Chapter 5: Feelings

Ritto had been sat outside her room for about ten minutes, and he was kinda getting bored of it; he'd offered to talk to her, or come to a compromise, hell, he'd even tried to apologise. But, this was to no avail, as the vampire Viktoria, was not willing to comply with any means of conversation. And he knew that she was there, because her presence was apparent. Standing up slowly, and inching closer to the door, he tried once again; "hey Viktoria-san, don't be like this… you know I was only joking, and it was only a bit of banter". Then, with a look of contempt, he then said pointedly, "plus, it was you who started it…" This time, the silence was deafening, and he felt a bit uneasy- however, he didn't expect to be pushed downstairs from behind. Damn, she's at it again, and I am the victim…

Rubbing his now-sore head, he got up, noticing the blonde vampire looking down on him (literally). However, she no longer looked angry, and rather had a faint smile playing upon her lips. "I think that makes us even, does it not?" she stated with a flick of her hair. "Being beaten by a 'dumbass' isn't great, is it? Don't worry, the feeling is mutual," her features brighter than before and with a wider smile. She really is annoying… Rito thought in dismay, as he saw some blood on his hands.

In the dining room, Mikan and the other two were having dinner; she noticed that Rito looked a bit annoyed & was holding his head every few seconds, whereas Viktoria looked happy now. "Seems like you two finally made up," Mikan remarked, breaking the silence, looking between the two other occupants of the table. The only reply she got was a nod from Rito, and a thumbs-up from Viktoria. Looking annoyed, and pointing (at Rito, as always), she said: "man, you guys really suck at conversing- I should've gone with Lala & her sisters to Haruna's; that would've been way more exciting than this".

Placing his spoon down, and grabbing another tissue, Rito was the first to respond. "Sorry Mikan, but I've suffered some (possibly) fatal head trauma, which might have affected my social skills- not that it was anyone's fault," he said, blatantly looking in the vampire's direction.

Viktoria, putting her hands up in defence, looked around in innocence. "I haven't done anything that was wrong- in fact, you're the one who's overreacting," her voice mixing in with a small chuckle. Her red eyes staring at Rito with amusement, and daring him to try anything more.

Mikan, at first looking puzzled, then nodding, also started to look at the teenage boy. "Hmmm… true that- Rito is one to overreact very easily… almost like a girl," teased the young girl. Then stroking her chin, she came out with an interesting statement, "you sure your personality hasn't mixed in with Riko- it would explain why you've been getting more emotional these days…" she continued with a slight smile. Even Viktoria started laughing a bit, and nodded her head in agreement.

Always expecting the worse, Rito had eaten his dinner double time, and was already finished when Mikan said this; it gave him an excuse to leave as soon as possible. He knew that his sister was good at teasing him… a bit too good unfortunately. Trying to hide his frustration & closing his eyes at the same time, he stood up. "I don't mean to be rude, but I am done, soooo, I'll be taking my leave. But, that shouldn't matter since this isn't really a table with manners, huh ladies?"

Viktoria started to smirk, and Mikan just laughed, "We're just teasing you, Onii-chan. Don't get angry about that".

"How nice for you and your friend… maybe you can go and have a nice tea party together- good night," Rito replied in a mocking tone and with annoyance. He left the room, not even waiting for a reply; I'm tired, I don't have time for that stuff, he thought with frustration.

Waking up early in the morning, he made breakfast for himself and the others in the house. He was about to make his way outside, when he noticed that Viktoria was there, with eyes begging to join. He nodded and both made their way outside. She's up early… and that I find suspicious, Rito thought with narrowed eyes. The silence was broken by Viktoria herself, who had something surprising to say, "Hey Rito, sorry about yesterday- I guess Mikan and I went a bit too far in annoying you. And sorry about giving you that injury…" This statement was made weirder by the fact that Viktoria had a slight blush on her face.

This is a bit unexpected… I'll play it cool for now, Rito thought with consideration. Smiling and getting rid of any previous negativity, Rito replied, "it's alright Viktoria. I went a bit too far with the insults yesterday, so I apologise as well. Anyways, you're part of this 'family' (if you can call it that), so we'll survive through the rocky times". His tone reassured the young vampire, and made her feel more at ease. Her mind was plagued by the conversation that Mikan & her had after Rito went to bed.

They'd just been having a general conversation about college life, friends, and other things, but then, the subject of Rito came up. Mikan had asked her what she thought about Rito & what she saw him as; Viktoria had been unable to properly answer her. She was unsure herself. Sure he's annoying and is a real pest sometimes, but he's really nice and he's always thinking about others. And he literally accepted me without a second's thought- human or not, he's the first person since my family to treat me equally. When she thought about it, Rito had provided her with a good life in the aftermath of all that had happened- even after she nearly killed him. I guess I do care for him… a little, she thought with a small blush.

Hey guys, me again. Here's the fifth chapter- a bit of banter & development here and there. As I said before, my updating will be erratic, so I cannot say for sure when the next chapter will be. Thanks for the support as always. And review if you can/want as it helps me improve my ability. Enjoy and thanks once again!