A Vampire's Struggle

-----Yui's POV

So warm... So soft... It's rare for me to have dreams like this, cuddling up with a cat, with it's tail tickling my face. Just makes me want to stay in this dream forever. But of course, things don't go my way as the sound of my alarm shattered my reality as my dream slowly fades to black. Wait, but this softness, I can still feel it. Am I still dreaming? But just then, my alarm shuts off. Maybe I can go back to that dream again?

?: "Yui."

Yui: "Mmmm~"

?: "Yui~"

Yui: "Mmm?"

Wait, that voice... I slowly open my eyes as my blurry vision slowly adjusts to what's in front of me. But I didn't expect to see-

Kaede: "Good morning."

Yui: "Ah!"

I slowly remove my head, moving away from her arm, but more importantly, her breasts. Never in a million years did I even think I'd wake up to a sight like that! Wait... And I've been clinging onto her arm as well?!

Kaede: "Fufufu. It looked like you were having a really nice dream."

Yui: "U-uhm. Yeah."

I slowly remove myself from her arm as we both sit up from the bed. That's right... Kaede stayed over for the night... And I ended up using her as a pillow in my sleep?! I quickly cover my face before the embarrassment could show on my face.

Kaede: "I need to make my way back home."

Yui: "Eh?"

Kaede: "I need to pick up my lunch from mom, remember?"

Yui: "Ah, mm!"

With that, Kaede slowly leaves the bed as her long white hair gently flows off of the bed. Just that sight alone makes my heart flutter as I can't seem to look away from her. It was then that Kaede began to take off her pajamas, revealing far too much for my eyes as I quickly avert my eyes. How can she just strip like that knowing that I'm in the room?! I try and steady my heart as much as I can, concentrating on my breathing, but hearing the rustling of her clothes as she takes them off only makes calming down all the more difficult.

Kaede: "Wanna meet up at the train tracks?"

Yui: "Y-y-yes!"

Oh god! I sounded so weird just now!

Kaede: "Pfft. Okay."

Slowly, I turn my head back to Kaede as I notice she seemed to have put on her underwear at least as she soon puts on her school uniform, straightening up her hair in the process. There doesn't seem to be any holes at the back of her shirt, so she probably packed a fresh one today. And after she slips on her tights and skirt, she finally turns back to me.

Kaede: "Alright. I'll see you soon then."

Yui: "Ah, d-did you want me to come with you?"

Kaede: "Sorry. I'm actually in a bit of a rush. I'll see you at the tracks!"

And just like that, she took off as I still haven't even left the bed. I find myself leaning over to where Kaede was just laying, moving my hand over the bedsheets. Her warmth, her scent, it's all still here. It's the second time we shared a bed together, but she still thinks nothing of it, right? But that's to be expected... She loves a whole different Yui than me... It's funny. Getting jealous over myself?

Yui: "...Stupid."

-----Kaede's POV

After quickly packing both my lunch and breakfast into my bag, I set on out back to that man's house, making sure no one around could see me. Thankfully his house is a decent distance away from the majority of the city's population, so sneaking in is pretty easy. The only issue is how far away his house is. Thankfully with my speed, I make it there in little to no time.

Making my way inside, I go back downstairs, back to the concrete room as I immediately remove the charm I placed on him. This is honestly good practice since I hardly ever used charm magic like this.

Man: "H-huh?"

Kaede: "I'm back."

With his consciousness now returned, he immediately grips his hand where I broke his pinky finger. I feel a bit bad leaving him in that state, but I'm still not satisfied enough to heal it for him.

Kaede: "Now are you going to eat properly this time?"

Man: "...Yes."

Kaede: "Very well."

I lay out the stuffed omelet that my mom made that still had the plastic film over it. I did take the note from it earlier, but I haven't bothered to read it. Not yet.

Man: "Huh?"

Kaede: "Is there a problem?"

Man: "N-no... Thank you."

Just as he was about to start eating with his hands, I pass him some chopsticks.

Man: "What?"

Kaede: "I don't want you to dirty my mom's cooking with those hands. Here."

Normally, I wouldn't have cared about that, but after that talk with mom yesterday, I now see her in a whole new light. I'm still mad about the past, from what they had done, but I know that my mom in this timeline has done nothing wrong. If anything, I feel a lot more closer to her than I ever had before, enough for me to feel jealous that this excuse of a man can actually enjoy her cooking more than me...

Man: "D-delicious."

Kaede: "Mm."

I know it is... I can tell my mom put extra care into making it, which only makes it more painful having to watch him eat it in front of me. Thinking so, I pull out the note my mom wrote.

Note: "Good morning~ I'm sorry again for everything that has happened, but I'm happy that we had that talk. I feel like we've grown closer because of it, don't you think? Now I did leave work early yesterday, so I won't be back until late tonight, so it'll only be you and your father for a bit. I'll try my best to talk to him today at work. But good luck with school! Love, mom <3"

Kaede: "Hehe."

I can't help but smile at the note as I take one more look over it before putting it away. Yeah... I think we've grown closer as well, mom.

I look back over at the man, however, it seems as though he's already finished the omelet. His hand still holding onto the chopsticks as if he's still hungry.

Kaede: "Alright, here."

I move back over to him before reaching into bag to pull out my lunch. It's not going to do any use for me, so I may as well just give it to him now. Normally I would wait until school finishes, but after reading that note from mom, I'm in quite a good mood.

Man: "Die!"

Suddenly, he raises his hand, now holding the chopsticks like some sort of dagger as the tip of the chopsticks quickly reaches my neck. I could easily dodge it, but I'll humor him for a bit. And right as the chopsticks made contact, instead of piercing my skin, the chopsticks splintered off, splitting into several shards of wood.

Man: "What?!"

In his moment of bewilderment, I grab hold of his wrist that's still raised to my neck as his eyes quickly fill with dread, with no killing intent left at all.

Kaede: "I thought you were going to eat properly?"

Man: "I- Aaaah!!!"

Before he could so much as begin his sentence, I crush his wrist in my hand, breaking it in an instant as his screams pierce the room.

Kaede: "At this rate, I'm never going to heal that finger, let alone your wrist."

Man: "!"

I throw the man's arm away as I put the lunch back into my bag. Now that I think about it, Maria could want my lunch. Yeah.

And with that, I create a simple light barrier around the room, making sure that he has no way to escape. I won't use charm magic as that most likely will block out the pain. I'd rather have him soak in the pain until I return.

Kaede: "Ah, I almost forgot-"

I quickly send out a tiny blade of light, cutting into his shoulder as I instantly draw some of his blood. He doesn't scream out in pain or anything as he's still clutching his wrist. I didn't leave too big of a cut, so I don't bother to heal him at all as I quickly leave his house after drinking the blood I collected.

...

After some time, I soon meet up with Yui at the train tracks as we quickly make our way into school. However, I notice that something has changed as all the students that pass by us are all staring at me, whispering amongst each other. Wait, don't tell me that I have blood on me or something?!

Yui: "Haha. Looks like you're the talk of the school right now."

Kaede: "Eh? Is there something on my face?"

Yui: "Huh? No?"

Kaede: "Oh... Wait-"

Maria: "Kaede!"

Just then, Maria and Emi soon join us in the halls.

Kaede: "Eh? What's up?"

Emi: "Kaede!"

Emi/Maria: "Your eyes!"

Wait... Did I seriously forget to put on the contacts? I think about quickly rushing back to Yui's place to grab them, but with everyone's eyes on me right now, it might already be too late.

Emi: "N-not just that, but don't you look different?"

Maria: "Yeah! You almost look like a new person entirely!"

Well I guess that was unavoidable as I'm now as tall as Yui. Hahh~ Maybe I should've just dropped out...

Emi: "So? What happened?"

Kaede: "I guess I had another growth spurt last night?"

Emi: "Uh huh, sure."

Maria: "Y-you look... Beautiful..."

Kaede: "Didn't you say that to me before?"

Maria: "I did! But... Seeing you now..."

Her face slowly turns to a light shade of red as she seems to be unable to find the right words, and right at that moment, the school bell rings as everyone begins rushing to class.

Maria: "A-ah! Let's go to class!"

Kaede: "Mhmm. I'll see you at lunch?"

Yui: "Y-yeah..."