IMMORTAL GORE
Chapter 2: The fateful meeting
'Damn it!' she whimpered silently. All of sudden, Mikan could feel a strong grip on her arm and pull her backward.
"Let go of my sister" the demand was said in a calm voice coupled with an icy glare.
"Shit he used Gulliver's candy again" Mikan wanted to yell at Yo chan for not listening to her, luckily she held herself back.
The man bursted out laughing "Ya fuckin' jokin' me. Getta out my way ! C'mere bitch, your gonna get what you deserve from stealin'!" the butcher man grabbed Mikan's wrist savagely made her let out a squeak.
The action earlier added more tension in Yoichi's temper as his grasped knuckles turned the witnesses surprised, screaming souls were surrounding Yoichi wanting to attack the front man.
"I said Let-Go-Of-Her" he emphasized it once more
The butcher froze.
"H-he ...gh-ghost..." was terrified the butcher's grip loosened up.
Mikan escaped successfully, running to Yoichi.
"No! Yoichi! Don't!" . When the young lad was ready to release his power, Mikan immediately grabbed her arms around Yoichi preventing him from releasing his uncontrollable power.
"Please stop! I'm fine now!"
"Mikan nee chan..." , Yoichi's alice was nullified, collapsing on the ground.
Everything happened in a blink of eye, rays of light emitted between them as Mikan was still holding Yoichi tightly. People were terrified trying to escape at the scene, they did not know what was happening.
Clutching on her aching head , Mikan slowly got up from Yoichi "Yo-chan! Yo-chan! Are you alright?! Yo-chan!" she shook him hoping he would open his eyes.
"What's happening here?" A baritone voice had pulled all of them back to reality.
"De-devil..." The butcher man with a terrified look on his face, he pointed at the couple.
"Guards, take care of him. And you little girl" Mikan looked up and saw a huge fierceful silhouette "follow me" simply he said.
For the 4th times in a day, Mikan was again being pulled, strong grip yet a mild gentle pull, just at the right pace for her to follow.
A captivating aroma from the stranger hauled Mikan instinctively. "Hey you! Let go of me!" swarming in his grip, Mikan yelled "I said let go of me you freak! What are you gonna do with Yo-chan?"
"Relax, they are going to recover his alice" he ignored the yelling and pulled the petite girl towards the horse cart.
Unable to free herself, Mikan bit on the stranger's hand. Feeling slight pain on his hand, the stranger turned around. Those lifeless crimson orbs glared straight at Mikan causing her to flinch.
He released her, Mikan immediately ran to Yoichi and stole him back from the guards. The petite figure spreaded her arms wide, protecting her only family. "Wh-What do you want from us ?!"
The man with raven hair pulled out a gentle smile "As I said earlier woman, we are not going to hurt you and your friend. That boy is in need of special medical treatment. The alice stone in him has awaken but his ability to control the spirits is limited. He might have a hard time deal with the spirits that was trying to escape." with an expressionless attitude the man adverted his sight at Mikan "In other words, his life is in danger. So will you belt up and do as I say if you want to save your little friend. "
Mikan stiffened, feeling as if she had lost to the arrogant aristocrat. Thinking for a second, finally, she followed the man and got on the car "Take me along with him."
"If you fail to save him, I will make sure your head will not stick on that arrogant neck for long." Mikan threw at him a deadly stare as he replied her with a god-damn-smirk.
Mikan hissed. Anger filled up her insides as she helplessly watched the guards carrying Yo-chan away.
The trip was tiring, filled with awkward silence on both sides which made Mikan felt uncomfortable. Had nothing to do on the boring trip, Mikan decided to observe the stranger next to her. Raven dark hair that matched with his arched bold eyebrows, underneath those furrowed eyebrows were the pair of unique deep ruby orbs that could burn oneself on fire. Perfect chiseled features that every woman would throw themselves at without thinking. Under those thick layer of clothes, you could still tell his well-built frame and a little too pale skin. The man who had it all.
"Hmm quite a looker, isn't he" Mikan still could not accept the fact that he was an attractive man "with a shitty personality" she stated.
"Hey woman, you would burn holes on me if you kept staring like that"
"I did not stare at you" Mikan blushed.
"You did. Denying won't help you solve the problem"
"Tsk" Mikan looked out the window "Whatever"
At last, the car stopped, Mikan stepped out from the black car, gasping at the large mansion that was set beyond the sidewalk.
The mansion spreaded a dark unpleasant aura. Her fawn eyes widened as she stepped on the sidewalk, Mikan noticed a marble fountain sitting towards the right side of the lawn. An angel holding a flower was perched on top, looking up towards the sky.
Stepping inside, there were endless rows of servant standing on both sides were bowing, causing her to squint. Suddenly there was a cold firm touch placed on her back and mildly pushed her upfront "Get this girl ready for tonight's dinner ".
Two maid girls stepped out from the line neatly, one had curly pink hair and the other had a strange blue hair "All of the maids have short hair. Weird." Mikan thought to herself as those guided her to the bathroom
"Here we are. Please come in" one of the maid made a polite gesture insist Mikan to go in. Her jaw dropped right when she saw the space-wide bathroom filled with everything that a poor girl like her would never dare to think of.
"Ojou-sama please raise your arms" the maid insisted as they were about to take her clothes off. Mikan yelped and stepped back "It's alright, i can do it myself" there were worries look on the maids faces as the pink haired girl started to speak "Please allow us to take care of you Ojou-sama otherwise Master will punish us for not taking care of you properly."
Hearing those words, Mikan let out a sigh and let them take her bedraggled clothes off while she was blushing heatly causing the maids to giggle. "My name is Anna and she is Nonoko" Anna gave her a warm welcomed smile relieving Mikan "Nice to meet both of you Anna-san, Nonoko-san. Oh and my name is Mikan." returning the smile to the maids.
After the maids were done with taking her clothes off, they guided Mikan to the bathtub that were filled with rose petals dispersing alluring fragrance into the atmosphere "It's been ages since I had a proper bath" Mikan shamelessly thought . The water was lukewarm as it touched Mikan's bare skin. She drowned herself under the water, enjoying the fuzzy warm feelings evaporated inside her.
The two maids were washing her with all their might since Mikan was heavily covered with dirt and dust everywhere. Even her flawless auburn hair, which she inherited from her deceased mother, had changed its color into a black shades.
The two maids admired her heart-shaped face along with flawless pale skin was slowly visible under the water as the maids rubbed off the soot on her skin. What had astonished the maids much more was Mikan's pair of big hazel eyes comprised that pitch black sparkling pupils. The eyebrows curves were just at the right pace to coördinate along with her tall petite nose. Underneath that tall nose of hers was a pair of luscious kissable lips that were fully hydrated, accentuating her pure features.
Mikan stepped out from the bathtub as the maids covered the young figure with a white puffy towel. After the hair was blown dry, long auburn locks shapely curled up at the end of her hair started to loose and covering her small back. With a little touch of makeup, Mikan's inherited beauty was emphasized flawlessly. Anna chose for Mikan a crimson classy Lolita dress, a pair of black doll shoes that went along with a pair of white socks. Before leaving the room, the maids had warned not to wander around until dinner was ready.
Feeling bored, Mikan ignored the warning, opened the large door quietly and walked down the dark corridor. both sides had portraits hung till the end of the long corridor gives out a creepy aura.
"Holy crap, this place is huge." Mikan scanned the place with her eyes and realized all the lights here were dimly. How weird she thought. The sky was blending with the cold air, Mikan had chills on her back. Noticing there was a door slightly opened , out of curiosity, Mikan made her way to the door quietly as she managed to peek one eye into the room.
All of sudden, a disgusting feeling gushed down her stomach given her an urge to vomit everything inside her body. Everything. Yet all she could manage to do was trying to stand on her feet as her knees felt weak and ready to buckle anytime.