I lay there with a needle in my right arm as I was given a little squishy ball to squeeze periodically. My blood was slowly being taken out of my body, and I just stared at the ceiling most of the time. Looking to the side, I find Akira lying there in the same position. It was kind of a different sensation from when Kazu-kun drank my blood.
"Natsumi-san," I called out to Kazu-kun's aunt. "There is something I have to tell you, but…"
"Hmmm?" she raised her eyebrow. "What is it?"
"But please promise me something first," I said, looking at her. I didn't want him to find out about this. He already has so much weighing on his mind, and if he were to know the truth about this morning, I don't know how much I can even do to convince him to stay near me.
