Hi everyone, this is another chapter of Bloody Rose. Last time on bloody rose, Elena discovered that Zero is a vampire. She had a strange dream. Now the question, is Elena a vampire or a human? Or is she just like Yuuki? You will have to continue reading in order to find out.
Vampire Knight is owned by Matsuri Hino, Elena owned by me. I apologize in advance for my bad grammars. Thank you.
I slowly open my eyes, my sapphire eyes gaze at a white ceiling. I wonder when I had fallen asleep… I slowly sat up and look around. I noticed that I am still wearing my day class uniform. Something else I noticed is that I am not in my own room. I slowly got out of bed, and cautiously walk to the doorway. I open the door slightly, peeking out. As I slowly step out of the room, I was given a great shock when the Headmaster appears out of nowhere greeting me with a happy smile.
"Good morning Elena-chan!"
I smile softly and return his greetings.
"Um…good morning, Headmaster."
"Um…Headmaster, can I asked how I end up here in that room?"
"Oh, that…Senri-kun carried you to that room."
I felt myself blushes and felt shock at knowing it was Shiki-senpai who had carried me.
I hope I wasn't too heavy for Shiki-senpai….
But as I thought of Shiki-senpai, my mind wanders back to the strange dream I had.
"Elena-chan?"
The Headmaster looks at me questionably.
I blink out of my thoughts and simply smile.
"Oh nothing, Headmaster; Um… I best get ready for class now."
I quickly ran down the hallway, heading for my room. As I arrived at my room, I quickly took a shower and done my morning routine, before speeding out of the door towards the dining room where breakfast was once being served.
I check the clock and realize it was already lunch time. I felt myself cry for missing breakfast. Then Zero came to my mind. I recall having to find out Zero is a vampire. As I think carefully, it seems Zero had suffered a great deal…. Since the last I met him….Wait . . . last I met him . . . have I known Zero before I came to Cross Academy. I pondered and then felt worried after what happen last night. I decide to head to Zero room. As I walk towards his room, I could hear movement inside. That's weird shouldn't Zero be in class…..unless….
I slam open the door of his room just in time to see Zero point "Bloody Rose" at himself.
I cried out to him, ran over toward him before he pressed the trigger.
"Zero! No!"
I manage to stop him on time but it seems we landed on top of the bed, my hand on top of his gun. My body landed on top of him. My action surprised Zero. I got up a little and look down at him with a worried yet angry expression.
"What do you think you are doing? Do you think killing yourself will solve anything?"
"Zero stare at me with his lavender eyes and simply said, "I wasn't planning anything like that…."
"You're lying! You had the safety unlocked."
Zero just continues staring as if he is seeing for the first time.
"Why did you come here?"
I looked at him, unable to answer him. My hands gripped the bed sheet around his gun.
Then he suddenly flipped me over, surprising me a great deal. I find myself on the bed staring up at Zero's lean figure, at his eyes.
I felt his hand move towards my neck; slightly trace it with his fingers.
"You are reckless to have come here. You might rind up the same position as Yuuki did last night."
I stare at him and smiles.
"No, even if that were to happen. Knowing you, I know you will control yourself after that incident yesterday."
Zero stare at me with an anguish look on his face.
"Why….how does you know I will be able to control myself…."
"Because…I believe in you….I trust you..Zero"
He stares into my sapphire eyes with his beautiful lavender eyes silently.
He opens his mouth and was about to say something to me, but…
"AH!What in the world are you guys doing?"
Zero and I both turn our head and stare at the doorway. Standing in the doorway is Yuuki with a flush look on her cheeks, her fingers points at us.
Zero and I looked at one another and realized our position. I quickly sat up while Zero straightens himself, coughing slightly while mutters to me in a low voice.
"Sorry…"
"It's alright…"
Zero simply got up; grab his bags before heading out of the door. I glance at Zero's back before down at the gun he left behind. Taking hold of the gun, I dashed out of the room, catching up to Zero. I arrived at the entrance of the sun dorm. I yelled out to Zero.
"Wait!"
Zero continues walking, ignoring my yell.
"Where are you going? Wait!"
I pant heavily after running so fast. I lean against the wall while holding the "Bloody Rose" in my hand.
"If you don't…stop….I'll shoot you…"
I felt exhausted after running so fast. I then felt a hand on the gun. Zero lifted the head of the gun slowly with his hand.
"Stop it. You'll injure your shoulders. Let go of it, Elena."
I harden my grip on the gun and simply spoke while panting softly now.
"I won't."
From afar, Yuuki silently watched us while panting heavily and a lot worse than me.
I glance at up Zero and look at him with a serious look on my face.
"I don't….want to let you go like this."
Zero stares at me and tighten his grip on the head of the gun.
"Though I am glad you believe and trust me. But I couldn't stop myself from devouring Yuuki. "
"I may kill the next human…"
"…I target as my prey."
"Shoot me. Shoot me, Elena."
"You're afraid of me, aren't you?"
"I know you shook in fear and were about to scream when you saw Yuuki and me last night…"
Zero let go of the gun and walks a few distance from me, he stare at me and continue to speak.
"Hold the gun with both hands, and aim straight. Aim for the center."
No, Zero… Yuuki and I thought in unison.
Zero looks away and simply stated, "It's not a crime to kill a vampire."
"You may be a vampire, Zero. But you are also my friends….to me it is a crime to kill my own friend."
I let go of the gun and run up behind him, hugging him from behind. My action shocked and surprised him, for he did not expect me to hug him from behind.
I can feel…the pain that you're hiding.
"I didn't understand anything seeing I only arrive here at Cross Academy recently. But I can feel your pain for I feel…. Like I have known you before… I'm not afraid"
I gripped the front of his shirt with my hands. As I hold him, I smell nice odor from him. Something about him makes me feel calm.
"I can stop you; if the time comes."
"If you want me to stop you…I will stop you."
I will be his ally. The Headmaster, Kaname, Yuuki and I ….are the only ones…who know…Zero is a Vampire.
Zero glance up at the sky while feel the warmth of my body at his back. He silently recalls the day; he first met me 9 years ago….
Drop of liquid falls on the surface of the table, as it made contact with the table barely, it froze.
"The smell of blood two nights ago…weren't given any explanation for it…" Aido said.
Yawns
"I'm not bothered about that, " Kain said with a yawn as he glance at Aido.
Aido continues to drop more water onto the table.
"It… was the smell of Yuuki's blood."
He said before freezing the water entirely.
I silently walk beside Zero as Yuuki dragged him to the Headmaster's office. She glances at Zero with cute angry look.
"I'm angry, Zero. You didn't tell me anything."
Zero simply looks away as he continues to be dragged by Yuuki. I simply just trail along.
"Where were you going to go?" Yuuki asked curiously.
Zero simply answer with a somber look. I glance at Zero with a sad expression.
"To…settle things once and for all."
We've arrive at the door of the Headmaster's office.
Yuuki knocks on the door.
Knock knock
She opens the door and steps inside.
"Headmaster…we'd like to talk to you."
As we all entered the room. We were all speechless with blank looks on our faces.
Headmaster greeted as with his cheerfulness while stepping on a landmine provoking Zero.
For right in front of us, Headmaster Cross is holding a Night class male uniform with a sparkling surrounding.
"Good Morning! You came at the perfect time. Look at this!"
"See? See? It's a Night Class uniform for Kiryu! I wonder if it'll look good on him. 3"
Sadly for the Headmaster, he receives a big slap across the face by Zero.
Thwak!
Zero turns to leave.
"I'm leaving!"
Yuuki and I both tug at Zero, trying to prevent him from leaving. While Yuuki scolded at Headmaster.
"Wait, Zero! Headmaster! You didn't have to step on that landmine!"
Headmaster simply stares in shock while holding his injured cheek, blood running from his nose and mouth from the slap.
"Allow me to say it, at least. I'm the Headmaster! It was a joke! Of course!"
The headmaster slowly rubbed his cheek and looks at Zero with a calm expression now.
"You seem to be feeling better."
Zero glance back at the Headmaster.
The Headmaster turns his attention to Yuuki and me.
"So, Elena….Yuuki…..there was something you two wanted to say?"
"Yes" Yuuki answered while I nodded.
"I know Zero can't be like he was before."
Zero has always abhorred vampires…so he is filled with self-loathing. Yuuki thought.
"But we will not allow him go to the Night class. Never."
Zero stare at Yuuki and me while the Headmaster scratched his head while thinking of what we thought.
"Well…yes you're right," Headmaster admitted while sighing softly.
"We need Kiryu as a guardian…in addition to both your help, Elena…Yuuki.
Headmaster then takes out what seem to be a bracelet.
"Yuuki…put this bracelet on."
Yuuki stare at the bracelet before putting it on. I look at the bracelet on her wrist. I realize the crest on the bracelet is the same as the tattoo on Zero's neck. Wonder if Yuuki realizes that.
Huh? The crest on this bracelet… Yuuki thought as she observes it.
Headmaster turns to Zero.
"Kiryu, cut your finger."
This got Zero's attention.
"What?"
The headmaster simply stated while holding out a knife.
"Cut it. We need your blood. It's all right. Just slice it open."
Zero and I look at Headmaster Cross suspiciously as Zero slit his finger, drawing blood.
Suddenly, the Headmaster grabs Zero's wrist where he slit his finger and Yuuki's wrist where she put on the bracelet; surprising them.
He let Zero's blood drop on to the crest of the bracelet.
The look on Headmaster face, I find it creepy while Yuuki sweat drop at what happen. Zero stared at his hand while the headmaster grip Zero and Yuuki on the shoulder.
"What…" Yuuki and Zero asked together forming a sentence. "…Did you do?"
Headmaster Cross had gone serious and explains to us what is going on.
"This is an ancient secret method…used by vampire hunters to tame vampires."
"The tattoo…"
Headmaster pulls the neck cuff aside fully revealing Zero's tattoo.
His action surprised Zero.
Headmaster grab hold of Yuuki's wrist and dragged her hand; the bracelet towards the tattoo.
"….and the bracelet works as a pair in this spell."
Crackle of electricity can be heard in between the tattoo and the bracelet. As the bracelet came in contact with the tattoo, a burst of energy emitted, darts of arrow suddenly pins Zero to the ground. Both his arms and leg pinned, giving Zero a shock yet blank expression.
I stared wide-eyed in shock as both Yuuki and I cried out in unison.
"…Z-Zero? What happened?"
Headmaster simply stated.
"It's all right. He just can't move right now."
"Yuuki, if Kiryu goes berserk and tries to attack someone…push your bracelet against Kiryu's tattoo…to stop him."
It's the same crest as the one on Zero's neck… Yuuki thought.
Zero spoke, "Wasn't this tattoo supposed to stop me from transforming into a vampire?"
"Yes, things would have been better if it had worked…that's why I never told you about this spell," Headmaster answered.
"But…now that your vampire instincts have completely awakened….there's no turning back."
"For your protection, and to keep things going as usual in this school…both the day class and the night class mustn't know that you are a vampire, understood?"
"These are the terms for keeping you in the day class, "Headmaster explains.
Then the Headmaster got Yuuki and my attention.
"Don't worry, if you don't try to resist, you will be able to move in a moment."
"I'm sorry. I didn't want to do this."
Zero simply looks off at a distance and just stated, "It's….all right."
Zero…Yuuki and I thought.
Then the Headmaster said something that provoked Zero into anger.
"There's one more thing I can do for you."
The Headmaster lifts aside his scarf revealing his neck.
"If you want to guzzle blood, feel free to drink mine."
Zero quickly got up and punches the Headmaster to the ground.
Yuuki linked her arm around Zero's arm, while I pushed Zero back to prevent him from beating the Headmaster.
"Calm down! Zero, calm down!"
Yuuki yelled out to Zero.
Zero exclaimed in anger and annoyance.
"This is like sexual harassment! Blood tablets are enough for me!"
He's been sexually harassed before? Yuuki and I thought in unison.
Headmaster muttered painfully while quietly.
"It seems you can move now."
Zero grab my hand and Yuuki's away from the headmaster and out of the room as soon as he could.
"We're leaving, Elena…Yuki!"
"Huh?"
The Headmaster still lying painfully on the ground calls out to Zero.
"Wait, Kiryu…"
"You've forgotten something important."
Zero glance at Yuuki and me.
I look at him and get the meaning.
I smiles at him warmly.
"Will you tell us about it later?"
Yuuki and walk off leaving Zero with the Headmaster.
"We'll go on ahead. Don't be late for class!"
As we walk off, Yuuki suddenly spoke up.
"All right!"
I look at her confused.
"Huh?"
She turns to me and smiles.
"I was thinking I should tell Kaname-senpai to keep Zero's secret."
"I'll come with you; it is dangerous to go into the moon dorm alone."
Yuuki nodded before we head off. We arrived at the gate. We peeked inside and see the gate keeper.
"Um…members of the disciplinary committee can pass through here, right?"
All we got was silent before he finally spoke.
"You're not the first one today… to come through the back gate so early in the morning."
He glances up revealing his scary face to us.
"All right, go on; the moon dormitory….is that way."
The back gatekeeper pointed.
Within the Moon Dormitory are three men. Two of them are human business man, while the third is a sleepy blond vampire; Aido.
"This is something that we can ask only of you, the "Miracle Genius"!"
"Please help us use our research institute! You wrote that research paper…"
Aido interrupted the business men with a bored sleepy look on his face.
"Huh? But I don't have any interest in day work. I'm tired, so will you leave now?"
"The door is over there."
His hand showing where the door is; coincidentally, Yuuki and I entered the building at that time.
Aido glance at us, "Ah."
He called out to us, "Elena! Yuki!"
We both looked at the room and was awestruck by its brilliance and was taken by surprise when Aido called out to us.
This is the first time I've come to the moon dorm… it's more like an aristocrats' mansion than a dorm! We both thought.
"Idol…oops…Aido."
I sweat drop but wonder why Yuuki called Aido, Idol a minute ago. Perhaps that's his nickname.
Aido pushes the business man out to the door.
"Hey, time for you guys to leave!"
He closes the door after a glimpse at the broad daylight.
He then began to complain about daylight.
"Ugh. It's bright. I'm sleepy. I'm grumpy. It's their entire fault."
His complains made us sweat drop again.
Aido then rubbed his eyes with his knuckle, while glancing at us with his other eyes.
"I'm sorry for coming over…" Yuuki apologized.
Aido gave a yawn.
"If it's you two, it's okay. Why'd you come by? Everyone is asleep."
He then wraps his arm around our shoulder cheerfully.
"Oh! Maybe you came to have your blood drunk by me…."
I simply shake my head while Yuuki simply answered him.
"No, I came to see Kaname-senpai. Elena was just accompanying me..."
Aido then walked off to the flight of stairs, hands behind the back of his head.
"Oh. This way, then."
Yuuki sweat drop.
"Huh? You're going to show us the way? Just like that?"
Aido answered her, "You're the only one that President Kuran is nice to…."
"…so everyone simply follows his lead."
Aido narrowed his eyes and looks at Yuuki seriously.
"Yuuki… who made those wounds in your neck?"
I glance at Yuuki's neck and realize the bandage that was there before is gone. I glance back at Aido seeing him holding the bandage that was once on her neck.
Yuuki covered her neck with her hand and stare at him.
"In our classroom the night before last, we suddenly smelt blood. We were surprised."
"I was only who noticed right away…that it was your blood; because I've tasted it."
Aido continues to looks at Yuuki while continue his speech.
"President Kuran told us to disregard it….so we stopped making a fuss…"
"Kaname said that?" Yuuki whispers.
I see. I didn't even have to ask him to keep quiet about Zero… Yuuki thought.
Yuuki blushed softly with a small smile on her face.
"Oh."
…Kaname is like that. She thought.
Aido stare at her. The candles' lights were suddenly blown out by a strong breeze that came out of nowhere. I glance around wondering what's going on. Then I stare at Aido and was shocked as ice slowly covered the railing of the stairs. Not just the railing, the stairs itself is frozen as well.
"This…is really…pissing me off…" Aido mutters angrily.
He glares down at Yuuki with a pissed off face.
"What are you to Kaname, Yuki?"
He jumped down on the landing in front of us, in front of Yuuki.
"Huh?"
We both step back but my legs feels frozen and glance down. I realize my foot is frozen in ice.
I can't move my foot! We both thought.
Elite vampires have special powers… Yuuki thought.
"Why does Kaname-sama care about you so much?" Aido asked while still in anger.
Yuuki yelled out her answer, "Kaname saved my life ten years ago from a vampire who had gone berserk."
Her answer seems to have surprised Aido a bit. For the tension within the room relaxed a bit.
"What? I didn't know that," Aido said before giving her a suspicious smile.
"Then Yuuki, you should offer Kaname-sama…every drop of blood in your body in return."
Yuuki stare at Aido blankly but to me, his words pissed me off.
"Hey Yuuki is not food. She is person!" I yelled at Aido for his rude statement.
Aido ignore my outburst and continues to focus on Yuuki.
"My blood?" Yuuki asked blankly.
"Yes…your blood belongs to Kaname-sama now. But those puncture wounds aren't from Kaname-sama, are they?"
He leans in towards Yuuki and spoke, "Don't give your blood to anyone else anymore… including me."
Aido lifted his hand towards her chin inches apart and simply stated, "Someday, Kaname-sama's lips… will gently brush your neck…and his fangs will sink slowly into you…"
"If you heard the sound of Kaname-sama taking in your blood… you'd be in ecstasy, Yuuki."
I saw Yuuki blushes at his words. I don't blame her, for Aido's words just now sound ….
"Ecchi," I said to Aido's face.
Aido step back in shock at being called that.
"Aido is a pervert and is into ecchi…." I stated which made Aido try to deny it.
Aido was about to freeze me but was stopped by a hand on his shoulder. We all glance at the owner of the hand. Kaname.
"Aido. That's enough."
Yuuki and I stare at Kaname-senpai.
"Kaname…"
Aido stare at him and said, "President Kuran…"
Then suddenly, Kaname slap Aido across the cheek hard while glaring down at him with anger in his eyes.
"Did I ask for this?"
Aido knelt down on one knee and apologized.
"No…I acted on my own. I apologize, Kaname-sama.
Yuuki and I both stared at the scene silently.
"Leave now," Kaname ordered Aido.
Kaname turn to us and smiles softly.
"He said some unpleasant things…I'm sorry, Yuki."
Yuki looks at him bemused.
She then snapped out of it and flustered.
"Oh! Uh, Yes! I mean no… um though he said those things. Elena manages to provoke him."
Kaname smiles and chuckle softly making me blush knowing that he heard my comments about Aido.
Kaname then gently place his hand on Yuuki's cheek. Yuuki blushes as she looks at him.
"It's all right. You be just the way you are, Yuuki."
He then turn to me and places a hand gently on my head like a brother.
"You as well, Elena. You both are different from the Night Class students who wait on me…"
Yuuki and I stare at Kaname surprised at his words.
He then gave us a warm yet gentle smile.
"You two are both warm-hearted girls, Elena…Yuuki"
I wonder why… this felt so familiar I thought.
"That's more than enough."
I wonder why… he looks…so…lonely. We both thought.
Kaname glance at the door before back at us.
"It's getting late."
"You two, don't come to a horrifying place like this alone next time."
"Have Kiryu come with you."
I nodded my head while Yuuki reply, "All right."
We both turn to the door while step behind us and spoke softly to Yuuki.
"He robbed you, Yuuki… so he should at least serve you in some way."
Yuuki look at Kaname not liking his words.
"Please don't….why are you saying things like that?"
Kaname stare at Yuuki before his hand reached the cuff of the shirt, positioning it.
"You want to know….why?"
"Yuki… I can't keep my composure… when my dear girl has been pierced by someone else."
The door to moon dormitory opens revealing Zero's figure.
I noticed Yuuki blushed at his words.
Kaname then stare at me and spoke to me softly.
"You are also dear to me, Elena. I am glad you have not been pierced by someone else yet…."
I look at him not knowing what to say.
As the door to the moon dorm fully opens, Yuuki and I turn around and saw Zero at the doorway.
"Zero…" I muttered.
"He came to pick you up…" Kaname answered our confuse look.
"Go back to the day world now…Elena and Yuuki."
Kaname turns and walks away up the flight of stairs. As he walks down the hallway, Kain was leaning on the wall waiting for him.
"I don't understand why you are so attached to that girl and the new girl, President Kuran."
"You are the last surviving member of the Kuran family. As it is, everyone is unhappy you are in the same place as Zero Kiryu, a member of that vampire hunter family."
"You are the "Night worlds –"
But Kaname interrupted Kain's lecture.
"Elena….and Yuuki… are both my dear girls."
He glances back at Kain.
"They are the only ones in the entire world."
"Aido was really irritated because it's morning," Yuuki said to Zero as she walked backwards.
"Though he is irritated, he has no right to be a pervert," I stated with a blank face.
Though my statement made Zero laugh it seems.
Pfft Zero glance sideway while covering his mouth.
Yuuki simply sweat drop as she glanced at us.
"Um, Zero you're…not affected much by sunlight? It's bright out."
"I wasn't born this way," Zero simply stated.
"Oh. That's right"
I wonder if he overheard before. Yuuki wondered.
Zero statement answered her curiousity.
"…Congratulations, Yuuki ….on Kaname Kuran calling you, his dear girl."
Yuuki blushes mad.
"Ack! He heard!"
She faces forward while still blushing.
"B-but it's not what you think. I'm like a stray dog or cat to Kaname. It's obvious that I don't suit him."
"I…long for him…but….I understands."
"There's a line vampires and humans…can't cross."
She then stare at me in wonder.
"Though I wonder why Kaname-senpai called you his "dear girl" as well…"
I shrugged not knowing as well.
"I don't know nor do I care…but you are right about the lines which vampires and humans can't cross."
I turn and stare at Zero.
"You're right."
He walked up to us. He took hold of my hand and places a small gun on my hand.
"This is….?"
Zero answered for me.
"I borrowed it from the Headmaster. It's a gun to use against vampires. If I lose the human part of me… and go mad as a vampire…shoots me with that gun."
I stare at him in shocked.
"Not yet…but that day will eventually come," Zero stated.
"Kill me by your own hand then," He said to me with serious expression while looking at me in the eye with his lavender gaze.
I glance down at the gun in my hand, knowing that Zero's fate is in my hand.
"You made President Kuran angry again," Kain states the obvious to Aido.
"Yeah. He slapped my cheek really hard," Aido said with a frown, a huge red mark on his left cheek where Kaname-Kuran slapped him today.
Kain walked passed Aido and waved back not once glancing back at him.
"I'm off."
Aido sigh and said, "See you later."
A giggle can be heard.
Aido glance sideway and sees Ruka standing there laughing at him in suspense.
"What a…Moron. There's no one else who suit this word so well. But…"
"…the next time, when you make Kaname-sama angry…I will slap you to spare Kaname-sama the trouble of doing it himself," Ruka stated.
Aido glared at her and said, "Oh? Slap me—if you're willing to be killed by me."
Tension can be seen between them but ended, when someone pushes Ruka at the back.
"You're in the way."
The push surprise Ruka. She glanced behind her and realizes it was Shiki who had pushed her.
"You pushed me…"
"Why don't you cut it out? No matter what you say to Hanabusa…" Shiki stated. "He can't do anything."
In full view, Aido is seen holding two pale bucket of water, while one bucket full of water sit on top of his head.
Angry vein is seen in Aido's forehead. The awkward display shows that Kaname-sama is still angry at him.
"You're right. It was a waste of time," Ruka said while staring one last time at Aido before heading off to class.
Along the way, Ichijo greeted the punished Aido.
"Good morning! Are you getting tired? Kaname does make people do interesting things."
Aido simply denied, "I'm not tired."
Kaname-sama puts the bucket on Aido's head.
Ok everyone! That is the end of chapter 6. I hope you all enjoy this chapter. Please remember to review. Thank you.
