A/N: Final chapter of the arc!
TheTranslator001: I did too. Beating the shit out of anyone is wrong, it actually made me sick to write this, so I can totally understand getting worked up over a story. I'm glad you don't hate me! Nope! It sorta gets introduced in this chapter but the real fun/cruelty begins in the next arc.
TheSoulsDepths: I think you have too much faith/hope...Maybe not. Thanks, like I said it actually disturbed me to write something like that. My Dad would never hit a woman and taught my brothers as such, so it was just mind boggling writing that kind of thing. But yes, they're true nature is sadistic asshole and that won't be changing. No it's not and that is addressed, don't worry she's not going to have a random change of heart without consequences.
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Tsuna was alone when she woke up. She swept some of her hair out of her face trying to piece together what happened last night. She remembered sleeping with Ayato, just sleep, and getting bitten after she touched his face...She sighed and pushed herself out of the bed, almost tripping when she did. Ayato was still in the room apparently on the other side of it where the lid blocked it out. The vampire had a white towel wrapped around his waist and was staring at her with blank acid green eyes.
"Eh..."She flushed a dark red."I..."
A smirk curled on his lips showing off his fangs. "Like what you see, Chichinashi?"
The girl looked away. "W-why do people always say that? I know you could have thought of something less cliché! A-and I have no idea wh you're talking about."
"You're the one who's smelling rather sexual..." He walked over to her, his stride cocky and eyes brightening up. When he was close to her he tilted her head up and examined her face that was slowly becoming purple with all the blood pumping through it. "Maybe I should fuck you. Right here. Right now."
Her breathing quickened when he leaned down, his tongue ducking out to taste her lips. It was unsurprisingly cold and yet it still managed to make a shudder go down Tsuna's spine. "Ayato-"
"Hush, Chichinashi."
Backing up somewhat she turned away from him. "I need to get ready for school."
He stared down at the girl for several moments before allowing her to get up properly, yet as she walked away he looped an arm around her waist and kissed her full on, his tongue darting into her mouth. She squealed and backed away from him her eyes narrowing. "I don't want this, Ayato. "
He grabbed her again and nuzzled her neck."You want me." He brought her closer and she almost felt her heart set on fire. His cold body suddenly felt so warm that she was becoming dizzy and wanted to escape yet at the same time she wanted nothing more than for him to try his limits, see how far he could push her into breaking. She almost gasped as the thought crossed her mind but was silenced by Ayato's mouth. When he finally let go she turned her head away aware that she was giving all kinds of mixed signals.
"I..." She balled her hands into fists. "Just leave me alone..."
He frowned and pushed her away, the girl nearly falling over the cold metal lid in the process. "Get dressed, I don't need Reiji bitching at me."
She blinked and quickly nodded, taking her chances before Ayato could change his mind and rape her. Going down the hall she ran to her room and flung the door open just to see Laito sitting there with a smirk on his face. She held up a hand when the vampire opened his mouth. "I didn't do anything."
He pouted. "Slut-chan wouldn't even let me finish." He stood up and walked over to her, leaning down to sniff her hair. "Hm, nothing? You smell exactly like Ayato-kun and sex. Oh, don't say things like that? But they're true."
He pat her head in pseudo-affection and left the room. Leaving Tsuna to quickly dress before she could be attacked by vampires.
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Getting back to school Tsuna was assaulted by gossipers. All of them whispered as she passed by and would often openly gap at her as when they thought she wasn't looking. Sitting in her seat she arranged her notebook and pencils on her desk, doing her best to keep her head down and self-confidence up.
"I heard she was fucking a boy in the boy's restroom."
"I bet she was buying drugs."
"Maybe she's secretly insane?"
She slammed her zombie book open causing a Subaru fangirl next to her to jump in surprise before glaring at her. It was amazing how people could just outright judge a person without knowing them. If they knew of her current situation their cruel words would quickly change to sympathy and she would be the poster child for vampire victims all over the world. At this point perhaps she should just tell someone to see what their reaction would be. She swallowed a laugh, no one on earth would believe that and even if they did the Sakamaki's probably would pay for them to ignore her. That was the reason she went all the way to Tokyo to find a church instead of the one here.
Rubbing her wrist she shifted uncomfortably as more students filed into the classroom. Eventually Daisuke walked into the room with a smirk on his face. "Well, well, well look at what the kitty dragged in."
She rolled her eyes. "That wasn't good morning."
"And there is a mark on your face."
She flinched and placed a hand on it. "Really?"
He nodded. "Haven't you looked in a mirror?"
She did but seeing marks and bruises was becoming so common place she was beginning to overlook the majority of them. Getting up she grabbed her bag and began walking to the bathroom. "Hey, where're you goin'?"
She ignored him and continued out of the classroom. Going straight to the bathroom she grabbed the sink and stared into the mirror gasping at what she saw. A long red mark was on her cheek and threatened to bleed. Tears threatened to flow as she stared at the mark and immediately disgust went reeling through her. Last night's events went through her so quickly that she was kneeling on the floor and tears were flowing before she could stop them. Everything was so wrong with this, EVERYTHING! Hearing a toilet flush she wiped away the tears and stood up doing her best to look normal.
Yet...Wasn't she allowing this kind of thing to happen? She was the one who ran away when she knew it was against the rules. She invited their bites beginning to enjoy the pain that came with it as well as the pleasure. And now she was giving into the lust that seemed to follow Ayato wherever he went. She rubbed her forehead as she stared at her reflection trying to find any deformities that could tell her why she was insane. No sane person would allow themselves to be put in danger so often or to walk such dark lines willingly.
Maybe she was finally breaking? Perhaps deep within herself she could no longer take the constant pain and loneliness so she was breaking down, allowing them to get what they want so she could die? She scoffed and picked up her bag rummaging through it to find some makeup. So now she could add suicidal onto her continuously growing list of insanity, wonderful.
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Bringing the blanket over her head Tsuna threw the empty box of tissues onto the floor. They were piled next to a few psyche books, a box of chocolates, and plenty of plates that were once filled with mashed potatoes, ribs, and other American comfort foods. Now she was left with a stomach ache and eyes that were dry thanks to the constant crying. She was so tired of this life that she found herself entrapped in and wanted out. As her thoughts tumbled into dark places she didn't notice a vampire enter her room and stare down at her.
"Get up."
She curled up like a caterpillar. "What, do you want my blood?" A wrist peeked out from under the covers. "Go ahead and drain me already."
She gasped as she was dragged from under the covers her eyes narrowing as she tried to keep the light out of them. "You're really fucking pathetic. You manage to get out of here but when dragged back you act like one of Kanato's dolls."
The girl shrugged and lowered her head not looking Subaru in the eye. "Does it matter? I'm just the blood whore, remember?"
His grip on her wrist increased. "I told you words weren't the only thing to kill a vampire." His words were slow and measured as if he was afraid of saying the wrong ones. "You can't run from us, only kill."
"I tried..." Her body went limp and she sat properly on the bed. "I tried to kill you all but I can't figure it out. The more I push the more you push back...and now I've fallen and can't get back up."
Red eyes bored into brown. They moved past the layer of depression and desperation and found nothing more than loneliness. That spark of determination, that simple flame, was blown out leaving a never-ending darkness. She truly was a different girl than she had been when she first got here. Reaching into his pocket he pulled out a long silver knife and forced it into her hand, startling the girl.
"What-"
"That's how you kill a vampire." He said. "Confident words and a silver knife."
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The knife seemed to weigh so much in Tsuna's jean's pocket as she trekked down the halls of the mansion. Getting the knife from Subaru, a vampire of all people, felt almost like a dream. Then again if it was then her entire stay in the Sakamaki mansion should have been one giant nightmare that she would be happy to awaken from. But that was really besides the point, she had something to kill vampires with. It was the cheat code to get out of this horror game.
And yet she just couldn't let herself try it out on Subaru. It seemed cruel to kill the person who was helping her out of this situation. That didn't mean she wouldn't kill him if he tried to hurt her, it just meant as long as he kept his distance she wouldn't touch him. Gripping a banister she looked out the window as the sunlight danced across the water from the fountain and grinned.
Today she was definitely getting out of this place, but she refused to go just by herself. She knew she probably couldn't kill all the vampires and would end up leaving quite a few behind, all of them burning with rage thanks to loosing their prey. She honestly didn't want Ichigo to be in the mansion when that happened. The small maid always looked out for her and would usually be around to comfort her when things got too bad. She was the one who cooked all the goodies for her last night and had brushed her hair before the head maid had called her. Tsuna felt as if she owed it to the maid to take her and run away as fast as they possibly could out of this hell.
Going down into the kitchen she opened up a false pantry that showed a narrow staircase. She had once over heard a group of maids complaining how small this area was and how all of them couldn't sleep there. The staircase was dusty as if from disuse yet you could clearly see footprints that led down into the dark. Taking a deep breath she looked behind her before going inside. The area was damp and made her skin crawl as if spiders had happily jumped onto her body. The hall reminded Tsuna of a dungeon and she was just waiting for a skeleton to pop up and greet her.
Pulling her jacket closer she eventually came down to various doors that all had name plaques drilled into them, all the names written in Japanese with ink that was a dark rusted red. Finding Ichigo's close to the end she quietly knocked on it, holding her breath as she waited for an answer. When she didn't get an answer she placed her ear against the rough door, noticing the sound of heavy breathing. Deciding that she was asleep she placed a hand on the cold metal doorknob and slowly twisted it, wincing when a high-pitched squeaking emitted from it. When it was finally turned all the way she slowly opened it and found herself in a small room.
The floors were all wood that was in desperate need to be polished, but there was a long rectangular rug centered on it that was a dark purple. A small desk was shoved in the corner and had a three-legged stool pushed under it. The desk itself was cluttered with books, some makeup, and a basket filled with freshly cut roses. Nest to the desk was a trash can that had plenty of trash in it and could stand to be dumped out. And finally shoved in the corner was a bed, it was a small one that could fit only one person comfortably and had dark green blankets with red splashed on it. Sitting on the bed was Ichigo her face filled with confusion as she clutched a young unconscious man his chest barely moving, his breathing sounding hoarse and filling the entire room.
Tsuna could only stare at Ichigo's blood stained face her mouth going dry and nausea beginning to set in. "Y-you..."
"Owari-sama I didn't expect to see you this morning." She tilted her head to the side. "Is there something wrong?"
The girl watched as a drop of blood went down the corner of Ichigo's small lips and went down her chin. This looked like a scene from a horror movie all that was missing was a few bones in the corner. "You're a vampire?"
The maid nodded. "I thought it was obvious. Humans could never work for anyone as powerful as the Sakamaki, they would kill them the first full moon."
"But you were so nice to me..."
"Of course," The girl gave a large smile. "we're friends, right?"
She came closer to the vampiress and climbed onto the bed, pushing the half dead boy out-of-the-way. Ichigo's body relaxed and she put a hand on top of Tsuna's the smile growing wider as she did. "I'm glad you understand, Owari-sama."
"...I don't."
Before she knew what was happening the cold silver knife was in her hand and was going down on Ichigo's body. A shrill scream emitted from the vampiress as the knife sunk into her leg, blood splashing on the bed. She couldn't believe that all this time that she had been...friends with this thing. This cold-hearted murderer that had paraded being scared of the Sakamaki, but in fact was just like them. Tsuna pulled the knife out and pushed the girl back, ignoring her screams for mercy, and plunged it back into her body this time her stomach. No this one had to be worse, this one had pretended to care about her unlike the brothers who usually left her bleeding and alone.
Alone.
Alone.
ALONE!
The blade receded and plunged in and out faster now, blood splattering all over the walls and bed. She could no longer even see what was happening her pent up rage and hate consuming any rational part of her mind. She didn't want to be alone anymore, lied to, deceived...She...She hated everyone.
Without warning someone dragged her backwards, the grip on her waist causing her to cry out. "Let go of me!" She kicked at the person trying to get free of the no doubt lying grasp. Yet the person held firm and threw her against the wall, a loud bang echoing through the room. Blinking Tsuna sat up and stared at...Ayato. He was staring down at her with unreadable eyes that immediately set her on the defensive.
"Why'd you do that!"
"Look at yourself, Chichinashi." The girl frowned at his words. "I thought killing was against your religion."
Her eyes widened and she looked down at her hands. They were covered in bright red blood that stuck to every crevice of her skin. She dropped the knife as if it burned her skin and quickly turned around tears sprining to her eyes as she stared at the mangled corpse that was once Ichigo. Her body was so full of holes it was almost impossible to idenify her and her dress was ripped to shreds. Guilt when slamming into her and she clutched her shoulders not even able to breathe as the guilt snaked around her throat and cut off her oxygen.
She was a murderer.
The one thing she kept accusing Ichigo of being. Yet now that disgusting mantle was flung on her like some kind of morbid prize. Subaru hadn't given her the means to get out of the mansion instead it was a means to bind her here. She couldn't just walk away remembering what she had just done. Tears stung her eyes as they pushed their way through her tightly shut eyelids. She was a murderer and it would never go away, every time she closed her eyes Ichigo's mangled corpse would stare back at her.
She was truly a monster.
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Reiji stared at the hooded figure in front of him, a frown on his pale face. "So you managed to come and meddle in my affairs?"
A dark chuckle emitted from the figure as they walked over to the desk that Reiji was seated at, their steps small yet filled with purpose. "You know me so well, but let's cut out the accusations and get down to business."
He gestured to the seat. "Fine, let's begin."
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A/N: Hey! So now we finish the entire second arc! I can't believe we're twenty chapters into this story! So since we're about~ at the half-way point, I would appreciate it if you guys just answered a few questions. You don't have to, but I would appreciate it.
1. Are the canon character in-character?
2. Are the Oc(s) Mary-sues/Gary-Stus?
3. Does the writing flow?
4. Can you understand all the similes/metaphors?
5. Is it descriptive enough?
6. Is the dialogue okay?
7. Do you feel as if there are any scenes that could have been left out?
8. Are there any plot holes?
9. When the characters interact are the reactions believable?
10. Are the chapters long enough?
And that's that. You really don't have to answer, as I said before, but I would love it if you did so I can improve myself. Thanks everyone for your time!
