Blood Candy 12- A Distant Memory
"I thought I'd find you here."
"What are you doing out in the middle of the day?"
"I had to go to the Society Headquarters this morning to talk to the Director. I figured you'd be here, since I couldn't sense you on campus, and I decided to say hi." Zero smirks and sets his gun down. I walk over to him and glance at the target. I laugh slightly and pick up the gun.
"You know how to use that?"
"I'm better with a staff and knife, but I can handle a gun like this." I spin the gun in my hand and the moment it's facing away from me again, I let about five rounds loose at the target, hitting the crown, throat, heart, right lung, and just above the groin. I smirk at Zero's expression and put the gun down again. I wasn't even looking at the target.
"Wow." I laugh and hug him.
"Why are you here anyways?"
"Thinking. Practicing helps."
"What were you thinking about?"
"You." I smile at that.
"Really? What about me?"
"Well, I was thinking how I can't stand to have you out of my sight. And also how strange that is."
"Why do you say that?"
"Because, you're a vampire."
"So are you." He laughs slightly and tightens our hug.
"That's not what I mean."
"Because I'm a pureblood. And because you spent the past few years hating us…"
"It's strange to think about the fact that I'm hopelessly in love with something I hate." I laugh and kiss him.
"Well then, that thought should make killing me less difficult later on."
"Nothing will make that easy. I cringe just thinking about hurting you; it makes me sick to think that eventually I could kill you." I smile and kiss him again.
"Then don't think about it. I know I try not to." His fingers trail through my hair absently and I put my head on his chest, listening to his heart.
"I hate this. The fact that we can't be together all the time. And the fact that it hurts so much to let go of you."
"I know…" I remember something, namely the time and the fact that I'm exhausted, and back up.
"Hanami…?"
"It's nothing. I need to get some sleep…it's way past my bedtime." I wink and Zero pulls me back into a hug. I really need to sleep, but I can't bring myself to leave. Instead, I relax against Zero, hugging him tightly as well.
"You shouldn't tease me like that."
"I should say the same for you, coming every night before sunrise…it's torture, having you there one minute and then you're gone the next."
"But I can't stop the torture."
"I don't want you to. But I really do need to get back and get some sleep. I'm nocturnal, remember?" Zero takes a deep breath and lets go of me. I go to the door and leave, heading to the dorm.
*Zero's POV*
And there she goes again. Sometimes I wonder if she enjoys it, torturing me like that. I shrug it off and pick up my gun, to start my target practice again.
"You're just in time, Hanami-shishou."
"Really? I was afraid I'd be late. Maru-chan was being extra clumsy this morning."
"Hana-sama!" Laughter, who's here? Talking to Mom.
"You know she's joking with you, Maru-san. Anyways, we should get going before we miss our mark."
"Okay. See you later."
"Make sure you don't bite."
"I'll see if I can. No promises though."
"Naturally. See you, Shishou." The door closes and I look around the door into the entrance hall. Bite?
"Zero-kun, Ichiru-kun! You guys awake?" A babysitter? She's too pretty to be human though. But she has to be, right? Both of my parents called her Shishou. If she was a vampire, they wouldn't let her into the house.
She spots me and smiles slightly. I duck behind the wall and hear laughter. I frown. Is she laughing at me? "You know, Zero-kun, you don't have to hide from me. I really don't bite." Her voice is too close. I look over and jump back. When did she get that close? And without me sensing her presence either.
She smiles. "Ichiru-kun sick again?" I nod slowly and she looks toward the stairs. "Maru-chan, can you make sure that Ichiru-kun is going to be okay?"
"Hai." Definitely a babysitter. We don't need a babysitter.
"Can you stay out of trouble, Zero-kun? If you need anything, I'll be in the study." She acts like she lives here. I nod and she leaves the room, going straight to the study. Hanami? I watch her. That's the name of the famous Vampire Hunting Pureblood. Is she one of them? That would explain the comments about biting. But it sounded like they were joking.
Someone knocks on the door and she slides down the stair rail, she wasn't all the way upstairs. "Just a moment." I watch as she opens the door and gasps. "Kaname…what are you doing here? Did something happen? Kaname?!" I stare as she catches a guy, he just passed out.
After a moment of working, she easily picks the guy up and carries him into the living room, setting him on the couch. I go over and look at the guy over the arm of the couch.
"Who's that?"
"My brother."
"He's covered in blood. Why? Is he a hunter to?" She chuckles.
"No. Kaname's not a Hunter. I'm the only vampire that is a hunter. You should know that, Zero-kun." So she is a vampire. Then why would she be a hunter? That would be killing her own kind. That's not possible.
The guy stirs and sits up. Hanami pushes him back down, frowning. "Lay down. I don't want you to pass out again, Kaname-kun. What happened?"
"Hahaue and Chichiue…" Her eyes widen.
"He found them?" The guy nods and she clenches her fists. "What about…?" He shakes his head and I notice a tear rolling down her cheek. For some reason, I want to hug her. Though I don't know why she'd be crying. "You were in the fight?"
"Yes. But…"
"Don't stress yourself, Kaname-kun. Against him, even I would need to rest afterwards. And besides, it's the middle of the day. It's okay for me, because I'm used to it, but you're not used to be out during the day."
"I'm sorry, Onee-sama." She shakes her head.
"Don't apologize." The guy spots me and I flee the room. Huh. I sigh and touch my forehead, firing a few more rounds at the target.
