Dark 9

ー The scene starts in the hallway

Yui: ( Haah…Per usual, Azusa-kun is one big mystery. )

( It isn’t entirely impossible to have a conversation with him but still… )

???: Eve and Adam…

Yui: ( Hm…? )

( Huh? This voice…? )

???: …As I thought, Eve is…

…Can’t become Adam…?

Yui: ( This is Azusa-kun’s voice, right? )

( Eve? Adam? )

( What could he be talking about…? )

( There’s times where Azusa-kun will refer to me as Eve as well. )

( I wonder if it’s related to why I was brought here? )

…

( I don’t like the idea of eavesdropping but… )

( The door’s slightly opened, so I’ll listen a little closer ーー )

ー The scene shifts to the living room

Ruki: …Enough.

Azusa: …!

 …W-Wait…

Ruki: Did you not hear me? I said it’s been enough.

Azusa: B-But…I…

*Cling*

Azusa: Ruki. Nn, This. A knife…I sharpened it yesterday.

Ruki: …

Azusa: Take it.

Ruki: …Like I saidーー

Azusa: Punish me with this.

Cut me. If you can’t do that. You can punch me as well. Anywhere you want.

Ruki: I refuse.

Azusa: W-Why…?

Ruki: …Why won’t you understand? You’re no longer at your friends’ place, or at the orphanage.

Azusa: …

ー The scene shifts back to the hallway

Yui: ( Azusa-kun’s friends? Orphanage? )

( What are they talking about…? )

???: Aaah~~~!!

Kou: Naughty, naughty girl!!

Yui: !!

Yuma: Whatcha suddenly pissin’ yer pants for?

Anyway, you’re listenin’ in on them? You’re seriously disgustingーー

*Rustle*

Yui: …!

Ow…!

Ruki: You’re making a ruckus.

Kou: Roger~ We’ll take our leave now. Let’s go, Yuma-kun!

Yuma: Che…

ー Kou and Yuma leave

Ruki: …

ー Ruki steps away as well

Yui: …Haah…That startled me.

???: …Are you okay?

Yui: Azusa-kun…

I-I’m sorry for eavesdropping.

Azusa: It’s fine. More importantly…

Hey…This…The knife…

*Rustle*

Yui: Eh…?

Azusa: Cut me, please. I’m begging you. Cut me. Ruki wouldn’t do it.

So please, will you do it instead?

Yui: I-I can’t do that.

Azusa: Why not?

Yui: Because it’d hurt you.

Azusa: …

Yui: O-Of course, I know about your friends…But.

Still, I can’t hurt you with my own hands.

Azusa: …

Yui: ( Did he understand? )

Azusa: Do you…hate me?

Yui: That’s not it.

Azusa: If you don’t, thenーー

ー He moves closer

Azusa: Cut me…It’s fine. I’ll guide your hand like this.

Yui: A-Azusa-kun!? Let me go, stop!

( At this rate, I’ll end up hurting him! )

Y-You can’t! Please, let go!

Azusa: No!

P-Please…Mess me up.

*Rustle*

*STAB*

Azusa: Nnーー

Yui: …!! O-Oh no! You’re bleeding…!

Azusa: …Haah…

Yui: Azusa-kun! We have to treat this right away…!

Azusa: …Treatment?

But why? I finally got a wound inflicted by you, on me.

Stop talking about me. I don’t understand what you’re saying at all…

Yui: ( Azusa-kun… )

Azusa: Instead…You’ve hurt your hand as well.

Yui: ( Ah. …It must have happened when I bumped it earlier. It’s only a small scratch though… )

Don’t worry. This is nothing compared to your injury.

Azusa: But you’re still hurt. You’re bleeding too.

ー He steps closer once more

Azusa: It’d be a shame to let it go to waste. …Say, I’ll suck it…

Yui: A-Azusa-kun…!

Azusa: …Nn..I won’t let a single drop go to waste.

I’ll drink it all up, okay…?

Selection

→ Protest (S)

Yui: Let me go!

Azusa: ーー Ugh.

…I don’t want to…If I do, I won’t be able to suck your blood…

…

Yui: ( It’s no use…I can’t fight back… )

→ Keep quiet (M)

Yui: ( No matter how insistent he was, I still hurt him. )

( So only right now, I’ll… )

Azusa: …You’re being rather quiet today.

Yui: Well…

Azusa: It’s okay, you don’t have to tell me. I don’t care about your reasoningーー

Aah…I wonder why your blood is this special…

Monologue

Whenever Azusa-kun sucks my blood,

I lose the strength in my whole body at once.

Almost as if Azusa-kun’s pain (アズサくん痛み),

has gotten hold of me.

Azusa-kun asked me to hurt him with a knife. 

I wonder what happened in his past (彼の過去)…?

My consciousness slowly began to fade,

as I grew unable of even fighting back.

Eventually I can no longer get a grasp on my thoughts,

as my mind goes completely blank ーー (1)

ーー TO BE CONTINUED  ーー

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