Chapter 38

Ashley's P.O.V
"Really? Wow." I said once Nadia told me what was wrong. "You don't like too happy about it though." I said as I saw her face. "I'm running away." She said and then ran from my room to hers. "Wait, NO!" I said and ran after her. "I can do something about this." I said, trying to stop her. "No, I won't go! I don't want to make Zero do something he doesn't want to do." She said and continued to pack. "I mean I can do a spell." I said, getting her to look up at me. "A spell?" She then asked me. "Yes. I am a wizard after all. Although this spell will take a lot of my energy." I said and she stopped packing.

"What is it for?" She asked, sounding kind of interested. "Memory lose. Permanent." I then said. "I just need to see the pictures of the people that you want to lose memories." I explained to her. "Memories? Like how?" She asked me, sounding a little confused. "I just cast a spell on the people I want to take memories from." I said simply.

"Hay can you do that to me and Zero?" Nadia then asked me and I felt my heart hurt. "No, I can't." I said, refusing to do something like that to a friend. "Why?" She asked, sounding confused and a little hurt since I wouldn't do it. "This spell gets rid of EVERY memory and I can't do that to you." I said, feeling a little sad. "Every memory? Can you please explain it to me better?" she then asked me and I sighed. "Well, they won't remember who they are, let alone you and Zero. I can at least let them remember that they are hunters." I said, explaining it the best I could.

"Umm, no thanks." She said and turned back to her bag. "What do you mean?" I then asked her. "I have to see to the problem myself." She said and started to pack again. "I'm not letting you run away again!!" I said, kind of harshly.

Nadia's P.O.V
I was very surprised to hear the harsh tone in her voice and I felt my eyes go wide. "OK, I'll go and I won't run away" I said, and then I saw Ashley's gaze then get soft. "You don't have to go through with this. I can at least do something to make them forget who you and Zero ever are." She said but I shook my head. "No it not going to work I know it. Can you do me a favor?" I then asked. "What?" She asked, looking a little annoyed and upset. "Can you remind Zero about tomorrow? Besides, Headmaster and Yuki are coming with us. Hey I know, you can come with me!" I said but Ashley stayed quiet.

"Huh? What? You can't go tell Zero or you don't want to come?" I asked, trying to fine out what was wrong with her. "I don't want my friend to be focused into something. You should have the choice to live your life the way you want it." She said in a quiet, sad tone. "Well being royalty doesn't give you that kind of stuff until after you're married." I said, just as sadly as her, if not more. "You're only human, for Pete Sakes." Ashley then said, almost yelling a little.

There was then a short pause. "Please, let me help you." She said, her eyes soft and begging. "Just go with me, OK, and don't leave me alone. Please?!!!" I asked, begging a little. "Fine, only if I can do something to make other forget you're royalty so you can live your own life." She said and we walked to Zero's room together. "Let's see what the consul does first, alright?" I then said. "Huh?" She said, sounding confused. "My grandfather." I said and she looked surprised.

Ashley's P.O.V
"Oh. If you have a grand father, why are you living here?" I asked Nadia, both surprised and confused since Nadia told me her family was killed. "Because.... I can't tell you." She said, sounding a little sad as we went to Zero's room. "Is he mean to you or something?" I asked, and she nodded. "Well, yeah." She said and we got to Zero's room.

Nadia then knocked on Zero's door once she and me got there. A few seconds later, Zero then opened the door. "Yeah, what is it?" Zero asked her, his hair still kind of wet from his shower. "Do you remember what tomorrow is?" Nadia asked Zero, looking down. "What day? What do you…….. Oh no." He said as I guessing he remembered and I saw Nadia give him a questioning look. "No hard feeling, but I don't like being forced into anything." Zero said and saw Nadia's face shirk. "I know." She said, in a sad voice and she looked ready to cry. "I'm sorry about it. You don't have to go." Nadia sad in a sad tone and I decided to speak up.

"I know of a way to help you two. But I'll need some your blood." I said, getting the two of them to look at me. "Huh? Why?" Nadia asked, sounding confused. "For a "Forget me" potion." I answered and they just looked confused. "Huh? Who does it work?" Nadia then asked as Zero said nothing."Simple. I make a potion, with your blood in it, and anyone who drinks it will forget everything about you." I explained for them. "What do you think, Zero?" Nadia asked, looking at him. "Will it work?" He asked me. "Will it, Ashley?" Nadia added in. "Yes. I'm a potion master, so yes, it will work." I said, hoping they would let me do it since I didn't want the two of them to suffer.

"I can't to it because of a promise but if you want to Zero you can." Nadia said, making me a little sad. "Wait, can what?" I asked kind of confused. "I can't do what you want to do for me. Sorry Ashley. Although if zero wants I won't mind." Nadia then said and I just looked away and then walked away, feeling upset. "Ashley!" I heard Nadia call after me but I ignored her and continued on my way.

Nadia's P.O.V
Ashley looked sad as I told her I didn't want her to help me. "Ashley!" I then called as she just walked away form me and Zero. "We'd get to live our life the way we want. Also, Ashley was just trying to help us. She doesn't seem to have many friends." Zero said to me once Ashley was gone. "I know but if I live the life I want my sister will have to suffer. You know I promised not to let that happen. That's way I made everyone think they're died." I said, with a sigh. "I'm not going to make you understand or force you to marry me. So you do as you wish Zero. You know I love you, but I can't make you do what I want." I then continued.

Zero didn't say anything so I just sighed. "I guess you never did love me." I said and tried to smile. "OK, I'll go alone and tell them that you deny being my fiancé." I said, still sad. "Nadia……..I'm sorry." Zero then said softly and I just started to cry. "It OK. It's better then being cut to death by your own grandfather. Opps." I said, covering my mouth with my hand as I realized what I had just said. "I'm going now Zero.... Just tell headmaster." I said as turned around to see Ashley standing there. "What? Ashley? You were there the whole time?" I asked, surprised to see her there.

"Yes. So where is your family?" she then asked me, looking a bit upset. "There safe from the council and they can live their own lives." I said, feeling a little sad. "You have no idea of my power. I can get the ministry to keep you family safe." She said, kind of surprising me. "Really, you can?" I asked, starting to feel a little happy. "Yes. The ministry of magic is full of wizard, and other………. "things". If someone tries to mess with your family, the wizards there will give him/her extreme punishment." She said and smiled lightly. "That would be great. Thank you, but….." I said and trailed, not sure if I should tell her. "But, what?" Ashley asked me.

"Will they mind working with vampires?" I asked her and she looked a little confused. "Vampires?" She asked me so I explained. "I asked Kaname if he could protect my family too, so…. Opps." I said, looking at Zero. "What did Kaname do?" She asked and I still looked at Zero. "He sent some of his vampires to guard him. Please don't be mad, Zero." I said to the annoyed looked boy. "OH, no. The ministry of magic isn't just for wizards. They are some vampire that work there as well." She said and then I smiled.

"Really? I feel better. Oh and your coming with me tomorrow right? Zero isn't coming so I want someone to be with me. Right Zero?" I asked, looking at him. "Sure, I'll come." Ashley said and I smiled. "Thanks. Oh, Ashley, can you leave me with Zero for a few minutes?" I asked and she nodded before walking away. "Thanks." I called after her then turned to Zero.

"Zero, since tomorrow is going to be the last time we see each other I just want to give you this." I said but Zero stopped me before I could give him what I wanted to give him. "Why will this be the last time we see each other?" He asked, sounding a little confused. "You'll fine out tomorrow. Here." I said then leaned in and then I kissed him. I saw Zero's widen and I pulled away. "I'm sorry, you didn't like it. I'll be leaving now." I said, feeling embarrassed and a little sad. "It's OK. I didn't pull away did I? What are you going to do? You might hurt Ashley." Zero said, sounding a little surprised over the kiss.

"I don't know. I guess that I have to keep my promise. Since you don't love me, my grandfather will marry me to another hunter he wants." I said, still feeling a little sad. "Not if you let Ashley do that potion thing." Zero said but I shook my head. "Zero, my grandfather is a wizard, you know that." I said, feeling really hopeless. "Tell Ashley. She might be able to help." Zero said up I shook my head again. "Zero... I don't want anyone else in my problems, OK? Let's just leave it like that, OK? Anyway tomorrow night you're not going to remember me anyway." I said, starting to feel really sad. "And why not?" Zero then asked, sounding a little confused. "So you can live your life. All my memories of you are going to be erased and the same with you with me." I said, still sad. "What about you?" Zero then asked.

"I will all way remember you, because," I paused to look to the left. "you are my first love and no one can forget their first love." I said and Zero looked surprised. "Don't do this to yourself." Zero said and I thought he kind of sounded worried for me. "Why? I don't matter." I said, looking down. "I never said that." Zero said then surprised me with a hug. "Zero? What are you……." I said then stopped, confused to why he was doing this. "You are one of the few that does matter to me." He said and continued to hug me.

"Zero." I said amd then pushed him off me. "Then why were you always so mean to me and was never there for me?" I asked, kind of mad and started to cry. "I didn't want to get too close because I didn't want to lose you." He said, sounding kind of sad himself. "Well now you have. Bye Zero. I hope you have a nice life." I said then walked to my room, where Ashley was sitting on my bed. "Nadia. What's your grand fathers name?!" she said, in a some what demanding voice. "Garfet yamamoto why do you ask?"