Love in Dark Realm
By AngeL From Chaos
This is a plain story about a secret vampire clan, the Lamias, who were believed that they are just one of those myths. The folk tellers often describe them in three words: Immortal, brutal and lethal. Despite of these characteristics, there are capital laws that are strictly prohibited when dealing with humans: Limit their blood lust and don't dare to fall in love with humans. But what are the consequences for rule breakers like the princess of the dark realm, herself, Sakura Kinomoto?
However, there is this mystical book of the Legendary King Lacudra that possesses an ancient power to bring the dead to life… in exchange of someone's soul.
A/N: Love in dark realm is actually a comic strip of mine that's why I decided to publish it on the net, too. Yeah, right! I sketch this on my sketchpad! Anyway, this is just my 1st fanfiction to be submitted on this site so. Please pardon me for having some grammatical errors. I am not that expert in English grammar but I'll try my best not to have errors. It will be my pleasure if you'll review / post a comment.
Chapter 2: The Charming Killer LoverAs the comely night shaded the city of Aegis, nocturnal creatures begin to get active. The night crows onset their flapping of wings and flew high. On the east side, night parties were celebrated. Robbers got their opportunities to sneak inside the resident's places. But despite of all these happenings, some elegant creatures are having a rare business. They were feasting, not with food, but blood. Not just blood from medicinal snakes but human blood to be precise.
Sakura's fellow vampires began hunting and seeking for prey. The vampire's sense of sight was clearer at nighttime. And they were more powerful and irresistible to humans in the dark. They were so cunning that nobody could resist them. Who could have resist their charming illusions? Elegant. Sexy.
One of the victims was an innocent girl at the age of ten. She was crying. "Mom! Dad! Wake up, please?! There's a… a…" she pointed the dark lean figure that lurks his prey. The girl was shaking as she tried to wake her parents but it's too late. "Mom! Dad!" she cried heavily not noticing they were already lifeless.
"They won't wake up, little lady" the guy from the shadow uttered with a low, husky voice. "Now, come to me if you still want to live" he offered his hand to her.
"No! Why?! You killed my parents!" the wailing girl shouted, still clinging to her mother's cold hand. "I hate you so much!"
He walked towards the pathetic child and revealed his personality. He was cool and handsome anyway. His eyes with blue whirlpool were tantalizing. "Stop crying…" then his blue eyes turned into cold gray orbs that stared at her weary eyes that tilted with his.
She seemed hypnotized with his gaze that made her drowsy. The fragrant lad embraced her. "Sleep my little darling…" he whispered as he smelled the sweetness of her bare neck. It was soft to touch. So innocent. So pure.
The petit girl was paralyzed until the guy kissed, licked and pierced her neck with his snake-like fangs. She winced and tried to fight back as if a mouse trying to escape from the fangs of a cobra. Useless. Her paralyzed body made her helpless and surrender. Every blood speeding through her veins was sucked by a merciless predator.
When he was finished, he wiped off the blood from his lips. "Ahh, I feel like… Full of strength!… So powerful and… Immortal!" he laughed and left the home of the doomed.
The very next morning came. Syaoran got up from his bed for another school day. Yes. School day, the same eight hours of the day. "Hmm… Sakura…" was his first word for that morning. He had a dream of Sakura. Syaoran recalled his dream.
Flashback:
"AaAaAhhh! Somebody help me!" an unknown voice crept over Syaoran. "Please, help me!!!" the voice continued like struggling in prison.
"Where are you?! I'll help you! Answer me!" he ran as fast as he could but couldn't find any traces where the voice is coming from. Syaoran was inside a deserted castle that seemed like a hunted house. He felt like being engulfed by a maze. A maze with no finish line. "Where are you?!" his voice kept echoing around the castle.
"I'm here! At your back!" came the voice. A naked chained woman appeared on the site. "Syaoran, save me…"
Syaoran turned and saw the girl, but couldn't see her face. He could remember that voice. "Sakura…" he quickly ran towards the chained lady. But as he was about to view her face, a cloaked guy blocked his way.
"And who are you to rescue her?" came his voice. His hood prevents Syaoran from seeing his face. "You better get out of this place if you still want to live" he said. "This is my own business so keep out!"
"What are you going to do with her?!" Syaoran gritted his teeth. "Let go of her!"
"None of your business! I'll just treat her like what I've done to your father." The cloaked human pulled out the head of Syaoran's murdered father. "You like it?" he laughed aloud.
Syaoran was stunned of what he saw. "You…" his fists tightened, full of revenge. "You'll repay for this! I'll kill you, bastard!" he was about to attack the man but he was suddenly awake.
End of Flashback:
"I'm definitely sure he's the one who killed my father…" he thought and Sakura popped out from his mind all of a sudden. "Sakura, what is she doing on that scene?" Syaoran shook his head and got ready for school.
As Syaoran walked on the streets, he saw kids playing with their daddy. "Haha! Daddy can't catch me!" the kid stuck out his tongue and continued to tease his dad. The playful kid ran as his daddy chased him.
Syaoran watched them with loneliness. "I could still remember those moments with my dad…" he thought recalling some sweet and peaceful moments with his father. Since his mother died, Syaoran's father was the only one who takes care of him. And now that he's already gone, Syaoran was all alone. Fortunately for him 'cos his auntie adapts him.
Finally, Syaoran got the strength to control his tears. "Hey!" he heard a naughty voice. It was Takashi Yamazaki as usual. "Have you heard the gossip here??" Yamazaki asked with a serious look and Syaoran stared at him blankly.
"I'm fed up of your stories, dude" Syaoran started to walk ahead of him.
"It is rumored that there's this vampire who lurks the streets when the night strikes!" Yamazaki replied. Syaoran never believe on such folks.
"Another stupid fact. When exactly will you stop questioning me those kind of topics?!" Syaoran growled, turning his head thirty degrees to Yama-kun.
"Are you scared? Haha! Tell me you are scared!" Yamazaki teased him. "You don't have to always pretend having a brave heart! Haha!" he continued.
"Huh? Me? Scared? That word is out of my vocabulary! I'm minding you! Future detectives have a brave heart!!" Syaoran said once again.
"Oh, here we go again. Anyway, I was just joking…" Yamazaki laughed.
As they ambled the streets, they heard people blabbing words. "The Saunders family, they were murdered last night." Said one resident. "Yeah, the murderer wasn't found nor identified. They found no traces on the crime scene! No fingerprints or left belongings!"
Syaoran listened discreetly. "No traces? That murderer must be an expert or perhaps, professional in killing." he thought with wonder.
"Hmph! They lie! Don't believe them!" Yamazaki murmured.
The news continued. "What they only found is a double sting! Similar to the past murdered old man!"
Syaoran was puzzled. "A double sting again? Who could have done this?" he was beginning to be curious, his feet stopped.
"See? Vampires exist! They are true! As for that crime scene, vampires were the only suspects! Oh no! What should we do?! I think we should collect gallons of Holy Water for protection!" Yamazaki implied.
"Shut up! How many times will I tell you that they were just fiction characters?!" Syaoran nearly shouted.
"How can you prove that?"
"They're not true. C'mon, we're gonna be late for classes" Syaoran changed the topic that made Yamazaki more interested.
"Tell me you're really scared. Why? Have you seen a vampire?" Syaoran remained silent so Yamazaki continued to tell stories about vampires as they walk to school. "You know that here, in Aegis City, vampires were said to live several centuries ago. Aegis City was known before as the City of Sarcoz, they got this name from the word sarcophagus. Sarcophagus is a larger coffin. And the city of Sarcoz was ruled by King Lacudra. Lacudra was a ruthless king and was believed to be the original vampire and oldest ancestor of the modern vampires today."
Syaoran pretended to be cool as he listened, not looking at his friend.
"And so, King Lacudra began to hunt and multiply his kin. That was the moment where vampires spread on the city." Yamazaki said.
"Where did you get those facts, huh? Are you inventing a story? Again?" Syaoran asked with disbelief.
"Ofcourse I have read it on books! An ancient book! You want me to lend it to you? Vampires are interesting to study!" Yamazaki opened his bag and inserted his hand inside. "Actually I have it here."
Syaoran sweatdropped. "Yamazaki is totally weird sometimes." He thought and got the book from Yamazaki. "Where did you find this book?" he asked browsing the pages.
"In our old library! My dad gave it to me thinking it was a trash. But as I read its pages, they sound interesting." Yamazaki explained. "The author of the book is still unknown." He watched his friend turn the pages. "So, it seems that I already caught your interest on vampires, huh? They may be legends but you can learn something from them."
Syaoran sighed. "I dunno… Still, I'm not yet convinced." The heat of the sunlight made Syaoran disconcerted even more. And as we all know, sunlight lessens the powers of vampires. He recalled a flashback… so bloody and mysterious.
Flashback… a cute and younger Syaoran said to his beloved father. "Daddy! I'm sleepy!" he was riding on his father's back.
"Okay, son, now go to your room while I prepare for your juice." His father put him down and Syaoran obeyed.
He went to his room and waited for his father. "I wish he'll make it fast… I'm sleepy, really sleepy" he thought yawning and stretching his arms.
But more than his expected time has elapsed and his father wasn't in his room. Until he heard a scream and breaking of glasses. "Huh? Daddy!" Syaoran rushed outside his room to see what was happening. Blood was everywhere. And his father was lying on the floor, headless.
Syaoran saw everything with his naked eye. "DADDY!!!" He ran to his blood-spilled father, crying. "I'll kill whoever did this to you! Swear it!" he promised to himself coldly. "Those cold eyes and tall black figure…"
End of flashback… "I was only four that time… Those cold eyes… I saw them clearly… fangs… with leaking blood…" Syaoran shook his head. "Argh! Darn it!"
When they got into the campus, Syaoran received the girl's morning greetings as usual. It was his daily routine. "Hi Syaoran! Good morning! We have prepared cookies for you!" the group of girls approached him with glistening eyes.
Syaoran received them kindly. "Thank you…" he appreciated it smiling and headed to his classroom. As he walk toward his seat, he was surprised to see a bag. "Hey, who owns this?" he pick up the pink shoulder bag from the chair.
A fellow classmate answered. "Well, I dunno. But she's kinda new student."
"She?…" No wonder it's a pink one.
"Yeah, she… a girl transferee…" came his classmate's reply.
"Oh! Is that so?" Syaoran returned the bag on the seat, looking at it curiously.
The teacher came. "Good morning class. I'm so sorry for being late because I'm organizing my class list." He greeted with the usually happy face. "You have a new classmate… Come here, Ms. Kinomoto!… You can show up now." He signaled the green-eyed girl.
Then a girl stepped in. "Hi!" was all she said. …So simple. …So cool.
Yamazaki looked at Syaoran. "Her face is kinda familiar, isn't it?" he asked tapping his ballpen on his desk.
"Definitely familiar! She's Sakura!" Syaoran said cheerfully with a little bit surprised. "I can't believe she's here. Who would have thought that we'll meet again?"
"You can sit beside Li Syaoran," the teacher pointed at Syaoran's direction. Sakura stared at Syaoran who was somewhat confused. "Be friendly with your classmates" he added.
Sakura sat beside Syaoran. "Hello Sakura! We meet again!" he greeted.
"Yeah, hi there…" Sakura greeted too. Her eyes met his in a second then looked at the bag.
"You left your bag. Here." Syaoran handed her bag.
"Gee, thanks a lot" She never smiled at all.
Breaktime came:
Syaoran was looking for Sakura but she was found nowhere. "I wonder where she is." He searched for her on every corner of the campus and asked one student. "Have you seen Sakura?"
"I saw her in the library." Came his classmate's reply.
Without falter, Syaoran headed to the library. There he saw her browsing books in the shelves.
"I need to find that book… The Book of the Legendary Vampire… Where is it?… I couldn't find it!… It should be somewhere in this city…" Sakura said to herself. "Darn it…"
Then, Syaoran surprised her making the books fall . "OoOoPS! Sorry!" Syaoran apologized and helped her pick up the fallen books. "Aren't you taking your snacks?"
"No,…" she replied irritated, not looking at him. Vampires have less appetite on human food.
"So are you staying here all the time?"
"Nope… just um…" she wavered.
Syaoran cut her words. "Then can we have our snacks together?" he asked confidently. He waited nervously for her answer.
"Well… It's okay…but…" she answered.
Again, Syaoran cut her speech. "Don't worry! It's okay! People around us won't mind if they saw us together!" Syaoran said happily and blushing.
"It's not what I'm thinking…" Sakura snapped.
Syaoran held her arm and dragged her away from the library. "Hey! Wait! Your grip was tight!" Sakura protested.
"Sorry… " Syaoran smiled and eased his grip. Then a group of girls blocked their way. "Li Syaoran…" a black-haired girl with buns on her head called him.
"Meilin!" Syaoran was still holding Sakura's hand. Meilin glared furiously at the two.
"Kinomoto, who the hell are you to cling with my Syaoran?!" Meilin moaned angrily.
Sakura was annoyed. "Hey, girl… I am not clinging to your boyfriend. You see? He's the one holding my hand" Syaoran blushed, still holding her hand.
"But you're holding back his hand! Jerk!" Meilin growled. "Stop holding each other's hands!"
Sakura pushed Syaoran against Meilin. "He's all yours, Meilin, okay?" she walked away, frustrated.
Syaoran watched her. "Sakura! Wait!" he ran to Sakura.
"Syaoran?!" called Meilin, blocking his way. "Why are you so eager to be with that Kinomoto girl?"
"Ah, shut up, Meilin! You really ruined my day, 'ya know?!" Syaoran smirked and left Meilin who stood there like an invisible barrier. He chased Sakura. "Sakura!"
"Err… You'll pay for this, Kinomoto!" Meilin said furiously as she stomped her right foot. Her friends tried to calm her but they failed to do so. "Leave me alone! Bullshit!" she growled to her friends. Hearing so, her friends left.
Syaoran catch-up to Sakura. "Sa.. kura…" he said breathlessly.
"Now, what?" Sakura turned with crossed arms.
"I just want to tell you that Meilin is… She is… She is not my girlfriend! I swear!" he said it aloud that most of the students around heard him and watched the scene.
"Could you please stop that crap! You're making yourself embarrassed with other people!" Sakura frowned. "And I don't care whether she is yours or not. It's not my business, anyway." The book of the Legendary King Lacudra appeared in her thoughts. "My business here is all about that book. Wherever it is, I'll find it! I'll surely find it!" she thought.
So they went to the canteen and had their snacks together. "Vermillion Institute is a nice place, isn't it?" Sakura began the topic. "Lots of friendly people…" she paused. "Except for that Meilin girl! I am not going to like her!" she continued seriously.
In the meantime, Syaoran was full of thoughts that even Sakura couldn't read nor analyze them clearly. "Why is it everytime I try to read his mind, his thoughts kept on blocking my way?" Sakura thought puzzled. "…Rare"
"I was just thinking… I… I mean, are you mad at me?" he asked.
"Huh?" one of her eyebrows raised.
"Because you sound irritated whenever I approach you. Perhaps you're reacting like this because you already have a boyfriend," Syaoran paused. "Your boyfriend must be a jealous type! Am I right, Sakura?"
"What the heck do you think you're talking about?" Sakura asked with a confused look.
"So you do have a boyfriend…"
"I don't have. And I don't plan to have one." She answered. "Not with humans!" she thought.
"But what if someone says that he admires you? I like you, Sakura." Syaoran looked straight to her eyes.
"Having a relationship is out of my mind. You hear that?" Sakura has no reaction at all. "I don't care with your feelings, either." She finished her words.
Syaoran felt so down and heartbroken. "Oh, that's not nice to hear." He said with his head low. He took a sip of his iced tea and stood. "Um, I gotta go. Yamazaki is waiting for me." He left Sakura, walking somewhat awkward.
Sakura watched him go. "He likes me that fast? How weird? We just met the other day. Anyway, it doesn't matter. He's just a human. I'm so sorry for you, Syaoran. I'm just obeying our sacred laws…"
As Syaoran paced, his mind is flying with recklessness and pain. "I didn't expect this to be like this. She didn't even gave me a chance…" he thought sadly.
At the rest of the class, he's quiet. "Darn me! Stupid, I am! I shouldn't be affecting myself like this!" Classes were dismissed a few hours later.
"What? You're busted? How come?" Yamazaki asked his secluded friend. "I can't believe your charm had failed to attract her!"
"I dunno… it's just that… she doesn't care if I like her. It's too painful…" Syaoran paused. "And it's disappointing"
Yamazaki tapped his shoulders. "You don't need to worry about that girl. She's such a boring person!" He interrupted.
"Can't you say something positive to her?!" Syaoran snapped, shouting.
"OoOo… Okay, she's nice then…"
As they went right on the street, Syaoran felt something creepy. "SsShh… Be quiet!" Syaoran warned his friend and looked around.
"Now what?" Yamazaki was confused and scanned the surroundings too. "There's nothing amiss here, anyway. The street is void"
"I'm feeling quite uneasy on this blunt street…" They heard slow and quiet footsteps from behind and the two turned back. He was wearing a blue twill jacket with a hood. Yamazaki didn't like the guy's appearance.
"Hey, dude! Are you looking for a fight, huh?!" Yamazaki defied the guy who was standing still. "Hmph! Those looks of yours won't affect me, jerk!"
"Stop it, Yamazaki!" Syaoran restrained Yamazaki. "Don't be a bully!"
"This guy needs to teach a lesson!" Before Yamazaki could ever make his first move, Syaoran dragged him away from the guy.
"You'll be in my arms tonight!" the cool and mysterious guy thought. "But first, I have to find my Sakura." He smirked and continued to stroll the streets. "Sakura Kinomoto, princess of the vamps! You are only mine. Haha!" Eriol Hiiragisawa murmured as he threw his head back and laughed. He was Sakura's suitor in the vampire world. Well, that's what they know about it… that he's Sakura's suitor – for some unknown reason.
Another night shattered the day and Eriol was still strolling the streets to locate Sakura. "I know you're just around, Sakura." He thought. "But I can't easily detect her."
Syaoran in the mean time had his duty on the Emerald Bar. "Yes, sir. Just a minute." He was not in good status and as he held the ray, it slid from his hands. There fell a pair of bottled wine.
Mr. Morton heard it. "What's the matter with you, Li?" he gritted his teeth. "You have to pay for that damage!"
Syaoran knelt and started to clear the spill. "Sorry, sir." He wanted to beat himself because of his own folly.
"Sorry isn't permitted here! If you have any personal problems, then do not put your sympathy here!" Mr. Morton chided and left Syaoran. All customers were watching the scene.
Later, a footstep was heard. "Let me help…" a familiar voice offered. Syaoran turned his head sideways to see the person.
"Sakura? What are you doing here?" he asked puzzled with a stern look.
"Bars are my favorite hang-outs at night… Then I saw you…" Sakura lowered her body to help Syaoran fix the job but he stopped her.
"No! Thanks! I can do this by myself! I don't need you here!" Syaoran said as he dodged her hand. Sakura didn't expect this and was shocked. She stood and tried to read his mind to know what was bothering him. But as it happened lately, his mind blocked her mind reading. Syaoran's mind was full of thoughts and had a mixed emotions.
"Oh! Alright! Now, continue your work as you wish." Sakura said snobbishly. Afterwards, she sensed a familiar and scary voice. "Impossible!…" her goose bumps were there.
"There you are, Sakura." Eriol tainted her in the Emerald bar as he went inside. "We meet again." He walked towards her. "I never expected that you are here." He said stroking her hips and Sakura quickly pulled away. "Resistant huh?"
"What the hell are you doing here, Eriol? What do you want?!" she asked coldly resisting him.
"What I want? Perhaps, who I want then. You.. I want nobody else but you, my princess." Eriol uttered with seductive eyes. He tried to hypnotize Sakura with his glance but it didn't work 'cos Sakura looked away.
"This isn't the right time with your non-sense business, Eriol. You better leave me alone!" Sakura blurted and walked away.
"Hmph! I'll let you go this time" Eriol said with a smirk as he watched her go.
End of the second chapter
AngeLfromChaos
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