Author's Note: Sorry about the very late update, I really am. I've been very busy lately. Anyway, I figured I'd take care of this story first. I'm thinking of fixing up the earlier chapters, because I'm not sure they make a whole lot of sense. Well, here goes nothing. Again, very sorry.
Chapter 5
Haruka and Sugino flew through the sky for a while until they finally made it to their destination, the old mansion that Sugino mentioned. Sugino didn't want Muu-chan to get hurt, so he left her behind. They hid in the bushes just incase someone came out and saw them.
"What do we do now?" Haruka asked.
Sugino looked around until he saw something. "There's a couple of vampires in front; it's either that or demons." said Sugino, "I'll take care of these guys. It'll only take a second or two."
And with that, Sugino charged in before Haruka could say anything. To Haruka's shock, the white goblin took care of them easily. While the vampires laid on the ground unconscious, Sugino simply looked at where Haruka was hiding and smiled and waved. Haruka came out of the bushes and went over to Sugino.
"Wow. That was amazing." said Haruka.
Sugino grinned and said, "You're dame right it was amazing! Now let's go get Kantarou."
Sugino opened the door and went inside, Haruka looked around a bit first to see if anyone was following them and then followed Sugino. When inside, Sugino and Haruka began looking around random rooms to try and find Kantarou. But it wasn't easy, almost every door they opened was an empty room; Sugino even found a dead body in one of them.
"Vampires are sick!" Sugino yelled, and then was shushed by Haruka.
"They might hear us." Haruka whispered.
"Oh. Sorry." said Sugino, and then they continued looking around.
After opening another door and finding that that room was empty too, Haruka was starting to think that they would never find Kantarou. Then he heard what sounded like moaning coming from somewhere. It was hard to tell for sure, but he was sure that it sounded like Kantarou. If it was, Haruka knew that he had to get to him now.
He ran down the hall way to where he heard the moaning coming from, listening for whoever was making it. When he reached a fork in the hall, he was about to go left, but he heard the sound coming from the right, so he turned around and went that way.
He kept on running until he finally found another door. Haruka was sure that this was where the moaning was coming from, so he slowly opened the door and looked inside. What he saw inside was truly shocking. Kantarou was laying on a bed unconscious, and he really didn't look to good.
Haruka ran to Kantarou to see if he was still alive, to his relief he was. He then noticed that Kantarou's leg was chained and broke the chain.
Haruka began shaking his master as he said, "Kantarou! Wake up! Please, Kantarou, say something!"
Just then, Kantarou opened his eyes a little and saw Haruka. He smiled at the goblin and weakly said, "Haruka. I knew… that you would come for me."
Haruka smiled back at his master, and then picked him up bridal style and said, "Don't worry, I'm going to get you out of here."
Kantarou simply smiled again and rested his head on Haruka's chest. After having gotten his master back, Haruka ran out of the room and made his way down the hall to find Sugino so they could get out of there. As he ran down the hall, Haruka noticed that Kantarou was breathing heavily, and every now and again he moaned the name "Ramia." this was starting to worry Haruka.
"Haruka." said Kantarou, getting the goblin's attention, "There's something I have to tell you."
"It'll have to wait until later." said Haruka, "Right now we have to get out of here."
"No. I have to tell you now, or I may never get another chance." said Kantarou.
Haruka sighed and said, "Alright. What is it?"
"I love you, Haruka." said Kantarou.
Those words made Haruka stop in his tracks. He looked down at Kantarou and asked, "What did you say?"
"I love you." said Kantarou, "I just had to tell you how I feel."
"Kantarou, I had no idea." Haruka replied.
"And none of that matters now." said a voice from behind them, Haruka turned around and saw the last person who he wanted to see, the vampire Ramia. She approached them and said, "Now, goblin, put Kantarou down and leave."
Haruka gritted his teeth at her and snapped, "No! I'm not letting you have Kantarou!"
Ramia laughed at him and said, "You're such a fool. Kantarou is already mine. It won't be long now until the transformation is complete."
Haruka was about to say something back, but Kantarou already said back, "I told you, I'm not yours. I'll never be yours."
"Oh, really?" asked the vampire lady, "Well, I believe I heard you moaning my name before and not his."
Kantarou gasped at this, then Haruka glared at her and yelled, "That doesn't mean anything! If you weren't trying to control him, he never would've even been thinking you!"
Ramia only smirked at him and said, "It doesn't matter. Kantarou belongs to me now, and you won't leave here with him."
Before Haruka could say anything, a whole fleet of vampires appeared out of nowhere and surrounded him. Haruka kept a tight hold on Kantarou for fear that they would try to hurt him or take him away.
"Take Kantarou from the goblin, and then kill the goblin." Ramia ordered.
On Ramia's orders, the vampires charged at Haruka. Luckily, Haruka was able to fly out of the way just in time. Every time they came at him he either dodged or kicked them while still being careful not to drop Kantarou. At one point it looked like one of them was about grab Kantarou, but it never got close enough. When Kantarou and Haruka looked, they saw a familiar figure standing in front of them and the vampire falling to the ground, dead.
"Lord Sugino?" Kantarou asked.
Sugino turned around, smiling, and said, "That's right." then he turned his attention to Haruka and said, "You could've told me which way you were going. I was looking in a bunch of random directions trying to find you, demon eater."
"Sorry, Sugino. But I had to get to Kantarou." said Haruka.
"Whatever." said Sugino, "Let's get out of here so I can get back to my sweet Muu-chan. She's probably worried sick about me."
"Alright." said Haruka, "But we might have to fight our way out."
Sugino readied his weapon and said, "Fine by me."
Haruka readied his weapon as well, while Kantarou held onto him. Together, Sugino and Haruka fought the vampires, though it was a little hard for Haruka, who was using one arm. Kantarou even helped out with his powers too. They were doing pretty good, but they soon realized that there were too many of them, and Kantarou didn't have a lot of time before he wasn't human anymore no matter how much he fought it.
"Great. Now what do we do?" said Sugino.
Haruka handed Kantarou over to Sugino and said, "You get Kantarou to safety. I'll take care of these guys."
Kantarou gasped and Sugino snapped, "What? There's no way I'm letting you do this alone!"
"Listen to me. If we all fight them, it'll take too long and Kantarou's getting worse." Haruka explained, "But if I hold them off long enough, you two can get to safety."
Sugino didn't like the idea, but he knew they had no choice. So, he said to Haruka, "Alright, demon eater, I understand. Just don't die."
"I won't." said Haruka, and then he got ready to fight.
"Haruka, wait!" yelled Kantarou, making Haruka stop and look back at his master. Kantarou looked like he was about to cry as he said, "Please, don't do this. I don't want to lose you. Please, don't do this, Har-"
Before Kantarou could finish saying the goblin's name, Haruka pressed his lips against Kantarou's and kissed him. Then Haruka removed his lips and allowed Kantarou to breath.
"I'll be fine, Kantarou." said Haruka, "I love you."
After that, Sugino flew away with Kantarou, ignoring Kantarou's calls for Haruka, while the demon eating goblin stayed behind to fight. The vampires tried to go after Sugino, but Haruka stopped them every time. As Ramia watched this, she could tell that Haruka wasn't going to be easy to beat. She figured that the best way to take care of him was to do it herself.
"Stop! Leave him to me." said Ramia, and all the other vampires moved away from Haruka. She walked over to him and said, "I defeated you before, and I can do it again."
Haruka smirked and said, "Dream on. The only reason you beat me the last time was because you caught me off guard. That won't happen this time."
Ramia simply laughed and said, "We'll see about that." and with that, she got her claws and fangs ready, and charged at Haruka. Haruka charged back and the two began fighting each other.
Meanwhile, Sugino flew into the woods with Kantarou to hide until Haruka came for them. He laid Kantarou down against a tree and got out that medicine he got earlier, along with a small cup.
He poured some of the medicine into the cup, handed it to Kantarou and said, "Here. I was told by a fortune teller that this stuff will stop the transformation."
Kantarou took the cup and said, "Okay. Thank you." Kantarou took a sip of the medicine, but then he spat it out and gagged, "Yuck! Gross!"
"Well, what did you expect, fruit juice?" asked Sugino, "Now quit being a baby and drink it."
Kantarou whined and drank another cup. After he finished it, he coughed and said, "That was so gross." then he noticed Sugino laughing his butt off and asked, "What's so funny?"
"You grossed out! That was hilarious!" Sugino said between laughs.
"Shut up!" said Kantarou. He got ready to punch Sugino, but stopped when he heard a twig brake.
Sugino stopped laughing and looked around as he asked, "What was that?"
"I don't know." said Kantarou.
Just then, someone came out from behind a tree. And not just someone, it was Homura; and he was as creepy looking as ever.
He approached Sugino and Kantarou and said, "My mistress is looking for you, Kantarou."
"Well, you can tell her that I'm not going back to her." said Kantarou.
"I'm not really giving you a choice here." said Homura, and then he revealed his fangs and claws.
Sugino gulped and said, "I guess we should've figured he was a vampire, too."
"Now then, come to me, Kantarou." said Homura as his eyes glowed. Kantarou wasn't able to look away in time and got caught in the spell. As Homura ordered, Kantarou began to slowly move towards him.
Sugino saw this grabbed Kantarou just in time. Then he shook Kantarou and yelled, "Snap out of it, Kantarou! Don't let him control you!"
This kept up until Kantarou snapped right out of the vampire's control. "Sorry about that. I couldn't look away in time."
"No problem." said Sugino, "Just don't let it happen again."
"Sorry to bother you, but I have a mission to complete." said Homura, and then he charged at Sugino and Kantarou, ready to grab the human.
Luckily for Kantarou, Sugino grabbed him and they got out of the way in time. Seeing no other option, Sugino flew away with Kantarou in his arms. Homura chased after them by leaping through the trees. As they made their escape, Kantarou couldn't help but wonder if Haruka was alright.