Sweet Blood Serenade

Sweet Blood Serenade

Preface

“Get out of there!”Hahaha! Such a line for the beginning of the story well I guess that I just write this story for my own satisfaction but please read this up though I may not know you who will read this but.., Thank you for reading this amateur writer’s story. Hahaha! I guess that not my character usually I be shy regarding interaction with the people I meet for the first time but really thank you for reading this novel. Ahh! I must talk about the novel right, right. Hmmmm…Actually I made this novels out of the blue because in my heart I want to be like Senri that can summon weapons as I wish, so I give some of my characteristic to Senri but not only Senri. Shiori, Kazu, Akiraand Ezekiel well I guess that I give them some piece of my heart. I was an otaku like Kazu. I like to listen to my headset a lot especially when it comes to rock music and I like to read book but that is only limited to novels (light novels translated into English). Yikes! Again, I was talking about myself. Well the story will begin after the meeting of Senri, Yuuki and Miyuuki and with lots of trouble is ensured for Senri and the S6. “The gathering of the ‘Night’ will keep the world in trouble.” Well, let us just pray the S6 will prevent that but there is also a chance that they will cause it. Then let us also pray that I be lonely. Hey, I wrote this story because I was depressed and when I was depressed lots of thought comes to my head. So hope for that. Hahaha! Weird right. So enjoy the story, that’s all.(please contact me in ginbrix_013@yahoo.com)

Prologue

“Get out of there!” I yelled this to the stationary girl under the falling tower. Huh? Tower how is it possible for a tower to fall? Anyway I run to her so that I can rescue her. I run as quick as I can almost that all of the adrenaline that I stock for yearscomes out rushing from my brain.

I stretched my hands so that I can reach her on time, then I witness that she has come right before my eyes. She stared at me with eyes that are searching for something then she smile. I thought myself what a cute smile in her face. She suddenly touches my face with those delicate and small hands. Honestly my heart skips a beat with just those actions.

After quite a long time she spoke to me. “I’ am still waiting for you, this is only an emergency but I’m happy very happy to see you.” And then she smiled. With this words my mind got confused I mean very confused because of the words “waiting” and why is she happy for seeing me?

When the hiding moon appeared on the night sky I’m totally mesmerized with her beauty. Long hair that looks like the deepest darkness I ever see in my life. Those pair of eyes painted in blue is like the endless ocean. Her figured is no doubt a masterpiece of god. Everything about her is exceptionally gorgeous.

Then she hugged me as if never wanting to let go of me even for a second. I felt a strange feeling being hugged by her, usually when someone hugged me especially the opposite sex I don’t feel any attraction or anything for me it is only a physical contact nothing more nothing less. After a quite sometimes she released me from her embraced then again focus at my face. Ah I look directly at those ocean blue eyes. Something in me starts to throb. I don’t know if it was my heart or my blood. But I like what I’m feeling right now it feels like I’m feeling stronger and stronger every minutes she touches me.

“I’ am going to be with you soon so wait for me.” With those words she averted her eyes away from me. I can see that she is blushing. Ah she’s so cute. With so much confusing stuff finally my brain started to function even for a bit. I forced out my voice “Who are you?” this is the only thing I can ask for now.

Feeling a little bit awkward she averted her eyes again then id the following “Who am I. My name… umm… that is… right I don’t have a name.” she started to panic. I’ am surprised with myself to comfort her even I still don’t know her very much. I place my hands on her shoulder that’s trembling. I gazed at those beautiful eyes then I said “How do you want me to call you?”

Still trembling she muttered in almost inaudible voice. “Please call me Yuuki, people call me that way.” I smile at her. Then I called up her name. “Yuuki” she slightly quivered but embraced me again but this time it is like embracing me as if her life depends on me. After a while I heard a familiar sound that’s very irritating. I tried to ignore it but I can’t stand it anymore.

“Rrrrrrrrrrriiiiiinnnnnnnnggggggg~~~~~”

“Hiyahhhhh.” I started to scratch my head while feeling strange a gazed around me there’s no falling tower and no girl that is embracing me.

“Huh. A dream???” sorry for that but this is the only thing that I can say after having that strange dream.

Chapter 1

I got up to bed still scratching my head to think is it really a dream? But some part of my brain says that it isn’t, it is so realistic for a dream. After I take a bath eat my breakfast until all the way to school it stills bugs me. This is the only time I feel so frustrated. I can’t take it anymore!!! I scream “AHHHH!!! Who are you!!!” after that I realized that I’ am in front of my shoe looker all of the attention of the crowd is now focused on me. They might think that I loosed some screws out of my brain and that makes me even more frustrated I quickly put on my shoes then run to the corridor leading to my classroom.

As soon as I arrived at my seat I put my bag on my desk and slump on it. Now I have no strength to go through the day. I breathe in and out to calm and gathered my remaining strength. Then somebody tapped my shoulder. I sighed. Because I already knew who is this person.

“Yo. Senri. Huh? You look so dispirited.”

Yep you hear it right my name is Senri. Senri Namikawa. Yeah, yeah I will tell you this, only this time. I ‘am not a normal human, you see not normal as in not normal. Why? It is simply I can summon different kinds of weapon from nothing.That quite a shock but believe me that is normal for me. I will talk you some detailed later but my power is call by my friends is “The Armament of Heaven”.

“Hey Kazu what’s up?” I replied with no heart on it.

“You’re the one who’s up to something and you’re asking me. I heard from a bunch of idiots that someone on the shoe looker began shouting saying. “Who are you?” to the world. Hahahaha. I can’t imagine you in that kind of attitude.” He replied laughing at me.

“That’s nothing I’m just daydreaming right there. I don’t know what happen to me.” I answer him without looking at him.

“Okay. Fine. I won’t dig in with that subject. Say Senri we’re going to the newly opened anime shop at the shopping district want to come?” he said with a smile on his face and I quickly response to him.

“We? Who is the other one?” I began to dig in my brain who could be the one who could get along with Kazu Nirikawa, especially an otaku that doesn’t care about other people and a member of S6.

I stared at him, a very questioning stare. He felt that his life is reducing bit by bit. Then he answers me with a startled expression. “Ah…yeah I forgot to pick my manga inside my shoe looker. Hahaha~” he leaves me with a dry laugh. I only smile while he leaves the room. I don’t care about his issue anymore what I’ am concerned is the girl in my dream.

The class was so boring so I nearly dozed off to dreamland but I fight it with all I got, well that doesn’t matter at all whether I sleep in the class or not, because I already know what are the lesson’s about. You are wondering why right. Well I’m quite a smart to be exact. With that the teacher’s doesn’t care about it honestly so they just leave me alone. Honestly even my classmate do the same some of them treat me as if I don’t exist, others just befriend me due to helping them with academic problem. But I can always rely on my fellow student just like me with not normal. I mean that ummm…. They are treated not normal like Kazu. He is an otaku to the root of his personality. But there are four still left with especially case and those are my dear friends and other calls us “S6” or Strange 6. We were treated differently except for Kazu he’s the most sociable among the S6 so he’s not that bad of an otaku.

I stretch my hands out and yawn. I looked at my mobile phone. It’s nearly time to go home. Another day of school ended without much happening. I grab my bag and headed out of the room then someone grab me by the collar. “Ehhh!” I couldn’t help but to be surprised I immediately look for who did grab me.

She was a girl with long brown colored hair in a ponytail she’s not that tall you can say that we’re almost the same height but this girl treated me as if I’ am a weakling or her underling. You see she’s the only one that treated me like ordinary person yet she’s not one of the abnormal beings in this school. She’s an exception with other students here she doesn’t care a thing about me and just do whatever she wants with me.

“What is it Asuna?” Her name is Asuna Sakagami. I replied with an unenergetic voice so that she can sense that I’m not interested in anything she brings out.

“Hey! Senri come with me for a minute.” She commanded me without any logical reason. Then she drags me into the corridor until we reach the stairs going to the rooftop. She just throws me to the wall. What an inconsiderate girl. Sigh.

Scratching my head Asuna stare at me with her eyes focusing onto mine. After a few second a tint of blush flustered on her face then she quickly averted her eyes. Huh? Why is she blushing? By any chance she’s in love with me? Then with a scowled on her face she said the following.

“Oi! Senri go to my house today I can’t understand our lesson and that hair bald freak is going to give us a long exam. So you better tutor me today.”

I ‘am lost at words not because of that, she’s like my other classmate that only comes to me wanting to be tutored but because my earlier thought is thrown at the window. Still I manage to contain my composure so that she will not notice me.

“Sigh you should be more attentive in class so that you won’t needed to be tutored. Sigh.” I answered her with half open eyes. Well I can’t keep up with her.

“I don’t want to be lectured by someone that only sleeps in class the entire time.” She counters me with pouting lips.

If this goes on I will lose to her in this argument and will only bring more stress to myself. So I give up. “Sigh. Alright I get it what time?” I answer without strength.

“Okay come to my house at six. I want it six sharp. Okay. You got that.”

I nod as if losing my soul. Why do I feel like despite for being not normal I ‘am treated like this? Honestly I can just ignored her and get on my track but you can say this is a token of gratitude for treating me normally. I’m losing every time I argue with her.

After that conversation we headed to our classroom where I left my bag. Then I a girl tap my back. Her name is Shiori Kirishima. She’s one of the S6. She’s the student council president in our school. Well she is my friend she quite reliable and she likes to help other but she don’t show any emotion as much as possible. I don’t know why she always wears her poker face ignoring that she quite a beauty too. She’s taller than me because her long legs. Her hair is only at shoulder length. Her especially ability is psycho telekinesis. She can make things move or she can violate physics and she can read minds but all of the members of S6 are immune to her for no particular reason, maybe it is because we have also especially ability. We call that as “Eye of Handcrafts”.

“We got a meeting today.” After she says that she completely leaves us. I ‘am used to her character so I nodded then I quickly glances at Asuna. “Umm… Asuna I will just see you later we got a meeting.” I bid farewell to Asuna for the time being because later I will go to her house to tutor her.

I follow the tracks of Shiori leading to the student council room. We used it as a base for the S6, nobody complaint about using it but to get things straight we help the student council as a cover up so that we can used it from time to time. I arrived at the student council room there are four people already waiting. They are the members of S6. When I notice we’re still one member short. Ahh. Yeah the ones missing is the most sociable thing within the S6 Kazu.

“Where’s Kazu?” I asked them.

“Don’t know. He still hangs out with those faired headed idiots.” The one who answer me is the most rebellious but quite reliable in the group. His name is Akira Narukami. His style is quite bizarre. He always has a pair of large headset hanging on his neck and his ability is to control fire or “Flame Blaze”. Actually he and Kazu are elemental users. He can manipulate fire while Kazu can control electricity “Lightning Rail” despite being both elemental user they have both different personality. Akira is a loner totally different from Kazu.

“Hey watch your mouth Aki-chan. I only turn my back for a while but now you’re badmouthing my idiotic friends. Hahahahaha.” Kazu barged into the room. But Shiori hammered her fist into Kazu’s head. He slumped on the floor because of the inertia from the fist of Shiori.

“Hey. Enough with that, we are all in here right now so let’s begin our meeting. Shiori-san, please proceed.” The one that interrupt Shiori and Kazu while reading a thick book with leaving his eyes on it, I guess it’s about a medical disease was Ezekiel Niwa. As you can see, he’s a bookworm and he is the most intelligent among the S6 and probably in school but he is and total loner in his class I think that we’re the only ones that can talk to him normally.

Ezekiel’s power is referred to “Tactical Alliance”. He can see a glimpse of the future and he link our consciousness altogether for emergency purposes but he says that linking consciousness required a lot of concentration and the side effects is really troublesome for him. He gets a severe headache for using it so we only use it when we’re in a pinch.

Shiori steps forward to the podium and started talking. “The school will accept a transfer student.”

“Hey hey hey. What thing does a transfer student matter to us S6?” Another S6 member interrupts Shiori. Her name is Raira Fumisuki. Well she’s very athletic and she’s the captain of the women track and field team. Not so unusual for her special ability she has a super strong physical strength but she never uses her strength on the field. She said she only uses it to save others. She has a pure heart. She decided herself to call her ability as “Stronghold of Justice”. I think she wants to be a hero someday that will save lives of people.

Shiori glare at her and said the following word emotionlessly. “It concern us, from my investigation she is also an abnormal entity. For which she also make trouble surrounding her and based on the documents she will be in the same class with Senri-kun (even though Shiori said that Senri will be classmate with the transfer student but Senri and Kazu are also classmate.).” After she finishes her explanation she focuses on me.

“Her name is Miyuuki Hanabishi. She from the prestigious all female school and she is night class student. Well a night class student means that she is highly skilled and smart. But what I’ am worried is that whenever mourning arrived she just disappears in my surveillance. Which quite strange all of you know one of my additional skills is to see through any humans which I have contact with. All of them didn’t see where she goes from school.” Shiori explain the circumstances regarding the new transfer student that will be my classmate.

“So I think that her existence is bizarre and she suddenly wanted to transfer to our school which doesn’t have anything special compare to an all-female school that treated the excellent student to the fullest. So I want to warn you to be careful on handing her, especially you Senri-kun.” She said in an emotionless tone again while shifting her gaze to everyone and until my name is call she stare at me.

“So in other words you want us to be cautious with that transfer student? Hey. Shiori-chan can’t you just read her mind so that we can be in ease?” Kazu said in a tone that’s quite irritating.

“I have done that many times but I can’t read her thoughts. I think she has ability like ours or perhaps her entire being is strange itself. That’s why I want you to be cautious in front of her.” Shiori replied with a stern expression.

“Again. Be careful on handling the new transfer student Miyuuki Hanabishi. Is it clear? Meeting adjourned.” Shiori ended the meeting with those parting words to us.

When I ‘am about to leave the student council room Kazu block my way out.

“Hey Sen-chan regarding our early discussion are you going with us to the anime shop I’m talking about? I’ll introduce you to some friends of mine. Hahahaha! That will sure be fun. Come on.” He said while hanging his arm in my shoulder with his arms.

“No. I think I will pass I got some appointment to attend later, so, next time then.” I quickly separate from him. I don’t want to be a distraction on him when he is going out with his friends those who are normal.

I ‘am walking idly through the corridor as if Shiori’s words are nothing meant to me. But to be sure I will keep distance with the new transfer student in my class. But for now I will just go with my life. As soon as I get myself inside of the classroom someone was there. She’s sleeping onto my desk. She is Asuna. I wonder why she is there and why not on her own desk.

I think I will play a prank on her so that I can be equal to her and give her stress. Here’s the situation I will pretend that she has entered a parallel world for which we are lovers and will go out right now. Hahahaha just thinking that I can feel my victory towards her.

“Hey! Asuna, wake up. Where going out on a date now so wipe out your drool.” I said this while tapping her shoulder. I can almost see what her reaction is. It’s something like “What the hell are you saying” with a blushed face. I’m so there.

“Ahh? Senri, you took so long. Where are we going on our date?” she just stare at me absentminded.

!!! It’s totally different from what I imagined but I will not lose to her I’ll just pretend and then pull my tsukkomi at her.

She whispered to my ears. “Hey. Senri where are we going? I know a place where we can be together alone.” These words send chilled to my spine and I’m sure my face is crimson now. When I look at her she’s holding her laughter. As soon as she notices I ‘am looking at her she burst out “Buhahahahahahaha!!!”. Ahh. Damn it I thought I can play a prank on her but now’s the prank is on me. I really am a loser when I’m with her.

“Hahahaha! Senri you should see what face you are wearing right now. Even you maybe a member of S6 you are still a teen like me. Hahahaha.” She said while holding her stomach.” Anyway let’s go now the school is close for today. You need to tutor me until I know all the answers to the test tomorrow and ahh as a punishment for playing a trick on me that does not entertaining you will have to buy me some ice cream.”And with that we stormed of the school grounds.

It’s already 5:48 we got entangled with the shoppers in the convenient store where I buy Asuna and I some ice cream for snacks. Why do I have to buy ice cream I’m the one that is helping her, so why? We are in the way going to Asuna’s house but we are a still in the shopping district of the city.

Asuna bend forward to see my face and asked. “Senri what’s the meeting about earlier? Got some part time job again with the S6?” Oh yeah I forgot to tell you that we the S6 are making some money with our special ability but there are conditions and apparently only Shiori and Ezekiel are the only ones that knows our clients name and face because they are the one that meet with them. So the rest are just on standby when there are no jobs for us.

“Um… I just receive a warning. About a certain student that will attend our school starting tomorrow Shiori say that she is another weird person just like us. But I don’t care about her because she will be just discarded like us though.” I say this to Asuna while still facing forward.

“Ahh! The new transfer student I hear she’s so pretty and she attend some al girls school before she transferred to our school. What about her? Is she a vampire in disguise or a witch that hide from the witch hunter? Hahaha. I guess you guys are just thinking too much. But it’s rare that the S6 are being careful on handling a girl.” She’s provoking me well I cannot deny that Shiori and Ezekiel are thinking too much about her.

It’s been two hours that passed before me and Asuna finishes her ‘Review Session’. Well was not really a slow learner I think you can call her as a person that doesn’t listen to the other people unless she accept you as a reliable person so I can’t really reject her from seeking help from me.

Asuna gives me the ice cream that I buy in the convenient store along the way. Asuna said it’s a fine for the prank I play to her. Well can’t argue with that. I play a prank but didn’t enjoy it so much for that.

After I say my goodbye to Asuna I immediately have gone home. Asuna’s trying to make me eat in her house but I thought that I may be a nuisance in their dining table with her family and when I don’t eat in my house my older sister will whack me with her staff. You see my sister is a practitioner of magic but she don’t want to be called as a witch and then say “Where can you see a witch as hot as me!” I can admit that my sister has a good appearance but you can say she is not very attractive I guess we are born that we have something not to attract attention as much as possible.

I’ am now crossing the road there is an old and worn out mansion with a creepy feeling of it, but this kind of scenery is ordinary for me because I always cross this road but now I felt extremely hostile aura coming out from it.

I’ am hesitating weather to go or make a call first to Shiori (there is an unwritten rule that we S6 do we contact Shiori to report all the things that is odd). But I abandon that thought and make my way to the old mansion. As I go further into the mansion a thick black fog is emerging from the doors, window and everything that gas can escape to.

In case of emergency I must summon even a little weapon that can help me escape in case anything happen. First I summon the weapon. I summon a little dagger but this is still unusable. It looks like a piece of black metal and it’s very heavy but you can hold it with a single hand. Next I must chant the spell that can undo and release its true power. The stronger the weapon the longer the spell I have to chant but this dagger is only a speed type weapon.Well it all depends on the weapon’s characteristic and caliber weather it is a power type, speed type and defense type and special type. Now I use a speed type weapon in order to escape any sudden attack.

“Echoz ri Lomios VI ostro” the dagger began shining. The crude black metal becomes a polish weapon it is adorned with precious gems and I feel that it is very light. I swing it several times, my body movements began to accelerate this is the effect of the weapon I summon.

I slowly move in the mansion. There is no light seeping through the window pane all through the mansion. This mansion is long abandoned but kept its sleek structure there no cracks on it, but there are vines creeping out on its wall outside that gives the worn out feeling of the mansion.

I have gone onto the inner part of the mansion I can say the that the inner part of it is made for accepting guest and throwing parties, because it is so spacious.

A very odd feeling creep into me, I tighten the grip of the dagger. I survey my surrounding searching where the odd sensation is coming from. Then I saw a door with a black aura emanating from its edges. I must report this first to Shiori. I took out my cellphone in my pocket and dial Shiori’s number before completely connecting the called the darkness quickly expand in an unbelievable rate even with the help of my dagger I can’t get out of the mansion in moreover to escape from this blinding darkness that swallowing me.

With that in mind I release the magic on the dagger and then I summon another weapon. Now it is a scythe it is also a speed type weapon but it has a medium range heavy attack so that I can fend for myself in case fight may happen to defend myself. At first it is also a crude black metal that’s weighs twice its size. I began the incantation.

“Diatira Medos re Yonde ros Kirtog ig Brasdes Humidoroske Mitolorca” this kind of weapon that has an especial characteristic has longer incantations. But this I can fend for myself even I’am faced with a stronger opponent and if this not enough I can summon another type of weapon while using it. I can say that this scythe is my favorite among the medium level weapons so I’m quite confident in handling it.

After I finish my incantation I open my eyes. I’ am shocked for what I’ am seeing. I was not inside the old mansion nor swallowed by the blinding darkness but I’ am in a castle. The castles have a medieval style; it has high walls surrounding it in the middle of the castle a tower twice the height of the walls.

An extreme nostalgic feeling attack me, shaking me into my coreand insane feeling of de javu. I remember it now. This is my dream on the morning.

Boom!!!!!!

“Huh!”

A sudden explosion erupts inside the castle. By reflexes I run inside the castle. Because of the scythe that I summon I quickly sped up to the inner part of the castle. I saw nothing other than destruction of the castle. Crumbled walls, broken glass, cracked pillars all of the parts of the room is completely destroyed and inside the room two figures were fund.

I grasp my breath; one of the shadows is the girl I have in my dreams. “Yuuki”. And the other figure is something not a human. It has a muscular body of a human and its head hung onto those long necks his arms and legs are something from animals, making into a monstrous being. They set forth for attacking each other.

I don’t know don’t what will I do but my body began to throb. As if pumping my blood twice it used to be. I closed in the war zone. My weapon clash with the monsters body but the monster blocked it. I widen my distance with the monster. Then the girl approaches me with swift and fast movements.

“Hey! What are you doing?” she asks me with her stance still on the attack position.

“I-i’m just helping you.” I say it in a confused and embarrassing way.

“Hehe. You seems like you have a gate artifacts with you. This is going to be interesting.” She said while still laughing.

“Yeah this might be.” I agree without thinking and I don’t know what a gate artifact is.

The monster charged into us. We split up to confused the enemy, the monster chased the girl I grab this chance and launched the heavy attack of the scythe. I focused my power in the tip of the scythe. I closed in and slash the enemy’s back. The monster roared in pain.

The girl doesn’t the make chance to slip, she quickly approaches the monster and give a powerful blow by her bare hand on the monster’s midsection.The monster moaned. I made a hoop to widen the distance of the monster and me and I close my eyes and concentrate on my scythe, I’ am beginning to feel the power that is stored in the scythe. When I open my eyes the scythe was shining. I positioned in a dash move. I began to swing the scythe if somebody sees me they will say that I and swing a dangerous weapon with no direction but the scythe made the cut path in my head and then I struck the blade in the ground behind me. I clearly see where should I cut and slash. I’ am still far away from the enemy which is busy dealing with the girl.

“Hey it’s my turn. Move!” I shout at the girl.

The girl just nod at me. Then she moves away from the monster. The scythe now shines blindingly engulfing me into its ray, then the light merge with the scythe. I initiate my attack. I run in the monster’s direction head on. When I was midway I begin my attack the light in the scythe scattered and headed into the monster’s body piercing it. This time I was sure the monster will be dead. There is still some light in the scythe. It’s enough to cut the monster’s head. I approach the monster and swing my scythe on its neck cutting the head on its body.

After I slashed the monster’s head I leap off the corpse and make my way to the girl and I also release the scythe. But right after I release my weapon the monster’s corpse began to move and it hammered its huge fist in my back. I flew a great distant from where I was standing after I got hit by the monster. When I open my eyes after I stop from the punch all I can see is dust flying everywhere. Man. That was a nasty punch if the punch go straight right into my spinal cord I would be paralyzed.

My body is aching and my vision turned red I touch my head and confirmed that I have a serious wound. If this keeps on I will die from blood loss and from all this nasty wounds. After that attack of the headless monster the girl delivered a clean hit but that’s not enough to defeat the monster, she uses the rebound force to fly to me.

“Ahh! Damn it! Say. Are you okay?” she asked me with concerned.

I only replied with groan and moans, but that enough to answer the question.

The girl stares at me. Her eyes were like a bottomless void with no emotion and then she said. “At this rate you’re going to die. I can say that you will only live for a day even you can get out of this dimension. But you help me in fighting this monster. I will propose a deal. I will restore your life and give you a great power but you must protect me at all cost. Will you take or die?”

I just stare at her confirming if she’s saying was true or not. But I don’t see a single trace of doubt in her eyes. I cannot deny it that my wound is very bad. I, myself is also convinced that I will die sooner with this wounds on me. But what bugs me is that she can lengthen my life. What the hell is she?

I have so much more thing I want to do with my life so I will not die in a place like this no matter what happens to me I want to live on if it’s protecting her I will do it in order to live.

I gather all of my remaining strength. I say my decision.

“I— i--- want to live.”

Then the girl embraces me. She brings her face in my shoulder. The next thing that happens wasunexpected. In my neck there is a dull pain that’s piercing me. I move my gaze to her and I saw that she’s drinking my blood. Her eyes are colored red. She’s a vampire but as soon as I understand the situation my senses is fading. All I can feel is the piercing of her teeth in my neck slurping on my blood.

The next thing that I feel is the soft lips pressed on mine but this is not a kiss something is being push to my mouth. The liquid sipped through my throat. It tasted a little sweet but it also taste weird. I don’t know what is she forcing me to drink but the next thing happen was very surprising I felt my body is raging with power and felt that my blood is throbbing rapidly as if they want to gust out from my body. I felt very powerful. I stand up and I see the girl’s face I can see there are traces of blood in her beautiful face but what surprised me is that there is also a wound in her hand it looks like see bit herself. I touch the corners of my mouth to confirm my thought. I see there is blood in my lips that is gusting in my mouth I guess she give me some blood of her.

The girl’s still kissed me or should I say that she still gives me her blood. But the blood doesn’t taste like blood at all. The blood tasted sweet and it is filling my body. What is happening to my body?

Then my body began to move on its own. I faced the monster.I am surprised on how the monster reattaches his head so quickly. I raise my right hand and summon a big gauntlet. This gauntlet is normally hard for me to usebecauseit has a very long spell to chant for me and I will let me be open to the opponent’s attack. But this time I don’t feel any of that. It felt that the spell is shortened.

I begin to chant my spell but the monster rush to me. I dodge it. But the monster is too persistent I’ am having a tough time for casting my spell for the gauntlet. Then girl suddenly appear besides me and said.

“I will distract the monsters so get your weapon working.”

Then she suddenly disappear and the next thing happen are sparks flying from the direction of the monster I guess that the girl is pushing the monster with some heavy blows. I used this chance to complete my spell.

“Jianus Sen de Kiarion totihjou Mistojisol N’eriu rilovu Ganruhe kishfuin Lemmuas” I finishes the spell. I’m surprised on why the spell is shortened. The gauntlet turned from crude black into shining jet black with some shining gems on its knuckles. This gauntlet is a power type weapon. Meaning my movements are only normal but my power is increasing many times.

I charge in but what surprise me was that the gauntlet didn’t slow me down. In other words I didn’t lose my speed when I was wielding my scythe. With this I got in the battlefield in no time. I raise my fist with the gauntlet to block the attack of the monster that is headed for the girl’s body. We jump out of the monster’s reach and the girl talked.

“You seems to be quite skilled in using different kinds of weapons I’ am glad I chose you to be my servant.” After she said that she smiles at me. I cannot deny that her smile was beautiful.

“Okay time to kill this monster. Are you ready?” the girl exclaim at me with a larger smile on her face. Now I know what kind of person this girl is. She’s the one that goes on the battlefield and enjoy the fight with strong opponents.

I just nodded.

“I will make an opening so that you can attack it directly so just stay still.” The girl gives me the orders.

I just raise my hand as a sign of agreement, and gather the force welling inside my body into that arm with the gauntlet. The gauntlet gives off a vivid bluish light and wraps my whole right arm.

While I’ am working on preparing my attack the girl rush to the monster soon after their attacks collide. The girl uses her legs to disable the monster’s movement by targeting its legs. While the monster just swirling around trying to catch the girl. The girl makes three strikes on the monster’s leg. The monster is writhing in agony because of the consecutive strikes on its legs making it unable to unleashed heavy blow towards the girl.

But the monster grabbed her at her feet. The monster throws the girl into the hard wall. The girl moans in agony. I rush to her side but before rushing I make sure that the monster is not looking at our position I guess that the attacks of the girl made a big damage onto the monster’s body. So it is attending to its body.

“Are you okay?” I hastily said to the girl.

“Yes. I’ am fine. It’s just a scratch.” The girl said but i know that her condition is not fine because of the impact of the wall and the blood sipping out of her body.

Suddenly the monsters roar. It almost makes my ear blow. The monster goes forth on our direction then my gauntlet shine elusively ever than before. I made my stance on clashing with the monster.

“I will make sure that after this you’re going to be a file of meat in the ground.” I shouted this on top of my lungs as I advance to the monster’s position. Now I’ am aiming for the monster’s body. I rush for the monster’s position. The gauntlet shines even brighter, as if reflecting my vigor to kill the monster.

I raised my right arm with the gauntlet aiming for the monster’s body and I’m keeping my left hand for defense. The monster is the first to unleash his fist towards me, but I already anticipated it so I came up with the counter measure for it. I jumped up. I was surprised with my movement I really felt like a feather. The height of my jump is doubled that I used to so I jumped too much but I dodge the monster’s attack so that doesn’t mean much.

I slowly descend from the air. The monster’s body is below me its mouth is wide open as if trying to swallow me. But the gauntlet I held is on its fullest power. I can unleash its attack head on. I dived to the monster. As a battle cry for the gauntlet I shouted its attack.

“WOLFISH FANG”

Quite similar to what it actually do. All of the air surrounding it is used to as a solid drill to pierce everything that stands against it.

In a split second the monster body is pierce by my attack, but the chain is not yet finish. My left leg slip and made a circular motion enabling me to face the monster quickly. Then the gauntlet shine, but the color is now different from before. Now the gauntlet is painted with a semitransparent redness. I again shout the attack chain’s name.

“LONE WOLF OF THE CRIMSON”

It is an attack that will first pierce the enemy and then deliver a heavy blow that will rendered the enemy into a state where all the nerve in the body will be destroyed resulting to the body being paralyzed. I don’t use this attack because the damage is too big for the receiver and I can’t make such attack to a person.

I deliver the blow on the monster’s abdomen. The monster’s body shook and flew five meters away from me this attack really gives me the chilled even if I practice it sometimes.

I let myself near the monster’s body which is now lying in the floor. I’ am checking it if it’s still alive. But I guess that the monster is no more.

“Hey. Is the monster dead now?” I can only ask the girl because I really don’t know how to differentiate the living and dead monster by a glance and I don’t want to make the same mistake earlier. So I ask the girl.

“Don’t worry you have done a good job for your first day as my servant.” The girl said with smiling sheepishly.

I just shrugged my shoulder.

“Okay now let’s proceed with the final phase. I will let you have the gate artifact because of the good work you show to your master.” The girl walks towards my direction and grab my hand. Ahh. I suddenly feel something strange with my heart as if every time this girl touches me my heart will pump twice it used to.

With both our hands in midair she released some kind of runes from our hands while chanting some spell that I don’t even know the meaning, the runes began to take shape and surround the monster’s body and then something came out of the dead body. I can’t believe what I’ am seeing now. The runes became a sphere, a metal sphere. If I’ am correct this kind of metal did not exist in our world. This kind of metal is the same metal that my weapons are made of.

“Now let me make you an appropriate weapon for a servant.” The girl said while tilting her head. As if thinking something complicated.

Then the metal sphere morphed into a jelly state. Continuously it turned into a sword. To be more precise it turned into a very big sword broadsword. More importantly there is something that protrudes on its hilt, a chain. This kind of weapon that has some accessory normally has some special effects on how this weapon can be used.

After the metal sphere turned into a sword it began moving towards our direction. Then the sword halt right in front of our hand. The girl nodded and separates her hand from my hand. Then the sword move towards my hand and the next thing happen is very surprising. The sword merges with my hand and shine but it only last for a second, and then the chain is now became a bracelet in my left hand and the sword turned small as if a pendant for the chain in my hand.

“Okay the ritual is now complete. Now what is your name, my servant?” Then stare at me after she had asked my name.

Once again I was sucked by those bottomless eyes but I still answered her with a stuttering voice.

“N-namikawa Senri.”

It may sound pathetic but I just can’t avert me eyes from her and be astounded by her. Man I don’t really understand myself when I faced her even if in my dream or in reality. But again I myself was as strange as well. Oh!!! Wait a minute ‘dream’? Right she is in my dream last night but her characteristic is different from my dream. How can I ask her?

If I just ask her like “Hey do you appear in my dream last night?” I would be ignored if I do that. How about if I keep talking to her I think I can squeeze out some information regarding the dream moreover regarding the matters that just happen now.

“Hey! What is that mons---“

I was just midway on finishing my sentence when my head hurts and my vision turned black and I began on coughing blood. What on earth is happening? I felt that some but is gusting of my head. If I remember, this is where the wound that I receive from the monster that is lying lifeless in the ground. Does the wound open again hey wait the girl bite me and give me her blood and according to the legend when a human is bitten by a vampire he/she will turned into a vampire too and have the capabilities of a vampire. One of the capabilities of vampire is regeneration, so why am I now bleeding again.

I turned to look to the girl. I was a bit of expecting that she will be at least show some worry but what I saw was different. She looked at me with eyes like a mad scientist observing his lab rat while injecting some of his formula. Without even averting her eyes she said the following to me.

“That’s odd you should be fullyhealedby our contract but why you are still injured. This is really odd.”

The girl walked towards me while cocking her head. I can’t understand what had she said. Only quite a bit of what she said is registered to my mind. That I’ am an odd ball.

I’ am slowly slipping into dream world meaning I’m losing my consciousness. What will happen to me? Will I die here in this unknown place with the monster I just killed?

Chapter 2

The first thing that entersmy field of vision was the white ceiling of a bed that I was lying in. Huh? If I remember correctly, I was in a space that is away from earth so where was I now wearing this pure white pajama with my upper body naked and wrapped in bandages. No! Wait! The first thing that should be resolve is that is I’ am dead now or alive. If I’ am dead then this must be heaven right? If that was the case then things will surely makes sense.

But the next thing I felt is that something soft is reaching from my right side and rummaging me to the left. It’s so soft that it is nearly intoxicating. It’s so soft and warm. If I were rally dead this must be heaven.

“Hmmmnmmm…..~”

Wait! What is that? Someone is moaning beside me.

“Nghnnnn~”

There a sound again. Where does this sound some from?

“Ummmpppp~”

What is this! To satisfy my curiosity I must check what is moaning beside me. I looked inside the bed sheets that cover me.

Huh. What is this? She have quite long and slender white legs, long black straight silky hair, those two ample that is neither big nor small is just perfect, her cute peaceful face that looks like a doll and her perfectly curved lips is very enticing me. My heart is racing with Mr. Mercury on delivering an urgent message for Jupiter. She is the girl that I come in contact with in that bizarre place and fight with that monster.

“???”

Does that mean that I was not dead yet. This fact make me happy even though that almost no one will care if I die at least I’ am happy that I’ am still alive. Next thing that I must confirm is where am I?

The girl slightly twitched signifying that she going to wake up. But before waking up she uses her right hand searching for something.

TAP TAP TAP…

The girls tapped my hand and then grabbed it. The next thing happen is that she is now hugging my right arm with her left hand and her other hand is brushing her eyes. I think she mistook me for her pillow. This gesture is quite cute.

After a few minute she turns her head to me. We just stare and each other’s faces. I think the next thing that will happen is that she will scream and throw thing to me. However, the next minute my guess is thrown outside the window. Because the next happen is that she hugged me even tighter. What is going on here? She gets off the bed while hugging me as if I am just a stuffed toy. She slowly dragged to the door and opens it, but the force she used is like just guiding me.

I first thing I saw after she open the door was the shinning bright sky with the tinge of orange signifying it is early morning. Then the girl turns towards to me again and said “Good Morning.” Still while hugging my left arm.

“Ahhh. G-good morning…” I said while stuttering in the middle.

My eyes drifted to the girl’s body. The girl was wearing a nightie. Lace long white sleepwear it really suit her cute complexion. You can say the she looks like an Ojou-sama from a rich family. If she would be more behave and not to confused people with her action she will be a fine lady and not the serial killer type that I just seen in that strange place.

Like earlier in the bedroom she drags me again to the hallway. This hallway is very huge. I think we have what for several minutes now and according to my estimation we have walk about five minutes before we arrived at the dining hall. Wow! Where in the world am I right now?

Maids running around with pots and dishes. On the middle of the dining hall a long table that stretches almost end to end of the dining hall. Not only that, it has an extravagant array of dishes ranging from Western to European to Mediterranean to Asian dishes. I bet even if I work out in the part time in the S6 I won’t be able to eat such food.

One of the maid rushes to us after we enter the dining hall. She wears a maid uniform but what is different from her and the other maid is that she also a round glasses on her smooth face aside from that she looks very attractive while wearing the maid uniform she moves very efficient. Her figured is like a top model in the U.S.A. She looks like a professional. She gives the aura of a dignified and diligent worker. I think if Kazu where hear he will definitely cry out because he keeps on pressing that a maid must have three qualification to become a maid. First is she have to wear glasses next is that her body have to be very sexy the other one is a nonsensical moe characteristic, though I am not sure whether she is a moe character or not.

“Ojou-sama let me take to you to your chair.”

The maid said in the politest way but when she turns her head towards me all I can feel is a shivering sensation. Those eyes look like colder than ice as if saying, “You better die you scum.” something among that line.

The maid guided the girl to the other end of the then another maid approaches me.

“Good morning Sir. Please follow me in your seat.”

As the maid said the following she showed me my seat. I am in the opposite end of the table while the girl is sitting opposite to me. In other words, we sited in both ends of the long table. Now that I notice, there are no other people aside from the two of us and the numerous maids now arranged in line.

“Shall we eat?”

The girl asked me, while staring intently on my face.

I do not know how to response now to that girl, now that I know that she is a high class Ojou. However, I still cannot remove the thought she is just a battle-crazed freak moreover a vampire. Now that I think about last night, question begins to pop out of my head like a faucet that has a broken lock. Man now I am so confused.

“Umm… Are you still feeling not well we can go see Kazari-san to check your wounds.”

The girl promptly asked me again.

“Ahh!! No I-i am feeling fine. N-no need to worry about me.”

I answer her instantly and nervously. Sigh. I thought I would say something bad.

“Are you really fine? So shall we eat our breakfast?”

The girl shows her worry for me. After that two maids walked towards us and serve our plate with some soups. The soup has a creamy color and inside it,there are some vegetables in it. Carrots, onion strings, some beans it looked like a soup from Mediterranean cuisine. The girl urges me to taste it. Therefore, I sip some of the soup.

“Wow! It taste great.” I cannot hide my honest thought about the food. The girl shows a smile to me.

“Erm.. Sorry for the trouble I have cause but I do not know how to say my thanks and I do not your name.”

The girl intently looked up at my face again but this time is seems not a smile will appear on her face. She just looked puzzled at my question.

“Did Miyuuki not tell you?” the girl says while tilting her head and support her chin with her index finger as if thinking what is the answer to ‘which comes first the egg or the chicken?’. It looked kind of cute. Still, no matter how cute she is and how battled-crazed she is I still do not get an answer on my question.

Sighed…

“Well let’s first eat breakfast. All the explanation will be given after were done.” After the girl finish talking she start to eat again.

I can only nod because of her smooth way of handling stuff. Man! She really is a prime example of an Ojou-sama.

Wow!!! The food is awesome I almost thought that this is the food serves foe the kings. Still I maintain a quite manner not as if a hungry beggar that on an eat-all-you-can-bonanza. Well enough with that. After we have finishes the breakfast we now are walking to the garden. I just followed her. After awhile, we have arrived at the garden where a small table and two chairs are set. On top of the table there are some jar with contains cookies, candied fruits and some other sweet looking snacks. We now sat on the elegant looking chairs, the cold-eyed maid fill the tea cups with some sweet smelling tea. It smells like a rose in full bloom.

The girl sips her tea. Those thinly shaped lips almost took my breath away. Wow. This is the first time that I’ am enraptured by someone. Every sense of her was exceptional. Again, she stares at me.

“What is the matter?” she prompted me a question rendering me in panic.

“Ah! I-i-it nothing.” I must collect myself quick so that I can proceed with the matter in hand. I clear my throat.

I spoke in an icy tone.

“I think you must explain what happen about last night.”

“Last night? Ah. I guess Miyuuki does not explain anything to you. Last night Miyuuki went to hunt some Corrupted Gate Guardian so, I think you fought together with Miyuuki against those Gate Guardians. But I think Miyuuki dragged you because of your wounds.” She explained which I could not completely understand. I think if I’ am an anime character question marks would pop out of my head as a sign of confusion.

I think that the girl senses my confusion.

“I think you should wait for Miyuuki to show up. It might be better if you can get her explain everything because she’s the one that you meet and I’ am not good on explaining stuffs.” The girl said yet another confusing thing came up.

“Huh! What do you mean ‘the one that I met’?”

“Ehh. Miyuuki doesn’t explain even one thin to you?”

What a nice way on answering a question with another question.

“Wait! I really do not know anything what you are saying. Who is Miyuuki and aren’t you the one that I met last night with that strange thing and you bit me and that you’re a vamp-!”

Wahh!!! The girl suddenly jumped onto me, she desperately covers my mouth, and with her action of jumping onto me, the chair could not support the inertia of two people falling.

Oww! My head hurts. I teary open my eyes. What appears before me is the girl’s cute face. She turns her head from left to right. The girl’slip is just 30 centimeters away from me.However, my lips are sealed by her hands.

She pulled her other hand and points her index finger next to her lips, gesturing me to keep my voice down. She then says.

“Shhhss. Be quite. No one knows that I’ am a vampire her.”

Then she slowly stands up and sat on her seat so I follow suit. After I fixed the chair that fall due to her jumping on me. I dusted the dirk that sticks on the pajamas (printed with bear patterns, for which I do not where it came from).

“So you are not the one that I met last night? But you two looks the same.” I will just ask questions first so that I can come up with a conclusion. If that was not enough then I will just thank and leave this house and don’t come back again.

“No. I’ am Miyuuki and Miyuuki is me.”

The girl answers me in a matter of factly tone. However, her answer is very confusing I mean I can understand if she said yes or no which would be more convenient for me. Nevertheless, to no avail, her answer is totally out of this world but still I can digest it, because I ‘am used to dealing with odd situation.

“Huh? What do you mean by you and Miyuuki are the same person. Are you some sort of person who has dual personality?” in order to solidify my guess I ask this question.

“A dual personality. Ahh! You can us like that but we are two different people to be exactly, but we reside in one body. Miyuuki let me uses her body but I need to give her power in order to heal her illness. Umm. I’ am the one that is borrowing this body and I’ am a vampire you can call me an occupant inside her body.”

The girl promptly explain to me for which my guess into reality. Which is, she is a vampire and this body has two different people inside. Okay let us move for the next subject.

“So Miyuuki is a human while you were a vampire right?”

I will just reaffirm if my conclusion has no mistake.

“Yes. That correct but I’ am not just ordinary vampire I’ am the vampire princess.”

The vampire girl said with hint of loneliness.

“Okay. Miss Vampire Hime-sama what is that thing that I fought last night that almost killed me?”

I will just keep pressing the buttons to clear everything.

“Don’t call me like that. They call me here ‘Yuuki’ so call me like that.”

The girl puffs her cheeks to show dissatisfaction like a little kid that go in a family restaurant wanting to buy the toys in the counter but fail to make his parent buy it. But that’s not the problem she said people called her ‘Yuuki’ the one that I met in my dream the other night. BAM!!! I was attack with the sudden burst of discomfort and De javu. I must make my way if she is connect in my dream.

“Wha-“ Before I can say any more I was interrupted by the Cold-eyed maid that approaches us.

“Yuuki-sama, it is time for you to get ready for school. As for you Mister Gentleman please leave now because Yuuki-sama will be readying for school and I think you are also have school if I’ am not mistaking. As for you clothes they are repaired and washed it is in Yuuki-sama’s room.”

The cold-eyed maid said in a warm voice and bright smile but her eyed is nothing but ice cold. After that another maid approaches me. She is the one that serves my breakfast.

“This way please. The maid gestures the way to where we came from. However, while my focus is on the other maid Yuuki and the cold-eyed maid have already disappeared from my sight.

“Sir. Are you okay? If you don’t hurry up you might be late for your class.”

The maid said with concern.

With no other choice, I heavily dragged my feet to the room. Suddenly I remembered an ominous person that is very strict and hotheaded sister of mine. I looked up to the sky. The sky is 85%is blue and 15% is still dark. I quickly looked at the maid and ask the most important question for this time.

“What time is it now?!”

The maid only give me a confused looked.

“What time is it?!!” I asked the maid again because she can’t understand my behavior just now.

“Erm. It’s almost seven thirty in the morning.” The maid gives me the answer with an award smile. “Is there a problem?” The maid inquired to me. However, this is not the time to answer the maid. I grabbed the maid’s hand and said.

“I don’t have much time can you tell me where to go and change and where is my clothes? I’ am a bit in a hurry.”

The maid eyes now turned into a scribbles like a multiple circles while dragging her to the room she said where my clothes are. Man. Why do misfortunes always happen to me? Sighed. I wish that to the bottom of my heart that my wish right now will give a shimmer of light.

As soon as we arrived at the room, I scan my room and search for my clothes. There it is. Huh? Why is that my clothes looks like it is brand new. No. this is not the time to be wondering why my clothes are brand new.

After the maid make her way out of the room I quickly change into my clothes from the pajamas with bear patterns. I was so quick that I even beat the shuffling of the cards by a magician. No time for thinking stupid things. I must hurry.

I burst out of the door and startled the maid.

“Where is the exit? I must get back home quickly.” I said horrifyingly to the maid but I guess that the maid is not anymore shock with my weird behavior. She answers me with a professional’s smile.

“This way please. Would you like to be escorted to your house?” Then the maid now lead the way in a poise and quick manner if you asked me I think you can call this running while walking.

“Ahh. No. I can run faster than a car so there no need.” I hurriedly follow the maid with a quick pace.

At last, we arrived at the gate of the mansion.

“Thank you for fixing my clothes and taking care of me.” I never forget to say my thanks for the ones that help me because it’s only a handful of those who genuinely help me.

“By the way who is the master of this mansion? Is it the Yuuki?” I promptly asked the maid still wearing a smile.

“Yes she is. She is the only daughter of our master. Ojou-sama rarely bring her friends here so please do treat Ojou-sama well.” The maid said with deep warm and care for the girl.

I only nodded at her but still I must hurry after biding goodbye and saying my thanks I quickly dashed to where my house direction is however, this mansion is far from my house. I think it will take up to 15 minutes before I arrived at my home.

Desperate time needs desperate measure. I quickly summons a high agility bracer and quickly chanted the incantation for the revival of the bracer.

The bracer’s incantation is supposed to be a long incantation but now I only chanted half of what I need to chant. What is happening in my weapons does it have a problem. After I finished chanting the incantation the black bracer is turn into silver armor that cover my wrist up to my elbow. But what surprised me is that the ability didn’t waver moreover it upgraded itself.

“?” I just look dumbfounded at the bracer while furiously running towards my house.

At last, after 10 minute is arrived at the doorsteps of my house. I wonder what will be my fate after I open the door. Gulp. I slowly approach the door. My hand in now in the doorknob. I slowly turned the knob. The door to hell is now open. Huh? No oneis in the living room. Okay so far so good. All I need to do now is to get to my room and take some things and go to school as if nothing happens.

I was in the second floor of my house towards me is my room. A seven tatami mat room. I step in my room only be forcefully got my head knocked by a hard cold wand. My body collapse to the floor.

“What time do you think it is you stupid little bother (no this is the correct word said) of mine. I know that you can even take on a bear singlehandedly but you know the regulations of this house right or should I teach you again the regulation.”

My sister said her left hands on her hips and her right hand with the wand is resting on top of her nape. She has a long silvery hair even though we are siblings we had a different set of hair colors mine is reddish dark, and she has a body worthy of an actress in the Hollywood despite her height that is only about five feet and four inches she still an undeniable beauty. This person here is my sister. Namikawa Tsukubo.

“Nee-san, you don’t have to whack my head.” I scratched my head and slowly rise up but waaahhh-

Nee-san sits on my back full force. Ugh-. Damn it almost breaks my spinal cord.

“Nee-san I’m sorry for getting home very late.” I apologies for my wrong doin- wait I did not do anything wrong but I guess I will keep my mouth shut.

“What do you mean very late there a line between very late and getting home tomorrow.” Nee-san rebuked my apology and once again, she lifted her body only to be slam again in my back. This really is hell.

“So what exactly happen to you.” My sister asked me still sitting on me.

“Umm. I got little trouble but that’s nothing to be worry about.” I just need to be able to divert my sister’s attention so that I can survive the punishment.

“I came across some of our former enemy. They ganged up on me. Therefore, I need to get things done but it is difficult to finish them quickly when I’m all alone so after I finished them I sat in the park bench it is really tiring so after sitting I fell asleep. That’s the whole story.”

I made my lie realistic for an unrealistic person with powers.

Baaaaaammmm!!!

My head really hurts. Owww.

“Now you’ve learned how to lie to me. You need some serious punishment.” Another strike Baaaam!!! “You better thank you have school today or else you are going to be a little little brother of mine. Now get ready for school.” After saying those words, Nee-san quickly stormed off my room slamming the door (‘little little brother’ of mine means that I will shrink making me look like a 10-year-old kid).

Even though Nee-san is strict, she still prioritized my study. Nee-san is still a good sister I cannot say any more about her aside from being so strict and considerate at me. Family is still family.

I rise up and get myself ready for school even though my head is still hurting from the hands of Nee-san.

After quite some time I am ready for school but before I go to school, I need to make lunch for Nee-san and me. I think I will just make something quick. I storm off to the kitchen. Luckily, for us Nee-san does the shopping and where we are taking turns on cooking but recently Nee-san seems to be quite busy. I am in charge of cooking for the last week. However, I guess my cooking is the only thing I can boast for being normal.

All right I am done. I cook some octopus whiner, blanched greens, egg omelets and some fried pork strips; I think this is okay for the lunch. I pack it up into two, one for myself to bring for school and one for Nee-san that is she is going to bring for her work. I think this should to it. I put Nee-san’s bento on the fridge and place a note “Heat it in the microwave for 5 minutes.”

Okay, time to go to school though I said that but I really think that going to school and staying here is no difference. Because my classmates did not care about me, ahh, except for the S6 and Asuna.But well there nothing I’m doing here anyway so better to head to school.

On my way to school there is nothing much of abnormal for me in the street. I guess this day will just be normal for me weather something happen or not unlike last night where the abnormal is too much. Sigh I hope that the girl I met last will never cross paths again so that I can just go by my life.

What a refreshing walk to school in no time I am already in the school compound of our school. School name is St. Katherine Academy. A philanthropist that is devoted to St. Katherine founds this schooland so that became the name of the school. However, this kind of academy is one of a kind in Japan because almost all of the people live in Japan believe in Shintoism and Buddhism. That is my thought for the first time I come here. However, seeing Nee-san talk casually to the principal, I had a guess that there is a twist with the school and my guess is right on the spot because the school provides us the S6 the connection and job request that they cannot finish.

Enough with that, as usual I enter the classroom there are people that are talking about the shows last night, club activities, girls gossiping, anime (which is led by Kazu), etc.. Looks like my normal for me has returned that is a good thing for me. I slung my bag into the side of the desk and sat on the seat slumped on the desk just like yesterday. I really think that this life style is peaceful.

The door open and the teacher came in. Huh? The teacher has someone besides her.

“!!!”

Besides the teacher is the girl I met last night in the unknown space and this morning is the huge mansion, which I can’t comprehend what is she saying about the ‘she’ and ‘Miyuuki’.

“!!!”

I was shocked again because of the sudden realization of things around me. If my deduction is, correct. This girl is the transfer student that Shiori said yesterday which another abnormal existence is and that I need to that caution when she is around.I know that she is absolutely not normal like me because I experience her power in first hand.

She was saying something about ‘Miyuuki’ and the new transfer student’s name is ‘Miyuuki Hanabishi’. God what kind of sick setting is this pairing me with the ‘Hime-sama no Vampires’ and on top of that she is in my class, as well as my fellow S6 members told me to keep distance from her.

She straightens herself, surveys the whole class, and then stops her gaze on me. I reflexly retract my gaze from her but that gesture made her think I am someone she knows. Therefore, she locked onto me. Then she smiles at me, and that was something that the whole class that is stunned for because only Asuna smiles at me and she is the only exception but now there is someone else that smiles at me. This could bring some conflict for me and the rest of S6 and the students here.

I think because of that, this girl will be casted off just like us but I think it is different to us, because she is welcome by our classmate and even Asuna is smiling at her as if saying “You’re very welcome here.” kind of expression.

The teacher that I don’t know his name but I know he teaches English, prompted the girl to write her name in the blackboard so the girl face the blackboard and write ‘Miyuuki Hanabishi’ though I have a second thought that is this really the real ‘Miyuuki Hanabishi’. Because when I asked her in her mansion, she just said that she is not ‘Miyuuki’ and ‘she’ is ‘Miyuuki’. All of the thinking made my head hurts and my back had a shivering sensation.

“My name is Miyuuki Hanabishi but please called me Yuuki because my friends called me that way and nice to meet you everyone.”

I was really surprise when she suddenly started to introduce herself in a cute manner. Good all my deduction is coming right before my eye, ah no, I mean please don’t do anything more that is according to my deduction because everything will be a huge mess for me. Because, first I have to explain the details on why do I know ‘Miyuuki’ or ‘Yuuki’ to the S6 though I, myself do not know the details at all. Second how am I going to ask that girl what really happen. Man. My normal life (though already bizarre) will get more and more strange.

CLAP CLAPCLAP…

“!”

The class started clapping I guess that the girl’s self-introduction is over.

“Okay. Where will you be sitting?” said the English teacher while surveying which will the girl’s seat would be.

“Sensei can I sit there.” ‘Miyuuki A.K.A Yuuki’ points the seat beside me. That is vacant because the student that used to sit there has transfer to another class so the sea is empty. The entire student suddenly shook their heads. As if they are all against letting the transfer student be sitting beside me. The girl is confused on why is the whole class shook their heads and as for the teacher, “Hanabishi-san it is better for you to seat over there.” The teacher is pointing at the seat that is closed to the door.

However, ‘Miyuuki or Yuuki’ just shake them of while saying. “Sensei you don’t have to worry I know him so it fine sensei.”

The whole class suddenly felt depressed because we two know each other (but she still don not know my name.). Now the entire class is gossiping on why do we know each other and the number one and have the biggest mouth in the class as well in the S6 circle.Kazu Nirikawa

“Ohhhhh~! Sen-chan had established the foundation on Yuu-chan’s Route even though this is the first day of school for the two you hahahahaha.” Big mouth Kazu blurted out the most irritating situation.

Was it just my imagination or does Asuna really staring daggers at ‘Miyuuki or whatever who she is’ and me. I suddenly gulped down. I think that she wants me to explain everything to her. I’ am a little scare on where would this topic will go to so just like my normal mannerism. I bent my body down on my desk and sleep. After a hell of 8 minute, I was on dreamland. I don’t care what happen in the classroom after I sleep. Be it a discussion about relationship between the transfer student ‘Miyuuki or Yuuki’ or how does Miyuuki know me and other topic that will spread like mayonnaise in school, so, so long to that.

TAP TAPTAP…

Is it just me or there really is someone tapping me in my back. De javu. This kind of situation happen to me right. I’ am afraid if I open my eye she will be there just like in her mansion.

TAP TAPTAP…

Oh, god she is so persistent. I slowly open my eye and I was surprise to see who is waking me. Short dark hair, that only stretches only in shoulder level. She is Shiori Kirishima.

I quite know why she is here. In fact I was expecting this to happen but not so early at least let me sleep until class is out.

“Shiori can you at least let me sleep until school out?” I said while rubbing my eyes.

Shiori just stared at me for a moment and then she said.

“Senri-kun, it is 4:53 in the afternoon now. So it is school out.”

“?”

“Huh?! That’s strange.” Those are the only word I have managed to squish out of my brain.

Chapter 3

I still can’t believe that I slept a whole day. I mean, I can sleep in day light for a long time but this is the longest that I slept. I think I am really just tire of what happened yesterday that almost robbed my life so I think this is only natural.

I slowly rise from my seat while yawning and first I rubbed my eyes then faced Shiori.

“Shiori is it really 4:53 now?” Well I still can’t believe it so don’t blame me from not believing it.

“Yes it is. I have observed you and the transfer student through the eyes of your classmates from the moment you enter this room.” Shiori said without any expression, still the same.

“So you mean you use your power to observe that girl?” I asked her, because no one can escape the eyes that Shiori is using when she observed a person.

Shiori answer with just a nod.

“I guess we will have a meeting as well today to discuss what have you found out.” I asked Shiori again with tears in my eyes because of continuously yawning. I still felt sleepy. I think this is some after effects of sleeping too much.

“Yes. The rest are already inform except for Ezekiel-san and Kazu-san said that you are sound asleep so there is no choice but to go wake you up. You are trying to wake up by Kazu-san and a girl in your class. Though I prefer you to be wake up by the girl but Kazu-san is an odd person. He started shaking you violently then shooting an incomprehensible words like ‘Miyuuki-chan’s route’ ‘flags’ I don’t know what those words means.” After saying that, that took Shiori almost five minutes to complete. Shiori excited from the room. Well I am used on this kind of pattern but I am still not used to see Shiori’s expressionless face. Sigh. For me Shiori is as scary as Nee-san.

Oh wellmight as well to go to the student council room for the meeting. I closely followed Shiori. Silence is indeed ensured to you when you are with Shiori but this is more likeit than being lectured by Kazu about his otaku stuff or being tortured by Nee-san.

I continue to follow Shiori until we met Kazu along the way, waving at us. He immediately cling his arms in top of my shoulder and he make a distance from Shiori and us. Then Kazu pointed outside the window. Where some girls are walking towards the gate entrance, but what I see is that girl ‘Miyuuki A.K.A. Yuuki’ among the crowd of girls on her side walking.

“Ne! Sen-chan isn’t Yuuki-chan’s so pretty and even the girls are fascinated by her beauty. Sen-chan is so lucky. Hahaha. Now Sen-chan how do you trigger her route? Come on tell me, tell me. I won’t tell anyone but I’ll be testing it first just to know how effective it is.” Kazu said while keeping staring in the pack of girls with ‘Miyuuki Hanabishi’.

I revealed a sorrowful face to him and said. “Kazu if you would like please replace my seat in her route that you are saying and in fact I am willing to give you my entire save points.”

Huh?! I was also surprised by myself for saying stuff I don’t really know but still I made a sentence that make sense for Kazu, because he is in deep in thought.

“Ah! Sen-chan used a very effective method that I have never used and seen in galge. Yes.That is the character that Sen-chan I perceive. Okay I will not push on the subject and as for the trigger I will have to succumb to galge again to beat your style that leaves a strong after affects.” After saying that Kazu leaves me and chases after Shiori.

“I wonder?” I was confused if Kazu really understand the circumstances involving ‘Miyuuki Hanabishi’ and me. Either way I will just going to explain all I know to them even if I don’t what happen after I knocked out.

After for quite a while Shiori and Kazu turned to the opposite direction of the student council room.

“Hey! Sen-chan we are just going to fetch EZ-kun.” Said Kazu while waving as they descend to the second floor to where Ezekiel is.

It takes me 6 minutes before where I am right now, again. Third floor of the new school building where the student council room.

“!!!”

I was surprised after I open the door. Do you know why? Because I saw are. ‘Miyuuki Hanabishi’ is in there standing still in an imposing manner. Next is Raira is gritting her teeth oozing with blood from her mouth while Akira is just on standby for the outcome.

Due to reflex I already summoned the dagger that I used last night and chant the incantation but my mouth only say “Lomios VI ostro”. Quite shocking because yesterday it is a five worded chant before I can use and absorbed its ability. In addition, the dagger itself became broader and the gems that decorated it shone brighter than ever. What is happening? But I must compose myself for the situation in hand. I turned my head towards Akira and Raira then towards ‘Miyuuki Hanabishi’. Looks like Raira is still fine.

“This is the student council room you shouldn’t fight here and Hanabishi Miyuuki-san please refrain from fighting, I will let this slip away since you are new here. So please get out of the room.”

The one that break the awful silence is Shiori together with Ezekiel and Kazu, who is reaching into his bag I think that he is searching for his portable weapon.

Shiori steps into her territory, the student council room with her expressionless face. “Please get out of this room. We are going to have a meeting.” After saying that she walks in front on ‘Miyuuki Hanabishi’ not even batting an eyelash. Shiori just stare right into ‘Miyuuki Hanabishis’ eye. I felt that there was tensions right those eyes of these two.

“okay I will be careful from now on but can you please leave my servant alone. He’s still not accustomed in his new world.” ‘Miyuuki Hanabishi’ said those words but who does she mean ‘servent’ am I that one?

THUD!!!

Suddenly my breathing became erratic. Pant. Pant. Pant. I am now breathing heavily. Looks like I was hyperventilating. I dropped my dagger and as soon as the dagger collided with the ground, my body becomes rigid, shivering, and shaking tremendously. What is happening to my body? Then I collapsed into the hard floor I clenched my neck as if tearing the skin out of my neck. Now the whole attention is on me.

The first one that snapped out of the shocked is Ezekiel. He immediately walks to my side while checking my condition.

“Kazu, please go to the principal’s office and borrow a car and a teacher who knows how to drive so that we can bring Senri-kun to Tsukubo-san. I think she is the only one that can helped Senri-kun.” After Ezekiel finished his instruction, Kazu immediately run out of the room.

“Shiori-san, please inform Tsukubo-san what is happening here. Akira-kun please attends to Raira-san’s condition, and as for you Hanabishi Miyuuki-kun please leave at once.” Ezekiel’s words seems hold absolute authority and everyone immediately response to their task, except for one person. ‘Miyuuki Hanabishi’. I think that is understandable because she is the one that cause a ruckus in the room.

“The major transformation is now taking place, it later than I thought it would. Well I guess that’s okay for your condition. In the next 3 hours, you will truly be my servant. Until then enjoy your humanity.” ‘Miyuuki Hanabishi’ said those words while walking towards me. However, what I see is those sharp eyes that belong to the battle crazed her from last night incident. Groan. I can’t stand the pain anymore if I keep being like this I will lose my mind. I scream. Scream, groan and wailed to the air to ease just a little bit of pain. Pounding my hands into the hard floor but Ezekiel is trying hard to restrain me from going out of control. That is just a futile thing to do, because he is second to the weakest member of the S6.

Ahh!!! I can’t take it anymore.

“Blo-… bl-…bloo-d… BLOOD!!!”

Huh?!

What am I saying all of a sudden?

“Yes that’s right carved for blood that will clench your thirst. Carve for it like air and take it. Yes! Ahahahahahaha!” Miyuuki Hanabishi is laughing maniacally.

“Because that’s what make us ‘vampire’. Ahahaha”

“!!!”

“Vampire. Are you saying that you turned Senri-san into a vampire?” The one that response is Ezekiel, though I was there I still can endure the pin and Akira is still busy on attending onto Raira.

“Ohh~. You seem not shocked, but well that is true. I turn him into a vampire.” While answering Ezekiel’s question she averted and stare to Ezekiel as if assessing him. However, the more important issue is that I turned into a vampire. First, I was not normal for my ability and that cause me to be isolated with the rest of my classmate and now this. I know that vampire only live with few individual. Am I destined to be alone for the rest of my life?

“!!!”

The pain escalate even more that render me unconscious. Thud. I was knock down onto the floor but this time my consciousness had fade away.

Meanwhile, while the Senri is unconscious:

“Who are you?” Ezekiel asked the Miyuuki.

“I’ am Miyuuki Hanabishi, a transfer student. Is this enough for you, and also I’ am a vampire that turned your friend to one of my kind. Hyahaha!” said by Miyuuki Hanabishi.

“Why do you turn him into a vampire?” Ezekiel inquire for more information so that he can come up with the most suitable explanation.

“Why. Hahahaha! Of course, want the strongest to be my servant to ensure the safety of my existence. Hahaha!” The girl answers in a tone like answering an obvious question.

“So I guess that I will be waiting till the time runs out. Hahaha!” After saying that the girl turns and leave the room.

Shiori is contacting Tsukubo.

“Ring… Ring…Ring… Hello. Who is this?” At last Tsukubo answered the phone.

“Tsukubo-san!” Shiori nearly shouted the name of Senri’s sister. It is odd for the expressionless Shiori to display this kind of action even on the phone.

“Huh? Shiori-chan what’s wrong? It is rare for you to call me while school hours.” There is uncertainty on Tsukubo’s voice after she hear Shiori’s shout.

“Tsukubo-san. Senri-kun collapsed just now. We are heading to your house and bring Senri-kun.” Shiori inform what their action will be in order to treat Senri who has collapsed.

“Mail me what happen to Senri I will make some potion that will help him.” After saying that Tsukubo hang up but Shiori heard running steps before Tsukubo hang up on her. Maybe Tsukubo-san is worried about Senri-kun. That is what Shiori think because she is aware that Tsukubo is really a good sister to Senri even though she swing her staff to Senri without restrain, I think that is just a way of her to discipline Senri.

After Shiori sent Tsukubo, the situation and what happen to Senri, she quickly run back to the room because the student council room has a jamming system that cut off the phone signal. This is the first time that Shiori really considering moving the student council room to another part of the building but what is more important is that she must go see Senri to be sure of what his condition. She can’t use her ability “Eye of Handcrafts” because she can’t see through the eyes of the S6 and the transfer student.

The student that still inside the school building is staring into the running Shiori, not because of her position that should enforce the rules of the school not to run in the corridor, but Shiori is actually running in the corridor nobody ever sees that Shiori had run in any kind of situation even in the sports field. The normal student never sees Shiori run.

Because of that action, the crowd quickly gave way to Shiori. But there is a certain girl that felt the urgency of Shiori’s action because she has observing Shiori when she is with Senri, so she can tell the there is something behind her action due to her curiosity she follow Shiori. Surprisingly Shiori didn’t sense that she is being followed, because of her shock from seeing Senri in pain.

When Shiori is near the student council room, she sees someone exited from there. She is the transfer student. Miyuuki Hanabishi. She brought her guard in order to protect herself but what is more important that time is to ensure that Senri is safe.

“What have you done to Senri?” Shiori is staring dagger with Hanabishi Miyuuki however, Miyuuki Hanabishi just pass Shiori and mutter the words from behind.

“I don’t do anything but he is really a one of a kind he may pass as a knight that protects the children and women. You can’t find someone like him nowadays.”

Shiori knows that even though that Senri acts like he didn’t care but in fact he really is just waiting for the right time to help anyone the seek his help that is the thing that Shiori really like about Senri. Be it a normal person like the girl in his class or the S6 he will help anyone that ask for help.

After the girl vanishes for Shiori’s sight, Shiori immediately go to that room where she see the collapsed body of Senri with no conscious. Shiori quickly ask a question to Ezekiel who is still bending down to assess Senri’s condition.

“How is Senri-kun?”

“Senri-kun is fine I just take his consciousness for the time being because he’s going wild.” Ezekiel answers with a calm tone. He used his power to directly interfere with the brain’s function and render Senri to his state. That is understandable because if he didn’t used his power to restrain Senri the commotion will spread out and will get out of hand. Nobody can completely restrain Senri when he started to summon his weapon because he has the title “Sixth” which is the strongest among the S6.

“But we have a bigger problem. It seems to be that Senri-kun is turned into a vampire by the transfer student and after 3 hours he will be her servant, please also tell this to Tsukubo-san this might be know something that might help Senri-kun.” Ezekiel report what has the transfer student said what is happening to Senri.

“!!!”

Shock is in the face of Shiori. This is really surprising because the expressionless Shiori is now displaying a genuine emotion of shock.

“What do you mean that he turned into a vampire? How does that possible.” Shiori just barely managed to squish her word.

“Shiori-san please inform Tsukubo-san about this, I will explain everything to you there.” Ezekiel cut off Shiori in order to bring Shiori back to her original self to be more efficient.

Shiori straighten herself up in order to save Senri, to save her precious one. The one that bring the S6 to her and the one that bring her life into a good track.

“Okay. I understand. Shiori picks up her phone and run out of the room again and after she exited from the room, she found a girl in front of the door. This girl is the one that try to wake up Senri if Shiori is not mistaking her name is Asuna Sakagami.

“What are you doing here?” now Shiori has regained her emotionless façade her cold glare is fixed onto Asuna.

“What happen to Senri?” that is the only question that the girl ask to Shiori.

“He is fine, please leave now.” Shiori answer the girl with a colder tone. Shiori is sensing something within here; Shiori’s heart tells that her feelings towards Senri are the same as this girl feeling for Senri. This means that they both love Senri. Now is not the time to assess the rivals in love if your love is suffering pain.

The girl eyes are wavering on what is the real condition of her beloved, Senri. Asuna ask Shiori. “Can I see him-” but she is immediately interrupted by Shiori.

“No.! Please leave now. We can handle things that you can’t.”

After that Shiori leave the front of the student council room and went again where she can contact Tsukubo.

On the way, she crossed path with Kazu.

“I got a teacher and a minivan. I’m going to take Senri there just follow us in front of the teacher’s room.” After saying that, Kazu immediately took off towards the student council room.

Shiori heave a sigh of relieved because the faster they get to Senri’s house the more Tsukubo can make a potion to help Senri.

As soon as Shiori got where her mobile phone can be use it suddenly rang. The number displayed is a unknown but Shiori had an idea on who is calling. She abruptly answers the phone.

“Yes.”

“Shiori-kun I have work for the S6.you can come after you treat Senri-kun but you have to do this job next Friday. Please come tomorrow to know the specifics of the job.”

After that, the called ended. Shiori is feeling a little irritated because the timing is really bad and inside Shiori she is cursing the timing. Tomorrow she need to meet up together with Ezekiel the principal of the school to know the job but as of now she can’t do anything right because she is too concerned for Senri. She may be composed in the outside but inside she really is crumbling out.

She desperately pushes out the idea of having a meeting tomorrow. She started to type in the number that she has called a while ago.

After Shiori, explain the situation to Tsukubo. It turns out that Tsukubo is in the brink of rage. Anger is completely obvious in her voice right after Shiori said that Senri had turned into as vampire. Shiori didn’t know why is Tsukubo is angry, but she guess that she is angry because her little brother is in pain like what she felt when she faced the girl who hurt Senri.

Shiori is now heading to where the rest of S6 will be meeting. That place is the teacher‘s room. When Shiori came inside the room, she saw Raira waiting for her. Raira quickly approach her and say.

“Shiori-chi, the rest are now waiting in the car that Kazu has requested. Let’s go now.”

Shiori just nod and promptly followed Raira.

In the car, there lays Senri closed eyes and sweating heavily as if convulsing by the looks of it. He really is in pain.

“Okay now we are all here. Please start the car Sensei.” Ezekiel gives the orders to the teacher that is driving the car.

The teacher only nods to the order given to him by Ezekiel, by the way this teacher is a Heath Education teacher. Even though he is a teacher he just followed the order of Ezekiel spite being a student, but he know that the S6 is too abnormal and the principal of the school have them favored them instead of the teacher.

Shiori grasped Senri’s hand.

She can sense the pulse, though the pulse is somewhat low.

Uneasiness crept up to Shiori heart.

Unknowingly, she had used her power. While holding Senri’s hand. She had used Psychometry,an ability where the user can see what happen to the person just by touching his/her belongings or body.

Various events are now swirling around Shiori’s head. The meeting about the transfer student yesterday, the remedial lesson of Senri and Asuna, the dark shadow that swallowed Senri, the fight between him and the snake headed monster, the strike on the back that nearly killed Senri, the event where the transfer student bites himand lastly the kiss between him and Miyuuki Hanabishi.

She has a mix emotion. Jealousy. Anger. Contempt. Helplessness. All kind of feeling but there is an emotion the swept everything. That feeling is the urgency to help Senri. Shiori quickly removed Senri’s school uniform. All of the S6 member are quite shocked for Shiori’s action.

Rustle…

Rustle… Rustle…

Rustle… Rustle… Rustle…

When Shiori finishes taking Senri’s clothes off, there in his back a wound that is wrapped by bandages. The wound covered over half of his back. Shiori involuntary gulped down when she sees the bandages that still tinted with red. The entire member of the S6 is stunned for a while.

“How does Senri get those wounds?” The first one to react is Akira that is on the way back of the car.

“Shiori-san has you seen what happen to Senri-san?” Ezekiel asks in a proving tone.

“He has a fight last night with a monster with a body of a human but has a head of a snake. There he meets the transfer student. He has been careless and the monster attacks him after he dispelled his weapon.” Shiori say in an unusual tensed tone.

The rest kept silent for a while and then…

“Sensei please drives faster.” Shiori said in anauthoritative tone.

“But that is impossible because there is a speed limit here. I can’t go faster anymore. We might be caught by the police.” The teacher said in a very nervous way.

“Limit my ass! There someone here that is in pain and now all you care is the speed limit. Don’t fuck with me!” this roar came from Akira. ‘He really has a short fused.’ The rest of S6 silently mutters because they have been accustomed to it.

“Akira-kun shouting cannot cure Senri-kun. So please yourself calm down.” Ezekiel tried to calm Akira despite in the brink of Akira’s anger.

“Anyway, Sensei can you drive faster we need to get to Senri-san’s house as fast as possible.” Ezekiel smile while talking. He looks like an anime with a bright smile but has a demon on his back. Such a threatening smile.

“Hiiiii!!!!” The teacher only replied with a desperate voice.

The minivan drove fast the pack of student that are idly chatting away from the school ground. Ignorance is really convenient.

On the way, the minivan several times that knocked a trash can and skids on the road but due to the instruction that Shiori had provide they managed to avoid accidents.

Shortly they have arrived at Senri’s house. As soon as the minivan stop at the entrance of the house Raira quickly grabs and carry Senri then dashed inside of his house, for Raira that action is normal because she is the strongest when it comes to strength among the S6. Shiori, Kazu and Akira followed Raira’s lead. Ezekiel remains in the entrance of the house for the further instruction for the teacher that drives them.

After Raira charged open the door to Tsukubo’s workshop, normally a witch’s workshop has a strong defense against any intruder but Tsukubo disabled almost all of the defensive spells that leads to her workshop. The S6 normally goes to Senri and Tsukubo’s house for hanging out but not even one of them entered Tsukubo’s workshop even Senri but they know where the entrance of it because Tsukubo said just in case of emergency.They found Tsukubo there, waiting while waving her wand on her right hand and a bottle on her left. As soon as Tsukubo sees,Raira carrying Senri Tsukubo quickly run to see what is Senri’s condition.

First Tsukubo checks Senri’s neck and there she found two marks. Those marks are undeniably from the vampire.

“Raira-chan please let Senri lay in the middle of the magic circle.” Tsukubo instructed Raira while the rest on the S6 just stand in front of the door. After Raira, lay Senri in the middle of the magic circle that Tsukubo had made. Ezekiel enters the room and nonchalantly sits in the chair inside the room.

“Tsukubo-san how is Senri’s condition?” Ezekiel inquires on what is the condition of Senri.

“Senri should be fine right now but the blood of vampire is quickly contaminating his blood. If we don’t get the appropriate ingredient of the potion that can revert him back. Almost of the ingredient is here except for one.” Tsukubo answer while transferring some colored liquid from bottle to bottle.

“What is that ingredient Tsukubo-san?” Shiori can’t contain herself anymore.

Tsukubo first stare at the Shiori moving her gaze from Ezekiel, Kazu, Akira and Raira and then say.

“I need the blood of the vampire the turned him into a vampire. I need that blood in order for the ritual to be completed. But the problem is do you know who turned Senri into a vampire?”

“Yes. We already know who’s the one that turned Senri-kun into a vampire. She is the new transfer student in our school. Her name is ‘Miyuuki Hanabishi’ we already warn Senri-kun to be careful on handling the transfer student but it seems that yesterday night he has cross path with the transfer student. Furthermore, I have used psychometry to investigate what happen to Senri-kun and I know where the vampire is living.” Shiori answer with slightly tense because of recalling Senri’s near death situation.

“Okay. We need to hurry.We only have less than 3 hours left to cure Senri plus I need to perform the ritual.” Tsukubo said while using her magic to pack some bottles and stuff inside a bag.

All of the rest of the S6 just nod because when it comes to healing and knowledge nobody can beat Tsukubo for her sharpness. Even Shiori and Ezekiel is no match for Tsukubo when it comes to brain process is like comparing a dual core computer to an i3 processor and that earned her as a consultant if the S6 is having problem regarding any of their part time jobs. Tsukubo accumulated her knowledge through actual and through a massive amount on the table.

“Okay make your preparation we will go to hunt the disrespectful vampire. They should know where they should be.” There is a trace of hatred mix in the statement of Tsukubo. Is it hatred because a vampire hurt her brother or there are other stuff that mixing with it?

Kazu immediately gone into Senri’s room hoping to get something that can be use as a weapon. Raira talked to Tsukubo asking.

“Tsuku-nee can I borrow a weapon that can match my strength? You know that any ordinary weapon will turn into a piled of scrap metal. I need a weapon that can withstand my power. Can’t you summoned a weapon from Senri’s Armament of heaven?”

“Hmmm. That not possible because he is the only one that can open and use that ability as for me I can only count and survey the activity of his power. However, I can reinforce a weapon to withstand your strength but need some time though. I will prepare a weapon that will help you people and support your power. Though I think Kazu has already searching Senri’s room for his weapon and I doubt that even generic weapon can be useful for his ability.” After answering Raira Tsukubo flick her wandand a box suddenly open. There lies a pile of weapons of all kinds. Sword, axe, bow and arrow, spear, morning star and many more deadly weapons.

Tsukubo busied herself in enhancing the weapons that the S6 will be using in order to obtain the blood of a vampire to turned Senri back into a human.

Ezekiel and Shiori just watch Senri from where they sit. Akira is waiting outside in the living room laying in a sofa listening into his headphones. Though you can say he’s so carefree but in fact he is really controlling his anger and anxiety by shutting every way of communication. The rest of S6 are already used to this kind of attitude of Akira.

Everyone seems to be busy preparing to attack where Miyuuki Hanabishi is.

After 15 minutes, a doorbell interrupts their preparation.

Ding… Dong… Ding… Dong… Ding… Dong…

The one that is pressing the doorbell sounds a little impatient. Tsukubo, Raira and Shiori go to the door. As soon as they open the door, they see an unfamiliar girl but for Shiori this girl is very familiar in fact, she just talked to this girl in the last 30 minutes where she is in panic about Senri’s condition. She is Asuna Sakagami.

“What are you doing here?” Shiori ask the girl in an annoyed tone.

“How is Senri? What happened to him? Please answer me.” Asuna’s voice is like pleading for redemption. There are tears welling in the corners of her eyes.

“Senri is fine so please go home.” Shiori answer Asuna with a colder glare, even Raira flinches after she sees Shiori’s glare.

“Shiori-chan?” but Shiori is cut by Tsukubo, then Tsukubo stares at the unknown girl that’s is asking about Senri.

“And little miss, who are you? Are you one of Senri’s friends?” though Tsukubo asked the girl if she is one of Senri’s she is still perplexed to ask because she only knows that the S6 is the only circle Senri can act normally.

“My name is Asuna Sakagami. I am Senri’s friend and classmate and you are?” Asuna is feeling a little distracted about Tsukubo. Because there is something sprouting in the heart of a girl’s in love. ‘Who is she to Senri?’

“Ahhh! Sorry for that. I am Senri’s Onee-san, Tsukubo Namikawa. Sorry for making you worry about my stupid brother. He really is a troublesome kid occasionally but he is okay now. So you can relax and go home were about to leave too so no one can keep you company.” Tsukubo put on a calm demeanor in order to drive Asuna out. But…

“Can I see Senri?” Asuna asked Tsukubo. In Asuna’s heart there is nothing she can think of but just to want to see Senri weather he is okay, but there is also some part of her mind that what if he is not okay. Can she do something to ease Senri’s pain.

Shiori shot Asuna again a cold glare.

“Ahh. Sorry but Senri is asleep so I think you can’t see him-” but before Tsukubo can compete her sentence a big mouthed idiot comes out of Senri’s room.

“Oi! Tsukubo-san I am ready now and I think Aki-chan is also ready let’s go attack Yuuki-chan so we can cure Senri quickly. I want to watch the “Maid Wars” so let’s- Ahhhh!!! Asu-chiit’s rare to see you here. Are you here to nurse Sen-chan. Damn! Sen-chan is sooo lucky--- Ehh! Shiori-chan why are you bringing out a sword and why are you glaring at me with that kind of bloodshot eyes?”

As Kazu was saying, Shiori brings out a short sword that is modify by Tsukubo in order to withstand their power. Shiori is ready to bash Kazu as she approachesKazu. Tsukubo do nothing but watch because it is Kazu and his bigmouth‘s fault but Tsukubo now turned to Asuna. As if assessing if she now knows what is happening.

Asuna has heard everything that comes out from the mouth of Kazu. Even if Kazu is a big-mouthed idiot but all that comes out from his mouth is an absolute truth. Kazu said some lie but it is only applicable on people that are otakus like him, so there is no way, his lying now. But, why are they going to attack “Yuuki”. Is he referring to the transfer student Miyuuki Hanabishi? And what is he saying to cure Senri. That left Asuna no choice but to look to Senri’s Onee-san. Her face said that please tell me what’s happening.

Tsukubo knew that there is no way out now, because in Asuna’s heart there is such a place that place Senri as her priority or should she say Asuna loves Senri at least that is undeniable truth.

“Okay. Come over here but I will say explanation after we save Senri.” With that, Tsukubo entered the door of her workshop. And Asuna just followed suit.

But Shiori stopped in front of the door.

“Tsukubo-san I will agree if you just explain what happen but I am strongly against you letting her see Senri.” Shiori now was in raged.

“Shiori-chan I know that you look up to Senri but this girl is the same as you so just let her see and help us. Asuna-san I would like to ask for your help. Because we all are going to get a vampire’s blood there is no one that will tend to Senri though I put a magic circle that will prevent him from moving I ambeing cautious so I want you to contact me when Senri gone berserk and promise me to escape whenever Senri is on that state. Because now he was turning into a vampire by Hanabishi Miyuuki.” As Tsukubo was explaining, she is expecting that Asuna would be surprise but instead Asuna just nodded her head.

“Tsukubo-san-” When Shiori was about to refute what Tsukubo had said but Tsukubo immediately cut her off.

“Shiori-chan we need to save Senri as soon as possible and we need all of the help we can get because that vampire may use Senri against us. So I was planning to restrain him through my spell my ingredients are prepared in the room. Shiori-chan you also want to save Senri right. So please just let her help us.”Tsukubo continue to persuade Shiori.

“Okay. I Understand…” though Shiori said this in her heart the is a feeling of an outsider that enter her world that brings pain to herself.

“S-s-shiori-sama let us now go to Yuuki-chan house and get her blood so that I can watc- I mean so that we can save Senri.” The one that interrupt the girls is Kazu. However, his voice is filled with fear and one can clearly see that there are few light injury but most of it are deep cuts and bashes. Nobody asked how he got those injuries but it is clear who give him those.

Shiori glare at him.

Flinched

Kazu can only flinch by Shiori’s glare. Now he retreat to the back of the sofa that Akira was lying.

Raira and Ezekiel just chuckle lightly upon seeing how Kazu was frightened by Shiori.

“Fine. Let’s go.” Shiori said in a voice of annoyance.

“So Asuna-san can I counted on you. I’ll give you my number so contact me if anything happen. Okay.” Tsukubo is confirming if Asuna will help them or not but Asuna nodded to Tsukubo.

Chapter 4

It’s now 7 o’clock in the evening. Tsukubo and the S6 only have more or less an hour left before Senri will become a vampire.

The atmosphere is tense when they arrived at the mansion of Miyuuki Hanabishi.

“Shiori-chan, Ezekiel please scan the mansion.” Tsukubo offered Shiori. The job is easy for Shiori because as her ability’s names indicate her ability is to see through the eyes of the people and animal she have contact. While Ezekiel has the ability to make thing go by his will or in order words mind control and together with their power, they can beat the state of the art surveillance cameras and the top detective when it comes to surveillance.

The two only nodded to Tsukubo feeling the understanding of the situation.

2 minutes passed. 5 minutes passed. 8 minutes passed Shiori and Ezekiel completed the scan of the mansion.

“The target is in the inner most room of the west wing of the mansion.” Shiori said to the rest but you can sense that her mood is going to burst. Though you can say that this is still the cold emotionless voice but you can clearly hear the ominous feeling from it.

“How about the guards?” Tsukubo asked Shiori to give more information regarding on what they are going to face.

“There are only 6 guards. Two of them are patrolling while the four are station from three different locations. Sector E1, A7 and G3. While there are 15 maids and 4 butlers inside the mansion. Though the guards post no problem but there are several maids and butlers that sense me I guess there are only 5 individuals that will going to stop us and for the rest we can just use Kazu and Ezekiel ability to render them unable to pursuit us.” Shiori gives a detailed report.

“Okay we’ll going to use your formation I will be replacing Senri. First we need to knock the normal human here then to need to go immediately to the target’s room avoid to fight the 5 that Shiori-chan indicate. Shiori-chan what are the position of those 5?” Tsukubo prompt the S6 on how they will act.

“B3, C7, G8, D5 and A3.” Shiori answer very brief.

“Okay now. Kazu and Akira secure area A to area C. Ezekiel, Raira go to Area D and E we will going to take the F and G. Any more question?” Tsukubo give the position where they will going to secure. Though the partnering is like that but that is the most efficient pairing for their ability except for Tsukubo and Shiori because usually Shiori is to partner with Senri.

The pairing is based on their rank and ability. Senri is Sixth, which means that he is the strongest among the S6.But there is a question on the position on the Fifth and Forth which Kazu and Akira have a long time argument with the ranking which leads to them being the main power of the S6. Raira is the Third though her position is lower than the three she has the most powerful physical strength so she can be used as back up. Shiori is the Second, though Shiori is a rank higher than Ezekiel but she has a little battle capabilities so she is paired with Senri, but her ability post a greater deal when she used both of them in battle. Last is Ezekiel First. His only attack is like mind disturbance so Raira is paired with him.

The rest just nodded their heads.

“Okay. Let’s head out.” after Tsukubo said that the S6 quickly dispersed to their corresponding locations.