The Servamp of Fear (A Servamp Spin-off Story)

Chapter 15 Face to Face (edited)

Later that evening after everyone became settled back in, Ririi stood in the library with Mikuni and his Servamp. "It's nice to finally meet you in person Mikuni, but why didn't you tell me about the Servamps, about Jeje, or even about Misono?" Mikuni smiled slightly why holding his Abel doll in one hand and a book in the other. "You are right, you're my friend and you should know everything, darlin'."

Mikuni faced Ririi and laid the book in his hand down. "I didn't tell ya about the Servamps because it's a huge secret, Servamps can only be talked about amongst the Eve's and C3." Ririi looked at Mikuni puzzled, "What exactly is C3? Rose talked about it but I'm still not sure what it is?" "C3 is an organization that upholds the coexistence between humans and vampires. C3 researches vampires. I was in the organization long ago, and sometimes I go there just to check up on things, also I didn't tell you about Jeje because he was a Servamp and I received him at a... dark time." "Oh?" "It's the same reason why Misono hates me."

Mikuni gently took a photo album off the shelf. "Misono was just a child, so he had no idea, but my father had an affair with a co-worker." Mikuni held a picture out to Ririi which shown a younger female holding a baby Misono. "His mother was killed...ended up my family adopted Misono. But as time went by my mother became engulfed in Jealousy. Envy still loomed around her and she tried to kill Misono, so...I-I..." Ririi saw tears starting to spill out of Mikuni's eyes, it was clear to her now. "You made Envy your Servamp, and you killed your mother...to protect Misono from being killed."

Mikuni lost it. he dropped Abel and fell to the floor on his knees sobbing. "I left right after that happened. I was shunned for what happened. For what I did to our family." Ririi gently placed her hands on his cheeks and moved his head up to gaze into his brown eyes. "Mikuni, you were trying to protect your brother. It's not your fault." Ririi gently sat down on the floor and moved Mikuni close to her. his head now laid on her chest as he cried.

This brought Ririi back to her memories, the memories of her father and mother. 'poor Mikuni, I know how it is to lose someone so close to you. I lost my mother and father at a young age, wait. But maybe Rose knows how that feels too. I shouldn't be so upset with her; she's my friend and she didn't mean to do what she did. She ran away from her creator because she feared him. She was scared to die, to die unloved and to die alone. It's not right How I treated her like that. I walked away from her when she was trying to explain herself.' Ririi looked down at Mikuni who still looked sad but now calm and collected.

"Ririi?" "Yes, Mikuni?" "I'm sorry I never told ya that much about myself. but there's something else you should know. Why I came as soon as I did." The red-headed girl gently swirled the tiny braids in Mikuni's hair while listening. "Okay, go on ahead." "It's about your Servamp. There's another like her." "Yes, her brother Ratchet, I believe." "He's alive. And I know where he is." Ririi looked down at Mikuni shocked. "W-Where?" "I can't tell you but just know he's near, so stay close to the Servamps. I don't want ya to get hurt. Just like my family and Jeje, ya mean a lot to me." Mikuni felt around in his pocket and pulled out a photo. "You also need to know something else. Ya need to know about what happened and why I am in your life."

Ririi looked down at the photo and noticed it was her mother and father, they were standing in front of what Ririi thought could be the C3 base holding her as a baby in their arms. "This is, my family!" "Yeah, guess your parents never told ya that they were in the program. Tsubaki was the one who killed em', he was enraged because of what happened with his master and all that jazz."

Mikuni sighed, "when Tsubaki shown his true powers he destroyed the old C3 base. It collapsed; your mother died but your father lived...for a short while. I was the last person your father talked to before he died. He told me to protect you, and to look out for you. That's what I planned to do, and so I did." Ririi was so shocked. she was always told her parents died in an accident, but this was no accident. Tsubaki was crazy and he killed them for the joy of it. She felt anger towards Tsubaki, but she wouldn't show it, not in front of Mikuni.

"Mikuni...thank you for telling me." Ririi smiled up at him with tears in her eyes. "Oh, darlin'..." Mikuni looked down at her sadly, engulfing her into a hug. To make her feel better Mikuni picked his doll off the floor and used her tiny cloth hand to wipe away Ririi's tears. Mikuni held Able close to Ririi's face and started to talk in a funny girly voice. "don't worry Ririi, Mikuni will make everything all better." Ririi only giggled in response taking the tiny doll into her arms and hugging it. Mikuni watched in delight. The scene in front of him was just too adorable.

"so, that girl that Tsubaki took-?" "That's my Servamp...well...kind of Servamp. Truthfully, she's the reason I'm here and the reason I met all your little friends. She was looking for the Servamps and low and behold you had one. So, here I am." "well all be damned! You will have to catch me up on the story."

Jeje Servamp of Envy stood in the shadows watching his master and Ririi talk amongst themselves, a small smile formed under the bag he worn over his face. "this is.... nice." For once in his life, Jeje felt happiness, not for himself but for his master. Yes, Mikuni did tease his Servamp a lot with his blood and never giving the Servamp a single drop, yet he was still happy to see the genuine smile of his master, but would it last?