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    "Well..." He wasn't trying to put even more of a damper on her mood or anything, but the people in her squad definitely seemed like the type of people to go off and willingly walk into their own deaths if it meant protecting innocent people. For someone's feelings or not, lying just wasn't in Jules' blood.

    But this time, his eyes wandered to her hands, clenched impossibly tight as if she could wrap her hands around the lives of her friends and keep them safe, safe, safe; her face red with—well, Jules was no good at emotions, but even he knew it was nothing good.

    The tears glimmering inside her eyes, threatening to fall.

    Mitsuba wasn't stupid, and neither was he. Both of them knew in this kind of world, there was every possibility someone close to them had gotten lost, off-track, injured, killed. Every possibility that while they sat here, someone else was fighting desperately for their life, or for someone else's.

    But while hope could be considered stupid, you needed it to go on.

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“It’s my responsibility as leader, don’t you understand? Just let me do this.” Once again, another blunder had occurred, and rather than let everyone(Yu)else take the blame and suffer, she’ll do it alone this time. It would be enough right?

Oops, she had been caught. “O-oh Yuu-san, I was just… measuring if the star was large enough. Didn’t you know, the larger, the more shine it has.” Giving a nervous laugh, she hoped he hadn’t caught her hesitation. Truthfully, she was a bit too excited about decorating the tree.

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There were benefits to scavenging in ‘feeding grounds’ , so to speak. Given the fact that the area was under the control of the Vampire Queen, very few would brave being caught rummaging through ruined stores. Atleast if someone didn’t want to be sucked dry by a vampire who happened by. But Hyde was a little different. His first impressions weren’t always the best; humans would often be afraid of him due to his blood-red eyes. Vampires meanwhile are often cut down before they could finish their sentence. The element of surprise did wonders against such foes, with quiet and practiced steps he easily culled his foes with his blood red blade.

Rummaging through the small grocery store, he handpicked cans that weren’t dented or unlabelled. Carrots? Check. Mixed Greens? That would be nice. Beef stew. A favorite! Careful to take and keep a low profile, Hyde was cautious. The blonde was down to one blood bag, so he had to take it easy, unless he wanted to fight a losing battle against a vampire.

Rucksack slung over his shoulder, Hyde glanced out into the distance, then walked out. He heard steps...pacing steps. But they were too...loud to be human. Yes, vampires had practiced and gentle steps only inhumane agility could grant. Even so, he hid in the corner, eyeing the approaching figure, blade held at his side, ready to pounce if it was the foe.

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