Sum: Yuki is 19 years-old and gets traumatized when a drunk driver hits her. So with her Pureblood parents, her Hunter friends, and the Headmaster, she moves to the country. When out of nowhere, she meets our friendly neighborhood's most powerful pureblood in history! Just one problem, he killed the Vampire Council.
Author's Note: I made a decision, thanks to some reviews. I will finish this story, and then rewrite it. There might still be slow updates, and I'm sorry but I can't change that right now. But I do hope you enjoy this chapter. Also, the story I was going to work on, I may or may not start that, but I won't touch it until this is finished.
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Chapter 18: Prison Break! Right?
Kaname's POV:
I pulled my fist back and gave Toga his last blow. He groaned and I dropped him on the ground. I saved no expense when beating him. It had to look real, and I fear I had gone too far. The scent of blood was almost too much for me and I had to cover my nose and mouth to stop myself from doing anything rash. I flinched when his blood came off my hand and on my face. Toga looked up at me and smirked. "I-I'll call *cough* the H-Hun-Hunters…"
I shook my head and wordlessly typed in the Hunter's phone number on Toga's phone. I crouched next to him and held it up to his ear. I heard the ringing sound and then Kaien's voice came through.
"Hey Toga, what's up?"
Toga winced as he tried to move but I stopped him with a gentle hand. I momentarily stopped breathing as I did and moved the phone closer to him.
"Toga? Toga are you there?"
Toga coughed before crocking out. "Kaien? I-I.. *cough*... h-help…"
"Toga?! Where are you?! What happened?!" Kaien yelled through the phone.
"P-Park." Was all Toga got to say before I moved the phone away from him and ended the phone call. Toga handed me his ID card and choked out. "Listen to me very carefully Kaname. They will… b-be here v-very soon. When you go in, h-head to the two levels b-beneath the f-first floor. You'll find the generator there. You'll need to switch it off using my ID card. My ID number is 058143, r-remember that, y-you'll need to u-use it a lot. T-the elevator will still work, go there and h-hit the 'P' button. T-Take you to the p-prison."
I nodded and stood up. "Thank you Toga." With that, I turned and ran out of the park and towards the Hunters Association. I made good time taking the alleys and back roads and slowly crouched down and hid behind the alley wall. Looking across the street there was only an empty parking lot. It seemed deserted. Quickly running across I opened the Hunter's door.
Again, no one was here.
Papers littered the floor as if their owners had left in a hurry. Moving to the middle of the room, scanning the walls, I found neither stairs nor elevators. I sighed as I forced frustration back down. Think Kaname, think. Toga said nothing about hiding the elevator. I hummed as a sudden thought hit me. I walked around the office space. Looking more closely at the gray walls. Something seemed… off, per say.
I reached the far right corner in the room and ran my hand down the wall. I took a deep breath and closed my eyes, focusing deeply on my senses. The world seemed to stop for just a moment and that's when it hit me. A slight air drift, and the smell of dust. I opened my eyes slowly, and stared directly in front of me. I placed my other hand on the wall and spread them out, trying to find a panel of some sort. I hit gold when I heard a click, hiss, and a puff of air. The wall in front of me suddenly got pulled backward and rose upward. I gave a small smile of triumph. Small victories. Once the door was completely out of the way, I got treated to a view of a long dark hallway.
My smile dropped as I got second thoughts. Was this the right door, or did it lead somewhere else? I looked around the place again, repeating what Toga told me. I couldn't see any other door… I groaned in frustration. I could either look for another door and waste time, or go in this one and hope it's the right door. I hesitated only a moment before I walked into the corridor. I only took a few steps before the door slowly closed behind me. The hallway I was in was completely pitch black, but I paid it no mind. I was a vampire, after all. I could easily see to the end. Whoever made this clearly wasn't thinking about vampires.
I paused at that thought, my feet slowing. It sounded wrong. A Hunters Association building, that's meant to kill vampires, didn't try to take vampires into account while thinking about it's construction? I looked behind me at the door. A sense of unease settled into my stomach. I went to stand in front of it, and ran my hands over the door. I hissed when I caught my hand on a nail and pulled back, cradling my hand close to my chest. I looked down and watched as the wound closed up… Sighing, I raised my foot to kick the door down, getting a gut feeling I was walking into a trap. I didn't make a habit of ignoring instinct. It got me out of a lot of trouble, before I was on the run and after.
Suddenly, there was a loud bang sound, making me jump and lose my balance. I fell flat on my ass, pain spreading up to my lower back. Choking back a few choice words, I listened quietly, trying to figure out where the sound came from.
I didn't like my answer.
Kaien's POV:
I was sitting down in my office, going over reports and writing a few of my own. My focus never really staying on my job for more than a few minutes. My emotions were to dominate. Ever since this all started, with that one ongoing mission. Which mission, you ask? The one where I had to go undercover to "befriend" Yuki and her parents. I didn't want to, but I am a Hunter. They even made up my back story. I was a Headmaster at a school called Cross Academy. Where humans and vampires alike coexist in a learning environment. What cruel world do I live in for them to use my dream against me? I sighed deeply, of course I was eager to play the role, who wouldn't want to act out their dreams? I thought, 'It'll be fine. I've done this kinda work before. Fake friendships.' However, normally I would have a fake name, address, etc, but not this time. The only thing that was fake, besides my job, was the friendship. Easy. Even Zero thought it'd be a one way, easy mission. We both did. I followed the Hunter Association blindly, and I regret it.
Because I met them.
A pureblood family, who lost their first born. A pureblood family, who's parents were so deeply and utterly in love, it was sickening. A pureblood family, who had a daughter… A silently tortured, silently in pain, daughter. A girl who wanted to find love. Who had a dream. Just one dream, one wish for the world. It was to find the one. The one she was meant to be with. Her soul mate. I mean, who wouldn't want to have their soulmate. The one person they were meant to be with since birth. Every girl would want to have their soulmate, Yuki Eldon, was no different.
She… was so... real, to me. She was no longer a name on a paper. A faceless vampire, but a person. I couldn't separate her, them, from my own life any more than from my mission. I failed my mission. Yes, I successfully infiltrated the Eldon family. But the friendship was supposed to be fake. All of it… was supposed to be fake...
"Oops, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to run into you like that…"
It all…
"Oh, no it's fine. Here let me help."
"You don't have to do that."
"I insist. I'm Juri Kuran, you?"
"Kaien Cross."
Everything was supposed to be… fake.
A single, unnoticed tear fell on the desk.
Buzzz… Buzzz… Buzzz…
I jerked out of my thoughts at the sound of my phone vibrating. I wiped the sudden tears from my face and cleared my throat before answering.
"Hey Toga, what's up?" I asked him. He just left like, a few hours ago. I expected a quick answer, but all I heard was deep breathing.
"Toga? Toga are you there?" I called out. Was he in trouble? Did something happen? I slowly stood up, about ready to bolt out of my office and have his call traced when I heard him.
"Kaien? I-I.. *cough*... h-help…"
It was like my world was slowed, before speeding up again.
"Toga?! Where are you?! What happened?!" I yelled through the phone.
"P-Park." Was all I got out of him before I lost connection. I pulled the phone back and looked at it for a minute before I ran out of my office screaming like a mad man for people to get their guns, call an ambulance and to follow me. They responded quickly and soon enough we were in our cars and speeding towards Toga's location.
Toga's POV:
Damnit! Can Kuran fucking hit or what?! I coughed again, josling some of my very bruised ribs. Ow, ow ow OW! I sighed and laid as still as I could. I could really use a smoke right now… I sighed and listened to the quiet. I knew Zero was okay, Kaname just knocked him out. But… it was like there was a war, running through my mind.
Hunter vs. Me.
Me vs. what's right.
Me vs. guilt.
Me. vs. regret.
There's just one question that's run around and around through my mind.
One DAMN question.
How many times have they done this? They, the Hunter Association. They, the Vampire Council. How many times have I followed blindly? Done what they wanted like a good little puppet? I felt an itchy feeling in my throat and I tried hard not to but a coughing fit started and I couldn't stop for a good few minutes. I sighed and groaned out in pain. I guess that's more than one question, but if things go my way…
I'll be a puppet no longer…
I'm leaving. Getting away from here. Starting over. Be a Hunter no more. My life has been a complete lie, and I need to find myself.
My purpose.
I'm lost, in a big, big world.
"...Ow… what happened…? ...Wait... Toga?!"
I turned my head to look at Zero. He was awake, hand on head, staring wide eyed right at me.
I smirked.
"What, can't recognize your own teacher?" I groaned and shifted. "Just relax Kid, help is on the way."
Zero suddenly bolted right up to his feet and ran to my side. "What happened?!" He yelled out as he assessed my injuries.
"What do you think? I-" Sirens. I hear sirens in the distance. "Hear them Zero? Their coming. Just relax and I'll be in the hospital in just a moment."
Wait. Why am I, the one bleeding out here, comforting him?!
"Zero-ACK!"I suddenly felt an immense pain in my chest and shot my arm out to Zero. I grabbed ahold of something as I screamed. My world was suddenly going black, vision fading.
"Man down."
Zero's POV:
I blinked. My head was pounding and I was having a hard time staying awake. I groaned, and propped myself up on an elbow. "...Ow… what happened…?" I asked myself as I looked around. I was still in the park, but, if I'm still in the park then…
"...Wait…"
It was as if everything came back to me all at once and immediately I was searching for Toga. When I saw him I was shocked. "Toga?!"
He looked over at me, and had the nerve to smirk at me. "What, can't recognize your own teacher?" he groaned as he shifted around. "Just relax Kid, help is on the way."
I was up and on my feet in seconds as I raced to his side. "What happened?!" I yelled as I assessed his injuries. Blood literally covered him head to toe and a puddle was forming on the ground around him. I was afraid to touch him, my hands hovering above him.
"What do you think? I-" He stopped. I looked at his face, worried he died right then and there when I heard it to. Sirens. They sound just right around the corner.
"Hear them Zero? Their coming. Just relax and I'll be in the hospital in just a moment."
This is ridiculous! I can't do anything to help him and he's trying to comfort me?! I opened my mouth to say something when everything took a turn for the worse.
"Zero-ACK!"
His hand shot out and grabbed a hold of my forearm. His grip was tight but I held his hand and was on the verge of panicking.
"What? What's wrong? Where does it hurt? Toga!" I may have been following him, accusing him of working with Kuran, but that doesn't mean I want my teacher, my mentor to die! I'm not sure how I'll handle that.
"Man down." He said before he passed out.
"Toga! Toga wake up!" I shouted, having the urge to shake him. I kept it restrained, not wanting to make things worse.
The sirens got closer and soon they were on site. I waved my arm, trying to get them to go faster, and they seemed to get the message. A car pulled in front of the others and jerked to a stop a few feet away from us. I recognized Keien's car and relief was all I could feel for a second before panic came back in.
"Hurry! He's hurt bad!" I yelled and the next instent Cross was next to me, pulling me away from Toga as paramedics took my place. In my panic, I noticed that there were a lot of Hunters here. I looked at Kaien and asked. "Why are there so many people? Who's guarding the building?"
Everyone seemed to stop at what I said as Toga was loaded on a gurney and it felt like a tornado hit them… again. Their hair was a mess and clothing was in array as they flew back into their cars and sped away. Some yelled curses, others seemed to laugh with tears going down their faces.
Just like that, everyone was gone.
Kaien was still holding me, he too, seemed to be taken aback for a moment before he started helping me to his car. I was still a little unsettled and my head was killing me. He helped me to sit down before he grabbed his radio and said, with amusement lining his voice. "We still have a crime scene to process. If a few of you could come back that would be great. I'm taking Zero to the hospital."
I'm not sure what happened after that because next thing I knew, I was out.
Kaien's POV:
When Zero said that, I felt like smacking myself. We left the place unguarded, which was a rookie mistake. But the way everyone flew out of here, made me want to laugh. I Zero seemed to be just as taken aback like I was. I silently shook my head and led him to my car. Having to help him as he seemed to be unsteady on his feet. He seemed unharmed, but clearly he wasn't.
I had him sit in the passenger seat while I grabbed my radio. The panic I was feeling when Toga called me was long gone by now. I was trying not to smile as I talked into the open line. "We still have a crime scene to process. If a few of you could come back that would be great. I'm taking Zero to the hospital."
I got a few 'ok's' and 'Oh yeah' and I just sighed as I turned it off. I looked at Zero and saw that he was long gone. His breathing was steady though so I didn't start to panic. I closed the passenger door after buckling him in and got in the driver's seat. The drive was slow without the siren but I had made good time. The doctors took Zero away from me, some Hunter's came and questioned me since Toga had called me, then I was released to do whatever I wanted.
My job was done here.
I got back in the car, and sat there. My earlier thoughts invaded my mind and I sighed. Juri and Haraku were my friends and I betrayed them. But I wasn't about ready to give up on them. I started the car and left the parking lot, heading straight to my home to get some things I needed.
Sorry Zero. Sorry Toga. Sorry Ichiru.
But I have to do this.
Ichiru's POV:
I sat in front of the TV in Zero and I's shared apartment. I had gotten a call telling me that Toga and Zero had been attacked by an unknown perp. I kept going over things, thinking how it all went wrong. First I was Yuki's best friend along with Yori, then I was undercover trying to prove their innocence. Once proved, I was protecting them. Then Zero and Kaien were sent in. Yuki got in the car accident and we moved to the countryside and somewhere along the line, Yuki met Kaname Kuran. I don't know what they told them, but I never stopped being their friend. Faking being kidnaped must have been Kuran's doing. But everything else?
I was lost.
I had tried calling Yori, but when she answered, she all but screamed at me. Saying that she didn't want to be friends with either me, Zero, Kaien, or the entire Eldon family.
Including Yuki.
I honestly can't blame her… After everything that I've been through for the short time I moved away, I don't think I want to be involved in this either. But I have to. I'm a Hunter. Granted, not a very good one, but one nonetheless. But the sad thing is, I can't do anything to help. I mean, everyone Lord Kaname had to help him is either arrested, missing, or… well dead. I don't know his inner circle and I have no way of getting to that circle, even if I knew who was in it. I took a deep breath and looked outside. It was dark out, no moon or stars, just city lights. I turned away and looked at my hands in my lap.
What can I do to help?
I knew the answer, but can I really go through with it alone? I thought hard, trying to find a way of doing this that wouldn't get me caught.
When it came to me.
Author's Note: I hope this was ok, and I will try to get the next chapter out as soon as I can!
