VUD: Zatsune's Madness Arc 1

V.U.D.| ZM Arc 1: White

Chapter 2: White

Miku was becoming restless.

The pills she was given might have caused the nightmares to happen, which worried MEIKO.

MEIKO spoke with the doctor about the pills, but the doctor informed her that she had given her simple pain relievers for headaches, which shouldn't have caused any other reaction. The doctor was thorough when they were running tests on Miku for any allergies.

With no other choice in mind, she continued to use the pills. MEIKO felt they weren't working on Miku.

Miku would try to sleep, but she feared seeing what she saw. That figure that looked like her, covered in darkness, and her eyes was like seeing hell itself, melting your soul from just the look of them.

She stood up the past few nights. She was too afraid to be outside her room, and as she looked anywhere, she would see shadows in the corner of her eye. And Miku would forcibly keep her eyelids from falling at night.

She covered her eyes with a scarf, but anytime she couldn't see she felt it nearby.

When the morning came, as the sun glossed over her window above the bed, and as she heard birds chirping on the roof above, and their claws would patter on the windowsills as they flew by; Miku was relaxed to know that the morning had come, but she was exhausted and needed to shut her eyes.

What also kept her up was that odd moment with MEIKO. That faint memory within that split second when they pinkie swore.

She remembered her skin. It was white with no flaws. From the touch of her. It was cold and it would bring chills that would swell up in her fingers with just the thought of them. Her sharpened fingernails, almost a half inch from the tip of her fingers. That was all she could remember. Not a face, or even what she might be like.

Who was she? Miku kept asking herself.

Neru woke up, seeing the peeking sun light up her room, as the light was shining through her curtains. Just as she sat up, she saw her clock with just a few minutes before the alarm would go off. She didn't want to get up, so she tried to lay back down to cherish the last few minutes.

She had to get ready for her job at the local convenience store across town. It wasn't a tough job, but it wasn't easy dealing with people and having to stand at a register for nearly nine hours a day. It was even worse when it came to her manager who was always getting on her nerves. It was often the case with most common work environments she had been through in the past.

Neru would often contemplate her life. Living under the same roof as celebrities might be a dream for some, but after she saw how needy, selfish, and lazy these artists are, she would have thought otherwise before making that decision.

Just as her mind wouldn't relax with those thoughts, the alarm went off.

Neru would force herself to get up early enough to use the shower before MEIKO or Luka decide to use it. From living there for the past few months, they would take the longest out of the whole Complex, they'll be lucky to even have running hot water at that point.

This was one of the reasons Neru would get up early in the morning.

MEIKO woke up with her head feeling so heavy. She looked down to see a couple of alcoholic beverages lying beside her desk. Her stomach felt worse having to soak up all the fermented rice in her system. Her breath tasted terrible, like eating raw squid as the ink sack gushed between her teeth.

She got up, and it appeared Neru was already using the restroom. So, she went into the kitchen. She got herself a glass of water, to rinse down the disgusting taste in her mouth.