Have Hope

Chapter 6: Departure

Yuuki didn't want this day to come at all. She didn't want to have her best friend to leave and at the same time insult her brother who has just returned, but she also wanted everything to be over with and she didn't want any to suffer any more. She decided to go to Elli's room when she woke up, knowing Elli she would already be awake.

"Elli?" Yuuki asked before entering. She didn't here any response and it made her thinks that Elli was still asleep. She slowly opened the door and true to her guess Elli was still asleep. Rima had just woken up and stepped out of the bathroom when Yuuki entered.

"Sorry Yuuki" Rima said.

"It's fine. At least she is still sleeping." Yuuki said with a smile on her face. This would be the last time Yuuki will see Elli that is until they solve the problem with Sara. Yuuki sat down on the bed and slowly shook Elli to wake up.

"...mmmmm..." Elli said and slowly sat up.

"How are you feeling Elli?" Yuuki asked.

"Better." She said with a smile on her face. She hugged Yuuki and she hugged Elli back, Rima couldn't help but smile at the site she was seeing. A knock was heard on the door and before any of them could respond the door opened reveling Shiki. Rima immediately stood up and protected Yuuki and Elli in case he would do something.

"Shiki what are you doing here?" Yuuki asked. Elli was a bit scared but she also knew that Shiki won't hurt Rima and she was pretty sure because he visited them last time when they were sleeping.

"Sara isn't here right now so I decided to come and visit." Shiki said. Rima, Elli and Yuuki all felt relieved and Rima gave Shiki a big hug.

"I missed you." Rima said, a few tears coming out.

"I missed you to Rima, I just wanted to help Ichigo" Shiki replied. Elli and Yuuki sat back down on the bed and just looked at the two of them. After a while they pulled apart and sat opposite Yuuki and Elli.

"So where did Sara go?" Elli asked

"I'm not sure Elli. When I woke up there was a note and it said that they will be back later" Shiki replied. Elli looked at Yuuki with a bit of a worried look on her face, in her mind a lot of questions where running through. She was scared that the plan might not work anymore because Sara isn't here.

"Are you alright if you talk to onii-sama?" Yuuki asked.

"It's fine but can we not do it in your room, I don't want Sara to suspect anything" Shiki replied.

"It's okay. Seirin can you tell onii-sama to come here?" Yuuki said out loud. Seirin suddenly appeared out of nowhere and was in front of Yuuki in no time.

"Of course" Seirin replied then left. After a few minutes Kaname was outside the room. Rima opened the door then sat back down next to Shiki. Kaname sat beside Yuuki on the bed and looked directly at Shiki.

" Shiki how have you been?" Kaname asked. It looked like he wouldn't harm them so Kaname felt a bit more relaxed.

"I'm fine Kaname-sama. I'm just a bit worried about Ichigo-San" Shiki replied. Elli seemed to be a bit shock and held onto Yuuki's hand immediately.

"What seems to be the problem?" Kaname answered back but he took a quick glance first at Yuuki and Elli.

"He doesn't seem to be himself anymore. He doesn't smile any more and his cheerful attitude has disappeared. It's like he doesn't have any more emotions" Shiki replied. Elli immediately knew something was wrong with him. Takuma only acted like this if someone he loved died but it would only be a day or two and it wouldn't be this bad, he would still show some emotion some how.

Once everything was settled Shiki left once more, he still need to pretend to be loyal to Sara. Rima gave him a couple of pockies to snack on when he wanted to, it was also her good luck/ I love you gift to him. Elli and Yuuki gave him a hug and before leaving, they made Rima give Shiki a peck on the lips. Both girls couldn't help but giggle at the two of them, well Rima since she was blushing so hard and she normal doesn't. Yuuki went back to her room with Kaname once they where sure Shiki was back to his room.

"You must be glad Rima, knowing Shiki is alright" Elli said with a smile on her face.

"Yes I am but I'm also worried about Ichigo-san" Rima replied. Elli couldn't help but sigh again. Takuma acting differently really worried her. She just wanted to end everything already before it gets worst. Sometimes Elli would imagine what would it be like if she was killed along side her parents, maybe life for her friends won't be this difficult. She never told Yuuki or Rima about this because she knew that they would tell her to stop. Elli knew they were right but she didn't want to see them suffering this much. Growing up Elli experienced a lot of hardships, so one day she told herself that she didn't want to see this happen in the future especially to the people she loves. Now that it was happening Elli just wanted to end her life. She wanted everyone's troubles to disappear, she wanted everyone to forget about her and that she even existed in the first place. If everyone forgot about her then life for them wouldn't have this much struggles.

'Just let it all end already' Elli thought while fixing the last few items in her bag.

'Maybe if I just end my life everything will be better?' Elli thought once more. She looked at Rima who had her back turned and couldn't help but think about all the pain she might be going through right now. Rima wasn't used to having this big of a burden but now she had no choice but to carry it for the sake of their friendship. Elli just wanted to take it all away from Rima and let her live a happy life like she should.

Once finished Elli went to Kaname/ Yuuki's room with all her things, luckily Sara still hasn't returned which makes Elli leaving a bit easier to do.

"I'm ready. Rima has the bottles of blood with her already. All my stuff is already packed up as if I wasn't here at all." Elli said once she entered the room. Yuuki immediately hugged her as tight as she could, knowing it would take some time before she'll be able to see her best friend again.

"If you're ready to leave just say so. Kain and Aidou have everything prepared already. I already instructed the servants on what to do when you arrive." Kaname said. Yuuki was still hugging Elli and she was already crying.

"Please be careful Elli." Yuuki Said in between tears.

"Yes I will. Take care of yourself to Yuuki. Don't work yourself to hard" Elli said returning the hug while stroking Yuuki's hair, trying her best to comfort her best friend.

"I'm ready" Elli said and looked up at Kaname, who just nodded in acknowledgement. Yuuki and Rima gave Elli one final squeeze before letting her go and allowing her to follow Aidou and Kain. Kaname held the crying Yuuki in his arms while Rima stayed near them trying her best to hide her emotions once more. This would be the first time all of them will be apart from each other. It felt like the family they all once knew was finally broken and there is no more hope of fixing it.

On the way to the mansion Elli couldn't help but think of the different things she could do to avoid causing more trouble for her friends. She knew killing herself would be her last resort. The next thing she thought of was to go into hiding. She would leave the Kuran mansion and go to a mansion that her family owns and just hide out there. She didn't want to be a big burden to them but she also felt guilty that Kaname did all of this just to help her.

"Aidou are you going to go back after?" Elli asked them. Kain was the one driving while Aidou was sitting next to him.

"No, Kaname-Sama order us to stay with you incase something happens." Aidou replied. Elli was glad that they would stay to watch her since she knew she wouldn't have enough strength to fight or even heal herself. She knew the ride would be long so she decided to sleep for a while, she knew they would wake her up when they were there.

"Should we text Kaname-Sama?" Aidou asked his cousins.

"He said when we get there." Kain replied his cousins, not taking his eyes of the road. Deep down inside the two for them really cared for Elli, they may not show it but they really do. If it wasn't for Elli, Ruka wouldn't have given Kain a chance and she told Aidou she would help him in his situation with Yori. Even Yuuki said she would try to talk to Kaname about it but he wasn't sure if Kaname will approve of it.

They finally arrived at the secret Kuran mansion where they would hide Elli in. Before exiting the car Aidou sent a message to Kaname while Kain opened Elli's door to wake her up.

"Elli- Sama, we have arrived." Kain said while gently waking her up.

"Hmmmm… Okay" Elli replied. She sat up carefully and started stretching. Once she was sure she was alright she slowly got out of the car.

'Wow, it's been a while' Elli thought while looking at the mansion. She remembers when she would go over and play with Yuuki when they were kids. She missed those days already and hope they can go back to it.

"Kaname –Sama said we should just wait for now." Aidou said to Elli. She turned around and looked at Aidou and just smiled. She made her way towards the stairs and started to make her way to the room she would usually stay in when she would go over.

"Just call me. I want to lie down for a bit" Elli said before disappearing into the room. Once inside she threw herself onto the bed and hugged the closest pillow she could grab.

'I hope their all safe. If anyone of them where to get hurt because of me I won't be able to forgive myself' Elli said burying her face into her pillow. She would give up everything even her life it it meant that everyone will be happy and everything will go back to normal. She doesn't give a damn about her own happiness at this point in time. If her leaving everything behind would make things go back to normal she would gladly go into hiding and just watch from the sidelines.

'Why does this always happen to the people I love? Maybe it was a sign?' Elli thought. She wanted answers that the she knew would never be answered no matter how hard she tries.