Kasuga

Chapter 14

Hiwatari kept staring into the distance, thinking about her current situation, when suddenly, she feels a tap on her shoulder.

"Ack!" She turned her head. "Yumeko? "

"What are you doing? " Yumeko asked.

"Umm... Nothing. " Hiwatari didn't want to tell her she was spacing out.

"Alright, alright, just don't do anything stupid. "

"Alright... "

Yumeko thinks for a second. "Well... I assume you heard about the whole thing happening tomorrow morning right? "

"Yeah of course. "

"Right, well since you just got here and all of this weird shit was happening, I just thought I'd actually talk to you at least once. "

"That makes sense, you see, I was just talking to Pekona and Scarlet. "

She hoped she didn't have to tell her that she was doing more than 'nothing'.

"Neat, so where ya from? " Yumeko completely forgot about her previous question.

"The second world...? "

"Yeah... Right... "

"You sure are a zombie huh? "

"What's that supposed to mean? "

"Well... You're obviously pretty forgetful. Sorry... "

"I guess, but don't you think I'm braindead. "

"Well... I'm assuming since you're so forgetful that you're... Not the brightest? "

"Nonsense! There's plenty of people who can't remember shit and are smart."

"Well did you particularly do anything that's smart? "

"Sure I'll tell ya, if ya promise not to tell anyone else. "

"Alright, I won't tell anyone, how shady can this be? "

"Alright so when I was alive I was a theatre actor, then I died and became a zombie and I then used my acting skills to steal someone's identity and be them in public for like 70 years then I'd 'die' and choose someone else to impersonate! This shit worked for like 300 or so years! Then I got caught and had to hide here just to not be arrested by the police. Don't they know I could just bite their brains if I wanted to? So lame! "

Yumeko seemed abnormally prideful about her intelligence for someone who usually comes off as nonchalant.

"So you literally committed identity fraud? What happened to those people you stole the identity of? "

"I ermm.. I don't remember. " She looks embarrassed.

"How did you remember about all the identity fraud stuff then anyway? "

"Well when me and Pekona first met, she made a song out of my crimes, and since music helps people remember stuff they otherwise would forget, it's all good! "

"Alright dementia patient, you can stop bluffing about committing felonies now. "

"What the? When the hell did you get to be such a smartass? When I first saw you you were a complete pussy. "

"Wait really? Sorry. "

"Or maybe you just adapt to what other people are doing. Fucking sheep. "

"I see. "

Hiwatari realizes Yumeko had a point, when she was alive, she'd still be polite just to get validation from her peers in school, what if her insults now just came from everyone in the Kasuga residence insulting each other?

"I guess your age really shows, you're quite wise, Yumeko Senile. "

"Your still at the age of Youtube Shorts and it shows, Chicken. "

'What's this feeling I feel?' Hiwatari thinks. 'This small rivalry... Feels good to have.'

"Right what was I doing? Did I tell you? " Yumeko asked.

"Nope."

"I thought so. " She sighed as she walked away.

Looks like everyone here is just randomly a felon.

Hiwatari felt her stomach growl. "Oh dear..." She knew that since she was a vampire, only blood would be able to fufil that thirst. She remembered that spare blood in the kitchen that was mentioned when she first arrived. She then made her way into the kitchen, walking the whole way.

Upon opening the door to the kitchen, she saw Shimu by the refrigerator eating at some raw meat of some sort off the bone.

"Oh hey, didn't expect to see you here. "

Shimu was spooked by Hiwatari's entrance. "Eep! Hi... "

"Chillax, I'm just going to get blood for myself. "

"Okay! " she frantically searches the refrigerator until she finds an blood pouch and holds it out for Hiwatari to grab.

"Thanks." She took the blood pouch, staring at it, she gulped as she opened it up and started to drink from it.

It was.... Actually pretty tasty straight from the pouch. She kept on drinking it, wanting more.

"Oh, it's good just by itself? " Shimu asks in a reserved manner

She stops drinking the blood to talk to Shimu. "I guess so, it tastes totally different from when I was a human! "

"Well I've had it plenty of times, but it's usually with some meat ir something. "

"Maybe this blood tastes so good because its the only thing that actually has a taste. "

"That's a good observation. "

"I guess so huh? "

They both awkwardly stood there, staring at each other. Neither of them were much of social butterflies.

"So... How'd you get here? " She awkwardly asked Shimu.

Shimu faced went from awkwardly staring at Hiwatari to looking more scared.

"Hm? " Hiwatari doesn't wuite understand the obvious social cue that Shimu doesn't want to share that information.

"What happened? "

"Emm... I uh... I... Got here because I... Umm. "

"No it's okay. "

"Well uhh... I was exiled into the first world... "

"Oh, what'd you do for that? Usually werewolves are spared from the exile stuff. "

"I don't know! It was when I was a baby...pup?! " She seemed distressed.

"Alright, so that's it? "

"Well, not really... But... "

"Oh, so what happened?"

"Well... These people who took care of me... Ermm.. They treated me more like a dog and umm.... " She seemed increasingly distressed.

"Hm? " Hiwatari finally seemed to catch some of the hint, but it was already too late. "Well if you don't wanna—"

"SoonafullmoononedayIkilledthembothandnowI'montherunfromthepolice. " She looks away while speaking really fast  though, being a vampire and all, Hiwatari had enhanced senses.

"Oh... " She doesn't say much as she realizes the mistake she made by pushing the question on her. "I'm sorry—"

"Oh don't worry about it! " Shimu yelped as sheh put away the meat she was holding and walked out of the kitchen.

Hiwatari watched awkwardly as she left the room, seemingly crying.

"Dammit Hiwatari, don't do that shit again. " she says to herself as she puts away the blood pouch. She starts to hear noises outside of the kitchen. She opens the door slowly out of the kitchen to see Celeste and Kuma in the dining hall doing... Something, but it was unclear from where Hiwatari was.