Chapter four:

The man must have noticed as he turns to me with a somehow creepy look of assurance. "Do not fret child. You are not going to be hurt." He tells me however that doesn't help quell any of my growing anxiety. "There is something important that I want to discuss with you."

"Discuss with me?" I question to him trying to play the part of me not being linked to my family. "A lowly prostitute?"

"Oh don't put on that play. I know that there is more to you than you can ever pretend." The man snorts at this at me. "It seems that your family truly doesn't want you. If that interaction is anything to go by. I have been secretly tailing you ever since I saw the post your parents made. I had planned to watch you longer however you approached me so that changed my plans."

"What do you plan to do with me?" I question very skeptical about all of this.

"To give you a better existence." The man leans closer and despite that I want to lean away I have trained my body not to from the night encounters that I was forced into having. "Give your life a real purpose. My group is always looking for ways to boost moral." His words make my eyes widen at his implications. "And a pretty little lap pet for us to spoil and shower in lavish gifts is the best way. We can lie about your age as they don't need to know how old you actually are." He chuckles softly. "You'll be given a luxurious life just being a lap pet. Putting your skills to work. You don't even have to always have sex. Just sit on their laps or even beside them letting them cuddle you. Surely a huge upgrade from your previous life." His hands start to wander my body and despite my body wanting to throw up I keep my composer like an instinct. His hands suddenly stop and pull my well hidden cell phone away. He snaps it before my very eyes making true terror sink into my heart. "You'll get a better one. Maybe even multiple." He purrs to me looking more dangerous than anything.

I find my gaze going to the car door which only gets a laugh from the man.

"Don't bother. I gave instructions that the doors are locked while you had your own little conversation. Neither of us can get out until my driver opens the door. You're not going anywhere pretty thing." His hand gently brushes my cheek almost in a way that a lover would do to their beloved. He pulls his hand away after a moment and I turn to him as I swear that he seems to be reaching for something. "Why don't I give you a taste of your new life?" He pulls something out of a hidden pocket of his blazer. He holds it out to me revealing it to be a piece of jewellery I am familiar with as it was a rumor around school to be a great expensive gift.

Some of the girls even brought it up to me at the Host club, a few saying that I should get Hikaru to buy it for me to show his love to me which I played along for our act.

It is a freshwater pearl with a gold snake wrapped around it connecting to the gold chain necklace part and the snake has a heart shaped ruby on it as its eye. This necklace is only sold at high end stores that can even afford being able to get it made. Even then it is most of the time a special order item, with only one company willing to make the item for quite the high price for stores only which boost the price to make a profit as well.

"You know what this is." The man hums as if pleased that I know the item in the black jewellery box in his hands. "It can be yours. Come now. Let me put it on you to show you how beautiful you'll look with it on." He puts the box on his lap and picks up the necklace.

"Just who are you?" I have to know and my question seems to momentarily throw him off making him pause while still holding the necklace.

"I am someone that keeps an eye on rich families for activities like this. My name is Yami Akuma."

I break through my training to tense at the name. I have heard of the man who is called Shadow Demon based on his own name.

This man is known only by name though not many know what he actually looks like as he mostly works from the shadows with his gang. He even tends to keep almost all of his gang members in the dark of his own looks with such skill that not even the police know what he looks like. He is even usually at odds with Ritsu's family though it is rumored that Ritsu's family doesn't even faze the man. He is said to have a heart full of darkness which helps him meld into the shadows easier… So he could be right around the corner and you wouldn't even know it until you were laying in a puddle of your own blood.

I lean back a little feeling actually scared for my life. A part of me asking if it would be so bad to die to this guy… However I also remind myself that he doesn't talk like he actually wants to kill me instead to use me as a prostitute for his men! I doubt that the life he is talking about is actually as glamorous as he is making it out to be.

The man chuckles a deep throaty laugh. "No need to be like that. I am not nearly as dangerous or evil as the rumors try to make me out to be. Let me show you." He starts to bring the necklace towards me and I swear that I see a strange light coming from inside of the snake's gemstone eye.

I also get this weird feeling from the piece of jewellery as it gets closer like it is emitting some kind of weird energy. My instincts screaming at me to not put on the necklace.

Things are interrupted as the car comes to a halt with a slam onto the front from above, jerking the back end upwards with me and the man tumbling off of our seats and the necklace being jerked from the mans grip from the surprise.

I notice the necklace land right by my head then I hear a voice call out to me.

"Grab the necklace!" Josephine's voice calls to me and I don't even question it as I do as she says. She then manages to smashes through the car right to me grabbing me as if I weigh nothing. She runs off at speeds I never knew anyone was capable of.

Yami's shouts of hatred and curses at Josephine can be heard quickly fading into the distance.

Josephine carries me far away and I am not fully sure where we are when she finally stops to put me down on a rooftop. "Sorry about that. I didn't hurt you did I? I don't smell blood though that doesn't mean you aren't hurt."

I shake my head as the shock of everything still going through me for a few moments longer.

Josephine sighs in relief. "That is good. I'll give you a moment to recover from the shock I know going on inside of you. Then we can talk." She sits to wait for me to recover.

Once I do I let out a breath and ask her a question. "What in the world was all that about?"

"A very good question." Josephine hums. "That man has some darker secrets than any humans know of. He is one of the oldest vampires in existence. His family was the keepers of ancient scrolls that he became knowledgeable by heart. Over the years he did various things to make him not known as immortal. He is actually his knowledge to do something horrible. He finds those that need an escape to a better life that he promises. In the promise for being a gang slut one will get whatever they want basically. While they do get lavished in various gifts there is one catch no one finds out about until it is too late. That necklace." She nods to the necklace still clutched in my hand which I look at. "Is bought for a very specific reason. To lure someone in with how expensive it is. However it is not like any ordinary necklaces. It seemed you noticed something was off with it. That is because it actually has an ancient spell cast onto it. It traps the one wearing it to do the bidding of who placed the spell. It is a spell that was outlawed when the scrolls were known. The scrolls were supposed to be burned but his family kept one secretly. They did this with all banned scrolls. Originally to be kept for a record of them actually being real. That vampire decided to put their spells to a dark use. If he had gotten that on you then it would have made you have to serve his command. Not even us would have been able to save you. You would be bound to him and his orders even if he was dead. I am just relieved that we got to you in time."

I drop the necklace with a yelp and as it hits the rooftop its glow in the gem eye brightens then dims again.

"We wanted one to try to find a way to counter the spell or at least something to help those forced into his every command like mindless slaves. It is why I got you to grab it before I carried you away. I saw you enter the car with him and hurried to a position I knew I could easily stop him. I just had to hope that you wouldn't get the necklace put on you before I could save you."

I blink at her and I remember how I had ended up in that car in the first place. I also remember my decision just before all of that. "Josephine… Thank you for saving me." I tell her as she meets my eyes. "And I do have an answer if I want to join you. I would like to accept your offer."

Josephine smiles looking relieved and she doesn't give off any of the vibes that Yami did. "I am glad to hear that." She gets up and approaches me. "Then let us get started." She opens her mouth flashing her vampire fangs that do make me nervous.

…

Hikaru turns as his parents are talking worriedly that Kaoru didn't return home last night and trying to figure out what might have happened to him. He turns away to continue his day figuring that Kaoru must have gotten what he deserved. He doesn't want that shameless slut tainting his family image after all; or even tainting his own image.

It's not like he actually cares about the other…

Right?