Chapter Nine
Offering of Blood
The next day in class, neither Yagari nor Zero showed up. Kagome knew where Zero was, she could feel him over in the Chairman's guest house. But Yuuki didn't know that, so during night patrol, Yuuki confronted Yagari about Zero's location.
She found that he was in isolation in the Chairman's guest room. Not wasting a minute, she ran to find Zero. Kagome had felt when she left and followed. The feeling of Yuuki wanting to give Zero her blood was growing stronger. Yuuki was hoping it would help him, but it would only hurt him more in the long run.
Kagome arrived just as Yuuki grabbed Zero to go in the bathroom. Knowing what she was going to do, she opened the door and moved into the shower. Zero's eyes were beginning to show signs of red, and Yuuki was taking off her outer shirt. Grabbing her shoulder, Kagome stopped Yuuki before she could go any further. Startled, Yuuki turned around to look at Kagome with wide, guilty eyes.
"Yuuki, you have good intentions, but you must not give him your blood."
"Why not? I don't want him to fall to a Level E. If my blood will help him, than I will gladly give it too him."
"Like I said, you have good intentions. However, if you give him your blood now, it may set him back."
"What do you mean?"
Looking over to Zero who was breathing heavily, Kagome sent a calming wave towards him and the red in his eyes disappeared completely. She turned so that she was facing both of them.
"I have made some pills with my purifying powers for Zero. They will slowly destroy all of the vampire blood in his body. And in a little under a month, he will be human again."
Yuuki gasped as Kagome said that, but she continued to listen to her. "But I told him that he had to be careful. If he were to drink your blood now, it could possibly set him back to the beginning. You do not want that do you Yuuki?"
"No, I want Zero to become a human again. So that he won't hate himself anymore."
Kagome smiled and motioned to Yuuki's clothes, "You should put those back on. And I could use your help. Whenever you see that Zero may need blood, either subdue him or come get me if there is time. My powers can calm him, and break the need for blood. But you must not, under any circumstances, offer him blood, is that understood?"
"Y-yes!"
"Good, now I think it is time for bed. Don't you? Zero, you can head back to your dorm now, and we will head to ours."
She watched as he stood up. She could tell that he felt bad for even thinking about drinking Yuuki's blood, but he needed to get over it himself. Kagome could not help him with that.
The two girls made their way to their rooms. Neither of them really expecting what tomorrow would bring.
As Kagome and Yuuki sat in ethics class waiting for their teacher to arrive, Yuuki got the feeling that something wasn't right. And noticing that Zero wasn't there either, the feeling in her gut grew. She took off for his room, hoping to find what made her uneasy. Kagome followed at a slower pace, she knew that Zero would be all right. And if he wasn't, someone was going to get hurt.
Kagome entered Zero's hallway that led to his room, at the same time Yagari was leaving. They passed each other and Kagome brushed past his shoulder, giving him a silent warning.
Entering the room, she found Yuuki standing by the window and Zero embracing her from behind. Satisfied that they were fine, Kagome left them alone. She smiled once she was out of the building and looked to his window. They were so perfect together. Now all they needed was for Yuuki to realize her feelings.
Later that night, as Kagome was patrolling alone, because Yuuki had fallen asleep on her couch and Kagome had left her there for some much needed rest. And Zero was off tonight, she figured he could use another day of rest. She was currently patrolling the men's dorms, when she felt Kaname's aura. But it was also accompanied by Zero. Feeling suspicious, Kagome followed their auras until she found them. The were talking, and she didn't like the subject.
Kaname was informing Zero of why he was not dead yet. He was only alive because Kaname wished him to be. So that Zero could protect Yuuki. Otherwise, Kaname would have killed him already. Kagome would have never let that happen. She didn't care who Kaname was, if he harmed her friends there would be repercussions.
After Zero had left, Kaname stood there for a few moments before turning to where Kagome was standing in the tree line. She walked out, already knowing that he knew she was there the whole time.
She nodded her head in greeting and said, "Kaname."
"Kagome. And what are you doing out here so late at night. It is still a dangerous place, even if you are not near the Night Class," he said, his bright eyes smoldering her, as he slowly began to walk towards her.
She stood still as he approached, and said, "I was on my patrol when I felt that you and Zero were over here, and decided to see what you were up to."
"Oh? And what did you find?" he asked this as he stepped right up to her face. He was towering over her, trying to intimidate her. Kagome wouldn't admit it, but it was working, barely; though she would not show it or ever admit it.
Looking up into his eyes, Kagome silently challenged him. "I found you threatening my friend. And I don't really like that."
His eyes narrowed fractionally down at her, yet his face remained calm. "This has nothing to do with you. So I suggest you stay out of it." He turned to leave, but Kagome stepped in front of him and glared into his eyes.
"This has everything to do with me! They are my friends, and I will do everything in my power to keep them safe. Even if I have to go against you."
"I do not wish to hurt you. But if you do not back down, I will have no choice. I have said before, this has nothing to do with you. This started well before you even started at the Academy, and you will leave it be."
He moved around her and she didn't move to face him again. With her back turned to him, she said, "You will never have any power over him."
He stopped walking and waited for her to continue, but she didn't. Turning back to face her, he found that her back was still to him. Narrowing his brown eyes at her back, he felt a small bit of satisfaction when she stiffened. Moving a bit closer to her, he demanded, "What do you mean?"
"You are a pure-blooded vampire, you rule over most of the vampires, and if need be you can control them. However, you do not like doing it that way. But once Zero is human again, you will have no way to control him. I will not let you."
"How will he become human?"
She didn't answer his question. Instead, she said, "You should know the answer. It is rather obvious. That was one of the reasons you were talking to him tonight, right? You were trying to make sure he stayed as one of your pawns. But he won't, I will not let him."
Before he could say another word, she was gone. And he could not see her. He didn't like how this was turning out. She could throw a wrench into his carefully laid plans. Or could she be an asset? He had to think more on this, more on her. Just who was she?
I'll also show you a sweet dream...
...next night....
