Sakura ran out of the sun dorm with only one thought in her mind. Her parents. She missed them dearly, and with all that has happened, nothing was the way it used to be. She wanted to go to the mansion yesterday but she didn't want to risk it with Aidou around. After ten minutes of running, she came upon the mansion. She entered and went straight into the garden. Sakura picked their favorite roses and placed them on their grave. She went on her knees and looked at the graves.
"Life's been so difficult..." She began, "Nothing was the way it used to be, and I miss you so much..." Her voice began shaking, as past memories once again flooded her mind. A distinct memory came into her head. One that made her miss them the most.
*Flashback
It was nighttime and Sakura and her parents were sitting on a blanket. Her parents were reading a story to her. She was in the middle of them looking at the pictures that depicted each scene with awe.
"What happened next mommy?" Sakura asked. Her mother smiled.
"The handsome prince found the princess in the room..." She continued, "He gave her a kiss that would soon wake up and soon after, they got married and lived happily ever after." She closed the book and looked at Sakura to see that she was smiling with such joy.
"Time for bed." Her dad said.
"Oh dad!" She exclaimed, "Just a little longer!" He shook his head.
"You need to get your sleep."
"Oh come on Hikaru." Her mother said, "Lets just lay and look at the stars for a while." He pondered over it for a while then sighed.
"Alright..." Sakura squealed with joy as they all had laid down and stared up at the stars. Her mom was pointing out the constellations as Sakura looked up in awe. Her dad was watching with amusement and smiled every time she looked his way.
Twenty minutes later... Sakura was sound asleep.
*End of Flashback
She missed those moments. Even if people thought they didn't mean anything, they meant everything to her. They always made her smile. Even in the darkest times, she always smiled when she remembered her treasured thoughts, but now... She wasn't smiling, she couldn't smile. Being in that house brought back memories that affected her the most. Being in the place where she was as a child intensified feelings that caused her to get depressed. Tears fell down her face and she couldn't help but sob. She never thought she'd be crying like this again. She was missing them now more than ever. Seeing their dead bodies in that room that night and the fact that she had no idea it happened before she went in there, killed her. She thought that maybe she could have done something to prevent their deaths. Sakura was seven at the time, and even now, she continued to think she could have saved them. That guy wanted her blood so badly that he killed her parents over it. She couldn't help but feel as though it was her fault. That her parents death was all weighed onto her.
Her thoughts were interrupted when she began to smell another vampire. She turned around and her eyes grew wide as she saw that it was Aidou. He was watching her, no concern was shown on his face. She couldn't even tell if he was feeling anything at all. Sakura quickly wiped the tears from her face and stood up. She was trying her best to keep her emotions in check, but they got the best of her. She fell on her knees and the tears continued to flow down her face. He just watched her and saw the feelings of loneliness and depression. He told himself he didn't care, but really... He did, so Aidou walked toward her and went on his knees, but he said nothing while she was crying, and did nothing to comfort her.
After ten minutes, she stopped crying and looked at him. Her eyes were red from all the tears and her face was stained, with tear marks. She brushed off the recent feelings and focused on Aidou.
"Did you follow me?" She asked, he nodded. "Why?"
"I wanted to know what you do after I leave." He smirked, "You not having school and all."
"But why?" she asked, "You never would've cared before, right?"
"..." She got up and looked down on him.
"Did you tell the night class president?" she asked. There wasn't an answer to that question either. "I don't understand you. Didn't you just threaten me yesterday? And now you're acting as though nothing happened?" She got up on her feet and went into the house. She couldn't understand why he was acting this way.
What's going on with him? She thought. I haven't even known him for that long and I can already tell he doesn't usually act this way. He seems the type of person who wants attention and who wouldn't really care about anyone but himself... Except maybe his president. She stopped, as soon as she realized that she was about to enter the study without even knowing it. Her hands began to shake as she touched the door to the study. Sakura didn't know why the past was having such an effect on her, and she wasn't sure if she should risk it to try to find out why. Aidou followed and stopped behind her. He walked by her and looked at her face. He saw uncertainty and pain.
"What's the deal? Why'd you stop here?" He asked. He began to open it.
"Don't!" She yelled.
"It's just a roo-" He stopped once he smelt the faint traces of blood and saw the stains of it. His eyes grew wide as he continued to walk to the center of the room. "What?" She just watched while she finally saw emotion showing on his face. It was Horror, and confusion.
"Confused?" She asked. He nodded.
"What's with all the blood?" He asked, "And why hasn't anyone cleaned all this up?"
"I came in here to find my parents dead." She stated, "And you're the second person to be here in nine years..." Once again, feelings from that moment rushed into her once she came into the room. She began to shake but tried her best to control her emotions. This time, she was victorious. It was obviously too late to clean the mess up, and she would never be able to get rid of the scent until it faded away. She stepped on something and she looked down. She saw the roses that she was going to give her parents before that fatal moment, It was all dried up and breaking in some parts. She bent down and picked it up. She looked at it and she was feeling very hurt, cause she was missing them even more. Aidou looked at her and then at the bundle.
"What's so important about those?" He asked, "They're just dead flowers."
"I was planning on giving these to them before I came in to find..." She started, "This."
"..." Sakura put them on the desk and walked to the door. She stood there waiting for Aidou.
"Time to go..." He looked up and walked past her. They went out the door and Sakura closed it. It was silent on the walk back to the Academy.
I didn't know that she was dealing with that much... He thought.
Onto chapter 7!
