Here is part 2 of chapter 11. I do not own Vampire knight.
Chapter 12
'I know of a way to save Zero. Shall we make a deal? In exchange, I would like you to do something that only you can accomplish.' Maria's voice about the deal was in Victoria's head the whole time. She was in the middle of the forest in the academy. She started to walk to the Boy's Dorm, Zero's room.
Victoria knocked on the door to see that Zero wasn't in his room. She looked at the sink to see blood tablets. 'This whole time... Zero you were still suffering of becoming a Level E.'
"Mimi." Said Victoria.
"Yes." Said Mimi turning into a pink puff ball in front of her.
"Can you show me were Zero is? Where I can hear them, see them. But they can't see me or hear me." Said Victoria.
"Yes, I'm glad you finally saw something in me that is useful." Said Mimi laughing a little. Suddenly the room changed. There was Zero and another boy. 'That must be Zero's kid brother, Ichiru.'
"Just think, people once held you in such high regard..." Said Ichiru. "And yet here you are, barely able to suppress your innermost desire."
'I guess I missed some parts in their conversation. Oh well this is good enough.' Victoria thought.
"Eventually, you will give in to that desire, lose all control, and, like a beast, succumb to Level E." Ichiru still continued to talk."
"Is that all you have to say?" Said Zero.
"No." Said Ichiru. "I just wanted to have a nice chat with my other half as it's been so long since we last met. Don't you want to know exactly what happened that day?"
'That smile of Ichiru's. He betrayed Zero. I can't believe him.' Victoria thought her hands in a fist.
"No, even before then...I think you've always known." Said Ichiru as he leans closer to Zero that was siting on the bed. "About the darkness growing in my heart."
'He thought he wasn't better than Zero.' Victoria's eyes suddenly widen. 'He was jealous of Zero. Jealous that Zero was the number one they cared about.'
"Thank you for always being so kind to me." Said Ichiru. "I was really happy...so much that I hated you." Ichiru stand up leaving Bloody Rose behind him.
"Ichiru..." Said Zero.
"You pitied me, right?" Said Ichiru. "I'm sure you have no idea what that feels like, Zero. As twins, we were always being compared. The feeling of being pitied, the wretched feeling of knowing that you are not needed..."
"Still, why did you side with that woman?" Said Zero.
"Beats me." Said Ichiru. "I wonder why myself."
'You felt the same pain as Shizuka did. You were in love with her even as a child.' Victoria thought. For some reason Victoria suddenly remembered about Kaname. 'It's okay, because it's Victoria...you should stay the way you are. He also said Yuki with it, but for some reason it felt like it was directly to me and not Yuki. Kaname-senpai. I'm sorry, but I am going to save Zero.'
"Mimi." Said Victoria. Mimi looked at Victoria.
"What is it?" Said Mimi.
"I need your help to save Zero. After all I know you also listened to the deal with Maria-san." Said Victoria. Mimi only nodded her head and looked at the scene between Ichiru and Zero again.
"I wonder when it started...Slowly, our parents' existence meant less and less to me. And my beloved Zero, the truth is, I have always hated you! By the way, you should thank me. I was the one who asked Shizuka-sama to spare your life." Zero started to stand up holding the gun in his hand.
"Did you do that so I would suffer until you killed me with your own hands?" Said Zero.
'Zero?' Victoria thought.
"That's right. Have you suffered enough, with Shizuka-sama twisting your fate?" Said Ichiru walking closer to Zero bumping their foreheads together. "As much as me? My fate was also changed by Shizuka-sama. Possessing such incredible powers... the Purebloods really are like gods, aren't they?" Zero grabbed Ichiru's collar.
"You think that woman is a god?" Said Zero.
"You know nothing about Shizuka-sama. Zero." Said Ichiru. "She kept her promise and give me a body immune to all diseases." Zero let go Ichiru's collar. "As much as I would like to kill you, I think I could learn to forgive you if you were willing to come with me. But first you'll have to offer yourself to Shizuka-sama as a servant, okay?"
"I refuse." Said Zero. "Unlike you, I didn't become a vampire out of my own free will." Zero suddenly stopped and realized something. "You..."
"Zero, you really don't know anything!" Said Ichiru swinging his sword to Zero to only be stopped by Bloody Rose. The level E suddenly started to come to Zero as he was bending down in pain. Ichiru started laugh.
"I see. The Level E seizures, huh?" Said Ichiru. "I won't kill you. I want you to suffer more and more...slowly succumbing to being a mindless beast, and all the while cursing your own filthy soul."
'Zero!' Victoria thought. Then Yagari opened the door. Ichiru brought out his sword and Yagari his weapon.
"Zero!" Yagari said as he suddenly looked at the other person standing in the room he had sad eyes. "Is that you, Ichiru?"
"It's been a long time, Master." Said Ichiru. Yagari heard someone breathing heavily he looked over to see Zero. He started to run to Zero.
"Zero?" Said Yagari. "This is..." Zero was acting really bad in the Level E he was turning in to.
'It's getting worse.' Victoria thought suddenly the room started to change to Zero's room and then back to where Zero, Ichiru, and Yagari was over and over. Victoria looked at Mimi.
"Mimi what is going on?" Said Victoria.
"I can't keep this up for so much longer." Said Mimi. "I haven't use my powers in a while so it's a little rusty plus I am getting really tired." Victoria hold Mimi in her arms.
"Hold on just a little a longer Mimi. Please just hold on." Said Victoria. Victoria looked at the scene.
"That's right." Said Ichiru. "For you, Zero is your only disciple." Yagari looked at Ichiru that pointed his sword to him. "I am different from how I used to be. I am capable of fighting even you now." Yagari pulled on Zero to lean on him. One of Zero's arm was over Yagari's neck.
"Don't...Ichiru." Said Zero.
"Draw you gun." Said Ichiru.
"Regardless of what you may think, you were also my disciple." Said Yagari. Ichiru was going to put his sword in Yagari if it wasn't for Zero reflecting it. The sword was going to fall on Ichiru pointing at him, but Yagari was on top of him the sword going through him.
"Yagari-sensei!" Said Victoria. In that moment the whole room changed into Zero's room. Victoria looked down to see Mimi completely exhausted. "I'm so sorry Mimi. I pushed you didn't I?" Mimi could only shake her head left and right. Victoria patted Mimi's head until Mimi can finally close her eyes. Mimi turned back into a necklace.
Victoria touched the necklace that was on her neck. "Thank you Mimi. Have a good sleep, you did well." Victoria was out of the room, as she was walking to were the ball was. 'Yagari-sensei will be fine. It takes more than that to kill him.' Victoria thought.
In the ball
Victoria and Yuki were helping with the decorations for the ball, since their class lost. The whole time Victoria didn't do much work since she was worried about Zero, including Mimi. The whole time the girls were worried about curfew but because of the ball the curfew was relaxed. Then they started talking about practicing their dance skills and who they wanted to dance with.
"You girls!" Said the class rep. "Stop gossiping and do your jobs already!" The class rep went over to Victoria and Yuki. He was looking at Yuki really pissed. "Cross-kun! You're just spacing out! Just what are you planning to do? It's all your fault that my class has to handle all the preparations for the ball!" Victoria looked at Yuki. "I heard you only wrote your name on the answer sheets and left everything else blank."
"Huh?" Said Victoria giving Yuki her full attention. "What? I told you everything on how to study. What were you doing, Onee-chan?" Yuki only sweat-drop and scratched her head laughing a little. Victoria was going to say something else but then the doors open to reveal Zero.
Victoria stand up as well as Yuki. Everyone was whispering wondering what was on his shirt. They questioned if it was blood. Zero started to walk into a storage.
Victoria looked at Yuki. "I'll be right back, Onee-chan. I'm gonna see what is going on with Zero." Victoria followed Zero into the storage room closing the door behind her.
"Are you alright?" Said Victoria. Zero looked at her.
"Have you seen that transfer student?" Said Zero.
"Zero, I know that you are hurt." Said Victoria. Zero's eyes started to go wide.
"It's nothing." Said Zero composing himself. "It's healed already."
'That isn't what I meant.' Victoria thought.
"Yeah, I can see that. But you don't look so good." Victoria walked closer to him. "It's okay if you want to do it here, Zero." Victoria turned her head pulling some of her hair away from her neck. "Go ahead. Bite wherever you want. Just don't spill too much, okay?" Zero can feel the vampire take over him. As he hold on Victoria's wrist pinning her to the door. He drank from her neck behind her not even hesitating.
They can only hear the sound of Zero drinking on Victoria's blood.
'Is it okay if I told him that I saw what happened between Zero and Ichiru? Zero.' Victoria thought.
"What does my blood taste like, Zero?" Said Victoria looking at Zero that still had his crimson eyes. Zero turned her around to look at him as he pinned her to the door again.
"Why does it matter?" Said Zero showing her the blood on his lips and the crimson eyes. Zero only hugged her, for who knows how long.
'Zero...' Victoria remembered the deal that was starting to pop up in Victoria's head.
"If you want to save Zero, let's make a deal. You can offer yourself to me, or you can let your sister offer herself to me, or...bring me the corpse of Kuran Kaname."
In Zero's room
Zero can remember what Maria said about him being her servant and that he couldn't kill her. He also remembered about his brother saying her will turn into mindless beast.
'If only regained my composure after relentlessly drinking Victoria's blood.' Zero thought. "I'm the worst." Zero headed out of his room in his uniform, and walk down the hallway to only stop from the headmaster.
"Where are you going, Kiryu-kun? The ball is not that way." Zero turned around to face the headmaster. "I came to get you. I need you to be extra careful with the security tonight." Zero was about to turn around when the headmaster stopped him by putting his hand on Zero's shoulder. "Kiryu-kun, this is an order from the Headmaster."
In Yuki, Victoria, and Yori's Dorm
Victoria looked in the mirror to see she is in her uniform and that she put the bandage around her neck were Zero bit her.
"You let Zero drink your blood again, didn't you?" Said Yuki. Victoria looked at her shocked.
"Onee-chan."
"I do not agree with this, but this is want you want is it not, Victoria?" Said Yuki as she comes closer to Victoria. Victoria only nodded. Yuki hold on Victoria's hands in hers. "I will always be here for you when it gets too extreme." Victoria looked at her with a smile.
"Thank you, Onee-chan." Said Victoria. Yuki nodded.
"We should get going, shall we?" Victoria and Yuki were both in their Day Class uniform. Until they heard a knock and enter Yori.
"Are you both ready?" Said Yori. Yori looks at them surprised. "Huh? Do you two plan on attending the ball in your uniforms? Even though we're working behind the scenes, we can still dance, you know."
"Yeah, but..." Said Yuki.
"The headmaster kept reminding us to be extra careful tonight." Said Victoria.
"He said, "I'm leaving the safety of the ball in your hands!" They both said.
"What a terrible father." Yori said. "So he's saying you two can't have fun?"
"No that is not it." Said Yuki.
"Here, this came for you two." Said Yori. Yori had two package, she handed it to them. Except Yuki's was purple and Victoria's blue package. Victoria's was the only one that had message on it.
"Who is it from?" Said Victoria. As they both took the package. Victoria read the card that was on the package. "It's from Kaname-senpai." Victoria hold out her dress. Yuki's and Victoria's dress design were the same.
On Yuki it was pink on the outside and inside. On Victoria's dress it had Caribbean Blue on the outside but on the inside was a little bit darker blue.
"Kaname-senpai..." Victoria said with a little smile on her face.
At the ball.
Zero was waiting outside.
"Kiryu-kun..." Said the headmaster poking on Zero's cheek. "thank you for insuring the security of the ball."
"I had no choice but to come, since it was an order by the Headmaster." Said Zero.
"Seriously, you are so scary, Kiryu-kun." Said the headmaster. "Plus, you've been really gloomy lately. It's as if you were taking up all the bad luck in this area." Zero glared at the headmaster. "I didn't mean to order you around so much as to ask a favor. I hope you can protect the happy lives of the student on this campus. And rather than being imprisoned by an unseen future, I want you to enjoy the present more." Zero looked down. "I'm just kidding. But wasn't I cool when I said that?"
"Zero!" Said Yuki and Victoria. They headmaster and Zero were looking at the girls, but Zero was only looking at Victoria.
Victoria had two french brads on each side going down with her hair going down as well with lose curls all around. She was wearing her Blue Caribbean dress long sleeves like Yuki's. There was also a necklace beside Mimi on her neck that had a blue rose on it.
"Wow! Yuki and Victoria is all dressed up!" Said the headmaster. "You two must dance with Daddy later, okay my dear daughters?"
"Guess we don't have a choice, right, Victoria?" Said Yuki. Victoria nodded to Yuki's question as she was looking at Zero the whole time. "Just for a little while, later on, okay?" Yuki continued talking to the headmaster blushing a little.
"Okay!" Said the headmaster. "I'll see you two later." The headmaster waved his hand as he was entering the ball.
"We should get going too." Said Victoria. "Even though we'll probably be caught up in all kinds of trouble later. Let's try to enjoy this as much as we can, okay?" Victoria was going to walk in, but Zero hold on to her wrist.
"I thought you weren't excited about the ball." Said Zero.
"Well yes I was. It's like I said I love the atmosphere and the pretty dresses, but I keep telling you I feel like Cinderella that will never get her wish. So we can't enjoy this ball?" Said Victoria smiling at Zero. Yuki started to walk inside.
"Well then lets go to work." Said Yuki.
"Onee-chan." Said Victoria. Victoria tried to run after her, but Zero didn't let go of her wrist. Victoria looked at Zero. "Zero?" Zero went closer to her ear whispering.
"You look beautiful, little princess." Said Zero. Victoria's eyes were shocked. "What you think I didn't hear Kuran-senpai said that?"
"No. You just surprised me is all." Said Victoria blushing a little. Zero let go of her wrist. "Well I better go inside come one Zero." Victoria walked into the ball.
"Thank goodness." Said Yuki.
"Yeah, it looks like nothing weird has happened yet." Said Victoria. Victoria looked at Zero.
"Hey, Zero!" Victoria ran up to him and fixed his tie. "All male studenst must wear their uniforms properly. Even if it's only for tonight." Victoria looked at Yuki and then see Akatsuki and Ruka. "Onee-chan, why don't you ask Kain-senpai where Kaname is so you can dance with him first."
"Eh? Are you sure? He asked you, didn't you?" Said Yuki. Victoria only looked at her saying it's okay. Yuki ran off asking where Kaname is. Victoria can see that Yuki was running to Kaname, who was at the terrace. Victoria turn to look at Zero. "Plus Zero every male student must have a red rose." Victoria took out a red rose that she was holding and put it on Zero's uniform. "Zero..." Zero looked at Victoria seeing her blush a little. "Um...well...um..." Zero cut her off by rising his hand to her.
"Do you want to dance with me?" Said Zero. Victoria gave him a smile and nodded. She reached out her hand to Zero. They both walked to the dance floor. Zero danced with her never keeping his eyes from her. Victoria did the same until she felt like someone was staring at her. She looked to see who was staring at her to see that Kaname was dancing with Yuki but staring at Victoria.
When the dance finally came to end. Victoria and Zero stopped as they walked out of the dance floor. Victoria looked at the terrace to see that Yuki was getting a drink and that Kaname was alone staring at the moon.
"Go." Said Zero. Victoria looked at Zero. "I'm glad you wanted to me to be your first dance, but..." Zero patted Victoria's head. "we both know that you did that so Yuki can have her first dance with Kuran-senpai, so go it's your turn." Victoria nodded and told him thank you. She walked to the terrace.
"Kaname-senpai!" Said Victoria. Kaname looked at Victoria.
"Good evening, Victoria." Said Kaname. "I am delighted to see that you are wearing the dress I gave you."
"Ah, yes. Thank you very much." Said Victoria bowing down to him.
"Tell me. Did you have fun dancing with Kiryu-kun?" Victoria can tell that he was slightly mad.
"I'm sorry it's just that Onee-chan wanted to dance with you, so I just wanted to do dance with him on my free time, and um...wait until you two were done." Said Victoria.
"I see. You are truly nice. Has anything else happened?" Said Kaname. Victoria was a little bit confused. "Your face looks odd, Victoria."
Victoria put both of her hands on her cheek. "Huh?"
"I am only joking." Said Kaname. "You look really cute. The dress looks lovely on you." Victoria blushed a little and her heart started to beat. 'Again?' Victoria thought.
"Thank you." Said Victoria. Kaname walked closer to Victoria. He grabbed Victoria's hand.
"If you would like to show your gratitude for the dress, can you dance with me this time?" Said Kaname. He removed the band that had the Disciplinary committee logo on it.
Zero and Yuki were next to each other watching everything, but they were mostly watching Victoria and Kaname. Victoria and Kaname were both dancing outside on the terrace.
"Senpai, why aren't you following the music?" Said Victoria.
"Oh, I am not listening to the music." Said Kaname. "Let us dance slowly. Just like last time." Victoria started to blush into a full pink.
"That's right." Said Victoria. 'Last time, I didn't think I would ever get to dance with him like this. I'd only learned how to waltz back then, so I could only dance slowly. But I know that it's supposed to be Onee-chan to dance with him, not me.' Victoria stopped dancing.
"Victoria?" Said Kaname.
"How long do you intend on treating me like a child?" Said Victoria.
"That was never my intention." Said Kaname.
"Is that so? Then it was you who erase my memory of the night between Zero and Maria, right? It's as if you were stopping a child from getting caught up in something dangerous." Victoria said.
"That is not true." Said Kaname embracing Victoria. This time her heart was beating even faster then before. "I was not treating you like a child. I only wanted to protect you. At the time, I thought that what I did was for the best. " Zero and Yuki can see that Kaname was embracing Victoria. Yuki gave a sad look seeing this.
'I see know, Kaname-senpai.' Yuki thought. Zero looked down but only to see the doors open of Aidou and Akatsuki walking out.
Kaname only hugged Victoria even tighter.
"Say, Victoria-san...if you want to save Zero, will you grant me my wish?" Suddenly Maria's words where in her heads. 'Kill Kuran Kaname for me. Kuran Kaname's armor will only crumble before you. Only you can do it. But if you can't bring yourself to do that...' Victoria pulled on Kaname to let her go. 'Because it's Victoria...you should stay the way you are.' Victoria looked up at Kaname.
"I'm sorry." Said Victoria. She turned around and walked out of the terrace.
'I don't know why she is after Kaname-senpai's life, that is the one thing that I truly don't know. Mimi didn't erase my memories of that. But I will not kill Kaname. So the only path I can choose is...' Victoria thought as she kept on running.
Zero was asked to dance by someone but he rejected her telling her that he was too busy and that he was sorry. Zero went to the terrace.
"Kuran-senpai." Said Zero. Kaname looked at Zero and Yuki. Yuki was next to Zero. "Where is Victoria?"
"I have given you your role, have I not?" Said Kaname. "You are to serve as Victoria's..." Kaname looked at Yuki. "and Yuki's shield. It would be troublesome for me if you've forgotten." Zero walked past Kaname ripped of the logo of the Disciplinary Committee, leaving Yuki, and jumped down the terrace. Suddenly Kaname was starting to break the windows but had a calm face.
Yuki was trying to calm him down. She knows that when Purebloods get angry they tend to break things.
"What is it, Kaname?" Said Ichijou walking to them. "You seem to be in a foul mood. What's the matter?"
"I need you to hold me back so I do not do something foolish." Said Kaname. Kaname looked at Yuki.
"Are you in love with Victoria, Kaname-senpai?" Said Yuki. Kaname patted her head seeing the sad look on her face.
"I am Yuki. I'm sorry." Said Kaname.
With Akatsuki and Aidou
They opened something that looks like stairs going down.
"It's cold." Said Aidou. "It should be here."
"Really?" Said Akatsuki as they walk down the stairs. "Beyond this is..."
"So you finally decided to believe me, Akatsuki?" Said Aidou. They looked up to see a huge crystal with someone inside.
"The Madly Blossoming Princess, Hiou Shizuka." Said Akatsuki. "Just as you surmised, she seems to have abandoned her real body."
"I don't understand why she had to go this far." Said Aidou.
"Don't become involved in this any more than you already have." Said someone. They turned around to see Seiren.
"Why not?" Said Aidou. "Just what on earth is happening?" Serien walked away.
"Hey!" Said Aidou
"Stop it, Hanabusa." Said Akatsuki. "For Seiren to say such things, it must means that the Dorm President has something planned. Besides..." They both looked back at Shizuka in the ice."it's not like we could do anything against a Pureblood anyway."
I hope you guys like this chapter. I thought a lot about what Victoria was going to wear and how was I going to explain it, but I got it.
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