𝓕ᵃᵗʰᵉʳ'ˢ 𝓟ᵉʳᶠᵉᶜᵗ 𝓛ⁱᵗᵗˡᵉ 𝓖ⁱʳˡ

IV | VI

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CHAPTER — VI
part two

THE KETSUEKI clan.

Nothing makes sense to you anymore. Ketsueki is the surname that your mother and you both share, since she made the decision to keep her maiden name upon marriage.

You thought you were only missing small bits and pieces of the story, not a gigantic gaping hole such as this. You're past trying to convince yourself that this is all merely a coincidence.

It would... mean that your mother is a vampire... except it doesn't add up.

You tried to pry Aoi into divulging information about the Ketsueki. It turned out he didn't know much about them, except that they're a lot in number, way more than most vampire families, but that they're not that strong. They're a pretty minor clan.

You stayed silent after that, trying to make sense of your thoughts.

Your mother is obviously affiliated with the Ketsueki. You don't think she's a vampire, but they must know her, and she must know them. The biggest mystery is why your mother married a vampire hunter ? They don't love each other. You thought for a long time that they might've, before you were even born, and that their love dwindled away as time passed by with the only thing linking them being God and you.

Maybe they never actually loved each other...

So why did they get married ? Why did they have you ?

Why are you special ?

Aoi makes a noise of surprise from across the bedroom, startling you, "Nanami texted me. There's not much update, the Inu and Ketsueki haven't done anything, yet. However he said that since most of the Inu clan is here, he's going to message Nobara to send some men to their home base front, in order to pressure them a little."

You'd think that maybe they're just being paranoid. Both clans don't even seem to care about the Fushiguros. So why is Nanami playing with fire now ? Something else catches your attention, though, "Nobara's not here with us ?"

"Toji didn't think it was a good idea to bring her." He shrugs, as if to say that he doesn't understand this decision any more than you do, but decided to not question it.

"How many people of both clans do we think are here ?"

"In total ? About 130–"—then a loud bang is heard from outside your suite. Aoi promptly stands up, his face looking deadly and serious—that is—until he sees the beautiful woman standing in front of your suite. She's tall and you immediately recognize her as Akame. She's changed her outfit and is now wearing a tight-fitting black dress that accentuates her backside rather nicely.

"Oh, hello." she purrs, blinking slowly.

Aoi stands straighter and clears his throat, his eyes falling, and staying, on her figure. "Well... hello there."

"My friend and I were wondering if you wanted to help us finish this bottle of vodka we'd just started," she hiccups and flutters her lashes, "I'm afraid we've drunk a bit too much." She smiles, slow and dangerous, as her hand goes up his arm, her manicured fingers grazing his skin, and sending electric jolts all the way to his toes.

Watching Akame seduce Aoi is different than being the one seduced. You see it clearly and immediately when Aoi has been won over, all too easily, by the woman. The dilated pupils, the rosy cheeks, that can't be good, you think quickly, then rush over to the man and try to block his view of her.

Your efforts are proven to be futile, however.

" 'We?' I'm afraid I only see one of you—" Aoi says, voice low and uneven—and then a glass bottle of vodka comes flying from behind Akame to land straight on Aoi's head. He stumbles a bit, now wet and dizzy, but manages to stays conscious, of course, because Aoi is 90% made of muscle. However then a petite woman appears on the doorframe, as quick as light and smashed his head with a baseball bat.