Chapter 4: Pain
"Aido wake up!" Kain said shaking the other gently. Aido let out a groan and he looked at the boy that was trying to wake him up "K Kain?" Aido rolled over and he sat up "What is it? It's too early." Kain sighed "Get your ass up and go explain Yuki and Zero about the girl that you attacked."
"What?!" Aido exclaimed "I did not attack anyone!" Kain sighed "Then go and explain yourself!" Kain yelled and Aido made a fist "W When did you start looking at me like that Kain?" Aido glared at the other with tears in his eyes "W When?" Aido walked past him making Kain realize what he had just done and said. "Aido I..."
Aido ignored the other and he walked downstairs and Yuki glared at him "HANABUSA! Why did you attack that girl?!" She yelled and Aido made a fist "What proof do you have that I did it?!" He yelled "It wasn't me! I know the rules!" Yuki made a fist "Stop screwing around, you are the only bad one here! You are always messing up and burdening everyone!" She yelled.
"Oi Yuki!" Zero said.
"Shut up and stop defending that monster!" Yuki yelled pointing at Aido.
"You monster!" Aido remember his mother yelling at him when he was small.
"M Monster?" Aido whispered as tears filled his eyes.
"I told you already I was with Aido yesterday night. The attack happened around midnight and I was keeping Aido company." Zero tried to reasoned. Yuki glared at Zero "Stop! You can't cover for his mistake."
"Aido..." Kaname said.
"Don't call me Aido." Aido thought "You have no right to call me Aido." Aido made a fist and he looked at Kaname "Zero is right I was with him at midnight." Yuki turned to look at Aido and she made a fist picking up her hand to slap the other "Aido that is enough!"
Kaname took the girls hand and he looked at her "That is enough Yuki."
Kaname stood in front of Aido and he slapped the blonde across the face making a small wound on the boys cheek making blood slide down his cheek. "That is enough Aido, we all know you hate Zero, there is no way-"
"What would you know?" Aido interrupted "You don't know anything. Zero was the only person who was there when I needed someone." Aido made a fist and he looked at Kaname with pain in his eyes "I don't care if you believe me or not, but I did not do it." Aido made a fist and he looked down "I might be a monster, but we are all monsters. I know I am bad, but I wouldn't be so coward to attack someone."
Zero looked at the others and he sighed "I am telling you, I was with Aido-"
"Zero its okay." Aido whispered "I don't care if you believe me or not, but I did not do it." Aido wiped his tears and Yuki made a fist "That little stupid dramatic crying scene will not work with us, you need to take responsibility for what you did! That girl is in critical conditions!"
"Do you have proof that I did it!? Did she tell you it was me?!" Aido yelled "Tell me what is your proof?!"
"You left the party early!"
"So what?! I was feeling sick and I had a fever." Aido yelled "It wasn't me." Aido made a fist and he looked at Kaname "Say something Kaname, tell me it wasn't me!" Kaname looked at the blonde and Aido backed away looking down "You don't believe me either?" Aido turned around and he walked up the stairs. "Aido!" Kaname said.
"Don't call me Aido!" Aido yelled "You of all people has no right to call me Aido." Aido turned around and he looked straight at Kaname's eyes "I hate you the most of all people! I wish I had never met you! Tell me Kaname would you have been better off not meeting me?! Tell me is that what you want?!" He yelled and Kaname looked at him a little surprised that was the first time Kaname had seen Aido in so much pain.
"Ai-."
"Kaname..." Aido whispered "Why do you look at me with those eyes?" He asked before turning back around "I know I am a monster, but... I don't like people reminding me of something I can not control."
Zero looked at the other and he glared at both Yuki and Kaname "Are you two happy?" He asked "Do you really think someone that is sick will go out in the middle of the night and try to kill someone? Are you two stupid, or do you like seeing him suffer?" Zero shook his head "When you find out that it wasn't him it will be too late." Zero walked past them and he whispered to Kaname "I know you can feel it, I know you can feel Aido slipping away from you, and you know what, I am glad... You do not deserve him."
"Ai-."
"I thought you would be on my side." Aido whispered looking at Kain with tears in his eyes "I thought you weren't going to let anyone hurt me." Kain stepped forward and he reached for the other but Aido slapped his hands away "Don't touch me." Aido said sternly.
Aido walked inside his room and he took the marble from the table "Kaname, you wish you would have never met me right?" He whispered and he held to the marble tightly before opening the window letting all of the cold air hit his face letting the marble go. "Kaname... I wish I wasn't in your life."
As soon as the marble hit the floor, it shattered into millions of pieces.
Kaname looked up from where he was and he looked at the room that belonged to Aido. "Aido.." Kaname thought "Why can't I feel you anymore." He asked himself and Yuki looked at Kaname worried. "K Kaname?" Kaname looked down and Yuki made a fist "Kana-."
"It's better if you leave." Kaname whispered before he headed up the stairs.
Aido jumped off of the dorm and he made his way out of school grounds and into the town that was close to their school and walked on the snow under him, making a 'crunch, crunch' sound when he would step on it.
Aido looked at the sky and he stopped to look at it more carefully. "What would it take for me to be able to enter heaven?" The boy wondered and a snow flake fell on his cheek. "What would it take?" He then looked down and made his way to a park that was just a few feet from him and he took a seat on the swing that was empty.
"Kain, it was all good to be true, right?" He whispered as tears rolled down his cheek.
"Why are you crying?" A girl asked gently standing in front of her. "Does something hurt?" She asked kneeling in front of her and looked at Aido with gentleness and warmth. Aido made a fist and the girl held his hand and Aido whispered "I wish I could just disappear from this world." He whispered and the girl smirked. "Is that your wish?"
Aido nodded and the girl stood up "Well then follow me and I will make sure that wish comes true." Aido looked at her and she placed her hand in front of him "Lets go." she said with a smile in her face and without any hesitation Aido took her hand. The girl then started to walk inside a forest that was near and they stopped when they were deep enough.
The girl then faced him and she smiled holding both his hands "I will make sure the pain is gone, as well as everything okay?" Aido nodded and he looked at the girl with dead eyes. The girl smirked and she walked behind the other covering his eyes "What will you do now Kaname? What will you do when the person you love the most is gone?" She then tilted the male's head and took her fangs out "Kaname this is my revenge." She thought before sinking her teeth on the males neck making Aido gasp.
"I It burns." Aido thought as the girl started to drink.
"I will make sure I drink every single drop of Kaname from you." She thought and when she was down she let Aido's body drop on the floor. The girl wiped her mouth and she looked at the sky "Its delicious, his blood is like no other." She then looked at the boys body and she started to walk away "Good bye, Aido."
"Where am I?" Aido tiredly wondered as she saw the girl walking away in his blurry vision. "Why am I so tired?" He thought and tired to move. "Ah, I remember." the blonde went on. "This is for the best, Kaname."
The girl smiled and she snapped her fingers "Aido you belong to me now." She whispered.
"I belong to-." He thought before falling into a dark abyss. "You?"
Zero looked outside during class and he let out a sigh while Yuki rested her head on the desk "W what if it wasn't him who did it?" She wondered "W What if I was wrong? Would Kaname hate me?" She made a fist and turned around when she heard a chair being pulled to see Zero walking out of the class. "Zero?"
"Kaname, Hanabusa is not in his room." Serine said and Kaname stood up "Look for him." Serine nodded and she bowed before walking away leaving Kaname alone in his room. "Aido..."
Around seven at night Serine headed to Kaname and she bowed "There is no signs of him anywhere sir." Kaname made a fist and he looked outside "Maybe he went home." Shiki suggested and Kain shook his head "He has no home."
"Eh?" Ruka blinked "W What do you mean?"
Kain looked down "When Hanabusa was a child, he was abused by his stepmother, he was like a slave to the family, everyone hated him since he belonged to another woman. He was also really beautiful so the daughters of his stepmother would make him go through Hell every single day, yet when ever he was with me not once did he complain or did he ever stop smiling." Kain made a fist "What did I do?" He hid his face on his hands and Ruka hugged him "We'll find him." She whispered and Kain nodded "I hope so."
"But it was true what Zero said." Kain whispered "Zero went with Aido to keep him company. I saw Zero walk out of the dorms around one in the morning." Kaname made a fist and he turned to look at the others "Separate and look for him." They all stood up and nodded "Yes sir."
The vampires all put on some coats and made their way out of the school to go in search for the blonde. "Aido, please be okay." Kain thought "I will be sure to make it up from you."
"Marya." A male said and the girl smiled "Everything is going according to plan." She said assuring the male. "Ichiru... Make sure to keep a close eye on Zero." The male nodded and he bowed "Yes ma'am." The girl. Marya, stood up and she looked outside from the building she was in. "Kaname, get ready to feel the pain you made me feel."
"Aido, wake up." Marya whispered stroking the male's blonde locks "It's time to get up." Aido's eyes slowly opened and Marya smiled down at the boy who laid on her thighs. Aido reached for the girl's cheek and Marya smiled placing her hand over his "Aido..."
"Marya..." Aido whispered and the girl smiled "It's been a while, hasn't it?"
Aido nodded stroking the girls cheeks "I waited for you..." Marya nodded "Thank you."
As days went by Aido was no where to be found, but the vampires were ordered to go on that Aido would eventually go back to school and he did. It was a snowy day, it was the day that Aido walked through those doors once again.
Aido opened the doors to the dorms making Kaname and the group turn around and look at him. "Ai-do..?"
"Aido?" Aido tilted his head and he shook his head.
"Aido?" The male blinked confused "You got it wrong I am Abe." Abe bowed his head and he smiled tilting his head to the side "From today on I will be staying here, please take care of me."
Kain made a fist and he looked at the male in front of him "A-be?" He tilted his head and looked at how the other was dressed "He looks a lot like Aido... But, his clothes." Kain made a fist "Aido where are you?"
"Aido..." Kaname said.
Abe turned around and he looked at the vampire and he smiled "You got it wrong Kaname... I am Abe, Yukine Abe, nice to meet you." He took out his transfer papers and he handed them to Kaname, "Also-" Abe said and a girl walked next to him.
"I will be staying here as well..." The girl said bowing "Yukine Marya, nice to meet you, please take care of us." She smiled and hugged Abe's arm. "We are honored to be able to stay with great Kaname, right Abe?"
Abe took his arm away "It doesn't matter to me." He said getting his things "A vampire is a vampire, no matter if its a pure blood or just a normal one." He stated and he turned to look at Kaname "There is nothing to it... Kaname... You are weak just like the rest."
"Hey!" Serine exclaimed and Kaname walked towards Abe "Follow me, I will take you to your room." Abe nodded and he walked behind the pure blood followed by Marya. Ruka held to Kain's arm and she looked at the male "K Kain calm down we will find Aido, calm down." she whispered hugging the male. "I am sure Aido is out there somewhere."
Kain looked down and he made a fist "It's all my fault." He thought to himself before heading inside of his room. "If I would have just believed him none of this would have happened." He laid in his bed and made a fist looking at the ceiling. "I am sorry Aido, I am sorry to have hurt you. This is all my fault."
Zero walked to the entrance of the gates that separated the dorms and he sighed "I wonder if I will see you today..." He put his hands inside of his jean pockets and he waited for the gates to opened and could only hope that Aido was safe. It had been too long since the last time anyone had seen Aido.
Marya smiled and she stroked Abe's hair. "You are a good boy Abe, remember that no one here is your friend, no one here will be in your side, you only have me and will only need me." Abe nodded and he closed his eyes. "Lets go class is about to start." Marya said standing up walking to the closet to change followed by Aido.
"Sometimes pain will be the reason to why someones existence will be wiped out." Marya thought putting on her white uniform "A human can only last so much in pain, but just like them vampires also have their own limit, they are just like everyone and when they break, there is no way that they will be able to get pieced together, that is not possible."
Abe changed into his uniform and he walked out of the room and into the living room where some of the night class was already waiting. The male fixed his tie and he sat down where there was an empty seat and waited for the last vampires.
"Stay back!" Yuki said getting in front of the mob of girls in front of the gates that were about to open. Yuki looked down and she closed her eyes "I said so many mean things to Aido, I wish I could take it back, but the one that is suffering the most is Zero." Yuki looked at Zero and she made a fist "It's all my fault."
"Kyahhhh they are here!" The girls screamed and Yuki looked at the night class students and her eyes grew wide. "A Aido?" she whispered as the night class passed through there. "N No, he seems to serious, his eyes are emotionless and he doesn't seem like the Aido we all know."
Abe looked at Yuki and he smirked when he past next to her "Yes..." He whispered "You are at fault here." Yuki gasped and she was about to touch the male but Abe took his hand away from the spot "Please reframe from touching me." He whispered before turning around to look at her "Don't get in my way."
"A Aido?" Zero whispered as he looked at Abe. Abe face Zero and he bowed his head "Nice to meet you, I am Yukine Abe, please take care of us." Abe smiled brightly at the male and he looked back at Yuki before whispering at her "You said some mean things to Aido little girl, because of you, he is no longer here, what will you do? Hm? Are you happy you have what you wanted?"
The girl made a fist and she closed her eyes tightly "N No, it wasn't-"
"But it was, because of you Aido died... Think about what you did and stop getting in the way, this world does not revolve around you, Ms. Cross... You are as weak as everyone else..." Abe whispered to her.
"Abe-" Kaname said and Abe looked back at the other. "So boring." Abe stated before he started to walk inside of class followed by Marya." Marya smiled and waved at some of the day class students and she hugged Abe's arm. Abe took his hand away and he glared at Marya "Marya stop being clingy." The girl puffed her cheeks "You are so mean Abe."
"Never said I wasn't." Abe hummed walking inside of the school building.
Zero made a fist "Abe? There is no way he is Abe, I am more than sure that, that is Aido." Zero thought making a fist "What happened to you?" He wondered "Where is the Aido we all want back? Did he really die? Why?" Zero looked at the sky and he could only pray that everything would be alright. "If there is really a God, please bring Aido back."
Yuki looked down and she hurried to go patrol "I It was all my fault, the reason to why everyone is hurting right now, it was all my fault." She made a fist and she looked at the sky "Why did I have to react that way? Why?" The girl stopped and she leaned against the tree "Not even Zero looks at me, I didn't believe him... What was I expecting?"
Abe took a seat near the window and he looked outside to find Zero looking at the classroom where he was. Abe leaned his head on his palm and he waved his other hand and smiled at the male that was watching them.
Marya stared at Abe and she made a fist "There seems to be something wrong." She thought "It seems as if Abe reacts the opposite to that boy, is this the real Aido?" She could only wonder and she made a fist "Damn, this can be bad." The girl stood up and she made her way to the front of class. "Abe..."
Abe turned around and she looked at the girl. "Introduce yourself." Abe let out a yawn and he shook his head "Don't want to." He looked at Kaname and tilted his head "There is no one worthy in here to hear my name."
"Respect Kaname!" Ruka yelled.
"Why?" Abe asked standing up walking in front of Kaname "Why should I respect him?" Abe tilted his head and he lock eyes with the pure blood "So what if he is a pure blood? So what if he is a higher rank than me? Why should I respect someone who I don't even know? Tell me, why should I respect a person who is heartless?"
"ABE!"
Abe turned around and he glared at Ruka "As far as I know Kaname is not worth anything." Abe smirked as his eyes turned red "Pure blood, or not, Kaname is just trash just like everyone in this room!"
"That is enough Abe." Kaname said standing up.
"Ehhh? You are so boring." Abe stretched and he stopped in front of Kaname "You know Kaname, in this world there is one person who is stronger than any pure blood." Kaname looked down at him and Abe tilted his head "But, its too bad that person is no longer here, but, if that person were to come back, you would be looked down on just like you look down on everyone else." Abe got closer and he took the others face into his hands "So tell me, what happened to the Kaname who did not care about ranks? What happened to that little boy who could smile? Tell me, what happened to him?" Abe got closer and he whispered to him in the ear "You have changed Kaname and because of your attitude you lost the most important person in the world."
Abe let the other go and he headed out of the class. "Aido... You need to stay asleep longer, this was your choice." Abe said to himself "You are weak Aido, there is no room for the weak."
"Ka-na-me?" Aido whispered looking at the sky from where he was. The male laid in a grassy area and was surrounded by flowers, it was a beautiful place, yet the male could not smile, or be happy, he was bitter, he was stuck in a world where he was really alone. "I want to go back." He whispered "Please..."
"Sorry Aido, but that is impossible there is no way you can go back." Abe hummed "Hang in there, I will show you how to destroy a pure blood." Aido let a tear roll down his cheek and he closed his eyes tightly "No... I don't want that."
"Aido..."
Abe turned around and smiled when he saw Zero. "It's Abe..." Zero scuffed and he walked closer to the other cupping his cheeks "Liar." He said "There is no way you aren't Aido..." Abe made a fist "How can you be so sure?" Zero caressed the male's cheeks and he looked straight into his eyes and whispered "Because, there is one thing that Aido will aways have..."
Aido opened his eyes as he listened through Abe. "Z Zero?"
"Oh yeah and what is that?"
Zero got closer to the other and he placed his forehead against Abe's "That smile, there is no one in this world who has a smile as beautiful as his." Zero closed his eyes as a tear rolled down his cheek gently falling into Abe's cheek.
"Zero, why are you crying?" Aido asked in a whispered as he forced his hands to move to wipe the tears from the silver haired. Zero wrapped his arms around the male and Abe looked at the sky. "Why? What are you doing Aido?!" He asked and Aido smiled a little. "I was not alone..." Aido whispered "There was someone with me..."
"Z Zero..."
Zero looked up at Abe when he heard his voice and Abe smiled a little at him. "T Thank you, but-"
"It's too late."
Zero turned around to see Marya looking at them. Zero shook his head and he looked at Abe "Aido... It's not too late." Aido closed his eyes as his hand fell back into place "It is." He whispered and Zero shook his head covering his ear "No! It's not too late!" Aido chuckled tiredly. "Zero, can you hear me?"
Zero nodded and Aido smiled "In this world there is things that we can do, but everything has a limit, there is no way I can turn back." Zero made a fist "Aido, why?" Aido closed his eyes "I wanted to disappear-"
"NO! W Why?" Zero asked with a shaky voice "Why are you crying?"
Abe blinked and he reached to touch his cheek "E EH?" Abe shook his head "I Impossible there is no way..." Zero looked at Abe and he walked closer "Why?" Zero cupped his cheeks and Marya made a fist walking out of class.
Aido closed his eyes tightly "I want to be me again! I want to be able to turn back! But you don't underst-"
"I do!" Zero yelled "I do understand, not having you here has been hell not just to me but for everyone including Kaname!" Zero looked down "Where is the Aido we all want and desperately need?"
"STOP!" Marya yelled taking a gun out pointing it at Zero. Abe looked at Marya and Marya made a fist "Damn it Aido! Why are you still here?!" Zero looked at Abe and Aido closed his eyes "Because a part of me still can't die."
Marya made a fist and she glared at Kaname "It was you!" She yelled "Why did you have to wake him up?! You ruined everything! DIE!" She screamed pressing the trigger.
"No, he can't die!" Aido forced himself to stand up and he took a hold of Abe's back dragging him out of himself. "He can't die." Abe, Aido now, took a hold of Zero's back and he got in front of him as the bullet hit his back making Aido groan and gasp as the bullet penetrated him.
"A Aido." Zero whispered as both males fell in the floor on their knees. "Aido!" Zero cupped Aido's cheeks and Aido smiled in pain "I I'm glad you are okay." He whispered as a string of blood slid down the corner of his lip. Zero cupped his cheeks and he shook his head as Aido's body went back to normal. "A Aido."
"I'm tired." Aido whispered softly as his eyes started to close. "N No stay with me Aido." Aido held to Zero's blazer and he chuckled tiredly "N Neh Zero... I never got to t thank you for saving me all t those times." Zero hugged the male and he buried his face on his neck "T There is no need."
The vampire all hurried down when they smelled Aido's blood and Kain fell in his knees when he saw Aido's white uniform covered in blood. "A Aido... Why?" Aido started to cough and Zero laid him down on the floor. Aido smiled sadly as a tear slid down his cheek. "Zero..." He whispered holding his wound. "Because of you I could die as me..."
Zero shook his head "You aren't dying..." He whispered "Y You can't..." Aido closed his eyes "I Idiot..." He whispered "Zero, you idiot."
Anything that has a start also has an end, there is nothing that lasts forever.