Chapter 8 - Lasagne

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! THIS IS CRAZY!", laughing out loud to the movie Vampire Sucks while crunching on freshly popped popcorn! "Why is Jacob a dog!! HAHAHA!" saying while raising my arms up! "bam" tuning my head to my poor popcorn, they are all on the floor. Feeling a little displeased with myself, I bent down to scoop them back into my bowl after producing a long sigh. Under the coffee table and sofa, they are literally everywhere. Just when I was wondering how long I need to finish clearing before the ants attack them because they are extra sweet with extra honey, the door flung open behind me.

"Yukari, I'm back." Acknowleging the gentle voice, I automatically swing my head to it. I looked at him. No. I studied him carefully. He seemed to be really confused for the way I stare at him. Well, I cannot blame him for that. I am on the floor with popcorn everywhere and there were even some sticking onto my hair. After a long awkward staring moment, he started calling my name. "Winter is coming soon, do you.. no! Will you feel cold?" I asked with a awkward smile, not knowing if my question sounded stupid to a demon. Like seriously! I am a vampire. I am not a demon, how would the hell I know right.

Haji smiled with soft giggle that I swear I heard them and said "Demons are cold creatures, we are not made to feel anything." After listening to his reply, I felt kind of sad for him. Anyway he really need a new set of clothes to wear. He has been wearing my oversize tee for almost a month already. All the Rilakuma, Mickey and Minnie graphic tees make him look cute at first but now it is just pure stupid. Not to mention, his demonic outfit he wore when he first appear can never be wore in public, my neighbours will definitely call the police. "Nevermind! You are coming with me anyway because I need to get new winter clothes." smiling like a idiot after saying that phrase.

As I start to pull myself up to a standing position without accidentally knocking onto anything, I notice a grocery bag in his hand and immediately blurt out "What are you cooking tonight?" with a smile as bright as the halo of the angle. I can feel my wall crushing down on me when he said lasagne. This would be the 13th time he cooked lasagne. Come on! I know I said it is delicious but that was like the first time when you cooked it. After 12th time he cooked it, I feel like I can start banging my head on the wall.

"Haji! Do you have any other dish you want to try cooking?" hoping not to hurt his feelings. "No? Why? Yukari, you don't like it? Is it horrible? I won't cook it again if you said so." After saying that, he eyes gleam like a puppy dog. I feel really bad now. "NO! IT IS ABSOUTELY DELICIOUS! I LOVE TO EAT IT EVERY DAY!" as soon as the words leave my mouth, I regretted. "Alright, I will cook it everyday." while leaving for the kitchen with a satisfying smile. Sometimes I really wonder did him knew first hand that I am weak towards puppy eyes and is why he keep doing that. Next time I should buy grocery before he does and cook it beforehand, I tell myself silently.

Chapter 7 - All On My Own

Strolling down the path with dried autumn leaves under my feet, I realized that winter is on the way. I wish I could say the cold never bothered me anyway like how Elsa sang in the movie Frozen but no.. I am terribly afraid of the cold. Unlike other living vampires that I know, I can feel cold just like every other human being. That is why I enrolled in a human school instead of a vampire school. Sometimes I really hate how human-like I am. I want to be like a normal vampire. I want my staple food to be blood. I want to be able to heal straight away if I get any cut or wounds. I want to be like them but I can't.

Before my parents died ten years ago, my parents made me study in a vampire school. And of course, they cannot named it the vampire school publicly, the human would not allow them to. They called it School of The Young Harvards and that is what the human address the school. We vampires call it School of The Young Vampires. Trust me! Being in that school is a nightmare! Everyone there is so damn smart just like Mr Peabody! Unlike human, Vampires have amazing memory because they are all dead. Nothing in them moves and so nothing get the brain to forget. Not only that, they have eyesight that can capture images better than DSLR. And not to forget, they don't forget anything. So they can simply remember every single detail in that book just by flipping it through once. Once is enough to remember the slight tear on page 452 and a coffee stain in page 763.

When I was in that school, studying was like chasing a sun. How am I suppose to catch up! We finish 3 history book, each as thick as a bible in just a day. My vampire classmates will be like "woo.. that's nothing!", and I will be like "what! I only finish 5 pages!!". Further more we have 10 subject each day. Can you imagine? That is how the vampire world works.

That was not the worst. What was even worst was I have to run away from all those crazy little vampire because I don't particular smell like vampire to them, I smell like human so they all wanna get a piece of me! I hate it so much! I hate to hide in a corner eating my lunch, so afraid to become their lunch. So when my parents passed away, my uncle gave me two choices. The first one was to stay with his family in Massachusetts and live as a part of their family.

I chose the second one which is to go my own way. All on my own.

   

Chapter 6 - Ten years ago..

Ten years ago, when I was born, my parents placed a charm in a bracelet and I have to wear it no matter what. They say that I will be punished with a heavy price If i ever remove it. I had always believe it until..

One day, I was told by a friend saying that I'm so outdated as I wear such a thing. Due to my pride, I ignored warning and remove it.

When I remove it, that moment, I felt a strong throbbing feeling like something shattered but within a minute it stopped. At that point of time, I knew something went wrong but due to my pride, i could care less.

That night when I went home, mom and dad was seated at the living room waiting for me. Once I stepped into the doorway, they called for me. I went as they called after removing my shoes. Dad looked at me with a smile saying "Yukari, you will be a brilliant girl in the future. You know that mummy and daddy will always love you right. What we do is for your own good." I was shocked but what he said. I kept asking them what happened. All they did was just smiled at me in a still position without moving. When I move forward to touch their hands, I couldn't feel anything. They're not warm neither were they cold. They felt weird, they felt like they were nothing.

Suddenly, Dad moved shivering hands and took out a box placed with a lock. "Only open this after you past your 18th birthday.. Mummy and I will always love you."

As I reached out to hold on to the box, they smile at me and then started disappearing like particles. It was only at that point, I realised that they are just holograms. Where are they? The real them? My parents? I thought while running around the house like crazy. And when I finally stopped and look out of the window, I saw traces of blood.

I came to another realisation that the house had been placed under the power of illusion. Standing there at the hallway, I thought of ways to lift the illusion. Under such situation, I can only think of one way which is the blood curse. Warnings pop up in my minds. However at that moment I couldn't care about anything. If I could use my life to save them, so be it!

I punched the glass window which is right in front of me and caused the glass to shatter. I grabbed the biggest piece of cracked glass and slice it right through my right wrist without any hesitation. Blood coursing out like a open pipe. I dropped the glass and started chanting.

As I chant, I can feel the wind rose, everything around me starts shaking like its afraid.

"I, Yukari, daughter of Mystearina accept my destiny as a red vampire!"

After I finished the phrases, red translucent particles starts to form on my eyes. All I see is red but I could feel power running through me. With that, I burned a hole through the illusion and that's where I saw my parents.

Running in my max to where they are. I saw my parents lying there in front of me holding hands with smiles on their faces. Everywhere around there were corpses of vampires and demon familiars. There's pool of blood everywhere. I couldn't stop myself anymore. My legs lost all energy and i just fell. I knee there grabbing onto my parents and cried. For how long.. I never know.

Chapter 5 - Nightmare

Nooo..." Daddy!! Mummy!! You can't just die! Noo!!". There's blood everywhere. Though it's dark but i can see blood all around me, on me, blood .. All I see..Everywhere..Blood.. "Yu..Yu....Yukari! Wake up!" I heard Haji voice in the darkness.

As I open my eyes, I was panting like hell. I look up and I saw Haji, he looked so worried like he is about to cry. His eyes brows had frown to a point where it form a line. I helped myself to a sit position and he just hugged me so naturally. And start patting me saying stuff like it's a nightmare.. You'll fine.. I'm here..

It's has been so long that I felt so warm. A feeling so warm that makes you wanna cry. Tears dripping down my cheek and he just keep patting me...

Chapter 4 - Daydream

I don't know why when I look at him, I feel like protecting him. I must be crazy thinking that he is weak. He is a demon. Thinking to myself while trying to make breakfast. "Damnit! Why this eggs keep sticking to the freaking pan!!"

Suddenly, I feel a presence right behind of me and immediately a hand placed right on mine. "Let me take over", saying it so close that its tickles my ear and send some shock wave through my body. I jerked without knowing it. "woah!", i said as I push him away. " That is kinda scary.." "Sorry, I didn't to scare you". I liked it when he apologise to me. He will always sulk after saying sorry. I bet he can make the best puppy face. He is cute.

It has been a week that we started living together. Well, I almost poison him on the first day. I didn't know demons can't take apple. I gave him apple juice to drink. He was so polite that he drank it even though he know it poison! Well, I was kinda pissed when I found out. But I know for a certain that he doesn't want to upset me in anyway.

"Haji! I going off for school! Will you be fine? " shouting while tying my shoe laces at the door way. He immediately pop his head out of the kitchen saying yes with a bright smile. So bright that I think it made my day. "Stop daydreaming Yukari!" and I dashed out the door.

Chapter 3 - Haji

Should i cook something tonight? Or should i just pack some food from the store at the train station? Walking down the noisy street makes my head even more painful. I should have went home early to rest and avoided it. I ended up sleeping on the roof. Guess that what happen when you are too tired huh.. " Here I am " by 4men and mi playing from my i pod loud enough to cover the noise of busy people. People pushing pass here and there, it is really irritating. My head is hurting even more. I want to fly home now.

ringgg.. ringgg... my phone rang. What i did? i just stood there in my bed and watch. There is someone in the room. It's dark. I need to on the lights. What is happening to me? I can't take a step, i can't move. Who is this guy? Big muscular body with sliver and red eyes glaring from my balcony. I'm scared. I tried to scream, to shout but nothing came out. Red eyes and sliver hair. My head stings. It hurts. The pain.. I can move my limps now. I squeeze the side of my head. It seems like i am trying to hold it from exploding. It hurts. Unknowingly, i was screaming and after that everything blurred out.

In my dreams, i saw my parents. "Papa, Mama! Where are you going?" a girl asked their parents. "Mama and Papa is going to work, my dear" mother replied gently. "When will you come back?" Father and Mother look at each other with uncertainty on their faces.

"Mama? Mama.. mamaa" Damn. I thought to myself. Awake on my bed. Again this painful dream. It's dark outside. Wonder what time is it now? *ta ta ta ta* There's noise outside this door. A thief? Oww... A sharp sting in my head reminding me of... RED EYES! Damn damn damn... Can't be!!!

*click click* Damn the door. In a swift action i roll down my bed and grab on to my baseball bat. I can feel that every nerve in my body is twitching. What the hell! What was that? Demon? No no no...

*click* The door cracked open and a figure slowly show itself. The pair of red eyes shine in the moon light. Aaahhh! Fuck! I shouted and throw whatever i grabbed at it. *Thud, Thud, Thud*

Suddenly, he was behind me. I hugged me tight so i couldn't move. "Stop, i won't hurt you." he whispered gently into my ears. He wasn't warm.. Neither is he cold. He felt weird. My heart is goin crazy like its gonna break anytime.

" Let me go." I said loudly as though i was ordering him. He agreed as long as i don't do anything. He release me slowly like he was afraid he would hurt me. I quickly went to on the lights.*tad* The light is on and i can see him clearly. Red eyes, Sliver Hair, Muscular body, dressed in total black with a face that has distinguishable features. In simple, pretty boy. "who are you? what do want from me?" I said with a unhappy face. "How about we have supper together?"

After a long talk, I conclude that he isn't a bad guy. His name is Haji, he is demon from the demon world. He came to the human world to find me. When i ask why me? He claims that I saved him in my past live and he is here for repayment. That's why i was the only that saw him on the road that day. He said I was destined to be there. So in the end, he will be staying with me. At first i was unhappy, but after thinking about it, I don't think there is anything to worry about. After all I get to live with a pretty boy and if he were to harm me. I can protect myself because i am a vampire.

Chapter 2- A Dream

"Hey! Who says it's not melting? LOOK!", I said with a overly confident voice. There are two man outside the window edge grabbing to each side of the window. I guess they want to have a better view of the melting ice. With them blocking in front of the window, I couldn't see clearly. So, I climb over the window, sitting on the edge of the window pane to get a better view. Someone wrapped his arm over my waist from behind. "It's all because of you," he whispered in my ear with a soft and gentle voice. With him hugging me, it felt warm even when it is snowing so heavily outside. I cannot help but turn my head to let him kiss my cheek.

"Can you grab onto Cain for awhile?" with his warm lips staying near my cheek he said. He didn't answer me when i asked him why and instead he kissed my cheek again. Not wanting to upset him, I lift myself off the edge where I am and grabbed onto Cain. Now now, i am in the open air and the only thing that stop me from falling is Cain. It seems that Cain felt my insecure and placed his arms on my waist. I was so occupied by the fear of falling that i didn't notice that man who had me earlier on now had my friend Kyoko to stand beside him.

"Kyoko, can you climb over and hold on to Danny?" asked the man. Kyoko just climb over without replying anything. The mood in the air was really weird but i just couldn't say anything. After Kyoko was in Danny's arm, that man said something that make me feel suspicious. He asked them if they are ready, if they are, they start to can set out. I heard Cain and Danny asking each other if they're ready and suddenly we are all falling.

"Haaa...haa..haa.." I gave out a long sigh. It was just a dream. What a weird dream. I cannot help but to think of what happened in the end. But the only thing i can remember from the dream is the man mouthing something at the last moment. If i'm not wrong he is saying " Take care, my love." Why take care? Screw it, it's just a dream. Nothing more than a dream. This must be the side effects of watching too much anime, i told myself. I pushed the blanket and turn to the direction of my clock and the Beethoven's 5th symphony played as the background music. DONG DONG DONG DONG! "I AM FREAKING GOING TO BE LATE FOR SCHOOL!" I literally jumped out of my bed and dashed to the toilet. Within 1 minute, I am at the doorway of my house.

"Ringgg!" and that's it, school ended! Luckily the school council president was absent that I didn't have to get punished for being late. I hate Monday and today is Monday. I tell myself silently while walking down the hallway that i have to endure 4 more days till weekends. Dammit! I had a shock when Kyoko shouted "Hey!" at me. " Please Kyoko! Don't scare me like that when I am in my thoughts!" I said with a grumpy look. " Haha! Alright! I'm sorry okay!"said Kyoko, "lets go get some food, I'm very very hungry! ". I looked and her as she dragged me and shouted childishly "I'm still in the shocked moment!"

Finally, i am back home. Kyoko is really being irritating. After eating, she forced me to go shopping with her. She always like to drag me from places to places. It gets quite annoying sometimes but she is still my best and only friend. I hardly talk to anyone in school because they think that i am a weirdo. Am i? I just like to be alone, that's all. Seating in front of my desk, instead of studying from tomorrow's test, i started thinking about my life. Get started! Get started! I picked up my pen and realised my bracelet is not around my wrist. Where did i dropped it? Could it be at my work place or wait!How did i get home last night?! HOW?

I'm so gonna fail my test. I wasted the whole night thinking about what happened that night. I could not remember anything. What happened in my dream or how i got hope home? I can't remember. I am on my way to the school building roof top. I need some fresh air as i didn't get any sleep last night too. How about ditching class? i thought to myself while walking up the stairs. I push open the rusted metal door and it produces a screeching sound. It must be very old. I wonder how old is this school building. 10 years? 20 years? Who gives a shit man. As i feel the breeze, i drop to the floor. Lying still, trying not to think about anything. I just want to rest now is all i know.

Chapter 1 - Blackout

Though i am walking down a path beside the express road, there isn't any cars. It is past 4am and i am on my way home. Why am i walking home? I ask myself in my head. "That is because i am penniless", replied myself loudly.

I have a really bad habit to sing along to my mp3 song while walking alone. No, I am not afraid of the dark and yes I like the dark. It gives me a calm and peaceful feeling. Thinking about it, it is quite dangerous for a 17 year old girl to walk home at night I guess. Well, its not that I want to stay out late. Thanks to my job, I have stay awake during the night.

My job has been keeping me so busy for the past 3 months that I realised I haven't had the time to give a thought about Haji. oh? Haji. He is a guy that keeps on appearing in dreams. It is as if he is real. He has sliver hair with deep dark red eye balls and beautiful features. Each time I thought he was real and reach out my hand to touch him, he disappear. It was a dream will be the next thing i knew.

Down the express road, I heard a loud dumping sound. The first thought that comes to my mind is someone dropping out from the sky. "Yeah! Impossible!," telling myself. "this is reality". Curious about the dumping sound, I raced towards its direction.

I cannot believe what am I seeing. I saw a body on the middle of the roads. There are cracks on the roads as though the body had fallen from the sky. Okay! First thing first, check if the body...errr.. person is alive, whispered my mind. Cautiously, I walked to the body and what should I do? I bend down and nudge him slightly but there is no response. Now I am scared. That is because I think he is death. "What should I do? what should I do?" my head is in a mess.

"Damnit! Why is a body here in the middle of the road, there is no trees and tall building around?"

"Damn you! Why did you died here? C'mon! You should choose a better place!" I shouted with frustrations at the body!

Out of a sudden, Haji's image popped into my head and I noticed that the body has the same hair colour as his. That can't be Haji I thought and started moving towards the body again. This time each step I take seems to drain more strength than before. Finally I came to the side of the body, I can hear my heartbeat going faster than normal. "COURAGE!", I said loudly before bending down. My hands are shaking hard and in a swiftly swing, I turned the body.

It was.. It was Haji. I dropped to my knees and stood frozen. Impossible. Impossible. IMPOSSIBLE! I tried to move but I can't. Like a spell has been cast on me. I am freaking out. This guy has always been in my dreams and now..now this is becoming reality? And he is dead! "cii" I turned my head and as i heard his hand moved! Now! This is creepy. I screened through his hands, legs, body, mouth, nose and eyes lids.

Nothing unusual except those eyes lids. I fix my eyes on the eyes lid. Suddenly, It open with deep red eye balls starring at me. It scared me! I placed my hands on my mouth to prevent any sound from escaping. I want to stand up and run but I'm froze. My legs won't move. I hope I can run. I want to run. Like blowing candles, my vision blackout to darkness.