Author's notes: Hallo Hallo again! Aaaahhhh, 'tis a nice long weekend isn't it? *grin grin* Hmmm now where was I? Oh yes! I was about to continue my story. Hrrmmm… but before that, I want to thank you all for the great reviews!!! ^_^
Lebleuphenix: yeah! Misao is a bit weird when drunk. *teeheehee* As for Aoshi, well, I guess you'll just have to find out in this chapter! ;P
Neko-chan and Jenn: Thanks a lot! I'm glad you like it! ^_^ I try to make Aoshi look really hot.. as a vampire… *thinks of a very hot, very tall blue –eyed vampire.. aaahh!! Drool!*
Noa- so sorry for putting a cliffhanger.. I can't help it… it's so tempting and so very satisfying for me! *sigh* but I guess I'll try to lessen cliffhangers. *grin*
DarkFairy: Thanks! I truly appreciate your reviews! Gives me inspiration! :P and I read your ficcy, it's really great! Hope you'll continue it! ^_^
Diablo: Yes, I'm very evil… *mwahahaha!*
Kawaii sakura- chan- yeah, I sort of thought of 'lil red riding hood while I was writing that… hehehe. Just to add something amusing.
Anime-no-Atama- thanks for reviewing! Well, here's the next one! ;p
Saicho-18- yeah.. well, I'm sort of making this a very unusual ficcy. I try to make it as original as possible. (",)
Oh yeah, for the K/K and S/M, I might write another separate ficcy for each of them. I want to concentrate more on Misao and Aoshi. Though I'll probably mention them sometimes in this story. Of course, I'll need to for my plot. *grins mischievously*
Well, Here it is! Ü
The Vampire Aoshi
By Tesuka- chan
He stood up and towered over her, a cold smile touching his lips. His eyes turning completely silver. He took a step forward her. "I always liked women with spirit. Makes the hunt better." He smirked and leaned closer to her.
*OOOOOF!!!*
*Ooooof!*
"Agh!" Aoshi exclaimed as Misao's knee connected with his stomach. He immediately backed up as Misao started striking him with her bare hands. Damn, for a small person, she could pack a punch! And I haven't taken my fill yet… He heard his stomach grumble.
Misao paused and panted, hands clenched and positioned in front of her, poised and ready to fight. "I'll have you know, I took lessons in the ninja arts and kickboxing. I'm not easily intimidated by the likes of you!" she calmly declared.
Aoshi chuckled and stood straight. "Well," he drawled, "I guess I'll have to take drastic measures then."
He lunged at her.
The perked up girl anticipated this, although she'd never seen anybody move so fast. She moved aside just in time, avoiding his attack, and sent and overhead kick at the surprised vampire. Aoshi turned under the kick and faced Misao, his eyes glinting silver, not a hair out of place, not one crease on his black clothes. "Not bad, little girl." He smirked.
Panting heavily and face red with livid anger, Misao moved slightly back, bumping into her coffee table where a couple of ninja knives were displayed. Her hand reached her back and felt for these. Perfect. "I'm not a little girl!" she shouted, throwing the knives quickly and precisely towards his direction.
Aoshi ducked and thought he was safe when one sharp point grazed his cheek. He growled and raised one hand to his face. In Misao's amazement, the wound visibly sealed up and healed quickly, not even letting one drop of thick, crimson blood drip down. What the hell is this? Who the hell are you? She stared at him straight in his eyes, dumbfounded, until the vampire laughed evilly.
"It actually depends on you; either I'm the man of your dreams, or I'm your worst nightmare." He smiled coldly.
"Wha- how did you know…" The wide- eyed girl gasped. It's like he's reading my mind. She shivered, her lips trembling uncontrollably. Gone was the anger that fueled her determination. In its place, fear resided. What is he?
"What are you?" She whispered.
"I am one of the most perfect creatures on earth." He slowly moved towards her. She can't move. She can barely speak. She can't tear her eyes away from his cold silvery green ones. He stopped in front of her, staring down at her huge, innocent eyes, full of fear and a hint of… anger? He spoke to her, in her mind. I am your worst nightmare; yet I am also the man in your wildest dreams. He leaned closer, forcing her to move against the cabinet display. He put his hands on either of her sides so she couldn't get away. She suppressed her panic, her feeling of dread and death. He moved ever closer, his lips almost touching the side of her neck when…
*clink… conk!*
A ceramic bottle from the display cabinet fell and hit Misao squarely on her head. The unconscious girl collapsed and fell forward, leaning heavily on the bemused vampire. Hmph, this has been fun but everything must come to an end. As his head bowed down to her neck, he caught a whiff of her scent. She smells like… fresh daisies and sweet nothings. He abruptly stopped his thoughts and shook his head. Not now, Romeo. Your stomach is already protesting. Dig in. He changed himself, features sharpening and fine, delicate fangs protruding from his red mouth.
He bit.
Nothing.
Startled, he tried to bite again. Nothing. He simply cannot bite into her flesh. What the hell is happening here? He leaned back and tried to think. I don't believe this has ever happened before… I can even bite other vampires. Am I getting rusty? Are my teeth not sharp enough? Do I have to sharpen them with an automatic pencil sharpener?! He observed her, confusion in his eyes. His eyebrows lifted. Come to think of it, she has a sort of golden yellow-ish glow on her skin. And I thought it was the light. He tried to find out the source of this strange glow. His eyes roamed around her face, her lips, her neck… the choker necklace. An amber pendant. With some kind of fossilized leafy plant on it, perfectly clear and preserved.
Verveine.
The plant from which the vervain evolved from. Though vervain looks like a weed, it has certain effects. It helps in clearing the mind, but most of all, it helps in warding off mind influence from vampires. The verveine, on the other hand, is much more powerful and effective against vampires. Combined with amber, it creates a certain forcefield around the person, protecting him/her from most vampire attacks. It is very rare, in fact, only one known combination was found and that was safely tucked away in the vampire underground to keep safe.
And here's another one, he mused. He laid the girl on the couch, not quite knowing what to do. Well, well Misao- chan. You are definitely full of surprises. He gently stroke away her hair away from her face. Still, I'm not letting you go that easily. He smiled ferally, eyes glinting once again, silver. A challenge is ensued and I do not back down. I will come back again, I'll make sure of that. He looked at her one last time and vanished into the darkness.
2:00 am
Ooooowwww…. The groggy Misao groaned as she wakes up once again in her living room. Hunh… well, this is the second time in a row… Iteee… she groaned again. She felt like shit. She felt like a whole boulder crashed down her head. She felt like some little people are pounding on her brain, singing a "hi ho" song from sleeping beauty, irritating her like hell. She dragged herself to her bathroom, reached into the medicine box, got two aspirins and gulped them down. Ahh… much better.
She dragged herself to her bedroom to sleep again. Yet before she completely resign herself to peaceful slumber, something nagged at her. I have to remember something… something about a dull point poking at my neck… about blood and… she snored loudly, nearly freaking out the neighbor beside her apartment.
Meanwhile, on the other side of town, Kamiya Kaoru sighed in exasperation. She'd been waiting for Megumi for at least 30 minutes already. Where did she go? She tapped her feet impatiently. She said she'd going to be here by 2:00… damn it. She sighed again.
She recalled the turn of events in the club, when this smooth- talking guy persuaded her to go out to a much more quiet place, so that they could know each other better. She grimaced as she remembered what happened in her car. She was trying to drive carefully when he suddenly lunged at her, reaching for her neck. Startled and totally disgusted, she swerved the car, left and right, until it she was able to suddenly hit the brakes, making the front right door fly open (which lock is broken by the way because of another accident and another story), and the man beside her practically flew out and landed on the side of the road. Scared and confused, she drove away, leaving him there. She wasn't able to think properly at that time. Well, she tried to justify herself, it's not my entire fault. He was being too fresh! It was self- defense! She thought indignantly.
After that, she went directly back to the club to pick up Megumi and tell her what happened. Maybe they could go back and see if he's all right. Baka Kaoru! You shouldn't have left him there! She sighed again. Megumi, however, told her that he deserved it, because he was too fresh on her and that he's a total jerk. She asked Kaoru if she saw any blood. She had shook her head, thinking that he did landed on soft grass and honestly did not see blood. Megumi then said that he's probably okay then, a few concussions or so, and someone must've already taken him to the hospital. Many pass by there anyway. She went back inside to say goodbye to that Sanosuke guy. Strange, the girl frowned, back tracking her thoughts, I definitely did not see blood, even one drop. She looked at her watch.
Megumi burst out of the club, fuming. How dare he! She stomped towards Kaoru, looking very like she's ready to bomb the whole place and laugh evilly at the chaos when the deed is done. Kaoru, surprised, approached Megumi with concern and caution.
"Hey, you all right?"
"I am definitely not! That bastard!"
"Why? What happened?"
"Well, when I returned from talking to you for a few minutes, I caught him out there, necking some girl! And I honestly thought that he was attracted to me already! Damn it!" She slammed the door, making the car shake. " I swear, if I'm ever going to see that bastard again, he's going to die!" She fumed while Kaoru calmly entered the car and closed her door.
With trembling hands, she put the keys on ignition and started the car.
"The gall of that guy," Megumi ranted, "after I concentrated my attentions to him the whole night and putting my charms to work… how can he do this to me?!"
The girl on the wheel cannot suppress her laughter anymore. She started laughing, a light bubbly sound. The car wobbled on the road. Megumi sharply looked at Kaoru and retorted, "What is wrong with you? How can you laugh at a thing like that?! This is serious!"
"Haha! More like it burst your ego! How many guys have turned away their attentions from you?"
"Well.. none, not since high school." The girl in the red dress narrowed her eyes. "So?"
"So that means this is the first time a guy ignored you, even after you gave your all! That's quite astonishing, isn't it? Haha!" Kaoru grinned mischievously at her fuming friend. "You ALWAYS break it first, isn't that your rule Megumi-san? So why are you giving up easily on him? He's one of a kind!"
Megumi's brown eyes sparkled. "You're right… I'm going to have revenge… revenge is sweet! I'm going to make him want me… I'll make sure of that! And I'm going to hurt him for what he did to me! OHOHOHOHO!"
Kaoru just furrowed her brows, then shook her head. Now that's the Megumi I know! She smiled and drove on home.
A/n- there! No cliffhanger! *darn* oh well! Oh, some clarifications… the vervain thing, I got from L.J. Smith. Still, the verveine one, I sorta invented it. I figured that usually, the new product has half or less than power than the original. Get it? So verveine is stronger than vervain because it's the original—where vervain evolved from… or something like that. And the amber thing? Well, it just so happens that I like amber and it's very interesting and cool. It sort of looks magical, to say in the least. So there: verveine+amber+hundreds and thousands of years= safety device. *nyahahaha!* I'm such a tensai! *nyahahaha!*
*sigh* oh well, just let me know what you think of this… hope you like it so far… Please READ AND REVIEW! Arigato minna-san! ^_^