Ah, chapter two! It came out a lot sooner than I expected, really. I did not expect to post it in the same day! As soon as I post this chapter, I will start working immediately on the third chapter!
I woke silently. My body was sore, but that was nothing new. My body was always sore when I woke. Yet, somehow, this felt different. My neck hurt in multiple ways. I forced myself to sit up, groaning lightly.
"Ah. So you're awake." My head flew to the side, surprised that there was a voice around. I saw a tall male, who, for a moment, shocked me, until I remembered who he was. If I recall correctly, he was M-21. I flinched back, managing to increase the distance between him and me. He seemed to stare coldly at me, not amused. "I'm bored. Entertain me."
I hesitated. "How?" I lowered my head, but still stared up at him. He seemed to think for a moment. He opened his mouth, then closed it again.
"Is there anyone who would come searching for you?" I looked down at the ground and shook my head. "Do they think you're staying somewhere, or do you live alone?" I shook my head again. "Then what is it? Say something!" His anger caused me to flinch and I opened my mouth.
"Why should I tell you?" I spoke quietly, but I knew he could hear me when I was suddenly thrust against the wall. My eyes narrowed at him, but I did nothing more, knowing my life was at risk.
"I suppose it is trivial information. However... I would suggest listening to me. I can dispose of your life anytime I want." He glared furiously down at me.
"Then do it! It's not like I have anyone left to live for!" With one hand on his wrist, and a fury in my gut, I used my free hand to claw down at his underarm. He pulled back, surprised, and in turn, released my neck. He gripped his wrist, glowering down at me. "I won't go down without a fight, though. I don't want to die, but if it happens, I suppose you could say I would have no regrets. It's not like anyone would notice my absence." I paused, then continued. "So, what I am trying to say is that if you kill me, you won't have to worry about anyone searching for me. So, do as you please." Having stood while talking, I extended my arms out beside me, as though I was welcoming an attack. In all honesty, I was actually challenging him. Of course I don't want to die, but if it happens, then it happens. I wanted to see how far I could push this man.
M-21 did nothing. He simply... stood there, staring at me. "Keh. You sure are stupid." I looked to the side, only then noticing the bulky man, M-24 I believe, was also in the room. Beside him was the vampire who had bitten me. I flinched back, realizing then that I was in a room with three men, one of which was a vampire, and the other two were strong and violent.
"Yeah? I'm stupid for fighting back instead of accepting my death like a coward? Excuse me for being individualistic. Excuse me for not being the type of girl to sit back, cry, and beg for my life."
"You certainly begged last night." I blushed, even though I knew what he meant.
"It was my first encounter with a vampire. Sue me. I didn't want to be bitten, but at least I can see the stereotypical vampire tales are false. One idea did worry me; my becoming a vampire because he bit me. I'm still human, I see." I looked back up at the men. "But you can guarantee I won't beg again. Considering I assume you want vampires to be kept a secret, I won't be leaving for a while, if ever, right?" I crossed my arms, as I watched the vampire carefully. If I really looked, I could see he seemed nervous. Was he scared of these two? I suppose that would make sense. They did kick him yesterday. Rather roughly.
"Is that right? You're more intuitive than I originally thought. I think you will be entertaining after all." M-24 grinned as he, too, crossed his arms.
"Are you mocking me?" I glowered at him and he laughed. I guess I really was entertaining them. I suppose it doesn't matter how, just that I am. I looked over at M-21 to see him staring down at his wrist. My eyebrows furrowed as I watched it heal. It was relatively slow, but it was still healing fast enough for me to actually see it. "You aren't human either?" M-21 looked up at me, looking almost offended and upset. "May I ask what you are? Considering you don't have canines."
"What I am is none of your business." I could tell M-21 was mocking what I said earlier regardless of how angry he looked.
"Fair enough. I won't ask again." I shrugged, showing I didn't care either way. "So, um, where are we, anyway? Is there a shower here?"
"We're in an abandoned building. No one knows we're here. And, yes, there's a shower in the other room." M-24 spoke to me, gesturing to a door.
"May I use it? I'm sure you noticed I don't smell pleasant. And I need to clean my wounds." I absentmindedly rested a hand on my neck where the puncture wounds lie.
"Fine. Make it quick. We leave in fifteen minutes."
"That's plenty. Thank you." I walked past M-21, seeing as he was standing next to the door, and opened it. He seemed like he wanted to say something, but before he could get the chance, I shut the door behind me. "You peek, and I'll slap you." I called out behind the door. "Human or not!"
I took my shower quickly, happy to see the water did, in fact, work. I also noticed only male's cleaning supplies were in here. It seems I would have to settle with smelling like a man for a while. At least the shampoo and body wash smelt good.
So, then, did both use this shampoo? Or did M-24 not have to because he had no hair... My eyes narrowed at the question, and I laughed lightly.
"You almost finished in there!?" I quickly lifted a towel in front of me, afraid the door would open. Obviously, it was M-21 who spoke.
"Um... I don't have any clothes, M-21." I spoke softly, my face flushing.
"Oh... I guess you can borrow some of my clothes. Give me a second to get a pair." I heard the footsteps of M-21 walk away from the door. I stood staring at the door for not even a minute before I heard him walk back to it. "Here." I heard the door start to open, and before I could stop it, it stopped on its own. He'd only opened it far enough to reach the clothes inside. I grabbed them carefully from his hand, ensuring I didn't touch him.
"Thank you, M-21." He said nothing in response. He only shut the door, which was followed by rustling. Judging by the sounds, he didn't walk away from the door, but rather positioned himself in a decently comfortable position until I was finished.
I set the clothes on the counter and leaned over, folding my hair into the towel before straightening. I grabbed my undergarments, which I would unfortunately have to continue using. I did wash them, though. The problem... was they were wet, now. I glanced back over at the clothes M-21 gave me. At least he gave me dark clothes. I grabbed the shirt and held it in front of me. It was a simple long-sleeved, black shirt. I slid it on, chuckling when I held up my hands. The sleeves were several inches long. I looked over at the pants, placing a hand on my hip. "This will be interesting. Hey, M-21, do you have a spare belt? I'll need it, probably."
No response, just shuffling is all I could hear. When I heard the ting of metal against metal, I blushed. "I didn't ask for the belt you're wearing now!"
"What does it matter? Are you dressed?" I shook my head, then realized he couldn't see me.
"Just let me slide on the pants. Give me ten seconds." I quickly grabbed his pants and slid them on me, realizing quickly they were too tall for me, but otherwise fit my waist fairly well. I would still need a belt, though. Then, the door opened. "Jeez. I didn't really expect you to open the door. What if I had been lying and was sitting here naked?" He shrugged and handed me the belt he had been wearing. "Thanks, I guess. Just make sure your pants don't fall down." I examined his outfit, seeing the same thing as before, only this time, he added in a trench coat, similar to M-24's, only smaller, fitting M-21's frame.
"Whatever. Let's go. M-24 is waiting for us at the place we're meeting." M-21 turned from me and started walking to the door on the opposite side of the room.
"M-24 already left? Does that mean the vampire went with him? Those two seem to have some sort of... connection." I glanced around, seeing neither M-24 or the vampire.
"That is correct. Now, come on." M-21 stopped, then reached his hand out to me. I looked down at it curiously. "We have to get there quickly. You're human, so you're too slow. We're going my way." I lifted my hand, then hesitated. Apparently impatient, he quickly grabbed my hand and pulled be along as he continued to the door.
When we made it outside the building, for some reason on the roof, M-21, who was still holding my hand, pulled me forward roughly. "Ah!" I reached out blindly, and wound up landing against his back. Instead of him pushing me away like I had expected, he grabbed at my thighs and pulled my legs around his waist. Instinctively, I wrapped my arms around his neck, pushing myself against him. He was... warm. I closed my eyes, afraid of what he may do next.
"I would tell you to hold on, but it seems you already got the idea." Without warning, M-21 seemed to jump off the building. I pulled my head off of him and looked down, over his shoulder. We were some fifty feet in the air. Instead of screaming, I tightening my grip on him.
"If you kill me, I will kill you, M-21!" I yelled into his shoulder. I gripped tightly onto his shirt, making sure he couldn't drop me. Suddenly, we were falling. I wanted to scream, but I bit my lip painfully.
"That doesn't make any sense! And would you relax?! I know what I'm doing!" His voice held both annoyance and a hint of teasing. I pulled one hand away and brought it back down, hitting his chest.
"Don't tease me! I'm a human, I'm not used to this kind of thing!" I tightened my grip on his shirt as we launched back into the air for the third time. At last, when we hit the top of the next building, he stopped. I went to get off of him, but he grabbed my wrists, pulling me against him again. He shook his head then jumped off of the building, aiming for the ground. He landed gently.
I jumped off of his back quickly this time, certain this was the meeting place. I glanced around, seeing M-24 standing casually, alone. Where was the vampire?
"Where's the guy?" M-21 spoke, leaning casually against a thick pole.
"He's in the middle of eating not far from here. Unlike before, it seems like he's hunting properly. That brat really wasn't ordinary." M-24 glanced in the general direction the vampire had trailed off in.
"He barely avoided collapsing this time. I wonder how long this one will last." A wicked grin spread across M-21's features. This one? Does that mean they have, or still have, more vampire allies?
"Probably not long, as usual. Either from being unable to catch prey, or... being hunted himself." M-24 spoke, a serious look on his face. So, then he was the only one still around. Where do they find these vampires? I've never seen anyone look like that vampire before.
"Whatever it is, the outcome's already decided. The only important thing is when it happens." What on earth is he talking about? I listened silently, unsure of what exactly the two were talking about.
"Don't you think we should report about the casket now?" M-24 looked over to M-21, seeming to be uncertain about the topic.
M-21 paused in his response, then spoke, a glare eminent as he spoke. "Though it's bothersome, I guess we need to."
"I don't want to have to return early after an order to withdraw, though..." Return to where?
"Whatever the higher-ups say, we could just stay a little longer. When were we ever obedient...? As long as we end with the wanted results, it should be fine. Kukuku~" M-21 chuckled, a playful grin showing.
M-24 also grinned. "You're right. It should be fine. Kukukuku~"
"You two are crazy, aren't you? That's it. I've gone and got myself involved with two crazy people and a vampire." I paused, mainly for dramatic effect. "I'm so sorry, mom! I had no idea!" I dramatically threw my balled hands into the air, screaming up at the empty sky.
"I think the crazy one here is you, human." M-24 spoke to me, staring at me with a slightly amused expression. I grinned over at him. "Perhaps you'll provide more entertainment than I originally thought."
"I'm good at that. My..." I trailed off. "Oh, my name is Mirai! I know both of yours, but neither of you know mine. Mirai Jan, at your -forced- service." I whispered the 'forced' part, and laughed when they glowered down at me. "Forced or not, I'm staying willingly. Quite frankly, it's much better than how I was living before." I shrugged, and turned from the two, examining my surroundings. My eyes landed on a figure stumbling his way over to us.
"Oh. He's back." M-24 spoke as though he didn't care. I looked over to him, watching his eyes especially. They seemed lacking, really. In emotion, that is. If only a little, certain eyes did hold emotions, regardless of how people felt about the subject. Some are skeptical about being able to see what a person is really feeling by looking at their eyes, but I believe if the emotion is strong enough, you can see it. The only thing I could see in his eyes at this moment was annoyance.
I looked over to the vampire to see him covered in blood. His mouth and shirt held the most. I walked over to him, lifting my hand to his chin. "I suppose you won't be willing to keep care of yourself... You three really do need a female." I wiped his chin off with my thumb, removing some of the blood. I went to clean off his bottom lip, but pulled back quickly when his fangs appeared between his closed lips. "No biting." I went to reach for his lip again when he opened his mouth. "Don't be difficult!" I pressed one hand against his chest and the other I used to wipe his lip. Before I could touch his lip again, his raised his hand and shoved me down onto the ground. My eyebrow twitched.
My eyes widened when I saw the vampire slam into a wall. I looked to the other side of me to see M-24 lowering his hand to his side. "Why did you hit him!? What is wrong with you?!" I jumped to my feet, making my way over to the vampire quickly.
"Calm down. He can't feel pain anyway." M-24 spoke calmly, no remorse in his voice.
"So?! That doesn't give you the right to hit him!" I stood in front of the vampire now, and extended my hand out to him. He made no movements to take my hand, so I grabbed his forcefully and pulled him up.
"He knocked you down. Why are you helping him?" M-24 questioned. I managed to get the vampire onto his feet. I released his hand.
"Because I'm not heartless!" I spun around, my hand lashing out. "Unlike you two, I actually show compassion because I know how it feels to be treated like dirt! To be treated like I'm nothing more than a useless object!" I glared furiously at the two, and they seemed openly shocked. "Like I'm nothing more than an object to be used for their own benefit. I'm very familiar with it." I glared at the ground to my left. "So, because I know no one will show me the same compassion, I ensure I show enough to others to make up for what I don't get. You have a problem with that?" I still didn't face them, and turned away from them completely.
I apologized quickly for my words, saying nothing more. "Come on. We're going back to the safe house." I nodded and walked over to M-21. "What?" He stared over at me, his eyes slightly wider than usual.
"You're carrying me, right? Or are we walking?" His eyes narrowed back to their normal appearance and he nodded. He turned around and I jumped onto his back. He helped position me comfortably onto him and I gripped onto his neck. This time, my grip wasn't as tight. I trusted him just enough to be able to do this. If he wanted me dead, there were many opportunities he could have done it. I figure, why do it now?
Before I knew it, we were back at the abandoned building we were hiding in. I walked inside, remembering how to get down to the room. I went straight for the corner of the room I woke in just a few hours ago and sat down. I leaned against the wall and closed my eyes. I listened silently as the three walked in, M-21 and M-24 talking amongst themselves. The two fell silent.
I didn't open my eyes, and I certainly displayed no hint that I was listening to the two. They continued talking again and, while listening, I drifted off to sleep. It was cold, and that was the last thing I remember before I drifted off completely.
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