Fruits Basket Fan Fiction ❯ Vampire's Breath ❯ Chapter 2 ( Chapter 2 )

Momiji invited Tohru over to the Main House on White day for a surprise. When she reached there, all the Souma's, except for Rin, Kureno, and Ritsu were there to meet her. And yes, that included Akito, Yuki, Kyo, Shigure, and Hatori.

When she saw all of them gathered there, she was hit with a wave of dizziness. She didn't realize that their eyes had change to an empty sort of type (Yup, no OOC ness for her, she is just as naive as before). That look meant that they had put her underneath a trance from which only they, the Souma Vampires, could wake her from… if they didn't do away with her by taking all of her blood by then.

Tohru crumpled to the ground.

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When Tohru awoke, her vision was indistinct, and she was dreadfully weak. She tried to figure out where she was, with no triumph. Then, she felt something dribbling down her neck. She reached up to touch it, with a weak hiss when she did, and her fingers met with blood. Then she felt someone pull her fingers away from the area of her pulse. And then, there was a sharp pain in her neck. She cried out with pain, and the pain was immediately gone.

`Oh Mom', Tohru thought, ` what have I done, what did I do to deserve this. I attended school everyday, as you wanted me to. I made noise at your grave, even though it made me very uncomfortable. I have been nice to everyone. I've helped others as much as I could. I try to bring happiness to the Souma's.'

It was then, that she remembered that she had fallen out cold, when she reached the Souma's. She gasped at the idea, immediately ready to apologize for the cruel thoughts, aimed at the Soumas, who so kindly took her under their care during her hard times. She felt another prick, though this time in her wrist. The one in her neck was starting to pull away. She tried to open her eyes to see who it was, but could only see a whitish, grayish blur in front of her, and a purplish blur beside her. She wondered if she had died and gone to hell. It seemed to be a high possibility to her, considering the fact that these creatures were eating her alive. She then tried to struggle, only to feel the pain reenter her neck. She moaned in pain, but tried to hide it. Then, realizing that her efforts would go to no avail, she just stopped struggling, and just lay limp against the wall. She started to fell a heated and stinging liquid come up her throat. She tried to pull away again, and this time succeeded. She moved to the side, and threw up. She then heard Yuki's voice say-and not all that warmly- “I think it had enough. Let's leave it alone. For now.”

Hearing Yuki's voice addressing her as an `it', and the fact that his voice was cold just broke through Tohru's resistance. She couldn't help it, but she had to cry. She noticed that her vision was clear now. Yuki had token a step back from her when she started to cry. She saw that the other one who bit her was Hatori. He looked a bit taken aback too. They had thought that they wouldn't have to worry about her crying, and her tears making them feel bad for hurting her.

All of a sudden, they noticed that `it' was way to skinny, and much to pale. As well as that, they realized that `it' was the Tohru that gave them happiness, and this was the way that they were treating her. Suddenly, Tohru stood up, and leaned against the wall. She held out her wrist to both of them. They noticed an old scar on her wrist that went strait across, and Hatori could tell that it had been deep when it was fresh. He could also see that it was slowly getting more and more soaked with her blood. Now it was dripping off her hand.

Akito came into the room, and took her hand. He watched her as he licked the blood off. Then he sank his fangs into her flesh, and drank hungrily. Tohru resisted, and tried to pull away from his clutches. She didn't feel like dying at that moment. Then, just as suddenly as she started, she stopped struggling. Akito pulled away to examine her, only to find her limp in his arms. He spat on her in disgust, noticing her quick weakness.

“Save some for me, next time”, he told Hatori and Yuki, “I tend to get hungry too you know.” Tohru shifted in her spot, and struggled up. Her eyes were a dull, cold blue, that Yuki and Hatori weren't used to. They were used to the bright shininess of her eyes, that filled the room with their light. Her breath was thin and shaky. Hatori could hear that there was a thick liquid in her throat, most probably her own blood.

“Traitors”, she rasped, “Filthy, disgusting, venomous traitors. I try to help you and this is what I get. I have told you that I want nothing in return for my services, either good or bad. If you had told me that you were going to use me like this, I could have at least told Hana, Uo, and Megumi goodbye. But no, you all have to be selfish and---'', she wasn't able to finish her sentence, due to the fact that Akito was now holding her up against the wall. He moved to sink his teeth into her. But before he did, he had a speech of his own to say.

“What help do you think you gave us? I mean sure, you gave us temporary happiness, but that's about it. You caused Hatori's heart to soften up, but that got him more hurt, not helped. You managed to break the cat's curse, but who cares, he's still vermin, and nothing can change that. Absolutely nothing. So you had better stop giving yourself to much credit, bitch. It's not right to lie. Wait, you don't even have to try to stop, actually. I stop yourself for you. Oh, and don't try that tough exterior with me. I can feel you tremble beneath my very fingertips. I'll just kill you. That solves absolutely everything. I get my pet, Yuki, back, the beast goes back to its cage, Hatori can become his snow again, but never ever will he return to being spring. At least, not after I kill you. He'll just mope around, for just a little though, cause you're not all that important, and then he'll be back to his usual cold self. Oh, how fun. And of course, Yuki can have his own little room again, connected to mine of course. We'll actually be one family again, just like before you came.” And saying that, he slid his fangs into her neck and drank.

Hatori quickly walked over to Akito, and suggested saving her, so that he could have fun later too. Akito easily agreed, already thinking of ways to torture her. He slipped out of the room, grinning maliciously at Tohru while doing so, reminding her of what was to come to her life.

Tohru didn't, and refused to, show her weakness. She found out that it didn't help her with anything in life. Yuki walked over to her, only receiving a smack across the face when he did.

“Don't come near me”, Tohru shrieked, “you filthy, cold-blooded, female beast, don't touch me. You, of all people to go against me. HAVE YOU BEEN PLANNING AGAINST ME THE WHOLE TIME I'VE BEEN LIVING WITH YOU? Have you been just fattening me up to your liking, so that you can feast on me? I knew I shouldn't have trusted people anymore. All that humankind can do is harm others of their own species, sometimes even killing them. It would've been better if I had just killed myself when I had the chance. Oh, the regrets of life. I should have listened to Hana when she told me that you had something wrong in you. You're mad. All of you. You all raving mad beasts.”

Yuki's patience had been wearing thin, and her little speech just made him snap. He grabbed Tohru's wrist, and pulled it to his mouth harshly, starting a fresh flow of blood, which he licked of. After all, he didn't believe in wasting food. Tohru realized that this time, Yuki was aiming to kill her. She tried to pull away to no avail. Hatori walked over, making Tohru think that he was going to help her. However, he just held her in place, so that it would be easier for Yuki.

“What”, he said, “do you really think that I would actually help someone that called me a beast? Look, I know that I used to be soft with you and all, but now, well, you're just food.” He watched in satisfaction as Tohru's face twisted in horror. He just wouldn't let her die thinking that he actually cared for her. He couldn't lie. No, he was a truthful man.

However, if he was a truthful man, why was he lying to himself? Only his mind said that he hated Tohru, his heart wanted to just pull her close, and beg for her forgiveness.

All of a sudden, Hatori realized that Tohru had gone limp in his arms. When he looked at her, he noticed that her usually creamy skin was now white. She was all bone now, and he could hardly sense her heartbeat.

He also noticed that Yuki had stopped drinking, and was just staring at Tohru.

“Do you think that I-I- Do you think that she's dead”, Yuki sputtered, “Did I kill her?” Yuki had a strange look on his face, as though suddenly realizing who this was. As though realizing where his happiness had gone, where it had come from, why it had disappeared, and that it would never come back.

 

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