Zero sat in his cage in silence, contemplating all the information he had received. He heard a voices in the back of his head call out to him and all of them sounded like her. Rose.
He shook his head furiously and tried to get rid of the taunting voices. She had lied and betrayed him. All of the time that he thought they were on the same side, it turned out that she was with the enemy, helping Yuki turn into a monster.
He had no idea what to think anymore. She had said that everything up until this point was a game for her own amusement but in the back of his head, he wasn't sure if he believed it
Hatred and sorrow were the only things left in his body. Hatred for her because she let everything happen. He blindly followed her into the pits of hell where she stood laughing at the struggle he gave. Everything that she had said and done were lies. They were only for helping Kaname pull out his sick and twisted plan. In his mind, Zero owed her nothing.
He stopped thinking when the door to his chamber pushed open and a familiar figure hobbled in. Zero gasped and the reveal of his younger brother. "The time has come Zero."
Then Ichiryu bend down and picked up the bloody rose before pointing it at Zero.
The brothers looked at each other for a few moments before a shot rang throughout that basement prison.
After convincing Hanabusa that she was alright, Rose was escorted into another room where she could be apart from Yuki. Hanabusa still watched her suspiciously as she placed a hand to her temple.
The truth was that those screaming shouts haven't stopped and she never they wouldn't. She was seeing into his world, her masters world.
Hanabusa noticed her squint her eyes, as if in pain and carefully asked "Are you sure you are alright? I could go and fetch some blood tablets for you if you'd like."
Rose grunted and pushed her hand away. "No it's alright. I already told you I was fine."
Truly she was thirsty, but not for any mesly blood tablets. No. She knew what she craved but shoved the lust down with her headache. He would not control her.
Hanabusa looked around and gestured to the bed. "Maybe it would help if you rested a bit?"
Rose angrily sighed and sharply turned to Hanausa. She was not in the mood for this. "I said I was fine Hanabusa! I don't need…"
Suddenly a familiar scent filled both of their noseies and her eyes grew wide in fear. She knew that smell anywhere. That was Zero's blood, and quite a lot of it seeing how strong the aroma was.
Before her mind could make any sense of the situation, Rose found her feet moving on their own, towards him. She pushed him away to keep him safe, not to have him be killed.
Running down the staircase and towards the door she ignored Hanabusa's constant shouts to stop as she had one goal in mind.
Feeling the cool doorknob in her hand she threw open the door and moved forward, only to be blocked by someone guarding the doorway.
The sudden presence made her squeal and jump back at who was blocking the door. "And where do you think you are going?"
Rose slowly took a step back as Matthew entered the sitting room. "I sure hope it's not what I think it is, because I believe we have clearly discussed it already."
She looked around to Hanabusa who was watching the scene and knew that she couldn't make a scene where anyone could hear, so instead she lowered her hands and gave him a knowing look. "Of course not. I simply needed a breath of fresh air."
He smiled at this and gestured to the staircase above. "Excellent. Now we have some important matters to discuss. You there, some tea would be nice."
Hanausa looked around and realized that he was talking to him. He was about to reject his order when a look from Rose stopped him, almost like she was pleading for him to go along with it. He sighed and bowed slightly at the stranger before sauntering off. "Right away."
Once they had reached her room she angrily turned to Matthew. "Why are you here?! I have done what you wanted, all of it."
Matthew nodded his head and gestured her to sit. "Yes, and I'm sure the Lord will be grateful for that but before you assume your role there are a few things to take care of."
He pulled out the briefcase he had next to him and placed it on the table before opening it and picking out a stack of papers. "Firstly, I have brought over some extra clothes that will actually fit your title instead of those rags."
Matthew handed a bag over to her which contained four pairs of various outfits. None of them were her taste but it's not like he cared for what she wanted. Each one had its own set of jewelry and heeled shoes to accompany it. The taste of a pureblood.
She tossed the bag next to her as Matthew gave her his next order. "Secondly, As you have taken care of the first problem we discussed, I have taken the liberty to take care of the second."
He flipped through the pages until he found the one he was looking for, before handing it to Rose. She eyed the words on the page and turned her brow in confusion. "What is this?"
Matthew smiled at his own handywork and stated. "It's a hunters association report that explains the death of Rose Belcourt."
Rose stared at him in shock before gluing herself to the words on the page.
Hunters Association Report 112
We are disheartened to report the loss of one of our own members. Rose Belcourt traveled to the Westwood mansion on a solo mission to retrieve and safe four humans from the hands of a pureblood vampire and his colleagues. After fighting swiftly, Rose suffered the bite of the pureblood vampire and turned into a Level E. She was found by a another wandering hunter who eradicated the vampire for the safety of our people and humanity itself.
Signed, Association President
After she had finished reading Matthew reworded the letter in a few sentences. "Such a tragic feat for the great vampire hunter Rose Belcourt. It's almost ironic, isn't it?"
Rose growled under her breath and crumpled up the paper in her hands. "Why?"
Matthew simply picked up the paper and unraveled her damage. "Well we certainly can't have you re-joining the hunters association. You're lucky I was able to do this under the table without anyone knowing, including your uncle."
Rose shot up out of her seat and shotued. "HE'S NOT MY UNCLE."
Tear threatened to fall on her face but she tried to hold them back with everything she had. He would not see her cry.
Matthew closed his briefcase and began to stand from his spot. "Let me make this clear so someone like you can understand. We do not care what affairs you take part it but starting tomorrow you will start acting like the head of the Adelaide line or we will have to start all over again in molding you. Do you understand, Lady Adelaide?"
The last word of his monologue came out sarcastic as he brushed himself off and headed for the door. Not expecting her to answer Matthew took her silence as compliance and left her by herself.
Once she couldn't hear his footsteps anymore she picked up the report he had left purposefully and ripped it to shreds.
The she went over to her desk and pushed everything off onto the ground. Glass and objects breaking didn't stop her as she kicked the chair in front of her, before letting out an angry scream.
The glass around her started to cave in as she moved over to the nearby wall and punched it, leaving a gaping hole in the center. Next she moved to her mirror, smashing it into a million pieces before falling to the ground in despair.
Hell. Her life was one living hell after the next. The only rays of light that she was able to have were ripped away from her. Hunting, living freely, and Zero. She had nothing anymore.
She thought about crying until Hanabusa came bursting in his a tea pot in his right hand. He surveyed the wreckage and ran to her side. "Ro- Lady Adelaide! What happened?"
He looked into her eyes and noticed a hollow of emotion. She didn't look happy or pissed, she looked broken. Bringing her hand up to her face he noticed that it was bleeding where she had punched the wall and mirror. "Oh no you're bleeding! Kaname's going to kill me! Let me see!"
He reached for her hand only to have her pull it away. "You can stop pretending Hanabusa."
Hanabusa looked at her in confusion. "What are you talking about?"
Rose looked down at her wounds and slowly stood up. "I know how you feel about me. Please do not act polite because it is what Kaname wishes. I don't think I can take another lie."
Zero slouched against the wall, his shoulder exploding from the pain he was experiencing. His brother gazed and him and stated. "Don't allow yourself to be distracted Zero. You were always like that. Do you think you're words brought me comfort when we were kids? The only thing you're words did was showed me that I shouldn't have existed."
Zero grunted in pain as he couldn't believe what he was hearing. "Don't worry. Everything I knew about you changed when you smiled that could you smile about mother and father's death?!"
He found his strength and clutched Ichiryuu's shirt in anger to which he answered plainly. "I didn't want them to die. Our parents were the ones who hunted and killed Shizuka's lover. Her lover also happened to be a former human. He had yet to fall to a level E but still, his name was on the list. Our parents were not at fault. But on that same day they executed Shizuka's lover, they held us with those same hands. The hands they used to kill."
Zero noticed drops off blood and pulled his brothers jacket over to find a large wound. "Ichiryuu, why are you hurt so badly?"
His brother narrowed his eyes. "All I wanted to do was fulfill her wish. He was my only target. The one who messed with the execution list, Rido Kuran."
Zero gasped at that same name he had heard time and time again. "Even though I did the best I could, I knew in the end I couldn't do much."
Ichiryuu fell forward into Zero's shoulder, breathing heavily from the wound. "I'm so useless. I feel so sick,this place reeks of our blood. It must be tempting for you Zero. You have become a different being, yet I still feel comfortable next to you. Zero, I want you to devour what remains of my life. So we can be whole again."
Zero shook his head in fear and what his brother was suggesting. "No, I can't do that. It's wrong."
His younger brother smiled slightly and tried to reason with him. "You have to Zero. That's why I shot you like the Bloody Rose. If you devour me then you will regain what you should've had at birth."
He grasped onto his brother and began to plead. "Please, don't die! I can't lose anyone else!"
His brother smiled and gave him the motivation he so desperately needed."If you really feel that way then, live. Live Zero. Live for me!"
Zero gasped at his words and thought back to a few months ago when he asked Rose to kill him and she refused. She wanted to him to live. Yuki wanted him to live. His brother wanted him to live.
Ichiryuu gave his last breath and collapsed under the arms of his older brother. Zero began to try to wake him but deep down he knew it was hopeless. Doing the only thing he know how to do he retracted his fangs and did what he wanted. Zero devoured the rest of his brothers existence into himself.
After he was finished he slowly stood up, picked up the bloody rose gun and started to ascend the stairs to his mission.
Rido smiled as another girl turned to dust at his fingertips. So many of his followers had come to greet him and offer themselves but none of them truly satisfied them. The only two people he desired had not come yet.
Another girl leaped into his arms as he began to devour her tasteless blood. "This is who we are. We gather together and then take what we want. That is the way vampires should be."
He could smell his flower, how close she was to him. He could also sense her massive amounts of hate and desire, desire for him. That feeling itself brought a wave of ecstasy over him. "Yes, hate my love ,hate with all your heart. Soon,my flower. Soon you will be mine."