ha i just got flamed yet again by the same motherfucker. give it up dude, you're nothing but a pathetic piece of shit who can't even fucking spell. i mean seriously, what are you ten? cuz you sure as hell talk like one. and go ahead and keep flaming me for all i care. and if you think this is a stupid website, then why are you always on it? did your porno site get shut down temporarily? get a fucking life and go suck your own dick while your at it, douchebag. i now present chapter 36. enjoy ^_^

Bloodbath

Chapter 36

By now it was nightfall. Takuya was in the cemetary, sitting on the steps in front of the temple. He was waiting in anticipation for Zoe to show up, yet he didn't know what he was going to say to her. What do you say to the person who slaughtered your family?

"You're here."

Startled, Takuya stood up to see Zoe standing at the top of the steps, looking down at him. He walked up to her, unsure of what would happen.

"What's going on?" He asked, coming up to her. "I think after all the shit that happend, I deserve an explanation."

Zoe looked down, her blond hair falling over her shoulders. That was when Takuya noticed that her horn had broken off.

"You're hurt," he said, gently touching the jagged remaining stub of her horn.

"I'm fine," she replied, looking away. "I have another one...."

Takuya dropped his hand back to his side. "So are you going to tell me or not? Where did you come from? And what are you?"

"Do you remember anything about us? When we first met?" Zoe asked, her eyes cast down.

"Well, I remember seeing a lonely little girl sitting in front of a tree," he said, the memories flowing through his mind. "The girl I fell in love with as a child...."

Tears began to drip down Zoe's cheeks. "Takuya, I've regretted what I've done to you since the moment it happened. I didn't deserve your care of sympathy the day you found me on the beach. I should've died the night I escaped."

"Look, I can't forgive you for what you've done. You took everything from me...But I do feel sorry for all the pain you must've gone through." Takuya gazed into her green eyes. "You never did tell me what you endured, but I knew it couldn't be good."

"To make a long story short, I don't really know where I came from," Zoe told him. "I can vaguely remember being abandoned when I was four years old. After that, my abilities kicked in and I did what I had to in order to survive. Shortly after I hit my head hard enough to completely forget about my capabilities. I was brought to an orphanage, where everyone thought I was a monster. When I was eight, I ran away. That was the day I met you."

"But why did you run away?" He asked, almost dreading the answer.

Zoe wiped her face with the back of her hand. "I ran away because I killed four children in the orphange. You see, a few weeks earlier I had found a stray puppy and was secretly visiting him at the spot where you and I used to meet up. I made friends with a girl who I thought was different than everyone else. She ended up betraying me by telling some of the other children about the dog. One day they found it and beat it to death right in front of me."

Takuya's eyes widened. "What the fuck? That's sick."

"They held onto me and made me watched as they killed it. I guess that finally triggered my abilities once again, and when I looked up, they were all dead. I ran away because I didn't want to be taken away."

Takuya's fists clenched. "So....after the train.....what happened?"

"After I realized what I had done, I ran to a building that I thought was deserted. I planned on jumping from it to end my life. Before I could go through with it, I was captured by a group of scientists. Apparently it was a research facility, and I was used as a test subject," Zoe said. "Every day I wished for them to just kill me and put me out of my misery. For ten years, I was kept in a metal chamber with an oxygen mask on to make sure I didn't suffocate. I was only let out once a day so they could run tests on me. IV's were barely keeping me alive with nutrients and water."

The brunette stared at her in shock. He had never imagined the hell she had gone through had been so extreme.

"One day I escaped, with the aid of Professor Kakuzawa," she continued. "He had disabled the chamber keeping my vectors at bay. Once I was free, I slaughtered everyone who stood in my path. I felt no remorse because of what they had done to me, and when I finally exited the building, I was shot in the head."

Takuya remembered the bloody wound on the side of her head when he had found her. "How did you survive that?"

"A metal helmet encased my head and the bullet caused it to shatter. While it didn't penetrate my skull, it hit me hard enough to wipe out my memory. That's how I developed the split personality," she said with a sigh. "Part of me wanted to forget about everything I've ever gone through and wanted a normal life. The other part is my vengeance, which I just couldn't control in the end."

Takuya sat down, pulling her down with him. "I miss the little girl I met when I was nine. I didn't realize it was you all along."

"Although I don't where I came from, I know why I was brought here," Zoe told him. "I was here to destroy mankind and nothing else. If I really tried, within a few years, everyone would be killed. But I don't want that....."

"Well, I can imagine," he replied, taking her hand.

"When I was with you, those were the happiest times of my life. I've always to apologize for taking away your entire life," Zoe choked out.

Takuya looked at her. "What made you snap that day? What did I do to make you slaughter everyone that night? And why didn't you kill me too?"

"You lied to me," she said. "You told me that your friend was a boy, when it was actually Courtney. I could've gotten over that fact, but you lying to me just made me lose it. Everyone else I've ever encountered has lied to me about something. It made me think that you were just like them....But as angry as I was, I couldn't bring myself to hurt you. So I decided to take everything away from you."

His hand clenched into a fist, but he remained calm. "That didn't give you the right to do what you did. I do feel sorry about lying to you, though."

Zoe stood up. "Don't feel bad. What I did to you was over a hundred times worse." She began to walk away.

Takuya jumped up and grabbed her around the wrist. "Don't go. I can't forgive you for killing my family. But as I said, it wasn't completely your fault. I might've snapped too if I went through the life that you had."

Zoe collapsed into his arms and couldn't stop shaking. "I doesn't matter if it was my fault or not. I still did it and there's nothing I can do to take it back."

Takuya stroked her hair. "I fell in love with the little girl I met in the woods, and I fell in love with the girl I found on the beach. Even knowing what you did can't make me hate you."

The blond was surprised when he tilted her chin up and kissed her softly on the lips. However, she wrapped her arms around his neck, returning the kiss. Takuya's hands slowly traveled up and down her back, caressing her. Their tongues lightly brushed up together and a moment later, Zoe buried her face in his neck.

"I'm sorry for bringing back painful memories for you," she apologized.

"Yeah, well, you brought back some good ones too." He kissed her forehead.

Zoe looked up at him. "Takuya, I know what I have to do to make things right once and for all."

"What do you mean?" He asked.

"There's no room in this world for someone like me," she said softly.

He hugged her tighter, not wanting to let go. "Well, where are you gonna go?"

Zoe pulled out of his embrace, taking his hand into hers. "Takuya, I'm going to confront the army at the bridge. When I get there, and they start shooting.....I'm not going to stop them."

"Wait, what?! You can't do that!" He cried out.

"I have t-"

He cut her off. "No! I won't let them do it."

Zoe led him out of the cemetary, where they could vaguely see the awaiting S.W.A.T. team in the distance.

A moment later, Kouji ran up to them, panting. "Takuya, we gotta get out of here."

"Go," Zoe commanded him. "I'm done ruining your life."

"But Zoe-"

"They're going to keep hunting me until they find me. And I don't want to kill anymore. It's for the best....."

Takuya looked at her helplessly. "I don't want to lose you."

"And I don't want to see you dragged into this. Now go!"

"She's right. We have to leave," Kouji said.

The brunette pulled her into his arms and kissed her soft lips. "I'll never forget you, Zoe.....I love you."

Zoe gave him a weak smile. "I love you, too."

She watched as Kouji began to drag Takuya away by the back of his shirt. When they were at a safe enough distance away, Zoe walked to the bridge to confront the army.

"Ready! Aim!" The commanding officer shouted.

"We gotta go after her!" Takuya exclaimed, trying to make a run for it.

Kouji restrained him. "No, they'll just kill us. We can't stop this."

"Fire!"

Zoe watched as a barrage of bullets rained down on her. She closed her eyes and waited for them to end her life once and for all.

"Zoe!" Takuya cried, falling to his knees.

Droplets of blood splashed onto the road and there was a loud CRACK! Zoe's remaining horn had broken off and it glimmered as it spun in the night sky. It clacked to the ground a second later, landing in a crimson puddle.

only one chapter left. hope this didn't depress you too much and please dont kill me! *runs away*. the last chapter comes out tomorrow, so stay tuned.