The vampire princess witnessed an atrocious act on the night of her birthday, Lady Belladonna, the leader of the Scarlet Moon group, who wanted to kill her a while ago, had bitten her human friend, the first one she had made on Earth, the one she loved the most and the one she trusted the most.
Nobita felt like his blood was being drained, unlike the time Selene had bitten him out of desperation from extreme hunger, the villain was just doing it for fun, she made sure the bite was as painful as possible for him, little by little he was stopping kicking because he was weakening and his life was slipping away from him. The boy was crying just like the little vampire, however, he looked into her eyes with concern and only thought of one thing ("S-S-Selene... S-s-s-save... yo...your..self")
"STOP, DON'T KILL HIM, DON'T KILL MY FRIEND!" Selene screams, her eyes now red with anger and sadness at seeing her friend being drained in front of her.
Lady Belladonna doesn't notice but receives a tackle from Selene, interrupting the blood drain, she steps back with the boy who was pale and unconscious from the loss of blood in his body. The woman just mocks them both "Wow, you haven't been as weak as I thought, princess. You really are fond of this little blood bank. Although I must admit, my minions have been bringing me bags of Earth human blood for a while now and I've tried many"
The malevolent woman smiles mockingly to hurt the platinum girl even more, while she licks her lips after the bite "But the blood of your dear human friend is without a doubt the most delicious I've ever tasted"
With that last bit, Lady Belladonna releases the boy who falls into the middle of the lake "Oops, he slipped out of my hands. You'll never be able to stop me princess, your planet will be mine" With a maniacal laugh, Lady Belladonna flies away through the starry sky.
It was obvious that Selene wasn't going to chase her, her first friend was in trouble, not only did he not know how to swim, but he was on the verge of death from being bled dry. Nobita's magentun necklace began to glow, showing a violet glow in the center of the lake. "Nobita!" The vampiress quickly flew into the water while the boy's body began to sink deeper into the lake.
Selene's super speed was the lifesaver at that moment, as she was able to grab the boy before he sank any further, take him in her arms and pull him out of the lake. The silhouette of the boy being pulled out of the water by the vampiress spreading her bat wings contrasted with the brightness of the starry sky and the moon.
She flew straight to a grassy area next to the cabin, while the rest were only unconscious from a blow, Nobita was on the verge of death; most of his blood was abruptly drained, it was even worse than what happened the previous time, it was noticeable in how pale he was, his body was soaked and the cold of the lake was about to finish him off. His eyes were closed from being unconscious and a new bite was noticeable on his neck, his takecopter had been lost when he fell into the water.
Once again, if Selene didn't act, he would be completely dry.
The vampire with tears in her eyes lands, puts away her wings and lays him down on the grass, she didn't care about being wet, she just wanted to save the friend she loved. "Don't die, hold on, I can't lose you, I can't lose a friend again!" Determined, she puts her arm under the boy's head to lift it up a little, in desperation she opens his mouth a little, to proceed to bite the finger of her other hand to make it bleed.
Trembling more from the fear of losing him than from the cold, Selene brings her finger close to the boy's mouth letting her blood fall into it and making him drink it "Don't be too late, by Nosferatu, don't be too late, please don't leave me, now that I opened my heart to another friendship this happened, I can't lose you, please, come back, come back, come back!"
The fear of the past loss makes the vampire girl hug her unconscious friend, who showed no signs of improvement. "Don't die, if it was going to hurt me to have to say goodbye to you when I returned to my world, now it will be worse if you die. You are an important friend to me, please accept my blood and recover, please."
The platinum girl began to cry, she felt that what happened was her fault. Somehow, Lady Belladonna found out about him and got even with her by hurting her friend. "Please, please, come back, come back, please."
Selene hugged Nobita for a while, until she felt his breathing stabilize, she looked at him carefully and saw how he was regaining his color. Thanks to her blood, the blood that the boy had in his body was beginning to multiply to return to its usual amount, it would take a while, but the boy was getting out of danger.
The vampire smiles in relief as she tears up. "Nobita... What a relief." She takes off his suit jacket because it was wet and with her speed, she had gotten a couple of sheets from the boy's room through the Anywhere Door, she took a couple of logs from the forest, and although fire wasn't very popular with vampires, she lit a fire near the boy to warm him up.
Nobita wakes up slowly, with his weak gaze he searches for Selene and looks at her covering him. "S-Selene..."
"Nobita, I'm glad you were saved. Lady Belladonna... She almost drained you completely, but I gave you my blood to drink to stabilize you... I was so scared because I thought that...! I thought that... It's because of me that you were involved in this mess, the others were unconscious, but you got the worst of it."
"She was devouring you and I did nothing to stop it because I froze, with other vampires I have no problem... But with her... Lady Belladonna attacked me a couple of times when I was younger, the first time I was able to escape, she almost stabbed me with a stake, and the second time, I survived because my mom defended me when she tried to kill me in my room."
Selene was now shaking with terror and guilt hugging herself, it was the second time Nobita saw that side of her: so vulnerable, so upset, so terrified. Most of the time she was positive and smiling. He had seen her the first time when she felt guilty about what happened in the alley. And now he saw her again, the feeling of terror divided into 2 parts. Seeing the woman who almost killed her twice when she was little, it was normal for her to freeze taking that into account and the fact of almost losing the friend she trusts and loves the most.
"But that's no excuse for me not to feel bad about what just happened! Forgive me Nobita, it's my fault you went through this! Now I better understand why my former friend distanced himself from me, I'm a terrible friend. I couldn't protect him from the bullying he received from those around me, I couldn't protect you from being devoured by her, I acted when it was too late." Selene begins to cry regretfully while covering her eyes.
She felt ashamed and disappointed in herself once again, the same thing she felt when her former friend decided to leave her.
As the boy was weak because the recovery process was slow, he spoke weakly "I-it's okay... I was the one who wanted to defend you... It's normal to freeze in fear, it's happened to me... many times, he he" The boy smiles weakly to encourage his friend "You're not a terrible friend, Selene. I thank you for saving me... And... I'm glad that... she didn't do anything to you"
The human boy's words were enough for the platinum girl to hug her friend again, this time with more affection "I was really afraid of losing you, you're an important friend to me. My head at that moment was only thinking about saving you"
"I... I thought the same thing the moment she approached you" Nobita was weak, the boy's recovery time was going to take a while because he was almost like an empty container, but that didn't stop him from moving his arms and reciprocating the vampire's hug by hugging her too.
Selene smiles at the warmth of that hug "Just... Be careful and don't die in the next 24 hours, okay? Unless you want to become a vampire"
"I know... And if I do something clumsy and end up being a vampire, we would have something else in common and I would be the one living with you on your planet, roommates again"
Nobita and Selene couldn't help but joke with each other even in that situation, laughing and smiling at each other, the friendship they both had was never due to a vampire bond, that was just the bridge to get to know each other, but the affection was genuine.
"Princess Vasilescu Selene!"
The pair of guys heard another voice, but this one came from the sky. When they looked up, they noticed a group of elderly vampires descending to the ground. Nobita freaked out, thinking they were more evil vampires, but Selene just looked nervous. They were the Kyuketsu Vampire Council itself and they had finally found her whereabouts.
"Calm down, Nobita, they're not the bad guys. They're... the council members." The vampire couldn't help but exhale tiredly. She had been caught and it seemed the plan had failed.
Donovan, the leader of the council, approached the pair and looked at the whole scene and at Nobita, who was just as nervous. "You were in this situation while in our world they were asking about your disappearance?! Living among Earthlings as if it were a novel for teenage vampires?! Your father is worried about you as well as your people! Thank goodness we were able to find you in time and cover up this nonsense from the population because the Vampire King has a good reputation that you almost managed to tarnish!"
The vampire couldn't help but feel scolded as she stands up and approaches the council "The farce that you and Lady Mara put on just ended, thank goodness I detected that something wasn't right with the attitude of the rest of the Vasilescu and we interrogated her"
Saying that, Selene watches as her aunt, Lady Mara, flies in and lands next to the council putting away her bat wings, she was also sad because she had already been scolded "When we found out that you were on this planet, we used our Dimensional Door to find you, it cost us a bit but thank goodness you weren't that far from that human city"
"I'm sorry Selene, I tried to cover you as best I could, I feel sorry that in the end the plan didn't work" says Lady Mara who only closes her eyes sad for being discovered. "B-but it was my idea, you don't have to scold Selene!"
"And you should be, Lady Mara. It may have been your idea, but Selene went along with it, she's just as guilty as you!" Donovan's eyes turn red, he was a vampire who took his job as the council leader seriously, then he looks at the princess who just hangs her head sadly.
Nobita could feel himself in her shoes at that moment, as scolding was his daily bread before he met her.
"You even involved Earthlings in this ridiculous plan, you tried to live with them! All for what?! To go around playing and wasting time! Your father would be ashamed of you, you aren't even a shadow of what he is, but you are the heir and he trusts you, because if it were up to us, right now we would choose someone who takes their role seriously. Tss! Look at you, playing around instead of improving and being perfect, how irresponsible you are."
The boy was starting to get upset seeing how they scolded her, he knew that his mother was scolding him but so that he would improve his way of life, but they were overdemanding Selene too much despite how she was, he could only clench his fist in rage "You're going to be the Vampire Queen, you're already 121 years old, you must mature and act like one and not be around playing as if you were a child!"
"SELENE IS A CHILD!" Nobita couldn't help but raise his voice even though he was weak, little by little he was recovering, so he had the energy to sit up, his gaze was a little dull from being weak, but even with that he wanted to defend his friend "The reason she ran away is because you are demanding too much of her!"
The boy slowly gets up, although his strength was minimal in the recovery, the motivation was lifting him up, to walk slowly towards the little vampire "She is a very good student and a good athlete, she is kind, sweet, she knew how to lead everyone, she protected us from the Scarlet Moon. I don't know if it's her blood that is helping me get up"
Nobita stands next to Selene "But she is already very good as she is, you don't need to overexert her more, she adores her father, so I think he wouldn't think that way about her! That's why she came to Earth, she needed a break from the pressure that YOU give her! And I think..."
"I THINK SELENE WOULD BE THE BEST VAMPIRE QUEEN IN THE WORLD!"
The princess watches with sparkles in her eyes as she is defended by her human friend, who trying to stay standing, physically, didn't care if he was dealing with adult vampires, he supported her in her decisions. "Nobita" says the platinum girl who was already crying from the scolding.
The council members are offended because a human child was scolding them back with phrases like: "And I know who he thinks he is?" "Terrestrial humans are disrespectful." "Doesn't that kid know who he's dealing with?"
On the other hand, Lady Mara smiles upon seeing that, so she quickly applauds the boy's words "Oh! It seems that Nobita returned the scolding, I always wanted to do that"
That phrase left Selene confused who looks at her aunt "Excuse me Aunt Mara, but... How did you know my friend's name? We haven't seen each other since the day I left Amarant"
"Zurie, a certain person has been telling him everything in detail, and since I like to be informed of everything, I asked him how you were doing" Lady Mara smiles as she stops clapping.
Donovan just scratches the bridge of his nose with his eyes closed. "This was the last thing we needed, some clueless human kid giving us a hard time. We can still fix this anyway." The old vampire looks at the little vampire. "You've already been discovered, so you have to go back. We have to get everything ready for your promotion ceremony, and because of all the chaos you caused because people started panicking, we'll have to schedule it for a few days later, plus it will give you more time to prepare. You have to come back with us right now, pack your things."
Selene just exhales defeated, she was so close to getting what she wanted, Nobita puts his hand on her shoulder worried "I'm sorry the plan didn't work, I know how much you wanted to be free to spend time with your dad"
The little vampire smiles at him "It's okay, it was too good to be true anyway. I'm going to miss you a lot, I'm happy I saved your life, we'll get in touch"
"I'll visit you for your ceremony, maybe we couldn't make it but with Doraemon we could go there, I'm sure" The two guys smile at each other but Donovan thinks about it for a while.
"Princess. We need a while to talk before anything else" Selene gets nervous again but walks away with the advice anyway, Nobita stays waiting next to Lady Mara, but notices something curious: The vampire woman's hands were with a little fresh blood.
Lady Mara notices this and quickly takes out a handkerchief "I'm sorry if that freaks you out, I just had a late night snack when the council discovered me and I didn't have time to clean myself up."
The boy is startled but assumes that, when it comes to vampires, that was a common occurrence, so for now he chooses to ignore it.
