CHAPTER 4: AFTER THE BITE.

Something hurt, but I didn't know what. It was strange, like when you want something but don't like it. I was on top of something soft. My bed maybe? I didn't think so, the blankets felt different. I tried to open my eyes, but I was so tired and my eyelids felt so heavy. When I tried to raise my arm, I was surprised to see I could and instinctively my hand went to my neck. I pressed my fingers down on what felt like a bandage and winced. I had found what hurt, it was my neck, but why? I was at school I remembered, with Rui and Rei when something happened. I was in danger and someone saved me but the person who saved me also hurt me. Len?

-A-are you awake? If so, open your eyes.-

A voice, a scared and weak one. I tried to open my eyes and this time the result was successful, my eyes fluttered open. Was it because I was more awake and less tired now? I tried to sit up but the voice stopped me.

-It's okay don't force yourself. Do you want water?-

I nodded and the person quickly rushed away. I sat up, this time with no one stopping me. I was indeed on a bed, a big one with beige blankets. There was a hand mirror at my side and I picked it up. I looked at my reflection and fixed my messy hair. I lowered the mirror a little and saw the bandages on my neck. I started taking it off and when I'd finished it fell on my lap in a little mess. I had a wound. It looked as if someone had bit me and torn off a little of the skin there. It wasn't a pretty sight, but somehow I felt as if I had helped someone by having this wound. I felt kind of happy by it. Then the door to the room opened and the boy came in.

-Here-

I took the glass he was handing me and gulped the water down.

-Thank you-

I said. This boy looked young, he was probably one or two years younger than me. He was wearing black pants with a blue jacket. He had a girlish look to him. His hair was between white and silver, it was short normal hair. He was pale and his eyes were big, like a girl's eyes. His left eye was light green and his right eye was light blue. He also had some grey curved horns. As strange as it sounded, he looked normal and he seemed strangely familiar. I kept staring at his horns, they were just fascinating in a he noticed he covered them with the jacket's hoodie. It surprised me.

-Why?-

-You thought they were weird right?-

-Not at all, I think they're pretty-

I said. His cheeks turned rosy pink.

-Really?-

I nodded. He was so cute! Like a younger brother or classmate you can't resist hugging.

-T-thanks, no one's said that about my horns before.-

I smiled.

-I've never been the guardian of someone so kind.-

'Guardian'.

-Guardian?-

-Don't you remember me? Rinny?-

There was only one person who I let call me that except my parents.

-P-piko?-

-You remember!-

He smiled.

How could I not. When I was little maybe about 5 or 6 years old I spent all the time I could being with Piko. My parents thought he was just an imaginary friend because they couldn't see him. Once when I was little I was playing and lost the ball which had gone to the street. I immediately went to retrieve it, but I didn't look and a car almost hit me. But, it didn't because before I was hit Piko saved me. That was the first time we met. He had introduced himself as my guardian in training. We played together every day no one but me could see him though and that made me a bit sad. I remember that then he only had some little stubs on his head instead the horns he had now. He didn't like them though and when I asked him why he'd said it was because all the other guardians had wings, angel wings, and they made fun of him, they said he wouldn't be a guardian angel. So I had told him that I liked them, that they were pretty and made him unique. Then he kissed me, well it was more of a peck and since at the time I didn't really understand the meaning of a first kiss so I guess it was okay. But then when I was 10, Piko said that he had to go away to train and study some more, but that one day he'd come back for me as my full fledged guardian. At that time I did know what a first kiss meant, but still since I was so sad because he was leaving before he did I had asked for a kiss for old time's sake since he had kissed me for the first time we had done it again a couple of times, it was used as a method for cheering each other up.

-You did come back. I had forgotten.-

I felt ashamed for forgetting.

-It's okay. Four years is a lot of time.-

He leaned over and gave me a peck on the lips and I instantly blushed, now that I was fourteen and after what happened with Len in the bathroom, kissing had a different meaning.

-How did you find me?-

-I've always been watching after you, but I couldn't meet you again, not until now that is. In reality, the reason I went away to train and study for so much time was because I already knew that 'he' was coming for you.-

'he?'

-You mean Len?-

He nodded.

-I see.-

He glanced at my neck.

-I'm sorry...for not protecting you.-

-Huh? Oh, it's alright I'm ok now so don't worry about it, you looked out for me though right? You cared for me and took care of me. Thanks for that.-

I put my feet on the floor and stood up.

He stood up from the little wooden chair he was sitting on and came to aid me, but I waved him away.

-You're taller than me now. I used to be the tall one when we were little.-

He stood in front of me.

-You're right.-

I started walking around the small room, stretching my legs.

-How many days has it been?-

-About four weeks.-

-Four weeks?!-

It was shocking, I mean I knew I had been asleep for some time, I felt it in my legs while I was walking around, but I didn't think it would have been so long.

- The wounds on your back have healed; but he drank a lot, of your blood I mean and then you kept bleeding, I was really worried and scared.-

-Is he okay?-

Weird, right? I was more worried for Len that for myself. I started walking towards the bed.

-He must be repenting for it still; a devil repenting how hilarious!, their very existence is sinful.-

I heard another voice and a scoff. I turned around and saw a dark blonde haired girl with a long side ponytail. She wrapped a new bandage around my neck, covering my neck and whispered a soft

-There-

under her breath.

-He's been worried sick every minute you've spent in here without opening your eyes.-

The girl said and Piko piped up.

-Neru, don't be so rude.-

-Oh hush!-

She looked towards me.

-It must be nice though, to have someone worried for you when you fall ill.-

She extended her hand and I took it.

-Akita Neru.-

She squeezed my hand tightly.

-Kagamine R-

-Rin-

She finished saying for me.

-I've been looking after you all this time, with the help of this guy.-

She pointed towards Piko.

-So I know your name by now.-

-Thanks for taking care of me.-

-I'm a healer, it's my job.-

-Akita-san-

-Call me Neru.-

She cut me off.

-Neru, erm, where is he now?-

-You mean the devil?-

-Neru!-

Piko looked embarrassed because of Neru's attitude.

I laughed a little.

-Yeah, the devil.-

-I called him a while ago, to tell him you woke up, so if he's not in the waiting room he must be on his way, I'll show you, so come on.-

As soon as she left the room, Piko started apologizing.

-I'm sorry she's so rude, she's always been this way.-

-It's okay.-

I stood up from the corner of the bed I was sitting on and straightened the dress I was wearing , it was a long white sleeved dress, and it was very soft, it wasn't mine, so I guess it was Neru's. I was barefoot and the floor was cold, but didn't mind at all. When I was about to walk through the door and follow Neru who was scurrying away I touched his shoulder and smiled at him.

-I'm glad you found a friend you get along with so well.-

With that I quickened my pace to follow the Neru who was nearly out of my sight. After a few turns I caught up to her. The place I was in was a little hospital I noticed, which explained why it was so cold. We reached a door, she pushed a green button next to a door, let some nurses, I guessed they were nurses or maybe they were healers?, push someone in a stretcher inside and we went out into a little waiting room that had a few people sitting on the typical hospital chairs.

-Wait for me here, I'm going to pack your clothes and sign your papers so you can leave.-

I nodded, found a seat and watched her walk away.

The commotion around was the usual for a hospital, it wasn't a normal one though because they were persons with elf ears and wings. After a while I heard a door being opened and found out it was Len with Oliver at his side. When our eyes met, he rushed over and hugged me pulling me up; making me stand up, it felt strange, I wasn't used to this closeness from him.

-Rin.-

He whispered in my hair.

-I'm sorry.-

He pulled back and looked at the bandage on my neck.

-It's okay, I'm fine now.-

He stared at the floor, ashamed for what happened.

-Really, it's okay.-

He looked at me. Suddenly I remembered something Len had said before.

'-I love you-'

I blushed.

-Rin? You're red, are you okay?-

-I-i'm perfectly okay.-

-Are you sure?-

He pressed his forehead against mine, probably to check if I had a fever.

I pushed him away and nodded.

Maybe he didn't remember and we could just keep going on like we used to before what happened at school.

-Oliver.-

He smiled weakly and waved even though he was right in front of me

-Hey.-

He had a bandage around his neck and over his head, apart from the one he always had over his right eye. I wondered what had happened to him.

-Are you okay?-

-This is nothing.-

Oliver was dressed in a cute blue navy suit that had some gold lines on the little cape over his shoulders and on the cuffs of the shirts long sleeves, which were also blue with a white button up shirt underneath. He had short brown pants that reached to his knees, a white sailor hat with a black cap, he was barefoot, but was as happy as ever.

-Um, Len?-

I turned to my side.

-Yeah?-

-About school, what happened?-

-I'll tell you when we get home.-

I nodded, it was better to talk about it over there. Neru came rushing towards me with Piko behind holding a bag which she handed over to me.

-Here is your stuff Rin and you are free to go.-

She glanced at Len.

-Hi, Mr. Devil.-

-Just call me Le-

-But you're a devil.-

Len sighed and I laughed.

-Rin-

I looked at Piko.

-Yes?-

-Here, you'll need this for your wound, put it on every time you change your bandages, which you should do weekly.-

He handed me a little tube of ointment and some pills.

-The pills are for pain, just in case.-

-Thanks, Piko.-

He glanced at Len.

-You know the rules, so you know what happens if this occurs again.-

Piko said a bit angrily at Len and they both glared at each other.

Neru stepped in between the two of them.

-Well Rin, call me if you need anything or if your wound worsens or the stitches on your back open up.-

-Okay, understood.-

I looked at Piko and brought him in a hug.

-Thanks again, for everything.-

He hugged back.

-We should catch up sometime, I'll call for you when I have some free time.-

He suggested.

-That'd be fine.-

I started walking towards the door and before I left, waved at them and mouthed 'goodbye'.

-You are sooo in love with her.-

Neru said.

-S-shut up! T-that's not true.-

Piko said blushing and waving his hands.

-It's okay lover boy, I won't tell her directly, but if she happens to find out it's not my fault.-

Neru sighed.

-Thanks.-

Piko muttered softly.

-Also, Mr. Devil's in love with her too, the other one, Oliver was it?, I'm not so sure. So you've got a rival, which means you'll have to work hard.-

Right after Neru finished, Piko glared at her.

-What? It's the truth.-

She said defensively.

-I gotta go help the nurses, or else the boss will yell at me, again.-

Piko nodded and Neru started walking away.

'I wish someone loved me the way Piko and Len love Rin.'

Were Neru's thoughts.

Outside Rin, Len and Oliver were walking in what seemed a town. It was certainly different, for instance there was no road, just fog at our feet and the clouds were so close to us we could even pass through them. Then I wondered.

'Is this heaven?'

If it was it would explain why everyone was staring at us, we were out of place. Everyone else had wings and elf ears, so I guess they were guardians. And a devil, a human and demon in heaven would certainly be out of place. I was about to ask.

-Len.-

We reached a big red oak door.

-May we please pass?-

Len had asked, but I didn't see anyone, suddenly the door opened and we went out, landing in my house's living room.

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