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A Vampire's Heart
Lenalee stared at Miyagumi, her eyes bigger than saucers. Are those fangs?
Of course they are! What are you, blind? A nagging voice inside her head screamed.
She couldn't believe it.
There must be some other explanation for this. She wasn't expecting the host to be a vampire—a real vampire, mind you. But then again, what was she expecting? The host seemed to know how to use her Innocence without even knowing what it was, so no matter how silly it sounded, Lenalee thought of Miyagumi as a magician of sorts.
She just shook her head and turned around to gauge her friends' reactions. They were surprised, but they weren't looking at Miyagumi. Instead, they were gaping at the green hardbound book that had almost hit Bookman on the head earlier was now flying.
Lenalee had no idea what was going on, but she knew that there are important things to take care of... and be surprised of. For instance, they had to defeat akumas, bring the host to the Order, and help her train to become an Exorcist.
D'you really think it's easy? Of course not! Nagging Voice exclaimed. That thing is a vampire! And you actually think she's the host? A vampire! And aren't vampires "allergic" to holy things? It screeched.
"Thing? I don't think she's a 'thing!' Plus, she is the host! Why else would akumas be following her?" Lenalee whispered to herself.
Please! She must have a twin... a non-vampire twin, Nagging Voice scoffed.
Uh, how is that possible? Lenaleee wondered.
Ugh! Whatever! But if you are sooo sure that she the host, fine then!
"Fine." But Lenalee couldn't move. She just stayed rooted to her place, watching Miyagumi grieve. Could it be I'm... scared?
She recalled the time when Komui told her vampire stories. "They're awfully scary and powerful creatures, Lenalee." Komui had told her after telling her, her first vampire story.
"Eh? I'm scared! What if they turn me into a vampire?"
Lenalee remembered Komui chuckling softly. "Don't worry. They're not real. They only exist in our imaginations." He had assured his little sister.
"Phew, good!"
But the evidence of a real vampire was right in front of her! Then for the first time, Lenalee noticed Miyagumi's tears. Tears of anger and despair flowing down from her eyes. Another memory resurfaced.
"Nii-san! You know what? I think vampires don't have feelings!" Lenalee had exclaimed.
"Haha. Really, you think so?" Komui had asked little Lenalee.
"Well... yeah, I guess so... They don't hesitate in killing a person's life. Nor drinking a person's blood!" She explained cheerfully, without skipping a beat.
"Is that so? Yes, I guess you're right, sister."
The voice of the young vampire interrupted her thoughts, bringing her back to reality. "Y-You... creeps! Demons! You... you should die!" Miyagumi growled.
"Ah, yes. We've been told plenty of time by you that you want us to die,"
"By the way, do you know that 'akuma' literally means 'demon'?"
"Who cares about that?! All I care is that Sayoko. Is. DEAD!"
"So? As if we freaking care? The Earl gave us orders to kill you! That's what we care about. Level 1, get her."
The Level 1 akumas readied their canons as a voice cried out, "Miyagumi, watch out!" But Miyagumi didn't try to run for cover, instead, she opened her palm, and another spinning blue card appeared, a green glow shrouding it. Lenalee noticed that the back part had a sparkling blue diamond, while the front had a picture of a bow and arrow. Suddenly, the card glowed brighter until a bow and a bunch of arrows inside a gold quiver appeared in place of the card.
"What happened to the card?"
"That's not important!" screeched a Level 2. "Go, Level 1! Kill her NOW!"
The akumas attacked.
"The host!" Allen said, he swiped at a Level 1 with his claw and ran twoards her, only to abruptly screech to a stop a moment later.
An two arrows whizzed through the air, piercing an akuma's center. It quickly exploded and Allen watched as the soul mumbled its gratitude before disappearing like ribbons of smoke. Miyagumi shot more arrows until the only akumas left were the Level 2s.
"Alright. Is that all you got?" She barked at the surprised akumas.
"Wha—Grrr... I'll kill you myself!" The Level 2 said loudly as he flew towards Miyagumi.
Her lips curled into a small smirked as she reached for the quiver for more arrows. Upon finding out there were none, she narrowed her eyes in annoyance before another card appeared in front of her. The bow, quiver, and the card glowed simultaneously before the card was replaced by a silver gun. She dropped the bow and removed the quiver hanging from her shoulder to make a mad grab for the floating gun. As she reached for the gun, the bow and quiver disappeared, and the Level 2s found the chance to attack the weaponless girl.
One Level 2 threw a boomerang-shaped weapon with spikes protruding from the curve while a blast erupted from a fellow Level 2's mouth. Miyagumi jumped left, dodging the attacks as she fumbled to press the trigger. She landed near the base of withering tree and backed up against it. She pointed the gun at the Level 2 and shot repeatedly. The Exorcists watched in amazement as the akuma exploded.
"Who wants to feel that same explosion? I'll be glad to help you feel that!" Miyagumi barked. She aimed her eyes at the akuma that threw the boomerang and readied her gun.
"S-She... How was she able to learn to use her Innocence so quickly...?"
"THIS IS NOT INNOCENCE!"
Boom!
There goes another akuma... Lavi thought.
"Kanda! Wait, what are you—"
"No way I'm gonna let that girl get those akumas by herself... It's like... like... we're acting like weaklings by letting a twelve-year-old girl do the attacking for us. It should be the other way around!" Kanda replied as he charged. "Girl, out of my way!" He barked, as he slashed an akuma in half.
"What the...? Excuse me, but I am fourteen!" Miyagumi corrected him as she spun around to give him a glare, giving the akumas a chance.
"Aha!" One of them said, heading for her.
Miyagumi dodged and shoot the akuma, but the bullet only grazed it. She stumbled into a bush and accidentally let go of her gun in the process. She jumped off the bush and ran to retrieve the gun. But before she could even take three steps, Kanda got the gun from the ground and jumped to avoid the Level 2's sharp cat-like nails. He landed on top of its head and stabbed it before slicing it into half. The swordsman landed a few feet in front of Miyagumi and threw the gun in her direction. She caught it, surprise, and glanced at him unsurely. He responded with a cold glare and a "Che" before he went back to slicing more demons.
Who does he think he is?
Finally, after a few minutes, the battle ended.
"Ah, Kanda, good one! You were able to defeat the akumas!" Lavi congratulated Kanda, offering him a friendly pat.
"You didn't even help that much!" He growled.
Miyagumi walked towards the young Exorcists, making them fall silent. Her scowl proved that she was annoyed, but her sad eyes told a very different story.
With a sigh, Miyagumi gave up trying to look scary. She changed direction and approached the spot where Sayoko's body fell. She wanted to protect her bodyguard, not the other way around. But it really was the redhead's job to protect her master, even if it meant giving up her life. Which she did.
She broke into another set of tears as she knelt on the ground. A fresh set of tears strolled down and Miyagumi buried her face into her hands. "Why is this happening to me? I don't deserve this... You don't deserve this!"
After a few seconds, she turned quite and much to the surprise of the others, she fainted.
"Whoa, whoa, hey! What happened? A while ago she—"
"Isn't it obvious? She is very tired form today's events," A clipped voice explained.
Everyone turned to the voice's source and they found themselves staring at the flying book.
"It talks," Bookman pointed out dryly.
"What else would be able to talk?" The book snorted. No response. He sighed. "Never mind. Look, you can stop gawking at me. We need to bring Miyagumi to the—"
"The Order. The Black Order," Allen interrupted.
"Black Order?" Warlock asked.
"As much as we'd want to explain to a talking book what we are and where we came from, we need to bring her to the Order to confirm her condition." Bookman said, nodding towards Miyagumi.
"And I can trust you because...?"
"What about you? Do you seriously think we can trust a talking book?"
"The name's Warlock!" The book informed them. "I swear, if only they gave me eyes then I would already be burning holes through your skull!" Warlock flew closer to Kanda and stopped right in front of his face. Kanda assumed he was burning holes through his skull with imaginary eyes.
"Scaaary," Kanda mumbled sarcastically. He yanked Warlock using the brown leather strap attached to it. "While you're doing whatever you are doing, care to finally inform us why we should trust you two?"
"Hey, watch it!" Kanda immediately let go of the strap and Warlock dropped to the floor with a strangled scream.
"Now I know why I can't stand books," Kanda grumbled as he squatted and drew out Mugen. He pointed the blade at the book who seemed to quiver. "Are you going to talk or what?"
"Alright, alright!" Warlock sighed. "Look, I know it seems weird that Miyagumi's a vampire and I'm a talking book, but hey! What's not weird in this world? And besides, just because Miyagumi's lineage stems down from ferocious, blood-sucking mons—" Warlock caught his voice and cleared his throat before continuing. "Just because Miyagumi's a vampire doesn't mean she's all that evil. She's bratty, alright, but definitely not evil. If she was your typical blood-sucking beast, then don't you think all of you could've dead by now?"
Lavi tilted his head to right. "True," he muttered thoughtfully.
Kanda shot him an incredulous look, his sword still pointed at Warlock. "Do you seriously believe that a vampire can be a host? Sure, maybe she's not evil but a host? That's nonsense!"
"A... host," Warlock said, more to himself than the other others. "Does that have something to do with the Black Order, Innocence, and... whatever you are?"
"Exorcists. We're Exorcists," Allen said helpfully.
"Huh. And now that I have answered your question, how can I trust you Exorcists?"
"Because you can." Lenalee replied firmly. Everyone turned to look at her and she found herself smiling sadly. "We will help her get better soon and you can stay with us until you sort out things." She glanced at Miyagumi's unconscious figure. "She has lost a friend; maybe she can gain new ones in the Order."
"Here we go," Lavi said as he gently picked up Miyagumi to carry her. "Let's go?"
Warlock was silent as he carefully assessed the situation. "Alright, then," he sighed, "let's go the Black Order."
As Lenalee watched her friends leave with Miyagumi, she wondered for the first time, what was really inside a vampire's heart.
Pls. review!
Okay, so yes, Miyagumi is a vampire. I made her one 'cause I think it would be a very interesting concept to work with, and there will be quite a few twists to this fanfic.
Edited: 4/06/2013
