HOLY SHIIIIZ!!!! I'm so sorry! Like, so so so so so so sooooo sorry! How the hell long has it been? Months, I know that…I suck! Please, throw rotten tomatoes at me! I am a procrastinating, forgetful moron with writers block…Please, I hope this chapter somewhat makes up for my suckyness! I'm pretty sure we left off at the chief finding Hina covered in blood after she'd just fed, but she made up an excuse about the murderer killing the person in front of her and how the chief had showed up just in time…
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The chief led Hina into the passenger seat of his police car and drove back towards the motel. L and Watari were both sitting drinking tea when the chief walked in with Hina. L was sitting in the big arm chair while Watari was sitting on the love seat; he was the only one who got up to see what had happened to see what happened to Hina, L just watched. Hina could feel his eyes on her and felt that he was on to her. 'How could he already suspect me? Though I guess the events of the night have seemed a little suspicious…'
"…Arisu-san, are you listening?" the chief asked; Hina snapped to attention.
"W-wha-? Sorry, I was…thinking…" she said.
"That's understandable. What I said was that it might be too dangerous for you to go home alone. The murderer probably got a look at you and knows that it was a police car that showed up. If I drive you home it could be dangerous, and if you walk home it could be dangerous. That guy could be outside the motel room for all we know; it's too risky…"
"Arisu-san may spend the night here if she wishes," L said, making Hina blush a little. Obviously she didn't think of anyone in that way but still, she was being invited to stay in a motel room by a guy; embarrassing much. 'Oh no! Staying in a small room with people may not be a good idea! …'course with L here I guess Watari's blood gets kinda drowned out…I'm sorta getting used to the super sweet smell though…oh, what do I do!?' Hina thought worriedly.
"Uh…err…s-s-st-stay here for the night? B-but there's only one bed and one couch! W-where would I sleep?!" she said, panicked. Damn, I must seem so suspicious! Someone just supposedly got killed in front of me and I'm worrying about where to sleep if I stay here! Oh…'
"Arisu-san, you may have the bed. Watari will sleep on the sofa and I will take this chair…" L said.
"B-b-but what about the chief? I-if the killer is outside, th-then he'll be targeted!" Hina stuttered.
"Don't worry about me. I'll go stay at a friend's house. I'm sure Akasaka-kun wouldn't mind being woken up…" the chief said.
"O-okay…" Hina said in defeat. So it was decided that she would spend the night with L and Watari. After the chief had left, she walked over to the bed and sat down.
"Well," she said, "it's late, I think I'm gonna hit the sack…" she fake yawned. She lay down and pulled the blanket up to her chin. Somebody turned off the light and Hina put her hands behind her head. She sighed quietly, and then held her breath. It was going to be a long night.
At around three in the morning, Hina sat up in her bed. She didn't need much sleep.
L was still awake. Why's he still up? Hina wondered. His blood wasn't bothering her too much now. She found herself staring at the strange character. She shook her head quickly, why am I staring at this weirdo? She wondered, lying back down. Though she was curious as to why the weird detective was up at such an ungodly hour. She peeked at him again. …Who eats sweets so late at night? Hina wondered. She also wondered how he could be nearly anorexic when all he ate was sugar. How he can live on sugar, I'll never know…she thought.
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L saw Hina sit up out of the corner of his eye. There's something strange about that girl…81%. L thought, reaching towards the bowl of sweets in front of him and picking up a konpeito. The corner of his mouth turned up as he thought of the town's weird name. Named after one of his favourite candies.
He looked towards the bed. Hina intrigued him in an odd way. There was definitely something up with her. She didn't seem completely human.
Outside, some rain hit the window. It picked up speed. It was strange how the weather could change so quickly.
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There was a sudden thunder clap. Hina gasped and dove under the covers. Ever since she was a mortal she'd always been afraid of thunder. It was her one weakness.
There was a flash of lightning and another clap of thunder, louder this time. She ran out of her bed and, without thinking, jumped into a surprised L's arms. Lucky for Hina his shock had got him to put his legs down so she didn't dive straight into his sharp knees.
"A-Arisu-san!" he said, surprised.
Hina felt like puking as soon as she buried her head into the detective's chest, but there was another rumble of thunder so she got too scared to care. She squeezed her eyes shut and attempted to shake her fear. Alas, she couldn't. She didn't want to let go of L, either, for some reason. Maybe it was because he was the first person she'd ever been with during a thunderstorm? She was always alone during them and just stayed under a blanket, shivering.
"G-gomen, L-san…" Hina said as there was another thunder clap and she buried her head in his chest again.
"U-um…" was all L could get out as he sat beneath Hina awkwardly.
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L had no clue what to do. Was he supposed to try and make her feel better? But, it wasn't like she was a kid; he couldn't pat her head or something, it would just be uncomfortable.
Another flash of lightening lit up the room momentarily, followed by some thunder. Again, Hina attempted to bury her face deeper in L's chest. For some reason, L didn't mind.
My face feels warm…strange…L said, not knowing why. He had never blushed before.
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Hina gasped when there was another rumble of thunder. Not only out of fear of that, but because L's heartbeat had just sped up. It was now louder in her head. She tried not to think about the sweet blood coursing through his veins.
The claps of thunder started getting closer to the flashes of lightening, making them louder because it meant they were closer. Hina whimpered. She tightened her grip on L's shoulders, trying not to hurt him.
Hina closed her eyes and tried to block everything out of her mind. L's pulse, the thunderstorm, where she was, everything in hopes that sleep would invade her. If that happened, she wouldn't have to worry. As she got a control over her breathing and emptied her mind, sleep finally invaded.
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L noticed how Hina had now slumped over awkwardly. He moved her into a more comfortable position. I suppose she wouldn't want to wake up alone if it's still stormy tomorrow…he thought, looking down at the sleeping Hina. She looked kind of cute while she slept.
L's eyes drooped at the sight of sleep. He closed his own eyes and was soon unconscious. (Does he actually sleep? Not really sure about that…meh)
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Hina's eyes fluttered open. Immediately she felt her stomach churn very uneasily as she shot up and put her hand over her mouth. L's blood smelled very strong for some reason…
She looked around, a bit disorientated. She saw that she had been sitting on L.
WTF, WHY AM I ON L!? She thought worriedly. Then, she remembered the previous night. Or morning, if you wanna be technical.
Oh yeah, that thunderstorm…she looked out the window. There was gray light shining through which signified the sun was trying to break through the clouds. The light wasn't that far from the chair, so she decided to move to the mini kitchen table away from the windows and sit on one of the wooden chairs. She cupped her chin in her hands and just stared at the wall, thinking.
"Did you sleep well, Arisu-san?" Hina heard Watari ask. She'd completely forgotten he existed.
"Oh! Yeah, fine," Hina turned to face Watari and smiled a fake smile. Watari smiled too,
"That's good." He said, turning and going to the front door. He opened it and went outside, probably to go for a morning walk or something. Hina thought she remembered doing that when she was alive; when she had a heartbeat. Sometimes she longed to be human again, instead of a blood-sucking monster. Although she would've been long-since dead by now, at least she would've been able to have a family and normal life before she'd died. Now she couldn't have that because of her bloodlust. Sure she could be around the chief sometimes, but that was only after she'd fed. And the only reason she hadn't killed him yet was for her own selfish reasons. Because she didn't want to go into an eternal rest. She didn't like her first death. Though, after that one, she'd woken again. Woken with an intolerable thirst…
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OKAY! That chapter was crap, which sucks, since it's my first chapter in forever…Though, I actually have a plan for next chapter so it should be out MUCH faster than this one! Again, I'm SOOOOOO sorry for how goddamn (apologies to the Christians!) long this took to get out! I would've made this longer, but the next part won't have the same effect if it's put here! Plus, I have to sleep now, so it would've taken longer to get out…Well, I hope you don't all hate me now! Gomen! Bye!