Chapter 5
That night was one of those restless nights for Zero.
The room grew dimmer steadily as the night plunged into darkness, but Zero didn't even bother to get up to switch on the light. The only illumination was the tranquil moonlight that shone through the sheer veil, casting fragments of silver and icy blue hue onto the wooden floors. The air was cool and placid that Zero could even hear his own heartbeat. Still in his black day class uniform, Zero threw himself down on his bed and laid languorously with his head pressed against the chilling cobblestone wall, listening to the night sound through his half opened window. Unlike the other restless nights when he was suffering from his blood lust which made him restless, tonight he was just simply suffering from insomnia. His body was exhausted from the guardian duty a few hours ago and he knew he had to rest or else he would be tired for class tomorrow morning. But despite the time, he simply couldn't get himself to fall asleep. Far from a good night rest, he just kept stirring in his bed, turning and tossing, drifting in and out of from periods of shallow sleep. Finally he gave up. Stretching out on his bed wearily, he stared at the dark ceiling for a brief while and released a long, deep sigh. Realizing he wasn't going to get any sleep tonight, Zero decided to take a walk to catch some fresh air and hopefully, that could ease his mind. With that he pulled himself out of the bed and opened his door ever so gingerly, slipping away into the dimly-lit corridor.
With his hands placed in his jacket pockets, he sauntered casually along the dirt path near the dormitory before finding himself wandering into the rose garden, close to White Lily's barn. Compared to White Lily's home, the garden was his second favorite place to have peace of mind. The summer breeze softly ruffled against the bushes of blossoming roses and soon the placid garden was filled with sweet floral fragrance. The velvet sky overhead, lit up by many stars, was clear and enchanting. Flowing out of nowhere was the intertwining sounds of strings and piano playing to the tune of Bach's 'Air' softly faded into a faint fragrance in the summer breeze. As the soft, tranquil piano aria filled Zero's ears, it sounded somewhat familiar and it reminded him of the scent of a long-forgotten memory.
He closed his eyes and a familiar silhouette emerged from the subtle darkness and gradually forming an opaque image of a girl sitting behind a black grand piano. Her slender fingers were jumping deftly on the white and black ivory keys, as though they were dancing, and he could vaguely recall the soft and serenade notes of 'Air' echoing in the stillness of the courtyard. As the last note of the aria faded, she looked up and gazed into his lilac eyes - a shy, unaffected smile flashed on her face. Patting onto the space beside her, she would tell him to come and sit beside her.
'How long has she been gone? Maybe six or seven years?'
Even though it had been so long since the night when she had disappeared from his life, the recollection of her was still vivid to him, entangled like vines that wound around his mind. He remembered how bewildered he felt when he learned from his vampire teacher Yagari that not only was she vanished without a word, but she was also, like Shizuka Hiou who had destroyed his family and took away Ichiru , a pureblood vampire.
Out of the blue, Zero opened his eyes when he heard some faint footsteps approaching the rose garden entrance, and he sensed a strange but oddly familiar aura was penetrating the placid atmosphere. Instinctively, Zero had his right hand gripped onto Bloody Rose and hid himself in the shadow of the trees. As he peered out from the shadow to see who had just walked into the garden, his eyes were widened in surprise. Zero couldn't believe what he was seeing. He felt as if his heart had skipped a beat. Though everywhere was shadowed in darkness, Zero knew there was no mistake about it.
And she was not alone.
To be continued.....
Rosa//Hi^^ I rewrote the chapter and changed the last part to make it a bit easier for me to think of the next chapter ^^;;; Please R&R this chapter and if you have any idea or suggestion on how the next chapters should progress, please do not hesitate to tell me! Thanks and enjoy!