(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: Own nothing. Make nothing. Don't sue the author.
Hiromi forced herself to stand and walked over to Yayoi's car, and the girl's body underneath it.
"Hiromi, what are you doing?" came the woman's voice from behind her. Hiromi didn't allow herself to answer, not wanting to loose her nerve. She bent and untangled the necklace from around Minako's wrist. Cradling the delicate gold in her hands, she turned to Yayoi.
The woman was watching Hiromi, looking at the girl like she would go insane in a moment. Holding the locket out to Yayoi, Hiromi said quietly, "Will you please give this to Mr. Shirikaba? I think he would want it back."
Yayoi took the necklace mutely, her eyes soft. She looked like she was about to say something, but stopped herself, her eyes hardening like chips of dark blue ice as she stared at something behind Hiromi.
The girl knew what was behind her even before she heard his calm, quiet voice, "That's a very thoughtful gesture, Hiromi."
Hiromi turned to look at the vampire's sea-green eyes, her own lavender ones flashing.
"Where were you?" Yayoi hissed behind her.
"I'm sorry. My former master held me up. I only just got away."
"Cain?" Yayoi asked, paling a little.
"Yes."
"Who's Cain?" Hiromi asked, speaking for the first time.
"I ran away form him centuries ago. He disgusted me," Shido said simply. "And now he wants me to return to him."
Hiromi nodded and walked over to Shido staring straight up at him. Her face hardening, Hiromi's hand snapped up, to connect a stinging blow to Shido's cheek.
"That's for being late," Hiromi said as she stepped forward, and gingerly wrapped her arms around his middle, "and this, is for coming back safe..."
Shido stood stunned for a moment, before wrapping his own arms around the girl. Her back shuddered slightly, but Shido could tell that it was from tears, not revulsion. The power inside Hiromi flared from her emotions, almost knocking Shido back form its intensity. What was it about Hiromi? Why did she have this power?
"Dawn's going to be here in an hour," came Yayoi's voice, seemingly from far off.
Guni flew over and pulled gently at Hiromi's hair, "Come on. All this lovey- dovey stuff is making me sick to my stomach."
Hiromi stepped back and started walking down the street. When she turned, no tears marred her face, only al small smile etching her features.
"If we're going to give that necklace to Mr. Shirikaba, and make it back to the office before the sun rises, we're going to have to hurry." Her smile widened, "Unless you want to become a piece of beef jerky, Shido."
Shido sighed and followed after the girl, while Yayoi got into her car. Pushing his musings aside for another day, he smiled as he caught up to Hiromi. She smiled back, and Shido saw the young woman she once was, peeking out.
Whatever the strange power that hibernated under the girl's frame was, it had suddenly become a secondary priority to Shido. Even the threat of Cain had been put on the back burner. For now, all that really mattered was helping Hiromi Takabe become the woman she had been, again.
Falling in step besides the girl, Shido smiled inwardly. That truly, was all that mattered.
~Yay! Done! Shido story #2 completed! I love you Hiromi! Look, I'm a little tied up writing a private fic for a friend, so it may take a bit for the next one to come out. Be patient, and I'll fix you all up with another one. So, in a week or so, we'll see if the Fan Fiction Flame still burns within me. A big arigato to Drake Norgard, Artismisma, and Moonlight Shadow for your reviews. You guys have no idea how much they motivate me. ^_^ Crescent. ~
Disclaimer: Own nothing. Make nothing. Don't sue the author.
Hiromi forced herself to stand and walked over to Yayoi's car, and the girl's body underneath it.
"Hiromi, what are you doing?" came the woman's voice from behind her. Hiromi didn't allow herself to answer, not wanting to loose her nerve. She bent and untangled the necklace from around Minako's wrist. Cradling the delicate gold in her hands, she turned to Yayoi.
The woman was watching Hiromi, looking at the girl like she would go insane in a moment. Holding the locket out to Yayoi, Hiromi said quietly, "Will you please give this to Mr. Shirikaba? I think he would want it back."
Yayoi took the necklace mutely, her eyes soft. She looked like she was about to say something, but stopped herself, her eyes hardening like chips of dark blue ice as she stared at something behind Hiromi.
The girl knew what was behind her even before she heard his calm, quiet voice, "That's a very thoughtful gesture, Hiromi."
Hiromi turned to look at the vampire's sea-green eyes, her own lavender ones flashing.
"Where were you?" Yayoi hissed behind her.
"I'm sorry. My former master held me up. I only just got away."
"Cain?" Yayoi asked, paling a little.
"Yes."
"Who's Cain?" Hiromi asked, speaking for the first time.
"I ran away form him centuries ago. He disgusted me," Shido said simply. "And now he wants me to return to him."
Hiromi nodded and walked over to Shido staring straight up at him. Her face hardening, Hiromi's hand snapped up, to connect a stinging blow to Shido's cheek.
"That's for being late," Hiromi said as she stepped forward, and gingerly wrapped her arms around his middle, "and this, is for coming back safe..."
Shido stood stunned for a moment, before wrapping his own arms around the girl. Her back shuddered slightly, but Shido could tell that it was from tears, not revulsion. The power inside Hiromi flared from her emotions, almost knocking Shido back form its intensity. What was it about Hiromi? Why did she have this power?
"Dawn's going to be here in an hour," came Yayoi's voice, seemingly from far off.
Guni flew over and pulled gently at Hiromi's hair, "Come on. All this lovey- dovey stuff is making me sick to my stomach."
Hiromi stepped back and started walking down the street. When she turned, no tears marred her face, only al small smile etching her features.
"If we're going to give that necklace to Mr. Shirikaba, and make it back to the office before the sun rises, we're going to have to hurry." Her smile widened, "Unless you want to become a piece of beef jerky, Shido."
Shido sighed and followed after the girl, while Yayoi got into her car. Pushing his musings aside for another day, he smiled as he caught up to Hiromi. She smiled back, and Shido saw the young woman she once was, peeking out.
Whatever the strange power that hibernated under the girl's frame was, it had suddenly become a secondary priority to Shido. Even the threat of Cain had been put on the back burner. For now, all that really mattered was helping Hiromi Takabe become the woman she had been, again.
Falling in step besides the girl, Shido smiled inwardly. That truly, was all that mattered.
~Yay! Done! Shido story #2 completed! I love you Hiromi! Look, I'm a little tied up writing a private fic for a friend, so it may take a bit for the next one to come out. Be patient, and I'll fix you all up with another one. So, in a week or so, we'll see if the Fan Fiction Flame still burns within me. A big arigato to Drake Norgard, Artismisma, and Moonlight Shadow for your reviews. You guys have no idea how much they motivate me. ^_^ Crescent. ~