Cocoa: If you are wondering why the previous chapt was there in the first place, it's simply to show the relationship between the 2 twin brothers which is further elaborated in this chapt. I kinda regret posting chapt 3 so hastily (due to some particular person's urging)cos I realised it was pretty short, and my blunder was that I didn't combine this and that chapt together. Seeing that this would be another short chapt, to compensate, I promise a lengthy one the next time.
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KANAME'S FLASHBACK/ POV-
Zero entered the library, his eyes searching the place for one particular person. His eyes stopped at the sight of his target.
Kaname obviously sensed his presence, yet he didn't do anything to acknowledge him, his eyes fixed on the book in his hand.
"I can't leave." Zero's sentence caught Kaname's attention.
"You swore on Yuki you would. And the last time I saw you, you were willing, so what's holding you back?" Kaname inquired, his focus now on Zero's answer.
"Someone I have to find." He cut back sharply, "You don't have to know."
"It's your choice, but seeing that you swore on Yuki, she either dies in your hands or henceforth belongs to me." Kaname said slowly, emphasizing his words and letting them sink into Zero's understanding. He placed the book down on the table and got up, signaling his leave.
"Wait. G-give me some time."
"If whoever you're going to find is so important, you won't leave. So I take it that Yuki's mine?"
Zero had no choice. It was either Shizumaru or Yuki. At this point, not matter how long he took to decide, he knew deep down inside his final decision will still be the one who made him suffer. Only, he didn't want to admit that Yuki was now Kaname's.
But Kaname said it for him, "Silence is consent."
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There was always something deterring Zero from leaving. Although it would sadden Yuki of his departure, Zero shouldn't be allowed near her. He would only bring harm to her. But at least now he would not be with Yuki, as the promise is already kept.
He said he won't be able to leave in an urgent tone… was it Shizuka stopping him? There is no way he can kill her, no matter how much time he takes. He should just leave, run. Run far away, like the coward that he is.
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Zero found the chase ironic; a vampire chasing a vampire. He didn't know how long he had been running, but the intruder wasn't slowing down. It was dark and he couldn't see much of the intruder in front, but he realized that he saw this person somewhere before.
Catching a glimpse of the prowler from behind under the moonlight, Zero discovered that he was right. It was Ichiru. But before he could shout out his brother's name, Ichiru came to a halt. His sudden stop made Zero freeze in his tracks, anticipating his twin's next move.
Ichiru turned round, half his face hidden in the shadows. Despite only a part of his face visible, Zero could tell he wasn't happy. Why should he be?
"…"
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ICHIRU'S POV-
I know that he's chasing me, not as a Vampire Hunter, but as a twin brother. The fact that we haven't met for more than a decade doesn't mean that I miss him. I thought he was dead all those years. Just as well, he's better of dead. Shizuka wonders why I despise him so much. I wonder why she likes him so much. My hatred is not something any outsider can understand.
Why does he want to see me anyway? It's not like I'm going to come running to him with grateful tears in my eyes. Imagining it makes me sick, I won't be so pathetic. Not anymore.
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Yuki shook herself from dazing and rushed out of her door, heading for the male dorm. If he ran away, he should be going back to his room right?
'No, wait,' she stopped running, 'he wouldn't be so simple as to let me get him so easily. He'll probably be out there somewhere, and I don't think I can catch up with his speed.' Despondent, Yuki decided to see Zero the next day, if she could find him, that is.
An abrupt thought came into her mind; 'Did he come in… to drink her blood?' Oh please say it isn't so, Yuki cried mentally. But then again, why would he come through the window instead of the door?
"I trust him; the Zero I know is not like that."
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SHIZUKA'S POV-
Sometimes I still doubt that Shizumaru still exists. Maybe she really disappeared, not reincarnated. Even if she actually happened to reincarnate, where could she go to? And even if we actually happen to find her reincarnated self, how will she remember her past life?
If we kill her then, it would be like killing an innocent person, and there's no fun in revenge that way. Could this all be a wild goose chase? She most likely reincarnated, but how and where, I can't say.
But for sure, she must have forgotten all about her dirty past and unclean deeds she committed in her past life. The elder Winter Blossom princess in right in this aspect, that she would lead a better life. This should be where the phrase Ignorance is bliss comes in.
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The wind seemed louder than before as the brothers of them stood face to face. One was glaring while the other was observing, both waiting expectantly for something to happen. Ichiru's eyebrows arched, and his lips titled downward in a frown. He opened his mouth slightly to speak, but closed it again.
Ichiru gave a defiant stare.
"Stop following me."
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ZERO'S POV-
It's over. The chase is over. I won't be seeing him anymore. I just have to concentrate on finding that despicable woman, kill her and leave this place. By then I'll probably start anew, and forget everything.
Forget that I am a vampire; forget that Shizuka existed; forget that I have a twin brother; and forget that I have a friend like Yuki. Or maybe I'll just commit suicide, that way it wouldn't be so hard on me or anyone else. After my revenge, I'll die without regrets.
Cocoa: You know what? I can't care whether there is a review or not! It's not my fault that there aren't many readers. They don't review, so how do I know how to improve my story??
Readers: Is the wind blowing?
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