My Vampires

Chapter 11

He stared at me so intently it was like he'd forgotten to breathe.

Kira
"Um..."

Crimson-eyed Man
"Hey." "...Haven't we met somewhere before?"

His question took me off guard, but I tried to remember.

Kira
"I don't think so...?" "I only came to this...country a month ago..."

I just can't imagine meeting him but not remembering. How could I forget a man so beautiful?

Crimson-eyed Man
"Are you sure?"

Kira
"...? Yes, I'm--ah!"

As I nodded, I suddenly noticed the cart filled with flowers next to the man. The poor flowers were unshielded from the snow, their petals covered in white. Oh, no!)

Kira
"If your flowers stay out in this snow they'll be ruined..... Let's take them over there!"

I grabbed the cart and ran, moving it beneath the eaves of a bakery. There, now they won't get snowed
on.

Kira
"...That should be good. I'd be sad if all these pretty flowers wilted."

Crimson-eyed Man
"......"

I breathed a sigh of relief and noticed the man was staring at me intensely, as if he were trying to look right into my heart.

Kira
"Oh, I'm sorry. I should've asked permission before just taking your cart off like that!"

He slowly shook his head.

Crimson-eyed Man
"No... It's all right."

He turned his crimson gaze on the cart of flowers and reached out to touch one in an elegant gesture. And within moments, he assembled a colorful bouquet almost as if he had performed a magic trick.

Crimson-eyed Man
"This should be good. You'll be able to carry this bouquet with both arms." "Please, take this as a thank you gift for helping me."

He pressed the bouquet against my chest.

Kira
"I couldn't possibly accept such a large bouquet! I didn't-"

Crimson-eyed Man
"Take it."

His lips parted and he smiled so sweetly my heart skipped a beat.

Crimson-eyed Man
"That's how happy you made me." "I must be going now, though."

He looked happy as he took his now empty wagon and started pushing it through the snow.

Kira
"Wait..!"

He paused and looked up at the sky again, a smile curving upon his lips.

Crimson-eyed Man
"Oh... The snow's going to stop soon."

Huh? I followed his gaze and watched as the snowfall slowed down......and then stopped entirely. It was just a sudden, passing snowstorm. There were only traces left of the snow in the sky now. I heard a pleasant voice say into my ear...

Crimson-eyed Man
"...I hope we meet again."

I turned, but he was already gone. The strangest sensation came over me, as if I'd just been standing here dreaming in the snow. He was gorgeous. He had such an ethereal beauty about him, he almost didn't even seem human. I wondered why he had stared at me like he recognized me from somewhere, though. Maybe I do know him from somewhere? Just then, I heard footsteps beside me.

Lennon
"Sorry I took so long, Kira. Hm? Where'd you get that huge bouquet?"

Kira
"Lennon! Actually..."