Thank you: my-forgotten-rose-, queenofspades19, jellybean2011, DarkFlame Alchemist, TESKATLIPOKA, xxSweetAkashaPoisonxx and twilightchick13 Naomi is ba-a-a-a-a-ack!!! :D Whoo!! -twirls fingers-
Naomi: Gee thanks...I can see you missed me.
Silver: Well...-pauses-
Naomi: ...such a loving author.
Silver: hey, you got Zero, Kaname and Kyoko for that.
Naomi: o.o
Silver: What?
Naomi: I spy Rido...
Silver: HOLY SHIT!!! -swings scathe-
Naomi: You missed.
Silver: -sweat drops-
Naomi: -rolls eyes- You fail. Let me handle this please before you killed someone. -takes scathe and then leaves-
Silver: -grumbles under breath- And she wonders why I'm so excited to see her.
Kaine: HEY!! WAIT UP!! -chases after Naomi-
Aidou: GINA AMAYA-CHAN!! (Gina=Silver Amaya=Night Rain hence my pen name in Japanese)
Silver: AIDOU-CHAN!! -glomps then realizes you guys are still here- Uh...here's the next chapter.
"Kyoko, I suggest being careful with that knife--"
"EEEYYAAAA!!"
Zero's eye twitched as he watched Kyoko cut her finger with the knife she was using to chop chocolate strips.
"I'm sorry...I'm just trying to make Naomi-onee something special for when she arrives. According to Kaname, she's a chocoholic." Kyoko guiltily pressed a napkin against her wounded finger and light tears were running down her face due to embarrassment and minor pain.
"She wrote in the last letter she wants me to get along better with Kuran," Zero told her to start another conversation (and resist the petty temptation of her blood). Kyoko tied a strip of the battered cloth around her finger and the crimson leaked onto it.
"I think that would make anyone happy Zero. Besides, as Chairman and I both say--"
"We're going to be related one day, I know."
"If you'd hurry up and propose already."
Zero smirked and walked out of the kitchen, the blond watching him.
"I should have known. That's why he wasn't on patrol the night before last..."
Kyoko blew a strand of gold hair out of her face and continued to chop the chocolate strips, occasionally slipping one into her mouth.
I wonder Naomi-onee will be back though...she said in her letter sometime tonight but when exactly...
Kyoko's thoughts were cut off by a sudden wind that rattled the kitchen window and Kyoko dropped the knife in surprise as well as letting out a startled squeak.
"Hey Kyoko," Naomi's voice came from behind her and the blond jumped a mile into the air as well as squealing. Naomi doubled over laughing as Kyoko steadied herself against the counter, her brown eyes glaring at the pure blood princess.
"That was not funny."
"Not to you at least."
Kyoko sweat dropped and Naomi gave her an innocent smile and rubbed the top of her head.
"Oh, come on imotou-san, lighten up," she teased and Kyoko stuck out her lower lip.
"If I lightened up anymore I'd float up to the ceiling."
Naomi gave her little sister a light hearted laugh and patted her head before beginning to stride out of the kitchen.
"Well, I better go get Chairman because now that I'm back, you know who's going to be following shortly," the princess said and Kyoko finished her chocolate gift.
"Naomi-sama, I'm going to help you fight," Kyoko told her seriously and Naomi's slender hand rested on the door frame.
"This is my war. I'm not even going to let Zero fight."
"Naomi-sama, we aren't children. We know what we're doing. You're just being overprotective," Kyoko told her gently and Naomi bit her lip.
"Fine, but I get to rip him to shreds. Deal?"
"As long as I get to stab him."
Naomi smirked and Zero poked his head into the kitchen.
"Hey Kyoko Naomi's back," he said in a monotonic voice and both girls stared at him.
"Thank you captain obvious," Kyoko muttered and Naomi blinked.
"Did you just now notice I was here?"
"No, I heard Kyoko scream and that's how I knew."
Waves of despair hung over Naomi's head and Kyoko slapped her forehead with her palm.
It never ends...both girls thought and Naomi cleared her throat.
"I have to go talk to Chairman. You two, stay together alright? I'm letting you fight like you wanted so...just give me some peace of mind," Naomi said softly and Kyoko waved the knife.
"Got it."
"Quit waving that thing around before you kill someone!" Zero ordered.
"Unless you see Rido, then wave it until you kill him, okay?" Naomi said and Kyoko grinned.
"With mass amounts of pleasure."
Naomi smirked again and then headed down the dark hall to Chairman's office.
Alright Rido, I'm right where you want me, now where are you? Naomi wondered as she strode down the hall, her black trench coat trailing behind her and her red brown hair flowing in the same rhythm. Her eyes gleamed a faint shade of red, prepared for a fight and she made double sure all students were in their dorms. No one was in the hall and that brought her much comfort...she didn't want any Day Class student getting hurt. They wouldn't know what was going on not to mention it would cause more problems than necessary. Naomi reached the office and knocked softly, her brother opening the door.
"Welcome back, Naomi," Kaname greeted and she gave him a kiss on the cheek before stepping inside the office.
"Hello Chairman," she bowed and Kaien Cross stood.
"It's wonderful to see you again, Naomi-sama," he told her and Naomi smiled darkly.
"I trust you and Kaname both know what I wanted done with the Day Class?"
"Yes, they are all safe in the commons with Seiren," Kaname told her and Naomi's dark smile widened.
"Thank you," she said to both of them and Kaname turned his head when he heard someone running down the hall. It was Shiki and he slowed when he reached the office door, meeting Naomi's blue-green stare.
"Shiki-chan, what's going on?" Naomi asked coolly and her cousin inhaled deeply.
"It's Rido...Rima saw him on the campus."
Naomi felt her heart jolt and she sprang out of the room as if someone had lit her on fire.
"He brought friends as well Naomi-chan! Wait for Kaname!"
"Where's Kyoko!?" Kaname demanded and Shiki paused before chasing after his cousin.
"In the kitchen with Kiryuu."
Kaname darted in the opposite direction, leaving Kaien alone in his office. He sighed slowly, praying to Juri and then opened his closet door on the opposite side of the room.
"I wonder if Naomi-san will even give me a chance to use this," he wondered to himself and then followed the vampires out of his office, his sword in his hand.
Flash to Naomi and Shiki...
"Shiki, behind you!" Naomi cried as her cousin yanked his blood whip back and sent it swishing through the air behind him.
"Damn it...missed," he muttered and Naomi continued running, a follower of Rido's crossing her path. The gleaming nails were a foot long and Naomi made up her strategy before he even moved.
The vampire lunged for her, the nails barely missing her and she yanked her katana out, slicing it through the air and chopping off the enemy's hand. He yelled out in agony, clutching the bloody stump as blood pulsed out of it.
"That's what you get for siding with Rido," she snarled and the vampire struggled to stand upright.
"If the princess would be his lover...this wouldn't be a problem," he snapped and Naomi smirked.
"Well I'm taken. See you--" Naomi lunged forward at the opposer and swung her blade, decapitating him, "in Hell."
The vampire's head toppled to the ground, blood spraying across the pure blood and she licked the blood from her blade along with a childish giggle. Naomi watched the bloody corpse turn to dust and she gave the severed head a kick and then proceeded across the campus, blood splattered across her clothes.
"Shiki," she called back to her cousin and the model looked up from the two corpses he was standing over, both having gaping holes in their chests, "we're finished here."
Shiki nodded obediently and then followed her farther onto the campus. Naomi's blade stayed at her side, ready for another combat and gleaming with fresh blood.
"Rido, where are you," Naomi glowered and flicked her sword, making crimson droplets spray onto the clean grass.
The campus was silent and Naomi's nerves increased, adrenaline pulsing through her body as her sharp eye hunted for her abuser. There were swishes behind her and she caught the scents of Zero, Ichijou, Rima, Kaname, Kyoko, Aidou, Kaine, Ruka and the Chairman following her and Shiki.
"I believe most of his followers are dead," Kyoko remarked and Kaine rubbed his forehead.
"Kyoko here slaughtered about five."
"I wish I had seen that," Naomi smirked and then became very alert. Shiki touched her shoulder and Naomi's eyes frantically searched the campus.
"Naomi--?"
"Everyone," she turned, "he has us completely surrounded. Any second now--"
There was a blood curling cry and Kyoko shrieked as a Level E lunged for Naomi.
"That--fucking--asshole--got a Level E--!" Naomi had her sword horizontal as the Level E slashed at her face.
Shots from Zero's Bloody Rose almost made her deaf as four vampires turned to dust and Naomi forced her sword vertical, making it plunge into the Level E's chest. More blood sprayed across her face and she whipped around to see Rima's electric bolts and Shiki's whip soar through the air, electrocuting or lacing through enemy bodies. Naomi found herself between two of Rido's followers, one in front of her and one behind her. She slashed her sword through the air, the vampire in front of her blocking it and then attempted to plunge his nails through her chest. Naomi ducked and let the nails rip the heart of the other follower, then stabbed the remaining through the heart. Naomi heard Kyoko's cursing as she whipped her blade through the air, slicing vampires clean in half and Kaname's hand tearing the hearts out.
Blood soaked the ground and Naomi found herself back to back with Kaine, who lit one of the enemies on fire. Aidou froze one stiff and Kaine melted the ice along with the vampire, Ruka using her mind control to make multiple opposers perish. The princess manipulated the wind around her in order to aid Kaine in burning other bodies, saving Kyoko in the process. Zero's gun blasted right next to her and she felt a bullet whiz through her hair towards a second Level E and Naomi blinked, stunned.
"Naomi-sama!" Takuma snapped her out of her trance as Kaien blocked another attacker and slashed him to bits.
Shiki's whip soared through the air again and Rima flipped over, landing lightly and skillfully. Ruka came to a stop once she made one more vampire kill himself and her dusky rose eyes became wide.
"Naomi-sama, Rido--!"
"Ah--!?"
Everyone paused, surviving followers all scrambling towards the approaching figure, Naomi holding her bloody sword over her shoulder, suddenly paralyzed. Her breath became shaky as Rido approached, his crimson and blue eyes staring at her lustfully.
"Naomi," he opened his arms as if expecting him to fly into them and smiled cruelly, "I see you have brought your followers with you. Tsk-tsk-tsk, shame...I thought you would want to protect them all."
"The sooner you're dead the sooner Naomi-sama can be sure everyone is safe," Takuma snapped and without hesitation, Zero aimed his Bloody Rose and fired several times.
"We won't let you win!" he yelled, his own rage from losing brother burning inside him. The smoke cleared and Rido licked his own blood off his hand, his eyes raging.
"You'll suffer for that...you're brother I see is your reason for fighting."
"No, he's just here for his health!!" Naomi lunged and attempted to plunge her blade into Rido's chest but he grabbed it effortlessly and swung her around.
"You moron, you forget you won't be able to kill me," Rido hissed and threw Naomi through the air, making her crash into the trunk of a tree.
Naomi gritted her teeth in pain, her back feeling as if it had been broken in half but she forced herself up on all fours. When she opened her eyes, she saw each one of her friends was fighting their own battle against one or three of Rido's followers.
"You--dick--"
Naomi forced herself to her feet and used her bare hands to rip the head off of one the vampires attacking Kyoko. The vampire screamed as Naomi twisted his head around, the bone cracking and skin ripping as she used every ounce of strength to tear off his head.
"Don't--touch--her!" Naomi snarled and chucked the severed head away, aiming it at Rido.
"That's disturbing," Zero panted as he seized the neck of a new attacker and chocked him before blasting a bullet through the chest.
"It's amazing how I'm a pure blood and having a harder time than you are, Kiryuu," Naomi gasped and Zero smirked.
"Training and practice."
Naomi almost replied when she felt her hair being yanked and she stumbled backwards into the arms of Rido. She growled and swung back her sword, the abuser catching it and then yanking it from her grip. He smirked as he stared at how defenseless he thought she was and she controlled the wind with such speed, it slashed his face as if made of steel and glass. Rido made several noises and Naomi freed herself from his grasp before ducking down and coming back up, kicking him under the chin.
"Not so much fun on the other side is it?" she snapped and Rido grabbed her ankle, twisting her around and then sending her crashing into Zero.
Naomi fell into Zero's body, one of his arms encircling her as the two fell to the ground, Naomi's leg throbbing with excruciating pain.
"Damn it..." she gasped and forced herself up, "good thing my body heals quickly."
The pain went as quickly as it had come and Naomi stood, helping Zero to his feet.
"NAOMI-ONEE!" Kyoko shrieked and Naomi barely turned to see Rido pinning the blond's arm behind her back. Kyoko struggled but Rido was pinning her against his body, his eyes glaring at Naomi, triumphant.
"NO! KYOKO!" The princess began to sprint forward and Rido's fangs sank into the girl's neck, making her scream. "KYOKO!"
Kaname whipped around after defeating three of his foe's followers and didn't hesitate to pickup Naomi's lade and thrust towards Rido. Zero fired his Bloody Rose, striking the hateful pure blood in the hip and Naomi tried to pull Kyoko away. Her hand was on her friend's shirt and then in one swift motion, Rido's hand plunged through Naomi's chest. Naomi felt her breath stop and her eyes go wide as she shakily looked down at the hand that had entered her body, barely missing her heart.
"K-Kyoko--" Naomi's hand was outstretched and tears flooded down the blond's face. For the vampire, everything else was slow motion...
Kyoko's voice was screaming her name but all sound seemed distant. Takuma was rushing towards them and Shiki's whip ripped through Rido's torso as Zero's gun was fired until it had run out of bullets. Kaname plunged his hand through Rido's neck, and Kyoko had stabbed him through the stomach all at the same time as Naomi felt tears fall from her eyes and blackness engulf her. Rido's dying yells echoed in her ears as she felt her back arch gracefully, her hair floating around her, everything seeming peaceful now and someone's arms caught her.
"Naomi-sama!" Takuma cried, his own eyes glistening with tears as he caught her and Zero turned, his face set in a hard expression, teeth clenched and eyes blazing.
"S-she can't be!" Kyoko stumbled toward her older sister and Kaname caught her in his arms, trying to heal the two bite marks in her neck.
"Naomi--!" Takuma picked her up bridal style, trying to make the princess open her eyes, but she remained unresponsive.
"Take her to the infirmary before it's too late. She needs medical attention and now," Kaien instructed and Takuma nodded before swiftly walking away with Naomi in his arms.
"This can't be happening...she can't be dead...Naomi..." Zero took a step toward her but Kaname grabbed his shoulder.
"Let Takuma carry her back," he ordered and for the first time in his life, Zero nodded in obedience towards a vampire before following Takuma.
The remaining vampires remained in silence. Ruka had her hands over her mouth, Kaine's arm around her and Shiki and Rima could only stare in disbelief as Naomi was carried away. Aidou kicked a corpse and glowered down at the pile of dust Rido had become, somewhat disappointed he wasn't able to impale him with something.
"Kyoko," Kaname stroked her hair and held her blade up to her, which was gleaming with Rido's blood, "lick that."
Kyoko obeyed silently and grazed her tongue over the liquid, her body suddenly feeling super humanly strong.
"Now you won't fall to a Level E," Kaname tried to smile but Kyoko could see the pain in his eyes.
"Kaname--!" She hugged him tightly, her tears unstoppable as she cried with him.
Poor Naomi-sama. T.T One chapter left in here! It's like 2:30 am so I tried to write this best I could cause I haven't updated for over a month...I'm sorry...being grounded...school...other stories...very time consuming. XD Well, enough of my excuses. Next/Last chapter isn't going to be long so it'll be up tomorrow...technically later...if I'm awake. XD Review please cause I love hearing people's opinions!! XD I worked super super hard on making the fight scene epic!! Hope you liked it! ^-^