Mizuno Productions Presents

A Vampire Princess Miyu Fanfic

Dreams and Nightmares

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The night air was clean and crisp as the sky was mostly clear except for
the odd wisps of cloud. The stars danced in the sky and mingled with the
night lights of Tokyo to produce an exuberant but odd ballet of light 
which shimmered over the reflecting waters of Tokyo Bay. It was a
breathtaking sight, one which Miyuki was ignoring as she sat on the park
bench alone. Her gaze neither on the sky, the city scape, or the few
remaining Cherry blossoms which had just bloomed. 

No her eyes where locked firmly on the ground in front of her, on an
unimpressive lump of red clay. Clay as red as her eyes, for tears were
streaming down on them constantly. She neither tried to hide or wipe
them, she just sat there and let them come as  she if she was unaware of
the entire world.
 
It was then that a gentle breeze started up, freeing the remaining
blossoms from there branches. An odd feeling of cold swept over Miyuki,
as she no longer felt alone in the park. In front of her the Sakura
seemed to swirl, before fading and revealing a young girl in a Kimono in
it's place. Her face had an odd mix of concern and amusement on it, which
Miyuki caught a brief look of before she once again turned her gaze to
the earth.

"Why do you cry?" 

"Because, because..." Miyuki stopped her explanation before it even
began, the pain of the memories she still had being to much to speak off.
Her sobs became louder as she hid her gaze from the Kimono clad girl so
she wouldn't have to experience her hurt.
 

"I can take you to them, if you want to meet them again."

"You...You can?" A hint of excitement entered her voice, at last she
would be able to see them. At last she would be able to make amends for
what happened. 

"Do you want to go to them?"

"Hai,"

"Then Miyuki you'll be able to visit them forever," the girl reassured as
she placed her hand on Miyuki's cheek, leaning her face ever closer to
hers. Miyuki finally looked up and took a close look at the person who
was with her in the park. 

"Miyu?"

The wind suddenly picked up, bringing in with it a stampede of clouds
which covered the sky with it's darkness. Instantly it dropped rain,
covering the whole city with it's waters and creating a new dance with
the night lights of Tokyo.  And in the park Miyuki watched on as the rain
covered her, her eyes vacant yet focused on something distant. 

And where Miyu once stood there was nothing but the petals of the Sakura
and the sound of  haunting laughter. 

****

One Week later...

The floors of the Eisbu Mental hospital where meticulously polished as
where it's walls, offices, and practically everything else in the
building. The whole place practically reeked of clean, as not a smudge of
dirt was allowed to reside for a long period of time in the building. It
added to the professionalism of the place, though it seemed to take away
from the humanity at the same time. 

Kenji thought that way ever since he started to intern here almost a year
ago. During that whole time he never once saw a Doctor or Nurse decorate
his desk with a personal knickknacks or picture of some sort. Every desk
was free of these, instead they were full of medical books, case files,
and other official papers. It was as if the staff here were robots, going
about there work with full efficient but no personality. 

Perhaps it was because of the patients, Kenji wondered as he started down
the hall. Eisbu was the hospital where the most difficult of cases were
sent too. Little if no chance was given for a full cure for the wards of
the hospital, and more often than not Eisbu remained there home for the
rest of their life. There they remained, unvisited by family most of the
time and left alone by the staff who cared more to clean the place then
to help the people. 

This lack of hope, the lack of humanity towards a fellow man had all but
sapped the life out of the place. The people still moved and functioned,
but the spark of life for everyone in the place had seemed extinguished.
It was happening to Kenji too, who felt old beyond his 25 years as his
internship seemed to be lasting a millennia and not the year and half it
was supposed to be. Working with patients who were given no hope, who
were given no chance to even live in a normal hospital had destroyed the
optimism he came in with from Medical school. Now he carried on like one
of the robots, oblivious to the air of despair which reeked from all
corners of Eisbu. 

He was walking to one such corner right now, the isolation wing of the
hospital. Here the most hopeless of patients resided on there own, to
slowly fade away free from the gaze of modern and civil society. A new
girl was added into the wing last night and Kenji  had the privilege of
observing her this day. 

"Hello Kenji," His superior waved in front of a door with a small
plexiglass window in the middle. "This new patient is a fascinating case,
and should prove quite useful to your studies," he continued in a
monotone almost electronic voice. 

Kenji just nodded, as he raised his clipboard up and readied his pencil
in case he needed to take some notes on this patient. He stepped in front
of the window and looked around the room taking in the sights. In the
middle of the floor wide cushion was a young women with frizzled green
hair about shoulder length. She was wearing the typical green hospital
outfit that all patients wore, though she wasn't wearing the usual
restraints that the isolation ward patients had. And her eyes, her eyes
seemed to be  looking at some distant event taking place at some other
time. 

"She seems calm," Kenji added as he turned away from the window, "I see
no reason for her to be here. She's just a vegetable."

"Ah, but wait for a few minutes and you'll see what's interesting," his
superior said in a tone which suggested that he was quite willing and
able to study this girl for the good of medical science. 

Kenji just nodded in reply and turned back to watching the girl and her
distant eyes and calm body. She wasn't moving it seemed, except for the
occasional breath, her head locked into the far away place her mind
seemed to be in. And it stayed that way for the 5 minutes that Kenji was
watching her. 

That is until her head jerked to the right, her eyes looking straight
into Kenji's, eyes that were full of fear, pain, and sadness. 

"MOM, DAD!!!" She shrieked, her body thrashing about the room as tears
fell down her face. "I'm sorry!!! MOM!! DAD!!! I'LL be a good girl!! MOM!!!" 

Kenji backed away, the gaze and shrieks proving to be too much for him to
handle. "Kami-sama," he whispered barely, "Kami-sama...."

"She's does this once every 4 hours," his superior added coolly, "And it
last for almost an hour. It's why we stuck her in Isolation, it annoys
other patients. But it is fascinating to study."

"To...To study?" Kenji replied with a hint of acid wondering just who
would enjoy studying a girl going through that kind of pain. A loud sob
came from the door, causing Kenji to look back and see the girl curled
into a ball, yelling and crying at the same time. 

"Come now Kenji, We've got another new patient to look at. I think you'll
find him quite interesting as well." 

Kenji just looked on stunned, how could anyone just leave a girl like
that to her suffering. And to call it fascinating as well just made his
blood boil even more. These were human beings, not experiments and it
seemed like Kenji was the only one that new that. At least he was still
human, and when he finished his internship he was gonna leave a human
despite what his superiors did. 

"Hurry up now Kenji, the day isn't getting any younger!!!" 

"Hai, sensei," Kenji said with a very small bow, replacing his clip board
in the container next to the door. "Poor Miyuki," He added as he walked
off, ready to see yet more patients in the isolation ward before left.
One of many he would have to visit before he would get his freedom from
Eibisu. 

****

The flashing reds and blues of the disco lights did little to bother Miyu,
as she was able to turn them out along with the annoying techno music
which blared out from the speakers. She was here to hunt Shinma, to
return them from the dark which they came, not to dance and listen to
tunes like the humans. 

She sighed as she disappeared into the shadows of the rafters, leaving
the Disco the way she came in. No Shinma where here tonight, much like
the night before when she had observed the place for a few hours. But
that was all right, Miyu had other places to check for the presence of
the Shinma . The arcade, the movie theater, and the hidden spot in the
park where all the school kids liked to make out during the weekend
nights. All of these places had been victims of so called Vampire murders
and attacks lately. 

Events which were likely caused by a Shinma, Miyu reasoned as she walked
along the street trying to sense for a presence. She felt none as she
walked along, draped in the ever present lights of the sprawling
metropolis. The Shinma would be found and banished, Miyu swore as she
continued along. It was her duty to banish them and she always did her
duty. 

She felt a slight tug as she crossed the street, a pull from a nearby
building. 'It could be the Shinma' Miyu thought as she headed towards it,
the faint feeling neither growing or fading as she continued along. It
just seemed to be pulling her, to some place in the city. A place called...

Eibsu Hospital

Miyu paused as she looked at the structure of the hospital, it's exterior
every bit as cold and efficient as it's inside. She had felt the same
pull from here over the past week but could find no presence of Shinma here. 

Still, something seemed to be dragging her here, constantly leading her
to something inside. She extended her sense more, trying to see if the
Shinma was hiding itself inside the confines of the building. But nothing
was returned, except the faint sensation that brought her here in the
first place. 

Miyu sighed, and turned to leave the building and it's mysteries alone.
She had Shinma to hunt and didn't have the time to play games. 

"MOM!!!DAD!!!" Miyu heard through the night, a voice filled with sorrow
and hurt. 

"MOM!!! I'm Sorry!!!"

The voice filled Miyu's ears with it's suffering, and Miyu knew at last
what was drawing here. It was someone who was looking for her gift,
someone looking to escape the pain of their life and return to happier times. 

A smile appeared on Miyu's face as she entered the doors of Eibsu, for if
she couldn't hunt Shinma this night then she could at least hunt for herself. 

Slowly she made her way through the building, passing through a crowd of
doctors and nurses who seemed to be in the middle of sedating a patients.
His wails went ignored by the staff, much as Miyu was when she passed by.
Soon the sound disappeared and the crowd faded, but Miyu wasn't around.
For this man didn't want her gift...

It was at the entrance way of the Isolation ward which Miyu stopped at,
the feeling that was pulling her becoming greater and greater as she
walked along. She stopped in front of one door, the door where the voice
of fear and terror seemed to be coming from. With barely an effort she
opened the door, entering the foam padded room calmly. 

"MOM!! DAD!!!" the voice cried before it stopped, replaced by an earlier
silence. The force pulling Miyu seemed greater then ever in this room,
and Miyu allowed her gaze to fall on the person who was slumped in the
corner, her eyes still red from tears recently shed. But now the face
held no emotion at all, instead it held a distant and vacant look, a look
which suggested the girl was in a far away place. 

"Miyuki!!" Miyu exclaimed in shock at seeing the young girl which she had
given her gift to a week ago. Her gift usualy brought about happiness for
the people that received it, but this girl seemed to be in extreme
torment. It was as if she was being tortured by her dreams. 

"SHINMA!! SHOW YOURSELF!!!" Miyu cried, her guard raised in case an
attack game. It was probably the work of the Shinma which had caused this
girl such suffering. And Miyu was going to put an end to it quickly by
banishing it to the dark. 

Except her challenge went unanswered, and she felt no Shinma near by.
Only the force which had brought here was around, no trademark signature
of any demon. "It can't be," Miyu cried, "I don't get it. My gift brings
Happiness. LARVA!!!"

"Yes Miyu," Larva gently said as he emerged from the Shadows, embracing a
crying Miyu. "I'm here for you, to help you."

"What do I do? She is haunted by something even though I gave her my
gift. It has to be Shinma I know it!! But I can't feel them."

"Miyu Not all Shinma can be felt," Larva replied, "and not all Demons
exist outside. Some may reside inside"

"You mean,"

"Yes!"

Miyu stiffened, her tears fading as her resolve grew, "Then I will go
into her dreams and drive this Shinma out. For it is my duty." 

She walked towards Miyuki, her eyes staring deep into the vacant ones
Miyuki wore. "I will drive this Shinma out, for I'm Miyu the Vampire
Princess," she said a she cupped Miyuki's face, her fangs shining in the
light of the room. And she sunk them in to  Miyuki's neck, full of
determination. 

And in an instant the world turned white for Miyu...

****

The waves gently rolled to the beach, brining ashore the seaweed and
branches that traveled with it. Rays of sunshine reflected off the water,
the midday sun bathing all in it's warmth. A flock of birds flew by and
sung a note of their beautiful song to the sun before they headed inland.
Miyu watched the scene with a sense of awe, she could remain here all day
and enjoy the peace and quiet of the beach. All she needed was Larva to
hold her and everything would be perfect. 

"Mom, Dad!! Hurry up!!!" A voice exclaimed happily further along the
beach. Miyu turned her gaze to see who had come upon her small slice of
paradise a saw a girl in a one piece swim suit with well kept green hair
running along the beach. "Miyuki," Miyu said in shock, suddenly
remembering why she was here. 

"Miyu!!!" Miyuki cheerfully waved as she ran over, quickly enveloping
Miyu in a hug. "I didn't think I'd see anyone here from school."

"Miyuki, what are you doing here?" 

"Well I'm here with my parents," She replied in a happy voice, "They've
finally taken me on vacation after nagging them for the past year. So
here we are on the beach!! Why are you here Miyu?"

Miyu looked over the beach before replaying, trying to find the location
of the Shinma. She felt nothing though, and quickly turned to face Miyuki
with a cold look on her face. "I'm here to meet someone. I have some
business to discuss with them."

"Well that's cool. Jeez, I wonder what is taking them so long? Mom,
Dad!!!"

"Perhaps they need some help with something?" Miyu added, keeping her
guard up. 

"Your right, maybe I'll go along and give them some help too."

"I'll come too!"

"No Miyu," Miyuki added, "they're my parents so I'll help them!!"

"I insist, besides it means you can get to the fun quicker!" Miyu
exclaimed, noting that she had a better chance of finding the Shinma if
she kept close to Miyuki.

"Okay!! Then come along!" 

The two ran up the beach, Miyuki laughing and kicking water towards Miyu
as they went along. Miyu tried to dodge, but she ended up getting hit and
wet anyway which only caused Miyuki to break into more laughter. Miyu
joined her, and fired a return volley which hit Miyuki dead on. This water
war continued up the beach, with both of them getting lost in the process
of soaking each other. 

Soon they were at the parking lot, which had only one car in it at the
time. "That's my parents car, Miyu!" Miyuki smiled as she moved her wet
bangs from her eyes, flashing a V sign at Miyu to declare her victory. 

"I'll get my revenge on the way back!!" Miyu exclaimed as she walked next
to Miyuki, a full smile on her face as well. They both headed towards the
car, waving to Miyuki's parents as they went along. Both were still in
the car, moving some packages around in the back seat. Miyuki's mom saw
them though, and turned to wave at them in return 

It was at that moment that a Semi-truck came out of nowhere and hit the
car, causing it to explode in a ball of flame. 

Miyuki watched on in horror as the flames grew, twisting the metal
remains of the card around and warping the windows. The screams of her
parents filled the air as the flames from the car surrounded Miyuki and
Miyu on every side.

"Mom...Dad.." Miyuki cried, slumping on the ground, "MOM!! DAD!!!"

"Shinma," Miyu coldly said as she broke free from the spell that seemed
to have enslaved her. She needed to find the Shinma quickly to stop this
because it had to be behind this madness. 

"MOM!!DAD!!" Miyuki screamed, tears flowing from her eyes, "I killed
them, I killed them." She added in a quieter voice, as she curled into a
ball on the ground. 

Miyu looked down a Miyuki curiously, she had not yet felt a Shinma around
here at all. The only thing she was feeling was Miyuki...

"If I hadn't agreed to this trip they would be alive. I killed them by
asking for that trip. And..."

Miyu watched on in horror, she had no idea what to do in this situation
for if what she thought was true than the Shinma was not within the
dream. It was withing...

"I Killed them all AND I DESERVE TO SUFFER FOR DOING IT!!!" Miyuki
screamed through her tears, the flame growing around her and singing her hair.

"The Shinma's in her, it's her negative emotion that's creating it!!"
Miyu exclaimed as she grabbed a hold of Miyuki's shoulders. "But I can't
banish it if it's in her."

"I killed them," 

"Miyuki!!!" Miyu yelled as she shook the crying girl, trying to get Miyuki
to pay attention to her.

"I killed them Miyu, Me."

"No you didn't Miyuki! It's a Shinma that did this!!!"                   

"Then I'm a Shinma," Miyuki replied coldly, "because I killed them. If I
hadn't wanted to go on that vacation. Dad had a conference to go to, but
he put it off because of the vacation. If only I didn't push he'd be alive!:

"Miyuki!!!" Miyu screamed as the flames grew, singing her red ribbon and
kimono. "You didn't do it!! You have to banish this darkness from you
because it's causing the suffering."

"But..."

"Listen..to the voices of your parents. The real voices!"

The flames roared and the scream grew as Miyuki buried her face in her
forearm. She couldn't here her parents, all she could hear was the
terror caused by her because of her foolishness. And since she caused
such suffering she desreved nothing but pain, not love.
 

"Listen..."

The tears continued to come as flame surrounded her, the clothes she was
wearing starting to burn from the heat. The presence the heat brought
made it impossible for Miyuki to concentrate on anything, though she
thought for a slight moment she heard a voice in the distance. 

"Listen...to the voices of your parents."

Flames seemed to engulf her whole body now, it's heat burning but not
burning her at the same time. She still looked normal, but her body felt
like it was melting at the same time. And the flame grew, totally
engulfing her and delivering the just punishment she deserved. But she
still could hear a voice, a voice which was no longer faint at all.

"Listen to them, your real parents!"

Miyuki sat still and held open her arms, waiting for the voice. Waiting
to hear what her parents had to say about her, ready for them to lay
there anger down on her for what she did. 

"Miyuki," Her parents started in a reassuring voice, "We'll always love
you. Miyuki, we'll love you forever."

"Mom!! Dad!!" Miyuki cried, the flames fading into nothingness before
Miyuki and Miyu were surrounded by a bright white light. 

****

Kenji coughed as he walked into the isolation ward, a look of concern on
his face. He couldn't just leave the girl alone, something about her eyes
just seemed to plead to him for help. And Kenji wanted to do what he
could to help. 

He stopped in front of the door and took a quick look in to see if the
girl was calm. Maybe some sedatives would help her through the fits, it
certainly wouldn't hurt to try them. But his train of thought rapdily
stoped as he closely looked over the room, a look of horror appearing on
his face. 

Quickly he dashed towards a phone a pressed in the number for security. 

"Hello, we have a problem. We have an empty room in isolation that should
be full. Yes, it appears Miyuki may have escaped." 

Kenji hung the phone down on the receiver, and hopped that Miyuki would
be all right. After all it wouldn't do to have her on the streets in case
she hurt herself or someone else. 

****

Miyuki looked towards the beach, the setting sun reflecting it's red hues
off the water. A small smile was on her face as she looked to the water
and the birds who were flying past it. 

"Mom, dad," She said softly as watched the moon rise in the sky, her gaze
still firmly locked on the horizon. 

****

"I'm the Vampire Princess Miyu and it's my never ending duty to banish
Shinma. Come Larva, the hunt continues...."

****