Vanitas x OC : The Moon's curse

Strange feelings...

"All right ! I've steeled myself, Noé ! I have no idea wheter it's going to work, but... Well, if it will let us get back fast, we have no choice !" Vanitas rambled on.

"What are you say---"

Vanitas cut Noé by pointing a finger at him as I was sitting between them.

"I've found one. Just one. A way to win against the Hellfire Witch..." He said with a smirk.

Then he pointed his finger at me. "And you part in this Iona... Is to stay there and do nothing." He instructed me.

I looked at him with a bewildered expression. "...What !?" I wondered, staring at him with wide eyes as his were staring at me sternly.

"You heard me. You're staying there." He told me.

I gritted my teeth. "What's with this nonsense ! I can help you !"

"Oh. Really ?" He wondered, tilting his head as he stared at me with a piercing gaze making me gulp.

"Y-Yeah." I stuttered.

"Even when you're... in this condition !?" He asked, taking my cloak that was covering me and I could see Noé looking at my back with wide eyes.

"Mlle. Cyndelle... When did you..." He wondered.

"When I told you both to run and she tried to pull you. Jeanne recovered quickly from the paralysis and slashed her back with the sword." Vanitas explained as I turned my head to look away.

Then he crouched down and grabbed my chin as he leaned closer to my face. "Now... Can you really help in this condition ?" He asked but I knew he wasn't waiting for my answer. "You would be nothing but a burden so you're staying there, that's all." He said before releasing my face, then be began to tell his plan to Noé.

They both stood up and Noé went away, Vanitas was about to go to when I pulled him down by his coat and placed my arms around his shoulders, surprising him.

"Iona !? What are you---"

"Can I drink your blood ?" I asked, cutting him off.

There was a silence for a moment until he spoke. "Will it help you ?"

I nodded. "I feel dizzy." I whispered to him.

There was a silence once again until I felt his hand on my head, pulling me closer to his neck. "Hurry up then." I couldn't see his face from where I was.

"I promise to stay there until I feel better." I said before biting his neck. I heard him grunt before he put a hand on his mouth as I drank his blood.

'His blood is really sweet...' I thought. I retracted my canines from his neck after a moment and leaned my head on the wall.

"That was... quite the experience..." I heard him mutter before he went to the same direction Noé left while I closed my eyes.

'I might rest while I'm at it...'

When I opened my eyes, I put a hand on my back and was glad when I couldn't sense blood on it. I put my cloak on me before running to the place where Jeanne was fighting us before, I went to Noé's side when I saw him and I noticed Luca in his hold when I was close enough.

"Noé ! What's happe---"

I cut myself when I turned my head to see Vanitas kissing Jeanne, everyone had a stunned expression on their faces.

'Huh ? Why am I... feeling bad ?' I thought putting a hand on my heart as I heard Vanitas proclaiming his love for Jeanne and asking her to marry him.

"Mlle. Cyndelle..." I turned to Noé when he called me, he was raisong an eyebrow at me and put his hand on my cheek. "Why are you crying ?"

"Huh ?" I put myfingers on my other cheek and he was right. I was indeed crying. "I don't know..."

We turned our head to see a furious Luca, flames emanating from him.

"How... ...dare... ...you... What have you done to Jeanne !!!?" He yelled.

I immediately went in front of him and grab his shoulders. "Please calm down !" I told him.

He stared at me surprised. "You're... crying ?"

I chuckled at him. "Don't worry about it. I don't even know why I'm crying."

I put my forehead on his, making the jewel on my forehead touching his, the golden jewel shone a blue light.

"Just calm down now..." I whispered to him, I pulled away after a moment and he stared at me, touching his forehead as I smiled at him.

Then I felt a strong grip on the back of my neck before my feet weren't touching the ground anymore.

"What we you doing to Master Luca..." I heard Jeanne's menacing voice behind me.

I was struggling in her grip as my lungs desperately needed air.

"Jeanne ! Let her go !" Luca ordered her.

"Huh ? You're crying..." I heard her whisper behind me before releasing me as I fell on my knees, clutching my throat as I panted for air.

Jeanne took Luca before jumping on a roof as Noé came beside me and I could heard Vanitas footsteps in my back.

"......We'll withdraw for today." Jeanne said, wiping her mouth. "But remember this...! Next time, I'll kill you !! I'll come to kill you, I swear it...!!" She yelled at Vanitas.

"Oooh ! You'll come to see me !? I can't wait !!" Vanitas happily exclaimed and I suddenly felt more tears running down my cheeks as Jeanne screamed in annoyance.

"You should pay more attention to the people around you !" She yelled at him before leaving with Luca.

Then I heard Vanitas laying on the ground by my left before he laughed with his eyes closed. "Looks like things are about to get entertaining... ...Noé, Iona !" He exclaimed.

Noé stared at him as he was rubbing my back. "You... Seriously. What are you...?" He wondered.

Vanitas suddenly opened in eye in confusion and saw me clutching my neck, he abruptly sat up before kneeling beside me. "Iona, can you breath ?!" He asked.

I nodded and he sighed in relief then he noticed my tears. "Why are you crying ? Does it hurt somewhere ?"

I shook my head. "I don't know... I have a strange feeling but... I can't explain it..." I answered, still crying.

He put his fingers on my chin, making me look up at his face as he proceed to wipe away my tears with an unreadable expression.

My vision got blurry and I suddenly collapsed in Vanitas' arms.

Me : Here is the next chapter. I know this one is shorter I prefer to write with Cyndelle's presence, or when she's mentioned or else I don't really see the point.