♢ Kiss Me Sweet 《Tokyo Ghoul/Vampire Knight》 ♢

8: Of Darkness and Blood

italics = flashback

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꧁Recap:

"Miyako?"

"The one and only," she confirmed with a slight smirk, looking down on the ghouls we were fighting. "Need backup?" she questioned, her eyes casting an eerie glow. The moonlight and stars shining brightly in a sea of colors and radiance.

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꧁Amon's POV

Crimson eyes beated red in the darkness- a never ending pulse of bloodlust and sure torment. Her eyes enticed me, lured me in a trance, glowing from experience and something of a different class. A level of power that no ghoul or vampire could ever hope to attain. Those were the eyes of a creature that sent chills down my spine no ghoul had ever done before.

I realized three things that night:

1. Those were the eyes of a killer.

2. Those were the eyes of someone who had something to protect.

And...

3. I couldn't bring myself to hate or be scared of those eyes; I wanted to hear her story.

Darkness swirled around Miyako seeming to bend to her will, even the shadows of her friends and foes alike provided aid to her fight. By now, the only light in the night was the glow of red and neon signs that illuminated the ward.

Her hand lifted slowly, red eyes intensifying to deliver a torrent of harsh winds, cutting into the ghouls like knives. They however, regenerated rather quickly and seemed to hold her as a force to be reckoned with. They've must've feeded recently.

Mado-san and I could only watch in shock and surprise at this display. Wait, check that- I was surprised and shocked while Mado-san watched in excitement of a 'new specimen' as he called it.

'Specimen?' Is that what she is?...

No...

She's something much more than that. I can't place my finger on it, but she's definitely not just a 'specimen.' She's more than that...

Glass and trash littered the floors of the alley from Miyako's onslaught of attacks as she continued forward. Coming to a stop, her frown deepened as she met eyes with the leader.

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꧁Miyako's POV

My eyes met with his. Crimson meeting reddish-garnet and icy blue. His reddish-brown curly hair stopping roughly at his shoulders with the same arrogant smirk. His appearance hasn't changed a bit from the last time I saw him.

-Flashback-

It's those eyes again- the ones that see right through me. Red and Blue. Of fire and water- the flames that burn you to ash and the chilling winters that freeze you to death. The opposites and the same of a coin.

I could only scream in pain, of despair, of loss, of agony- scream to voice my misery. If only my voice could reach outside of this place. If only I could see the light again. But under those eyes, I could only stay rooted in fear. In the darkness. Unable to speak, my instincts to survive would keep me alive.

...It hurts...

I wanna sleep...

I wanna see.. mommy and...daddy...

Where are you?...

I'm lonely all by myself...

I don't want to be alone...

It's so dark here...

....

...It hurts...

I can't move...

No matter what I tell my body...it just won't move....

My eyes won't open

...

...I feel different..

My body feels different... Heavy and almost...changed...

Mommy...Daddy...

...I wanna see you....If I hold on... will I see you?

'I have to stay alive...

I can't leave yet...

I want to see you...

I can't die....

not yet......

I have to...

...No... Not now, I can't... go...

not yet...

'Not yet..... Not yet.' I chanted in my head as liquid rushed into my veins. Foreign red liquid that would forever change my life- change me completely. And during all of my years of my life, I would always remember those eyes. Those evil and cruel eyes of the true heir of the Kuran family.'

-Flashback End-

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My eyes widened when I noticed one thing missing about him: his aura is weaker. It wasn't like this last time we met. What happened? Why is he so much weaker?

Suddenly, he disappeared from my line of sight.

'What? Where is he?' A swish of wind behind me alerted me of an oncoming attack, narrowly allowing me to dodge it. 'How is he still so fast? Is the gap in power between us that big?'

"What's wrong Mi-chan? Cat got your tongue?"

"Don't call me that." I responded in obvious scorn, pulling out my pistol, Thorn and shooting at him. He smirked, dodging all of my bullets except the last one which nicked him on the arm. I smiled slightly, seeing that I hit him, but his smirk only grew, putting me on edge. The blood dripping from his arm morphed into a whip which he swung haphazardly, arm, whip, and all- making me dodge his attacks. The uncontrolled and raw power from his blood whip destroyed everything in its path, including the old buildings and ghouls that were in the way.

Amon and Mado were also struggling behind me to avoid the wreckage falling their way and attacking ghouls that snuck up on them. The blood whip headed straight for me, causing me to jump out of the way and land on a lamp post. However, I wasn't it's intended target.

Time seemed to slow down as I quickly processed the intent of the attack and used my vampiric speed to intercept the whip and prevent Amon from being on the receiving end of the attack. The steel of Thorn acted as a shield, being forged from the pureblood ancestors and therefore, attaining anti-vampire weapon aspects as well.

I sighed in relief, glad I was able to make it in time. Amon would have not been able to dodge given that his quinque was interlocked in a battle of strength with a ghoul's rinkaku kagune.

While I was preoccupied with my thoughts, I heard a growl from above and behind before pain shot up my shoulder. I swiftly turned around, blood dripping from my arm and swiped my assailant, swiftly ending its life. Unfortunately, my rash actions earned me another beating. This time from my opponent.

The whip hardened into a stake of blood which Kuran used to push me into the building where it changed into a liquid form and lashed at me, cutting me everywhere before I had time to recover.

'Damn. I was too careless. I should have known he wasn't going to fight fairly. Heh heh. So much for being backup.' I warily thought as black dots started to cloud my vision.

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꧁A/N: So what do ya think? Honestly, I wrote a few versions of this, but then settled for this one, so I hope it was good. As always, please tell me what you think and I hope this wasn't too cliche.

Figured, I should knock Miyako down a few pegs, so she isn't invincible. She's human too! Or- rather, she's ummm. vampire.. and...ghoul, and uh. yeah, you get the picture. Hehe.

Thanks for reading! Peace out!!! ^o^