Epiphany. [Guren Ichinose x Reader] ➥ Book 2. [Semi-hiatus]

Epiphany ~ Chapter 17.

"What is it?"

"I can hear an intruder." She readied herself, ready to set the trap off,

"I'm going to have to leave you guys now." I warned over the phone,

"Hey is everything okay from your end?" Guren queried,

"We may have an intruder." I informed them,

"Ok, just shout if you need our help."

"Will do." I put the phone in my pocket,

"Nico come here." I waved him over and he ran over to me,

"Y/N, you were super cool!" He gawked,

"Thanks hun, but I think you're way cooler!" I ruffled his hair, "But for now stay behind me, and tell me if anything is weird, ok?" I asked,

"Okay." He nodded, getting behind me, his hands on my shoulders,

"NOW!" Shigure yelled, pulling the strings attached to the kunai, and I pulled the trigger, however the intruder was stronger than both attacks,

"Ah shit." I muttered to myself as I brought Nico closer to myself, Shigure looked on in horror at the new presence, or rather presences, by the doorway,

In walked Ferid Bathory and Crowley Eusford, a duo straight from hell,

"We're screwed." Shigure sighed,

"Oh, relax. We're not here to eat you. But I must say the little boy behind you, Y/N L/N looks rather ravishing, exactly my type." Ferid praised in an almost boastful tone,

"Your type?" My eyes almost bulged in shock,

"Of course, children's blood is the best kind!"

"You should be locked up." I pulled Nico closer to me,

"Never mind Ferid-Kun's weird taste for children, we come in peace- this time." Crowley smiles,

"It's incriminating when you say it like that." Ferid pouts,

"You incriminated yourself." I shot at him, "And what do you mean you come in peace."

"Well I did rough you up a bit last time, sorry." Ferid cheesed, "I would approach Guren but he seems a bit busy right now."

"You also beat up Guren." I pointed to Crowley,

"I said we come in peace though," Crowley put up his hands as if to surrender,

"Y/N, should I take Nico and tell master Guren?" Shigure suggested,

"Yeah, yeah go ahead!" Ferid waved her off,

"Don't answer for me!" I snapped,

Shigure took Nico's hand and cautiously looked behind her as she escorted him out the room.

Once they were out of earshot I folded my arms, "First of all, how did you know I was here."

"Well I know my subordinates weren't just disappearing by themselves, so I watched you shoot them to figure out where you were hiding." He explained, "I never thought I'd find you here,"

"Likewise," I mumbled, "And why did you approach me?"

"Well we need to talk to Guren Ichinose but then I figured you're also pretty high-ranking in the JIDA as well-"

"I'm not in the JIDA anymore." I sighed, "What did you want to do? Cause internal conflict?"

"No, no. We are dealing with internal conflict, just not within the JIDA." He shrugged,

"And where does Guren come into this,"

"His former lover, Mahiru Hiragi was a vampire at some point."

I clenched my teeth, at the new information, but I couldn't help but feel a small pang of jealousy hit me at the reminder of Mahiru and Guren's previous relationship,

"And?" I seethed,

Ferid opened his mouth to continue,

"Are you sure you came here to talk to me, or shit stir?" Guren was now leaning against the doorframe, with an unimpressed frown on his face,

"Ah, but it's true is it not?" Ferid challenged,

"I'm not denying that; but why are you putting her in a position where she can get involved." His eyes narrowed as tension filled the room,

Ferid chuckled, "My, my~ how scary. Anyway, my bad."

"Y/N, can you wait with the others, I'll join you in a sec." Guren addressed me coldly,

I shrank back a little, "Sure." I muttered, turning away from the confrontation,

"What kind of alliance is that?" I mumbled in frustration on my way out, at the now uneasy aura in the room.