Lava had been getting ready for the evening when his phone rang. He looked at the call ID and saw that it was from the girl's dorm room. He was late and they should have left already.
He answered only to get Ritsu's scared voice crying into the phone.
"Lava, he came. He was waiting for Miyu when she returned from her meeting with you." Ritsu was so hysterical that it was hard for him to understand her.
"Ritsu what are you talking about? Who was waiting for Miyu and where did they go?" This was not good. Ritsu was in a panic and it would only take longer for him to get answers.
"I don't know where he is but I am sure he is going to kill her. She said you would save her. She said that you would know where they went." Ritsu didn't know who Lava was or what he could do. She wanted to hang up and call the police. To call anyone she thought would make a difference.
"Ritsu I know you're scared but you need to tell me who I am looking for and why they took her. I will find her I promise."
Stark fear was setting in Lava. She was gone just like last time. Someone dared to take her from him. He was going to kill the. He didn't have another five hundred years of patience left in him to wait again.
"Miyu's boyfriend Ryu came for her because he said that Tomioko Industries thought she was sharing information with you. Ryu works for them and she is a liability. She said you would save her so what the hell are you waiting for. She's waiting for you while you sit and ask me stupid questions." She heard a click on the other end and immediately called the police.
Lava could normally feel Miyu and what kind of mood she was in. He couldn't feel anything so that meant she wasn't conscious. He didn't want to run out blindly and chance going to wrong direction.
He remembered along time ago when he had cut himself and she had smelled it from miles away. It was a very long shot but maybe it would work again. She still needed a lot of blood so maybe the smell would wake her and let him know where she was.
He dug a long gash down his arm and spread the blood around. He was going to need a good amount to scent the air if he was going to get her attention. He couldn't keep the wound open long because his demon body kept trying to heal it.
After what seemed like forever he could feel her. She was scared and their bond was screaming between them. She was calling out to him with ever ounce of strength she had.
As Lava started to run in the direction he could feel her from his feet froze. This Ryu she was with had taken her to the exact spot where she had died over four hundred and fifty years ago.
With a speed he himself didn't know he possessed he ran even faster. He was going to get there before she did and take Ryu out before he ever laid a hand on her.
As he got closer he could smell another demon in the area. This night was like reliving a horrible nightmare. Nagure was close by. He was the Cobra demon who had killed Miyu in her first life.
Lava was not strong enough to beat Nagure before when he fought him. He had almost been killed himself but Nagure felt it would have been better to let Lava live with watching Miyu die and him not being able to stop it.
As Lava reached the spot he wished he would never have to visit again he saw the white car pull up and someone get out. The young man probably in his twenties dragged something from the back seat to the front of the car.
Lava then watched as his worst nightmare came out of the shadows. Nagure walked over to Miyu picking her up sticking her face in his. Lava wanted to just run out but he had to be patient and wait for the right moment to attack.
Nagure looked different as a human. He had covered all of his demon markings but he couldn't hide that scent. Miyu would never recognize him as he was now. She had no idea how much danger she was in.
"You can come out now Lava we don't want you to miss seeing this again. I never thought I would get to do this twice." Nagure kicked Miyu further into the light so lava could see that she had been beaten.
Lava knew his cover was blown and he wasn't helping in the shadows. He walked to a few feet from Miyu and tried not to look into her eyes. She was pleading with him to save her. He knew she was afraid to die this time. Last time she accepted her fate but this time she was counting on him.
"She looks just like she did back then. She is going to die just like she did back then. I was amazed when my son told me he was dating her. I didn't believe it until I saw her with my own eyes. She was human then though and I rejected her. By the time she had finally come into her own you had snatched her up again. Disgusting really. A demon loving a vampire. The guardian falling for her target." Nagure slurred his words in repulsion.
"Leave her alone. She isn't the guardian anymore and she is harmless. She is practically human."
"Silence! Do you think me stupid that she won't eventually remember and kill us all off. She almost succeeded back then and I can't allow that to happen again." Nagure moved forward to advance on Miyu but Lava stepped between them.
If it came down to it then this time he would be the one to die. He would die defending her. Never again would he watch that again.
"You have been a pain in my side ever since I let you live. You vanished for so long I though you had killed yourself in shame. Then when you came back you practically wiped my company off the map and your slut began fraternizing with my son."
"Don't look surprised Lava. Tomioko Industries is my company. I have been trying to kill you for years but with you being so famous and all I couldn't just kill you. I have been looking for a way to get your company but you had no weaknesses because I killed it. Now that she is back I have the leverage I need." Nagure was very pleased.
Nagure was finally getting to Lava and he was going to have Lava's company and kill Lava in the process. The guardian would have to die as well. He couldn't have her running free again, she was too dangerous.
"If you sign the papers I will let her live. Give me your company and disappear forever. If I ever see you or her again I will kill you both and everyone you both know. Now Sign!" Nagure screamed at Lava.
Nagure threw the papers he brought into Lava's hands and handed him a pen. Lava signed the papers and handed them back. Without taking him eyes off of Nagure he bent down to pick up Miyu.
When Lava looked up at Nagure he saw in his eyes he never meant for them to leave alive. They were going to die…