Chapter 11- Someday, death will always catch up

Heyo Readers, it's Random again! I want to mention that CherryBerryultimatemixsmoothie, thank you SOOO SOO SOO MUCH FOR SUPPORTING ME ALL OF THE WAY! Not to mention all my other readers who have stuck by me but please, please Review! I hope you enjoy this chapter guys!

Random- It seems Zero is coming a close first but what's this, Kaname and Aido have been voted as well!?

Aido- WHY IS KIRYU COMING FIRST?!

Kaname- Yes, I would like to know about that

Random- Don't ask me, maybe being a badass vampire/vampire hunter is what chicks dig?

Kaname and Aido- ... that can't be true.

Random- Anyways, PLEASE GUYS, THERE ARE OTHER GUYS IN THAT POLL SO DON'T LIMIT YOURSELF TO JUST VAMPIRE KNIGHT!

Reina's POV.

He stared at me in shock, while I only turned away to walk on.

" Why?" he asked, sounding so pained and sad, " why keep hurting yourself like this Reina?"

" You're being hypocritical when you say not to give up, not to keep your burdens to yourself," he kept on going, stepping towards me, " please, just god please, why can't you just tell me."

" You'll hate me Zero," I confessed, giving a sad smile towards him, " you'll probably be ashamed of even being my friend."

" I won't!" he protested, " how can you know that I'll react like that anyway?!"

He hugged me suddenly, clutching me tight while I stared into his eyes.

" I'm worried Reina, I'm worried that if you don't tell me anything, you'll end up alone and pained."

I closed my eyes and smelled his hair. The faint lavender smell from his hair soothed me. I hugged him back before pushing him softly off me. I placed my hands on his cheeks and smiled sadly.

" It makes me happy that you're worried," I said, " but sadly, the world never likes to think about sadness or pain."

He clutched my hands, looking at me with such worried eyes. I stared into his beautiful lavender eyes, mesmerised by their emotion which was rarely shown.

" Don't worry so much, okay?" I asked, " you should know me, I'm Reina, the girl who always got into trouble in school, the girl who you competed with all the time, the girl who wore a weird rain drop earring on her right ear, the girl who always flipped off the Night Class and Kaname especially."

And the girl who is going to die soon, I added. Zero stared at me and smirked.

" Don't forget the girl who used her kendo skills to fight random people," he said. I chuckled and let go of his face.

" I'm strong Zero, me and pain are old acquaintances ," I replied, holding my katana, " so I know how to deal with it."

" But people can only take a certain amount of pain Reina," Zero said, " so, please, if anything's wrong, tell me."

I nodded but the words choked in my throat. I'm sorry Zero, I won't tell. I'm planning on spending time here before stealthily going out.

The next day, were the final exams. I looked to see Yuki struggling, fretting over the exam. Zero didn't look like he came, probably from the incident of last night. I blitzed through the exam and used the spare time to think about last night. Zero, was always there for me. How selfish can I be if I want him not to hate me.

" I'm such a coward," I whispered to myself, covering my eyes.

Unfortunately, Yuki kind of dragged down the class average and since Zero wasn't there, the average was the lowest in the grade, which means….. WE HAVE TO PREPARE THE BALL. I was holding a hammer,extra nails in a small belt I had on, smashing violently banners onto the wall. I had this kind of pissed off aura that everyone knew to stay wary of. I didn't have a ladder to support myself and simply relied on my strength to hold me up. As I efficiently hammered the banners down securely, everyone looked at me like I was a freak.

" How can one person do all of that?" everyone muttered.

I jumped down and sighed in stress as everyone marvelled the work I had done.

" Well, that takes care of the banners then," the girl in charge muttered. I rolled the sleeves of my blue hoodie and wiped my brow.

" Anything else I have to do?" I asked, really wanting to get this over and done with. The less time I have to do this, the more time I can confront Maria Kurenai. I narrowed my eyes slightly at the mention of her name. .

" Um, that's a huge help to us with the banners," the girl said, " but can you decorate the corners with some roses."

I looked to see a bunch of roses handed to me. I sighed and nodded, before grabbing the roses placing them in between my belt and climbing up the wall.

" Hey, be careful!" the girl in charge exclaimed. Pfft, does she not know how many times I've done this out of pure boredom? When I had made it to some sort of terrace, I hopped onto it and started to hammer some of the roses.

" Is this okay?" I asked, motioning to the small group of roses I had placed into the corner. The girl in charge nodded and I proceeded to do the next group. I climbed like a monkey towards the next corner when a girl holding a hammer dropped it onto my hand which was holding the terrace.

" Shit," I muttered, before I began to fall down. Instead of splattering onto the floor, someone managed to catch me.

" What the hell were you doing?"

I tilted my head up to see who it was and to my surprise, it was Zero, glaring at me.

" What were you thinking?!" he asked. I looked at him with a raised eyebrow.

" Um, preparing the decorations?" I answered, motioning to the roses and banners. He glared at the girl in charge, who squeaked in fear.

" Aren't you in charge?" he snapped, " so then why can't you do some things instead of giving them to Reina."

I gave a confused look before looking around to see multiple students from my class sitting down and chatting. My eyebrow twitched in annoyance as I stood in front of a group of fangirls who were chatting about the Night Class.

" Wow thanks everyone," I said loudly, rather sarcastically as well. They all flinched in shock and lowered their heads in guilt.

" Well, all you guys have to do are the roses since I did all of the banners already," I said, before walking out of the room, in a more pissed off mood. Jeez, couldn't they have at least made it discreet? No? It's okay to just relax in front of a hard worker just like that? Bitch, you couldn't at least not talk about the Night Class right in front of me.

Yuki's POV.

I saw Zero gallantly catch Reina and I looked away sadly. Maria Kurenai had came up to me proposing something for me. To save Zero, all I have to do is give her Reina, or Kaname-sama's corpse. It was such a hard decision, I loved both of them so much. Reina, a sister of me. Kaname, the man who saved me and is loved by me. So why, why did I feel so happy and relieved to choose Reina instead of Kaname?

When Reina fell into Zero's arms, I felt a strange sense of anger and jealousy. I hated it, to feel such feelings towards the girl who was just like a sister to me. I saw Reina grin at Zero while Zero just shook his head in exasperation. Why do I want her to leave us alone? Why do I feel like she should just go somewhere else.

" Yuki, you're hammering it in the wrong place," Yori said, snapping me out of my thoughts. I looked to see the oddly shaped section of nails.

" Ahhhh, I'm so sorry!" I exclaimed, bowing towards the girl in charge. She sighed and just looked towards someone else.

" Hey, can you fix that up?" she asked, pointing to the catastrophe I had made.

" Oh man, if only Reina was here," the guy whined, making me freeze.

" Yeah, at least Reina did all of the banners really quickly," a girl agreed.

" She's really hot tempered, but at least she gets stuff done."

" Seriously, she talks back to the Night Class, that's so cool," the guy added.

" I know right, she even put wasabi into Kuran's chocolate," another guy said, snickering.

" Haha, that was hilarious."

" Hey, she shouldn't have done that!"

" Yeah, but she's got guts."

It really hurt, to hear so many things being said of Reina, all compliments. If only she didn't exist, then maybe, others could like me. If she wasn't there, maybe Zero could open up to me.

Reina's POV.

I shook my head repeatedly, having my hands up as Kaien was pushing a dress onto me.

" Oooohh, I am so not wearing that," I said, my face paling at it. It was the night of the ball and I was going to ditch it, until the Headmaster came to my room where I was reading manga and listening to music, holding a strapless dress up. It was long, with no lace or frills thank the love of god. It was white at the top, and then it gradually went to a nice cerulean blue at the bottom. The belt was blue with dark blue ribbon. It had golden outlines and all in all, it was simple. Yeah, I am not wearing a dress.

" Come one Reina, do it for me ~!" the Headmaster said, pushing it towards me. I shook my head frantically and tried to find a way out. THERE WERE NO FREAKIN WINDOWS?! I looked at the Headmaster in fear and noticed the door was locked. AHHHHH THERE WAS NO ESCAPE.

" You don't have much to live Reina," he said, " so, why don't you enjoy it to the most?"

I froze at those words, and lowered my head. I snatched the dress from his hands and clutched it.

" Fine, so can you please leave?"

He skipped off in triumph which made my eyebrow twitch. I looked at the dress and sighed in stress. Why do I have a feeling, I'm going to regret this.

I looked around, trying to find Zero. I wore the dress which reached my calf and wore my favourite black scarf along with it. I had my hair out of its plait and my rain drop earring swayed as I walked, getting weird looks from people. Probably because I was walking around bare foot instead of actual shoes. I was most definitely not wearing heels or any girly shoes at all. Kano was on my back as a katana, making me feel reassured. I kept on walking, until I found who I was looking for. Zero was standing at the entrance in a grumpy mood. I sneaked up towards him, behind him and blew on his neck.

" Boo."

He jumped back in shock before looking at me. He didn't say anything which was weird so I waved a hand over his face. He still looked at me in shock and I gave a small frown.

" Zero, Zero, it's me, Reina, the girl you know, who has lived with you for the past few years?"

" Um, sorry," he said, faintly blushing. He tried to look away from me but kept peeking at me.

" Do I have something on my face?" I asked, rubbing my face. He shook his head and looked away with a hand on his face to cover his blush.

" It's just, you look different," he said, making me laugh. I blinked before covering my mouth and shaking with laughter.I laughed so hard that I fell to my knees laughing, clutching my stomach.

" I know, I must look really weird," I replied, " I mean, has anyone seen me in dress?"

" No, I meant it in a good way!" he protested, " you look really nice."

I smiled at the compliment but I shook my head. He must be trying to be nice. He could've been honest and just say I look awkward. I wrapped an arm around his shoulder and grinned.

" Well, let's go!" I exclaimed, " and make sure to sabotage all of the Night Class, I mean, let's have fun!"

He shook his head exasperatedly, before following me. I looked at the final finish of the room and nodded in satisfaction at the work I had did. Many guys were staring at me and I chuckled. God, I must look really weird in a dress. Zero glared at the other guys and I placed a hand on his shoulder.

" Come on Zero, it isn't their fault I look weird," I reassured, grinning. He gave a final glare to all of them before looking away grumpily. Yuki approached us in a beautiful cherry blossom pink dress with ruffles. It suited her quite well. I waved at her while she gasped at me.

" Reina, you look amazing!" she exclaimed, holding my hands.

" Nah, you're just flattering me, I don't look that amazing," I said, waving a hand dismissively. Yuki looked at Zero, before looking back at me.

" Can I dance with Zero?" she asked, causing me to freeze. A clutch to my heart but I grinned and pushed Zero towards her.

" Go for it!" I exclaimed. Zero looked back at me, shocked at my sudden act, before being dragged by Yuki to the dance floor. My heart ached and I looked away, only to find Aido looking at me with a smug smirk.

" What do you want?" I asked, glaring myself. He chuckled and held a hand out for me.

" Would you like to dance?"

He wanted to talk about Shizuka. I'm sure. As I took his hand tiredly, he whisked me away to dance. We danced slowly, my bare feet feeling the coolness of the marble floor.

" You look, actually nice tonight," he said, smirking. I rolled my eyes at his obvious flirting.

" Not you too, you don't have to lie, I look weird in a dress."

He raised an eyebrow and I gave a questionable look. He sighed, shaking his head in fake dismay.

" Reina, Reina, Reina," he tsked, " everyone is looking at you because you look beautiful."

I scoffed and snook a look to see many people staring at me.

" They're all staring at me because I look strange," I said. He shrugged and twirled me.

" Whatever you say," he simply replied, smiling at some random girl who in turn, fainted while her friends squealed.

" But I want to ask, about 'that woman'."

I froze at those words and I narrowed my eyes at him.

" You seem to know a bit about her," Aido explained, " and it also seems, you were in a run in with her."

I looked at him suspiciously, ready to attack with my katana on my back. How did he know about this? How did he figure it out?

" You were kidnapped by your clan, and you were going to be sold off somewhere," he further explained, " and so, I found it interesting that you came back so, cautious of that Maria Kurenai girl."

I stepped back, slapping his hand away from me. He raised his hands in defence, smriking smugly at me.

" I don't like you prying into my business," I snapped, " so, if you know what's good for you, stay out of it."

As I walked away, I found Rin, blushing, walking up to me.

" You look pretty," he said, stuttering. Geez, why is everyone being so nice to me? I smiled and chuckled.

" What, are you going to ask me to dance?" I asked, placing my hands on my hips while smirking with a raised eyebrow. It wasn't suppose to be answered, but he did, by offering a hand out. I stood in shock, completely unaware that he would do that.

" Come on, don't tell me Reina Izumo is shy," he teased. I rolled my eyes and took his hand, before dancing the second time this night. As I danced with Rin, I saw Yuki fixing Zero's collar and attire, making him look more handsome. She placed her rose clip onto his pocket, smiling.

" You'll look good if you smile," she said, giggling. He only sighed and they went about dancing again. My heart strained and I looked away with a pained expression.

" He isn't worth it Reina."

I snapped my head up towards Rin's as he glared at Zero. I shook my head and smiled sadly.

" Who'd want such a pathetic girl," I said, absentmindedly. I didn't mean to say my thoughts out loud, but I did. Rin froze before taking a hold of my shoulders

" You're not pathetic, Kiryu's the one whose pathetic for not realising what an amazing person you are," he said, making me freeze. I laughed weakly and took his hands off my shoulders.

" If only you knew Rin," I said, looking out of a window at the moon. I'm going to die, I'm going to die so soon that I've already accepted that it's going to happen. I'm such a hypocrite, wanting others to live out their lives while I'm just slowing dying. I'm jealous of other's ability to live longer, so I want them to use it to its extent.

" I want to know," he replied, making me smile at him.

" You're such a good person Rin, I'm sure you'll find a good girlfriend with that personality," I said, laughing. He grabbed my face with his hands and looked at my crystal blue eyes with such determination.

" Please don't say that," he said, before crashing his lips on mine. I widened my eyes in shock, my hands clutching Rin's wrists. It was simply lip on lip, but this was my first experience of a kiss. I heard others gasp and some rejoice, but all I felt was confusion, shock. Suddenly, Rin's lips were off me and there stood a furious Zero separating us apart. Rin and I stepped back while Zero glared at Rin.

" What are you doing?" he hissed, clutching Rin's collar. Surprisingly, Rin kept his cool and pushed Zero back. Rin was a strong kendo player and was the captain, of course he would have the guts to go against Zero.

" What I'm doing?" he asked, " I'm taking care of the girl you so amazingly left behind!"

I stood in shock while Zero staggered back.

" I never left her anywhere!" he said, glaring. Rin glared right back and clenched his fists.

" You don't seem to realise how much she does for you, you don't seem to realise how much of a great of a person she is!" Rin snapped, " and you sure don't seem to realise how much you're hurting her!"

I stepped forward and pushed them apart, hitting them both on the head.

" You idiots!" I exclaimed, " you are causing a commotion and have you ever thought to ask about me before screaming ideas out to the whole entire world?!"

" Reina…," Rin said, and I stepped towards him smiling sadly.

" I'm thankful you're worried about me," I said, " and I am flattered you think so highly of me, but I'm sorry that I can't return your feelings."

Rin lowered his head while clenching his fists.

" I know I never stood a chance," he said bitterly, " but I couldn't stand you watching him with such sad eyes."

He stormed off, Tamaki running after him. Zero looked at me in shock and I turned my head away.

" Heh, it's not your fault Zero," I said, closing my eyes, " I just simply lost my way on the path of life while you carried on."

Your hatred kept you on a straight path, not the best path, but a straight one. My kind of hatred was confusing, suffocating me and entangling me in its darkness. I walked off quickly, avoiding the shocked look of Zero. I ran outside and found a nice tree to rest under. I slid on the trunk, covering my mouth.

" Why can't I stop pain?" I whispered, thinking back to the hurt look on Rin. I felt my heart tug at the memory of Yuki and Zero dancing. It hurt so much, why can't pain just go away?

" It seems it's not about the pain going away, but simply dealing with the pain," I said sadly. I held Kano to me and hugged the katana, feeling the comfort I felt from it.

" You're so out of reach," I whispered to myself. All I remembered was a sharp pain to my head and falling unconscious.

Ichiru's POV.

I looked at Reina and scooped her into my arms. Tears prickled her eyes and I felt even more hatred to my twin. The girl looked at Reina with a sorrowful but was it, happiness?

" Thank you for taking care of it," the girl in the pink dress said. Her name was, Yuki? I only glared at her under my mask before looking back to Reina.

" I am only doing what my Mistress wants me to," I replied, before walking towards the mansion where Shizuka-sama was in. The girl followed me, always looking at Reina.

" You seem pretty happy to give someone who looked after you to someone else," I harshly said, making her flinch. She lowered her head guiltily, clenching her fists.

" I just, feel like she's taking everything from me," she replied softly, " for example Zero, the Headmaster, sometimes even Kaname and all our classmates like her better than me."

I couldn't help but bitterly laugh and she gave me a questionable look.

" Wow, aren't you selfish?" I said, looking at her with disgusted smile, " maybe you should see that perhaps that she is a better person than you are."

She looked at me angrily while I looked at Reina's face.

" I mean, she always had that ability to be an amazing person," I said fondly, " and about Zero, she's had him for as long as I remember, you think you have a chance with your attitude, then think again."

I walked with a small smirk as the girl in the pink dress fumed angrily. How could you possibly think, you can beat such a person such as Reina? As I entered the room, Shizuka-sama was waiting next to Maria's body. She stood up elegantly and walked towards the girl.

" My my Yuki, it looks like you were happy enough to choose Reina," Shizuka-sama mused, chuckling lightly. She then turned to Reina and smiled. She caressed Reina's cheek and looked at me.

" Why isn't Reina looking gorgeous tonight?"

I blushed behind my mask and even though it wasn't visible, she knew that I was flustered. Reina did look beautiful, in her long dress that made her like an angel. Her long dark blue black hair swayed and in my arms, she looked amazing.

" What's this?" Shizuka-sama asked, wiping a tear from Reina's eyes and tasting it. She narrowed her eyes slightly before looking at me.

" My twin seems to like causing hurt to Reina," I harshly said, holding Reina closer to me. I would never cause her such harm , if only she was to stay by my side.

" You wouldn't do that, would you, Ichiru?" she asked, making me shake my head. I placed Reina on the bed, looking at her face calmly. Shizuka-sama then turned towards the girl, chuckling as the girl stepped back.

" All Zero has to do, is drink my blood to become one with the Night Clan," she explained, " and all Reina has to do, is drink my blood to eradicate the filthy mage blood she has."

Yuki looked confused but looked at Reina when Shizuka said the last part.

" Eradicate?" she whispered.

" Yes, a mage's life is rather short, and after I'm using Reina, I will give her my blood which can destroy the blood of a mage."

The girl looked at Reina in shock, covering her mouth. Shizuka smirked and chuckled at her reaction.

" You didn't know?" she asked, " that Reina could only live up to 21?"

The girl fell to her knees and started to whisper in regret.

" How could I, how could I feel so happy when Reina could live so short?" she gasped, closing her eyes. I heard a rustle before I saw Reina jumping up with her katana towards Shizuka.

" You!" she hissed. I held her back and as Reina struggled angrily, she looked at me.

" Let me go!" she said, before hitting my face with her fist. She knocked my mask off and I staggered back from the blow. She gasped and looked at me as I stood up.

" No, it can't be," she whispered. I smiled at her and placed my right hand to my chest.

" Hello Rei, I'm sorry you had to find out like this."