The night class students watched by the windows as a blurry figure moved toward the academy. On further inspection they recognized it to be Lady Adelaide but paused when realizing the state she was in.

She walked on, eyes forward towards some kind of goal with blood caked all over her clothes and body. An outsider may have been concerned that she was hurt but slowly all the vampires noticed that the blood on her wasn't her own.

Rose let Hanabusa open the door and she walked into the space where nothing but dead silence could be heard.

She looked up towards and stairs and everyone around her gasped at her new found eye color. Thousands of whispers and mutters started to occupy the space as Rose blocked all of them out.

Walking up the stairs in silence she reached her door and slowly stepped inside, feeling the cold wood against her fingers.

Rose paused when she felt a number of processes behind her and turned to find Ruka, Kain, Rima and Senri waiting for her to return.

Ruka was the first to speak as she stood from the bed in anger. "What the hell is going on here? Hanabusa you better explain yourself."

Hanabusa looked at his friend and then back to Rose. He knew her composure was about to break at any second so talking right now wasn't the wised option. "Ruka, we can talk about this later. She needs some time."

Rose turned her head towards the group in apprehension and watched all of their eyes widened at what she had become. If they weren't surprised at the blood then they were certainly surprised about her new two tone eyes.

The other vampires looked between each other internally decided who should speak about the matter. Senri seemed to win the argument and bit down on his pocky in interesting. "Whoa, what happened to you?"

Not liking the response he gave Ruka moved to speak out again when Rose stepped forward and muttered. "No, it's fine Hanabusa."

He blinked a few times and watch her move towards the window as he eyed her carefully. This wasn't in her character, usually she wouldn't let anyone see her so unstable. So why now?

Rima glanced at the pureblood and put another stick of pocky in her mouth before stating "It looks like she isn't affected by any of this."

Just as her words came out, Rose took another step forward and tripped on her own feet, tumbling to the ground.

Everyone looked at her in shock as Hanabusa raced forward to help her up. Something obviously wasn't right.

She righted herself and Ruka moved forward again, this time a bit more aggressive. She pointed one finger to Rose and scoffed. "You, explain. What kind of mess have you gotten Hanabusa into?"

After a few moments of silence she tightened her fist and her voice rose in volume. Ruka roughly grabbed Rose's shoulders and shook her in anger. "Do you think this is funny?! Tell me, or are you too chocky for that?"

Hanabusa gasped at the close contact and raced forward, trying to pry her arms off of his mistress. "Ruka, stop! You're making it worse!"

Rose just stood there as she was being manhandled, listening to Ruka's hurtful words. They filled into her ears but one particular sentence screamed in her ear. "You've put everyone in danger, are you proud of yourself?!"

Freezing, Rose thought about everything that had happened in these past few hours. Everything she had ever worked for was ruined. Ruka was right, in her blind attempt of anger she had endangered those she promised would remain safe. There was no game board now, she had already burned it.

Looking around at the group she ran her fingers through her hair nervously and muttered to herself. "You're right. Oh god, what have I done? I ruined everything, didn't I? I'm so stupid, I knew I couldn't do this. I'm so useless. And now Zero..he..he…"

Hanabusa noticed her breathing coming out faster and faster as he remembered the time he saw her after the engagement ball, she was having another attack.

Ruka's eyed widened as her hold loosen and spoke, slightly worried. "Hey, what are you doing?"

He muttered something under his breath and raced forward, forcing Ruka's arms off of her in anger. "Move."

Everyone else didn't know what to do in this situation as they watched him grab her shoulders and try and gently shake her out of it. "Rose, Rose calm down. It's okay, please calm down."

Ruka and Kain especially were at a loss of words. Flashes of their conversation with her came rushing back as they realized maybe she really was telling the truth.

Her vision started to blur as hot tears started to form in her ear. What he was doing wasn't working this time, it seems this attack was bigger than the ones before. "I..I...I ruined them, I ruined you. I d-don't know how…"

Hanabusa gritted his teeth and turned to Senri in fear. "Damn it, it's not working! Senri, go get Zero. Now!"

Senri blinked a few times before slowly standing and moving towards the door.

Rose vaguely heard Zero's name and she thought about the blood on her body and her new terrible eyes. Breathing even more rapidly she gasped and shouted, grabbing Hanabusa's shirt with pleading eyes. "No! Please, no. H-He can't see me like this. I'm d-dirty. Please no, I can't, he can't…"

Looking down at her in sadness he sighed and quickly wrapped his arms around her in a tight hug, surprising everyone around them. He then began to stoke the back of her head and whisper quietly. "It's okay Rose, I'm here. Everything is okay now. Just breathe, that's it. Breathe.

They watched as her breathing started to slow as she moved to clutch his shirt in her hands. Once her vision cleared she detached herself from him and looked down embarrassed at what everyone had just seen. "I-I I'm sorry. I can't control them."

Kain looked at the pureblood in question and stepped forward. "Do they happen that often?"

She opened her mouth to speak when Zero burst through the door in fear and Rose immediately turned her back to the wall.

He raced forward, slowly catching his breath and stated. "Rose?! Are you okay? Is that blood?"

Unintentionally she looked down and found her blood soaked clothes before laughing it off so he wouldn't worry. "Hey Zero, yeah I'm okay, and this? Oh it's nothing a short shower can't fix."

Not buying her routine he stepped forward and watched Rose tense up. "What are you doing? Turn around."

Shaking her head in fear she bawled her hands into fists and muttered. "I can't."

Suddenly feeling a small sense of dread Zero quickly moved and spun her around to look at him when Rose covered her eyes in response.

He narrowed his eyes and looked at her hands before stating. "Rose, what's wrong?"

Zero moved his hands to touch hers when she shrunk away and shouted. "No! Please…"

That sense of tread moved up into his throat once more as he tried again, this time a little more aggressive. "What are you hiding from me?"

She moved away once more shouting. "No!"

This is when Zero tried a different approach. "Isabelle! Please, let me see."

The sounds of that name brought just enough shock for him to take control and remove her hands. Zero then took a step back and gasped at what he saw.

Rose averted her eyes from his and looked down ashamed. She managed to mutter out a few words in her broken voice. "Don't look me, I'm dirty."

He didn't really know what make of her. Her eyes were most certainly different with each being a different color but he also didn't want to scare her off.

Zero's eyes softened as his hand moved up to her face before gently touching each side. She turned towards his palms in response and felt his warmth seep through her. "I look just like him, don't I? A monster…"

Without a words he applied a small amount of pressure on her cheeks and brought his face closes before slowly kissing her closed eyelids softly.

When she opened them again a soft blush appeared on her cheeks as he spoke. "Does that answer your question?"

Rose turned her face away in embarrassment and questioned. "You aren't afraid of me?"

He brushed a small strand of hair from her face before removing his hands from her face and coughing. It seemed like he just noticed the other vampires in the room watching them. "Of course not."

Everyone watched as Rose's face curved into a soft smile before it dropped once more. She then turned to the group and sighed. "It seems we need to shift our direction. Since I killed all of Carson's followers it's almost certain he will want to shut me down."

Zero moved closer to her in concern so she could feel his body heat as Kain stepped forward himself. "And you are telling us this, why?"

Rose averted her eyes and spoke low so everyone could hear. "No reason. You just happen to be in the same room. It's not like I am in need of your help."

Kain narrowed his eyes in frustration as Rose realized her mistake. She paused and quickly put her hand out. "Wait, no. That's not what I meant. I meant.. mind. Anyways..."

They eyed her in interest as Kain turned his head and scoffed. It was obvious that she was internally struggling at what to say which was rare for her. Usually she just spoke her mind.

Ticking her brow and giving up she sighed and continued her plan. "Because of this, I think the safest option would be if you kept your distance from me Zero. They will strike you first."

Zero's eyes grew as he realized what she was saying. Was she really trying to pull something like last time? Well, there was no way he was going to let that happen again. "Rose, what are you saying!? Do you really want me to stay away from you?"

He watched her face falter as she answered deadpan. "It's what has to be done."

Zero was so beyond furious at her choices and decided to call her out on it, all while forgetting everyone in the room. "Are you kidding me? After everything, you are just going to walk away again. What the hell are you thinking?!

Just then Rose spun on her heel and threw her hands up in the air in a great shout. "I don't know okay! None of this was supposed to be part of the plan! Heck, you should have never even seen those journals! You know what I'm thinking? I'm going in blind and I'm so afraid that you will be ripped away from me! Okay? Is that what you want to hear?!"

Everyone around her froze as Hanabusa's friends stood there in shock. It seemed to widen even more when her voice rang out once more, but this time in a raspy tone. It was almost like she was trying not to cry. "When will you understand that if you die, then I die. I can't...I won't have that."

The silence didn't last long as Zero stepped closer and grabbed her arm quietly. He really wanted to comfort her but with all of the eyes in the room he found himself slightly embarrassed. "Can we talk somewhere else?"

She glanced at him for a second before forcing herself to let go of her arm and took a step away. "Now isn't the time Zero, there is too much to do."

He narrowed his eyes in anger and hissed. "Then when is the time? Do you really think I can't defend myself against Carson? I think you are forgetting that I'm also a vampire hunter."

Rose shook her head aggressively spoke quickly. "No, you don't get it. I know you are fully capable of defending yourself but if you go out there, with me.."

A small pang of heartbreak crossed his face as he realized what Rose was trying to say. Did she really not want the world to know about the two of them? "What, are you embarrassed to be seen with me, is that it?"

Widening her eyes she gasped and tightened her wrists. "Of course not! That's not it at all.."

Pushing further he questioned as the others watched the confrontation. "Then what is it?"

Rose tightened her wrists more as a small crack appeared in the window behind him, startling everyone them, it was quite obvious she was angry about something. "It's just, I always told myself that I would do what's best for you, no matter what. But am I really doing that if I let you walk out of this room with me and watch them stare at you the way they do to me, like trash? If I let you enter my world then it will destroy any sense of a life you could have. Is that really happiness?"

Zero listened to her words before putting a soft hand on her shoulder in reassurance, regretting what he had accused of her just moments before. She wasn't like that and it hurt him to think that those ideas popped into his mind. "Rose, I.."

Suddenly the door opened with a loud thud as Kaname stepped into the room rather quickly before laying eyes on Rose.

He froze at the sight which made the female pureblood heart drop in her chest. It dropped even more when he spoke the one word that made her want to cry. "Rido?"

Her eyes turned to hurt as he cautiously took a step forward, reaching his hand out in the process towards her direction.

In response she took a step back in fear of him at his clouded eyes when another hand slapped his away from her face.

He looked up to find Zero staring angrily at him with a protective arm around Rose. "Watch it. Don't you see she's scared?"

Kaname blinked a few times before sighing in frustration, his eyes turning a deep shade of crimson in warning. "Just because Rose has had a lapse in judgement, doesn't mean I accept you are what's best for her."

Zero growled under his breath as Rose placed a hand on each of their chests in a warning. "Oh, let's not start this now."

After a moment of silence Zero didn't seem to get the memo and replied back in a harsh tone, upsetting the other members of the night class around them. "And you are? I didn't think abandonment was what was best."

Rose's eyes widened and she noticed the small crack in the window behind them get deeper and deeper.

Kaname narrowed his eyes and hissed in response. "You know nothing Level E. You will never deserve her."

The hunter scoffed at his response and narrowed his eyes. "Really, and you do? Last I checked when she needed you, you disappeared!"

The crack become larger and larger as Kaname took a step forward in anger. "You wouldn't understand. I distanced myself because she became broken because of you. If you weren't around she wouldn't have been ruined."

Feeling a hot ball of anger rise up in her chest, Rose pushed her hands out as the window behind them shattered into a million pieces, specks falling onto the feet of the onlookers below. "Stop it!"

She breathed out a heavy sigh and put her hands on her hips. "Listen, the last thing I need is you too at each other's throats. So please, cut it out already!"

Everyone around them was silent in that moment until Kaname closed his eyes for a moment before opening them slowly, his crimson disappearing. "I will try to be civil for your sake only, since I may be the only one capable of such things."

The small jab was not missed on Zero who lifted his shoulder in anger when Rose put a calming on his chest and shook her head.

His shoulders relaxed at her words but was still on guard for the male pureblood. "Fine. But don't expect me to be friends with him."

Rose nodded her head once as Hanabusa approached quietly and tapped her on the shoulder. "Umm not to interrupt. But what exactly is our plan here?"

She glanced at him and nodded her head before walking over to her desk and pulling out a stack of papers.

Then before she could do anything she gazed at the rest of the night class and spoke. "Now I don't usually do this but Hanabusa says I should trust you so, here you go."

Sighing once she flung the papers on the ground, all of them slowly falling at the feet of the night class.

Kain crouched to pick one up and gasped at what he saw. There on the page was a profile of one of the newly entered night class students from this year.

Picking up another, he found the same result. All of these papers were different profiles of students. "What the hell is this?"

Rose walked over to him before taking the paper out of his hand and began her explanation. "I knew if I wanted to destroy Carson I would need to do two things, find a way to do it under the radar and recruit others to help me."

She walked over and placed the report on the desk. "You see, I am kept on a very tight lease and any sign of a rebellion would have me dragged right back into my cage. So by gathering the most prominent families in the vampire society I could make trade relations and help my cause at the same time without my "uncle" being the wiser."

Everyone seemed noticed how she used the terms uncle with such hatred and anger. "Now I believe it's time to go ahead and try to recruit these students so we can end that bastard once and for all."

Ruka watched her movements before standing to meet her face to face. "And what if nobody wants to join you?"

Rose stared into her eyes before nodding sadly and stating. "Then I'll go by myself and die trying. I have already well thought out that possibility."

Kaname and Zero both raced forward to her in worry, but it seemed Hanabusa beat them too it when he quickly balled his hand before slapping Rose up the head of her head like a child.

She kneeled in surprise at the action as everyone one else stood there in silence. Nobody would have ever thought that the pureblood worshiping Hanabusa would ever hit a superior but here he was.

Rose looked up at him as he put his hands on his hips and spoke loudly. "Idiot, quit being so serious. There is no need to sacrifice yourself. Look around you, you already have us."

She blinked a few times before doing what he said and looked over to Zero and Kaname.

Zero pulled his hand out and reached it to her so she could grab it in offering. "I will stand behind you no matter what Rose. You know that."

Slowly helping her to her feet she looked lovingly at him as Kaname interrupted. She faced him as he smiled kindly in her direction. "Me too. You know you are my most important person. No matter what, I want you to be happy."

She blinked a few times, feeling a heavy ball come to her throat. They were there for her.

Then Hanabusa stepped forward and undid the top buttons on the cuff of his sleeve before revealing his Rose tattoo, her mark.

He smiled slightly and lifted it up for her to see. "The promise I made for you still stands. Remember what I said, you can't do this on your own. So instead, lean on us.

Rose let his words sink into her as an odd sound came out of her throat. Maybe Hanabusa was right, she had already found such people that accepted her. Not the pureblood princess or the hunter but just. Her. Maybe there were more out there.

Jumping quickly she leapt into Hanabusa's arms and squeezed the life out of her friend. Wrapping her hand around his neck her buried her head in his shoulders so her face was unseen.

He flinched at the reaction but paused when he felt warm liquid on his shirt. That's why she was hiding her face, she was crying.

Slowly snaking his hands around her waist he smiled to himself as he heard her raspy voice under all of the fabric. "Thank you."

Hanabusa's friends watching the display in utter shock. This moment just felt so raw and personal that they almost had to avert their eyes in an invasion of privacy. But one thing was for sure, they had never seen Hanabusa look at someone like the way he looked at Rose in that moment.

They had always thought that she was manipulating, brainwashing him into becoming her slave but this, this didn't look like slavery. It looked like something far deeper that they couldn't begin to understand.

After a few moments she lifted her head and everyone could see the tear stained on her cheeks but nobody dared mention them. Seeing a pureblood cry was completely taboo but they couldn't help but stare at the beauty of it.

Zero and Kaname still looked at her in concern as she wiped her face and bowed slightly. "I know I don't deserve this and I've hurt both of you far deeper than I could ever imagine but now, I need your help. Please let me your strengths."

Finally admitting that she couldn't do this herself was something very hard for Rose but she knew what needed to be done.

She was certainly surprised when Kaname gently grasped her left hand while Zero held onto her right, causing her to lift her head.

The pureblood prince then brought her hand to his lips before kissing it gently. "You already have them."

No liking his Zero, did narrowed his eyes angrly before doing the exact same thing with her right hand. "Of course."

Rose watched the actions of the boys and blushed intensely at both of them, before ripping her hands away in embarrassment and shouted. "Wha- I didn't ask you to do that!"

Kaname and Zero exchanged a look before smiling softly in her direction as Hanabusa's voice could be heard over everything in slight relief and amusement. "She's back."

Hearing his words Rose realized that he was right. She felt a heavy weight lift off her chest knowing that she wasn't by herself in this fight. She had friends.

Taking a internal breath the pureblood princess smiled to herself before turning to the group with a new light about her. "Alright. It's time to move forward. Hanabusa?"

Moving forward he bowed slightly in respect before smiling. "Yes Rose?"

Rose moved a step closer to him and smirked widely at what she was about say. "I'd like you to go the the association and pick up a little something that's mine."

He nodded his head, knowing what she meant and smiled. "Of course."

AHHHH FINALLY! This chapter took so long to write my gosh! I wanted to get all the reactions and conversations perfect.

Next chapter we have Rose comforting the rest of the night class to "get them on her side" and more fluff.