A/N, warning, and disclaimer: Please read the first chapter. It is all posted there.
Summery: Yuki has been a pureblood for the last five years since her brother awoke her. Zero is now a full time hunter. Where is Kaname and why hasn't Zero fallen to a Level 'E' yet?
The Last Kuran
Chapter 9: The fight for our lives
The rain was pouring down, and they all were soaking wet. Kaname knew it wouldn't take very long for their enemies to find them. "Kaname," Zero called out to him, interrupting his thoughts. "Yes?" he answered looking at him. "Making your stance here, out in the open is a very bad idea. The hunters will have guns out, armed, and ready to fire the moment they sense us. They could cause a great deal of damage to everyone, including Yuki, before you get he chance to really do anything. You need to move this fight to the trees were you can have shelter and protection from any and all flying projectiles." Zero said.
Kaname was about to argue his own thoughts, when 1) He doesn't need to argue, he just does what needs to be done and 2) He realized Zero was right. They needed to have the protective cover of the trees. Why hadn't he thought of that before? Mentally kicking himself in the ass, he nodded his agreement and was about to pick up Zero again to move him when Zero shook his head. "I would be a liability in a fight." Zero said so that only Kaname could hear. "Leave me here to give you time to position yourselves for the fight." Kaname couldn't believe what he was hearing. "I'm not about to leave you behind Kiryu." He said irritably. "They will kill you when they get to you if I do as you suggest. I did not give you my blood, twice, for you to become suicidal later!" Kaname gritted out thru his teeth, trying to keep his voice down so that no one else, especially Yuki, would not hear.
Zero turned his old glare to him. "Listen Kuran, it's not like I want to die. I am not suicidal, nor am I martyr material, but I AM a Liability. If you plan to stand and fight, Yuki could and most likely would be the one to get hurt if not killed. None of us risked our lives before to rescue her, and Master Yagari didn't die trying to save her, just to risk that now, not on my account. She's too important to too many people to take that kind of risk. Take her, the others, and leave me behind. Once the fight is over, then you can come back to check on me, but leave me here…please!" Adding the 'please' at the end was hard, but he had to use anything he could to get the damn, stubborn pureblood to see reason, so when he said please his glare was changed to a pleading look, almost begging.
Kaname was shocked at how logical Zero was being, and it almost convinced him. The 'please' and the pleading look was also a nice touch, except for one problem. "Zero, Yuki won't allow me to leave you behind, not after what happened five years ago, not even for her sake. If I try to carry her off, she will only fight me every step of the way. Don't you get it? She needs us both. She finally has us both back in her life and she's not about to run the risk of leaving you behind and loosing you, just to save her own skin. Taking you with and putting you in hiding among the trees would be better then trying to keep her in safety without you. Also the more we stand here and argue the less chance we have of putting her in a safe hiding spot, so the question comes down to this. Do you voluntarily come with us or do I force you?" Kaname asked, with his eyes taking on a brighter shade of red then normal. Zero watched the slight change in the others eyes and knew there was no point in trying to convince him otherwise; not to mention that Kaname's logic just stumped his own, and again he knew it, which only served to piss him off. He hated to be indebted to him, but he was right, damn.
Zero's whole demeanor showed that he acquiesces. Kaname is satisfied that he will not have to fight with Zero to keep him alive. "Let's move quickly to the trees." Kaname tells the others. Once there, Kaname finds a very large tree where the base was hollowed out. The whole was large enough for both Yuki and Zero to stay inside comfortably. Zero placed hunter protective charms around the hole, and Kaname placed his own protective spells around the whole tree. Hopefully this will give them both a fighting chance should they be discovered. Yuki was nervous about the coming fight, and most everyone that was dear to her heart were all in danger. She was very antsy. Zero knew what was going on and so he brought up topics to keep her mind busy and off of the coming battle. She knew what he was up to and was thankful for it.
Mean while, Kaname and the others had found there places of hiding. Kaname was doing what he could do to keep everyone's aura hidden to give them the element of surprise., when his senses became alert. The pureblood aura he felt was familiar. There were other aura's he recognized. There was the President of the Hunters Association, Ichio, head of the Vampire Senate… and Rima was with them. Then there were others he did not recognize. He tried not to believe this was a possibility before, but now he couldn't ignore it. She was here with Rido, but why? What does she want with him, and more importantly what does he want with her? He only uses people and then kills them when there usefulness is over.
They kept coming closer, but stopped right below Kaname. "You should have stayed with them my dear, that way we would know where they have gone. But I really do appreciate the phone call you gave me yesterday. Thank you my dear." Rido said to Rima. "I know you have been trying to find Kaname-Sama these last five years and I know I have failed you in trying to find him. I just couldn't believe my luck when he found his way to our photo shoot. But one thing I don't understand my love, why did you have Yuki-Sama kidnapped?" Rima asked.
Rido smiled at her like she was a petulant child. "I knew my nephew was keeping tabs on her, and by kidnapping her, it would only serve my purpose of drawing him out; and it did. Plus I really was going to go after her anyway, because they both needed to be eliminated." Rido answered. "And the Association? How did you get them to help you with your plan?" she asked. "I have the Hunters Association under my control, because I changed the President into my servant. He's now a vampire that will do my bidding. Now there is a loose end that I must get rid of." Rido stated. "What can I do to help you, my love?" Rima asked. Rido prepared himself to hold her in place. "You have out grown your usefulness my dear. It's been nice and I will miss you." Rima looked up at him with a pained look in her eyes once she felt his power being used against her. She gave a painful screech just before she turned to dust.
Kaname looked over to where Shiki was currently in hiding and saw the anguish in his normally expressionless eyes. He looked back down at Rido and signaled to the others it was time. Kaname fought with Rido first before taking on some of the others. The fight lasted for nearly two hours, but all of the hunters and vampires that where under Rido's control is is dead now. That is, he thought they were all dead until he heard the sound of a shot being fired from the Bloody Rose, followed by Yukis' screaming, "ZERO!"
Kaname ran up to where he left Zero and Yuki to find Zero barely standing, but protectively in front of Yuki and a dagger impaled into him at his chest, his breathing labored. Kaname got there in time to watch Ichio and the President being blown to smithereens. Yuki had destroyed them, but not before Zero had been grievously injured. Once the danger had passed, Zero collapsed to the ground, barely breathing. Streams of tears were running down her face as she watched so much blood seeping from Zero's wounds. "Zero? Zero, I just got you back, I can't loose you all over again. Please stay with me." Yuki whispered, desperately, hoping he's not as badly injured as he seemed. Kaname came up to her, and urged her to back up and allow him to help. Reluctantly, she did so.
Kaname turned his attention back to Zero. "Zero… quickly, I need you to drink. Here…" Kaname said offering his throat. The other's, who followed Kaname to the scene was shocked that their Pureblood Lord was offering up his blood for Kiryu, but none of them would dare to say anything. When Kaname gave all he could, and the hunter still needed more, one by one, the rest came up to offer their blood as well, if only for Kaname and/ or Yuki's sake. After they all gave a little, and the dagger removed, Zero had recovered enough to be able to stand again. They all slowly made their way back to the trailer they all left this morning, to head back to town; now that the threat against them all is finally over.
TBC:
A/N: There will be one more short chapter, so stay with me for one more update.