Author's Notes: I updated I updated!!! I've been reallllllly busy and sick recently...and um...I had the WORST effing case of writer's block for this until recently. ERm. ..yes..I'm going to try to finish this off because to be honest, my interest in this story is waning.
But I WILL finish it.There will be two more chapters.
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Chapter IV: Blame it on Me
"Hai....hai....your flight arrives at one pm. Hai, Q-san will be picking you up." Suzumi murmured on the phone, jotting the information onto a note pad.
Looking out the window, she saw the clear blue sky and a flock of birds flew high, soaring.
"Yes, it's been a while. It will be good to see again, Chidori-san."
Yuuhi sat in the bookstore cafe, reading while listening to his geSANG CD. He was waiting for Aya, which was truly one of the more constants in his life.
She came walking in, wearing jeans and a green tee shirt with the words, 'Bite Me' across it in light blue.
He smirked bemusedly at it.
"Nice shirt." Yuuhi said, removing his head phones.
"Thanks!" she said with a grin, sipping the cup of coffee she had purchased.
She peered at the book, and raised a questioning eye brow.
"It's a text on werewolves. Tsukasa over there at Eitoku Academy thinks there might be a potential case at his school. I told him I'd check out info for him." Yuuhi stated.
"Ah, and how is good ol' Curly Tsu?" she asked with a lopsided grin.
"Hopelessly gone on his girlfriend. I swear she's the only female aside from his sister he fears."
"Ah well, young love. So, what did you want to talk to me about?" Aya asked.
"Sis and I have been worried. With this Malcolm freak walking around and Tooya being Mr. Aloof, we've been concerned." Yuuhi said.
What he really wanted to say was, he was worried.
"Yuuhi, I can handle myself. I promised Tooya I'd avoid Malcolm." she replied flippantly, sipping more of her coffee.
Yuuhi resisted the urge to growl.
"Damnit Aya, the guy's a freaking blood sucker! Don't you think you've prolonged this relationship enough?" he asked, gripping the edge of the table.
Aya narrowed her eyes.
"My relationship with Tooya is none of your business. I decide when and if I will end it, as is, I don't see that happening. I'm sorry, but I'm drawn to him. I can't help it. Yuuhi, please...you need to let it go." she said, softening her voice.
Yuuhi sighed.
It came back to that really.
He was jealous of Tooya because Aya cared for him that way, and only saw Yuuhi as a friend.
And Yuuhi had fallen for Aya.
He couldn't understand it, she was bossy, sometimes ditzy, three shades away from being a ko-girl...but she was strong, and kind, and beautiful...and...damn.
It was so strange, one day she was a friend and 'co-worker', then next thing he knew, he was kissing her after seeing her and Tooya together.
He had been jealous.
Because it was Yuuhi who protected her.
Not a freaking vampire.
"Suzumi-san called me earlier. An old pal's coming to town." Aya said, changing subjects quickly. As she always did when Yuuhi's crush came up.
It made Aya uncomfortable because Yuuhi really was just a friend to her.
"Oh really? Who?" Yuuhi asked.
Aya sighed.
"Someone who I hope is happy to see me and not too pissed off at you."
"Chidori..." he murmured trailing off in thought.
Kuruma Chidori was their age, but was shorter than average height. With her light brown hair in pig tails and big hazel eyes, she was often mistaken for a high school student. She too was of Tennyo descent, and had sought out Aya shortly after her parents had died in a car accident.
Her younger brother had been crippled in the accident, but was showing positive recovering.
Chidori had instantly taken to Yuuhi, who had enjoyed her company and often let her help cook. She was high spirited and sometimes seemed ditzy, but she was very resourceful and had connections all over Japan.
'She really was a great girl.' Yuuhi thought, 'and I hurt her feelings.'
If he could take that day back he would of.
He had been yelling at Aya, pissed off she had been with Tooya.
'Aya, why can't you just stay away from that guy?!'
'It's none of your business Yuuhi!'
'It is too my business, I love you Aya!'
'Yuuhi....wha...what about Chidori?'
'What the hell are you talking about? Chidori doesn't mean anything to me!'
'Yu..Yuuhi...' Chidori's voice has whispered, her eyes filled with heart break.
She had turned from the door way and ran.
And that had been the last time he'd seen her, months ago.
He hadn't meant that he didn't care for her. He only meant she wasn't anything romantic to him.
Both Aya and Suzumi were mad at him for being so dense, to not see Chidori's feelings.
Which Yuuhi had so stupidly stomped on.
"You really were pretty harsh that day. I hope she's okay cause I've missed her." Aya murmured, finishing her coffee.
Yuuhi sighed, closing the now forgotten book.
"So have I. Shit, I better cook her favorite meal. That's a good start."
"An apology could help too you know." Aya said, standing up.
Yuuhi stood up as well.
"You know, Yuuhi, Chidori really is a good girl. Don't overlook her so much."
Yuuhi understood Aya's meaning.
'Please get over me and move on.'
If only things were that simple.
Chidori sat across Suzumi, accepting a cup of tea.
"How was the flight from Okinawa?" Suzumi asked.
"Boring, but Shuuro-san burned me some CDs and gave me a couple of manga. Honestly though, I'm just anxious." Chidori sighed.
"He didn't mean to hurt your feelings, Chidori-san. My little brother-in-law's a good guy, but he's pathetically dense."
"It's okay, Suzumi-san. What's done is done. Is he still in love with Aya-san?"
"Hmmm...I think so, but it will never come to fruition. Aya is...more or less, in love with Tooya."
"Oh? That's still going on. Ah well, he may be a vampire, but that Tooya's a pretty stand-up guy."
"Yes. I hold no grudge against him."
"So Suzumi-san, this British guy Malcolm. Is he THAT bad?"
"Yes." Suzumi replied, setting her empty cup down.
"He must be if you're calling in as many hunters of Tennyo descent as you can. Tell me, is it stop him, or protect us?"
Suzumi smiled. Chidori didn't miss a beat.
"A bit of both. This one has a taste for Tennyo blood. He gets a thrill out of killing our kind. Together we stand a chance."
"Aa....Suzumi-san, I tried contacting other hunters, and I couldn't get in touch. Not even Urakawa-san..." Chidori began.
Suzumi's eyes widened.
"This not forbode well."
"Ah, but I mean, everyone's busy right? We're not like...the only ones? We would have been notified."
"Not if there was no one to notify us. Aya will be here soon, we'll talk to her then."
"Aa...okay." Chidori said, looking into her tea.
'I feel like we ARE the only ones left in Japan...why is this happening?' she thought.
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Sitting in a crowded cafe, a young woman with short blue hair and amber eyes stared out the window.
"Do you think they've suspected the larger truth now that Kuruma Chidori has arrived?" she asked.
"Possibly. Either way it doesn't matter. They are doomed." the voice across from her murmured from the shadows of the cafe booth.
"Good. I would almost feel sorry for them, but then they deserve everything they get." she muttered, her eyes hardening.
"Don't let grudges cloud your thinking, Miori."
She turned and faced him, her eyes harder.
"Don't worry about that, Malcolm, I'm thinking as I should."
'I'll show all you Tennyo bitches what happened when you deny me my destiny...especially you, Mikage Aya!' her thoughts screamed.
But I WILL finish it.There will be two more chapters.
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Chapter IV: Blame it on Me
"Hai....hai....your flight arrives at one pm. Hai, Q-san will be picking you up." Suzumi murmured on the phone, jotting the information onto a note pad.
Looking out the window, she saw the clear blue sky and a flock of birds flew high, soaring.
"Yes, it's been a while. It will be good to see again, Chidori-san."
Yuuhi sat in the bookstore cafe, reading while listening to his geSANG CD. He was waiting for Aya, which was truly one of the more constants in his life.
She came walking in, wearing jeans and a green tee shirt with the words, 'Bite Me' across it in light blue.
He smirked bemusedly at it.
"Nice shirt." Yuuhi said, removing his head phones.
"Thanks!" she said with a grin, sipping the cup of coffee she had purchased.
She peered at the book, and raised a questioning eye brow.
"It's a text on werewolves. Tsukasa over there at Eitoku Academy thinks there might be a potential case at his school. I told him I'd check out info for him." Yuuhi stated.
"Ah, and how is good ol' Curly Tsu?" she asked with a lopsided grin.
"Hopelessly gone on his girlfriend. I swear she's the only female aside from his sister he fears."
"Ah well, young love. So, what did you want to talk to me about?" Aya asked.
"Sis and I have been worried. With this Malcolm freak walking around and Tooya being Mr. Aloof, we've been concerned." Yuuhi said.
What he really wanted to say was, he was worried.
"Yuuhi, I can handle myself. I promised Tooya I'd avoid Malcolm." she replied flippantly, sipping more of her coffee.
Yuuhi resisted the urge to growl.
"Damnit Aya, the guy's a freaking blood sucker! Don't you think you've prolonged this relationship enough?" he asked, gripping the edge of the table.
Aya narrowed her eyes.
"My relationship with Tooya is none of your business. I decide when and if I will end it, as is, I don't see that happening. I'm sorry, but I'm drawn to him. I can't help it. Yuuhi, please...you need to let it go." she said, softening her voice.
Yuuhi sighed.
It came back to that really.
He was jealous of Tooya because Aya cared for him that way, and only saw Yuuhi as a friend.
And Yuuhi had fallen for Aya.
He couldn't understand it, she was bossy, sometimes ditzy, three shades away from being a ko-girl...but she was strong, and kind, and beautiful...and...damn.
It was so strange, one day she was a friend and 'co-worker', then next thing he knew, he was kissing her after seeing her and Tooya together.
He had been jealous.
Because it was Yuuhi who protected her.
Not a freaking vampire.
"Suzumi-san called me earlier. An old pal's coming to town." Aya said, changing subjects quickly. As she always did when Yuuhi's crush came up.
It made Aya uncomfortable because Yuuhi really was just a friend to her.
"Oh really? Who?" Yuuhi asked.
Aya sighed.
"Someone who I hope is happy to see me and not too pissed off at you."
"Chidori..." he murmured trailing off in thought.
Kuruma Chidori was their age, but was shorter than average height. With her light brown hair in pig tails and big hazel eyes, she was often mistaken for a high school student. She too was of Tennyo descent, and had sought out Aya shortly after her parents had died in a car accident.
Her younger brother had been crippled in the accident, but was showing positive recovering.
Chidori had instantly taken to Yuuhi, who had enjoyed her company and often let her help cook. She was high spirited and sometimes seemed ditzy, but she was very resourceful and had connections all over Japan.
'She really was a great girl.' Yuuhi thought, 'and I hurt her feelings.'
If he could take that day back he would of.
He had been yelling at Aya, pissed off she had been with Tooya.
'Aya, why can't you just stay away from that guy?!'
'It's none of your business Yuuhi!'
'It is too my business, I love you Aya!'
'Yuuhi....wha...what about Chidori?'
'What the hell are you talking about? Chidori doesn't mean anything to me!'
'Yu..Yuuhi...' Chidori's voice has whispered, her eyes filled with heart break.
She had turned from the door way and ran.
And that had been the last time he'd seen her, months ago.
He hadn't meant that he didn't care for her. He only meant she wasn't anything romantic to him.
Both Aya and Suzumi were mad at him for being so dense, to not see Chidori's feelings.
Which Yuuhi had so stupidly stomped on.
"You really were pretty harsh that day. I hope she's okay cause I've missed her." Aya murmured, finishing her coffee.
Yuuhi sighed, closing the now forgotten book.
"So have I. Shit, I better cook her favorite meal. That's a good start."
"An apology could help too you know." Aya said, standing up.
Yuuhi stood up as well.
"You know, Yuuhi, Chidori really is a good girl. Don't overlook her so much."
Yuuhi understood Aya's meaning.
'Please get over me and move on.'
If only things were that simple.
Chidori sat across Suzumi, accepting a cup of tea.
"How was the flight from Okinawa?" Suzumi asked.
"Boring, but Shuuro-san burned me some CDs and gave me a couple of manga. Honestly though, I'm just anxious." Chidori sighed.
"He didn't mean to hurt your feelings, Chidori-san. My little brother-in-law's a good guy, but he's pathetically dense."
"It's okay, Suzumi-san. What's done is done. Is he still in love with Aya-san?"
"Hmmm...I think so, but it will never come to fruition. Aya is...more or less, in love with Tooya."
"Oh? That's still going on. Ah well, he may be a vampire, but that Tooya's a pretty stand-up guy."
"Yes. I hold no grudge against him."
"So Suzumi-san, this British guy Malcolm. Is he THAT bad?"
"Yes." Suzumi replied, setting her empty cup down.
"He must be if you're calling in as many hunters of Tennyo descent as you can. Tell me, is it stop him, or protect us?"
Suzumi smiled. Chidori didn't miss a beat.
"A bit of both. This one has a taste for Tennyo blood. He gets a thrill out of killing our kind. Together we stand a chance."
"Aa....Suzumi-san, I tried contacting other hunters, and I couldn't get in touch. Not even Urakawa-san..." Chidori began.
Suzumi's eyes widened.
"This not forbode well."
"Ah, but I mean, everyone's busy right? We're not like...the only ones? We would have been notified."
"Not if there was no one to notify us. Aya will be here soon, we'll talk to her then."
"Aa...okay." Chidori said, looking into her tea.
'I feel like we ARE the only ones left in Japan...why is this happening?' she thought.
- - - - -
Sitting in a crowded cafe, a young woman with short blue hair and amber eyes stared out the window.
"Do you think they've suspected the larger truth now that Kuruma Chidori has arrived?" she asked.
"Possibly. Either way it doesn't matter. They are doomed." the voice across from her murmured from the shadows of the cafe booth.
"Good. I would almost feel sorry for them, but then they deserve everything they get." she muttered, her eyes hardening.
"Don't let grudges cloud your thinking, Miori."
She turned and faced him, her eyes harder.
"Don't worry about that, Malcolm, I'm thinking as I should."
'I'll show all you Tennyo bitches what happened when you deny me my destiny...especially you, Mikage Aya!' her thoughts screamed.