A/N: And, once again, we bring the latest chapter of Kyuuketsuki Koibito.
LVT: Ooh, a lesson chapter.
Mire: Yes. We are learning more about these vampires. For this story, I took random vampire lore, and took what I like and what I wished to to make these vampires. As it's been clear already, they aren't affected by sunlight (i.e.: Risa still goes to school)…
Disclaimer: La-la-la-la-la-la, I really like song. La-la-la-la-la-la, but I don't own this song. La-la-la-la-la-la, and not D.N.Angel either. I! Don't! Own! No! Sue! (O.o WTF!!...no, FTW! XD)
Kyuuketsuki Koibito
Chapter 12: Vampiric Powers
"Dark-sama! We have a problem!"
Towa ran into the dining area, her bird on her finger. Dark and Riku were the only two seated at the table, as both Daisuke and Risa had left for school.
"Towa-chan? What's wrong?" Dark drawled. He really didn't care, as long as it didn't involve the Hikaris.
"To-to came back last night. Before I arrived in Azumano, I sent her out to look around the area, to make sure that there weren't an--"
"To-to's back? Yo," Dark held up his hand (Kakashi-style! XD), regarding the bird. In response, it chirped.
"Dark-sama, this is important!! To-to has identified a smaller clan of vampires in Azumano!" the clairvoyant shouted.
Dark's eyes went wide in response, and clenched his fist. He stormed out of the room, as if he was going out to kick some vampire ass. However, as he shut the door, he looked back. The two noticed something else in his eyes.
Perhaps something else was required for the time being.
Riku decided to talk, "Towa-san, sh-"
"Towa-chan."
"…Towa-…chan…shall I talk to Dark-sama?"
"Yes, please, Riku-chan. He needs to understand the seriousness of this clan. If he knew who they were…" Towa drifted off.
Riku nodded, and walked out of the dining room. Dark stood just outside, facing away from the door like before. As Riku came closer, Dark turned to look at her. His eyes had turned golden. He began to walk towards Riku, who had stopped her movement. The violet-haired vampire brought his head down towards her, "I'm sorry," he whispered, and then bit into her neck. The blood flowed slightly; a bit began to stream down the reddish-brown-haired girl's neck and collarbone.
The girl did nothing to stop the action, but after a short period of time, she began to push him back. He left, but the blood remained around his lips. "What is it?" Dark asked, wondering why the older twin would push him away in this state.
"Do you not have your vampiric bride to take blood from?" the Gothic maid asked softly.
"No, he's still human. I can only take blood from you and Risa, because I changed you two. I can't take blood from Towa, because I did not change her. If I take from her, I could kill her. Here," Dark loosened his shirt collar, and bent down to Riku's level. The controlled girl cautiously brought her mouth towards the bare skin.
Around noon, both Daisuke and Risa came home, the redhead carrying the brunette on his back.
"You're home early, and it's not Saturday," Dark looked over his latest study read, and saw Risa. His eyes went wide, "What happened to Risa?"
"She collapsed unexpectedly during the break period. When she didn't awake at the infirmary, the nurse decided that she should be taken home, and I volunteered. I have to go right back, though. I'm taking her to her room."
As Daisuke began to walk, Dark blocked his way, "What Risa doesn't need now is you. It's me. I'll put her to bed; you go back to school."
Daisuke's red eyes glared up at the violet-haired vampire, but he reluctantly handed the brunette over. Daisuke turned back, but gave a final look over to the two. He opened the door, and left the mansion once again.
Dark turned for the room that the twins shared, and ran at the high speed that only his kind can run at. He set Risa on the bed, sat down next to her, and waited for her to wake. It didn't take long, for as soon as he placed himself on the bed, her eyes opened, already in their gold state.
"Risa, can you hear me?"
"…od…" Risa sat up, and pushed Dark onto the bed. She straddled his waist, and peered down at him, more specifically, his neck. Dark did nothing to stop the girl as she leaned forward, her vampiric fangs reaching out for the skin. As they made contact and broke the skin, Dark flinched slightly. The spot was still tender from when Riku took blood earlier. This was Risa's first time taking blood since she became a vampire, and Dark was surprised that she lasted as long as she did without taking any. She took the blood for a fair amount of time, and eventually parted. The warm blood remained around her mouth, and she licked those last bits off. Finally satiating her need for blood, Risa's eyes returned to brown, and she went back to sleep.
Dark placed a hand on his neck, wiping off the blood that remained. He didn't worry about the bite: because of his vampiric powers, he would heal quickly, but it would be sore for a few hours due to two bites in the same spot. He brought his blood-coated fingers to his lips, sucking on them slightly.
"I should have given her blood sooner. That way, I wouldn't be as drained as I am now," Dark thought aloud as he got up and left the room. As he walked back, a thought occurred to him:
"I wonder what Towa does for blood…"
When Risa awoke, she couldn't seem to remember what happened. However, the distinct taste of iron in her mouth gave her a grave feeling.
'Did…I take blood? From whom? I'm back at home, so did I take from school…? Maybe...'
"Risa-san, are you awake?" Riku opened the door, and took notice that the younger girl was sitting up. Risa noticed the bloodstains still on her dress, dulling the usually black velvet.
"Riku, did I take blood from y--"
"No," Riku replied, not allowing Risa to finish her question, "you took your blood from Dark-sama."
"But, you have bloodstains on your dress…"
"Dark-sama took blood from me to feed. He can only take blood from you or me, because we are vampires changed by him. That is how it works."
Risa breathed a sigh of relief: Dark would have to bite down on her neck sometime soon, "Then, we're his source of blood?"
"Yes. However, when he changes his bride, then they will have a bond in which they can feed off each other. He can still feed off of us as need be, but his bride will be the main source of blood."
"How long can we go without blood?" Risa thought. What bothered her was that she couldn't remember.
"At most, about two weeks. However, it is always suggested that we are fed as often as possible. It has been about two weeks since Dark changed you, which gave him blood. However, you also needed blood, so it is very amazing that you had enough willpower to last that long. Even Dark-sama was surprised," Riku informed the younger girl.
"So, I didn't take any blood from anyone at school?"
"No." Riku turned, and left, leaving Risa by herself. The brunette sighed in relief, and changed into her white-and-pink outfit.
When Daisuke returned from school, he went straight to his room, where he would begin on his homework. He also had to finish his art club project for the art show coming up, and he didn't know what to make it on.
When he entered the room, he was surprised to see the white rabbit-oid creature on his desk. 'What's its name again…With?' Daisuke thought to himself. The red-eyed creature kyuu-ed.
"There he is!" the cheerful voice of the newcomer rang out. A lavender-colored bird flew past the cherry-haired boy, landing next to the rabbit-oid. The bird chirped as the rabbit regarded it with a "kyuu".
The strawberry-eyed boy turned, and saw the clairvoyant standing behind him, smiling at the white creature, "How have you been on your slight escape, With?"
With jumped down from the desk, and ran up to the emerald-eyed vampire. He leapt up into her arms, and brushed his face against hers, trying to be even cuter than he already was.
"Towa-san, y--"
"Towa-chan."
"Towa-chan…you have a pet as well?" Daisuke asked, looking over at the bird.
"Dark-sama hasn't told you anything, has he?" Daisuke shook his head. "Many pureblood vampires have familiars that have special powers of their own. With, Dark-sama's familiar, can change into a set of black wings that Dark-sama uses to fly. Although I'm not a pureblood, I had a pet from when I was working with Scotland Yard, a bird that was specially trained to work with psychics. Her name is To-to, by the way. When I became a vampire, for some reason, To-to was changed as well, and gained the ability to spy on whatever I wish her to spy on, and then give me what she saw so I can use the information."
"Towa-chan, you worked at Scotland Yard?" Daisuke asked, extremely interested.
"Yes, I was one of the many bobbies back in the day. I was a special agent for the C.I.D., err, the Criminal Investigation Department. However, when the Hikaris came to England, I was forced to leave, and began to go to other countries. I had to keep my skills under wraps: if the famous Towa no Shirube was found outside of England, and hasn't aged a day, it would be suspicious, no?"
"That reminds me, Towa-chan, why are you called 'Towa no Shirube', even in England? In English, Towa no Shirube means 'Eternal Guide', but…"
"I'm Japanese, but I moved to England when I was very young. As a clairvoyant, I was able to guide my fellow bobbies to the missing bodies. They referred to me as the 'Eternal Guide'. However, I insisted that they use the Japanese, 'Towa no Shirube'."
Daisuke nodded in understanding. It made sense to him.
"Before I take With with me to give him his bath, is there anything else you want to know about me or other vampires?" Towa asked. She was actually glad that someone asked about her bird. Dark already knew, and Riku didn't seem to care. Risa hadn't even seen To-to yet, and so she couldn't ask.
Daisuke thought about his next question, "…You're a clairvoyant. And he has the power to control humans and, probably, other vampires, right?"
"Actually, all vampires have the ability to control other humans and vampires. We all have talents, some with more than others. My talent remained with me after I was changed: I remained a clairvoyant. Dark's talent…he has more than one, which is really rare for a vampire. Other talents I've seen are telepathy, psychokinesis, precognition, post-cognition, flying, teleportation; you name it, I've seen it," Towa answered.
"Does Harada-san have a special ability like that?"
Towa had to be careful with her answer. Although she knew about both Harada girls in the mansion, she hadn't seen either of their skills yet. That, and the redhead only knew about one of the girls even being in the mansion, "…Not that I've seen. It's possible that it hasn't developed yet, but as of right now, no. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to give With his bath."
The white creature kyuu-ed sadly and tried to escape as Towa walked away happily, singing another song loudly the whole way.
'Towa-chan's really nice. Maybe if I have any more things that I want to ask, I'll ask her.'
"Oh, so you won't come to me about it?"
Daisuke stiffened, a slight blush crossing his face in surprise, "You have telepathy?"
"Yep, but that's not all I can do," the footsteps came closer, until a set of arms wrapped around the strawberry-haired boy.
"What the hell do you want?"
"I want you. In a week's time, it will be the night of the full moon. On those nights, vampiric power is at its peak. It will be, on that night, at nine o'clock, the night that you will finally become my vampiric bride," Dark buried his face in Daisuke's soft, cranberry-colored hair, and inhaled its sweet scent.
"What if I say no?" The redhead tried to pull away, to no avail.
"You will have no choice. After all, I can control your mind, remember?"
Daisuke blushed. Dark finally let him go, and walked out of the room, "Dinner will be ready soon. I suggest that you get to the dining room quickly."
In an alleyway in Azumano, a silvery-blue light shone from the ground. From that spot, an crystalline statue grew, matching the color of the ground. When the crystals had grown to their full height, they shattered into uncountable pieces and red rose petals. Two people stood in the center, holding hands. When the light faded, the taller of the two, a boy with sandy-colored hair, collapsed. The other, a girl with bright blonde hair, caught him, and rested on the ground, supporting the boy.
"Are you all right? You're still hurt from the last world, aren't you?" The girl asked, her sweet voice coated in concern.
"I'm fine…urgh!" the boy coughed severely, blood coming from his mouth.
"You're not fine! We need to find our changer, and ask him to help us!" The girl helped the boy to his feet, and they began to move.
"Do you think that he will help us? We haven't been in contact with him for years." The boy stumbled along, and the girl tried her best to support him. However, because of their differences in strength, they weren't able to move that fast.
"Yes. We are almost a part of his family. He will have to accept us," the girl realigned the boy so that he was supporting most of his weight on her, "but, if we don't hurry, your injury might actually kill you."
"We're vampires. We won't die easily."
"That's what you said the last time you were shot with an arrow! You were lucky that your healing powers worked in time!" Tears began to swell in the girl's pale blue eyes, "We need to hurry.
"Hold on, Elliot."
"He-ey! Guess who's come ba-ack!" the girl's voice chimed out.
"Back from playing time traveler?" the third voice said.
"Yes. However, I can't find those other two," a new voice spoke.
"Who is he?" the first voice asked the second.
"He's a human that Ojousama changed back in the 1800s. He has the ability to time travel," the second voice replied.
"Well, like, yeah. Maybe it's because they went to Dark's house."
Everyone stiffened, save for the girl. The third voice spoke again, "You will never say that name in this house again."
"But it's tru-ue! Dark's in Azumano, just like us! Also, his friends," she pointed to the newcomer, "have, like, arrived, and they're going to Dark's," the girl whined.
"Idiot! You didn't think that we knew that? Dark's been in Azumano as long as we have!"
"I hate you, Brother!" the girl mewled.
"Anyways, you'll see your friends soon enough. I'm sure they miss you," the third voice turned to the newcomer, "Kyle."
"Of course."
Full Moon: T-minus Seven Days, Three Hours
A/N: Ah, yes, the Ice and Snow characters. Like Towa, they showed up out of nowhere. I guess they'll be transition into the PLOT (which is starting to develop. W00T!). I was thinking of making their time traveling ability known by the Japanese name…Toki no Byoushin…maybe…
LVT: God, Mire-chan! I'm losing track of the characters!
Mire: I'll write them out for you later.
LVT: Okay…
Mire: Anyways, I don't plan on having the Ice and Snow characters around too long; their fate is decided.
Oh, and there's been a lack of Krad and Satoshi…not to mention that I need to get some more of the characters to get together and have some contact so I can write them.
This is going to be one of the longest "weeks" ever! Until the full moon comes, I'll have a "T-minus" at the end of each chapter until the full moon, so that everyone can determine how long Daisuke has before he forcibly is changed.
LVT: Five bucks says that it doesn't work!
Saya: Seven bucks says that I get kidnapped!
Night: Five bucks says that Day-neechan's gonna die!
Day: Hey! I make the same bet, but Night's gonna die!
Mire: What the hell are you three doing here?!
Chiaki: Ten bucks says Ringo's gonna have to save Saya!
Saya: Hey!
Riri: Ten bucks says that everyone dies in the end.
All: So DEPRESSING!
Orihime: Three bucks and a quarter says that something bad happens in part four of my songfic series!
Rukia: Four bucks says that something bad happens in part two of mine!
Ichigo and Uryuu: Hey!
Mire: ALL OF YOU!! GET OUT!!
-all but LVT and Mire leave, and return to their respective stories-
LVT: Brain…overload…suicidal… -grabs knife-
Mire: Hoshit, I have to stop LVT from killing herself! Mire out!
(Oh, and if you haven't read the Bleach Songfic series, and don't know the results, go and read them yourselves! Be afraid of HET though, hardcore yaoi fans!)