Disclaimer:I don't own the anime "Tactics". this anime/manga belongs to it's respected claimer, or claimers. I only own the story and the original characters that I'm using.
Authors Note:Sorry for the long wait. I had writer's block and couldn't think of anything to write. Anyway I you enjoy this chapter, I worked really hard on it. Forgive me if it stinks.
Chapter 2
When Haruka and Kantarou got to the morgue, Kantarou realized that they had a bit of a problem.
"Uh Haruka, I think we have a problem." said Kantarou, out of concern.
Haruka sighed and asked, "What's the problem?"
"Well for one thing, I'm pretty sure the medical examiner won't let us in there." Kantarou pointed out. He was right, the only way they were getting in the morgue were either if they were dead, or if they were detectives.
Haruka simply grinned and told his master, "Leave it to me, my friend." with that he walked into the building.
Kantarou wanted to know what Haruka was up to, but before he could ask Haruka was already inside. Kantarou saw Haruka talking to someone at the entrance, unfortunately he couldn't hear what they were saying.
Haruka came back out to get Kantarou five minutes later and said, "Well, let's get this over with."
Kantarou was still a little confused, "What did you tell them?" he asked.
"I said, 'We're detectives investing the murders.' I even included that we wanted to look at the bodies by ourselves." Haruka answered.
Kantarou smiled and told the goblin, "Good work, Haruka. Let's go." with that the two went inside. They had to see the bodies in order to find out whether, or, not a demon was behind the murders.
When Kantarou and Haruka looked at the bodies of the victims, they noticed something peculiar about their necks and bodies. The bodies were completely drained of blood and there were strange bite marks on their necks. Kantarou and Haruka both agreed that this was unusual. After about an hour, Kantarou and Haruka left the morgue and went to look for a place to stay.
While the two were walking around town, looking for hotel, Kantarou's stomach started growling.
Hearing the sound, Haruka turned around and asked his master, "Was that you, Kantarou?"
Kantarou looked at Haruka, a little embarrassed, and answered, "Yeah, that was my stomach. I forgot to eat breakfast."
Haruka was about to say something, but his stomach growled which meant he was hungry too. "Maybe, we should we stop have some lunch first." Haruka suggested.
Kantarou nodded and said, "Good idea." with that, the two went to a nearby restaurant and had some lunch.
After lunch, Haruka and Kantarou found a hotel to stay at and checked in. After words, they went around town and asked people about the murders. By the end of the day, Kantarou and Haruka still had no info and they asked about twenty people.
"This is going to harder than I thought." Kantarou said, with a sigh.
"Tell me about it." said Haruka.
As they walked back the hotel where they were staying, Kantarou couldn't help but think about the victims.
"Hey, Haruka," said Kantarou, "Did anything about those bodies bother you?"
Haruka thought for a moment, then he answered, "Now that I think about it, it was odd that the bodies were completely drained of blood and that their were weird bite marks on their necks. What do you think did this?"
"Call me crazy," said Kantarou, "but I think a vampire did this."
Haruka thought for a moment, then said, "It is a possibility."
When they got back to the hotel, Kantarou and Haruka decided to turn in. Kantarou went to the bathroom to brush his teeth, leaving Haruka alone to think.
'Maybe I could tell him now.' Haruka thought to himself, 'I mean it won't kill me to say it.' just then Kantarou came out of the bathroom, smiling at Haruka, then he noticed that Haruka was looking at him funny. 'Then again,' Haruka thought again, 'I'm not sure he could love me.'
Kantarou was getting a little weirded out by the way Haruka was looking at him, so he asked, "What is it, Haruka?"
Haruka, upon realizing that he was looking at Kantarou funny, cleared his throat and answered, "Nothing, it's nothing."
"Uh, okay." Kantarou said, not believing Haruka. Kantarou had a feeling that something was bothering Haruka, but he didn't say anything because he figured Haruka wouldn't want to talk about.
"Hey, Haruka," Kantarou said, sitting down next to Haruka, "Have you ever seen a vampire?"
Haruka thought for a moment, then looked at Kantarou and answered, "I don't remember."
Kantarou wanted to say something else, but he could a small green creature came out of nowhere and hugged him. When Kantarou looked, he saw that it was Muu-chan and smiled.
"Hey, Muu-chan." Kantarou said between laughs, "What are you doing here?" Muu-chan made a bunch of strange sounds that Kantarou seemed to understand. Apparently, she and Sugino were on vacation there and she wanted to see Kantarou.
Unfortunately, the moment was ruined by Sugino, who came in and started yelling at Kantarou for 'seducing' his beloved Muu-chan.
"Calm down, Lord Sugino," Kantarou said, holding his hands up defensively, "I wasn't doing anything."
Sugino, not listening to what Kantarou was saying, kept yelling at him, "Yeah, like I'm gonna believe that!"
Haruka grabbed Sugino by the arm and told him, "Knock it off. This isn't the time, or, the place to get into this."
Sugino simply turned to Haruka and snapped, "Don't you tell me to knock it off! If I catch him with my dear, sweet, darling, Muu-chan again, I'll run fork through his head!"
The yelling stopped when the guys all heard a knock on the door. When Kantarou answered it, he saw that it was Homura, from before. Needless to say, Kantarou was not very happy to him.
"Hey, I haven't seen you in awhile, Homura." said Kantarou, trying not to sound mean.
"It's nice to see you as well, Mr. Ichinomiya." said Homura, in his usual scary voice, "I was just wondering if I could see your friend for a bit."
"Haruka?" Kantarou asked, out of curiosity, "What do want to talk to him for?"
Kantarou didn't really like the idea, so he asked Haruka, "Do you think that's a good idea?"
Haruka thought for a moment then answered, "Sure. What's the worst that can happen, really?" and with that Haruka left the room and went with Homura, leaving Kantarou, Sugino, and Muu-chan alone in the hotel room.
Homura led Haruka out of the hotel and into a dark ally, far away from the hotel. Haruka didn't know what was going on, but he didn't say anything.
When the two stopped walking, Haruka saw a strange woman standing at the end of the ally. She had long black hair, crimson red eyes, and wore a black dress that reached down just below her knees, and a pair of black slippers.
The woman grinned evilly at Haruka as she said, "Well done, Homura, you've brought the goblin."
Haruka's eyes widened in shock when he heard that, he couldn't believe he was setup. Haruka summoned his staff, as he turned to Homura, glaring.
Haruka pointed his staff at Homura and, coldly ,asked, "What's the meaning of this?!"
Homura said nothing, only grinned evilly. Just as Haruka was about to strike Homura down, he felt a sharp pain go through his mind, causing him to fall to his knees in pain. Haruka then looked at the woman, who was grinning at his demise.
"What do you want?" Haruka asked, clutching the sides of his head because of the pain.
In response, the woman laughed and answered, "That's very simple, goblin, I want your masters blood. But with you around I can't very well get to him. So I'm going to kill you" with that, Homura took out a knife that he had with him, concealed, and stabbed Haruka.
"HARUKA!!!!!!" he heard a familiar voice scream. When Haruka looked to see who it was he saw Kantarou standing at the other end of the ally, his face full of fear.
Haruka, not wanting his master/friend to get hurt, reached out to Kantarou and said, "K-Kantarou…..r-run."
Kantarou then took out some rosary beads and his expression changed to one of determination, then he took a fighting stance and told Haruka, "I'm not leaving you, Haruka."
"Kantarou…..y-you have to run…..now." Haruka said, desperately.
Kantarou simply shook his head and began to chant a spell, but it didn't work. The woman smiled upon seeing Kantarou and started walking over to him.
"Your powers are impressive," she said, "but they won't work on me."
"KANTAROU, RUNAWAY, NOW!!!!!!" Haruka screamed.
Kantarou, reluctantly, was about to do just that, but before he could the woman opened her eyes wider and Kantarou couldn't move. The woman, seeing Kantarou's dilemma, smiled, held out her hand, and psychically pulled Kantarou towards her. When Kantarou was finally in her hands, she looked right into his eyes and caressed his face with her hand.
"What beautiful eyes." she said, "Killing you would be such a waste."
Kantarou struggled to escape, but it was no use the woman's spell weakened him.
"L-let me go," Kantarou said, weakly, "or, I'll kill you."
The woman laughed at Kantarou's threat and said, "How do you plan to kill me when that pathetic goblin couldn't?" the woman then held Kantarou tighter and said, "I'm going to make you mine." with that, the woman said a chant and smoke began to surround her and Kantarou.
Kantarou reached for Haruka and weakly called out, "H-Haruka….help me."
Haruka slowly got up, clutching his side, which was bleeding from being stabbed. He reached for his master, saying, "Kan-ta-rou."
Before Haruka could get to him, Kantarou and the woman disappeared and he, Haruka, fell to the ground. After Haruka fell, Homura smiled and fled the scene.
'I'm sorry, Kantarou.' Haruka thought to himself, 'I tried.' with that last thought, Haruka fell into unconsciousness.