A/N: I am so sorry. I know I haven't updated in forever but I've just been lazy and not writing anything. PLEASE don't give up on this story! It's still here! Don't stop reading and reviewing! I will try my best to make updates more frequent but I can't make any promises. Now down to business. Hantsuki is not a pureblood vampire, her dad is but her mom was not so that means Hantsuki isn't. Also, Kaname is not her blood relative. He was adopted into her family when she was little. I know Kaname was all against getting adopted but that was just how I saw it when I created this. Anyhow, I hope you enjoy this chapter and review pretty please with sugar on top!
I've always found night time to be
very gorgeous. The moonlight cascades over Earth, giving a majestic
silver glow to everything it touches. It is haunting. When I was a
little kid I would sneak out of the house at night just to look up at
the sky. Technically it wasn't "sneaking out" for my father
always caught me. He is a vampire after all.
Right now, gazing
upon the formations of stars, I felt at peace; serene. The moon is
high up in the sky at the crescent stage. Unlike most "mythological
creatures" that receive strength from the full moon, I gain it
from the crescent and half moons. It was just another thing to set me
apart from the rest.
Suddenly my senses were alerted. Zero was
coming. The leaves crunched noisily under his slow moving feet as he
walked over towards me. Lying down, he put his hands underneath his
head and closed his eyes.
"May I help you?" I muttered.
"You looked comfortable. What were you thinking?"
"Nothing,
just about the moon."
He opened his eyes and turned his head
toward me asking, "You have a crescent moon charm, don't you?"
He picked up my wrist and inspected the bracelet on it. "What
does it represent?"
I pulled my hand away and looked back up
at the sky. "My vampire side." I stated morosely.
Instead
of saying anything he reached for my hand again and placed a soft
kiss upon it. I was about to lean in for a kiss of my own when
something interrupted us.
"Ugh, for the love of God,
do you have to do that in public?"
Pocky Boy was back.
I
swiftly jerked away from Zero and stood up.
"My, my I didn't
expect you to be so improper. Instead of fooling around why don't you
do your job." He taunted.
"Do you see any other Day
Class students?" I retorted. "No? Then my job is done and
I'm going to sleep." I started walking away; I wasn't going to
listen to his disrespectful rantings.
Akeno wasn't going to have
that, though, and instead he insisted on adding to his banter.
"I see, you have just added another to the list of adjectives
describing you: inconsiderate, stubborn, impudent, and now lazy."
That put me over the edge.
"Listen, Pocky Boy, if you ever
say one more insulting word to me I'll rip your throat out before you
even have time to think." I turned around and stared him
straight in the face.
"What does a puny Day Class student,"
he chuckled and dug his fingernails into the cloth of my shirt and
lifted my feet off the ground, "have against me?"
Hatred
and rage flared through me. How dare he say words like that to me,
the daughter of a pureblood. If he knew what I could do to him he
wouldn't be committing such a bold act. My teeth are mere centimeters
away from his throat; one move and I could silence his tongue for
good.
Akeno's piercing scream filled my ears. He relinquished his
grasp on me and I fell to the ground. I tried to get my bearings and
strike his throat when I realized something. I never bit him. Why,
then, did he scream so loud?
"Tsuki, run!" Zero's
voiced rasped. I smelled it then: Pocky Boy's blood. Where was it
coming from, I never touched him. I scanned Akeno's body, searching
until I found the source. My hands flew to the sheath at my waist,
confirming my thoughts. The dagger was gone. It was lodged in Akeno's
foot. Zero had stabbed him.
"Tsuki, what are you waiting
for?!"
I threw a worried glance at zero and tore myself away
from Pocky Boy's blood, darting as fast as my feet would carry me in
the other direction. I mindlessly ran in blind rage not noticing
where I was going and cursing Akeno along the way. Gah! Why do I have
to be so responsible?! The bugger's been nothing but a nuisance to us
all since he got here. I could've ended it all right th-
Cold
engulfed my senses. I felt like I was falling. Upon opening my eyes I
saw nothing but black. I tried to take in breath and a liquid
substance, not oxygen, rushed into my lungs. I'm drowning. Panicking,
I frantically flailed my arms and legs, desperately clawing for the
surface. Which way is up? For all I know I could be pushing myself
further into sorrow-filled depths. My searching fingers touched
something coarse. Sand. I got my answer. With all of the strength
left in my oxygen deprived body I pushed down on the sand and
catapulted myself closer to the surface. My lungs burning, screaming
for relief I ripped through the water with all of my might shooting
myself upward until finally I broke free from the abyss. Fortunately
I was near land and swam the short distance coughing up my lungs on
the way. I clutched onto the grass trying helplessly to pull myself
up. My weak arms protested as I pulled myself onto the stable ground.
Coughing up enough water to fill a small pool, I collapsed. Closing
my eyes, I welcomed the sleepy darkness covering me when I heard one
of the last things I needed right now; footsteps.
"...You
just fell into a lake."
I reluctantly opened my eyes to
reveal captain obvious. "I realize that, Kain." I steamed
giving the best death glare I could.
He had no reply so we sat
there in silence. Awkward silence. I debated whether I should stand
up and act like nothing happened or lay here and wait for him to
leave until a voice I'd know anywhere interrupted our lovely
conversation.
"Are you alright?! Tsuki..Hantsuki!"
Takuma was jogging towards us.
"Kain, what happened?"
He asked as he helped me sit up.
"She fell into the lake."
He gave Kain a disbelieving look. "Why, how could you FALL
into a lake?" he questioned. "Here, you must be freezing,
take my jacket." He removed the piece of clothing from his body
and placed it on my. His arms remaining at their place on my
shoulders he helped me up. Why couldn't cheez-it head over there have
done this?
"Get your hands off of her, Ichijou." The
other voice I'd know anywhere demanded, Zero. I really should've just
gotten up and left when I had the chance. Wait, why is he here?
Shouldn't he be with Pocky Boy?
"He was just trying to help,
Zero, it's alright."
"I'll take it from here." He
started walking towards me and Takuma released my shoulders. Zero
snatched jacket off me and threw it, insultingly, at him. I gave
Takuma an apologetic look as Zero held my hand to lead me away from
them. When we were out of earshot it was question time.
"Where
the hell is Akeno?! What did you do, finish the job and dump him in
the lake?" I growled while we were laughing. I wonder what I
would've done if I had seen his pale body next to me amongst it
all..
"Speaking of lakes, why are you so
wet?"
"Zero..."
"Alright, once you left Akeno
attacked me. He used your dagger against me and started slashing at
me relentlessly. I tried fighting him off but without a weapon I
really didn't have a chance," I shuttered at the thought, "When
I had an opening I took it and darted in the direction I thought you
went. Luckily, he didn't follow me and I found Ichijou hanging off
you pretty quick."
I sighed, "Why did you cover for me,
Zero? You should have let me rip his throat out so you wouldn't be
penalized. Do you realize how much trouble you'll be in?"
"The
chairman will understand. It's better for Pocky Boy to have a hole
in his foot that's probably already healed than a gash in his throat
that will kill him."
"Since when do you call him Pocky
Boy?"
Zero ended up getting "suspended".
He was to stay in his room and think about what a bad boy he's been
for two weeks. It's basically an extended time-out. Since the
chairman thought we handled the situation appropriately, even though
it was reckless, and is only giving the punishment because Akeno
would him fire if he didn't, he agreed to let me go talk to Zero in
his room after a week into his sentence.
It was awkward to say
the least. I didn't know to act around him now. He sacrificed his
freedom for mine. While I probably would've been put behind bars for
what I would have done it didn't make me feel any better. Akeno
could've killed him!..Hold on.
"Where was bloody rose?"
"Huh?" Zero mumbled awakening from some daydream.
"Where was your gun when all that was going on? You could've
threatened him instead of risking your life."
"What does
it matter? I probably would've gotten the same punishment
anyway."
"Maybe not, you've threatened the other
vampires before and received no punishment. You were only doing your
job. Also, what if there hadn't of been an opening for you to take?
What if Akeno had gotten the upper hand and stabbed you. You're not
indestructible, Zero."
"I can take care of myself,
Hantsuki," he defended, "You don't need to worry about
me."
I looked down at my hands. He was being very dismissive;
all I wanted to do was get some answers. Maybe I shouldn't overreact
he was probably just caught up in the moment.
"I'm going to
ask for a weapon change. I figure a dagger isn't the best weapon for
me to fight off vampires with if I am addicted to their blood."
He
nodded in agreement.
