Sorry Mahiru.

Too late.

Too late,that is what Kuro was.He and Mahiru were out late that night shopping for last minute groceries.Mahiru stayed in the store paying for the food,as Kuro waited outside.He had turned into his cat form when no one was looking to try and bribe food from a group of girls.As they were petting and fawning over his cuteness,he heard his eve scream out his name.Mahiru didn;t sound angry or even worried about where the neet vampire went,but sounded horrified. Kuro ran towards the voice and once away from the girls took human form not caring if

someone saw him,though luckily no one did.What he found was the one thing he hoped to never see.Mahiru was laying on the ground motionless blood on his neck and a subclass 'no doubt one of Tsubaki's' standing over him.The subclass ran off before Kuro could catch him,but the Servamp of Sloth was more concerned about whether his eve was still alive than if he could catch and kill the subclass.

Kuro ran over to the side of Mahiru and gently picked him up.He was breathing,just barely.Mahiru had lost far too much blood,and Kuro knew there was no way he was going to survive.His skin looked pale,and his brown eyes were half closed as he tried to stay conscious. Tears formed in Kuro's eyes looking at his friend like this.He couldn't believe it,he failed at protecting the one thing important to him.Because of him his eve,no friend was going to die.It was unfair.(Why does a decent kind hearted human like Mahiru have to die so young,when a monster like me will live forever?)He thought.Still holding Mahiru lose trying to figure out what to do,he heard a familiar sound.

"Click,click,click."The sound of wood,wooden sandals on the concrete.He didn't have to turn around to know it was the Servamp of Melancholy.(So,he must of ordered this..)Kuro thought not wanting to move.Perhaps he was too tired to fight,or more likely part of him thought it would be better if Tsubaki destroyed him. "How boring,Shirota Mahiru appears to be still alive." Tsubaki said calmly approaching Kuro.WIth a few swift steps Tsubaki was behind kuro leaning over him.His right hand quickly grabbed Kuro's shoulder,the left wrapped around and grabbed onto the bell around Kuro's neck.(Of course as long as Mahiru is alive,the bell is the easiest way to break me.)Kuro realized,unable to move.Tsubaki's head leaned against Kuro's as he spoke. "Heartbreaking isn't it how weak humans are."Kuro didn't need to see his brother's face to know that sickening grin was there.

Mahiru hearing Tsubaki's voice opened his eyes more and saw a sight that made him try and get up to fight back and help his Servamp, but was now paralyzed from blood loss.Standing behind Kuro holding onto him and his bell was their old enemy,Kuro's baby brother Tsubaki the Servamp of Melancholy.Kuro saw his eve was still awake and trying to move to no avail.The last thing Mahiru heard before everything went black was Kuro's voice softly saying, "Sorry Mahiru..."