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enviromentALY- Yeah,....my brain automatically corrects things when I'm editing my chapters all the time, but just so you know,
The Council- They're pretty much the Equivalent of a Prime minister or President, and even though they're all powerful, their intetions are usually less than honorable.
The Hunters Society- A group of highly trained specialists who devote their lives to hunting and eliminating all vampires, though they are currently working with the council to eliminate any 'threats' to the council's power
Moon dormitory- The dorms where the night class (Pure bloods and Aristocrats) live
Sun dormitory- the dorms where the day class (Common vamps and former humans) live.
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"talking"
'thinking'
Soundtrack for this chapter- Enter Sandman-Metallica & Aozora no Namida
Waring:violence ahead. If ya can't tolerate don't read.
Haruhi gasped as she felt Renge's grasp tighten around her neck, head swimming as the pressure built behind her eyes. Silver orbs widening as the need for oxygen and her natural instincts fought her self control in a one sided battle for dominance, Haruhi kicked the older girl away as she slid to the ground painfully, clutching her throat as she gasped for air.
Cursing sulphurously as she felt herself wrenched upward with a sharp tug of her hair, she groaned as several fists connected with her ribs and stomach, the last catching her so deeply in her abdomen that she felt her insides shift. Eyes drooping as she struggled to push down the wave of blood that accompanied nausea swept over her, shuddering as her organs lurched.
"Now now my dear don"t go passing out on me just yet," Renge said sweetly as she reclaimed her grip on the younger girl's hair, and headed toward the lake, "I still haven't had a chance to pay you back for the nice inconviniences you've caused me."
"What are you talking about? How could I have offended you when I don't even know you?" Haruhi sputtered weakly as she attempted to reason with the girl, only to have her grip tighten as she flung her bodily to the lake, small form rolling to a stop just before the water.
"Do you have any idea the hell you've been putting me through since you've been here? I had everything planned perfectly for my master plan, right down to the last detail of my life with Kyoya. From the day we would first meet, right up to the birth of our first child." she hissed, voice slowly loosing all of the sugary sweet quality she taunted her with earlier
"Everything would have worked out perfectly. From the moment I first transferred, I would have won everybody over with my kindness and charm, the thought of my blushing face lingering in Kyoya-sama's perfect mind when I accidentally bumped into him on the way to my first class. Day by day as I slowly start to catch the eyes of Tamaki-sama and Kyoya-sama, I stumble upon the Host Club and fate Decides to have me join the club as an angelic manageress. Then one day, after everyone has left but me and Kyoya, he would timidly confess his growing feelings and ask me to marry him." Renge droned on quietly as her tone rose in intensity, her clear cold eyes clouding over with a maniac rage as her breathing quickened.
"But none of that's going to happen now is it?" she asked venomously as she pulled a silver dagger from the length of her sleeve, body of the blade glowing a pale green as she infused it with her vampiric energy " Not while he's still under your wicked spell of enticing words and false affections. Don't look so shocked girl, of course I saw your little escapade in the library earlier, I've been tracking you since day one. I figure since nothing ever stands in the way of something that I want , the sooner I get you out of the way, the sooner the I'll get what's rightfully mine. " Eyes flashing dangerously as she hefted the girl upwards, she took one last look at the scene her before .
"It's such a shame the way things turned out, " she said with a vindictive smile as she slowly fingered the blade in her hands "We could have made such nice friends."
Mind still reeling from the various blows she had taken earlier, Haruhi felt something break inside her as she watched the girl grin at her maliciously before preparing to end her life. Hands shaking as she gathered what was left of her energy into the palms of her hands, she felt a sudden overwhelming anger overtake her body as her pale eyes bled to a glowing silvered red. All her plans for discovering her past fulfilling her mother's legacy, and sorting out her feelings for Kyoya, were about to be ended prematurely, all because she was just a flaw in this girls plan. She was no longer the smart yet clueless girl she had been a year ago. Awakening her true nature from the locked part of her mind had opened her mind to many things and abilities that her Human self would have never comprehended, and shed be damned if all the training and hard work she did with the Host Club went to waste just because she was still the same scared girl from the alley.
Hands glowing blue as she quickly intercepted the slim dagger before it could pierce something vital, Haruhi moved to strike the girl in her side before quickly deflecting another blow and spinning out of the way. Feet shuffling backwards rapidly as she deflected blow after blow from the older girl, she ducked nimbly as Renge reintroduced the glowing dagger back into their fray, older girls face contorting in anger as Haruhi forced the heel of her hand into the ground effectively halting her assault as she leaned against a tree.
"Hm. Some of those moves look vaguely familiar." Renge said spitefully as she forcibly jerked her hand upward to release her hand from it's earthbound prison. "Never would have guessed you'd be the type to seduce Mori's senpai as well for his knowledge of the arts as well...". Taking her chance while her opponent still leaned against the tree, she closed her eyes as she concentrated her energy into her arms, air around her shimmering briefly before a bladed boomerang(1) appeared in her hands.
"I thought only Teachers and Seniors had permission to use and summon weapons?"Haruhi said with mock shock ' Though I shouldn't be surprised since I'm not supposed to know how either'
"Not were I come from." Renge said with a sneer as she circled Haruhi slowly " In France, children are expected to come to school with a basic knowledge on how to summon. I just happened to transfer to the one school that promotes "Peace with humans" and puts restrictions on most of the activities of the students" lunging viciously at the girl as they continued to move in a tight oval around each other, she smirked as the younger girl sucked in a sharp breath as she dodged the arc of the flying weapon, the slight scratch on the cuff of her uniform causing her whole sleeve to disintegrate.
'She must have found a way to convert her vampiric energy into a form of some acid or a poison, since that would explain the greenish glow coating all of her weapons, but that still doesn't help me if I can't figure out how to counter her attacks .' Haruhi thought with a frown as she continued to dodge the oncoming attacks, taking great care to stay away from the glowing blade,' think Haruhi think....surely something Mori and Hunny senpai wouldn't get too mad if I summoned it in a situation like this'
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"Beautiful Haruhi!Even though you've been advancing quite nicely in your etiquette lessons and hand-to-hand combat skills, I think it's time that we have Mori and Hunny senpai instruct you on weapon summoning" Tamaki said with a flourish as he directed her to the room adjoining the host club, not noticing her quick gaze filled with incredulity.
"I thought only the teachers and seniors had permission from the council to summon?" she said with a raised eyebrow 'Funny. I never pegged him to be the type to openly defy authority.'
"Well....Technically they do, but since we as members of the Host Club have sworn to tutor and help any young lady that so desires our services, it helps to know as much as we can about the way our powers work, weapon summoning included." he said smiling brightly at her even though she gave him a skeptical look "Not to mention as the offspring of such powerful figures in the night world, we're all expected to be fully able to protect ourselves, council permission or not."
"And you think the same privilege is extended to me?"
"Of course my dear daughter. Your a direct descendant of one the most powerful pureblood clans to exist. It goes without saying"
"Oh..." Haruhi said blushing slightly, silently admonishing herself for not putting it together herself.
"Mori senpai! Hunny senpai!" Tamaki said grandly as he strode into the small personal dojo located next to the Club room " Would you please be so kind as to begin instructing Haruhi on how to summon?"
"Already Tama-chan?" Hunny said from were he methodically practiced his Kata's, childish voice overlaid with a surprised tone.
"Yes, I think it's time. She already beat me in three spars and her energy control is more than passable." Tamaki admitted sheepishly as he adressed the pint-sized senior.
"kay then! You and the other guys can come check her progress in a couple of hours." Hunny said as he watched a Tamaki leave, quickly heading over to where Haruhi and Mori were siting in compatible silence.
"Okay Haru-chan, Tama-chan thinks that it's time we teach you about the art of summoning, but I wanna see what you know before we start to actually do that. Now, what have you learned so far about general combat?"
"I already learned the basics of my family's Jyuuken(2) from the scrolls I obtained from my inheritance, and how to channel my power into my hands to make the moves more effective. I've also started to learn a little bit of jujitsu and karate to incorporate into my family's style" she said as she mentally ticked off the many things she had learned in the short time she had been with the Club.
"Hmm Haru-chan all those things sound good, but what's gonna happen when you face an opponent that makes it to where you can't use any of your normal attacks and make any physical contact impossible?" Hunny asked as he watched the girl think.
"Besides run away, I'm not exactly sure Hunny-senpai," she stated, furrowing her brow in thought "Is this were you guys come in?"
"Yep! In situations where you can't normally use any of the attacks you're accustomed to or you're in a life or death situation, knowing how to summon different weapons really comes in handy." Hunny said cheerily as Mori instructed her to sit in the standard lotus position. "But, its usually best to know your limits, and not summon unless absolutely necessary."
"Clear your mind."
"Huh?" Haruhi gazed questioningly up at the dark haired senior, not sure if he was talking to her.
"Clear your mind." he repeated patiently as he waited for her to assume the calmed state "Once you clear your mind, the task of molding your energy into the weapon of your nature will be far less strenuous."
Body relaxing as she slowly felt the stress of the day slip away, she slowly started to mold her energy into an unknown form of an object, not exactly sure what she was aiming for, but satisfied that she was making progress. Eyes snapping open in delight as she felt the new, weight of her new weapon in her hands, she marveled at the light weight of the double ended scythe, the beautifully carved handle fitting perfectly in her hands. Though the staff of the weapon taller than the length of her whole body, the flame-like design of the curved blade would ensure its accurate deadliness. Smiling as the 2 seniors congratulated her on successfully summoning on the first try, she knew that when they both slipped into a battle stance and came at her in a blur of white and black uniforms, that she was in for the spar of her life.
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Jumping up as she quickly knocked the older girls feet out from under her, she tucked her airborne body into a backwards somersault, quickly dissapearing into the cover of the trees behind her. Closing her eyes in an attempt to replicate the circumstances when she last summoned her scythe, she exhaled in relief at the familiar weight of the streamlined weapon, finally feeling like she finally had a chance at winning this drawn out fight. Spinning wildly as she launched herself back into the clearing , she cartwheeled through the air as she brought the blade down on the edge of the giant boomerang, sparks flying as the blades connected.
Sweeping upwards as she dodged another throw from the boomerang, Haruhi felt herself lurch forward as she misjudged the distance between herself and Renge, immediately righting herself as she rolled out of the way. Twirling the scythe above her head in a down sweeping arc, she grinned as her scythe made contact with the opposing weapon and hurled it into the lake behind her ,giant wood and metal weapon dissapating into thin air.
Grunting as the older girl knocked the breath out of her with a solid kick, she felt her scythe vanish as her airway was blocked off once again by the girls hands, every muscle in her body clenching as she struggled to push her off. Feeling the muscles in her legs clench as she finally heaved the older girl off of her body and into the air, she smiled grimly as she watched her turn over in the air, the distant thud of a body connecting with the Earth causing her to grimace.
Ears twitching as a sudden hissing filled the air, she turned to Renge's prone form in shock as a tearing pain rippled acrosss her abdomen, senses barely aware of the small dagger that she had worked so hard to avoid protruding from her ribs. Vision blurring as she fell to the ground with a slump, she coughed weakly as a slow burning sensation spread throughout her system.
'Heh, foolish girl,' Renge thought as she turned her back to the girl, stifling a cry as the separate pieces of her ribs shifted, 'She should have known that if my plans had to fail and I was to die, that I'd take you with me'
Face twisting into a scowl as they bounded silently through the treetops, Hikaru took a quick glance at the rest of the club members, disposition souring at the looks of intense concern and rage on their faces as the smell of blood grew stronger. Though he was no fool when it came to the fact that most of the vampires at school snuck away to the nearby village for clan politics, a quick meal or sometimes just a chance to break the rules, but the fact that the smell of blood was consistently getting stronger the deeper they went into the woods was enough to make him wonder what the hell was going on.
Pace slowing considerably as they approached a small clearing, he felt the rest of the club tense around him as the scene was laid out before them, the deep gashes in the ground and hacked trees causing his panic to rise. Feet stopping dead in their tracks as he took in the sight before him, he felt his heart stop as he watched the guys rush to the bloodied girls,expression akin to horror at the sight of Haruhi.
Sighing deeply as his discontent rose to an all time high,he turned to address the guys, who were looking at him in expectance "Okay you guys I'm gonna get Haruhi back to the school as quick as I can without being seen. Hunny senpai Mori senpai, you see if you can revive this girl a little and get some information on what happened before sneaking her into the school as well. Hikaru, Kaoru you guys go with Tamaki and make none of the other vampires find out about this until we sort this out." Kyoya said dangerously underlying rage barely concealed in his voice. Nodding to the others as they all scattered to fulfill their assigned tasks, he felt his anger spike as the blood on her uniform darkened, face promising death to anyone who got in his way.
Whimpering unconciously as her body was lifted carefully off the ground, she felt somebody press a gentle kiss to her forehead and whisper softly in her ear, before her world faded to black.
"Sleep Haruhi, you deserve that much"
(1) - Like Sango from Inuyasha.
(2)- Naruto reference
Yeah, I'm starting to get really influenced by Bleach and Naruto, but even though the Host Club members will probably develop elemental affinities, but other than that and a few other things, they won't takeover. Also, since it's apparent that all the Host Club members can summon weapons and whatnot, I'm gonna list their weapons for future reference.
Tamaki- French rapier
Hikaru- Twin sais
Kaoru- Bladed tonfas
Haruhi-Double ended scythe
Kyoya-Dual Katanas
Hunny-Giant war hammer
Mori- Zanpakto (like Ichigo Kurosaki- Bleach)
R&R
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