Karin & Hikaru's Preference and the Charming Woman ~Taste-
(Wonderful Life - Torri Webster (Lyrics))
(Hikaru's POV)
*Karin & I stared at the woman, the feeling inside us growing. Just then, Ren came up behind us, putting a hand on each of our shoulders & whispering in our ears*
Ren: So, Karin, Hikaru, is this the person you want? *a train was coming down the tracks* Take a close. As you look at her, you get more and more excited, right? *my heart started pounding* You can't wait to sink your fangs into her neck, can't you? You don't need to do anything right now. Just enjoy the feeling.
*Karin then elbowed him the face & I stepped on his foot*
Hikaru: Knock it off! Can't you see she's acting strange?
*Suddenly, as the train was getting closer, Karin ran towards her & grabbed her by the wrist*
Karin: Oh! Watch out!
Fumio: Huh?
*Karin jumped at the touch*
Karin: Please don't do it! Suicide isn't the answer! Stop thinking about throwing yourself in front of the train!
Fumio: What!? Oh. No way. Is that what it looked like? I never intended to . . . I . . . I . . .
*She then broke down into tears*
Karin: AAAH! Wh - What's wrong!?
*I face-palmed*
Ren: Hey . . . Why'd you make her cry?
Karin: It's not my fault!
*We went to a cafe to calm her down. I sat next to Ren & Karin sat next to the woman*
Fumio: I'm so sorry. I got way too emotional.
Ren: Oh, not at all. I'm sorry our sister agitated you. Why don't you tell us what's bothering you?
Hikaru:*in his mind* What's with the nice routine?
Fumio: Oh . . . Umm . . . It's kind of embarrassing. Basically, there was a problem at work today and I was fired.
Ren: Why?
Fumio: My boss was sexually harassing me and the whole store became aware of it and the both of us were let go.
Ren: How unfortunate.
Fumio: My son and I just moved to this town to start over. You know, be happy. I wanted to take care of him, let him be a normal boy. *then she start crying again* How can I even face my own son!? I'm the worst Mother ever!
Karin: I - I totally understand! When I think about how the electricity comp will turn off the power if Hikaru and I can't pay the electric bill, I'm overcome with distress too!
*Ren then kicked her in the leg*
Ren: Karin, that's totally different than this!
Karin: OUCH!
Ren: Your boss is a scoundrel, Ma'am. A complete disgrace to his gender.
Hikaru:*in his mind* Like you're one to talk.
Fumio: It's the same at every job I get. The boss or manager is really nice at first, but for some reason, after a while, they totally change and always start hitting on me. And when I say I'm not interested, things start going downhill. My female coworkers all start hating me, too. Things just never go right at work.
Hikaru:*in his mind* Wait. Does that mean Karin and I are like those old guys because we're reacting to her. Yuck!
*Karin started spacing out. I could feel myself doing the same*
(Third-Person POV)
Ren:*in his mind* So, what exactly is it about this person that's making Karin and Hikaru's blood react? What's the similarity between her and that Usui boy?
(Hikaru's POV)
*The blood inside me was getting bigger & bigger. I looked at Karin & saw that she was going through the same thing*
Hikaru:*whispering* R - Ren . . . We . . . Can't hold it in anymore.
Ren:*whispering* Then . . . Why don't you two just bite her?
Hikaru:*in his mind* Huh? B - But . . .
Ren:*whispering* Don't worry, I'll cover for you this time.
Hikaru:*whispering* But . . . What if . . .
Ren:*whispering* Don't worry, you two will get used to it and want to do it all the time. *he turned to the woman**out loud* I'd like to hear more about your ordeal. So how about we go somewhere else?
Fumio: Oh . . . Okay.
(Third-Person POV)
*Hikaru, Karin, Ren, & Fumio went to a secluded part of the park*
Fumio:*in her mind* This place is really isolated. They were so nice, so I kept following them. But now that I think about it, I don't even know these people.
(Hikaru's POV)
*Karin then latched on to the woman*
Karin: I'm sorry! I just can't hold it back anymore!
Fumio: Huh? What!?
*Then I came up behind her & put my hands on her shoulders*
Hikaru: I can't hold back either!
*Then we both bit her on either side of her neck & injected our extra blood into her. Once we were empty, we let go. Suddenly, a fat middle-aged man came up to us*
Store Manager: Hey, you! I finally found you! I lost my job because of you! What am I supposed to do now!?
*Karin & I both became dizzy & fell to the ground. Suddenly, the woman punched the man in the face, sending him flying through the air. Ren gave an impressed whistle. The man then landed on the ground, unconscious*
Fumio: Woman run this world, you son of a bitch! Men may act superior, but they'd be nowhere without woman! Nowhere! HAH! Huff! Hah . . . Aha . . . Wha - What is this? I've never felt this great!
*She started laughing. Ren then put his hand to her face & erased her memories*
Kenta: Mom! *Ren quickly picked up both me & Karin & we hid in the bushes as he ran up to her* Mom! Hey! Hang in there!
*She opened her eyes*
Fumio: Oh, hi there! You came to pick me up?
Kenta: Huh!? Mom, where did you meet those two guys and that girl!?
Fumio: Huh? What are you talking about?
*He didn't know what to say to her & sighed in defeat*
Kenta: Never mind.
Fumio: I feel so much better after that nap! But why was I sleeping out here? How weird!
*They then left*
Karin: Ren . . .
*He turned to us. We were both light-headed from blood loss*
Ren: So . . . Figure it out yet?
Karin: Yes . . . I understand now.
Hikaru: Me too . . . What attracted us to her was . . . Her misfortune.
Karin: But responding this strongly to other people's misfortune . . . Why? It's embarrassing!
Ren: But it looks like she feels much better, thanks to you two. So it's all good, right?
Hikaru: I guess . . . *in his mind* But . . . Then what is Usui's misfortune?
*We then left, leaving the old man unconscious on the pavement*
(Third-Person POV)
*Back at the house, Ren explained everything to Calera & Henry*
Ren: . . . And that's pretty much it. So we now know their preference in blood.
Calera: Misfortune, eh?
Calera & Henry:*in their minds* Talk about difficult.
Calera: Well, after all these years of thinking of your brother and sister as failures, it's good to know that at least part of them are proper vampires. What a relief.
Henry: But honey, at this rate, Karin and Hikaru will . . .
*They started to look uncomfortable*
(Hikaru's POV)
*I lay on my bed, thinking about what had happened today*
Hikaru:*in his mind* So . . . If we respond to misfortune, then the best way to keep ourselves from reacting to Usui, we just have to keep him happy. Maybe then, we can go back to school.
*The next morning, Karin & I went back to school. (We were both in our summer uniforms (look up "Hikaru - Summer Uniform" by "SwanGirl24" on "DeviantArt"). Karin's was a black sleeveless dress over a white short sleeved shirt, a red tie, white socks, & black shoes) The first thing we did was bump straight into Usui*
Karin: Uh . . . Long time no see, Usui.
Hikaru: How have you been?
Kenta: Good . . .
*We both ran away before he could finish*
Hikaru:*in his mind* The problem is figuring out how to make him happy.
(Third-Person POV)
*Kenta watched the twins run away*
Kenta:*in his mind* What the - ? All of a sudden their acting like high school kids with a crush. I don't get it . . . I know they did something to my Mom. What on Earth are they!?
