A/N: Again, sorry for the late update, I really don't have much free time since school started TT . Anyway, special thanks to SexyBVirgo, Kiyoshi Moe, Hellwitch, and simonuzumaki for your reviews! XD And to anyone who read, favorite, or followed Thank you :) Again, sorry for the late update.
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Chapter 12: Confusion
Story begin~
(With Kain and Aidou - in front of YXZ building)
"I can't take it anymore, it had been far too long" Aidou shouted at Kain who is currently sitting on a bench in front of the corporation building. He pointed a finger at flame user that is his cousin "Don't you try to stop me! I know we are here to save that god forsaken prefect but Kaname-sama is still our priority."
Kain sighed before he nodded in defeat. He knew his leader well and it certainly won't take such a long time to retrieve the stubborn prefect, but he also had a really strong intuition that if they were to disturb the pureblood prince, they would be in a real unnecessary trouble. "Let's wait for a little while longer, I suddenly have a really bad feeling" he said as he scratched his hair as if he was showing his uncertainty.
At this point, Aidou was getting more and more impatient. "A bad feeling?!" He shouted at the top of his lungs. "The reason you don't want to go up there was because you have a bad feeling?!" I thought we were the same..guess I was mistaken. "What if something happened to Kaname-sama without us there? Would you hold responsible if any harm was to befall on him?!" Aidou continued to shout at his poor cousin.
Felling a bit annoyed and slightly insulted, Kain sighed and stood up from the bench. He grabbed Aidou by the collar "What if your arrival only prove to be a distraction for Kaname-sama? What would you do? I don't mind taking responsibility in my action, but would you? Besides, don't you have any faith in our leader? He is stronger than you think he is. HE is not some damsel in distress, he is our pureblood prince." After saying what he wanted to say, Kain released his grip on Aidou's collar.
Kain's questions and statements had made Aidou opened his eyes to realize some of the bitter truth. His decision had been rushed and he wasn't thinking properly. In embarrassment, Aidou lowered his head. "I'm sorry. I understand I'll wait" he said dejectedly.
Realized that he might have gone a little too overboard, Kain sighed and patted Aidou's head "I'm not saying that you are wrong in thinking like that, Hanabusa, but you should know our leader's ability. So, put your trust in him, okay?"
Aidou looked up at Kain in amazement before he nodded happily. "Of course, Kaname-sama is the greatest after all"
"For you to have realized so late, I guess your loyalty is not that solid, huh Hanabusa?" Kain said with sarcasm in his voce.
A vain popped on Aidou;s blonde hair "What? My loyalty to Kaname-sama in unrivaled, it's your loyalty that need to be questioned!"
"I know where my loyalty is Hanabusa, you just can't see it through your big ego and humongous narcissistic personality" Kain grinned.
Aidou grit his teeth "Why you….. ju-ARGH" before Aidou could finish his sentence, two figures fell from the sky and landed on Aidou's skinny back.
"Hello~" the two greeted happily, not noticing that they were standing on a living body.
Dumbly Kain raised his right hand and replied their greeting "Yo"
The two smiled at Kain. "You are Kain, aren't you? Akatsuki Kain?" the blonde on the left asked the flame user.
Paying a close eye on the two, he nodded.
The blonde and the raven beside him smiled at Kain's answer.
"We have something to tell you" the blonde started. He pointed at the top of the building "Your leader, Kaname-sama who is currently at the top of that building, he might need your help" he ended his sentence with a smirk.
"What do you mean by that?" Kain deadpanned.
"It's as I said, he might need help, well…. If you are thinking that he might be in some sort of danger and is about to die then you are mistaken. What he need much simpler than that. But, telling you won't be fun, so you have to guess on your own" the blonde winked at Kain, making the orange haired teen shuddered.
"By the way, shouldn't there be two of you or something? I was told that there should be a blonde…..uh… what was his name again? I remembered it started with something like a bitch….or something" the raven spoke up suddenly, resulting in Kain remembering about his poor cousin.
"It's Aidou…and you are standing on him" Kain said pointing at the foot of the two's feet.
The blonde and the raven looked at their feet and made and 'oh' sound, but then, they immediately ignored the blonde who is currently trying to get up.
"Well, its nice meeting you, I hope you made it on time." The blonde said politely in a businesslike manner.
"Oh I remember now, Bitchaidou!" the raven said out loud, making a certain blonde under him snapped.
Aidou struggled to get up, but he failed miserably.
"You shouldn't have provoked him like that, they might get late" the blonde scolded.
"Well, even if they failed it the result will be the same anyway"
"But it will be less fun that way"
"Its fine, we still got to have fun after this!"
"You are right"
The two stopped bickering and looked dead serious at Kain in the eye. "Good luck" the two said in unison before they vanished into thin air.
"What the hell was that?" Kain asked to no one in particular. But he quickly straightened himself. "Come on Aidou, just how long are you going to lay there like a dead person?"
Aidou who is flat to the ground as a result of the two's grand appearance groaned and tried his best to get up. "Go first Kain, before it's too late..." Aidou said finally after attempting to get up several times, but failed because he felt numb all over.
Kain nodded in agreement. "Be careful" he said before rushing into the building.
(With Kaname and Zero – The top of YXZ corporation building)
Kaname was kneeling beside Zero. His right hand was tracing the silver haired prefect's soft pale neck. His fingers had changed a moment ago along with his change of feeling and insecurity. Before, it was smooth long and soft, but now it turned into something that looked like a talon.
Unsurely, he moved his claw-like fingers forward until it pierced the skin of the silverette's pale neck, letting a line of blood oozing out from the place he had pierced. The smell of blood mixed with his own insecurity made the pureblood dizzy with so many emotions floating in his mind.
"Just a little more" came a voice from the back of his mind. "A few more inches and your doubt will go away forever. You don't have to think anymore, kill him now and end this entire charade. You can even get to enjoy his blood after he is dead"
"No don't do it!" came another voice from the back of his mind "You love him! You have always loved him. It's no use denying your feeling now. Denial will only result in hurting the two of you. Listen to me, you were meant for each other, don't you remember how you saw him for the first time, remember the good time you two shared together."
"Listen to me! Kill him now and you'll get to devour him"
"Don't kill him! You'll regret it for the rest of your life"
"Kill him, it's okay, he won't mind. He is just a lowlife after all"
"Let him live, the two of you are surely to find happiness together"
"HE is the reason why you are weak"
"HE will be the reason of your strength"
"He is your only flaw"
"He is the one who will complete you"
"Hes-"
"SHUT UP" Kaname shouted in his mind. The voices that were encouraging him stopped immediately.
"Shut up" Kaname said silently. His bang was covering his face and his right hand was shaking. He has lost it. He had never felt this way before, and it was all because of Zero. Slowly, he moved his fingers so that he was literally suffocating the helpless silver prefect. He tightened his grip a little harder, earning a choking sound and huffed breath from the silver haired teen.
'Just a little more and it will be over.' Kaname repeated those words in his mind like a mantra.
Suddenly, a loud bang and a shout of 'Kaname-sama was heard.'
Kaname stopped dead on his tracks of action and loosen his grip on the poor silver prefect. Immediately after Kaname released his grip, Zero was coughing like he was about to die, yet he was still unconscious.
Hurriedly, Kain head over to Zero's side and checked his condition. After making sure that Zero was okay, he turned to face his leader. "Kaname-sama" he called softly.
Kaname didn't reply, instead he just stood up and walked away, leaving the prefect with Kain.
Watching his pureblood prince leaving silently, made Kain unsure how to approach the pureblood in whatever condition he was in. He wanted to ask what had happened, but he just can't bring himself to speak anymore, so he just knelt there silently, watching the brunette's figure that is slowly swallowed by the darkness.
Unsure of what to do, Kain took off his light brown trench coat he was wearing and put it on Zero to at least cover the silverette's almost bare body. 'I'm going to get yelled by Aidou again' Kain thought before he sighed and carried the prefect bridal style out of the YXZ Corporation building.
(With Aidou – In front of YXZ corporation building)
Aidou who is getting much better from earlier was about to enter the building, when he saw Kain walking his way while carrying a certain silver prefect who he detested with all of his heart body and soul. "Why are you carrying him?" Aidou uttered the first words that popped in his mind.
Kain sighed. He really wondered why people called him a genius when he was this dumb. "I carried him because he was unconscious" he answered a-matter-of-factly.
Aidou was a bit taken back by his cousin's answer. Realizing that he had asked a stupid question he face palmed himself. "Anyway, where is Kaname-sama?"
"He is safe."
"I asked where, you moron"
"I don't know, but we better not disturb him. He is in a really bad mood right now. By the way, let's look for a hotel to stay. I think a night is enough for our leader to cool himself."
Aidou nodded "Okay, I know a great hotel where we could stay"
"Great let's go there"
"But what about Kaname-sama"
"I'll just text him the place we're staying at later"
"Okay, sounds good to me"
(With Kaname – the roof top of YXZ Corporation building)
Kaname stood silently at the edge of the top of the building. His usually organized mind is now in a real mess, and it was all because of Zero. Zero had caused his confusion and doubts. He knew deep down that Zero wasn't at fault. It was entirely his, yet his pride made him unable to accept.
"I thought that you would be flying right back to Cross after you retrieve Zero, I guess, my prediction was a little off"
Kaname knew the voice all too well. "What are you doing here Raito?" he snarled, yet his beautiful stoic face remained.
"I'm just checking up on you, I thought it would be fun to tease you a bit, since I'm really bored right now" Raito smirked evilly. "Hey, why didn't you kill him just now?"
Kaname's eyes widen in surprise. How did he know all this?
"Was it because of your duty to your school? Or is it that you really cared for the boy?" Raito shakes his head in a somewhat dejected matter. "At that time when I asked you if you want to complete the bond, you rejected, yet here you are trying to save him. It would have been better if you kill him now, before the time is up."
"What are you talking about?" Kaname asked sternly.
"You see, the boy is going to die in the next si-…. No make that five at most" Raito looked directly into Kaname's eyes. "Set your resolve now, you might not have another chance after this."
"What do you mean?" It doesn't make any sense, why is Zero going to die? And why five days?
"For an old pureblood such as yourself, you really are hopeless aren't you? But that's alright." Raito turned around so that his back was facing Kaname's face. "Anyway, here is an advice from me, if you don't have the guts, resolve and the will, just kill the boy before you regret it" he said quite annoyed. He was about to leave when he heard something that might just change his mind.
"What's going to happen if I do complete the bond between the two of us?" the brunette asked, making the demon stopped himself and glued to the ground.
'This boy, just refuse to give up doesn't he, even though he had faced so much in so little time. Well, this might be a really interesting turn out of an event' Raito grinned slyly. "Do you want to know? Or do you really really really want to know?" he asked with evident sarcasm.
Kaname's eyes twitched in annoyance. "I'm really really really wanted to know" he answered with much sarcasm.
Raito smiled at the pureblood's forced smile. "Okay, I only have one say in this. I don't know." He smiled happily without a care of the murderous aura surrounding him. "This is your life you are living. It was only by a coincidence that my path crossed to yours. Honestly saying, even I the great demon of the dark don't know what's going to happen tomorrow. I might die tomorrow, or I might found my true calling in this wicked and out of place world, I don't know. But remember this, no matter how old, rich, gorgeous, smart, cool you are, one can never hide one's true feeling. Be honest with yourself and life your day to the fullest. That way, you will find your true happiness."
Kaname was stunned by Raito's words that he froze on his spot.
"Anyway, Kaname-sama I was told that you have done some cruel thing to Zero"
The pureblood prince flinched at that statement.
"Here's another advice since I'm so entertained tonight. If you, by any chance was forgiven by the prefect I want you to remember this 'Forgiveness doesn't erase the past but it will enlarge the future' or something like that." Raito chuckled. "Abschied, können Sie wahres Glück finden" he vanished.
Alone, Kaname stood there staring at the bright blue moon on the sky while he sorted his jumbled and mixed mind. Maybe, just maybe, Raito was trying to comfort him in his own twisted way.
(Back at Cross Academy)
A: We should get ready to welcome the three of them
B: I was informed that only two will arrive here?
A: Well, two of them have special ability of fusion
B: Demons are really something else huh?
A: They sure are. Is the preparation of their arrival had been complete?
B: Yes, I have taken care of the things that need to be done on my side, what about yours?
A: All taken care of. There's just one problem.
B: What is it?
A: The other party seemed to be arriving a little late.
B: Oh yeah, Aidou mentioned something like that in his text message.
A: Well, all we had to do now is to wait patiently.
B: Of course.
A: By the way, did you tell about everyone from your side about this mission?
B: Yes, I have no problem. Well, there's one concerning Ruka, but she is coming to accepting it.
A: Good. I have high expectation of you and your friend's performance tomorrow
B: You can count on me.
A/N: Please review :3 Btw A is Kaien Cross, if you feel like it, guess who B is (Hint: His name was mentioned in the second chapter) :P