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A Vampire Miyu and YYH crossover
Meeting
Miyu sat among the bamboo shoots, leaning her head on Larva’s lap.
"I am so lucky, being a vampire…" She whispered to Larva.
"Yes, my dear Vampire Princess Miyu…" Larva replied, caressing
her unbraided hair.
Shizuru puffed again at her cigarette. "Kazuma, don’t you sense something?"
Kuwabara shook his head as he placed his pencil to his mouth, figuring
the solution to his maths problem. Shizuru gave a sigh and looked out the
opened window, looking faraway into the starry night of busy Japan. The
cars sped up and down the road, the streets brightly lit up with street
lamps. She put her weight on her left hand on the window sill, holding
her cigarette in her right and puffed out another mouthful of smoke out
to the open world.
"Somewhere out there, near…" A thought echoed through her mind.
Akira wondered around aimlessly, led by his inner sense to the bamboo grove
behind his traditional looking house, which he and his godmother lived
alone, cut off from the world at night. A piercing tune that shattered
the night woke him with a sudden jerk. His godmother was still asleep.
"Good,", he thought. He put on his jacket and followed the sound
of the traditional Japanese flute. It was so inviting, yet a feeling of
uncertainty and sadness hung around it. He trampled on the grass and wet
soil and headed there blindly.
"He is coming,", Miyu murmured, as she heard distant footsteps.
She leaned on some bamboo shoots as Larva took his leave, letting Miyu
have some privacy. She sang a little tune in her sweet sing-song voice
and played around with the bamboo leaves as she waited for Akira to come.
Akira stumbled in and saw her.
"Who…who are you?" He demanded weakly, aghast at the sight of
a young girl in her night clothes in the middle of the green bamboo grove.
Miyu held out her slender hand and said imploringly, "Come…Akira…"
"How…how did you know my name?" Akira stuttered.
"I just know…I also know that you are troubled. Come and I shall grant
you eternal happiness." She said seductively as Akira walked to her
slowly as if in trance.
"What are you?" He demanded, but his voice became weaker and
he looked into Miyu’s liquid golden eyes which suddenly hit him unmercifully
with memories of his past. He collapsed on his knees and supported himself
with his hands, as if blaming himself for everything that happened.
"I just want my family to be happy…Oneesan was so good to me…why did
she have to get married to some man that I don’t even know? And they…they
died…without me…" He lamented indistinctly at the ground. Miyu tilted
his chin up gently and gazed at him once more.
"I am Vampire Miyu. I can grant your wish to be with your sister."
With that, she bit his neck in a smooth swiping action and let the warm,
rich taste of blood flooded her senses, her mind and herself. At the same
time, Akira’s mind only thought of one thing, "Oneesan…"
Larva appeared soon after Akira fell to the ground after Miyu loosened
her grip. "He’ll be all right later. He is now in paradise…with
his family."
Larva took Miyu’s hand and they walked away, Akira whispering in his illusion-like
state, "Oneesan, you’ve come back
to me…"
Miyu looked back longingly and went off with Larva. The boy’s godmother
came into view and hastily helped the boy back to the house.
Shizuru felt it again. Her psychic powers peaked her senses. There is a
strange kind of Youki around in their area now, which her brother cannot
feel. She felt an urge to go by herself, and she did. She applied for leave
from her job as a beautician, to go to an area near Kyoto for a few days
stay. Kuwabara was stunned by her sudden request to go to the Kyoto region,
but he could do nothing about it for he knew that as soon as she fixes
her mind on something, she will certainly stick to it like super adhesive,
which even his Rei-ken would not be able to separate.
She stayed with one of her old college friends, who willingly put her up
at her home. Shizuru put down her hand luggage, which was the only one
she had and took out a cigarette, preparing to light it. Her friend, Kimiko,
showed her the guest room. She was living with her parents and was the
only child. She pulled out the cigarette from Shizuru’s mouth and pointed
out, "No smoking, Shizuru-san. Gomen."
Shizuru gave a small sigh of disappointment and put the unlit cigarette
in her breast pocket. She picked up her luggage and settled in. The sky
was already beginning to darken and the crescent moon shone dimly, partially
covered mistily by violet tinged clouds. She changed into her night clothes
and got into bed after a while of star-gazing, even though the dark night
was star-less except for the moon. She was totally worn out after the long
train journey. Her thoughts cleared and made way for sleep.
A girl dressed in night-clothes in a traditional style approached Shizuru.
Shizuru felt the moist, cold air around her. She then observed the surroundings
with slit, sharp eyes, apprehensive of the surroundings.
A tall gate supported by two thick pillars stood solidly in front of her.
The wind swirled up the fallen leaves of different shades around her. Her
brownish-tinged hair flew across her face wildly, forcing her to pull the
stray strands from her eyes with her hands. The area was full of trees
except for this clearing and the gate gave her a feeling of loneliness
and something…strange. She could not make out the emotion she was feeling...it
seemed as if that her senses were cluttered up, messing up her rational
mind. At the top of the two stone pillars, a misty shadow of a girl giggled
sweetly at her, sitting in a very girlish manner on the flat surface of
the gate. Shizuru awed a little at her, but knew she was seeing something
unreal, something virtual. She knew in her rational mind that she was dreaming,
but her heart told her that somewhere out there, whatever her psychic senses
tell her is accurate.
The scenery faded around her, changing back to the surroundings of the
bedroom, concrete and dark. She put on a cloak to fight the cold and headed
out to the wilderness behind the house quietly in the pitch-black night.
Larva leant back on some bamboo shoots as Miyu sang quietly to herself.
"Okaasan…" She murmured once more, her yearning for her Mother
who passed away soon after Miyu’s awakening. "Someone is coming, Miyu."
Larva mentioned gently as he felt Reiki. Miyu sat up as she felt the strong
Reiki pouring out from nearby. Someone emerged from the clump of bamboo
and stood there, staring at Miyu and Larva. Miyu quickly dismissed Larva
and stepped toward the girl. Shizuru felt the dampness soaking into her
legs as the dew on the bamboo leaves brushed against her. She then walked
over to Miyu and did not say anything as Miyu expected.
Miyu looked up to Shizuru’s height as Shizuru looked down.
"Who are you?" Miyu asked.
Shizuru answered informally, "I’m Kuwabara Shizuru, and you?"
"Miyu." Miyu replied softly and cautiously.
She then suggested, "Want to find a better place to talk?"
Shizuru nodded her head in casually and pointed to the general direction
of an abandoned hut, where Akira and his godmother formally lived, but
moved to the city.
Larva looked at them from a tree above and decided not to follow. Shizuru
looked back at the direction of Larva and smiled knowingly. Miyu felt Shizuru’s
psychic talent in her and played along. They sat on the futons and warmed
themselves by a fire. Shizuru let her eyes wander around every corner of
the house and felt the rough wooden floor with her fingers. A splint stuck
on her middle finger and she pulled it to her mouth quickly, sucking it.
She took her finger out of her mouth and plucked out the splinter carefully,
then sqeezed her finger gently. A drop of blood began to form and dripped
on the floor. Miyu looked at Shizuru intently and commented, "A beautiful
night, but what are you doing out here?"
She adjusted herself into a more comfortable position and faced Shizuru
as the drop of red blood created a little wet spot on the futon. Shizuru
gave a wary smile of a measured degree and said, "Well, I think the
residents of this hut must have moved, due to some…unseen circumstances
that happened to a young boy of thirteen."
Miyu was a little taken aback by Shizuru’s knowledge, but maintained her
calmness, "The boy’s name was Akira, and it was said that his parents
and sister died not too long ago in a car accident, in which he was the
only survivor." She said as her eyes strayed away from Shizuru’s tight
gaze.
Shizuru searched around in her pockets for a cigarette, only to be mildly
displeased by her empty pockets. She gave her sore finger a small lick
with the tip of her tongue and ran a hand through her own hair habitually.
"He was a pitiful boy, that Akira, but his godmother was almost as
worse off as he is when he came home in a different manner yesterday."
"What do you mean?" Miyu demanded.
"I don’t have to say anything, for you know it all….Vampire Miyu."
Miyu leaned hard on her two hands as she fell backwards and gasped slightly
at Shizuru’s accusation. She soon regained her composure and defended herself,
"Akira wanted to be with his family, so I fulfilled his longing. He
now sees what he longs for in his mind as my blood flows in his, and his…in
mine."
Shizuru lifted her hand put it around Miyu’s shoulders. "You don’t
have to explain, I understand everything. I can feel what you have felt,
Miyu."
Miyu shrank back a little at first, but decided that trusting her would
be the best. The look in Shizuru’s eyes was hard to resist, and even Miyu
had to admit that Shizuru was winning her trust physically, as well as
mentally. She gazed deeply into Shizuru’s eyes and marvelled at the human.
Her own golden eyes blinked a few times, as Shizuru scrutinised her thoughts.
A tear slowly welled up at the corner of Shizuru’s eyes as she loosened
her grip a little, and looked down. Miyu knew what had happened. Shizuru
could read her mind, for her memories of the tragic past were too strong
to be hidden effectively.
It was now her turn to try and console Shizuru, but she did nothing, except
to sit there as the two looked at each other in full mutual comprehension,
tears trickling down their cheeks slowly as time trickled past their fingers
like fine sand.
From the bamboo grove a few hundred metres away, Larva could feel Miyu’s
emotions and passion flaring up as her memories vividly touched his face
behind the mask with milky white hands. He gazed in their general direction
and concluded that Miyu had to solve this by herself. With that, he flitted
out of sight.
Shizuru dried her tears and gave a smile, one which showed appreciation,
wariness and understanding in a warm way. Miyu joined her and followed
suit, backing up her feelings with words.
"What is past is past. What is done cannot be changed…"
Shizuru continued for Miyu, "The present is before us, and the future
has just begun."
A cock crow could be heard from a distance away. The sun’s warm glow was
spreading across the land as she spoke. Shizuru stood up and patted the
dust off her clothes.
"Till we meet again, Vampire Princess Miyu." She added a sad
smile as she stepped out of the hut, leaving Miyu at the doorway, feeling
a lump of warmth within her heart to find a human who could understand
her past.
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Author’s notes…
All rights by Narumi Kakinouchi, Yoshihiro Togashi and their respective
owners…
I only read the manga, not the anime^-^
Miyu
Miyu is an eternally 13 year-old vampire charged with hunting shinma
(god-devils) and returning them to the dark.
In the Miyu manga and anime, vampires do not suffer from holy symbols,
exposure to sunlight, garlic nor any other of their usual problems. They
do, however, drink blood. By giving her blood to a human, she can give
that person eternal life or let them live in a dream world. The similarities
between Miyu and the shinma that she returns to the dark are frequently
examined in the anime and manga.
Larva
Larva is a Western shinma that came to Japan to kill Miyu before she
became a vampire.
However, he waited too long; when he finally decided to kill Miyu his touch
awakened her vampiric nature.
Miyu gave him some of her blood, and he is bound to her because of this.
Since that time Larva has worn a metal mask
(in the anime, he is also forbidden to speak).
Larva is Miyu's eternal guardian and her only friend. His presence greatly
improves Miyu's skill in returning shinma to the dark. Presumably, when
the last of the other shinma are returned to the dark, Miyu and Larva will
follow.
The information above are copyrights from the Vampire Miyu’s homepage by Michael at http://www.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/u/mlvanbie/miyu/miyu.html
some extra notes from the manga...
Miyu had been living with her mother, who died shortly after Miyu’s awakening.
Her mother died after Miyu drank her blood, in which soon later, Miyu found
out that her mother had wanted to kill her for she loved her and did not
want Miyu to become a vampire. The tragic scene imprinted deeply in Miyu’s
head, and affected her nevertheless. She stopped ageing since the age of
thirteen, in which she remained that was for decades.
Forgive me if there are any stupid mistakes…^-^;
Miyu, a perfect example of eternal youth…however, not really...........*smile*
This is not a heavily plot-based fic like my other one "Reincarnation",
and I know this can still be improved,
but I think I’ll just post this…ne?
One last thing…any comments or anything else about this,
please mail to <aster@pacific.net.sg> or <kurama@innocent.com>
--Kurama