Kokyuu.
The wind was subtle, nothing but the sounds of quiet murmuring could be heard. Wisps of deep crimson hair streaked out behind her in curls of blood. She scanned the surroundings, taking in each sight. Blinked once. Amethyst eyes staring at the thin leaved trees. A pale hand reached up to pin the flowing hair to her porcelain cheek. Few onlookers stopped and watched in utter silence. Her issued shoes scuffed the ground softly as she turned to face the rusty gate that lie ahead.
The name she had been given.
Upon a steeper incline, menacing malevolence waited. Hoping for the perfect moment to strike. Without meaning, he waited.
Kokyuu blinked again. The onlookers were growing red. Eye contact could not be made with them. Her hand was brought down. The feeling of evil spread itself and touched her. That was all she needed to know.
Her feet moved quickly and she didn't look ahead. It was behind her; at her doorstep. She didn't know how to defend herself. She knew how to run. The glow of crimson overcame his eyes. The pursuit was quickly ended.
The sound of the crash was loud. It resonated against the walls madly.
"Have you lost your mind, Cross?" Anger and irritation swelled up. Black hair swayed with the movements. "You should know who she is! She'll be targeted immediately!"
A gentle sip of tea, followed by the comment, "You should know who also attends this academy."
"Watch it," Although he was irritated, he still held out a hand, offering help. "Watch where you're running." His help wasn't taken.
The girl that had run into him was slumped on the ground. Her crimson hair curled down her back. Tears welled up in her eyes. She was going to be attacked by this evil.
Again.
He knelt down to try and see her face. His black uniform becoming dusty. "You're almost as bad as a girl I once knew." Silence. Blood dripped down onto her leg. Her neck was bleeding. "Her name was Kokyuu." It was all he could do from succumbing to the scent of the crimson life.
"I'm terribly sorry." A man clad in strange attire walked up from behind the girl.
He stared up at the man through his violet eyes, staring past the strands of silver hair. "And you are?"
The man chuckled, scratching his head, "I'm Kokyuu's guardian. She tends to run away often." His glasses glinted as his head moved, "And who, pray tell, are you?"
"Kiryu Zero." Zero glanced at 'Kokyuu'. Granted the girl shared similar traits to the girl he had known from his childhood. The girl trembled in terror. Whoever this man really was, he wasn't a friend. Zero blinked.
"Well, I don't wish to spend anymore of your time. I'll just take Kokyuu now so we can go home." The man smiled. A trail of crimson spread eagerly down from the corner of the man's lips.
"Leave." Zero barely moved his lips. His eyes not glancing away from the man. He should have noticed earlier. "Vampire!"
Shock became plastered on the man's face. This was quickly shredded away, revealing anger behind crimson eyes. The shimmering relief of metal emerged from the black coat in front of her. Bloody Rose.
Darkness.
Silence.
Peaceful silence.
Crimson fluttered over the pillowcase. An over-fluffy down quilt was stretched across her frail body, loss of blood making her seem dead. The faint breath that occasionally left her lungs was the only sign that she was still alive.
"I'll leave her in your care." And with that the nurse left, dimming the lights as she did so
Zero nodded. He glanced at 'Kokyuu', who he had protected before Master Yagari jumped in and killed the Level E. Even Master Yagari had called this girl 'Kokyuu'. It's not like he would be able to know. The last time he had seen Kokyuu, his parents were still alive. Then again, neither of the Kokyuu's, seemed able to speak.
"This is indeed Kokyuu, Zero."
"Why is she here, Headmaster?" Zero's silence was matched with Cross's.
"Kaname Kuran thought it best to leave her in my care for the time being." Cross gently brushed crimson hair from her face. "Now that Yuki-"
"Don't talk about that." Kuran still interferes with my life… even now.
Taken aback, Cross walked near the threshold. "I trust you'll do nothing more than protect her. Being a vampire hunter and all."
Silence.
Peaceful silence.
"That pawn on your desk." Yagari's voice was harsh. "Where did you get it?"
"Kaname gave it too me when he dropped Kokyuu off, why?" Cross put down the report he was busily pretending to write.
"It's cracked. Did you drop it?"
"NO! I received it that way."
Yagari was silent.
She sat up, her head was unclear. She didn't know where she was. She pushed the quilt off swiftly.
"Kokyuu, calm down."
She jerked her head to the left. Her head reeled. She had lost too much blood.
Blood.
The mere thought of it sent chills down her body. Kokyuu had always been hunted for her blood. She didn't know why either. No one would tell her. No matter the amount she pleaded.
"Do you remember me?" His silver hair swayed as he spoke.
She nodded.
"That's good. But, you still need to rest."
Blissful sleep.
Utter silence.
Silver hair splayed across the infirmary's pale sheet. Pulling his head from the sheets, his hair tore free from the shades of dull. Zero yawned, flashing his canines before realization struck him. He hadn't meant to drift off to sleep, but the soft, calming sound of Kokyuu's breath lulled him to rest. Ichiru would fall asleep to the sound of her breathing when medication would prevent his natural rest. Well, during her short stay with them.
Stiffly, Zero reached inside the oblivion of his jacket, seeking out the contents of a case. Carefully, he placed a small, circular capsule on the tip of his tongue. Breaking it up with his right canine, he felt the satisfaction of the synthesized crimson life run down and line his throat.
Reaching up, Zero brushed straying strands from her face. Her soft features could only send him into a state of reminiscing of days past. Before Shizuka. Before Kaname Kuran. Before Kaien Cross. Before Yuki Cross. Before Yuki Kuran.
"Hey, Zero." Ichiru tugged on Zero's coat sleeve through his gloves.
Zero turned almost immediately, "What is it, Ichiru?"
"Look over there!"
Zero followed Ichiru's extended arm to see what he seemed to be entranced by. A small, child covered in the thickness of the white drift. She was standing in a thick patch of snow that was now collecting at her elbows.
"What's a girl doing out here in the storm?" Ichiru asked, tilting his head slightly to the left. "It's cold out here."
The girl was staring into the snow intensely. She was dressed in clothes Zero knew were for a hospital, a short blue gown that was pulled shut in the back. Her skin was tinged with reds and blues, and her hair was the deepest crimson he'd ever seen.
"Let's go see why she's out here!" Ichiru cried, grabbing onto Zero's sleeve and tugging him in the direction of the girl.
As the two of them got closer, the girl dropped to her knees in the snow, clutching her head.
"Ichiru…" Zero whispered, drawing his twin closer, "I feel… I sense a lot of vampires."
"Zero, the council needs you to watch her."
"Even though I'm a vampire?"
"I trust you."
Zero scoffed, "So did every Level E I've killed." Zero shifted his position in the chair next to Kokyuu's bed. "Look where that got me."
"You wouldn't hurt Kokyuu and you know it." Cross called out with a chuckle, "So don't try that with me." Cross sighed, rubbing his forehead, "We can't keep her here now that she's been attacked at the academy, I'd be betraying not only her trust, but the trust of the day class's parents."
"She's not staying at my place."
"Wasn't even thinking that! I was hoping you'd agree to stay with her in her house."
"What about my duties of the academy?"
"Yagari can handle them for a while."
Zero remained silent for a moment, slowly nodded his head, his silver strands waving. "What if I…"
"Don't worry. You wouldn't hurt Kokyuu." Cross repeated. "Kokyuu has inherited an estate on the east side of town. Her parent's will was finally found. They left it to her, as well as anything in the buildings on the land."
"I thought her parents were-"
"There are a lot of things we can't explain." Cross shook his head, "But we do know that the estate is safe. I had a few other Hunters check it out."
Zero nodded, slipping his hand into his jacket pocket, revealing the black case. He tilted his head back and filled his dry mouth with capsules.
"You'll leave in the morning."
Zero let his rough hand brush straying strands of crimson life from her forehead. His canine crushed the remaining capsules, coating his tongue with synthesized crimson life.
Silence.
Peaceful silence.
I don't really know how good this is. Most of my stories are litterally something I started because I was bored.
What do you guys think?