Chapter 18 – Broken Trust And Chaos Outbreaks
Yuuki jumped at the loud piercing noise of the Bloody rose being shot and she gasped at the sudden quickness of it all, now seeing another person in the scene before her.
"What do you think you are doing Zero!" The gun was snatched out of Zero's shaking hand by the chairman. "I told you to use this gun with a good reason! No out of hatred! You know you could be killed yourself killing a pureblood vampire!" The chairman shouted as loud as ever.
Yuuki had never seen her father so worried and angry for Zero, and nor did she hear him this loud and also, has never seen him dressed in such a way. The chairman wore a long dark grey travelling cloak that came up to his knees, he was also carrying two swords, that were held in sheaths on his belt on either side of his body and to also Yuuki's surprise, she had never seen her father without his blonde hair being done up into a ponytail.
"I had a reason!" Zero shouted back still bright crimsoned eyed, on the floor struggling to fight back his thirst. "Look at your daughter Kaien!"
Kaien looked around at Yuuki who stood shaking in the moonlight that shone through the window behind her. Kaien noticed the change immediately by just looking into Yuuki's now crimson coloured eyes. Kaien's expression turned upset and he turned paler, even in the dark it was viewable that all colour had drained from his face.
Yuuki shook, and her eyes watered never seeing her father this upset since the memories of her mum which was also his wife. Kaien took long, quick strides towards Yuuki and wrapped her in his arms tightly, and Yuuki felt the warm, salty tears from her father drip down her back through the gaps of her night gown.
"Come on Yuuki let's get you dressed." Kaien wiped his tears as he released his grip on his daughter. He took her hand and led her out of the door, and whilst walking to the door, Kaien glared evilly and disappointed at Kaname, who was still half sunken into the wall covered in rubble.
Kaname had no idea that what he had down would cause such upset.
"You deserve to die right now..." Zero moaned in a growl getting up stumbling, still holding onto the bloody rose for dear life.
"Oh shut up zero! Only because she is something you hate now!" Kaname said annoyed sighing.
"I don't ... I don't hate her..." Zero struggled not feeling as though the news has sunk in. Zero painfully limped to the doorway not looking to Kaname walking out without a word to his own room, not wanting to be close to Yuuki, too afraid that he wouldn't be able to control himself in front f the chairman.
Akatsuki, Ruka and Aidou.
The three night class students, Akatsuki, Ruka and Aidou stood outside the day class dormitory guarding the doors.
"You sure Kaname told us to evacuate the day class..." Akatsuki sighed annoyed t the thought of all the fan girls becoming a trouble in the doing.
"And aren't we meant to ask the chairman for permission? It's his students after all..." Ruka added with a sharp tone in her voice.
"Fine! I will go in, crying out loud, I'm only doing what Lord Kaname told us!" Aidou stuttered off, walking towards the headmaster's headquarters annoyed that he had to go to the chairman.
Aidou entered the headquarters door in a slight rush to get this job over and done with soon, he ran up the dark, slabbed stairs reaching the corridor landing in a flash, turning immediately towards the chairman's office.
"He's not in there Aidou..." a deep restless voice said behind Aidou.
"Then what may I do Lord Kaname?" Aidou replied recognising the voice immediately turning back to get shock. "K-Kaname? Are you alright?"
Kaname, was bruised, and cut, and covered in white dust from the rubble after being hit into the wall, literally. However, Kaname didn't look in pain nor hurt, he seemed emotionless.
"The chairman should be in the infirmary" Kaname said not looking to Aidou and then walking off down the stairs.
Akatsuki and Ruka.
"I wonder how bad the situation is..." Ruka said in thought looking around at the dark grounds and beyond the tree's shadows.
"If we have it under control, it shouldn't be bad at all Ruka, don't worry." Akatsuki smiled rubbing her shoulder. Akatsuki was surprised that she never flinched nor move away; maybe she was thinking too deeply to notice? "But you're brave for coming out to help after how much blood had been taken from you. Kaname won't like it when he finds out..."
"Well, if it's to help him I don't care." She replied, sharply ending the topic there.
"Unfortunately, for you guys, and obviously the rest of those humans its seems that your protecting, you have nothing under control. Your so called Kaname is dumbstruck about what to do."
Both Akatsuki and Ruka both gasped in shock of the voice looking into the direction of where it came from, and from the darkness of the tree's Rido walked gracefully into sight.
"Rido – kuran..." Ruka muttered nervous now, knowing he was a pureblood looking up at Akatsuki knowing they couldn't disobey a pureblood. Ruka shook her head, she didn't care about the rules, she knew what she had to do and that was help Kaname, and she was sure Akatsuki felt the same when she saw Akatsuki hold a flaming, dangerous fire ball within his hand.
"Aww? Protecting yourselves now aye? And maybe her?" Rido smirked now, seeing that Akatsuki moved in front of Ruka, knowing she might be still rather weak. "You two won't be able to hold of what's going to come to you." Rido claimed walking slowly towards the two nobles. "But good luck, they are very desperate to break into the building right behind you."
Akatsuki and Ruka gasped yet again freezing on the spot not knowing what was happening before their eyes would ever happen at cross academy.
From the darkness the trees, more people approached with blood thirsty eyes and menacing looks upon their faces. There were at least a hundred of them approaching, and all were vicious level e's.
"You two should be lucky; this is only quarter of the level e's you have to deal with." Rido chuckled. "Well good luck and have fun." Rido laughed loudly leaving the scene walking towards the headquarters.
"You bastard Rido!" Ruka screamed before looking back to Akatsuki, what do we do now? We can try taking them down, but look how many there is! Even if were successful there is still going to be a lot that may enter the building!"
"I know Ruka!" Akatsuki was panicking and thinking deeply. "Go inside the building, you need to get those students, I don't care if it's without permission, it's the best thing to do, and I will hold these off."
"But Akatsuki..." Ruka looked very worried hearing the plan looking to the approaching level e's to Akatsuki.
"I will be fine Ruka, trust me..." He looked her in the eyes, and kissed her on the forehead. "Now go, do it for Kaname, it would be what he would have wanted."
Ruka's eyes watered. "At this moment of time, Kaname doesn't matter; I'm doing this for you as it's what you want." Ruka opened the door and slammed it shut locking it from the inside, wiping her tears and then running the bedroom's of the students.
Akatsuki smiled widely at her words and looked back to in front of him. He yet again used his powers of fire, and relight a hand with fire. He ran towards the crowd of level e's and used the fire within his hand to make a semi circle of fire to make a barrier so that it slows the beasts slow down a significant amount, before he can attack fully and properly. He walked backward again to back onto the door to protect it whilst looking side to side constantly to make sure a level e didn't escape. This time he re light both hand with flaming orange fire and with a mighty swing and perfect aim, he hit each level e from behind the fire boundary with fire balls, and each level e that got hit, stumbled back falling onto the floor screaming in pain, before slowly burning away to dust.
The level e's were nonstop, and Akatsuki didn't know how to hold them back.
"Jeez..." a deep male voice said walking into the semi circle by using the door. "They do know how to cause hell and havoc don't they? Bloody vampires." Yagari walked in with a cigarette sighing looking around and then putting out his cigarette with one big smash to the ground.
Akatsuki looked relieved, even if it was a vampire hunter that was going to help him, and he resumed throwing fire at those vile level e's that seemed to edge closer as Yagari loaded his shot gun.
Yagari had a hard look on his face of concentration, as he aimed at each level e shooting watching either one fall as a pile of dust, satisfied that he never missed one.
Akatsuki knew the barrier wouldn't last forever and whilst killing the beasts, he had to figure out how he would do it again. Doing the barrier again but closer to the door may lead to a break in and it would lead to him and Yagari having less room.
What will they both do? To fight 100 level e's?...
Aidou
Aidou heard sudden loud noises and gun shots, realising there was a fight very close by.
"Oh no" he muttered silently under his breath in panic knowing the chairman would be already informed, but he needed to inform the chairman of Kaname's orders.
Aidou sprinted door the corridor and stairs to get to the infirmary, but as he came down one set of stairs he got the fight of his life when he tripped up falling onto someone.
"AIDOU!" Ruka shrieked in pain and shock. "Get off me!"
It took Aidou a few minutes to recall what had happened dazed by the quickness.
"Oh! Oh, I'm so sorry Ruka." He got up and helped her p before he sprinted off again.
Ruka sighed adjusting her hair and she didn't stop Aidou, knowing that he was doing what Kaname told him to do, and she ran up the stairs doing what Akatsuki told her to do.
The infirmary was finally insight for Aidou, and he was so relieved to see it. Aidou stormed in slamming the door shut panting in exhuastment. "Chairman I-"Aidou stopped immediately looking to Yuuki who was looking down to her knees.
Aidou was speechless and didn't know what to say, as he sensed another vampire within the room... Yuuki.
The chairman got up knowing how upset Yuuki is still and took Aidou by the arm leading him out and the chairman followed leaving Yuuki alone in the room.
Yuuki was now cleaned and dressed in her day class uniform, however, she looked down at it thinking 'shouldn't I be wearing a white night class uniform now?' She shook at her thought remembering the times she always patrolled the grounds for the night class and how she had to protect the day class from the day class, now it had to be different.
"What's wrong Aidou?" The chairman asked. Yuuki could hear the both of them clearly, even if the door was closed, and she listened in slightly seeing the panic in Aidou's face.
"Kaname, Kaname asked me to persuade you to evacuate the day class, it's getting worse out there, on the way down here I heard a fight, it was very loud so the day class dormitory might be under attack.
"Well we can't evacuate the day class students if that's occurring! There's a basement, underneath this building which is big enough to hold all of the day class students, take them there now. I'm going outside to help." The chairman ordered and said, running off immediately.
Yuuki gasped hearing what he was doing. "Father! No! Don't leave me!" Yuuki got up and ran out of the door to see only darkness of the corridor. Even Aidou went.
"I have to get Artemis" She whispered and ran up flights of stairs to get to her bedroom in the headquarters.
Zero
Once Zero had heard gun shots, knowing that they were from Yagari's shot gun, and the noise of screaming level e's Zero struggled to get up to run, after trying another five blood tablets which he repeatedly threw back up again. Zero was desperate to help his master, and was desperate to fill out his wanting to kill vampires as a Hunter, and that's when he realised. Without Yuuki, he's nothing; he needs her to be successful and strong, in two meanings; her blood and herself generally close. However, Zero turned angry when the shot of Kaname and her came to mind also remembering that she was a vampire. He screamed in anger at the true memories kicking the wall finally getting up using his bed as a support.
"Tut tut, temper temper." Rido kuran shook his head at zero as leaned on Zero's bedroom door frame.
"And you are-" Zero stopped looking up at the man and his eyes widened, recognising the man from his worst night of his childhood that ruined his life. "I thought you were dead?"
"Nope, just ran away before I was caught." He smirked. "Your such a grown lad now aren't you? Shame you're not even strong enough though."
"I am strong you bastard!" Zero spitted back, his eyes going even more crimson red more from what they resumed from.
"Ah, so why is it you're struggling to take blood tablets? You look so rather thirsty zero... has she been neglecting you? Yuuki I mean of course..." Rido asked walking in slowly towards zero.
"Keep her out of this."
Rido had reached Zero, and he bent down so he was level with Zero's face. "Too late, she already is." Rido grabbed the back of zero's head hard grabbing both of his arms with his own holding Zero's arm behind Zero's back whilst using the other hand to hold onto his head. He pushed Zero's head roughly to the side.
"Aww... looks like that tattoo has been giving you a lot of pain, just trying to tame that beast in you." Rido laughed. "Oh I'm sorry, it's trying to tame the beast that you are already!"
Zero struggled weakly still wanting blood and Rido started leading him out of the room, taking him down the corridor and down the big, slight of cold stairs before still having an even tighter grip on Zero now causing him pain, leading him onto the ground and into the darkness of the tree's and Zero caught a glimpse of Yagari and Akatsuki fighting, and looked upset that he couldn't help kill the huge amount of level e's. But now, Zero's worry was focused on where Rido was dragging him to.
Kaname
Kaname was now back at the quiet night class dormitory and was cleaning himself in the bathroom trying to also think straight after what had just happened. Kaname also didn't want to look into Yuuki's past thoughts knowing it wouldn't be what he would want to see.
He cursed to himself sighing looking at himself in the mirror. Guilt was sweeping over him in all different directions and he didn't know what to do with himself. He got dressed in a new pair of night class clothes before he walked out of the bathroom and onto the balcony too look down at the big door, hearing the screams of the beasts outside.
He put his head in his hands displeased hearing them wanting to shout in anger at his master (Rido) knowing he would do such a cruel thing to get power and blood, he would get whatever he wanted by fighting for it and not giving up, and the thought of Yuuki swept across his mind quickly knowing he would want her blood very soon.
Kaname walked down the stairs in a rush and was about the leave the building.
"Lord Kaname, is there any requests?" Seiran asked appearing out of nowhere, bowing before Kaname.
"Yes, help whoever is in that ugly fight close by. Thank you Seiran." Kaname replied leaving after quickly in a rush to get to where he might sense Yuuki.
Kaname walked through the woods of the grounds to dodge the fight, before he started running getting a glimpse of all the level e's trying to get at Akatsuki and Yagari. Kaname shook his head in anger before he sprinted again seeing the headquarters close by.
Yuuki
Yuuki had got to her bedroom safely and without being caught, and she grabbed Artemis from her bed, to only get an excruciating electrifying shock up her arm.
"What the..." Yuuki said shaking still in pain letting go of Artemis letting it fall to the floor with a heavy thud. She looked from her pale shaking hand to her Artemis on the floor confused at what happened.
"Are you seriously that confused Yuuki?" Someone said entering Yuuki's room with a slight chuckle at her confusion. "Well I wasn't expecting you to be turned into a beast either."
Yuuki turned around and to her disgust, she realised Zero was right all along.
"Ichiru, why did you betray us! We trusted you into the academy yet it was you that led them here! Zero might be even killed tonight! Maybe even all of us! Doesn't that make any slight difference to you!" Yuuki screamed clutching onto her paining hand to her chest tightly.
Ichiru shook his head. "Not really Yuuki. I'm not saying I would want everyone killed but I know I would want Zero dead for sure, and by the sounds of where he is right now, that might be just soon." Ichiru replied, knowing that Zero would be back with Shizuka soon.
Yuuki's eyes widened remembering the state of Zero when she had left him, knowing he isn't strong enough to defend himself especially not against his own master Shizuka. Yuuki kneeled and quickly picked up Artemis not caring about the pain and leaped for the door, but she was only held back by Ichiru.
"There's nothing you can do to help him Yuuki." Ichiru said into her ear, holding onto her arms. "Not even you anymore, you're just as weak in this form!"
This made Yuuki angry, and with all her strength she pushed Ichiru into the wall, and this time she pinned Ichiru to the wall, surprised that she could do this without struggling.
"Sorry what was that about strength?" Yuuki asked smugly. Ichiru struggled annoyed, but his annoyance slowly faded away when Yuuki's smug face slowly started to disappear to an upset emotion.
"But how could you say that about your own brother Ichiru, your own joint twin? Why would you lead him to his own death...?" Yuuki pleaded with her eyes watering. "I know he still means a lot to you, he means a lot to everyone! Even though it doesn't seem like it, but he means a hell of a lot to me, and I am sure you knew that from the beginning Ichiru."
Ichiru looked into her eyes. He knew that Yuuki meant a lot to Zero, and he knew why looking into her caring, now crimson eyes. Ichiru looked to her quivering rosy lips and then to her eyes, seeing the deep feeling of upset. He also knew that zero meant a lot to Yuuki. Ichiru sighed and looked away.
"I'm sorry this happened Yuuki, I was just always jealous of Zero, and I thought doing this would prove that I don't need him to help me with everything, and that I'm capable to do it by myself and with others. And this plan seemed so good plan, especially also because Zero was turning into a level e." Ichiru replied still looking to the floor ashamed of his decisions now. "But Shizuka, she looked after me, constantly, but I never liked her cruel ways."
Yuuki let go of Ichiru slightly and patted his head. "I know Ichiru, but sometimes, doing something just as cruel as this isn't the answer, especially agreeing to it. Look, please stay out of this fight, say in my bedroom, just rest, because if you come face to face with Shizuka, she may-"
"No, I have to go to her, but I will be back." Ichiru smiled and ran out.
"Ichiru no!" Yuuki tried to reach him, but he was too fast, and Ichiru had disappeared from sight.
Yuuki sighed, and dropped Artemis again in pain after holding it for too long. "Come on Artemis, why are you doing this..."
"Because it's an ant-vampire weapon Yuuki."
Yuuki shivered at the new voice, she looked up to see Kaname close. She picked up Artemis again and moved away.
Kaname sighed. "Yuuki don't do this, come." He raised his hand out towards her for her to take with her own hand.
"No..." Yuuki said immediately moving away.
Kaname chuckled. "I am your master Yuuki yet you do this, your such a brave girl." Kaname said surprised at her actions, but wanting to get her out of the grounds so that she couldn't be hurt.
"Don't use that excuse against me!" Yuuki screamed at him having the wrong idea. She flung Artemis, so that is extended, and she didn't care about the pain that was twice as electrifying now. And once extended she swinged it toward Kaname putting it by his neck warningly, however she gasped looking to the top of the Artemis that was now so close to Kaname's neck.
The Artemis rod had now turned into a Scythe, which looked deadly sharp and lethal. She looked up at Kaname still holding the blade centimetres away from his neck. Kaname didn't look at all surprised; it was like he knew that the change would happen.
"Yuuki, you're not human anymore ... when you first touched it, it tried to reject you, but you persisted to keep hold of it, and it transformed into this..." Kaname answered her confused expression.
Yuuki lowered Artemis scythe now and looked at it closely not feeling the electric shocks as much now.
"Yuuki I'm sorry about what happened." Kaname said not daring to get close. "Its just... okay it was selfish of me to want you to myself."
At those words Yuuki looked up at Kaname. "What do you mean...?"
"What do I mean? What I mean is that, I have always wanted you since the beginning, I loved you from the beginning and I was hoping to spend eternity with you, just by my side Yuuki." Kaname looked hurt and pained explaining the truth of why he did something against her wishes knowing he made the worst decision, knowing that Yuuki would not follow him but instead someone else...
Yuuki looked pained also putting her scythe down now to hug Kaname straight away not liking to see her close friend upset.
"I'm so sorry Yuuki, please forgive me one day, but that is how I truly feel." He moved so he could look at her. "I love you Yuuki, will you be mine?..." He whispered moving to her lips again.
Yuuki froze, remembering her feelings for Kaname when she was younger, and realising they started to change when she was constantly with Zero, but her heart ached now realising Zero would never feel the same for her now she is a vampire, he most probably will start hating her. Yuuki's eyes watered realising that her and zero may never be. Kaname saw Yuuki's watering eyes and knew that he should back away slightly.
"I have to go anyway..." Yuuki wiped her tears picking up Artemis scythe walking past Kaname who grabbed her arm.
"No you're not." Kaname snapped quickly in reply.
"Yes I am." Yuuki replied calmly pulling her arm out of his grip. "If you love me you will allow me to do this and as you turned me into a vampire, I see no excuse not to just stand and watch." Yuuki replied walking down the corridor o the top of the stairs. "Besides... no matter what, I'm still a guardian to this academy..."
Yuuki smiled at Kaname. "Don't think I'm rebelling against you master, because I am not, I'm just doing my part for my farther."
Yuuki started walking down the stairs leaving Kaname surprised and yet feeling guilty. He wasn't meaning Yuuki to start calling him 'master'. However, Kaname let her do what she felt was right, and he also knew what he should do, he looked out of the window and saw Yuuki watching carefully.
Yuuki was onto the grounds walking towards the darkness of the woods knowing what was within was Zero. Yuuki was not going to let Zero be taken to his fate, and she started walking into the darkness, hoping she was doing the right thing.