Butterfly: Chapter 13 Between you and me
Akira was escorted to her seat at the end of the table by Nino’s chair and across of Ohno’s. On Akira’s left were Rin, then Noriko, Yori, and lastly Mizumi. Mizumi wasn’t exactly happy in her seating position since she was so far away from Ohno though she understood that Ohno was like Nino’s right hand man.
“Please everyone enjoy your meals though as you can tell our meals are different from you girl’s dinner. Don’t mind us though; vampires must eat as well right?” Nino lightly said before grabbing his cup and drinking down the blood in it.
The men clanged their cups together in a toast before downing their meals. The girls exchanged looks before trying to eat some of their own food. It was a strange picture as the men were so laid back and comfortable in their own environment and the girls were quiet as they were afraid of saying anything.
“Ah there is so much we want to show you ladies! And we’ll have to inform you of the etiquette too around here. Don’t want you to do anything that will make vampires here look at you strangely,” Aiba said excitedly.
“Speaking of etiquette, will you be bringing the ladies to meet your families?” Nino asked them.
Noriko perked up and looked over at Sho, curious as to what a vampire family was like. Sho met her eyes and then averted them which confused Noriko immensely.
“I can’t wait to bring you to meet my family Yori-chan!” Aiba blurted out with a beaming smile.
Yori blushed before she snapped, “That’s too soon! And aren’t you supposed to meet my family first?! Wait! What am I saying?”
“Hmm? A lover’s spat?” Nino chuckled amusedly.
“We’re not lovers!” Yori stood up abruptly, overshadowing Aiba’s voice which was going to say they weren’t having a spat.
Everything went quiet before Yori excused herself and made her exit out the doors. Aiba excused himself and went after her, leaving everyone behind in the awkward atmosphere. Nino leaned on the arm of his chair, staring out the doors unamused by the couple.
“Well then after that show how about you men escort the ladies back to their rooms? Satoshi I want you to escort the lovely Akira to her room for me, I have some business to attend to,” Nino ordered before getting up and walking off.
The girls got up out of their seats and walked over to their respective bodyguard and had them escort them to their room. Ohno escorted Mizumi and Akira back to their rooms, stopping by Mizumi’s room first. Ohno apologized to her and hoped that she’d have a better day tomorrow when they went out to enjoy the vampire world.
“Rest up and if you need anything there is always a maid around,” Ohno instructed her one last time before excusing himself and shutting the door behind him.
Mizumi sat on her bed, wanting to not let him go especially to walk alone with Akira. She went over to her window looking out and noticing that it was already dark even though it didn’t feel like they had been there that long.
“I want Ohno to come back, I want to spend more time with him…Maybe he’ll pay more attention to me when we’re here,” Mizumi sighed aloud while fiddling with the ring on her finger.
“Oh so you have a thing for Satoshi?” Nino asked amused while sitting on the edge of her bed.
Mizumi whipped around, surprised to see him in her room when she knew she hadn’t heard him enter. Then she realized he had heard her and tried to play it off by speaking softly and gently, “I don’t know what you’re talking about Ninomiya-san.”
“You don’t have to play me your little innocent act. I can tell that even though you’re quiet, a lioness ready to pounce lies in your heart. It reminds me of myself really,” Nino chuckled darkly as he got up and went over to her side.
Mizumi pulled away from him slightly as she felt her heart beating faster. Nino could tell she was uncomfortable with him being so close but it only made him think she was cute and want to torture her some more. Mizumi let out a sigh before relaxing herself, crossing her arms across her chest and frowning at Nino.
“So what are you doing in my room anyways?” Mizumi asked coldly.
“Oooo brr, what an ice queen you actually are, I kind of like it,” Nino joked with her as he reached up and stroked her cheek.
Mizumi brushed his hand away from her face and gave him a glare, “Don’t even try it, I’m only interested in one guy.”
“I heard. Well I’m not against you getting with Satoshi since he’ll need a woman by his side eventually. Especially when I marry Akira and she’ll follow me around to fulfill my whims. Though I’ll probably have Satoshi look after her when I don’t feel like playing with her,” Nino said nonchalantly as he walked away with his hands behind his back.
“Play with her? Akira is not going to be your toy, I know well that Akira wouldn’t let some guy play her,” Mizumi scoffed at his attitude.
“Just watch my dear, I have ways of making things mine,” Nino smirked at her.
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Ohno and Akira walked side by side to her room, the sheer quietness between them driving each other crazy. Alright, I need to say something! They each thought to themselves.
“So-” the two of them started off at the same time.
They both chuckled before Akira asked, “So is everything old fashioned around here? I feel like I’m gone back in time.”
“Well the vampire world changes slowly, I mean we have a lot of the old rules humans had since many of the vampires here were still alive during those times and instilled them into the younger generations of vampires. All the women wear dresses though one thing that is different is that the vampires here are more provocative or sexual. Of course it’s normal for vampires to feed off each other since we don’t have humans around here, but you got a glimpse of that earlier with his royal bratness in the carriage,” Ohno let out a sigh at the thought of it.
“You know he’s pretty bold, or is he normally so overbearing?” Akira commented as she brought her eyes up to Ohno’s face.
He was smiling gently at her and it made her heart race as he answered her, “He just wants to have fun, that’s all. He also grew up an only child so he’s slightly awkward around others, though having me around most of his life has only made him affectionate towards me. He can’t hold back at times since he really doesn’t know what shouldn’t be said though I do try and reprimand him when he goes too far. But that doesn’t work every time since he is the king and doesn’t think I should be able to scold him about everything.”
Akira couldn’t help but chuckle seeing the look on Ohno’s face. She could tell that even though Ohno talked about him like that, he had a very loving tone with it. Ohno raised an eyebrow at Akira’s smile and asked her why she was smiling at him like that.
“Hmm? Nothing~!” Akira teased as she walked away.
Ohno chuckled as he reached out to her, grabbing her arm and pulling her back to him. It surprised Akira but she playfully hit him on the chest and grabbed his chin with her free hand.
“Now now should you be handling your future queen like this?” Akira jokingly teased him with a smile on her face as she squeezed his face and made his lips pucker up.
Ohno grabbed her free hand with his other hand and pulled it away from his face before answering, “You’re not the queen yet my dear.”
He lowered his eyes at her and Akira bit her lip, her eyes wandering down his face to his lips, “If I was queen would that mean I could have a bite of you?”
Ohno noticed that her eyes were starting to grow slightly red though she seemed to not be going crazy. He smiled at her before answering, “You can have a bite of me anytime.”
Ohno gulped as he looked down at her exposed skin, fighting the urge to bite her right then and there. Even though he could allow Nino to bite him, everyone was forbidden to taste the blood of the royals. Ohno loosened his grip on her and watched as she slipped her arms around his neck. He could feel her grown nails caressing the back of his neck and teasing the tips of his hair.
“Maybe we should take this back to my room,” Akira suggested into his ear seductively…
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“Please everyone enjoy your meals though as you can tell our meals are different from you girl’s dinner. Don’t mind us though; vampires must eat as well right?” Nino lightly said before grabbing his cup and drinking down the blood in it.
The men clanged their cups together in a toast before downing their meals. The girls exchanged looks before trying to eat some of their own food. It was a strange picture as the men were so laid back and comfortable in their own environment and the girls were quiet as they were afraid of saying anything.
“Ah there is so much we want to show you ladies! And we’ll have to inform you of the etiquette too around here. Don’t want you to do anything that will make vampires here look at you strangely,” Aiba said excitedly.
“Speaking of etiquette, will you be bringing the ladies to meet your families?” Nino asked them.
Noriko perked up and looked over at Sho, curious as to what a vampire family was like. Sho met her eyes and then averted them which confused Noriko immensely.
“I can’t wait to bring you to meet my family Yori-chan!” Aiba blurted out with a beaming smile.
Yori blushed before she snapped, “That’s too soon! And aren’t you supposed to meet my family first?! Wait! What am I saying?”
“Hmm? A lover’s spat?” Nino chuckled amusedly.
“We’re not lovers!” Yori stood up abruptly, overshadowing Aiba’s voice which was going to say they weren’t having a spat.
Everything went quiet before Yori excused herself and made her exit out the doors. Aiba excused himself and went after her, leaving everyone behind in the awkward atmosphere. Nino leaned on the arm of his chair, staring out the doors unamused by the couple.
“Well then after that show how about you men escort the ladies back to their rooms? Satoshi I want you to escort the lovely Akira to her room for me, I have some business to attend to,” Nino ordered before getting up and walking off.
The girls got up out of their seats and walked over to their respective bodyguard and had them escort them to their room. Ohno escorted Mizumi and Akira back to their rooms, stopping by Mizumi’s room first. Ohno apologized to her and hoped that she’d have a better day tomorrow when they went out to enjoy the vampire world.
“Rest up and if you need anything there is always a maid around,” Ohno instructed her one last time before excusing himself and shutting the door behind him.
Mizumi sat on her bed, wanting to not let him go especially to walk alone with Akira. She went over to her window looking out and noticing that it was already dark even though it didn’t feel like they had been there that long.
“I want Ohno to come back, I want to spend more time with him…Maybe he’ll pay more attention to me when we’re here,” Mizumi sighed aloud while fiddling with the ring on her finger.
“Oh so you have a thing for Satoshi?” Nino asked amused while sitting on the edge of her bed.
Mizumi whipped around, surprised to see him in her room when she knew she hadn’t heard him enter. Then she realized he had heard her and tried to play it off by speaking softly and gently, “I don’t know what you’re talking about Ninomiya-san.”
“You don’t have to play me your little innocent act. I can tell that even though you’re quiet, a lioness ready to pounce lies in your heart. It reminds me of myself really,” Nino chuckled darkly as he got up and went over to her side.
Mizumi pulled away from him slightly as she felt her heart beating faster. Nino could tell she was uncomfortable with him being so close but it only made him think she was cute and want to torture her some more. Mizumi let out a sigh before relaxing herself, crossing her arms across her chest and frowning at Nino.
“So what are you doing in my room anyways?” Mizumi asked coldly.
“Oooo brr, what an ice queen you actually are, I kind of like it,” Nino joked with her as he reached up and stroked her cheek.
Mizumi brushed his hand away from her face and gave him a glare, “Don’t even try it, I’m only interested in one guy.”
“I heard. Well I’m not against you getting with Satoshi since he’ll need a woman by his side eventually. Especially when I marry Akira and she’ll follow me around to fulfill my whims. Though I’ll probably have Satoshi look after her when I don’t feel like playing with her,” Nino said nonchalantly as he walked away with his hands behind his back.
“Play with her? Akira is not going to be your toy, I know well that Akira wouldn’t let some guy play her,” Mizumi scoffed at his attitude.
“Just watch my dear, I have ways of making things mine,” Nino smirked at her.
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Ohno and Akira walked side by side to her room, the sheer quietness between them driving each other crazy. Alright, I need to say something! They each thought to themselves.
“So-” the two of them started off at the same time.
They both chuckled before Akira asked, “So is everything old fashioned around here? I feel like I’m gone back in time.”
“Well the vampire world changes slowly, I mean we have a lot of the old rules humans had since many of the vampires here were still alive during those times and instilled them into the younger generations of vampires. All the women wear dresses though one thing that is different is that the vampires here are more provocative or sexual. Of course it’s normal for vampires to feed off each other since we don’t have humans around here, but you got a glimpse of that earlier with his royal bratness in the carriage,” Ohno let out a sigh at the thought of it.
“You know he’s pretty bold, or is he normally so overbearing?” Akira commented as she brought her eyes up to Ohno’s face.
He was smiling gently at her and it made her heart race as he answered her, “He just wants to have fun, that’s all. He also grew up an only child so he’s slightly awkward around others, though having me around most of his life has only made him affectionate towards me. He can’t hold back at times since he really doesn’t know what shouldn’t be said though I do try and reprimand him when he goes too far. But that doesn’t work every time since he is the king and doesn’t think I should be able to scold him about everything.”
Akira couldn’t help but chuckle seeing the look on Ohno’s face. She could tell that even though Ohno talked about him like that, he had a very loving tone with it. Ohno raised an eyebrow at Akira’s smile and asked her why she was smiling at him like that.
“Hmm? Nothing~!” Akira teased as she walked away.
Ohno chuckled as he reached out to her, grabbing her arm and pulling her back to him. It surprised Akira but she playfully hit him on the chest and grabbed his chin with her free hand.
“Now now should you be handling your future queen like this?” Akira jokingly teased him with a smile on her face as she squeezed his face and made his lips pucker up.
Ohno grabbed her free hand with his other hand and pulled it away from his face before answering, “You’re not the queen yet my dear.”
He lowered his eyes at her and Akira bit her lip, her eyes wandering down his face to his lips, “If I was queen would that mean I could have a bite of you?”
Ohno noticed that her eyes were starting to grow slightly red though she seemed to not be going crazy. He smiled at her before answering, “You can have a bite of me anytime.”
Ohno gulped as he looked down at her exposed skin, fighting the urge to bite her right then and there. Even though he could allow Nino to bite him, everyone was forbidden to taste the blood of the royals. Ohno loosened his grip on her and watched as she slipped her arms around his neck. He could feel her grown nails caressing the back of his neck and teasing the tips of his hair.
“Maybe we should take this back to my room,” Akira suggested into his ear seductively…
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