Chapter 29: The Last Potential Clue…
" Kaname definitely looks out of it, " Hanabusa whispered to his cousin.
" Yeah, and you had to make it worse for him, " Akatsuki told him, rolling his eyes.
Hanabusa pouted.
" I was just trying to lighten up his mood! " he argued.
" Yeah, at the wrong time too, " Akatsuki replied.
Hanabusa folded his arms, looking indignant.
" What did I do? "
" You told Kaname that Yuki'll turn up sooner or later. She simply went for a Night walk when she had been gone for nearly five hours. Do you think a Night walk would take up that much of time? "
Hanabusa's face grew red in embarrassment when he realized what a fool, he was making out of himself. He did not reply. They continued walking.
" Anyway, who is this girl, Naomi, who got involved with Yuki's disappearance? " Aido asked, his hands in his pockets.
" Are you sure you've never met her? " His cousin questioned, looking doubtful.
" What a ridiculous question! Of course I haven't! I've never met her in my entire life! " Hanabusa insisted, indignantly.
" Well, if you insist. Naomi Segawa is an orphan. 'They' say that she is a descendant of those Necromancers. Weird one, that girl. "
The other vampire's eyes widened.
" Like her? "
He pointed in the direction of a girl, wearing a black cloak over the Cross Academy School uniform.
" What the hell is she doing here? " Akatsuki cried out, alarmed. " Kaname's already furious with her! Don't know what he'll do if he finds her here! "
" What should we do now? "
Akatsuki looked at him.
" Abandon Yuki search plan? And, get her out of here? "
" Seems like it. C'mon! " His cousin answered, taking off.
You have until dusk to figure out where she is…She is in your nightmare…
Those nightmares, which you were so frightened off…My nightmares…
Which kept repeating itself…
Over and over again…
Those hallways…
I was standing in those hallways…
Naomi's emerald eyes widened.
She is in your nightmares…That must mean…
Yuki must be in there…
But where is that place…?
There were only three people in those nightmares…
Mummy…
Daddy…
And Zero…
What could it possibly mean…?
Could they all be inter-connected in some way…?
Those hallways are in an enclosed space…
Which mean that they are linked…
To something…
Like a…
House…
Come to think of it, those words which he said…
She is in your nightmare…
Those nightmares you which were so terrified off…If I replace the word nightmare and nightmares…
She is in your house…
Those hallways, which you were so terrified off…
Casting a backward glance towards Zero who was sleeping peacefully with his head resting on her bed, Naomi smiled. A small and wistful smile. She turned back and left the room, closing the door softly behind her.
" Goodnight, Zero… " She whispered before moving away into the shadows which was lengthening as dusk grew rapidly closer.
She took off, running down the dimly lit hallway, her midnight black cloak fanning out behind her. By the time she reached the closed but unlocked school gates, Naomi was gasping for air. She pushed the gates open and silently slipped out into the unwelcoming darkness.
" Naomi, what are you doing here? "
She staunched and looked up. Hanabusa Aido and Akatsuki Kain stood in front of her.
" Uh, I-I was just passing by. That's all. "
Akatsuki narrowed his eyes and peered closely at her blotchy and pale face.
" I don't you do. You are here for a reason. Besides, do you have the Chairman's permission to be out here? "
She backed up a step.
" Y-yes, I did. Now, if you'll please excuse me, " she tried to walk past him but he blocked her way.
" Where do you think you're going? " Hanabusa demanded.
" I…well, I-I need to get something done, " Naomi answered.
" Let us escort you there since it's dangerous for a girl to walk around at night. "
The girl looked at them in horror and shook her head.
" N-No, I'll be fine on my own, thank you. "
She forced a smile and ran past them, in the direction of her house.
