" Wow! You've got a nice room here. " He said while sitting on my bed.
I rolled my eyes in annoyance. I don't know why even without any particular reason, I'm really annoyed with this guy.
" Quit fooling around. What do you want? Why are you here? And why the heck you appear and disappear like a mushroom? "
Is he going to kidnap me again?
" Woah! Chill out Sumiko. I just want to check if you are okay. " Then he pouted. Ugh! So irritating!
" If you don't need something important, then please leave. I have something to do, can't you see? "
I stood near the door and crossed my arms on my chest. I'm still wary of him. I haven't forgotten that he kidnapped me once.
" Don't be like that Sumiko. I'm really just concerned about you. " He look so down but on split second, his expression changed.
" Ah! I remember the reason why I came here! " 
He grin at me like an idiot which send chill over my body. It was creepy and weird grin, like an indication of something bad.
" What? "
" Do you still remember the first time you and that doll of yours met? I'm kinda curious about it. "
Eh? Our first meeting?
" Ah. It was... "
I tried to recall everything but my mind seems blank. What the! Did I got an amnesia?
He looked away.
" It seems that you don't remember at all. That's bad. "
Bad?
" What do you mean? "
He didn't respond and just look at me pitifully.
Suddenly, a flick of blurred scene flash in my memory. It was a little vague, like a glitch.
" I meet Mint when I first transformed into a cat. "
Rather than saying it to him, It feels like I'm telling it to myself. I feel like it's more of convincing myself that was it.
" Are you sure? " He let out a bitter laugh. I don't know if he is mocking me or something but it make me doubt myself even more.
" Y-yeah. "
" Well then. "
After that, he leaped over the window leaving me utterly clueless and confused.
* * *
" You have to stay here for the meantime Shane. We have to go to school. "
" Yes. I'm sorry for the trouble. "
" No! It's not a trouble at all. It's always fun looking for lost items right Sumiko? " Choco said sarcastically and grinned at me. So troublesome.
" Oh right, can you describe how does your doll looked like? "
Finding a doll may sound crazy for others but somehow, I felt the importance Shane is giving to her doll. And I can't just ignore her.
" Uh, my doll looks like, " She paused for a while, probably to think the right descriptive word.  " ...him. "
We all turned to the direction she was looking and Choco's face became painted with shock. I felt mine going pale as well.
Standing at the door of the dining room was Mint, with a strange expression that I've never seen before as he stare at Shane.
Shane looked surprised as well as Mint continue to advance towards her.
I felt my heart sank down when Mint utter a familiar name.
" Elize. "
His usual emotionless face was completely gone. He is now showing a face full of different emotions I've never seen before.
Guilt. Pain. Sadness. Longing.
I could see it. No, I could feel it. I can feel those painful emotions. My heart can feel it.
" Elize. " He inched forward and look at Shane with tenderness. Shane's eyes started to well up.
" Are you my doll? "
I look at Choco and nod at her. She instantly understand what I'm implying so both of us stood up and walked away quietly, leaving them personal space.
However, as I walk away, my chest began to tighten, and deep inside it is a silent pain.
Choco drove the car in silence. Sometimes she would sneak a glance at me which I return with a glare.
" Hey are you okay? "
Gosh! Why did she sound so worried? It's not like I'm in a life and death situation anyway.
" Hahaha! What kind of question is that? " I faked a laugh. Ah no! Why would I fake a laugh when I can laugh for real? Ah! Stupid Sumiko!
" Just answer me, are you okay? "
" Hahaha! " This time, my laugh sounds so dry that even I noticed it. " Of course, I'm okay. "
I'm okay. There's no way I'm not.
She sighed and didn't say anything. Tss. What the.
After that set of conversation, we fell into a deafening silence. No one talked in the way until we reached school.
I feel like my mind was floating somewhere. I can't focus on the discussion and I couldn't think of anything. I was even scolded twice for not paying attention.
On the third class, I feel something strange on me. My head feels so heavy and my sight became blurry. My head feels so terrible and my heart beats twice faster than usual.
" Sumiko, are you okay? "
I look at my seatmate which made him flinch a little.
" I'm fine. "
Why do everyone think that I'm not okay? I'm perfectly fine.
Except for the pain in my head.
But this is nothing, absolutely nothing.
" But you look really pale. "
" I'm... "
My head feels terrible. I'm... I'm...
" Prof, Sumiko is... "
My mind keep on spinning as I heard faint voices around me. But I still tried to say something I want to...
" I'm fine. "
Then everything went black.
* * * 
I woke up in an unfamiliar white room, getting suffocated by disgusting scent of various medicines.
Where is this place?
An infirmary? A hospital?
I tried sitting up but someone held my shoulders.
" Don't move around. "
" Choco, it's you. "
" Why? Expecting someone else? " Her eyebrows move in an up and down motion.
" What are you talking about? "
I saw some fruits lying idle on the side table so I picked one. I'm starving right now.
" By the way, why am I here? " I ask while munching on a piece of grape I took.
" You fainted at the class. " Silence fill the room so I thought she's not going to say something else but after a few minutes, she instantly turned into a megaphone.
" What are you trying to do with yourself? I asked you earlier if you're okay but look at what happened to you? Are you really insane? If you want to faint you can just tell me! I can punch you really hard that you won't be able to wake up for two days! What a pain! "
See. She became an instant megaphone.
" Okay. "
" What 'okay'? After everything that I said you only say okay? What the hell is wrong with you? "
" Cut it out. I just fainted, no need to exaggerate it. Oh, why did you bring me to the hospital? You're too paranoid. "
She fell silent.
Is there something wrong with me? Am I sick? Do I have a cancer? Am I dying?
The door creaked open and  a middle aged man dressed in white robe entered.
" Ms. Onishi, you're awake. "
I want to answer the doctor sarcastically but I choose not to. I guess I'm really in a bad situation.
" How do you feel Ms. Onishi? "
I stared at Choco who is unusually quite until now.
" Well, except that I'm extremely annoyed by this girl, I'm perfectly fine. " I said pointing to Choco.
The doctor didn't laugh at my joke. I guess I don't have that good sense of humor.
" I'm going straight to the point Ms. Onishi. "
I feel the tense atmosphere in the room. The doctor looks dead serious. Oh, he should be, I guess. But Choco being serious too means something. I wonder what is wrong with me.
" What is it Doc? "
" You have a serious case of iron deficiency. Your haemoglobin in blood is extremely low and that brings bad effect on your body. "
Iron deficiency? Me? Anemic? What the heck! I am a vampire, how is that possible?
Besides, did they not found anything in my blood Since I'm not a human?
" See? That is why I'm always checking on you. You really don't know how to take care of yourself. " Finally, Choco cut in so I glared at her jokingly.
"You should always check your diet Ms. Onishi. Later, I'm going to give you a proper diet plan for you and medications you need to intake. "
Proper diet plan for me? Ha! He really didn't know the proper food for someone like me huh. It should be blood, plenty of blood.
Choco paid the bills and we check out after receiving some advice from the doctor. I decided not to go home immediately, instead, I called Sir Shin, asking him to meet me at a certain coffee shop.
Hey, it's not a date or something. I just want to ask something about the book he gave me. I also wanted to clear something.
Choco and I arrived a little earlier at the coffee shop.
" Hey, Sumiko,you won't gonna ask about that guy, won't you? "
" What guy? " I said staring at the cup of cappuccino fancily wrapped in a fancy packaging.
" Who else? That stupid, brainleds doll of yours! "
" Hahahaha! Stupid and brainless? How could you say that? "
I couldn't help but laugh. Her words can really be sharp sometimes.
" Don't change the subject. " She glared at me. Crazy girl.
" Nah. He's probably busy these times and he also needs privacy. He's not my pet after all. "
I shrugged my shoulder.
Think about it, even though we have blood contract, that doesn't necessarily mean we must stay together all the time. The force that once bind us together even disappeared after the first three days. I guess there will be no problem even if Mint choose to stay away.
I'll also be fine with that. Yes, I'll be.
But...
What is this writhing pain inside me? Why do I feel awful right now?