Moon Light's Call
Mm…well…not much to say this week. I do want to say a special thanks to -Cookie- l Tohma 911 l for catching my error in the spelling on Tatsuha's name. I made sure to go back in my previous chapters and change all the wrong spellings into the correct one. Mucho thanks for that! Oh yes, and I know that it's been about two frickin' months, so I apologize deeply for that. /waits to be smacked by someone/… Okay! Anyways, I'm finally getting to the scene with the hunter and wrapping up that little side story but I hope you guys really like how it turns out. I'm quite pleased myself. ;
Standard Disclaimer: I don't own the fabulous characters drawn by the artist known as Maki Murakami. But, my story, so copy it and die…
The hunter lifted his nose into the air and gave a slight sniff. Turning his head slightly north he headed off at a lope towards the one human that had ever shown him kindness but was now being carried away by one of THEM. The hunter gave a small growl and ran faster, speeding past the dark buildings. THEY had always been in his way, torturing and ridiculing him into the being he was now. The hunter grinned wolfishly, hoping to catch up to IT and finally get a small piece of justice that he had waited so long to give out. Slowing to a short jog, the hunter suddenly stopped and stood up awkwardly, his long reddish black hair flowing in the wind. He was getting close…
(Back to the Kitazawa battle)
Coming out of the roll, K stood beside Shuichi and flipped off the safety on the gun.
"Try it now mini vamp" Shuichi grabbed the gun and turned to face Kitazawa.
Drawing his own gun, K turned around and leveled it at Kitazawa's face. "One move and you're dead…uh…deader…" he looked momentarily confused "Let me revise that, one move and you'll be a smear on the carpet you walking…dead…thingy…". Kitazawa, who was still straddling Yuki and his hands still loosely around his neck, snarled slightly. Without another minute's hesitation, Shuichi pulled the trigger and a silver bullet sped through the air. Following its path, Shuichi watched it with barely contained glee as the bullet embedded with a cross and christened with holy water went through the air and finally landed with a sweet sounding thump in Kitazawa's chest. Kitazawa looked up at him with rage in his eternity eyes and flew off of Yuki, hands outstretched in claw like shapes, ready to spear and rip. Shuichi's eye's widened and he stood, paralyzed as Kitazawa came towards him, a gaping hole in his chest where the bullet had ripped through his chest and out the other side. 'Why didn't it work?' With a shove, K pushed Shuichi out of the way.
"Never let the dead do what the living could do in the first place". Throwing away his small hand pistol, he shouldered his rocket launcher and in less than a split second he pulled the trigger, and ball of flames completely engulfing Kitazawa.
After a few seconds, K let go of the trigger and set the rocket launcher down on the floor, laughing crazily the whole time "I have done that in years! Almost makes me want to go back on active duty!"
With large purple eyes brimming with red tinted tears, Shuichi hurled himself at Yuki, jumping nimbly over the scorch mark formally known as Kitazawa. Wrapping his arms around Yuki, Shuichi checked him for any wounds. At this sudden contact, Yuki stiffened then finally relented, letting the events of the day wash over him in new emotions he'd forgotten he'd ever had.
After a few seconds though, the contact became too much and Yuki pushed Shuichi, his former slave gone some what lover, away. "Enough brat, I don't want you getting all touch feely on me right now, that's not what I paid good money for."
"But Yukiiii!" Shuichi eyes brimmed to the maximum with his red tears but Yuki just ignored him.
Standing up, he walked over to the scorch mark and glared down at it. "Good bye sensei". Turning away from it, he walked out to the balcony and jumped over the side of the balcony gracefully and vanished into the night.
"Yukiiiiii!" Shuichi sprinted along and jumped after him, squealing the whole way down to the street.
K leaned over the balcony and washed the vanish down the road, yelling after them "Don't worry! I'll clean up up hear!" Shaking his blonde head, he turned around and glared at the spot on the floor "Serves you right mister". Shouldering his rocket launcher, he headed out to the elevator and passed the same large woman in the pinstripe dress who was still trying desperately to hide her rather large daughter with the chocolate covered hands behind her rather large back end. They were both now staring at him with large round eyes at his scorched clothes and the still smoking rocket launcher. Saluting to them and grinning maniacally, he headed down the hall to the elevator, and back to the store known as Moon Light's Call to await the next adventure.
(Change of POV to the hunter)
Raising his head to sniff the air, the hunter caught onto the smell of the girl again, the only one that'd ever been kind to him. Her and that carcass of a being that had her right now, maybe hurting her at this very moment… He growled throatily and sprinted faster, catching still closer to his quarry that seemed to be slowing down at the moment. He grinned wolfishly and flicked his reddish hair out of his face. This slowing down probably meant that his…no…THE girl…was putting up a fight. Speeding around another building and skirting a dumpster, the hunter came onto a country road and broke into top speed, no longer hindered by the obsolete buildings built by the obsolete humans. He was close…
(Change of POV)
Gritting his teeth, Tatsuha broke the glass on the hardware store and dragged Ayaka inside. Fast walking over to the sailing section, he quickly grabbed a long section of rope woven with bits of iron in it. Spinning the girl around in fury, Tatsuha quickly tied the ropes around her wrists, and another section around her ankles.
"Now don't you fuckin' twitch or I swear I'm going to personally rip your heart out and eat it! I don't care what any high and might father says, give me and more shit and I swear…" he left it hanging and glared at Ayaka who glared right back. Just a few minutes earlier, she'd clawed him in the face then spit at him. He'd made the mistake of taking her gag off to try and give her some water. Well now she couldn't run, claw, or spit he had her so roped up. Running his fingers over his face and on the scraps that were already starting to heal up, he eyed her critically, sizing her up.
"You know, you are pretty hot, for a meat girl you know. Hm, I bet father wouldn't mind if I snacked from you just a little bit. I am hungry after all". Extending his hangs, he hissed at the now terrified girl, swaying on her trussed up feet. Bending towards her neck, he froze suddenly, eyes slowly widening as his ears flickered slightly.
"Shit…what the hell's that…" Hefting the trembling Ayaka over his shoulder he sprinted out the store, looking quickly to both sides. He noted a dust cloud coming down the road about 10 miles behind him then sprinted towards the country toads he's come off of in order to get the rope. Doing a quick calculation in his head, he figured that he had 100 miles left till the temple, a good half hour at full speed which would be difficult to keep, even for him. He's probably go even slower with the girl on his back. Glancing quickly behind him, he narrowed his eyes willing them further sight. Still running full sped down the road; he concentrated on the cloud and saw in the middle of it a small black dot. Willing his vision even further, he made out a humanoid shape running on all fours with a speed no human could ever hope to reach.
"Oof!" Bouncing back and landing on his butt, Tatsuha gasped slightly. Breathing habits still died hard. Looking up, he saw that he'd run into a concrete wall while he was distracted, and had left a rather large dent in it in the shape of a human. Shaking his head, Tatsuha stood up and swung Ayaka off the ground and over his shoulder once again. He still marveled at his strength sometimes, never stopping being surprised at the new things he could do. Why, just the other day he'd mastered the art of conjuring fire. Tatsuha just hoped that he would be able to out run the thing behind him. Setting off at a fast jog, Tatsuha cut across some farmer's fields as a hopeful shortcut.
After a few minutes, he glared over at the girl on his shoulder who'd suddenly started flailing her bound limbs and shrieking from behind her gag, her long black hair flying all over the place. "Shut, up" he said dangerously. When she didn't stop he added, "If you don't shut your trap, I'll hit you so hard you'll be sans jaw. Then, I'll deliver the jawless wonder to my father to deal with. That way, you'll miss any chance of smocking with that thing back there that seems hell bent on coming to get you. Is that what you want?" Falling silent, Ayaka went limp, seemingly defeated for the moment. "That's better," he growled, adding a little tooth to the picture. Increasing his speed, he felt rather uneasy; had that thing back there heard the meat girl's distress call? Tatsuha hoped not, it'd make this all so much harder.
10 minutes later, he glanced back down the road and almost tripped in surprise, something that a vampire doesn't do very often. Only about 5 miles behind him was the thing and it seemed to be gaining quickly. Glaring, Tatsuha looked around. It was time for a stand. Seeing a small grove of trees ahead, Tatsuha dashed in there with Ayaka who was now flailing desperately again on his shoulder. Taking Ayaka off his shoulder he stood her up in front of him, steadying her as she swayed on tied feet. Suddenly, he backhanded her, not quite with full fore, to the mouth. She fell to the ground, blood trailing out of her mouth, unconscious. Running a finger lightly down her chin on top of the blood, he smeared it around her chin until she looked like she'd been on the loosing end of a fight with a brick wall. Lifting his finger up to his mouth, he licked the blood off slowly, savoring it. Shaking his head to clear it, he picked up Ayaka then set her down in the middle of a clearing. Tatsuha quickly gathered up dry brush and laid it in a circle around her, about 5 feet away from her on all sides and almost 10 feet thick. Once finished, he hopped up into a tree above her, concealing himself and hoping fervently that his plan would work. Picking up a small twig, he concentrated on it fiercely and grinned toothily when it burst into flames. It would work.
Blowing out the twig, he glanced down the road and saw the thing slow down as it came up to the grove of trees and sniff at the air. Tatsuha stared at him. He looked human. He was about 5'10" with long reddish hair and was wearing torn jeans and a leather vest. Tatsuha licked his blood-covered lips. Maybe his father would let him bring this…human…back as a pet. He sure looked luscious enough.
(Change of POV to hunter)
Slowing down outside the small clump of trees, the hunter sniffed the air. He could smell the carcass and the girl in there as well as the stench of spilt blood. He growled, praying to his many gods that he wasn't too late. Looking in the trees, he saw a small clearing in which lay Ayaka at the center. Noting his surrounding, he saw the circle of brush around her but didn't see any sign of the carcass that was surely in hiding. Creeping closer, eyes darting to both sides, his ears searched desperately for any sound. Coming to the edge of the clearing he hesitated, looked at Ayaka, then froze seeing the blood smeared over her chin. Nobody hurt her and got away with it. Blind with rage, the hunter pulled a knife out of his belt and raced to Ayaka, scooping her up and checking for a pulse. In an instant, the air around him got hot from flames, very hot. Spreading quickly through the dry brush put into a circle, the hunter and girl were soon surrounded in flames.
Laughs came from the tree above him. "Hey hotty! I hope you like it hot cause it's just going to get hotter! Now we can do this the easy way or the hard way. You can surrender and I'll take you both to my father's house only in chains, or you can pass out from smoke and I'll take you bloody and unconscious to my father's house. It's your choice, now choose!" Squinting above him, the hunter picked out a dark shape perched on the branches above him. Letting out a guttural growl, he launched the knife at the shape, gripped Ayaka tightly and leaped over the flames, scorching his feet on the way out.
After making sure Ayaka wasn't on fire, he turned around and checked for the source of the voice. "Come out you coward!" he howled at the trees.
"Well shit man, you didn't follow my rules, that's just not fair…" Leaping out of the trees gracefully came the carcass. He looked only about 18 years old with ear length black hair and sparkling eyes but the hunter knew better; he could be 200 years old for all he knew. He also knew that this carcass didn't need weapons to fight and he'd already lost his first knife earlier. Making a quick decision, he flexed his fingers and reached into his back pocket, pulling out a 6-inch long army knife and flipped it open.
"I think this should be enough to kill you carcass". He saw the other's eyes widen and grinned, perfect.
"Fine, have it your way man, but you would've made a good toy". The hunter's eyes narrowed at the comment then he ran forward, knife at the ready. Feeling the air around him from hot from barely missed fireballs, he knew that sooner or later he'd burst into flames. Not anxious to become a barbeque, he raced to the vampire and quickly cut across his throat on 3 sides then cut through the spinal column, stolen blood now gushing out of the neck. Kicking the pretty boy's severed head away, the hunter stared down, disgusted as the body, ever eternal, quickly dropped down on all fours and searched for its lost head. Walking over the body part in question, the hunter picked it up and looked Tatsuha in the eyes.
"Good fight, didn't quite kill you, but hope to see you soon".
The eyes looked back at him, icy with hatred "Next time, I'll kill her first, then leave mangled body where you'll find her. Then…I'll make you my toy. You're just the feisty cute thing that I'm looking for".
"Don't make me squash your head, I've heard it's painful for you carcasses to put that back together". Tatsuha glared at him then snapped at his fingers with his pointed teeth. Dropping the head, the hunter walked back over to Ayaka who was still unconscious. Slitting the ropes with his bloody knife, he massaged her limbs to get the blood flowing again then took her gag off. Scooping her up, he headed back down the road, careful to wipe most of the blood off her chin before he reached a small town.
Stopping at an inn, he paid for the room with some money that Sakano'd given him and then went up to his room. Setting Ayaka down on th sole bed, he went into the bathroom to clean up. Coming back a whole less bloody, he saw that she was sitting up on the bed, looking around warily. When he entered the room, she spun around on the bed, large brown eyes wide. Freezing, she looked him over and he moved closer, unsure how she felt.
"H-Hiro?" He nodded hesitantly then jumped as she ran to him and hugged his tightly, tears streaming down her cheeks. Kissing him soundly she whispered "I knew you'd come, thank you, oh my god, thank you…"
He hugged her back softly, not wanting to hurt her "I was worried I'd be too late. When Sakano told me, he'd already gotten a fairly good head start. I…I didn't want anything to happen to you". He ran his hands lightly through her hair, careful not to scratch her with his claws. He was just glad to hold her in his arms. "Ayaka, did he…do anything to you?"
She shook her head "No Hiro, he just really scared me". He sighed in relief and put his nose in the nook of her neck, just breathing in her scent and making curious little sounds, almost like he was purring.
(Change of POV)
Doing a slow but methodical search, Tatsuha's body soon found his misplaced head that…that…thing had severed from him. Placing it on his neck in approximately the right position, he felt the tendons begin to snap back together. Blinking, he looked around and experimentally turned his head, feeling even more arteries and even his windpipe fuse back together. If need be, his head could be detached again and put back on properly by professionals if he hadn't done it right. It would be painful, but it would work. Growling, he headed back towards his temple, which was only 20 minutes away. Tatsuha figured he'd lay low awhile then try again sometime. He didn't really feel like facing his father anyways. In his old age (1575 years to be exact) the old man was beginning to become quite ornery.
Setting off at a quick jog, he figured that he'd get a few blondes to come to his temple house that night and get maybe a few liters out of both of them. Usually it was almost too easy; everyone trusted a priest and any run of the mill story about baptism or something would bring the girls running, especially when the priest was as cute as he was. Tatsuha ran his hand over his neck where a slight line was where it was healing. Good, he didn't want any scaring; it would just ruin his image.
Maybe he'd run over to Yuki's to spend the night. He looked over to the horizon and saw it was still dark 'good, still another few hours to go'. Changing directions, he headed back towards the center of town, towards Yuki's house. He knew Yuki's new brat, what was his name, Shuichi would just love his visit. Tatsuha licked his pointed fangs. Well, Shuichi wouldn't have much of a choice. Maybe, if he hurried, he'd "stumble" in on some make up boy love scene, one where they'd be licking each other's wounds as well as each other. Tatsuha grinned and speed up, fangs extending more to the point of hanging over his lip slightly. That would be something to look forward to.
EEYYAAHHH! I'm done! Get me some aspirin because my back's killin' is for this! But, I am rather pleased with the way it turned out. Personally, I'm just in love with Tatsuha, I love his spunky nature (which I've tried to give voice to in this chapter) and everything about him. Anyways, please review! I don't know what's going to happen next chapter, I only know that Shuichi and Yuki'll be in it. That's it, no more; I'm going to bed. Sayonara!