Arisu watched the dance for awhile. After some time she could feel an odd sensation through her body – a fear that didn't belong to her. A voice echoed in her mind: 'I'm scared.'

Yuuki.

Arisu ran out of the dance towards the unknown dorm. She could sense a new vampire, but it seemed odd; it was spread between two bodies. She bounded up the steps; she could hear a new woman's voice coming from one of the rooms.

"He just needs to drink my blood, then he won't fall to level E. Give your blood to pitiful me. I am being chased so I need more strength.

Yuuki's voiced questioned the other, "chased?"

A single ring from a bell could be heard.

"If you lay a hand on another student…" Yuuki started.

"I only need YOUR blood," the woman confirmed.

Arisu opened the door, "That explains it!" Maria was collapsed on the couch as an unknown woman was dangerously close to Yuuki.

Arisu pointed to the unknown woman, "You're a pureblood!" She started up her powers, "don't go any closer to Yuuki."

"Arisu?" Yuuki called out in surprise. "Stay out of this! It's the only thing I can do to save Zero! I have to do something!"

"That doesn't matter! Don't you know what will happen to you if you're bitten?" Arisu asked desperately.

The woman turned to Arisu, "How dare you disgrace Shizuka Hio, girl." She untied the sash around her kimono and threw it Arisu. Once the fabric touched her, it immobilized her, pinning her to a nearby wall.

Arisu struggled at her binding, it was stuck tight. She tried to summon her wind, but nothing came. She was powerless; the sash had some mysterious powers.

"Arisu?" Yuuki was shocked at the situation her friend was in.

"Yuuki, ignore her." Hio commanded, "Give me your blood; if you want me to save Zero…"

Yuuki closed her eyes as she stretched her neck out, leaving it open to bite.

Hio approached with her mouth open and fangs ready.

The door slammed open as Zero busted into the room. "Get away from her; Shizuka!"

"Zero?" Yuuki asked, shocked.

Hio grinned, her face already near her neck.

Zero was clearly pissed as he pulled his Bloody Rose gun and pointed it at the vampire.

Yuuki slipped before Hio while pulling her Artimis rod out. "Please stay back, Zero…"

"Yuuki, get out of my way," he was glaring at her, "why are you…"

Tears were rolling down Yuuki's cheeks, "She's the only one who can save you."

"That woman can save me?" he was shocked.

"That's right…if I keep up my end of the bargain…are you listening, Zero? The only way to end this without you turning into a level E…is if you drink this woman's blood."

Zero only glared at the duo before him.

"I'll be fine, Zero. Because…"

He approached her.

"Stay back!"

"If that's true," he had grabbed Artimis as he got shocked. "It can be after I beat you half to death, right Shizuka?"

"Zero…" She returned Artimis to its small form and returned it to its holster on her leg. She reaches her hand up, moving the bracelet closer to his tattoo.

He caught her hand, stopping her. "Why are you stopping me? I have to…" He stopped himself as he just noticed her crying.

"Yuuki."

"You've been tamed by her," Hio spoke up.

Zero gasped as his body froze.

Hio laughed, "Are you happy to finally hear the voice of your master? Do you feel like obeying me? It's because I've returned to my real body. My voice has the power to bind you."

"Power of binding?" Yuuki asked.

"Ah, that's good. Hold Yuuki like that for awhile. You understand, don't you?"

Zero's eyes glassed over as his other hand grabbed Yuuki's free arm.

"The commands given by your mother and master, as a vampire…you cannot disobey me, Zero."

"Zero, let me go!"

Arisu growled loudly as she struggled even more at her binding. Her vampire instincts were almost overpowering her senses.

"Even if you make Zero do this, I would let you suck my blood obediently!"

Hio approached the pair, "for four years, this body has been starving; do you think that it'll be enough to just drink your blood?"

"You said you only needed my blood…"

Hio grabbed at Zero's neck as she approached him.

"Stop it!" Yuuki cried out.

Hio bit into Zero's neck and began to drink. Arisu's eyes started changing to red at the scent; it had been a long time since she had made any blood tables for herself.

Yuuki cringed, "isn't it enough already? Why are you doing such a cruel thing to Zero?"

Hio stopped drinking Zero's blood and moved towards Yuuki. She touched the teen's face. "It is his punishment for being so close to you. You don't have the right to tell me. The decision that you have made, will torment Zero; even I know that."

"I thought…" Yuuki looked disheartened. "That I'd be okay if Zero was with me. I wonder if one day, he can forgive me."

Zero's hand suddenly released Yuuki as it grabbed Hio's neck, pushing and keeping her away from the human.

"Zero!"

"It's pointless, Zero. You should stay still like a marionette for now. You can't even put any strength being your fingers around my neck, can you?"

Zero released his other hand and grabbed his gun from his shirt. He pointed and fired it into his own thigh, making his hand around Hio's neck tighten. He found his resolve as he shot Hio three times into her torso.

The restraint lifted as the sash holding Arisu fell to the floor.

"Zero, no!" Yuuki grabbed onto his arm.

Zero released Hio at Yuuki's touch. He turned and tossed Yuuki into Arisu, "hold her back."

Hio laughed manically as she stumbled backwards. "You cannot kill me like this."

"Are you okay?" Arisu questioned her twin.

"Yes, but…"

Arisu held tight to the teen, "if you go out there…what do you think you can do? You're only human."

"I will end everything, everything!"

"Zero!" Yuuki struggled in Arisu's arms.

"Those eyes…that's alright. What you've always wished was to perish with me…" Hio spoke.

Yuuki gasped at the news. Before anyone else could react; a sword came flying through the room and struck Zero's outstretched arm.

"Zero?" Yuuki shouted.

The same boy with silver hair entered the room, still wearing his mask. "Shizuka-Sama, how long do you plan to play? If something were to happen, I'd be troubled."

Hio turned from the masked stranger, "Mind your own business, it's not time for you to appear." She started heading for the door, dropping blood from her torso along the way.

Zero pulled the blade out of his arm.

"I still have something to do," Hio turned back to the masked teen. "You don't need to worry, I don't plan to die here." She left the room.

"Shizuka!" Zero shouted as he tried to run after her.

"Zero!" Yuuki struggled against Arisu's hold.

The masked teen held out his arm, blocking Zero's path. "You plan to leave me again?"

"Weren't you the one who left me, Ichiru?"

"Oh, no I meant to the world of vampires."

"Wait…who?" Arisu questioned the pair.

"Introduce me to them, Zero." The masked boy asked.

Zero used the sword to take off the mask, "he's my younger brother; Ichiru."

Ichiru pulled out a hidden blade, "Get serious, Zero. I'm not the old me; the person who always followed you doesn't exist anymore. Shizuka-Sama let me drink her blood."

Zero looked shocked and scarred.

"The blood of a pureblood gives special powers, even you want it."

Yuuki broke free of Arisu's slackened grip and jumped in-between the brothers. "Stop it, both of you! Why are you doing this, as siblings?"

Ichiru pointed the sword at the teen girl, "if you interfere, even without Shizuka-Sama's permission, I will…"

Zero pointed the gun at Ichiru's head. "Stop it."

"I wonder, aren't Hunter weapons useless against Humans?" Ichiru questioned.

"So it's true…" Zero lowered his gun.

Ichiru sliced Zero's cheek with his sword.

"Stand back!" Zero shouted as he started a sword fight with Ichiru.

While the brothers were fighting, and Yuuki was lost in the fight; Arisu slipped out from the room. She noticed the drops of blood on the floor; she followed them into a room down the hall.