Whooo okay bear with me this is a long one. I literally could write an entire book on Rose's past but I tried to include as much as possible. Hope you enjoy :)
Screaming. Screaming and pain was what overtook her body. Blinking a few times she tried to regain her senses but she couldn't hear herself think over the screams of agony. Suddenly she felt like she was on fire. Her skin burned as she tried to rub the heat away. Fading in and out of consciousness she heard the sound of footsteps coming towards her. Afraid of what they had in store she tried to hide herself and silence her cries. Instead a stream of hot tears poured down her face. This how she was going to die.
A hand reached out to touch her and she tried to shrink away but she wasn't fast enough. The hand rested on her head as she heard a faraway voice whispered "You poor thing. It's ok, I know what you want."
She was confused by this until she smelled something hypnotizing, something she had never smelled before. Her mouth watered with anticipation as her body moved on its own. She grabbed the stranger's jacket and found her way to the source of her relief, his neck.
Opening her mouth she let her tongue grace the side of his neck until she felt something sharp come out of her mouth. It pulled its way to the surface as she let her body take control. She sharply bit into the stranger and started to drink him enterally. A smooth savory taste filled her as she dig into deeper. She needed more.
After she was filled up, all the pain in her body had disappeared completely and all that was left was a warm comfortable feeling of bliss. She was now able to look into the eyes of the stranger and the reality of what happened crashed in her mind. What had she just done?
Even more hot tears poured down her face as the stranger looked at her with sad eyes. Then he moved his hand over her head and she passed out in his arms.
He carefully picked her up and moved towards the car in the distance. Slowing opening the door he placed her inside before stepping in himself. The man next to him was surprised at the action. "Whoa! What's happened, Kaname?"
Kaname sighed and shut the door behind him. "She was attacked by the vampire and left to die."
The man gasped and looked at the girl. "That's terrible! So does that mean that she's…..?"
Kaname glanced at the girl and sighed before nodding his head. "She was turned."
Isabelle woke with a gasp as she looked around the room. This wasn't familiar. She rubbed her head and tried to think of what had happened but everything was a foggy blur.
Suddenly the door opened in front of her and a woman in a maid outfit stepped forward. "Oh, You're awake?"
Isabelle nodded her head and climbed out of the bed. She found herself dressed in a long pink nightgown. "Where am I?"
Instead of answering her question the maid turned around and began to walk away. "You are requested to come at once."
Then she walked away causing Isabelle to chase after her. "Hey wait a minute!"
After walking for some time she finally stopped in front of a large door.
She slowly opened the door and stepped inside to find two men sitting at a table. "Ah, finally. Come in, come in."
She carefully stepped into the room and sat down in the chair next to her. "Where am I?"
The man on the left shooed his head away. "All in due time, Miss. How about we start with your name?"
She looked into his eyes and couldn't help but answer him. There was something about him that made her want to back away in fear. "Isabelle. Isabelle Slater"
The man nodded there heads as he continued to speak. "Lovely. My name is Carson Ackerman and this is Kaname Kuran."
Isabelle glanced at the other boy and their eyes met for just moment, before she pulled away. "Uhh It's nice to meet you, but where am I?"
Carson nodded his head and began to pick up the pot next to him, before pouring it in smooth line to the cup before him. "As I said, all in due time. Please try to be patient."
After he was done he regained his piercing gaze on her. "Unfortunately, some terrible circumstances have occurred. Do you recall anything that has happened?"
She shook her head in confusion "I don't know what you're talking about Sir. Look, I just want to go back to my family."
The man nodded his head "I'm afraid that isn't possible."
Isabelle's head snapped up as she felt a sense of danger around the room. Did that mean that she was kidnapped? "I don't have anything valuable for you. Maybe if you let me go I could…"
She slowly tried to step back through the door she came from but found two large burly man guarding her escape, she was trapped.
Carson stood from his chair and laughed. "No no, there is no need for that."
He took another step forward as Isabelle was glued to her spot. "Now, let me try to dislodge that memory of yours. A few hours ago, you were walking in the woods and…"
Suddenly flashes of memories ripped through her as she slumped to the ground. Breathing heavily she grabbed her chest. "What…"
Carson answered back "There we go…."
Isabelle gasped as another terrifying memory appeared. It was impossible. Carson leaned against his cane as he answered her thoughts. "I'm afraid it's very possible my dear. Unfortunately you were caught in the path of a rogue vampire. Such a shame really."
His words were like echos in her mind. He was insane. Even though she remembered every little detail and tried use logic on the situation. "What? A vampire? You're crazy, those don't exist."
She blinked and suddenly Carson was inches away from her. She gasped and tried to back away but he was quicker, taking her chin in his hand. "Oh my dear. You saw it yourself, and now, you are one of us."
Her eyes widened in fear as his eyes turned a deep crimson and sharp fangs appeared from under his lips. She tried to scream or run but her legs refused to listen.
Suddenly a voice from behind them spoke. "That's enough Mr. Ackerman."
She snapped out of her trance as she realized the voice to be attached of the other man in the chair. He stood up and began walking in there direction.
Carson sighed and let go of her chin before stepping away. "Very well. You may use our estate to get your hunger under control. Kaname's request."
Isabelle looked between the two men and backed away. "You're insane…..this isn't real...I'm not like you!"
She pushed the doors to the study opened and began to run for dear life when one of the security guards caught her and picked her up in his arms. "NO! Stop please! I'll give you anything, just let me go!"
The guards refused to listen and carried her up to the room she woke up in before. They opened the door and threw her into the chamber before shutting the door. Hearing a soft click of the lock behind her, she ran up and banged on the door. "Please, anybody! Help me!"
After a few hours, she gave in and slumped against the door, before placing her head on her knees,crying softly.
A few days later Kaname walked up to one of the servants of the household and smiled. "Hello. Could you tell me how the girl is? The one I bought a few days ago?"
They giggled with glee that a pureblood was talking to them before shaking her heads. "She hasn't left her room, not once Lord Kaname."
He closed his eyes and smiled once more before walking away. "Thank you."
After they had gone, he let out a heavy sigh. He didn't know why but he felt oddly responsible for the girl. Even though they had never even had a conversation he was still curious. In some wierd way, she reminded him of Yuki.
His feet began to walk once again, but this time, it was in a different direction.
Isabelle lifted her head when she heard a soft knock on the door. It slid open with a creak as the stranger walked in. "Pardon my intrusion."
She remained frozen in her corner as he cautiously moved forward. "I'm afraid we haven't been probably introduced. My name is Kaname Kuran."
She glanced at the boy and refused to answer. He sighed and tried another route. "I'm sorry for what has happened. If only I had been there sooner."
Her eyes sprung up as she looked into his eyes once more, but this time, she noticed something familiar. "Wait, you are…you were there…."
He nodded his head as she buried her head in her knees once more. "I'm sorry, I...I don't know what came over me…"
Kaname looked at at the broken girl with sad eyes and crouched next to her. She tried to shrink away but he wouldn't budge. "Never be sorry, what you did was natural."
She scoffed and turned away "Natural? I...I….It wasn't natural. It was, disgusting."
He then brought his wrist up to her mouth before slowly biting it. The rich smell she experienced before swung around her. "What is…"
He lifted his wrist and brought it closer to her face. "What you smell is the smell of blood."
Her eyes dilated as she was starting to get lost in the overwhelming smell. He lifted it more and stated. "Drink. You'll feel better."
She gasped and pulled away. "What? No...I..can't…."
He remained unmoving as he spoke smoothly. "If you don't drink then you will die."
She took in his words and shakily wrapped her hand around his wrist, bringing it closer to her. She opened her mouth and bit down, drinking a sweet liquid that was offered.
Once she was done she pulled away and gasped. "What...Oh my god….what did I do….."
His hand reached to pat her head. "You drank blood. It's what we do."
She remained frozen as his words snuck into her. She has drank blood, she was a vampire. She left herself fall into the stranger as streams of tears poured down her face. Grabbed his shirt she cried until there were no more tears left in herself. Kaname was surprised at the action at first but slowly understood as he let her use him.
When the sound had disappeared he looked down to find that she had cried herself to sleep. He carefully lifted her off the ground and brought her over to her bed.
Undoing the covers he slipped her inside before stepping away. After one step he felt himself halted by a tug on his shirt. He looked to find Isabelle still sleeping. She turned her head and whispered. "Please don't leave me, Will."
He looked sadly at her and brought a chair over before pulling out a book and settling in.
About three months Isabelle was settling into the estate ,thanks to Kaname. Kaname on the other hand was getting more and more attached to the newly turned vampire. She was just so helpless and lost that he felt like he had to do something. On the days that he didn't visit Yuki, he found himself drawn to Isabelle.
Her long gray sweater swung as she walked beside him down the hallway. He smiled at her. "Have you had a chance to read that newest book I sent you?"
She smiled slightly and turned away. "Yes, I loved the main character. She was able to go through so much strife."
He nodded his head and led her outside the backdoor "I'm glad you enjoyed them just as much as I did."
Isabelle smiled and looked out at the sky. "Thanks for being here Kaname. It really makes me feel safe."
He nodded his head when she heard someone call out to him. Kaname sighed and turned back to Isabelle. "I'm sorry, I have to go."
She nodded her head and smiled. "Of course, take your time! I know you must be really busy."
He placed a warm hand onto her head and ruffled her hair. "I'll be right back."
The he turned and walked away, leaving Isabelle on her own. She hummed to herself as she came across a group of woman in fancy sundresses. They strolled up to her and scoffed. "Did you hear her? The ungrateful swine."
Isabelle narrowed her eyes in question. "I'm sorry?"
The lady of the left smirked as she strolled closer. "You heard me. How dare you call Lord Kaname, a disgusted pureblood, without his title. You common whore."
Isabelle tried to back away from the woman. "I'm sorry, I don't know what you're talking about."
She chuckled into her glove and smiled. "Of course YOU don't. You're just a common Level E. I'm surprised you haven't been put down yet. It's a shame really."
Suddenly a gust of wind tore through the garden as the woman began to shake in fear. Isabelle turned and found an overpowering aura coming from Kaname. He didn't look happy. "I prefer if you didn't say those words to an honored guest of the Ackermans."
The woman gasped and bowed her head up and down several times before scrambling away. "I'm sorry Lord Kaname!"
After she was gone, Isabelle turned to her friend. "What was she talking about? She was angry that I didn't call you something else or something…"
Kaname looked away from her eyes and gestured for her to sit. "We need to talk."
Then he proceeded to tell her about the difference between a pureblood and a Level E and about how different they actually were.
After Kaname's conversation, Isabelle didn't feel up for any social interaction and chose to stay in her room for a few days. On the third day she heard a knock on the door.
Signalling the person to come in, the door opened to reveal one of the house servants. "Please come with me, you are requested."
She turned her head in confusion and slowly followed the maid into another room. Closing the door behind her, she looked up to find five other maids in front of her. "Hello Miss. Isabelle."
Isabelle took a step away, trying to distance herself. "Umm hello. What was I called for?"
The maid on the fastest left smirked and the other followed. "No need to worry about it. We will take care of everything."
She gasped as the ladies grabbed onto her and began tearing her clothes off of her body. They brought over a long gown and slipped it over her head without permission, and tied the bow in the back.
Then another woman spun her around and placed lipstick, eyeshadow, and a thousand other products on her while another girl pulled up her hair into a messy bun.
After they were satisfied they dragged Isabelle into another door and locked in behind them. She began to bang on the door and shouted. "What was that for?!"
She heard someone clearing their throat behind her as she whipped her head around to find herself in a large empty room, with Kaname standing in the middle of it.
She sighed and angry stomped up to him. "You did this."
He laughed and looked at the work that he had ordered. "Yes, I'll take the blame. I wanted to do something that would make you get out of that room of yours."
She shook her head but underneath it all was a smile. "You're terrible."
He grinned and lifted his hand to show the room. "Maybe so, but would a terrible person teach you how to dance?"
Isabelle blinked a few times to make sure that what she was hearing was correct. "Wait. Teach me to dance?"
He nodded his head and glanced and her. "Of course. You can't be dressed like that without a purpose. So, Miss Isabelle, may I have the honor of teaching you to dance?"
A soft blush rose up in her cheeks as she let her hand fall into his. "I may step on your feet multiple times."
He laughed and readied his posture. "I shall be prepared then."
It took a few tries to actually get the steps down and various bruises on Kaname's foot before she began to feel more confident. She heard the instructions of his smooth voice in her ear as she tried to mimic them. "Elbow up a little higher, that's it."
She turned away from his hypnotic eyes when she heard his voice again. "Always keep your eyes on your partner, never stray from me."
She nodded and regain her gaze as they finally stepped in time to the music. She knew why he had planned this entire ordeal. It was because of the conversation and cruel reality that she faced in the future. She was going to die, that was unavoidable. But right here, next to him, she didn't have any fear, just comfort.
Kaname brushed a strand of hair from her cheek as he spoke in her ear. "You're a natural Isabelle."
Butterflies ran through her stomach as she answered back in his ear. "Thank you, Lord Kaname."
At the sound of his title coming from her lips, a sharp shiver ran through his spine. He misstepped his step and caused Isabelle to come tumbling onto the ground.
She groaned as his heavy body rested upon her. She laughed nervously and answered "Hey, that wasn't my step this time, you were the one at fault. Who knew that even the great Kaname Kuran could've made a mistake."
She laughed even more as she looked up into his eyes and suddenly her laughter was gone. He was looking at her with such intensity and desire that she had to avert her eyes from the aura.
Isabelle felt a warm hand on her cheek and heard his deep voice whisper in an authoritative tone. "I told you never to stray from me."
She felt a shiver goes through her as she turned back to his face in compliance. His head started to lean forward as Isabelle sat frozen underneath the pureblood. He moved closer until she could feel the warm air and heat coming from his lips.
She closed her eyes as their lips touched in a tender kiss. It was the gentlest kiss she had ever experienced, almost as if he was afraid that she would break if he went too far.
They pulled away after a moment as Isabelle saw Kaname's eyes turn deep crimson. She gasped as his head found its way to her throat. Panic began to rise in her chest. Panic of being devoured by a monster. She began to thrash around, trying to pry him off of her. The lines were blurred and she swear she saw the same eyes as that day in the forest.
Kaname's tongue licked the side of her throat causing her to tilt her head up. Hot tears started to form in her eyes as she screamed at the thought of that night in the snow. "NO! PLEASE...STOP!"
Suddenly all of the glass around them shattered into a million pieces as Kaname snapped out of his delusion. He pulled himself away and looked upon what he had done. He saw Isabelle tremble before him in utter fear. He quickly moved to touch her, only to have her her shrink away. "Isabelle? Isabelle! Isabelle!"
She whimpered weakly as she began to hug herself. "No, please, don't hurt me…"
Kaname was devastated at the girl before him. He had done something without thinking about her feelings at all.
Shamefully he moved closer to her and pressed her against his chest. "Shhh..It's okay. I'm not going to hurt you."
At first she tried to break away from him but after some time, her shaking began to diminish as she focused on his hand running through her hair. He sighed to himself in relief and whispered. "I'm sorry."
The next night Kaname left for an extended visit to Yuki's, leaving Isabelle in the estate alone. She sat in her room and wondered if it was her that made him leave. Because she acted like a child and scared him off.
She mentally hit herself in shame at why she's couldn't keep it together. He had kissed her, and she enjoyed it. After many months he was the only one that had stayed by her side when she needed it most. Even though their statuses were surely different, she didn't care.
But the fact that he had left her after the accident scarred her to her core. What if one day he just up and left her completely? Alone to die.
She brushed the thoughts off quickly and shook her head. No. Kaname wasn't like that.
She decided she needed to get some fresh air and stepped outside her room, into the open.
After walking for some time she bumped into something that caused her to come tumbling over. With a squeak she fell to the ground. "Oh! I'm sorry,I didn't see where I was going."
The person grumbled and she looked up to find man a tiny bit older than herself. He didn't look happy to be knocked over. "Surely. Please do be careful next time."
She looked behind her and found a pair of glasses belonging to the man. Picking them up she handed it to him. "Here you go, Sorry again. My name is…."
He rudely snatched them out of her hand and placed them back on his face, before turned to her. "I know precisely who you are, Miss Isabelle. Even though you are granted an extended stay here I do ask that you treat this estate not as a circus."
Her eyes grew wide as she nodded her head in shame. He then picked up the book beside him and turned to leave. She turned and called after him. "Who are you?"
He squinted his eyes and touched his eyes. "My name is Matthew and I am in charge of Lord Ackermans affairs. Now, I suggest you head back to you're room."
The he turned and left her alone once more.
After a few more hours of wandering she came across an area that wasn't so familiar to her. Against her better judgement she moved closer until a stairway shone in the distance
Suddenly she heard a distant song and decided to follow the sound. When she reached the button she saw an older woman with white hair, sitting in a cage while singing.
When her footsteps echoed against the walls, the woman stop and turned to her. Isabelle held her breath at the beauty that this woman possessed. "Oh? Who are you?"
Isabelle found her words and stumbled forward. "Ummm hi. My name is Isabelle."
The woman smiled and reached her hand out through the bars. "Isabelle, what a lovely name. A name of innocence. My name is Shizuka Hio."
Shizuka was surprised when the girl didn't back away from her hand. "Why are you in a cage?"
She touched Isabelle's cheek and answered "Because I am dangerous. You to should go back to where you came from, before I devour you."
The purebloods eyes turned red as Isabelle's widened but didn't back away. "That's terrible! Nobody deserves to be locked away like that!"
Shizuka was shocked by the Level E's actions. She was so naive, so innocent to the world around her. "It is the way of the purebloods. They are afraid of our power, so they try to control it."
Isabelle looked down sadly. "No one should have to live like that, all alone."
She moved her hand away and picked up the fan laying next to her. "Unfortunately that's how it must be."
Isabelle thought for a moment before crying out. "I'll stay with you!"
Shizuka dropped the fan in shock and looked at the girl dumbfounded as she continued. "We can be friends. I'll come by everyday. That why you won't be alone!"
Inside the pureblood was extremely happy but on the outside she shrugged and turned away. "Do what you'd like."
Isabelle gleamed and began to walk away. "Ok! I'll be back tomorrow!"
Isabelle kept her promise and the days that she missed Kaname, her new friend filled that loneliness. They talked about various topics and she even told Isabelle that she had fallen in love with a human man.
She was happy for her friend as the days grew longer. One day when she visited her, Shizuka looked at her with such sorrow. "Shiz, what's wrong?"
She turned away and sighed heavily. "I am grateful for your company but my prison does get rather confining."
Isabelle thought for a moment and then thought of an idea. "I can go talk to Mr. Acklerman and see about setting you free!'
Shizuka ran forward and stopped Isabelle from leaving "Wait! If you go he will surely kill you."
She responded by shaking her head and giving a reassuring smile to her friend. "I can't just stand by and do nothing. It will be okay. I'll tell him that you aren't dangerous at all and he'll have to let you free!"
Then without a word she quickly ran out of the basement, to find Mr. Ackerman
It didn't take long to reach Mr Ackerman's office. Isabelle stopped for a moment before knocking on the door in front of her.
It slowly opened as she stepped inside, revealing Carson and Matthew sitting by a table. He stood at her arrival. "Ah Isabelle, what do we owe this visit?"
She slowly stepped inside and held onto her necklace for courage and took a deep breath before continuing. "Sorry if I'm interrupting anything."
Matthew looks partially unpleased by her appearance but Carson pulled out a chair across from him and gestured her to sit. "Not at all. What is it you need?"
Instead of sitting she took another breath of courage and spoke out. "I don't think Shizuka Hio should be locked away!"
Both man stopped what they were doing and whipped their heads towards her. "You went into the basement?"
Isabelle gulped and nodded her head slowly. "Yes. And I don't think she deserves to live like that. Nobody should!"
Carson looked and Matthew before turning his attention back to the vampire. "Lady Shizuka is extremely dangerous and needs to be kept under surveillance."
Isabelle leapt forward in anger and spoke even louder than before. "But she's not dangerous! I've spoken to her and…"
This time it was Matthew that gasped. "You spoke to her?"
Carson began to stand and leaned against his cane. "That's enough. It's time you go back to your room."
Isabelle eyes widened and knew she had to be brave for her friend. She balled her first in anger and shouted. "No! I'm not moving until you release her!
Suddenly a loud crack could be heard before the entire room as Isabelle fell to her ground in pain. Carson's raised hand towered above her in authority. He then grabbed a fistfull of her hair and forced her to look at him. "Now listen here, you need to learn to obey you're pureblood masters. Don't ever defy me you disgusting Level E."
He then led go of her hair and threw her on the ground, like trash. Isabelle was so shocked at his words that she remained frozen, slightly shaking as tears threatened to fall.
Carson and Matthew stood up and started to walk away from the room but not before he turned and commanded. "This has gone on long enough. You will pack your bags and leave the estate by tomorrow. That is an order."
Then after those words, he was gone leaving a broken crying vampire shaking on the floor.
The next day Isabelle packed up everything she had, which wasn't much and walked down the hallway one last time. Kaname still hadn't shown up and she feared that she maybe would never see him again. She would probably be thrown out onto the street until a hunter came to take her life.
She thought about Shizuka and about how she wasn't going to visit her today. Isabelle thought about it for a moment and she knew she had to keep her promise to her friend, even if it was for one last time.
Isabelle descended the stairs to the basement as usually but stopped when she smelled something intoxicating.
Slowly down she followed the smell until she turned the corner and found three house servants coated in blood. They were dead.
Her eyes grew wide as they turned the same crimson red as Kaname's did that day in the ballroom. The smell was so intense that she held her throat and coughed at the strangling sigh.
She suddenly heard a soft sound in the corner and found Shizuka drinking and draining another servant. When she heard the footsteps she lifted her head up and smiled a twisted grin. "Oh, Hello Isabelle. So lovely for you to join us."
She started to back away in fear. "Shiz, what are you doing? You're killing these people!"
Shizuka just laughed at the girl. "Of course I am. Poor Isabelle. So innocent and pure. Not a drop of corruption in you."
Isabelle ran forward to catch the girl in the purebloods grasp "You don't have to do this! You're free, let's just go!'
The pureblood grinned as she backed away from her friend. "Free? Nothing is free. Life has no meaning now. He's gone."
She shook her head in confusion. "Who is gone?"
Shizuka opened her fan and stated. "My fiancee, he ended up on the vampire hunters list and they eradicated him."
Isabelle gasped and tried to step forward. "What?! Oh my god that's horrible! Why would they do such a thing?"
She smiled sadely in response. "It doesn't matter. Because now you must see why I must take my revenge."
Shizuka turned to leave when Isabelle ran in front of her with her arms spread. "No! I understand you're angry but I won't let you kill anyone else!"
Shizuka laughed and this and taunted "So what? You're going to go against me?"
Isabelle looked away for a moment before running forward. "I won't let you destroy yourself!"
She rushed to grab Shizuka but the pureblood was too fast. Swinging her arm she pushed Isabelle into the nearest wall, causing her to make a dent in the plaster.
Isabelle grunted at the pain and felt the sticky red liquid of blood on her brow.
Stumbling she moved forward again and lept into Shizuka's body but before she could reach it, Shizuka lifted her hand up and four large slash marks appeared on her chest.
She slumped in pain as her vision began to become blurry. She vaguely heard the sound of footsteps and shouting next to her as more red liquid was thrown onto the ground.
Blinking a few times Isabelle saw Shizuka start to walk away from the scene and using the last bit of energy she had, she reached out her scraped hand towards her and screamed at the top of her lungs.
The soldiers around her were shocked to feel an immensely strong aura around them as one of them looked down to find Isabelle's eyes replaced by two shining blue orbs.
Shizuka paused at looked up as the room began to shake around her and vines reached up from the wooden floor and grabbed everyone in the vicinity, thorns pushing into the skin.
The guards were able to cut the vines as more started to grow. They turned to face Shizuka but found her gone in the pile of rubble.
Matthew and Carson ran down to inspect the damage as they were hit with a blast of powerful energy. Carson especially looked in awe about the feeling. One of the guards ran up to him and bowed. "My Lord, it seems as if Lady Hio has escaped."
Carson looked around at the destruction before the guard pulled him back. "And Sir, there another thing you need to see."
The guard stepped aside and Carson gasped at the sight. Laying on the ground was Isabelle all bloody and bruised, but what really entranced him was that she was lying in a perfect circle of tangled vines and red roses.
The immediately summoned a few guard and ordered. "Take care of her. This girl…...she needs to be protected."
They are bowed at his orders and carefully picked Isabelle up and away from the wreckage.
Groggily Isabelle awoke as she groaned in pain. Something about her felt different. Carefully she tried to stand but a sudden wave of nausea came over her as she stumbled backwards.
Trying once again she lifted herself up and wobbled to the door. What had happened? Then all of those terrifying thoughts came rushing back to her. She had to stop Shizuka before she did something she regretted.
Racing down the hallway she stopped at Lord Ackerman's door and paused when she heard voices from the other side. They spoke in a harsh whisper and Isabelle recognized them as Carson and Matthew. "Are you sure?"
Carson's voice rose with slight excitement "Yes, I'm almost certain."
Isabelle pushed open the door without bothering to knock and faced the two man. They looked at her in surprise before Carson gave a small smile. "We are so glad you have awoken."
The change in demeanor was not lost to Isabelle as she took a step closer. "Where is Shizuka? We have to stop her!"
Carson slowly stood and nodded his head. "Yes it is a tragedy what happened to Lady Shizuka. But we have more important matters to discuss besides that."
She shook her head in anger and felt an unfamiliar heat rise up in her chest. "What could be more important than someone trying to murder someone!? We have to go before it's too late!"
Suddenly Carson's tea cup shattered into a thousand pieces and the window to the left cracked right down the center. Isabelle froze and looked around her. "What.."
Carson and Matthew smiled to himself as he clapped his hands. "Incredible. Simply incredible.
Isabelle's face morphed into a look of horror as she started to shake. "I-did-that?"
He nodded his head and leaned on his cane. "Oh yes, and you can do so much more than that, Lady Adelaide."
Another confused look let Carson continue "You see, when you first arrived here you had the aura of a common Level E but now, now there is no denying it, you have the aura of a pureblood."
Isabelle took a step back and started to give a nervous laugh. "What? Is this some kind of joke?"
Carson shook his head and moved a couple inches towards her. "Of course not. I would like to show you something."
She looked around and thought about escaping but two burly men backed into her signaling her that she didn't have a choice.
As they descended the long stairwell Matthew carefully opened the door to the left and they found themselves in a new room.
The area was like a tall hollow dome with a single coffin in the middle like a centerpiece. Carson proudly stepped forwards and motioned Isabelle to join him. "Come"
Isabelle gulped as Carson picked up her hand and placed it in the coffin. A cool almost electric energy rose into her body and the gasped at the feeling.
He smiled and carefully removed the lid. "I wondered when you would show yourself again. Although I wasn't expecting you to take this form."
Isabelle gasped as she saw what was inside the coffin. It appeared to be an exact twin of herself, expect perfect. Her hair was four times the size of Isabelle's and her skin was a clear pocean mask, almost like a doll.
Carson roughly grabbed Isabelle's hand and stated. "This is Lady Adelaide. The clan has been around since the start of the vampire race but many years ago she disappeared without a trace. I believe I have finally found her."
Then without warning Carson shoved her hand on the cold body and instantly Isabelle felt woozy, almost like her was getting shoved out of her body.
Matthew was there to catch Isabelle and placed her carefully on the ground when the coffin started to buzz with electricity.
Suddenly the body sprung up and coughed wildly, her chest rising up and down. She looked around panicked and saw Isabelle's body on the ground, lifeless. "Oh my god."
Carson clapped his hands wildly and bowed "Lady Adelaide, it's so wonderful to meet you."
Isabelle scanned the room and noticed her reflection in the mirror of the coffin. Panic started to rise up in her chest as she moved to stand but her body felt heavy and lethargic. "What did you do to me?"
He lifted his cane up and scanned the girl. "Why I fully awakened you. And I wouldn't try and move around just yet, that body has been immobile for many years now."
Isabelle shook her head and tried to make sense of the situation. She was a pureblood? How was that possible?
Suddenly the phone began to rise and Matthew picked it up. After waiting a couple moments he put it back down and turned to the group. "That was the Hunter's association, it seems like Lady Shizuka Hio was spotted."
Isabelle gasped at tried to stand again, this time she was able to apply pressure on her feet, although she still felt woozy. "Is she okay?!"
Matthew carefully glanced at Carson who nodded her head urging him to continue. "It seems like she has disappeared, but not before attacking the Kiryu family."
Isabelle's eyes grew wide as she raced forward until she was a few steps from Matthew. "Attacked?! What happened?"
He pushed up his glasses before taking out a small notebook and writing the few things down. "The president said that Lady Hio murdered the parents and one of their sons. The other son survived."
She felt her legs give out as her breaths grew faster. They were dead? She thought back to her confrontation with Shizuka. If only she was stronger this wouldn't have happened. "Where is he now?"
Matthew put his notebook away and answered. "They said the Hunters Association."
Isabelle thought of the boy and how terrified he must have been. "Take me there."
When silence entered the hallway Isabelle balled her first and screamed. "Take me there now!"
The earth in front of them split apart at her feet and Isabelle jumped back in fear. Had she just done that?
Carson looked at the now pureblood and nodded his head. "It's alright Matthew, let her go."
She lifted her head and watched as Matthew turned and let her to the car waiting in the driveway.
When they reached the association Matthew reached out his hand and helped her out of the car. Then they moved to the front doors of the association.
As they got closer a man reached his hand out and stopped the two of them. "Who are you? You can not enter the assassination as a vampire unless you state why."
Isabelle looked at Matthew who just pulled out a piece of paper and handed it to the man. The man gasped and quickly nodded his head before opening the gates. "Ah I'm sorry, you may enter."
Once they were inside everyone turned to look at the two of them. The looks were not friendly in the slightest as she heard the whispering appear around her, saying such hateful words. It made her feel unwanted.
Reaching a door, Matthew pushed it open to reveal a small group of three people. One of them had long blonde hair and admitted a presence about him. "Excuse me, who are you?"
Isabelle poked her head out from behind Matthew who handed him the same piece of paper. "My name is Matthew and I was given permission by the senate to come here. We are following up on the Shizuka Hio case."
The stranger glanced at Isabelle and narrowed his eyes before sighing and giving back the paper. "I don't think we will be to much use to you, she disappeared and no one could find any scents."
Just then Isabelle saw a boy that looked about her age through a glass window. It seemed like a holding room on those police crime shows except this was real.
She ignored the conversation around her and carefully stepped to get a better look. Upon further inspection the boy had blood all over the front of his shirt but that's not what Isabelle noticed the most.
His eyes were a cold clouded haze that looked like two endless whirlpools. His face was pale and almost a sickly white color as his silver hair fell in front of his face. Then she realized where she had seen this face before, she saw it in her reflection after she was turned.
Letting out a choked noise which almost sounded like a sob her hand unknowingly pressed itself against the cool glass.
She always wondered what kind of person could destroy another's life and not even care. That they could just ruin everything about a person in one single hint, like the man that turned her. But then she figured it out, that kind of person was her. She had done what she thought before was unforgivable.
The blonde stranger moved up to meet her and sighed. "His name is Zero 's a tragedy. They found him covered in his family's own blood."
Isabelle sharply turned to him with wide fearful eyes. His name was Zero.
Just then another hunter opened the door to that boys cage and Isabelle raced forward without thinking. She had to apologize. She had to kneel and tell him she was sorry.
Ignoring the shouting of the other members in the room Isabelle burst into his hold cell only to have him look up.
His eyes looked so dead and lifeless. Almost like no one was actually home.
Hot tears poured down her face as she raced forward and wrapped her arms around the small boy named Zero without thinking.
Suddenly his demeanor changed from hollow to enraged as he smelled her vampire scent on him. She smelled like that woman.
Zero sharply grabbed the hunter's knife off the table in front of her and plunged the blade into her thigh.
Isabelle grunted in pain as she sharply pulled away and looked at her thigh before gazing back at Zero.
His eyes were different now, all she could see was absolute hatred, hatred for her. He jumped up and screamed in her face. "GET OFF OF ME YOU MONSTER"
Just then the stranger was there looking at her thigh before grabbing her arms and pulling her out of the room.
Zero raced forward with the intend to kill as more men held him back. He struggled against them screaming words laced with poison. 'COME OVER HERE SO I CAN KILL YOU MYSELF VAMPIRE. YOU DON'T DESERVE TO LIVE YOU BEAST."
All Isabelle could do was listen as they men dragged her away and locked the door behind them.
The stranger knelt down and touched her thigh before looking back at her. "I'm going to pull it out, but it's going to hurt intensely."
Isabelle didn't listen to his words as all she could hear was Zero screaming through the glass about her murder.
Suddenly she felt an agonizing pain in her leg as the man removed the blade. Screaming she bit her lips as it drew blood.
Once the blade was out the stranger gave her his hand and helped her stand. "Now that blade was laced with a certain kind of poison so it may leave a scar. It is used to mark vampires so we can identify them if they run."
Isabelle closed her eyes and looked her leg which wasn't healing as quickly as usual.
The man bowed his head in sorrow and glanced at Zero. "I'm sorry that happened but you shouldn't have gone in there. His family was just killed by vampires."
She nodded her head slowly and glued her eyes to the boy that tried to kill her. He was still banging and screaming on the door to finish her. A sick sensation build up in her stomach and forced herself to look away.
Matthew bowed his head slightly and spoke. "Thank you Kaien Cross. We will be going now."
Cross nodded his head in return and watched the two of them leave.
When they arrived back at the estate Kaname was waiting for her. She turned the corner of the hallway when she saw him.
He looked at her and sensed her knew found presence before taking a step back in shock.
She saw this and internally wept. Was he scared of her now also? "Kaname? It's me…"
Kaname slowly took a cautious step forward to meet her. Then he took his hand and gently cupped her cheek before looking in her eyes. She was mostly certainly Isabelle.
At the action Isabelle melted into his arms and pressed herself against his chest. This was all too much for her.
She felt Kaname wrap his arms around her with his voice laced with fear. "What happened?"
Refusing to speak she just stood and cried for what felt like hours until she was numb. He held her all of that time until she pulled away and let him to her room.
Once they were inside he reached out for her. "Isabelle, what happened?"
She shied away from his hand and spoke low. "I-I went downstairs and saw Shizuka killing innocent people so I tried to stop her but I wasn't strong enough. She escaped and ended up killing a boy's family. I saw him Kaname, he wanted to kill me."
Kaname looked at her sadly and wrapped his arms around her sides as he let her continue. "If it had just been stronger none of this would have happened. And now, this boy is ruined because of me."
The tears started to come again and she placed her head in her hands. Kaname slowly rubbed her back and tried to reassure her. "What happened with Shuzika wasn't your fault. You shouldn't blame yourself for unfortunate circumstances."
Isabelle lifted her head and felt something new to her. A hot ball of angry warmth grew in her stomach as she pulled away. She was angry at him. "How can you say that?! You didn't see him Kaname, his eyes they looked dead. He called me a monster.I could have talked to her or fought her better and anything would be better then what happened! I was to afraid and now look, I really am a monster."
After night Rose experienced her first vivid nightmare which caused Kaname to run into her room as she was screaming.
She was never the same after the event with Zero. Kaname watched her as she shut herself out from the word and it was unbearable to him.
But instead to holding her close during her cries of help, he pulled away. He mistook her silence and cold words for hatred and starting coming to see her less and less, hoping that would in some way help her.
When he was gone Carson would put her through certain kinds of training to erase her humanity by locking her away in the same cage that Shizuka stayed in for months until she was ready to obey.
Rose told herself that this was her punishment for the pain that she had caused. She may have lost her humanity but Zero had lost everything. Her punishment didn't seem in the least bit fair compared to his loss.
One day though was different, and it quickly became the worst mistake she had ever made.
Rose fell onto her side as Carson gave her another blow. This time it was for not getting a hundred percent on her last exam.
Coughing up a couple drop of bloods she realized that she had enough. His hand flew down once more but she didn't let it make contact as she grabbed it and threw it away.
Carson stood shocked at her action as she stood up and looked him with hatred. "No."
The fact just she had rejected him was completely new in face he thought she was finally coming around. "No?"
Isabelle tightened her firsts by her side and shouted. "No, I will not bow to you."
The look of shock was instantly replaced with one of planning as he pulled out a stack of papers from his desk. "Be careful what you say Isabelle. I may just have to use these."
He threw the papers on the desk and her eyes widened as she saw her boyfriend Will staring back at her. They looked to be candid camera shots.
She slowly picked one of the pictures up as Carson swiped it away from her "Keep defying me and I might have to offer a little extra motivation. Sweet boy, it would be a shame if something happened to him."
Isabelle gasped as she took a step back. Was he threatening her? Course she knew that what he was saying couldn't have been true. It was a bluff. "You're lying."
Carson shrugged his shoulder as Rose turned on her feet and walked away from him. There was no way he was possible of something like that, it was only just to her scare. This wouldn't have been the first time.
She paused when she heard his voice ring in her ears. "If you walk out that door I will have no choice."
Looking at the wooden door she took in a deep breath of confidence before pushing it open and walking away. There was no way he would control her anymore.
Three days later she was called to see Carson again as she confidently walked into the room. He knew that she didn't have any power over her now.
Standing in her usual spot Carson turned to her before throwing a newspaper on his desk and looking up. "You really should've listened Isabelle."
Isabelle looked down at the paper and after she read the first couple words her heart dropped.
Staring back at her was Will's face next to three words, In Loving Memory.
She suddenly lost all feeling in her hands and the paper dropped to the floor as her knees gave out. He was dead
Her breathing started to come out in sharp gasp, something that had never happened before as her vision started to become blurry.
Everything sounded like it was underwater as she heard Carson laugh at her misery. "Reporters labeled it as a bear attack, such naive humans."
Isabelle willed words to form in her mouth but she was only met with a choked sob. She tried again but it came out in a whisper. "You killed him."
Realizing that her sadness that turned to anger she lifted her hand up and shouted. "YOU KILLED HIM."
Carson blinked a few times before getting down to her level and grabbing her chin. "No my dear Isabelle, you did."
Realization flooded over her as her realized he was right. She walked out that door on her own thinking she was so cocky and smart, now look what had happened.
After a few moments Carson stood up and a sat behind her desk before smiling. "Now onto more pressing matters. I assume your attitude will have a change of heart now so I'm going to triple your lessons starting tomorrow."
She sat there on the floor like a hollow shell as his empty words filled her ears. "And I suppose it's time to start thinking of a new name so you properly represent the Adelaide legacy. I've decided on Rosabella."
Rosabella. That name brought back so many memories that used to bring joy but now it was only a painful reminder. That was the name of Will's dog when he was still alive. She knew that he had purposely chosen that name because of the painful reminders of what she had let happen, and the fact that she was now a dog to Carson.
All of the devastation she felt swirled inside her until she had hit her breaking point as she stood up and ran as far as her legs would carry her.
Matthew leaped to grab her when Carson put his hand up and stated. "Let her go. She will return soon enough."
Cross smiled as he placed his award winning casserole on the table and grinned at his work. "Yuki, Zero! Dinner is ready!"
A loud boom of thunder rolled through the sky as he looked at the sky curiously. It had seemed to be sunny a couple minutes ago. Strange.
Yuki and Zero filled in as they took their seats when Cross felt a prickling in his left ear.
Zero must have felt this two as he shot up out of his chair and growled. "There's a vampire here."
Yuki looked towards the window in curiosity as he raced towards the door when Cross put a light hand on his arm. "There's no need for that Zero. I'll take care of it."
Zero looked at him for a moment before shrugging his hand off of him and walking back into the kitchen.
Once Cross was sure Zero wouldn't follow him he carefully grabbed his sword and stepped out into the rain.
A flash of lightning cracked across the sky as he noticed a figure in the distance.
His hand lightly touched his sword as he realized the stranger wasn't moving. Another flash opened the sky and he recognized her face. It was that girl from the association that was attacked by Zero.
Her hair dripped from the water as she looked at him with such hollow eyes. She looked broken. He waited for her to speak which didn't take long as she clenched her first. "Teach me."
Cross turned his in confusion until she looked up, her eyes filled with determination. "You hunt vampires right? Teach me."
He took a step back in shock at what she was saying. She was a vampire herself but was asking to kill her own kind? She kind of sounded like Zero.
He put a hand out to her in question. "Why? Why do you want to kill your own kind?"
Isabelle raised her head slightly and took a step forward which caused Cross to notice she wasn't wearing any shoes. "Because they deserve to be destroyed, all of them."
Cross had wondered what had happened to this poor girl that she looked like this. He had never seen her before that day in the association yet he felt pity to her for some reason. "What is your name?"
Isabelle thought about this for a moment. What was her name? Surely it wasn't Isabelle anymore after everything that happened, and using the name Carson gave her seemed like a chain around her neck.
A couple minutes of silence occurred before she knew her answer. If Carson was going to give her a new name then she would sure to paint it in blood. "Rose."
Cross trained her how to hide her pureblood aura and allowed her to use the training grounds at the association on the days after her lessons with Carson.
At first she was unsure and frail which didn't respond well in her fighting as Cross was able to get quite a few swings at her before she fell to the ground.
He would've thought she would have given up by now but just when he thought about walking away she would look at him with such a determined look, telling him to keep going.
Once a week turned into everyday and Rose found herself sneaking out of her room in the mornings to practice until she was panting and almost ready to pass out.
She had become what Carson wanted and tried to act as neutral and perfect in public as she aced all of her lessons with a breeze, locking down all emotions so he would never use her weaknesses to his advantage again.
Kaname came around every once in awhile but it never lasted long as he always had somewhere else to go. But those few moments were the only couple moments of true happiness she experienced. They usually spend their time on the dance floor as he taught her new and challenging steps.
One day the president of the association was looking at the various training grounds when she happened upon Rose. Her face was a void of emotion as she swung at her target the president smiled will interest. "Who is that girl?"
One of the nearby hunters beside her gazed at the girl and pointed. "Her name is Rose Belcourt. Cross brought her in one day and she comes everyday to train."
The president nodded her head and looked at the newbie hunter, scanning her up and down. She seemed promising.
Rose put her head down as she walked to the door of the training room when she saw a couple making out next to the wall. They seemed pretty into it.
She sighed annoying at pushed through the doors, ignoring the couple and began her training of the day.
Once she had finished her first rounds she dropped to the floor panting when she heard the sound of clapping coming from the entrance.
She straighten herself to find the boy that was making out with that girl a couple minutes ago. He wore a signature playboy grin as he smiled. "Impressive. You know I've seen you come here everyday but actually watching you fight, I gotta say I'm pretty impressed sweetie."
Rose looked at for a second before turning and ignoring him completely. She had work to do and it wasn't going to completed by talking to this random boy.
He noticed her ignoring him and he took a step closer, frowning. "I also heard that you aren't much of a talker. Seems like both rumors were true."
She picked up her water bottle before letting herself have a small sip before putting it down. Man he talks a lot.
The boy narrowed his eyes and her before bowing slightly and winking. She seemed interesting. "The names Katiou Kane. And what might your name be sweetie?"
Rose grumbled in frustration and turned to him which seemed to be what he wanted. "Don't call me sweetie. It sounds like a 50 year old man flirting with a 15 year old."
Kaitou shut his mouth and smirked. "Oh she does speak."
Rose realized her mistake and rolled her eyes. "Get out, I have to train."
He turned his head to the side and placed a hand on a practice sword. "Oh? Then would you mind practicing with me? If I win I get to keep talking to you, and if you win I leave. Deal?"
She looked at him like she was an idiot before grabbing the swords with one hand and using the other to shake with Kaitou. "Fine, deal."
Katiou smirked once again as he moved to the other side of the room before they raced at each other.
Rose threw the first swing but completely missed as Kaitou dogged with ease. That little cocky son of a bitch knew what he was doing.
He disappeared behind her only to have him swings at her leg, knocking it out from underneath her.
She tumbled to the ground as they pushed swords apart from each other, only to have Rose win and pushed herself back off the ground.
They clashed again and again until Rose turned and punched him in the side of the face before kicking his legs and jamming the sword in his chest. She had won.
She smiled with glee as Kaitou used this advantage to overpower her and knock her onto the ground as he leaned on top on her before carefully her chest with the sword. "Your good, but you still trust too much."
Kaitou hit her hand causing the sword to fall onto the floor as she wondered how long he was going to stay on top of her. Hearing his heartbeat against his chest Rose felt a familiar sickening feeling of bloodlust and shoved him off of her.
Her looked at her surprised but brushed himself off before smiling. "Okay not one for touching, noted."
Rose slowly sat up and put a hand to her forehead, trying to will the feeling away as he heard him spoke. "I won which means I get to stay."
She groaned at this realization when she saw his hand reach out to her to help her up. "Now, what is that name of yours?"
Rose looked it his hand for a moment before standing on her own and smirking causing him to be surprised. "Rose, Rose Belcourt."
A few days later Rose waited in the ballroom for her dancing lesson with Kaname. It seemed to be the only spec of humanity she had left, checking her dress to make sure she was presentable.
She had build up the courage for months to actually tell him how she felt. Even when everything was at its worst Kaname was always there for her and you know what, she loved him.
She tried to deny it for months but he was the only one that actually showed her kindness in this hell that was now her life and she decided to tell him today.
A couple minutes of waiting turned into hours as she sat on the ground of the dance floor and wondered about all the situations that could have happened. He could've gotten caught up with Yuki, or the Senate could have had a late meeting, or he could've been out with Takuma. There were so many options and she refused to believe the last choice in her mind. Maybe he left you.
Rose's eyes glistened when the door opened but quickly diminished when she saw Carson. "Oh, good evening uncle. I didn't expect to see you here."
He smiled which made she feel uneasy as he looked at her on the floor. "What are you doing Rosabella? Stand up. And I am here with a message from Lord Kaname."
She quickly complied as he walked forward and smirked. "It seems like he's not coming here anymore."
Rose remained frozen as she felt like her feet were glued to the floor and Carson continued. "Seems he has decided to start a vampire class at Cross academy with the humans, so his time will be dedicated there."
Vampire class? Rose had never heard of that before this moment. She looked at him and turned her head in confusion. "So I'm going to attend this vampire class?"
Carson found her remark funny as he lifted his cane mockly. "Oh of course not Rosabella, you weren't invited. Seems like even Lord Kaname has gotten sick of you"
Those words seeped into her brain ever so slowly until she felt a single wet line on her face. Was she crying?
Carson looked at her with disgust and slapped her for crying in public before turning to leave. "Maybe he left you because you act like a child."
When he was gone Rose shook her head repeatedly as she found her strength and tore through the halls. He couldn't be gone, he was all she had left.
Opening the front gates she ran down the sharp gravel and felt the small rocks dig into her feet but she didn't care. She had to find him.
When she reaching the end of the pathway she tripped on a larger rock and fell to the ground in despair. His scent was gone.
Rose sat there for a moment before she let out a painful scream which cracked part of the pathway as she jammed her hand in the ground.
She never got to tell him, she never got to tell him that she loved him and now Kaname was gone. The one light in her life that kept her sane had disappeared.
It was all her fault. She quickly realized that by existing she had caused everyone to be destroyed and hate her. She truly was a beast in human form.
Rose screamed and screamed on that pathway until her voice was hoarse and she could barely speak. All of her tears had dried up into her skin as she realized she felt nothing. She was a hollow shell and didn't care if she lived or died at this point. She was done.
Katiou had just put his jacket on his bed when she heard a knock on his door. Carefully walking over to it he opened it to find Rose looking back at him.
He gasped at the state she was in. She looked like she had ran all the way here as sweat poured down her face. He tried to come up with a comical response to break the mood. "Hey Rose, if you wanted to see me all you had to do was ask."
She didn't find his remark funny as she looked at him with such dead eyes that it slightly frightened him. Her voice came out in a raspy tone from all the crying and screaming she had just done. "Katiou..I.."
His face turned to something more serious as he let her inside his house. As she trudged inside he tried another approach. "I won't ask what happened cause I know you don't like talking about things but at least have a seat."
Rose complied and sat down on his bed looking down at the floor. Katiou had never seen her like this before and honestly It kind of scared him.
He paused when she spoke for the second time. "Katiou, Do you think I'm unneeded?"
He almost dropped his glass of water at her statement. "What? Oh course not. Who told you that? I'll kill them."
Expecting her to give a usual chuckle he waited but nothing came. Was she serious?
She then lifted her head and tried to form the words in her tongue but found it difficult. "It just seems like I'm someone who is incapable of being loved."
Katiou's heart broke at her words as she felt his hand push a strand away from her face. "That's not true Rose, I think you're gorgeous."
She looked up at those words before putting a hand to his face. Was she really capable of that? "Show me."
His heart stopped as he looked at her lips. Truthfully he wanted to kiss her out of his playboy nature but she never seemed interested, until tonight that is. Something must of happened.
He lips hovered closer to her as he whispered. "Are you sure?"
Rose looked at him before nodded her head as their lips connected with such passion and hunger.
His hand trailed all the up her body like his usual routine as she let him. This was nothing new to him as he hungrily attacked her neck. It seemed like she needed it.
After everything was said and done Rose lay on top of Katiou with their clothes thrown across the floor, thinking about her life and what it had become.
She silently thanked Katiou for understanding her needs because if not she would have probably have died that night.
When he opened his eyes he smirked at her before lightly kissing her lips. "Good morning."
Rose nodded her head as she turned to him. "Katiou, please don't think this is anything but friendship. I don't do relationships."
He looked at her for a moment before standing and dressing himself. "Of course, that's how I live anyways. Relationships are too messy."
She looked at him before nodded her head and dressing herself before they walked around the training grounds.
Rose paused when she saw a familiar head of silver walking across the the lower level and and gasped. It was that boy.
Katiou stopped at looked at her direction before pointing. "Who, him? His name is Zero Kiryu a wannabe hunter."
She looked at him as he passed her line of vision and thought about to that night in the interrogation room.
Then she realized something. She had no reason to live anymore so instead she would live for someone else. That way nothing bad will ever happen to him ever again.
Marching up to Carson's room she kicked the door open without a care and mindlessly walked up to him before slamming her hand on his desk. "I have a proposition."
Carson looked at her in question before seeing her eyes. They looked like a corpse's. "And what would that be?"
Rose looked up at him with such dead eyes as she spoke with authority. "Let me have two years of freedom and after that I will bow to you like the dog that I am and do anything you ask without resistance."
He looked at her with such shock as he leaned forward. "Anything? Would you marry Kaname Kuran?"
She closed her eyes and the sound of his name that brought her pain. "Yes."
Carson leaned even further and pressed on. "Would you not defy me anymore?"
She nodded her head in response. "Yes, whatever you want I will do."
Carson smiled at this and liked this idea. Sure Rose was getting better with obeying but it was always a bit of a struggle. This was intriguing.
He slowly took at pointed to the floor to test out her promise. "I need to see a test. Kneel to me."
This was something that Carson could never make her do but he gasped when he saw her crawl onto her knees and put her head down in submission. She really was his to control. "Now bark like the dog you are."
Rose looked away literally before barking loudly with self humiliation. Carson seemed pleased with the response as he nodded. "Very well. I will accept this request. But after the time is up don't forget my promise."
She nodded her head in understanding as she slightly bowed before walking out of that room with a plan in her mind.
She didn't care if she only had two years, in that time she would track and hunt down the very people that had destroyed her life, and she wouldn't stop until they were dead.
Rose may have let Shizuka, Kaname, and Will down but she would sure as hell not let anyone else have the same fate, especially Zero
A couple months later Rose was extremely well known in the hunters community as one of the most dangerous hunters the association has ever seen, killing a thousand vampires with no mercy.
Inside Rose felt numb and nothing mattered in the sense of her life. If she was going to die then so be it, but she wasn't going to go without kicking and screaming.
She quickly became known as the hunter that would take on hundreds to suicide missions, but what they didn't know was that they were all meant to be for Zero. Rose would take all of his dangerous cases so he would remain safe. He had to be safe.
One year late Rose and Katiou were on a case at an old shipyard. Katiou pointed at Rose who got in position and whispered. "You go around the back and I'll grab them in the front."
Katiou nodded his head and left her as she moved around the corner and heard a prickeling in her ear. This case involved a middle age Level E tracking down and murdering innocent girls at night. Such a disgusting creature.
She readied her bow when she felt something at her side. Quickling aiming her arrow she found that she was face to face with someone she hadn't seen in a long time. Takuma. "Careful where you aim that thing."
Rose grumbled and put down her bow. "Takuma? What the hell?"
Takuma laughed nervously and put this sword back in his holder. "It's been a long time Rose."
She narrowed her eyes and grabbed his arm before pulling him away from the scene. Katiou couldn't see this. "Why are you here? I'm busy."
He smiled and looked at her. "Kaname asked me to find you."
Kaname. That name brought so many emotions with just one word. She took a step back and scoffed. "Oh really? That's a new one. Okay I'll bite, why?"
Takuma carefully put his hand on her shoulder and smiled. "He needs your help."
Rose looked at him before throwing his arms off of her and laughing. "Yeah okay sure. That's a good one. And what makes you think that I would help that egotistical, stuck up prick?"
He was taken back by her words and watching her walk away from him when he blurted out. "He knows where Rido is."
Rose stopped in her tracks the words sunk in. She had been trying to follow Rido's track for months but it seemed to be running cold. As much as she hated Kaname maybe this was the key she needed. Then she thought of something else, Zero Kiryu went to that academy. "What about Zero?"
Takuma nodded his head expecting his and smiled. "Don't worry he is out on a long term hunters assignment."
Rose sighed in relief as she thought about her options before turning to him. "Fine, I'll go."
He nodded his head before turning to leave as she heard Kaitou approach. It was just a short job, nothing to worry about.
When Rose arrived at the academy she quickly opened the main door to find her mentor Cross smiling at her. "Good to see you Rose."
She smiled slightly at him and put her hand out, stopping an incoming hug. "Same Cross."
He laughed at her when her blood ran cold. It couldn't be. Racing out to look down at the window she gasped. Kaname said he was on a hunter's trip. He lied to her.
Walking towards the very building they were in was Zero Kiryu and Yuki. Headmaster seemed to notice this as she shouted. There was no way he would meet her. "Whaa I can't do this. I have to go."
She raced to the door when Cross put a hand out to stop her. "Rose please. You can't run away from him forever."
Rose looked at Cross before dodging his hand and stepping past him. "Well I can sure as hell try."
Suddenly she paused as the door was being knocked on and Rose froze. This was it, she was dead. She was so so so so dead.
The door swung open to reveal the boy that was the center of her world for a year, Zero Kiryu.