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Chapter 2
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"Ka~no~n~chan~!" Mika sang hugging me from behind.
"Mika-kun, what's wrong?" I asked looking up from the dictionary I was reading.
"Today we're getting another brother! Isn't that exciting?" Mika asked looking at what I'm reading.
"Is that so..." I don't really care, but I should try to get along with him...a newcomer...the first one since I've arrived. "Then I should make cookies to celebrate." I said when Mika took the dictionary.
"Is this interesting? It's just a bunch of words and their meanings." Mika said flipping through it.
"I'm better at English than Japanese."
I took the book back from him and I turned back to the page I was on. Thank god I was a child, studying is so much easier when you're young. Don't get me wrong, I'm lazy, but I didn't like the thought of anyone the same age as me or younger physically got better grades compared to me. It just pissed me off since I'm supposed to be older even if they don't know it. If I lose to one of them, even Mika, it pisses me off to no end! I'm a sore loser, okay! I finished reading through the dictionary once and I shut my eyes to go through what I read, I more or less understood a small amount of what I just read which was good enough for me. Once I finished with that, I went to the kitchen to bake some cookies.
"Oh, Kanon-chan, are you going to bake?"
"Yes, is that alright, Sensei?"
"I see, so you heard we have a newcomer, that's very sweet of you."
"Nyuh...It's not that...I just felt like baking is all." I looked away, gathering the ingredients I need. "I'm not doing this because it's a special occasion or anything like that."
"My, you can be so dishonest sometimes. It's quite cute of you though."
I didn't look at sensei when she began laughing. The only reason why I'm baking is because I wanted the newcomer to feel welcomed like I did on my first day here. I carefully pulled the cookies out of the oven and I set them down on a rack to cool. I looked to the door, hearing someone there, but didn't see anyone. Was it my imagination? I waited until the cookies were cooled before placing them on a plate and I carried them to the playroom. Sensei said the boy should be here before six, it's already ten minutes past six.
"Mika-kun...it's not nice to bully the weak." I said seeing Mika thrashed the new kid.
"Oh, Kanon-chan, I'm not bullying him. He was being mean so I thought I'd show him who the leader was." Mika said cheerfully.
"So you're the leader now?" I asked with a sweet smile.
"Ah, Kanon-chan, you know I didn't mean it that way." Mika said backing away when I approached him.
"Thought so." I looked at the kid on the ground and I handed the tray to Mika. "There's no need to lie on the ground. I'm Kanon, I'm the second eldest here unless...were you born before August?" I asked helping him up.
"...October..."
"I see! So I am older! That's nice. So, what's your name?"
"Y-Yuuichirou..."
"Yuu-kun, it's nice to meet you then." I clapped my hands together getting the children's attention. "Let's do our best to accept Yuu-kun as our family member, okay?"
"Haaiiii!"
"...Ridiculous. What family?" Mika and I exchanged glances when he said that, it reminds me of when I kept saying I hated people. "I ended up here because my father tried to kill me, while my mother spread rumors I was the son of a demon. She lost her mind and killed herself. Get it, I don't have a family."
"I see, that must have been quite tough." Mika grabbed my wrist when he saw my fingers beginning to curl. He must have realized I wanted to punch Yuu. "Then let me tell you something about myself. I was abused by my parents then dropped out of a moving car before being taken in here."
"Eh?"
"Mika-kun, you say that too cheerfully...Well, even I had my share of problems." Mika gave me a smile and I couldn't stop the sigh from escaping my lips. I took my wrist back, unwrapping the bandages around my hands while leaving the rest around my arms. I showed Yuu the scars on my hands. "These scars were caused by my parents. My father had the bad habit of throwing bottles. When my mother saw the mess, she got angry at me and kicked me into the broken glass, shouting at me to clean up the mess. Thankfully, a neighbor heard my screams and called the police. After that, they were both put in jail." I was a bit surprised when the other children came up from behind Mika and myself. "You guys..."
"I don't know what my parents look like!"
"My parents committed suicide!"
"I'm here because I had been abandoned!"
"Eh? Wait a second...!"
"We're not lonely one bit because..." I shook my head when Mika pointed at Yuu and the children didn't hesitate to dog pile on him. "We have a new brother joining us today!"
"Mika-kun...you really had to get the kids to do that?"
"Come on, it's fun isn't it?"
"I guess..." I noticed Mika was eating the cookies while I wrapping my hands. "M-Mika-kun! Those cookies aren't just for you!"
"They're good~!"
"Mika-kun!"
I froze when I heard something fall behind us and I heard the children screaming. I quickly looked towards the source to see sensei lying on the ground in her own blood. There was this loud crash outside and I quickly ran towards the window to see what was going on. I stared at the chaos outside with wide eyes, no...no...why...what the hell is going on?!
"K-Kanon-nee...S-Sensei isn't moving..."
"...Move away from her, please..." The kids did as I asked and I knelt down beside the woman. I didn't need to check her pulse to know...she was already dead. "There...is nothing we can do..."
"Kanon-chan is she...is she actually?"
"Mika-kun...We can't do anything..."
That day, our lived changed completely. A virus had infected many over the age of 13, killing them. Powerless children were left behind at the mercy of a being that was thought to be a legend...vampires. Our lives had changed completely, we were captured and used as livestock for these horrible beings. Every day they take blood from us and we are powerless to stop them.
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"Mika! Kanon! Look at this, hey! Apparently you can kill a vampire if you cut off their heads!" Yuu said pointing at a page in his book
"I'm trying to think, so please don't bother me." Mika said not even looking at the boy.
"Yuu-kun, please try to remember we are children thus we cannot do anything against these grown vampires." I leaned back in the seat, my arms crossed. "Also, if you continue to annoy me I may flick your forehead." I said giving him a pointed look.
"You're mean, Kanon..." Yuu said with a frown.
"Why are you even looking that stuff up, Yuu-chan?" Mika asked looking at the boy.
"Isn't it obvious, I'll become strong then I'll kill all the vampire scum!" Yuu shouted clearly determined to do that.
"Yuu-kun, as I stated before...we are merely children. Please use your head." I said twirling a strand of hair around my finger.
"Kanon-chan is right, Yuu-chan. It's also written in that book, that the physical strength is seven times that of a human being." Mika pointed out to Yuu's annoyance.
"That doesn't matter! If you train enough, you can be seven times stronger-" A vampire touched Yuu's shoulder from behind and began draining his blood "Ugh!"
"Stand still."
I didn't even flinch when the vampire began taking my blood. I shut my eyes, remaining still, ignoring the world around me for a while. I opened my eyes once they finished and we were finally allowed to leave. I grabbed Yuu's hand when I saw him swaying a bit, I resent those bastard vampires doing this to my friends and family. I promised myself I wouldn't be taken advantage of nor would I allow someone harm me...but how can I do that against vampires of all beings?! It was annoying as hell since they are so much stronger compared to my childish self. I mostly ignored Yuu's usual rants about hating vampires and wanting to kill them.
"Yuu-kun." Yuu froze upon hearing that tone. "Mika-kun is only concerned about you. We're children at the moment. We cannot stand against the strength of a vampire." I said crossing my bandaged arms.
"Then what do you think we should be doing?" Yuu asked looking at me.
"Well..." Mika seemed to notice someone and I looked in the same direction to see a group of three vampires. The leader wasn't wearing a hood. "Oh..." I said recognizing the man instantly
"He's not wearing a hood...a noble?" Yuu questioned.
"Felid-sama!" Mika said approaching the man.
"Eh? H-Hey, Mika!" Yuu said clearly confused.
"Yuu-kun, quiet." I said moving him behind me.
"Kanon?" Yuu asked looking at me.
"Just stay quiet." Felid looked away from Mika to where I stood with Yuu. "Felid-sama, good afternoon." I said politely.
"Kanon-chan, will you be joining me later tonight? While Mika-kun's blood is delicious, yours is much sweeter." Felid said giving me a smile.
"Of course, we made a deal after all." I said returning his smile with a fake one.
"Will that boy behind you be joining us as well?" Felid asked looking at Yuu.
"What?! No-" Mika and I quickly covered Yuu's mouth. "Mfh?"
"No, I'm afraid he's shy. Perhaps another time."
"Really? That's too bad. I'll see you later then."
"Of course."
"Sure!"
Mika and I dragged Yuu away, still covering his mouth. Once we were out of sight of the vampires, we released Yuu from our grasp. I released a small sigh, that was close. While Mika and I got close to Felid, we didn't want him touching Yuu or the other children. I was a bit concerned though...since Yuu hates vampires. I'm not sure he'll be happy about this...and I was very right.
"Mika, Kanon...are you letting the vampires drink your blood willingly?" Yuu asked shooting us certain looks.
"Yes, we are. Do you have something against it?" Mika asked walking ahead of Yuu.
"Of course I do!" Yuu said glaring at nothing.
"Felid-sama belongs to a distinguished noble family. We give him blood and he'll give us anything we want. Yuu-kun, sometimes it's best to submit and wait for your chance to act instead of taking everything head on." I explained brushing my hair over my shoulder.
"Ow!"
"Hm?" I looked at Mika to see Yuu had hit him. "Really..."
"I've heard enough! Let them suck your blood or whatever! Bow your head and grunt like the head of a livestock!"
"Yu-" I placed a hand on Mika's shoulder. He looked at me and I shook my head. "Kanon-chan?"
"Just let him cool off. Head back home first, I'll go tend to Felid-sama."
"I thought we agreed I would handle the dangerous stuff."
"It'll be okay." I rested my forehead on his, a smile on my face. "I promise."
"R-Right."
Mika looked away, a blush spread across his face. I headed off first, fiddling with my hair. I don't like my hair long, it was too difficult to care for, but the children kept whining whenever I mentioned cutting it. I grew it out to a reasonable length, it wasn't too long, but it wasn't short either. I always kept it down, unless the children wanted to play with my hair.
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"Felid-sama, you have strange taste in clothing." I said sitting on his lap.
"You look just like a doll, Kanon-chan." Felid said staring at the black and pink dress he made me wear.
"Thank you, Felid-sama." I said letting him run his hand in my hair.
"You're beautiful. Children are beautiful and so pure." Felid said as I moved so I was straddling his hips.
"I don't care about that. You promised, after you drink my blood, I get what I wanted." I said with a smile.
"You're quite impatient, it's quite adorable."
I shivered when Felid licked the crook of my neck. I really hated giving this vampire blood. While Mika only gives Felid blood, I have to dress up and deal with this vampire's harassment! I only did this because Felid mentioned dressing Mika in girl's clothing. I wanted to spare Mika the horror of crossdressing. I don't mind since I'm mentally female, but I do not want this bastard having anything over Mika. I allowed Felid to bite my neck and I gripped his shoulders, while it wasn't painful...it felt super weird.
"Thank you for the meal." Felid said licking the blood away.
"N-Nyuuhh..." I whined shivering.
"As usual, you make the most adorable sounds." Felid said touching my cheek.
"Don't tease me..." I said a blush spread across my face.
"You have such an adorable look on your face right now." Felid said as I rested my head on his shoulder.
I really hate him...I really, really hate him. I have to play the part of a scared and desperate child...but I really want to punch this bastard in the face sometimes! I left after changing back into my normal clothing and after Felid agreed to get what I wanted this time. I left, a hand pressed against the bite. It took me twice the amount of time it usually would take to return home. I continuously had to stop to catch my breath. I was too dizzy from having my blood taken twice today.
"I'm back..." I said opening the door.
"Welcome back, Kanon-chan." Mika said with a smile.
"I see you and Yuu-kun have been talking." I said noticing the boy awake.
"Kanon, you don't have to force yourself to give that bastard your blood." Yuu said when I sat down next to the duo.
"No way." I flicked his nose. "Besides, there isn't any more need for that." I said digging into my shirt.
"What are you doing?!" Yuu hissed, his face completely red.
"Here we go." I pulled out a gun and map. "I got it, just like I promised." I said grinning ear to ear.
"You're a genius, Kanon-chan!" Mika said hugging me.
"Thank you, thank you, I know I am." I said puffing out my chest.
"What?" Yuu asked clearly confused.
"It's a map to get out of this place, keep up, Yuu-chan." I teased grinning at him.
"What about the virus outside?" Yuu asked.
"We don't know if the vampires were truthful about the outside world being destroyed, for all we know, there could be life outside. It could also be a way to scare us from leaving." I explained.
"That's right, also, if that is true, then we can just find a cure for the virus." Mika stated smiling.
"What do you think?" I asked poking Yuu's cheek.
"...Fine! Let's do it!" Yuu said and I stood up.
"Akane-chan, wake the children." I turned to the now awake girl. "We're leaving this place for good." I stated with a true smile.
If I had known it was a trap, I would have rather have everyone live under those bastards instead of allowing them to die. I forever regret leading the children to their deaths, I could never forgive myself for believing it would have been that easy, I would never forgive myself for having their blood on my hands, and I cannot, will not, ever forgive myself for caring more about my own life so much that I would abandon a member of my makeshift family.
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Chapter 2 Ends
Okay, so despite how Kanon acts around Felid, she still thinks he's a bastard despite acting friendly with him. Kanon understands what type of person the vampire is and is willing to play his game so long as the girl turned boy gets what he wants. I think Kanon is both male and female so I will forever switch gender pronouns when talking about her. I love Kanon for three reasons, boys dressed as girls are super cute, he and I share main points of our personality, and because traps are absolutely adorable and very hug worthy (Example, Fujisaki Chihiro from Danganronpa and Souma Momiji from Fruits Basket)! Well, that's enough of my ranting for today. Until next time my dears! Bye-bye~!