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Two Weeks later...
"Yuuki!" Zero called as he ran, his own voice echoing off the walls of shadows, "Yuuki!"
He could barely breath from the effort of running for so long and so hard, trying to get to the young girl before the hunter did.
"Yuuki!" Zero cried again and the sight of her short brown hair and sparkling eyes came into view just before him. He smiled and slowed down, a smile spreading across his face as he opened his arms to her."Yuuki."
"Zero..."
Tears glistened down her cheeks and a ribbon of blood flowed down the middle of her face. Zero opened his mouth to cry out but she fell forward at the sound of a gun being shot. Blood sprayed across Zero's face and he felt Yuuki's body fall against his.
"YUUKI!"
Someone was crying...tears from an unknown source mixed with Yuuki's crimson blood and Zero looked straight ahead, a small shadow curled up on the ground, tears pouring forth from it.
"Gomen...gomen...I couldn't control myself...!" The shadow looked up, glowing red eyes wild with despair and knife-like fangs protruding from the mouth down to the chin...Zero could feel the emotions of hate, sympathy and rage mix inside him as the shadow held out its hand.
"HELP ME ZERO!"
"YUUKI!" Zero shot up, Himitsuko letting out a light squeak of surprise as she turned around to see him sitting up on the couch.
"Kiryuu-kun?! Calm down," she said, kneeling back down but still keeping her eyes fixed on him over her shoulder.
"S-sorry...nightmare," Zero covered his face with his hand and took deep breaths, hoping to calm his racing heart. Himitsuko walked on her knees over to him as he faced his body to her and lifted his chin up with her two fingers.
"Are you alright?" she asked him, her deep crimson eyes earnest.
"Yeah, thanks," Zero assured her and Himitsuko gave him a curt nod.
"Okay...but if you need to talk about anything to make you feel better, I'll listen." Himitsuko was hugging him, her arms around his shoulders, his head on one of her shoulders and he placed his hands on her hips. She stroked his hair, calming him, and he buried his face deeper into her comforting shoulder.
"I saw Yuuki...I saw her die...she died in my arms...blood was everywhere..." Zero panted and Himitsuko wrapped her arms around his shoulders. "I can't get the images of her out of my head...I feel like...I wasn't protecting her...I feel like I've failed her..."
"Don't blame yourself!" Himitsuko cried and pushed Zero back so she could look him straight in the eye, "don't blame yourself Kiryuu-kun...it's not your fault! No matter what you may have done, Yuuki still would have been killed by--"
Himitsuko stopped, realizing she had almost revealed she was Yuuki's killer.
But he has to know...I have to tell him...
"Kiryuu-kun...I have to tell you something..." Himitsuko started, her body beginning to shake all over. Her heart pounded against her chest, and she placed both of her trembling hands on either side of Zero's face. "K-Kiryuu-kun...I've done...something...terrible...I--"
Himitsuko stopped when she felt Zero's hand enclose over hers on the left side of his face. Tears stung her eyes but did not fall as she studied his face, his eyes closing and his head turning towards her cool touch.
"Kiryuu-kun...I--"
"You what?" Zero asked and opened his eyes, which were full of an emotion Himitsuko could not decipher.
"Kiryuu-kun, I've done something to--"
Damn it! I can't say it...I can't...I'm so afraid of losing him...I'm so afraid of losing these sparkling violet eyes...the stubborn but soft hearted personality...I'm afraid...of hurting him again...!
Himitsuko could feel her body moving closer to Zero's, her hands still on his face.
I care so much about him...I like him so much it's a sin...it's impossible I could feel this strongly about someone...Zero...
Her lips were parallel to his, the electricity pulsing between their lips...
I am beginning to love you...I am starting to fall in love...is this what this feeling is? Is this...love...?
Himitsuko felt her lips touch his and her eyes shot back open.
I can't love him...I can't love him! I can't fall in love...I can't hurt Kiryuu-kun again...I've killed his first love...I have her blood on my hands...I am forbidden to ever have any type of love with Kiryuu-kun...
"Kiryuu-kun...I--have to go patrolling," Himitsuko said and pulled away from his warm touch.
"Himitsuko--"
"You should lay down and get some rest in your dorm," Himitsuko whispered as she stood, her back to him.
"But--"
"I'll see you in the morning, Kiryuu-kun," Himitsuko cut him off and finished buttoning the long sleeve, white shirt to a button below her collar bone.
"What are you hiding, Himitsuko?" Zero asked her and she cast a painful gaze at him over her shoulder and clutched the hem of her uniform skirt.
"Think of it as me protecting you..." Himitsuko trailed off and carefully picked up the black jacket to her uniform hanging over the edge of a chair. "Get some sleep so you won't get sick. Good night, Kiryuu-kun."
She departed and Zero leaned back on the couch, his elbow resting against the top. His mind wandered back to a few moments ago and he closed his eyes before standing up as well to head back to his dorm.
Himitsuko...you almost...kissed me...
Zero reached his dorm room and slipped inside, clicking the door shut behind him, his bangs over his eyes.
Himitsuko...
Flash to Himitsuko...
She walked through the shadows cast by the moon, the silver light making shimmering pools on the darkened grass. Himitsuko stepped into another silver pool, her curls turning a dark pink, and her eyes gleamed with deep thoughts as she gazed up at the starry sky.
"What do I do now, Toru?" she asked, her hands folding over each other and raising up to her heart, "what do I do?"
As usual, there was no answer as she stood in the silver shadows and Himitsuko bowed her head, tears dripping from her eyes.
"Toru-onii-sama...I don't know what to do!"
Himitsuko's eyes closed and she gritted her teeth, praying her brother would hear her.
"Almighty God in Heaven, please send him to help me!"
Himitsuko sank down, her back being supported against a tree and she pulled her knees close to her chest.
"Toru-onii-sama...I need you!"
"Himitsuko, what are you doing?"
"Toru-onii--?"
"I'm sorry...do you need to be alone?" Kaname asked and Himitsuko shook her head.
"No...I'm sorry...Kaname-sama...you kinda looked like my brother for a minute..." she trailed off and the vampire prince sat down next to her.
"What exactly happened to your family?" he asked and Himitsuko's faint smile vanished in an instant.
"They were...murdered...by a pureblood..." she whispered and bowed her head again, tears trickling down her face once more. "I've tried to block it out of my memory..."
She stood up and Kaname followed suit, his brotherly eyes surveying her troubled face.
"I'm sorry, Himitsuko-san," he said to her and tried to console her by placing his hands on her shoulders. "If there is anything you'd like to talk about with me, don't hesitate."
Himitsuko gazed back into his starry eyes, her hands over his.
How can I tell him I killed his sister...? The love of his life...? Can I bring myself to say that to him...? I don't want to hurt him...
"Kaname-sama...I've done something...terrible..." Himitsuko said to him and Kaname tilted his head.
"What's wrong, Kurobi-san?"
Himitsuko felt the former sobs begin to tear in her chest and tears gushed from her eyes, Kaname's arms beginning to encircle around her.
"I can't hurt you again...!"
Kaname's arms pulled her to him, her face burying in his chest.
I don't want Kaname-sama to hate me...I don't want to lose him even though...I don't deserve his kindness...but I've killed his sister...I'm Yuuki's murderer...I deserve to be punished for my blood soaked sin...
"Himitsuko," Kaname whispered into her ear, "if you can't say it, I can say it for you."
Himitsuko's eyes shot open and her hands against his chest began to tremble as the vampire's arms immobilized her against his body. She felt one of his hands press against her heart and his fangs brushed against her neck.
"K-Kaname...sama..."
"You're guilty about killing Yuuki Kuran, my sister and fiancee."
"How did you figure it out?!"
"She's my sister, Himitsuko," Kaname whispered into her ear as she fought to break away from him but he held her fast.
"Kaname-sama--!"
"You came here under the illusion Kiryuu, Zero killed her and you were sent to execute him. I thought you coming here so suddenly was out of place..."
"Please Kaname-sama! I can explain!"
"You killed Yuuki..." Kaname breath and his hand pressed harder against her heart, "you murdered the person most precious to me, Himitsuko Kurobi, and then come here to convict someone else of your blood soaked sin. How could you be so cruel?"
Himitsuko was sobbing and desperatly attepting to break away from the heartbroken vampire's grasp.
"Kaname-sama--!"
His nails dug into her chest and she shrieked.
"KANAME!"
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"So you knew already?" Shiki asked as he sat on Rima's bed. Ruka nodded and crossed her thin arms, her dusky rose eyes seeming both noble and infuriated.
"She is Yuuki-sama's murderer."
Rima bowed her head, her pigtails blocking the pained expression on her face.
"Ruka-san, surely Himitsuko-chan had a reason to. She is a hunter after all."
"Rima-san, the agreement between hunters and vampires is the only vampires permitted to be hunted and killed are those that threaten the peaceful coexistance of our kind and humans! Yuuki-sama was not a threat! Himitsuko Kurobi is a murderer!" Ruka snapped and Shiki bit into a pockey stick, consumed in thought.
"I don't know Himitsuko as well as you two do," Kaine voiced softly to Rima and Shiki, "but as it stands now, she had no reason to kill Yuuki. She was a pureblood and not a threat to anyone."
"Kaine, Himitsuko-chan wouldn't kill her without a reason. Maybe she missed an aim," Rima defended and Shiki laid back on his elbows.
"There is a high possiblity Yuuki-sama was at the wrong place at the wrong time," he said and tossed Rima a pocky stick.
Kaine sighed and looked over at Ruka, who still seemed to be convinced Himitsuko was a mindless, heartless killer.
"I suggest we just let Rima and Shiki handle it. You two are her best friends here," Kaine said to his friends and Ruka growled.
"Kaname-sama should just rip her heart out as she did to him."
"Ruka!" Rima cried and the goddess-like vampire scoffed.
"I think this is just new envy because Kaname-sama is giving her so much attention," Shiki hissed, rather pissed off from her statement.
"It is not! I'm trying to be loyal and stand by Kaname-sama in his hard times! You two are betraying him by giving into that killer's innocent act!"
"KANAME!"
Shiki rushed to the window at the sound of Himitsuko's desperate, terrified cry.
"Himitsuko--"
He flung the window open and jumped to the ground, Rima following him.
"Shiki! Rima! Come back!" Kaine called but the two modles ignored him.
"Kaname can't do anything to her! He can't--" Shiki panted and Rima gasped as she approached the two other vampires.
"Kaname-sama!" Rima cried and his eyes focused on her over his shoulder, the irises shimmering crimson.
"She's Yuuki's murderer..."
"Don't hurt her Kaname-sama!"
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Densetsu swished his long trenchcoat, casting one last look at the Academy. His eyes were consumed in guilt and his heart throbbed in his chest, the rapid rush of his own blood in his ears echoing endlessly as he turned around to meet the gleaming eyes of Meijin.
"You've done well, Densetsu-kun," he appluded and the Native American glowered.
"You'll pay for what you've done to her."
"Her blood is on your hands no matter whose hand kills her," Meijin toyed and Densetsu clenched his fists.
"One thing good is coming out of this however," Densetsu mused and Meijin cocked an eyebrow.
"What?"
"I don't regret killing you."
Blood...Nightmares...Blood...Betrayal...Love...
I'll show you a sweet dream, the next night...
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