Chapter 25: The Black Sun
Finally me and Zero decided to get out of bed and tell the chairman the good news about his recovery. My thirst quenched for now and my stomach bloated. I was worried incase me drinking from him had affected him but he seemed fine. He also said that he hadn't gotten dizzy at all. Maybe it was just me who got dizzy.
We found the chairman in the kitchen. He was sitting on the rounded table talking to Kian over a cup of green tea. His brows furrowed and he looked concerned over something. As soon as he seen us walking towards them a massive smile erupted on to his face. He got up and hugged Zero tightly.
"MY SON! MY SON IS ALL BETTER!" He screeched.
I put my hands over my ears. Zero looked annoyed over his personal space having been invaded but he didn't seem to mind as much as he use to.
"And how is my Yuki this sunny day" He tried to hug me too but missed as I scrambled behind Zero for cover. To my surprise the Chairman didn't treat me any differently knowing that I was Vampire. And he had told me that he knew everything about my parents and that looking after me had been a favor for my mother.
He passed us tea and we sat down. Kain smiled.
"Up and about then are we" he winked. He seemed to be as energetic as always sitting there smiling his spiky black hair looked messier then usual. He seemed not to be drinking the tea in front of him and that made me wonder what him and the Chairman had been discussing.
Kian seemed to be greatly involved in our life ever since he had saved us. It was strange at first seeing a normal student up and about in the chairman's building but we got use to it very quickly.
"Still sore anywhere?" he asked.
"No I'm fine" Zero replied taking a sip of his tea. He stared out of the window looking slightly bored.
The chairman was skipping around dusting things and left the kitchen. As soon as he did I turned on Kain.
"What were you both talking about before?"
He looked as if I had caught him of guard but he replied quickly anyway.
"I was asking him about becoming a hunter" he said simply.
"Wow really? Well I guess you are good at it, just don't come after us!" I joked to him and he laughed rolling his eyes.
Zero however was staring at him his eyes wide.
"Why do you want to become a hunter?" His voice sounded cold.
Kain caught onto his mood and sat up straighter looking fidgety. "Ermmm well, I guess I have the drive for it, there are people I want to protect" his answer seemed plausable to me but zero still stared at him.
"This isn't a game. Once your a hunter that's it, you can't pull out"
Kain looked a little offend and he showed a small flicker of anger directed to zero. The atmosphere seemed to have changed. And yes it was all my doing.
"I know it isn't a game, what's your problem?"
"I don't think you know what your getting yourself into you could be killed" zero told him. I noticed then that zero was worried about Kain not meaning to upset him. But the way he spoke wasn't putting this across very well.
"I'll decide what to do with my life myself thanks." and with that Kain left the table with out looking back. I instantly felt guilty for bringing it up.
Zero didn't say anything but stared off angrily his arms folded against his chest. Why was he acting so strange. Was he worried about Kain or just not wanting him to be a Hunter like himself? I sighed and drank the last drops of my tea. I took the cups from the table and went to the sink to wash them.
As I was washing them Zero spoke up making me jump slightly. The room had been so silent.
"I didn't mean to offend him, its just he seems so young. Younger then us. He...He Reminds me of my brother" His back was to me but I knew his expression would hold sadness. He hardly ever mentioned his brother.
I abandoned the cups and sat back down.
"He just seems like a good person, he saved us, I just don't want him to be involved with so much bloodshed." He looked down.
This wasn't like him at all. He use to always say how much he hated vampires even though he was turning into one and he'd often say that being a hunter is the most rewarding job as its ridding the earth of those evil beasts.
He seemed to read my mind and said "Ino I use to jump at any chance if it meant killing vampires but Yuki, I am one now and so are you, I don't no what Id do if you got put onto the list. And the vampire hunter council arent just killing the level E's anymore or the vampires that are killing humans there just killing anything secretly, its all hushed up by rule books, I don't like it." He looked up to me his expression worried. His hand held mine.
"I don't want Kain to be bound by something which can be evil itself he seems to good for that" He looked away again.
"I see what you mean. I guess we can't stop him though, we owe him that much"
Zero nodded sadly.
I decided to try and change the conversation. "I wonder how Yori is she's still on half term at her parents I feel like I haven't seen her in years...Oh But then again I probably can't see her again or go back to school" Me trying to change conversation into a happy one failed and I ended up making myself feel depressed. I wasn't human any more. To powerful to be put near my class mates, they would be at risk. Zero looked at me understanding lining his face. The chairman had only let zero still attended the day class because I was there to keep an eye on him and he hadn't lost control of himself.
"What do we do? Your a Pure blood, I'm still turning level E, and I'm a hunter"
I shook my head I didn't know what we could do either the chairman hadn't had a chance to talk to me about what I would do about school and everything else.
The mood seemed to get darker and darker within the small kitchen. It was like a rain cloud that kept growing and growing casting over the sun and making everything black and grey.
"Maybe we should look for Kain and explain?" I asked.
"Hmmm your right, its not safe for him to be on his own"
"Why isn't it safe?" I was puzzled. He was a normal student just like the rest why wouldn't he be safe at the school.
"He killed a pureblood Yuki, they know and they will found out who did it" He got up then pulling me with him. I hadn't thought about that. The vampires always had an amazing ability to be able to find out the truth.
"We should hurry" I suddenly felt very uneasy. My stomach felt like it was knotting.
We walked out into the grounds. The sunlight hurt my eyes but I tried my best to ignore it. I shielded my eyes with my hand. The air smelt humid but fresh. There was a tiny breeze that ruffled the trees leaves.
"The sunlight will get easier to handle" zero told me whilst looking concerned at me but he gave me a small smile. He'd been living through this for so long and yet he was always out in the day time patrolling the grounds.
I tried being as brave as him and let my hand drop. It stung at first. It even made my skin feel to warm but soon it felt nice and tingly. And my eyes seemed to stop hurting once they got use to it.
We looked around the grounds for what seemed like hours. My feet were hurting but I wanted to get stronger so I kept on looking. Zero looked more worried every second. I think he was blaming himself for Kain rushing off. Kain did seem younger then us, or maybe it was that he seemed pure and untouched.
"Its okay we'll find him" I squeezed his hand to reassure him and he smiled weakly.
We had looked everywhere apart from the woods. So we approached them with caution. Zero hadn't been here since he had been dragged away half unconscious and I looked up to his face and seen his jaw clench and unclench several times.
"I have a bad feeling" he told me whilst looking around each tree. His eyes seemed unblinkable as he scanned the area. He never stopped looking and was constantly turning his neck and checking behind us. I could tell he was very uncomfortable. I also had a bad feeling.
Inside the woods the breeze seemed to have disappeared and it was quite dark as the trees cast long deep shadows from above us. I sniffed the air. It didn't smell sweet and warm here. It smelt of the earth and upturned soil.
Zero stopped walking as we entered a small circle of cherry blossom's. "What's up?" His body seemed to have frozen in place and his eyes were directed somewhere ahead of us. He didn't look away.
"Can't you smell it" his voice was cold and quiet.
"smell?" I sniffed the air once more and something metallic and warm smelling filled my nose and throat.
"is that blood?" I was instantly reminded of the taste of Zero's blood but I had no reason to be thirsty but my throat still burned dryly.
"yes, its from over there" he started to run and I followed. I hadn't ran in my new body before and it felt great. I felt like I could fly. My feet stopped hurting. My hair whipped behind me. Zero took the bloody Rose Gun from his pocket and held it in his hands ready. A hunter coming across his prey.
We entered another little clearing the tree's along this circle were not blossoms but trees with out leaves. They looked dead and broken. Cobwebs hung limply from there bare branches.
A boy with black spiked hair had his back to us and was facing a group of night class students. There eyes red with rage. Blood dripped from his shoulder as his hand clung to it trying to stop the flow.