~Ammit~
-Chapter 1-
~Urgent~
Three whacks-with-a-stick, an earful from Yuuki and two Day Class girls detention-giving later, Zero finally got back to his dorm room.
He sat on the floor, head on his bed and stared up at the ceiling.
He didn't want to go back to sleep.
Lately he'd been getting nightmares -at least, more than usual.
When it had first started, he would just sigh and hope that they would go away.
They didn't.
They got more frequent.
They got worse.
Every morning, he'd wake up with a shout, limbs tangled in sheets and a light sheen of sweat on his skin.
He could never remember what the nightmares were about afterwards.
But they were bad.
This of course resulted in lack of sleep, which resulted in angry Zero, which resulted in many scared Day Class girls, cowering in a corner and hoping the prefect didn't look their way.
He frowned slightly as his eyes started to droop, he felt his muscles un-tense and ,slowly, his consciousness started to ebb away...
He fought to keep his eyes open.
Tried to deny the need to rest, but ,in the end, sleep took over, and he slumped beside his bed; unintentionally dragging soft white sheets on top of him.
The Chairman had called him to his office, apparently it was urgent.
Of course you could never tell with the Chairman: he seemed to have different versions of urgent.
'Urgent' could be him inviting Kaname to dinner- to mix with Yagari and Kiryuu and try to get the two hunters to spend some 'bonding time' with the Pureblood.
However, 'Urgent' could also be that ,for example, there was a major disagreement between the hunters council and the Senate, resulting in an all-out war between each race and risking the lives of all who remained on neutral ground. Hypothetically, of course.
He was snapped out of his thoughts as Takuma announced their arrival at the Chairman's office.
He mentally shook his head and subtly checked himself- facial expression-wise, and watched as Takuma knocked on the wooden door.
A muffled, "Come in." emanated from behind the Oak barrier and Takuma hastily opened the door, allowing Kaname to step through first.
The Chairman was sitting at his desk, fingers interlocked and elbows on the cracked surface- obviously Kiryuu had been here, a serious expression on his face.
As Kaname looked at the other occupant of the room-Toga Yagari, he briefly related back to his previous thoughts, 'Urgent as in the second option then,' before his face straightened and he turned towards the Chairman again.
The Chairman waited another moment before sighing and rubbing his hands over his face, then upwards; grabbing his hair, hand tightening over it.
He looked exhausted.
"Kaname, I have recently been informed of Vampire fatalities in neighbouring towns- before you ask why I didn't tell you until now, let me explain." Another sigh," The Hunters Council and the Senate have reason to believe these fatalities were not accidental- meaning they suspect murder...I did not inform you until now, because, up until now, the only Vampires that were affected were no higher than Level D."
"Up until now... so there has been a higher ranking victim?" Takuma asked, already knowing the answer.
"Level C to be exact. It seems that this was a one-off- the victims are back to Level D's, but we aren't taking any chances."
"A Level C is quite far below a Level A, and if they are mainly targeting Level D's... well that's less Level E's to worry about, so why are you worried?" Kaname was getting a little tired of all this drama
"Zero," Came he short reply, quickly followed by," and many of the Night Class are Level C's too, if they are killed on Academy grounds, there may be suspicions and we do not want to fall into another Great War, do we?"
Kiryuu, of course. That's why the Chairman looked so worried. If he died, Yuuki would be upset too...
"I see... I'll tell Seiren to keep an eye out for any suspicious activity in the town. If that will be all..." Kaname trailed off gesturing towards the door with his eyes.
"One more thing Kaname. These deaths are not normal. Neither the Senate, nor the Vampire Council initiated any massacre of Level D's and/or E's, but the problem is...The Vampires don't turn to ash, Kaname, they are just...empty shells." Now this piqued Kaname's interest. He had never heard of such a thing!
He was glad Hunters and Vampires came across the bodies first. There would be panic within the human race, the media would make sure of that.
But how? It didn't make any sense. One thing was for certain...he really didn't want to have to tell the Night Class...
After Kaname had left, Toga turned a narrowed eye at Kaien," You don't really think that the killer will go after Zero?"
Kaien sighed," At this point...I don't know what to think. There is no evidence that the Victims were connected other than the fact that they are Level D or below. The level C was an exception- who knows why? Maybe the murderer was just feeling lucky?"
Yagari scoffed," Murderer? Your referring to the Vampires as if they're human. What happened to you, Cross?"
Kaien turned to the hunter, a deadly scowl on his face, "I woke up, Yagari. I think you should too."
The Ex-hunter's face turned away, then back again, now with his stupid smile in place," Does this mean you worry about me Yagari~?" He stood up and tried to capture Toga in a hug- or 'death grip' as Zero named it.
Yuuki finally finished drying her hair and started pulling her night-clothes over her shoulders, yawning tiredly.
It was one of those rare times that she wasn't bothered by Zero coming into the bathroom while she was there and she had a content smile on her face. She turned the corner just in time to see Takuma and Kaname entering the Chairman's office.
Hmm? What's Kaname-sempai and Takuma-sempai here for?
Frowning she crept up, as close to the door as possible- without being sensed by either vampire.
She could hear talking, but she had to strain to hear what was actually being said.
"-Fatalities in neighbouring towns- before you ask why I didn't tell you until now, let me explain." There was a short pause," The Hunters Council and the Senate have reason to believe these fatalities were not accidental- meaning they suspect murder...I did not inform you until now, because, up until now, the only Vampires that were affected were no higher than Level D."
Yuuki gasped. Fatalities? Victims? No higher than Level D? But...that means...
Zero!
She didn't need to hear any more, she ran. She didn't quite know where she was running to...but her legs seemed to.
Before she knew it she was standing in front of Zero's door, hand reaching out halfway to the handle.
Her fist closed around the handle, just as she was about to open it-
"NOO! NO! STOP IT! GET AWAY FROM HER! YUUUUUUKKKKIIIIII!" At this point she burst through the door, eyes wide and panicked.
Zero was on the floor, tossing violently. Screaming and shouting and kicking an unseen enemy.
He howled in pain, sitting up and staring blankly at Yuuki, he couldn't see her- he was still asleep.
Suddenly the door burst open once again, Yuuki hadn't even realised it had shut.
The Chairman looked at Zero, then came rushing forward, Toga, Takuma and Kaname following.
Toga was frowning, Takuma looked confused and worried, and even Kaname looked a little put out.
The screaming and shouting had died down, but Zero was still whimpering pitifully.
The Chairman sat next to him, rubbing his back and murmuring to him.
"...Yuuki..." Zero gasped out.
She was immediately at his side," Its OK ,Zero. I'm fine, see? I'm here." She kept repeating.
The hunter and the two high-ranking vampires stayed where they were, occasionally shuffling and looking a little awkward, but Yuuki knew they were just as worried as she and the Chairman were.
Eventually Zero stopped whimpering and was silent, but he was shuddering violently.
Wrapping the sheets around him again, Yuuki knew that she should leave it, so as not to harm Zero's pride any more; two vampires and his old mentor had just seen him in his most vulnerable state, but she had to know.
"Zero...are you OK? What was the nightmare about?" she asked, worry shining in her chocolate eyes.
Zero looked up, now fully awake. He gulped and the shaking worsened.
Now Yuuki was worried, even the 'Shizuka Hiou attack' dreams didn't affect him like this...what was going on?
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