Chimamire Bara
Zero awoke the next morning as the sun began to rise. He remembered his parents fighting a man and getting killed and his brother stepping in front of him to save him and getting killed and then remembered getting attacked by the man. He also remembered a very kind lady in a white kimono with solemn lilac eyes and a warm smile. She saved him from the evil man and healed him. She told him he would someday have to kill the evil man but he knew he could, His neck began to throb painfully and he placed his hand on it. When he drew it away he noticed that there had been blood on his neck and it had dried. He got up realizing that his dream wasn't a dream at all and went to his parents. They fell near each other so keeping them together wasn't hard. He remembered his brother being flung into a forest so he used his new senses and speed to search for him. He found him easily and brought him back to his mother and father. He noticed a tool shed near the graveyard and went to search for a shovel. There was a clearing on the other side of the forest and he would bury them there. Finding a shovel he went to dig three holes near the edge of the forest. The job took half the effort and time it would have taken him normally but because he was only 6 it still took a long time. He took his mother first which took him awhile as she was quite heavy but he was able to bury her. He repeated the process for his father and brother.
Once finishing the job he decided to find his way back to his house. Having no idea where he was he reasonably assumed that he was far from his house. Not particularly caring where he ended up Zero began walking in the direction he hoped his house was. He walked for some time and didn't realize how late it was until the sun began to set and the stars began to shine brightly in the sky. He wasn't tired and could see clearly so he decided to keep walking until he found someplace whether it be a store or a house. He eventually stumbled upon a store. It was closed but it had a roof so he sat under the roof to try to sleep until the sun rose or whenever the store opened so he could get food and find directions. Zero woke as the sun began to rise. Soon after a worker came to open the store. Even though Zero had never been to the store before he could tell it wasn't an ordinary store. He discovered the store to be a weapons shop for hunters. He got directions from the worker to the Hunter's Association. From there he could find his way home but decided to report what had happened first. He said nothing about Shizuka or what she had done, only that Rido had killed his family and escaped.
The hunters allowed him to go home but to meet back there in 1 hour. They were going to train him in place of his parents. Zero returned to his house, grabbed things he thought he would need and went back to the Hunter's Association. There was a hunter waiting for him outside when he arrived. The hunter introduced himself as Yagari and said he would be Zero's teacher. Yagari said his weapon of choice was a rifle and asked Zero what his was. Zero told Yagari he preferred a hand gun but it didn't really matter. Yagari disagreed and said that you work better with your preferred weapon than other weapons even if you've trained with them. Yagari then walked into the Hunter's Association.
He came back out a few minutes later with a silver hand gun. Yagari gave Zero the gun saying "The gun is called The Bloody Rose. The Hunter's Association acquired this gun almost 1,000 years ago and no one remembers how. We believe it to have been made as a tool by purblooded vampires. I think it suits you." Zero grabbed the gun and vines began to grow out of it wrapping around him. "Strange. That's a special ability of that gun. It only happens when someone attacks a pureblood vampire. Why would it attack you?" Yagari asked. "I wouldn't know" Zero said annoyed as the vines, which had thorns, began to get tighter. The vines began to turn red as they sucked Zero's blood away from him. Yagari grabbed the gun and took it away from Zero. The vines began to recede, leaving Zero cut, bruised, and bleeding. Yagari noticed that Zero healed quickly. Hunter's could heal themselves but it took awhile, longer than it took Zero to heal. Yagari also noticed his eyes were as red as blood. "An anti-vampire weapon in the hands of a vampire normally means death. Some vampires can resist the weapons and use them for their own motives. You must learn to resist The Bloody Rose as well as you vampiric side. Otherwise I cannot teach you or allow you in the Association. Once you can control it no one else need know it's there." Yagari said.
He hesitated then asked, "Who was it?" "It was Hiou Shizuka...but she did it to save me....Kuran Rido killed my family and attacked me. I would have died if it weren't for her." Zero said. "You should have. Shizuka is only using you as a tool. Once Rido is dead she will forget all about you." Yagari said. "Perhaps she is. Yet I owe my life to her. Conveniently, our wish is the same. When the time comes I will die. It will not be easy to control my "other" side but I can do it. I will not fail her or you, Yagari-sensei." Zero said. Yagari stared at Zero. He was a small boy, average height for his age but very lean. This accompanying his vampiric abilities made him a formidable enemy or ally. Yagari wanted to teach Zero. He believed Zero could control his abilities. He also believed Zero could kill Rido. But he was worried about Shizuka. She had been known to get what she wanted through any means necessary. If Zero proves himself worthy by killing Rido that might only be the beginning. Shizuka could blackmail him into being her servant in exchange for her blood which would make him a normal vampire. Even if Shizuka killed him he'd make sure Zero wasn't hers.
"Zero I'm going to give you back the Bloody Rose. Go home and practice until you can control the vines. Then return here. I'll be waiting" Yagari said. Zero took the gun and left. Once home he took a shower and fell asleep. He awoke late in the night. Taking his gun he walked outside into the cool air. Realizing he could see quite clearly he closed his eyes and focused on the gun. When he opened his eyes again everything was dark. Once he could see better he realized that no vines were coming from the gun. Now that he knew focusing intently on an object could suppress his vampiric abilities he began to reverse the process and let his mind wander. After a few seconds vines began to crawl from the gun. Zero focused again and the vines went away. (Whenever I go hunting if I stay focused on my mission I can complete it with out interference. The plus to this is if I lose my gun I have another option, ripping my opponent to shreds.) Zero thought to himself and smiled. His smile vanished quick as he realized how bloodthirsty he had become. ( I must suppress that too; otherwise, I might hurt innocent people.) Zero thought again. Focusing on a tree Zero fired 5 shots in the form of a star, then fired 10 shots into a different tree in the shape of a heart. Confident of his aim and marksmanship, he let his mind wander so he could access the speed of his vampiric side. However he wasn't able to access just his speed and became overwhelmed by his blood thirst. On his way to the Association he found a wounded calf. Since it wasn't going to survive in the first place he killed it and took his fill. He made sure to clean up before he got to the Association.
Yagari was waiting wen he arrived. "You can control it now?" He asked. Zero nodded. "Then come at me." Yagari said. Zero raised his gun at Yagari. Focusing on the gun he took aim and fired. Yagari easily dodged it. "Vampires can move faster than I can. If you can't hit me how do you expect to hit them?" Zero began to fire rapid shots never taking his mind off the gun. He followed Yagari but didn't allow his eyes to deceive him. Finally he closed them and quit firing. One second later he turned 180 and fired. He would have hit Yagari in the shoulder if he'd been using a normal gun, Opening his eyes he saw Yagari gripping his shoulder in mock pain to indicate where Zero had hit. "Your aim is slightly off. You're relying on your senses. While that would normally be a good thing, you have vampire senses too. If you awaken your vampiric side the vampires you're fighting will know they are not just fighting a regular hunter. This makes it harder on you." Yagari said. 'I can handle it." Zero said. "Zero, you are 6 years old. You've seen your family die, watched the killer get away, got turned into a vampire, and are now being trained to be a vampire hunter. Most boys wouldn't survive that and be able to function properly. You will always have to fight your vampiric side, but I think I have something tat will help you. Come with me." Yagari said indicating for Zero to follow him. "Yeah, like most boys even know what vampires or hunters are." Zero mumbled to himself as he walked.