Boy or Girl? (ᎠᎥᎪbᎾᏞᎥᏦ ᏞᎾᏉᎬᏒs)

Chapter 7

The two in the pool resurfaced as the newcomer hastily pulled the blonde onto the tiles by the pool. The male combed back his soaked black hair as he pressed his hands together and started pumping Yui's chest, hoping for her to still be alive. Takashi leaned in close to Yui, putting his ear close to her nose as he heard faint short breaths, signaling that Yui was still alive. After pumping a couple more times, Takashi was about to do mouth to mouth CPR but Yui finally reacted and coughed out large amounts of water as she weakly turned her head to the side. Takashi slowly sat Yui up, patting her back to help her clear the water out of her lungs as he asked her if she was okay frantically. Reiji, who was standing by the door way, was a little impressed with the scene as he pushed up his spectacles. Hm... Even he can be a good brother despite his attitude.

After being assured multiple times that she was ok by Yui, Takashi finally drew a sigh of relief as his eyes lingered over to the entrance. Takashi turned to Reiji with a deadpanned look. "Are you going to help me or just stand there and do nothing?" Takashi stated, taking off is wet blazer and squeezing what much water he could squeeze out before wrapping it around Yui to keep her warm. Reiji hummed a little before disappearing. "Guess not." Takashi helped Yui up and turned around, letting Yui climb onto his back as he heaved her up and piggyback her, leaving the room.

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Ayato grumbled to himself as he walked in circles in his room. "I could've saved her. No need for that damn guy to come. Tch. Ore-sama had that under control!" he bellowed, taking out his anger on the wall as he punched it, hard. The wall cracked as a dent was made. Ayato clicked his tongue as he pulled his fist back and watched as the small scratch on his knuckles healed instantly. "Tch. I'm turning into Subaru," he mumbled, opening and closing his fist. Knock Knock. A knock was heard. Ayato glanced at the door as his face turned expressionless. "Come in." The door opened, revealing Reiji with an equally emotionless look on his face.

"We need to talk."

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Somewhere near the large Victorian mansion, a green-haired man stood in the forest, gazing at the magnificent mansion as a smirk lifted on his lips.

Takashi sat Yui down on the chair of her room. He went through the closet and took out her towel, ignoring the other clothings, if you know what I mean. He helped dry Yui's hair as he drapped another towel on her shoulders, his wet blazer hanging off the backrest of the chair. After experiencing near-death situation, Yui was still weak and traumatised. She lifted her head up weakly as she gave Takashi a smile. "Arigato, Taka-kun."

Takashi's cheek turned a lighter shade of pink as he 'tch'ed and turned to look away, his hands still drying her hair. "Yeah, whatever," Takashi muttered, going all tsundere. Yui giggled softly. Her eyelids started fluttering as a wave of exaustion hit her, her consciousness slipping away. Yui's eyes slowly closed as her breathing calmed. Takashi sighed in relief, the heat from his cheeks slowly simmered as his smile returned. He hung the wet towels by the bedframe. and carried Yui to the bed. Laying her down, Takashi pulled the covers over her lower body so as to not make Yui feel too cold and not too humid. He patted and carrassed her head lovingly, smiling at his sister's peaceful face before spotting two fang marks on her neck. Takashi felt his blood boil as he glared at the two holes, already having an idea of who bit her. Suddenly, a chill ran up his spine as he finally took note of his condition. Heh, I was too concerned with Yui to notice about myself. Takashi mocked himself. He looked over at the clock hanging in the room. 6.00 a.m. Well, getting a bath before dinner couldn't hurt.

Takashi entered Yui's bathroom with his change of clothes and other necessary items. He did not go to his bathroom since he was concern about Yui and he would be able to save Yui in time if anything happened to her. As Takashi was removing his shirt, a familiar laugh resonated in the bathroom. Takashi tensed. Arms snaked around his waist from behind as the hairs on his neck stood up, feeling the warm yet chilly breath of a particular vampire.

"Well well well, look what we have here," Laito commented with a smirk, pressing Takashi closer into his chest as his arms tightened. Takashi remained motionless, but on the inside, he was frantically panicking. I'm done for. I'm done for. I'm done for... The words kept repeating in Takashi's head as he feared for the worst. "I expected Bitch-chan to come in and take a bath since she's all wet and this is her bathroom. Wow, how lucky am I to find such treasure!" Laito said in amazement, his chin resting on Takashi's right shoulder, Takashi relaxed his tensed muscles but still had his guard up at maximum in case Laito did anything.

"There's no treasure here whatsoever." Takashi stated calmly.

"Oh? What about this binding?" Laito questioned mischievously, his hand slowly moving up to Takashi's chest. Takashi 'tch'ed and pushed away from Laito.

"It's just bandage over some injury I have, nothing more." Takashi said simply as he put his shirt back on. "Now, if you must stay here, I'll be on my way and you can mind your own business, dude." As Takashi gathered his items and was preparing to leave, he was immediately slammed against the bathroom wall, knocking the wind out of him. The items in his arms dropped. Takashi meekly glanced at his items before turning back to Laito with a death glare, staring right into Laito's cat-like orbs as if piercing his soul, wishing that he could drill a hole into Laito's head. Laito giggled in amusement at the male's reaction.

"Aw, don't want your secret to be found out? Fufufu~ Your secret is safe with me," Laito smiled. He leaned into Takashi's neck, licking the tender skin between his neck and collarbone. "I've been quite thirsty lately. Knowing your secret, this would be much, much, easier," Laito said in a soft and deep voice, feeling lust overwhelm him. As he was about sink his fangs into Takashi's flawless neck, he felt a force drive itself into his stomach as he flew over to the other side of the bathroom. Takashi stood there, cursing at himself for letting Laito get ahold of him. Laito stood up, wiping off a trail of blood from his mouth as he felt the throbbing pain from the impact. Takashi realised what he did and smirked in triumph.

"Burn! I just kicked your sorry ass and have you flying to the other side!" Takashi gathered all this things and walked towards the door. Before leaving, he stuck out his tongue at Laito and pulled his lower eyelid as he laughed and slammed the door behind him. Laito stared threateningly at the closed door as a grin lifted on his lips. Things have gotten much interesting here. Let's see how long you'll last, R-a-v-e-n-c-h-a-n...

Yui woke up and stared at the familiar ceiling in her line of sight. The series of events ran through her mind as she reflectively touched her pale neck. Indeed, two punctured wounds were there. Yui sighed out in vain, before an idea came in her head. 'Since everyone is in school, why don't I go look around?' Wait. 'Did Taka-kun skip classes as well?' Yui shook her head and disregarded the thought. She didn't have time to think about this, she had a notebook to find.

Yui came to the door that she had previously found the notebook in. The broken locks were not there anymore, Reiji probably cleaned and thrown them away. Yui looked around and silently went in when she was sure the coast was clear. Upon entering, she noticed the familiar mess of books on the ground and immediately sat near it. Her hands reached out, pushing and moving the books as a particular one came in view. "Found it." Yui grabbed it and quickly flipped through it. Her eyes suddenly widened as a look of horror came over her features. She flipped a few more times just to make sure but alas, it stays the same. The book slowly slipped out of Yui's grasp as she sat there in a daze. 'I-it's blank!'

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Ay, I finally updated.

(Readers: Don't 'ay' us!)

Ok ok... Well, here's the next part. I was planning to upload Takashi's appearance but I haven't finished. Actually, I was done with the overall look but all that's left is the lining and coloring. I'm planning to make it as a digital art, so it'll take a long time. Sigh, school's back for me. Another ten weeks of work and no time. Alright, I've said enough. Take care, and Peace.

~Yuzasuke

2361 words
28/6/2016