A/N: Hello guys! Firstly, thank you for all the support you have given me, I will try my best to continue with this story, as long as I have the time. Due to upcoming examinations, I would only be able to update after mid-October. So sorry . But once again, thank you guys so so much3 Next, I have decided to combine the 2 alternative plots I had previously because I realised that it is possible to do so~
Lastly, please enjoy the updated chapter! (and review!)
As she slowly made her way out of the grand hall, Mikan slowly thought of the possibilities than could happen to her.
"Well, it's possible that he would probably just start feasting on my blood…" she shuddered at the thought of her neck being punctured by his teeth. As gorgeous as he might be, she was still against the idea of having anyone sucking on her blood.
Or maybe, he would invite her to have a cup of nice tea in that beautiful grand hall. Her mind wandering off, she slapped herself back to reality when she weighed the possibilities of that happening – almost zero.
Sighing, she met the butler that had greeted her earlier on at the foot of the staircase which led to the bathing area.
"Here are your clothes," he handed her clothes over to her politely and placed a hand on her shoulder. "Don't look so worried young child, our master is a really gentle person, even if he doesn't look like it," Following that, he grinned at Mikan, hoping that it would make her feel slightly better.
And in fact, she did. Hugging onto the clothes which were given to her as if they were as precious as her own life, she gave the butler a huge smile before slowly making her way up the staircase. The staircase creaked underneath her feet, and she was greeted by a dark corridor when she reached the second floor. It was exceptionally dark, if you were to ignore the little sunlight that was creeping their way into the house.
"Is anyone there?" She shouted down the corridor, hoping someone would reply, but obviously, no one did. Her muscles tensed up at the eerie silence. "It's okay Mikan, the bathroom's just a mere 50 steps away from here," she took the first step into darkness and shut her eyes tight, as if she had already seen a ghost.
Thank god, no ghosts actually appeared, if not that would have scared the living daylights out of her. Turning the seemingly golden doorknob of the bathroom, she stepped into it cautiously.
The bathroom was huge, no, humongous, maybe as large as her apartment back home. The tiles on the floor were so white, she wondered how much scrubbing it took. Lastly, the main 'attraction' - the bathtub. It was so clean it was gleaming. Mikan slightly squinted at the light reflected off the glossy surface of the bath tub. Eagerly, she filled the bathtub before submerging her lower body in the warm waters.
"Ahhh..." she let out a long sigh like an old man would in an onsen. (A/N: Hot spring)
An hour passed quickly as she enjoyed herself, playing around with the bath salts provided. Finally, but reluctantly, she pulled out the plug and watched with a bitter look on her face as the last bit of water was drained away.
Stepping out of the bath with a towel wrapped around her, she couldn't help but smile. It's been long since she had such a relaxing bath, considering the fact that she belonged to the lower class.
Looking around the bathroom, she realized how different the lower class's lives and the higher class's lives were. Back home, she only had rice and vegetable. The higher class had everything the lower yearned for, the water, the food, the people, the money. She reached out her hand to grab the clothes given to her by the butler.
It was a black dress, reaching only her knees. (A/N: Sorry, I'm not really good at describing clothes) Having never seen such a simple but elegant dress in her whole life before, she put it on with much vigor like any teenage girl would. The dress hugged her curves perfectly and created a perfect contrast to her creamy white skin. Mikan stared at herself in the mirror. Was this whole prey-predator stuff really supposed to be a bad thing?
"I'm done~" she muttered to herself as she emerged from the bathroom.
"Finally, girls sure take a long time."
Her master was leaning against the wall just outside the bathroom. The corridor was dark, but the only things that seem to shine were those crimson eyes of his.
"Ah sorry, it's my first time…" she stopped immediately after noticing that her master was inching closer and closer to her.
"Continue?" he questioned as taking yet another step towards her.
"… being in such a big bathroom and…"
He was right in front of her now. So close she could smell his cologne.
"And?" he pried on.
"I was curious…" she stuttered terribly, her mind unable to register what exactly was happening now.
"Curious?" He tried to hold in his laughter. Curious was a word he hardly used or heard in his life.
"Yes, curious, if you know what that means." Mikan tried her best not to be as sarcastic as possible, but obviously, we know, she failed.
The next moment, before she knew it, she was already pinned to the wall by her predator. Opening her mouth to say something, nothing came out. She could already feel his skin slightly touching her neck.
"Do you know how enticing a Night B is?" he whispered.
Mikan just stood there, unable to do anything. The dark was creeping her out, but with what that's going on now, she could only feel anxiety and fear.
"Afraid… are we?" He leaned in even closer. She tensed up. What's with this unexpected plot unfolding in front of her?
"Uhn…" was all she could utter at that point of time.
The brunette closed her eyes tight, not wanting to know what would happen to her next. In her mind, thoughts were overflowing and then it dawned upon her that her original purpose of being here was to have someone feed on her blood.
Something rough and wet landed on her neck and her eyes snapped wide open again.
"Hyuuga-san, please stop whatever you're uhhh doing." she said meekly as her master continued licking her neck seductively.
Her knees felt weak from the tingle of pleasure that she was feeling. The world around her was spinning and finally her knees gave away, allowing her to land hard onto the ground.
And then, she blacked out.
When she finally came to, she let out an ear piercing scream when she saw an unfamiliar pair of cerulean blue eyes staring at her. Was today Friday the 13th? Because everything seemed to be going in every way but right.
"Who are you?" she had literally taken at least 30 steps back after receiving the shock of her life.
"Shouldn't I be the one asking you that? Are you an intruder?"
The blonde boy in front of her lifted on of his eyebrows at her and crossed his arms at the front. He was at least a head taller than Mikan, and seeing how handsome he was, was causing Mikan to feel uneasy. Was she supposed to live with two stunning 'predators' in this mansion?
"I'm, I'm the new… new…" Mikan stuttered as she struggled to find a word to replace 'prey'. The blonde looked on as if she was some retard but smirked when he realized who she was. The 'prey' – no, the girl- his best friend had been waiting so long for.
A loud thumping sound came from the staircase that she had just climbed up from just now and her master emerged along with his butler.
"What happened?" the butler asked Mikan sincerely, before helping her up.
"Nothing, I just got shocked by… him." she turned her head away from him when she realized he was staring at her intently.
"Ruka," he casually mentioned his name, cutting her off.
Meanwhile, Mikan caught sight of her 'master' leaning against the walls of the corridor. She felt her cheeks burning from embarrassment as she thought of what happened earlier on. "Don't think about it, don't think about it," she told herself silently, but only to find herself staring at Natsume nonetheless.
"Don't cause too much trouble," Mikan broke out of her trance as her master spoke up, "...we thought a burglar had broken in. And Ruka stop freaking every single guest like that, just stay in the study like you always do," there was an obvious hint of frustration in his voice, however, anyone sensitive enough could tell that he was relieved as well.
"I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to scream so loudly," she hung her head lowly and stared at her feet, not knowing how else to respond.
"Don't look so down, I didn't mean to scare you either," she heard the blonde apologise, and before she knew it, someone lifted her chin and she found herself, staring into those soulful blue eyes once again.
"Don't frown, a smile looks better on this pretty face."
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