Dark 10

The scene starts in Yui’s bedroom

Yui: ( …Even if I was forced to, I still ended up hurting Azusa-kun. )

( No matter how many times I begged him to let me tend to his wounds, he wouldn’t listen… )

Azusa-kun, uhm…Is the wound from the other day okay now?

Azusa: It’s fine…

…It’s properly marked in my skin. This clearly. See?

Yui: ( It looks anything but fine… )

Azusa: Yui-san.

…I have a favor to ask.

Yui: A favor?

Azusa: Yes…It isn’t anything big but…

Well…Uhm…

Please inflict even more wounds on me…Okay? You can do that much, right?

You can, can’t you…!?

Yui: A-Azusa-kun…

Azusa: Come on, hurry up and hurt me. Punish me.

Yui: I-I can’t do that…!

Azusa: …In that case, can I lend you a little helping hand again? Please? It’s fine, right?

Yui: ( Oh no. At this rate, once again… )

ー Ruki enters the room

Ruki: …What are you two doing?

Yui: Ruki-kun!

Azusa: Ruki…

Hear me out. She won’t listen to me.

I’m only asking her to hurt me though…

Ruki: …Good grief, you truly are…Guess you’ll just have to keep on begging then.

ー Ruki leaves

Azusa: …Well then, Yui-san.

I’ll beg lots, so you’ll listen to me, right…?

Fufu, fufufu…!

Yui: ( Aah, how did things turn out this way…? )

*TIMESKIP*

ー The scene shifts to the living room

Yui: ( Afterwards, I ended up hurting him again… )

Haah…

Ruki: Oi, you.

Yui: Y-Yes…?

Ruki: …About Azusa…Have you ever hurt him (1) in some way?

Yui: …I have against my will, but…

H-However! I never once wanted to hurt him!

I just don’t understand why he does that…

Do you know, Ruki-kun? About him…

Ruki: You will never be able to understand us through your own value system. I suppose you’ll just have to rack your brains over it.

Yui: …

Ruki: He…Azusa is the type of guy who believes that his reason for being alive lies in having pain inflicted on him in one way or another.

Yui: Pain…? What do you mean…?

Ruki: Figure that out yourself. You’ve got a set of brains in that head of yours, don’t you?

ー Ruki steps away

Yui: ( I wonder what it means for pain to be what gives reason to your being… )

…Haah…I don’t get it at all.

*TIMESKIP*

ー The scene shifts to the library at school

Yui: ( I tried asking Ruki-kun again, hoping to get to know Azusa-kun even a little better… )

*Flip*

Yui ( But the only thing he told me, is that Azusa-kun was once a gypsy… )

( Azusa-kun is a Vampire, right? Do Vampire gypsies…even exist? )

ー A flashback ensues

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.

ー The flashback ends

Yui: ( I thought that maybe I’d understand why Azusa-kun wants to get hurt that badly, if I educate myself on gypsies… )

*Flip*

( …I see. Gypsies were people living in the Eastern parts of Europe. )

( ‘Like travellers, they would live constantly on the move’, it says… )

*Flip flip*

*Thud*

Yui: ( I wonder how this connects back to Azusa-kun? )

Hm…

Azusa: …Eve…

Yui: Wah!?

Azusa: I lost sight of you, so I figured you had been killed by Kanato-san…

So…What are you doing here?

Yui: U-Uhm…

( What now? I wonder if I could ask Azusa-kun about the gypsies? )

( But… )

Azusa: …? Were you researching something?

Yui: No, it’s nothing serious.

( I probably shouldn’t just yet… )

Azusa: I see…I kind of feel like…You’re hiding something from me.

Yui: I-I’m not?

Azusa: …

I don’t know what you’re thinking butーー

ー He suddenly bites her

Yui: Ah…!

Azusa: While you’re doing your own thing, I’ll have a sip of your blood…

Yui: A-Azusa-kun!

Azusa: …

Right. There’s something I want to show you.

*Rustle*

Azusa: This is the scar you put on me the other day…

I gave it a name.

‘Eve’. A wonderful name, don’t you think?

Come on, say hello to her as well.

Yui: ( I still don’t understand this guy…! )

Azusa: Why won’t you greet her? I’ve been so kind to introduce her to you…

Come on, give Eve a kiss.

Selection

→ O-Okay (M)

Yui: O-Okay.

…Azusa-kun, give me your hand.

Azusa: …Here…

Yui: …

Azusa: What are you doing? Come on, hurry up…!

Yui: ( I have no other choice… )

*Rustle*

Azusa: …Fufu, nice.

It stings a little, and feels great.

Come on, do it more. Bite me. Make it hurt…

Yui: I-I can’t…

Azusa: You can’t…? Why?

→ I can’t (S)

Yui: I can’t.

Azusa: You can’t? Don’t worry, you can.

I’ll teach you how.

Come on, do it.

Yui: I’m sorry, I just can’t…

Azusa: …

Why won’t you listen to me?

Azusa: Whatever. I’ve heard enough…

ー He continues sucking her blood

Yui: Aah…!

Monologue

Azusa-kun sometimes has the saddest look in his eyes. 

The more I try and figure out the reason (理由),

the more of a mystery,

he becomes to me.

I shouldn’t try and get to the bottom of his heart (心の奥),

any further.

I am well aware of that, however…

This feeling of wanting to get to know him better,

keeps on growing bigger…

ーー TO BE CONTINUED ーー

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