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Chapter 17
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"You and Mika are quite close." Krul said smiling at me happily.
"You're just happy he's drinking blood now." I said taking a sip of my tea.
"True, but he loves you. You love him." Krul's smile disappeared. "However, this is not why I invited you here. You are not like the other children with the Seraph gene. Your blood is different, verydifferent. That is why many vampires crave it so much. That is why your blood was always immediately taken out of the stock."
"..." I kept my teacup to my lips, thinking about it. "I don't know why."
"I know this. Hyakuya Kanon, I wish to speak to you about the Hyakuya orphanage and their part they played in 'Seraph of the End'."
"I also have questions about that. After all...were you not to kill us, Krul Tepes-sama?" I placed my teacup down and I placed my hands upon my lap. "Seraph of the End...it was your duty to end us, but you had not."
"I have my own plans. Also...I think of you three as my own children, especially Mika."
"I do not have parents, Krul Tepes-sama." I reached up, rubbing at my arms. "The ones who gave birth to Nijima Kanon...I plotted their end, they ended up in prison, and I ended up in an orphanage where they experimented on children."
"You recall the experiments?"
"The beginning and the end. The moment I entered as an experiment and the moment I left. Nothing in between. I'm not stupid to realize that there are blanks in my memories. There was a six-day blank where things had not added up. The memories they gave to me didn't fit and I realized that someone replaced my memories of those six days. There's one thing I remember in the beginning and the end...a young girl...no woman with long purple hair dressed in a sailor fuku."
"Hiiragi Miharu."
"Was that her name? All I remember is that I regarded her suspiciously in the beginning...in the end I feared her and I hated her. I wanted her dead and I believe I know why now."
"You're a strange one, Kanon."
"I realize."
"I really do want a bite though. Your blood is delicious, Kanon."
"Do as you like then." Krul smiled at me and she stood up. I didn't move as she pulled unbuttoned the top of my blouse, exposing my shoulder. I let her drink my blood and I reached up to cover the bitten area after she pulled away. "What makes me so special?"
"Hm...I don't know, but that's what interests me."
"..."
"I'm sending you to Nagoya. Crowley will be taking care of you. I want you and Mika to retrieve your friend Yuu...then disappear. Is that clear?"
"What do you get out of this? Also, it's not like I can do much like this." I pointed at the metal deathtrap around my neck. "I'm weaker than a child."
"Mika has the key, he will use it the moment both of you are in the clear or when you need to fight to protect yourself. Don't allow the humans or the vampires get to you. Don't trust anyone."
"Should I trust you?"
"It depends on you. Humans, vampires, angels, demons. It doesn't matter to you, does it?"
"...I suppose not."
"I need to extract a few vials of blood from you for Mika. He refuses to drink the blood of others."
"I understand."
"Go see him, you leave later tonight."
"Fine then."
I stood up, giving the vampire queen a small bow then left. It wasn't like I respected or liked her, but there are times where even I shouldn't be rude. I decided to do as Krul said and see Mika before I left. I reached up, touching my lips. After the first time I gave him blood, he's been using the method of kissing to get blood from me. I was unsure if he's doing this as a means to see me embarrassed or if he's doing it because of his feelings.
"Haah...I guess I should fill up a few vials before I see Mika..." I muttered tucking my hair behind my ear.
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I stared at Crowley blankly and he just smiled at me as if nothing was wrong. You know, when I was told I was to be put under Crowley's care...I thought it meant that I would end up stuck in a room with nothing to do...not forced to dress up as a damn maid and clean whatever room the vampire is in! While the outfit itself wasn't so bad seeing as it reached my knees, but the damn thing exposed my shoulders and was tight around the waist.
"You and Felid have the same bad taste." I stated still looking at Crowley.
"Come now, my tastes has nothing to do with Felid's. I don't have an interest in small children after all." Crowley said still smiling at me.
"So, what reason do you have for keeping me here, Crowley? Am I not a prisoner of war?" I questioned narrowing my eyes.
"Prisoner, yes. Reason, none in particular." Crowley said as we ignored the chaos outside.
"..." I walked to the window and I looked outside to see the vampires crucifying various soldiers. "You vampires really do have bad tastes." I stated crossing my arms.
"You're not concerned about your own kind?" I didn't move when he stood behind me. "Are you not human?"
"If it was one of my loved ones down there, then I would have not cared about the consequences...I would have tried to take your head even with this damn collar on my neck. Even I knew it wouldn't have worked and I would have ended up dead."
"Hm...Why not try then?"
"I have a deathtrap around my neck, if you haven't noticed."
"Ahahaha, that's right."
I felt a hand ruffle my hair, messing up the stupid headpiece on my head. I reached up, fixing my hair as Crowley sat back down. Yuu and the others are here...I hope they're okay. From the memories of the Mikaela showed me, they would be coming here soon. Yuu and the others would arrive here first. Mika will retrieve Yuu when they would be forced to escape...abandoning Guren. I shut my eyes, resting my forehead against the cold window.
"Despair is not what drives people to darkness. It is losing hope and their light. Man is not righteous. Gods is not absolute. Angels are not holy. Demons are not evil. Monsters are merely those who have lost everything. A human in absolute despair of losing everything...will stop at nothing to achieve revenge. For their hope and light has disappeared from this world." I whispered not remembering where I heard this.
Crowley hummed, but didn't say anything to my words. I pulled away from the window, unable to watch any further. Chess and Horn returned after a short amount of time with Chess dragging a human in with her. Crowley was cocky and annoying...dangling my weapon in front of me, but not letting me get to it.
"H-Hyakuya...K-Kanon...!" I turned my gaze to the soldier who was looking at me in shock. He knows of me? "Why are you...You betrayed us?! You betrayed the Imperial Army?!"
"I have betrayed no one. I'm here as a prisoner of war."
"Then why haven't you fought?! My comrades died! Why are you here without a scratch on you?!"
"Hey~! You're being really noisy right now!"
"I cannot fight without a weapon and I am powerless against these three vampires. The moment I try, I'll die. I won't risk my life in such a stupid way."
"You-Gugh!"
I turned my gaze away when Chess began to drink the soldier's blood. I wasn't amused and I knew I wasn't safe. The soldier died due to Chess not caring if he lived or died. I didn't care about the soldier and I didn't feel guilty, but...seeing this in front of me reminds me just how weak and powerless humans really are. I wasn't amused when Crowley decided he wanted to test out one of our swords to compare against theirs.
"You humans are rather scary." Crowley said gaining my attention.
"Hey, not all humans are like the bastards who would do anything to obtain power. It was human foolishness that caused the world to end. It is you vampires who is not helping our situation...although humans are still being fools. Using their own, using children...to obtain power." I said taking a seat at the edge of the desk.
"What is it you know, Hyakuya Kanon?" Crowley asked with hands resting on the desk on either side of me.
"What do you vampires know then?" I asked smiling innocently.
"You know, I'm getting rather thirsty." Crowley ran his fingertip against my bare shoulder. "Maybe I should have a bite after all."
"Maybe I should kick you in the balls while I have a chance." I crossed my legs indicating that Crowley was in a rather bad position right now even though he was cornering me. "You're still a man after all."
Crowley and I smiled at the other, but neither of us did anything. The man finally pulled away and I slid off the desk. I walked towards the soldier and I knelt down beside him. I reached out covering his eyes which were wide open and filled with fear. I didn't expect an explosion to occur right behind me nor did I expect Chess to suddenly grab ahold of me.
"That's dangerous! They almost killed their friend!" Chess said pulling me along with her.
"Why not show off our little friend then?" Crowley questioned grabbing me by my arm.
"...Yoichi-kun..." I said staring into the distance.
"So you know who did it? Hm...this should be easier..." Crowley said patting my head.
"Crowley, if you dare hurt my friends...I don't give a fuck about being weak right now...I will make it my mission to kill you." I said staring up at him.
"Chess, Horn, ignore the grunts. Go after the commanders. They're bound to know something." Crowley turned his gaze back down to me and he smiled. "As for you...Hm...Let's see...Sit and stay." Crowley said pointing at the undisturbed chair in the room.
"Am I a dog now?"
"You're weaker than that."
"You're a bastard."
"Ahahaha, I guess so."
I shot Crowley another glare before doing as I was told. It wasn't as if I could do anything otherwise. I felt something raddle at my feet and I glanced down to see it was my kusarigama! I felt like crying when I found Seiren after so long, my poor weapon! Seiren was even happy to see me after we were apart for so long, plus he began calling Crowley boring for not going out to fight all the time they were here.
"Well, even if I have my weapon it's not like I could fight..." I heard fighting behind me and I only turned around in time to see two male backs heading straight for me. "Eh." I said before the two ran into me.
"That wasn't so bad of a landing."
"You landed on me! Now get off!" I pushed the silver haired man off me. Shinya is heavier than he looks. "This is your rescue plan, Guren?!"
"It's not like we had any real intent on rescuing you. Why aren't you fighting?"
"I only got my weapon now and this stupid thing sucks power from me!" I pointed at the collar around my neck. "There is no fucking way I could match these three!"
"Let's get out of here."
"I'm afraid none of you are getting away."
"We're so screwed..."
"Kanon-chan, come here now." Crowley held out a hand. "Drop the weapon and come here."
What do I do, Mika-kun?
You have to get away. You have your weapon now, but you're still very weak. For now, cover those two and get them out of here.
"Guren, this thing also acts as a tracker. There's no point in me escaping. You two are commanders and you have information they want. You two have to get out of here."
"Yuuichirou won't be happy if you don't get out as well."
"Not your choice."
"Kanon-chan, if you were to fight. I have full permission to use force. I could take off an arm or cut off your legs if I have to."
"Well, I did want to get back at you for the harassment." I stood up and I moved in front of the two men. "Seiren, consume my body to protect these two."
"Kanon!"
Chains began to fly around me and I felt something surge within me. I smiled at Crowley, but it was one of malice. Crowley was instantly on guard and I threw myself at him. Sword against scythe, red meeting both blue and purple, a smile of amusement against a smile of hate. Chains separated and transformed into knives or scythes, flying at Crowley.
"Well, it seems you're a lot more trouble than I thought." Crowley said forcing me back.
"What can I say~? I'm cute, but I'm mischievous!" I said Seiren's personality bleeding through.
"You would have been cuter if you didn't keep scowling. Maybe I should punish you for being so unreasonable." Crowley said still smiling.
"Well, I would admit you would be rather handsome if you weren't a vampire."
"If I wasn't a vampire we would have never met."
"Ooh, even better!"
"So mean."
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Chapter 17 Ends
Kanon ends up bullied by everyone, but doesn't allow them to push him about. You push the pink haired male, he'll push back at full force. It doesn't matter if he's chained up like a dog or badly injured, you mess with him or who he loves then you're the one who is going to have to deal with a pissed off pink haired teen. Crowley likes to tease Kanon because Kanon will push back which greatly amuses the vampire. I hope you guys look forward to the future chapters because they're super amusing...for me anyways~! Until next time, my dearies! Bye-bye~!