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Atsumina.
Blood Curse
3rd Curse: Hunter’s curse
The night was silence. There were no birds flying, no rats squeaking. Only the lamps flickered on and off when the cold wind blew. A girl with shoulder length hair was walking on the dark street. She wore no expression, kept on walking as she heard some faint wind blowing sound.
She heard only her own footsteps, walking in her pace.
As she passed by an open land, she could see some figures with red eyes glowing in the dark. She looked up, but she decided to let it be as she pulled her coat around her and continued walking.
These figures seemed to notice her, charging straight towards her.
The girl was ready to pull out her weapon, but stopped when she saw a midget stood in front of her, gripped one of the vampires and tossed them far away. She was shocked to see a short girl to have such strength. Before she realized, a vampire pounced, revealed sharp fangs, wanted to attack the girl. The midget got in time to land a heavy punch before it touched the girl. The shoulder length hair girl gasped as she saw the red orbs were glowing bright red while hitting the Rank E vampire.
The midget twisted her neck, standing on top of piles of dead vampires.
“Heh, A girl like you should not be walking in the streets alone, it’s dangerous.” Takamina smirked, stared at the girl.
“Hmp. I do not need your help. I can take care of myself.” Atsuko felt something about this vampire. She was different. Maybe she was a pureblood? Despite her charming looks, and unexpected strength…
…Oh, and her eye colour, they’re blue. Azure blue. She once read a book of purebloods, and it said that Purebloods are very similar to humans, but the beauty and looks surpassed humans.
“Hey, I was just helping you, no thank you?” Takamina gave Atsuko a confused look.
Acchan was staring at the pureblood, thinking. [Maybe she did not know that I had known her real identity. Hmm… she must have thought that I am a just a mere human… This is interesting… Maybe I’ll play along… or maybe she has a motive? Maybe she wanted to eat me alone, and drain my precious blood away…?]
“Ahh…” Atsuko scratched her head. “Thank you?”
Takamina smiled, making Acchan’s heart skipped a beat. “That’s better…” She jumped down gracefully and landed in front of Atsuko. Atsuko took a step back, ready to take out her weapon if this pureblood is trying to drain her blood away.
The midget noticed that this human’s guard was high, but she just smiled wryly. “Relax; I’m not going to hurt you…”
“How do I know…?” Atsuko smirked back, when she noticed that she kept walking backwards until she hit the wall. The pureblood only smiled. Such a simple smile, yet it affect Acchan’s heart like she was melting down.
“Well, I’m Takamina, what’s yours?” Takamina held her hand, hoping to be friends with this girl. But her blue eyes widen as a soft lips met hers.
They kissed passionately, not knowing that they had only just met for a night.
“… I’m Atsuko. You can call me Acchan, Takamina!” Atsuko left the vampire, turned back and gave a flying kiss to the dumbstruck Takamina.
Acchan kept walking until she reached her home. Her heartbeat was beating fast and she didn’t know why she kissed that pureblood. Her mind was spinning and can’t think straight. The heat was rising as she thought of Takamina’s smile. They just met today! How could she have feelings for her? And she’s a pureblood, her enemy!
She shook her head, wanted to shake off the kissing scene that stuck in her head.
[I’m a vampire hunter, and I can’t have feelings with a pureblood.]
xxxxx
That was one year ago.
Atsuko was getting dressed, ready to hunt some vampires to earn some pocket money. If she is lucky, she may kill some of Rank E vampires in her territory and get rewards. She checked her precious weapons, the silver dagger and stake, and her others accessories. She patted her backpack and smiled.
“Hunting vampires again?” A lady came out from the kitchen, bringing a bento.
“Un. I’m going to hunt Rank E vampires today. The association said that the Rank E vampires had been increasing for these past few days.”
“Well, please come home safely by dawn.” The lady passed the bento to Atsuko, with an worried expression.
“I will, mum. I’m out, then.” She gave her mum a peck on her cheek and stepped out of the house.
“Haih, this child…” Yukirin smiled, and went back to the bedroom.
xxxxx
“Hi! Acchan!” As Atsuko stepped out of the house, she was greeted by a vampire midget, whom she met one year ago.
Atsuko just ignored, and walked away. Feeling confused, Takamina wondered why Atsuko was acting coldly today.
“Hey Acchan! Where are you going? It almost night time and its dangerous.” Takamina moved swiftly beside her, making her flinched. She just glared at Takamina, and ignored her once more. Poor midget was so confused of her friend’s cold attitude towards her.
[Because of you, I can’t even go out and hunt vampires. I can’t tell you that I’m a vampire hunter and of course, will you tell me that you’re a pureblood? No, right?] Atsuko thought, and noticed that some vampires were roaming on the streets.
She pulled out her stake, aimed at the vampire, and shoot towards the direction. It aimed on its arm, earning a loud growl that make her shivered a while.
[I never thought Rank E vampire will have a loud growl like this…] Red blood eyes glowed angrily at her, like a predator had found its prey. The figure moved closer, slowly, as footsteps rattled the ground and the sound was ringing in Atsuko’s ears. She wondered, this was not Rank E anymore, despite the charging was slow. This was…
The figure shone under the moonlight with a feral glow. The gleaming red orbs, the sharp fangs stained with blood, and the mystically beauty that shoot through Atsuko’s mind.
“Pureblood” She muttered softly, legs were trembling. She had shot the wrong vampire. She should not have targeted purebloods, and that was against the rule. Because, they will kill her first before she even could make a move.
A eerie giggled was heard by the pureblood. Atsuko looked up, and saw that this vampire was laughing sarcastically as she made her way towards Atsuko.
“Nee,” The figure laughed. Orbs were now glaring dead serious at her prey, “Okotteru?”
The pureblood charged, managed to use its sharp fangs bit on Atsuko’s arm. Crimson liquid flowing like a water tap, making Atsuko weak, and she gripped her arm in pain. She immediately took out her dagger, and plant on the vampire’s back. Unable to defend, the vampire hissed in agony as it hit the wall. Atsuko was still in pain, and the vampire pulled out the dagger and threw it away. A smiled was formed in her face, while Atsuko stared in horror of its back. The wound was healed, instantly.
“Next, hunter-san, will be your neck.” A loud guffaw and she walked slowly towards her prey.
“Oi, gekikara, stop it.” Takamina came out from nowhere, was now in front of injured Atsuko, facing Gekikara.
“Go find your own prey, Takamina. This one is mine.” She hissed. Takamina stood there, glaring at her with her cool blue eyes. Their distant were close, and Takamina had to tilted up her head to face gekikara.
“Leave Atsuko alone, or I’ll break your bones, Gekikara.”
“Sure, come and break, then.” She challenged, making Takamina smirked.
“Oh, I would like to, but then if I do, it will break Jurina’s heart too. I don’t want to break my sister’s heart, so leave.” Takamina said with a harsh tone. Gekikara, took a step back and shrugged after hearing the name, Jurina. She turned away, and vanished at the junction.
Takamina sighed, and offered help to Atsuko. She hesitated for while, took her hand, and stood up abruptly. She used a piece of cloth to tie her wound off, and went for picking up her weapons. She cleaned the blood, and put it in her backpack.
“You knew them, right?” A sudden question for Takamina, making her shivered for while.
She put her hand on her head. “Ahaha… what are you talkin-…”
“You’re a vampire, right!?”
Takamina did not know how to react to the question. Acchan was glaring at her, waiting, even though she knew Takamina’s identity. But in this night, she wanted to make an end; this pureblood was bothering her too much, until she can’t think straight… Her mind was full of her images, and she really felt comfortable when she was with her. But this did not make any sense, she was a vampire hunter, and she can’t be friend with a pureblood, right?
…Maybe she can?
“Yes, I’m a pureblood.” Takamina confessed. Seeing that Atsuko’s face was not shocked as she thought, she wondered why…
“Look, I don’t know what you want from me… but we… just can’t be together.” Atsuko walked the opposite direction of Takamina. She tried to hide the blushed she got just from looking at Takamina.
“Why?”
“…Because…” Takamina gulped.
“… Vampire and humans are not mend to be together, Takamina.”
Takamina could heard, the sound of Atsuko’s heart breaking.
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Topic: Blood Curse- 8th Curse. KojiYuu Atsumina wMatsui [22/2/2014] (Read 52639 times)