Blood Candy 8- Level E
"Today's my birthday!"
"You too, Ichijou-kun? Wow!"
"It's your birthday too, Hanami-sama?" I nod. "Awesome!" I back up slightly.
"Are you sure you're a vampire, Ichijou-kun? You're way too energetic today…" Ichijou stares at me and shrugs.
"Yea I'm sure." My eye twitches and I sigh.
"I'm going to bed before it gets too bright outside. Oyasumi." I head into my room and sit on the bed, touching my neck. It's already been a whole month since then, and the only thing we've shared since was kisses and secret rendezvous.
"Hana-sama, are you okay?" I nod.
"Yea. I'm fine. Oyasumi, Maru-chan." She glances at the window.
"Zero-kun isn't coming before classes?" I shake my head.
"He's been depriving himself of sleep to see me, so I asked him to get some sleep before classes today."
"Right. Takuma-kun is having a party later. To celebrate his birthday. Are you going to join in? Since it's your birthday too." I shrug and lay down.
"I don't know. Maybe." I sit abruptly, sensing something in the city.
"Hana-sama? Are you okay?" I nod slightly and leave the room, heading to Kaname's room.
"Onee-sama, I thought you would have been going to bed already."
"I was. But…oh."
"Would you like to check it out? I think that Yuki and Kiryu are going to be in town shopping for Kurosu."
"Do you plan to send anyone else out?"
"If you're going, no." I nod.
"Then I'll go. Is it okay if I invite them to the party tonight?"
"I don't care. It's your and Ichijou's party." I nod and leave the room. I head to my room and change clothes, putting on a black corset, mini dress and red and black striped leggings with my combat boots. I pull my weapons out of my drawer and strap them on my legs. I grab a pair of black and red gloves and let my hair down.
"You look like you did in your days as a hunter. Is there a Level E loose?" I nod and leave.
"I'll be back later, Maru-chan." Back when I was an active hunter, any humans that saw me thought I was a ghost, or a strange spirit, and that my enemy was an evil spirit. It was like that for all of the few female hunters back then. Because women never wore anything like this. I've always worn a corset mini dress when I go hunting. Always. I leave the dorm and head for the town.
"Ah, I heard you were in the area. Taking action without orders, Kuran?" I smirk.
"And I suppose you have the orders to take care of the Level E in town?"
"Actually…yea. I was gonna take it to Kurosu to give to Kiryu. It's about time he started doing his job as a hunter."
"I'll take it. You can tell the Director that I'm back."
"Hai." I take the slip of paper from the guy and he runs off. I pocket the slip and start into the town.
*Around noon*
"Damn that thing is elusive. Every time I think I've found it, it disappears again. It must be on the edge, going back and forth, in and out of insanity." I sigh and catch the scent of blood. That's…Yuki's blood!
I hurry to the location and notice that she's being attacked. "Found you." I pull out my knife and extend my staff. I hear sparks and sense Zero on the other side of the Level E. It backs up and I swing my staff around it, sending it flying back and stabbing it in the heart with my knife, landing easily as it turns to dust. I shorten the staff and put both weapons away before dusting myself off.
"Who…?"
"Good afternoon, Zero, Yuki-chan."
"Hanami-sempai?" I turn and nod.
"How's it going?"
"What are you doing here? It's against rules to leave campus."
"Not for me. I'm a hunter. I have special permission from the Chairman to leave campus whenever I need to."
"Why did you kill that vampire? Not because it was attacking us…" I shake my head.
"Come to the Moon Dorm tonight at midnight and I'll tell you." They nod and I smile.
"Great. I'll see you then! I've got to get out of the sun before I get burned." I wave and run back to the school. I plan to take a short nap before I get ready for the party. I lie down on my bed and pass out.
