"Now tell me how can I help?" Maki asked me while lifting her eyes. Her body was hot in the true mean, and since my body always remains cold, her warmth felt nice.
"First I want to know that, do you believe me?"
"More than anyone". She said without hesitation.
" Actually I need information about.." I started telling her about vampires and how they were different. I wouldn't have trusted with this information if it wasn't for Maki. I knew she won't betray me and my old self also trusted his life on her. And adding her being the hunter made me assured that this decision was the best.
"So you want to track the regular activities of vampires. Their hideouts. Other beings who aren't human and where they are. And tell you about hunters' movements right?" Her sound was calm and she spoke while snuggling in my chest.
I knew this was a ridiculous amount of information I was asking her, but I had to take the chance as I didnt have many sources nor time to check all on this one after another.
"I know this is absu-"
"Okay. I will provide you with all these within 3 days. Even I am one of the superiors in the organization, I need time to extract all these without getting noticed".
" Wait...you will? I mean thanks a lot but still -" she interrupted me and after lifting her face from my chest she spoke in a warm tone.
"For you, this is nothing I can offer. Don't worry Yuu kun your onee chan will stand for you until the end". She gave me a gentle smile which made me realize what actually family was. This type of feeling was something I was experiencing the first time.
With Lilith, it was more like student and teacher relations where I could only admire her but this was different.
" Thanks, onee-chan". I hugged her back tightly.
After some minutes she dozed off. I gently picked her up and moved toward her room. After placing her on the bed, I perked my ears to listen to whether Mahiru was okay or not.
"Yuuta". I heard my name and was somewhat startled for a second before I regained my composure and ran toward her house.
Since our balconies were connected with a single 10-foot wall between them, reaching her house was like switching rooms.
I peeked through the glass door and found her on a bean bag, resting comfortably. But a taint of stress and pain was visible on her beautiful face. My heartbeat again started to rise as I saw her completely defenseless but I gathered my sanity and approached her with quiet steps after sliding the door.
" Are you okay?" I crouch down in front of her before asking.
"I am sorry for calling you ". As soon she opened her eyes I found guilt in them. I knew she was suppressing it since the time I left, but the restlessness was engulfing her, making her anxious.
" Mahiru come with me". Without waiting I picked her up in princess carry before walking toward her bedroom.
This was the first time in this life when I entered a girl's room other than my sister's, and to be expected, everything was pink all around.
I looked at Mahiru and she was just lying in my embrace while hugging my neck comfortably. I didnt know why but I guess the bond between us made her relax around me.
I placed her gently on the bed and covered her with the blanket. I already checked her temperature and it was a little hotter than normal human temperature.
I switched on the night bulb which was dimly lighting the room. She didnt speak a single word after she spoke before.
I took out the pillow from under her head and replaced it with my lap.
"Huh?" She seemed to be a little surprised but comfortably laid down on my legs.
"I think this will help you reassure that you aren't alone anymore Mahiru". Her eyes went wide before a single drop of tear dropped from the corner.
" Thank you Yuuta kun. For everything." She said before closing her eyes. I gently started caressing her golden hairs and soon after I heard her calm rhythmic breathing.
I didnt need to sleep normally, but it wasn't like I couldn't sleep. It's just that it doesn't matter. I saw her sleeping soundly on my lap with her lips slightly parted. My vampiric and Romeo instincts were on full throttle but assaulting a girl in her sleep was the last thing I would ever do.
Was I doing all this, out of love?
I didnt know and I didnt want to think about it either. In my last life, I never found anyone whom I could love and make deep relation but in this life, it seems my destiny was going to change.
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I woke up groggily and knew that it was early morning because of my default biological cycle.
Yesterday, was the most eventful day of my life. Various things happened and all of them were connected to the same person.
'Wait..' Suddenly I remembered about the moment before I fell asleep.
I called Yuuta kun and then he gave me a lap pillow on my bed.
I felt a cold sensation under my head and it was not difficult to realize that my head wasn't on the pillow. I slowly turned my body and saw Yuuta Kun's face. His eyes were closed and he was sleeping soundly. His sharp face was seeming really adorable. I dont know why but my feelings for Yuuta kun escalated really quick. I mean before yesterday I didnt even knew his full name.
'Wait I still don't know..ahh'. I facepalmed myself inwardly before realizing that he actually stayed the whole night like that.
'Should I get up or pretend that I am still sleeping?' I decided to pretend to sleep for now as this moment was relaxing.
"I saw that you know". I heard his voice and when I opened my eyes again, I saw two red eyes staring at me.
" You were awake?"
"More like I never slept". He started caressing my hair making me blush and calm at the same time. His smiling face was so comforting to the eyes that I started to think what would happen if we start living together?
" Yuuta kun, thank you for taking care of me".
"You already said it yesterday. And it wasn't much. Anyway, I already had made some porridge for you so warm it up and eat it. There are meds in that box take it after you eat". He gently lifted my head before getting out of the bed.
"Yuuta kun I want to ask something and please tell me the truth". I wanted to ask what I was thinking since last night.
"Yeah sure." He said after he sat down on the chair beside my study table.
"You said the blood of some selected people makes you strong and I am one of them. Then why don't you take it from me. I want to repay your kindness by any means". I said in one go not letting him interrupt in between, which he already tried but failed.
"Are you feeling something different about me since yesterday? Which you never felt for any boy ?" Without hesitation, I nodded.
"If I suck your blood then this feeling will be intensified further. And I don't think you are a child to not understand what will happen if it happens, right? " I didn't respond but I got what he was saying.
I already have started to develop a liking toward Yuuta kun and if this goes any further then I will surely fall for him over heels.
"But still I want t-" This time he interjected abruptly.
" Today is Sunday so go out with your friends and enjoy your day. At the end of the day if your decision stays the same then I will listen to you". I just stared at him and felt his words were sincere and what he told me was true.
He stood up and started walking toward me. My heartbeat slowly started rising. He leaned on the bed and closed the distance of our faces to almost nonexistent where our breath was colliding with each other.
Even he both just woke up, his face was still fresh as always making my face grow hotter passing each second.
" Remember Mahiru, we are at the point in life where we can go back to being strangers. So take your decision seriously today. It's not like you are bound with me and don't have any other option. So think real carefully as it will affect your whole life". He stood up and walked toward the door.
Pausing just before he was about to open the door, he said in a low yet audible tone without turning toward me.
" And last thing. I can't belong to a single woman so take that into account too while you are making your decision. " And he left.
Left me in chaos again. My mind started muddling like never before. All the things he said started rampaging inside my brain when suddenly I heard the buzz of my phone.
Hikari: Don't be late for the shopping date Kay?"
"Huh?" I was confused at this unexpected message so I checked the previous message and found that I was the one who asked for a group shopping trip today. And since I was cold out since last night, it wasn't a question of who did this ...
"This guy.."
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"Where you were?" Back in the house, I came across a dangerous Maki who was sitting cross-legged on the chair inside my room.
In the hustle of yesterday's confession and all, I totally forgot to tell her about Mahiru, and seeing her dark aura I know her yandere mode was on.
'This life is really exhausting'.