Disclaimer: I don't own Cirque Du Freak

Blood. Lots of it. Everything seemed to happen in slow motion. Steve ramming the sword down. Kuroi running. Rei smiling at her sister and closing her eyes.

"ONEE-SAMA!" Kuroi screamed.

Nothing. Kuroi dropped to the ground, her sister's blood pooling at her feet.

She looked up, a fire burning in her eyes.

"Urasanai, zettai urasanai (1)!" she yelled.

She used her sword to get up. Blood stained her newly washed red and white kimono.

'Beautiful, absolutely beautiful,' Steve thought, 'the look in her eyes is just…even words can't explain it.'

Kuroi's eyes were glazed over with pain. She held the sword in front of her.

'Kimi wa shun (2)! I'll make sure of if!" she screamed lunging forward.

'Just beautiful,' Steve thought.

Arwyn and Kirin backed her up by taking out the extra Vampaneze.

'I need to forget about my brother for now,' Arwyn thought cutting through another vampaneze.

'We're running out of chances to kill the Vampaneze Lord. We may not get another one for a long time. Go for it Kuroi, take him out for our clan,' Kirin thought throwing a shuriken at another vampaneze.

Darren joined in.

'I never thought it'd come to this, but after he tricked me all those years ago I have to put aside my feelings of friendship and take him out. Let's hope that we can do it,' he though taking out a vampaneze that went after Kirin.

Kuroi went forward, jumped inot the air, and brought her sword down towards Steve. He dodged and made an arc towards her side. She dodged and rammed her sword into his left shoulder blade. He held in a scream. She twisted it and pulled it out. That time, though, he cried out in pain.

"Die," Kuroi whispered.

She brought her sword downward, but Steve stopped it from cutting him in half.

The blade was in between his palms. His arms were shaking as he was trying to get her off. Small slits of blood trailed down his arms.

His hands gave way and there was blood, lots of blood.

TBC

urasanai zettai urasanai- Japanese for "unforgivable, absolutely unforgivable

kimi wa shun- Japanese for "You will die"