Chapter 13

So here I am, working on another chapter. Hope you like (still) it! Oh yeah, I haven't been able to update lately since I have another story that's in desperate need of attention.

SO! Has Meiko finally entered the picture? Find out in Chapter 13! (Isn't that an unlucky number?)

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"Don't ruin your beautiful hands...Onii-sama."

"W-who are you?" I managed to breath out. The stranger was sliently strangling my neck with one hand with the other wrapping around my body. Yet, this grab almost felt more like, an embrace. The grasp was gentle yet firm, almost endearingly. What kind of vampire is this? Wait, Onii-sama...could it be?

"How mean, after all the years we spent together, you forgotten about me?" The stranger playfully whispered. No, it couldn't be...

"Meiko?"

In response, she loosened her grip around me and buried her face on my shoulders. Questions raced through me, where was she all these years? How did she find me? And how did she know of my curse?

"Onii-sama..." She whispered endlessly in my shoulders. I could feel small wet patches on my shirt, was she crying? This shocked me beyond words; Meiko almost rarely (if ever), cried in front of anybody. In the past, she refused to shed even a single tear when our mother died.

Questions then raced furiously in my head. Where had she been all these years? How did she find me? How did she recognize me despite my "transformation"? Was he alive as well? Yet, I kept those thoughts quiet and let Meiko embrace me. Suddenly, it started to snow. Amazing, I seemed to lost track of the seasons.

At this point, some part of me was aching. Was it because that I was finally reunited with my sister? Or maybe...could it be that I finally fell in love with her?

I made no move to separate the two of us. It was just me, the pathetic, ugly human, and my precious beautiful sister.

"So...she's who?" Miku cocked her head in wonder at Meiko, who apparently fainted but was still hugging me. There was something in her tone that I couldn't identify. It was slightly lowered and maybe...hurt? Or was it just my imagination?

"My sister"

"And why would your sister happen to be on the streets?" A certain teal headed monstrosity happened to pop his head out. I could sense that his hostility lessened a bit though; his tone was much softer compared to his hissing towards to me. Really? Was it because she was a girl?

"She happened to be missing for awhile but it appears that while I was out, there she was!" A believable story if not plausible. After all, it was most of the truth if not the entire story.

"Oh, then she should stay here with us!" Miku cheerfully concluded. Honestly, if this was how she usually treated other outsiders then might as well adopt a homeless human claiming that he was just "helpless and injured".

"Thank you Miku." I truly meant it. Here was my sister, all these long years. Perhaps when she would come to I could later question where she has been, and my younger brother too. Miku only flashed her signature grin in reply. What was with this girl?

I carried Meiko to my notably small room and managed to unhinge her iron grip on me. Then, I gently placed her on my bed and sat next to her, planning to let her sleep there for the time being. I, of course, would be forced to sleep on the floor, not that I minded. Well, it could be bearable if I slept sideways-

"Ni-sama...you...don't have to sleep on the...floor." She wearily pawed at my shirt. I turned to face my sister, now seeing a beyond exhausted vampire. What on earth could've caused that? No human interference, oh no, it had to be of another vampire.

"Don't try to talk; it'll just make you more tired." I urged. But would rest really heal the unknown damage inflicted on her? As if to respond, she collapsed, only to fall on my chest. I could feel the short, sharp breaths that she was inhaling. Was she having trouble breathing? No, we don't really need to breath. What was wrong with her?

"Meiko...?"

"Ni-sama...I...need...blood..." Oh. What was wrong with ME? Had I completely become human now? How could I have possibly forgotten? Without blood, vampires couldn't last very long. Well, no known vampire never really tested fate to see how far they could go.

Never mind that! What do I do? Meiko was obviously in a critical state; her breathing was almost fading and she was paler than white sheet. The only available blood source was in this household...Miku! Strangely, that thought was downright repulsive and quicking brushed away. There was always Mikuo, but did even he deserve to go through the painful ordeal of being fed on? Of course!

Still, knowing Meiko's state, she'd probably suck him dry and resulting in his death. If Mikuo died then Miku would most likely blame herself, and where would that leave me? Wait a minute, wasn't I human too?

I could offer myself

"Drink my blood then." I carefully lifted her face to my neck. I couldn't believe what was happening; I was actually sacrificing myself just for the sake of two measly humans! Damn this curse to all eternity if I got out of this alive.

"B-but if I do, then Ni-sama will-"

"It's ok, I trust you." For some reason, I felt that she wouldn't suck me completely dry. Even though the possibility of death was unbearably near. Strange really, alll this time as a human I had feared death, now here I was, welcoming it.

Meiko hesitated slightly but gently bit my neck. The bite was sharp and quick, still, I had no idea that it would hurt this much for those who were bitten. I refused to even utter any sound of pain, for I knew that Meiko would stop then she would eventually die of lack of blood. After getting over the shock, I felt like my very life force was being sucked out. Was this the painful ordeal that every bitten human went through?

Like a reflex, I then tried to shove off Meiko. Unfortunately, my strength was almost completely drained out and it was only when I fainted on Meiko's shoulders that she stopped.

Or least I thought she did...

How many times did I have to relive that experience in my dream? The never-ending sharp slash aimed at my neck then draining my own, yes, my own blood. Only this time, the unknown attacker withdrew, leaving a thick trail of the crimson liquid.

The repulsive stuff was covering my entire body, to the point where I could actually taste it. But like the last time I tasted blood, it tasted simply vile and awful.

At that moment, I just wanted to die. Unlike other times where I was just comfortable with the idea of it, I wanted it now. To welcome death so I could escape the harsh painful reality of this world. After all, in my vampire life, it was just an everlasting illusion while this life was a punishment for...

For what? For some reason, the answer was lost beyond me. Well, that didn't matter anymore, the door of death was an arm's reach away.

But just before I could even grasp the handle, some unknown source was stopping me.

"No..don't do this." Judging by the voice, it was a girl.

"Why not? I have nothing left to live for." I continued on, pushing the unknown voice away.

"Please...for me."

That caught me back, though I didn't know why. Why would I continue on living for someone I didn't even know. But before I could turn to face the voice, my sight whited out.

Oh, I was waking up?