Well, This Bloody Sucks

The Awakened Truth

I don't stop running until I reach my room. I throw the duvet off of my bed along with my pillows to find the knife where I left it. With trembling hands I take it, unsure of what I'll do now with it in my grasp.

"Stop smelling like that, would ya?"

"Subaru?"

The vampire in question wraps his arms around me from behind, seemingly unaware of the dangerous object that I have in my hand.

Oblivious to the silver knife, he sinks his fangs into my exposed left shoulder.

I wince and mentally curse Cordelia's dress sense.

"It's so good. Now, I'll really make you feel my fangs." He bites once again, only this time at the join between my collarbone and my neck. "I'll destroy you if I keep going. Your blood...it's irresistible. More...I must have more! I'll make it all mine. Down to the last drop."

"No..." I whisper to myself. Subaru, of all of the brothers, I thought that he was the one who was going to protect me.

In my sorrow, I find that the knife has clattered to the floor. With me being the one who dropped it.

As Subaru lets go of me, I weakly collapse onto my unmade bed and out of the corner of my eye I see that he's picked up the knife.

"Does this mean that you're afraid of us now?" He asks.

"And if I was?" I give a breathy answer.

"Hmm." He gives the slightest hint of a smirk before saying. "You should hold onto it."

When I finally have the strength to sit on my knees, I see that he's gone and he left the knife next to me on the bed.

I give a sigh.

This is all so messed up.

"It's your blood that's driving them mad, you know."

With a hardened jaw, I look up to see Richter standing on the opposite side of the bed with his back facing me.

"Their behaviour is quite out of the ordinary, as I'm sure you've noticed." He turns his head halfway to face me.

"I'm glad to see that chivalry isn't dead just yet." I comment as I force myself to my feet. I refuse to act weak in front of this bag of rude hot air.

"It's to be expected." He continues as he slowly makes his way towards me. "The blood of one who is nearly Awakened is irresistible to vampires. It makes them lose control."

"And yet, you seem perfectly fine." I challenge, meeting his eyes with mine.

"I'm not like those brothers, my dear." He smirks as he replies.

"They, however, will grow more and more agitated as each one attempts to make you his own. This will inevitably lead to an ugly conflict."

Damn...

"There will doubtlessly be bloodshed and ultimately many, if not all of them, will die tragic deaths."

I give him a stone-cold stare as I process the information.

"Now I know what is going to happen, I'd like to know why. Cordelia already showed me that you cut out her heart and planted it into my body, but I highly doubt that you picked me up from the streets and did the deed."

"I knew you would want to come to that."

"I didn't ask you only for you to give me anymore games. I want the truth."

We stare each other down before he finally opens his mouth. "As you wish."

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