Chapter 20- Intense Fear

Yuuki kept eye contact with Rido who was still leaning over her, trying to force her to drink his pouring crimson blood from his arm, which Yuuki restlessly tried to push away with all her strength. Rido's cunning smirk was endless as he looked down upon her seeing her struggling under his strength.

"Just give in my dear... it looks as though you're in need of blood such as mine." He chuckled, pulling away his arm which surprised Yuuki, but she was horrified to see that Rido only placed his bleeding wound to his lips taking his own blood into his mouth as he still held Yuuki down with his other free hand.

"You will be mine, one way or another..." Rido slyly whispered through his gritted teeth as he still didn't swallow the blood as he now moved closer towards Yuuki's lips holding her down tightly with both hands. Yuuki tried struggling but couldn't, not only because of Rido's strength was all used against her, but also that her eyes were fixated and locked with Rido's blue and red eyes which looked deeply into Yuuki's like she was his prey. Yuuki froze feeling the danger and threat but it was too late to react; Rido's hard, warm lips were already locked onto hers. Yuuki moaned in protest outraged with the method he was using, and she snapped out of her frozen state and struggled with all her strength and might.

As Rido forced his tongue into Yuuki's mouth, she felt the blood in his mouth pour into her own. Yuuki couldn't struggle nor move yet again as Rido put all his weight upon her. Yuuki tried to cry out for help but couldn't, but there was no way that she will give into his blood like this. In the result, as Rido's tongue was still present in Yuuki's mouth trying to make her swallow, Yuuki bite his tongue with a fang roughly and deeply with no hesitation.

Rido yelped and jumped off Yuuki falling to the floor upon his knees panting in pain. In the release, Yuuki spat the sickly warm blood that remained in her mouth onto the floor close to Rido rebelling against the pureblood's wishes.

Before Rido could react towards her actions, Yuuki leaped from his reach towards the door to escape, but her heart sank to see and feel that the door was locked as she yanked violently at the door handle, whispering under her breath desperately "Please, please ... please! Open."

"Haha..." Rido chuckled angrily yet menacingly. "To disrespect me, and inflict pain upon me, has only gained you consequences that you will now receive.."

Yuuki turned swiftly pushing her back into the door as she watched Rido rise again seeing his blue and red eyes glow angrily, sinfully and thirstily. Blood poured from his mouth from the wound Yuuki created. Yuuki was in trouble now as the unforgivable, angry pureblood slowly walked towards Yuuki, not taking his heated eyes off her.

Zero and Ichiru

Zero stopped in his tracks at the entrance of the day and looked behind him in the direction of the night class dormitory.

"What's wrong Zero?" Ichiru questioned as he looked up to his curious looking brother.

"Something... isn't right." Zero stated looking around.

"Oh SHIT!" Ichiru shouted struggling, trying to get out of Zero's holding grip.

"What? what! What's wrong Ichiru?" Zero asked panicked worried that something was happening to Ichiru and therefore placed him onto the ground. As soon as Ichiru sat on the floor, he grabbed Zero's shirt tightly pulling him closely in emergency and panic himself.

"Yuuki is in trouble! That's what's wrong! Rido is chasing her down and she has no one to run to! What is she has been caught?" Ichiru quickly spoke in worried scared words remembering Rido following her.

Zero sighed shaking his head careless. "She has Kaname to run to, don't worry-"

"How... how can you just state that? From your own mouth also!... why, why is it you hate to show your feelings towards her! She is still the same Yuuki you fell in love with, and don't say you're not in love with her, were twins i think I can see it myself. It was not her decision to become a vampire and you know that!" Ichiru shouted disgusted with what Zero said carelessly.

Zero sighed looking away from his irritated brother and stood up onto his felt looking into the distance not knowing what to say.

"If you're worried that Yuuki doesn't feel the same way, wouldn't you at least want her safe?" Ichiru said calmly now.

"Yes ofcourse... after all the things she has done to make me feel safe and cared for again, ofcourse I would want to return it.." Zero replied whispering ever so slightly as he shook in realisation of her danger. "Ichiru, stay safe and try and get into the dormitory near the chairman's office. I have to go." Zero rushed off leaving Ichiru sitting on the floor. Ichiru watched without argument smiling hoping that he will get there in time before anyone else does.

Zero

Zero ran as fast as he could tell, letting his senses guide him to Yuuki.

Why would I just carelessly leave her by herself when I had knowledge that that freak was after her?! Zero thought to himself which clenching his jaw angry with myself, feeling his heart pound in his chest, not because of the running, but for Yuuki and her safety. She was the reason to why Zero's heart continued to beat healthily; she was the reason for his now present existence. Without her, he wouldn't know who he would be or where. Please be safe Yuuki, please be, because I'm nothing without you Zero continued in his mind feeling his heart race along with his swift running. But his continuous ongoing worried thoughts off Yuuki were interrupted by the frightening scene that more level e's were attacking Akatsuki and Yagari.

"Master Yagari!" Zero shouted nearby the scene. Yagari looked up noticing and realising the voice of his young student.

"Zero don't worry about me, Yuuki needs to be helped! We saw him take off with her towards the night class dormitories. They have been gone for ages now!" Yagari struggled to say as he wrestled a crazed level e off of him.

Zero nodded quickly in too much of a rush, fearing his words of thanks may make him lose time to help or even save Yuuki. Zero sprinted with all of his energy gained and given by Ichiru's blood in which Ichiru tricked him to drink. The night class dormitory seemed to be miles away to Zero and this panicked him and fear that he was too late overwhelmed him.

Just as he saw the closed entrance to the dormitory, his thoughts were suddenly disrupted as a strong, hand grabbed him forcefully by the collar of his shirt and forcefully pushed Zero in a tree, causing his back to crack in the force of the throw. Zero moaned in pain arching his back in pain surprised by the sudden attack and unable to get his breath back as the air from his lungs was strained out. He looked up to his attacked displeased and disgusted at the sight.

Shizuka pushed herself up against him causing Zero's back to become straight inflecting more pain upon him. Zero moaned trying not to shout out giving her satisfaction.

"You can't always run away from me Zero dear' Shizuka breathed upon his neck, "And you can't expect to save her all the time... she's gone... dead... she is nothing anymore... nothing to you..." She smirked hoping her words made his heart ache in pain and hurt.

"Why... why do you love trying to inflict pain and more hurt on me?" Zero finally whispered with his eyes shut tight trying hard not to think of Yuuki dead.

"Because it was your fate to become like this... to become mine, and with that, you cannot do anything about that but only obey me and me only."

"I will never ever, in my pitiful life, ever obey you Shizuka.." Zero spat at her disgusted and angry. Shizuka smirked and only pushed herself more into Zero, zero squeaked in agonising pain.

Chairman

After evacuating the day class students to the basement of the academy, he ordered the night class to take care of the day class students; this included Aidou, Ruka, Shiki and Rima, and for the first time, the day class did not fantasise about their presence but instead looked all very worried and fearful at what was going on outside.

The chairman made his way outside, hearing the fight closeby remembering that Yagari was helping. The chairman gripped tighter onto his swords and ran to the scene.

Once he was there, he stopped quickly in his tracks, horrified by the scene of the many level e's fighting against Akatsuki and Yagari to get into the building. The chairman's thoughts turned murderous and this reminded him of his hunter years many years ago. He took his twin swords spreading them apart to his sides, closing his eyes trying to keeping his temper under control before he leaped into the fight using his twin swords to ravenously kill the level e's that all didn't expect his quiet attack.

Akatsuki stopped fighting shocked and gobsmacked at the new helper, not believing his eyes. "Is that... is that the chairman?!" He questioned Yagari who was still fighting smoothly even whilst looking away to look at the chairman who slickly and slyly killed the level e's around him.

"Yup. That is, didn't you know he was an ex-hunter before Yuuki's mum died?" Yagari replied smirking at the scene of the chairman as it brought a lot of his old memories of hunting with the chairman.

Akatsuki moved his lips, however no sound emitted from them as he was still under shock.

Yagari sighed. "Stop acting like a goldfish and fight!" Yagari laughed as his hope brightened now that one of the best hunters in the world joined them. Akatsuki snapped out of his stunned self and attacked with his powers of fire feeling also hopeful now seeing new company that seemed to be killing a lot of the attacking level e's. The numbers of level e's still were increasing and non-stop still, would they keep up with the fight without becoming restless?

Kaname

As Kaname walked out onto the grounds after informing the night class students to protect the day class students and making sure there were no other day students that were about, it was then he smelled a very familiar sent of blood, however, he could not make out whose it was, as it was mixed up with many other vampires blood which was strong due to the fight that was closeby.

Kaname stepped out walking at a quick pace worried for Yuuki wondering whether she got involved in the fight. Kaname smiled as the wind rushed past him silently, making his chocolate strands of his hair flow.

"Ofcourse, she may be in the fight, knowing her kind hearted self. However, under my conditions, I think she has done enough helping if this is the case." Kaname whispered into the wind wanting to take Yuuki away with him very much now, and it was then his thoughts were interrupted as he came across Ichiru who sat upon the floor. This panicked Kaname, knowing that Yuuki was going after Ichiru in the woods, but he was here now... so where is she?

"Ichiru! Where is Yuuki!" Kaname demanded, his thoughts turning even more negative.

Ichiru looked up sighing in disgust not answering him. "Ichiru!"

"I have nothing against you, I just hate that you forced that upon her." Ichiru replied with angry eyes. Kaname realised that he was changing to the topic of when Kaname changed Yuuki without her consent.

"Please don't remind me Ichiru, I just want her safe now, I know my actions were wrong, but I need to know where she is... it may not seem like it... but I love her... and I only wanted her to be beside my side for eternity" Kaname pleased as he looked down the Ichiru who had a sour face.

"I don't know where she is, however, Zero has set out to find her and I am sure he has found her already..." Ichiru smirked as he looked up to Kaname now, proving the point that Zero is always there to help Yuuki whenever needed and required.

Kaname sneered seeing the competition for Yuuki which Ichiru was hinting, however Kaname ignored it, knowing that Yuuki's safety was no game, even though Kaname felt the envy build up inside of him at the thought of Zero getting to her before himself.

"Thanks for nothing Ichiru; you're as selfish as your twin!" Kaname snarled walking away.

"You really don't know the meaning of selfish, if you think I am selfish, you should really look to yourself and say it!" Ichiru spat angrily as he glared angrily at Kaname who chose to ignore Ichiru.

Don't be far Yuuki, be safe and armed at Artemis at all times... don't even trust Zero, after all, he's only turning into a level-e... Kaname cruelly thought as he walked off into the darkness following the track of the strong smell of blood.