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Chapter 8
Out in the mostly abandoned streets of Tokyo, Minako is seen running up the sidewalk, without signs of fatigue or tiring out. It isn't until she proceeds to start checking her sorroundings to find that she's in unfamiliar territory.
"Where am I?" Minako thinks to herself. "How far ahead did I run? None of these places look familiar!"
Suddenly, someone proceeds to start coming from behind.
Minako is seen still looking around, apparently not noticing the large man coming from behind.
"Hey, you." Said the man.
"Huh?" Asked Minako. She proceeds to turn around, now alert to the large man's presence.
"Care to explain to me why you're out so late at night, Miss? Isn't it past your bedtime or something?" The man proceeds to say, growing a more wicked looking smile as time goes on.
"Oh...Uh...Well, actually, now that you mention it, I was just on my way home. Excuse me." Said Minako. She proceeds to try and walk past the guy, who then proceeds to grab her shoulder.
"You know...now that I think about it...the night's still young. I'm sure there's still plenty of time for us to get to know each other." Said the man, whose voice is now becoming more unsettling and condenscending.
Minako knows exactly where this is going.
"I'm going to give you one chance to let go of me. I suggest you take it, otherwise you're not going to like what happens next." Said Minako.
At that moment, she feels herself get slammed into the wall. She grunts in pain as her body makes impact with the cold, hard stone.
"Little bitch...You have some nerve talking to me that way!" The man spews with anger. "But don't worry, this'll all be over soon enough. Heh heh heh heh heh heh..." The man starts to creep closer and closer to her, breathing down her neck. Minako's eyes proceed to widen, and with a sudden jolt, she proceeds to elbow the man in the gut.
"UGH!" Grunted the man in pain.
"You freaking ANIMAL!" Yelled Minako as she proceeds to swipe at the man. All that's heard is the sound of something detaching, and the sound of the man screaming.
"AAAAAHHHHH!" The man shrieks at the top of his lungs, the man is seen looking at his hand, now light two fingers, the wound spurting blood. "Wha...What the...WHAT THE HELL!? MY FINGERS!"
Minako looks at the blood spurting out, and slowly her eyes begin to turn black. However, she proceeds to close them, and starts to run off as the man continues screaming his head off.
"Why did you stop? You could have had yourself a nice meal there." The voice chimes in.
"That...was an accident...I didn't mean to..." Said Minako.
"Who're you kidding? It would have been completely justified." Said the voice. "You would have done the city a service by feeding on him. Probably would be too stupid to realize what's going on, and die when he walks in sunlight."
"Shut up! SHUT UP!" Yelled Minako as she keeps running.
"That blood looked awfully tasty...when was the last time you fed?" Asked the voice, inquisitively.
At that moment, the same pain that had been plaguing her earlier proceeds to start kicking up, and Minako lets out a loud scream as her whole body comes to a complete stop. As fast as a bullet being shot out from a gun, the agonizing pain comes back to her, and she proceeds to get on her knees, and soon onto all fours.
"Did you really think a cup was going to be all you were gonna have to drink? You're going to need more blood. A lot more blood if you want this pain gone." Said the voice with almost sadistic glee.
"AAAHHH!" Minako proceeds to scream.
Meanwhile, back at the Senshi, they're seen walking the streets shouting out Minako's name over and over again.
"Ugh, this is pointless, we're never gonna find her this way." Said Sailor Mars.
"Artemis, Mercury here." Sailor Mercury proceeds to pop in on her communicator. "Did Minako bring her communicator at all?"
"If she did, then she sure ain't responding to her messages." Said Artemis.
"Let me try calling her real fast." Said Sailor Mercury. She proceeds to push some button and begins to speak into the communicator once more. "Minako...Minako, can you hear me?"
No response.
"Well, it was worth a shot." Said Sailor Mercury.
"Man, this is gonna be harder than we thought. Minako could be anywhere at this point." Said Sailor Jupiter.
"Hold on, I'll try scanning the area." Said Sailor Mercury. Almost immediately the scanner proceeds to slide across her face. She begins to look through the whole area in question and finds nothing.
"Ugh, this is hopeless." Said Sailor Mars.
"We can't give up now, Minako is our friend." Said Sailor Moon.
Sailor Mars proceeds to sigh. "I know, I know. It's just...somehow, I can't help but feel responsible for this whole thing."
"What? What do you mean?" Asked Sailor Moon.
"Artemis mentioned the reason she ran out was because she saw that she changed in a photograph...You...you think the reason why the picture changed was because I fed her my blood?" Asked Sailor Mars.
"No, don't be ridiculous." Said Sailor Jupiter. "Look, whether the photo changed because that happened or because it's something else entirely, you did what you thought was right, Mars. Any of us probably would have done the same thing."
"I suppose...still though..." Said Sailor Mars.
"Mars, look out!" Yelled Sailor Jupiter. She runs up to her and pulls her back as a car proceeds to come up. The car comes to an abrupt stop.
"Sailor Mars, you really aught to be more careful, you could have gotten yourself hurt really badly!" Said Sailor Jupiter.
"I'm so sorry sir." Said Sailor Mars, now flustered and embarrassed.
The man driving the car is wearing what appears to be a professional looking black suit and red tie, his face adorned in shadow.
"It's fine, have a safe evening, girls." Said the man. He winds up the window and proceeds to drive off.
"Tch, hard to believe that the young ladies who defend this city day and night can't even detect a simple car. Some guardians." Said a beautiful young woman sitting in the passenger seat.
"Now now, my dear. Let's not be too harsh. They really shouldn't be underestimated." Said the man calmly and smoothly.
The car proceeds to make a turn, and disappears from sight.
On the rooftops, we see Tuxedo Kamen overlooking the city.
"Even now as we speak, the enemy makes it's move." Tuxedo Kamen thinks to himself. "This isn't the first time this has happened, the forces of darkness have risen time and time again...but in all the time that has happened...things never escalated this quickly."
Suddenly, a loud smashing noise is heard in the distance. Tuxedo Kamen proceeds to turn his head, and sees that a window to a building has been smashed into.
"Speaking of things escalating." Thought Tuxedo Kamen to himself. He proceeds to jump off the rooftop and heads towards the building. He jumps in through the smashed window, and proceeds to check his sorroundings. He notices that the area in question is cold, as if it were some sort of freezer. He notes countless shelves, all filled with small filters filled with red liquid.
"A blood bank..." Thought Tuxedo Mask to himself.
More glass breaking is heard in the distance, Tuxedo Mask moves silently. He hears the caps pop off the containers, and then someone licking and drinking the blood inside. Whoever's drinking the blood proceeds to drop the containers down on the ground, breaking them.
"Ah...Yes..." The being in question proceeds to groan in pleasure. The being, clearly a vampire is seen picking up more vials of blood, popping the caps and pouring the blood in their mouth. The vampire stops drinking, and perks their head up, hearing footsteps in the distance.
Tuxedo Kamen continues to move with caution, not wanting to alert the vampire to his presence. He turns a corner, and starts walking down another aisle, the shadowy figure running right past him. Tuxedo Kamen turns around and sees nothing there. He proceeds to keep walking forward, the vampire's shadowy image being reflected on the glass vials.
Suddenly, Tuxedo Kamen turns his head again, and sees nobody staring at him once more. He suddenly hears a loud thumping noise, and turns to look upward. Once again, he sees no one there, and keeps moving forward. As he turns, the vampire is seen looking down upon him, it's eyes glowing red with anticipation. Tuxedo Kamen stops for a moment, and turns around, once again seeing nothing. At this point, Tuxedo Kamen just starts slowly moving backward.
"HISSS" The vampire hisses.
Tuxedo Kamen turns around, and sees nothing there once more. Finally, he feels something attack him from behind, the force of the attack proceeding to kick him to the ground.
"UGH" Tuxedo Kamen grunts with pain. He hears loud and noticeable panting approaching him.
"How much...did you see?" The vampire questioning him.
Tuxedo Kamen proceeds to freeze up, and slowly turns his head.
"Min...Minako?" Tuxedo Kamen proceeds to ask.
The vampires eyes widen, and she proceeds to step into the light.
"T-Tuxedo Kamen!?" Minako proceeds to stammer, and then her eyes turn completely black. "You wouldn't mind being my first actual meal, would you?" She lets out a shrill hiss as she goes in for the attack, Tuxedo Kamen however proceeds to kick her in the face, causing her to get sent back a couple of feet.
"Ugh!" Minako grunts in pain. She lets out another shrill hiss, and proceeds to jump up on top of one of the drawers.
"Minako, wait!" Yelled Tuxedo Kamen. Tuxedo Kamen proceeds to jump up after her, only to find that she's once again gone. Her shrill hiss is heard around the complex as she's heard moving around the storage.
"This night just got a lot more difficult." Tuxedo Kamen proceeds to think to himself once more, now realizing that he's at the mercy of a bloodlusting Minako.
Comments: And I think that's a good ending point right there. Sorry I didn't post this chapter last week, but I figured I could use the week off. So yeah, it seems that Tuxedo Kamen is finding himself in a bit of a pickle, now finding himself facing off against a bloodthirsty vampire Minako. Will he be able to snap Minako out of this blood craze, or end up as her next meal? Something you guys are gonna have to figure out come next chapter. Thank you guys so much for reading this chapter, I hope you enjoyed it. Please leave your comments and reviews, as I love to hear feedback from you guys. As always, I will see you next chapter.