Rondo (Chapter Eleven: Cosmos)

"Risa, get Ai-chan out of here. Now." Reina instructed, pointing to us. I took Ai-chan's hand, helping her up. God, why did I go to sleep? It's all my fault. I'm going to kill Eri for what she did to her! But Reina has all that covered. Something's wrong with Eri, I must ask Yossie and Miki about this girl.

"I'm sorry this happened Ai-chan," I held her closer to me as I went a different direction. "We are going to the hideout." "W-what?" Ai-chan asked in shock, looking up at me. I couldn't look down at her. She was shaking so badly and she was so weak that she couldn't stand up on her own two feet.

We got to the hideout, and I asked for Miki and Yossie. "In there." The girl told us in her dry voice. While we were walking to their office, the girl asked, "What's up with her?" "None of your business." I rpelied, baring my sharp fangs. People need to mind their own business.

"Yossie? Miki?" I called, looking around. "Niigaki...Takahashi?" Yossie greeted us with concern. "Yeah, it's just the two of us this time." My cheeks flushed. "That's okay, but..Takahashi, why does look like this?" Eh? Is this coming from Miki? Or does she want to grope her again? She better not do that. "It's that Eri girl." I replied angrily, glaring at Miki and folding my arms. "Eri? Kamei Eri..." Yossie left the office, leaving Miki confused and she followed her shortly after. I rubbed Ai-chan's back, trying to make her feel better. Ever since we got in the building, she has stopped shaking, but she was still weak, and she didn't let go of me.

"Ah, Kamei Eri," Yossie came back in the office, Miki was behind her. "Born December 23rd, am I correct?" Ai-chan nodded in reply. "Well, um, how long have you guys been friends Takahashi?" Yossie questioned, her expression was unreadable. "We've been friends since we were little." Ai-chan replied, thinking for a moment. "Mhm..." Yossie observed. "Well, er-Eri is not who you think she is." Duh, why are we here now? "Then...what is she?" Ai-chan asked, her voice filled with curiousity.

"Eri is being possessed by tracker demon." Miki answered, looking down at the ground. WHAT? This isn't good, oh this is not good. I'm going to go ballistic now. "Are you serious?" Ai-chan was shocked, I don't blame her. "USO!" I finally shouted, Miki covering her ears at my Reaction Queen outburst. "No wonder her blood smelled so rich." Ai-chan muttered, shuddering. "But, what are tracker demons?"

"Tracker demons are evil to vampires," Yossie explained. "They possess human's bodies to hunt after vampires in order to 'get to know them better'." So this spirit has been possessing Eri the entire time. I tried to control my anger, clenching my fists tightly. "But they really want to make them become weak and put them in poor condition." "And while the vampire becomes weak, the tracker demon keeps taunting them or touching them until they die." Ai-chan shook her head, angry tears clouded her eyes. Heck, I was upset too.

"So, what do we do?" Ai-chan asked, her eyes were sparkling. "You're going to have to suck Eri's blood, even if it does make you weak." "Will this make her unconscious?" I asked. "Only when the demon leaves her body and vanishes," Yossie replied. "Then Eri will wake up and not remember anything that happened when she was possessed." Ai-chan's eyes grew wider.

"Where's Tanaka?" Miki asked, changing the subject immediately. "She's fighting Eri." I replied. "Get back out there, she could get killed herself." Yossie demanded, and Ai-chan and I ran outside in the cold rain.
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"Okay, now we can solve this one way or the other: Fight or....what the heck." My long nails scraped Eri's arm, leaving blood oozing from her arm and dripping onto the cold, hard pavement. "That's all you can say to me?" Eri laughed, pushing me onto the pavement. I was getting dizzy, and my body became weak. I was speechless.

"Let go of her Eri!" A voice shouted not to far away from us. I looked up and noticed that it was that Sayu girl. Holy crap, I forgot she was a bystander.

Eri ignored her, her hands were on my shoulders, making me become weaker. That did it, I had to get this girl off of me. With all of my strength, I scratched her left cheek, and she climbed off of me. She touched her cheek, growling in anger. She charged at me with full speed, but I simply dodged and she fell. If Risa didn't teach me these moves, I would have been dead right now.

I grabbed the collor of her shirt, and my fist came in contact with her other cheek. I didn't punch her that hard though. I looked over at the bystander, Sayu, right. Why do I keep forgetting her name. "Go home." I instructed, pointing to her. Sayu nodded, and she ran home.

Eri glared at me, trying to pull my hand away from her collar. My arm was shaking due to her touch and the rain, so I dropped her, and she landed on the ground. "You vampires, you are so dead." she struggled to get up. Wait, she's a...."You're a tracker demon?" I blurted. "Yeah." Eri replied, her eyes narrowing.

"I'll handle her Reina." I turned around, Ai-chan right behind me. What is she doing? She's suppossed to be at home. I moved out of the way, and I stood next to Risa. "What is she-" "Just watch." Risa interrupted, smirking.

"Ai-chan," Eri smiled devilishly as Ai-chan approached her. She titled Eri's head to the side. "W-What are you doing?" Eri's voice was alarming. Ai-chan sucked Eri's blood. Oh my god.

"HOLY CRAP THAT'S THE SOLUTION?!?" I shouted before covering my mouth. "Yes, Yossie told Ai-chan about the tracker demons." Risa replied, witnessing the scene. They went to the hideout instead of home? Dang it, I'm going to be Miki'd.

Eri was unconscious for a while. The rain stopped pouring, and it was a clear night. The demon left her body and vanished, and Eri's eyes were fluttering open. "Eh?" she rubbed her neck with one hand and touched her cheek on the other. "Ai-chan?" she whispered, confused. "I'm right here Eri." Ai-chan smiled, helping Eri up. "What happened to me?" "You tripped and fell." Ai-chan let out a nervous laugh. "Fangs...you're a vampire?" Eri laughed. Ai-chan nodded. "Oh yeah..I forgot that you were a vampire." She pointed to us. "And you guys are.." "Her trainers." I replied quickly. "You should go home now," I warned. "Your parents are probably not happy about you being out this long." Eri nodded, and she walked home.

"We should get going too you lovebirds." I teased, laughing as Ai-chan and Risa bopped my head. "Shorty." They teased at the same time. "EH?!? I'm not a shorty!" I folded my arms and pouted. "Think you can make it in Ai-chan?" "Yeah, I'm going to be fine." Ai-chan waved her hand dismissively, and opened the front door. I opened the window and got inside Ai-chan's room with Risa following me and closing it behind her.

I want to go back to sleep now.