Vampire Kisses

38: Shuichi

I looked down to the floor feeling guilty about the whole situation. How could I not have been here when he was getting hurt? Ah, I should have come with him to the office- what is that? I asked myself before moving towards Kokichi's neck.

Kokichi shuddered when I first moved my head into the crook of his neck before nuzzling my face into his neck. It felt like I was supposed to be there...and his neck smelled so safe and so forgiving. It made me forget for a moment how terrible I felt for not being here for Kokichi...

"Shu..." Kokichi whispered gently rubbing the back of my neck with his hand. I felt him gently trace a heart on the back of my neck making this feeling increase. It was nice, well , amazing to be able to be this close to him and be able to feel like he is safe with me again...I know for a fact I don't want to leave him alone like that again. I just can't.

"Koki," I whispered back moving back so I could look him in the eyes. He still looked really tired...god I hate myself. I shook my head a couple times before focusing back on him.

I noticed his eyes looked hazy like there were tears about to come out of his eyes. I couldn't bear the thought that I made him cry, I just couldn't stand it. I gently moved my hand to his cheek and caressed his soft skin with my fingers. His face felt warmer than it felt moments ago. This made me feel better about the whole attack earlier. Because he seemed to be getting better and that made me feel more at peace.

"Shushu," He gently cooed out before he nuzzled the side of his face into my hand. I blushed at this action. I felt my cheeks heat up as I watched his eyes slowly flutter closed as his breathing slowed down.

His face looked so calm. The way his eyes were closed and the way his mouth was slightly parted. The way he still leaned into my touch even though he was asleep.

"Ah, what the fuck?" I heard the principal from his desk. I jumped at the sound of his voice and turned around to face him.

"Oh you are the new transfer student?" He asked with a confused glance. Before he looked over to Kokichi who was now leaning back in the chair. I stood up and faced him after giving Kokichi a side glance.

"Y-yeah, sorry about-" I started only to be cut off by him holding up his hand to me. I closed my mouth with a nervous gulp.

"You don't have to apologize, I'm Cathy's brother so I already know about the condition with you guys," He said looking back over at Kokichi causing me to blush.

"Y-you do?" I asked, feeling super confused. Why didn't Cathy mention she had a brother? Maybe that would- actually that makes a lot of sense. Knowing all the days we missed because of our condition...I did find it weird that he was so accepting of that.

"My name is Brandon," He paused holding out his hand for me to shake. I shakily moved over to his desk shaking his hand. "That man claiming to be Kokichi's father must haven't been anything good then," He asked. I gave him a nod feeling too nervous to answer.

"You don't have to be nervous." He said with a kind smile gesturing for me to sit in the chair in front of his desk. I awkwardly moved into the chair before he spoke again.

"You can always come to me if you guys need anything, because as Cathy may have mentioned she is a vampire as well as I," He said with the same smile. I felt a little better knowing that he was related to Cathy as well as the fact he is a fellow vampire.

"That man knocked me out good- usually I'm not out that long," He said with a bitter frown. Has he been through something like this before.

"I just texted Cathy to come and get you two," He said, making my eyes widen slightly. We just got back to school and we are already going to have to be absent again...oh god.I hate missing so much school, and making Kokichi miss as well doesn't make me feel any better about this.

"Ah, thank you, sorry for being such a bother," I said with a small smile. He smiled back before adding,

"You don't have to worry about that, thank you for trusting me," He said before I heard the door open from behind me. I flinched and was standing protectively in front of Kokichi.

"Hey Shuichi, don't worry it's just me," Cathy said, opening the door. I smiled at her and felt a weight come off of my shoulders. I relaxed a bit and smiled at her.

"Thank you for coming Cathy," Brandon said, standing up to embrace her. She hugged him back with a small laugh.

"I haven't been in your office in a while, so it's nice to see you as well." She said before whispering something in his ear. He nodded before he pulled away.

"Well, see you later then Cathy, Shuichi," He said, giving us a smile. I picked Kokichi up like a toddler before walking out with Cathy. I felt Kokichi relax against me, making me smile a bit.

"So, someone came for Kokichi?" She asked looking over at me. Does she know anyone who might come to try to take me and Kokichi's bond? I felt even more nervous about all of this because Kokichi could potentially be in danger.

"Yeah..." I said with a frown. She put her hand on my shoulder with a small sigh as we got out of the building making our way over to her car.

"We might have to rush things a bit than to keep the both of you safe..." She whispered, unlocking her car. She moved over to my side and opened the door for me. I climbed into the car before she closed the door behind me and Kokichi.

"What do you mean by that?" I asked as she got into the driver's seat. She frowned before looking over to me.

"How do you feel about changing Kokichi into a vampire?" I flinched at her words. "What?" I asked looking over at her with wide eyes. I might have to change Kokichi into a monster?

-Here is today's part! I get my math test back on Monday--I hope I did okay on it! Thank you all so much for reading!!-

-Saichi Kohana-