Chapter 7

Hey I decided to break this episode into two chapters because of all the detail and stuff that's going in. It will make sense after you read since we are getting into some major stuff here...enjoy!

That night Kamane was waiting for a guest. A guest he had been waiting for ten years. The door creaked open behind him and he heard Seneri's voice clear as day. "Calling you my nephew kinda gives me the creeps. The last time we met was a little over ten years ago, right? You hurt me Kaname."

He glanced at Seneri who moved closer into the room, Takuma trailing behind him. "That day you shattered my body until I lost my shape. It took ten years to regain my form. Well, I guess I should thank my pureblood power, which allowed me to survive. Oh, by the way, I should thank my flower for getting rid of my fiance Shizuka, it was a load off my mind. If I waited around for her to be obedient like his mother, I am fairly certain I would've waiting entirety."

He ran his fingers across his hairline and smirked. "And now I can focus on making my flower good and obedient, since the true heir of the family has returned."

Takuma gasped at his repulsive comments towards Suzukia and Rose. Kaname also seemed unpleased. "I'm glad to see, that you haven't changed, uncle. You are still someone that I want to kill. And I would never feel the slightest bit of remorse for it."

The ground beneath them broke and cracked as he sent sharp jagged rocks towards Seneri. They were about to impale him when Takuma raced forward and blocked Kaname's path."No! Kaname stop!"

The spikes stopped immediately, avoiding Takuma. "I'm sorry, but I won't let you hurt Seneri. I can not stand by and allow him to be sacrificed between the three of you!"

Kaname looked at his friend with a blank expression. "So then, should I take that to mean you're allegiance lies with the Senate?"

Takuma gulped in response. "Well, you could interpret it that way."

Seneri walked in front of Takuma and pushed him away. "Kaname can't kill me, even if he wanted. Now, for the time being I'm going to use his room. I am counting on you dorm presedent Kuran."

Then without another word he left the room, passing Rima before leaving.

Rose tied the red ribbon around her chest as neatly as possible. Today was even worst than the last day in terms of her emotional state. Everything just felt off, like something was looming on the academy and decided to stick to her like glue. Her headache had not dissipated and instead remained as a constant reminder of her uneasiness. It also didn't' help that Hanabusa was finding out things that he shouldn't be.

She rounded the corner of the hallways and found Zero approaching her. She tried to give her best attempt at a non miscible expression. "Goodmorning Zero."

He eyes her with a questioning glance something seemed off about her. He carefully reached out his hand and placed it on her forehead, causing Rose to blush. "Whaa...What are you doing?"

He moved closer and questioned. "You're not warm, are you ok Rose? You seem off."

She cast her eyes down and shrugged. "Yeah, I must be catching something I guess. Everything just feels wierd today."

Zero nodded his head in understanding and answered. "Maybe you should skip class today. I can pick up the assignments for you."

She smiled at his efforts and blushed a bit more. "No it's okay, they need there president to be there. But, thanks Zero. That's really sweet of you."

He smiled back when they heard someone clearing their throat behind them. "If you're done with your lovey dovey moment, then can we go already? I am losing pressure beauty sleep for you."

They turned to find Hanabusa angry tapping his foot. Both embarrassed by the scene he saw, Rose moved past him and answered. "Yeah yeah, we're going."

They met up with Yuki who looked equally as worse as she felt. Rose felt a pang of guilt creep up in her. She wished she could make Yuki's pain go away but it wasn't time yet.

The group walked out the doors of the dorms and caught up with the other night class members who looked equally less thrilled to be there.

Walking down the small pathway Rose started to feel the metallic taste in her mouth grow more and more as they approached the building. She stopped when she felt a terrifying presence near her and looked in the direction of the smell. She spotted Ichiryuu leaning against the tree line with a very familiar stranger.

She mentally and physically gasped as she recognized the stranger in front of her. Flashbacks of that cold day in the woods whipped by her as the metal taste made her want to suffocate. Those same eyes that plagued her nightmares for years and years were now starting before her. She heard his voice in the back in her head taunting and tormenting her. The screams of all of his victims resonated in her mind as she lost feeling in her hands.

Her textbooks dropped with a clang on the ground which caused Hanabusa and Zero to notice her state. Her eyes seemed hollow like no one was home while her skin turned a sickly white pale color.

Zero ran up to ask her what was wrong but she was only transfixed on Ichiryu and Senri in the woods. For the first time, everyone could see the pure and absolute fear in her eyes.

Seneri turned his head and locked eyes with Rose before giving a sickly twisted grin. She slowly took a step back and began to shake from the terror. He was here. Rido Kuran was here.

She tried to take another step back but found herself hitting someone's strong back. A ringing in her ears approached and the headache grew to a booming shout. He blinked and whispered something that the everyone around was unable to hear but to Rose it was clear as day.

Rido's hot breath grazed her throat as his raspy deep voice spoke in her ear. "My Flower."

After that sentence Rose found her strength and tore away from everyone around her. She ran as far away as her leg would listen, away from him.

She heard shouts of people around her one of them she recognized as Hanabusa, tearing through the woods to find her. It was his responsibility to watch her.

Rose quickly turned to lose Hanabusa and didn't even notice that the way she was running was probably not possible for a human.

Once she realized that he wasn't going to find her she slipped into an old barn and slid down the side to the ground.

She began to hyperventilate and started to become dizzy from the air around her. Her headache pounded in the back of her head the nausea of the situation reached her surroundings. She heavily shook and buried her head in her knees, wishing the feeling would go away.

The sky darkened around the academy and large lightning strike flew to the ground in a booming shout. Hot tears cascaded down her face as she realized that the weather was probably her doing.

She lost control of the surroundings around her and her new powers angrily grew around her. She vaguely heard tree's snapping and a massive earthquake around her. She couldn't control herself and it scared her.

She muffled her cries in herself and willed for the pain to disappear.

A heavy storm boomed outside causing the day class students to shriek. Everything happened so suddenly, one minute it was sunny and now the widows were being pelted with heavy rain.

After hours of searching Zero and Yuki returned to class without Rose. Maybe she went back to her dorm because she was feeling sick this morning? Maybe she recieved a letter fromt he headmaster and had to go do an erran. Maybe the association called her for a case? These were all logical explnations to her disappearence and yet Zero felt an uneasiness inside.

That look that her had in her eyes was just like the one Zero saw when he woke her from that nightmare a few days ago. He was worried about her.

The door to the classroom opened to reveal Zero's brother, drying himself off from the sudden storm. "So, you still finding ways to be involved with the senate?"

Ichiryuu glanced at him and answered. "That's really none of your business, is it?"

Zero narrowed his eyes in warning. "Listen, If something happens to Yuki or Rose then you'll see a different side of me."

Ichiryuu laughed at his brothers threat. "So scary. You know, you're taste in woman has gotten a lot worse, Zero."

Ruka was sitting on her bed when she heard the door open behind her. She looked at saw Seneri walk in without being invited. "Seneri? What's wrong? Where have you been this whole time?"

Seneri smirked and leaned against the door frame. "Aren't you bored? Cooped up in here, all by yourself?"

She turned her head in question and then realized that this person wasn't Seneri. "Wha? Seneri, what have you?"

Seneri creeped slower, shoving one of his hands in his pocket while bringing the another towards her face. "I have so many time on my hands right now. What you say? Let's have a little fun together."

Ruka shoved his hand away and glared. She didn't think his prank was very funny. "Stop joking!"

Seneri seemed surprised for a moment that she rejected him, then he forcefully grabbed her hand and brought her closer to him. "Oh I wasn't making a joke. I'm serious."

He gave a low chuckle and Ruka's eyes widened in terror. What had gotten into him? She struggled and tried to break away from her captive. "Let me go Seneri!"

He did as he was told her released her wrist, before slamming her into a nearby wall. She sunk down in pain before walking over to her. "Oh, sorry. You see, I don't have total control over my power yet."

Ruka gasped in fear as he snaked closer and closer to her. "Did that hurt? If so, I'll try my best to be gentle next time."

Suddenly a hand grabbed Senri and shoved him into the wall next to him. Ruka looked up to find her savior. "Akatsuki!"

He glared at Senri and hissed. "Seneri, you bastard! What were you doing?"

Senri closed her eyes in response and smirked. "It's pretty obvious."

Akatsuki gritted his teeth and was about to punch Senri when they heard a voice behind them. "Enough."

They turned to the voice and found a very familiar blonde hunter standing in the doorway. How did she even get there?

Senri smiled at the new arival "Well isn't this a surprise? I never thought you would come to me, I underestimated you."

The Night Class stared at them in confusion. Did Rose and Senri know each other?

Rose wore an expressionless face as she spoke. "You will not harm anyone here."

Senri laughed at her command and mocked. "Oh? You have become so disobedient, I'm going to have to punish you later."

A chill ran through the academy at Senri's words. Rose narrowed her eyes as he spoke. "Or is it that you want me all to yourself? You have waited quite a long time, haven't you? What was it? Three years?"

Rose stepped closer into the room and glanced at the other students then back at Senri. He caught into this. "Oh I see, you want it to be our little secret. That must be why you're not at your full potential I made you to be, my flower."

Her eye twitched at this name for her as she reached into her back for an arrow. He seemed to be amused by this. "Why aren't you speaking to me Rose? So impolite. Speak to me."

Her mind suddenly felt the urge to speak to him as the blood bond made her obey him. "I don't think you want me to do that."

His lips curved up at the sound of her voice. "There we go. I've really done a number on you haven't I? You used to be so meek and polite. I'm going to have to teach you some manners my Rose."

She narrowed her eyes and gave a low growl in her stomach. She didn't care if she would destroy everything, she wanted him dead. "Let me show you some manners!"

Rose ran forward extending her bow and aiming her arrow straight for his heart. She was about to release it when she heard a shout in front of her say. "STOP!"

She paused and saw Takuma standing in front of Serni, with his arm on hers. "Please! I can't let you do this!"

Rose glared at him and hissed. "Excuse me?"

Takuma shakily spoke. "I can't, Senri is still…."

Was he serious? She had been waiting for three years to kill this monster and know he was stopping her. She didn't care if it meant destroying Senri, she wouldn't let him survive.

Rose started at Takuma with hatred and a loud lighting strike flew by the window. "I don't care."

Scared by her demeanor, he still held his ground, thinking of anything to save his friend. "Don't blow this now. Think about it."

She looked around and found a curious faces of Ruka and Akatsuki watching her. Rido had already spilled private information about her and she hoped that they weren't smart enough to put two and two together.

Even though she hated it, he was right. She ripped her arm away from his hold and hissed. "Fine."

Before leaving the room Takuma called out to her. "And Rose? There is a car here for you."

She stopped in the doorway and sighed. This day was getting worse and worse.

Hanabusa was walking back to the dorms when he realized Rose walking towards a black limo in the distance. What the hell is she doing now?

He moved closer to her before hiding behind a large tree. He watched a man step out of the car and open the door for her to enter. She seemed less than thrilled to see him.

Rose stepped into the vehicle before her and frowned as she was faced with another one of her least favorite people in the world.

He looked at her over his newspaper, before tightening his tie in front of him. Reaching out his hand he smiled. "It's so nice to finally see you again, Rosa-."

Rose glared at him before cutting him off. "It's Rose, Matthew."

Matthew pulled his hand back "Right. Well…"

She crossed her arms over herself and got right to the point. "Why are you here?"

He cast his eyes down and folded the newspaper in front of him. "I wouldn't be here if you answered the letter."

Rose remembered the crumpled note at the bottom of her trash can. He sighed and looked at her. "Did you even read it?"

She didn't answer and he pulled a file out from under the seat before opening. "You know, when my Lord said that you could do anything I don't think he meant this."

He showed her a picture and her mouth dropped open. The picture showed her fighting Katiou in the area at the association. She was pissed that they were watching her. "So, you are into spying now?"

Matthew dropped the picture and placed it back in the pile. "A hunter Rose? Your uncle wouldn't approve."

Rose stared at him and hissed "He's not my uncle."

He sighed and nodded his head. "Yes well, you know what he would say if he saw these pictures?"

She noticed that there were dozens of the same photos in the folder. "Are you going to tell him?"

Matthew shook his head in frustration. "No,because I would like you to keep all your fingers. And that's not the major problem here…"

He pulled out another file and handed it to her. She glanced and him and opened the folder. These pictures showed multiple photos of Zero Kiryu. Some displayed the two of them together. "Why did my Lord give you this time if you are just going to fool around?"

She picked up one of the photo's that showed Zero grabbing her hand at the association. "You know, we can't have this."

Rose dropped the photo and stared at him. "What are you telling me?"

Matthew sighed and picked up a phone next to him. "That you need to get rid of the problem...or we will."

Her eyes widened in realization. "You wouldn't…"

He pushed a few buttons on the phone and showed it to her. "I'm sure not to many people would miss a soon to be Level E with no family."

She wished he wasn't serious but she new he was because he had done it before, with her old boyfriend Will.

This is what she feared since the beginning and she knew one thing, she wouldn't put Zero in the way of her problems. She loved him and she knew she would do anything to keep him safe.

Rose angrily threw the picture. "What do you want?"

Matthew carefully picked up the photo and placed it back into the file. "My Lord believes that all of this has lasted long enough. You will return and take full responsibility of your role in three days."

She leaned forward in shock. "Three days?! But, I have another year! He said he would give me two years!"

He leaned closer as well and answered with annoyance. "The matters have changed. You need to be reminded of your place. Three days. You're lucky that he is giving up that much, I would've dragged you back right now."

Rose leaned back and ran her fingers through her hair. Everything was falling apart around her. She knew she couldn't fight him even if she tried.

Her silence made him smile at the fact that she was finally complying "Arrange you're matters and take care of that problem or we will. That is all, you may leave now."

Without a word she stepped out of the car and slammed the door behind her. The car pulled away from the scene and Hanabusa watched as Rose stood frozen in the woods.

Then he saw her bring her hand up to her face and wipe something on her face. Wait. Was she crying?

Rose felt the warm salty tears cascade down the face and she didn't bother trying to hide it. She was done. Everything had fallen apart and she was stupid to believe that things could be different than the hell she lived.

And now Zero was in danger because of her. She really was poison, hurting everyone around her.

She knew Hanabusa was watching her but she didn't care anymore, she let her tears express the pain that she felt in her heart.

Lots of stuff happeningggg…..Next Chapter is when big things are gonna be revealed! :D