Chapter 7
The loud music was blasting past the doors of the ballroom, and inside, Fuko could hardly hear herself as she stood at the furthest end of the room. Aki elbowed her way thorough the crowd and came to stand by Fuko's side.
" Wow! Some staff party huh! Where's Tokiya?"
" Oh, he went to get us a drink." Fuko replied as she leaned against the pillar. Somehow or the other, Aki had persuaded Tokiya to take her to tonight's party, even though Fuko had protested fervently against it. In the end, she had lost because Tokiya had offered to take her, and she had no reason to refuse. After all, she couldn't say that he couldn't take her because he was a vampire, couldn't she?
" You look great tonight Fuko! That black dress looks gorgeous on you!" Aki gushed.
" Thanks." Fuko smiled. She wore a black sleeveless dress tonight, with a v shaped neckline and black strappy shoes. A silver chain adorned her neck, which was matched by the silver hoops around her ears.
Soon, Tokiya came over to join them, carrying two glasses of wine
" Hey Tokiya, enjoying the party?" Aki asked
" Yeah, nice music." Tokiya commented and Fuko rolled her eyes. She knew more clearly than anyone else that Tokiya disliked loud music.
Then, the beat of the music slowed down to a ballad.
" Oh, I have to go and ask Rob to dance! Excuse me guys!" Aki cried out excitedly as she disappeared back into the crowd.
That left Fuko and Tokiya standing together. Fuko could hardly contain her laughter and burst out laughing as soon as Aki had disappeared.
" Nice music huh Tokiya. very funny. Don't be surprised if she buys you a rock CD for Christmas."
" It's always good to be polite. Anyway, I like this song, do you want to dance?" Tokiya asked.
However, before Fuko could reply, he was already pulling her onto the dance floor.
It was an awkward moment for Fuko as Tokiya put her hand on his shoulder, and his hand went around her waist. They swayed together with the music, and soon Fuko became less self conscious about how close she was to Tokiya. She could feel the warmth coming from his body; it comforted her and made her feel safe and secure.
For Tokiya, it felt normal as he took Fuko into his arms. He could sense the way Fuko was reacting to him, but he could not really reciprocate her feelings. It only just made him want to hold her for a longer time, and to wish for the music to never end. He liked holding Fuko. He realized that. It was something that he enjoyed doing very much. He didn't have an explanation for it, but it was just there.
When the music ended, Fuko excused herself by saying that she had to go to the rest room. In the restroom, Fuko briefly touched up on her light makeup and quickly made her way out of the rest room to look for Tokiya. As she rounded the corner leading back to the ballroom, a man dressed in black suddenly came round the corner and bumped into Fuko, who fell back against the wall. Before Fuko could recollect her, the man fell heavily on top of her, crushing her against the wall.
" Sir. are you all right? Sir. ah!" Fuko cried out as the man reacted suddenly and gripped her shoulder and pushed her neck to one side. He lowered his head to the exposed shoulder blade and as he pierced the top layer of her skin, Fuko's mind screamed with fear.
She knew that this person was a vampire, but was he going to take her here and now in a public place?
She struggled hard, but it was fruitless. His grip was hard. Vampires were really different from humans. Tokiya. she thought. Where are you?
Then suddenly, Fuko felt free again, as the man was pulled off her and flung to a far corner by Tokiya, who crouched before her and asked
" Are you all right? Did you hurt you anywhere?"
Fuko shook her head, her hand going to the place where the vampire had pierced. He had not gotten to her veins yet. Tokiya had gotten there just in time.
Tokiya turned to face the man, who was getting up from his fallen position
" I told you Gin, if you ever tried to harm her, I would kill you. If you had just gone further, I would have killed you immediately."
" That girl is what's holding you back Tokiya." Gin gasped as he got to his feet " If I don't destroy her, you won't join me."
" Even without Fuko, I would never join you." Tokiya replied. " This is your last warning. If you ever touch her again, I'll destroy you."
" That will never happen Tokiya. Your desire will control you. Mark my words." Gin replied, with an evil grin. And then he disappeared.
Tokiya crouched before Fuko again and examined the spot whereby Gin had pierced. Upon finding that no injury had been done to her, he closed his eyes and heaved a sigh of relief. Fuko was all right.
" Tokiya? Who was that person?" Fuko asked, as she got up.
" My maker."
" So he's the one who wants to stage a revolution?"
" Yes."
" He wants me dead." Fuko said.
Tokiya turned to face her. " Yes, he wants you dead, but I won't let him do so. I said before, that I would protect you from anyone who tries to harm you remember."
It was then Fuko realized that she was shivering. She was shivering out of fear.
" I was so scared." she whispered " At that brief moment, I wondered whether I would really die. I."
Tokiya took her into his arms and hugged her tightly.
" I don't know why, but I could sense you. I sensed Gin, but I thought that he was only here to look for me. But I sensed you. I sensed you calling me. That never happened before, but when I heard you, I knew that something was wrong with you and I followed your voice."
Somehow, Fuko felt comforted that Tokiya had heard her. He had known when she was in danger and he come to rescue her.
" Shall we go back?" Tokiya asked as he relaxed. Fuko nodded, and slowly, holding her hand, Tokiya led her through the crowd to the entrance of the hall. It seemed instinctive for him to hold her hand. But Fuko didn't protest, and he didn't let go.
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Author's note:
All right, I know the first few chapters were quite boring, but I needed to build up the story! Anyhow, Fuko's and Tokiya's relationship is getting deeper now, as you can see, so I'm going to concentrate on that now, now that the formalities are gone. Thanks to those people who reviewed. This is a very hard fic to write, and I'm trying to minimize my grammatical errors, so do review, and tell me how you feel.
Thanks!
The loud music was blasting past the doors of the ballroom, and inside, Fuko could hardly hear herself as she stood at the furthest end of the room. Aki elbowed her way thorough the crowd and came to stand by Fuko's side.
" Wow! Some staff party huh! Where's Tokiya?"
" Oh, he went to get us a drink." Fuko replied as she leaned against the pillar. Somehow or the other, Aki had persuaded Tokiya to take her to tonight's party, even though Fuko had protested fervently against it. In the end, she had lost because Tokiya had offered to take her, and she had no reason to refuse. After all, she couldn't say that he couldn't take her because he was a vampire, couldn't she?
" You look great tonight Fuko! That black dress looks gorgeous on you!" Aki gushed.
" Thanks." Fuko smiled. She wore a black sleeveless dress tonight, with a v shaped neckline and black strappy shoes. A silver chain adorned her neck, which was matched by the silver hoops around her ears.
Soon, Tokiya came over to join them, carrying two glasses of wine
" Hey Tokiya, enjoying the party?" Aki asked
" Yeah, nice music." Tokiya commented and Fuko rolled her eyes. She knew more clearly than anyone else that Tokiya disliked loud music.
Then, the beat of the music slowed down to a ballad.
" Oh, I have to go and ask Rob to dance! Excuse me guys!" Aki cried out excitedly as she disappeared back into the crowd.
That left Fuko and Tokiya standing together. Fuko could hardly contain her laughter and burst out laughing as soon as Aki had disappeared.
" Nice music huh Tokiya. very funny. Don't be surprised if she buys you a rock CD for Christmas."
" It's always good to be polite. Anyway, I like this song, do you want to dance?" Tokiya asked.
However, before Fuko could reply, he was already pulling her onto the dance floor.
It was an awkward moment for Fuko as Tokiya put her hand on his shoulder, and his hand went around her waist. They swayed together with the music, and soon Fuko became less self conscious about how close she was to Tokiya. She could feel the warmth coming from his body; it comforted her and made her feel safe and secure.
For Tokiya, it felt normal as he took Fuko into his arms. He could sense the way Fuko was reacting to him, but he could not really reciprocate her feelings. It only just made him want to hold her for a longer time, and to wish for the music to never end. He liked holding Fuko. He realized that. It was something that he enjoyed doing very much. He didn't have an explanation for it, but it was just there.
When the music ended, Fuko excused herself by saying that she had to go to the rest room. In the restroom, Fuko briefly touched up on her light makeup and quickly made her way out of the rest room to look for Tokiya. As she rounded the corner leading back to the ballroom, a man dressed in black suddenly came round the corner and bumped into Fuko, who fell back against the wall. Before Fuko could recollect her, the man fell heavily on top of her, crushing her against the wall.
" Sir. are you all right? Sir. ah!" Fuko cried out as the man reacted suddenly and gripped her shoulder and pushed her neck to one side. He lowered his head to the exposed shoulder blade and as he pierced the top layer of her skin, Fuko's mind screamed with fear.
She knew that this person was a vampire, but was he going to take her here and now in a public place?
She struggled hard, but it was fruitless. His grip was hard. Vampires were really different from humans. Tokiya. she thought. Where are you?
Then suddenly, Fuko felt free again, as the man was pulled off her and flung to a far corner by Tokiya, who crouched before her and asked
" Are you all right? Did you hurt you anywhere?"
Fuko shook her head, her hand going to the place where the vampire had pierced. He had not gotten to her veins yet. Tokiya had gotten there just in time.
Tokiya turned to face the man, who was getting up from his fallen position
" I told you Gin, if you ever tried to harm her, I would kill you. If you had just gone further, I would have killed you immediately."
" That girl is what's holding you back Tokiya." Gin gasped as he got to his feet " If I don't destroy her, you won't join me."
" Even without Fuko, I would never join you." Tokiya replied. " This is your last warning. If you ever touch her again, I'll destroy you."
" That will never happen Tokiya. Your desire will control you. Mark my words." Gin replied, with an evil grin. And then he disappeared.
Tokiya crouched before Fuko again and examined the spot whereby Gin had pierced. Upon finding that no injury had been done to her, he closed his eyes and heaved a sigh of relief. Fuko was all right.
" Tokiya? Who was that person?" Fuko asked, as she got up.
" My maker."
" So he's the one who wants to stage a revolution?"
" Yes."
" He wants me dead." Fuko said.
Tokiya turned to face her. " Yes, he wants you dead, but I won't let him do so. I said before, that I would protect you from anyone who tries to harm you remember."
It was then Fuko realized that she was shivering. She was shivering out of fear.
" I was so scared." she whispered " At that brief moment, I wondered whether I would really die. I."
Tokiya took her into his arms and hugged her tightly.
" I don't know why, but I could sense you. I sensed Gin, but I thought that he was only here to look for me. But I sensed you. I sensed you calling me. That never happened before, but when I heard you, I knew that something was wrong with you and I followed your voice."
Somehow, Fuko felt comforted that Tokiya had heard her. He had known when she was in danger and he come to rescue her.
" Shall we go back?" Tokiya asked as he relaxed. Fuko nodded, and slowly, holding her hand, Tokiya led her through the crowd to the entrance of the hall. It seemed instinctive for him to hold her hand. But Fuko didn't protest, and he didn't let go.
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Author's note:
All right, I know the first few chapters were quite boring, but I needed to build up the story! Anyhow, Fuko's and Tokiya's relationship is getting deeper now, as you can see, so I'm going to concentrate on that now, now that the formalities are gone. Thanks to those people who reviewed. This is a very hard fic to write, and I'm trying to minimize my grammatical errors, so do review, and tell me how you feel.
Thanks!