Dance in the vampire bund: The turtle doves of the vampire bund
By Nikolao
Chapter 5: Sledgehammer
Akira slowly gets up, looks at Mina saying
„Are you absolutely sure about this? I mean...this is first day of the semester, we still know nothing about this girl"
Mina turns to Akira saying
„Akira...I saw her react to blood just like a vampire, I just saw her run so fast she could put Usain Bolt down for good, tell me why we shouldn't check this up?" Akira turns to Mina and puts his arms on her shoulders while saying
„I know...just...we cant be rash about this, we should put her to a test, check if she really is a vampire and then maybe we can approach her in a subtle way, try to figure out her motives, maybe she is just trying to live a normal student life"
„Then why didn't she report to me before applying to the school? I am the queen of vampires, I rule the vampire bund" Mina stops for a moment then she continues „I have to check her in the bund's registry...I have to make sure is she from the bund or from outside"
Mina turns her attention back to Anna, Anna notices her gaze, looks to the bench and lets out a smile...a smile that Mina sees more like a smirk or a sign of possible provocation. Mina turns to Akira
„Akira...do you trust me?" Mina asks in a serious tone.
„Of course my prin..." Before Akira could finish the sentence Mina gets close to his face saying
„I'm not asking as your princess...I am asking you to set that part of me aside and to honestly answer my question" Akira takes a good look at Mina, leaning his face to her's even closer saying
„Mina...I am ready to stab a silver knife 1 milimeter close to my heart and I would put your hand on the handle of the knife knowing that I would still be in good hands" Mina's eyes gets wide while listening, Akira continues
„I would jump on a moving train with a bike...blindfolded if you say that I can do it"
„A...Akira" Mina says in a quiet tone.
„I would do a do or die charge on an army of vampires, werewolfes and humans combined if you say that I can do it" Akira takes Mina's left hand and places it on his chest, on his heart, Mina can feel his heart beating fast.
„I have never let anyone come so close to my heart except you...you are the reason this heart beats for and my trust in you will never get in question...even...even when my heart stops beating, that trust will not break..."
„Stop it! Just Stop!" Mina shouts, everyone in the gym turns they're attention to them, Mina grabs Akira and clinges to him, wraping her arms around him, Akira looks down to see Mina looking up to him in tears.
„I will never order you to do those things...you are my best guardian,my most trusted advisor, my closest friend" Akira is stunned by her reaction, this side of Mina in seen wery rare in the public, Mina pauses for a bit, lowering her head down, her face starts to blush while saying
„And the love of my life" she whispers so only Akira would hear that last part.
Mina closes her eyes for a second, then opens them, raising her face up towards Akira, Akira is smiling, Mina is smiling too.
„Is everything alright here?" Teacher Donaldson asks while approaching the duo.
„Yes...I think her highnees feels a bit tired from the fall...requesting permission to bring her to the infirmary" Teacher Donaldson throws a glance at Mina for a moment and then looks at Akira saying
„Permission granted"
They turn to the exit and start walking out of the gym. Teacher Donaldson watches them closely while commenting silently.
„Ow...It's so good to be young and in love" He turns back to the rest of the class saying
„Come on people...show is over...get back to the exercise...I wanna see you sweat!
...
After the PE lesson was over, Anna was walking in the hallway, looking around, making sure that she gets to know her new school a little better. She was passing by a small group of students when she hears a conversation that peaks her interest.
„Hey guys...you heard what happened during PT?" A female student with black hair was talking to the group.
„Yeah...something happened between the princess and her dog" A male student answered
Anna was standing behind the corner and decided to press herself against the wall to hear the conversation a little better. She turnes around to check if the coast is clear so noone catches her eavesdropping from behind...noone is behind her, she continues to listen.
„What's the deal between them anyway? Are they like...together like a knight and his queen or there is something more like lovey-dovey happening? " Another female blonde student asks
„You mean...something like a forbidden romance? The black hair female student asks
„Well...I've seen them argue a lot...and there was this big fight in the church that happened a while ago, as for romance...no...I haven't seen them kissing or anything, they seem close, but not close enough" The male student responded.
„Wait...does that mean that Akira is single?" The blonde girl claps her hands in what looks like a optimistic conclusion.
„You...like Akira?" Male student turns to the blonde girl
„Well...yeah...he is...so ...dreamy...but I never get any chance to talk to him...that Mina is always so clingy around him...he never gets any alone time with her around" She pauses for a bit and then continues „I don't care if he is a werewolf, he saved those people at the church...in my eyes he is a hero"
Anna listened for a bit and then she mumbles a bit to herself
„So...Akira and Mina...they are not a..."
„Hey...don't you know that eavesdropping could get you in trouble?" A voice behind Anna
Anna turns behind to meet Mina dressed in her gothic dress, Mina makes a smirk, comes closer to Anna.
„Heard any juicy rumors about me and Akira?" Mina asks
„Yeah...a bit...looks like you two are the topic of every conversation in this school" Anna answers honesty, Mina throws a serious gaze at Anna's direction and says
„You and me...we need to talk...somewhere privately" Mina says that, turns her back to Anna, starts to walk, but stops after a few steps, she turns her head slightly saying
„For your sake It would be unwise not to follow me"
Anna opens her eyes widely, makes a step forward asking
„Are you threatening me?"
Mina does not answer...she just continues to walk down the hallway, Anna looks around and then slowly starts to follow Mina down the hallway, unsure of her safety, she decided it would not be wise to piss of the queen of vampires her first day of school.
...
15 Minutes earlier
Yuki opens the door of the infirmary while holding Catherine's hand wrapped in a bloody handkerchief, looks around the room and sees noone at the moment.
„There...let's go to that table" Yuki says while bringing Catherine over to the table, she pulls out the chair and lets Catherine sit down. She puts Catherine's other hand on the handkerchief saying
„Here...apply pressure so that you can slow down the bleeding" Yuki turns to the medicine cabinet to find some bandages but with no luck...the cabinet was locked with a padlock, she looks at other cabinets, they were all locked and needs a key.
„Ow damn it! Where is the nurse? She is never around when you really need her" Yuki starts to look around for a key at the desk
„I think she has the key with her, no nurse would just leave the medicine cabinet key laying around for anybody to find" Catherine says
Yuki was in a frenzy trying to find anything that would help her get those cabinets open, she is even considering the option to break the padlock.
„Go...find the nurse" Catherine says to Yuki
„I cant just leave you here...look...you're still bleeding" Yuki points out to the wound
„I'l be fine...I just need to apply pressure, just like you said...no use waiting for her...go...find her...I'm not going anywhere" Cathy forces out a smile to reassure Yuki that it is ok and everything will be fine.
„I'l be right back...just hold it down really tight" Yuki runs out...leaving Catherine in the infirmary alone.
...
Mina opens the door to the principal's office she was using during between classes and let's Anna in.
„Go ahead, make yourself at home" Mina says while holding the door for Anna, Anna enter's the room, Mina closes the door behind her, locking it from inside, leaving the key in the lock.
„So...finaly...I get to see this ominous torcher room in which you terrorize anyone who oppose you in any way" Anna speaks up
„Now where did you get that idea from?" Mina asks with a smirk on her face
„Owww...you know...a little rumor here...a little rumor there" Ana says while walking around the couch on the left side of the room, stops by the window to check the view outside. Turns back to Mina saying
„So...I guess all windows here in the school are made of polarized glass, perfect for a vampire school"
„Well yeah...you can never be too safe" Mina says that while approaching a cabinet, she opens the cabinet door and pulls out a sledgehammer. Anna looks at her confused.
„It would be a real disaster for a vampire to be in this room if...ow...I dont know...one of these windows break by some crazy turn of events" Mina comments
Anna takes a step back, raises her hands while saying
„Wooow now...let's not do anything stupid now...ok?"
„Oh...you dont need to worry about anything...after all you are just a human...right?" Mina asks while smirking
Mina spits on her hands and rubes them together and then she grabs and lifts the sledgehammer, takes a couple of practice swings around the room. Anna goes around and unlockes the door, she opens the door slightly but gets pushed back before she could open the door wide enough to exit, Akira was outside, pushing the door mumbling to himself
„Princess...I really hope you know what are you doing"
Anna turns around to face Mina standing by the first left window of the room, holding the sledgehammer down for now. She has a bit of a sadistic smile on her face, after a little pause Mina finaly speaks
„Now...tell...me...who do you work for...and why are you here?" Mina asks while smiling
Anna remains quiet...but rattled
„I wonder how manny times I have to hit the window to break it...after all...this is not a normal glass...and I am not a normal human being. Maybe it will break at once, or after a few hits...who knows...time is ticking...you better give me an answer...and fast!" Mina says while smiling...slowly loosing patience.
Akira was outside still pushing the door when he hears a noise behind him, he turns to see Yuki in a frenzy, Yuki notices Akira and shouts
„Akira! Quickly! Catherine is in danger! She is in the infirmary!
„What happened?" Akira asks while still holding his hands on the door
Yuki tries to catch some breath from running, and then shouts
„Catherine was attacked by a vampire!"