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Chapter 18
Inuyasha's P.O.V.
After Hikara and Natsume finished off the moth demon, I had some questions to ask those two!
When Hikara got up and explained that what we saw was her vampire form, I asked her, "Why was that demon after you two? And why did I have to protect Kagome from you?"
They better have some kind of explanation 'cause things were getting seriously confusing!
Hikara sighed and said, "That demon came after us because it is part of a corporation called The Soul Eaters. They have laboratories that test on demons to try to get them to work for them."
She paused, looking like she couldn't continue.
"Hikara was of the demons that were taken to be tested on," Natsume continued for her.
Hikara looked at her sister, but spoke towards Inuyasha and Kagome. "Natsume has to tell you the rest cause that's all I know. Most of my memories were corrupted by the corporation."
I looked at Natsume. She sighed. "It all started when we were little..."
Flashback...
A 6 year old Natsume is looking after a 3 year old Hikara. Natsume's stepmother runs down the stairs yelling, "Run Natsume! Take Hikara and run as far away from here as you can!"
"Give me the children!" A man in a black suit with a gun comes running after their mother, shooting her dead.
Frozen in fear, Natsume could do nothing but watch as that man advanced towards them.
"Now come here children."
Natsume takes the crying Hikara and tried to run, but the man slips a cloth over her mouth and she blacks out.
End...
"When I woke up, I was in a small room with Hikara," Natsume continued. "The same man that had killed my stepmother came in and told me I would be living there from then on. He also told me to guard Hikara with my life if I wanted to live. So basically, I became her bodyguard. Everyday she went through these awful tests. One day, after one of the tests, Hikara was looking at the fake flowers they had in our room and said to me, 'Sister, I want to see real flowers someday. I want to feel the sun on my skin. Not all of these fake things.'That day I promised her that as soon as she was old enough and I was strong enough, we would run away into the outside world and live freely. That was a few years ago, and we made it out. But it seems those bastards haven't given up on us yet and are trying to hunt us down and bring us back."
After Natsume finished, I asked, "Well that explains one thing, but why did I have to protect Kagome from Hikara? She's our friend and your sister. Why would she attack us?"
This time Hikara answered. "You know how I'm a vampire, right?"
"Yeah, but what does that have to do with me having to protect Kagome from you?" I'm starting to get annoyed. Could she just answer the question already?
"I'm getting to that!" Hikara retorted back. "When I was in my vampire form, after we defeated the moth demon, I sucked his blood. The thing is, when I suck blood in my vampire form, I go into a hungry frenzy and yearn for more blood. When I'm in that state, I can't control myself. I pretty much go insane and attack anyone so I can quench my never-ending thirst…whether they're my friends or not."
My eyes widened. She's just like me when I'm full demon!
Kagome asked, "So what your saying is you can't drink blood in your vampire form or your desire for blood will take over and you just go crazy for the nearest source?"
"Basically, yes. This is also why I keep this necklace on. If I kept it off or lost it, I would become a blood thirsty monster that only knows hunger."
"That's why I hold the star pendent while she's transformed," Natsume concluded. "I'm the only one who's able to approach her, even when she's transformed."
I sighed as my brain digested the new information. God, I have a lot to learn about these two.
And I mean lots.
Although I couldn't help but think, 'Thank God they're on our side.'
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