Disclaimer: I don't own Tactics, this anime/manga belongs to it's respected author. The only thing that's mine is the story.

Authors Note: Sorry it took so long to write this chapter, I had some writer's block. I hope this chapter is okay. Please, read and enjoy.

Chapter 3

Haruka awoke the next day, in a bed. He looked around and found that he was back in the hotel room that he and Kantarou were staying in. The door opened, and Sugino same with Muu-Chan on his shoulder.

Sugino saw that Haruka was awake and smiled, saying, "Oh, Demon-Eater, you're finally awake."

"How long was I asleep?" Haruka asked, tiredly.

"About ten hours, I think." Sugino answered, "Muu-Chan and I found you passed out in an alley, bleeding. Why wasn't Kantarou with you?"

Haruka's eyes widened when Sugino said that. He remembered everything from last night. He remembered being tricked into going there, he remembered being stabbed, and he even remembered Kantarou reaching for him when that vampire woman took him away. Haruka sat up, then grabbed his side in pain because a rose too fast. He looked saw that it had been bandaged, which was good.

Haruka then looked at Sugino with serious face and asked, "What happened after I left with Homura?"

Sugino sat down next to Haruka and explained what happened, "After you, left Kantarou seemed worried."

Flashback,

Sugino looked over at Kantarou, who looked worried, and asked, "What's the matter?"

Kantarou sighed and answered, "I'm a little worried that something bad might happen to Haruka."

Sugino tilted his head and asked, "What's makes you think that?"

"My scar hurt a little when Homura was here." Kantarou replied, putting his hand on his chest, were his scar was.

Sugino began to get worried himself; he knew what Kantarou's scar hurting meant and it wasn't anything good.

"Alright, we'll go look for demon-eater and make sure he's okay." said Sugino, and he, Kantarou, and Muu-Chan left the hotel.

Once outside, Kantarou told Sugino, "You and Muu-Chan go that way, and I'll go this way." Kantarou was just about go his way, when Sugino grabbed his wrist and stopped him.

"If you're going on your own, you should take these with you." said Sugino, handing Kantarou some rosary beads, "They should be helpful in a tight spot."

Kantarou smiled and said, "Thanks, Lord Sugino." with that, Kantarou, Sugino, and Muu-Chan split up to try and find Haruka.

End Flashback,

"I see." said Haruka, in a monotone voice, "What happened next."

"About five minutes later, Muu-Chan and I found you unconscious and bleeding in an alley. I figured you were attacked, so I brought you back here to heal. Muu-Chan and I decided to wait for him, but he never showed up."

Haruka's eyes widened in shock at Sugino's words. He couldn't believe what happened last night. He balled his hand into a fist and gritted his teeth. Sugino and Muu-Chan got scared, and Sugino asked what was wrong.

"Kantarou was abducted last night." said Haruka, threw gritted teeth.

"What? Are you serious?" asked Sugino, sounding a little bit concerned.

Haruka punched the bed and started crying, "He's gone, I couldn't save him."

Sugino put his hand on Haruka's shoulder and told him, "Calm down, demon-eater. Now, please, tell me what happened last night."

Haruka sighed and explained, "Homura led me into a dark alley saying he wanted to have a word with me, but it turned out to be a trap. When we got there, I was face to face with a woman vampire. She and Homura tried to kill me."

Muu-Chan and Sugino gasped, then Sugino asked, "What about Kantarou?"

Haruka held his head down and said, "When Kantarou showed up, he tried to fight the vampire woman and Homura and save me. But he failed. The woman said that she would make Kantarou hers and then she took Kantarou away. I tried to save him, but I was too weak."

The room was silent for a moment, until Sugino broke the silence by saying, "Demon-eater, as soon as you're healed we'll go look for Kantarou."

Haruka looked at Sugino, confused, and asked, "You want to help find Kantarou?"

Sugino nodded and said, "He means a lot to you, and that's reason enough to try and save him."

Haruka smiled and said, "Thank you, Sugino."

Sugino smiled back and replied, "Your welcome." and with that, he left Haruka alone to rest. Muu-Chan followed close behind.

Kantarou awoke feeling weak, his vision was blurry so he couldn't tell where he was. He felt like he was laying on something soft, like a bed. When he could see better, he saw that he was indeed in a bed. Kantarou sat up, rubbed his eyes, and looked around to try and figure out where he was.

A door opened and the woman from before came in. only this time she was wearing red dress.

"Oh, you're finally awake." said the woman.

The woman smiled and came closer to Kantarou, making back into the wall. She sat down on the bed, pinned Kantarou to the wall, and put her hand on his cheek.

"Beautiful. So very beautiful. Your eyes remind me of rubies" she said, "Your name is Kantarou. Am I right?"

Kantarou nodded, then asked, "Where am I? Why did you bring here? Who are you?"

The woman simply smiled and answered, "My name is Ramia, and you're in my house. I've brought you because I want you to be mine."

Kantarou's eyes widened and he asked, "You mean…like a servant?"

"No." said Ramia, "I mean like a mate."

Kantarou couldn't believe what he'd just heard. A vampire woman wanted him to be her mate, there was no way he was going to let that happen. He pushed Ramia out of the way and got off the bed to run for it.

Before he could get far, he felt something tug at his ankle causing him to fall to the floor. When Kantarou got back up, he looked at his ankle and saw that his ankle was shackled. A chain was connected to the shackle, which was attached to the bed.

He looked up at Ramia, who said, "There's no point trying to escape. You belong to me now."

Kantarou glared at Ramia and said, "No I don't. I'm with Haruka. I'll never be your's!"

Ramia grabbed Kantarou's arm and pulled him closer to her. When he was close enough, Ramia exposed his neck and got close to his ear.

"I think I can prove that other wise." she said, revealing her fangs.

Kantarou tried to get away from her, but it was no use she had a really tight grip on him. Ramia dug her fangs right into Kantarou's throat, making him scream in pain. She began to suck the blood right out of his body.

When Ramia was done, Kantarou went limp in her arms; he was really weak from having his blood drained.

Ramia then cut her own hand, held Kantarou's mouth open, and forced him to drink the blood that came out. As soon as he drank the blood, Kantarou felt a great sharp pain going through his body. He fell to the floor, holding his throat in pain and gasping.

Ramia simply smiled and said, "Soon, you'll become a vampire." she turned to walk out of the room, "I'll have to wait until the transformation is complete before I can claim you as mine."

With that, she left the room, leaving Kantarou to moan in pain and agony. Kantarou didn't know what was going to happen when she was going to 'claim him as hers' but he didn't want to find out.

'Haruka, please be alright.' Kantarou thought to himself, 'I want see you again. I want to tell you that I love you.'

Haruka was ready to go look for Kantarou when Sugino asked him, "You said she was going to 'Make Kantarou hers' right?"

"That's right." said Haruka.

Sugino gulped and said, "We'd better hurry and find him, then. Because, I have a good idea what she means."

Haruka glared and asked Sugino, "What are you saying?"

"I think she intends to make Kantarou her mate." Sugino said, "The only way she can do that is if he drinks her blood and becomes a vampire. After the transformation is complete she has to have her way with him."

Haruka's eyes widened as he said, "Oh my god. I'm not letting her do that to Kantarou!"

Sugino nodded and said, "First, you might want to take it easy and let that wound recover."

"What do you mean?" asked Haruka.

"You almost broke your stitches." said Sugino, pointing at Haruka's side. Haruka looked down at his side and gulped. He almost forgot about that.

"Don't worry. Even if she gave him her blood, we have about twenty-four hours until she can make him her mate. We should be able to find Kantarou by then." said Sugino, helping Haruka get back to bed.

Haruka sighed and laid down in bed. He stared at the ceiling for a long time, thinking, 'hold on, Kantarou, I'm coming. I'll save you. I'll tell you how I feel. I love you.' with that last thought, Haruka drifted to sleep.