As the members of the disciplinary committee inched closer and closer to the moon dormitory, Alessandra felt nauseous at the chance she might run into Kaname or Lucian. They were the only two who knew about her fang marks.
They were walking up the steps when Yuki paused, turning around, and forcing them to stop. A look of determination crossed her face while Alessandra and Zero glanced at each other in confusion.
"Before we go inside, I want to see what you shoved in your pocket earlier," the brunette said firmly. Zero seemed to have frozen in shock, staring at her like he had seen a ghost. Alessandra turned to him, wanting an explanation as well. He had been acting anxious and antsy all day and she wanted to know why.
"You're hiding something aren't you? As part of the committee, there is a moral code that- oh!"
Yuki tripped over the steps, falling forwards. Alessandra made a move to catch her but someone beat her to it. Zero used his body as a cushion for Yuki as they both fell to the ground, Zero getting impacted the most.
Alessandra's eyes widened as she saw Yuki reach into Zero's shirt pocket and snatch something. Noticing this, he shoved her off only to see her smiling smugly with something in her hand.
"Haha, guess I got it now," she smirked, "What is this? Medicine?"
Zero grabbed it back before she could have a closer look but it was too late. Alessandra recognized it immediately. It was a pack of blood tablets. A look of worry flashed in her eyes as she noticed that it was full meaning he hadn't taken them yet. Or he couldn't. A dreadful thought crossed Alessandra's mind. Can he not keep the blood tablets down?
"It's none of your business," Zero said coldly. He didn't look at Alessandra once, knowing that she knew what had happened. He didn't tell her about it because he didn't want her to worry. She had lost countless hours of sleep these days, yes he had noticed, and adding another problem would just stress the witch out even more.
He turned around and stomped away with Yuki calling after him. Alessandra was quite angry at the girl for being so ignorant and naïve. She didn't even now that she was hurting Zero by pestering him about his problems.
Alessandra grabbed Yuki by the shoulder and turned around, narrowing her forest green eyes at her, "It's not medicine. If you know what's good for you, stay away from him. You've hurt him far enough and I will not tolerate it any longer."
Yuki looked at the girl in fear as her hand tightened her grip on her shoulder. She finally let go and took a step back. Yuki thought about her words carefully, confused as ever.
With one more venomous glare, Alessandra walked off in search of Zero.
A few minutes later and she had completely lost sight of him. She had followed him into the town but now he was nowhere to be seen. Alessandra sighed tiredly, now walking around in hopes of somehow bumping into him.
"Alessandra!"
The girl turned around as she heard her name being called. It was Yuki. She too was in search of Zero. They reluctantly teamed up to find a certain silver headed boy.
Yuki spotted a little body, all alone. In his hand was a string that was attached to a vibrant red balloon; its color reminding Alessandra of blood. He let go of the balloon, making it float away but got caught in a tree. Something about the boy seemed off but the witch just couldn't put her finger on it.
Out of sympathy, Yuki leaped into the air and grabbed the balloon. She walked towards the boy and held out the string for him to take, "Here you go."
The boy reached for it, his fingertips hiding in his long sleeve and his hat was hiding his face. In a flash, he had grabbed Yuki by the sleeve holding it tightly making her let go of the balloon in surprise.
"Hey, what are you doing?" she tried to yank her arm back but he was surprisingly strong... a little too strong for a normal boy.
He finally raised his head, revealing his red bloodthirsty eyes. He opened his mouth and hissed menacingly, his long fangs snapping towards her. Yuki screamed in terror, now pulling with all her might to escape the vampire.
Thinking quickly, Alessandra out stretched her hand towards the vampire and used a spell, "Διώξτε το δαίμονα!" (Repel the demon)
An invisible powerful force knocked the boy off his feet, like a strong gust of wind but that didn't slow him down. He stood up and growled, his true self controlling him. It was a Level E.
Alessandra grabbed Yuki's hand and ran. They ran up flights of stairs in hopes to lose the vampire but to no avail. The two girls stopped as they found themselves on a rooftop, trapped, having nowhere to run.
A new vampire had appeared before them. It was a female Level E who was older than the little boy. She looked hideous with her extracted fangs. Alessandra glanced behind them, noticing that they were quite far from the ground.
The vampire suddenly lunged towards them, claws extended. There was only one option. They had to jump.
The hunter grabbed Yuki and leaped off the building, their hair whipping around them wildly. The ground was coming up, fast. The brunette screamed in fear and tightened her grip on Alessandra's hand.
"άνεμος , επιβραδύνει μας κάτω!" the witch chanted, her voice powerful. (Wind, slow us down!)
Their speed decreased immensely as the wind slowed them down supernaturally, giving them time to react as the ground had reached them. Landing on fours, Yuki and Alessandra landed without any injuries. They continued to run, knowing the vampire was close behind them.
Now hiding in a bell tower, they calmed their drumming hearts and took control of their breathless pants. Yuki took out Artemis, holding it out in front of her. Alessandra stood closely beside her, knowing that if she didn't protect this girl Kaname would have her head.
"Thanks, for saving me," Yuki said appreciatively. Alessandra smiled and said teasingly, "I guess you owe me now."
A low hiss put them on high alert. It sounded like a vampire. All of a sudden, something leaped inside the clock tower. It was the Level E little boy. His hat had fallen off, revealing his whole self. Piercing red eyes and long fangs. He landed on Artemis, using it to crouch down.
Alessandra knew she could kill this beast but the fact that it was a little boy made her hesitant. It used to be a human child and it wasn't his fault he ended up like this. He reminded her of Zero and couldn't bring herself to kill this little boy. Her reluctance almost costed her life.
Yuki and Alessandra held the rod as far away from their faces they could. He was surprisingly heavy meaning they couldn't get him off. It laughed creepily and slashed its claws towards them. It managed to scratch Yuki's cheek making her cry out in pain. Blood dripped from her wound, slowly making its way down to her neck.
Alessandra panicked that she would be next. Using all the strength she had left, she whipped Artemis to the side, throwing the boy off the rod. It landed on the lever that controlled the bell.
Loud, ear piercing rings soon filled the room. It was so loud that Alessandra had to clamp her hands over her ears because it hurt. The bell rocked back and forth as it emitted a loud noise that sent Yuki to the floor, closing her eyes and covering her ears.
The ringing stopped suddenly. Alessandra looked up only to see the little vampire staring at something in fear. She followed his gaze before her eyes landed on someone she least expected to save them. Kaname Kuran.
"You poor thing, ending up like this," he said sympathetically, taking strides towards Yuki. He covered her eyes with his hand, shielding her from how ruthless he can really be. "However, the person you've chosen to hurt is someone very dear to me."
Alessandra shrunk back in fear at the evil glow from Kaname's eyes. She looked away and closed her eyes, not wanting to see the death of the child. She heard the him scream out in pain. It hurt her to know this little boy was being killed for something that's wasn't his fault. She felt the wind whipping wildly past her before the boy's screams were silenced.
She finally opened her eyes, looking around to see only Kaname and Yuki. Her heart dropped, knowing that the little boy was gone. She could have saved him... somehow.
Alessandra stood up and walked towards the siblings that Yuki didn't know of. Kaname threw Alessandra a glance, gesturing towards the deep wound that was engraved on his sister's face. She nodded before hovering her hand over the bloodstained skin, chanting softly, "Θεά με βοηθήσει να θεραπεύσει τον πόνο."
Before long, the wound completely disappeared from her face. Alessandra felt drained from using her magic multiple times today. Even she had her limits. The brunette thanked her quietly.
"Alessandra, has your wound healed?" Kaname asked, staring at the bandage on her neck. The witch glared at him and didn't answer, lightly touching the fang marks.
"What are you talking about, Kaname? She didn't get hurt today," Yuki said in confusion, looking between the two.
"I was asking about the fang marks on her neck," the pureblood said nonchalantly, an evil glint in his eyes. Alessandra narrowed her eyes at him, not liking where this was going. She didn't want anyone to know but since he was playing dirty, she could do the same.
"Well, how can they heal? Since you're a pureblood it takes time for bite marks to disappear," Alessandra stated. That earned a shock gasp from Yuki, looking at Kaname in shock. A little jealousy was also laced into her eyes.
"Y-You did that, Kaname?" the brunette questioned. There was a short moment of silence before he finally spoke up.
"Let's go back to the Academy. You need to rest," Kaname said, practically already giving the answer away by dodging the question. Yes, he did do this to me.
Yuki looked down, her bangs covering her teary eyes. She nodded before following the pureblood to the exit. The witch trailed behind them, rethinking the events that happened today.
Something silver disappeared into an alleyway nearby, capturing the witch's attention immediately. It somehow seemed familiar to her. Then it clicked. She recognized who it was. If it was him, he must have heard everything she had said. Alessandra froze in shock, hoping that wasn't who she thought it was.
Zero...?