Do not worry, this isn't going to be a Haruka/Yaten fic...though that pairing would be interesting...mind is going to bad place...:slams head onto desk:
Okay, I'm better. :P
Thanks to Soleil-Lune, petiyaka, X00001, aquaxeyes, and Isis Aurora Tomoe for reviewing last chapter. Don't forget readers, that unsigned reviews are accepted so long as they aren't flames.
Summary: Mamoru returns to Tokyo a year after being bitten only to find Usagi and Seiya are engaged. Believing that Usagi will never be able to love him as a vampire, he seeks revenge on the person who turned him: Haruka.
Not mine...phooey...
Dozo minna-san!
Taiki looked up as Yaten shut the door to the guest room. The silver haired Starlight walked over and sat on the couch. "How is she doing?" Taiki asked.
"You know how closed she can get," Yaten said.
"How are you holding up? I know this hits close to home for you."
"I'm okay. I just….I hope everything works out for her." Taiki nodded and handed the smaller man a glass of amber liquid. Yaten took a sip and set the glass down on the table. "How's Usagi-chan doing?"
"I think she's still a little stunned Mamoru is doing these things."
Yaten nodded. "And Seiya?"
"You know him. He'll stay by her side until reality ends and beyond," Taiki chuckled, taking a drink from his own glass.
"MICHIRU!" they heard a voice scream. The two Starlights leapt to their feet and ran to the guest bedroom. They flung the door open and saw Haruka curled up on the bed, sobbing. They silently closed the door and tiptoed away, both feeling bad for the Senshi of Wind.
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Michiru watched a couple from the shadows, the thirst gnawing at her painfully. She grinned as the woman turned, revealing her to be Kate. The man shoved the woman away and stormed off. Michiru glided from the shadows, startling Kate.
"What the hell do you want?" the human demanded. Michiru smiled, revealing her fangs. Kate screamed and Michiru pounced. She tore into the human's neck and greedily began to drink. Once she had had her fill, the vampire rose to her feet and wiped the blood from her mouth.
"Find her to your liking?" a cool voice demanded. "I found her to be a bit too… tart…for my tastes. That's why I dumped her as soon as I realized she was just using me to get what she wanted."
Michiru spun around and her sea blue eyes narrowed. "Haruka…you're too late to save your love."
Haruka chuckled. "Kate? You think that…" Haruka broke off and began laughing. "Omoshiroi…" she said, her mirth dying away. "Kate was a mistake I made before I became a Senshi. When I was looking for you, she was in that bar and tried to get back together with me." She stared Michiru in the eye. "I swear to you I have never loved anyone as much as I love you."
"Liar…" Michiru hissed.
"You are the Senshi of Smiles with the sea in her eyes," Haruka whispered. "And like you told me all those months ago, I don't want to go on living if I have to fight you." Tears shimmered in Haruka's eyes. "I can't go on living if I have to fight you. You say I'm strong in every way…demo…I'm not that strong…not really. The strength you saw me with came from you. I was ready to die alone until I met you. You healed my broken heart…you saved me from a path of destruction…" she trailed off, blinking away the tears.
"And the vampires you killed? The innocent ones?"
Haruka frowned. "I never killed any innocent vampire. I swear to you on my life," the blonde said. She let out a slow breath. "If you think killing me or making me suffer will make you feel better, then go ahead. I'm done fighting the people I love." She pulled the knife at her side out and tossed it to Michiru, who easily caught it. The blonde pulled her henshin pen out and dropped it on the ground. She held her hands out. "Strike," she simply said.
"Nani?" she demanded.
"It's what you want, right?" Haruka inquired. "Me suffering and dead? Well here you go. Being killed by the woman I love is the ultimate way to make me suffer." Michiru looked down, suddenly feeling extremely vulnerable. "Koori no yaiba ni donna ni kizu tsuitemo... Dakishime tsuzukete kurenta tsuyosani... Shibirerukurai ni karameta yubisaki kara... Omoi wo tsutaetai... Futari de ikite ikou..." Haruka smiled faintly. "Kono hiroi hoshi de kimi to aetakiseki wo... Sekai chuu ni tsutaetai... Futari de ikite ikou."
Michiru blinked away tears. "Haruka..." she whispered.
"Don't let her deceive you," Mamoru said, stepping out of the shadows. "I know she sounds honest. But she'll only run off for another human given the chance. Kill her and be done with it."
"Haruka-san!" several distant voices yelled.
Mamoru blurred in and slammed his fist across Haruka's face. The blonde fell to the ground, knocked out from the force of the punch. He picked her up. "Let's go," he ordered. The two vampires rushed away as the other Senshi ran up.
"Doko da Haruka-san wa?" Usagi panted.
"I don't know…" Seiya said, looking around.
"I found Haruka-poppa's henshin pen!" Hotaru exclaimed softly, picking it up.
"But we have no idea which direction she went," Rei muttered.
"We need Vampiru's help," Minako agreed.
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Haruka slowly swam back into consciousness. She tried to move her arms but found that they were chained and stretched out on either side. She opened her eyes and looked around. Dank stone assaulted her nose and she snorted. "Comfortable?" a voice demanded. She looked up and saw Mamoru and Michiru descending the stairs.
The Senshi rose to her feet. "I've had worse accommodations," she replied. "So what now?" she asked.
Mamoru glared at her. "Now you will suffer," he hissed. He walked over to a wooden table.
"It's not my fault Usagi-chan chose a better guy than you," Haruka smirked.
"You will suffer for everything you've done to me," Mamoru smirked.
Haruka looked at Michiru. "There's gonna come a time soon when you'll have to make a choice. Him and vengeance or me."
Michiru looked down. "He's my master…"
"You're not a mindless slave Michiru. You can make choices. I couldn't." She looked over as Mamoru came over with a vicious looking cat of nine tails. A few metal spikes and glass shards were woven into the leather. He walked behind her and lifted his arm. Haruka's teal gaze shifted to Michiru and she stared the aqua haired vampire in the eye. She winced as the whip came crashing down. The blonde could feel her skin being split and torn. She locked her jaw to keep from crying out.
After several minutes Haruka sank to the ground, being supported by the chains. Blood dripped down her back and pooled around her knees. Mamoru tossed the whip aside and went back upstairs. Haruka looked up at Michiru, pain darkening her teal eyes. "I never…betrayed you…Michi…" she whispered.
Michiru knelt down and saw something glinting in the torchlight. She reached out and pulled the silver chain out. Hanging around the chain was the ring Haruka had given to the Sea Senshi. "Haruka…" she whispered, tears welling in her eyes.
"Ashiteru yo…Michi…" she whispered. "Don't let him…hurt the…Princess…" she whispered. "Remember…our mission…"
"Haruka…" Michiru said, blinking away her tears. Haruka's head fell forward. "Haruka!" Michiru cried. She barely heard the blonde breathing. "What have I done? What have I done?"
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Vampiru looked around the area. "I can't pick up anything except mixed smells," she grumbled.
Yaten glared at her. "You have to be able to pick something up," he said.
She looked at him. "I can smell more things than a dog can. Mamoru or Michiru must have dropped a perfume bomb."
"A what?" Seiya demanded.
"A small package Haruka and I developed to confuse a vampire's sense of smell," she explained.
"Can you see anything we can't?" Setsuna asked.
Vampiru slowly looked around. Her eyes shifted out of focus slightly as she looked over the area. After five minutes she straightened and rubbed her eyes. "There's not one damn thing here."
"Honto?" Usagi asked sadly.
Vampiru nodded and looked down. "Move!" she snapped at Seiya, shoving him out of the way. She knelt down and ran her hand over the concrete. She brought her right hand up and looked at the red flecks.
"It's just paint or something," Taiki said, the others nodded.
Vampiru ignored him and licked her finger. "Blood…" she whispered. "It's hers," she added.
"We already knew Haruka-san was here though," Rei said.
The half vampire shook her head. "You don't get it. I can track her now."
"How?" Hotaru inquired.
"The blood makes her sense of smell more focused," Yaten answered. Everyone looked at him strangely. "Haruka's not the only one who's lost loved ones to vampires," he murmured.
"He's right," Vampiru said. "I can sort through the smells easier now and track her." She stood still for several moments. "This way!" she said and began walking quickly, not wanting to run in case she missed something.
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Michiru gently released Haruka from the shackles and eased her to the ground. The blonde whimpered in pain. "I am so sorry Haruka," Michiru whispered, brushing several strands out of the blonde's face. She carefully picked Haruka up and began walking up the steps. She emerged in a large room from a secret doorway and headed for the front. Mamoru was suddenly there, barring her way.
"Going somewhere?" he demanded coldly.
"You were wrong Mamoru. Wrong about everything. It isn't Haruka's fault if Usagi found someone else. You don't know if it would've happened had you been here," Michiru said. "Now get out of my way."
Mamoru pulled a gun out. "Silver bullet Michiru. Your choice. You can give me Haruka and live or you can add more to her suffering by her watching you die."
Michiru glared at Mamoru but slowly put Haruka down. "Now what?" she demanded coldly.
Mamoru grinned and cocked the hammer of the gun. "Now you die." He squeezed the trigger.
Michiru's eyes widened in shock as the bullet hit flesh. Mamoru's eyes widened in fury. Haruka smiled, blood beginning to stain the front of her shirt from the bullet wound. "There are…two kinds of…vampires…Mamoru…the kind that revel in death and suffering…like you…and the kind that protect life…" The blonde fell forward to the ground, her chest barely rising and falling.
"IIE!" Michiru screamed. She blurred forward and viciously slammed her fist into Mamoru. He went flying across the room. Michiru turned and picked Haruka up, running out of the mansion. She put the blonde in a black car and sped away.
"Michi…ru…" Haruka whimpered.
Michiru pulled over and slowed to a stop. She turned in the driver's seat. "Hang on Ruka. I'm taking you to a hospital."
"Too…late for…that…" she whispered.
"Don't talk like that!" Michiru ordered.
"I don't…I don't want to…die…in a car…" she whispered.
Michiru got out and carefully pulled Haruka free from the vehicle. She carried her lover over to the edge of the cliff, the ocean waves crashing below. The vampire sat down and cradled Haruka's head in her lap. "Don't leave me for my mistake…onegai…"
"Gomen…" Haruka smiled weakly. "But…we both know…I'm dying…I can feel it…you…can smell it…"
"I can't lose you Ruka," Michiru whispered. "You were the only person to love me for who I really am." She nervously licked her lips. "I…I could…turn you…" she suggested softly. "Demo…only if you want…"
"Dig…the bull…bullet out…first…" Haruka winced.
"It could kill you," Michiru said.
"If it's in there when you turn me…it'll kill me…" Haruka answered.
"Haruka…how do I turn you so you don't become a slave?"
The blonde smiled. "Trust…your heart…koi…"
Michiru pulled a knife out of Haruka's boot and carefully began digging through the blonde's abdomen. The smell of the blood was almost overpowering to Michiru, but she held her thirst at bay. Several minutes later she pulled out the silver piece of metal and tossed it aside.
Haruka's breathing was much more labored. The blonde tightly held her lover's hand. "Ashiteru…"
Michiru smiled and nodded. She carefully sat Haruka up and moved her head down. Haruka felt the vampire kiss her softly on the neck and smiled. She gasped softly in pain as fangs pierced her flesh. Her vision blurred and she hung limply in Michiru's arms. The vampire pulled away and stared at the dying Senshi. She brought her left wrist up to her mouth and bit down, piercing her flesh. She pressed her wound to Haruka's mouth and felt the blonde begin to drink.
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Vampiru stared up at the black mansion. "Her trail leads here." She turned to the Senshi. "I recommend waiting till morning."
"Why?" Makoto asked.
"A vampire's powers are weakened during the day."
"Yeah, but it's eleven on two," Seiya pointed out.
"There's no telling how many vampires he's recruited or turned."
"She's right," Yaten agreed. "We should wait till tomorrow."
"We can also come up with a plan," Ami added. The others reluctantly nodded and headed home.
"You coming Vampiru-san?" Usagi asked.
She shook her head. "I have some things to do in the city." Usagi nodded and got into Seiya's car. Vampiru returned to the city. She headed for her home in Tokyo. As she reached the outside of her building she stopped and turned. "Dare?" she demanded of the group of five.
"Master says you die," one snarled and rushed in. The vampires swarmed the half vampire, easily overpowering her. They hauled Vampiru to her feet, chains attached to each arm. She struggled against her captors. One pulled a sword out and grinned.
A figure suddenly tackled one of the vampires to the ground and beheaded it. Another figure with longer hair rushed in and took out one of the vampires holding the chains. Vampiru swung her free arm, the chain slamming into the other vampire. She leapt on top of him and plunged a silver stake into his heart. The first figure ducked under a slash and easily killed the remaining two vampires.
Vampire freed herself from the chains and cautiously looked at the two strangers. "Dare da?" she demanded. "I know you aren't human."
"That's true," the tall figure agreed. The pair stepped forward.
Vampiru's eyes widened. "Haruka-san? What's going on?"
"I'll explain as best I can somewhere safe," Haruka said. Vampiru nodded and the three went inside.
Japanese Word Guide:
Omoshiroi: That's amusing/interesting.
Doko da Haruka-san wa: Where is Haruka?
Honto: Really.
Iie: No.
Onegai: Please.
Gomen (na sai): I'm sorry.
Koi: Love.
Dare (da): Who are you/Who's there?
Haruka's Speech:
Despite whatever wounds I'm given by a blade of ice, I kept holding you strongly. Through our fingers that are tangled to the point of getting numb... I want to convey my feelings. Let us spend our lives together.
This miracle of having met you on this huge planet...I want to tell the whole world about it. Let us spend our lives together.
- From Shiokaze ni Nosete; sung by Megumi Ogata (Haruka's seiyuu from the anime).
Note: I admit I took the lyrics from the section Saun Writes of destinedcouple(.)com, so thanks for putting the lyrics up! And people should go check out that site; it's tres kakkoi...and I just put two languages together...:D
Tomorrow is the final chapter. But it is up, and that's all that matters, ne?
Now be nice and review. Reviews make me happy. And consistant reviewers will be getting sugary goodness...for those of you who've read my "Never Give a Senshi" fic, you know what sugary goodness I'm talking about...hehehehehehehehehehehehe...
One final thing: I'm thinking about doing a prequel of sorts talking about how Yaten lost his family to vampires. Yay or nay? You decide.