It's time for the next chapter! This chapter is... well, if you can combine violence and fluffiness into one chapter, that's what this does. I'd say this is the best chapter so far. I own nothing, except the plot and the Vampire Hunters, but not their names.
All night, Rima has been thinking hard. She was thinking about everything that had recently happened to her; turning into a vampire, her parents' divorce, her "relationship" with Nagihiko. Rima missed the past. She missed when she was human and she missed going to school. She missed her home and she missed eating, sleeping, and drinking. She was sick of blood. Well, that's what she wanted to be. However, according to her body, she was still into blood. It was what she wanted every two seconds; a taste of blood. Lastly, there was Nagihiko. She knew she loved him. She knew she wanted a relationship with him. Yet, she was too shy to ask him. Also, since when were vampires and humans together? What if she accidently bit him if she kissed him or something?
"Morning Rima-Tan!" Rima looked up, and smiled at Yaya, who yawned. "What's up?" She wondered.
"N-Nothing…" Rima muttered. She didn't feel like telling Yaya about her thoughts. "How did you sleep?" She wondered, pushing hair out of her face.
"Yaya slept well!" Yaya exclaimed. "Yaya had a dream about bunnies and cows!" Rima knew that already though, since she was talking about bunnies and cows in her sleep…
"That's…interesting." Rima muttered. "Whatever. I'm going to get something to drink. See you later." Rima left the house, looking for an animal to suck the blood from. She was thirsty, as she usually was. She was tired of this routine, looking for something to kill and drink. She wanted to be back to the girl she once was; a girl who lived a somewhat normal life. Well, not that little charas were exactly normal, but at least it was more normal than a vampire.
"Ah, Rima! I see a dog you can drink the blood from!" Kusu-Kusu exclaimed. Rima turned, and realized she's been walking far away from Yaya's house. It was either she was walking quickly with her new inhuman speed, or just happened to be walking a while.
"Does it have an owner?" Rima wondered, not wanting to repeat the events from two days ago.
"Not that I see. It doesn't have a leash." Kusu-Kusu noted. "It does however have…" However, Rima bit it, digging her teeth into the dog's flesh. Rima let the blood swim in her mouth, before digesting it. Rima loved the taste, it was so pure and perfect…
"Oh my goodness!" Rima heard someone exclaim. She ran, hiding behind a tree. A woman ran outside, running to the dog.
"Kusu-Kusu, I thought you said it doesn't have an owner." Rima hissed.
"I was about to say it had a collar!" Kusu-Kusu moaned in protest. Rima sighed, crossing her arms.
"Sucks for the owner." Rima grunted.
"Young Master… Y-Your dog is dead." The woman called. "I'm sorry to break this news to you."
"W-What?" The "young master" exclaimed. Rima recognized that voice, and if she still had a heart, it started beating quickly. "How?"
"I'm not sure… Come here for a second." Much to Rima's shock, a boy knelt beside the dog, his purple hair Rima would recognize from anywhere. He wore a denim jacket, with a black shirt underneath. He wore blue pants to match the denim jacket. He also wore a blue and black striped cap, and sneakers. If Rima was still capable of blushing, her face would probably explode. He looked handsome and cute, as Rima always thought, but especially today.
"Oh no… Rakkih!" Nagihiko exclaimed. He picked up the dog, which looked lifeless. Rima now felt guilty, more for upsetting Nagihiko then anything.
"It looks as if it was attacked by another animal, since there are bite marks." The woman pointed out. "It's strange though. I don't see any blood around him." Nagihiko's face paled, and Rima knew that he pieced it all together.
"Y-You don't?" Nagihiko wondered, his voice shaking slightly. "That's awfully strange… Baaya-San, I need some time alone for a moment. I guess it's corny, but I should bury him…" Baaya smiled.
"Of course, young master." She whispered. "I'll let you be alone." Baaya gave Nagihiko a sad smile, as she walked away. Nagihiko looked back at his dog.
"What do we do now?" Kusu-Kusu whispered.
"Uh…" Rima hesitated. "Yaya must be worried. I should go back…" Rima looked at Nagihiko.
"I know you're here." He muttered. Rima froze. "You know, hiding behind a tree isn't that hidden." Rima hesitated, before stepping in front of the tree, revealing herself.
"Uh, uh…" Rima was unsure of what to say. She felt her heart beat rapidly. "…Sorry…" She muttered quietly. "I didn't mean to kill your dog! I didn't realize it was owned…" Rima said, sighing.
"Um, Rakkih has a collar on." Nagihiko pointed out.
"…I noticed that late." Rima said, glaring at her chara. "So, um, yeah, sorry." Rima sighed.
"It wasn't your fault." Nagihiko whispered. "I guess your vampire instincts took over, hm? It's better than killing a human, I suppose…" Nagihiko looked at his dog with melancholy in his eyes.
"How long did you have your dog?" Rima wondered, curiosity taking over.
"As long as I can remember…" Nagihiko admitted. "He was always something I could turn to when I was upset…"
"Ah Young Master, is that a friend of yours?" Rima and Nagihiko looked up, and saw Baaya walk over. Nagihiko glanced at Rima nervously. Rima didn't get it. What did he want her to do?
"Y-Yeah, she happened to be walking by." Nagihiko lied. "That's Nega Orihsam; she's a friend of mine." Rima suddenly realized she looked a lot like herself, and Rima was supposed to be dead…
"Oh, well, it's nice to meet you Orihsam-San." Baaya smiled. "I am Baaya, the maid of the Fujisaki family." She curtsied.
"…Nice to meet you." Rima muttered. Rima had been to Nagihiko's house once before, when Yaya begged him to take them. Rima had been shocked of the size of his house, as she was now.
"You look a little familiar… Have we met before?" Baaya wondered.
"Huh? I don't think so…" Rima lied. She faked a smile. "I should get going. I just stopped to say hello to Nagihiko. See you…later." Rima turned around, and left.
"Well… that was awkward." Kusu-Kusu said.
"Way to say the obvious." Rima muttered. "I should be more careful. I knew Baaya recognized me! I'm supposed be dead…" That frightened Rima still. "Whatever, I'm sure Yaya's worried. Let's go." Rima ran, using her inhuman speed, to get home. Not to Rima's surprise, she was right about Yaya.
"RIMA-TAN, WHERE WERE YOU?" Yaya exclaimed. "Yaya was worried!"
"I, um, got some blood." Rima said.
"Why did it take so long?" Yaya moaned.
"…I accidently killed a dog that belonged to…someone." Rima muttered, not saying the full truth. Rima sighed, deciding to tell Yaya the whole story.
"You killed Nagi-Tan's dog?" Yaya exclaimed. Rima nodded. "You always manage to be connected to him in some way…"
"It was by mistake!" Rima moaned. "It was some strange coincidence that it was his dog… Darn it, I forgot to tell him that…" Rima realized she was thinking aloud, and that she really didn't want Yaya to hear.
"Tell him what?" Yaya wondered, curious.
"Ah, uh, nothing!~" Rima lied.
"Sure…" Yaya said, her eyebrow raised. Pepe looked suspicious too.
"Well… I forgot to tell him I was sorry I killed his dog." Rima lied, knowing Yaya wouldn't believe her. Yaya thought for a second.
"Well… Wait a minute, you just said that you did says sorry!" Yaya exclaimed. Rima cursed under her breath.
"Uh…" Rima hesitated. "Whatever, it isn't important. Let's, err, do something!" Yaya stared at Rima, suspicion in her eyes. "W-We can get candy!" Yaya's eyes lit up.
"R-Really? YAY RIMA-TAN IS SO AWESOME! THANKS RIMA-TAN!" Rima smirked. Yaya was so easy to figure out.
"Sure, why not?" Rima wondered, even though it was early in the morning. She pulled her hair up, and disguised herself as "Nega."
"Let's go!~ Nega-Chi!" Yaya said, grinning. Rima's smirk disappeared. Rima sighed, but followed Yaya. Yaya hooked her arm with Rima's and made their way to a candy store. Yaya's eyes widened at the sight of candy. Rima liked seeing Yaya's excitement. It was adorable; like a little girl seeing candy for the first time…
"M-Mashiro-San?" Rima forced herself not to turn. Out of the corner of her eye, she recognized the face, and wanted to die. It was Kirishima; the boy whom she had a small crush on.
"…Are you talking to me?" Rima wondered, hiding her nervousness. So she was taking the Amu route here…
"You look like someone I know…err, knew." Rima faced Kirishima, watching him. His eyes were on the ground, preventing tears. Oh geez…
"Okay. Sorry for your loss." Rima muttered, turning back to Yaya.
"Mashiro-San was always friends with Yuiki-San… I could've sworn I saw her that day! You are Mashiro-San, I know it!" Rima was extremely happy she couldn't blush or sweat. "I know Nagihiko is hiding something…"
"Look, I'm sorry I'm not your dead girlfriend." Rima muttered. "My name is Nega Orihsam. I'm not this 'Mashiro-San' you speak of. Sorry."
"Orihsam is Mashiro backwards… This isn't a coincidence!" Rima froze, unsure what to do. Kirishima grabbed Rima, and pulled off her sunglasses, revealing Rima's doll face look. Oh no! "Mashiro-San!" Kirsihima exclaimed, kissing her. Yaya gasped. The whole candy store stared at them. Rima tried to escape, but she was unsuccessful. She didn't want to be kissing Kirishima; especially when she was a little hungry.
"Control yourself, control yourself!" Rima thought, but her instincts took over, as she bit his lip and sucked his blood. Human blood tasted so much better than dog blood…
"What's going on?" Rima heard someone yell. Rima tried to stop herself, but she couldn't. The taste was too good…
"Bala-Balance!" Kusu-Kusu tried to yell, but Rima wasn't listening. She kept sucking his blood. She let go of his lip, and moved to his cheek. Ah, there was more blood… Rima tasted it go through her body, the great taste sinking in…
"Rima-Tan, stop!" Yaya moaned.
"It is Rima-Chan!" A girl exclaimed. Suddenly, senses came back to Rima, as she suddenly stopped biting Kirishima. His face was awfully pale… Oh no, Rima killed him! Rima was horrified, stepping back. She felt sad, and immediately remembered her birthday, when Kirishima was super nice to her and gave her presents and asked her out… A shadow crossed over Rima's eyes.
"Stop right now!" Rima froze, seeing the Vladimir guy from yesterday. Oh great… "Don't worry everyone, we are here to exterminate the vampire!" He held up a gun. "This gun has garlic in it. If we shoot her with it, she will be stunned, and then we can use the one way to kill her." Rima had to run, she knew it, yet, her legs wouldn't move.
"Wait, don't kill her!" Rima heard Yaya scream. Vladimir turned to Yaya, who had tears in her eyes. "She didn't mean to kill him! She couldn't control it! If Rima-Tan could take it back, she would! I know her!" Rima uttered a small smile at her friend. "Rima only wants to be human, and that's it! It isn't her fault! Please!"
"Your friend has changed." Vladimir said calmly. "She does want to kill him. She's simply an evil vampire." Now was her chance. Rima looked at the window, and without thinking too hard, Rima jumped through it. After breaking the glass, Rima landed on the ground, and fled as quickly as she possibly could. Wherever she needed to run, she had to go… It was a living nightmare!
"Kusu-Kusu I'm sorry!" Rima moaned, wanting to cry hysterically. However, she couldn't. Kirishima, the boy she once liked, was dead, thanks to her. Everyone knew she was a vampire. She was being wanted. Rima was done.
"Rima, you didn't do anything on purpose!" Kusu-Kusu reassured.
"What if he was right? What if I did change?" Rima whispered.
"Rima, you didn't change!" Kusu-Kusu reassured. "Maybe you're a vampire now, but so what? You still are the same person! You're just Rima!" Rima forced a small smiled; just Rima… Rima sat down on a bench, hoping they wouldn't track her.
"I hope Yaya's okay…" Rima whispered softly. "I left her in a bad place…"
"You had to flee." Kusu-Kusu reassured. "Don't worry so much about Yaya. She'll be fine. They don't want to hurt her." Rima nodded. That was true; they only wanted to kill Rima. Just Rima…
"Mashiro-San!" Rima looked up, and saw Tadase and Kukai walk over to her. They sat down behind her.
"Tadase, Kukai…" Rima muttered.
"Yaya's okay." Kukai reassured. "That Vladimir fellow, he's looking for you. Everyone knows you're alive. Yaya was able to contact us. Don't worry Mashiro, we're all in this for you! We won't let them kill you!" After the sentence everyone knows you're alive, Rima didn't care. Rima was frozen.
"…My parents…Do they know?" Rima wondered, scared for the answer.
"…We don't know." Tadase admitted. "The same thought came to us as well. Amu-Chan is going to try contacting them." Rima nodded.
"What's she going to tell them?" Rima wondered. "I'm a vampire? I'm going to be killed? Your daughter murdered someone?"
"Mashiro, we aren't going to let you die, so don't worry!" Kukai said. "Have you met any of us? We are neglecting Easter now to protect you!" Kukai grinned.
"Mashiro-San, you didn't murder him." Tadase said. Rima opened her mouth to protest, but Tadase continued. "He's being hospitalized right now. He might not be dead! Remember that fan-boy you accidently attacked? He is okay! The same could be for Kirishima-San. Even if it's not, he could still be a vampire. You didn't attack Kirishima for that long." Rima nodded slowly.
"So, I think you need to rest!" Kukai said, grinning. "You really had it today! It's only one o'clock! Why don't you relax?"
"Where will I rest?" Rima grumbled. "Vladimir is looking for me. I don't even sleep anyway. Look, I'll be fine!"
"Oh yeah, we forgot to tell you something!" Kukai said, grinning. Rima was annoyed at his grin. "This is actually quite funny! So, did you kill a cat at all?" Rima nodded, remembering.
"Yes… That was the first thing I had…" Rima said.
"Well, we just saw a vampire cat!" Kukai said. Rima looked at him, confused. "It was acting like a vampire cat! It was sucking a mouse's blood!" Kukai was laughing now. "Nagi and I saw it, both frightened at first." Rima really didn't see the humor in that, but she shrugged it off.
"Okay." Rima muttered.
"The coast is clear." Rima heard someone say. Rima looked up, and saw Utau. "Ikuto is on the lookout. You can go."
"Thanks Utau!" Kukai said, grinning, and high-fiving her. Utau didn't high-five him back.
"Whatever. You should get moving." Utau muttered.
"Okay! My own heart, unlock!" Rima didn't know what was going on, but suddenly, Kukai was transforming into Sky Jack. Flying on his board, he picked Rima up, and flew her through town.
"K-Kukai!" Rima exclaimed, surprised.
"I forgot to mention this part!" Kukai exclaimed. "Apparently, Kairi had this tree-house when he was younger, so we're taking you there!" Rima sighed.
"Okay." Rima muttered. It was interesting, flying with Kukai. Human or vampire, Rima never felt the experience of flying. It was really cool. Suddenly, they found a tree with an opening, and Kukai dropped Rima down the hole. "K-Kukai!" Rima exclaimed, falling.
"Whoops!" Kukai yelled from above. Rima continued to fall, until someone caught her, and put her down. Rima was hoping it was Nagihiko, but it was Kairi.
"Are you alright, Queen?" Kairi wondered.
"…I suppose." Rima said. However, she wasn't exactly in the best of moods. "Why do you have this tree-house?" Kairi turned a shade of pink.
"W-Well, I used to play here when I was younger…" Kairi admitted.
"Peek-a-boo!~" Rima and Kairi looked, and saw Yaya, grinning. Yaya walked over, and hugged Rima. "Rima-Tan! Yaya's sorry she told you to get candy! Yaya was so worried about Rima-Tan!"
"Yaya, it's okay… Thanks, for trying to get rid of Vladimir." Rima said, a small smile coming to her face.
"Don't feel bad, Ace." Kairi whispered. "You did handled the situation really well. You called us all just in time." Kairi pushed some of Yaya's hair back, and Yaya's face turned bright red. Rima looked at Yaya, surprised.
"!" They heard someone scream. "We're stuck!" Rima knew it was Amu.
"Joker, wait one second." Kairi said, character changing with Musashi, and hopping up the tree.
"How did Amu get stuck?" Rima wondered to Yaya. Yaya shrugged, grinning mischievously.
"Rima-Tan, you realize there are two people…" Yaya said.
"Uh…Okay…?" Rima said, confused.
"AHHH!" Amu shrieked, falling face first down the hole.
"Amu-Chan!" Rima heard Nagihiko cry. Nagihiko was with Amu? Amu fell, before Rima nor Yaya could catch her.
"Are you okay…?" Rima wondered, walking towards her.
"Yeah…" Amu said, rubbing the back of her head. "Eheh, Nagi and I got stuck on a branch. My shirt got stuck on the branch, and, well, it broke through, and I fell…" Rima sweat dropped.
"Amu-Chi!" Yaya said, giggling. Amu glared at Yaya. She looked at Rima.
"Are you alright Rima?" Amu wondered, worried. "I heard what happened, and I was worried sick!"
"I'm…fine." Rima lied. Amu hugged Rima.
"Don't worry, your safe in the tree-house." Amu reassured. "We're all here to protect you. Ikuto's out watching to make sure you're okay…" Amu smiled, thinking of Ikuto. Rima suddenly wondered how Tadase was going to get Amu... Suddenly, Nagihiko dropped down, a perfect land on his feet.
"Rima-Chan!" Nagihiko exclaimed. Yaya's eyes narrowed.
"Déjà vu…" Yaya grunted. Nagihiko ignored her.
"…" Rima looked at Nagihiko. "You… were friends with Kirishima… right?" Nagihiko nodded slowly. "I've been killing what means a lot to you today…"
"Killing my dog Rakkih and Kirishima; neither of them was your fault. It was Kirishima's fault anyway." Nagihiko said. "Besides, you didn't kill yourself; that's what means a lot to me." Rima didn't know what to say. The other three were "minding their own business."
"Nagihiko…" Rima hugged him suddenly, surprising them both. "Look… I love you. I want to go out with you." Rima hugged him tighter.
"Me too." He admitted. "I kind of thought we were going out already though…"
"Yeah, Yaya's with Nagi-Tan! People kissing every two seconds are definitely not just two people that happen to know each other!"
"Yaya!" Amu exclaimed. "This really isn't our place to just interrupt them…"
"Uh…" Rima didn't know what to say, so she put her head on Nagihiko's shoulder, and glared at Yaya.
"Stop glaring at me!" Yaya moaned. "You're creeping me out!" Rima let go of Nagihiko. Suddenly, there was a knock on the tree-house.
"Uh, uh, what was the plan?" Amu wondered.
"…We didn't exactly have a plan for people knocking on the tree-house…" Nagihiko admitted, lowering his voice to a whisper.
"I'll see who it is…" Kairi whispered, going outside of the tree-house.
"Hello, my name is Ursa. I need to talk to the vampire girl." Rima froze. They knew where she was, they were going to kill her!
"I'm sorry…a vampire girl?" Kairi wondered.
"We both know that you're lying." Ursu said. "Look, I'm not going to kill her. I just wanted to offer her a deal. You all can be around while I negotiate with her."
"What makes you think I'll let you in?" Kairi wondered.
"It's a deal that involves turning her back into a human." Rima's mouth dropped open. Turning into a human…?
"Let her in." Rima said.
"Rima, how do you know she's being truthful?" Amu whispered.
"I don't know…" Rima admitted. "However, I want to turn into a human really badly. Amu, you don't understand. If I'm human, I don't need blood, I can be myself again!"
"Rima-Chan, it won't be that simple…" Nagihiko muttered under his breath.
"Still, it's more simple than being a vampire!" Rima snapped. "I just want to try, okay?" Nagihiko smiled at her, and nodded. Kairi led Ursa into the tree-house. Ursa had two blonde pigtails, both wavy. She wore a long lavender dress.
"Well, hello dear." Ursa said to Rima. "As you may have heard, here I am, here to offer you the chance to become human."
"How exactly will you do that?" Rima wondered.
"A little something called magic." Ursa said, grinning. Rima didn't understand that, but then again, if vampires were real, magic wasn't too farfetched. "Here's the deal. If I turn you into a human, back to the qualities you missed, you know, being able to sleep, drink, eat, no blood, etc. If I turn you back to human, I need something of yours." Rima looked up.
"What… do you need?" Rima wondered. She was anxious now.
"I require something important of yours. You cannot know what it is, until it is gone." Ursa said. Rima thought for a second. What did she have that was important? Rima didn't know, but she wanted to be human so badly, that whatever she had to give up didn't seem important. "So, are you going to take the deal, or pass up on this golden opportunity to become human once again?" Rima thought. She looked at her friends.
"I…" Rima hesitated, unsure what to say. "I…I'm in."
If you are a Disney fan, like me, I'm sure you know what Disney movie and song I got the idea for Ursa from. Think of her name! Well, I hope there are no fans of Kirishima... So, I hope you enjoyed this chapter! Review!