Chapter 42: A bloodsucking filled with hidden feelings
A bloodsucking filled with hidden feelings
Isaya-kun guided me here after I made the request.
His room was sparsely furnished, with only the bare essentials, perhaps remnants of his frugal lifestyle.
It’s been two months since he started living and working at the mansion, yet there seemed to be an unusual scarcity of belongings.
Maybe it’s because he doesn’t seem to have any hobbies or desires, combined with the frugality he’s been accustomed to, which gives the impression that he’s fundamentally uninterested in material things.
Yet, for me, it’s still a room belonging to someone of the opposite sex who harbors goodwill toward me, and from the moment I stepped in, my heart was pounding so loudly that it was almost deafening.
“Um, so should we sit on the bed as usual?”
“Y-Yes…”
Even though there was no intention of engaging in any such activity, the moment Isaya-kun invited me to sit on the bed, my heart throbbed nervously.
Just drinking from his neck… that’s all it is.
Initially, the taste was so intense that I would become intoxicated. However, lately, I’ve become more adept at keeping my consciousness stable.
It has to be that way; since if I were to lose control, it would be problematic.
If I accidentally revealed my feelings for Isaya-kun, I might become too embarrassed to even speak.
I must be extremely cautious not to let that happen, and while pretending to remain composed, I sat on the bed, positioning myself to straddle him.
Of course, this posture meant I would be embracing Isaya-kun, and behind my calm façade, I was practically trembling with overwhelming embarrassment.
“Well then, e-excuse me…”
“O-Okay…”
With a trembling voice, I addressed him and then opened the chest of his tailcoat, exposing the right side of his neck.
There were two red marks on his neck, the traces of the bites I had left.
They were proof of my feelings for Isaya-kun that I lacked the courage to express in words.
Since coming to the mansion, Isaya-kun had improved significantly in terms of his complexion and physique, likely due to eating well and maintaining physical fitness, even though he was not currently active as an adventurer. He had developed a manly physique.
While I had never been interested in the bodies of the opposite sex before, whenever I looked at Isaya-kun’s body, my heart would race to the point where it felt like it might burst. In particular, the muscles of his collarbone were so captivating that I wanted to trace them with my fingers…
…Huh?!
N-No, this can’t go on like this!
Panicking, I regained my composure and placed my hands on Isaya-kun’s shoulders, then timidly buried my face in his neck.
Using the smell of his spiced sweat as a guide, I extended my fangs and pierced his veins.
“Huh… nngh…!”
At that moment, a small moan escaped from Isaya-kun.
Because I still hadn’t improved my bloodsucking abilities, I always burdened him unnecessarily. Whenever I tried to feed, the guilt from that time I attacked someone invaded my mind and wouldn’t stop.
Still, if I didn’t feed, I would cease to have my humanity.
…I’m sorry.
Apologizing to Isaya-kun in my heart, I continued to suck the blood with my fangs.
“Mmm, ngh, mmm…”
With each small sip, my entire body tingled sweetly, and warmth surged from the depths of my body. His blood was warm, rich, and had a smooth aftertaste… as far as I could remember, Isaya-kun’s blood was of an excellent quality.
I wanted more. I wanted to immerse myself even further. That urge threatened to overwhelm me, but I resisted with the rationality I had developed over time. If I didn’t, I could end up draining Isaya-kun of blood in the worst-case scenario. I didn’t want to lose the person I had come to love so much to a momentary pleasure.
So, I always struggled against the impulse while feeding on his blood. Always… carrying the guilt of tormenting Isaya-kun.
As I was consumed by these self-punishing thoughts while feeding, something unexpected happened.
“Alright, there, there.”
“Uh… Isaya-kun?”
Isaya-kun began to stroke my head. As his large hand rubbed against it, the tension in my body, which had been unconsciously stiff, melted away.
The darkness that had started to envelop my heart was quickly replaced by a sense of happiness.
“Good job on your tests, Sakura.”
⟬ “Ahhhh~~~~!”⟭
With a voice even gentler, he whispered my name, and I felt my entire body heating up as if it might ignite.
Embarrassment and happiness surged within me, and in an instant, I felt like I was reaching my limits.
I needed something to hold onto, or I wouldn’t be able to endure.
As I realized this, I found myself clinging to Isaya-kun’s body.
A boy larger than myself… and especially because he was the one I had feelings for, the overwhelming sense of affection and happiness were immense.
I am well aware that this is an unbecoming posture for a lady.
Yet, just for now, I couldn’t help but entrust myself, both body and heart, to Isaya-kun.
—I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you… Isaya-kun, I love you so much.
I swallowed down these feelings that threatened to overflow along with the blood.
I wanted to confess my love, spend days as a couple, and dream of being spoiled like this.
But that’s a story for when Isaya-kun accepts my feelings.
What if he were to reject me, having such thoughts I become too scared and unable to take a step forward.
Moreover, even if I come to understand love, the fact that I’m a half-vampire wouldn’t change.
Even if we were to date, I don’t want him to be falsely accused because of me.
So, I still had no intention of confessing my feelings.
Hey, Isaya-kun, I’m not as good of a person as you think.
I want you to only look at me, not talk to or meet other girls, and I can’t help but feel jealous when you talk to other girls.
I’m a mischievous girl who clings to you while taking advantage of the fact that you don’t know the meaning behind the bloodsucking from the neck, acting all innocent to getting you to spoil me.
Am I someone you’d get tired of, a coward who can’t progress the relationship, and a shameless girl who can’t hide her possessiveness?
I don’t want to disappoint you, but I also don’t want to be apart from you.
Because I love the time when I can lean on Isaya-kun’s kindness without reservation.
“Huff, haa, haa…”
As soon as my belly felt satisfied, I withdrew the fangs that had been piercing his neck.
With a soft sound, a small trickle of blood seeped from where the fangs had been just moments ago.
—Oh no… What a waste.
I thought this and, without realizing it, found myself licking the blood away with my tongue.
“Uh!? S-Sakura?”
“Mm, slurp, nom…”
Even though I heard Isaya-kun’s surprised voice, I continued licking without stopping, completely engrossed.
I was relieved that my face couldn’t be seen in this position.
Because I must have been making an extremely indecent expression right now.
Once I had licked the wound until the blood stopped oozing, I gently let go of the body I had been embracing.
When I looked at Isaya-kun’s face again, he was looking at me with a mixture of confusion and embarrassment, his face as red as a tomato.
“Isaya-kun…”
As for me, I felt like my head was floating in a hazy heat.
I wasn’t intoxicated, but my thoughts were hardly functioning properly.
Staring at the face of the person I loved in this state, my gaze naturally shifted to his lips.
Before I knew it, my hands were still on Isaya-kun’s cheeks, and my face was slowly getting closer.
I wanted to kiss him, touch him more, and fall deeper like this.
Driven by the swirling desires in my mind…
“Ah!”
I snapped back to my senses just in time and, with the last of my resistance, planted a kiss on the bite mark.
My heart was pounding so loudly as I reflected on what I almost did.
Phew, that was close…
Relief washed over me, along with a burning sense of embarrassment that threatened to engulf me.
“S-Sakura? Are you okay?”
“Y-Yes… Thank you very much.”
I was timidly addressed by Isaya-kun, and realizing I was close to my limit, I stood up abruptly and put some distance between us.
I rushed to the room’s entrance and put my hand on the doorknob while still unable to calm my racing heart.
Then, I stopped moving.
With my hand on my chest to calm my still unsteady and agitated heart, I took deep breaths before speaking.
“I-Isaya-kun… Good night.”
“G-Good night…”
“Well then, I’ll excuse myself!”
After exchanging goodnight greetings, I left the room and ran down the hallway to my own room as quickly as possible.
During that time, I was tormented by regret and embarrassment.
No matter how you look at it, this behavior is way too indecent for a lady.
I continued to reprimand my own actions.
But still… my cheeks couldn’t help but relax and loosen.
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