Vampire King [Sequal]

[Chapter 15]

Sorry for any grammatical issues. Doing 4 am revisions ahahaha. Enjoy~~

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His name left my cold lips as I tried to process that the man standing before me was non-other than Kaname Kuran.

Am I still dreaming?

Why...? Why is he here?

My mind raced with questions as our eyes locked. At first, I thought it was nothing but a manifestation of his familiar, but... I could sense his pulse. 

He's really is standing there in the flesh. I could feel a surge of emotions rush through me as I gripped the side of my nightgown and turned away from his strong gaze that felt as if it bore into my soul.

"Why are you here...?" I managed to let out, feeling a hint of anger bubble up within me. "If you're here for Yuki and Sara, I won't let you go any further so just leave before the hunters show up!"

My eyes fell to the dirt beneath my feet, hoping deep down he would just leave and I'd just convince myself that this was all a dream. But I'm simply just fooling myself.

After what felt like a long minute of silence, Kaname finally spoke up. "Do you fear me?"

My eyes snapped away from the ground up to that familiar sad gaze of his, shocked at those words he uttered as I felt his gaze continue to burn into me.

"No! I-"

I felt myself choke up being put on the spot as I carefully stood my ground.

"I'm not afraid of you, Kaname... I'm just afraid of knowing the reason why you're here." I admitted out loud, quickly averting my gaze, afraid of the truth that lies before me. 

I don't want to fight him.

'No... You can't be a coward now!' I lifted my head quickly, suddenly realizing he stood closer than before. I frowned and turned away, stopping myself from getting lost in his stare that watched me closely. Right now, this man is my enemy... and the thought of that makes my stomach turn.

"Why are you here, Kaname?" I asked more sternly.

'Even now... I still let my guard down.'

"If I told you, would you try to stop me?"

His words made me chuckle bitterly.

"If I did, would you kill me for getting in your way?" I retorted.

The wind howled as the trees surrounding us danced along with it as a heavy feeling fell over me, afraid of hearing his answer to my question. Even if he is the enemy... I don't want him to be my enemy.

"Even if you were to stand in my way, I would rather take my own life than kill you with my own hands." Kaname gently, yet sternly, stated as he took more steps towards me as my eyes widen in shock from his words. "I never wanted you to be dragged into this, Emi."

At that moment, anger erupted within me as my eyes began to tear up. "How can you say that?! After everything that has happened, of course, I was going to get dragged into this! My friends are hurting and you- Why do you always act so kind towards me even when we're enemies?!" 

I paused to control my voice, begging for an answer. "Kaname... why are you doing this...? I just want to understand what's pushing you to do this... Why keep everything to yourself?" It felt like my broken whispers disappeared in the howling wind while tears ran down my cheek. It felt like my heart was at war with itself with all the confusion and pain this man brings me.