Blood Candy 3- Scent of Blood
The moon is really pretty. "That's odd. Hanami-sempai isn't in the classroom. I wonder if something's wrong with her." I almost laugh.
"No. She's playing hooky." Zero points at the roof where I'm sitting and I wave. I jump off the roof and land softly beside Yuki.
"Good evening."
"Shouldn't you be in class?"
"Don't need them. I'm only here because Kurosu and my brother ganged up on me. And also so that Maru can catch up on her studies."
"Then go to the dorm. Night Class aren't allowed to roam campus." I pout.
"How cruel. I don't bite."
"Like I'll believe that. You're a vampire. All vampires bite." I reach into my pocket and pull out my box of blood tablets.
"Not necessarily." Oh dear. I catch the scent of blood and stare at the window. My reflection is reveling in the scent and the pain accompanying it.
"Those girls are from the Day Class." Yuki jumps off the balcony and I catch the scent of even fresher blood. She cut her hand on the way down.
"Oh great." Aido and Akatsuki. I jump down as well and watch.
"Who's there?" Yuki reacts to their arrival by extending a staff and attacking. Akatsuki catches it with one hand and sparks fly from the staff where it hit his hand. A hunter's weapon. So Kaien trained her.
"Scary. The chairman has trained you well."
"Oh! The Night Class…Akatsuki Kain-sempai! And Aido Hanabusa-sempai!"
"Oh dear! We only came to look because we smelt blood…how mean, Yuki-chan. We just happened to drop by…" The wind blows, blowing the scent towards me. Yuki's blood smells extremely sweet, like the pureblood she really is tainted with human. Tantalizing. "Ah…such a nice smell…oh. It's your blood."
"Aido-sempai! If you even touch these girls…"
"Kya! What should we do? He said we smell nice."
"I will punish…" Aido touches Yuki's hand.
"Did you fall? The nice smell…is your blood…Yuki."
"Well thanks, but…" Not good.
"I'm really…"
"Aido-sempai!" I start closer.
"Very…tempted."
"Is he a vampire?!"
"No, there's no such thing!" First to take care of the girls. I can knock the wind out of them without actually hitting them with anything at all. Just a little mental pressure on the pressure points on the back of their necks. There. The two girls pass out and I notice that Aido is drinking from Yuki's hand. Definitely not good. I hurry over and grab Aido's hand.
"If I'm not mistaken, Aido-kun, drinking blood isn't allowed here." A clank of metal as Zero shows up, aiming a gun at Aido's head.
"Drinking blood on campus is strictly forbidden. Did you lose your mind…drunk on the scent of blood…Vampire?"
"Zero! No!" Great. Just great. I pull Yuki back, slap Aido, and twist the gun out of Kiryu's hand in one swift movement.
"I think this is enough." I turn the gun in my hand and glare at Aido.
"Can I have my gun back?"
"If you'll pocket it when I do."
"Why should I?" I examine it.
"Nice. It's new right? Top of the line too. It's not very often that you come across a hunter with a gun of this caliber. It's pretty dangerous. One shot a second ago and Aido-kun would be dead. You might want to put it away." I toss it to Zero and grab Aido by the collar. "You are so lucky that I'm not in charge of you, Aido." I push him back. "You're partially at fault as well, Akatsuki." Kaname shows up and grabs the back of Aido's shirt.
"I'll take care of this idiot and wait for the Chairman's instructions." "Dorm President Kuran…" Zero puts the gun inside his jacket and Kaname looks at him. "Is that acceptable…Kiryu?"
"Zero."
"Take him away, Kuran."
"Kain."
"Me?"
"Why didn't you stop Aido? You're also to blame."
"Yuki-chan, can you take care of the Day Class girls?"
"Yes, Hanami-sempai. I mean, the Chairman will erase their memories." I nod and start for the main building.
"I'll talk to Kurosu." Kaname nods.
"Then we'll leave the rest to you." I get to the main building and go to Kaien's office.
"Kaien, what happened to your desk?"
"Um, Yuki." I laugh.
"There were a couple of girls from the Day Class sneaking around. But that's not what I need to say. Yuki was taking care of them and she cut her hand. It drew out two of the night class, Akatsuki and Aido. Aido actually drank some of Yuki's blood."
"Oh. The punishment for that is ten day's suspension."
"I'll make sure Kaname takes care of it."
"You look pissed." I nod.
"Of course I'm pissed! Someone other than Kaname drank Yuki's blood. Kaname's pissed too." I leave the office and head to the dorm.
'What's the verdict?' I sigh and head through the gate.
'Ten day's suspension. And Kaien is gonna take care of the girls' memories.' I get into the front room of the dorm.
"That's good." I sigh and head towards my room.
"See you later." I get to my room and sit on my bed. Someone knocks on the door. Kaname. "Come in."
"Onee-sama, why didn't you stop him before?"
"I didn't realize that he was actually going to be stupid. I was trying to keep those girls from seeing too much. I stopped him before he went exceedingly far."
"Are you okay? It's stronger for us. The purebloods." I nod.
"I'm fine. But I could tell, by the smell of her blood. The scent and flavor of the pure blood is barely concealed by her human blood. I'm really not surprised that Aido couldn't resist it."
"True. I hate it though." I nod.
"I know. But you know what will happen if you drink her blood." He nods. "It seems all of our conversations lately revolve entirely around Yuki-chan."
"Are you sure you're okay, Onee-sama? You look as tired as you did the other day."
"I'm fine. It's just backlash from going so long without blood before."
"Then…" Kaname starts to move his hair and I shake my head.
"Kaname. Thank you, but I'll be fine without."
"You say that now, Onee-sama." I stand up and touch Kaname's shoulder.
"Please leave. I would like some time to myself." He nods and leaves. I head to the bathroom and start a bath. I go to the sink and pull down my hair.
'You're upset about something. You know it's really mean of you to keep everything reflective but this one mirror covered up.'
"I thought I asked you to shut up? Do what you're supposed to and show me what I'm doing, instead of moving around and staying like that."
'You're so mean sometimes! First sealing me up and then talking so cruelly. You have no idea how lonely it is in here!' I roll my eyes and braid my hair, pulling it up into a bun when I'm finished. I strip and move away from the mirror. I turn off the water and step into the tub, sitting down and laying back.
It's as though I can still smell it, Yuki's blood. I cover my mouth and look at the ceiling. Kaname was right. It's worse for us purebloods. This thirst. And it can only be satisfied by other purebloods.
Otherwise, we risk killing our victim. Or worse, making them one of us. I close my eyes. If I keep this up, between Kaname and Maru, I'll be forced to drink from one of them. And if things turn out with Zero, he'll join in on it.
But that wouldn't be so bad. It's strange. No matter how much I try to associate Zero with my impending murder, I can't hate him. I want to be loved. Even if that love will kill me. I've always loved the Kiryu. That's evident by the fact that the prophecy pertains directly to the Kiryu clan. I sigh and get out of the tub, grabbing a towel and wrapping up.
