[Vampire Knight] Keys

At midnight, a few wisps of gunpowder smoke ignited in the distance to the north.

The girl with short flaxen hair gently put 3 tablets of congealed blood lozenges into a transparent glass filled with distilled water. In an instant, the concentrated nutrients evenly diffused in the water molecules, dyeing it a dazzling bright red.

Then, she took the glass and quietly walked towards Sugawara Ri who was sitting in front of the drawing board and carefully sketching the lines.

Sensing a familiar breath approaching slowly behind him, Sugawara Ri said, "You don't have to come here again."

Eri Shirakawa frowned, then walked to her side with a faint smile, and put the cup lightly to a place where it would not hinder her work, "You have said this many times."

During the two weeks when a Tama disappeared, she would rush to the adult's side as soon as she finished the day's lessons every day, no matter whether she was needed or not.I am grateful because Sugawara Li generously helped her family when they were most impoverished a year ago. What is rare is that such a young lady did not rely on the family's huge funds, but relied entirely on her own creative strength Helping them overcome difficulties, so when she inquired about her idea of ​​getting involved in the field of architectural design, she strongly recommended her entries to the top leaders of the academy. Of course, the most important thing is that her talent has reached the public's attention. recognized.

No matter how many times, as long as she needs it in front of her, she will help her unconditionally.Just like that night two weeks ago, she tried every means to lead her to suck her own blood.

"I know you are very gentle and don't want to hurt anyone, but I also have reasons why I have to do this. In this case, is it acceptable?" This is what she said to the hungry and thirsty her that night.She knew that she would not rashly accept unconditional help, so she donated blood for her on the grounds of "gratitude".

Sugawara Ri is her most respected adult, and Bai Tugeng is her most longed-for queen.In the beginning, she just wanted these two people she liked to live in harmony. What she never expected was that Bai Tuo would actually hurt Sugawara Ri, so now when she faces the most respected her There was an unspeakable guilt.

Putting down the liner in his hand, Ri Sugahara picked up the glass, closed his eyes slightly, and sent the liquid to his mouth.The moment her lips touched the rim of the cup, a discordant tingling flashed through her heart. Suddenly, her body softened, and the cup slipped from her hand, hitting the floor with a crisp sound. Blood products It also spilled all over the place.

Opening her eyes, she looked at the flaxen-colored short-haired girl who was also slumped on the floor in amazement.

Bai Chuan Eri stared blankly at the gradually collapsing Vampire Hunters Association outside the window. Tears involuntarily overflowed from her eyes, and she murmured, "Just now, Miss Geng's breath disappeared..."

Hearing this, she just realized the reason for the inexplicable heartache just now, so how many times will he be more sad than Bai Chuan Eri?

Looking at the scene of war in the distance, she pondered for a long time, then tore up the unfinished drawing paper on the drawing board, laid a new piece of pure white paper, swayed a touch of rich color, and depicted her thoughts on the pure white paper.

Standing directly behind and silently watching her finish the painting, Shirakawa Eri couldn't help worrying.She knows that her works have always been improvised, but unlike before, most of the colors used in her previous works are very active and harmonious, and the themes conveyed are also very positive.Therefore, it was the first time she saw her portraying such a heavy color with a calm posture as always.

Seeing Sugawara Ri put down the paintbrush in her hand and sat alone facing the newly completed oil painting for a long time, Shirakawa Eri wanted to say something to relieve the almost eerie calm atmosphere, but found that she couldn't speak.

At this moment, there was a rush of pace from far to near, Bai Chuan Eri looked vigilantly at the door of the studio, and she breathed a sigh of relief until the elegant blond boy appeared in front of her eyes.Looking back at Sugawara Ri with the same expression, she seemed to understand something. It turned out that from the very beginning, she knew that he would appear.

She mouthed to Tama who was panting in front of the studio door, "I can leave the rest to you, right?" After seeing him nodding vigorously, she slowly left this place that no longer needed her. The place.

After experiencing a fierce melee in a short period of time, he slowly walked towards the pure black back with his dizzy head. Half an hour ago, he lost an important connection. Now, he suddenly lost his heart He just wanted to hold her tightly in front of him and try his best.

Suppressing the soreness in his eyes, Sugawara quietly listened to the rustling sound directly behind.

Suddenly, he was about to reach her and fell to the ground due to exhaustion.Hearing the sound, she stopped sitting quietly and quickly moved to his side.Just when she was about to help him up who was lying on the floor, he grabbed her wrist and pulled her into his generous arms with a little force.

Clinging to his chest, listening to his powerful heartbeat through the clothes, the warmth gradually spread in a container called "heart".

Caressing her smooth long black hair, he murmured: "There is no problem." No one can threaten your existence anymore, so, can you live a good life?

As if she heard his hidden sentence through her heart, she suddenly raised her head and looked at his tender face.Then, as angry as a child, she stabbed her fangs vigorously into his neck, deliberately using the tip of the fangs to stimulate the nerve cells distributed on his collarbone.

Feeling the blood gradually flow out of the body circulation, he said comfortably: "It doesn't matter if you absorb more." As long as she no longer minds accepting him like this.

Blood kept rolling into her throat, and as the blood flowed, she deliberately took away some information that she didn't understand before.

Takuma smiled helplessly, and said, "Don't peep into other people's hearts at will..."

Before he finished speaking, she loosened her fangs suddenly, letting the blood overflow from the worn skin.

"Do you like me?" She looked directly into his green eyes and asked bluntly.I'm afraid that as long as one doesn't pay attention, he will perfunctory at will.

Facing her question, he seemed to lose his ability to speak in an instant, who used to talk and laugh happily.He stared blankly at her pair of red eyes, but he still couldn't find a corresponding word.

Either he likes it, or he doesn't. He who only wants to rely on her has never thought about it at all. He likes to stay quietly by her side. Does that count?He likes the wave after wave of freshness she brings to him, does that count?Wanting to protect her is due to Jiu Lanshu's influence on him, wanting to save her is out of guilt towards her, wanting to bind her by his side is out of her instinct for absolute freedom jealous.

He doesn't quite understand what is the "ordinary love" that Bai Tuo Geng mentioned?In the past, he only knew right and wrong, important and minor, reward and punishment, so, "I'm sorry." Forgive him for not being able to answer this sudden question, forgive him for not even being able to figure it out.

She raised a distant smile in embarrassment, broke away from his weakened hands, and fled from his embrace.

The long, pure black hair slid across his fingertips, leaving behind only ungraspable air.

She stood up on the spot and turned her back to him. For a moment, tears welled up in her eyes, and then she walked out of the studio door without looking back.Recalling that night, he suggested to her to become a vampire, and only she knew that what she could not forgive was the self who wanted to say "I do".

He looked blankly at her disappearing from his eyes and was powerless to keep her, the back of his hand lightly covered his slightly dry eyes, and then, a familiar sense of loss struck again.

After a little calm in his heart, he stood up and looked around.

In an instant, a picture that was incompatible with other works filled his eyes.

On the screen, a voluptuous and dazzling black mandala blooms without any prefix or background, monotonous but full of connotations.When the line of sight shifted, two similar-looking silver keys placed on the easel came into view.

Taking all this into his eyes, he pulled out an embarrassing smile, "Didn't you say that you wouldn't paint for anyone?"

Unpredictable death and love—

This is the message she wanted to convey to him 54 years ago.

During the entire 54 years, he kept racking his brains to reconcile the relationship between humans and vampires, and constantly devised strategies to maintain social order.Standing behind his grandfather all the time, he saw no fewer things than anyone else, but until all the incidents were over, he, as a senior member of the new generation of the Senate, felt the endless pressure personally.

Also, he's been thinking about her endlessly.

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☆, the final round

In the office, Takuma was busy sorting out the materials needed for tomorrow's joint meeting of the Senate and the Vampire Hunters Association.

After a while, he became discouraged. He leaned against the back of the chair, stared blankly at the folders piled up on the desktop as high as a mountain, scratched the back of his head irritably, and then resolutely left the desk and walked toward a room about two meters high. Mi's large bookshelf walked, excitedly twisting the mechanism placed on the bookshelf, watching with satisfaction that the bookshelf full of official documents slowly moved to one side, and the exciting comic book shelf hidden behind appeared in his in front of you.

He smiled and raised his hand to take out the hot-blooded manga on the top floor. At this moment, the door of the office was pushed open. Unprepared, he was startled and wanted to push the manga he had just taken out of the bookshelf back to the empty space. But he hurriedly swept the entire row of books to the ground.

He quickly cast his gaze to the door, looking at whoever came.

He knew that the only one who could break in so quietly was the son of the president of the Hunter Association. The reason was very simple, just to make a surprise check to see if he was slacking off.

"Father told me to tell you that the plan must be handed in within today." The silver-haired boy standing at the door expresses clearly the entrusted words word by word with a blank expression.

A Takuma brushed off a cold sweat, and replied helplessly: "I see."

After seeing the child with a serious face like Zhui Shengling leave the scene, he wanted to pick up the comic book lying on the floor with tears in his eyes. The moment he leaned over, a painted cover followed He bumped into his eyes jokingly, and the three words printed on the cover unsuspectingly stimulated his optic nerves.

Hand, involuntarily pulled out the picture book hidden in the corner of the bookshelf.

One, followed by another...

It wasn't until pages of gorgeous pictures passed before his eyes that he realized that in the past 50 years, he would unconsciously collect every series of her works.It was only then that he realized that he had never forgotten that deep and dark eyes, which could not see any thoughts, but bewitched and fascinated.

Leaning his back against the bookshelf, that flawless and delicate face suddenly appeared in his mind.

If it is said that such an unconscious action is out of liking, then he probably subconsciously loves her so much that he is almost crazy.

In fact, he always knew where she was, but he didn't dare to go to her rashly until he got a definite answer, for fear that the blow she would bring to him again would be enough to make him depressed for decades.

There is no doubt that now he wants to see her very much.

After clarifying his thoughts, he took out his mobile phone and called the housekeeper, packed up his belongings, and set off for the city where she was.

The famous city of music, on the banks of the Danube in Vienna, a girl with long pure black hair and clear and bright eyes like agate stares at the pleasant scene in the distance, uses the pen in her hand from time to time, and carefully draws on the sketchbook. Fine gestures delineate the size of the screen.As everyone knows, the picture of girls so concentrated is also a landscape in the eyes of those who are interested.

Located tens of meters away, a Tuoma looked at her who was still quiet and elegant, and couldn't help but be fascinated.If Shirakawa Eri, who had been by her side all these years, hadn't noticed the strangeness of the surroundings, they might have remained relatively still like this until night fell.

"Tama-sama?" Shirakawa Eri, who was the first to notice his existence, was very surprised, and then saw Sugawara Rika's movements obviously paused, she suppressed her slightly excited emotions, and politely asked him not far away He nodded his head to express his goodwill, and then quietly retreated to make room for the two who reunited after a long absence.

Looking sideways, Sugawara Ri looked at him who was always placed in the deepest part of her heart from far to near, and the corner of her mouth could not help but smile.It wasn't until he walked in front of her that she said flatly, "Long time no see." Being still calm didn't mean that there were no turmoil in her heart. She was pleasantly surprised, but in front of such a confused him, She couldn't express her true emotions unreservedly, for fear that the already blurred relationship between them would be out of balance.

The breeze passed by the two of them slowly, shaking her skirt, dancing her hair, and brought her greetings into his ears.

Really, it's been a long time, and the feeling of wanting to see her urged him to rush to her immediately, but he forgot to think about what he should say when they met.Looking at the face in front of him that had never faded from his mind, he was so excited that he couldn't find a word.

Just when he felt overwhelmed by the silence in front of him, an elegant and cheerful waltz sounded melodiously.

Hearing the sound, they all turned their eyes to the source of the sound tacitly.

He smiled happily when he saw a small concert being happily held at a nearby theme park.He seems to know the reason why she likes to travel around the world, to stay away from the turmoil of the miniature world where he was, to forget the endless troubles, and to devote himself to a strange and harmonious environment. All the uneasiness and misfortune are just passing clouds.

Naturally, because of the leisurely environment and beautiful tunes, his mood gradually became more relaxed and happy, and he realized that there is really no need to deliberately find common topics, as long as she can resonate with him in the same environment, then , No matter how much words are said, they are only decorations.

Following the musical atmosphere around him, Takuma bowed and saluted, "May I have the honor to invite you to dance with me?"

Staring at him who only reflected her in his blue eyes, she smiled slightly, her heart throbbing slightly because of his soft words, her hand, following his gentleman's invitation, slowly fell into his hand, step by step, Under his meticulous guidance, he gradually moved forward.

There is no magnificent scene arrangement, colorful and psychedelic lighting equipment, and no cumbersome ornate clothing. In a leisurely environment, they simply repeat the basic steps of the waltz.

Until the end of the song, Sugawara Ri reluctantly removed the hand that was lightly on his broad shoulders, and kept a certain distance from him.

Feeling the sudden disappearance of the temperature on the shoulders, Takuma frowned, stretched out his hand reflexively and pulled her into his arms, bowed his head, and whispered in her ear: "It's been 54 years, don't you think that 'Sugawara Ri' is Has the name been used for too long?"

The sudden move made her feel puzzled. She quietly clung to his chest for a long time, and then slightly raised her head to look at his expression. After seeing his beautiful eyes, she quickly shifted her gaze to him. , said casually: "Yeah, it's time to choose a pseudonym."

"You should be able to understand what I mean." The arms around her back were tightened inwardly, and he gently pressed his chin to the top of her hair, smelling her unique fragrance.Perhaps, as early as 54 years ago, he had been captured by her inadvertently, but at that time he could not understand what true love meant, until he had seen the sons and daughters of the world many times throughout the past half a century. Long love, joys and sorrows, the special emotion that has been buried in the heart began to emerge.

"Do you like me?" She kept this question for him for 54 years.

54 years was just a fleeting moment for a vampire. During this not-so-long period of time, she created a huge fortune with her own talents.However, no matter how much you get, an indescribable feeling of disappointment will gradually spread in your heart.

He didn't respond directly to her question, but only increased his strength in holding her, so hard that he wanted to take away her right to breathe as well.At the ball, she suddenly pushed him away inexplicably; in the church, she coldly pushed him away because of his behavior; that night, she left suddenly because of his confusion.

It's just that now he doesn't want her to disappear in front of him without warning, so, "promise me, please come back to me after seeing all the scenery in the world, is that okay?" With her free wings, she is permanently bound by her side, but what he can be sure of is that when she is tired, there is a harbor where she can dock.

He loosened his embrace, stared at those pure black pupils seriously, took her slender hand, and put a silver key into her hand.

A trace of coldness fell into the palm of her hand, she looked down at the key in her palm, her eyes were a little red.Looking up, meeting those blue eyes, she raised a heartwarming smile and said affirmatively, "I promise you."

Her unadorned smile made his heart skip a beat, and finally he didn't need to cover up the turmoil in his heart anymore. He smiled with her smile, lowered his head slightly, and kissed her forehead lightly.

"I love you, Li."

In the face of unpredictable love, will you always be waiting for me?

The above is the happy ending of LevelB and LevelD.