The Archives Book 2: Blood Diary

Blood Contract

‘Ruby…’

A soft whisper…

‘Ruby…’

...a light breeze…

      I was awakened.

“Ruby, do you wanna see my friends? My real friends?” Ivy said, pulling me up by the arm.

     We stood at the top most seams. Ivy nudged my head forward and made me look through the window to find that there were already other AVS operatives around the area who were neck to neck against a gang of blood-lust vampire minions.

“Well they’re freakin ugly if you ask me.” I said, side-glancing to where Yuuzel was. I think he might’ve moved a little under the rubble.

“Those are minions. I simply turned them. But they do not share the same status as me. A little e later on and we’ll open the doors. And we’ll be on our way to meet mother.”

“Mother? You mean Errzabeth?”

“Hmpt. She was wrong for asking Farah to get you. That stupid brainless idiot vampling thought she was all that just because the other Elders taught her a few tricks or two.”

“The other Elders? So the Dark Realm’s Council is in on this too?”

“Why…You know a lot more than I suspected. But no matter. You won’t be a hindrance as soon as Mother finishes with you.”

    Below AVS was still fighting against hordes and hordes of vamp minions, who were coming in waves. And from the far side of the mausoleum were the cemetery lie, there hordes more being dug out.

“You have a lot of ugly friends huh.” I shrugged. Backing a few paces.

“As opposed to an awkward little girl such as you.” She said. “Well, stay here and behave. I am going to show those puny hunters what it’s like to deal with a true vampire.”

   Ivy crossed to where the exit was, leaving me by the rubble. As soon as she was gone I scrambled to where Yuuzel was, lifting the rocks off of him.

“Yuu! Please wake up…” I said, gently placing his head on my lap and tapping the side of his face. “Yuu please…!”

“Mrnnn….” He began to moan. Slowly opening his eyes, Yuu had suddenly grabbed me by the shoulder.

“Aww! Yuu?”

“Amber!” He was wild-eyed for a while, visibly battling some kind of inner demon…and he was thinking about Amber at near death. It was Amber. I pressed behind the need to slap him – Ok I slapped him. I took less control was even more satisfying.

     When I did so, Yuuzel’s eyes turned from the foggy yellow marble to blood red. He was awakened alright. Maybe too much?

“Yuuzel, it’s me, Ruby. Don’t you recognize me? Com’on, snap out of it. We have to go help mom and the others.” I said, pushing his hands away from me.

   Yuu tried to stand up. I was supposed to feel sorry for him right before shouting ‘Amber’ in my face. But with the way he was right now, I couldn’t help but be a little bit sorry for him anyway.

“Yuu, when was the last time you’ve fed?” I asked, looking at his face closer and knowing that the answer was close to never.

    I folded my sleeve up to reveal the rather pale-looking wrist.

“Here” I said.

   Yuuzel slapped my hand away, shook his head and wobbly walked past me.

“Yuuzel if you don’t I’ll let Joseff do it!” I screamed and stomped on the ground like a little girl. I know it was pathetic. I know it was. But I just couldn’t help it.

    He paused for a while but continued towards the exit anyway.

“Yuu!” I rushed after him, gripping at his arm. “You can’t fight like this! You’re bloodied all over and you barely have the strength to get up…Please I want to help you!” I raised my hand towards his lips but he moved it away from him.

“I can’t feed on you. I won’t. I made an oath never to harm you…I won’t…” he muttered.

“Liar! Why don’t you just tell me that you’ve got the hots for Amber and that you’ll never do it with anyone else besides her?”

“Yes. You are right. But right now I can’t even have her…”

“Coz she’s a vampire? Is that taboo, sucking on your fellow blood-suckers?”

“No because she’s being a brat right now and won’t let go of my arm.” He said, pinching my fingers away.

“You liar! Amber and I are different she’s out there right now and you’re probably going like this just to save her, aren’t you? Go ahead! This’ll help you protect your precious Amber…”

“Ruby…” Yuu said, placing a palm on my face, and running his thumb across it. “If I…if I sink my fangs through your thin wrist, it’ll be painful. I can’t bear that.”

“I can.” I said, firmly pressing my wrist on to his lips. “You saw how strong Ivy really is. We can’t win this fight if you’re useless like this…It-It’s an order.”

     Yuu seemed to hesitate but then his eyes were filled with something…desperation…pain…hunger…and he gripped my hand so tight it almost hurt.

    What happened next was something I had always imagined ever since the day I met Yuuzel and found out about his secret. I felt the sharp pain as his fangs delved their way through my skin. It was warm, but not as painful as I imagined it to be. His lips locked onto my wrist and I could even feel him sipping my blood into his mouth. I closed my eyes and felt light all of a sudden. When I opened them again, Yuu was intently looking at me, his eyes, blood-red and…and painful.

“Ruby…”he said, gently picking me up. “You’ll be safer with me.”

   I couldn’t make out what happened next. I was feeling faint. It was like being half-asleep yet half-awake. Everywhere, AVS hunters took out a dozen or so minions, sanctifying some and just annihilating them as they lounged about them. There were already wounded hunters who were being rescued by AVS operatives in white jackets while the ones in dark blue continued to fight.

“You???” Ivy snarled at Yuuzel and me.

    She was in the middle of a bout with my mother. Mom rushed to my side and took me away from Yuuzel. It was sad all of a sudden that she did.

“Baby, can you hear me? What did you do?” She snapped at Yuuzel. “What did you DO? You were supposed to PROTECT her!”

“It’s ok mom. I asked him to. It’s ok…” I said, tired after having done so.

“Oh Ruby…How could you make a blood contract with a noble…?” Mom carried me towards the stone pedestals where there were others from the AVS.

“Yuu!” I called out, “I won’t have to tell you right? It’s an order.” I said.

    Yuu nodded without even looking at me.

‘I understand…my blood princess…’