The Cursed Lovers

Chapter 6

[Sakurako – Age 17]

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Bullseye! All three of my bullets hit bang spot in the middle of the shooting target. Not my favourite choice of weapon a pistol, but it does come in great use when needed. I prefer my Setsuna, much more efficient when it comes to close range attacks.

I reloaded and put the pistol back in its holster on my right leg and headed inside my home.

My home is now located in the middle of the forest. I, Jun and mother had been in hiding for 3 years. It's been 3 years since Zero and his family was murdered by Shizuka Hio, now we believe that we are next.

It's getting late as I headed into Juns' room to check up on her, her health has decreased drastically recently she can barely speak and walk on her own. "Jun? How are you feeling? Have you taken your medication?" A small weak smile appeared across her face when she saw me.

"Yes, I've taken mine..." She was going to say something else, but she ends up coughing. I run up to her and help her from falling over.

"Jun! You shouldn't move so much, just get some rest." She gave in after a while and does as she is told. I sit by her side until she falls asleep. Jun can be stubborn at time and she would sometimes try to avoid going to bed. That's why I regularly check up on her. I try to release the pressure from my mother, since it can be difficult for her to do on her own since father is no longer with us.

I walked over to the window, I was too close the curtains. I was risking myself to be seen, but I noticed that somebody was standing in front of our house. A woman, she wore a kimono and had long silver hair. A beauty.

How the fuck did she manage to get here though!? How did she know where to find us!? Vampire, she must be one. I ran out the house, to greet this intruder. She smiles at me when she sees me. I unsheathed Setsuna, I got ready for any surprise attacks. "Who are you!?" I demanded an answer from her, but she chuckled softly at me.

"Shizuka Hio, I'm pretty sure you've heard of me." Shizuka Hio! The same bloody vampire that killed Zero. I didn't think of what to do thoroughly, I was just so angry that I started attacking her. Bringing down my blade on her, she blocked it with such ease. This continued on for like 5 minutes until she suddenly disappeared from sight. Why hasn't mother noticed that a vampire is here yet?

"Ah!" Taken by surprise, Shizuka grabbed me from behind. Wrapping her slender fingers around my neck. I struggled to free myself, I can't breathe now.

"Sakurako, just look at you full of hate and anger. You want to kill me, as revenge don't you? You know, you can join Zero now, I'm sure he would be happy to see you."

What the hell is this woman talking about!? He's dead!

She showed me her fangs and bite my neck viciously. "No!" I struggled against her strength. I felt so weak and useless. This feeling, I felt like I had somehow felt this before, but surely this has never happened to me before.

I stopped struggling after a while, once she drained my blood from me and dropped me to the floor. "Sakurako!" I weakly looked up to see who it was, mother. She saw what Shizuka has down to me. She fired her pistols at Shizuka. Not hitting her, this woman is fast. "Get to your sister and run! She will tell you where to go, you'll be safe there! Just ask if Mr Cross is there and tell him your name. He'll protect you!"

I don't know how I did it, but I managed to pull all my strength together and ran back inside the house. I staggered into Jun's room and she ran up to me giving me a hug. Her cheeks was stained with tears." J-Jun..."

"Mother came to me earlier, she feared that this would happen. She told us to run to Cross Academy" Cross Academy, I remember that place. I've gone past it a couple of times. It isn't too far from here actually. We could get there in about 10 minutes if we run. "Sakurako! Is that blood!?"

"Uh... Level E's came to attack us." I won't tell her it was a pureblood vampire, because that would mean that I'll start turning into a Level E. Oh god, why!? Why did this had to happen to us!?

I can sense that other vampires are nearby, I put my arm under hers and helped her get out of the house. Mother and Shizuka are nowhere to be seen, but I could hear crashes coming from the house. I wanted to go back in to aid mother, but I knew I had to get Jun to safety.

I could feel other vampires closing in on us. So I had to quicken our pace a bit, Jun is struggling to keep up with me. She's looking even paler than before, I just hope we can get there in time.

We finally reached the clearing of the forest and a huge mansion like building surrounded with walls and a huge gate is in front of us. This must be Cross Academy. We reached the gate, I laid Jun against the wall and pressed the button on the intercom.

"Hello? Who is this?" An overly cheerful voice spoke.

"My name's Sakurako. I'm looking for Mr Cross. Please let us in, there isn't much time left!"

"Now, now dear there's no need to panic..." There's muffled arguing. "Hmmm... Sakurako that name it rings a bell. What's your last name?"

Didn't he just hear that I said that there isn't much time left? Ah, I'm going to fucking kill him! "Sasaki! Sakurako Sasaki and I'm with my sister Jun! Mr Cross, we know you're a vampire hunter like us! Our home was attacked and we were told to come to you! Hurry up please! Jun is ill!"

"Mr Cross, Sakurako is injured as well!" Jun yelled loud enough to be heard.

Panic is in the man's voice. "Oh my. Right, it should be opening..." His talking is cut off when Jun yelled at me.

"Sakurako look out!"

Somebody grabbed me from behind and more blood is spilled.