THE HERO'S SON IS A MONSTER-Chapter 86: Alinru battles

. Everyone is happy. A casual relationship with someone you are close enough to allow them to stay in your room, but distant enough to not care about their name. I always thought it was like that, but guess I went ahead of myself again? Anyway, I would regret replying without thinking the following second.

"Well then. *inhale* AAAAAAAAAAAHHHNN!!! THAT’S THE SPOT!!! DAWN, RIGHT THERE!!! TOUCH ME RIGHT THERE!!!"

"..."

I... think my hand was getting sweaty. I don’t know anymore. She was holding it too tight. I stopped caring about it.

"Y-YOU LIKE IT THERE, DON’T YOU?!! SO DIRTY!!! I-I MUST PUNISH YOU!!!"

"YEEEESS!!! PUNISH ME!!! MISTRESS DAWN!!!"

We continued yelling things I am glad I forgot about for about half an hour. I don’t like raising my voice usually, but that time, it was strangely easy. I said everything that went by my mind. It was... exhilarating. I couldn’t help but smile. I had to do my best to not laugh.

To be honest, I was somewhat frustrated every time I heard my neighbor go at it. He was loud and he made me do things I would rather not talk about. Even worse, now that I had a friend at home, he was ruining the mood and making me have bad thoughts.

So yes, it was kind of refreshing. Making him taste his own medicine. Smiling with that vampire girl who wasn’t quite my friend. Taking pleasure in yelling even though it was still embarrassing...

In the end, we didn’t watch the rest of the movie and I am happy about that.

***

The night had gone silent yet again. No moaning of any sort anywhere thank you very much.

Apparently, our plan was a success. The girl my neighbor called over just got outside of his house a few minutes before. I couldn’t tell if she was angry or anything, but the vampire girl laughed a little so I guess she had a funny expression.

We weren’t saying anything. The movie had started again, but we weren’t watching it. We were just lying on my bed, looking at the ceiling, our hands still intertwined. I don’t know why but I was truly happy.

"So you are into BDSM, huh?" the vampire girl asked.

I... WAS happy... Truly.

"No. Why would you think that?!"

"’You like it there, don’t you~? I will punish you~’" she said with a counterfeit voice.

"..."

"’So dirty~. It seems you are never satisfied aren’t you~?’"

"..."

"’Here! Show me your devotion~. Lick my—"

"I DIDN’T ASK YOU TO LICK ANY–*cough**cough*"

"Don’t force yourself. Your throat must be painful after yelling so much."

"Who*cough*... Whose fault is it?! My voice doesn’t even sound like that!"

"Indeed. It is more like ’Show me your devotion!’, right?"

Shivers. I got shivers. It was clearly my voice. I knew it was possible to imitate other people’s voices but not that much I was sure. I didn’t remember reading about vampires being able to do that.

"Wah... Now, you sounded just like me... creepy..." I said.

"Oh? I... uh..."

Oh? She was acting flustered for some reason! That was kind of refreshing!

"You can imitate other people’s voices?" I asked.

"Only people I like."

"Wha!"

She took me by surprise and, as usual, she burst into a soft laugh while I frowned at her. The fact that I was getting used to this annoyed me more than her actual bad joke. I mean, it was a joke right? If she liked me, she would kill me, right?

"Oh. I almost forgot. Which hour is it?" she asked.

I looked at the clock I recently put in my room. It indicated... 5:55 AM?! I was supposed to be at school in less than two hours!!!

"Oh no..." I mumbled.

The girl got up and looked at the clock too. Her eyes opened wide in panic.

"Oh no," she said too. Guess that’s an universal reaction alright.

"Sorry, I will take my leave now," she added.

She got up, her hand leaving mine which made my feeling of loneliness whenever she was about to leave even more concrete this time.

"You... You are leaving?" I asked. I was ashamed of that me who could only ever ask that. A pointless useless meaningless question.

"*chuckle* Well, that is what I said, yes."

"..."

"... See you."

She opened the window again. She was leaving using it that day too.

– That means they bother you, right? Let’s do something about that!

I don’t know why, but I suddenly thought about those words. While the method used was discussable, she showed me that acting when something bothers you can help. I know it doesn’t always and even if it does, you won’t necessarily have the power to do what is required. However, the case was simple here. I just had to talk to her. I didn’t have to be afraid. If it bothered me, I just had to say it!

"Ahem! Hey!"

"Hm?" she turned to me. "What is the matter?"

Here I go. "So, I have been thinking, why... do you always leave by the window?"

"Efficiency. It is quicker than taking the stairs."

"That’s all?"

"More or less?"

"Then why don’t you use it to get inside?"

"Let’s say you see someone jumping from the ground to pass through a window after midnight. What would you think?"

"That is a burglar?"

"The window is more than 5 meters off the ground."

"That is a creep."

"See? And that’s the least creepy way I can think of to get inside."

"It doesn’t explain to me why it is okay for someone to fall out my window in the early morning. Besides, many people nowadays are ’creeps’."

She stayed for a few seconds and then adjusted her glasses, "Flawless! I can’t argue against that! Well then, I will stop being lazy and take the stairs!"

So easy!!!

"So*cough*... this *cough**cough*... this was about being lazy?"

She tilted her head and smiled, "Always has been!"

"Give me a break..."

***

We were currently going out of my house. The sun was dawning but the streets were still quite dark. There weren’t nobody on the streets so to speak but most people seemed to still be in their home.

In the coldness of September’s mornings, I was walking side by side with a vampire. I wasn’t going to see her home since she said it wasn’t necessary – understand ’no’ – but I would at least reach the closest crossroad with her.

"Are you sure you will be okay? Shouldn’t you try to sleep for an hour or something?" the vampire girl asked me.

"It is fine," I said, shrugging. I couldn’t do anything about my sleep at that point anyway. "More importantly, I wanted to apologize."

"Why for?"

"The movie. You couldn’t see it because of me. Sorry."

She shook her head, "Don’t worry about it. Actually, I already saw that movie."

"Oh, still, I... huh? Wait, what did you just say?!"

"I already saw it. About 205 times."

"Huh?! You... You lied to me?!"

"See? I told you I am not a nice person."

She made what looked like a bitter smile and continued, "I would not say it is my favorite film from the ancient era, but I still like it quite a lot. I wanted you to enjoy it too. That’s why..." Her eyes looked sadder. "I was a bit sad when you told me you already saw it."

"Oh..."

That’s when I understood. The real reason she was looking at me during the movie was to see how I was reacting to the different scenes. The expression her knees were hiding, it wasn’t annoyance or contempt but happiness. Maybe, just maybe, she was actually smiling while looking at me.

I knew it was just a wild guess at this point, but just the thought made me feel warm and fuzzy inside. Isn’t September supposed to be cold?! Vampires are dangerous!!!

"T-Then! How about we watch, well rewatch, it another time? Properly, I mean!" I said. "It would be the fourth time for me but... uh... erm... it is kind of embarrassing... ah, well, you see..."

Words. Never here for me when I need them. I couldn’t end my sentence.

"You know, right now, I am really happy," she suddenly said.

"Huh?"

We had reached the crossroads. The vampire girl crossed the road without adding anything. Once on the other side, she turned to me with a large smile. She raised her hand and waved at me.

"See you tomorrow, Dawn," she said.

"..."

How do I put this? Vampires are dangerous again? I don’t know.

Why did it feel like that when she smiled at me? I was confused. All I managed to do was to wave back at her. At least, I think I was waving and not just raising my hand at shoulder length.

As the dawn colored the streets with his light, I, Dawn Riftwalker, was possessed by only one thought – Why the hell is a crossroad so close to my house?!!

***

On a side note.

Going back, I saw my neighbor at his window.

He gave me the thumbs up.

...

Better not thinking about it too much.