Sorry for the late updates, but after high school is done I'M GOING TO COLLEGE (in September)! R&R, PM, and Enjoy! Also, a little language in this chapter, but mostly out of anger and such

Ch. 6: Actions and Reactions

(Yuki Cross)

It had been a long time since Nathan left. I decided to go look for him. I walked around campus and eventually found him talking to Zero under the tree he fell out of. I saw Nathan crying. He looked at Zero and said something. Zero nodded, and Nathan said something else. It was quiet for a while, and I saw Zero take out his Bloody Rose gun, a gun that had bullets specially designed to kill vampires. He pointed it at Nathan's head and I ran over to them shouting, "WAIT!" Zero looked over at me and fired the gun.

I held my breath.

The shot missed by a few inches.

Nathan opened his eyes and looked at Zero, then me, then back at Zero. He got up and held Zero by his collar. "Why? Why the hell didn't you kill me? I wanted to die, but you missed on purpose!" Tears were streaming down his eyes, and he kept repeating the word "Why?" He collapsed at his feet and continued to cry. I came over to him and put my hand on his shoulder. He shook it off and ran away. We tried to follow, but he was too fast. We lost him and decided to go back to the nurse's office. We walked back and almost immediately the headmaster asked what had happened.

Zero and I explained everything to him. As the story went on, he sat back down and looked grief-stricken.

"This is somewhat normal." Kaname spoke up. We all looked at him, wondering what he meant. "Sometimes, a human turned vampire will seek out a hunter and asked to be killed. But his reaction to being spared is what was unusual." We looked at each other and agreed.

I decided we should look for him, and everyone agreed-even Zero. The headmaster, Zero and I would search the campus, while the entire Night Class searched off-campus. We went out and I hoped Nathan was alright.

(Nathan Kisuki Cross)

I ran.

Why didn't he kill me?

I was willing to die, but he intentionally missed.

I was off campus, in some nearby forest. I walked into a clearing, a few trees surrounding the area. I sat down on a stump and cried out all my pain. I heard something and stopped crying. I looked up and saw Aido and Kain. They were at the edge of a clearing. I got up and gave them an evil eye. They tried to walk towards me, but I ran the other way. I could hear them following.

One of them was shouting, "Nathan! Stop, we just want to talk!" I decided to give them the slip. I stopped and quickly doubled back on them. It was a good thing too, because they were right behind me. I left them in their confusion. I kept running and jumped into the nearest tree. I saw them run past and smiled in satisfaction. I looked up and saw Souen Ruka in front of me. I gave a yell of surprise and fell out of the tree. I landed on my feet and ran the other way. I ended up back in the same clearing and was cornered by all four Night Class students. I looked around and saw more arrive out of the trees.

Kaname spoke up and said, "We're not here to fight. Only talk." I didn't believe him. I was getting really annoyed at this game of cat and mouse. I looked around and saw no way out. My mind was racing again, and I knew there was only one thing I could do.

But it wasn't surrendering.

Like the last time, I snapped. I had no general threat, but I yelled out as loud as I could into the air. Almost every Night Class student backed up with fear. I saw some of them break off and ran for it. I broke through and ran as fast as I could. I could hear the students trying to catch up with me, but I knew I had to get away. I looked back and saw several behind me. I looked ahead and noticed that some had dropped from the trees in front of me. I stumbled and they grabbed me. I fought against them, trying to break free, but I was unable to. I stopped struggling as the rest of them caught up with me. I began to cry again.

"I just want to die." I said. "I don't want to live this life. I don't want to be cursed like you." I poured out my heart and said all the reasons why I didn't want this curse. I gritted my teeth and tried to yell out again, but I choked on my own sobs. "You have no idea how painful this is for me. My parents were killed by vampires, and now, I'm a vampire." My crying became worse. I completely stopped fighting and just let my body go limp. I was set down, and I looked up. They looked at me, not as a freak, but as someone they could relate to. I got up and Kaname walked up to me.

"You're right, we don't know. But please, let us try to help you." He held out his hand for me to shake it. I looked around, and everyone was agreeing with Kaname. I knew that support was essential in any situation.

But this was something bigger than me. "I'm sorry, but I don't know if anyone can help me." I looked around, seeing everyone was a bit down. I walked past Kaname and through everyone else. I walked up to the nearest tree and climbed it. All the way to the top.

I heard Kaname shout something from below me, "If you're trying to kill yourself with sunlight, don't bother. You're part human, so it won't affect you." I wasn't going up for sunlight. I just wanted to be alone. I sat on a branch and saw it wasn't even close to morning. My guess was it was around midnight. I looked at the world below me. I never knew how beautiful the world was from up here. I looked down at the Night Class students. Some were looking back up at me, some conversing with each other. I looked back up and began to move from tree to tree, working my way down. When I hit ground floor, I was back at the clearing. I sat on the stump and thought about what Kaname had said. I heard some of them come through the clearing. I didn't run, I didn't look up. I just sat there. I finally looked up and saw Souen sitting next to me. Some other Night Class students were nearby, but they didn't come into the clearing.

She smiled at me and said, "So, have you decided to accept help, or did you come down just to cry again?"

I made a small smile and said, "I think I'll accept the help."

"Glad to hear that." I turned to see Kaname standing behind us. I got up and walked over to him. I held out my hand and he shook it. "So where do we start?"

I aksed him. He let go of my hand and said, "I guess we should start with finishing your make-up homework." My face went from a 'new-found hope' face to an 'oh crap' face. I ran back to the academy, cursing the entire way.

(Kaname Kuran)

The look on his face was priceless. He ran in the direction of the academy faster than the wind itself. Aido came out of the shadows laughing. "So when do you think he'll realize we did it for him just to help him out?"

I smiled a little bit myself. "When he does, we'll be far away enough to hear him." We then gathered up the rest of the Night Class and went back to the dorms.

HA HA HA! Oh, comedy gold! Okay, so Nathan isn't dead, duh, and has accepted the help of the Night Class. In truth, this and chapter 5 were a single chapter, but I thought it was too big and decided to split it. So, R&R, PM, and Peace Out!