yay! i not only have over a hundred reviews, but bloodbath is officially my longest story! three cheers! *hears crickets chirping* .....okay.... how about a congrats! *even the crickets went silent* curse you! fine, on with the story. enjoy ^_^

Bloodbath

Chapter 22

Nana slammed into Zoe as hard as she could. Surprised, Zoe barely registered what was going on until she was forcefully thrown into the wall. She crumpled to the ground, losing conciousness. Everyone looked shock, except Courtney that is. She had a huge grin on her face.

"What the fuck?!" Takuya ran to Zoe's side. "Are you crazy?! What did you do that for?!"

Nana blinked, confused. Why would they worry about Zoe like that? Didn't they know what kind of person she was?

Tommy angrily went up to her. "What were you thinking?" He looked at Takuya. "I'm so sorry, Takuya. I don't know what came over her."

"Nothing came over me!" Nana retorted. "I didn't do anything wrong. Zoe's the bad one here!"

Takuya glared at her, picking Zoe up in his arms. "What do you mean by that? You were the one that hurt her."

"Um...how did you know Zoe's name?" Kouji asked, joining them. "Have you met her before?"

Tears began to stream down Nana's face. "Just forget it! Zoe's evil, but none of you will believe me anyway! I didn't do anything wrong!"

With that she bolted out of the house.

"Nana! Wait!" Tommy ran out after her.

After a few seconds he saw her sitting outside, her face buried in her hands.

"Nana? Um....you forgot your bag," he told her.

"I don't care. Keep it. I hate how everyone thinks I'm the bad guy here," she said, standing up. "I think I better leave......."

"Don't go." Tommy grabbed her arm, accidentally pulling it off. "Holy crap!"

Nana silently took the arm from him, reattaching it.

Tommy shook his head, telling himself that he better get used to that happening. "Why did you attack her, though? Just explain things to me. I don't think you're the bad guy, but I need you to fill things in for me."

Nana sat back down. "I attacked her because she really is evil. She's the reason why I have these prostetics."

Tommy's mind flashed back to the fight between the two girls. So it wasn't a dream, he thought. Zoe must have actually dismemebered her.

"How do you know her? Are you her sister or something?" He asked.

Nana smirked. "No. But we come from the same place."

"Where?" Tommy asked her.

"A place of bad memories. You would never want to go there, because it would send chills down your spine," she replied.

Tommy swallowed. "How bad is it?"

"Let's just say that Zoe and I were lucky enough to survive being there........."

Back at the facility

Miki walked down the dim corrider, holding onto a leather bag. She looked as though she was going to be sick as she came up to Director Kakuzawa's office door. Before she could knock, she heard the director's voice booming from inside.

"Come in."

Miki timidly opened the door to see Kakuzawa glaring at her.

"Take a seat."

The young woman listened, sinking down onto one of the leather seats. "Why did I have to bring this?"

Miss Shirakawa, who was also present, silently took the bag from Miki's hands. She placed the bag on the director's desk.

Kakuzawa opened it, pulling out the severed head of his son. Both Miss Shirakawa and Miki looked away in disgust. The man simply stared at the grotesque head, a blank expression on his face.

"He always was a fool. Always was way in over his head." Kakuzawa shook his head. "I'm ashamed to even call him my son........."

Miki fidgeted in her seat uncomfortably. "Um...can I please go now? I have some work that I really need to-"

She stopped mid-sentence as Kakuzawa pulled out a pistol.

"What's that for?" She swallowed, feeling her heart begin to race.

"I'm sorry, young lady, but I cannot allow you to leave," he said. "Not until you answer some questions."

Tears filled her eyes. "Okay........."

"Did anyone else see my son's head?" He demanded.

Miki looked down. "No, I was the only one there."

Just then, she heard a gunshot and felt a searing pain in her arm. She looked down to see blood rapidly pouring out of the bullethole in her bicep. The girl sank to the floor, a wave of nausea coming over her.

"I'm not stupid, young lady. Tell me the truth. Was there anyone else there?" He asked, pointing the gun at her.

Defeated, Miki began to cry. "Okay. There was someone else there. I can't remember his name, but he said that he was looking for his friend. He said that her name was Zoe and that Professor Kakuzawa took custody of her. He wanted to see if she was alright."

"Dammit!" The man cursed.

Collapsing onto her stomach, Miki held onto her throbbing arm. "I'm going to die a virgin," she muttered hopelessly.

She was completely still a moment later, barely concious.

"Miss Shirakawa, call for medical assistance," he told the woman.

"Right away." She picked up the phone and began dialing a number.

Miki weakly looked up at the man. "Are you going to let me live?"

"Yes. From now on, you will be helping me instead of my son." He turned the the head in her direction, sending a shiver down her spine.

Back at Takuya's house

Tommy sat there in awe as Nana sliced one of the nearby trees in half with her vectors. A moment later she pulled off one of her arms, then reattached it once again.

"A Diclonius has vectors when they are born, although they can't control them at that age. It is how I move my arms and legs," Nana explained. "I didn't mean to hurt her. The Zoe you know is different than the one I know. They are the same person, yet completely different. I don't understand it......."

Tommy frowned. "I'm not saying that I don't believe you, but none of us has ever seen Zoe use her invisible hands. She's the nicest person I've ever met, even though she doesn't understand things as well."

"She does when she's the other way," Nana said quietly.

Her mind was racing. If Zoe was in that state, it would be much easier to kill her. However, she didn't want to hurt her, especially if part of her was unaware of everything. She sighed. I need Papa's help, she thought to herself. He'll tell me what to do.

Suddenly she felt the eerie presence again. Zoe had woken up.

At the facility

"Sir, why are you letting outsiders in the facility?" Chief Kurama asked.

Director Kakuzawa smirked. "She already knew about my son's research. And now that he's gone, she will be very useful to me."

Kurama frowned. "But I think that the outer research center knows enough about the vaccine development. They are in the process of completing it. We want to keep the disease at bay for as long as possible."

"I don't want the vaccine." Kakuzawa's eyes narrowed. "I want the disease itself."

"What are you talking about?" Kurama asked.

"Don't you get it? Zoe is the rebirth of mankind. At the rate it is capable of, within a few years the Diclonius will destroy humankind as we know it. I want to repopulate the world with Diclonius. It is a superior race, and with their capabilities, think about how it will affect the world."

"That's absurd!" Kurama glared at him.

"I don't think you are in any position to say such a thing. You have orders to follow, especially after the favor I did for," Kakuzawa sneered.

Kurama looked down, defeated.

"Your disobedience to me has only increased your debt. Yes, I know that you let Number Seven escape." The director smirked. "I'm going to send out Number Thirty-Five to retrieve both Number Seven and Zoe."

okay, so no fight scene...yet....don't worry though, you won't be disappointed with the upcoming chapters (or so i hope -_-; ) laterz