Fruits Basket Fan Fiction ❯ Vampire's Breath ❯ Chapter 5 ( Chapter 5 )

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Hatori took a step towards her to check her throat, and to see if she had any internal damage. He stopped his advance when Tohru whimpered a bit louder, and pushed herself up against the wall. Then they heard someone shuffle into the room.

“Tohru?” a quiet voice questioned, “Are you okay? I'm sorry if I hurt you. Please forgive me. I'll let you hug me.” Momiji stopped a foot into the room, his head bowed low to hide his pain if she rejected him. He slowly shuffled in, doing his best not to startle her. `Please don't reject me! I don't know if I'll be able to take it if you reject me too.' Momiji had thought that he had been thinking in his mind, but by Tohru's gasp that came from nowhere, he thought wrong. Tohru forced herself to her feet and stumbled over to Momiji, but stopped a foot away.

“I don't want to get blood all over you” she stated simply, “Sorry.” Momiji's head snapped up on the inclination of her body covered with blood. He froze, upon seeing her thin, frail form.

“Tohru,” he questioned, “who did this to you?” Tohru just shook her head at Momiji.

“Don't worry about it,” she said, “'cause in a few more hours, you won't even have to worry about me anymore. By then, I should be dead. Thank kami.” Momiji inhaled sharply at her sharp words about death.

“Have we really driven you so far?” Momiji asked. “Maybe this is why Akito allowed you to stay back then. Oh, Tohru! I'm so-o-o-o sorry! I-I can't b-believe th-that we h-have been re-reduced to this! H-hurting those th-that w-we l-l-love! Oh T-tohru, I'm so s-s-sorry for a-all th-that w-w-we've d-done t-to y-y-you! P-p-please f-f-forgive us T-t-tohru. I-I don't think I-I'd be able t-to stand it if y-you d-didn't!”

Tohru suddenly swept over to Momiji and enveloped him in a tight hug, knowing that he didn't give a shit about the blood now covering him. Momiji did seem horrified by the blood, though. However, it was because he realized how much damage they have inflicted upon her, not because her blood disgusted him. Then the curse took affect. *POOF*

“Oh!” Tohru exclaimed, “I keep forgetting how CUTE you are!” and with that, Tohru began petting Momiji whilst laughing lightly when he snuggled into it. Soon, Momiji leaned up and licked Tohru on the cheek adorably. Tohru leaned down, blushing, and kissed on top of his fluffy head.

Suddenly, the door slammed opened, and a flash of red swept in. Without a pause, it rushed over and hugged Tohru, thereafter, turning into a snake. Tohru eeped in surprise at the sudden occurrence.

“Ayame!” She exclaimed, “What are you doing!” Abruptly, she broke into peals of laughter as Ayame the snake began to assault her with tickles. However, that happiness didn't last long. Soon, she was coughing up blood, her coughs sounding painful. Finally, after a couple of minutes passed, her coughing subsided. Then…

*POOF**POOF* both Momiji and Ayame changed back at the same time, causing Tohru to blush profusely.

“EEP! Oh, I'm soo sorry!” she cried out. “I need to be more careful about hugging all of you, and annoying you and burdening you and causing you more pain than you should've endured-“ and she broke off, crying in hysterics.

“I am soo sorry,” she began, after getting over her hysterics, “for being weak, and pathetic. I don't deserve to be with all of you. I don't deserve to live, I'm so vile. I'm just wasting resources that could help those who are actually of worth.” And once again, she broke into sobs.

“Are we nothing then”, Yuki asked, “to say that you have no worth? You helped us a lot Tohru, more than which we can thank you for. You deserve better than the likes of us. You, Tohru, are worth more than all of us combined, for you are pure, which is something we will never be. Purity. We have tried to obtain it, but our paths have strayed too much. Some of us killed when we were children. The vampire blood within us was and is never at rest. It constantly thirsts for more blood, never letting us go. We are creatures, Tohru, who look up to you for your light.

“However,” he added a sardonic smirk, “the creatures within us thirsts more for your blood, and our inner creatures are the strongest. So Tohru, I'm sorry, but your life will probably be gone by our hands. We feel no sorrow at killing. Absolutely none at all. It's more of a thrill to us. The rush of blood past our lips feels soo good. It tastes like life. Moreover, yours will be above all sweet. Innocent blood always tastes to best. Especially when raping the victim at the same time. So Tohru, don't expect your death to be a peaceful one.” Yuki smirked at her coldly and left.

“You're just like Akito, Yuki!” Tohru rasped after him, “Living off of other's pain. You've changed since I've met you, yes. However, I don't believe it was a good one. I told I'm worthless.” She quietly added under her breath.

Suddenly, she found herself lifted up against the wall, and felt two sharp pains in her neck.

“Yuki,” she gasped, “why?” Tohru finally let the darkness that had been creeping at the edges of her vision take over, and she passed out.

“What have I done?” Yuki rasped in horror.

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Well, peepz, hope you liked. Dunno y I update if no 1 reviews though. I'll even accept flames in that number, since I'm the type who will actually go back and revise it. BTW, forewarning. There will be a second part to this fic. You know, like a sequel. I know this before I've reached anywhere in this one, because I had a dream about the end of the prologue, and have figured out something that will tie in very nicely with it. Very nicely. *cackles evilly* lil' ones beware; otherwise u'll pee in ur pants. Ha ha ha. I'm soo funny. I'm American, so my English ain't proper. I also suck at English, so that makes it suck even more. Well, g2g now. See ya! Hopefully in reviews! *jab jab, wink wink*