Hey it's wolfangel17 here! So I got this chapter up as soon as possible! What do you like for Anna and Zero so far? I think its going great! ( cause im the author) but of course my readers opinions always matter.
WARNING: Some torture.
PLEASE do not hate me.
She STOLE HIS MEMORIES! WHY! WWHHYY!
I punched the iron bars that surrounded the Academy in pure rage. Yuuki was stupid. VERY stupid. I just wanted to strangle her. She was all Zero had when he was younger! They were childhood friends!
I punched the bars again, my knuckles split from the impact and blood flowed from the wound, it healed almost instantly. I was this close to finding Yuuki and make her give Zero his memory back. I phased and landed on my four paws in anger, I wanted to kill something so bad right now. I was currently by the large windows of the classrooms, the moon shining high and bring in the sky. A rustling above me made me spot two Level E's perched on a large branch staring at me. Perfect.
They jumped down on me and I skillfully pranced away. One leaped at me but I met him in midair and killed him. The second seemed unnerved and jumped onto the balcony of the classrooms. I followed and it grabbed me by the neck and hit me against the window making it shatter. We rolled and tumbled into the classroom. Our snarls and clawing seemed like a roar to the quietness of the classroom. I grabbed his throat and bit down with a ferocity of triumph. The E disintegrated into dust, that was the moment I realized I wasn't alone. The class room was occupied , Kaito stood in the front of the room while the vampires lazily sat around. They were all staring. I shook my fur and stared at Kaito with my bright yellow eyes. He shook his head with a smile while the vampires were staring. I caught sight of a few familiar faces. Those were the ones with blank stares.
My brother's eyes moved to behind me and filled with shock. I didn't have time to react as I was lifted into the air by the scruff of my neck as if I weighed nothing, and turned to stare straight in the eyes of Kaname.
" You're coming with me..." He said coldly. The room around me blurred before stilling and turning into another place completely. I turned human and he dropped me to the floor. The carpeting looked familiar and I looked up to see that we were in his mansion.
" Kuran! Why did you bring me here! I don't want to be here! "
" How did you live! I thought I killed you!" He snarled, eyes full of anger and malice.
" Luckily your parents favor to keep me alive!" I snarled back.
" My parents are stupid to think that! They shouldn't keep someone like you alive. You need to be dead. but since you always survive death... let's see how you do in a cellar!" He grabs me and drags me downstairs into a stone floor. brick walls and chains.
" I bit you and your still alive. I'm guessing the affects from the bite of a pureblood have begun, have they not? I'll let you suffer until the furnace is ready. " He began to chain me up despite my struggles and when i tried to bite him. " If you had listened to the conversation between Cross and I then you should understand soon. You don't need to have a heart to burn in the furnace that's from a pureblood. Any heart will do as long as it's from an individual that's willing to lay down their life for others..."
My eyes widened in fear, horror and anger. " Kaname!? You can't be serious!"
" But I am... Once all of your family is deceased. You'll have nothing to live for. So why bother sacrificing me after I worked so hard for all of this to happen. It sounds like I gave up. But I haven't and I intend to keep it that way..."
" NO! Please don't kill Kaito! He's an innocent person!" I cried, jerking against the chains. I could tell that they were anti-vampire chains because of the coating that began to burn and eat away at my skin causing instant burns. I writhed in the sitting position I was in. There was twice the amount on them any any small movement was very painful.
" You'll have to just go with it , Takayima..." he said, before vanishing into thin air though his voice semed to echo. " Oh and just to make sure your subdued for good... mind a spray every once in a while. You are the type to struggle and escape. it shouldn't be to painful..."
I glared in outrage at the door. Spray?! What the heck did he mean by that! I never knew Kaname was the type to do this but if it was torture, I would just suck it up and deal.
I lay on my side, arms in front of me and legs curled up near my chest. It wasn't the most comfortable but I was tired and lightly asleep, head resting on my arm. Something fell on me like a light mist, it took a few seconds before it started to burn like fire. My eyes snapped open and screamed as more settled onto me. I writhed in immense pain. The mist stopped and I lay there panting, eyes , mouth and throat burning. I coughed and curled into myself more. So this is what he meant by " Spray." I mused, skin healing. My wrists were getting cut into by the cuffs. New blood ran over the dry blood and dripped onto the floor from my recent struggle. I fell into yet another slumber before it hit me again a few hours later. And as usual, my skin healed and I was pain free.
. . . .
I had no sense of time. There were no windows since I was underground. No light source what so ever, so it was completely dark. There were no mice, no insects to tell me that I wasn't the only living, breathing specimen in the stone cold room. No warm air was there, I was shivering to try and keep up my body heat.
I knew that a while had past but made no guess as too how much time I had spent down here, not knowing how much longer I could last before I finally would break down.
All I could think about was Ken, Kaito and Zero. Where they looking for me? Where they searching this very moment? I kept thinking questions to myself. My wrists had no feeling as the pain was long gone, replaced by the feeling of numbness. A barely audible hiss sounded and the seconds ticked by until the deadly spray hit my exposed skin. I bit my lip but yelled through my teeth, jerking and writhing until it stopped.
I lay there panting heavily, stomach growling and protesting from the lack of food. My eyes burned but I held back my tears. I would not cry! I had to remain strong for everyone, and I would NOT succumb to Kaname. But I doubted my words instantly. I could only hope for something to happen.
. . . . .
~~~ Meanwhile Above the Cellar~~~
Kaito and Zero stood in front of the Kuran mansion with unreadable expressions.
" ... They sent us, the best hunters to to protect the Kuran mansion after they allied with other purebloods. Curious don't you think?" asked Kaito with his hands stuffed in his coat pockets. " It's our chance to find Anna."
It had been close to an entire week since Anna's capture and after what Kaito had told Zero, Zero had constantly worried and wanted to question Kuran on the spot. Kaito had told him to lay low and observe.
Zero was concerne because Anna would have been able to talk to him through telepathy. She hadn't which meant she was far too weak to do so. This angered him beyond anything and would stop at nothing until he found her and she was safe in his arms once more.
As they drew nearer to the intricately carved wooden front door, it opened to reveal Kaname Kuran who was leaning against the doorway, a collected and cool look on his features. The pureblood extended a hand into his home, a silent invitation to enter. The two accepted it and walked through the doorway into the large home.
Kaname snapped out a hand and gripped Zero's elbow, Zero flinched and turned to Kuran with wide eyes. The pureblood spoke without looking at him.
" I am sorry that the mansion is stained with the scent of blood..." He lifted his head to look at Zero directly. " you don't remember why you had to drink my poison do you?"
Zero was stunned as he continued. " you probably cannot recall many memories and thoughts too..."
" Let go..." Zero said sharply, Kaname did with no reply. " My memory loss is a result of my injuries and a coma. It won't hinder me from carrying out my duties.
" That's something I hear often... I see." replied Kanae with a small smile. " If that's what you say then I'm counting on you. Before preparations are completed for the furnace where my existance will be dissolved in, don't let your guard down."
Then he left to vanish down the hall.
. . . . .
I was barely aware of the sound of a door opening and closing, as well as the footsteps that echoed as they came closer. They stopped at the bottom of the stairs and a faint click was heard before a small lamp that I had not noticed before turned on, filling the room with barely any light. From that small amount of light I squeezed my eyes shut, it hurt my eyes immensely just from the little bit of light.
The hiss of a spray came again and I writhed and yelled until it stopped. My lip quivered but I bit it hard.
" How are you feeling, Anna? Has your body grown weak enough that it's stopped trying to heal itself? I can see those burns aren't healing."
I knew that my body wasn't healing. Every movement I made was enough to almost vomit from the pain. I stayed silent.
" Kaito and Zero were unfortunately assigned to my house to protect it until the sacrifice. Pity they don't know where you are hidden. I suspect your brother to search for you, but he won't find you."
I didn't give a physical reaction but my heart leaped with hope. Maybe... just maybe...
" H-how long has i-i-it b-been?" My voice was a rough whisper, along with the stutter.
" A week."
A week?! If he were to touch me with that venom again I would break down and beg. Unleash all my anguish in screams and pleads. I couldn't take it anymore, Kaname had hurt me without words in so many ways.
" I-I s-s-see."
" Lost your fighting spirit already have we? Shame..."
No I haven't ! I will never lose it! You will never be able to break me and once I get out of this torture chamber you will see you end by me! My inner voice yelled. But oh, how pathetic it sounded. There was no way to escape.
A few seconds pass of dead silence, then I heard footsteps walk over to the right and then stop. His voice held nothing but boredom. " Glad that this room is completely soundproof. I'm tired of silence..." A sound that sounded like water poured out from something above me and sprinkled on my like water from a shower head. Except it wasn't water.
I let out torturous shrieks of pain, writhing and trying to move away from the source.
That's when I snapped.
" PLEASE STOP! I B-BEG YOU!" I screamed. " STOP , PPLLEAASEEE!" I shrieked.
He let it go for another minute before shutting it off. I lay there jerking in pain, sobs heaving from my chest as I curled up shaking violently. My healing ability gave one final push and healed the worst of my burns, but the pain was over unbearable.
" Give up hope, Takayima..." Kaname ordered and turned off the light before walking back upstairs.
Kaname was too busy thinking about Yuuki to notice that he had left the door opened an inch when he went down into the cellar.
. . . .
~~~ Kaito and Zero ~~~
They were busy talking about defensive strategies for the outside of the mansion, Kaito leaning against the stairway post at the bottom of the stairwell. Zero had his hands stuffed in his pockets nodding occasionally at what he agreed on.
Zero's head turned to the side and raised a hand to stop Kaito's lecture. The sound of screams were faint, and they came in the direction that Kuran had disappeared to.
" What is it Zero...?" asked Kaito, Zero shushed him again, straining his hearing for the sound. There it was again. Zero began running towards the sound and skidded to a stop at seeing Kaname walk into the corridor from a room and disappear into a flourish of bats up into the ceiling. Kaito came up behind him and stared at the door, he walked overcautious and opened it. It was a pitch black room, stone steps leading down into the darkness. The sound of sobs could be heard. Slowly they looked at each other, for they knew that voice so well.
Zero clutched a box in his hand that was hidden in the deep pocket of his hunter coat. He would ask her when all of this was over, glad that she was still alive.