Scarred Fates : Sequel to Twisted Fates. It's Seiran and Zero's final year at Cross Academy. More enemies inadvertently created due to her newly created blood tablets are out to get her…And who is that elegant lady plaguing her dreams? Why is everyone targeting the Level Es Seiran decided to protect…? Zero x OC (Seiran). Sorry, bad at summaries -.-"
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HY : Hi minna-san, hope you'll like the sequel (never written any sort of sequels before - crossing fingers...) Starting a new academic year with tonnes of new things to learn, so I'll apologise first for late chapter updates, occasionally. Thank you for your support, and please review! Arigato!
CHAPTER 10
"W-What do you mean by t-that?" Aidou stammered, his nervousness getting the better of him with Seiran's narrowed eyes looking at him. Damn it, I just made another pureblood get pissed off without meaning to!
From what I saw just now, Aidou-kun's blood tablet seemed to have run out and I think he was suffering from some hunger pangs…But why would he have run out of tablets? Seiran heard footsteps approaching their class and surmised it had to be Sensei Naro. "I want to talk with you after class, is that alright, Aidou-kun?"
"Yes Seiran-san…," sighed the blond noble. He wanted to worm his way out of the sticky situation, nevertheless nobles couldn't lie to purebloods.
Seiran nodded, offering him a smile which still didn't put him at ease.
Sensei Naro entered the lecture hall, beaming as he spotted Seiran seated in the front row. Seiran nodded at him, glad she was going to be taught by him.
The elder vampire looked at his elite class. "Alright, we'll make a start. Today I'll be lecturing on Acids and Bases. Everyone please turn to page 26 of your textbooks." Pages flipped as the lecturer began scribbling examples of acids and bases on the board.
An hour and forty five minutes later, Seiran placed her pen down and mentally flexed her muscles. Her brain was beginning to get tired due to the odd class hours despite an interesting lecture from Sensei Naro. She herself never studied up till one unless she felt the pressing need to. Another quick glance around class showed most of the same thing – classmates prodding the sleeping vampire nearest them, and that included Rima waking Shiki while Kaname petted Yuuki's head before asking Takuma to do something. Those who openly yawned made Seiran feel a slight irk at them for not respecting their Chemistry lecturer, however Sensei Naro himself said nothing - he probably was used to teaching half a sleeping class.
Most of the Night Class students left, leaving both Seiran and a miserable looking Aidou in the front seat. Kaname's group passed by them, their faces quizzical about what Seiran wanted to talk to the playboy vampire about but it was none of their business. They bowed at her and she returned the gesture. Kaname strode past them as well, supporting a sleeping Yuuki in his arms. Aidou fidgeted nervously in his seat, wishing he was elsewhere.
The blond vampire almost jumped out of his skin when Seiran touched his arm gently. "Uh?" he squeaked out.
Seiran bit back a laugh. "Relax, Aidou-kun, I'm not going to eat you…"
I'd rather you ate me up than ask me what's wrong once more! "I…k-know…"
"Please tell me what's bugging you. You've been unlike yourself."
He petulantly shook his head like a small child. "It's alright, Seiran-san…It's really nothing…I'm sorry to make you worried, I don't deserve that attention."
Seiran had no choice but to tell him what she reasoned out during the four hours of class. "I noticed you ran out of blood tablets. During A and P you were suffering from hunger pangs and that was your last blood tablet in your box. Even when you'd satisfied your hunger, there was still something bugging you. She paused. "Is it something to do with me? Or did Kaname punish you? Or both?"
Aidou's face turned a shade paler at each of her last three questions. Oh no, she knows! She knows! screamed his mind. "Both….," he finally whispered and squeezed his eyes shut, waiting for Seiran to punish him too.
So…my guesses were correct. Kaname must have punished Aidou because he must have done something wrong which involved me in some sense and now Aidou's feeling terribly guilty. "Aidou-kun…how long is your punishment and how long have you endured it?"
Oh no, she's going to prolong my punishment! Or maybe make it worse! "My punishment's a month…and I've half a month left…"
Maybe his punishment involves not getting any blood tablets…but that's a bit unlikely since he will suffer blood lust which isn't going to really safe guard the Day Class students. I don't think Kaname will do such a thing, maybe he might ask Kain not to give any blood tablets to Aidou until Aidou repents. Seiran's hand reached into her pocket to get her own box of blood tablets.
She has a whip inside her pocket! Or maybe a blade to bleed me! Aidou braced himself for the blows which would be coming but they never did.
"Aidou-kun, here, take this." Seiran's outstretched hand held her tablets.
He opened his eyes and almost fell off the bench. What…? She's giving me her tablets? He made no move to take it, still fearful.
The Kaede pureblood took a trembling hand of his and placed the tablet box onto it. "Aidou-kun, I'm giving you these tablets. I'm not going to punish you, alright? All I want to know is – "
That's it! She wants to know why I got punished!
" – what you did in the first place, was it for a good cause?"
Aidou was silent for awhile, thinking furiously. I did it because I wanted to protect Seiran-san's purity from that Kiryuu…so…it's a good cause! "Yes," he nodded fervently.
I'm not going to question Kaname's decision of punishing Aidou…even though Aidou has always been playful but Kaname is fair… "Don't get into anymore trouble, Aidou-kun, alright? Go get some rest and I'll see you tomorrow."
The noble looked at Seiran's blood tablets, unwilling to eat it due to her kind gesture. He thought of just encasing it with ice to decorate it on his study desk, never mind the hunger. He could just resolve to steal from Kain, even though it was dishonourable.
"Aidou, I'd like you to eat the blood tablets, not encase them in your ice," Seiran spoke, guessing his thoughts perfectly. She had heard of his pile of treasures which was sadly thrown away by Kaname and she didn't want Aidou to start a Seiran collection which would anger Kaname.
"Yes…," Aidou miserably nodded, wondering how Seiran could read his thoughts and was freaked out.
She silently sighed. "If you want to encase just the blood tablet box in ice, you may do so."
"Thank you so much, Seiran-sama!" Aidou beamed, his feebleness from earlier entirely vanished. He vowed to forever be loyal to her too.
He must be really happy, calling me Seiran-sama like that… Seiran nodded, sensing his relief. "Go back to the dorm, Aidou-kun."
"Arigatou gozaimas, Seiran-san." Aidou had realized his earlier mistake. "Oyasumi nasai."
"Good night, Aidou-kun." She watched him leave before turning to the windows at the end of the lecture theatre.
"Well, Kaname, despite you masking your pureblood aura so that you can eavesdrop on my conversation with Aidou, how long are you going to stay there?" she asked, arching an eyebrow.
A sudden draft which coursed past her body indicated that Kaname was behind her. "Your powers have improved I see."
"It doesn't seem like you're going to do the nice Dorm Leader formalities and ask the new kid how were classes today, so out with it. What do you want?" Her tone was dry.
Kaname chuckled at her directness. "Seiran, I think you need to take another class, Vampire History. You need to understand your real status and the authority you hold over other vampires. Treating Aidou that gently isn't the way of a pureblood."
The red haired pureblood crossed her arms. "Kaname, I don't know what you punished him about and I'm not interested in knowing but I know exactly how to treat other people. Alright?"
"You were dealing with humans. Dealing with vampires is a different thing altogether! As a pureblood you can't afford to be weak, otherwise you'll be manipulated!"
"So, you expect me to be cold, ruthless, treat all those Level As to Es like my slaves just because I'm Level Distinction? No, Kaname, I will treat other vampires the way I see fit, and you can treat them the way you want. We can do things differently, no sweat. And speaking of your Vampire History class, I won't be taking it. It's pointless!" she heatedly replied.
"Why?" demanded the male Kuran.
"When I was training as a vampire hunter, Sensei Tamaji already let me read some of the vampire histories. I know how purebloods are and how they have to treat others. I've read about the glories of the purebloods, all that stuff about wars – "
Kaname cut her off. "What about your history? Or even your role as an Orchid Princess?"
She shook her head. "Like I said, it's pointless. I'm sure you've noticed something peculiar about certain histories of purebloods, or records at least. I've heard from Sensei Yagari that Yuuki's records were destroyed when she tried to check her past and the same thing happened to mine. Even occasionally when you read those historical books, the authors will write something vague like 'mysteriously disappeared', etcetera. It's clear that someone, whoever that was, was trying to hide the truth. There's nothing wrong so far about the history of nobles, so it's just the purebloods' history.
"I truly want to know what being an Orchid Princess means. But knowing that it was Kuroumura who turned insane and slayed the rest of my bloodline simply because he wanted to hunt down the Orchid Princess makes me feel that I'd rather not dig up the past and just face whatever comes ahead with my status. Maybe the Orchid Princess is merely a title for every pureblood born with an orchid tattoo every 3000 years but it's nothing spectacular… I guess I'd rather wait and see if my past will reveal itself to me, Kaname…"
Kaname was silent, accepting her words. What Seiran had said about the purebloods history being strange was true. She had unwittingly opened a chest of memories he had sealed in his head. He had been guilty of wiping out the history of a certain pureblood he didn't wish to think about, in order to keep his memory of her being pure although it was tainted with sin and guilt… "Good night then, Seiran…Or should I say good morning?"
Seiran looked at her watch and inwardly groaned. 2.15 a.m. She was way too late to meet Zero for their rounds! "Night, Kaname," she wished, grabbing her books and dashing out of the hall, not noticing Kaname's watchful eyes on her back.
In the lawn in front of the Sun Dorms, she stood there, using her senses to count the heartbeats of the sleeping Day Class students. Good. Thirty five girls sound asleep. She turned towards the boys' dorm and a relieved sigh escaped her lips. Ahh…ten boys sleeping. Kaede, the eleventh 'boy' will be joining the crowd. She made her way to the dorm quietly.
Seiran's night vision enabled her to make her way inside the dark dorm and into the room she shared with the other prefect. Zero was fast asleep…in boxers…and Seiran felt herself flush, remembering the first intimate moment she had with Zero. His blanket was half on the floor, the other half covering one leg – his entire body was almost exposed to the air. I never knew Zero was this rough a sleeper…Lord, Kaede, that sounds so wrong…
Seiran's gaze grew affectionate as she saw small puffs of breath leaving his mouth as he softly snored. He looks so peaceful…Slight guilt tugged at her heart as she remembered she broke her promise to round the academy with Zero. He had done his duty – his blazer was lying in his laundry basket. Nearing him, she tenderly whispered, "I'm sorry, Zero…I was late because I had some matters to see into…I'll always try to be able to carry out rounds with you, alright?"
She bent down to pick up the blanket, her intentions to drape it over the sleeping prefect so that he wouldn't get a sniffly nose the following morning. "Good night, Zero…" She placed the cotton sheet the best she could to cover him without waking him up. She supposed she shouldn't have worried – he was Sleeping Beauty after all – but still, seeing him sleep that way…serene…
And then it happened again…
Mr Sleeping Beauty's hand tugged part of her white blazer sleeve which he – still asleep – thought was part of his blanket causing Seiran to lurch forward. Seiran's hunter and vampire instincts kicked in and it took all her back muscles to arch before her free hand lightly tapped some free space on the mattress. Her face was so near Zero's, she could feel his warm breath and her cheeks were burning. If they weren't dating already, Seiran was sure her heartbeats would have been more rapid.
Her fingers glossed their way over towards Zero's that entangled in the sheets and part of her sleeve, wanting to pull her sleeve from its imprisonment. Zero shifted slightly in his sleep, making her freeze on the spot. She really didn't want to wake him up despite it being the easiest option…and she sheepishly admitted that she liked looking at her boyfriend sleeping. Slowly…yes…her blazer sleeve and right hand was 'returning' to her…almost there…Yes…success…
Zero turned again, pulling more of the blanket to cover his chest, which included more of Seiran's arm and the hem of her blazer. Her eyes widened as her knee tumbled onto the bed to which she used her vampire strength to ensure she landed softly. Zero didn't stir. Instead, his arm groped around, circling her waist and she had no choice but to rest her head hear the nape of his neck, controlling her palpitating heart. "Fuh…" She felt his breath on her ear and it sent tingles down her spine.
Geez…it's good he's a capable hunter when he's awake…I'm not so sure if he can fight when he's sleepy…Seiran silently sighed. Her back was aching, she was really tired, it was probably three something in the morning – she couldn't see the time where her position was. I guess I'll make do the best I can…and explain everything tomorrow to Zero.
Lesson no. 11 : For the people that we love, we would sacrifice…
Zero : *Wickedly grins to readers* Don't think you ever saw that coming, eh? It was my subtle plan of seducing my girlfriend…
Seiran : *Exasperated* Sheesh, are all most of the males I know here perverts? First it was Aidou-kun hugging me like that in Chapter 4 and now Zero?
Zero : *Scowls* Now that playboy is called Aidou-kun? First Taku-chan and now Aidou-kun?
Seiran : Well, it's a lot better than calling him Hana-chan or Busa-chan, right?
Zero : And you called your own boyfriend a pervert! I'm just giving the readers some fan service!
Seiran : *Pulls Zero closer to her by his necktie* Sweetie, our private matters are to be kept between ourselves, alright?
Zero : Alright…
Both whiz into a room and we are left with our imaginations running wild :P
HY : Hopes readers like this chap as well. Please R n R so that I can improve! Thanks heaps!