Kanato came to get me when the school night ended. He and Teddy helped me home and even explained to my parents why I was being helped...well, without revealing himself to them. They thanked him and sent him off before sending me up to my room where I was to stay until I felt better. I had hardly paid any attention, my mind running wild with thoughts of Kanato seemingly abandoning me. He wouldn't just stop using me unless he had found someone else...a new blood source. But who?
During my stay in my temporarily transformed prison room, I kept thinking of Kanato's new fixation. Was she prettier than me? Taste better? Did she have something I couldn't offer? I felt myself slowly breaking inside, the sense of loss I was feeling was too great for me to handle and I did what seemed to be the only logical thing to do at the time; scream.
Worried, my parents came up and saw me screaming into my pillow. They tried to sooth me but it only made it worse and I forced them out. Deep down I knew they were only trying to help, but I was hurting to much to really care. And that's how I spent my weekend, screaming into my pillow and closing myself off from my parents and any other contact with the outside world.
When Monday rolled around, I felt dead inside. My throat was sore and raw and I had started crying at the end of my screaming fest last night. If it was from the pain or the withdrawal, I wasn't sure, but I just didn't care any longer. I made my way into the school building, pretty sure looking no better than a zombie, and changed into my indoor shoes. The only brightened part of the morning was when Kanato came up to me.
"How are you feeling today, (Y/N)?" He asked, his tone sweeter than it had ever been before and my heart soared.
"Better...but, Kanato?" I looked up at him with a pleading look. "Why didn't you come to see me over the weekend? I was so lonely."
"Teddy and I agreed that we should let you recover what we had taken from you." He replied, now sounding bored. He looked Teddy in the eyes as he continued. "It wouldn't be good if you died on us. Our food can't disappear that easily."
My heart dropped. After everything we had been through...I was still just food to him? I...I thought he had cared for me...at least a little. But no, that's not how he was. He had no attachment to anything or anyone but that damned stuff bear. I stared at him for the longest time before finally giggling to myself. I should have known better than to get my hopes up.
Kanato looked from Teddy to me in surprise. He was about to ask something when I cut him off. "Oh no, don't worry about me~. You don't need to worry about the condition of your food, right?" I giggled as I skipped into the building. Class was going to start soon after all. As I made my way to my classroom, I calmed down a bit and frowned. Something was wrong with me...but what?
When lunch came around, I pretty much back to normal when Kanato came to get me. I followed like the obedient girl I was in hopes for a reward. "(Y/N), are you sure you're alright?" Kanato asked once we were on the roof. I only looked at him with confusion. This wasn't normal behavior for him.
"Yep! Perfectly fine. I don't know what came over me earlier." I said with a smile. "But you, on the other hand, are looking paler than usual. Did you not eat anything over the weekend?"
"Animal blood, yes, but it isn't as satisfying as human blood." He admitted, his crazed smile making its way onto his lips as he moved my hair out of the way of my neck. "So I'm gonna take a lot from you to satisfy myself, okay?"
I only had time to nod my head when I felt his fangs break into my skin. I let out a soft moan and moved my neck so that he had more access. He held me close, his beloved Teddy laying on the ground forgotten. I found great joy in this and had to stop myself from snickering at the bear's poor state.
It went on for a split moment, not long enough for my liking. When he pulled away, I groaned in annoyance. "Is that all? Why aren't you taking as much as you usually do?" I questioned, moving a hand to my now sore neck.
"Again, we don't want our food to die, right Teddy?" Kanato replied, looking at the bear he had picked back up. "Besides, we're gonna want more when school ends, so it's best for you to be up for it when the time comes, Kay?" He added with another of his crazed smiles. He then walked off, leaving me in a slight daze.
The rest of the day my eyes were glued to the door. My thoughts only consisted of Kanato and nothing else. I stopped paying attention in class and actually snapped at the teacher when he called on me. This resulted in me having to go see him in the teacher's office after school. I just grumbled after that, my arms crossed and my thoughts split between Kanato and this teacher that was trying to keep us apart.
When the last bell rang, I stood and walked out into the hall. The faster I got there the faster I could see Kanato. But, as luck would have it, that wasn't the case. When I got there, there were already three other students ahead of me, so I had to wait. When I finally got to the teacher, I was already impatient and grumpy.
"(Y/N), are you feeling alright?" He asked, leaning toward me with his chin resting on his hands. "You've been acting quite differently since you started hanging around the young Sakamaki boy."
"And what's wrong with that? Are you saying Kanato is a bad influence on me?" I asked, glaring at the man. Was he going to try and keep us apart? Was he trying to get in my way? How dare he!
"No, of course not! I'm glad you are making friends...just maybe try to make more?" He questioned, though he looked rather guarded. Good. He needed to be since he was telling me to leave my precious Kanato.
"No! All I need is my sweet Kanato. I don't need anyone else! And he doesn't need anyone other than me." I countered, feeling my possessive desire for the blood sucking male grow. It was definitely a new feeling, but I gladly welcomed it. I liked feeling this way. Made me feel somewhat connected to my beloved.
After my little 'conversation' with the teacher, I skipped to where Kanato was only to find him looking confused. I would have asked, but that wasn't going to happen. I just grabbed onto his arm and leaned against him. Everything was perfect now.
