DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN VAMPIRE KNIGHT!
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We waited outside an office door while the man who had "greeted" us earlier was inside explaining to his boss about the guests. I noticed the inside of the warehouse oddly smelt like blood and fireworks. "So earlier was part of your lessons is to use your vampire eyes to get what you want?" He asked. "No, that was actually a warning and me slowly losing patience. It's normal for some heads of pureblood families to have a bodyguard since there is so little out there, and the fact he was questioning me why I would have a vampire hunter as mine was annoying. Could have just figured I wanted the best and who better than a vampire hunter." I grumbled. "You seem to be taking that role pretty seriously." He told me. "Well since I have to play it for a few years, I might as well be responsible until my sister takes back the position." I reminded him. "True." He mumbled.
The office door opened and the man bowed his head. "Lady Iris, you and your bodyguard are welcomed inside." He told me and stood aside. Zero and I stepped inside the office and my eyes landed on a seemingly elderly male vampire that was sitting at a mahogany desk. I noticed the room also smelt oddly like fireworks. He rose from his seat the moment I stepped inside and approached me. "My lady, your presence delights me." He praises as he bowed before me.
Kiss ass.
"I'm afraid I'm not here for a friendly visit, sir. I was made aware by the Association of Hunters that there has been some activity going on in a warehouse that is on my territory and they suspect it to be illegal. I would have been held responsible for it, however I informed them I had no idea of such things and personally will investigate the matter. Though when I came here one of your men informed me you were authorized by someone to carry out these activities which is quite odd because I have not done so." I informed him. He visibly cringed and got down on his knees in repentance. "I had no idea, My lady, this was your territory! Lady Sara said it would be okay and asked me to work here!" He explained.
Why am I not surprised. Of course that bitch would do something like that!
"Shirabuki-san has no right to give you authorization. You are to shut down immediately and if she demands why, tell her Kuran Iris will gladly explain everything to her...in person." I instructed. "Iris, I smell explosives." Zero warned quietly. So that's what I was smelling. "I cannot do that, My Lady. I was instructed if anyone would try to stop me I would have to stop them by any means necessary." He informed me as he pulled out a small remote from his coat.
Zero wrapped an arm around my waist and dragged me out of the room. "Wait, Zero, if that room also smelled like explosives then that would mean-" "Shit! Run to the window!" Zero instructed. I nodded and we both bolted for the windows. Zero pulled out Bloody Rose and shot a window so we would have a clear escape. I yelped when Zero wrapped his arms around me and leaped us out the window just as the explosives started going off. We landed in a dumpster and the lid closed on top of us.
I kicked open the dumpster lid as Zero released me. We both scrambled out of the dumpster and landed on our bums. I leaned against Zero and he wrapped an arm around me again. We were both breathing heavily, no doubt from our hearts racing frantically from the almost near death experience.
"Are...Are you alright?" We both huffed in unison which seemed to trigger a small chuckle from and a giggle from me. "I'm fine, what about you?" Zero asked. "Well besides the fact I now smell like stinky garbage, I'm fine." I answered. He chuckled a little and ruffled my hair gently. "I have no doubt you will be fixing that when you get back home." He assured me.
I heard the sirens coming from a distance and I sighed heavily. As much as I wanted to just be held like this again by Zero, I knew we had responsibilities and the fact he is technically in a relationship with another woman even though that woman never respected the fact he was, however I'm nothing like her. "We should probably get going before anyone sees us." I grumbled. Zero sighed heavily and nodded.
He release his hold on me and I got back onto my feet. I tried to offer a hand but he managed to get up without help. "I'll take you back to your home." He offered. I got a good whiff of him and I about nearly gagged. "Maybe you should use one of the showers at my home as well because no offense, Zero, but I don't think your girlfriend would even want to go near you with a yard stick." I warned. He sniffed his collar and grimaced. "Are you sure?" He asked. "And have you explain to Suki you jumped into a dumpster with another woman to get away from some explosives? Just don't tell her you went to my place for a shower." I told him.
He grimaced and nodded. "Good point." He admitted.
"Tomorrow the President is going to get an earful about sending is to a building that was apparently rigged with explosives." I grumbled. "I just want to know what was so important in there that they were willing to die for it." Zero admitted. "I'll send him a text and tell him to investigate the remains tonight." I assured him. He nodded and I glanced over at the warehouse. Well the explosives explain why there was a smell that oddly smelt like fireworks, but that didn't explain the smell of blood.
I had a sinking feeling in my stomach and a small voice in the back of my head telling me I wasn't going to like the answer.
