Ch 11: The Once Alluring Scent

Yuuki Kuran pondered, 'Whose blood is it?' The scent smelled familiar yet also alluring…

"Yuuki-chan, let's go!" Aido put his hands on the girl's shoulders and shook her to snap the girl out of her own little world.

"…yeah…" she shook her head and slapped her cheeks to get herself focused. She didn't need to know whose blood it was, but rather go and investigate whose it was. She was finally ready to get serious. "The scent is really strong. Any vampire here can definitely smell it." She took another whiff. "The person has got to be heavily bleeding…" she looked at her partner to see what he thought of the matter.

He nodded in agreement. "I think you're right so we better get going." He began to smile. "I bet Kiryu's definitely running like a madman to go kill some vampires." he joked.

'….Zero…?' she thought

Her eyes bulged out. Crap! Why hadn't it hit her? She dashed like a madman in the direction of the scent.

"Eh, Yuuki-chan?" He was completely shocked by her sudden enthusiasm. "Wait for me!" he dashed right after her keeping up with her speed. However, he was a good distance from her since she did start before him. He sighed, "Yuuki-chan, why are you so enthusiastic?"

What Aido didn't know was that Yuuki-chan couldn't hear him. She was completely drowning in her thoughts. 'Zero, you idiot! I thought you were strong.' she kicked hard on the ground as she ran to increase her speed. 'What happened to your cocky attitude of not losing? …Zero…! You better not…!'

Aido's eyebrows furrowed. They were already coated with sweat but he knew he had to increase his speed too. He kicked up his legs so fast that it looked like a blur to the naked eye. He was now arm's length to her. "Yuuki-chan!"

"…." she didn't hear him.

He sighed and took in as much air as he could into his diaphragm. "YUUKI-CHAAAAAN!" he grabbed her by her shoulders and made her faced him.

Her eyes brimmed with tears. "What? We need to get there NOW!" she tried to pull away from him but he didn't let her.

His profile was serious. "What's wrong?" his voice sounding surprisingly calm.

She shook her head which just made the tears at her eyes fall. "You don't understand! Its Zero, he's the one that's hurt!" Her tears were coming down fast.

Aido's eyes widen and he let go of his grip on her. To Aido, it was like how a lover would let go of the person they so much love and let them go into the hands of another for their own pursuit of happiness. Yes, that's how it felt, Aido thought. He knew Yuuki still had feelings for Kiryu but seeing him all bloodied up…wouldn't it rekindle her feelings for him?

Yuuki ran again like a madman. Tears still continued to come down. On the other hand, Aido was also keeping up at the same pace as her. She was anxious while his expression was a mystery. You couldn't tell if he was serious or if he was rather depressed.

Both of them were soaking with sweat and were on the verge of being out of breath. Their legs ached, demanding them to stop yet, they kept going.

The scent lead them to the off limits area of the attraction. The door they stood in front of said, "Staff Only"

She glanced at Aido as if she was asking him if he was ready. He answered with a nod. They tried to catch their breath.

'….Zero!' she thought as she opened the door.

When she opened the door a piercing scream was let out. Can you guess who? o.O

(Yuuki's POV)

As soon as I opened the door, I heard a piercing scream. Whose voice was it?

"Yuuki-chan," Aido put his hand on my shoulders. His hands were trembling.

'Why was he trembling?'

…Oh, yeah. It was me who was screaming… You may say that I'm insane for screaming all of a sudden, but I am very well sane. Who wouldn't scream after seeing their childhood friend all bloodied up? …who wouldn't want to beat the crap out of the people who tormented your friend? Yes, I am sane indeed.

Zero was on the ground bleeding and breathing heavily. His heart sounded weak probably due to his lack of blood. His face was even paler then a vampire's. Three fangs pierced his skin and three pairs of red hungry eyes gazed at us.

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