Training
That mourning when the boy friends walked outside of the building they spotted all of their other teammates to the left of the decaying building.
"What's going on? What is this about training?" Kimizuki questioned when they got closer.
"We're going to partner up and fight!" Shinoa exclaimed. "One person will go twice since we have an odd amount of people. Everyone pick a partner!" Obviously Mika went for Yuu and Yoichi went for Kimizuki. Kimizuki and Yuu exchanged glances and looked to Shinoa for her to tell them.
"Uh you guy? I think Yoichi and Mika should pair. Not to be rude but you are both vampires. You're much stronger and faster now." Shinoa gave in to Yuu and Kimizuki. "I'll go with Mitsuba, Kimizuki and Yuu can fight each other. Whoever is in best shape after verses Narumi." Everyone nodded in agreement.
"R-right..." Yoichi made his way to Mika with Kimizuki following closely behind. Kimizuki and Yuu were already yelling at eachother when Mitsuba and Shinoa took fighting stance.
"Careful Mitsu, I might hurt you.~" Shinoa winked at her and Mitsuba looked away trying to hide her blush. Her action gave Shinoa a chance to lunge at her. Luckily Mitsuba had fast reflexes or she would have already been tackled to the ground. She caught Shinoas sythe on Tenjiruu and pushed her back.
"Wow, I'm impressed. I thought I had you there." Shinoa yelled playfully over the sound of their weapons clashing.
"Shut Up Already!" Mitsuba yelled back with an irritated growl.
Shinoa laughed and spun back to avoid a swing from Mitsuba. As Shinoa continued to laugh Mitsuba only got more agrivated. She let out all of her speed in one burst of energy and knocked Shinoa over. Shikamadoji rubbed harshly against her hands as she was shoved to the ground.
"Eh?!" Shinoa hadn't expected Mitsuba to kick Shikamadoji out of her hands and stand over her the way she did. Her feet planted to each side of Shinoas hips and Mitsuba bent her knees to kneel over her. She grabbed her hands and placed them over her head.
"I win..." She panted out.
Mitsuba was breathing hard and held Shinoa still. Her knees digging into the lavenderettes sides just above her hips.
"U-uh... Mitsu?" Mitsuba stood and offered a hand to Shinoa.
"C'mon, its Kimizuki and Yuus turn."
Shinoas thick blush began to slowly fade but it wasn't even close to gone or unnoticeable.
"Don't get so worked up Shinoa." Yuu teased as he passed her. They battled on the street while the others sat on the cracked sidewalk.
"Kiseki-O!"
"Asuramaru!"
After calling their demons names they both went for the other. The fight was more intense than the girls. The girls each admit to holding back in worry of hurting the other but the two boys seemed to go full force. Outsiders might think it was a death match.
"Don't Actually Hurt Eachother!!" Narumi shouted. Mika placed a hand on his sword as if daring Kimizuki to hurt his Yuu-Chan.
"Mika? Don't worry, Kimizuki may seem mean sometimes but he would never hurt Yuu-kun." Yoichi could tell Mika didn't fully trust his words but he did let his hand fall from his sword.
Kimizuki and Yuu still went at eachother relentlessly. It had been about 10 minutes before Kimizuki had Yuu pinned while it only took about 2 for the girls.
"Don't let your guard down Idiot." Kimizuki grumbled as he removed himself from Yuus back. Yuus front was against the ground and unlike how Mitsuba was careful not to hurt Shinoa badly, Kimizuki held his wrists the wrong way and drove his knee right into his back. "Hurry up and get off the ground."
"Yeah yeah calm down." As Yuu stood he stretched out his back.
"Uh, so It's Mika and Yoichis turn right?" Yuu asked.
"Yeah but who is going to verse Narumi? I don't want Yuu to. He still looks sick." Mitsuba pointed out.
"Yeah, I think I should sit out on this one." Yuu groaned and held his head. "I think I hit the ground pretty hard too."
"Sorry but you weren't going down easy." Kimizuki shrugged earning a growl from Yuu.
"So you admit it was hard to beat me even while I was sick?" Yuu grinned.
"Yeah Whatever you say Idiot." Kimizuki sat down a few feet away from him.
"I'll fight Kimizuki or Mitsuba, the winners of the previous rounds. Who will it be?" Narumi finally budded in.
"We'll decide after Mika and Yoichis fight." Shinoa announced after staying quiet for the earlier conversation.
Mika walked to where he would start and waited for Yoichi to reluctantly find his position. He hadn't used or even talked to Gekkoin since becoming a vampire.
"Gekkoin." Yoichi called and a bow materialized in his hands.
"My sword, drink of my blood."
Everyone became uneasy as thorns shot out of his sword and wrap around his wrist and hand. His sword became red with is blood and he took fighting stance. Yoichi readied himself and Mika lunged first.
Mikas sword split through the bird-like form that had come from the arrow Yoichi had shot. Yoichis bow collided with Mikas sword.
Yoichi was suprised when he was able to hold Mika back. Their weapons pushed against eachothers until Yoichi formed another arrow which threw Mika back about a foot. Mika immediately regained balance and went for Yoichis back. Yoichi maybe faster that before but Mika was still faster than him and he wasn't able to withstand Mikas strength again without losing balance. He stumbled back and fell on his bottom. Mika easily pushed him back but the small boy squirmed away from his lightened grasp.
This repeated itself until Mika had a firm hold on Yoichi and pinned his arms by the wrist above his head. Mika used all his weight on one knee on the other boys chest.
It only took a second for both boys to be standing and begin walking toward the others. Yoichi and Mika seemed perfectly fine after their 1-2 minute battle.
"Wow. I barely saw half that. You guys were going so fast." Shinoa blinked, bbewhilderd by how fast their battle had been over. "Narumis turn I guess."
"I'll fight him." Mitsuba stated.
"Think you're going to win? I doubt it." Narumi laughed. Mitsuba marched down to where she started last time and called to her demon.
"Tenjiruu!"
"Oh? So eager to lose are we? Genbushin!" he yelled even though his trident was already materialized and grabbed it from his back.
Mitsuba lunged clumsily at Narumi and swung downward. Narumi easily dodged the agrivated girls swing. "C'mon, you gotta try harder than that." he laughed.
"Is Narumi enjoying this?" Yuu asked.
"I think so." Shinoa responded, amused herself.
Mitsuba growled as she swung relentlessly at Narumi who dodged each attempt.
"Oh I'm not even trying." Narumi said just loud enough for Mitsuba to hear. He knew when she was angry her attacks got lousy and clumsy. She rarely hit what she wanted like that. He grinned when she swung a bit to hard and fast and toppled over. She didn't actually regain balance. She just kept going at it and tripping over her feet. Narumi kept up his taunting.
After almost 3 minutes of dodging he finally pulled his weapon on Mitsuba. She slammed to the ground with nothing but a nudge in comparison to what it took for the others to fall. He was fast, at least for a human, and was on top of her in no time. She was slightly curled up off the ground and Narumi held her wrists outward as a test. She fought back but didn't take advantage of the weak points in his grips as he had hoped.
He stood. "Damn, you kids really are stupid. Didn't you even analyze to see if there were weaknesses? It would have been easy to escape if you just kicked my knee with yours and bent my arm over my own head. Then I would have been pinned instead." He let out a long sigh. "Don't get clumsy when you fight Mitsuba. It was to easy, if I wanted I could have killed you in an instant."
"Shut up." She glared at him as she pushed herself up, almost falling back down immediately.
Narumi waited until Mitsuba was balanced and they walked to their friends on the sidewalk covered in dust from the continuous slams into the concrete and old broken cars from Mitsubas weapon.
"Mitsu, you should be more careful?~" Shinoa played. "Now you're all dirty."
Everyone watched them.
"Shut it. Not now. Later, alright?" Mitsuba walked past her and back to the hotel.
"What was she talking about?" Yuu asked.
"Oh her? It was nothing." Shinoa laughed nervously, "I should go find her. No one should be alone right now, right?"
"Not suspicious at all..." Kimizuki said sarcasticly as she ran off toward Mitsuba.
"Yoichi?" Kimizuki turned to see Yoichi shaking a bit and looking down, "You alright?"
He nodded with a forced smile. He was extremely tense. Before Kimizuki could say anything else Yoichi left for the hotel.
"What was that about?" Yuu asked.
"You're bleeding, Yuu-chan."
"Huh? Where?"
"Can't you feel it? The back of your shoulder is all scraped up."
"No, I didn't notice it before. But what does that have to do with Yoichi?"
Mika sighed. "He isn't used to such a strong smell. Even if he's not thirsty." He explained.
"Oh..."
"Lets get your scrap cleaned out, Yuu. Kimizuki go deal with Yoichi." Narumi demanded.
Kimizuki didn't say anything he just left them there.
"Yoichi? You in here?" Kimizuki called out into the room.
He heard a loud muffled groan and faced the direction of his own bed. Yoichi was laying on top of all the blankets on his back with a purple pillow shoved into his face.
"Yoichi, It's okay. Uh... Do you need to? You know?"
"No. I'm fine." Yoichi replied but his words were hard to make out from under the pillow.
"Alright but tell me when you do. Don't let yourself hurt when I'm able to help." Kimizuki as on the end of the bed and Yoichi flipped onto his stomach.
"Sorry. It was a bit overwhelming is all."
"The smell? Is it really that strong? Well don't worry about it. Everyone is fine so it doesn't matter."
"But I feel bad. For the thoughts mostly. What if I actually did those things." Yoichi spoke to quiet for Kimizuki to hear.
"I don't know what your saying when you whisper into a pillow. Look at me Yoichi."
He flipped back over onto his back side and removed the pillow from his face. His vibrant red eyes stared into Kimizukis pink ones. Light from the sun through the window glared in his glasses.
"I wanted to drink his blood Shiho! Is that what you want to hear?!" Yoichi snapped. Tears ran down his face and he pushed out of the room leaving Kimizuki standing in shock. By the time Kimizuki turned around Yoichi was down the hall and out of sight.
"Yoichi...
**
"You know Ferid, no one is going to want to help you if they don't know your plan." Crowley turned to face the 7th progenitor.
"But you'll still help me won't you Crowley Dear?"
Crowley sighed, "Do I at least get a hint?"
"Oh Crowley-kun! Does that mean you'll stay! Of course you get a hint! We can make it a game! Everytime I act I give you a hint.~" Ferid grinned up at the taller male.
"Is everything a game with you? Fine, but I'm not one for your silly games. No tricks I want to know what you're planning."
"Oh of course, I would never lie to you Crowley." He smirked, "Or cheat."
Crowley was quite serious. Even though he knew Ferid wasn't one for being serious he had to hope he was truthful.
"Alright so when do I get my first hint?" Ferid laughed.
"As soon as you get dressed I'll give it to you.~" He told him playfully.
"Fine, I'll be right back." Crowley left the room. He was going to get a clean shirt from his room in the one of two mansions left in Sanguinem. Ferids and Kruls mansions remained even though the rest of the city was basically crushed by Mirai.
"I'm back." Crowley called as he entered the huge room. Ferid of course got to keep his room in his beautiful mansion and of course it was the biggest.
Ferid didn't have a shirt on when Crowley entered he held up two that looked almost exactly the same.
"Which one?" Ferid asked resulting in a sigh from Crowley.
"It doesn't matter. Where are we going anyway?"
"It does matter! We're going to visit Yoichi!" Ferid exclaimed dramatically.
"Huh? Yoichi? Oh you mean the boy you turned? Are we going to check on him?"
"Well He is my responsibility now isn't he? I should take care of him. Don't you think?"
**
"Yoichi!?" Kimizuki yelled as he went outside. The others were all sitting in a circle where Narumi was cleaning out Yuus small wound. They were all staring at Kimizuki now. Mitsuba and Shinoa had returned outside.
"Have you guys seen Yoichi?" He asked.
"Yeah he just ran past us. Is everything alright?" Shinoa asked standing.
"I... I don't know." He stopped to look around in case Yoichi was in sight. "I need to find him, we'll be back."
With that he ran off in the direction Shinoa pointed.
"Why did you send him the wrong way?" Yuu asked when Kimizuki was out of hearing range.
"I'm going to find Yoichi. Don't tell Kimizuki. I need to speak with him." Shinoa stated and ran the oppisite direction.
"What is she doing?" Yuu questioned.
"I think she knows what she is doing. Let her do her thing." Narumi stated as he backed away from Yuus now wrapped shoulder.
It was still chilly out so Yuu quickly put his shirt on all the way. "I'm going inside. C'mon Mika." He pulled Mika along behind him.
**
Shinoa was heading straight to the woods. Before he was taken he came out here and Shinoa often found him crying but never approached him.
She walked through the woods slowly looking around the trees. When she spotted Yoichi he was already looking toward her general direction.
"Shinoa I know you're there... You can come out."
"Oh you knew it was me." She laughed nervously.
"Yeah, I... I could tell. You all smell different." He looked down at his feet.
Suddenly he shot up from his spot positioned against a tree. "Eh?!" Shinoa shouted as she was roughly shoved against a tree by the neck.
"Ah I remember you, I drank your blood before that boy freaked out." Crowley recalled the memory of Yuu and Shinoa. "Mika was there as well wasn't he?"
Shinoa couldn't answer. Yoichi was a few deet away facing another vampire.
"What the hell do you want?!" Yoichi screamed.
"Well I just thought I should check on you. I was worried you would try to resist drinking blood again." Ferid shrugged and walked closer to Yoichi. "I was the one who turned you. That makes you mine."