Blood Candy 17- A Strange Turn
*Hanami's POV*
Huh? My eyes flutter open and I look around. I'm in that same room in the old dorm…but now I'm on the couch. What happened? I sit up and then wrap my arm around my chest in pain. There's a reaction near me and I get pushed back down.
I'm not going to complain. It's more comfortable to be lying down. My stomach is burning too, and so is my arm. Did I get into a fight with someone with a sword or something? I look over to see who pushed me down and sigh.
It's Yuki. My eyes widen and I bolt upright, looking around for Zero. Immediately, I clutch myself in pain and gasp. My breathing isn't coming very easily. "Zero…?"
"In another room. Hanami-sempai…why did he shoot you?"
"He…shot me…? Yuki…what…what happened?"
"You don't remember? You shot the mirrors and then attacked Shizuka. You even bit her. That guy, Zero's brother Ichiru…he stabbed you in the arm and then got you in the stomach when you went to protect Zero and me from him. Then you bit Zero and he shot you…he almost killed himself…" I nod slowly and look over when I hear someone run into the room.
"Zero…!" I wince and cough, making me wince even more. Zero runs over and touches my shoulder.
"I'm sorry…" I shake my head.
"No…I told you not to hesitate to…" I get cut off by a fit of painful coughs and I cover my mouth. Blood flows out of my mouth and I barely manage to catch my breath when the coughing stops.
"Don't talk, Hanami."
"I smell blood…Shizuka's blood…is she…?"
"When I got there, she was dust. I don't know if she died because of…"
"The fight…? Yuki…already told me…" I can tell that he's extremely upset about what happened. I feel like I'm about to pass out. Zero starts to pick me up, making me wince at the movement. When he notices that, he pauses. "I'm…okay…"
It's just backlash from getting shot. I can't say that, I can tell that he's pretty upset as it is. If I say something to make it worse…I would be pissed at myself. But…what caught my reflection? Did killing me with my reflection in control kill her and not me? Even though I'm stuck with the backlash.
Another bout of coughing hits and I cough up another mouthful of blood. Zero supports me and the coughing stops again. I can tell that both Yuki and Zero have no idea what to do. "Yuki-chan…"
"What?"
"Akatsuki…he should be around somewhere…tell him to bring…Maru here…"
"Hanami, if you need blood, I'm here." I shake my head.
"No…I've…already taken too much from you…" Yuki runs out of the room and I lock eyes with Zero.
"I'm sorry…Hanami…" I touch his lips gently.
"Stop apologizing…please…" I realize that the hand that is on his face is the one that is covered with my blood.
"You're teasing me…" I shake my head and drop my hand.
"I didn't mean to…I'm glad…that you didn't kill yourself…"
"You didn't turn to dust…if Yuki hadn't stopped me though, I wouldn't have noticed…" I smile.
"I'll have to thank her then…" Again, coughs wrack my body and I gasp for air.
"Your dress is ruined." I laugh slightly, wincing.
"I figured that…" Running, I hear running. Akatsuki and Maru appear at the door and Maru runs over to me.
"Hana-sama! What happened?"
"I'll…explain later…"
"Hana-sama, if you stay like this…"
"I know…" My heart was almost completely destroyed, I can feel that. If I go for much longer without any blood, I'll really die. Both from that and blood loss. Maru pulls her hair aside and I bite her. I can feel it working, the blood is healing me. I stop before I drain her too much and lean back, on Zero. I close my eyes, tired.
*Maru's POV*
Hana-sama…I look at Zero.
"What happened?"
"Why are you looking at me?"
"Because, obviously you were involved somehow. What happened?" I realize that I'm glaring at him and look away. I notice that there are three broken mirrors in this room and look around. There's a pool of blood by the door, I can tell that that's Hana-sama's blood. There's also blood spatter all over, like a very bloody fight occurred in here. It's mostly Hana-sama's, but I can also smell another pureblood's blood in here.
"She shot out the mirrors and fought with Shizuka." Shizuka?
"Hio Shizuka…? Well no wonder she fought her."
"She also bit her." I stare at Hana-sama.
"Hana-sama…?"
"Yea. She…after Shizuka fled, Shizuka's servant went to attack me and Hanami got in the way."
"And you shot her then?"
"No. She bit me unexpectedly and on reflex…" I can tell that he's upset about that. I sigh.
"So…how many times…?"
"Three." I nod slowly.
"She said something…between…didn't she? You don't strike me as that heartless." He nods and I get up. I stumble slightly and Akatsuki-kun catches me.
"You okay, Maru?"
"Yes. I'm fine. We need to get Hana-sama to our room. So she can rest. Everyone is still at the dance, so it shouldn't be too crazy."
"The smell isn't that strong even right outside the building, and nonexistent at the dance." I look at Zero and he picks Hana-sama up.
"I'll take her." Yuki-sama is standing in the door, watching us all. Zero carries Hana-sama out and Akatsuki-kun helps me leave as well.
"Is Hanami-sempai…going to be okay?"
"Yes. She will." Yuki-sama nods and we leave the old dorm.
