Chapter 3: Late-Night Fang Trouble (And Why Is He in My Bed?!)
Some people wake up to the sound of birds chirping.Some wake up to alarm clocks.Me?
I woke up to something way worse.
Sniff.
…Did something just sniff me?
I cracked an eye open. The room was dark except for a faint glow from the streetlights outside. For a second, I thought I was dreaming.
Then I saw him.
Kurosawa Riku.Japan's number one idol.My new roommate.Currently crouched on my bed, face inches from my neck.
"AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH—!!!"
I screamed so hard the windows almost shattered.
"Shhh!" He clapped a hand over my mouth, pinning me down with the other. "Do you want the neighbors to call the cops?!"
"MMPH MMPH MMPH!!!" (Translation: GET OFF ME, YOU BLOODSUCKING PSYCHOPATH!)
He hissed—literally hissed—like an annoyed cat. "Calm down! I wasn't going to bite you… much."
MUCH?!
I shoved him off with enough force to knock the blanket to the floor. "WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU DOING ON MY BED AT TWO IN THE MORNING?!"
He sat there like nothing was wrong, his silver hair glowing faintly in the dark, his crimson eyes shining like twin embers. "I… was hungry."
"Then go to the fridge like a normal person!"
"Fridge is empty."
"Oh, boo hoo, sorry I didn't stock up on blood juice boxes for my undead roommate!"
Riku tilted his head, looking way too calm for someone who just broke the personal space Olympics."I wasn't going to drink your blood," he said casually. "Just… sniff it."
I blinked. "…WHAT?!"
"Relax. I like knowing the scent of the people I live with. Helps me control my cravings."
"Control your cravings?! Do you realize how CREEPY that sounds?!"
He shrugged. "Would you prefer I didn't control them?"
My soul left my body for a second. "NO. DO YOUR WEIRD VAMPIRE AROMATHERAPY. JUST NOT ON MY NECK AT 2 A.M.!"
Riku smirked. That smug, perfect idol smirk that makes girls faint and me want to throw a chair. "You're cute when you're mad."
"DON'T FLIRT WITH ME, BLOODSUCKER!"
At that exact moment, my phone buzzed. A message from my best friend, Yuu:
[Yuu]: Yo, Haruto! How's the new place? Roommate hot? ;)
I stared at the text, then at the vampire in question—shirt loose, fangs showing, sitting on my bed like he owned it.
Hot?…Yeah.Safe?HELL NO.
"Haruto," Riku said softly, eyes glowing faintly."W-What?""You smell… really good."
…And that was the moment I realized:
I am going to die in this apartment.
TO BE CONTINUED…