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# CHAPTER 12

Kain was worried now. Aidou was taking too long to make his appearance! Yori was already peeking at her watch, wondering where her boyfriend was. She even called the waitress who had taken their orders earlier to hold on to making Aidou's dessert first. Ruka was quiet, understanding both Kain and Yori's feelings. She herself was slightly anxious at seeing both their apprehensiveness.

"I'll go and look for him. Maybe the idiot ran into a hoard of his fangirls," said Kain who faked a grin, trying to lighten up the atmosphere. Aidou and Yori's relationship was kept a secret in the Night Class. If the Day Class knew the silent girl had snagged their 'Idol-senpai', who knew what torture they would inflict upon her!

"Thank you, Kain senpai." Yori felt grateful.

Ruka rummaged through their purchases and brought out the first volume of Demon Diary. "Here, Yori, let's read this together while waiting for them. I know Takuma wouldn't mind." The beautiful vampire noble had matured a lot, accepting Yori as who she was – a human girl. Kain pecked Ruka on the cheek before hastening out of the café.

Kain's head throbbed. He felt his bond with Aidou faint and weak. Something's not right. Hanabusa's in trouble! Using his blood bond to track out his cousin, he ran towards the poor side of the town.

*

"Damn it, he escaped!" Seiran swore out loud in frustration. Her vampire hunting skills had gotten rusty! Sensei Tamaji would be disappointed in her. She spun to look at Aidou, bleeding from the Orchid Dart. Hurriedly she made her way to him and spewed out the Latin incantation to stop the bleeding. She was in two minds – leave him here and to go after that Level E or stay with him, protecting him from any other Level Es after noble blood?

She squinted at the path the hooded figure had taken, deciding to go after him once she helped Aidou. Looking at the fallen vampire noble, she felt chilled when she realized Aidou's skin was turning a slight bluish-purple, like he was being frozen inside out – he was suffering from what looked like a case of hypothermia! His spilled blood on the ground had hardened into ice…Aidou was still under hypnosis! Seiran began to panic. He had to get warm. She yanked off her tattered coat, desperately trying to stop his extreme heat loss.

*

Kain's russet eyes dilated when he saw his unconscious cousin and Seiran by his side. He dashed towards Aidou. Simultaneously, Seiran got to her feet and raced on the path her opponent had taken, offering Kain no explanation.

"Hanabusa! Hanabusa!" shouted Kain, shaking Aidou. Aidou responded feebly with a slight twitch. Noticing the frozen blood and his unhealthy looking skin, Kain hugged Aidou. He used his fire powers to warm up his cousin, his legs pumping to Cross Academy.

"S-Seir-an…m-me…," Aidou hoarsely muttered before he lapsed into unconsciousness again. Kain's blood was boiling. Seiran attacked me…So she did this to his cousin. That bitch! When I see her… His mind was picturing what had happened. Aidou going after Seiran as he was suspicious about her, Seiran attacking Aidou when he appeared, Seiran running off to escape. That fucking bitch!

*

Zero was facing his own battle with all five of the Level Es. He mentally told himself that he could handle them with the Bloody Rose without having to use his other power – the thorns. Revealing himself to be a monster much worse than them was the last thing he wanted. Guess I'll be getting a treat from Seiran…He wryly thought. His Bloody Rose injured one in the shoulder, another in the leg while he himself had gotten a gash in his arm and a scratch in his leg. He swerved sharply, narrowly avoiding from being clawed in his face and he fired randomly. Damn it, I wasted my bullets!

A high pitched wail consoled him that he had somehow shot one down. Four more to go. He threw a punch at the nearest Level E, sending the vampire onto the ground while he kicked at another, shooting a third. Three more to go.

He bent down in pain as he felt a sharp gash at his back. Shit! He rotated, slamming the Bloody Rose into the Level E which attacked him, cracking its jaw. Pang! He fired. Two more to go.

The Level E on the ground flew at him, ripping off his coat. His blood tablet box was flung onto the ground, its contents scattered. "Comrade…can you even eat the tablets?" taunted the vampire as his partner managed to wound Zero again. Zero's heart blazed as he punched at both of them, drawing blood as one of the remaining Level E's fangs pierced the skin on his knuckles. He would be damned if he made the rose thorns come out from him to finish them both! There was only so much his pride could handle.

*

Seiran's legs were tired from chasing the assailant but she had no luck. Suddenly her ears picked up noises of a fight ensuing and her legs took her in that direction. Zero! Her mind registered. Zero was fighting off the Level E vampires and he was wounded!

"Zero!" shouted Seiran, spotting the two Level E's attacking her partner and he seemed cornered. She flung her Orchid Darts at them before charging with her sword, lopping one head off and stabbing the other while Zero sank to his knees.

"Nice timing…," he dryly said, not intending to offend.

"Sorry, sorry…I'll treat you to two bowls of salted ramen, okay?" Seiran winced at his wounds. He suffered more than her.

Zero wanted to smile when he heard Seiran's words but his body convulsed. Oh, God, not now…His throat felt like sandpaper and he clawed at his neck, inflicting more injuries on himself. The burning sensation tortured him. Didn't Kuran save me from bloodlust already? I know I took enough tablets yesterday… So why…? His fangs lengthened and his purple eyes turned crimson as he saw his partner's exposed neck. His neck…so inviting…No…please…He staggered away from her, his Bloody Rose pointing

"Zero-kun! What's going on?" demanded Seiran, shocked at the change in her partner. Then realization hit her. The rumours about Zero were true after all…During her training she overheard Wayu talking to his subordinate hunters-in-training about the Kiryuu family. She recalled he said that one brother was bitten by Shizuka Hio whereas the other brother had gone missing after the attack. At that time, she shrugged it off – it was none of her business to bother about other people's lives.

But rumours were never true, were they?

Lesson no. 13 : A rumour stems from a hugely distorted fact.

Aidou : How could you make me so weak? You're always picking on me...T.T

HY : Because you're cute, that's why...(evil grin) but anyway you're subconscious now, so act to the script I wrote!

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