Two months had past since Hanabusa's encounter with Rose and she seemed to have acted like nothing had ever happened.
He watched her everyday redo the same routine over and over, sometimes getting a package in the mail which was the only time she smiled.
Kaname returned with Yuki but soon enough they were busy themselves with various tasks which left Rose alone most of the time.
This didn't seem to bother her though but Hanabusa wondered if that was actually true. He couldn't help but worry more and more about the pureblood after what she had shown him.
Today however was different as Rose waited for him in the hallway, leaning against the wall for support.
He approached her as she opened her eyes and looked at him. "Hanabusa."
Stopping in front of her he bowed slightly. "How may I assist you Lady Adelaide?"
Rose pushed herself off of the wall and handed him her latest journal from Cross and sighed. "I will tell my uncle and Kaname that are not a suitable guardian tomorrow since the break is almost up."
Hanabusa's eyes widened as he realized she was right. The break was almost over which means that there agreement was also over. He was almost able to leave, but that meant leaving her side.
Calling himself crazy he thought about Rose and if she could really survive on her own. He internally hit himself when he realized he was thinking about her way to much.
She turned and placed her hand on the book in his hands and smiled lightly before speaking. "Just a bit more, then you will be free."
Free? Was that really what she called it? He wasn't sure about the low pain in his stomach as she smiled at him. He watched her as she turned on her heels and left him with the journal to keep safe.
The next day he knocked on Rose's door to find no answer. He turned when he heard a maid call out to him. "Are you looking for Lady Adelaide? Because if so she is downstairs preparing for her trip."
Hanabusa turned his head in confusion as he rushed to the window. What was she talking about? He had never heard of Rose going on a trip.
Gazing out the window he saw Rose with a large suitcase walking across the courtyard. What was she thinking?!
He turned away and tore down the hallways, down the stairs to catch her as the car pulled up.
Without thinking he called out to her so that she would stop, not realize what he was saying. "Wait, Rose!"
Rose suddenly froze as Hanabusa realized what he said. He called her without her title for the first time since she awakened as a pureblood. Embarrassed but standing his ground he shouted. "Where are you going? You can't leave without telling me, I mean.."
Slowly Rose turned to look at him in awe and what he was saying. The fact that he called her without her title made her strangely happy inside. Curving her lips into a smirk she shrugged and pointed to the car. "Well then, come on."
Hanabusa stood frozen until he knew that wherever she was going she would need his help, and climbed into the car.
Once they were inside Hanabusa realized that he didn't even know where the heck he was going. "Umm Lady Adelaide, where are we going?"
Rose glanced and him before laughing. "You ran into a car without knowing where it was going? Good one Hanabusa."
He pouted and crossed his arms before Rose gave him an answer. "I'm going to visit an old friend. I've been avoiding it but I feel like I should finally suck it up and go."
That didn't really tell him anything but knowing that's all he was going to get out of her he settled in.
One car and a plane later Hanabusa found himself in the center of England. She hadn't said anything since she arrived as he leaned against a taxi cab.
Where the heck was she even going? The car stopped at a small park as Rose stepped out and looked around. "It looks the same."
Hanabusa closed the door behind her and looked at the same park in question. "So, why are we here? You haven't said anything since we were back in Japan."
Rose smiled under her breath before walking away from him. "I told you, I'm visiting an old friend."
He gave a frustrating groan before following her into a wooded path. The path turned into a forest as he followed Rose through the branches.
Watching her stop before taking a breath she stepped out and smiled. "Sorry it took so long."
Hanabusa followed her and realized that he was actually going to meet someone in Rose's life. She seemed so closed off but it looked like she was finally letting him meet her friends.
He smiled as he stepped out and bowed. "Hello it's nice to meet you, my name is-."
Hanabusa froze when he saw what was before him. His blood ran cold as he watched Rose crouch down beside a gray tombstone.
He moved closer and saw the inscription on the front.
In Our Loving Memory
William Lawndale
Rose pulled out a small red rose and placed it down besides a dozen other flowers before saying the words that she never spoke of. "You asked why I won't do something about my living arrangements, this is why."
Hanabusa looked down at her as she pressed her hand against the stone. "The papers said it was a bear attack, funny huh?"
Bear Attack? Those words ran through his head a thousand times until it clicked. It wasn't a bear attack, it was a vampire attack. "A vampire killed him?"
Rose closed her eyes in pain before removing her hand. "No, I killed him."
Hanabusa stood in shock as he tried to process the words but he didn't have long to wait as she continued. "I didn't believe them when Carson threatened his life. I was so young and naive. Three days after that my "uncle" gave me the obituary."
He watched her as she broken down at that tombstone. Wet tears streamed down her face as she clutched the ground, digging up some of the dirt. "If I had only just obeyed, he would still be alive."
Rose looked up at the stone as she felt Hanabusa's hand on her back in reassurance. She didn't turn to him but rather stayed where she was and cried herself until there were no tears left.
Once she was numb she stood up and wiped her eyes with her hand. "I don't deserve to live, all I do is destroy everything."
Hanabusa looked at her was sorrowful eyes and put a hand on her arm. "You can't say that Lady Adelaide, it's not true."
Rose bitterly laughed before throwing his arm off her. "You sound just like Kaname. Of course it's my damn fault! Will and Zero, they are the same. But I know one thing for certain, I will NOT let Zero have this fate, even if it kills me."
After catching a taxi Rose and Hanabusa traveled to what looked like an abandoned building as she stepped out.
Not bothering to ask questions anymore he just followed her as she walked into the building and started to descend down the stairs.
When they reached the bottom she pushed open the door to find a couple vampires waiting for them.
Rose nodded her head as Hanabusa an anti vampire circle in the center of the room for some reason.
She then turned to him and stated. "Stay here."
Then he watched her stand at the edge of the circle as one vampire brought a large vase before pouring the contents in the circle. What exactly was happening?
Rose took a deep breath before reaching out her hand and opening her eyes.
A hot energy burned her fingertips as Hanabusa watched her eyes turn into a solid crystal blue as the dust in the center began to swirl and scream.
The dust whipped around until until it took the form of a vampire. Hanabusa gasped at what he had just seen. Was Rose able to bring vampires back to life?
The vampire looked at himself up and down before Rose lifted her hand up and thorned vines wrapped around his neck, arms and legs, trapping him. "Where am I?"
She smirked slightly as she lifted her head up mocked. "Oh you don't remember me? How rude. Well I do suppose I have changed."
The man looked at her before it clicked as he whispered. "Isabelle?"
She internally flinched at her name and lifted her hand out. "Isabelle is dead. I murdered her, now, let's get down to business."
Lifting her hand the thorns pressed against his skin before pulling out a paper in her pocket. "Akien Hills, aristocrat, age 45. Follower of Carson Ackerman and Number 43 on my list , you must know why I'm here."
Akien looked around for a means to escape as he hissed. "You better watch your tongue Isabelle, calling the Lord without his title."
She just smirked at the action and folded the paper before putting it back in her pocket. "Yeah, I don't do titles, and you're avoiding the subject."
Hanabusa realized her words from the first time he had met her at Cross Academy. He used to think she was some naive hunter, boy was he wrong.
Akien tried to pull against the vines while playing dumb. "What subject was so important that you had to drag me here then?"
Rose's eyes turned crimson in anger as she tightened the hold on the vines which cause him to choke. "Do you honestly not remember? Your assignment three years ago in this town."
The aristocrat coughed wildly as he remembered. Rose let go of her vines so he could speak. "Ah you mean that boy. It was just an order sweetie, nothing to get angry about."
Rose heard herself growl like an animal and walk forward towards Akien. Then she lifted her hand up and slashed her nail across his chest, causing blood to pour out as she screamed. "Nothing to get angry about?! You hunted him down like a mouse and plunged your disgusting fangs in his neck until he was a lifeless sack of flesh, and you say it was only an order."
He slumped against the vines in pain as she smelled his scent all over her. "Was it fun? To kill a unknowing human?"
Akien coughed up a drop of blood and laughed at her anger. "It was fun knowing that it was your boyfriend."
Rose quickly lifted her hand up and the vines wrapped around his arm, twisting it an unnatural way before a loud sickening crack could be heard through the room.
Hanabusa took a step back in terror at what she had just done. When he read her records at the academy he thought they were extreme but actually seeing her was another story.
Akien screamed at the break as he looked up to find Rose's eyes a couple inches from his. "You asked me why I brought you back? Well, I couldn't just let you die peacefully after what you have done. Accept your punishment!"
She turned around and punched the vampire square in the jaw and seeing him tumble down. His head slowly raised back to hers only for him to gasp. Staring back at him were the eyes of Rido Kuran.
Hanabusa heard Rose laugh slowly at his pain and moved forward to grab her, only to find her blue eyes transformation into a combination of blue and red.
He gasped as she smiled a twisted grin at him before turning back to her prey. Hanabusa knew he had to do something, she was losing herself.
He raced forward and grabbed her waist to pull her away only to have him be thrown to the other side of the room.
Groaning in pain he watched as Rose plunged her hand through Akien's heart before ripping it out of his chest.
Rose watched the aristocrat turn to dust as Rose slumped to her knees and put a hand to her temple.
Hanabusa raced towards her and kneeled next to her only to find her eyes had returned to normal. She squinted her eyes in pain as Hanabusa watched the girl that just destroyed an aristocrat.
After that event they retired to their hotel as the sun began to rise. They both stood in silence as Rose sat on the bed and Hanabusa looked out the window.
Rose was the first to speak as she lifted her head and turned to them. "Go ahead, ask them."
Hanabusa's eyes traveled to hers in confusion. "Ask what?"
She ran her fingers through her hair and gave an annoyed sigh. "Oh come on Hanabusa you saw everything. Pick one"
When he didn't answer she stood up and walked over to him. "What, do I scare you now?"
Shaking his head he looked into her eyes. "Of course not, I just have so many."
Rose nodded her head and leaned against the wall for support as he asked the first of many "Why did you show me all of this? The grave, the letters, that aristocrat, why me?"
Obviously she wasn't expecting that question as she looked away. "Call it one last hurrah since you are leaving when we get back."
He hadn't thought about leaving until she actually said it. That couldn't be the reason why she was trusting him so much. "But why me? You said you hated me."
Rose looked away and pushed away from the wall before smirking. "Yeah well, I hate to admit it but you've kinda grown on me. It feels nice to actually have a friend again"
Hanabusa thought over that word for a few seconds. Was she really a friend to him? I mean he did worry about her, keep her secrets and try to support her. He supposed that really was what a friend was. "I'm a friend?"
Rose nodded her head before turning away. "Yeah but don't tell anyone that. It will blow my cover of being cold and uncaring."
He actually laughed at her joke before she turned serious. "You know,I have never told anyone this much before. It feel nice to not have to worry by myself for once. "
Hanabusa smile slightly as so many question whirled around in his head. "I still don't know anything about you though. You have so many secrets that I want to ask about."
She thought for a minute before walking up until they were chest to chest and she carefully lifted her hair to one side before stating. "Here."
He lightly blushed as he looked down at her revealed neck. Did he want him to bite her? "Uhh I can't Lady Adelaide, you have Lord Kaname and I…"
She gave him an are you stupid look and slapped him on the shoulder. "Shut up it's not like that. Now take it before I change my mind."
He then realized what she was trying to do. Rose was giving him a chance to see into her past.
Apprehensive at first he looked down at her neck before retracting his fangs and biting her memories that until now, were forbidden.
Next chapter we get to see Rose's past that I've been working on for quite some time. And here we have Rose being so welcoming to Hanabusa, is she just opening up or is she planning something? Who knows….. (I know this seems a bit out of character for Rose but there is a reason for it, in due time of course)