SilverMew22 does not own Vampire Knight, but I do own Ai Hayashi, and Raiden Hayashi and the Tenma-clan.

Chapter 9: ... Of Thorns... and Roses...

A young man walked on a lone, uneven brick road towards his house.

The Senate had been so unkind, forcing the Tenma family to live in such a common, human hellhole.

The sun was high in the hazy blue sky, causing the Pure Blood's light blue eyes slight irritation.

His light blond hair was slightly clumped together with dried blood as well were his bloodied gray shirt and damped pants. His pale face was spotted with beads of blood, as he unconsciously smeared it along with his perfect facial features.

His hair acted as a sort of brush, further painting his face red.

Once Hisoka was right in front of the open, dark cherry oak wood door, he wiped the remaining spots of blood from his face with the back of his sleeve. He walked into his house and closed the door behind him, with a slightly irritated look on his face.

'Does mother always have to leave the door so wide open, I know she is just waiting for some pervert to break in and harass her, but it is too obvious that she is alone- it's disgusting!'

Hisoka wanted to quickly change out of his soiled clothing, without his mother finding out.

"... Ryuu... is that you?"

Her voice was a soft ring that echoed in the empty hallways, he walked into the spacious living room to find her lounging on the couch. She was like a lioness waiting for her prey, which was undoubtedly her very own son.

"Mother, where is the servant that the Senate bought you...this place is a mess."

Hisoka began to scan the house with his shadow, before realizing that the middle-aged human was no longer in the house.

He looked over to his mother, who began to laugh at his impatience.

"I ate her, it was quite amusing. Humans are destined to die young and yet they still beg for their lives, even until their dying breaths... oh Hisoka, you're smelling very nice today."

Hisoka walked over towards his mother, he looked down on her in both pity and disgust.

"Why did you think I was Ryuu, do you still think he will come back to you?"

Hisoka sat down on the couch as he began to unbutton his bloodied shirt before his mother trailed her fingers down his bare back.

"Hisoka, how could you let the filthy blood of a common human, stain your precious skin?"

Her eyes turned a deep blood red, as she tongued her son's neck in lust and hunger.

"Should your blood be the one, that should stain my body instead... I can read your mind, I know what you want... "

Hisoka got up and walked away from the couch, never once looking back to his mother.

"You want me to give you a child, but, I already have plans for my future...with Ai."

He looked over towards the shameful Ex-Pure-Blood. She wanted to seduce her very own son out of pure desperation and loneliness.

"I will allow you to be with her...if you give me a child first."

She giggled when she saw Hisoka cringe in disgust, but was silent when he turned to her and began to lean over her body while she was still lying on the couch.

"...You'd do it...wouldn't you...I was only joking around, to think that you have fallen so deeply for a human child, that you would make love to me, just to be with her."

She laughed at Hisoka before he gripped her neck in his hand- he was almost on the verge of suffocating her.

"I wasn't going to do that, in a way, I am saving myself for Ai, and Ai alone, I was actually planning on killing you...but you're not worth it, I'll just let the loneliness eat away at your soul."

Hisoka let go of his shaking mother. He was still a Pure-Blood and could kill her with his aura alone.

There was no place left for her in his life anymore.

"You're just like your father, leaving me for a common human girl, but like your father, I'll let you have your fun...because, your pet won't last forever and soon both of you will come running back to me."

She just kept taunting him, hoping he would just lose it and kill her off.

"...I'm going to take a shower..." Hisoka murmured.

Hisoka's voice was low yet stern.

He had no time for this woman.

He had promises to keep and much more left to do, in order to get what he truly wanted.

"I need you alive...for now, you may be a key component to my happiness if I can't find my father that is."

And with that, he left to go upstairs and wash the blood from his body.

~~~Inside of the Bathroom~~~

Once he had stripped off all of his clothes and threw them into the laundry bin. He stood under the steaming hot water as it poured on his back. His thoughts began to wander back towards his beloved Ai.

He looked down at the water, as the clear liquid quickly turned a light red.

"If all goes as planned, I will have you, Ai."

He remembered the first time he met her, it was out of the carelessness of her very own sister, who insisted that she see him the second he was released from the council's care.

His thoughts wandered back to that silver-haired vampire hunter. The way he consoled Ai, made Hisoka's temper slightly rise.

The mirror on the wall suddenly shattered, causing its jagged pieces to fall and tatter against the black and white tiled floor.

"...I hate vampire hunters..."

He mumbled towards himself, before scrubbing the blood of Ai's aunt and cousins off of his skin.

To kill a human was like plucking a leaf from a tree.

Another one will take its place, no one ever noticed and it was completely pointless. They were all going to die off anyway and then get replaced soon after.

That is why he has yet to have actually killed a human being, with his bare hands.

But in a way, he also envied the mortals because they had Ai, but if he could awaken his grandfather with more human and vampire sacrifices, he would be joining their side very soon.

He would run away with Ai and become her mate.

Ai was no leaf; she was his precious rare rose.

Her delicate petals were his alone to caress and stroke. Her frail stem was his to grip and hold until it bruised or broke from his aggressive touch.

'She is mine and mine alone!'

He had it all planned out.

His back hit the cold shower wall, wiping away the beads of water and condensation; as he slowly slid down to sit on the shower floor.

"I know she will hate me, for what I have done, it's only logical."

Hisoka ran his slender fingers through his light blond hair… he loved her so much, to the point of slight insanity.

Could he truly blame his actions solely on his fixation for the young girl?

They made her sad and fearful of life, by taunting her and making her cry.

They all had to die because humans never change.

They had to die because vampires are selfish by nature.

Before he met her, he had never tasted the blood of a human being yet.

He used to be a decent, yet anti-social vampire, who would always take his daily dose of Blood Tablets every day.

He still took them for Ai's sake.

But now, he was using others to do his bidding, by turning humans into level D vampires and forcing them to give their blood to his resting grandfather.

As his mirror image possessed the Ex-humans and were used to viciously kill those, who he saw fit to be called Ai's enemies.

Their sole purpose, however, was to capture humans and lower ranked vampires and manipulate their forms, turning them into flying beasts.

The Blood-Collectors, as the hunters decided to call them, can safely fly over to the abandoned school, where his grandfather's coffin was hidden and offer themselves up to his grandfather.

His grandfather could feed without the threat of his victims running away, or the hunters finding out.

However, Hisoka chose to use the blood collectors, to kill or torture potential enemies of his dear beloved Ai instead.

He was neglecting his grandfather's needs, in order to satisfy his very own desires.

His grandfather would turn against him soon if he did not present him with more sacrifices.

Hisoka finally got up, letting the hot water pour on the top of his head in order to help him clear his thoughts.

'Dammit, not now...I can't even have a moment to think anymore!'

Hisoka strolled out of the shower to grab a towel.

After quickly drying himself off, he tied the white cotton towel around his waist and opened the door.

His mother was standing there, she was panting in fear as she began to utter pure nonsense.

"Quit your babbling and give me my passport and I need some money from your bank account too...also, you don't need to warn me mother, I know that a Kuran is nearing our home...do what I say and you'll stay alive...I still need you, remember that."

Hisoka saw his mother dash into his old room and return with a suitcase filled with his clothes, his Underground Railways passport tickets, and passport, as well as her bank account written on a piece of paper.

'Oh now she chooses to be organized... well, I should at least allow her to escape with me.'

"Goodbye Hisoka, I will keep the Kuran here for as long as possible, to give you enough time to escape-"

Hisoka cut his mother off, gripping her hand and leading her towards her room.

"No, you're coming too, Kurans are reckless by nature, if it were the younger Kuran princess, then I'd let you stay...but this vampire...he is cruelly baring his fangs right now, he will kill you, I can sense it...yes, I know this aura very well..."

Hisoka's eyes began to glow a faint red, Kuran was approaching quickly and he was probably only a few blocks away and still coming.

He was taunting us with his presence.

'Well, two can play that game, Kuran.'

Once Hisoka and his mother were ready, he allowed her to take a sip of his blood, only a few of her powers were reawakened.

"I will meet you at the old school building, where grandfather's body is hidden...It is still morning, so my powers can't take you very far."

Hisoka warned his mother with a hint of haste in his voice.

Hisoka felt his mother's arms wrap around his slim torso, before prying them off and turning towards the staircase.

"It's going to be a long day, so be prepared for anything... now, let us both disappear into the darkness until sundown."

He ushered his mother into the basement; pusher her into the darkest part of the house.

The door was torn open but the two Tenmas were already gone, along with their scents and auras.

The Kurans had once again bared their fangs against the Tenmas, but this time, the Tenmas will raise their claws to strike back.

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This chapter was actually longer, but then I had to cut and rewrite it, I was going to include a flashback, but it got too complicated so I'm still working on it.