Midnight Rose (Kaimaki vampire AU)

Chapter 6: Blood Vial

It had been a week since the incident at the garden, but it was still quite fresh in Kaito's mind. Guess he was just still dealing with the shock of all things. He hadn't seen nor heard from the girl, and maybe that was for the best at the moment. He still hadn't given himself any time to consume blood. And he could feel himself getting a little weaker. He was able to hide it as best he can. But if he doesn't have any in the next few days, a week at the most, he'll be in serious trouble. He'll have to find some excuse to go down to the basement or sneak down there in the middle of the night again. Right now, however,  he needs to be more focused on what he was doing right now.

At the moment he was with Shuchi in one of the art classrooms, gathering different materials for the props that their stall is to have. They were able to find a large black sheet and white card for the starlight backdrop of the stall. They were able to find plaster that they could use to make the laughing mask, but they'll need to start on that as soon as possible if it needs to be ready in time for the festival. They were able to find some paints as well that the teacher in the classroom put aside for them as well. Other materials were starting to become hard to find as almost everyone else had the same idea in gathering materials. They may need to start buying other things as soon as they get a chance to go into the city. They were still looking around the classroom, hoping to get at least a few more materials before they can get started.

"I see that everyone had the same idea as us." A voice suddenly said from the door way. The Ultimate Detective and Ultimate Astronaut turned to see Korekiyo Shinguji, the Ultimate Anthropologist entering the classroom. His military style uniform consisted of a dark green button up shirt with a white shirt under it, a green cap with his old school's insignia on it, dark green trousers. Around his left arm had a red arm band wrapped around it, also decorated with his old school's insignia. A silver locket hung from his neck and the bottom half of his face was covered by a dark coloured mask with a zip over where his mouth is. His hands were completely covered in bandages. His black boots were knee high. He had long dark coloured hair and yellow eyes, like that of a cat.

"Hi Kiyo. I'm afraid that the room's almost picked clean, but you're welcome to try to find something." Shuichi replied, gesturing around the classroom. "What's your stall based on?"

"Well, we're looking at different cultures around the world. It is a beautiful subject to be working on. Although I fear that Angie might get a bit too overboard with her island's God, Atua." Kiyo explained, his voice suddenly sounding a little agitated at the end. "What of you two?"

"Theatre is our subject. We already know what we want for the stall, it's just getting the materials for it." Kaito explained as he rummaged through a box of polystyrene shapes.

"I see. To show many stories and arts on stage. Humanity truly is beautiful." Kiyo mused, looking quite amused. Kaito rolled his eyes a little, but as he breathed through his nose, he suddenly picked up a scent. A particular one. He silently sniffed as deeply as he could, pinpointing the scent. He turned to where it was coming from. It came from Kiyo. But why did it...?

"Hey, Kiyo? Do you-" Kaito started to ask, being as cautious as he could. With Shuichi, a teacher and a couple of other students around, he didn't want them to connect the dots as to what he is.

"Excuse me. I need to go somewhere." Kiyo abruptly said, calmly walking away from the classroom. While he seemed calm, there was something about his pace that seemed...rushed would probably be the right word to use at the moment. Kaito had known Kiyo since he started at Hope's Peak, so he could tell whenever he, or any of his other classmates, seemed out of character easily. And that smell. It bothered Kaito immensely.

"I'll be right back." He quickly excused himself. He ignored Shuichi's voice as he let the classroom. He focused on the now quiet corridors, catching sight of Kiyo's long hair disappearing around the corner. Kaito chases after him, catching him vanishing into the boy's bathroom. Kaito stopped outside the door, ready to go in. However, he stopped suddenly as he heard something. He put his ear against the door, trying to hear it more clearly. It was a muffled voice. Kaito couldn't be sure but he definitely heard Kiyo's to begin with. It was the other voice that had him confused. Was that a girl talking? Kaito couldn't hear what they were talking about, making him more confused. What was going on in there? Wanting to get answers, Kaito immediately opened the door. Kiyo stood at the back of it, back turned towards him. He shoved something into his pocket as his other hand apparently zipped up his mask.