Blood Candy 28- Fight

"Good, there's more Night Class to help. You guys keep an eye out. And be careful not to get hurt or let anyone past." They nod and I leave the site. I locate Kaien and Yagari. I spot the Society President there as well and unsheathe my main knife and staff. "I knew you had something to do with this. Or are you not going to respond? Have you sunk that low to become the puppet of the Senate?"

"Hanami-kun!"

"Leave it to a pureblood to realize the truth. Are you intending to kill me now?" I scoff.

"I have greater prey than an idiot human who'll stoop to such low standards simply to gain power." I turn and nod to Kaien. "Have fun." I jump into the air and head to where I sense Rido. I sigh and catch Aido. "Yuki's up there, isn't she?" We both look toward the roof when a loud bang fills the air and thorn branches rise out of the building. Zero! I drop Aido and jump to the roof. I land on the edge of the vines and step onto the roof itself. Zero walks up and spots Yuki. They both look away from each other.

"Hey. How long do you plan to sleep? Wake up, Vampires." The Bloody Rose gun…it's growing vines and attaching itself to Zero…how? I sigh when Yuki steps forward and brandishes her weapon. "Hey. What are you doing?" I clear my throat and both of them look back at me.

"Are we just gonna stand here, or are we actually going to fight?" I spot Rido and pull out my gun. "I thought you just got shot, bastard."

"Hanami! So you came." I frown and shoot him in the head.

"Go die already. Stupid bastard."

"Hey, Freak…you're my prey…behave as a hunted animal should behave…and at least try to fight and escape your death…" Damn, where's a mirror when you need one?

"Why am I…your prey? Oh…is it because I dealt the blow that killed your twin? But…you ate him…and you took back the power that should have been yours, didn't you? Yuki…just listen to this…this guy is just as much of an evil vampire as I am! He devoured his very own brother, flesh of his flesh. But you're making a big mistake…ex-hunter! It's the opposite. It is you…who are my prey." I roll my eyes and throw a knife to stop Yuki, sending her staff flying into the far wall. In the same instant, I pull out my other gun and send several rounds into Rido.

"Shut the hell up you dumbass bastard. The only person being hunted here is you. Whether you realize it with your conceitedness or not. Understand this when you recover from that." Very quickly, he recovers from the onslaught and I get right in front of him. " I'm going to be the one to avenge my family. And get rid of your dark shadow once and for all." I stab his heart and twist the blade, destroying his heart. I back up and lick the blade of the knife. With my free hand, I put my gun away and turn. I wink at Zero and step out of the way. He sighs, shakes his head, and shoots Rido in the head, turning him to dust. I finish cleaning my blade and put it in the sheathe. I make sure to stay between Zero and Yuki.

"Onee-sama…" I look back at her and smile.

"Welcome back, Yuki-chan." I turn to Zero and walk toward him. "Zero…are you okay?" He nods and I notice that the Bloody Rose is being rather slow to return to normal. "Ichiru…?"

"Dead." I nod.

"Then everything went according to plan."

"What? Hanami…were you planning something?" I nod once.

"Only the end of the Twin Curse. It's always been a pain in the rear, handling that."

"You're so confusing sometimes." I smile slightly and Zero hugs me with one arm—his other arm is covered still with the vines from the gun. I reach up and kiss him briefly. When I back up, Zero grabs me and pulls me into a deeper kiss.

"It's not over…Zero. I have to help Kaien and Yagari." I back away from him and jump off the roof. I land softly and start running. I get to the fight with the Hunters and pull out my gun. I pick off one that's about to slice Kaien's head off and blow the smoke off the barrel.

"Thanks."

"I see that Kuran is in on it too. Figures, the vampire would betray us."

"And the ringleader joins them. Go die already. Or do I need to pick you all off one by one before you'll stop taking his orders?" A few low class vampires show up and I sigh. "Really? Stooping low enough to call on the low class dogs of the Senate. How pathetic." I pull out both of my guns and wipe them out in an instant. I blow the barrels and change the ammo in a swift move. "Next?" I aim at the president. "I think you'll do. Kaien, go start getting the Day Class students evacuated. Yagari, there's a group at the south gate." They both nod and leave.

"Follow them." I sigh and pull out all of my weapons, slamming the knives into the ground and creating a barrier.

"No one is going past this point. And as for you…" I look at the president. "You've taken enough of Ichio's blood that you've become a vampire yourself."

"How is that? I don't believe that." I sigh.

"You want proof? Okay." I shoot his arm and it falls off. "The next shot will destroy your heart."

"How?"

"Ichio gave you Rido's blood. I'd recognize that stench anywhere. Go die. Literally." I shoot him in the heart and glance around. "Anyone want to contest my action? Go right ahead. You'll be killed before you would be able to touch the edge of the ground at my arm's length." No one approaches me. "I didn't think so. Get out of here you nimrods."