Chapter Twenty-Five
Conclusions

Clink! Slash...! Poof!

The body of yet another vampire turned to dust before it could hit the ground. Kagome spun gracefully as she extended her hand and slashed the vampire behind her with the sword made of her reiki. It turned to dust and blew away in the breeze, followed by the dust of others. The Night Class stood around her, protecting the students and the Academy.

Kaname had given his blood to Rido last night, and Rido had fully awakened this morning. The only reason Kagome had not killed him yet, was because of the number Level E vampires that showed up from the Association. The Night Class could not take them all on, and Kagome decided to help first. She knew that Rido was at the moment taking the blood from the many willing vampires that came to him. She could not stop them from giving themselves to him, but she would not let him touch the Day Class, or any of the Night Class that had become her friends. Swinging her sword in an elegant arc, Kagome slashed through two vampires and watched impassively as they disintegrated into dust.

Yuuki and Zero were guarding the Day Class, they had tried to get them away in time, but an unexpected assault from a group of vampires stopped their retreat. They were staying in one of the buildings away from the Moon dorm, and all the vampires. The Chairman had brought his sword and was killing any and all vampires that came to the entrance. Kaname had already left to take care of the Council, but not before promising Kagome to see her soon. He had kissed her and vanished, leaving Kagome in charge of the Academy.

It was before the attack had started, Kagome had spotted Ichiru staggering to the men's dorms, no doubt looking for Zero. She could tell from the smell of blood that he had been stabbed. Turning from her original path, Kagome ran towards Ichiru, and stopped him from moving any farther. She brought him to Zero's room and got to work healing his wound. She knew that he wanted to die and be with Shizuka, but she also knew that he wanted more time with his brother. Not giving him a choice, she had healed him, and left him to sleep in his brother's room. When she had passed Zero, she had told him about his brother. Zero had nodded and thanked her before running towards Yuuki. He could see his brother another time, the Academy needed to be protected.

Kagome was brought of her thoughts of what had happened earlier, when a vampire tried to use her distraction to attack. Needless to say, she showed it no mercy. With the last batch of vampires gone, Kagome nodded to the others and they took off towards the Moon dorms. The Chairman was now watching the front gate, and no more Level E vampires would be able to get through. It was time to kill a vampire.

They arrived at the Moon dorms, to find Shiki and Rima sitting on the stairs waiting for them. They looked bored as usual, but at least they were both safe and out of harms way. Standing from their positions, everyone ran inside and, ignoring the bodies of vampires around them, ran to the roof. Moving swiftly up the many staircases, Kagome couldn't help but relive the night that Rido had killed her father. She remembered as her father tried to convince Rido that he had not felt anything, and how in the end her father was killed. And how Rido drank his blood and gained his power. She couldn't help but remember the fear she had felt, and the sadness that had washed over her when she realized that her father was not coming back.

Most of all, she remembered the anger she had felt when she realized that he had killed her father. And she knew that one day she would kill him. Today was that day, and nothing was going to stop her. Nothing.

Opening up the door to the roof, the Night Class covered their faces as a burst of wind washed over them. They ran out as soon as it stopped and the sight that met them almost made them sick. A literal pile of vampires were on the far side of the roof, and many of the vampires were either drinking another's blood, or sharing theirs. Sitting on top of the pile was Rido Kuran, in all his dark glory, if you could even call it glory.

He looked so relaxed on top of the other vampires, That Kagome felt even more sickened then before. Glaring at him for all she was worth, Kagome's hand twitch to kill him, but she had to wait until he moved for her to kill him.

Still not moving from his position, Rido gazed down at the blue and silver-eyed beauty, and couldn't help but admire her. If only she was not glaring at him so, her beauty would be even greater. But then again, she still looked so tempting standing there glaring hatefully at him. She would make a wonderful Queen for when he took over the world. Unfortunately, he didn't think she would be very cooperative after he had killed her father. Yes, he knew who she was,and he knew where he had felt her. All of the pieces had fallen into place the moment he was revived. He could tell that, somehow, Yuuki had been resealed, and if he was to guess, Kagome had something to do with it. He was surprised to find that she was also the fiancée of his dearest nephew. What were the odds of that occurring?

None the less, if she would not consent to being his Queen, he would drink her blood and gain her powers. He could almost see her powers flowing beneath the surface. They were dangerous and he loved it. He licked his lips in anticipation of what was to come. Looking down at the small group of Night Class students, he said, "I have been waiting for you... Kagome."

The wind blew and moved their hair in the breeze, Kagome's glare intensified at his words. She watched as the Night Class tensed at the obvious threat to their future Queen.

"Funny, I had not thought you even knew who I was. Except as your nephew's fiancée. Or was I mistaken?" Kagome asked coldly.

He licked his lips in response and said, "You were not mistaken. I did not know who you were until I was back in my original body. But it was nice of you to come to me, Kagome. I did not know that you were so anxious to become one with me. Especially after I killed your father."

Kagome bared her fangs and prepared to launched herself at him. She didn't get a chance, as the Night Class ran at him stating that they were his opponents.

"Wait!" Kagome yelled at them, but they did not pay attention, and she watched as a black shadow-like substance came from Rido and immobilized the Night Class.

She stood back as Ruka asked, "Why...?"

Rido replied, saying, "You guys are vampires too. You can't lift a finger against pure blood vampires, no?" Kagome gritted her teeth when he smirked and continued to speak, "I don't want such inelegant actions to spoil this lovely evening. You guys can enjoy yourselves too." As he said that many vampires stood from the ground they were lying on, and began to move to the immobilized vampires, intent on drinking their blood.

Kagome would have blasted them away with her powers, but it would have killed the Night Class as well. At the moment, she could do nothing without causing harm to her friends. Glaring at Rido, she prepared to charge at him and kill him. Before she took off, Rido disappeared. She couldn't feel his presence for a moment, but then it materialized right behind her. She moved out of his reach and brought her arm around in a slashing motion. Sword appeared and managed to land a small slice on his hand as he moved away. The flash of her sword caused the vampires surrounding the Night Class to move away. The black shadow-like substances holding them vanished, and they were able to move closer.

Kagome glared harder at him, and gave a disgusted sneer when he brought his hand up and licked the blood off his hand.

He gave a low, dark laugh when he looked into her eyes. They were beginning to glow that familiar silver. And yet, they were so different from her father's own. He took a step closer as he said, "You are much more entertaining then your father was. He didn't even put up much of a fight. And you have purification powers, how... divine." He finished his "speech" with a lick to his bloodied lips. "But his blood was delicious. I could taste the power he had, yet he used none of it to try and kill me. I can imagine that your blood would be twice as delicious, if not more so, then his ever was."

Before Kagome could react, ropes of blood came forth from the ground and bound her arms and legs. The sword in her hand disappeared, and she was left hanging in the air without the ability to move and defend herself. Her purification did nothing to the blood, and she didn't get a chance to try her vampire powers when she felt a wet tongue on her throat. Disgusted, she move her head away, but it only caused him to use his blood to make a rope around her throat and pull her head back. She ignored the cries from the others and instead glared at Rido through the corners of her eyes. He laughed softly and licked her throat again.

"I was right, I have not even tasted your blood, but your skin alone tastes magnificent."

"You have not tasted my blood, and you will never. It is for Kaname and Kaname alone to drink." She couldn't help the flinch that came when he commanded the ropes to tighten around her.

He smirk at her discomfort and said, "He was the only one. But now I will either be the only one, or I shall be your last. Do you have any preferences, my dear?"

"Yes," she said as she wiggled around in her restraints, "don't call me 'dear'!" With a yell, she pulled her hand out of the restraints and he found it covered in a silver colored fog. She easily sliced through the blood and aimed for his heart. Jumping away, he managed to escape before his head was lopped off. He stared at her standing form. She was breathing a bit roughly, and the crescent moon shone its light on her and reflected off her hair. Her glowing silver eyes, glaring at him as both her arms were covered with the silver fog. This was the power that came from her father, she rarely got a chance to use it, but she would gladly use it now. In honor of her father.

Rido admired the vision she made as the wind blew her hair away from her face and the glow from her arms reflected off of her eyes. He took in her lovely form, right before she took off after him. He jumped back and evaded her attacks for a few minutes, before a noise from the doorway caught his attention. He looked over as Yuuki and Zero came through, each holding their respective weapons. The face of his younger sister looked up at him and he couldn't help the name that slipped from his lips.

"Juri."

The distraction caused him his life, as the next moment he found himself impaled through the heart and a glowing, silver hand through his chest. Gazing back to the person in front of him, he couldn't help the shiver that ran through his body. Whether it was from fear or excitement, he knew not. But the look in her eyes as he looked at Kagome was positively feral.

She moved her mouth towards his ear as she whispered, "You will never hurt any of my friends or family again. Be sure to give my regards to Naraku when you see him." With that she roughly pulled her hand out and watched impassively as he fell to the ground and shattered into shards of glass. The rest of his followers turning to dust in his wake.

She stood straight as the glow from her hands vanished, her hands free from any and all blood. Looking to the others, she smiled as the sun rose over the land and bathed it in its golden and pink glow. It was over, and the future of the vampires would change for the better.

I'll also show you a sweet dream...
...next night....