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It was very late. My brother was asleep in his room after giving me a lecture.

I was lying on the bed in my room. I couldn't sleep. I was thinking about Shun. I kept thinking about him. About how we had talked and how he had looked at me. How he saved me. I felt my stomach turning somersaults inside me. I remembered how I hugged him earlier.

Yuu: Uwaah! Why did I do that?!

I exclaimed. I covered my face with my hands. I was too embarrassed to look at myself. I wanted to die. I was shaking. I could feel my cheeks burning red.

I buried my head under the covers. I squeezed my eyes shut.

Yuu: (Uwaaah! This is so embarrassing! Why did I hug him? Just because I was desperate. Why was I desperate?)

I thought back to the moment when I hugged him. I was confused and panicky. I didn't know why I did it. It was so sudden. I didn't even think twice. I just acted on instinct.

Yuu: (I don't know why I'm so nervous. I shouldn't be thinking about him like this. It's so weird.)

I remembered the way he patted me on the head and his troubled expression after. I smiled at the memory. I liked the feeling.

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Yuu: (I wonder what does he think about me. Does he think I'm a nuisance? I hope not. I want him to like me.)

I felt my heart beat faster. I took a deep breath. I opened my eyes and looked at the ceiling.

Yuu: (What should I do? I wonder if he'll show up tomorrow. Will I see him?)

I closed my eyes and tried to think of something else. But I couldn't help but keep thinking about him.

Yuu: (He rejected to join my club again. I wonder if he will agree if I ask him tomorrow. Maybe I should try to invite him again. Yosh, I will definitely ask him. I still need to do all sorts of test on him. He is a vampire after all.)

That's right, I still had to talk to his sister Mika. I would get all sorts of information from her about Shun. I knew it.

Yuu: Information about Shun?

I suddenly realized.

Yuu: (Wait a minute. Shouldn't I ask her about her being a vampire? Why am I asking his sister about Shun now?)

Yuu: (What's wrong with me? Why am I so curious about him?)

I thought. I remembered his face. His red eyes. His silver hair. I wanted to know more about him. I wanted to know what kind of person he was.

Yuu: D-don't tell me?

Realisation struck me.

Yuu: Is it one of his powers again? Did he cast some vampiric spell on me or something, so I would think all weird stuff about him?

Yuu: That must be it. T-that Shun! That's why I feel so strange!

Yuu: What a vicious vampire. I'll make him pay. I will make him join my club and do all sorts of tests and experiments on him. I'll find out all of his powers and weaknesses. I will also get him to openly reveal his identity of being a vampire.

I clenched my fists. I calmed myself down. I knew what to do.

Yuu: Yaawn. I'm tired. I will go to sleep now.

I took a deep breath and closed my eyes. Before I fell asleep, I was still thinking about Shun and his slightly cold gaze.

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