Compromise

Chapter 19

Ai's POV

I'm sitting in a corner of a white room. Everything is white just like what I'm wearing. I was here for almost an hour or so and I already feel anxious and irritated.

Suddenly, the floor is wet. I could feel it on my feet and butt. I looked down. My eyes gone wide! The floor is soaked with red fluid! And the fluid is rising like it's flooding the area. I dipped my finger into the red fluid and smelled it. It smells like blood. Is this blood?

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I suddenly opened my eyes. The surrounding is dark. But one thing is for sure, I'm in my room. I sighed. It was just a dream. Yokatta!

My eyes caught something in the corner. I alertly looked at it. It's a silhouette of a man... I hurriedly sat up.

"Who are you?!" I asked, tensed.

The man just smiled at me and then he disappear in the thin air...

Is this another dream? I sat with my feet on my bed. I feel sleepy but I can't sleep because of what I saw... I can't even determine the face of the man but I know he smiled at me... Was that a ghost?

I looked at the clock, it's 2:13 in the morning. I think I really need to sleep now. I don't want to look sleepy later. Nagi will come... I lay down again and forced myself to sleep.

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The clock rang. I hurriedly sat up and looked at the clock. It's 7am. I stood up and began to ready everything. I'm excited to see Nagi again! Nagi is my friend since childhood. We went to the same school in elementary and highschool. We separated ways in college but we still see each other.

At exactly 9 am, she came. I hugged her tightly when I saw her. We're sitting in the sala right now while eating some snacks.

"How are you?" she started.

"I'm fine now," I smiled. "Hmm... Nagi, I'm really sorry for what I did when we last met. I didn't really know what happened to my father then. .." I apologized.

"It's ok but you owe me an explanation," she said.

"What do you want me to explain to you?" I wondered.

"Hmm... That was 2 months ago when I saw a picture of you and Yamada in the internet... That was actually the thing I was about to tell you when we met a month ago," she explained.

"I... I worked for him as a maid..." I said.

"What?!" she exclaimed, her eyes gone wide. "Did he do something bad to you?" she asked.

My brows furrowed. "Why did you asked?" I think it's strange for her to ask that...

"Hmm... You can tell me that I'm weird but remember when we were in high school? The time you began idolizing Yamada?" she asked.

"Yes. And you also liked him," I added.

"Ugh, yeah," she scowled. "Back to what I'm saying. You told me that he suits being a vampire and you wanted me to make him a vampire," she continued.

"Hmm yes, because you said a witch can do anything," I answered. "But we were just 13 then and we were still children that's why thinking about it just makes me laugh now," I said.

"Yeah... And I did make him a vampire. I studied how to do it. I made a witch bottle which I accompanied with a spell to make him a vampire. I don't know if that worked but--"

"That means it was my fault..." I cut her. I felt pain. It's all my fault! Everything happened because of me!

"Huh?" she asked.

"H-he bcame miserable because of me... Because of my childish thoughts!" my tears ran down my face.

"Hey," she muttered.

"He became a vampire because of me... He became a vampire because of me..." I said, hysterical.

"Will you please calm down? I don't understand you," she said worriedly.

I faced her. "The witch bottle you did, worked! He became a vampire! He became miserable because of me!" I shouted hysterically.

"He told you that he's a vampire when you worked for him?" she asked.

"H-how do I put this... Ahm... Ah... E-to..." I stuttered. I don't really know what to say... Knowing that it was my fault...

Nagi pat my back. "Now tell me what happened from the start," she commanded.

I inhaled. "He had a d-deal with my father... He wanted me in exchange of helping my father in regaining his wealth. That's why father had me finished my studies in college..."

"After I graduated, he gave me to Ryosuke~kun. I worked as his P.A. and I was his blood supply," I paused.

Her eyes gone wide. "He would suck my blood every after 3 weeks... H-he said that he doesn't know how he's became a vampire... He lived a miserable life... Then, my father committed suicide after he gave me to Ryosuke~kun... This is all my fault! I deserve this hellish life because I was the one who brought everything to worst!" I narrated between my sobs.

"Don't carry all the blame to yourself. It's also my fault!" she said.

"No. No. It's only my fault. You won't do it if I didn't talk about that stupid thing," I dropped my face to my palms & cried out loud.

I deserve to suffer! I deserve to be in pain!

Something came to my mind...

I faced Nagi. "Anou... If y-you made him into a vampire then there's an antidote, right? You can still bring him back into a normal human, right?" I asked with hope.

"Yes," she answered.

"Yokatta!" my face lightened. "What's the antidote?" I asked excitedly.

"That is to kill me..." she said.

My eyes gone wide and tears started falling down my face again.

"Why? Hmm... Is there any other way to bring him back to a normal human?" I asked. Still with hope.

"None. When I did that spell, my life is also tied with it. To stop the spell, you should kill me or wait until I die," she said.

I feel lifeless... No way I can kill my best friend... But I can't let Ryosuke~kun suffer even more...

END OF CHAPTER 19