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I tried to shake it off, telling myself it couldn’t be true, that I had just hallucinated what I had seen… Gackt really did have fangs when he spoke to Mana, didn’t he? I saw his teeth when he smiled at me earlier, and they weren’t like that!
Malice Mizer were a group of rockstar vampires… and if I wasn’t careful, I’d be their next victim…
“Ah, Y/N-chan, you’re back!” Gackt smiled at me again once I gathered my composure and returned. He had no idea I had been eavesdropping on him and Mana.
“Y-yeah… I’m fine.” I nervously giggled and sat on the chair again.
“Are you sure?” Gackt tilted his head. “You look a bit pale…”
“Have you eaten today?” Kami asked, sipping on a can of iced coffee.
“Oh… uh, no. I haven’t.” I only seemed to realise it myself. I’m used to skipping breakfast. If I’m lucky I might leave the house with a piece of buttered toast in my mouth as I dash to school! As if on cue, my stomach made a noise.
“How about we go get some lunch, then?” Közi suggested. “KFC sounds good right now.”
“We’ve hardly done anything!” Mana reminded everyone.
“Ah, but we have done something, and something is better than nothing, Mana-chan~” Közi flicked the tip of Mana’s nose. Was there something going on between them too?! My little fujo heart went doki-doki again, but I couldn’t worry about that now… They wanted to feed me so that I could be their next meal later!
“Come on, guys. Let’s get our new intern some food.” Gackt gave me a little pat on the back. I picked up my yaoi manga and we headed back to the van.
Inside the van, I couldn’t help but feel afraid of them, as calm and casual as they were. I didn’t engage with their conversation about food (they were trying to decide if Mc Donalds was superior to KFC). If they could sink their teeth into burgers, they could sink them into me soon too… Maybe they were lying about eating! Maybe this was all a trap!?
“Hey, you good?” Kami asked me. I was sandwiched between him and Gackt. “You’re sweating, here, let me open the window.” He rolled them down, and I did feel a little better from the fresh air.
“T-thank you…” I muttered.
Kami placed a hand on my thigh. “Hey, don’t worry, Y/N… we’ll take good care of you.” His fairly tight T-shirt revealed strong looking arms, which made sense, for a drummer. I gulped, feeling his warm touch almost burning through my tights!
“Yeah, we’ve got enough money to pay for you.” Gackt added. “Just about.” As he said that, the wind blew a strand of my hair in front of my face, and Gackt brushed it aside. What was going on!? I had Kami’s hand on my leg and now Gackt’s hand tucking my hair behind my ear! It felt like I was going to wake up from this weird dream any moment (with slightly moist panties)!
We got to the KFC pretty quickly, and I was grateful for the gust of wind that hit me when I stepped out of the van. People gave them weird stares when we entered, but they didn’t seem fazed by it. They were probably used to that by now, but I wasn’t! I kept my gaze fixed to the tiled floor.
“What do you guys want?” Közi asked, as we all looked up at the menu.
“Get me a two piece combo.” Kami said.
“I’ll have a spicy wrap meal.” Yu~ki told him.
“Hmm… I’ll have some hot wings and fries.” Gackt said, lifting up his sunglasses to see the menu properly. “A lemonade too.”
“And you, Mana?” Közi prompted.
“Ugh… I’m not one for greasy food like this.” Mana sighed. “I’ll be fine with a wrap.”
“Got it. What about you, Y/N?” He asked me.
“Oh, um… I-I’ll just have some popcorn chicken and fries… the kids’ meal is okay.”
“Huh?” Közi raised an eyebrow. “I thought you were hungry!”
“Y-yes… usually I just get the popcorn chicken.” I’m small, so something like that is as filling as the tenders to me. I do treat myself to things like this sometimes if I save up enough, just so I have the right amount of curves… not that anyone notices that anyway.
“Alright.” Közi walked up to the counter. “Let me get a two piece combo, a spicy wrap meal… with, uh, cola! A hot wings meal with lemonade, a plain wrap… and the popcorn chicken kids meal. Then, let me get, uh, five tenders, an original piece of chicken, a large fries, a large gravy… some corn… and two hot wings… oh and a large coke— Diet coke!”
He paid the guy, and got our receipt, and then we sat in a booth in the corner.
“Order number 67!” Közi said, going over everything. “Man, I forgot to get some popcorn chicken for me…”
“So… what are we doing after this?” I asked.
“Probably call it a day?” Közi shrugged and Mana turned to look at him. I couldn’t really tell what expression he was making, or wanted to make behind those shades. “Do you have a problem with that, Mana-chan?” Közi smirked. “I thought you were rather occupied tonight~?”
Mana turned his head away. Just what did that mean?!
Soon enough, our orders all came to us, with Közi seemingly getting half the menu for himself, which took up a lot of table space.
“Itadakimasu!” Közi rubbed his hands with glee, then picked up a steaming hot fried chicken tender.
I opened up my box, and took a bite out of a french fry. I made sure to cover my mouth, I get so awkward eating in front of people, especially men! It was surprisingly yummy, and very fresh. It had been quite some time since I had KFC, and I hadn’t eaten since last night.
“Is it good, Y/N?” Gackt asked.
“It’s super oishii!” I said, making them all chuckle (except for Mana).
“You’ve perked up already.” Közi said, his mouth half full. He seemed to be one of those guys who didn’t care much about what people thought of him… if only I could be so brave..
“So, are you having fun with us?” Gackt asked, inserting his straw slowly into the lid of his lemonade, as he glanced at Mana.
“Y-yeah…” I sighed. “I mean, I didn’t expect all this… I definitely didn’t expect you guys to be so nice…” I had to keep pretending like I didn’t know their dark secret, but now I had my doubts. Were vampires able to eat fried chicken and drink cola? Surely if they were hungry, I’d be their meal in the van earlier!
“Hey, I know we can look a bit scary in our costumes, Y/N-chan, but we’re really not!” Yu~ki said. He seemed to be the sweetest of them all, but how could I trust him fully? Even Dracula had his charms, did he not?
“Yeah, we’re losers sometimes, if not most of the time.” Közi said, dunking three fries into gravy and then shoving them into his mouth at once. I continued to eat slowly, and drank some orange juice I got with the kids meal.
“Especially Mana.” Gackt said, causing the doll-like guitarist to suddenly get himself involved in the conversation.
“How so?!” Mana asked.
“You like to play your little video games, don’t you? You stay up late just to play them!” Gackt replied, and I gasped.
“I-I like gaming too!” I was beginning to get full after a few pieces of popcorn chicken, but it seemed like the conversation was just getting good.
“Hm. I suppose we may get along better than I thought.” Mana said. “Which is good, because you’ll be staying with me.”
“Oh, really?” Gackt raised an eyebrow. “You’re really going to let her stay with you?”
Mana nodded. “As the leader of this band, I believe its only right for me to be responsible for her.”
“I-I’m not a little kid, you know!” I burst out, feeling an odd desire to assert myself.
“You’re certainly small enough to be seen as one.” Gackt teased me, and I felt my cheeks grow warm. I decided to stay quiet and finish my fries.
Közi was somehow able to eat the massive amount of food he ordered for himself, but he offered his last hot wing to me.
“O-okay.” I took it from him and nibbled on it. “Thanks…” I said and he smiled at me. His teeth were a little crooked, but I thought it was kinda cute.
When everyone had finished their meal, we went back to the van. As nice as they had been during lunch, I still couldn’t let my guard down!
“So, are you excited to stay with Mana-chan?” Kami asked me. “His place is pretty cool.”
“Uh… yeah…” I had almost forgotten about that already! Mana seemed like he wasn’t too keen on me yet… I’d rather have been staying with anyone else, really.
“Mana’s door is literally always unlocked, so we’ll come in a lot.” Közi said, starting the engine of the van (he decided to take over driving for now).
“Right…” I didn’t think that was very safe at all! “Um… what about the neighbours?”
“They’re a bit afraid of me.” Mana confessed. “No idea why.”
I could think of plenty of reasons… And perhaps being a secret vampire was one of them!?
“You’ll have plenty of fun, I’m sure.” Gackt said with a wink. Somehow I didn’t truly believe him…
Közi parked up outside the apartment block. “We’re here. Mana will help you take your stuff in.”
“Oh, okay, i-it’s not a lot, so…” I didn’t want to be an inconvenience… sometimes I feel like I’m so annoying!
I got out of the van, and said my goodbyes to the rest of them. Mana lifted my suitcase out of the van. “This is all you brought?”
“I don’t have much.” I shrugged.
Mana shut the back door of the van and waved them goodbye. “Come on.” He gestured for me to hurry up, as we walked inside. We went up a flight of stairs, and then down the hallway, and he opened the door (which hadn’t been locked!).
For some reason, I felt my heart pounding as I followed him… it felt like I was walking right into a trap, but when he opened the door, I found myself getting surprised.
His apartment was relatively normal looking. There was a candelabra on the table. A shelf full of music, organised well, as well as a TV, with some gaming things beneath it. The coffee table had a coupon for a games store on it, and I found myself picking it up to have a look.
“Oh, I’m thinking to buy that new Nintendo console.” Mana said. He took off his sunglasses finally. He had such beautiful eyes, even without any makeup. “Stop staring at me, and unpack.” He coldly told me.
“Right… but, um… where will I sleep?”
“Here.” Mana gestured dramatically to the sofa, which was a dark blue. On it, folded nicely, was a blanket with little Snoopy faces on it. “Well, I suppose you can keep most of your stuff in the suitcase for now… maybe I’ll get you a storage thing.” With that, he walked into his room, presumably to get changed, or perhaps just for peace and quiet.
I opened my suitcase, and took out some pajamas. They had a little hole in the middle of the crotch, so I would just have to do my best to sit very ladylike! I didn’t think Mana was too perverted anyway, well apart from being a crossdresser…
It wasn’t that late in the day, but I decided to change anyway, as I didn’t think I’d be going out again. They were Hello Kitty pajamas, with a t-shirt and pants with her face on it. I thought they were cute, but a little basic. I couldn’t really afford anything better. They were crumpled from the way I had haphazardly thrown everything into my suitcase.
I took my hair out of the messsy bun. Ugh, my hair is so thick, it can be heavy! My glasses were left on the table, but I put them back on once I was dressed. I sat down on the sofa and turned on the TV, trying my best to get comfortable with this whole situation. At least this place was cleaner than my mom’s house, and didn’t reek of cigarettes.
I flicked through a couple channels, but nothing good was on until later. I rarely watched TV anyway, since I prefer books. I did notice a shelf of VHS tapes.. Curiously, I went to inspect them. Some of them seemed like foreign films! I picked one out and looked at it. What language was this… Italian?
As if on cue, Mana opened the door to say, “Ah, those are Italian horror movies. Not really your sort of thing.”
“How would you know?” I retorted, feeling brave.
“I can tell.” Mana glanced at my pajamas. “I’m afraid I have no Hello Kitty anime VHS tapes, or any yaoi hentai… you’re best off asking Camui for that.” He said, then sat besides me on the sofa. He was now in some lounge wear, but still looked effortless beautiful.. how can a man be so pretty? Prettier than me…
“Tell me, Y/N…” He turned towards me. “What sort of food do you enjoy?”
Food? Didn’t we just eat? “Um… I’m not hungry…”
“That’s not what I asked.” He sternly responded. “I asked what food you enjoy. You see, I am rather fond of indian curries… do you like spice?”
“Oh! You’re going to cook for me?” I was surprised by such kind consideration for my tastes.
“I’m cooking for myself… you just happen to be here.” Mana reminded me.
“Oh… well… I-I’m not one to complain. I just don’t like raw tomatoes…”
“Do you like mushrooms?”
“Um…” I shrugged. “I suppose… if they’re cooked well.”
“I am a great cook.” Mana confidently told me. “Maybe I can teach you.”
“Y-yeah! That’ll be… fun?” I raised an eyebrow. Mana patted my head, and told me to relax. I stayed on the sofa and watched TV idly for a few hours.
In the evening he made some Italian style pasta with mushrooms and tons of cheese, and it was delicious! There was no way he was a vampire, I saw him put garlic in it! I must have just been hearing things earlier, I thought.
We talked a few times, but he kept going back into his room and coming back. I took a shower in the evening, and he let me use his stuff. The shampoo was super fruity smelling, and more expensive than whatever I had been using before. Mana said that I had lovely hair, raking his thin fingers through it once I dried it with his hairdryer. He was finally warming up to me!
In the back of my head, whilst I was in the shower, I thought that I was incredibly lucky, wasn’t I? Not just to be taken care of like this, but to be able to hear the beautiful, silent doll speak to me.
After my bath and drying my hair, I was sleepy. I was about to go to sleep on the sofa, after brushing my teeth and everything, but Mana stopped me.
“Y/N, if you’d feel more comfortable, you could sleep in my bed for the first few days to get used to everything.” It was a strange shift from earlier. Why would he do that for me? Then again, he had already cooked for me, someone he had only known since this morning…
“Okay.” I accepted, and went into his bedroom. It was nicely decorated, with a sparkling lamp on the bedside table, soft blue covers and with the cushions and Snoopy plushies organised well. I had to hop onto it a little because I’m so short, but it was very comfy. I got underneath the covers and picked a Snoopy to cuddle up with and despite feeling somewhat bad that my host was sleeping on the sofa, I soon felt my eyes getting heavy as I drifted off to sleep.
Then… a few hours later, I’m not sure how long had passed, but I’m sure it must have been a while, I heard a noise. It sounded like the front door opening and closing! I tried to ignore it and go back to sleep, but then I heard voices outside the bedroom. Cautiously, I rubbed my eyes and sat up. It sounded like Gackt!
Why was he here to see Mana in the dead of night… unless…
My little fujoshi heart pounded. I tiptoed over to the door and leaned against it so that I could hear them talk.
“She ate with you?” Gackt said.
“Yes. She enjoyed it.” Mana replied.
“Anything left for me?”
“You wish.”
Were they.. flirting!? Again?!
“So, does she know?” Gackt chuckled.
“About us? No. I don’t think so…” I could hear the sound of Mana pouring something into a cup. “Here.”
“Thanks.” Gackt must have taken it from his hand. “She’s sleeping, isn’t she?”
I held my breath, as if he would be able to hear it!
“Yes, she was rather exhausted after everything.” Mana said. I could hear him put down the glass or whatever it was, and sit down. Was Gackt sat next to him?
I kept listening, my heart racing in excitement.
“So, Mana, are you really okay looking after her?”
“Yes. I used to take care of my siblings a lot. It’s not much different.”
Gackt sighed, “Look, I know it’s not ideal, you don’t have to pretend—”
“I’m fine. It’s only temporary.”
Did Mana not want me here, after all?
“I kinda wish she wasn’t in there…” Gackt said in a flirty tone. “We could have had some fun~”
My eyes widened. Was this all a dream!? I’d gladly get out of the bedroom and let them go in if it meant that I got to see yaoi in real life!!
“Your sort of fun is rather tiring.” Mana sighed.
“Don’t say you don’t like it~” Gackt chuckled.
“Stop that, don’t—” Mana pushed him away, I could hear it. He really was the tsundere type… “No, Gackt, she’ll hear us!”
“Oh, stop worrying, Mana-chan… I’ll go check on her!” Gackt said, and I froze up completely! I was right up against the door!
“Don’t open a woman’s door while she’s asleep, you pervert!” Mana said. “Just… okay, fine… but nothing too much.”
“You know I always treat you gently, my precious doll~” Gackt’s words were making my little kokoro go doki-doki again! I could imagine it perfectly… the sparkle in Mana’s eyes, looking up into his eyes, as Gackt’s hand cupped his face. The rest of the world fading away, as their lips locked…
And then I saw a beam of light coming into a room… there was a keyhole! Carefully, I squatted down to peep through it. I couldn’t see much, but, I was pretty much right! The soft sounds of their lips touching sent shivers down my spine! If only I had my dorky glasses on to see better…
My lips curled up into a smile.. Mana had his arms around Gackt’s shoulders, and Gackt was trying to reach under his shirt. The back of the sofa was obscuring a lot, but I could hear them making little noises, and I pressed my thighs together, feeling my face grow warm.
It was all going so well, until, right near the keyhole I saw a massive SPIDER! (Okay, well maybe it wasn’t huge, but it freaked me out!)
“EEK!” I let out a scream and pulled away from the door, falling onto my butt!
“Y/N!” Gackt opened the door, as if he was the bold hero of a fantasy story (with his princely looks, it makes sense he thinks that way!) and Mana was behind him, wearing nothing but a baggy shirt. “Are you alright!?”
“Y-yes… gomenne…” I said, as Gackt helped me up, taking my hand.
“What were you doing near the door?” Mana raised an eyebrow.
“I, uh, w-was going to go to the bathroom!” I scratched the back of my head.
“What made you scream like that?” Gackt asked.
“I saw a spider near the door…” I pointed at it.
“That?” Mana went up to it. “It’s tiny! The only way you could have seen that was if you were really close to the door…” He squinted at me. “And looking near the keyhole.”
“I-I just wanted to know what you were talking about!” I held my hands up defensively.
Gackt and Mana glanced at each other. “So, you were eavesdropping on us in the day weren’t you?” Gackt folded his arms.
“W-what?” I gulped.
“You think we didn’t notice you around the corner?” Mana put a hand on one hip. “Hmph! You rotten little fujoshis… we hear you talking about me and Gackt all the time.”
“What was that one?” Gackt stroked his chin. “That rumour about us dating for two days… or was it three?”
“Huh?!” My eyes widened. Was this just a trick?!
“For some reason, it’s become a common thing to believe bandmen are in secret relationships with each other! How disgusting!” Mana scoffed. “I’ve heard that some of them are even writing weird little stories about us, or drawing weird art!”
“I-I would never!” I exclaimed.. even though I was definitely thinking about it whilst watching them.
“Oh, but you’d spy on us to watch us kiss?” Gackt flicked my nose. “You’re a dirty little girl, Y/N… totally hentai…”
“No!” I shook my head. “It’s not my fault you two act so ecchi! You play into it!”
“And… would that make you engage with our music more?” Mana asked.
“What?” I blinked in curiosity. “I mean… maybe… yeah?”
“Intriguing.” Mana nodded slowly. “So, we need more fanservice… Thank you, Y/N.”
With that, Gackt and Mana turned their backs on me and were about to leave. That’s when I snapped.
“Hey! Don’t just say such cryptic things then leave!!” I found myself shouting. They turned to face me again. “You guys are just toying with me, aren’t you? Just so you can know what will impress your fans and make you rich… You don’t care about me at all!”
“That’s not true, Y/N!” Gackt’s warm eyes pleaded with me.
“Oh, really?” I sat on the edge of the bed. “Well, then, what’s the point of all this? You just need me to give feedback on your stuff… And then what? You’ll get rid of me… I’m no use to anyone..” I felt myself blinking back tears, but I couldn’t cry like a baka!
“Don’t cry, Y/N…” Gackt stood closer. “I know this is confusing…”
“Then, just answer my questions!” I blurted out. “Tell me… when you said you were…” I gulped… was I really going to—
“When you said you were vampires, was that another lie? A-Are you playing more tricks on me!?” I looked up at them, my heart racing.
They smiled at me. Those fangs… they were…
“It’s true.” Mana said. “We are vampires. Not as old as we say in interviews, but still…”
“Don’t look so scared, Y/N.” Gackt smiled. All I could focus on were his shining teeth… so sharp..
For some reason, I was calm. They were confirming something I already knew. “Okay…” I spoke, trying to overcome my trembling. “So… are you going to… take my blood.”
“No.” Mana said.
“Not unless you ask us to.” Gackt added.
“But then I would be—”
“Yes, Y/N. You would be a vampire, like us.” Mana was staring at me with such intensity.
“We don’t really drink from people.” Gackt shrugged. “Bit unethical. Animals are fine. Doesn’t taste great…” He licked his lips. “I mean… virgin girls taste so good~!”
His eyes glowed red, and I instinctively shuffled backwards onto the bed. “No!”
“Stop it, Camui!” Mana put his arm out, preventing Gackt coming any closer.
“Sorry…” Gackt held his head. “I haven’t had enough blood today…”
“Is… Is that what you came to drink with Mana?” I asked, still shaking.
“Clever girl.” Gackt smirked. “And then we sensed that you were awake.”
“So… did you really kiss?” I raised an eyebrow.
The two vampires looked at each other, neither really knowing what to say.
“Good night, Y/N.” Gackt said. “Sweet dreams.”
“I’ll wake you up in the morning.” Mana said they walked to the door. “And you would be wise to no longer eavesdrop.” He stared at me for a moment, his eyes glinting red. I nodded quickly and got into bed, pulling the covers over myself…
Was this a beautiful dream… or a terrifying nightmare?