"Ah Mahiru, do you have time? I want to talk about something." I asked as I wanted to tell her some of the things about bonds and if possible then, to ask her to keep my identity a secret.
She spoke after she got up.
"Okay, but can we go to my house first. I am scared being outside". I nodded even it was a little unexpected for her to invite me to her house.
"Do you have any extra clothing in your bag? It would be better if I don't walk like this?" I asked her for any jersey or jacket as except for my books I didn't had a shit inside my bag.
"Ah, I have a jacket but will it fit?"
"Anything will be better than this right?" I opened my arms and showed her the condition of my uniform. Since we had a white shirt as school uniform, the blood seemed more visible. She nodded and took out a small jacket with a big ' W ' written on it.
"This is my cheerleading uniform, you know, so don't laugh." She seemed to be a little bit embarrassed to show me her cheerleading dress.
"Cute". Unconsciously I let out my inner thought before turning back to the dark alley. I knew she was blushing as I took a glimpse at her face before turning.
Mahiru switched on her phone's flashlight so I could change more conveniently, even, I could see clearly in the dark. Well, she didn't know much about vampires.
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Mahiru blushed, even more, when Yuuta took off his shirt. Even he wasn't facing her, his broad back made her really flustered. She was an innocent girl who never had been in a relationship in her entire 17 years of life, nor she had ever seen any man naked before. So this sudden exposure made her flushed to no end.
She was scared to close her eyes and embarrassed to keep them open. In the end, she went through the whole clothe changing procedure and saw each moment intently.
The jacket obviously was tight on Yuuta's body but he wore it anyhow. Yuuta kept the upper portion of the jacket unzipped so he could cover the lower abdomen, which eventually resulted in exposing his manly cleavage. Vampires have a perfect physique even they don't work out at all. Neither they lose muscles nor they gain fat so Yuuta's body was at its peak condition.
Mahiru had already gone to the phase where these kinds of exposure won't affect her. She wasn't aware that her whole face was red like a tomato but looking at her expressionless face, no one could point out whether she was feeling embarrassed or literally had a fever.
" Now let's g-". *Thunder*. Suddenly the clouds roared and soon after small water droplets started pouring down from the sky.
"Mahiru. Are you okay being touched by me for some minutes?" Yuuta asked with a little annoyance in his voice as he really hates being wet in rain.
"Where are you planning to touch, matters the most." Mahiru didn't back off but still was a little surprised by his sudden unexpected question.
"Don't worry I won't touch you anywhere weird." Yuuta didn't wait long and after covering the distance between them, picked Mahiru in a princess carry and before she could react properly, Yuuta jumped on the sidewall and immediately on the nearby building.
Mahiru's eyes went wide as she realized where she was and unconsciously she grabbed Yuuta's shirt more tightly and wrapped her other arm around his neck.
At a furious speed, Yuuta jumped from building to building and within 15 minutes he reached near a tall apartment, where they both live. He covered almost 12 km in 15 minutes. Mahiru had her eyes closed with her lips bitten between her canine teeth.
"We have reached". He spoke in a gentle tone after he walked toward a nearby alley beside the building.
Mahiru glanced at her surroundings and after she confirmed that they were on the ground she let go of Yuuta and jumped out of his embrace like a cat.
They both were drenched because of the unexpected downpour. Yuuta couldn't help but glance every now and then at Mahiru.
Her white shirt completely gave off the view of her pink bra and petite body. Even she was slim her breast were ample in size.
Yuuta had some effect on his past self's desire which was making him attracted toward Mahiru even more. But he controlled his emotions and asked Mahiru.
" We should get inside. You will catch a cold like this". She just nodded while shivering a little.
They walked inside, grabbing the attention of every person they came across in the building. Even Mahiru and Yuuta lived next door to each other, nobody ever had seen them together, and looking at their current appearance, it was obvious that they would gather attention.
Pushing the button of the elevator for the 7th floor they both stood at opposite corners inside the elevator. Yuuta helplessly glanced at her once more.
"Will you stop staring at me. It's embarrassing you know".
" Sorry it's just...nothing. I am sorry again". Yuuta apologized right away as there wasn't any denial nor any reason for him to make excuses.
They walked together and arrived at the '708' flat door where Mahiru started rampaging inside her bag.
"If you are uncomfortable then we can go to my house. My sister will return any minute now. Or if y-". Mahiru interrupted him after she found her keys.
" I already told you didn't I? I trust you Yuuta kun and I know you are also feeling nervous and embarrassed right now".
"Hey! Don't read my emotions so casually. It's against the law of privacy".
She smiled a little before pushing the door and going inside.
Yuuta followed her and walked inside too.
After exchanging his shoes with cute bunny slippers he walked inside the house, led by Mahiru.
Her whole house had a sweet scent which Yuuta really liked. They both walked toward the dining space before Mahiru stopped her feet and turned toward Yuuta.
" Let me change my clothes first, if you want you can take a shower before me". Yuuta shook his head at Mahiru's offer.
"I will just change my clothes and take a shower at night so, you go and take a shower okay?". Yuuta knew she was scared but he couldn't join her inside the shower so he came up with a convenient plan.
" I will be waiting outside of the bathroom so don't worry and take your time". Yuuta thought that she would hesitate on his offer or maybe reject it but to his surprise, she nodded in agreement, immediately.
"Okay, then I will come back in a bit". Yuuta ran toward his house and changed his clothes after wiping himself dry.
He wore an oversized t-shirt and joggers underneath.
He leaped back into Mahiru's house and didn't see her. He focused on his auditory nerves and found her taking off her clothes somewhere in the house.
Yuuta felt a little awkward to hear those sounds but he couldn't help it. When he heard the sound of water pouring down inside the tub, he made his way toward the bathroom.
Since his house was identical to this one, it wasn't difficult for him to find where Mahiru was.
" Hey, are you okay?" Yuuta asked Mahiru as soon he arrived at the front of the bathroom gate. The sliding glass door was translucent so he could see that Mahiru was still standing outside the bathtub.
"Umm..yeah." She sniffed before answering him.
She was a normal girl until today who never had seen this kind of scene ever before. Even in movies she particularly avoided the gory scenes and horror genre, but today was really a life-changing day for her.
"You know we will be in contact with each other after what happened, even we want or not so if anything you want to share you can tell me. And the thing, that we barely know each other will help you to open your true self in front of me. So don't hold it back Mahiru". Yuuta said what he felt and what he realized after sneaking in his memories. He realized that Mahiru always shrouds herself with a fake facade in front of everyone while she always behaves cold and indifferent outside the school. And how his old self found this, then Yuuta was a little bit ashamed to think about it.
Even Yuuta was the one who faced the vampires, he still believes how much traumatic it could be for her. He also gets shivers as he remembers how savagely Lilith trained him.
Yuuta was sitting at the bathroom door with his back leaning on the glass door while thinking about Lilith when he suddenly heard Mahiru crying and this time she didn't suppressed her voice but let it out.
Yuuta didn't say a single word and after minutes of continuous sobbing, she finally got out of the bathtub.
" I am borrowing your kitchen. Come there, after changing ". Yuuta said before getting up.
" Hmm". She just hummed before Yuuta left her and went to the kitchen.
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Mahiru's POV:
I saw the shadow of Yuuta kun disappearing from the other side of the door. I didn't know why he asked for the kitchen but my mind was already stuffed to think clearly about anything.
Yuuta kun presence was somehow giving me a sense of security. Maybe because he was a vampire and was strong. But other than that, I was feeling connected to him, like whatever happens he won't leave me or hurt me.
Was it because of the bite?
I didn't know and I didn't want to think about it either. I was just feeling some sense of peace with Yuuta kun around me and right now this peace was everything I could ask for.
After wearing my blue night pajamas, I walked toward the kitchen and saw Yuuta kun.
A smile involuntarily formed on my face as I saw him. He was wearing an oversized white t-shirt with a cute pink apron over it. I could smell that he was making something delicious.
"Please sit down. I will bring the dinner in a minute." Without even looking back he found me standing.
'I guess I won't be able to sneak on him. 'I chuckled inwardly and went to the dining table.
The dining table was just beside the open kitchen in my house, so I was able to see Yuuta kun working diligently in the kitchen.
His side profile was really sharp and whenever he smiled he seemed like a pure playboy.
I wasn't judging him, but anyone would say that he could allure several women with his looks only. His hairs were still damped because of the rain making them glittery in the dim white light of the kitchen. His predatory blood-red eyes were now one shade faded. His perfectly moist lips moved a little before I heard his voice...
"Don't stare at me like that. It's embarrassing you know".
" Sorry I mean I was...nothing. I am sorry". I looked down immediately in embarrassment.
"Pfft...hahaha". I heard him laughing and like him, I also started laughing.
I opened my eyes after laughing for a good half minute and immediately got startled.
Yuuta kun was leaning on the table with his face only some inches apart from me.
" This face suits you better so keep this up." I turned my face immediately to hide my blush.
He chuckled and got up. I looked in his direction and found him walking back to the kitchen and returning with a tray in his hand which had a lot of food on it.
He placed the tray in front of me which had a full bowl of chashu pork ramen, a glass of juice with some extra side seasoning.
" You don't eat human food?"
" No I can't. I will throw up if I try to".
"So you are stuffing your goat to slaughter afterward ".
"..."
"..."
I made a very bad joke which left both of us speechless.
"*ahem* Please enjoy. I am not a proper cook but I tried my best". He took the seat opposite me.
" Sorry". I said before I started eating the ramen.
The ramen was the most delicious one I have ever had. And I wasn't exaggerating. I was myself a good cook but I could never make something like that.
Even I didn't wanted to eat anything before, I finished the last drop of the soup without a break.
After finishing the whole bowl, I finally stopped.
"It was really good. Thanks for the food". I looked at him and finally realized how inappropriately I behaved.
" I am sorry. It was so tasty that I totally got immense in it".
"Don't apologize for something like that. And I am happy you liked my cooking". He took the tray like it was natural for him and I also let him do whatever he wanted.
After putting it inside the sink he returned to my side and sat at the same place.
" So Mahiru. I want to tell you something about vampiric bond and please listen to the end before you react, okay?" I nodded even I was a little scared of hearing it.