Part 2[NORMAL POV]
And so from the day of that incident, Sae suddenly changed into a totally different person.
He embraced his inner fear, and he’s ready to take anything for Yuki.
He knew he can’t fight like Yuki, but he definitely will do his best to make Yuki safe.
Everyday, he treated Yuki like a princess, no, like a queen.
He made everyday as if it’s a special day for Yuki.
He sent messages to Yuki everyday, saying how much he loves her.
He visited Yuki everyday at the café.
He bought Yuki a gift almost every day.
Yuki was wondering at first, she didn’t know what makes Sae change, but she definitely enjoyed his treatment.
One day, Sae was in a library again, and Xu Chen Chen come at him.
Xu Chen Chen : “Sae-kun, I still have a bad omen about you. Have you taken my advice?”
Miyazawa Sae : “Errr…..No.”
Xu Chen Chen : “Eh? Why? You don’t believe me?”
Miyazawa Sae : “Well, I believe you, but I choose not to change my destiny.”
Xu Chen Chen : “Why? Aren’t you afraid of death?”
Miyazawa Sae : “No. Not anymore. Thanks for your advice though. It kinda opened my eyes.”
Sae then left his desk, leaving Xu Chen Chen stupefied.
Xu Chen Chen was quite surprised upon hearing Sae’s words.
She never met someone like Sae before, who is bold and brave to embrace his fateful death.
But then she smiled as she stared at Sae from behind.
She must have seen Sae from a different view too, now.
~~~~~~OOOOOO~~~~~~~
And then come the fateful day, or more precisely, the fateful death.
It was just a usual evening, Sae was walking alone from his campus to his apartment.
He heard a sound of someone fighting, and then running and panting.
He decided to look for the source and followed the trail.
Hiding low, he saw several figures (probably vampires) moving around on the roads and alleys, as if they were looking for someone.
Sae kept hiding himself, and then he walked into a dark alley, and he found someone lying on the ground, bleeding.
And he was shocked to see it was Yuki who was lying there.
“Yuki, what happen to you? Who hurt you?” Sae knelt down before the bleeding girl.
“It’s them, Sae……. They found me…..Uukkhhh…!!” Yuki hissed in pain. She tried to get up but failed as her body fell to ground again, losing the ability to support herself.
Sae quickly checked the wound on Yuki’s stomach. It was quite deep and Yuki was losing so much blood.
“We have to get you to a safe place first. My apartment?”
“No. My home, please.” Yuki hold very tightly onto Sae’s arm.
“It’s too far. We’re going to my apartment.” Sae said.
“No…..No……. Not your apartment…… My home……” Yuki said in between her heavy breating. She then tried to get up again, but failed again.
“Yuki, I can’t bring you there. I saw your assailants around here. They would have caught us before we can reach your home. My apartment it is.” Sae said firmly.
Without waiting for Yuki’s agreement, he took Yuki a bridal style and carry her to his apartment.
It wasn’t an easy job, because Sae had to encounter those people who were chasing Yuki for several times.
And all he had to do was hiding low and doing hide-and-seek, or cat-and-mouse game with those people.
Until finally he managed to arrive at his apartment.
He then put Yuki carefully on his bed.
Yuki was barely conscious already and her face had turned into a pale white, almost like a snow.
The color of her white, ivory skin were contrasted with the color of red liquid that is covering her body and her clothes.
Sae ripped Yuki’s shirt opened to reveal more of her wound. Her shirt was already soaked with blood.
The wound was even worse than Sae had thought before. A knife injury of about four inches wide, and very deep one.
Sae had never seen an injury like this before, not with his own two eyes.
The scent of copper infiltrated into Sae’s nose, and he felt nausea.
He was never one to have a heart to see people getting injured.
And on top of that, what pained him the most was because, it’s Yuki who’s lying there, bleeding to her death.
Yuki was breathing heavily every time she inhaled and exhaled. And it seemed that each breath she took brought more pain into her body.
Sae was on the verge on tearing up. He could almost feel Yuki’s pain.
For a moment, Sae was frozen, unable to do anything, only staring at Yuki on the bed.
Sae then turned on his CCTV and saw those assailants are moving around their apartment building. The apartment has a security lock on the entrance gate, and only acknowledge visitors can enter it. But if someone (the residents) opened the gate from the inside, anyone from outside can slip his way through within a short moment of time before the gate closed again. And because it was automatic gate, it will not closed if someone stand in the inside right behind the door. It was only a matter of time until those assailants arrived at Sae’s door.
“Yuki, if they’re all vampires, they can’t enter this room without our permission, right? Then we’re safe.”
Yuki shook her head slowly. “Some of them…hhh....are human…hhhh….They’re....professional….”
(Oh, now that’s the bad news. And seriously, they’re hiring professional assassins just to kill my girlfriend? What the heck is happening here?) Sae thought in frustation.
“Okay, now we’re have to take care of your wound first. Or should I call a doctor? Or should I call Nacchan?”
Sae was started panicking. He didn’t know what to do first.
“Right, I’m gonna call Nacchan first. Hang in there, Yuki!” Sae said.
He dialed a number on his phone, and waited until someone picked up the line on the other side.
“Hi Nacchan, can you come here quick? Yuki got stabbed……..Yes, at my apartment.”
Sae talked for a moment before he hang up. His face become more worried.
“Nacchan said their home and dojo were being attacked by vampires and assassins.”
Yuki bit down on her lips, either caused by pain or anger, or both.
As Yuki was still living with Nacchan’s parent, Nacchan’s home means Yuki’s home too.
Knowing that Nacchan won’t be able to come to his place anytime soon, Sae then decided to tend to Yuki’s wound.
He was never good at nursing. His hand was shaking when he tried to clean Yuki’s wound with an alcohol-dipped gauze.
But he tried his best to tend to Yuki’s wound without hurting her more.
“Sae, I’m sorry……..I’m so sorry for this.” Yuki said sofly, almost whispering.
“Sssshh…..Don’t talk now, Yuki. I’m concentrating here.” said Sae.
After cleaning Yuki’s wound, Sae then put a bandage around Yuki’s wound.
Yuki was now lying on the bed.
Sae came by the window and took a peek from behind the curtain.
He saw their assailants were still surrounding their building.
“Sae, you should leave now…..They’ll be here in a minute.” Yuki said with a weak voice.
“And leave you here alone on your own? No I won’t do that, Yuki.”
“This is it….My time is up, Sae…..I already saw this coming….”
“Yuki, please, don’t-------“
“I never expect us to go this far…..I never expect you to stay with me this long….”
“What do you mean, Yuki?”
She raised her finger and then, much to my surprise, she took off her ring. The engagement ring that I have given to her.
“Just go now, Sae…….Leave me alone……And give this ring to someone else,” said Yuki.
“What!? No!!” Sae protested.
“Sae, listen……I have always knew…..that we will never be able…..to get married…..and grow old together…..I’m sorry to tell you this now…..But I’m happy that we’ve been together….until now…..Please cherish me….in your memories…” Yuki said, catching her breath in between her sentences. Tears start falling down her cheeks.
And this genking boy was frozen by her words.
“Now, please, go. Save yourself, Sae.”
The boy was still frozen for a moments more.
But if I leave now, I’ll be breaking my promise to you, Yuki.
A promise that I made silently in my heart, just a few weeks ago.
You didn’t know it, right? About my promise to you.
That’s why you keep saying something stupid like that.
Should I repeat my promise again to you?
That I’ll never gonna leave you?
Have I not told you before, Yuki?
That it's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you.
And there's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do.
They will never be able to drag me away from you.
I will always stay by your side, until the day I die for you.
That’s my promise to you.
But you didn’t know it, do you?
You, my goddess, you.The boy then realized something.
That his fateful death is probably coming soon now.
It’s not about Yuki’s death. It’s about his.
Yuki will die another day, but not today.
And the boy will make sure of that.
The boy then kept thinking, listing all the options they had.
He knew they didn’t have much time left.
Their enemies would be coming at their door anytime soon.
Fighting them off would be impossible because the girl is injured, and he himself cannot fight.
Running away was also impossible because they were surrounded.
Hiding in this room wasn’t a good idea either, because soon they will come and break into this room.
The boy didn’t want to give up yet.
He had to make sure first that the girl is safe.
The boy looked around and he recalled there was a big locker chest inside his room.
The locker was small, so nobody will suspect if someone is hiding in there.
It can only fit one person. And it can only be locked from outside.
Perfect.
He then turned to see the girl who’s still lying on the bed.
He came at her, and carry her in a sudden, much to the girl’s protest.
“Sae, where are you taking me!? Put me down!”
The boy didn’t answer.
He kept carrying the girl to the locker chest.
He then pushed the girl into the locker.
The girl resisted. She was injured but her strength was still enormous.
“What are you doing? Sae, please stop it!”
The boy said, “Don’t worry Yuki, you’ll be safe in here.”
“And you? What about you? Where will you be hiding?”
“Don’t worry about me. I’ll survive.”
“What? Then no, I’m not going to get in here alone. Not without you. Let’s just die together, Sae!”
“No, that’s not going to happen. If one of us should die. It should be me, not you.”
“Sae! You---Ugh!” her words were cut when the boy suddenly punched her hard on her face.
The girl now was knocked out cold.
The boy continued to push the girl into the locker chest.
And then, he stared at the girl’s face for the last time, and planted a kiss on her lips.
(See you in another life, Yuki! I hope I didn't punch you that hard.) He smiled at the fainted girl.
(This is our last goodbye now.) He took a look at her face again for the last time.
After that, he closed and locked the chest, and put the key under the flower pot next to his door.
He still had several (only two, in fact) things to do.
Making one last call to Nacchan:
“Nacchan, please come here as soon as you can. I put Yuki in a locker chest inside my room. The key is under the flower pot next to my door. You must get Yuki out of here A.S.A.P. Thanks, Nacchan! No, don’t worry about me!”
And to the police station:
“Officer, please help! There’s a robbery in my house…..Yes….My address…..Higashi-ku Apartment, Room 508.”
After that, he cleaned the blood from the his bed and floor, so that those assailant wouldn’t be so suspicious.
And then he sat down on the sofa and waited for those assailants to come into his room.
~~~~~~OOOOOO~~~~~~~
When those assailants finally arrived at his door, he knew his death was coming near. Funnily he didn’t feel any fear, only a bit a regret because he won’t be able to see his girl anymore.
They asked him questions, but he refused to answer.
Those assailants were still searching inside his room, trying to find where the girl is hiding, when suddenly a sound of sirine was heard from nearby. The police officers had come to fulfill the boy’s request for help.
Those assailants had no choice other than leaving the place, in order to avoid making a scene. Failing to find the girl, they decided to take the boy instead. The police came at the boy’s apartment, but didn’t find anything. And they concluded that it was only a prank call.
~~~~~~OOOOOO~~~~~~~
NEXT DAY IN THE MORNING.
The said girl wake up in a secret chamber inside her uncle’s residence. This girl, Yuki, had been saved and brought by her cousin Nacchan, back to their home and into this secret chamber.
When she opened her eyes in the morning, she knew something bad has happened to the boy. She found herself with a bandage on several parts on her body, and one on her head.
“Where is Sae?” she asked her cousin, but she only received a silent answer.
She tried to get up from her bed, but her cousin hold her down back onto the bed.
“Stay down, Yuki! Your body is still weak.” Nacchan said.
“But, Nacchan, I need to see him! I need to go back to his apartment!” Yuki insisted.
“There’s no use, Yuki. He’s not there anymore. They took him away.” Nacchan stared at her with a deep concern in her eyes.
“No! No! No! This is my fault!” Yuki put her hands covering her face, feeling devastated at what just happened.
“This is all my fault. They should’ve killed me last night.” Yuki started to cry.
“Oh, Yuki…..” Nacchan could only muttered and hugged her cousin tightly to share the pain with her.
And Yuki kept on crying.
~~~~~~OOOOOO~~~~~~~
MEANWHILE.
SOMEWHERE FAR AWAY FROM THEIR TOWN.
“Shinoda-sama, I’m sorry we cannot find Kashiwagi. She’s disappeared from our radar. But we brought you her friend,” a person spoke to the tall figure in front of him.
“Good. Make him talk. And I don’t care how you do it, but we must find this girl.” The tall figure said.
The person left, and now the tall figure was left alone.
Another person came entering the room.
“Umechan. Why are you here?” Shinoda said.
“I was wondering, Shinoda. Why do you insist on finding this girl? Who is her name again?”
“Tck….Kashiwagi Yuki…..She’s my greatest enemy now,” the lord answered.
“She’s your greatest enemy? And she’s only 18 years old now? You gotta be kidding me, Shinoda.”
“Oh, don’t mock me, Ume. I need to find Kashiwagi and kill her before she grow up stronger than me. We almost caught her last night, but she was saved by her friend. And now she’s hiding somewhere again.”
“Shinoda, there’s nobody stronger than you. You can be sure of that.” Umechan said.
“I know,” the lord said and left the room.
~~~~~~OOOOOO~~~~~~~
Miyazawa Sae wake up inside a cell. He found his arms and feet were chained down to the floor. He then saw several figures standing in front of him. Those were the ones who had chased Yuki into his apartment last night.
Sae started to feel worry. He knew he will never be able to get away from this. His fate has been sealed. His death is coming near. And now all he regretted was why he didn’t spend more time with his girl, and cherish more time with her. Now he would never be able to see her again.
A person spoke harshly to him, “Where is the girl? Where are you hiding her?”
Sae didn’t answer it, and he received a punch on his face, causing him to bleed swiftly from his nose.
The person spoke again, “You better tell us where she is, or lose your life.”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” answered Sae, and that earned him another punch onto the side of his face. Sae was already in pain after receiving only two punches. And he was never the one to be able to withstand a beating.
They repeated the question, and everytime Sae answered it with a silent, or with an ‘I don’t know’. And they continued beating him until they get a satisfying answer, which he never give.
Sae didn’t know how long he was locked up in this cell.
Day passed by and he couldn’t even differentiate days from nights.
For him, Time was already stopped, and he waiting for his death sentence.
But he know he had done something right by saving his girl and keeping his mouth shut about her.
He was glad that in the end, he didn’t break his promise to that girl.
He finally fulfill his oath, to die for the sake of that girl.
He has traded his life with that girl’s life.
So now, he could die happily and rest in peace.
~~~~~~OOOOOO~~~~~~~
“Yuki, where are you going? It’s still not safe for you out there.” Nacchan spoke as she saw her cousin gathered up her clothes and other belonging and put them inside a suitcase. It’s been two weeks and Yuki was already recovered from her injury.
“I’m moving out.” Yuki answered shortly.
“Where?”
“Away from this city.”
“But, why, Yuki?” asked Nacchan.
Yuki stopped packaging and stared frustratingly at Nacchan.
“You see, I’m tired of all this! I’m tired seeing people get hurt and killed because of me! They should’ve killed me last night, but they didn’t! And someone else is dying instead of me! Arrrrrggghhhh!!!” Yuki let out a cry of anger.
“Okay, Yuki, I know how you’re feeling. But please, stay here. Stay with us. It’s for your own sake,” said Nacchan.
“I don’t care about it anymore.” Yuki shook her head and continued packaging. “I have nothing to lose now. If they want to find me and come at me again, then let them do. Let them kill me. I’m not afraid anymore.”
“.........Yuki, you’re not in your right mind now.”
“Nobody said I ever am.”
Nacchan sighed. Unable to say anything more, she could only watched as her cousin walked out from their room. Not even Nacchan’s parents were able to persuade Yuki to change her decision.
It seemed that just shortly after Sae died (or disappeared), Yuki suddenly turned into a rebel, filled with anger and regret.
~~~~~~OOOOOO~~~~~~~
Yuki decided to visit Sae’s abandoned apartment first before leaving out of the town.
She still has a spare key of Sae’s apartment that Sae had given her before.
As Yuki entered the Sae’s room, she found that it was still in good condition, albeit empty and a bit messy.
Those vampires didn’t make any huge damage. All the furnitures were still intact and there was no stain of blood anywhere.
Yuki looked around and decided to spend some time in Sae’s apartment, as if she wanted to cherish her memories together when Sae was still there besides her.
Yuki could still feel Sae’s presence in every spots and every corners inside this room.
Yuki then looked into Sae’s wardrobe and found his clothes were still there.
She took out one of Sae’s favorite clothes. She closed her eyes and inhaled the scent from it.
She still can feel Sae’s scent from the clothes.
A tears start brimming on her eyes, as she remembered the days she had spent together with Sae.
It was all gone now.
Yuki put herself on Sae’s bed, lying there for a few moments.
Closing her eyes, she suddenly feel the urge to sleep there.
It was as if Sae was still there with her, watching her.
For a moment Yuki felt like she was going insane.
And she wondered, does it ever drive you crazy, to think of just how fast the night changes.
Everything that you’ve ever dreamt of, it’s all disappearing when you wake up.
She was happy with Sae, already imagining herself in a marriage with Sae.
But then it’s all gone, just in one night change.
Yuki kept on closing her eyes, and finally succumbed into the deep slumber.
~~~~~~OOOOOO~~~~~~~
Shinoda and Umechan entered the cell and found Sae was lying unconscious on the floor.
“That boy is really persistent huh? He’s not going to tell you anything.” Umechan said. “Why don’t you intrude into his mind and find out what’s inside it?”
“I can’t, Ume. You know I can’t intrude a human’s mind. I can only intrude a vampire’s mind.” Shinoda answered.
Shinoda and Umechan both has superpower ability related to mind-control and mind-manipulation. Shinoda could intrude someone’s mind and control it, making that someone become his doll for a very long time, sometimes it can last for a life time (just like Gekikaka’s case). Umechan could intrude into someone’s mind only for a few minutes, and sent a virtual pain into the brain, causing the person to feel an extreme pain (albeit it was ony virtual pain, not a real physical pain). The other difference is the target. Shinoda could only do that to vampire’s mind. While Umechan could do that to human and vampire’s mind, and other human being.
“So what are you going to do to him, Shinoda?”
“I might just kill him. He is of no use anymore.” Shinoda approached the fainted boy and grabbed his head, ready to break his neck.
Just then, Umechan saw the boy’s face.
(Oh, he’s quite handsome, without those cuts and bruises on his face).“Wait! Shinoda, can I make a request?”
Shinoda turned at Umechan.
“Can we sire him, Shinoda? I think he will be more useful if we sire him.” Umechan said.
Shinoda thought for a moment, “Okay, I’ll grant your wish, Ume. I’ll sire him.”
And so that day, Shinoda sired Sae-boy and turned him into become a vampire.
~~~~~~OOOOOO~~~~~~~
Yuki woke up in Sae’s bed and realized it was already dark.
She decided to spend a few more days in Sae’s apartment, hoping the boy would probably come back out of the blue.
But she knew it was only a false hope.
Sae would never come back to her.
And she just had to learn to accept that.
She heard her stomach growled and she realized she hadn’t eaten something since the morning.
She took her jacket and went outside to have a fresh air and buy some dinner.
She decided to walk along the several places that has their memories.
She went to the place where she first met Sae on that fateful day, when she was fighting vampires and Sae was hiding and watching her.
She went to the café where she worked, and Sae usually paid a visit and come to see her every morning.
She went to the university gate where she always waited for Sae when they were going out for a date.
She went to the cemetery where she often spend her evening nights with Sae, while she was hunting vampires and Sae accompanied her.
But all of it, all those memories, it only hurts her more, knowing that she could never have them again.
She would never be able to meet Sae again, to kiss him again, to hold him again.
Yuki kept on walking with sadness engulfed inside her heart.
~~~~~~OOOOOO~~~~~~~
The transformation took place for a few hours. Sae felt his whole body burning up and he was in so much pain. He couldn’t stand the pain and fall unconscious again.
When he woke up, he felt like he was in a different body. A much stronger body.
He could feel all his senses become sharper.
He could see more clearly in the dark.
His sensitivity and agility improved very much, in a way that he could never imagine before.
But on top of that, he suddenly felt this insatiable desire for a specific compound : a human blood.
Shinoda and Umechan decided to train this young vampire boy in order to be able to survive in this vampires world.
They trained him how to fight and to defend himself against hunters.
They trained him how to lure a prey and to drink blood from their human prey.
They trained him how to kill.
They trained him how to become a strong, cunning, and evil vampire.
Umechan then fall in love with him, and wanted to mate with him.
She said she imprinted this boy to become her property.
And the boy, whose mind being controlled under Shinoda’s power, he just did whatever they asked him to.
Slowly and slowly, the boy forgot about the raven girl whom he had loved wholeheartedly, and whom he had sacrificed his life for.
There were times when Shinoda’s power over him is weakening, and he remembered about that raven girl, and he felt so sad about it, but there’s nothing he could do.
He knew he would never meet that raven girl again.
~~~~~~OOOOOO~~~~~~~
Yuki was walking along the beach again.
She recalled the day when Sae proposing to her, asking her to marry him, and putting a ring on her pinky finger.
She still remember how they spend those days, just watching the birds flying, writing their names on the sand, and watching it washed away by the wave.
And once again, Yuki was drowning in her own monologue.
Sae, I need to talk with you again. Why did you go away?
All our time together still feels like yesterday.
I never thought I'd see a single day without you.
The things I take for granted, now I’m losing it.
Sae, if I promise not to feel this pain, will I see you again?
Will you come back to me again?
I know time will pass me by, and maybe I'll never learn to smile again.
But I know I'll make it through, if you wait for me in heaven.
And all the tears I cry, no matter how I try, they'll never bring you home to me.
Sae, won't you please wait for me in heaven?
Do you remember how it was?
When I never seemed to care about you.
The days went by so quickly, because I thought you'd always be there.
And it's hard to let you go, Sae.
Though I know that I must try.
I feel like I've been cheated, because we never said goodbye.
I thought I was the one who was going to die that night.
It should’ve been me who was killed that night.
Why did you trade your life me?
Because I miss you so, Sae, and I need to know.
Will you wait for me in heaven?
Please wait for me in heaven Sae.Yuki continued to sit on the sand and watch the birds fly, remembering all her happy days with Sae.
~~~~~~OOOOOO~~~~~~~
A FEW MONTHS LATER.
In someone’s bedroom.
“Owwww! Ittai! You’re naughty Sae!” a vampire girl shrieked and hit the boy whose body was on top of her.
“But you like it don’t you?” the vampire boy asked flirtatiously.
He then put his hands all over the girl’s body, caressing her, kissing her, biting her.
His action made the vampire girl fly into cloud nine.
They continued to kiss each other for a few minutes.
The vampire girl then looked at the vampire boy, staring deep into his dark orbs.
His hair were messy and it made him look even more attractive.
(Sae, you’re the first person who ever make me feel this way.
And you’re so good in bed too. I can’t get enough of you.
I’m glad Shinoda decided to sire you instead of killing you that night, Sae.)“Sae?”
“Yes, Ume?”
“Let’s go for a honeymoon abroad next week.”
“Hm? But we’re not married yet.”
“Who cares? You’re mine and I’m yours. Let’s go away from awhile. I’m bored here.”
“Okay, where do you wanna go?”
“America, Italy, Spain, France, Egypt, and of course Romania, the homeland for our race.”
“Sure. Whereever you go, I’m coming with you, darling.” Sae said and kissed Umechan passionately on her lips.
~~~~~~OOOOOO~~~~~~~
MEANWHILE.
IN MIYAZAWA’S FAMILY RESIDENCE.
“Any news from Sae yet?” asked a middle-aged woman to his husband. The look on her face indicated that she hadn’t been taking enough sleep for days.
“No. But I just received a call from the police, they will need us to testify and answer some questions. They said they found a suspect. So please prepare. We’re going to Hiroshima this afternoon,” her husband replied.
The middle-aged woman began to cry.
“Sae, oh my boy……Are you still alive, Son? Why did you disappear like this? Who did this to you?” the woman continued weeping.
Her husband pulled her into his embrace, trying to calm his wife.
A twin-tailed teenage girl come and stood by the door, staring at two.
“Mayu, we’re going to Hiroshima now.”
“Did they find Oniichan?”
“No. Not yet. But hopefully they’re close it.”
The twin-tailed girl nodded.
This girl was just fifteen back then, when she lost her elder brother, and later, her parents.
~~~~~~OOOOOO~~~~~~~
Yuki walked her way down the pathway, heading to her motel.
She still had money, but only enough to rent a cheap motel room.
She was thinking to look for a job, probably a cashier in a convenience store, or a janitor.
She didn’t mind to take any kind of job, as long as she could make enough money to support herself.
She decided to buy a dinner on her way home.
There was a nice, cheap stall around the city park, so she turned her direction and took a another route.
On an alley, she felt someone is stalking her from behind.
One. No, two person.
Yuki was quickly alarmed, and raised her guard up.
She knew Shinoda is still chasing her, hunting her down.
And that vampire lord will stop at not nothing in his attempt to kill her.
She continued walking, still fully aware of the presence of her stalkers.
Judging by their shadow, Yuki could tell those stalkers were male.
Yuki then felt a hand grabbing her shoulder from behind, and she quickly threw her elbow to whoever person standing behind her, causing him to have a bleeding and broken nose.
She turned around and saw the second stalker.
She didn’t wait for an attack, and immediatelly pushed that person to the brick wall.
She pushed him up, high upon the wall.
Her hand was on his neck, ready to suffocate him.
The other man, who had a broken nose, came at her, trying to separated her from his friend.
And while doing that, he shouted to her :
“Do not fight! We’re police officers!”
That words caused Yuki to halt.
A second later, Yuki felt her body being pushed rather harshly towards the brick wall, and next thing she knew she was kissing the wall.
One person held Yuki by giving a push on her back, while his partner worked on the handcuff.
Yuki was still trying to remember what she did wrong. And then one of the officers spoke to her.
“You are arrested on the charge of Miyazawa Sae’s murder. You may remain silent, because every words come from you can be used and testified against yourself.” The officer said as he showed her the badge and the arrest warrant.
A minute later, Yuki was already sitting inside the police car, with her arms being restricted behind her.
~~~~~~OOOOOO~~~~~~~
AT THE POLICE STATION.
Mr. and Mrs. Miyazawa had just arrived and now they were talking to the officer in charge on this case of Sae’s disappearance.
They were told that they have a suspect, but they still have to collect all the evidence and prepare the legal document before they can go for a trial on murder. The police had found out that Miyazawa Sae met a girl named Kashiwagi Yuki that night, just before he disappeared. And now they were searching for that girl.
After that, they were asked to wait on the lobby room, along with their daughter, a twin-tailed girl with a flawless Cyborg-like face.
They still need to answer some more questions and completed certain procedures.
The twin-tailed girl seemed to be sleepy and bored.
“Okaasan, I’m thirsty. I’m to going buy something from the vending machine,” the twin-tailed girl got up and walked out to the door.
A minute later, a certain raven girl arrived at the police station, her hands were restricted, and she was guarded by two police officers.
~~~~~~OOOOOO~~~~~~~
It was the first time for Yuki to visit a police station, moreover as a convicted one.
Inside the police station, she saw so many people walking around, filling out documents, talking to the police officers, etc.
She also saw several person coming in and around, their hands were also handcuffed just like hers.
Many of those criminals had a fierce look and appearance, causing people to feel afraid to get near them.
Yuki couldn’t help but thinking about how bizarre and unfortunate her luck is tonight.
Not only had she lost her most beloved person, she also get convicted because of it.
Yuki suddenly felt like she was the unluckiest girl on earth, to ever experience something like this.
Everything was her fault.
And she couldn’t help but start hating on herself.
Maybe this was her punishment for always causing danger for everyone around her.
And then, as she looked around to see her surrounding, suddenly her eyes met with a man in his middle age.
The man was very handsome, but what surprise her the most was because his face was very familiar to her.
The man's facial feature has a lot of similarities with Sae.
It was as if Yuki was seeing Miyazawa Sae in a much older version.
Yuki wondered who this man is, and why he had a very close similarity with Sae.
She was still stunned by the sight of that man, she didn’t aware when another middle-age woman come and walked up to her.
The man followed that woman, and without Yuki realized, they were already standing in front of her.
Yuki still had no idea who they were.
But then the woman asked her this question, while staring straight into Yuki’s eyes:
“Are you the one who killed my son? Did you murder him?”
Yuki was in so much shock, she could barely speak to answer it.
It’s all clear now, why this man looked very much like Sae. It’s because he is his father. And this woman is surely Sae’s mother.
This realization hit Yuki right in the spot, and she immediately felt devastated. Never occurred to her before, that her first meeting with Sae’s parents would be in this kind of situation. Sae had told her so many times before, that he had planned to bring Yuki to his hometown, and introduced her to his parents and his little sister. She had always imagined, that she would meet with Sae’s family in such a happy and colourful circumstances. But not in this situation.
“Please just tell me, where is my son!? Please tell me he’s still alive!” the woman shouted at her, and she looked just as devastated as her.
Yuki was still unable to utter a word. She could only shook her head.
“Oh….So you did it. You did murder him, didn’t you?” the woman shouted louder. Her voice sounded like she was about to break into tears.
Yuki knew she should just deny it and said no.
But somehow, she couldn't, and didn't want to deny it.
She was the one who caused Sae’s death/disappearance anyway.
So there, Yuki just stood without saying anything to the woman.
She didn’t even try to deny it.
And apparently, this made the woman become even more devastated.
Because then she swung her palm towards Yuki and hit the girl hard on her cheek.
The sound of the slap was echoed throughout the room, loud enough to earn everyone’s attention.
Yuki’s face was immediately flicked to the side, and she found herself staring to her side.
Everyone else inside the room turned their eyes at Yuki and that woman, they were surprised to see a young girl getting a slap from an older woman.
But then they quickly returned back to their business as if nothing happened.
For those who had been spending most of their time in a police station, they knew that such a drama like this can happen from time to time. Most often, those dramas happen between the convicted persons and the family of their victim.
Yuki felt a pang deep inside her heart.
All these events was too much for her.
Her being hunted down by a powerful vampire lord, and then her boyfriend's death/missing, and then her being arrested for the murder, and now, her getting slapped in public by an elder woman.
And the fact that the slap was coming from Sae’s mother (the woman who is almost to be her mother-in-law), it’s that fact that made Yuki hurts even more.
No, it was not the physical pain.
That slap was nothing she couldn’t handle, although it actually stung her a bit, and made her cheek felt like burning.
No, it's not that. It was the emotional pain that hurt her.
It was excruciating, overwhelming.
And even if it wasn't Sae's mother who's giving her that slap, it would still hurt in a non-physical way. Because being slapped in a public space, in front of everyone, is surely going to hurt your pride so much. Nobody wants to get slapped in public. It's embarassing and will make you ashamed.
Yuki didn’t say anything after receiving that slap.
She just uttered an apology, and bowed politely in front of Sae’s mother and father.
That slap made her hair become messy. Her bang were covering part of her eyes.
But because her hands were restricted behind her, she couldn’t reach and fix her hair.
A small frown formed in her lips, unnoticed by everyone.
One by one, her punishment will come.
The slap from Sae’s mother, Yuki knew it was her first punishment.
And Yuki was ready to take whatever punishment she will received next.
She knew everything's been her fault anyway.
And it's easier for her to take all the blame.
After that, she was taken and put into a cell, where she was locked up along with other criminals and convicted person.
And shortly after, a twin-tailed girl came entering the room, holding a plastic bag containing food and drinks she had just bought from the vending machine.
She looked at her mother and she wondered why there were tears on her mother’s face.
“Okaasan, why are you crying?” ask the twin-tailed girl.
“It’s nothing, Mayu. It’s nothing,” answered her mother, wiping the tears on her face.
Later that day, the Miyazawa Family left the police station, and went home back to their town.
~~~~~~OOOOOO~~~~~~~
That night was the first time for Yuki spent a night staying inside a jail.
And all the while, she didn’t talk to anyone who were locked in the same cell with her.
She just sat in the corner, and staring empty through the bars in front of her.
Next day in the morning, her uncle come with Nacchan to bail her out.
A few days later, the police announced that she wasn’t guilty and cannot be trialed, due to the lack of evidence.
A few months later, Sae was declared as missing, and his case ended there.
~~~~~~OOOOOO~~~~~~~
A YEAR LATER.
One day, a vampire boy named Sae suddenly remembered his past life, his life before he was sired.
He also remembered about the girl that he had loved so much, the girl whom he had traded his life for.
He managed to remember it, because Shinoda’s power was weakening a bit, and it made him losing his control over Sae.
Sae then runaway.
He come back to his town, and tried to find that raven girl again.
But the raven girl wasn’t there anymore. She had moved into another place, and Sae didn’t know where.
And then he went to his hometown, only to find his parents were already died from an accident, and his little sister disappeared.
The boy was so sad and devastated to see his family fell apart.
He could only hope that his little sister was still alive somewhere.
And then, not knowing what else he could do, he continued searching to find Yuki, while also knowing that his time was limited.
Shinoda most likely would chased him down again now, to take control over his mind again.
Sae tried hard to resist Shinoda’s power, but he knew eventually he will lose against the vampire lord.
Shinoda was too strong for him.
So he decided to just kept on trying and searching for that raven girl, hoping that he could meet again for the last time before he lost his soul and sanity, and fully succumbed into the abyss of darkness.
And fortunately for him, on one fine evening, he found that girl again, wandering from town to town.
He was happy to see her still alive, to know that his sacrifice is worth it.
But unfortunately for him, he could not show himself in front of the girl.
Because now they were in two different worlds.
He was a vampire. And she was a hunter.
So instead of showing himself, he chose to stay in the shadow, watching that girl from a far, while secretly following her just to make sure she is safe and unharmed.
~~~~~~OOOOOO~~~~~~~
On one fine evening.
Yuki stepped into the night, walking alone without showing any single circumspection.
A few drunken men stopped her on her path.
They started getting into an argument.
Those drunked men tried to abuse her.
One man made his advance. But he got punched and kicked in the groin.
His friends were enraged and they come to her, all at once.
A few minutes later, those drunken men were lying on the ground, immobilized.
Yuki looked around and listened carefully to her surrounding.
She felt as if she was being stalked again.
She’s been feeling like this for a week.
She felt as if there’s someone who is watching her and following her everywhere she goes.
Somehow she knew her stalker this time is not a dangerous person.
Somehow she knew her stalker is someone who once was so close to her.
She made a wild guess, it’s probably ‘him’. The boy who had sacrificed his life for her.
But she brushed her thought off, assuring herself that ‘he’ was already dead a year go.
Another day.
When Yuki felt beyond depressed.
She walked out, and picking fights with the yankees whenever she spotted them.
She just wanted to vent all her anger and frustration.
And yet another day.
When her guiltiness took over and become unbearable.
She walked out, picking fights again with the yankees.
But instead of beating them up, this time she just let them beating her up, right then and right there.
On the days like these, it was much easier for Yuki to take a beating and deal with the physical pain, than to deal with emotional pain.
She knew it sounds like a masochist, but she could find no other way to punish herself.
Sometimes she thinks of suicide.
But coming from a highly respected samurai clan, she knows that she doesn’t serve a suicide.
One can only do suicide (harakiri) for a good reason, that is to defend his honor.
But looking at herself now, she doesn’t have anything to defend, not even honor.
She already lost her honor and pride a year ago.
~~~~~~OOOOOO~~~~~~~
On one fine evening.
Sae was hiding in a shadow, watching for a certain raven girl.
As much as he wanted to show up and reveal himself in front of the girl, he was also afraid of how her reaction would be, upon seeing him in this vampire state.
He was so afraid the girl would hate him.
Being hated by the girl he loved the most, it was something that he could not afford.
So he just stood there, hiding under the shadow, watching the raven girl, and following her everywhere she goes.
One time he watched Yuki picking fights with yankees, which kinda stupid, but he knew why Yuki did it.
He knew how much anger and frustration Yuki kept inside herside.
Another time, he watched Yuki picking fights again, but deliberately losing the fight, allowing herself to be beaten.
It was really painful for Sae to see Yuki suffered like that.
He wanted to show himself up, and talked to Yuki, to knock some sense into her head.
And to tell her to move on and find a new love.
But he can’t. His vampire state stopping him from showing up.
Lately Sae had been wondering, who will be there to take his place inside Yuki’s heart.
He knew that after he’s gone, Yuki will still need love to light the shadows on her face.
A year ago, a great wave had fallen upon them.
And now Sae wonders, between the sand and stone, can Yuki make it on her own?
If only he could, then he definitely would go wherever Yuki will go.
Way up high or down low, he will go wherever she goes.
And maybe, he’ll find out the way to make it back someday.
To watch her, and to guide her through the darkest of her days.
Sae could only hope that there will someone out there, who can bring the happiness back to Yuki’s life.
But he knows now, just quite how her life and love might still go on, that in Yuki’s heart, and in Yuki’s mind, he'll stay with her for all of time.
Someone will come and replace his spot in Yuki’s heart.
But he also know, that he will still love forever inside the girl’s heart.
~~~~~~OOOOOO~~~~~~~
Day after day, Sae could feel Shinoda’s power over him getting stronger.
So then one day, he decided to stop following Yuki, and leave the raven girl for good.
He decided to follow his own path, trying hard to keep the soul and sanity, the last thing about humanity that he still maintain underneath his blood-thirsty exterior.
He wandered around for a while, but he knew someday he must return to Shinoda’s place.
The lord’s voice is calling him, and he cannot resist against it.
He cannot fight against him.
And then one day, right after he left Yuki, he encountered a yet unexpected person: Akimoto Sayaka.
Meeting Sayaka, however, had made Sae lightened up a bit.
Sayaka was Sae’s first love, back in his hometown, long before he met Yuki.
Sayaka was Sae’s neighbor.
They had been friends since they were infants.
Sae decided to stay with Sayaka for a while, saying he didn’t have enough money to rent his own apartment.
Sayaka didn’t know that Sae had become a vampire.
Every morning, before the sun rises, Sae would leave Sayaka’s place, saying that he had works to do.
And then on the evening, after the sun sets, Sae would come back at Sayaka’s place, saying that he had finished his works.
They spent their nights together.
Sayaka treated him very nicely, just like a best friend would.
Sae enjoyed every last days he had with Sayaka so much, while also trying to suppress his blood-craving nature whenever he was around her.
Until one day, he finally left, leaving Sayaka alone, and disappeared without trace.
~~~~~~OOOOOO~~~~~~~
Yuki arrived at another town.
It was a small town, and Yuki felt safe because here, noone will know and recognize her.
At least she won’t be bringing danger to anyone close to her again.
She was a total stranger in this town.
There was a small café, and Yuki felt a sudden interest to enter this café.
Inside the café, she saw two men, conducting a live singing in front of the visitors.
She decided to stay and watch.
The singer looked attractive, and his voice was heavenly.
He sang a very sad song, while his partner playing the piano.
He sang it very beautifully and he put all of his emotion into the song.
Yuki sat there and listened to the song.
And she felt as if she was brought to another dimension.
She felt as if the song was meant for her.
The lyrics fit her so much.
Just how far have I walked?
If I look back behind me, I'll find a trail of tears.
I was wounded, and hurt others in return.
And now I've finally reached the place where you hide.
Such a thing as love;
It's only you.
You demand too much, and I don't have it all.
Such a thing as love;
If you're not there, there's no meaning to life!
Do you truly love me with all your heart?
Even now, I feel insecure, yeah.
Within my dreams, I saw your face and you were crying desperately.
Please stop crying;
I won't let you go,
You are the one and nothing matters more.
Such a thing as the future,
If you aren't there, then I can't see it.
It's unnecessary.
The morning rays of sunlight.
Shone upon your sleeping face and I smiled, embarrassed.
Because we were happy then.
I wish that the love I felt during those days.
Would continue on till, forever.
Such a thing as love;
It is only you,
You demand too much and I don't have it all!
A long way down with you,
Such a thing as love;
If you're not there, then there's no meaning to life.
No matter how much I love you, it seems like it's never enough.
Such a thing as the future,
If you aren't there, then I can't see a future.[LYRICS: NEWS - Ai Nante]
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A tear falling down from Yuki’s eyes, down onto her cheek.
She was crying in silent.
Sae-chan, that’s true.
Such a thing as the future,
If you aren't there, then I can't see a future.The song ended, and Yuki was still frozen on her chair.
Suddenly a gentleman came and approached Yuki.
It was the singer. His name was Tegoshi.
He said hello.
And he asked why Yuki was crying alone.
Yuki wiped her tears and replied to him, that she had just lost someone close to her.
The man said, “Don’t worry, you will find a new love and happiness.”
And suddenly, Yuki said to him, “Go out with me, please.”
The man was stunned upon hearing that.
Yuki herself didn’t know why she said that to him.
Maybe she just wanted a company, so desperately.
Tegoshi said yes, he would like to go out with Yuki.
They continued seeing each other for a while.
They even kissed, but somehow Yuki felt their kisses were lacking something.
And then, one day, Tegoshi asked her something.
“Yuki, do you love me?”
“Of course I do, Tegoshi-kun.”
Tegoshi smiled, and then, after looking into Yuki’s eyes, he said. “No, you don’t love me. But thanks for saying that, Yuki.”
After that, he broke up with her.
~~~~~~OOOOOO~~~~~~~
Yuki continued wandering to another town, trying hard to find a cure for her broken heart.
And then one day, in a small town somewhere in Shizuoka, she encountered yet another fateful day. She was walking down on the street, after roaming around to search and apply for jobs. Near a city park, she saw three figures moving in a bush. They didn’t realize Yuki was standing near them, watching them behind the shadow.
Those figures whispered something about hunting vampires, which made Yuki suddenly got interested.
“Okay, give me that arrow now! I think I got him good from here. I can shoot him,” a cute, boyish girl said whispering to another girl. She was bringing a bow.
The other girl passed her an arrow. She brought a heavy bag on her back.
The first girl then pointed her arrow and tried to shoot a target in the dark.
Meanwhile there was another girl standing not far from them. She was covered by the building’s shadow, but still visible.
Yuki kept on watching these three people, out of curiousity.
“Please hurry! I’m scared. He’s coming…” that girl whispered to her cellphone. She was cute, and her face reminded Yuki to a squirrel.
“Calm down, Squirrel! Takamina is shooting him now,” answered the girls who carried the heavy bag, to the cellphone.
The girl named Takamina said, “Sssshhh…….I’m trying to focus here!”
The girl who carried the heavy bag, who looked like a hetare/geek, then said, “Sorry!”
Yuki saw a figure coming out from the dark alley, quietly moving closer to the frightened squirrel girl.
The girl with the bow seemed to be focusing herself on her target.
ZWWWWAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRTT!!!…………
“OUUUUCCCHHH……!!” the figure screamed in pain. But he didn’t vanish into dust, because the arrow missed his heart by some inches.
Yuki kept watching those three girls’ antic from behind the shadow. She was amused by how goofy they were, but also stunned by how brave they were to be able to act so confidently like that, going against vampires without having adequate skill and weapon.
“Crap!! ….I missed it!!” the girl with the bow grumble.
“YUKOO, RUUUUUNNN…..!!!!!”
Yuki watched as those three girls run upside down. They just run and run for their life. They run like there was no tomorrow.
But then Yuki saw the hetare girl being left behind.
That girl was carrying a heavy bag, so she couldn’t run as fast her friends.
Yuki followed the hetare girl, knowing that the girl would be in so much trouble.
The hetare girl run as fast as she could, but her heavy bag kept slowing her down.
And then came another vampire, a dyed-blond girl, suddenly appeared just few meters in front of her. She smirked and vamped out her fang.
The hetare girl seemed so scared.
She tried to reach out her bag and take one of her arrow. But Yuki could see that her hand were trembling a lot.
“YOU SHOOT MY BOYFRIEND…!!! You shouldn’t do that, you know…” the vampire said at the hetare girl, and then walked slowly and tauntingly, closer to her prey.
The hetare girl fell down on her knees, not able to stand still. “No, it wasn’t me. Please…. have mercy….I haven’t even get married, please don’t kill me now…”
Yuki frowned.
(The heck! What did she just say? Getting married? Ahahaha!
Is she stupid or she’s just trying to make a joke here?)Yuki muffled a silent laugh.
And that was the first time for her, after two years, to see something so amusing and hilarious like that.
“I won’t, darling. Instead, you will live forever, and you’ll be happily married forever with whoever you want, FOREVER!!!”
the vamp-girl laughing out loud.
“No no……I mean, I have kids…They still needs me….Please…” the hetare cried.
Yuki couldn’t but frown even more.
(This girl is seriously joking right now. A really, really bad joke.)Vamp-girl: “I CAN’T BELIEVE YOU!! Are you really afraid of me, OR NOT?”
The vampire then moved towards her victim very fast, too fast for a human to react and dodge it.
The hetare girl was too scared and too shocked, she couldn't do anything other then bracing herself, ready for the beating.
(That's it!
I'm helping her now!)Yuki decided.
She then jumped and kicked the vampire down.
“Hey, thanks…” the hetare girl said. She seems relieved, but still trembling. She tried to stand up and reach her bag.
“Here….here…..I have many weapons here, arrow, batter, stick, knife, ….” said the hetare girl as she handed those stuff to Yuki.
Yuki glared at the hetare girl.
(Why is she not running now? Run moron! Run!)“GET OUTTA HERE! ARE YOU MORON OR WHAT?” Yuki scolded the hetare girl.
“Geezz….I was just trying to help….” The hetare girl pouted.
“WHAT?....I AM TRYING TO HELP YOU...!!! ” Yuki was already getting on her edge now. She stared at the hetare girl with her death-glare eyes.
"Okay, I'm sorry, I'm sorry!!! Go on. Continue..." the hetare girl said and withdraw herself, hiding in a safe place.
“How dare you take my prey away!!!” the vampire said.
“Bring it on, b*tch!! I’m right here!!” Yuki cursed. She was now in her angry mode, and there’s no way this vampire could escape from her.
The vampire lost her calmness and attacked Yuki with full strength.
Yuki fought the vampire off.
They traded some blows and kicks, until Yuki managed to get the upper hand.
Just before Yuki was about to dust her, the vampire runaway and escaped.
The hetare girl was very grateful and continuously saying thank you to Yuki.
She asked Yuki’s name. But Yuki didn’t answer.
She just left immediately and went back to her apartment.
~~~~~~OOOOOO~~~~~~~
NEXT DAY.
Yuki didn’t think much about her encounter yesterday with those weird hunter girls.
Today she’s going out again to do job hunting.
And somewhere, inside the market, someone bumped upon her.
They both fell to the ground.
Yuki looked to see the other person.
It was a teenage girl, wearing a pink hoodie and a seifuku uniform.
She had a cute, flawless face, like a Cyborg.
The hoodie girl looked into Yuki’s face. “Oh I’m sorry. Wrong person.”
They both stood up and continued to walk to their direction.
But after a few steps, Yuki realized something.
(My wallet!! She stole it! That hoodie girl!)“Hey, you…!!! Stop right there..!” Yuki shouted at the hoodie girl.
The hoodie girl freezed for a second.
“You stole my purse!!!” Yuki shouted again and then run after that hoodie girl.
The hoodie girl’s running her ass off.
The hoodie girl was skinny and able to blend herself in the crowd.
Yuki had to run fast and get through the crowd in order to get her.
It was like a cat-and-mouse game.
For a moment, Yuki lost the hoodie girl because of the crowd.
(Damn! Where is that girl!)Yuki felt her anger started building up again.
She didn’t expect that little girl to be a thief, a pickpocket.
She made a note to herself to be more careful next time.
She tried hard to find that girl.
Finally, after searching around for a few minutes, she spotted girl hiding behind a cardboard.
Yuki moved like a ninja and approached the girl quietly from behind.
While that girl seemed to be unaware of Yuki’s presence.
Yuki waited for a few minutes more, until she saw that girl getting out from her hiding.
Yuki frowned.
(I got you now, little girl! You can’t runaway from me!)Just before the girl started walking away again, Yuki gave a sudden pat on her shoulder, causing the girl to halt.
The hoodie girl seemed surprised to see Yuki was still following her.
She tried to push Yuki. But Yuki was taller and stronger. Yuki then grabbed that girl’s arm.
The hoodie girl resisted, trying futilely to free herself. But they both ended up falling to the ground again.
This time, Yuki was on the top of that girl. Their position was a little bit awkward.
“You can’t run anywhere now. Give me back my purse. Or I’ll drag you to the police.” Yuki said angrily, while holding
that girl’s arms on the ground.
The girl tried to push her, but Yuki was way stronger. The girl didn't have a chance against Yuki.
And then suddenly Yuki’s eyes landed on the girl’s chest, and she saw a very familiar necklace.
Yuki was in shock to see the necklace.
It was very similar with Sae’s necklace, and it has an initial M.M. craved on it.
And while Yuki was still stunned, the hoodie girl managed to push her and quickly stood up and then covered her necklace like it was very precious for her.
“Let me see it.” Yuki softened her voice, not wanting to scare this girl.
“No. Don’t.” answered the hoodie girl. She quickly gave the purse back to Yuki, and stepped back.
Yuki just stared at the hoodie girl. The hoodie girl has nowhere to run now, because there is a wall behind her, and noone else are around them. Only Yuki and that hoodie girl.
“I just need to see it. I don’t mean any harm.” Yuki said, still staring at the hoodie girl.
“I said no. Can you please leave me? I’m sorry about the purse,” said the hoodie girl.
“Okay then.” Yuki gave up. She really didn’t want to make this girl scared or hurt.
But this hoodie girl still need a warning, if not a punishment. So then Yuki said, “Anyway, I’m letting you go this time. But if I happen to see you stealing again from somebody else, I will throw you right to the police, and I’ll make sure they keep you in juvenile’s prison.”
Yuki throw a deep stare at the hoodie girl.
The hoodie girl stared back at Yuki.
They’re both staring at each other.
“Don't worry. This won't happen again,” the hoodie girl said almost reluctantly.
"Mayu-chan..!!!" somebody called out the hoodie girl’s name.
Yuki froze upon hearing that name.
Mayu-chan. It’s the same name with Sae’s little sister.
And she had the same necklace too, similar with Sae’s necklace.
Now Yuki realized, this hoodie girl is really Sae’s little sister.
It was unexpected, and somewhat bittersweet, for Yuki to be finally able to meet Sae’s little sister.
It seemed
Anzai-san the fate had decided to arrange their first meeting, right here, right now.
For a moment, Yuki kept on staring at the hoodie girl.
It was as if the world suddenly narrow into just the two of them.
And then Yuki saw three people coming closer at them.
They were carrying some food, artillery, and other stuff.
"Hey, it's you!" the hetare girl seemed to be surprised to see Yuki.
"Who?" the boyish girl asked. "Oh…might it be, you're the one who saved our friend last night?"
Yuki didn’t answer, but the hetare girl spoke. “Yes, she was the one who saved me last night!”
The boyish girl extended her hand. "I'm Takahashi Minami. My friends call me Takamina."
"I'm Yuki. Kashiwagi Yuki." Yuki said, giving a hand shake.
The boyish girl then looked at Yuki and the hoodie girl. “Do you know each other?" she asked.
“No.” the hoodie girl said.
"Yes." Yuki said at the same time.
Awkward situation.
"Well, she stole----" Yuki began to speak but she was cut.
“I just met Yuki today, and now we’re good friends,” the hoodie girl said, interrupting Yuki’s words.
"Are you new around here, Yuki? Where do you live?" the boyish girl asked.
"Yes. Not far from here."
"Do you live with your friend?"
"No."
"Oh great. So how about hanging out with us then?" the squirrel girl asked cheerfully.
"I got work to do." Yuki walked away.
"Meeeuuhh….She doesn't like to talk, does she?" said the squirrel girl.
"Mayu, think of something to get her." said the hetare girl to the hoodie girl.
"She already said no, and I don't want to force her," the hoodie girl answered, showing least of interest.
"But you were the one who got excited about having that girl in our team. Why do you give up that easily?"
Yuki stopped at her track.
(What, she wanted me to join their team? Does she know me?)That question then led to another question inside Yuki’s mind.
(Does she know who I am? Does she know about me and Sae? Does she know that I’m the one who caused Sae’s death?)Yuki couldn’t help but feel so nervous when she thinks about all those possibilities.
Still feeling fazed, and now knowing what to do, Yuki continued walking.
The boyish girl chased Yuki, hardly catching up with the raven girl. "Yuki, wait…!! Listen….!!!”
Yuki stopped and turned around.
“I know what you capable of. You helped my friend last night," the boyish said.
"I wasn’t helping anybody,” replied Yuki.
"Still, thanks for that. And I think we can fight them together."
"Fight what?" asked Yuki, still walking.
"Things, you know. Fight the thing you battled last night, and other thing. Many things."
Yuki stopped.
"Are you also with that school girl?"
"With Mayu? Yes, why?"
"Okay, I'll go with you," Yuki agreed.
(I'll just stay with them until I'm assured that she's really what I think she is.) She thought.
The boyish girl said cheerfully, "All right!! Come on!! We’ll show you our place!!"
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So that was how Yuki met those hunter girls and the Cyborg girl, for the first time.
Yuki then decided to stay with them and befriends with them, and joining them hunting vampires.
And the rest is history.
THE END.
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And that’s that, readers!
I just brought you back to Season 1 Chapter 1. Yaaay!!!
And cheers to re-reading again!
I’m not expecting any comment because:
(1) I know SaeYuki shippers are usually silent readers.
(2) This chapter has a very sad ending for SaeYuki.
This chapter only contains a bit of SaeYaka.
Expect more SaeYaka in later updates. That, if there’s someone who is willing to help and collaborate with me.
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