Blood Candy 16- Death?

"You can't…" I smirk and pull the trigger, hitting the mirror perfectly. The other two mirrors still hold my reflection, so I have to shoot them out first. I aim at the other two and let two rounds hit them in a split second. The moment they shatter, I double over in pain and barely hear Yuki yelling at me before I black out.

*Hana's Reflection's POV*

Okay, I have to make sure that Zero and Yuki aren't harmed. I can easily do that.

"No way…why would she…?" I smirk, glad to be seen.

"We have an agreement. Unfortunately for you, Shizuka, I'm twice as pissed as Hanami." I advance on her and she dodges my attack. I pull out the staff and slam it across her stomach, sending her flying. I tap my shoulder with the staff, grinning. "What? You haven't had any blood in four years? That was stupid. Especially if you were worried about a confrontation with me." I hope that Zero knows that if I forget and attack him, he should just shoot me.

Whether I'm the woman he loves or not. If I were to…I nearly shake my head to stop that train of thought and watch Shizuka get up. "Hurts, doesn't it?" She advances at me and I duck out of the way easily, making sure to stay between her and those two. Just as I'm about to attack her, a sword flies out of the shadows and hits my arm.

I frown and pull the blade out. "You know, Ichiru-kun…it took me quite a bit of time to make this dress…I don't appreciate it being ripped." I glance over at him and frown. His hair is barely longer than Zero's…if I mistook one for the other…that would be horrible. I can't attack him either. The gun. I haven't wounded Shizuka but barely. I need to get her weak enough for Zero to get blood from her before she dies.

I wonder…I might die here, but still. It might be of more use just to feed on her than to shoot her. Or, I could do both, even though she's already weakened. I touch the gun with my foot and flip it into the air, catching it easily. "Zero, catch." I toss the gun to him and he catches it. My next move is to get behind Shizuka and when Ichiru tries to start at me, I press my knife to Shizuka's throat. "I wouldn't move if I were you, Ichiru-kun."

"It's taboo, even for you, Hanami." I smirk.

"Who on earth gave you the idea that I was Hanami? Honestly. You're as stupid as ever, Shizuka." I move her hair away from her neck and bite her. I won't kill her just yet, but I'll do some damage. Namely…this. I release her and then stab her, piercing her left lung. The moment I get far enough away from her to satisfy him, Ichiru goes to attack. Longer hair, I have to pay attention.

I block his weapon and smirk. "Don't worry. It'll take a lot more than that to kill her." I glance at Zero, trying to convey without words that I left enough blood for him. I can't tell if it works. Either way, Shizuka starts to leave the room, very unsteady. I smirk at that and push Ichiru back. "You're hesitating. Don't think I won't hesitate to kill you, Ichiru-kun." He backs up, realizing clearly that I'm not the Hanami that he grew up knowing.

Even Zero and Yuki are frozen in fear. That's how it should be. I don't even know why I personally exist. Perhaps just because Hanami was unable to let out her rage and I was created from her bottled up feelings. I don't really know. I wonder…if Zero kills Hanami while I'm in charge, will Hanami die as well? I don't want to break my promise to her. I promised that I wouldn't harm Zero and Yuki.

I decide to go after Shizuka, Ichiru is sure to try to stop me, and then Zero, in his protectiveness of Hanami, will in turn stop Ichiru. I wonder how they'd react if I acted as though I couldn't tell the difference between the two of them? No. That would put Zero in danger. What should I do? What? Ichiru, instead of coming at me again, goes after Zero. No. I step in to protect Zero and get hit in the gut by that weapon of his.

I wince and push Ichiru back. "If you want to fight someone, fight me."

"Hanami…?" I shake my head and pull the weapon out of my stomach. At this rate, I'll get weak from blood loss. And the dress is ruined. Hanami will be extremely upset about that.

"Zero…either get something reflective to catch my reflection or run…before I do something stupid…"

"What are you talking about?" I sigh. Sometimes men can be such idiots. Without being able to control my movements, I whirl around and bite Zero. I think he can tell the difference between my forceful bite and Hanami's normal, sweet bite.

I hear the gun go off before I feel the pain of the bullet going through my ribs, to hit my heart. I release his neck. "Zero…that…won't…" Another round and I collapse at his feet. I can hear Yuki screaming at him to stop and then I feel the third round finish the job.

*Yuki's POV*

"Hanami-sempai! Zero…why? I thought that…" I notice that Zero is crying. Why? Why did he shoot Hanami-sempai? I know that Kaname-sempai will be pissed about that. Zero starts to turn his gun on himself and I grab his arm, trying to stop him. "Zero! Don't…" Why would he kill Hanami-sempai? Why?

*Zero's POV*

Why is she stopping me? I don't have anything left. Damn it. I hadn't meant to shoot her the first time. It was reflex. I wasn't going to finish it until she said something about it. I would have let her drain me, if that would let her forgive me for shooting her in the first place. But it's strange. She should have already turned to dust…I drop my gun and drop to my knees. I touch Hanami's shoulders and she doesn't react.

"Hanami?" Ichiru is gone, I really don't care. "Hanami! Answer me!" She should have turned to dust already. If I had killed her. Still nothing though.

"Zero…I'm pretty sure that…"

"No. She would already be dust by now. Hanami…please…" I hate myself. I can't help but think that any second now; she'll shatter into dust and be gone. I'm so stupid. Even if it's what was supposed to happen, it's stupid. Huh? She just moved! Taking a breath. I pick her up and glance at Yuki before setting Hanami on the couch there and running out of the room. I have to find Shizuka before she either gets away or actually manages to die.