Tohru POV
I have just moved into my paternal Grandfathers house after my Mother died in a car accident. My Grandfather is short on money so I agreed that I would get a job so that I could pay for my high school tuition myself. I have been looking around for work, and I finally found what I have been looking for. I got a job cleaning in an office building by the train station. I am walking home from my first day at work when I see a cat laying in an alley. I go to the cat, and see that he is in really bad shape. I decide to take him home so I can nurse him back to health with the hopes that my Grandfather will allow me to keep him. With cat in hand I run home as fast as I can. When I get there I am greeted by my Grandfather. He sees the cat resting in my arms, and asks me why I have it? I explain that I found him starving, and alone in an alley. I ask him if I can keep him, and Grandfather agrees as long as I can take care of him myself. I tell him that it won't be a problem, and take the cat upstairs so I can give him a bath. After that is done I go downstairs to get him a bowl of milk. While I am looking for a bowl to pour the milk into Grandfather comes up behind me, and says.
"Tohru dear." Grandfather
"Yes Grandfather." Tohru
"I want you to have this." Grandfather
He holds up a cute little cat collar, and says.
"This collar belonged to your fathers cat when he was little, and now I want you to have it to give to your cat." Grandfather
"Thank you so much Grandfather I will." Tohru
I smile at Grandfather, and take the collar from him. The collar is immediately placed in my pocket, and then the search for a bowl resumes. After I have found the bowl I was looking for I take it, and the carton of milk upstairs for my cat.
I'm in my room kneeling in front of my cat wondering what I should name him. As I am thinking about the question an idea comes to me, and I know exactly what I should name him. I put the collar around his neck, and say.
"I'm going to name you Kuro." Tohru
I pick him up, hold him in my arms, and say.
"You are the cutest cat I have ever seen. I am so happy that you are here with me; Your cuteness makes everything so much brighter." Tohru
Kuro gets a very pleased expression on his face; One might even say that his expression is smug. I give the bowl of milk to Kuro, and go to bed exhausted after a really long day. The next morning I get up and go to school like normal. After I get home I notice that Grandfather has gone out for the day. He left me a note so I wouldn't worry about him. I go upstairs, and put my things in my room. After changing out of my uniform I hear the TV going as I am walking down the stairs. I walk into the living room, and see a boy as tall as Yuki Soma sitting in front of the TV eating instant noodles. I go to the kitchen to make some tea to share with my guest.
When I get back with the tea the boy looks at me with a bored look on his face, and notices the tea service in my hand. As he is bringing his food to the coffee table a small smile tugs at the corner of his mouth. After we are seated at the table I see the bell from Kuro's collar hanging around his neck. Then it dawns on me that this boy must be Kuro no other explanation makes sense to me. I hand him his tea cup, and say.
"Here you go Kuro." Tohru
A bright light circles my wrist, and Kuro's neck it kinda looks like there is a chain connecting us. Kuro gets a mildly annoyed look on his face, but other than that looks completely unbothered by the situation. After we have finished our tea I look at Kuro, and say.
"Can you please explain to me what just happened?" Tohru
"Explaining is such a pain, but to thank you for your kindness I'll give it a shot." Kuro
Kuro gets a pensive look on his face while scratching his cheek, and says.
"Ugh how to explain? Vampires like me only drink blood from the master we have a contract with, and we follow our masters orders even if they're bothersome. There is a name for Vampires like me. It's Servamp. Is that enough of an explanation for you?" Kuro
"Did I just make a contract with you?" Tohru
Kuro holds up his Bell, and says.
"Sort of, but it was a temporary one. I can leave after 24 hours; It you want." Kuro
"No! I know this might be selfish to ask, but please stay here with me." Tohru
Kuro raises his eyebrow at the odd wording, but thinks seriously about the request. 'Tohru is a genuinely kind person, and it has been a long time since anyone has taken his feelings into consideration when making a decision.' So with those thoughts in mind Kuro looks at Tohru, and says.
"Alright, If you are sure about this give me your arm." Kuro
Narrator POV
Tohru walks around the table, sits down next to Kuro, and stretches out her arm in front of him. Kuro rolls up Tohru's sleeve, bites her arm, and drinks his fill of her blood. After he is finished he notices Tohru asleep on his shoulder. Looking at the chain connecting them he smiles, because he has never been so happy about the master he has made a contract with. It will be a very nice experience having Tohru as his Eve. Kuro picks up Tohru, and takes her upstairs to her bedroom. So that she can sleep off the blood loss from sealing the contract. Kuro goes downstairs to watch TV until Tohru wakes up. After a couple of hours Kuro hears movement upstairs, and goes to see what is going on. He finds Tohru looking at the clock panicking. He gives a long-suffering sigh, and says.
"What are you doing out of bed? You should be resting after I drank so much of your blood." Kuro
"I know, but I'm going to be late for work. I also have a lot of home work to do. I don't know which one I should do first." Tohru
"Obviously the one that is the most urgent." Kuro
"You're right Kuro I'll go to work, and then..." Tohru
"And then after you are done we will come home, and you will rest for the rest of the evening." Kuro
"Alright lets go." Tohru
Tohru runs out the door not even noticing the shackle around her wrist, or the chain connecting her to Kuro.
Tohru is finishing up her shift when she looks at her cat sleeping on a nearby table. Tohru can't help but smile at how adorable Kuro is in this form. It makes her realize that she is the luckiest girl in the world. After all of her work is finished Tohru changes out of her work clothes feeling more exhausted than she was before. Kuro looks at Tohru with a worried look on his face at how haggard she looks. He hopes that they are going to go straight home now so she can get some more rest. As he is thinking this two girls walk up to Tohru, and one of them says.
"Tohru you're off work now right. So why don't we hangout?" ?
"Sorry Uo I still have home work to do maybe tomorrow." Tohru
"Alright see you then." Uo
"Have a restful evening Tohru." ?
"Thanks Hana, I will." Tohru
As Tohru and Kuro are leaving a street performer comes up to the group, and begins his performance. Uo gets bored, and begins walking away. The performer stops Uo, and then asks the audience why he stopped Uo; He gives a list of several reasons to choose from. Then he gives them the answer before attacking Uo. He then tells them that he has killed Uo which devastates Tohru until she sees Hana trying to wake Uo up. Tohru immediately starts helping Hana to wake Uo up so they can run away. When it is fairly certain that Uo isn't going to wake up in time to escape Tohru looks at her friends, and says.
"Hana get Uo to the hospital now!" Tohru
"But Tohru what about you?" Hana
"I will be fine, but you have to get out of here now." Tohru
Hana nods, and says.
"Be safe Tohru." Hana
Before they have a chance to leave Tohru looks at Kuro, and says.
"We have to stop him Kuro." Tohru
Kuro changes forms, and says.
"What should we do about this?" Kuro
Images of Belkia attacking Uo flash through Tohru's mind, and she says.
"We beat him up, and then interrogate him! I want to know why this happened." Tohru
"I think you've read to many Shonen Manga. I really don't want to face him." Kuro
Kuro claps his hands together creating enough wind to blow Belkia back several feet, and says.
"Unfortunately Servamps have to follow their masters orders. Fine then I take no responsibility for my actions from now on. I'll submit to your command." Kuro
Kuro attacks Belkia making blood gush out, and then he throws him to the ground. He then proceeds to beat him until he is certain that he can't move anymore. Belkia then says mean things to Tohru which makes her cry causing Kuro to get agitated at the sight. Then he takes his hat, and turns himself into a doll. Tohru gets a puzzled look on her face, and says while picking up the doll.
"Is he dead?" Tohru
"Hahahaha, Of course I'm not you stupid stupid human." Belkia
Kuro sticks his weapon through his hat, and begins shaking him. Belkia protests this by saying.
"Stop don't shake me I get bad motion sickness." Belkia
"Why did you do this? Why did you attack my friend and Kuro? And don't tell me it's just because she ignored you. I know there's more so spill." Tohru
"Because obviously that is what my orders were." Belkia
"Your orders?" Tohru
"Of course idiot; You see I have a master too. His names Tsubaki, and does he hate Sloth. Do you hear that you got some pretty powerful enemies kitty." Belkia
"Maybe, but I don't think I know anyone by the name of Tsubaki." Kuro
"That's right you don't know him Servamp. Poor poor poor Tsubaki no one knows who he is. That's why he wants blood to rain down. That's why Tsubaki wants to kill so badly. To destroy his siblings, humans, society, the whole world; He wants everyone who doesn't know who he is to die." Belkia
"It's not my fault I don't know who this guy is. What a pain." Kuro
The chain disappears, and the Belkia doll drops to the ground. Tohru looks at her wrist, and says.
"The chains are gone. What happened? Did I do something wrong?" Tohru
Kuro falls down with a groan, and Tohru says.
"Oh no Kuro! Are you alright?" Tohru
"Quite the opposite really. My body is definitely going to be sore tomorrow. This is your fault." Kuro
"I'm sorry; Maybe a nice hot bath will soothe your sore muscles." Tohru
Right after she says this Tohru falls unconscious looking at Kuro, and Belkia as everything turns black.
The next morning Tohru wakes up, and looks around to find herself in her room. She sees Kuro sleeping in his bed, and picks him up. He squirms, and says.
"Hey put me down. I am having the best dream adventure, and finally found it my prize Ultimate Pillow." Kuro
"As fun as that quest sounds you need to wake up." Tohru
"Huh?" Kuro
"Come on I'll draw you a hot bath to soothe your sore muscles from the fight yesterday." Tohru
"That does sound nice; Just make sure to keep the window curtains closed." Kuro
"U huh." Tohru
Tohru takes Kuro to the bathroom, and closes the curtains. As soon as they are closed Kuro changes into his other form, and watches Tohru run him a nice hot relaxing bath. After she is finished drawing the bath Tohru leaves the room. Tohru closes the bathroom door, and goes downstairs to make a delicious breakfast for the three of them. As she is making breakfast her Grandfather comes up to her, and says.
"You got home rather late last night. Is everything alright Tohru dear?" Grandfather
"Yeah, I did didn't I it's nothing to worry about really." Tohru
"Please be more careful in the future. You had me worried sick when you didn't come home on time." Grandfather
"I will Grandfather. Sorry for making you worry about me like that." Tohru
Her Grandfather nods, and goes to sit by the table to wait for breakfast. Tohru finishes putting the final touches on breakfast. When she is done she makes a plate for Kuro , and takes the rest of the food to the table. Tohru hopes that Kuro will find his food without any problems after his bath. She left it waiting for him on the counter next to the stove.
After breakfast Tohru goes upstairs to get ready for school, and maybe do some of the homework she was unable to do yesterday. As she is working on her homework Kuro comes into the room holding the plate of food Tohru left out for him. He sits on the bed watching Tohru work while eating his breakfast. Kuro has noticed that while Tohru is very kind, and loving to her cute little pet she is also an extremely studious worker. She manages to finish her extremely large pile of homework in the time it takes for Kuro to eat his breakfast. After she is done Tohru looks at the clock, and says.
"Oh no! If I don't hurry I'm going to be late for school. Kuro if we don't hurry we are going to be late." Tohru
Kuro sighs, and says.
"Fine at least I will get the chance to have a nap while you are in school." Kuro
Kuro changes into his cat form, and jumps into Tohru's open bag. Tohru changes into her school uniform while Kuro makes himself comfortable in Tohru's school bag. He manages to doze off comfortably while not obstructing access to any of Tohru's books, and homework pages. Tohru closes her bag, and walks out the door with it in hand. Her Grandfather wishes her well as she is walking out the door.
As soon as she arrives at school Tohru discreetly settles a sleeping Kuro into her locker being very careful to make sure that absolutely no one sees her. After she is done she goes to class bag in hand hoping to get there before the bell rings. When she gets to class Tohru sees Sakuya sitting at his desk waiting for class to start. Tohru runs up to him, and says.
"Sakuya is Uo alright? Has she been released from the hospital yet?" Tohru
"Tohru Uo is..." Sakuya
"Oh no! That can't be she has to be fine she just has to." Tohru
"Now how much of that did I make up?" Sakuya
Tohru reaches up, and yanks on Sakuya's hair for causing her such a fright with his made up stories. Sakuya extracts his hair from Tohru's angry grip, and says.
"It was a joke. You seemed so serious I thought I would play along, and see if I could make something up. Owe my head still hurts from you pulling my hair." Sakuya
"Serves you right for scaring me like that. You ought to be ashamed of yourself joking about our friend's well being." Tohru
Sakuya looks thoroughly chastised just before Hana and Uo walk into class. Tohru smiles at Uo, and says.
"How is your neck doing Uo? Does it hurt much?" Tohru
"It's not that bad. I was lucky the car barely hit me. The accident could have been a lot worse." Uo
"A car accident." Tohru
"But still it was pretty scary." Uo
Tohru's eyes go wide, and she says to Sakuya.
