Chapter 7- Fallen Angel

The day passes with classes and me trying to escape from Yori and Mitsuki. They're blood-shot eyes would annoy me. How could they let their sadness consume them? Make themselves weak and willing for it? I steered clear of them and their obnoxious question of recent news of her whereabouts. If I knew, would I be here? I still performed duties, so I made my way to the gates. Now that she wasn't here, the girls didn't have a chance to cross the line I had created. There was no one that would scold me for being harsh to the girls of the day class. This thought made my heart constrict painfully. I look towards the gates. As the night class come out, Kaname makes his way towards me, I ignore him, but he stand in front of me until I turn to him. He nods at me.

'Kiryuu.'

'Kuran.'

'There is something I have to tell you,' his voice has lost some of its venom and he speaks as he did before, somewhat formally.

Wordlessly, I follow him along with the night class towards the school building. The rest of the class bow to Kaname after he waved them away. We stand there for a second. I fold my hands across my chest and lean my back against the wall. His eyes follow the night class until they're out of sight.

'I have found something about Yuki's whereabouts.'

My body jerks from its relaxed position and my arms fall and clench to my sides. It takes everything I have to not force the answer out of him.

'And?' I ask harshly.

He sighs. 'It's nowhere near the academy Zero. It's in a town called Lawnson, a 3 days train ride from here. Usui had cloaked his vampire powers from within and so we were unable to detect him. His castle is located on one of the hills at the end of the town. We haven't gone there yet because vampires can't enter.'

He gives me a hard look.

'If I don't see her back here by the end of the week Zero, I'll take her for myself and kill you so you don't get in my way.'

I almost smile at him. Almost. 'Don't bet on it Kuran.'

Before I even finish the sentence I'm running.

I stand in the train station with my small duffle bag hung over my shoulder. Tickets in hand I get on the train. I told the chairman my plan and didn't wait for him to give an answer. Though when I left he almost had a smile on his face. I sit in a vacant compartment and settle myself to my surroundings. This past year has been a living hell for me. I don't know how I had lived through it. I'm surprised at myself. I try to restraint the level of hope to a minimum inside me. I knew that what Kuran had told me had a bigger chance of being false then true. I had tried my hardest in those three months to find her. I had gone to Lawnson, but I had found nothing there. It was a large town with a large population of vampires. I hadn't noticed any suspicious activity or people so I had left after staying there for three days. Kuran had said the mansion was located at the edge of town. I grit my teeth. What would he have done with her? He probably had her locked up. He was probably abusing her, taking advantage of her. My hands clenched at thoughts of him touching her with his dirty hands invaded my thoughts. I would have to endure this for the next three days until I get there. I close my eyes and try to get some sleep that I wouldn't be getting there.

I arrive at the station at Lawnson three days later. I get into a taxi. Kuran had said the castle was located on top of a hill. I asked the driver if there was a castle near the edge of town. He nodded at me.

'There are a few, something this town is famous for. There are about 4 at the edge.'

I thank him and ask him to drop me to the nearest motel. When I get there, I drop my duffel bag, strap my gun to its holster on my chest, covering it with my jacket, I leave the room. It's almost dark so I don't have enough time to go through all the castles. I take another taxi that takes almost an hour to get to the first castle. I ask him to wait for me outside. He nods and I go to the door. My hands are shaking. My heart races. I have been trained for situation in which my body reacts like this. Calm down, I tell myself. Don't get your hopes up to have them crushed. I knock on the door. It's silent for about a minute, I knock again, aggitated. An elderly maid opens the door. My heart is pounding as I ask her for Usui Takemura. I thought she wouldn't hear me because of the sound of my pounding heart and my cracking voice. But she does and shakes her head.

'There is no Usui Takemura here son.'

I try to keep my features straight as I thank her and turn away. I go back to the taxi, telling him to go to the next castle. He sighs.

'Sir, that's another hour away. I have to get home to my wife and kids.'

I sigh and ask him to take me back to the motel. I take a hot shower and change into sweats, not bothering with a shirt. I lie on the bed and think of her. Her smile, her laugh. Her. I remember when she had told me she loved me. My heart had almost exploded with the sheer happiness of it. I had never experienced such an emotion, it was overflowing within me and I clenched my heart at the physical exertion it caused. I had never thought that I would ever be able to be with her. I was a vampire, worse then that, a Level E. I was sure to succumb to a fate worse then death, but when she had told me that she loved me I just snapped. I didn't give a damn about the circumstances. She had saved me. My personal angel. She had loved me and she had been taken away from me. My heart constricted uncomfortably and I took a deep breath and clench my eyes shut at the oncoming headache. The yearning in my heart for the past year had been overpowering. Every day I had lived with only the thought of seeing her again. Only that thought was enough to make me live forever. Sleep overpowered me and I drifted.

(A/N) Okay so i'm using this space to answer a question posted by ashnite22. The Yuki I have in my head is the one i write about, its how i imagine her. i guess she is a little og but as for her strength physically; i never really saw her use artemis in a real fight before she turned to a vampire so it was hard to imagine :S. Im sorry i didnt capture her right but i'm no matsuri hino (GOD DAMMIT IT'S TRUE). I write how i imagine it to go :). Thanks for asking, cleared it up for people didnt we.