So sorry for the late update! I finally got an opportunity to post this chapter . I'll try to get chapters out more regularly in the future 3
Jack sat next to the bed, his heart racing. It'd been an hour since Yusei had collapsed for no apparent reason. He was worried out of his mind that something was seriously wrong with him. Not even once had Yusei stirred or so much as moved since Jack brought him to the infirmary. The other children were worried as well, but Jack refused to let any of them see Yusei.
"They don't know him like I do…how could they know how I feel right now…" he thought to himself. "Besides, I feel like it was my fault that he got this way…"
He started to tear up. He didn't know where these feelings were coming from, nor could he distinguish whether they resulted from guilt or something more. Just as the tears were about to spill over, Martha quietly made her way into the room.
"Jack! Is Yusei okay? Taro told me what happened in the backyard, but do you know what caused it?"
Jack, surprised by Martha's intrusion, quickly wiped his eyes free of tears and collected himself before he spoke.
"I…I don't know, Martha. He got up to bat and just collapsed! He looked fine before…"
Martha looked over at Yusei with a concerned look.
"Do you know if he took his medicine today?"
Jack stopped, his eyes widening. Yusei hadn't. He knew he had to take it every day, but he never saw him take it today.
"I don't think he has…Is that why this happened?"
"It is. If he doesn't take it, any sort of major physical exertion can cause him to pass out pretty easily. It's veryimportant that he takes it every day."
She walked over to a cabinet and pulled out a bottle containing a dark red liquid. She then pulled a small cup out of the same cabinet and began to pour the liquid into it. It was thick-looking…
…almost like blood.
"Jack, be a dear and sit Yusei up for a minute while I prepare his medicine."
Jack did as he was told and sat Yusei up in the bed. Martha walked over to Yusei and opened his mouth a little, enough to where she could pour the medicine in.
"Umm, Martha…is that…blood?"
Martha administered Yusei's medicine and tilted his head back, making him swallow it.
"Of course not, Jack. Although it does look like it, doesn't it?"
She washed the cup out and tossed it in the garbage, then put the bottle of medicine back where it was, closing the cabinet behind her. She walked back over to Yusei and laid him back down in a comfortable position.
"Yusei should wake up shortly. That medicine works pretty quickly."
Martha left the room and closed the door. Jack sat down next to Yusei again. Sure enough, within a few minutes, Yusei woke up.
"Yusei! You're finally awake! I'm so glad…"
Yusei sat up, but didn't speak. He didn't even so much as look at Jack for the longest time.
"Yusei…? Are you alright…?"
He slowly turned his head to face Jack. What Jack saw was enough to horrify even him. Yusei's ocean blue eyes had been replaced with blood red ones, glowing, piercing into his very soul. He let out a low growl, revealing a pair of long, sharp fangs.
Jack now realized what he was dealing with. But before he could even act, Yusei grabbed him and pulled him close. He covered his mouth so he couldn't cry for help. It was then that Jack felt an intense pain as Yusei sank his fangs deep into his neck.
End Chapter 3.