Is This Love?

Chapter 6~Kirika

Hello everyone~ Remember the girl from chapter 4? Yup she's back!!! 

Okay, now please enjoy            -Author-san

Just a week had passed since the magic juice incident. The two virtual youtubers continued their daily streams and acted as if nothing happened. They met up as usual but Kanae seemed quite distant; Kuzuha didn't bother to say anything, hoping that things would go back to normal soon.

This particular evening, Kanae seemed really strange. He had spent the whole day with Kuzuha and some other friends. Of course he was distant the past week but this night, it was different. First, he had a small cup of yogurt for lunch instead of his usual omurice. He was spacing out throughout the entire day, not hearing the vampire call out to him sometimes. But worst of all, he fainted in the restroom after eating dinner! Obviously Kuzuha was worried, but every time he asked, Kanae would reply with a simple "I'm fine" or "Don't worry about me." He always replied with a slightly sad tone which broke Kuzuha's heart. He suspected that the brunette had been starving himself.

The worried vampire once again carried the brunette home, or rather, to his own home.  The younger male was now resting in the soft sheets of Kuzuha's king sized bed. The dark, silky blanket kept him warm and offered the comfort that he was missing. Kuzuha was sitting on the spot next to the sleeping male, playing games on his phone. Suddenly there was a knock on the door. Rather irritated, the vampire sat up and made his way to the door, sighing loudly. When he opened the door, he was greeted with an unfamiliar girl. She was much shorter than himself and had long brown hair and soft blue eyes. He had to admit that she was fairly attractive. Instantly, the girl panicked, perhaps Kuzuha was also a stranger to her.

"Ah! I'm so sorry! I have the wrong room!" The petite girl exclaimed while glancing at the room number displayed beside the door.

 Kuzuha noticed that the girl was tense and looked anxious, then he noticed her slightly ripped shirt. Before Kuzuha could even answer, he and the girl both jumped at the sound of loud footsteps and yelling. The girl quickly ran inside in a panic, Kuzuha slamming the door shut on instinct. By the time the vampire turned to face her, the petite girl with already in tears. The person Kuzuha assumed had done something to the girl was banging loudly on the door. The loud bangs woke the sleeping brunette up immediately. Kanae stood up and dashed out the bedroom, stumbling a bit on the way. The sight of Kuzuha trying to comfort a pretty girl stung like a million needles in his heart. Keeping his cool, he knelt down next to the two and asked what had happened. The girl explained that her ex-boyfriend had tried to steal her money so she had ran to her friend's apartment...or what she thought was her friend's apartment. The loud banging continued, making Kanae dizzy again. Kuzuha urged the two brunettes into the bedroom and called the police before opening the door, ready for a fight. His cheek was instantly sliced with a small blade.

In the bedroom, the girl and Kanae hid beside the large bed, the girl shivering. They both heard a plethora of grunts and thuds. Kanae felt his stomach twisting, while the girl kept holding back sobs. After a while, the noise started to die down which was both relieving and alarming. The petite girl thought this would be a good time to mention something she had been thinking about the whole time.

"My name is Kirika. I saw you at the arcade last week. I'm really sorry for this mess, I hope I can make it up to you and your boyfriend!" Kirika said with a weak smile. Her words flustered Kanae and he felt so sick yet wistful too. 

"Sorry, I don't remember you. But please don't worry." Kanae assured her. Although he felt the need to deny her assumption, he just couldn't bring himself to.

"Oh I see.. That's fine, we look a lot alike don't we?" Kirika laughed, trying to lighten the gloomy mood. Kanae gave her a few nods before gesturing for the girl to follow him. The two brunettes  crept to the main enterance where Kirika's ex-boyfriend was being detained and walked away by two police officers, another one talking to Kuzuha. While all that was happening, the only thing that caught Kanae's attention was the bleeding scar on Kuzuha's right cheek, along with several small bruises along his arms. The brunette immediately ran up to the vampire and pulled him into a hug. The officer stumbled back in surprise.

"You should've waited for the police to arrive! Now look at you, all covered in bruises.." Kanae felt tears start to form in his eyes as he scolded the taller.

Kuzuha sighed and slipped his arms around the shorter male's waist as an apology. Kanae realizing what they were doing, quickly backed away in a daze. The officer continued to converse with the albino, adding a few remarks along the way.

"Yeah, you can file a restraining order against him, not that someone like you would. I mean, you want all the men you can get right?" The officer jokingly said, making Kanae and Kuzuha, along with Kirika, very uncomfortable. As soon as the three police men left, Kirika bowed her head in apology.

"I'm so sorry guys...That officer was really rude. I'll help treat your wounds! Please forgive me for dragging you into this mess." She apologized once again.

"Don't worry about me, the wounds are my fault anyway." Kuzuha urged the girl, while putting a hand on her shoulder to lift her from her bowing stance.

"At least allow me to treat you two to lunch some time!" Kirika said. She stepped back a little when she saw Kanae's scary gaze. He was most likely being jealous.

"Hah...sure then. I'll give you my number." Kuzuha agreed. They exchanged numbers as Kanae watched, growing more jealous by the second. Finally the girl left and Kanae sighed in relief. Kuzuha had noticed the brunette's uneasiness for a while and decided it would be best to call it a day. They each took their showers and got ready for bed, all the while, Kanae was terrified. This was the first time he felt uncomfortable in Kuzuha's bed. Even so, he drifted off to dreamland.. well, nightmare-land to be exact. 

Kuzuha woke up to Kanae panting heavily and shaking uncontrollably. No matter how hard he shook and yelled, the brunette did not wake up. Finally, Kuzuha took a deep breath and started to stroke Kanae's hair. Slowly but surely, the brunette's breathing steadied. Worried that  Kanae would have another nightmare, he wrapped an arm about the brunette and went back to sleep. 

Wooo!! I got to a thousand words yay~ Well there'll surely be more of Kirika in future chapters, but for now, have a cute kzkn moment~ not sure how nightmares are cute either but don't question me. Thank you for reading~!