Chapter 6 (2/2)
Marika pointed out at the forest just a few feet away from the school grounds. Madoka’s eyes widened in shock.
“Out there, are you crazy?!” Madoka hissed. “There are vampires out there. And who knows what else!”
“Oh, come on, Madoka. We just need to bring out gear and fight them off. Besides, this school is so boring. We need to go and have a little adventure for spring break!” <b style="font-weight:normal;">“Still…” <b style="font-weight:normal;">“Come on, Madoka… Pleeeeeeeeeease~?” The girl pleaded with big puppy dog eyes. No matter how borderline annoying she was, Madoka couldn’t say no to those eyes.
“Fine… But on one condition! You owe me lunch.”
“Deal!”
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“So, we’re really leaving?” Nana asked Natsuki.
“I’m afraid so. There’s nothing we can do,” Natsuki said. “The vampire hunters are going to raid this location and if we don’t leave now, we’ll be killed.”
“Will they tear this place apart?”
“Probably. They’ll burn it to the ground, most likely.”
As Natsuki was packing up, she started hearing sniffles from the girl. She looked and saw that she was crying. Surprised by her reaction, she walked over to her and tried to comfort her. <b style="font-weight:normal;">“Don’t worry! Our new home is closed off, so they’ll never--”
“But this place had so many memories… For me and her.”
“You and who?”
“Mako…”
Natsuki’s eyes widened. “Mako? How can you and her have..?”
“Natsuki-nee-chan, you weren’t around. But me and Mako were best friends, long ago. She made a promise that she’d come back for me… She saved me from the hunters and hid me. She said she would come back…”
Nana suddenly fell to her knees, her eyes starting to glow red.
“I waited… so long…” <b style="font-weight:normal;">“Nana?” <b style="font-weight:normal;">“I knew… she’d come back… Even after all these years… My Initiative…”
Natsuki’s eyes widened. “Initiative?”
Nana closed her eyes. When she opened them again, they were back to normal.
“I-I’m sorry,” she bowed. “Was I saying weird things?”
“Nana, is your Ini--?”
“Natsuki-san,” Nao spoke as she entered the room, seeming to be worried about something.
“What’s wrong?”
“I think Manatsu-chan’s sick.” <b style="font-weight:normal;">“Where is she?” <b style="font-weight:normal;">“In her room.”
Natsuki left Nana, not noticing her worried glances, as she followed Nao to where Manatsu was. She saw her in her bed, paler than usual with beads of sweat on her forehead.
“She hasn’t eaten at all today,” Nao informed her. “Even if I had told her to, she wouldn’t eat.”
<b style="font-weight:normal;">She approached her slowly. “Manatsu… you okay?”
“I don’t feel so good…”
She felt her forehead. “You’ve got a really bad fever. Have you been taking your supplements?”
“Y-Yeah, but…”
“But?”
“They don’t make me feel any better.”
“I see… We’ll need to check on her condition while we’re moving locations. Nao, be sure to bring plenty of medicine and extra blood supplements.”
“Yes, ma’am.”
After they left, Manatsu saw Nana walk in. Due to her fever, Manatsu was in a hazy state and didn’t notice her approaching her bed. Nana touched her forehead slightly, a grim look painting her face.
“Poor thing… you might not be able to recover,” she muttered. “But I can at least suppress your symptoms.”
She bit into her finger, making it bleed, then tapped the girl’s shoulder.
“Hm..?” she looked at her, seeing her bloody finger.
“Drink my blood. It will help.”
Manatsu quietly obeyed and sucked the girl’s finger. After doing so, her eyes gently closed and she fell back onto her pillow.
“Rest well,” Nana said, backing away and leaving the room.