With Hana yelling it made my headache worse, but I still followed her until she just plopped, out of energy.
"Finally…" I thanked to myself. "Now, time for revenge…" I quietly waited until Night classes were over to walk into the headmaster's office. Of course, Zero, Yuki, and Kaname were inside with him.
I turned to Kaname and stopped right in front of him.
"You've got some nerve ya know that?" I said calmly, staring him in the eyes.
"Um, Kizuki, are you ok?" Yuki asked me, Kaien Cross giving concern as well.
"I'm fine, better than I was last night." I pointed out.
"Is something wrong, Kizuki-san?" Kaname gave me a fake look that he gave all the fan girls.
"Don't give me that load of crap, Kuran." I turned to Headmaster Cross. "And you better be lucky I didn't let Hana at you."
"Can you please explain why you're so mad at Kaname-san, Kizuki?" He questioned.
"Don't play dumb. He erased Hana and my memories. Not just that, but he erased my memories of Zero too." I explained. "I don't know who you think you are, but I believe I have every right to kick your vampire ass!"
"Kizuki, calm down, please." Yuki tried to make me relax, unsuccessfully that is.
"I was merely taking the extra problem out of your life." Kaname smirked.
Now I was at my limit. "Extra problem my ass!" I growled, and instinctively slapped him. Everyone fell silent at the sound that echoed through the room.
Kaname stayed still, and suddenly it all happened in a second. Kaname went toward me, and Zero appeared to block it.
I was behind Zero, staring in shock. "You did this on purpose, Kaname?"
"Yes. It'll be explained later." Kaname said before walking out of the room.
"Thanks." I muttered to Zero, who just nodded. "How could you both do that to Hana and me…?"
"Kizuki…" Yuki said sadly.
"Miss. Fumiko, we are sorry if we have angered you, but you cannot know." Headmaster Cross told me.
"Do you really think you're in place to say that?" I asked him, cockily raising an eyebrow. "I understand that you're just trying to protect your school, but causing brain damage is just sort of screaming lawsuit, buddy."
That's when I turned to Zero from over my shoulder and gave him a cold stare. "And Zero Kiryu, I hate you. Don't expect me to forgive you."
~The Next Day~
"Are you sure you don't want me to stay with you?" Hana asked me, sitting at the end of my bed. I shook my head.
"Well, ok, but please call me if you need anything. I'll be sure to give Zero a piece of my mind too!" Hana confirmed. "And laugh every time Kaname walks past me…"
We both burst out laughing at the thought of the look Kaname would give her. "I promise I'll yell "You tidy-widy wearin' creepy pedophile" in front of all his fangirls."
"Thanks, Hana. Try not to get into too much trouble, ok?... Or at least don't get caught…" I grinned.
Hana nodded and walked out of the dorm. My memories had finally returned. However, the headache just got worse.
I held onto my head as the pain passed even deeper. I didn't even realize I was crying until I felt a damp tear stain my cheek.
'What's happening?'
~School~
"Hey Kiryu! Get your ass over here, you got some 'splainin' to do!" Hana yelled from a pillar in the halls to be heard over the crowd. She angrily pointed at Zero.
Zero sighed and walked over slowly, taking his time. "Hey! I ain't waitin' all day, Kiryu! Hurry your ass up before I do it for ya!"
The crowd, in fear, pushed Zero over to her. "Come with me."
"I hope you know you're going to be late for your first class." Zero said with an unemotional voice.
"Does it look like I care?" She replied, pulling him into an empty hallway. "Now, I hope you realize Kizuki couldn't come to kick your ass herself because she's so sick from the memory loss she can't even stand by herself!"
"…"
"Say something, you asswipe!" Hana ordered. "You don't even care? I don't suppose anything from you, but Kizuki was expecting you to at least try to stop them from taking her memory!" Hana explained, still angry.
"She's upset that her own friend wouldn't take up for her memories of him!"
"So? Why should I care?" Zero asked. Hana took every fiber of her being not to slap him.
"So your saying when you heard her say "I hate you Zero Kiryu," you didn't feel like someone shot you in the heart? She may not even realize it herself, but she trusts you more than she even trusts me, Zero!" Hana stared him down.
"Think about it, Kiryu." Hana walked away but not towards her first class.
~Headmaster's Office~
"Ah! Another day of school!" Kaien smiled, getting comfortable in his chair.
"Hello Headmaster Kaien Cross." Hana's shadow said from behind him, a grin and glint in her eyes. Kaien instantly jumped in surprise.
"Oh, Hana Geki." He said nervously, sweating.
"Now, your gonna do me a favor, right Headmaster?" Hana asked, glaring at him.
"O-of course, anything for my students." Headmaster stuttered.
"Tell me, has any other students you erased their memories of ever had a bad reaction to it?" Hana asked.
Headmaster instantly became serious. "Like what reactions?"
"…" Hana thought about this. He was the headmaster that she once trusted. "It's Kizuki. Ever since that day, she's been getting sick. She claimed to have a very bad headache. She couldn't attend classes because of this. I'm worried."
"I'll look it up, Hana." Cross said, eyes softening for the girl.
"Oh, and you know about vampires, right? Please tell me of any other species you know of."
"Well…"
~Kizuki~
"Dammit, it's getting worse…" I felt the throbbing take on a new form. It came in constant waves now, one after another. This can't be happening.
Soon, a scream of agony exploded from inside me as a high-pitched ringing came through my ears.
~Headmaster's Office~
"So, you're saying…" Hana stopped herself.
"So she is who I thought…" Kaname said to himself.
"Someone get Zero and Yuki from class. This is a life or death situation." Headmaster Cross classified. Kain and Aido nodded before leaving to find them.
"Ichijo, Shiki, please bring Kizuki here unharmed." Kaname ordered.
"Headmaster, what can happen if they don't reach her?" Hana asked in worry.
"Well, the corruption will spread and…" Headmaster quietly let her figure it out.
~Kizuki~
The pain blurred my vision and hearing. The world seemed blocked out.
I heard the muffled sounds of two people walking into the room. They spoke in familiar voices that I recognized as Shiki and Takuma.
"Kizuki, let us take you somewhere to help. It'll be ok." Takuma reassured me. I sensed my weight being picked up as they carried me out of the dorm.
~Headmaster's office~
"She's what?" Yuki shrieked.
"Kizuki is dying. Hana and I have discovered something. Kizuki is only half-human, but also a rare breed of Teruling. Her parents were of two different breeds. Her mother was human and intermixed with a pureblood to create a Teruling. It creates, not a vampire, but a Teruling because of the humans rare culture in past Teruling's."
"Then why is she dying?" Aido asked out of curiosity as Takuma and Shiki placed Kizuki down. She seemed unconscious.
"Kaname taking her memories was an infiltration. The Teru are a breed known for their inner mind power. If corrupted, the world inside will create an unbalance in its nature and try to cause pain to the corruption, but cause pain to itself. A Teru cannot function its soul without its inner world or their abilities, as well as to spread the Teru tune and their own to create emotion." Headmaster explained.
Zero suddenly brought out "Bloody Rose" and shot toward Kaname. When it missed, he charged for him and slammed him straight into the wall.
"You did this to her?" He growled, fangs bared.
"Yes. However, I was never solidly sure she wasn't Teru." Kaname explained in an "I-could-care-less" tone.
"Then why didn't you say anything?" Yuki asked him.
"I had to find out if it was true. She didn't even know she was a Teru."
"That's not the damn point! You still did it!" Zero shouted. Kaname struck Zero with his claws, and the two began battling.
"There is still a way for her to survive." Headmaster cut in. Zero turned to him, gun still aimed at Kaname. "A Teru feeds on both human and vampire blood, this could possibly strengthen her, but it cannot help with the infiltration. Luckily, the Teru can allow close ones into its plains. It is dangerous, however, because their inner selves are shown through each surface. However, at each surface, connecting to the lifeline is the main source."
"So, if we give her vampire blood and have someone come into her mind, she won't die?" Takuma asked. Headmaster nodded.
"Which vampire is gutsy enough to save my friend?" Hana looked at each and every vampire in the room. "Kaname is automatically out for being a jerk head."
"We could help." Takuma and the other vampires said.
"Well then, c'mon with the blood boys!" Hana picked up a random bucket from out of nowhere. Everyone sweat-dropped around her. "What, did I miss somethin'?"
"It doesn't work like that. She cannot feed until she is freed of her corruption." Headmaster explained.
Hana stayed quiet and gazed down at Kizuki, soon patting her hair. "Kizuki is my friend, and I'm close to her, but I know I can't go into her mind. I don't wanna lose her." Hana silently started crying.
"Zero, I want you to do it. She needs to hear it from you. She still trusts you." Hana looked up at him. Zero nodded, then averted to Kaname.
"If she dies, I will personally kill you, Kuran." He threatened coldly before kneeling beside Hana above Kizuki.
Kizuki slowly opened her eyes and saw Hana and Zero. "Guys, what's going on? My head really hurts…" She whispered.
"It's ok, Zero's gonna help you feel better." Hana smiled through her tears.
"Hana, why are you crying?" Kizuki reached up weakly to wipe Hana's tear, but Hana just held hands with her friend.
"Don't worry 'bout me kid, I'll be good. Now let's get you fixed." Hana said.
"But it hurts so much…" Kizuki's voice began to crack, her eyes burning.
"Just think about the jokes we did. Remember that time I threw a cookie at the spy lunch lady?" Both of them laughed. Yuki and the others watched the two friends. "Be strong, kid, you're gonna get through this. So, Headmaster, how do we do this?"
"Both Zero and Kizuki have to be unconscious. The Teruling place a bind between the two and their blood is intermixed to meet into her mind." Headmaster elaborated.