A/N: Time for more shameless advertising! I've actually written another DL story called Engraved Bites. If you like the idea of the Sakamaki's being cruel monsters with few redeeming qualities then read that story. It's actually rather twisted now that I think about it.
Anyway...!
TheTranslator001: getting into Ayato's head is easier said than done, but I'm glad he's still a creepy fucker! I'm so happy that you don't! So I'm not the only one who thinks that. Thanks I'll do my best! There's a lot of exclamation points here...
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Tsuna felt almost suffocated on the ride to school. Ayato had insisted on sitting next to her and had even pushed Kanato out of the way to do so. Shifting somewhat she pressed herself closer to the window in an attempt to create a personal space bubble. However the vampire noticed this movement and grabbed her waist dragging her so close to him she almost sat on his lap. Thinking about it logically, as logical as one could think about vampires, she guessed that this was a display of his dominance over her. Of course she had already thought he was the dominant one after he bit her in the neck and proceeded to try and rape her. The thought brought a sour taste to her mouth and she once again tried to move away just to come into contact with his cold hand.
"You're making her uncomfortable Ayato-kun." Laito pointed out with that ever-present smirk on his face. "Maybe you should let me have Slut-chan."
A low hiss emitted from the younger vampire and he put pressure around her waist. "She belongs to Ore-sama perverted bastard."
"For right now, but what happens when I take her to a special classroom of mine?"
Before the argument could continue the car stopped out of the school and Tsuna practically flew out of the car. Scrambling up the steps she gripped her bag a little tighter as she opened the doors of the school and was immediately assaulted by warm air and the quiet jabber of students. Shutting the door behind her she was unsurprised to find a pale hand stop it from shutting all the way. She backed up as Shu opened the door and stared down at her with a piercing blue gaze. It was as if he was searching for something in her eyes and would never be satisfied until he found it.
"Oh, Shu-san." He tore his gaze away from her to a teacher. "I would like you to stay after school today so I can help you with some lessons."
Seeing this distraction as an opportunity to leave Tsuna quickly went to her classroom and sat towards the front of the room. She was ten minutes early, Reiji believed that being on time was the same as being five minutes late, so having time to kill she carefully touched her left jacket pocket. There was an obvious lump there and she was terrified that the brothers would notice and investigate. Should they say anything she had managed to stuff tissue in as well.
"Knowing them they'll accuse me of stuffing my bra." The thought was humiliationg but she was desperate at this point. With Ayato becoming dangerously possessive she didn't know how much longer she had to survive in this place.
Her attention shifted somewhat as a few students began walking in. She still didn't have a very good relationship with anyone, but they had by now stopped looking down on her so much, at least the normal ones the Sakamaki fangirls still hated her guts. There was one person in particular, a boy, who she would occasionally be paired with for group work because they had assigned seats next to each other. Daisuke she believed his name was.
He was one of the people to come in and he sat down next to her with an obnoxious sigh. This guy looked like someone straight out of your mother's talks of not getting involved with because they did crime. Tsuna didn't talk to him, mostly because she didn't know him that well, and he rarely talked to her. But they did have this odd tradition of acknowledging each other first thing in the morning or loaning pencils and paper should they need it.
"Owari-san."
"Morning, Soto-san."
Their little greeting stopped as the teacher walked in and began to ask for their homework from the previous night and other boring things lumped in with school. The tasks and continuous ticking from the clock seemed to go on for eons for Tsuna. Every few moments she would look up at the clock and would often catch herself unable to answer a question due to not being able to pay attention. The teacher claimed that there was detention later, something she would definitely get punished for, but she couldn't stop herself. By the time ten'oclock finally dawned her chest was beating so hard against her ribs she thought it would explode all over the floor.
Raising a hand she patiently waited for the teacher to notice her. "Yes, Owari-san?"
"May I go to the bathroom?"
He nodded and returned to the board. "Get a hall pass out of the basket first."
Standing up she walked calmly up to the front of the room aware that people were watching her. This fact made her squirm over the stares and quickened her steps until she finally left the first obstacle of getting to the church.
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Getting out of the classroom was the easy part, the harder part would be actually leaving the school. Her chances were pretty good, her class was towards the front of the school, but that called for almost nothing when there were other students and faculty roaming the halls. She sucked in a breath as she walked making sure to keep her hall pass in hand. Should push come to shove she could always say that the bathroom closest to them was out-of-order and that would buy her some time, but what if they checked? There was no way she could pull of a very long lie without a Sakamaki listening in on the conversation.
Rubbing her wrist nervously she continued walking, putting her head down whenever a student or teacher went by. This helped her keep to herself and no one noticed when she went up to the front of the school. Now all she had to do was pray that the baseball game didn't go on for too long and she could get away just fine. The lady in the front office liked a show that would start at ten and end at eleven. Most times she would ignore the students when it was on resulting in many crimes happening. However Tsuna wasn't trying to commit a crime, just run away from phsycotic vampires who used her for a blood bank.
Placing a hand on the cool metal door knob she paused. "What if someone's on the other side?" Her grip tightened. "They'll drag me back and then the vamps will know I was trying to run away!"
Closing her eyes and leaning her body against the door she added a little more weight at a time until she felt the cool autumn breeze blow over her body. Opening them again she found the entire front of the school empty. Just the faculty cars parked in the driveway and the very lonely road. Carefully closing the door she went down the stairs like a normal person since she was still so close to the school, but as soon as her feet hit the driveway she broke off at a full-blown run. Her heart once again began pounding but this time it wasn't fear it was...excitement. Not even stopping for a minute she flung open the gates and continued running onto the main road. Nothing else mattered anymore just getting into a busy part of the city so she could get a taxi to take her to the train station then she would be home free.
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The train station wasn't that busy ten-thirty at night. There was mostly hobos and prostitutes trying to make some cash on the late night folks. Being aware of this Tsuna kept a hand over the pocket that held her wallet and did everything in her power to stay away from them. She was sure they may have been good people, but she did need her money and didn't need to walk all the way back to the Sakamaki mansion.
Going up to the ticket counter she looked up at the map of places she could go to and felt her heart jerk when she spied Tokyo. This was it, there was no turning back at this point. If she failed then she would be going back to a bunch of crazy and very pissed vampires. Digging her wallet out of her pocket she pulled out the labeled price for a ticket. "One ticket for Tokyo."
The woman behind the glass window tapped at the machine before a loud buzzing and chinging sound came from it that reminded Tsuna of a bad dubstep song. Placing the freshly printed bit of paper on the counter the woman bowed and muttered something that Tsuna barely understood. Putting the ticket in her pocket she went to the loading platform and got on the car closest to the conductor. It may have seemed a stupid move if someone was looking for her, but she also doubted anyone would look here first because of that reason. Happy with this she sat down in a seat far from the door and mindlessly waited for the train to move. After ten minutes the train gave a low whistle before pulling out of the station with a high-pitched squeal that made her shudder, she wasn't sure if it was fear of just excitement.
The trip into Tokyo took an hour or so. The whole time Tsuna stared out of the window watching trees that were loosing their bright green leaves, small lakes, or villages that were growing up. The ride in itself wasn't eventful, she should probably be thankful for that bit, and he eyes widened when they finally pulled into Tokyo. Even at midnight the place was still abuzz with life, lights, and excitement. Never in her life had she seen anything quite like this and she wished Peter was there to share it with her. Placing her hand over her wallet again she gave it a squeeze before getting up so she could exit the train.
Stepping out onto the platform she was surprised at how busy it was. People wearing school clothes, business attire, or just very fancy clubbing clothes were all boarding the train. It made her uncomfortable and she did her best to squeeze by without being noticed. Leaving the tunnels she was thrust into the light of the city and buzz of people. Pulling out a crumbled tissue she opened it up to see an address written on it in green marker. Looking at the street sign she held up the tissue and grinned when she saw the address almost matched. "Six more blocks to go!"
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The church was wedged in between a restaurant and a tattoo parlor. The street itself was filled with people who either liked dressing up or had a lot of money on their hands. The church fit right into the fancy atmosphere with the tall stained glass windows and antique looking brown door with the large brass knocker. It was so different from the church back at home that she was unsure if she ought to go in. Rubbing her wrist she slowly went up the steps and took the cool smooth knocker in hand and gave a firm knock. The banging caused a cat on the other side of the street to mewl and run away and a few people to stare at her. Blushing somewhat she lifted up her hand to try again but the door opened revealing a middle-aged priest. He blinked in surprise before opening the door up somewhat wider revealing a dark interior lit by white candles.
"Good evening, Miss." He said in a whisper. "Was there something you needed?"
Tsuna took a deep breath and weighed her options. She doubted that a simple priest knew about the existence of vampires, perhaps his higher up would know something? "I need to confess my sins."
The man stared at her for several moments, his brown eyes probing her's before shaking his head. "I'm sure the Lord forgives you, now go and sin no more."
A force of disbelief smacked her so hard in the face she thought she could feel it burning. "Sir, I think I know how this works and you're-"
"I have said you were forgiven, now please go." He shut the door but Tsuna placed her hand in the crack of it. "Miss!"
"You don't understand I've done terrible things, your job is to listen to me!" She was breathing hard now almost at the point of tears. "Please?"
The man opened his mouth but instead of him answering someone else did. "Let her in, Takashi-san."
The door opened all the way to reveal a rather tall young man with a faded scar on his cheek, small brown eyes, and spiky blue hair. "Jun..."
He gave a toothy smile and opened his arms. "In the flesh, Kid."
Without thinking she tackled her brother reveling in the musky smell of pine that always seemed to linger around him. Seeing a familiar face in Tokyo felt almost like a dream and it was one she wasn't eager to wake up from. "I-I missed you so much! Thought I'd never see you again."
"It's okay, let's go inside so you'll be comfortable."
She nodded and allowed her brother to escort her inside. The place was a bit stuffy and smelled heavily of warm candle wax and dust. It had long wooden pews that had red velvet upholstery and the carpet was a dark blue that wasn't very comfortable to even her shoed feet. The large stained glass windows cast down long shadows that looked sinister in the dim light and almost eclipsed the image of Jesus and the Virgin Mary behind the podium.
Sitting down in the front row her brother nodded to his lackey before giving his full attention to his sister. "So tell me why I find my Kid sister pleading for Goro to let you in?"
She shifted uncomfortably for a moment before leaning forward. "I...I wanted to speak to the person in charge."
"Well you're talking to him."
"Really?" She could hardly believe it, her brother was always a trouble maker back home and had even went to Juvie for a whole year after beating a kid's head in. "I guess I shouldn't be surprised, Dad always wanted you to become a priest and take over his 'flock'."
He nodded. "Yeah, but I ended up insisting on training in Japan so he wouldn't look over my shoulder every few minutes speaking of which..." His eyes narrowed. "You haven't called at all."
"I know." She said, rubbing her wrist. "You wouldn't believe me if I told you."
"I can believe pretty much anything."
She took a deep breath and shook her head. "Don't call me crazy but...I was kidnapped by vampires."
"Vampires?"
She nodded. "They've locked me away the last month and a half. I managed to get away tonight and was hoping to ask a priest to kill them with whatever kills vampires."
Her brother stared at her for several moments before raking a hand through his hair. "That does sound unrealistic."
"Told you..."
"I can't really believe the whole vampire thing but if you've gotten mixed up with the wrong crowd maybe it's time for you to go back home." He said. "Even if you're not due back for a while..."
"I know." She looked down at the floor. "Can I call them?"
"Mom and Dad?"
She nodded. "Yeah, I really miss them."
Jun fished in his priest's robes and pulled out a cellphone and clicked a number. "Hey, you'll never guess who I have..." Her brother gave a small smile. "Yup, ran into her at my church."
A chill ran through the area and Tsuna felt the urge to run. It took over every single rational part of her brain and yet she couldn't heed it. Scooting closer to her brother she flinched when she heard the high-pitched creaking coming from the floorboards.
"I didn't think that she would be so stupid." A masculine voice said. "But then again I should have expected this out of the girl who stabbed a vampire."
Her entire body stiffened when she felt a gloved hand on her shoulder. "Running away like a frightened child and leaving us all in a state of confusion. Now how did you manage to get out of the school so easily? Ah, you're not even looking at me how rude perhaps I should just rip it out of you then? No? Hm you're shuddering now I can feel it under my hand."
Tsuna couldn't even speak. All sense of reality felt as if it ripped away from her the moment Reiji had appeared. She couldn't believe her brother would sell her out like this, leave her in the hands of monsters. She felt her body being jerked up into a standing position but she couldn't stop herself from staring at her brother. "I will wire the money to your account."
"Thank you, Reiji-sama."
Sama? Wasn't that the honorific that meant extreme respect?
"Jun?" She whispered. Yet he ignored her going straight to a small door on the other side of the room. She rubbed her wrist erratically as if the motion would save her from something evil and unknown. "Jun?"
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A/N: How many of you were expecting that? I was actually going to leave it without an author's note, but decided against it since...I have no idea. Anyway! I hope you all enjoyed this chapter and thanks for reading!