She fainted.
The next time Miyu awoke, she was in a very clean and beautiful room. She looked around at all the lace coverings; blue wall hangings, cushioned indigo chairs, tables will gorgeous table cloths. And it appeared to be a bedroom, she was sitting on a blue bedspread.
In seconds, she spotted Acaru seated in one of the chairs. He had on clad purple tuxedo and held a glass of what appeared to be blood, in his hands. He smiled almost wickedly.
The fury in Miyu lifted unexpectedly. She snapped Acaru a look of utmost hatred and spat at him, "I am sick of your games! Take me back to Japan at once!"
His smile grew broader and he sighed, "My dear, I'm sorry but it is not time yet. There is so much more I want to do with you. More I want to know from you."
This was asinine! What was he! Pretending to be a gentleman but in reality, making Miyu his prisoner and keep her locked up like a wild animal! This was crazy!
And Acaru heard Miyu's thought exactly, but his grin did not waver.
He said, "It seems the poison is fading out of your system faster than I expected. Perhaps your vampiric blood is catching this infestation quicker than comprehended. But no matter. This is simply a test for you now. I promise you this, if you continue to stay with me for a little longer, and you won't make any wrong moves like trying to escape, I assure that you and the people around you will be safe. Ah, yes! I have seen your little school human friends! The are very beautiful and I wouldn't mind-"
"Stop it right now! How dare threaten those that I love!" Her rage bursted in one fiery explosion. "I will play this little game of yours for a little longer but you must never go near my friends or me, for that matter, ever again!"
He gave a silent nod, thinking to himself, probably plotting on how to keep her with him longer. She couldn't stop the anger racing in her insides.
"Then I will now take you somewhere beautiful." He said, "And you know, your time with me can be very much enjoyed, it is you that make you out to be a prisoner. But you really are not. Yes, you can run away but that will only conclude to pain. So I insist that you look at this with a knew and more wonderful perspective!"
With that, Acaru picked her up so gently from the bed, like a breeze blowing across her skin and gently moving her, and her feet touching the floor. They walked together toward the door, Miyu swallowing her anger. As his skin touched hers, she fleetingly felt the odd sensation she had felt before with Acaru's sweet silver kiss. She shivered at the passion and swallowed that down too, so she could feel almost nothing.
Out into the open, it was dark. Last night was when she fainted and another day had passed. She wondered what her sweet Lava was doing. Oh, how she missed him so!
They flew again. But this time Miyu didn't feel the same awestricken she felt before. It was colder this night. She was too much concealed in herself to let anything effect her.
They drifted for what seemed like hours but when it came time to land, the night was still more than fresh.
They stepped into a new world, one which forced Miyu to feel a little awestruck. They were on a tropical island with pom trees and foamy waves colliding with white, tinted blue, sand. Perhaps that's why it had been so cold! Most of the way, they flew over water!
"This is such a beautiful place, is it not?" Acaru said, "This was once an island where many dwellers lived. Simple dark-skinned people. But a massive hurricane came one day, and destroyed almost all of the buildings and drowned most of the people. The dwellers moved to other islands, but who knows, we might find some of them still living here! Such a small island, and all it's lovely glory!"
Miyu half listened to his words, feeling the salty scent of the ocean and chilling breeze on her face. She started walking toward the water and away from Acaru. She felt his eyes on her back but she kept walking until she reached the water.
Eventually she heard him follow and thank goodness he stayed quiet! She couldn't stand to hear his voice anymore! And she knew that he knew her exact thoughts!
He stayed silent and they watched the dark waves pile up then go flat then end in white foaming mist, over and over and over. It was so serene that after awhile, she lost all awareness that Acaru was standing behind her.
Finally, Acaru lifted her arm and edged her away from the ocean. His silence was so sincere. They headed away from the sand and into a feisty jungle with all the plants entangled into each other. He breezily ripped the branches out of his way without a break of pace. They continued on into the jungle until a massive stone structure came in sight. As they got closer, Miyu could see that the walls of the building were damaged badly and it would look like it would fall if something touched it. She also noticed the inscriptions on the walls shown that this was used for religious practices. Behind the building was a large clearing of smashed wooded planks and rotten grass that was most likely used for houses. The clearing was a mess that the dwellers gave up on and left without bothering to clean up. Miyu assumed there were many places just like this one all across the island.
It was sad.
And so Acaru led her inside the crumbling building and Miyu almost didn't want to for fear that it would collapse over her. But thinking reasonably, she knew she was a vampire, it would take much more to kill her.
Inside, he showed her all the inscriptions and paintings on the wall. She was fairly amazed with them but suddenly one picture caught her eye.
The picture looked like Lava.
To be continued. . .
