"How??" Screamed Hilde, glaring slightly with a look of terror in her navy blue eyes. Duo sighed and took a deep breath.
"Let me explain…Remember the battle between me and Zecklei?" Hilde nodded, and he continued, "Well, you know how our sword's blades went into each other? Well…the closest thing I can guess is that when you took the sword out, you cut yourself. It isn't just a vampire's bite that can make you one, it's blood will change you too. All I can guess is that..well… my blood got into your cut..and.."
Hilde cut him off. "But you were already human!! It shouldn't have mattered!!"
Duo sighed, nodding. "It is rather odd…considering I was turning back when it got into you, and that I didn't bite you, it's amazing you even got it at all. But the fact remains…" he trailed off.
Hilde's eyes filled with tears, then she realized something. "Wait, why haven't I noticed this before? I mean, it's been an entire year since that happened…why haven't I noticed? You said you could tell the minute you woke up that you were a..a.. vampire…"
Duo ran a hand through his hair, looking to Jack, April, and Deigo. Nodding to April, she handed him a folder. Jack looked at his boots, April looked at Hilde sadly, then looked away, and Deigo was standing attentively, listening. He sighed and opened the folder, handing her it. Looking through the papers, her eyes widened. Newspaper clips and articles, all with vaguely the same headline…
"Two brutal killings in country area, vampire blamed."
"Mauled body found near country road, drained of blood, vampire suspected."
Hilde's eyes filled with tears, looking up at Duo. "Is..this.. Me? Is this my fault?"
Duo nodded sadly. Trust me babe, if we hadn't stepped in," He motioned behind him to Deigo, Jack, and April. "You'd have been killed by vampire hunters by now. Your armed and dangerous to them. I knew you wouldn't have been doing this consciously though..not without someone knowing.
Hilde blinked. "How did I do these without knowing? Why didn't I wake up covered in blood or something?"
Duo laughed. "You'd be surprised how clean vampires are compared to how brutally they kill babe..oh, and," He added, noticing her opening her mouth to question him again, "been having violent mood swings lately?" Hilde nodded.
"But…I thought it was just cause…I was…missing you…"
Duo's eyes saddened. "Well, the mood swings were because you were low on blood…but you were half right.. A vampire's instinct is to return to his master, which would be the person that bit them…"
Hilde nodded, looking down. "Duo…is there….any way…to reverse this?"
Duo smiled lightly. "Well, you should know…the only way to rid yourself of a vampires venom is to destroy the source…"
Hilde's eyes widened and she stared at him. "No!!! I'm not killing you!!!" Tears formed in her eyes again, but Duo hugged her.
"Calm down babe, I've found people are pretty sure of a way to reverse it with no killing.." He said, turning and looking to the other three, who were arguing amongst themselves about something completely irrelevant, not paying attention.
Sweatdropping, Duo coughed. April quit talking and looked to him, but Deigo and Jack continued arguing. April smashed her heel down on Deigo's foot.
"For the last time Jack..OWW!!" Deigo yelled, holding his foot. Looking to Duo, he quieted. Jack looked to him too. April huffed and crossed her arms, listening.
"Introduce yourselves." Said Duo, sighing and running a hand through his hair, sweat dropping again.
"Jack Yanso, tracking and specialized Demon killing." Said Jack, bowing lightly.
"Deigo Trist, dragon taming." Growled Deigo, nodding his head.
"April Takahashi, mage." Said April, grinning.
"Uhm…nice to meet you all..but…what and who do you all work for?" Said Hilde, confused.
"Duo Maxwell, vampire hunting." They all said in unison. Hilde turned to Duo, jaw dropped. Duo blushed.
"Surprise babe."
~End chapter 3~
Yay! Ok guys, this is the last chapter that I have written down, which means the next 7 have to come from my head…so give me a bit more time to come up with them than these please!!! They might take a while, cause..well… I hate 9th grade, it's hell. If I don't have a speech to write or algebra homework, this story will take priority, I swear…. This chapter is dedicated to Mogura, Jason, and everyone else. ^^ Thanks guys! Oh, and yay, this story is finally getting a plot!!! Oh! And I know these notes keep getting longer and longer and longer…but would ya'll like to see your names here? Like…
JoeBobSue- Thanks for your review, really liked it! ^-^
Like that….if so, leave a review and I will…^^;
"Let me explain…Remember the battle between me and Zecklei?" Hilde nodded, and he continued, "Well, you know how our sword's blades went into each other? Well…the closest thing I can guess is that when you took the sword out, you cut yourself. It isn't just a vampire's bite that can make you one, it's blood will change you too. All I can guess is that..well… my blood got into your cut..and.."
Hilde cut him off. "But you were already human!! It shouldn't have mattered!!"
Duo sighed, nodding. "It is rather odd…considering I was turning back when it got into you, and that I didn't bite you, it's amazing you even got it at all. But the fact remains…" he trailed off.
Hilde's eyes filled with tears, then she realized something. "Wait, why haven't I noticed this before? I mean, it's been an entire year since that happened…why haven't I noticed? You said you could tell the minute you woke up that you were a..a.. vampire…"
Duo ran a hand through his hair, looking to Jack, April, and Deigo. Nodding to April, she handed him a folder. Jack looked at his boots, April looked at Hilde sadly, then looked away, and Deigo was standing attentively, listening. He sighed and opened the folder, handing her it. Looking through the papers, her eyes widened. Newspaper clips and articles, all with vaguely the same headline…
"Two brutal killings in country area, vampire blamed."
"Mauled body found near country road, drained of blood, vampire suspected."
Hilde's eyes filled with tears, looking up at Duo. "Is..this.. Me? Is this my fault?"
Duo nodded sadly. Trust me babe, if we hadn't stepped in," He motioned behind him to Deigo, Jack, and April. "You'd have been killed by vampire hunters by now. Your armed and dangerous to them. I knew you wouldn't have been doing this consciously though..not without someone knowing.
Hilde blinked. "How did I do these without knowing? Why didn't I wake up covered in blood or something?"
Duo laughed. "You'd be surprised how clean vampires are compared to how brutally they kill babe..oh, and," He added, noticing her opening her mouth to question him again, "been having violent mood swings lately?" Hilde nodded.
"But…I thought it was just cause…I was…missing you…"
Duo's eyes saddened. "Well, the mood swings were because you were low on blood…but you were half right.. A vampire's instinct is to return to his master, which would be the person that bit them…"
Hilde nodded, looking down. "Duo…is there….any way…to reverse this?"
Duo smiled lightly. "Well, you should know…the only way to rid yourself of a vampires venom is to destroy the source…"
Hilde's eyes widened and she stared at him. "No!!! I'm not killing you!!!" Tears formed in her eyes again, but Duo hugged her.
"Calm down babe, I've found people are pretty sure of a way to reverse it with no killing.." He said, turning and looking to the other three, who were arguing amongst themselves about something completely irrelevant, not paying attention.
Sweatdropping, Duo coughed. April quit talking and looked to him, but Deigo and Jack continued arguing. April smashed her heel down on Deigo's foot.
"For the last time Jack..OWW!!" Deigo yelled, holding his foot. Looking to Duo, he quieted. Jack looked to him too. April huffed and crossed her arms, listening.
"Introduce yourselves." Said Duo, sighing and running a hand through his hair, sweat dropping again.
"Jack Yanso, tracking and specialized Demon killing." Said Jack, bowing lightly.
"Deigo Trist, dragon taming." Growled Deigo, nodding his head.
"April Takahashi, mage." Said April, grinning.
"Uhm…nice to meet you all..but…what and who do you all work for?" Said Hilde, confused.
"Duo Maxwell, vampire hunting." They all said in unison. Hilde turned to Duo, jaw dropped. Duo blushed.
"Surprise babe."
~End chapter 3~
Yay! Ok guys, this is the last chapter that I have written down, which means the next 7 have to come from my head…so give me a bit more time to come up with them than these please!!! They might take a while, cause..well… I hate 9th grade, it's hell. If I don't have a speech to write or algebra homework, this story will take priority, I swear…. This chapter is dedicated to Mogura, Jason, and everyone else. ^^ Thanks guys! Oh, and yay, this story is finally getting a plot!!! Oh! And I know these notes keep getting longer and longer and longer…but would ya'll like to see your names here? Like…
JoeBobSue- Thanks for your review, really liked it! ^-^
Like that….if so, leave a review and I will…^^;