Sorry it took so long but I've been busy. Please enjoy the story... well chapter 3 anyway
Chapter 3
Yagari stared at the limp body at his doorstep, wrapped in a blanket that covered it's face and body. "Zero! Get down here!" he shouted, and soon footsteps quickly came running down.
"Yes, Master Yagari?" he said, stopping next to him. Yagari pointed at the body. "Could you please tell me why-"
"I didn't do it." he interrupted. I sighed and picked the body up. Handing it to Zero I said, "Put it on the couch. I'll get some tea for Suki and you. God, when she finds out that a body was on the doorstep…" he walked away.
"Yagari? Um, maybe Suki shouldn't find out about this." Zero yelled. Leaving the teapot, I walked into the living room.
"What do you mean, Zero…?" I looked at him. He moved away from the body. It was a girl. She had black hair pulled into a loose ponytail. She was very pale. Her face reminded him of his favorite little girl…
"Is that Yumi?" Zero asked. I looked at him, and slapped his head.
"How could you forget Yumi?"
Zero rubbed his head briefly. "She hasn't been here in a while…" he shrugged. He had a point. Yumi ran away for no reason. She left her mom and me. I touched her cheek and whispered, "Yumi…?"
She twitched, and her eyes fluttered opened. They were blue, ringed with a darker blue. Slowly, she sat up, rubbing her forehead.
"Please tell me your name child." I asked. She jumped and moved away. Well, as far away as you can get when you're on a couch. She glared at us, but her eyes told a different story. She was scared. Deeply scared. Her eyes left me for a minute and rested on Zero. She flinched and sat on the arm of the chair.
"Get that…thing away from me!" she hissed. Zero blinked and stepped forward.
"What do you mean…?" I said, curious
"That!" she pointed at Zero. "The vampi-" she fell off. I heard her moan a little.
"Are you alright?" I asked.
"Don't talk to me! You're housing a vampire! A Level E vampire at that." she stood up, searching for a weapon.
"I'm not a vampire!" Zero yelled and grabbed her neck, pushing her against the wall. She gasped and clawed at his hand. "You don't know anything!" he growled.
"Zero!" she screamed. "Please don't!" she choked out. Zero froze. As well as I did. How did she know his name?
"Don't Zero! Please." she grabbed his hand, her nails digging into his hand. She tried to run up the wall. "Please! I didn't mean-I didn't mean anything!"
"Zero!" I yelled. "Release her now!"
Zero stared at me, frozen. What have I done? I asked myself. I let it all go… His fingers relaxed a little, letting me breath. I inhaled. "Thank you." I whispered, closing my eyes. His hand moved away and I fell to the ground, holding my neck. Damn, he had a good grip. He kneeled next to me. "How do you know my name?" he whispered.
I blinked. Shit, I had to tell him that. "I…um…overheard earlier." I stood up, moving away from Zero. A few steps away, I slipped backwards. I gasped when I felt arms wrapped around my waist. I looked up and saw Zero. He watched me. I caught my breath, remembering the first time I met him. I was running to my mom, holding up a note from Yagari. Then tripped over my shoelace. I covered my face and waited. Instead, arms grabbed my arms. Looking up, I saw Ichiru's twin for the first time in my life. "Are you ok?" he asked. I nodded, slowly. This was the first time I had seen him smile. All those happy memories came over me like a flood. I bit my lip to keep the tears at bay. Zero was so nice to me, making sure I didn't get hurt. I remembered one time when I was sick and Zero and Ichiru took turns watching me, making sure I was well. I smiled and closed my eyes.
"Is she ok?" Yagari asked. I opened my eyes, a small smile still on my face. I stood back up and crossed my arms.
"Sorry, just an old memory…" I mumbled. "If you don't mind, I really need to go." I walked to the door, reaching for the handle.
"Yagari? I didn't know we had a visitor." a mellow voice said. I flinched.
"Suki, my dear. She was only here for a minute. She needed directions." Yagari answered. I looked out the corner of my eye and saw my mother. She looked well, happy in the arms of Yagari. I always saw them hugging when I was younger. I smiled and opened the door.
"Thank you for helping me, sir." I said, shutting the door. Thunder boomed overhead and it started to rain. I looked up and let the rain run down my face. So cool, so nice. I pulled the ponytail out and walked away, leaving them behind.
This could be the worst mistake of my life but I didn't care. I sighed and hugged myself. The sound of rain seemed to calm me. Was it the soft sound it made? Or was it just the fact that I love water?
"Wait! Please come back!" a voice called. I spun around and saw Zero, Yagari, and Mother. Each was staring at me. I scowled and ran off. I don't care! I will not die! I don't want to…but what do I want? I stopped, hugging myself. I wanted a life…a normal life. I didn't want to kill vampires. Or have to kill someone. I wasn't like that.
Snap!
I whirled, pulling out my Bloody Rose. I had always wondered where its sister was, but not now. There was movement out of the corner of my eye. Bright red eyes glared at me from a bush.
"Show yourself, vampire." I hissed, clicking the gun over to crossing danger. I heard a dry, papery laugh. A figure drifted out from the shadows. A man. Tall, long hair and torn clothes. Level E. He grinned down at me, fangs slowly growing.
"Tell me," it hissed. "little girl. Has anyone every told you it's not safe to run around at night?"
"No. And you know why?" I stared up at him. His eyes seemed to look right into my soul. Finding every little secret, every flaw, everything. He grinned, grabbing my arm.
"My dear girl. You must think that you have power. But you have nothing. Your weak, my dear. And because of that" -he leaned toward me- "you will die."
Die. Bang! The noise rang through the woods. Loud and clear. The vampire turned to dust in front of my eyes. I growled and turned around. Zero and Yagari stood behind me. Yagari had his gun out, pointing to where the vampire was. "You idiot! I had that one!" I said, throwing my gun at a tree. They blinked. "Do you know how long it's been sense I killed one of those things? Forever! The rush from holding that gun…" I trialed off, walking away. "Hey, get back here." Zero yelled at me. I spun around. "Don't even talk to me, vampire. You're lucky I didn't kill you back at the house!" I growled. Zero held my gun in his hand, staring at it in horror. I scowled and rushed forward to get it. Zero grabbed my arm before I could run away again. "Where is she? What did you do to her!" he yelled at me. "What are you talking about? Who is 'she'?" I screamed at him, trying to pull away. I knew he was talking about me. I was given this gun at age six when I first started training. "I think you know who! Yumi! She ran away from us and we never saw her again! This is her gun! Where did you hide her? Tell me!" he threw me against a tree. I slammed into it, crying out in pain. When I looked up, Yagari was holding Zero back, whispering in his ear. Zero's eyes had turned red, and his fangs were bared. I tried to get up, but a sharp pain shot up my back. "You bastard!" I hissed. They stared at me. Zero bared his fangs. Yagari moved in front of him, blocking his view. "Let me kill her! She killed my Yumi! My Yumi, Yagari!" he yelled. I blinked and looked at him. What? My head was filled with questions. Did…Zero love me? Why did he call me 'my Yumi'? Was I that important to him? "She's not dead… I've never even heard of her. Sorry." I gasped, clutching my side. He stopped trying to kill Yagari and stared at me. Yagari turned to face me. "How do you know?" he asked in a hushed whisper. "I don't know…" I gasped again, lying. The pain was unbearable. I moaned. Zero reacted first. He rushed over and helped me into a sitting position. I gasped, grabbing his shoulder. "Yagari…we should take her in…" he whispered, pulling the back of my shirt up. He winced as if the wound cause him pain. His fingers lightly ran over the wound, making me scream. I bit my bottom lip. I caught a glimpse of his hand that was covered in my blood. I flinched and looked away. Zero slowly picked me up and walked over to Yagari. "I, ah, think I threw her a little too hard…" he mumbled, pulling me closer. Yagari sighed. "Come on. Suki can fix her up."