"Fangs"
"Can we just skip the wedding vows?" Aido asked, irritated with the woman in front of him. She urged the priest to say them while Aido objected. The guests gasped at how the 'couple' could be arguing at such an important time. "Skip them," he gritted through his teeth.
"Y-you may now kiss the bride," he shrieked, juggling the bible in his hands in fright.
His eyes rolled, groaning with annoyance. "Can we skip that too?"
"Hanabusa," Misha hushed quietly with a threatening voice, "you will kiss me now and you will enjoy it. My wedding day must be memorable." Her lips were puckering with eagerness to plant a fat kiss on him. "What happened to the cute Hanabusa back then who always clung to me and asked me to marry him? Did you forget your love for me already-"
"What a preposterous lie. I would never love a bimbo."
The guests were in silence as they watched the bride clawing at the groom. Surely, his father was embarrassed. "One kiss Hanabusa. Why don't we put on a show for everyone so you can get back to your lover?"
Aido grimaced in disgust. To place his lips on such potent ones - he'll be traumatized for life. He searched the room for Haruna, seeing her gone. 'She left... I'm glad.' If she were to see him kiss an ogre, he thought, she would never forgive him.
"I swear if you dare to open that mouth of yours and touch me with your tongue, I'm going to-"
He looked haggard, listening to everyone 'aw,' when she took the initiative and pulled him to her, kissing him. "You," he hissed, gagging at the same time, "I'll murder-"
"That wasn't so hard, was it?" His lips were contaminated with someone elses, he already felt the taste of Haruna's lips disappearing.
"I hate you."
Elsewhere. . .
"Did you decide on becoming a runaway bride?"
Haruna looked up to see Zero dressed in a fine suit. "Hunter-san..." She averted her gaze away from him. "You didn't go to the wedding?"
He sat beside her on the bench she decided to sit on earlier, "I was about to but then I saw you running away." He had followed her all the way here - she hoped he had not seen her crying. He decided to not pry any further, "So I heard the reason why Aido attacked that human the other day. Is it true?"
"True that I sold my body? Yes, it's true." He didn't show a reaction to her bluntness.
"Are you angry that I looked up your background?" She shook her head. She didn't think too much of the past anymore - Aido helped her forget. "Your feet..." He noticed her toes bleeding on the concrete. "Why wear such deadly weapons?" He picked up her heels, throwing them in the nearby trashcan.
"You-" She looked at the unflattering pair of sandals he brought out. She slipped her feet into them; they were comfortable. "I haven't worn one of these in such a long time..." Living in such a high class family, it was impossible to dress so casually nowadays. "You're not going to charge interest on me with this, are you?"
He shrugged, "No, but I'll be expecting a return payment one day. See ya."
She gave a sluggish farewell wave, "Ja ne, Hunter-san..."
Later
"Who is that woman! I'll chop her into pieces! Where's my daughter?" Haruna's mother yelled, causing a ruckus outside the Aido manor. "You damn child - I never should have entrusted my Haruna to you!"
Her mother had broken into a fit of rage when she realized the bride wasn't Haruna. If there was no security, she would have sucker punched Misha during the wedding.
Aido sighed, closing the curtains. "Have you found Haruna yet?" He asked his own personal search team. They pointed outside, showing Haruna walking solemnly towards home. "Haruna!" He pushed Misha aside, who was demanding Aido to pay attention to her.
Haruna was first greeted by her mother, who was directing her anger towards her now. "You stupid daughter! How did you manage to find such a-"
"Haruna!" Aido pulled her against him, "At least tell me where you're going next time; I thought you might've disappeared into the atmosphere!" Haruna's mother was instantly silenced by his sheer beauty, forgetting her rage.
She grinned, apologizing for causing his hair to go white. She noticed Misha standing by the doorway. "I'm confused, please explain to your mother here. Who is that woman and why is my daughter the one not married to you?"
Later
"And that's how the story goes," Aido ended coolly, setting his tea down while waiting for his mother-in-law to slap him for his absurd story. Fortunately for him, his good looks managed to spare him the pain.
"So, y-you're a vampire... and this is some scandalous lie because your father is corrupt?" Haruna and Aido nodded, ashamed that their life was so hectic. "Why didn't you tell me this before Haruna? You must have been suffering alone while... it's just like before. I'm a selfish mother, aren't I?"
"No, you're not," Haruna begged, "Aido has been helping me, so please don't hate him nor yourself. Come on mom, I'll send you home."
"But will you be all right? How do you stay calm with your fiance married to someone else?"
Aido wondered the same, but couldn't tell how she felt at this point. She was always so used to carrying burdens on her own, he worried when her strength would fail her. She nodded with little convincing. "I'll be back soon," she told Aido before leaving.
Her mother noticed her expression became tired once they left the house. 'Who says I'm calm, mom?'
Days Later
"How do you like it here so far, Misha? I hope Aido is treating you rather well?" Haruna couldn't tell why her father hated her so. Did money and status really make such a difference? She wasn't some rat.
Misha smiled warmly with polite manners, "I am enjoying the stay here so far. Aido has been..." She looked over to the blonde with a hint of bitterness, "adjusting." For the past few days, Aido had been ignoring her and giving her 'the look' whenever they locked eyes.
Everyone ate quietly; Aido's sisters whispered with laughter every now and then. "Excuse us, we're done eating. Come on Haruna." Aido pulled her away from the group, earning a disdain look from his father.
"Excuse me," she spoke too quietly, following Aido like a lost puppy. Of course, she had to since he was the only one able to protect her from the looks and snide comments from the others. "Are you tired already?" She couldn't help but notice how distant he's been since the last few days.
They both cleaned up after themselves and were ready to go to bed-
"Hanabusa, I don't see why we have to sleep at night. You know this is the time where vampires are awake, right?" The two froze to see Misha in their bed, getting comfortable like a queen.
Aido sneered, "Let's sleep in my bedroom Haruna," he led her out of the room.
"Hanabusa!" Misha jumped in front of the exit, "I've been patient with you for the past few days - this really wasn't what I was expecting when I married you."
Aido pretended to consider her thoughts, "Yes and I don't care. The deal with my father was to have a fake marriage with you to fool the public and my real marriage is with Haruna. Thus, I don't have an obligation to act as your husband behind closed doors. Sorry," he pushed her aside.
Haruna could see the girl's pale face turning red from anger, "This isn't fair! I didn't ask for this either!" Tears easily fell from her eyes, "At least acknowledge my existence!"
Aido sighed, "Stop crying. I'm sorry, okay? I'm not sure what I can do for you, but if it's sleeping with you or doing anything else that normal couples would do, it's not happening."
"Aido," Haruna looked at him pleadingly, "I feel bad for her. Maybe we can-"
"We are not all going to sleep in one bed together. Hell no."
Later
"How the hell did it end up like this?" Aido lay in the middle with the two women on either side of him. "This is supposed to be every man's dream, yet I'm not feeling too pleased with this." He stared at the ceiling, annoyed with how the situation turned out.
Haruna scooted to the farthest edge, feeling strange about their polygamy relationship. "Hanabusa, I can't sleep. It's night time and yet we're supposed to be awake-"
"The door is right there, feel free to leave anytime," Aido pointed the other direction. She gave a pout, irritated that he was a fool in love with a human. "Touch me and you'll die-"
"Aido," Haruna kicked him beneath the covers. "Be nice."
Misha smirked, finding it amusing that he was tamed by a mere girl. "So, do you believe in threesomes-"
"Itai!" Haruna fell to the floor with the question while Aido was stuttering with redness. "I-I'm sorry, but I'm not too comfortable with you speaking of such things," She stood up, wobbling with weak knees.
"The only person who I'll ever sleep with is Haruna, you third wheeler."
Next Day
Haruna placed the ice pack on Aido's swelling cheek, "She really is the devil," he hissed, wincing. Every day, she feared, would continue to be as violent as last night. With Aido's mouth and her temper, Haruna wasn't sure whether she would survive in their arguments.
"Hanabusa~" Misha smiled, "Did you learn your lesson?"
Haruna covered his mouth before he could say some smart response again, "Yes, he did. He won't be rude to you anymore," she promised. Aido muffled into her hands, watching Misha walk away with a satisfied grin.
"Why'd you let her win? This war isn't over yet!"
Haruna pulled him down from his seat, "Aido." He instantly shut up, wondering what she had to say this time. The past few days, his head had been filled with nothing but hate for the girl. Haruna felt stupid, but... she was jealous. "It's nothing."
He calmed down, his nostrils still flaring. "Aido I don't want you to be so angry. Can't we pretend as though everything hasn't changed?" Aido apologized with a kiss on her hand.
"I don't think that's possible."
'Aido... like this, it seems like she's already carved her presence into your heart. Please think only of me.'
Later
"Hey human," Haruna found herself in the garden alone with Misha. "You know, if you're really laid back like this, you might as well just hand Hanabusa over to me," she laughed, "I'm kidding."
Haruna didn't like the little 'joke.' Maybe the girl's family money made her spoiled to the point where she was really rotten. She laughed on the inside, cursing at herself for daring to compare Misha with Aido. The two were spoiled, but they were on totally different grounds. "Do you plan to take him away from me?"
"Are you nervous?"
"Hardly."
"Do you even have fangs, little puppy?" She asked, wondering how she could be so stoic. "Indeed, the idiot does have a soft spot for you. Did you know he used to have one for me?"
Misha chuckled at the sight of seeing Haruna stirred up. It could just be a lie right? Haruna didn't have to worry about it; she knows Aido loves her. "Cool," she simply said, trying to not be curious about what she meant.
"We were childhood friends."
"So I heard." Haruna continued to water the roses. She might have appeared calm on the surface, but inside she was desperately fighting to not succumb to her curiosity. 'It's just a trick. She just wants to rattle me up.'
Misha pulled the hose away from her grasp to get her attention, "You should've seen how needy he was for my love. He even went so far as to dig in the mud to find pretty rocks to make a necklace for me. If you knew how civilized he was, you'd be shocked to hear that. Here's the necklace," she pointed at her neck to show a pretty necklace indeed.
"Wow," Haruna nodded, "it is pretty." She snatched the hose back, "But you should've been here the other day. He went so far as to shatter a guy's tongue after he froze it because the guy was making snarky comments about me." Haruna was pleased with the surprised look on Misha's face. "If you knew how civilized he was, you'd be shocked to hear that," she smiled, patting her back. "See you around."
The vampire cursed, irritated to find out that the puppy did indeed have fangs.