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Chapter 43
I open my eyes to the ceiling as I remembered the events that have been happening. The surprised look from Yuuki, Kaname, and Zero. I also hurt Mimi and in the end she protected Zero. I touched my chest as I felt the tightening in my heart from everything I was given. What shocked me the most was that...
I couldn't hear Naomi anymore.
It's almost like she disappeared the same time her childhood friend. It was like a missing piece that finally found it and left. I closed my eyes to hear a knock on my door.
"Victoria..." I hear Isaya spoke softly.
I sit up to look at the door for him to open it.
"I'm going to have party and I wish for you to attended it," Isaya says as I look at his smiling his face.
"Isaya..." He looked at me confused as I continue, "...can you promise me something? And do me a favor?"
...
Isaya looked at me with wide eyes but smiled in the end, nodding his head. I looked at him with a small smile to stand up.
"I failed Isaya," I spoke softly looking down my hands, "I failed to held in my emotions. But now, I don't have to hold it in anymore. I already fulfilled my mission, and I wish to thank you for that."
He smiles at me as he suddenly walks to my closet to grab a beautiful dark blue dress with a coat to surround it. I looked at him with wide eyes as he holds up a mask in front of my eyes.
"In this ball, no one will know who you are. I thought, this will be great idea for you to see your love ones." Isaya says warmly as tears start to prickle at the corner of my eyes.
"...Isaya..." I smiled as I nodded my head running straight to the bathroom.
"You must hurry. It starts in 15 minutes," Isaya calls.
*20 minutes later*
I got out my room to see Isaya in front of my door with his mask on and suit. He smiles at me as he reaches his hand out.
"May I have this dance, M'lady?" Isaya ask making me chuckle a little.
I grabbed his hand to make me take off the coat and step in the ballroom. I look around to see people dancing with smiles and laughter everywhere. I also spotted Kaname, Yuuki, and Zero looking around. I couldn't help but frown as I saw them for Isaya to pull me towards him.
"It's better for you to chuckle," Isaya says as he leads me to dance. "Is this your first time at a masquerade?"
"Yes...It's my first time being in a masquerade, but not my first time seeing one. It's just like what I imagine. Everyone hiding their identity and wondering who will dance with. It's almost mysterious in a way." I replied with a smile.
Isaya chuckled saying, "I suppose only you would think that."
Someone suddenly tapped on Isaya shoulders for dance as I nod my head bowing down to him. He smiles bowing to go to the other lady. I smiled watching him as I ran out of the crowd to go to the balcony.
"*sigh* I wonder if I can at least dance with them, or if they will ever forgive me." I whispered to myself.
I suddenly heard footsteps to quickly turned and see white heart with a tattoo on his neck. My eyes widen as I have my back on the balcony looking down. I can see him from the corner of my eye to walk towards me. He reaches his hand towards me with unusual smile on his face.
"May I have this dance?" Zero says surprising me.
I looked at him with wide eyes but then I look down to look back up with a smile on my face.
"I can't dance with someone who I haven't met yet. May I ask who you may be?" I ask kindly and sweetly.
I chuckle as all he did was grab my hand to answer, "I'm just a mystery."
We started to dance as I looked at him with wide eyes to frown and look down at the ground.
"I see... So you can dance after all," I said surprised.
"...You're very similar to a precious girl who died a year ago..." Zero says surprising me.
I look up at him to look to my left seeing Yuuki and Kaname watching us.
"I'm sure she isn't dead, stranger. She's probably closer to you than you think," I say looking straight to his eyes. "I'm positive that she is sorry for everything that she has done to make you think she was ever done, but..."
"She must have a reason."
My eyes widen as I looked to my left seeing Kaname walking up to me. He raised his hand for Zero to let go of me and bring me to Kaname.
"I don't understand..." I spoke softly dancing with Kaname. "You both are dancing with enemy, a killer,... a traitor."
I stop dancing with Kaname to look at Zero and Kaname.
"You two are so confusing." They both walk to me as I stepped back to hit the balcony, "I'm a monster. I hurt both of you so much. I'm..."
"Victoria!"
My eyes went wide as I suddenly say a bloody whip in front of me to see Kaname and Zero backing away.
"Senri..." I whispered.
"Go, Victoria." I looked at Senri to look at Yuuki.
"Onee-sama..." I whispered for her eyes to widen as she covered her mouth with tears down her cheeks.
"Go... Victoria," Senri says, this time softly as I nodded my head walking away.
"Victoria, your back," I hear Yuuki say behind me to make me turn around to her.
I quickly walk away for her to follow me as I quickly saw window to my right. I ran towards that area to look down and see Eiichi with a smile stretching his arms towards me. I jumped to be caught by Eiichi's arm. I look up to see Yuuki reaching her hand towards me but I quickly ran away. I stopped in the forest for tears to go down my cheeks as my throat starts get dry.
"I'm such an idiot. I was suppose to be explain to them, but in the end I just ran away. I'm such an idiot!" I shouted as I saw the look that Zero, Kaname, and Yuuki gave me. "Zero, Kaname, Onee-sama. Everyone."
I felt Eiichi's arms around me for him to whisper, "I guess your feelings finally showed up strongly. It might take sometime for you to control your feelings again. Anyhow, welcome back, Victoria."
I cried on Eiicchi shoulders as my feelings suddenly starts slamming into my heart so strongly. I stop crying to smell blood from the building to look at one of the windows. It was... Yuuki.
"No... No!" I shouted running to the window for Eiichi to stop me.
"Stop, Victoria!" Eiichi shouted to look at the same window.
"Isaya promised... Isaya promised! He said he was going to do! Not Yuuki! No!" I shouted for Eiichi to turn me around and make me look at him.
"What was his promise to you?!" Eiichi asked.
"He promised to erase Zero's, Yuuki's, and Kaname's memories!"
Eiichi eyes widen as he pulled me to his chest saying, "You idiotic girl. You are only hurting yourself more by doing that. I think Isaya didn't do because he believed you were enough pain. It's time to stop this Victoria. Return to Yuuki and Kaname." He suddenly put his on my eyes to allow me to sleep for the very first time in a while, "But first, I think it's time for you sleep."
*Morning*
My eyes open to see the sun on my face and trees above. I heard a soft snoring to see Eiichi above me as I lay on his lap. I sit up to stare at him with a smile as I stand up to look around. I was still in my dress from the masquerade to take off my shoes and became bare footed. I heard a chains ringing to look around and see that I was in the academy.
"How did I...?" I whispered.
"You finally came."
I turned around to see Kaien look at me with a smile on his face.
"Fat-" I stopped myself from saying for I know I don't deserve to call him that. I shake my head to ask him, "Have you finished the furnace? I told *her* that I shall become the new parent. I would like to know that the furnace will be ready for my heart."
"Before that, I'm sure you have something to say to me," Kaien says with harshness in his voice, "Victoria, stop lying to everyone and making your own decision! Stop thinking of others and start thinking of yourself! Mimi told me everything!" My eyes widen as he continue, "My followers and the some students of the night class found Aidou-dono alive in a coffin sleeping. We also found some pure bloods that were supposedly dead and wounded, actually healed completely and asleep. You didn't kill anyone Victoria. The only dead pure blood is Sara-sama's fiance, Sara-sama, and Shizuka. You have killed no one. Aidou quickly got to see him."
I look down with a small smile on my face imagining the reunion that Aidou and his father had.
"I'm glad..." I say looking down.
"It was all an act for people to believe that you were the enemy. You wanted the most important people to you to stop believing you and hurt you. You fought with them so many times and... you wanted Isaya to erase Kaname's, Yuuki's, and Zero's memories away, so you won't feel guilty for leaving them." Kaien says explaining my whole plan.
I nodded my head agreeing with everything he says.
I replied, "You are right. It wasn't Yuuki that was suppose to make only Zero to forget about me. Kaname and Yuuki were suppose to forget about me as well. Not for them to be together, but so I wouldn't have anyone to hold me back for what I am going to do. But... there is another thing that Mimi told you."
Kaien nodded his head saying, "In your world, if you weren't here. It would have been Kaname that would have sacrifice his heart."
"What?!" Someone shouted.
I turned to the tree behind Kaien to see Yuuki and Kaname showing themselves making my eyes widen.
"Victoria, stay with Yuuki and Kaname. I apologize, but the final preparations of the furnace are not complete yet. I want you to explain to them completely. My daughter." Kaien says as my eyes widen.
I look up at both of them to see Yuuki running towards me with tears in going down her cheeks hugging me tightly.
"You idiot little sister!" Yuuki shouts hugging me tightly, "I can't believe that I ever thought you were the enemy. I'm so sorry, Victoria."
I shook my head as I hesitantly hugged her back saying, "No, I'm sorry. I hurt you so much. You were only doing what you felt was right. Please, don't ever felt guilty for something that was all my fault. How can you forgive me for everything I have done?"
Yuuki looked at me with a smile replying, "I will always forgive you."
I smiled hugging her back as I looked behind Yuuki to see Kaname. I pulled back from Yuuki to look at Kaname. Yuuki look at me and Kaname back and forth.
"Victoria," I hear Eiichi spoke up. "I'll take Yuuki back to the dorm."
I glance at him to nod my head to look at Kaname.
"Go with Eiichi, Yuuki. I'll be there with Kaname," I say for Yuuki to follow Eiichi back to the dorm.
I look at Kaname for him to stare back me. He was close enough to me for me to feel his warmth. Then, I felt a sting on my left cheek and my face turned to the right. I touched my left cheek to felt the warmth and sting from just touching it.
"...Kana..."
"You stupid girl!" Kaname shouts cutting me off. I look at him with wide eyes as he continues, "It should have been me! I should have become the new parent! How dare you make Isaya promise to erase memories of you!"
"I didn't have choice!" I shouted back at him. "I wanted to protect you and everyone I loved! I didn't want to lose you!" Tears were pouring down my cheeks now.
"It doesn't make it right for you to lie to me and sacrifice yourself!" Kaname continue shouting.
"I don't care if I sacrifice myself if it's for you!" Kaname's eyes were wide this time as I continue, "I... I love you Kaname!"
"Victoria..." Kaname says softly.
"I love you, so... so..."
Kaname suddenly hugged me tightly as I hugged him back tightly. We let go of each other to have his lips against mine. The kiss was sweet and passionate at the same time not wanting to let go of each other.
We started walking to the Night Class dorm for me to stop at Kaname's old, but still, his room. We hold hands for me to stop and hug him tightly. He hugged me back with the same amount of tightness as I hold for him.
"Kaname, please, please, don't let me go right now. I need you right now," I say softly as we tightened our hugs until it hurt.
"I won't allow you to go anywhere. You will stay in my arms until I say you can leave," Kaname says in my ear making me feel warmer inside. It was quiet until he suddenly said, "Zero..."
My eyes widen as I let go of him to look down touching my heart.
I closed my eyes replying, "In my heart, I love Zero too, but... I have no clue where my heart truly belongs to. It's confusing that it's hurts, Kaname."
Kaname look down at me as I look up at him as I pulled him down to my lips for his eyes to widen. He closes his eyes deepen the kiss to let me go and hug me.
"I understand. If you don't know where your heart belongs. I'll show you, Victoria. If you're okay with someone like me..." Kaname says pulling on my chin to continue kissing me.
This night pulled us towards each other further than we believed will happen. I was filled with happiness, sadness, and guilt for everything that will come after this. For now, I won't worry about tomorrow or what's coming up in the next few minutes. All I will care about is Kaname and the night we both share. My love for Kaname.
I hope you guys have enjoyed this chapter, and are happy that the same Victoria is back. I'm sorry if you thought she was crybaby, but her feelings all came back and crashed down on her. I hope you understand. Please be patient for the next chapter. And enjoy.
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