was when the Association attempted to have him killed about a week later.
When he opened the envelope from the Association, all that was written was: A nest of level Es. Eradicate them all. No location on the note. He was able to find it, however. He wasn't a hunter for nothing.
When he arrived, he was immediately attacked. After he shot the first one, everything became a blur. He shot and killed the mindless beasts until he was covered in ash, blood and sweat. When he shot the last E, he then was attacked by a HUNTER. He recognized her immediately. It was
Yumiko Rika with her twin swords at the ready.
He grew up with her. They were friends and things turned sour after he was bitten. She despised him now. The Association President couldn't have chose anyone better.
"This is the end E," the brunette snarled, her green eyes filled with disgust. "President's orders."
"I figured. So," Zero shot at her. "How's your mother?"
She deflected the bullet and swung her swords at Zero. He dogged them effortlessly.
"Dead. How's Cross?" She swung again, nicking Zero on the arms.
"How she die? And still crazy! Shit!" He ducked. "Hey! Don't aim for the face!"
"E killed her 2 years ago." She swung again and he dogged. He shot at her and the bullet hit her in the shoulder. "Shit! Just for that I'm aiming at the face!"
He probably should have founded it weird that he was bantering with someone who was trying to kill him. He really didn't care. He knew this girl since they were toddlers. Plus, he knew her weakness. She always left her sides open.
He used his vampire speed to kick her in her side. She stumbled but held her ground. Rika was grimacing.
They traded blow after blow until he felt a blinding pain in his stomach. He looked down and saw one of her swords in his stomach. He dropped his gun and collapsed.
"Say goodbye, E. You won't be missed," she raised her sword down. Zero closed his eyes and waited for her to finish him.
It never came. He heard a single gunshot. He opened his eyes and saw her collapse with a silent thump. He looked up and saw his old master, Yagari Toga, holding his smoking gun.
"Geez, your always getting into trouble." Toga walks over to him.
"Not my fault," Zero says, struggling. "The Association President sent someone to kill me."
"Zero!" Toga gasped as his student coughed up blood.
All Zero saw before he passed out was the lone eye full of fear from his master.
The end. Just kidding. I'm not gonna end it here. You're less than halfway through this chapter!
When Kaien Cross heard his door slam open, he assumed Zero was pissed off about something. But when he went to go check up on him, he didn't expect to see his son being carried in with a sword sticking out of his stomach.
"What happened?!" He says, rushing over.
"That bastard President sent a Hunter to kill him," Toga replies. He lied Zero down on the couch.
Kaien rushed to get the first aide kit. When he came back, Toga was attempting to pull the sword out.
"Don't!" A voice. "He will die of blood loss before you can heal the wound. "
They turned around and saw a man walk in. His eyes were on the prone figure in the bed.
"He's going to need a lot of fresh blood as well because his new blood tablets won't replace the amount of blood he's lost."
"Who are you?" Kaien asked suspiciously.
"Dr. Stephen Strange. I'm a trained medical doctor," Strange rolls up the cuffs of his dress shirt. "I can help Zero."
Toga and Kaien looked at each other briefly and moved aside and watched Strange closely.
"I need a towel-" Kaien hands him one. "Thank you. Now I need one of you to hold his shoulders down while I pull the sword out."
Toga gently places his hands on Zero's shoulders as Strange swiftly pushes out the sword. The boy grunts in pain. Strange then balls up the towel and puts pressure on the wound with one hand. The other is glowing orange and sweeping the air above Zero's wound.
"It's a miracle that none of his organs were not pierced. Hand me the alcohol and the needle and thread." Once he is handed the requested items he gets to work.
He pores alcohol on the needle and wound. He threads the needle and starts stitching it. Once he's done he asks for the bandages.
"Sit him up and be careful, we don't want those stitches breaking," Kaien sits Zero up slowly. Strange wraps the wound and Zero was layed down.
"He will needs fresh blood as soon as he wakes up. That anti-vampire sword didn't go completely through but his vampire healing is compromised. He should wake up within a few hours. When he does make sure he doesn't move a lot," Strange says as he washes the blood off his hands. "When he does wakeup, call me."
"Those two purebloods should be here in exactly thirty seconds."
Strange hands Kaien his card and disappears before he or Toga could interrogate him.
True as Strange had said, Yuki and Kaname came bursting through the door.
"I smelled Zero's blood! Is he okay?!" Yuki says frantically. "Is he dead?! Who killed him?! I'll tear their heads off!"
"Yuki-chan, calm down. Zero got badly injured while on a mission. He is resting now. He should be up in an hour or two," Kaien explains. He leads the two vampires into the bedroom.
Zero was cleaned of all the ash and blood and layed underneath a blanket. He was ghostly pale.
"Oh, Zero." Yuki says sadly when she lays her eyes on her younger brother.
"How?" Kaname asks suspiciously. His eyes said 'Don't lie'
"The Association, the president specifically, tried to have Zero killed. It almost worked until we tended to his wound. He just needs blood, rest, and time to heal."
"How could they?!" Yuki says angrily. "He's a hunter! Why would they turn their back on him and tried to kill one of their own?!"
"He's an ex-human, Yuki. Despite him being tamed, they still hate what he has become. This proves the lengths in which they would go to get rid of the 'disgrace of a Hunter' as they call him."
"But," Yuki says quietly, then her eyes turn red in rage. "He can't be a Hunter any longer. He's going to die before he even gets a chance to live if the Association president gets his way. I can't have that!"
"Let it rest, Yuki. We can talk about what we shall do when Zero awakes," Kaname says. "It will be his decision when he wakes."
That's what they did. Sit and waited.
A/N: In all honesty, this chapter if iffy as heck. Then again this isn't beta read and I'm not a very good writer (yet). Oh, just so you know, there will be a bigger baddie than the Association President. See you next chapter!
Preview For next Chapter:
"I know the only way the Association president will let me leave is in an urn."
"What will you do?" Yuki asked.
Zero looked at both Cross and Toga then to Kaname and Strange.
"Grant the bastard his wish and he can keep my gun as a momento."
