"That…feels a little extra you know," I said to Ama while I looked at the sports car she just brought out. The body of the car is so sleek, the sound of the engine roaring was just magnificent and the entire beast was a work of art. "VEO sure pays a hefty amount."
"They do, did you not know that?" Ama said tilting her head to the side and unlocking the car to let me enter. I sat down and shook my head. "Do you not get paid for it?"
"I do but I don’t really have a bank account so the money probably gets sent to Natsumi-san, since she is my official guardian and all. I just ask for my monthly pocket money to let me get through the month. Ai has her own account but I never asked how much she gets from the vampire hunting and all so honestly, I have no idea," I said and Ama chuckled.
"How innocent you are Kazu-chan, well since this is your first time knowing about this. Just know that when you get your account and the money gets transferred over, you will have enough to keep you satisfied and happy for years easily, we are fighting vampires after all which are supernatural beings. Plus all the modifications we do with our hunters also account in the total money we send them," Ama explained, and I nod my head.
"So how far is your place from here?" I asked as Ama started revving her car showing off the absolute beast it was before she let the beast go loose and the car started moving.
"Come on now Kazu-chan, does it really matter? We can take as long as we want to get there. We still have a lot of time," Ama said teasingly and winked at me and I looked out the window. "Meanie."
"Eyes on the road Ama. You can look at me all you want when we get to your place," I said and as expected, the car suddenly started to speed up and I could see Ama being in a rush now.
I kept my eyes peeled at the window looking outside as everything passed by very quickly. I’m surprised that Ama is not caught by the police for overspeeding this much. However, I must say that her driving skills are amazing. The way she was able to navigate herself through the traffic wasn’t something I had seen before. Needless to say, I was pleasantly impressed by this little fact about her. Before we knew it, we were at her place and as expected.
"This seems like a bit extra for just one person," I voiced my thoughts looking at the big house right before me. I’m surprised you could even get this much land in Tokyo City to make a house like that. Calling it a multi-story mansion would be most fitting here.
"Well I am good with money and savings," Ama said and I just found it hard to believe the words she was saying. This is now how you save money. "I have been doing Vampire hunting for a long and even though I stopped, being a doctor for the VEO taking care of the medical welfare of all the hunters isn’t an easy task Kazu-chan."
"I see," I said looking at the big house right before. At this point, I wouldn’t be surprised if she had butlers and maids taking care of this place given, that she lives alone. "You live here all by yourself?"
"Yes, it is just me," she said before putting her eyes in front of a retina scanner and the doors opened on their own. Okay, that is very cool, I thought that only used by big cooperations who had to keep their safes secured. Ama saw at the baffled expression I was making seeing what she was doing and she chuckled. "A little gift from the VEO."
She drove the car into the big gate and the gate closed behind our backs. She then took a turn and a shutter opened as she parked the car inside the garage. Again, this seems a little extra but I am not really complaining here. Seeing all this feels so surreal that the little kid in me is now more curious to see what else she has in her house. We got out of the car and made our way to the door. Ama lifted the car-keys and pressed a button which made the car lock on its own. I know this is something that should be normal for most cars but this is really cool.
"Happy to see my place Kazu-chan?" Ama said looking at me looking exited as I entered the place and as I expected, it was too extra. There was a main hall here with chandelier on the top. The entire place looked amazing at it was and I couldn’t fathom the amount of money that was put into making this entire place. Again, HOW IS THIS PLACE IN TOKYO?!
"Surprised to see all this?" Ama said while chuckling and I nod. "Well, I have been doing this job for quite some time and as I said, it pays well."
"I see," I muttered and just looked around the place.
"How about you go and take a quick shower?" Ama said and I looked confused. I didn’t have any spare clothes so it made no sense to take a shower. "Oh don’t worry about the clothes, trust me."
"But these are the only clothes I have with me. And I can’t really wear them again after showering, you know since it is in sweat," I explained but Ama started pushing me and taking me upstairs. We passed a few rooms and Ama pushed me in one such room with a connected bathroom. I let out a sigh and decided not to fight against her. She pushed me into the bathroom and told me to leave me clothes outside and I just did as she said. I have no idea what she is thinking of.
I hopped into the shower let the hot water flow down on me before I splashed some on my face. Phew, warm showers after anything tiring are the best. It gives such a warm and comforting feeling that we can’t do much but just embrace the warmth as that is what our body needs. All the tiredness felt like it was being washed off my body as the water kept flowing and I let out a sigh while washing my hair.
Today was the day, the day of the mission and I couldn’t help but get eager to have this time just pass. I didn’t care about how dangerous this mission was, all I cared about was making sure Ai is with me. That is the sole reason and anyone who comes before me during that will be cut down with no failure. I will not stand another moment having her be in that place.
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"I will make Dominic pay," I said and grabbed the tap tightly.
"Keep your emotions in control boy," I heard Ethan’s voice and snapped back my senses. Before I knew it, the tap I was grabbing had altered it shape, no I squeezed it too hard. "And this is why I tell you to do that. The moment you let your emotions get the better of you, you start to slowly lose control of your body and its limitations."
"Limitation? Then isn’t that a good thing," I joked about it but Ethan out of his normal chill and jolly nature still had a stern voice.
"Yes, of course let your limitations be overreached and then turn into a mindless monster who will cut anything and anyone down in front of him. Doesn’t that sound like a great idea," Ethan scolded me.
"Since when did you start scolding me?" I asked him.
"The reason why I do is whenever you let lose of your emotions, I feel my body in your mind space vanishing. I love my existence too much right to just let it go away. I already am putting a lot on me making sure your turning is occurring at a steady pace which is normal for your body," Ethan complained and I was taken aback by this.
"Wait, what do you mean?" I asked.
"The moment your blood has started to mature, you have been slowly turning into a vampire, that is how you get the strength from my blood, not as a human, but partly as a vampire. With due time, even that partly part will be taken away and you will be just a vampire but immune to the sun given you have my blood in you," Ethan explained and I nod my head.
"So…in due time I will be a vampire? No matter what?" I asked.
"Yes, that is true," Ethan said and I let out a sigh. So living a life as a human was never an option for me since the start. I will be turning into a vampire one way or another.
"I guess, at least being able to walk in the sun will be a nice thing that still stay," I said and got out of the shower. On the hanger, I saw a fresh pair of clothes which were not really mine. Don’t tell me Ama went and bought some clothes?
Since my clothes were not there anymore and walking around naked is not a civil thing to do, I got into the new clothes which were pretty comfortable to wear honestly. I liked it.
I got out of the bathroom to see that it was connected with a very large bed room with a king size bed in the middle. And she says she likes to save money. This is now how you save money. I walked out of the room and saw that Ama was nowhere to be seen.
"Guess, time to look around a bit," I muttered and started walking around the floor. I started looking around hoping I would bump into Ama somewhere. I know it’s not nice to just do this but given she lives alone; I don’t think there would be anyone I would be bothering like that. "But still, all this for just one person is a bit overkill. Hmm?"
I looked to my right and from the door next to me came a noise. I didn’t know what it was, but it sounded like a machine or some sort. Curiosity got the better of me and I opened the door. The room was dark but luckily, I could start seeing better in the dark, it caused no problem. To the opposite side of me stood a giant tank and a lot of machines connected to it.
"Wait…is that, a person?" I said out loud and the lights turn on in the room. I got better visuals of the person in the tank, a boy in his early teenage years. Blond hair…just like…
"You know Kazu-chan just walking around in someone’s house like this is not good manners," I heard Ama’s voice and she was standing next to the switch board behind me with a smile on her face.
I think I saw something I wasn’t supposed to be seeing.
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