Walk the Walk, Talk the Talk
She stomped like an ox down the hall with her long model legs. Suddenly their was yelps of screams from all the rooms because of an annoying sacred whistle. Everyone stormed out of the rooms with rant and rave. Yori first went out and I followed her invisible tracks. While Yori stayed behind with the group of other girls I made my way to Mari. I looked at her with sobered eyes. It is 5:00 in the morning. "Mari. Mari. I know it's morning but we never wake up this early. Usually I even push it when I make them get ready at 6:00 for class. Night classes are not even over till 7:15." I defended us as "one" group for once. Mari just glared at me. She looked up with some thought I believe. She then looked back down at the crowd, not me. "Okay, but not a minute late to class." Mari said as an order. She turned her back on us and walked off with no apologizes what so ever. She's too daring for her own good. It became 7:15. All the day class girls were there as usual surrounding the gates making it hard for the Night class students to go to their dorm or anywhere else. Their too obsessed. This time Mari was at my side. Not blowing on her whistle or shooting off bullets into the universe. She was as strong as I was when dealing with these girls, even stronger. Does she actually care that much for these girls? "Let us through Diplomacy Committee!" a girl shouted. Mari was holding that girl back who shouted. She cringed as she squirmed. "Yuki. Your right! These girls are tough. I think maybe they really could protect themselves." Mari said this when smiling. Her guard was also down. For that moment I smiled back but then the Night Class came out of the school's doors which made my attention to go towards the beautiful vampires. A un-welcomed visitor took the liberty of lounging into Mari like he was a respected guest. You know what Mari's reaction would be. "Aido!" Mari growled and screeched. Her gun shung up under his chin as his arms were still around her from behind. Zero walked over in large pounding steps then paused but Kaname stepped in first before Zero could do anything. "Aido why make such a scene?" Kaname asked cruelly. If Kaname knew what happened between Mari and Aido before then he should know why Aido is getting his revenge on her. He does the same thing to me. He makes the day girls jealous and so my work is harder. "I don't need your help Kaname." Mari grinded her teeth. Two pairs of eyes came upon her. Kaname's and Ruka's. Ruka's eyes popped out of her head as she rudely misplaced Kaname. He always went by Kaname Sama. "If you choose not to listen to me anymore…Yuki, then, please take care of her." Kaname turned to me with a beautiful smile and then eyes. Kaname Kuran! I gasped at his kindness. But then nodded quickly. "Aido." Kaname ordered. "Aww. No fun." Aido pouted. Aido took his arms away from Mari. And Mari ran to stand beside Zero. She almost hid behind him in a childish way as if she couldn't protect herself. She held the sleeve of his jacket. What did Kaname mean, though, about her not listening to him? When did he give her orders?
Ruka gave Mari another look before she followed Kaname who was now making his way between the divided crowds. I got the right, Zero got the left. Mari went back on patrol as her fears subsided. Ruka narrowed her eyes as a gorgeous woman would. She held one hip with her pale, stunning hand. "Show Kaname Sama some respect." Ruka stated to Mari. Mari now glared back. I looked over now at them bewildered. What would they be talking about? "Leave Aido and Kaine alone. They don't need any day class girls causing trouble for them. I heard about you being the little trouble maker." Ruka added. "Ruka…I like you." Mari said so easily. She grinned as well when telling her this. Ruka looked terribly confused. "Cut Kaname some slack." Mari stated then so formally. Ruka then huffed with anger and surprise. "Why would anything matter to you about Kaname?" Ruka was still angry. Ruka is hard to understand. She asks me to care how I treat him, but then expects me not to care how other's treat him. "I may look like a day class girl but I am not oblivious. You might like him but don't give him those sad eyes if you know he's never going to want you. Admit the truth to yourself or you'll never move on." Mari said when looking to the ground. "Wouldn't you want someone out of love, not guilt?" Mari asked as she looked back up at Ruka. Ruka them mumbled a scream with her lips shut tightly. She was about to grab Mari's shoulder to throw her but Zero stopped her arm. Ruka pulled away quickly.
Ruka was on her way again. Right next to Kaname. I knew she wouldn't listen to me. She might hate these day class girls, but she sure acts quite like then when she is around Kaname. The night class students made their way back to their dorms for rest. That dispute was over, but I think it could easily start up again.
Zero, Mari and I went off to class now because the girls had no way to have contact with the night class students now that they were safely in their dorms to sleep or whatever. "Hello." Yori greeted us. Mari took a seat beside me. Yori sat on the other side of me. "I am Yori." Yori said sweetly to Mari. "I am Mari Kiryu." Mari told her carelessly. "You last name is Kiryu? Are you related to Zero?" Yori questioned. Mari just nodded her head with a small giggle. "People of Zero's family has been showing up lately. First Ichuri Kiryu, which is Zero's younger twin brother who actually left already, and now you, Mari." Yori said with a smile. Although, even if she gave Mari a smile, I could tell she was curious of why there are more Kiryu's she hasn't heard about from me or Zero.
Class began. Everyone grabbed their notebooks and copied the notes the teacher asked of us to write from the board. Mari seemed emotionless. Not excited, not angry, not sad nor tired. She looked like a robot programmed to do just this. Maybe she just wanted to get through this as quick as she can without making a fuss because that just makes it seem longer. As she looked over at me having a hard time keeping u she gave me a smile. Almost as to say don't give up Yuki! I smiled back and again started to scribble the notes down.
Then out of no where a female student banged into the right side of the doorway huffing for air. Her legs were weak and tainted with red blood. Their was blood everywhere. Everyone in the room was worried and yelping their usual chaotic mumbles. Mari and I stood up quickly. We both ran over to her knowing this was more than a period. Someone is probably hurt. Zero followed. I grabbed her shoulder and she leaned on me for support. Mari tried to reach into her eyes with hers. "What is wrong?" Mari asked with seriousness. She huffed again. She finally tilted her head up to have eye contact with at least Mari. But then she looked up at me. "Yuki Cross. My friend, Haruna, I think she's…dead." the girl finally spoke. Mari and I looked at her with shock. The teacher then with concern told me to take Haruna quickly to the infirmary.
"Tell us what happened…I mean we won't force you…I mean after what happened to your friend it must be troublesome to you...but…we kind a need to know what…" Headmaster said willingly. "I understand headmaster." she nodded her head softly. Headmaster smiled widely. She looked over at the other hospital bed where her friend laid not dead but barley living. She took a moment of silence to think back on what did happen then looked up at me. Then looked at the headmaster. "Headmaster. This morning Haruna wasn't in our dorm to get ready for class. So instead of joining the other students to see the Night Class I…I…decided to go look for her. When I found her she was bleeding horribly. And so my first reaction was to go to her rapidly, that is why there is blood all over me." she shook. "It isn't mine but her blood...all over me savagely." the girl shook even more now but with a new chill down her spine. She took small huff of air as she barley parted her lips. "Then I realized I had to go for help if she really still had a chance to live. So that's when I showed up at the classroom." she said straightly. "But you referred to her as dead?" headmaster asked patiently. He gave her look that chilled her more. "When I entered that classroom…still fearing…and assuming the worse of possibilities I needed to say something to speed up the process for help for her. You have to remember headmaster…this girl who just got attacked, isn't just some student that I have an acquaintance with and wave at every now and then just to burrow some notes…she is my beat friend. She is the one who jumped for the spot to dorm with me when we got accepted both to Cross Academy together. She is the one I would do anything for so I said such things to help her." she cried angrily.
Yuki gave her a hankie. Yuki gave her sweet smile as her eyes furrowed upsetly. The girl took it with ease…"Such a good person." she blew her nose.
"Where was she bleeding?" Mari asked. "Mari!" I shouted at her. "No. Mari is right. We need to know these things to figure out exactly what happened to her friend." headmaster had his arms crossed. You are following Mari's orders? When did you stop believing in your own gut feeling Headmaster? You should already know by now a vampire did that savaging damage to that human girl. Maybe, headmaster, is just playing the part , too, seriously.
"Her neck. Well, at least I think that is where I saw it coming from. Theirs was also blood all over he clothes so it must been smeared down from whatever was attacking her." she said effortlessly. Headmaster sighed with grief as we all had wide expressions on our faces. We still had to act. "Does she have an enemy or enemies that might want to act on their anger?" Headmaster asked. She then looked down at her hands in her lap. Her lips spread uneven. Her eyebrows curved with sadness. "I told you before. Haruna might have been annoying at times and hogged the weekly chocolate, I did too, but no one would have a reason to hurt her!" she yelled defensively. Headmaster held up his hand with a ludicrous smile. The headmaster took another breath and finally stood up from his seat. He gave a look to Yuki to sit with her for a bit till she decides to leave. He made his way out of the infirmary. Mari followed quickly.
She had to walk quicker than usual because of the headmaster being taller. This wasn't to hard for her, though. "Headmaster these girls are innocent. I believe they shouldn't even be in this situation. They don't even know of the situation." Mari whispered harshly. "I know that." headmaster said back in the same tone. "Then why not find out who is the culprit and punish who ever attacked that girl, Haruna, back there in the infirmary?" Mari asked with concern. "Because…" Headmaster shouted but stopped. When the headmaster stopped so did Mari. They stood turned into each other.
"Mari, I already know who did what they did last night to her." headmaster said to her. Mari looked at him feeling ill. How? How could he know? Is he bluffing? "Listen to me Mari it is okay of what you are. You are a fine creature. That's why you must stay at this school…it is the only place you'll be accepted." headmaster said firstly. "I knew from the quick head tantrums and fevers a night ago you were struggling with it when fighting of the blood thirsty urges. I knew it wasn't all to do with stress. I knew I should of stayed with you at that time. You should of told me ahead of time of this." headmaster was truly being kind to her. "I have been hiding it for so long. From Zero and Master Toga. I was afraid they would disown me for letting it happen. And the way it happened." Mari opened up her soul. "Last night I couldn't control myself. I needed someone. That girl was there outside on the school yard open for the taking and I knew she would lose her memory when she woke up…" Mari tried to explain. "I thought to myself if I don't do it some other bloodsucker is bond to do it and kill her. I left her their only as remains. I left her knowing she would live but not be able to tell the long tall tale." Mari explained more. "If not her I would of attacked Yuki or Zero." Mari told him honestly.
"You were being cruel because you knew I was lying this whole time…it was a way to get back at me till I told you the truth." Mari finally understood. "Mari I don't know how you came of this, it isn't even in the vampire hunters documents, but I know what you are now." headmaster assured her. He patted her back. "I want to help you Mari just like I have been helping Zero." headmaster told her.
"Blood tablets?" Mari asked.
"Yes. That is the usual medicine around here that none of the vampires actually use. I proscribe that to Zero to have some kind of control over himself when the urges seem to take over everything." headmaster said with a relieved smile. Mari looked down in a slump. "Could you keep this a secret between us just for now?" Mari asked another question.
"Of course!" the headmaster grinned widely.
"Ah! But you forgot…one other person knows of your ugly bloody past." Kaname showed up out of nowhere. He stood 10ft in front of them so casually. Mari always noticed something seemed off about his appearance. His smile was diminishing and his eyes sparkled through the darkness he created. Sometime she wished he was human. Mari just stood their afraid and unmoving. The headmaster walked forward patting Kaname's back happily. The dust smacked away of his white school uniform. "Kaname. I wasn't expecting you to be here…you are supposed to be attending class right now. I'll have to check out to see if everything is sealed off at the school so you'll stay in class and not sneak off class. Maybe you need to clean your uniform." Headmaster smiled when stating the obvious. "You think?" Kaname growled with a smile. She then glared. "You'll blow my secret to Zero before I get my job done here with you Kaname Kuran." Mari raised her gun in his direction. "Mari I understand it is your job as vampire hunter to keep humans safe but I can't let you do this to an innocent…" headmaster shouted as he guarded Kaname. Her gun clicked as he her hand shook on the trigger. She now had to hold it with both hands. Her head leaned down towards her neck as headmaster sadly starred at her shacking scared body.
"I knew you had more of a reason than to come to visit Zero. You want to know where Sara-Sama is so you can take blood from her to stop you from falling to Level E just like Zero had the chance to do…" Kaname said with a smile. The gun went off and hit both walls two times. The firing stopped and the sounds echoed in the hall. Then it was completely silent. Mari! I looked up surprised towards the old sounds. The one girl was shaking as her weak friend who was still in recovery broke out in a quiet sweat. I starred at them for a moment with no answer. I hurried with a sweet face. "You stay here. As the diplomacy committee member it's my job to see what's wrong. Your friends needs you so listen when I say stay here with her." I said with a wide smile as I patted her shoulder. "Yes." the girl nodded her head. I then crouched out the nurses office. When I saw Kaname I tumbled over to the other wall to hide behind the corner to see what's going on. I saw Mari then. Pointing her gun.
What are they talking about?
"Back then…you just stood there like an innocent child." Mari's scenery started to turn blurry.
"I was in trouble with my parents for running away again because at that time Master Toga was secretly training me. My parents were against me fighting because they thought I would die. I ran away and ended up lost. I found this small mansion where two small gentle children were greeting me. One being you, who was only visiting for two weeks, and the other a proud owner's daughter of the home." Mari set it up. She knew Kaname-Sama. She knew him as a small child. She knew him longer than I have. "I thought their was something off about the both of you, she looked like a vampire but you were to young to carry all the features yet, but when you asked for me to stay there with you to help her trap me I was fooled into thinking you were pure and she was pure, Kaname Kuran. We went into the mansion and you stood there so innocently as she drank form me and turned me into a vampire. I then thought you were not visiting your little friend…that you were also a victim to her because I thought you weren't a vampire. It made me believe more in the thought that you were a human when you had to do what she said when she told you to do something for her." Mari cringed. Mari was tricked by Kaname-Sama! He helped Sara turn her into a vampire? Kaname-Sama? Why do such a thing? "After she was done with me I thought of you as my only ally with their being no other children or humans in the home. The whole time you had me thinking that the same thing would happen to you that happened to me because I thought you and I were so alike yet I was no longer human and my instincts were to protect a human no matter what scary circumstances I was under. But I never saw that small female pureblood child, Sara, drink from you because you in fact were a vampire, too. Then you told me the truth Kaname Kuran!" Mari cried. She shot the fifth single bullet. She blubbered. Kaname and headmaster stood back to keep listening. Poor Mari. Se knew Kaname as a child and now sees him as an adult. And he let terrible things happen to her. Kaname…how could such a kind vampire like you do such a thing? How? It's just..wrong! "One day you told me you were actually a pureblood, too, but didn't think it was right of her to do such a thing to me. You lied to me about that. You lied to me from the very start trying to play as a human. You fooled me, Kaname Kuran. You did it so well that I felt defeated in the soul more than in my pride. With me being a vampire I would never become a good vampire hunter…I would destroy myself before I ever reached that goal." Mari cried.
"Mari…" Kaname said silently. Mari jolted as her back arched in a shack but still didn't raise her head. I wanted o rush to her as she almost fell but I had to stay back. Find the right time to come in. I had to know what the story was. Even though I told myself a million time Mari and Kaname would never fall for each other I still get the feeling as if they always look at each other. If they could have the chance I bet they would speak just like this to one another all the time. Mari is a lot closer to him than me. Kaname is a vampire. And I am a…stupid human girl keening on a vampire.
"She is always grabbing me and asks me to visit very often. It's like she is obsessed with me or something. Do you think she'll force me into marrying her? I don't want her to take me blood. That's what you said to me." Mari then raised her head. She was surprised to see him right there in front of her. He grabbed around her body squeezing her in an embrace. She struggled to break-free. One arm held around her as his hand on his other arm gripped her head from moving from his shoulder. "I'm sorry that I didn't even fight back…but back then I truly didn't know better. Sara-Sama was almost like my elder and I believed what ever she told me about the line between right and wrong. So when I did things for her I thought they were good to do. If I could I would of took it all back." Kaname said with somberness. She let the gun go and sniffled lowly into his shirt. "Kaname when I thought you were human it wasn't as if I hated you…I…not because you weren't innocent…I was in love with you because you were there more than I thought. I needed someone to blame. So I thought who better than a vampire. Maybe then the vampire society would accept me again. You were upset when I escaped the mansion that day. I got in so much trouble when other vampire hunters than with my parents when they found me that day…I'm still alive because they were fooled into thinking I was human from watching you so long because I think maybe I was the one more obsessed with you than Sara" Mari said softly. "But it's wrong." Mari blushed when hiding her face. "You are…in love with Yuki." Mari stated. Huh? "Yes. I have always been, Mari. You sensed it as soon as you entered this academy." Kaname stated back. The headmaster slumped down. Kaname-Sama…you admit it to her but you don't admit that to my face? "And because it is Yuki, and because she feels just the same way back for you, it's just that much worse." Mari smiled with a small breath. That's true. I can't come out now…I'm not ready. "Kaname if that is the case then I ask for only one thing…take me to my maker." Mari said calmly.
Spring Break…
"Zero!" I said loudly with a big impossible smile.
"Huh?" Zero's head slugged back with a grunt. I stood over him from behind as he was sitting there in his class seat. My arms slung around his chest and my hands gripped his shoulders to have a good grip on him. Mari sat beside him in the same emotion. Low and sad.
"It's the first day of spring break, you wanna go on vacation like headmaster suggested?" I asked cheerfully.
"Not really." Zero responded brashly.
I starred into his eyes. I then let go and chopped him in head quickly. "Owe! What did you do that for you midget gremlin?" Zero got up out of his seat when yelling and rubbing the back of his head. "We need some fun you big gorilla idiot and Mari needs sometime for relaxation after all that's happened to her! We at least owe her that!" I yelled back in the same pomposity. Zero looked at my desperate face as my eyes turned soft with concern. Zero quickly understood.
"I'm fine in my own depression, just get me some money and I'll continue that with some black gothic dresses. I'll lay in bed with roses and cry the mattress soggy. Play sad music and scream of nightmares in my sleep." Mari said with a dark aura surrounding her. Zero and I then backed away abruptly. We spoke silently to each other with scared faces. "Does she seem more depressed?" I asked with gashing teeth and spread eyes. "She has been acting very-scary." Zero replied in the same features. Mari sat there looking up at him with a empty stare. A uneven mouth. Zero then growled and yanked her up. "Your coming before you turn, too, Goth on us." Zero complained. Yuri then came in to the classroom. I starred at her with an excited laugh…."Will you be coming with us, Yuri?" I asked joyfully too quickly. "Yeah. My mom approved. I'll have to be back by two weeks though for my dad's birthday." Yuri informed me at first hand. "So all four of us are going." I said loudly with happiness. "I can't go, I told you that." Mari said with a glare. "Stop it with your damn attitude Mari and just agree to go on the vacation with us." Zero said with a broad face. "I said no, Zero!" Mari shouted. Her eyes jolted into guilty clouds. It almost looked as if she could cry like she has said she wanted to do. She then snagged him in the shoulder before running out the room. "Well, at least she got her strength back to walk so harshly." Yuri laughed lowly under her breath. I looked at Zero. He was disappointed in himself. The more I thought about it the more I could understand their relationship I thought was once just love. Mari never had a good parent figure in her life. Zero needed someone to take care of so he would have some kind of meaning. They needed each other and I couldn't take that special bond from them. But the situation between her and Kaname-Sama is something I still don't understand. Mari loves him but so easily she forgot about it? I don't believe that. I am in love with Kaname-Sama and I will never stop.
Afterward at the headmaster's office…"We can't go till we know Mari is going.." headmaster stressed. "Has everyone already packed there things for vacation?" headmaster asked first off. All three of us nodded a yes. "I won't go without Mari." Zero made his excuse. He probably just didn't want to go. "That's why she must come with us. I'll feel bad if she is left out especially since now she may be turning into a Goth. And because of that Zero will be left behind, too." headmaster pouted. "Maybe I can talk to her and persuade her to go…" I suggested. Headmaster looked at me differently. Why is the headmaster looking at me like that? This is strange. Did he know I knew about what happened between Kaname-Sama and her when they had the personal conversation that was supposed to remain a private discussion? "I believe Mari wants to vacation somewhere else." Kaname said as he came in the office. Ichijo came in following him with loyalty but his facial features were nervously pin pointing a dangerous attempt of Kaname. Zero glared at Kaname-Sama like usual. "She actually told me herself. She'll be coming along with me to visit my long friend Sara-Sama. Don't worry Zero…Ichijo will keep me in line…their's no need to be alert because I won't bite her with his harsh rules." Kaname said harshly. Kaname! "I…can't…believe…that. Mari wouldn't agree to it. She has to much pride." Zero fought his words.
"But I did." Mari said as she walked in now.
Mari came in too dressy for a human girl in this time. Large ruffles hung and their were dark bows everywhere down her dark blue dress she wore. It seemed she had a personal hairstylist to fix her hair and make-up artist to make her face over. She looks wealthy. She looks owned. "Zero I have private business and wish for you to go on that vacation with them while I'm gone with President Kaname Kuran and Vice President Ichijo." Mari told him the instructions.