Dark Hopes

Chapter VI

+~Hello by Evanesence +~

+++ The Lady in Black+++ she laid in bed she was plagued by the images of her own initiation but mainly Hitomi's dead body she remembered seeing the impaled body of Hitomi. Hitomi had been impaled by wooden stakes leading Black to believe that Folken or one of his men had turned Hitomi then slain her Black shuddered she remembers the expression of Hitomi's face her once clear expressive eyes Were dull and misty Black remembered the pools of dark blood around her.

++Flash Back++ Black stood over her impaled body " Hitomi?" Black was such an idiot like if she said that Hitomi would awaken and somehow the blood would slip back into Hitomi Through her pores and she would awaken. Black knelt down she looked around in the mess and found a knife she wiped it off as much as she could she cut a slit into her arm she wobbled standing up she dipped Her finger into the cut forming words on the concrete wall "HERE LIES HITOMI LEATITIA MEDURA-WEST" there it was Blacked sighed her cut didn't look that deep although she felt something sting but the pain was so much deeper then this cut she had just made on herself.

++reality++ " I hate everything" she whispered to the darkness she looked at her clock it was still only 5:09 a.m. she wasn't tired she had slept a grand total of 3 hours she wanted to cry and cut herself over an over again until she was out of blood ' would anyone notice if I just disappeared?' she thought she wanted to be back w/ Corvin the only person whom she had ever loved her feelings towards everyone else paled in comparison. He hadn't loved her back the way he could have but there was something between them that was fragile and almost depressing maybe it wasn't love but it was real it was life. She probably wouldn't see him for about a year he went off to Italy or someplace exotic . It didn't matter he fell in love easily and wasn't a committed type of person she loved him but these things didn't matter to him she wanted to cry but it was so senseless she couldn't even manage a single tear .

++ Dornkirk++

"Folken I don't care what you do with the body just get rid of her!"

"Can't I at least let her die where Hitomi did out of respect?"

"Dammit! Just kill her I don't care what you do!"

"Am I missing out on something?"

They stood a bold Dilandau " I didn't know Folken, you decided to throw a pajama party too!!!!"

"how the hell did u get in here?"

" that's not important now who are we trying to kill?"

Folken looked at Dornkirk searching for answers

" well everything's out, Dilandau a test of loyalty."

"yes?"

"Kill The Lady In Black"

"how ?"

"however you want just get it done."

Dilandau nodded

"yes."

He left quickly now confusion consumed him

"what the hell just happened?"

Folken yelled

Dornkirk chuckled

"you have no faith in me do you? After he kills Black kill the boy that way we will be rid of them both!"

Dornkirk had an inappropriate amount of glee in his expression

"wonderful plan sir"

even Folken was disturbed.

++Van ++ it wasn't even 5:30 in the morning 'screw it that girl never sleeps anyway" Van Called Black .

She picked up the phone "Corvin?" she whispered hopelessly into the phone

'Who the hell is Corvin?'

" uh no it's Van "

" Oh sorry."

"you wanted me to know something.?"

"you were right."

"really how?"

"Folken killed Hitomi ."

her voice wasn't dramatic or shocked it was actually somewhat monotonous which wasn't usual

"How did you find this out?"

he said trying to keep his voice from choking

"Folken told me."

"why are you working for Folken?"

"lack of options." She was always somewhat sarcastic

" Minerva."

"yes?"

"Who is Corvin?"

"you wouldn't know him."

"but-"

"look it was a long time ago it's not important."

" I remind you of him don't I?"

he was being TOO personal

"that doesn't matter."

She picked at the scab on her knee

"Did you love him?"

" I STILL love him." She said with such resolve

"and him?"

"can we change the subject?" " I want to know."

"does it matter?"

"I guess not I mean look at Hitomi and I were."

"yea ."

"what do u want me to do about Folken?" he asked

"I can take care of that ."

"are you sure?"

"yes perhaps as soon as tonight oh and Van don't let your little cat vampyre slaying friend go out to 22nd night ok?"

"you gonna keep the body there!?"

Van asked w/ disbelief

"no only as a last resort."

++ Dilandau ++

he carefully looked around shoving a small pack of matches in his pocket he would have to be careful although the thought was becoming too much

"kill Black"

Dilandau wondered what would happen if he killed her - no burning her Or if he should just stick to the plan and kill Folken he guessed it didn't matter Black WAS as good as dead.

++ 6:22 a.m. ++

Black went out for a morning run she didn't go too fast but she covered a lot of ground whenever she was stressed she would just run she ran several days a week it sometimes calmed her but she would need more then a long run for what she was planning on doing tonight.

++Van++

he knew what Black had told him to keep Merle out of it but not him maybe he'd kill Folken In honor of Hitomi .

++++++++++++++ Ok This was gonna be my last chappy but I've got SO many lose ends to tie up so u still have time to review me cuz I've got about one more chapter to go so aren't u curious? Oh and I want to thank Dark Angel66 AGAIN fro being so damn nice lol. Well the lady in Black is off again disappearing into the shadows -- uh never mind .

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