You Will Only Be Mine-Chapter 353: Down under
I don’t even understand how we came down to this topic. I stared at Ai who had her eyes full of tears staring me down. Normally, if she were like this, she would have already been falling on me and holding me tight but right now she wanted none of that. I myself had a hard time understanding how to even take care of this situation.
I am not used to arguing with most people. Normally if I find it to be too bothersome I just let them ramble and agree with things but that wasn’t something I could do right now. Most of it boils down to that I care about Ai so much that I can’t just ignore things she is telling me. Every word of her was hitting me like a bullet but I couldn’t allow myself to be a mere bullet sponge here.
"I never said that there is anything wrong in loving someone for no reason," I retaliated. "This wasn’t even the topic of the discussion! Why can’t you just stick to just one topic? Also, I am not asking you to justify why you love me so much. Whatever your reasons may be, or they may not be isn’t important in this context."
"Then why is it not the same as me?" she asked, her voice still full of anger and pain. "Why do I not see you acting towards me the way I do to you? Treat other people how you want to be treated right, then where is my reward for that?!"
"Because people are different!" I yelled. "And because they are, you and I are not the same. I will never be able to love you exactly how you love me. People are different you know? Moreover, the topic was about you acting that way toward Natsumi-san. Why are we even discussing this?"
"Why are you trying to change the subject over and over? Just talk about what we are discussing right now. Or is it that you don’t have proper reasons to give me for my questions? Is that it?" she ordered.
I wasn’t even the one who changed the subject in the first place.
"You are the one who changed the subject in the first place. This wasn’t even the topic we started talking about," I tried to reason with her. "And if you want to stick to this topic, fine. Again, I never said there is anything wrong with loving someone without any good reasons. I am a living example of it!"
"Then why don’t you understand?!" she said. "Why are you putting yourself in trouble and danger? It would have been a lot better if you stayed here safely and just let me protect you. That is my duty to do so."
"Because I don’t want to be a sitting duck and let you do everything. I myself have some pride to just sit and have you protect me all this time. I don’t like to be weak either," I said leaning towards her. If I am close enough to give her a surprise hug, it may get better. Physical affection is the best way to calm Ai.
"Yes and see what happened?! You are still not as strong as me in our training battle and I was even holding back," she said.
"So, I should have just sat and waited for others to go and save you?! Well, I am sorry but I am not that patient when something like that happens to you. Moreover, you said in that state you begged for me to come save you so why are you even angry at me?!" I tried reasoning with her but it seemed that I was still yelling made matters worse. "Please Ai, why are you so agitated?" I spoke in a softer tone.
"Because I am scared!" she yelled again holding herself. "I am scared of losing you. When…when I thought you were gone, I couldn’t think straight. Those few days I had without you were worse than hell! I don’t to feel like that again!"
"Then say that," I said in a calmer voice seeing the argument coming to a much better conclusion. "It’s okay to be scared about it, I know how it felt. When you were taken away, my sleep was completely destroyed, every second felt like a minute. I know that feeling Ai."
Just one more push and I will be able to calm her down. I need to keep this up. Don’t give in to her taunts anymore.
"If you would have understood, you would just stay put and let me take care of it all," she spoke in a calmer voice but her words still stung me.
I took a deep breath and rubbed my forehead. This argument was getting to me a bit. I need to calm down.
"Rubbing your forehead? Is dealing with me that much of a headache to you?!" she shouted again and I internally groaned in frustration. Right at that moment something just snapped in my head.
"Maybe it is!" I yelled back at her surprising the both of us. Immediately realizing what I just did I covered my mouth but it looked like the damage was already done. The look on Ai’s dropped and she leaned away from me before getting off the bed.
"If that is the case, then I will just leave," she said and ran out of the room.
I didn’t say anything, I couldn’t. I was frozen in the place. I and no idea what kind of face I was making but I knew there wasn’t something I did before. Getting suddenly back into my senses I ran after her but it was already too late. Ai was no longer around. The door was closed but the window in the living room was wide open. I peeped out of the window to see where she was even using my heightened senses but I couldn’t find her around.
"Akira!" I shouted and the noble appeared right before me in an instant. She looked confused seeing me but didn’t ask what happened.
"What do you require me to do Kazuki-sama?" she asked bowing but I didn’t have time for the formalities.
"Find where Ai is, now!" I hastily ended up yelling at her which surprised her too but she closed her eyes and started sensing. I was tapping my feet on the floor impatiently. I hurt Ai with my words, she ran away and I don’t know where she is. I need to find her before dusk or I don’t know what might happen. We are not even sure if Dominic is still around so she can be an easy target. "It’s all my fault. I had to say those words. I’m such an idiot!"
I looked at Akira and she was trying to concentrate but looks like my rambling was making it hard for her so I shut up. I would have wished that she would have said something about it herself though. That is not the time to worry right now. I have to find Ai as soon as I can.
"Found her," Akira said opening her eyes. "She is- "
"I don’t care, take me there right now," I cut her off, and the next moment we were in the middle of what looked like the streets of Shibuya. How did she even end up coming here this quick? Now is not the time to think about it. "Where is Ai?" I asked Akira.
"She is somewhere around, I am sorry Kazuki-sama, since there are so many people around, I am unable to pinpoint her actual place. I shall conduct a search right away," she said closing her eyes and I did the same. I heightened my senses and started searching for her.
People, people, people, ugh…why are there so many people here right now? It is not even time for the office job hours to end. I continued searching wanting to find Ai. Check every place, shops, streets, alleyways, roofs, and even the sewer system running below. Ai has to be somewhere here. I can hear their heartbeats, their conversation, and even the way they breathe. It’s all humans here, Ai’s heart beats differently, it is much faster than a normal human but slower than a vampire. I felt it before when she pounced at me.
"There…" I muttered as I could finally pinpoint a signal of a heart beating faster than all of the other. I opened my eyes and looked at Akira and why the look on her face, it seemed like she also came to the same conclusion. I nodded at her and we jumped up onto the roof and started jumping, one building after another.
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She was close, but she started moving too. Even as a half-vampire, how can she move that fast? If this keeps up, we will not be able to catch up to her. I clicked my tongue and took a deep breath. I locked eyes with Akira one last time before I kicked the roof below me as hard as I could and jumped over three buildings at once. I looked to the side to realize I wasn’t really very discrete with it because some people saw me. Please handle this for me, Akira.
Deciding to ignore it, I was gaining speed on her and she looked like she stopped. I sped up even more, my legs not being able to keep up too much and already hurting like hell but I will not let go of this.
"Found her!" I exclaimed seeing her silhouette in the distance which I quickly closed in but I did forget to take into consideration one thing.
How will I stop at this speed?
"OUT OF THE WAY!!" I shouted at her before I found myself looking at a brick wall.
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