normal pace he walked towards the source of the sounds. "And don't forget to dodged!" I yelled
"~Although we've come to the of the road. Still I can't let go~" I was walking back and forth singing to myself quietly while waiting for Reiji.
"I wonder what Reiji-san is doing there?" Yui questioned sitting on the stairs.
"Having a headache, that's for sure. Oh, speak of the devil" I stopped when the vampire came in. Honestly, I was expecting him to look more anguish, irritated and dull. But instead of that he looked contemplative.
"I did not expected this sort of behavior. There must be a strong psychoactive substance which is stimulate by a heat."
Me and Yui exchanged looks "Um Reiji," I folded my arms "...why?"
"Why what?" he adjusted his glasses "Finding something requires experience and test subjects. I'm just using what I have"
"You're using your brothers to test some drugging mushroom stew to see how it will effect their brains?" I asked
"That's corrected. But if you so worry about my brother then I must inform you that this one experiment won't endanger their lives" he confirmed
"T-this one?" Yui stuttered
"With who am I living with?" I asked myself
"Now, if I may" Reiji passed us and started walking up the stairs. At the same time Ayato ran towards us holding a book in his hands.
"Orokana!" he was flipping pages back and forth "Is multiplying the same as mitosis or reproduction system?"
"Why is Ayato reading biology's textbook?" Reiji looked at me waiting for an answer.
"Why why? At least thank me for making him study. And Ayato" the redhead boy looked up from the book "the answer is mitosis"
"It so clear right now. I need to segregated my DNA chains to my daughter cells"
"Yeah, work on that" I tapped his shoulder.
Well I had a fun night for sure. The effect of that devious mushroom wore out before it was time to go to sleep. But until then, everything was out of control. Like I said before, all the brothers were out of the character, doing unusual shit for them that even Satan himself would say 'Dude'. For example, I knew Shu was undercover pervert but not to the level where he laughs and tells you to take off your pants or give him your bra. Not only that but that big 'scary' vampire asked me if he could use my boobs as a bongos. Next is Laito. Other then Shu he acted more...Reiji-like? Only more emotional. I kinda liked the fact that he tried to protect me and Yui from Shu wanting undress us and Kanato wanting to take of his clothes. Seriously, that boy gets the same effect from alcohol too. But you know what, I respect him for not having any complex with his body. Subaru kept making a mess in the kitchen. Probably imagined himself being a chef in a cooking show. He tried to cook something. I'm not sure what, but it was burning and it looked like one of those sluggish moving things. Like from the movies, you open a pot and that thing will jump out of it wrapping around your head. And Ayato...well, he became obsessed over mitosis. Then from mitosis to meiosis. He kept repeating to himself 'I need more information'. He got to the chapter about homeostasis before dozing off.
The morning after wasn't any less 'good'. I had a nightmare of being buried alive which was intense to the point that I could physically feel my breathing getting harder. The moment when my eyes shot open I realized why I had that illusion. Shu was on top of me covering me with his body. I'm a little person and he's a big one, I got scared to be squashed. Only my limbs were free to move. A couple of time I called his name but I got no respond. Tried to tickle. Nothing. Tried to pinch to the side of his hip. Nothing. Called his name. Nothing.
'Did he died on you?'
'WHAT?!'
I started shaking him roughly at the same time calling him alarmed.
"Mhhmm...troublesome" a low mumble came from his mouth as he shifted away a little and I finally pushed him of off me. The vampire cracked one eye open lazily looking at me "Heh, you perverted woman. Coming to my room, did you felt lonely and needy tonight?"
"What?" I looked at him confused still panting from morning exercise.
"Don't play more dumb then you are. Admit it, you crawled in to my bed because of the need to feel my fangs piercing you skin" The vampire got comfortable laying on his back. He brought his hands behind his head not looking away from me.
"This is my room"
A low giggle escaped his mouth "Idiot woman"
From this comment I frowned my eyebrows. Isn't he aware where he is? Or maybe?
'No way'
My head turned to all direction. Seeing stuffs which aren't in my room. Different bed sheets, wallpapers, furniture.
"Did I- Wha- Where- How- When- Wait...Did I came here?" I looked at now mockingly smirking vampire.
"I couldn't care less how you got here" he closed his eyes.
"So you don't know how I got in your bed" I said to myself. The one fact is clear that yesterday I was in my room, crawling in my own bed. There's a chance that Shu still was intoxicated with whatever he ate and brought me in his room...? There's also a chance that I sleep walk.
I looked at Shu again with opened my mouth to say something but he was looking at me with one eye open giving that smirk.
.
.
.
"Don't you dare"
"Perverted woman" he said slowly.
"Bye" I moved on the edge of the bed but got pulled on it by a hand. I fell on my back and a big figure dominated me leaning above me.
"I'm so thirsty that my throat burns. Give me your blood while you're here"
"One: It's called being hangover. Two: No" I pushed him away and started crawling of the bed. Unfortunately, Shu grabbed me by waist pulling closer to him. My fingers grabbed the edged of the bed but the grip was to loose and my back hit his chest. The vampire took both of my escape reaching hands and crossed them as well as pressing them both to my body. It was trapping 'hug' from behind. His arms firmly held my body close to his only letting my legs to move which wasn't really helpful.
"You would make this easier for both of us if you would stop moving" he giggled in my ear.
"Then let go of me! It's simple like that!" I tried to get at least one of my arms free.
"Sigh...You haven't stopped resisting a little since the beginning" with one hand the vampire pulled down my sleeping tank top's strap down my shoulder "But it's still amusing" he whispered and pressed his lips to my shoulder. I still didn't got used to the feeling of cold, wet tongues on my skin. Shu moved from my shoulder up to the curve of my neck stopping at the location were my artery was pulsing like crazy. Bite. Pain. Sucking.
For a while he was sucking my blood in a small sips. My head started to feel light. I thought I will pass out and sleep for another five-six hours but Shu pulled out his fangs, licking two dripping marks on my neck. His grip around me got loose, falling down on my legs. Without hesitation I got off of the bed. Because of standing up so fast my head got dizzy.
"Wow. White spots. White spots"
"Haven't you learned that after being sucked you must stay still for a moment" Shu sighed falling back on a pillow.
"Oh bite me" I said with irritated voice which entertained vampire who raised his eyebrows. "Don'tyoudare!" I protested and left the room walking straight to the one I needed express my feelings.
*knock knock knock*"Reiji!" *knock knock knock* "Reiji!" *knock knock knock* "Reiji!"
"Goodness gracious, could you stop this knocking madness?" Reiji opened the door.
"Yeahyeahyeahyeahyeah I get it. You hate me. NOW "I raised my voice "It's time for ME to complain"
"I simply have no interested in your grievances" he turned his back on me and walked away. But I was too stubborn, bad slept and after-sucking moody to act smart, so I got in Reiji's room as well. The boy walked up to a hanging tuxedo on a cupboard's door.
" If you're drugging your own brothers with some weird mushrooms then take responsibly and take care of their asses while their minds are dysfunctioning!"
"I don't recall giving you a permission to come in and yell"
"Well I don't recall signing a contract that says I must be a babysitter for your brothers"
Reiji didn't answer. He kept his back faced to me. I sighed putting my hands on my hips and licking my upper lip.
"I'm just saying that in situations like yesterday, your help would be appreciated"
"...I will have that in mind" He looked at me over a shoulder "But I'm not making any promises"
"Got it" I nodded and when I was about to leave his room my eyes caught a piece of paper on a nightstand. It was a ticket to the opera "You going out tonight?" I took a ticket in my hands reading a title "Norma?" I said it out loud "I heard this somewhere..."
"It's a ultimate tragedy about a druid priestess" Reiji explained and took the ticket from my hands.
"Oh dear God" a flashback crossed my head reminding me how did I found out about this opera.
"If you're about to do your evening prayers then return to your own room and continue there"
"Nononononno. Reiji, it's not that. You see...Umm...Fun story!...Don't go there for your own sake"
The vampire looked at me not sure what was happening "Your arguments"
"Only one: Bizocho" I pressed my wrist to my lips waiting for the reaction.
"Pardon?"
"That crazy gal. Who is your stalker"
Reiji's eyes got wider " Miss Buchholz you mean?"
"Potato, tomato. But yes, that one"
"How- How do you know about her?"
"When you held that party at the mansion. I met her then, remember. She called me a lousy servant"
"Get to the point Yagami" Reiji's voice got deep and threatening.
"Long story short, not so long time ago I was walking back from academy back to the mansion by foot because of someone's unbearable thirst. Not getting to that part. Anyway, I was walking down the street, minding my own business when I saw...her. Well she recognized me and inquired about you-"
"You two talked?" he had that black aura our his head
"Just a little bit. The most importing thing is that I saw her holding the same brochure...Reiji, she will be there"
"Agh" he grabbed the bridge of his nose "I knew it was the matter of time. Since the party I didn't saw her or got any letter from that woman"
"That's because I lied to her about your priorities so she backed away"
Reiji looked back at me "What lie?"
"Well she went to your room that night and ii followed her from behind. As soon as she noticed me the accuse of me wanting to take you away from her fell out of her mouth like a waterfall. So I said that right now you're busy with science stuff and so you will notify her whenever your done. And carrying on the story, when I met her in the street I kinda forgot about that..." I shrank my shoulders "And know she thinks that your done with that work and you both...can...get...together"
Reiji just stood there.
"But anyway, when you be back tell how it worked out, okay" I smiled and reached for a doorknob but I was stopped by him.
"You're coming with me"
"Excuse me, what ?" now my eyes got wide.
"Exactly what you heard. Do you have something better to do?"
"I-"
"Good. Go to your room and wait for me" when we started talking about Buchholz person, Reiji got all tensed up and stressed out. Even he started talking in more simple way. I noticed him conducting emotions inside and not letting them show. But the tensity was spilling overboard.
I impatiently waited for Reiji in my room. The door opened and Reiji entered with bags in his hands.
"This should be your size" he putted them on my bed and I took a peek what's inside.
"I have to look fancy?" I asked seeing a piece of neatly done clothe.
"Have you ever went to the opera?"
"No"
"Then you will listen to me. If I'm taking you there at least make sure to look decent and proper for this occasion"
"Okay, Reiji, moon-pie, I have a question"
"What else is unclear to you?"
"From where did you get this stuff?" I looked inside the bags once more
"Former sacrificial brides"
There was a moment of silence before I realized that this is...
"You mean, a dead girl's clothes, shoes and make up !?" and named everything going throw the each of the bags.
"The make up is not out of date. I don't see a problem" he turned around and opened the door "You have twenty minutes. Don't waste the time and be quick" and h left.
"Wait! Reiji!" He didn't came back. I looked at the bags once more sighing. Nothing but trouble and pain in these bags "Oh my God" I yawned scratching my head "This is a nightmare"
*19 minutes later*
Reiji knocked on the door "Yagami, you have one minute"
"I'm coming, I'm coming" I said annoyed. From a armchair I took a blazer and a black clutch bag decorated with a line of small pearls, in one hand. I was surprised myself how quickly and not too shabby I got ready. What I got was a black one-shoulder knee-length dress. A small shoulder part was cover with pearls. Are their real or not I didn't knew how to tell. The very dress was tight but it still got that slight loose. Hair clipped to the right side while on the left one my side bangs freely fell on my forehead and the rest of the hair too. I kept my all earring as they were. The hell was with the make up. I knew just the basics and Reiji gave a pro-level. What was I supposed to do with all those brushes. Even tho I poked my eyes, I still managed to get that decent look. Simple but fancy.
When I stepped out from my room, Reiji was looking at his pocket watch counting the last seconds.
"Twenty minutes had passed" he closed it and putted it in his vest pocked "At least you're punctual" he said raising his head.
"You said twenty minutes, I got ready in twenty minutes"
Reiji looked frozen. His eyes examined me tracing from up to down and up again a couple of times. Finally getting back to reality, he cleared his throat and gestured me to follow him.
"No time to waist. Let's move"