Still reeling from the shock that he had gotten from seeing Fuko, Tokiya
reacted to his first instinct, which was to run away. Using his vampire
speed, he rushed out of the alley and into the crowd. He could hear Fuko
following him behind as quickly as she could, and he increased his speed,
even taking to leaping onto the trees and onto the rooftops in order to
escape her. Just as he thought that he had lost her, he felt Fuko's arm on
his shoulder and he spun around so quickly that she was flung to the side
of the rooftop.
" Fuko!" Tokiya cried out as he rushed towards her. " Are you all right?" he called out urgently.
" Yeah, I'm fine. what the hell was that all about Tokiya. You've got some heavy explaining to do." Fuko replied, looking at him as she rubbed her shoulder, which was beginning to bruise.
Tokiya stood up and walked away, " I'm not Tokiya. You have the wrong person. Take it that you never saw me."
" Oh no. you are a bad liar Tokiya, and you know it. What the hell happened to you man, one minute you disappear for six years and the next, you're a murderer."
" Obviously, I've changed. Fuko. Changed for the worst. The Tokiya that you once knew is once dead."
" Tell me what happened Tokiya, maybe if you tell me what happened, I will be able to help you, maybe it'll help you feel better. You can't always keep on bottling up your feelings, please, tell me what has happened to you these past six years, I'm sure that I'll be able to help, if you just let me!"
Fuko pleaded from behind. To Tokiya's horror, she came forward and hugged him from behind. It only served to make his thirst worsen. Roughly, he pushed her aside
" Don't do that! I hate it when people try to get all comfy on me." He shouted
She punched him. Hard. Even though he had lost all feeling a long time ago, he actually thought that he had felt it. He landed on the ground and looked up to find Fuko towering over him, hands fisted at her waist, glaring angrily at him
" Don't push it Tokiya. You're the last person I would ever get comfy on. Don't think too much. Why don't you ever put your ensui to good use sometimes, like freeze your brain or something like that." Fuko retorted.
" That's because I can't use it anymore." Tokiya replied sarcastically Fuko laughed " You're kidding right. That thing is your very soul. How can you not use it anymore?"
" That's because I don't have a soul anymore!" Tokiya shouted. " Look Fuko, when I said I had changed, I wasn't kidding ok. I don't want to see you anymore. I don't want to have any more contact with you or anyone else. Do you get it now, or do I have to be more blunt than that?"
" Where have you changed? What's all the nonsense about you not having a soul? Six years, and you're like a mad person." Fuko demanded.
It was then that Tokiya realized that Fuko would only be satisfied with the truth, maybe after knowing the truth she would finally leave him alone. He went towards her and gripped her by the shoulders, ignoring her expression of hurt as he did so. Crushing her neck to the side, he lowered himself to the vein, protruding itself from the thin layer of skin, inviting him. As soon as his teeth pierced the tender layer of skin, he felt the familiar feeling as the blood flowed through his teeth, however, once he felt the flow of blood, he pulled away, thrusting Fuko away from him as he did so.
A dribble of her blood dripped from the corner of his mouth as Fuko stared at him. Fear lit up in her eyes, slowly replaced by outrage, then courage. During this time, Tokiya was able to read her mind, her thoughts flowing freely about. She was scared, he knew it without reading her mind, but she was angry too, angry with what had happened to him, and even wanting to get closer to him and help him. He read all of that and smiled silently. That was Fuko. She hadn't changed since he last saw her. Full of spunk, as always. But he knew that it would be futile to try and help him, a vampire's life was a curse, and there was no method of getting rid of it. He only had to live or die. He didn't want to bring any of his friends into this mess. It would have been best if he never saw them at all for the rest of their lives. He had to go. Even if he didn't want to, he had to go.
He stood up, and made his way to the edge of the building. Just as he was about to disappear however, she grabbed his hand and held him back. He looked back in surprise, as he had been so sure that he had frightened her into forgetting about him. " I am Fuko Kirisawa. I never give up. I won't give up on you, Tokiya Mikagami. Even if you are a vampire, I won't give up on you. Tell me."
Violet eyes stared fiercely at his gray ones. She didn't care. She didn't care even if he was a vampire. Somehow, he felt glad that she didn't feel disgust at his present state that she still wanted to be by his side. It felt as if a huge burden had been lifted from his shoulders. " Tell me." She repeated.
He made his decision then, as his fingers closed over hers.
" Fuko!" Tokiya cried out as he rushed towards her. " Are you all right?" he called out urgently.
" Yeah, I'm fine. what the hell was that all about Tokiya. You've got some heavy explaining to do." Fuko replied, looking at him as she rubbed her shoulder, which was beginning to bruise.
Tokiya stood up and walked away, " I'm not Tokiya. You have the wrong person. Take it that you never saw me."
" Oh no. you are a bad liar Tokiya, and you know it. What the hell happened to you man, one minute you disappear for six years and the next, you're a murderer."
" Obviously, I've changed. Fuko. Changed for the worst. The Tokiya that you once knew is once dead."
" Tell me what happened Tokiya, maybe if you tell me what happened, I will be able to help you, maybe it'll help you feel better. You can't always keep on bottling up your feelings, please, tell me what has happened to you these past six years, I'm sure that I'll be able to help, if you just let me!"
Fuko pleaded from behind. To Tokiya's horror, she came forward and hugged him from behind. It only served to make his thirst worsen. Roughly, he pushed her aside
" Don't do that! I hate it when people try to get all comfy on me." He shouted
She punched him. Hard. Even though he had lost all feeling a long time ago, he actually thought that he had felt it. He landed on the ground and looked up to find Fuko towering over him, hands fisted at her waist, glaring angrily at him
" Don't push it Tokiya. You're the last person I would ever get comfy on. Don't think too much. Why don't you ever put your ensui to good use sometimes, like freeze your brain or something like that." Fuko retorted.
" That's because I can't use it anymore." Tokiya replied sarcastically Fuko laughed " You're kidding right. That thing is your very soul. How can you not use it anymore?"
" That's because I don't have a soul anymore!" Tokiya shouted. " Look Fuko, when I said I had changed, I wasn't kidding ok. I don't want to see you anymore. I don't want to have any more contact with you or anyone else. Do you get it now, or do I have to be more blunt than that?"
" Where have you changed? What's all the nonsense about you not having a soul? Six years, and you're like a mad person." Fuko demanded.
It was then that Tokiya realized that Fuko would only be satisfied with the truth, maybe after knowing the truth she would finally leave him alone. He went towards her and gripped her by the shoulders, ignoring her expression of hurt as he did so. Crushing her neck to the side, he lowered himself to the vein, protruding itself from the thin layer of skin, inviting him. As soon as his teeth pierced the tender layer of skin, he felt the familiar feeling as the blood flowed through his teeth, however, once he felt the flow of blood, he pulled away, thrusting Fuko away from him as he did so.
A dribble of her blood dripped from the corner of his mouth as Fuko stared at him. Fear lit up in her eyes, slowly replaced by outrage, then courage. During this time, Tokiya was able to read her mind, her thoughts flowing freely about. She was scared, he knew it without reading her mind, but she was angry too, angry with what had happened to him, and even wanting to get closer to him and help him. He read all of that and smiled silently. That was Fuko. She hadn't changed since he last saw her. Full of spunk, as always. But he knew that it would be futile to try and help him, a vampire's life was a curse, and there was no method of getting rid of it. He only had to live or die. He didn't want to bring any of his friends into this mess. It would have been best if he never saw them at all for the rest of their lives. He had to go. Even if he didn't want to, he had to go.
He stood up, and made his way to the edge of the building. Just as he was about to disappear however, she grabbed his hand and held him back. He looked back in surprise, as he had been so sure that he had frightened her into forgetting about him. " I am Fuko Kirisawa. I never give up. I won't give up on you, Tokiya Mikagami. Even if you are a vampire, I won't give up on you. Tell me."
Violet eyes stared fiercely at his gray ones. She didn't care. She didn't care even if he was a vampire. Somehow, he felt glad that she didn't feel disgust at his present state that she still wanted to be by his side. It felt as if a huge burden had been lifted from his shoulders. " Tell me." She repeated.
He made his decision then, as his fingers closed over hers.