Dark 8

ー The scene starts in the hallway at school

Yui: …Uu. 

( Ah…The place Azusa-kun cut me the other day is bleeding. )

Haah…

( That being said…I wonder why Azusa-kun does such things? )

( I don’t understand… )

???: …Yui-san.

Yui: Kanato-kun!

Kanato: Could you not address me like we’re friends? You filthy traitor!

ー He closes in on her

Yui: Ah…

Kanato: Shall I tell you what’s on my mind right now?

That you’ll…meet your end here!

*Rustle*

Yui: K-Kanato-kun…!?

Kanato: I will never everーー! (1)

*Rustle*

Azusa: …Excuse me…I’m sorry but, could you step away from Yui-san?

Kanato: You’re…!

Yui: ( Azusa-kun…? H-He saved me? )

Azusa: Kanato-san. I’m sorry, but…

Could you please not hurt my girlfriend without my permission?

Kanato: …I beg your pardon…!?

Azusa: Come on, let’s go. Yui-san.

Yui: Ah…!

ー Azusa drags her along

Kanato: Wait!!! Stop right there…!!

ー The scene shifts to the storage room

Yui: Haah, haah, haah…!

Azusa: …

We should be safe here.

Yui: Y-Yeah…

( Azusa-kun seems totally fine. Even though we ran that fast… )

A-Azusa-kun. Thank you, for saving me…

Azusa: …You’re thanking me? Why?

It was such a great opportunity for you to get hurt too. I’m sorry for…interrupting in the middle of it…

However, my brothers told me that…I’m supposed to keep an eye on you…

…Are you mad?

Yui: N-No. I’m not upset.

Azusa: …I see. I’m glad then. Ah…

Yui: …What’s wrong?

Azusa: Aah. I sense Kanato-san approaching us. I can feel his anger…

If he were to find us now, you might actually die…

Say…Do you want to meet your end here?

Selection

→ I don’t want to die (S)

Yui: I don’t want to die…

Azusa: …Why not?

All things alive will one day die. It’s only a matter of time.

Dying right here, right now, might actually be the most happy outcome for you.

So…Why not give it a try?

Yui: N-No way!

→ I don’t know (M)

Yui: Well…

Azusa: …

Yui: I don’t know. I doubt I’d be able to run away from Kanato-kun…

Azusa: …Yeah. I doubt a normal human like yourself would be able to escape a Vampire…

…But.

Right now, Kanato-san isn’t the only one you should be running away from.

Don’t you need to run away from me too…?

Shall I kill you before him?

Yui: …!

Azusa: Fufu…Just kidding. It’s a joke.

I can’t lose you right now. Of course, I won’t let Kanato-san have you either.

It’d be bothersome if Kanato-san were to be chosen after all…

His blood is purer than mine. So, there’s a chance he could awaken…

…We’re inferior after all…

Yui: ( Inferior? )

( What is he talking about, I wonder? )

Azusa: …Say…

I saved you, so…

ー He moves closer

Yui: Azusa-kun…?

Azusa: You’ll let me have a sip of your blood, right?

Yui: Eh!? W-Wait! Kanato-kun might come though…!

Azusa: Don’t worry. His presence faded. He won’t come here.

Soーー

Yui: Ah…!

Azusa: Shh…Don’t make any sounds.

Don’t worry. I wouldn’t kill someone so precious to me. Never…

…Nn…

Yui: Azusa-ku…!

( If Kanato-kun comes here…I’ll get killed… )

Azusa: Haah…Nn…Say, don’t think about anything or anyone…but me. Nn…Kuh… 

Yui: E-Easy…for you to say…

Azusa: Nn…Haah…Phew. It’s delicious…It’s so good…

Yui: Azusa-ku…!

Monologue

Without my knowing, something has been set into motion, and is ongoing.

I still do not know what exactly that is.

However, the one thing I do know,

is that if Azusa-kun hadn’t saved me,

I would be dead (死んでいた) now.

I want to know what goes on inside Azusa-kun’s head. 

But I’m also a little scared to find out.

…No, it’s a little different. What I’m scared of,

is the moment I find out, I’ll go crazy. 

Thinking about that…

I once again feared getting to know Azusa-kun better (深く知る). 

ーー TO BE CONTINUED ーー

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