Chapter 8

“Stop calling yourself a monster.”

“Then what am I Kazuuuu? If I wasn’t a monster they wouldn’t have locked me in here. I live much longer than huuuumans. If I’m not a monster then what am I?!”

Hachiko started crying again and I wasn’t sure what to say this time. She is a monster. Seemingly a vampire, in fact. But I didn’t want to call her a monster and I was never able to get her to stop calling herself that.

“I’m just a big, stuuuupid, scary monster and one day youuuu might not want to come back.”

I slipped my arm out from her grip and put my arms around her. I figured it was going to be the only way to get her calm again.

“Hey. Stop crying. I don’t know what will happen in the future and neither do you. We just need to go one step at a time.”

“And youuuu still want to come back and see this big stuuuupid monster?”

“Maybe if you stop calling yourself that. You’re not a big stupid monster. Well, you kind of are a big monster but you’re not stupid. You just don’t know about these things because those idiots locked you in here for so long.”

“But compared to huuuumans I’m so primative. I know I’m not like huuuumans. I’m more like a cavewoman.”

“The only one you have to deal with is me. No one else is here and I don’t think of you that way.”

I kissed her on the forehead and Hachiko uses her hands to push away from me.

“W-w-w-what did y-y-y-youuuu just do Kazuuuu? Are y-y-y-youuuu tasting me?”

Hachiko wrapped her arms around her knees as if she was trying to curl up into a ball like she was unsure and maybe even scared.

“Hachiko.”

“Y-y-y-y-yessssss.”

“That was called a kiss.”

“Kissss?”

“Yes. Has no one ever shown you any type of affection?”

“No Kazuuuu.”

“Oh. How can I put this...I did it to kind of calm your mind.”

“Well my mind is not very calm right now! Y-y-y-y-ouuuu just tasted me. Are monsters tasty to huuuumans? Y-y-y-youuuu told me that I’m one of those uuuurban legend things. Do huuuumans eat uuuurban legends? Is that why those huuuumans wanted to hunt me?”

I just couldn’t hold back my laughter.anymore. I started laughing and Hachiko was completely confused by the situation because she thought I was trying to eat her. Isn’t she usually the one threatening to eat someone?

“I knew it! Y-y-y-youuuu want to eat me! Kazuuuu don’t eat me!”

“Aren’t you the one who always threatens to eat me?!”

I walked over to Hachiko and kissed her on the forehead again.

“S-s-s-stop tasting me Kazuuuu!”

“Hachiko, calm down!”

Now I didn’t know what to do. She really seemed to think I was tasting her. So I went behind her and wrapped my arms around her.

“Would you calm down already?!”

“Y-y-y-youuuuuu sure youuuu’re not tasting me?”

I have to admit that messing with her was fun. It wasn’t long ago that the big 8 foot vampire monster lady was threatening to eat me. So I kept messing with her. I kissed her on the top of her head but she was still shivering. I guess she really was scared taht I might be tasting her. What the hell did those idiots do to her. Anyway, after that I moved to her right side. She still had her head down with her arms wrapped around her knees but I could get a peek at her from under her arms. I moved in closer and peeked in from the gap between her arms. She was looking back at me so I guess she felt me next to her.

“Heeeeeey. I can see you in there.”

“So?!”

“I know you’re stronger than me so I’m not going to try to pry your arms open. I’m just going to keep poking you until you let your guard down.”

“Poke me all youuuu want. I’m not coming out until y-y-y-y-youuuu tell me what youuuu were doing.”

“I was tasting you.”

Hachiko changed positions without thinking. She was still sitting but she raised her right arm to point at me. She didn’t realize she left herself open for me to slide in.

“I knew it!”

I slid right in, under her arm and now I was face to face with her. I wrapped my arms around her so she couldn’t escape unless she used force. Which was not the best move but luckily she didn’t fight back. She probably could have thrown me across the room.

“Hachiko. Hachiko! Calm down! I was kidding!”

“Youuuu suuuure?”

“Let’s try this again. This time I won’t surprise you.”

“Ooooo….kay Kazuuuu.”

“Are you sure? Are you calm now?”

So I kissed her on the forehead again. But this time she didn’t react like she was being tasted.

“Do it again Kazuuuu.”

I kissed her on the forehead again, in the same spot.

“Still not suuuure I believe youuuu. Doooo it again.”

Guess at this point, she finally realized I wasn't trying to eat her. So again I kissed her on the forehead. Her head was still down but I could tell she was blushing.

“Youuuu might need to do it again Kazuuuu.”

“Okay, now you’re just being greedy.”

“I just want to be suuuure that youuuu won’t try to eat me.”

“Hachiko, you’re like 8 feet tall. That’s a whole lot of meat.”

“Hey! Don’t be mean to me! I’m not a lot of...”

I just started poking her in the side.

“I’m not meat…”

She started pouting so I gave in and kissed her on the forehead again. I guess if I went through the stuff she did, I might be weary of someone’s intentions too. Even if I’ve been spending time with someone.

Hachiko picked her head up and she was still blushing. I put my hands on her shoulders and looked directly at her.

“Do you believe me now? No more thinking I’m trying to taste you?”

“Maybe...I might believe youuu if youuuuu did it again...”

“She really does have a sweet innocent side to her.”

So yeah, I gave her another kiss on the forehead. I never would have expected this from her at all.

“Are you done playing around? I still have to measure you.”

“W-w-why are youuuu measuring me? Trying to see if I fit in y-y-youuuur huuuuman oven?”

“Ha ha. Though I do wonder if you might fit in an oven...”

“Kaaaaaaazuuuuuuuuuu!”

Okay, messing with Hachiko time was over, we needed to get her measured. So I got up and walked to the area where the crates were and called Hachiko to come over. I wanted to get started on taking her measurements since it was already late.

“Hey Hachiko, come over here.”

As Hachiko walked over to me, I started to realize just how tall she was. I mean I knew she was tall but when you’re sitting and she’s towering over you, it’s truly an amazing sight. Getting clothes for her will be difficult. I was beginning to think I might have made a mistake by saying I could come up with clothes for her. Now that I was getting an even better look at her, she was a giant. And the hips. Daaaaamn. Her chest is kind of large too. But I still went into my bag to find the long cloth tape measure I brought with me.

“Kazuuuu are youuuuu suuuure about taking me outside? I’m still afraid of huuuumans youuuuu know. And I don’t want anything to happen to youuuu for being with me.”

I didn’t know what to say to her right then. I wanted to take her out but it was definitely not a smart move or one I’d recommend to anyone else.

“I don’t know actually. I just know I want to do something special...with you.”

“But Kazuuuu. What if youuuuu can’t find clothes for me? What if someone notices that I’m different? I’m just happy that youuuu come to see me. I don’t want to be trouble for youuuu.”

“Look. We can worry about that later okay. I will see what I can do on the clothes thing. And they’ll definitely notice you’re different but that should be fine. There are many different people out there Hachiko.”

“Youuuu should know something else then Kazuuuu. I can’t let sunlight touuuuch me at all, I will burn up and possibly die. That’s why I always go out at night.”

“Oh. Well I did think you might have some issues with light if you’re really part vampire. I guess I should have realized the sunlight thing based on the stories of vampires. I’ll think of something for that too.”

I got down on my knees to start measuring her from her calves up.

“She has some pretty thick calves, you can tell she runs a lot. Still somewhat soft but mostly firm.”

“Since we already know your shoe size we can bypass that. But I may need to get you more. Looks like you wore these down already. You should probably take them off when you go looking for food.”

“But I can’t control it Kazuuu. When I get really hungry, I turn feral and I…”

I interrupted her because it seemed like she was going to say something that might make me feel bad or sad or whatever the feeling is that she gets when she talks about her monster side.

“I get it. I get it. Maybe take them off and only wear them after you wake up so you’re not wearing them down?”

“Okay! I can do that Kazuuuu.”

I started to move up to her thighs and they were pretty firm too. She had some tree trunk thighs on her. Really thick and firm. It really left me curious just how fast she could run.

“So that’s how she’s able to chase down deer. I would not want to be running from her. Just seems like an instant game over.”

As I started to move up, I skipped her hips and moved to her waist. She noticed that I did that too.

“Hey Kazuuuu. Isn’t there something else youuuu want to measure?”

“Did I miss something?”

Hachiko hip checked me but she didn’t realize her strength and she knocked me right over the crate I was standing by. Not like just falling over the crate either. I had some hang time. I actually landed flat on my back from her attack.

“Hachiko! What was that for?!”

“I apologize Kazuuuu. I didn’t think I would almost kill you.”

Hachiko ran over to me and leaned over to try and help me up.

“Youuuu’re not broken are youuuuu!!? Are youuuu still alive?!? Wait youuuu just screamed at me, youuuuu’re alive. I didn’t mean to hurt youuuu Kazuuu.”

“You didn’t have to try to kill me with your big ass.”

“I apologize again Kazuuuu. I wasn’t trying to hurt youuuu. I was...just...I was...I was just….I just wanted to push youuu a little. I wasn’t trying to kill youuuu! I swear!”

“So you were trying to be playful?”

Hachiko put her head down kind of like she was being scolded but that wasn’t my intention. I was just trying to figure out why she sent me flying. But she knew she was way too rough that time even though she wasn’t trying to be.

“It’s okay. I’ll survive….maybe.”

“Well, youuuu didn’t measure my hips and I...how do youuuu say it. I wanted youuuu to?”

“I was going to but thought I would tease you a bit like you keep doing to me about the first time we met. I wasn’t expecting you to try to kill me though.”

“I apologize again Kazuuuu.”

“Can you say, I’m sorry?”

“I’m suuuurry?”

“Hahahaha. No, it’s sorry not surry. Say that when you want to apologize. Instead of saying I apologize, say I’m sorry.”

“I’m suuurry. I’m suuuuuurry. I’m suuuurry.”

I got myself up and stood on the crate I just flew over, thanks to Hachiko, and put my hands on her cheeks and gave a little squeeze.

“Okay, try it now.”

“I suuuuuuuuuurry.”

“Guess she really can’t say it.”

“Okay, okay. Close enough.”

Since we were closer to being eye to eye, she leaned in to me but was kind of staring. I wasn’t sure why though until she finally said something after about a minute. Glad she did because it was getting kind of awkward.

“Hey Kazuuuu.”

“What’s up Hachiko?”

Did youuuu say I have a big ass?”

“That depends if you plan to hip check me again.”

Hachiko looked at me and gave me a mischievous smile.

“At least I’m not short.”

“I’m not short! I’m kind of tall for a human. You’re just a giant!”

“But if youuuu’re going to get accuuuurate measuuurements on me, you need to stand on---”

“Alright you. Let’s finish and then we can watch a movie.”

“A movie!?!? Really?!!??! That thing you told me about with the actors?!?!?”

Hachiko started bouncing up and down like an excited child who just got promised a trip to an amusement park. I seem to be making a lot of references like this but how else could I explain her excitement.

“You know...I could get used to being around her…”

“Okay. Are you done bouncing now? Let me measure you.”

She tried to stand still but she was excited. She kept giggling and jiggling while I tried to get her measurements.

“I have to get your waist measurement again since SOMEONE tried to kill me.”

“I’m s-s-suuuuuurry Kazuuuu.”

I tried so hard not to laugh at that. It’s not like I was laughing at her but if you heard her say it, it was just funny how she was trying so hard to do it. No, that’s not right...

Anyway, I got behind Hachiko and went to measure her waist. I noticed her midsection was pretty firm too and without thinking, I started poking at her.

“You’re kind of firm Hachiko. You must really do a lot of running.”

I wasn’t sure how to measure her hips. From the back it would kind of be like I’m hugging her ass. She really does have wide hips. And it’s not like I’d be able to get a good number from behind her. But if I move to the front, she would probably tease me more about the first time we met when I accidentally bumped her, since I obviously would be grabbing her or reaching around her anyway.

“Hachi, you have to stop giggling so I can get a good measurement.”

“I’m just happy I get to watch a movie with youuuu, Kazuuuu.”

So I came up with a compromise. I handed her one end of the tape measure and asked her to hold it in place, while I walked around her to meet back where she was holding the tape measure. As I went around her I smacked her on the ass. I had somewhat of a measurement but wanted to mess with her.

“Would you stand still?”

“I didn’t move!”

I gave her the other end of the tape measure so now she had both ends and I could see the number but I wanted to make sure it was on her hips. I looked at the number and played it off.

“I’m going to go around you again and just make sure it’s on your hips. So hold that right there okay?”

I tugged at the tape measure after walking behind her and again I slapped her on the ass.

“Kazuuuu!?”

“You ummmm...weren’t standing straight.”

“Are youuuuu doing that on purpose Kazuuuu?”

“Doing what?”

I smacked her on the ass again but this time I moved the tape measure but it was an accident.

“Oops. I moved the tape.”

“Kaaaaazuuuuuuuuu. Stop being naughty.”

“I have no clue what you’re talking about. I accidentally moved the tape measure.”

She wasn’t holding the tape measure too tightly. I went to move it and she dropped it. I picked up the tape measure and instead of measuring her hips, I went to measure the length of her leg.

“Hey! I thought youuuu were measuring my hips. What happened!?”

“Oh I already got that before I asked you to stand still.”

“Kazuuuuuu!”

“I never said I didn’t. Now stand still so we can finish.”

“Youuuu promised we would watch a movie.”

“I know.”

“Youuuu’ll keep youuuur word, won’t youuuu?”

“I will.”

I got back on the crate to be sure I could reach her upper torso. I got behind her and took measurements of her arms, torso length, neck width, underbust and then wrapped the tape measure around her chest to get the final measurement. I didn’t know how women measured clothes at the time but I know that is a big number for her chest. I mean she has large breasts afterall. Now I need to figure out clothes for her.

“Hey Kazuuuu. Would my body be ummm...something like a huuuuman female that someone might be interested in...if I was huuuuman?”

“Are you trying to ask if you might be considered attractive?”

“Yes! That!”

“Thick, meaty, enough for a whole family to have dinner for a week…”

“KAAAAAAZUUUUUUUUUUU!”

“Hahahahahahahaha. I still can’t believe you thought I wanted to eat you.”

“Stupid Kazuuuu…”

“I’m sorry Hachiko. Was just too easy to pass up. If you were human I would say you’re very attractive….even for a non human.”

This little conversation made Hachiko to smile and blush which I didn’t see because I was behind her.

“Did I answer your question?”

“Yes. Very much so. Youuuu made me very happy.”

“Good. Let’s go watch that movie now.”

I let go of the tape measure and started writing down her measurements as I got off the crate. I then grabbed her by the hand and walked her over to the wall where they were watching the video before and had her sit down while I looked for a movie for us to watch and figured out a way to set my phone down so they can watch together.

“Why don’t we watch a zombie movie. I mentioned it before when you chased me that other time I came, so now you can see what I meant.”

“Okay, Kazuuuu. I would like that.”

Looking through what was available, I picked 28 Days Later. I propped up my phone like it was on a tripod so he didn’t have to hold it while we watched the movie. I walked back to where Hachiko was and sat next to her. She wrapped her arms around me and put her head on my shoulder. About 20 minutes into the movie I fell asleep and she kept watching in utter amazement since she never saw anything like it before. As the movie ended I started to wake up and realized he missed the whole movie.

“Kazuuuu, what are those symbols on the screen?”

“Those are called credits. Do you not know how to read, Hachiko?”

“No I do not. The huuuumans always said reading was for the rich so none of the families I lived with was rich enough to learn to read.”

“That’s kind of sad. Credits are all the people who worked on the movie. All those people you saw on the screen are there and all the people using the cameras and a bunch of other stuff too.”

“Cameras? Like the cell phone thing?”

“Not exactly. Filming a movie uses a lot of cameras and other people who you never see in the movie. Movies usually have over 100 people working on them.”

“Wow. That’s amazing. But I guess I can never see that.”

“Maybe I can find what we call a director’s cut. It has some of the people who filmed the movie on it and they talk about what it’s like to film the movie. They share funny stories that happen on the movie set, some of the problems and successes of the movie and other things that you might find interesting. It won’t be the same as being there but at least you can have an idea of what it’s like.”

“Kazuuuu. Why wouuuuld youuuu do all this for me? No huuuuman has ever treated me this well?”

“I don’t know. I just feel like doing it. Do you not want me here?”

“No! I want youuuu here! Please come see me again...and again...and again...and---”

I place my hand over her mouth to try to get her to calm down a bit.

“I promise I will come back to see you. We still have a date.”

“Kazuuuu. I know youuuuu probably have to leave soon but can we stay like this a little longer?”

“Okay.”

We both kind of fell asleep like that. It was peaceful. About an hour or two later I woke up. I slipped out of her grip and lightly placed her down on the floor. I grabbed the sack pillow I made and put it under her head. After that I headed home.