38: Thanks for the memories
I don't own VK and it belongs to its rightful owners anything else belongs to NR13. So I'm stuck with these ideas and I'd like your opinions.
1) should I write an epilogue after the last chapter? Or would it be a bit too much?
2) I've been shrunken with this idea, what if our beloved Vampire Knight characters are sucked into a Zombie Apocalypse? (Which is apparently all the rave these days...) anyways I value your opinions so of you want to leave them after the chapter. Review of you will or PM me. Back to the story!
We all see Kaname trailing behind Yuki and Zero in chains. The Hunters cheer as they part their way between them but us Vampires we're silent because I mean hello our leader has been captured. We stand still like statues but our eyes follow them until they disappear from view.
"Kaname's been captured..." Aido says in shock but I hear Takuma making a noise that I can detect fear so I grab his hand.
"It's okay," I try to assure him but he slips his hand out of mine.
"I'm fine." He answers not looking at me. I drop the subject so slowly we all part our ways. I follow Kaname's scent to downstairs so I find him in the same room I was.
"Hey," I greet as I enter closing the door behind me. He raises his head with sorrowful eyes.
"I'm glad that you're alright." He attempts a small smile. I nod,
"Yeah, so why did you let them capture you so easily? I know you could have killed them both without much of a fight from them." I ask as I sit on the table that's in front of him.
"Because it's about time to finish this silly game... A gambler will eventually lose to the house so it's about time don't you think? Also I don't want you to end up losing your life because of me."
"But I-" he cuts me off and says
"Think about Takuma, I don't want him to suffer anymore because of me." He clenches his jaw as he looks away. "I never told you this but when I became an orphan, Takuma's grandfather Asato adopted me with Takuma so we grew up like brothers so I love him and can't bear to hurt him or you anymore. You're my cousin and he's my brother, I care about you two so much that its killing me."
"I understand." I didn't know none of this. It's hard to think that Takuma's the way he is despite all that. No wonder why he's so close to Kaname and wants to do everything he can to care for him. Brothers, now it explains why they were the President and Vice President for the Moon Dorm.
"So I smell Takuma on you," he smiles making me roll my eyes and laugh.
"Yes! We did! Anyways also I need you to stay alive Kaname." He smirks
"Why?"
"Because I want you to be able attend for the wedding." I grin.
"Who are you getting married to?" He questions as he's confused.
"Takuma of course! We're going to be in-laws!" I punch his shoulder.
"I always knew that you and Takuma would since last year and when he told me."
"You did?" I make a confused face which he laughs.
"That's why I was hoping to make you to stop your relationship with Zero so he could make a move." I frown
"Asshole!" He shrugs
"Yeah I am." I grin then the door opens so we look and speaking of the devil.
"Hey Zero." He looks at me confused
"Um hello, may I ask but who are you?" I give a startled cry despite me trying not to
"What? Zero you're joking right?" I demand as I jump off of the table and walk up to him.
"No I'm not, I've never seen you in my entire life. I've been in a coma since last year but I just woke up a couple of months ago. But I'd like to learn your name." I swallow with tears building up behind my eyes and extend my hand to him.
"Akahanna Ceil." I introduce myself as he shakes it. He offers a smile and says
"Nice to meet you Ms. Ceil I'm Zero Kiryu. May I call you by Akahanna?" I nod
"Yeah. Well excuse me please." I push by him with tears rolling down my face. Soon I'm filled with rage and I go to find Yuki. I find her with all the Vampires here.
"YUKI KURAN!" I scream with a blood curling voice and its so high-pitched that everyone that's an Aristocrat cover their eyes. Yuki turns around all calmly. I charge at her with my fist ready and aim towards her face.
"What gives you the right to erase Zero's memories?!" I demand as my fist comes into contact with her face. She's sent flying across the room and she crashes against the wall. She falls back to the ground but while she's still in the air I jump up and grab her. I twist my torso and let her go as she flies in the opposite direction. She crashes against the floor so I'm about to land on her when Takuma holds me back.
"Stop Akahanna!" He pleads so I calm down as Aido helps Yuki get back on her feet. I pant as I try to hold back my sobs.
"I did it because it would erase his memories of me and it wouldn't make him so hungry and die faster! That's why I did it Akahanna! It was to save him! I'm sorry that you got erased too but there's nothing we can do now." She answers my question as her face is laced by bruises. I look down at my boots and they get dark spots as my tears get absorbed by the fabric. I pull against Takuma so he lets me go. I hang him head as everyone hold their breaths thinking that I'm gonna go at her again but I don't. I stroll anyway because I'm done. I'm not going to fight against her anymore. There's no point.
I slam the door to my room behind me and go to take a shower to calm me down. After I finish I lay down on my bed with the sheets over me. I'm lost in my thoughts and tears that I don't even hear the door open. I recognize the scent and the footsteps already so I don't bother to look up.
"Akahanna are you okay?" He asks as he sits next to me with my back facing him. I don't answer so he strokes my hair and shoulder.
"Do you want me to leave? I can give you space if you want." I shake my head and answer with my voice being hoarse
"No, I'm done on being alone Takuma." I answer rolling my head towards him. His eyes meet mine so he lays down next to me. We stare up at the ceiling in silence.
"I know I shouldn't be asking this but why did this hurt you so much? All I know is that Yuki erased Zero's memories of you." He looks at me so I look away.
"Because I- I was- I don't know how to explain it. It just did. And imagine if you were in my shoes and Sara didn't remember you. How would you feel? You told me that you loved her Takuma. If I didn't kill her you'd still be in love with her and admit it, you would probably be married to her." I blurt out without thinking. He peels his eyes from me and stares at the ceiling with water forming around his eyes.
"It's true. I did loved her, I probably would but you didn't kill her. You freed me from her hold and Kaname killed Sara. If I'm over it, no. I'm not because I was with her for over a year even if I was under her control but now I'm not. She went after Zero either way. To Kaname and Sara I wasn't of use to them like Zero is. You have no idea how envious I am of him. He's always getting what he wants and he doesn't even have to struggle to get it. It's served on a freakish silver platter for him while I'm eating over his left overs."
"So am I his left over?" I demand as something in me snaps. He glances at me and pulls me to him.
"No, I managed to snatch it from him before he did whatever he wanted. To me you're mine and only mine. I'm not going to make you mine not like how he did. I plan to make you mine by me, not by sex or whisking you away but I want you to want to stay because what I have to offer." His eyes drop a bit. I nod as a tear leaks out if my eye.
"Am I upsetting you?"
"No you're making me cry tears of happiness." I smile because no one has ever made me to that before not even Zero.
"Good and I plan to be in your first in many things." He smiles making me smile too.
"Hey Takuma? Why was I your first in that? I mean you're gorgeous and so sweet I thought you were already well sexually active." He shrugs
"I never really was into relationships and when I was they never got far. Sara was the only one who got far with me besides you." I nod so we're just talking when I bring up again. "How come you never told me that you were an orphan?"
"I thought you already knew. Anyways they died when I was young so I don't remember them. I don't have anyone." He says sadly so I wrap my arm around his neck and intertwine my legs with his.
"Not true, you have me." I smile and he kisses me.
"And I'm happy for that. This past year has meant more to me than the other years when I didn't have you." I melt under the words. I close my eyes and hug him afraid that I'm gonna lose him.
"Don't leave me," I beg so he nods.
"Wasn't planning to." We enjoy each others body against our own as we just talk.
"Takuma," I glance up at him.
"What?" He asks so I chuckle
"I realized that I've never dated someone my age." He smiles a bit
"Just because I'm 2 years older than you doesn't mean anything."
"I know but you're 19 about to be 20 soon in a couple of months."
"Then if you don't want to marry so young we can wait. I don't want to be asking your parents to pay for the wedding I want to be able to pay for it." I laugh
"With what money?!"
"I've been offered by the Guard after this all blows to set up a new government for Vampire Society."
"So in other words you're going to rejoin a new Senate?" He nods
"Pretty much and they pay good money."
"I'm happy for you." I really am because he'll have a second chance but I won't because I was a criminal.
"I know what you're thinking and you'll be accepted back into the Society Mrs. Ichijo." He Eskimo kisses me making me giggle.
"I think our little moment of bliss is over." I state because I hear someone holler out
"TAKUMA! AKAHANNA!" he props his torso off of the bed and frowns.
"I know, I so can't wait until this is all over." we get off and head downstairs
Well I'm sure am writing a lot of Author's Notes! Anyways with Zero getting his memory erased it did happen in the manga along with some other stuff I wasn't able to put in here because of the flow I've carried with Hunter's Game; If you got mad or pissed imagine how I felt! Reading it and managing to merge it into Hunter's Game and still making it flow. Maybe that's another reason I've made the Akahanna and Takuma pairing because the way the manga ended... I try always to go with the storyline from the canon while still doing my own variations to it so the next couple of chapters are going to be HUGE. Anyways I'll be wrapping it up now for this chapter before I write a super long author note... R&R!