Cross's aftermath
(Okay so first of all credit goes to Yuuki, my rp daughter who wrote this but was too shy to put it up. Second credit goes to the original Inspiration for this story… Michi Leona and her story "Storm's eye"
This is simply the next part for Cross, after being arrested. xD reviews welcome)
"Kaien Cross, you are
hereby found guilty as charged for the murder of the Hunter
Association's president."
Kaien stood before the council at
the Hunter Association's headquarters. His golden hair was a
knotted mess. His uniform was torn to shreds and adorned in shackles
and chains. His sword rested on the table before him, out of his
reach. His broad and once ominous posture was now weakened and heavy,
but his liquid amber eyes shone the fearless hunter and proud man
underneath. Two men held his seemingly limp arms.
The head of
council rose, making a barely noticeable gesture with his hand toward
the three standing before him.
"You will be sentenced to a
public exe-"
A thunderous bang came from the heavy double wooden
doors of the room. A graceful figure strode silently but swiftly
across the smooth tile floor toward Kaien. People in the room rose to
their feet with outbursts or fear or pure outrage.
"Release
him." A powerful voice spoke over all others, silencing the room.
Kaien froze and looked back in sheer shock and slight fear. Whispers
broke through the silence as people took their seats to reveal the
one who spoke. Kaname Kuran, eyes blazed the red of fresh blood,
stood before them. He advanced toward the head of council. There was
a long pause, as if all breathing had stopped as the head of council
turned his icy but wise gaze on Kaname.
"Who are you, Vampire
Pureblood Kaname Kuran, to interrupt my jurisdiction that I myself
and this council has fairly placed upon this man?!"
Kaname
closed his eyes. Kaien struggled to get free from the men with no
prevail. The bindings choked him and he settled down some before
turning his eyes back to Kaname with pleading.
"Kaname-kun…
What are you doing? They're hunters! They'll kill y-"
The
large pain windows in the room shattered, cutting Kaien's words in
half. The men who held Kaien threw him to the ground. The chains
caused a loud thud as his body hit the floor. Kaname looked at the
head of the council with a sharp gaze, clearly one of pure outrage.
"I will not tolerate such harshness towards my kind, let alone
to myself." Kaname's hands gripped the table in front of him. His
fingers splintered the weak wood.
"Arrest him!" A chorus of
voices cried out across the room. Many people ran out, leaving the
room in pure fear of Kaname. Nine hunters armed with weapons and
dressed in their traditional guise, approached Kaname. Without a
further word, Kaname turned and made a move with his hand. The men
seemed to be hit with an invisible force, knocking them into the
walls of the room and rendering them unconscious.
"Kaname…
what are you doing?!" Kaien's voice was cracked but none the less
powerful. His face was of sheer horror. Kaname, strode over to Kaien
after the men were no longer moving. Kaname took Kaien's arm over
his broad shoulders and set him back into a chair, removing Kaien's
chains. He couldn't get the handcuffs undone. When Kaname turned
back, his stone cold gaze returned to the head of council.
"Now,
this association's laws state that hunters are to kill strictly
unprotected Level D and Level E vampires." Kaname approached the
man, standing but a foot away from the head of council. He locked
eyes with him.
"Your president was a vampire. I do believe he
wasn't a vampire when you elected him. That would mean of course,
he would have to have been bitten by a pureblood in order to become a
vampire. That means…" Kaname narrows his eyes.
"He would
become a Level D vampire." Kaname turned and walked over to Kaien
and stood near him.
"Kaien Cross merely fulfilled his duty to
this ridiculous association. It is not his fault that your president
was a man that was nothing more than a pureblood's bait."
The
wood doors swung open to reveal a girl in a Night Class uniform. It
was Seiren. She quickly walked over to Kaname with a small bow and
spoke to him quietly.
"Kaname-sama…." She wore an unreadable
look as she spoke. Kaname turned in slight surprise and
irritation.
"Yagari refused to stay outside with the others and
wait." Kaname sighed and shook his head.
"Thank you, Seiren."
With that, Seiren bowed to Kaname and glided out of the room.
"Kid,
you're an idiot! You should have let me deal with the old hermit
and the hunters! I'm not going to stand outside with his life on
the line and babysit a bunch of royal snobby vampire teens!" A
familiar deep voice echoed through the room. Kaname ran a hand
through his hair. Touga Yagari sauntered over to the two and grabbed
Kaien's head in irritation. Kaname walked forward, his eyes
ablaze.
"Enough of this nonsense! Remove Kaien Cross from the
room this moment!" The head council member's voice rung out
across the walls. Yagari grabbed Kaien by the nape of his shirt and
walked out, Kaien dragged along behind him. The wooden doors closed
once more leaving only Kaname and the head of council.
"Sit.
Obviously you will not communicate with me otherwise." Kaname
motioned toward the splintered table and chairs with one angry
motion. The man walked over, grabbed the chair, and sat down, glaring
at Kaname.
Kaien and Yagari stood in the silent hall for some
time when Kaien started asking questions. This was all in vain for
Touga never replied. It continued this way for several hours while
Kaname spoke. Just as Kaien started to fall asleep or perhaps
unconscious, the heavy wooden doors swung open. Kaname walked out
slowly. He stood before the two with a fearful stature and outward
appearance. His eyes looked tired, that of a hero who saved far too
many for his time. Kaien looked up at him, fatherly and
worriedly.
"Kaname-kun, what happened?" Kaname turned his soft
red-brown eyes to him, with a soft and calm look. There seemed to be
a hint of mischief in them.
"The head of council wishes to speak
with you." Kaname knelt down and helped him up, using a key to
unlock the handcuffs. They fell away and Kaname escorted Kaien into
the room. He stopped at the door, watching as Kaien approached the
man.
"Sit, Kaien Cross…" He motioned with a bitter tone.
Kaien sunk into the chair, clearly exhausted and worried of what was
to become.
"As punishment for the murder of our president, you
will take his place. You have met all the qualifications and you will
pay for your crime." In the light, it seemed the man's right eye
was darker and slightly swollen.
"Kaname Kuran, Head of the
Vampire Council of Elders," the man spoke in a hiss, "has seen
this as a fitting punishment. You will take the responsibility of the
man you have killed." The man looked back and glared at Kaname,
hatefully as he rose to his feet.
"I will be certain he fulfils
his duty to this association, as he will be in the careful watch of
the Elder Council." Kaname's eyes flickered darkly as he placed
his hands on Kaien's shoulders. Kaien looked at him,
speechless.
"Your first order of duty will be to fix all
property damaged by your reckless student." He stormed out of the
room. Kaname helped Kaien to his feet and gave him a sly, childish
smile, and left.
"Sorry to make you wait, Seiren." Kaname
nodded as he walked towards the main doors.
"Kaname-sama… Did
you really hit that man?" Seiren studied him with an empty gaze.
Kaname opened the door and paused.
"That idiotic man refused to
listen to me. It was a fitting discipline." Kaname sighed as Seiren
followed him out into the night.
