(Note: Riho will be replaced with my own character, Hiromi Takabe, because
I don't really like Riho's totally innocent maiden attitude. Hiro is a
little bit more real. Also I often switch character prospective from Hiromi
to Shido: three stars indicate this)
Disclaimer: I'm jealous of Yayoi. *Pouts* I want to be Shido's blood donor!!! But, since I don't own him, I can't...maybe if I ask really nicely, they'll let me borrow him, ne?
Hiromi stared at the hole that had seemed to appear like magic in the Breed's neck. She had actually hit it. She had pulled the trigger and the bullet had hit it!
...And the Breed was still moving. It stood and raised a hand to its neck, staring in what looked like shock, at the blood that stained its palm. It hissed again and stalked forward, much warier now that its adversary was armed.
"Get back!" Hiromi shouted, not wanting to fire her last bullet unless she was assured a hit.
The Breed only came forward another step, testing her.
"I said, get back!" she screamed again, forcing all her anger and fear into those four words. Surprisingly, the Breed froze in mid-step, and moved backwards two paces, all its attention fixed on her. Hiromi blinked. Was it actually frightened of her display? Was that even possible?
"Hiromi!"
The girl looked up, and saw Guni flying towards her.
"Get out of the way!"
Hiromi turned to look behind her, and saw Yayoi's car rushing at them, full speed.
"Oh, crap." O.O
Hiromi took a flying leap to the left, feeling the car's wake rush past as it barreled towards what was once Minako. She heard shots as she landed, and twisted around to see Yayoi leaning out the window, firing her gun at the Breed. It never moved, not when the bullets tore through its flesh, and not when Yayoi rammed her car into its form.
In a screech of tires, it was over, and Hiromi saw a hand protrude form under the car, a gold locket on a delicate chain wrapped around its wrist. The impact had jolted open the heart shaped locket, and Hiromi saw a picture of a young blonde girl and a middle aged man, laughing into the camera.
Hiromi turned her head away as the Breed's base form left Minako, and emptied her stomach onto the street.
Having purged all she could, Hiromi dry heaved for a while, and felt a gentle hand on her back. "Are you alright?" Yayoi asked.
"Oh, I'm just freaking peachy keen..." the girl managed to croak.
"Okay, bad question..."
"Hey, where's Shido? The Breed's getting away!" Guni called.
"He never came," Hiromi answered, wrapping her arms around herself, trying to shut out an intense feeling of cold that began traveling through her body.
"He never came?" Yayoi repeated, fire rising in her voice.
Hiromi shook her head and heard Guni flap away, presumably to look for the wayward vampire. Shivering suddenly overtook her body, and Yayoi held her close.
"Hell of a first night," Hiromi thought, leaning into Yayoi's warmth. "A real trial by fire..."
***
Shido was numb with shock. "Why didn't the Nightbreed move?" his mind kept repeating. It certainly had plenty of time before Yayoi's car had smashed into it...and for that matter, why had it listened to Hiromi's command to stay back? That was completely unheard of...
"So, there's more to this little harlot that meets the eye..." Shido heard Cain mutter, obviously lost in his own thoughts. Shido immediately snapped back into reality. Knowing that this could be his only chance, Shido forced his vampiritic powers to focus. Using all his strength, Shido used his bodyweight to catch Cain off-balance and swing him from his perch on the chimney. Cain's Bloodwhip dissolved, releasing Shido as it left Cain's hand.
Able to breathe properly again, Shido raised his finger to his lips, drawing another Bloodsword from the cut. Holding it at ready, Shido firmed his foothold and waited.
"Don't you thing that was a little underhanded Shido?" Cain asked as he picked himself up.
"Like your surprise attack on Hiromi?"
Cain's smile widened, "Touché..."
"Shido! Where are you?" came a tiny voice from nearby.
Cain gave Shido a courtly bow of old, "It is time I left you, Shido. I have a few things I must check, anyway. Another night..." and as he straightened from his low bow, Cain vanished, leaving Shido alone on the rooftop. He sighed and let his Bloodsword dissolve.
"There you are!" Guni exclaimed, gliding up to his face. "Where were you?! Hiromi was almost killed tonight!"
"I know Guni; I saw..."
"You saw?!" Guni yelled, breaking him off. "Well, what were you doing? And who was that guy you were talking with?" Guni glanced around. "Where'd he go, anyway?"
"That man was a shadow of the past," Shido replied, his mind wandering.
" 'A shadow of the past?' What's that supposed to..." Guni immediately stopped her rantings, staring at Shido with wide eyes, "Please don't' tell the that Cain found you."
Shido nodded mutely and leapt off the roof, hearing Guni's moan of disbelief follow him as he fell.
Disclaimer: I'm jealous of Yayoi. *Pouts* I want to be Shido's blood donor!!! But, since I don't own him, I can't...maybe if I ask really nicely, they'll let me borrow him, ne?
Hiromi stared at the hole that had seemed to appear like magic in the Breed's neck. She had actually hit it. She had pulled the trigger and the bullet had hit it!
...And the Breed was still moving. It stood and raised a hand to its neck, staring in what looked like shock, at the blood that stained its palm. It hissed again and stalked forward, much warier now that its adversary was armed.
"Get back!" Hiromi shouted, not wanting to fire her last bullet unless she was assured a hit.
The Breed only came forward another step, testing her.
"I said, get back!" she screamed again, forcing all her anger and fear into those four words. Surprisingly, the Breed froze in mid-step, and moved backwards two paces, all its attention fixed on her. Hiromi blinked. Was it actually frightened of her display? Was that even possible?
"Hiromi!"
The girl looked up, and saw Guni flying towards her.
"Get out of the way!"
Hiromi turned to look behind her, and saw Yayoi's car rushing at them, full speed.
"Oh, crap." O.O
Hiromi took a flying leap to the left, feeling the car's wake rush past as it barreled towards what was once Minako. She heard shots as she landed, and twisted around to see Yayoi leaning out the window, firing her gun at the Breed. It never moved, not when the bullets tore through its flesh, and not when Yayoi rammed her car into its form.
In a screech of tires, it was over, and Hiromi saw a hand protrude form under the car, a gold locket on a delicate chain wrapped around its wrist. The impact had jolted open the heart shaped locket, and Hiromi saw a picture of a young blonde girl and a middle aged man, laughing into the camera.
Hiromi turned her head away as the Breed's base form left Minako, and emptied her stomach onto the street.
Having purged all she could, Hiromi dry heaved for a while, and felt a gentle hand on her back. "Are you alright?" Yayoi asked.
"Oh, I'm just freaking peachy keen..." the girl managed to croak.
"Okay, bad question..."
"Hey, where's Shido? The Breed's getting away!" Guni called.
"He never came," Hiromi answered, wrapping her arms around herself, trying to shut out an intense feeling of cold that began traveling through her body.
"He never came?" Yayoi repeated, fire rising in her voice.
Hiromi shook her head and heard Guni flap away, presumably to look for the wayward vampire. Shivering suddenly overtook her body, and Yayoi held her close.
"Hell of a first night," Hiromi thought, leaning into Yayoi's warmth. "A real trial by fire..."
***
Shido was numb with shock. "Why didn't the Nightbreed move?" his mind kept repeating. It certainly had plenty of time before Yayoi's car had smashed into it...and for that matter, why had it listened to Hiromi's command to stay back? That was completely unheard of...
"So, there's more to this little harlot that meets the eye..." Shido heard Cain mutter, obviously lost in his own thoughts. Shido immediately snapped back into reality. Knowing that this could be his only chance, Shido forced his vampiritic powers to focus. Using all his strength, Shido used his bodyweight to catch Cain off-balance and swing him from his perch on the chimney. Cain's Bloodwhip dissolved, releasing Shido as it left Cain's hand.
Able to breathe properly again, Shido raised his finger to his lips, drawing another Bloodsword from the cut. Holding it at ready, Shido firmed his foothold and waited.
"Don't you thing that was a little underhanded Shido?" Cain asked as he picked himself up.
"Like your surprise attack on Hiromi?"
Cain's smile widened, "Touché..."
"Shido! Where are you?" came a tiny voice from nearby.
Cain gave Shido a courtly bow of old, "It is time I left you, Shido. I have a few things I must check, anyway. Another night..." and as he straightened from his low bow, Cain vanished, leaving Shido alone on the rooftop. He sighed and let his Bloodsword dissolve.
"There you are!" Guni exclaimed, gliding up to his face. "Where were you?! Hiromi was almost killed tonight!"
"I know Guni; I saw..."
"You saw?!" Guni yelled, breaking him off. "Well, what were you doing? And who was that guy you were talking with?" Guni glanced around. "Where'd he go, anyway?"
"That man was a shadow of the past," Shido replied, his mind wandering.
" 'A shadow of the past?' What's that supposed to..." Guni immediately stopped her rantings, staring at Shido with wide eyes, "Please don't' tell the that Cain found you."
Shido nodded mutely and leapt off the roof, hearing Guni's moan of disbelief follow him as he fell.