To Rain Blood Chapter 4
Author Ambercat999
It had been a couple of days since Aidou had confronted Takara about her reason for being at cross academy and since then he had started to notice small things that indicated her unease. She seemed to jump at every loud noise and sudden movement. Before it had just seemed as if she had an itch or was simply shifting her posture to become more comfortable but know he finally realized that it was because to her, every loud noise or sudden movement could mean that Pyrrhus had found her and that she would have to run for her life again. And he wasn't the only one noticing subtle changes. Both the day class and the night class noticed how Aidou was suddenly very close to the new girl. It could even be considered suspicious, especially since no one knew why he seemed so suddenly devoted to her. Zero noticed that Takara was avoiding him walking to the inside of the group as the night class walked from their dorms to the class rooms so that he wouldn't be able to catch her arm and pull her to the side. It frustrated him to no end. He had a suspicion that Aidou knew what was going on and that was why he was suddenly so close to her and for some reason that made him even madder. He had thought that he was the only one to know anything about her oddities and that he was the closest to figuring her out. The fact that a filthy blood sucker had beaten him in discovering her secret was infuriating. Driven by the fact that he couldn't, no, wouldn't be beaten by a vampire Zero started to go out of his way to corner her so that he could finally get the answers he so desired. But Aidou gets in the way every time, telling her that she needs to hurry up so that they can get to class while waiting for her, calling her over to look at something even though she probably had already seen it, and even physically blocking Zero from getting anywhere near her only made him more suspicious of what was going on. Finally as he was finishing his rounds Friday night he noticed Takara standing on the roof of the night class dorms. He felt a sense of nostalgia as he jumped onto the roof remembering how his whole "adventure" if you will to solve the puzzle that was Takara Fukui. She didn't look up as he approached; he noticed that she seemed to be holding herself even though it wasn't cold outside. Before he could even open his mouth to ask her a question she turned around and with a very haunted look in her eye told him that "Pyrrhus is coming." Before turning back around and swinging herself back into her room through her window and closing it tightly behind her. He was somewhat startled by the look in her eye. It was almost as if she had given in to whatever what pressuring her and that she had accepted that there was no way out of her predicament. He decided that it was too late to ponder what she had meant by "Pyrrhus is coming" and decided that he would decipher its meaning in the morning.
Unfortunately for Zero morning came but the meaning to Takara's statement did not. He spent the entire day in a haze only half acknowledging the world around him as he tried to figure out what she had told him. It wasn't until the late afternoon as he was lying in the barn with Lilly that he remembered a vital piece of information that she had previously given him. The last time they had both been in the barn together she had told him that she was hiding from someone and that was the reason for her being at the academy. She hadn't, however, told him who she was hiding from or why. She still hadn't told him why but he now knew that last night she had told him who she was hiding from and that he was coming, presumably for her. In that instant everything seemed to click into place. The reason she had seemed so haunted last night was because she knew that she was no longer hidden from her pursuer and if her reaction to any help offered, even if he hadn't really offered to help her directly, was any indication this person was strong and she believed that no one could beat him. And though he was pretty sure he was strong enough to protect the school if need be he didn't feel comfortable taking on an opponent he knew nothing about. He resolved that he would dedicate the next day (Sunday) to going to the Vampire Hunter Associations library and looking up this Pyrrhus person.
The next day he got up extra early and after leaving a note on the chairman's desk he headed off to begin his search. He combed through every book that could possibly contain any information on Pyrrhus only to end up empty handed. He was starting to wonder what exactly he was facing and if he would, in all honesty, be able to beat it. He returned to cross academy with a heavy heart and a troubled mind he had been so sure of his success that morning as he had left but now he wondered what he and the rest of the school was in for, and as much as he hated to admit it, he would probably need the vampires help before everything was said and done. He decided to ease a few bit of his worries by patrolling the school ground to reassure himself that nothing and no one had gotten in. He noticed that while all the other vampires came outside at their normal time Aidou and Takara remained inside the entire night. And while normally he would have been almost glad that two of the night class members were going to be out of his hair for the night the only thing he felt was annoyance that he wouldn't be able to gain any information from Takara as long as she stayed within the walls of the dorm rooms.
So the villain has been introduced at long last. I hope you enjoyed this chapter. I wrote it at 10pm while my cat lay on my arms purring loudly. He made it a little hard to type but oh well I love him to death anyways. Sorry these last few chapters haven't gotten up I've been having some issues with my internet… So anyways I have Chapter 5 all plotted out and ready to be written I just have to make myself take the time to write it… anyway thanks to everyone who has read this and I hope to have the next chapter up soon.