Blood Candy 22- Archives

"You made it!" I laugh and walk into the room.

"And I brought my famous Pumpkin Pie!!" I hold up the pie and look around. "Where's Yuki-chan?"

"In the bath. She should be getting out pretty soon."

"I'll go check on her." Zero leaves the room and I hear him knock on the door. "Yuki…? The Chairman became worried because you wouldn't come out. And Hanami's here." I set the pie on the table and head in there.

"Yuki-chan? Are you okay?"

"Yea…" Suddenly, she screams and I hold Zero back from going in.

"Yuki?!"

"What's the matter?!"

"It was nothing…I'll get out…"

"Okay, we'll be waiting outside." I look at Zero and shake my head.

"You go to the table and wait, I'll be right there with her." He nods and I crack the door, sticking my head in. "Yuki-chan, are you okay?" She gets hold of my skirt and I step into the bathroom to crouch beside her. "Yuki-chan? What happened?"

"My past…I tried hard to remember…first time in ages…when I did…"

"You were…left in a place where there was nothing around, but a vampire who would roam…I've done research, thought it would make sense if your parents were hunters, or were involved somehow…but there were no such cases…maybe if you look…at the Society's reports yourself, you might find something new…you might remember something." I really shouldn't tell her things like that, because it's a lie, but what else can I do for her? She wants to know.

"What?!"

"You heard me perfectly clear. It's either one of the two of us tells her the truth, or you give her back her memories the hard way. The latter would be the only way she'd really believe it anyways."

"I can't do that. Not when things are like this."

"Like what? It's not like Rido is coming back anytime soon. Is he?"

"I have a feeling he is. I'm sure that he's realized that I'm not the only one that survived that day. He'll come after you."

"Kaname, this is going too far. How long are you going to beat around the bush about things? I swear it must be where Otou-chan got it from! I've let you know the situation. If it continues much longer like this, she'll end up hurting herself in the process of trying to do it on her own." I put the phone down and head to the bathroom to brush out my hair. I have to go to the Society to get some things straightened out.

"Oh! Hey Hanami!"

"Kaien…Zero! Yuki-chan!" I hug Zero and then Yuki before pulling Yuki to the door. "This is where you'll need to go to do research if you want to." We go inside and I notice that everyone present is staring at me and Zero. I shrug it off, but it seems to be making Yuki uncomfortable.

"Yuki, this is the main headquarters of the Hunters' Society."

"They're not looking at you, so don't worry."

"Don't take it personally; it's just this kind of place." Oh how much more uncomfortable it would be if they knew that she was really born as a pureblood.

"Hm…there's a ward placed at the entrance to this building to repel vampires, but…if you were able to come in, that means you've been domesticated then…ah, there's your brand…"

"Hey, you there, Mister! Does a grown adult enjoy picking on a young person?!" I sigh and touch Yuki's arm.

"Oh…I see, that brat is the master. I wonder if it's going to be alright…" I frown and glare at the guy.

"Don't just go assuming things when you know nothing. Why don't you just go crawl into a sty and behave like the swine you are?" Immediately, the guy backs into the column behind him and he lifts his hands.

"Sorry, Hanami. Meant no disrespect."

"What is up with this place? It's worse than the Night Class…" Zero and I smirk at that. "Hey…what are you laughing at, Zero, Hanami-sempai?!"

"Hey. If you keep on accepting…"

"That should be enough right there. Zero and Hanami are respected allies. Zero was born to the Kiryu family, a family superior even among vampire hunters, and with the powers of a vampire, he is to become an even more dependable ally." I roll my eyes at the little speech. That guy just wants to make out that Zero is an ally to keep him under strict watch.

"Forgive me, president…I just…he is a vampire after all…"

"You're being stubborn." The president hits the guy in the head with his fan and I tilt my head to wait.

"Forgive me." I sigh and put a hand on my hip.

"And so? Why did you come here today? Zero, you've grown so big…"

"It's been a while…"

"Oh. And is this your girlfriend?"

"Eh?!" I tap the president on the shoulder.

"You should know better than to say things like that around me, Sir. You're lucky I'm not in a foul mood today or you'd have lost your head just now." I smile slightly and the president backs up.

"Sorry. Just joking."

"We're here to see the reports from ten years ago."

"You're kinda cold, Zero…hey, Kurosu-kun! I think you might have made a mistake with your education policy."

"If you have no intentions of guiding us, please be on your way."

"Ok, ok, I understand. These are private reports. I will only show them to you because it concerns Hanami-san, Kurosu-kun, and I."

"Hey…the Society President is supposed to be a great person…what does it mean when he knows the Chairman personally…?"

"I guess you still haven't heard about it…"

"He always dodges me when it comes to that…"

"Welcome, my friends, to the library of records. Here sleeps the history of all the major battles between vampires and vampire hunters."

"Do you want to give up?"

"I won't give up. I think it's best if I can recover my memory. I'm just a bit nervous…" I touch her cheek and smile.

"The reports from ten years ago are this way." It doesn't take long for Kaien to get a few books and bring them over.

"I've collected all the reports up until around the time you were born. You yourself might realize something that I missed when I searched before."

"Zero, come with me. Let us search the uncategorized section." I go with them to the room. "Oh, Hanami, you didn't have to join us."

"I felt the need to. Considering I trust you even less than I do the Senate. And to be quite honest, I trust them about as fast as I could kill them. And that isn't very much."

"Ouch. Anyways, the reports in the back have been so badly damaged, that it's hard to read even half of it." I notice Zero tremble slightly at the smell of old blood and catch his arm. "They were able to soak up the blood of their brethren…everything here was sent from a place of death…as I thought…you're reacting very nervously…even though Hanami is present." I glare at the president and grip Zero's shoulders when he drops to his knees. I should have realized that he was getting thirsty before. "I see…even if you were thirsty…you do not know when it will become a hindrance while on the job. It seems…the twin born to a hunter's lineage is thoroughly cursed…I cannot make light of the legends from the past…"

"What…are you talking…about…?"

"Zero, let's get you out of here." I help Zero up and out of the room. Before we leave, I turn and slap the President. We get a ways down the hall and hear a scream. "Yuki-chan?!" We hurry down the hall and step around a bookshelf, Zero perfectly fine for the moment.

"What's the matter, Yuki?"

"Kiryu-kun! Hanami-kun!"

"Zero…Hanami-sempai…"

"That's…"

"I don't know…when i tried to lay my eyes on it…the page about the winter…ten years ago suddenly…" I touch her shoulder and reach over to pick up the book. I blow the sparks out and close it. I glance at the cover and sigh. The book is precisely on the activities of the Kuran clan that year.

"Figures." I wonder what kind of nonsense is going on at Aido's.

"I think that this is our cue to leave for now."