Life after death...a Shiki fanfic

14. Who are you?

"I've been waiting for you, A-ri-su chan~" said a smooth male voice in the dark.
Risu felt her body tense. A cold shiver ran down her spine as she made contact with a pair of red eyes gleam in the dark.
"Who are you?" Tatsumi demanded. Risu noted hostility in his voice.
"What's with that face, Arisu-chan? You don't seem too surprised or happy to see me~" the voice asked ignoring Tatsumi. He walked out of the shadows, revealing a black haired male. He flashed a flirtatious smile at Risu, revealing a pair of sharp fangs. His lips were tainted with blood.
"Do I know you?" Risu asked.
"Oh come on, don't play dumb with me Arisu-chan. You know very well who I am," he said licking away the blood on his lips.
Risu shivered at his actions.
"I'll say this once more. Who are you?" Tatsumi demanded. Risu turned to face him. She froze. Tatsumi's face was dead serious.
"That's what I'd like to know," the other male replied. His face was contorted into jealousy and anger as he focused on Tatsumi. A heavy tension filled the air between the two males as they stared down each other. Risu took notice of this and saw an opportunity to escape. Before she could take a step, a strong hand grabbed onto her wrist. She froze as if her life depended on it. 

Tatsumi tried to analyse the situation. This male was a jinrou just like him but he's never seen of him before. His clothing hinted that he definitely wasn't from this place. He clearly seemed to know Arisu and this guy was dangerous too. 

" I wanted to give my dear Arisu a welcoming party but it seems like we have an uninvited guest here," the unidentified male said, though he said the last bits in an irritated manner. 

"Welcoming party?" Arisu frowned at herself.. She looked around her surroundings closely. Nothing seemed familiar to her but she did notice that there were bloodstains on the man's clothes. It wasn't fresh though. There was a faint smell...she could tell it was a horrid rotten smell even though it was faded away. Tatsumi had also realised this too. 

"We waited  quite some time for you my sweet love," he continued on.

Arisu tensed. "What do you mean we?"

"Well," he started as he took slow steps towards Arisu, "Your folks weren't that friendly and they were a bit troublesome, especially that old hag of yours...but they tasted great!" he exclaimed as he pulled out a small bottle out from his pocket. "Its like wine stored away for a long time but don't worry, I saved some for you...only if you ask nicely," he gently grabs the girl by her chin. 

Tatsumi pulled Arisu away from him and distanced themselves from the strange male. 

"But after all the trouble of cleaning up for you, you come back with some smelly mutt who thinks he's all that," by now he was face to face with Tatsumi. The two males growled at each other. Arisu froze even more with terror. The atmosphere around them was so thick and she could sense their murderous intent. For some reason, she mustered enough strength to look up. She regretted the moment she did. A sickening feeling filled her entire being as she saw the unknown male smiling creepily at her. Her eyes widened with terror as realisation of who he is came rushing to her mind. 

"I-I remember you now," she whispered out.