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Chapter 6

Their Choices

I stared coldly at Yagari while Zero looked at him surprised. We were still in the pool dripping wet with Zero's shoulder bleeding shoulder. Yagari was pointing at his gun at the injured Zero with any icy glare. I hear Zero grunted holding his arm in pain. I looked at him worried placing my hand on his other arm.

"Zero. Hang on." I try to reassure him.

"Even if it's just a graze, the pain is excruciating, isn't it?" I glared coldly at the speaking Yagari. "That's because the bullet has an anti-vampire spell embedded in it." Zero scrunches his faces in pain. "Zero... Even if you are hungry for blood, do you still have enough reason to resign to your fate?" Zero's eyes were wide looking in the pool but slowly begin to close them.

'Idiot!' I shouted in my head. Yagari pointed his gun at Zero and I put my arms around him at the same time. Yagari's eyes widen looking at my cold glare but he soon narrowed them.

"Yagari-sensei...That's enough. Zero decided his own fate." I continue to glare at him with my anger/ cold voice. "I won't let Zero die."

"You believe that he hasn't degenerated to Level E yet?" Yagari asked his eyes slightly widen. I was going to answer him when Zero put his hand on my shoulder pulling me to let go of him.

"Victoria..." My eyes widen looking up at the emotionless Zero. His eyes didn't held any emotions surprising me. "It's okay..." Zero looked at me one more time before looking at Yagari. Yagari was raising his gun until...

"That's as far as you go!" The headmaster yelled running to the gun. He grabbed the gun out Yagari's grasp glaring at Yagari."I came because I was worried and look...! That's why I hate Vampire Hunters." I looked at the Headmaster then looked down at Zero. Yagari got his gun back from the Headmaster looking at us. "Just how long do you intend to keep the girl in that cold water?" The headmaster turned to look at us worried. "You poor thing. Here, grab my hand."

We didn't grab his hand. We both got out of the pool at the Headmaster sides. "Victoria! Zero!" I hear Yuuki yell beside a tree. I stand up glaring at Yagari with a calm expression.

"Your Zero's masters. The one I'm supposed to watch." Yagari's eyes slightly widen but then narrowed.

"Yeah. So, your my helper that the Headmaster assigned to." Yagari looked at the Headmaster then looked back at me.

"Zero was a vampire hunter." It was more of statement than question.

"Are you, Zero?" Yagari asked watching Zero stand up passing him.

"Yes." Zero replied quietly. I looked at Zero not even paying attention to Yuuki walking towards me.

"You're the daughter of that fool headmaster, all right." I quickly glared at Yagari again with the same calm expression. "You were about to be bitten by Zero. Yet, you consider me the foe rather than him?"

"I rather die than think of him as that." My voice was cold that I noticed Zero's shoulder jump a little. Yagari's eyes were wide but he smirked placing a cigarette in his mouth.

"I'll take over here. Victoria, Yuuki, go back to the dorm." The Headmaster tells us. Without so much of a complaint, Yuuki grabbed my shoulders pushing to the Girl's Dormitory. I was in my blue pajamas siting with my chin on my knees thinking of Zero. I looked at the sleeping Yuuki and Yori, then looked at my bracelet gripping on it.

'How can I not be worried? The Headmaster is an idiot if he thinks I'm not going to worry at all.' I was screaming in my head thinking of the Headmaster words of 'not to worry'. 'Zero...' I remembered how he couldn't take the pills... that he is slowly rejecting them. 'Zero's can't take the tablets much longer. Zero will soon...continue to hunger for blood, Level E.' I was biting my lip having my hands in my hair. 'The vampire is slowly eating him up. If I don't do anything... he will undoubtedly degenerate into a Level E.'

"Victoria...?" My eyes widen to hear two voices saying my name. I looked to see Yuuki and Yori awake staring at me worried.

"Ah..." I put on a soft smile trying not to worry them. "Did I wake you both? Sorry." Yori and Yuuki walked to my beside having worried expressions on their face.

"Victoria... Is it something that we can help you with?" Yori asked worried. Yuuki put her hand on my head rubbing it softly. Yori titles her looking at me. "This things that's been troubling you lately..."

"Oh..." My mind suddenly drifted to the part were Zero was looking at me like he was prepared to die. 'Victoria... It's okay...' My hands were in fist as my mind kept echoing those words to me. "I...I'm going to help Zero." Yuuki's and Yori's eyes were wide from sudden declaration. "No matter what the cause is... I'll protect Zero." My hands were in fist as my bangs hid my eyes. Yuuki's eyes soften as she put her arms around me.

"Don't stress too much about it. I'll help you too." Yuuki whispers in my ear like a big sister. I nod my head feeling comfortable and able to go to sleep.


The Next morning

I looked down at the work but I couldn't help but glance at Zero's spot a few times today. I think it was the 9th time I looked at his seat. The class end as I quickly stand up walking outside in the halls with pillars trying to clear my head. I stopped for minute having the feeling of someone should be behind me. I turned around seeing no one and my heart tightens from the sudden lost of this person.

'Zero...'

Patrol

"All right, move back! Move back!" Yuuki shouts at the screaming girls. I was leaning against the wall looking around for Zero. "Day Class students, please go back to your dorms quickly!" The screaming was getting too much that it made me snap. I hit the wall behind startling the girls and the Night Class.

"Shut up." I spoke up sounding irritated. The girls were getting scared as they quiet down.

"What's wrong with Cross-san?"

"I don't know but she seems so mad. It's different than normal."

"She never shows her emotions like this before."

I put my hand in my hair as I quickly ran into the forest. "Victoria!" I hear Yuuki scream my name but I didn't listen to her. I kept running and running to the Boy's Dormitory knocking on Zero's door.

"Zero..." I open the door to see that he isn't in here. My hands were back in a fist I realized my next job, and what I have to do. I ran out to walk in the hallway to see Yagari carrying a book. I ran as fast as I can blocking him to go anywhere.

"Hmm?" Yagari looks at me as I glare at him.

"Where's Zero? I know of one person that knows where he is. Where's Zero?" I asked him repeatedly still having that cold expression in my voice and face. "What have you done to him?"

"It goes without saying. I've put him in isolation." Yagari replies. My glare seems to harden every word that comes out of his mouth.

"Why?!" I shouted at him.

"He is at the point where he could bare his fangs at any moment. This is so that he doesn't claim any victims before I can deal with him." Yagari replies.

"You should know Zero better than this! You are his master! You know him better than anyone!" I continue to yell at him.

"Calm down. Your yelling is too loud." Yagari spoke calmly making me snap back. My eyes widen slightly as I breathed in a few breathes looking at him calmly as well.

"Zero is okay? Where is he?" Yagari sighed before looking pass to me the door.

"We have more pressing matter to attend to. I'll answer your questions once this end." Yagari glared at the door behind me. I looked behind me to see his coat in my vision. "I'll give you time to calm down. Until then, come in soon... watcher." He opens the doors making me watch the door slowly close.

"I haven't seen Kiryuu today." My eyes widen from this soft voice. I turned around to see Kaname walking pass me. Kaname walks to the doors. "For his own good..." Kaname looks at me with disappointment in his expression. "...perhaps you should reconsider his transfer to the Night Class." My hands were in fist as I walked towards the door having my hand on the handle before him.

"Never." I replied softly passing a surprised Kaname. The door was still open as Kaname watches my form sit besides Yagari. Kaname walks in the room staring at Yagari and Yagari stares at Kaname. Kaname looks straight passing him but looks at me one more time. I stand up leaning my back against the wall next to the door.

"I'm Toga Yagari, your ethics teacher starting today. Nice to meet you all, vampires." The whole vampires eyes were glowing red looking at Yagari.

"Yagari? That's the name of the number one Vampire Hunter right now." I hear Ruka say.

"So he's the one behind last night's gunfire." Aidou says.

"Rest assured, class." Yagari spoke again. "Now, I'm an excellent teacher with proper certification."

"And you intend to spy on the Night Class from now?" Kaname asked from reading his book. "Or, is there a vampire among us you want to kill... Yagari-sensei?" Yagari glances at me as my bangs hid my eyes. He then looks up at the smirking Kaname.

"Hello, Kuran Kaname. Regrettably, my execution list is empty right now. But if you fall asleep during my lecture, I can add you on." Yagari says smirking back. Ruka and Aidou glare at Yagari.

"How dare you say that to Kana-"

"Yagari-sensei." I cut off Ruka as he turns to look at me. My bangs weren't hiding my eyes anymore as my calm expression was on but I still had my glare. "Don't even think about it. It's my job to watch you and after this... your telling me where Zero is." The silence was hold between me and Yagari as we looked at each other for who knows how long. Yagari smirked amused.

"You just don't give up, Cross Victoria." Yagari says. I smirked back at him nodding my head. We got interrupted from our stare as we heard a book closing to look at Kaname.

"I'll be careful, Yagari-sensei." Kaname looks at him calmly. Yagari narrowed his eyes beginning class. Class was completely boring as I closed my eyes trying to block the lesson.

"Any questions?" I hear Yagari asked. I looked up to see that Yagari was done with the lesson. The class was quiet as Yagari grabbed his book. "Well then... that's all for today." Yagari's eyes were as I heard a sharp cut in the wind and looked at Yagari's book. Yagari's book was cut in the middle from a knife. Yagari smirked looking at the vampires. "That's some greeting. I'm going to keep this." I stand up walking towards Yagari but he doesn't notice. "As a memento of having vampires for students." I quickly grabbed his book making his eyes wide with surprise.

"Con-fis-cat-ed." I slowly spoke with a calm expression back on. Yagari looked at me with wide eyes.

"Hey!" Yagari shouted forgetting he is in front of vampires. I sighed looking back at him.

"I'll give this back to in the hallway, unless..." I looked at Yagari to see him sighing as well.

"Deal." Yagari says walking behind me as we both exit out of the class. "Well..." He stretches his hand out to me. I looked at the book then looked back at him.

"After you tell me where Zero is." I replied to his waiting hand. Yagari walked to me knelling down to my face.

"There's nothing more a good girl like you can do." I was surprise to feel my hand holding the book empty. I looked at my hand to see him know holding it with a smirk on his face.

"Cheater..." I sighed rubbing my head looking at him with a side glance.

"But if you still insist on seeing him..." My eyes widen as I completely looked at him. "Go right ahead..." He walked pass me facing me his back. "He's in the Headmaster's guest room." I couldn't but place a small smile on my face.

"You really care about Zero." Yagari stopped as I ran not waiting for his reply. I was now in front of the Headmaster's guest room not hesitating to knock on his door. The door slowly open to be welcome with stunned Zero.

"Vict-oria..." Zero slowly says my name in disbelief. I softly glared at him despite me wanting to yell at him.


"How did you...?" Zero asked still wide eyes and stunned.

"How can you stay here so obediently?" I asked him. Zero looked away from me regrettably. "Zero... don't look away from me." Zero glances at me. "Explain."

"Go away." Zero says slowly closing the door. I put my hands on the door and the door frame stopping him.

"No! Explain to me Zero! Please!" I pleaded desperately. Zero looked at me then looked forward.

"The Kiryuu family has been Vampire Hunters for generations. My parents were Vampire Hunters too." Zero starts explaining to me. "There was a period when my parents were away a lot. And he was our guardian and our teacher, and looked after me and my kid brother. It was during that time,..." I looked to see the regret and sadness in his eyes as he continue to speaks. "...that I saw what they call a Level E vampire. The head nurse at our grade school was very kind and pretty. But in actuality, she was a vampire who was once human. One day, she transformed into a raging vampire before our very eyes."

Zero has look as he remembers something. "It was then...as she continued to bare her fangs despite her throat being crushed... until the moment she died... that for the first time, I felt real fear towards vampires." My eyes widen listening to him. "My master risked his own safety in order to teach me such things. So if he says he must kill me, then I..."

"No..." I stop him. "That's not it! You've just given up on everything Zero!" I shouted at him. Zero's eyes squinted in regret. I started shaken feeling my voice cracking. "You entrusted me with that horrible weapon... So don't go running away all by yourself! I won't let you!" I scoot back looking at the door. "Let me in." I ordered him to do it becoming serious. Zero didn't do anything to the door besides walking further into the room. I opened the door looking at Zero's back.

I saw him shaking and before my mind can process at all, I'm holding his shaking hand. "Victoria...what are you...?" Zero asked but I pulled him behind me to the bathroom.

"No one will notice us in here." I opened the door to the bathroom. I was silent when my voice was serious again. "Continue where you left off yesterday..." Zero's eyes were wide looking at me.

"Huh...?!"


Kaname's room

Kaname was tapping on the chest board with the horse in his hand looking at the chess piece. "Victoria is kind, so..."


In the bathroom

I pulled Zero in the bathroom as I unbutton my jacket. "I realized that this is the one thing I can do for you." I took of my jacket to be left in my white shirt.

"What are you saying?!" Zero says surprised and scared. I noticed that I was feeling the heat to my cheeks but I ignored it to look serious at him. I pushed Zero to the wall looking up at him.

"I promised that I'll protect you no matter what! Even...Even if it means giving you my blood. Zero..." Zero slides down on the wall with me along with him. "...please drink my blood." My head was on his chest as I was shaking a little. "It will help you. I know it will. If it's just for now." Zero looks up at the ceiling blushing a little as well.

"Stop...please! I'd never forgive myself." Zero says.

"I'll never forgive myself if you turn into the thing you hate the most." I tighten my hold on his shirt for him to look at him. "I will never forgive myself. If I didn't try at all to help you Zero. So please. It's okay." Zero's hand were shaking as he placed his hand on my back and hearing his heavy breathing next to my ear. "Zero...I'm sorry."

I saw Zero's fangs as he gripped on my back shirt. "Let's do...the one thing we mustn't do...together." Zero pulled on my hair to stretch my neck as he pierced his fangs in it.

I'm afraid...

Vampires will eat us...

I sit down on the ground pulled my head back having my hand through Zero's hair. I can feel my own blood going down my neck and hear him drinking my tighten his hold on my shirt continue to drink my blood.

I'm afraid...? No... This is Zero. I'll never be afraid of him.

I put my other arm around his back as he releases his fangs from my neck. Drops of my blood fell on the floor from his chins. Zero leans against the wall breathing heavily. "Zero, are you all right?" I asked having concern in my voice.

"This is...really shameful." Zero says. Zero looks at my bloody neck. "Even though I hate vampires...Even though I don't want to hurt anyone..." Zero whips the blood from his back hand. "I can't stop this craving for blood." He looks at me blushing with sadness in his eyes. "Just give up on me already." He puts his hand on my head about to break. "You know, don't you? This is no different from the tablet... This will just tide me over... until I acquire a taste for your blood." I reached my hand up to his head running my fingers through his hair.

"Your... so cruel Zero." Zero glances up at him a little as I looked at him with sad eyes. "I don't mind if you have a craving for my blood. I'll keep my promise to you over and over again." My eyes become serious as I find strength in my voice. "I said I'd 'stop you', didn't I? Even if you refuse, even if you hate me for it, no matter how often it takes...I will tame that best inside you, Zero." I put my hand to my side as my voice gets louder and having more strength. "You. are. not. a. Level. E. I'll never let you die! So you can hate vampires and me as well... At least, we won't be giving up!"

"How could I hate you?" Zero says surprising me. I looked up at him with wide eyes. He was hiding his eyes with his hand. "Are you all right?" I blinked a couple of time for my calm expression to be back on.

"Oh...um..." I was moving my hands and arms around reassuring him. "I'm fine. See. I'm still energetic and I haven't faint yet. That has to be something, right?" I can hear Zero chuckle a little.

"You still suck at expression." Zero says having a little smile on his face while chuckling. I pouted remembering this scene.

"I don't want to hear that from someone who doesn't answer my questions." I blush a little but a smile plaster on my face as we looked at each other. We looked at each other as we both laugh remembering when we were younger. I stopped laughing to look at him serious. "Zero..." He looks up at me with a frown knowing I'm serious. "Nothing will change. So Zero, come to school tomorrow too. Promise me!"


Outside

I was wearing my jacket again as I was walking down the brick road from the outside. I cleaned the blood from my neck and put a band-aid over it. 'There was something we both knew, yet left unsaid. For a human to use one's own blood...' I looked up surprise to see Kaname. '...to sustain the existence of a vampire... was a sin. We are doing something unforgivable.' Kaname stops looking at me. 'No one must ever find out. Not even Kaname-senpai or Yuuki.'

"Where have you been, Victoria?" My surprised expression returned to calm one.

"What happened to classes for the Night Class?" I titled my head a little confused.

"They ended and everyone has gone back to the dorm." Kaname replies. "I had business with the Headmaster."

"Ah." I nodded my head. Kaname was walking closer to me touching the end of my hair.

"The ends of your hair are wet. Did you wash away something?" Kaname asked. My eyes slightly widen and my heart was beating fast. My expression was still calm but on the inside I was terrified if he was going to find out.

'Please...Please don't find out!' I shouted in my head. I'm not stupid to realize that Kaname is very smart. Smarter than me and I know this anime. I looked up at him with a calm expression. He was looking down at my neck seeing the band-aid. 'Please don't look! Don't figure it out!' I looked down covering my bangs covering my eyes. I was startled when I felt that his arms around me. One hand on my hair and the other on my back pulling me to his chest.

"Kaname...sen..." My eyes widen not hiding the surprise in my voice.

"When did you stop...talking to me about everything?" Kaname asked as I was blushing. My eyes widen even more hearing him. "I hope what you are trying to protect... does not end up hurting you."

'No...I...I can't. It's not me who belongs in his arms!' I push Kaname away releasing me. I looked up at his calm yet surprise expression.

"I won't regret it." I looked at him calmly. "I won't." Kaname looked at me for a few seconds before sighing.

"I see. You should go to bed. Goodnight Victoria." He says my name slow. I looked down in the ground walking to pass him.

"Goodnight... Kaname-senpai." I walked pass him. I glanced at him for a few seconds. 'I won't regret it. Even if it means enduring the pain I have in my heart.' I continue to walk not looking back at him. Kaname was hearing my footsteps as I slowly get farther and farther away.

"The vampire holds her so gently in his arms..." Kaname turns to see Yagari leaning against a tree. Yagari turns to look at Kaname smoking. "I don't care why you give that girl special treatment... But surely you've noticed what she has done." Yagari pulls the cigarette out his mouth smirking amused at Kaname. "You must be consumed by rage... And yet, you are as complacent as an honor student, and that bothers me." Yagari narrows his eyes at Kaname. "What's your purpose? Why don't you tear Zero apart?"

Kaname glares at Yagari using his powers to stop the cigarette from lighting. "So that I don't lose her. That's why." Kaname replies walking pass Yagari.


Next morning

"Next is ethics..." I hear someone speak. I was in the class waiting for Zero since he still hasn't come yet.

'Come on Zero. You promised me. Come and show me you're all right, Zero.' I thought narrowing my eyes a little more.


Headmaster's Guest room

Yagari opens the door to Zero room. Zero was leaning against the wall having his hand on his head. Yagari closed the door behind him walking to the curtains next to Zero. "Why are the windows still closed?" Yagari says opening curtains to let some light in. "How is your right shoulder?"

"Huh?" Zero glances at Yagari confused.

"Even if it wasn't a vital spot, you were shot with an anti-vampire gun. You may have the regenerative powers of a vampire, but it will still take time to heal..." Yagari walks in front of Zero. "As long as you don't drink the blood of a human..."

"Huh?!" Zero's eyes were wide watching Yagari take out Bloody Rose pointing at him.


In Class

"Class President, is it self-study?" I hear one student asked.

"I wasn't told anything!" The class President replied.

"Yagari-sensei is late!" Another one says. In that moment, I knew that something was wrong. The reason why Zero and Yagari were both late. I stand up quickly letting Yuuki and Yori look at me confused.

"Victoria?" I ran out of the class. "Hey! Victoria!" I hear Yuuki shout as soon as I open the door. I jumped down the 2nd floor landing safely on the ground continue to run.

'I'm such an idiot! Why didn't I realize it before?!' I was shouting in my head scolding myself. 'Zero!' I kept running and running to the Headmaster Guest room. I open the door to see Yagari in front of a siting Zero pointing Bloody Rose at him. 'No!' I quickly run to Yagari.

"Zero!" I shouted as I was going to stop Yagari but stopped hearing the gun was fire twice. My eyes were wide as I looked at Zero still alive. He was the holding the pointer gun facing up.

"So you've decided not to wait for me to kill you?" Yagari spoke up from the silence. Yagari let go Bloody Rose handing it to Zero. I looked at Yagari with wide eyes but my heart was beating from the sudden fear. "Geez...Don't you remember? That you'd 'never let me regret losing my right eye' to save your life. That day, you pledged an oath to me. Looking at you just now, I really thought of killing you. I don't recall saving such a spoiled kid...who wants to take the easy way out. Struggle until you can't struggle anymore. You just chose a life stained with blood."

Yagari turned around facing his back on Zero. "Don't try to run away...Zero." Zero didn't say anything as he watched Yagari walk to the door beside me. "You, little girl." He didn't look at me but look straight. I had calm expression but pouted rubbing the back of my head.

"What?" I asked calmly.

"If he goes on a rampage again, you stop him. Going easy on him will only get you hurt. Unless you let him have it with a bullet, he won't stop completely. But in contrast, it's better for him that way. What you do after that is all up to you." I remembered when I was pointing Bloody Rose at Zero and it worked to make him listen to me. As much as I want to disagree, I can't. He's right. The only to get him to listen is if a gun is in front of his face.

"Ah!" I realized something speaking to him calmly. "The pool. You missed him on purpose."

"I could have finished him off with one bullet, if I wanted to." Yagari replies. "As if I'd miss at that range. Wouldn't happen." I couldn't help place a teasing smile.

"So you care about your discipline that much?" I hear Yagari gulp looking at me with narrowed eyes. He sighed placing his hand on his forehead.

"You're definitely that idiots daughter." Yagari says quietly.

"At least, I'm more calmer, quieter, and serious." I had three fingers holding up as I counted. Yagari looked at me placing a soft smile on his face couldn't help but agree. His expression was suddenly serious remembering something.

"Zero..." Yagari says. "'That woman.' It seems she's still alive." Zero's eyes were wide while mines narrowed.

'That woman'...Shizuka Hiou...' I thought looking at Zero my eyes narrowed even more looking at his surprise expression holding his neck. I walked over to him hiding my eyes and my hands in fist.

"Damn...I really want to scream at you. Idiot." Zero's eyes were wide seeing something wet going down my cheek. "Stupid. Idiot. Idiot. Idiot." I kept saying idiot over and over again hoping it will make me feel better, but...It didn't. Zero stand up looking at my shaking hands.

"Victoria..." Zero says looking at me.

"Idiot. Idiot. I really, really want to scream at you." My voice was getting higher before I knew it. Zero walked towards trying to touch my hair but decided to put his arms around me.

"Then scream." Zero says softly and once again I broke...the third time. I was now punching his chest screaming at the top of my lungs.

"Your such an idiot! Why didn't you move out of the way?! I hate you! I hate you! You idiot! You idiot!" Zero kept his arms around me not looking at me tear face since he knows how much I hate crying. "I hate you, Zero! I hate you!"

"I'm sorry..." Zero says quietly. Zero kept saying it over and over again. I finally calm down stop hitting his chest to grip on his shirt.

"Don't ever...ever make me scared like that again." I grip his shirt tightly to me. 'I...don't regret a thing...Protecting Zero is what I want...'

I hope you guys like this chapter.

So I was wonder for the next chapter I would stop the plot a little and just write about Victoria's relationship with other VK. Besides Kaname, Zero, Aidou [we already know a lot], Ruka [who we also knows hate her], or I can just go back to the plot in the next chapter. I don't know. Please help decided you guys.

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