Chapter 14 – The Night Of Screams And Secrets
A few days went past after the insistent with Ichiru, and the ora of the academy was no longer calm and settling, it was now uncomfortable and tense with the new presence of the rude Ichiru and the constant moody Zero. Yuuki found herself doing most of the patrols on herself, but luckily there was only a few day and night class students staying at the academy at that time as it was the holidays and some of them stayed behind to do some work, or, without doubt, try and sneak into the night dorm as most of the left day class students were female.
Yuuki was alone once again. Zero never kept her company now, he had shut himself away since Ichiru came to the academy and Kaname had rushed out of the academy with suitcases, looking as though he had to go somewhere and fast as if it was an emergency. Yuuki had also seen Ichiru around a few times, not exchanging any words to each other what so ever, but Yuuki was grateful for this, she didn't want to be involved with him, not after what he had done and said to zero. Yuuki didn't even have her own father to keep her company, as he always seemed busy and out with one of the new teachers, Yagari.
Yuuki laid on her bed staring up to her ceiling with an emotionless expression, bored and tired, due to staying up most of the night worrying about her loved ones and also having to do alot of work. Although, somehow, not knowing why, Yuuki's mind flickered over to thinking of Zero, feeling as though she is forgetting something. It only took Yuuki a few seconds to remember and she got up from her bed fast and ran out slamming the door open running along the half way to zero's room knocking already about three times making it clear it was her. There was no answer.
Yuuki sighed. "Zero, i know your in there, and I'm coming in..." Yuuki said whilst opening the door closing it behind her, not surprised that Zero was on the floor by the sink, panting as though he had been running for a long time. But Yuuki knew what was wrong with him, he had been taking blood tablets which his body was rejecting and he therefore threw them up before Yuuki had came in. There was proof in the sink. There was four blood tablets dissolving in the water that was left to flow. Yuuki gasped at the amount and walked over to the sink to turn the tap off.
"Zero! How thirsty have you been!" Yuuki said annoyed kneeling down beside him. "What did we agree on zero!"
Zero didn't look at her, like he was completely ignoring her. This made Yuuki even more annoyed.
"All you have done is stayed in this room like a prisoner! Your being a coward towards Ichiru!" she shouted.
"A cowered! How am I!" zero snapped back looking to Yuuki properly with red eyes.
"I'm just stressed and angry at him for coming here when there is no reason why he should! If he really wanted to come he would of come on the first year but no he didn't! So it explains a lot, and don't make up an excuse for him, I know my brother more than anyone and i know he wouldn't do a thing like this unless it was for a reason and purpose!"
"Zero... maybe he moved on from Shizuka ... maybe he wants to know you again!" Yuuki pleaded.
"I doubt that... and you know why... because why would he threaten you? Why would he! What kind of brother threatens someone just to get information of me!" Zero hit the wall beside him on the floor with his fist in anger.
Yuuki gasped seeing he was distressed, and she knew the only cure for it. She unbuttoned a few buttons of her top and moved her hair to a side revealing her pale, warm neck. She edged closer, practically nearly sitting on his lap. "Zero... drink more... go on... we both know it helps..." Yuuki pleaded.
Zero shook his head. "more! No way! I have taken more than i should already! I'm not going to just use you to calm me down am i!" he replied stubbornly, but he knew he wanted to, he knew that he wanted to drink every drop of blood from her. He didn't hesitate to lean in slightly smelling her just inches away which made his eyes burn more crimson every second. Yuuki moved closer knowing that he wouldn't keep to what he had said.
Before Yuuki knew it, zero had already pierced his fangs in to her delicate neck. She moaned in pain but not in too much as she usually would, she started to get used to the pain.
Two minutes passed and Yuuki found it not normal for Zero to carry on any further. She moaned slowly to zero. "Zero... haven't you had enough yet?"
Zero didn't reply, he didn't budge in his position of his body, his grip on Yuuki or the position of his fangs which still stayed buried into her neck. Yuuki struggled knowing also that Zero would reply to her. "Zero... stop!" she felt her neck going numb and her vision started to go dizzy. Yuuki panicked, yet... she didn't want to push zero off, wanting him to have the best treatment, knowing it would help him.
Zero sensed the panic in her blood yet was confused at why she didn't push him away of anything. In the end, zero had pushed himself away annoyed. "Why did you allow me to drink from you like that? So greedily?"
Yuuki collapsed in Zero's chest in weakness and dizziness. "Because... I knew Zero needed it...and I wanted Zero to be fully quenched, not thirsty ... it may of limited your time Zero." Yuuki replied weakly and slowly.
Zero sighed not wanting to shout or be angry at the weak Yuuki in his arms. Zero wrapped his arms around her to keep her warm, feeling comforted yet again with Yuuki in his arms.
"Aww... what a site... I was wondering when I would see you devour an innocent humans life!" Ichiru smirked shouting at the door of Zero's bedroom leaning against its frame.
"Ichiru!" Zero said angrily. "I did not devour her! And I would never do such a thing, but why are you here?"
"Aw, don't be so scary Zero... I only wanted to say hello to my brother..." Ichiru smirked.
"thats not why you came Ichiru..." Zero replied certain knowing his brother more than anyone, knowing whether he is lying or not.
Zero picked up Yuuki in a way that a groom would pick up his bride out of the church, and walked to the door where Ichiru stood. "I don't care what your up to Ichiru... but whatever it is... its not going to happen... you seaming plans will not go to the fate you would desire."
Zero walked past Ichiru heading down the corridor to only be stopped once again by something he did not want to hear.
"She's coming Zero... and she knows where you are... so stop dodging the fact that you know also! Heh... i bet you know because of your tattoo on your neck... it trying to tame the beast you really are!" Ichiru shouted. "So much for training to be a hunter huh... you might as well give up with this fate Shizuka gave you!"
Zero stood frozen in midstride, his heart slowing annoyed, that Ichiru had turned from the innocent ... to the evil. "What has that woman done to you Ichiru... You're not the same anymore! Even though your still human also!"
"She was the one that helped me become stronger zero... she saved me... and i owe her my life... not like our parents... they always had conclusions that i would die soon and that me and you would be separated and that i couldn't achieved anything in my life due to my weaknesses! But no... not anymore.. i won't be remembered as the weak twin that had everything took away from him!"
"Z-zer..." Yuuki said confused waking up to the shouting suddenly jumping out of zeros arms stumbling a bit leaning against the wall, confused at what had just happened.
"Are you okay Yuuki?" zero said with surprise yet shock. Yuuki feverishly nodded looking down the corridor seeing Ichiru. "Ichi...ru... " she said not knowing whether she was seeing things.
Ichiru sighed seeing Zeros expressions at Yuuki. "You had a good taste in girls zero... what the hell happened to it?"
Zero turned around to Ichiru wanting to shout and prove him wrong but doesn't. "Does it matter to you who I like and who I don't!"
"It might be a good matter... as you may just put them more into the slightest danger... of yourself or other enemies." Ichiru chuckled.
"That's it Ichiru – "
"Oi! Will you boys just grow up for god sakes!" a male deep voice interrupted zero.
Zero turned around knowing who it was. "Sorry master Yagari..."
Yagari walked up the dark corridor to the scene and did not look at zero but kept a constant eye on Ichiru.
"So... its been a long time Ichiru... what brings you here..." Yagari asked in a neutral tone.
"I can say the same back... master." Ichiru stubbornly replied stuck up.
Yuuki did not know what to do thinking at whether she should walk away or not, not wanting to leave Zero, knowing he was yet again broken inside, however, knows that he will push her away no matter what he felt, not liking the closeness of their friendship.
"I think i should go... I'm sorry..." Yuuki said shakily.
"Hm if your sure yu-" Zero started.
"Yes please miss disciplinary comity girl" Yagari politely replied being rude to interrupt Zero again though.
Yuuki smiled and started to head down the corridor dreading to go to her lonely room due to Yuri being on holiday and the holiday day class students.
A sudden loud female and male scream came out from no where, making Yuuki jump. It sounded as though the two screams came from the town close by. Yuuki froze with fear shaking not expecting that.
Zero came running up towards her."Yuuki are you okay? Did you hear that?" Zero placed a hand on Yuuki's shoulder looking out of the window. "Yagari..." Zero turned around to look to his master. "Do you think it was a level e..." whilst zero was asking the question to Yagari, he saw Ichiru give a faint smirk behind Yagari's back at Zero as though he knew something.
Yagari nodded slightly. "Could be... but i have to go straight away, i need to tell Kaien."
"Wait... why do you need to talk to my Father?" Yuuki asked confused seeing it as a big emergency.
Yagari walked past her but stopped. "You don't know anything about your Father's past do you...?" Surprised.
Yuuki looked up at him confused. "What else is there to know..."
"So you didn't know that he was a former vampire hunter? The most greatest of all time? The most legendary vampire hunter of our time?"
Yuuki stood frozen not saying a word not knowing this, not believing him at first and stood speechless.
Yagari gathered straight away that Yuuki knew nothing of this and cursed to himself turning back around to walk to the chairman's office. "I'm so dead." He murmured to himself on the way out of the scene.
Zero knew that it came across as a big shot to Yuuki and took her round both shoulders leading her to her bedroom.
"Hope you feel better soon Yuuki... have a good sleep... you will be needing the energy" Ichiru said evilly chuckling.
Zero didn't know what this meant but for Yuuki, he did not reply back, but instead entered her room and locked the door. "Yuuki go and lay down and rest, after you get changed i want you to lock this door before you go to sleep." Zero unlocked the door again chucking the key on her bed and opening the door.
"No zero wait!" Yuuki panicked seeing she was going to be left alone. "I'm sorry... but that scream really did make me jump and I'm still shock up about it..."
Zero knew what Yuuki was getting at sighing. "If I have to Yuuki." Zero locked the door and turned away as Yuuki was getting changed into her night pyjamas'. Once done, Zero tucked Yuuki in her bed and sat on it.
"Zero... don't you want to come in?..." looking to him guiltily.
"Of course i don't..." Zero lied to himself hating himself for doing so.
"Well you could at least down the bottom of my bed?" Yuuki handed him a few pillows and zero did make himself settled under the covers at the bottom of Yuuki's bed comfy. Although regrets not being at the top end with Yuuki.
But after an hour, Yuuki did finally get to sleep leaving Zero up in wonder staring at the full moon between the crack of her curtains, deep in thought.
Kaname – At the time when the screaming was heard.
Kaname was midway of drinking his bloodtablet and playing with his chessboard usually and commonly on his own, like he was planning to do something seeing whether it wins or loses, and by the looks of his chessboard, he was loosing the game between himself, suggesting that he was acting the moves of the other player... or players.
The scream occurred and Kaname sighed closing his eyes getting up going over to the window looking over at the town.
"I understand why you want to live Shizuka... but Rido.. you should of stayed in hell a little longer.." Kaname growled angry accidently breaking the glass in front of him.