Awake at last

Chapter 5: how much do we really know about vampires?

(I vant to suck you blood.. ya that’s exactly what I was thinking too.. DRAT FOILED AGAIN!!)

“do you hear that? he’s playing again! That means…!” they rushed in to Saya’s room where the twins still sat next to Saya. Haji was in front of them playing his heart out.

“Haji san when did you first start to play the Cello?” “a long time ago back when I first met Saya.” “he was a little brat then, I wasn’t any better though.” “I remember when I first met you were playing this very cello. From the moment I met you I fell in love with your playing. You could make the Cello sing like no other.

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Past the outside entrance I was taken. I would have asked who was singing but a cold disposition came from the man steering me this way and that I looked towards the direction of the voice once but he shot me a glare. “what is it, what do you want,” “sir who is le Madame who sings like an angel?” “She is none of your concern you are here only for Mademoiselle Saya and I would off you right now with out a second thought if your dear mommy did not ask so much for you. Joel seems to like Romani. Finds your singing and dancing quite entertaining. But I see through your drama. Romani have only one useful quality and that is the fact that your blood is easily mixed with others.” “blood he want’s my blood but why? Could it be? Madame? Madame Cho I’ll call her. some how I don’t like her singing. It is beautiful yet hunting.” “I told you she is none of your concern!” “sorry sir… sir?’ “now what do you want?” “what should I call you sir?” his sly hansom face twisted “You little rodent may call me sir Amshel.” (dun dun dun!!!!)

It felt as if he had been walking for hours before he came to a long corridor. The door opened and he could hear the most beautiful music. he was enticed by the beautiful song. He was sure that if he made any movement indicating that he heard it then sir amshel would scold him. he was afraid that he would never know the one who played this beautiful song But amshel took the first aprotch “you like that do you get use to it she plays that thing all of the time I can never get Bach out of my head.” Before he opened the door he said “she’s all yours if she doesn’t kill you first.” The music grew louder as his eyes rested upon the loveliest woman he had ever seen. “amshel who is this?” “He is to be your ma..” but Joel interrupted and glared at amshel “he will be your new best friend he is probably not use to his new home so be kind to him Saya” “what’s your name?” “Haji Miss.” He said with a nod. “hmm I like that name but I don’t know of any other famous men by that name.” “then Miss I may just be the first.” “hmm clever young lad isn’t he? I’ll leave you two alone for a while Saya will inform you of our customs. Your room connects to Saya’s so she will be close if you need any thing.” he said as he closed the door. “you play beautifully mademoiselle.” “dinner’s in an hour so I need to put on my evening dress.” She said as she replaced her cello in the case against the wall. she untied the back of her dress and walked to her bed where there was her evening gown. She let her dress fall covered only by her thin undergarments. She turned around to look at him. “help me un tie this.” She said “what’s the matter?” his face was flushed “excuse me Mademoiselle.” He opened the door to the next room and shut the door after him.

“Haji? Would you like to learn to play the cello?” she said entering her room with him following. “I’ll do my best.” After a while Haji was tired of her stopping him after every note. Tired of ever attempt he made to please the beautiful woman being another source for her criticism. He broke down. He threw the bow down and stormed to the other side of the room. He realized that he was trapped he could not leave he could only make the most of this while they still wanted him. “I’ll do whatever you want. I’ll learn the cello. Sing, dance. I’ll be your friend at night I guess I don’t have a choice because your people bought me!” his eyes filled with tears. Saya did not know what to say so she walked to him and held him in a tight embrace. “when I’m sad Joel gives me a big hug and that makes me feel better.” He gazed in to the mirror as he felt his fate sealed but he was happy. She released him. “Haji will you stay with me tonight? I don’t like the rain that much.” He nodded he turned as she put on her night gown he took of his shoes and lay beside her.

“amshel I was not expecting you.” “it is about the boy.” “oh he and Saya seem to be getting along quite well lately.” “they have been sharing a bed for some time now.” “yes I am aware of that. they do not seem like anything Is going on I think it is Saya’s way of trying to comfort him and make him safe and excepted in his new environment. Any way Saya is my concern and the other is yours. You need to be more laid back and stop traumatizing the boy he needs to get use to Saya not to worry about everything at once.”

“Stop just stop!” “what’s the matter Saya?” “It’s not fair the one thing I’m good at your better than me.” “do you want to play?” “I can never be as good as you because you are so much taller than me.” she took the cello from him. but broke the string as she began to play. “Saya!” she watched his eyes in fear as her wound healed. “Haji do you think I’m weird?” “Saya, I could never think that.” “go on leave if you want to.” “Saya” he took her hand. “from the moment I first heard you play so long ago I knew that it would not be so bad here. It turned out to be the best thing that could ever happen because I met you Saya.” He kissed her hand. The door opened. “Saya it is time for your treatment. Oh no Haji you can stay I’m not sure how long I’ll be around so you need to learn how to examine her.” Joel was holding a silver platter with a single wine glass on top. Saya got off of the chair and lay on her bed. She patted the place beside her for Haji to sit with her. “it takes about fifteen minutes for the process to complete. Joel handed the wine glass to Saya and she drank the crimson liquid she laid sill while Joel examined her Haji watching intently. “All right you’re all finished sleep well.” With that he left the room. “Saya are you ill?” “No I don’t think so I have always had these treatments.” “Saya,” he pressed his lips against hers she played with his bottom lip finally he let her in she moved her tongue around nipping the tip of his tongue. He embraced her she held him tightly but was shocked he tasted the continence of the wine glass the treatments were nothing more than blood and wine. “Haji what’s wrong?” “nothing you just never kissed me like that before.” He stretched out over the bed. She rested her head o his chest. And feel asleep.

She loved they way he played. the cello was what they held in common more than any other talent. They dueled then returned to the cello at night. They explored the area and walked around the gardens. They chased each other through the lily and splashed each other in the many lakes they dove off the bridge in to the water below, swam laps, and put on their own water ballet.

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Haji awoke he had an irresistible urge to find Saya. He felt that something had gone terribly wrong. He ran back to the mansion. he sensed her there she was in pain. As he drew closer he saw the fire smelled the smoke felt the heat, and heard singing. He had forgotten about the signing, he never heard it after the moment when he first heard Saya playing her cello. He came to the main gate. He saw her staring at the scene in horror. The young woman was singing her eyes bright blue. In her arms Joel blood gushing from his neck. Joel the one who had been so kind to him. the one who scolded amshel for terrorizing him. the one who he respected, who brought him to Saya, who encouraged their love, but their friendship more. “Joel..Joel!” he heard her yell. His heart cried as she did. “How could you do this! I set you free so you could be happy, and look, look at what you have done.” “Saya my sister this was the first fun I have ever had. I thank you. Oh looks like I missed one!” Saya turned to see him. “Haji… no….No!” she ran to him embracing him. “shall I fetch him Diva?” cried a cruel voice they knew too well. Saya held him tighter. “Wait amshel, there’s something different about him.. I know he’s like you!” “Saya.” “Haji what?” “ah I was wondering when he would become your Chevalier.” “Chevalier? Haji? My ..my blood.” “Ahh sister you finally found out.” Diva threw Joel’s lifeless body to the ground and stepped toward Saya. But Haji just held her tighter. “diva careful remember her blood is toxic to you.” “Yes but mine is toxic to her. but what about her Chevalier?” “Toxic to him as well.” “but there’s something else. I feel drawn to him. but I don’t care there is still something about him that I don’t like” “You feel drawn to him.. than this must mean… he is the only source of reproduction for you… then I ….Saya…CURSE YOU!” he screamed to the night.

Haji fled with Saya wrapped tightly In his arms. She pleaded with him to retrieve their cello so that they would always remember the joy that they may never share. At least not until there mission was completed with diva and her chevalier dead never to plague them again. “Haji?” “Saya, you are awake.” “Haji was it…a dream?” Haji held her close. “Saya, would you like for me to play for you?” she shook her head. “not now just hold me for a while.” “Saya I will hold you. I will hold you for all eternity if it is your wish.” “Haji when all of this is over we can be happy we can …” “Saya I’m sorry. I can not. But can we not still marry and be in peace for once?” she was silent. Except for one request. “Haji will you play for me?” “If that is your wish.” She laid her on the bed of the inn they were staying in for the night and began to play. “rest well Saya. We will need to move in the morning as not to draw attention

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The three chiropteran queens sat on Saya’s bed they’re eyes fixed on the Chevalier’s movements as the music vibrated through the air. He did not stop when the group entered. They were perplexed as he finished their song. The room was filled by an awkward silence. Haji rose to carefully store his cello. “Saya?” she turned to Julia. “are you all right?” Saya nodded. “auntie Saya is happy again!” cried Hanna “and that means that Haji san is happy too!” Saya blushed as Haji smiled at her. “oh naughty naughty Saya traumatizing children like that!” “Mao what’s your problem your one to talk.” He said harshly motioning to her belly which looked about to pop. “Saya wouldn’t do that in front of her nieces.” Kai yelled. “But she was going all crazy before you don’t know…” the others fond this argument to be running rapidly in a downward spiral so they left the room and went in to the restaurant. “Haji I’m tired.” “if you wish to sleep I will move them else wear.” “No I just haven’t had any thing to eat in a few days. Julia?” “Haji will you give her some of your blood so that we can see if that is a trigger we will need to watch out for in the future?” David turned to her. “Is that wise?” “she only wants Haji so we would not be in and harm as long as we don’t interfere. This could help to know if we can avoid an out burst by giving her human blood.” “Haji?” “If that is what you wish.” He picked her up and carried her into her room. He shooed the still arguing Mao and Kai out in to the hallway. Saya unbuttoned his shirt removing as to protect it if she lost control again. Locking her eyes with his she asked. “Are you sure this is ok?” “Saya it is for the best.” She took his hand in hers placing her mouth over his shoulder she tasted his essence. Her mouth rested there long after she was finished and the wound sealed. “Saya?” she pushed him against the bed. “Saya? ahh” she pressed her lips against his. “Haji,” she lifted herself off of him but he held her tightly. “Haji, I’m sorry.” “Saya.” “I’m sorry that I attacked you before. I never wanted to hurt you. I was afraid it was like Vietnam. I couldn’t live with myself if I hurt the one that I love the most who has been with me from the beginning. Haji..” he kissed her cheek. “Saya it was of no fault of your own. You have been through so much pain all of these years I have wanted to see you smile. I have wanted you to be happy that is my only wish.” “Haji?” “I want to be happy with or without me but I deeply hope that you want me to be with you through your happiness. I will never be apart from you Saya.” “Haji stay with me. stay with me forever. Help me to raise our nieces as our own.” “Forever then.” Haji took her hand in his. “Saya look.” He unwrapped the bandage to see his hand fully healed. “these past years I did not hold you as much as you needed it. I did not want to see the fear in your eyes you had that day. I did not want to hurt you.” He raised his hand to cup her cheek. “we can begin again. Haji my first.”



Chapter 6: let’s all gang up on our favs

(I love Haji so much that I’m going to spend a whole chappie tormenting him in scandalous ways … you’ll have to wait a bit for the true naughtiness)

“they’ve been up there a while you think..?” “Those two na I think they’d make allot of noise.” “I don’t know Haji’s a pretty quiet guy by nature.” “he get’s pretty violent when Saya’s on the line. And Saya well she did attack him before.” “I don’t know.” “you think they do some creepy stuff after all they are not exactly human. they might even have different pleasure points. No telling how long he can go he never sleeps.” Akihito grinned at the red head sitting across from him. WHAM! Akihiro was face down on the table. “Hey what was that for.” He gazed at Mao “you are a sick man you know that.” she said sitting beside him dreamily. “I bet Haji is a very companionate lover. Only tending to Saya’s needs wanting only a smile in return. Passionate in every aspect of her happiness.” “dude I think we’ve lost all hope in women.” Kai punched him grinning. “Hey I can be sweet too. And when it counts I’m there.” “Ya ready to take a picture!” this time it was Kai who got rammed in to the table. “well it’s the truth interpret how you like.” “I can just imagine that relationship though. Haji wanting only to please her keeping himself from bliss. Then finally Saya will get fed up and will order him to come.” Akihiro fell face first on the floor laughing t his own joke. The door opened. Saya laughing with Haji’s arm around her waist smiling at her. “Hey what’s so funny?” Kai asked. “oh, Haji was telling me about the time he put a piece of liver in amshel’s pocket before a meeting with a seamstress so his dog was following him around sticking his nose in curious places.” “see I told you.” Whispered Akihiro. A almost inoticible flush grew on Haji’s face. “it was a long time ago, and amshel scolded me for taking the blackberry jam for Saya, it is her favorite. I wanted to get back at him.” Akihiro punched Kai. “what? Why are you acting so strange?” “well you see Saya, they were saying horrible things about you two because you were up there so long.” “Hey I was defending her, an you were egging him on!” Kai yelled. Akihiro was still in the corner laughing. “‘blackberry jam’! ‘her favorite’! Haji I swear you are so easy to screw with!” “Pardon?” Haji looked questionably at the laughing madman. “oh leave him alone for once. He’s just cheering me up.” again Akihito burst out with a new set of screams. “Saya there is something that I have been meaning to ask you.” “that chevalier Solomon was always talking about chevalier being lovers, have you and Haji ever?” “He partially meant to give blood. So in the since of blood yes we have but not to other standards. I hope that answers your question.” Akihiro came out of the corner for a moment. “Oi Haji I have a question for you too. So do you guys get a rise off of the blood or something?” Haji took a serious face yet a certain mistrust of the irreverence meant in the question. “it is satisfying in the sense of being chosen to replenish strength. In your terms having rich blood. But i do not recoment it for humans too much blood lost and you will die my self I can live in a catatonic state with out any blood. Only Diva’s bloodline can kill me” “why are you asking us this any way?” Saya turned to them. “well maybe not in your minds but in ours it dose seem a little strange that you have known each other for almost two hundred years. And have constantly been less than two feet apart. For all of that time having to risk your lives for each other you even dress each other yet you haven’t shared each others warmth in bed.” Saya looked at Haji and they burst out laughing. “Well.. I think your wrong on that statement. Wouldn’t you say so Haji.” “I think they underestimate our love Saya.” “so you have slept together?” they burst out laughing again. “Yes I can honesty say that we have slept together.” She was laughing so hard that he had to hold on to Haji to keep from falling. “ah ha I knew it so you have done (I have to say it) ‘the nasty in the past-y.” “There is nothing nasty about sleeping with someone you love.” Haji commented before they burst out in laugher yet again. “Well I can hardly imagine it that funny. Teach me your ways of pleasing a woman where she can laugh uncontrollable yet still stand by you for two hundred years.” He half mocked. “Ok Haji I think if I laugh any more I’ll loose your nourishment.” “what? Too bad Haji I guess no more for you.” “we have traveled with little but our cello and a thin blanket for two hundred years of course we slept together to stay warm but we have never gone further than that.” “how could you be so comfortable with each other?” “at the zoo our rooms connected yet most of the time I stayed with Saya. we only had each other for companionship. We stayed awake long in to the night talking. Most nights I fell asleep in Saya’s arms so I was accustomed holding her when I could sleep no longer.” “Haji I remember you were a heavy sleeper because it shocked me that you were never tired after that.” “so your telling me that you held her all night for two ,hundred years yet you have never..” “we had our mission it would have only made things more difficult.” “that’s what she said but what about you?” “I respect her every wish, I understand the reason for every decision she has ever made and I feel every pain she has ever felt. Though I wanted her to live I could not find a way to make her understand my reason for disagreement. I knew that she wanted t live but her guilt was too strong. Kai you helped me with that and I am truly grateful. Now we can be in peace.. well we can be in peace when you two act on your own motivations with out living vicariously through ours.” “ahh come on were just trying to find the secrets to a long and happy marriage.” “our relationship is like no other I can not see how we may be of help.” “umm I guess not I really don’t want to be a blood sucking slave to you. No offence Haji. It works for you.” Akihiro turned to Mao but she threw him across the room and in to the wall. “one you jerk there is nothing wrong with following my every command you have for the past five years any way. And you two leave Haji alone he’s more of a man than you’ll ever be.” “considering that he is a Chevalier I don’t see your point.” “just because he is of a different species doesn’t mean that he is not a man and secondly he was human once so your thesis is insane.” “this argument is futile, Saya would you like to go for a walk?” “Oi you can’t go out now it’s almost dark!” “Kai it’s ok I have Haji with me.” “I bet there going to a hotel.” “only to get away from you!” he was slammed in to the wall again. “some how I see you enjoying this.” But Kai realized he should have just shut up because now the two turned on him with their yells filling the air. Paying no attention to the noise Haji flew off with Saya in his arms his cello case on his back. “Haji may we go to the beach?” “you read my mind.”