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Chapter 16: Some part of the truth
Story begin~
(Kaname and Zero – Kaname's room)
Unable to react directly at Kaname's confession, Zero shook his head and glared at the pureblood. "Just get out would you?!" he shouted to cover his nervousness.
"No, this is my room and I'm not getting out" the brunette deadpanned. Both parties were being unusually childish.
After debating for a while with the pureblood about who is going to get out or what not, it was ended by series of insults thrown at each other's faces. Just as they finished their childish banter, the brunette said the most sensible sentence possible in the universe. "Why don't you just change in the bathroom?" He asked pointing at the door beside his book shelves.
Realizing how stupid he must have looked and acts, Zero's cheeks flushed brilliantly. His face was torn between mortification and embarrassment. Why didn't I think of that?! He screamed in his mind out of frustration. Hurriedly as if he was being chased by a strange ghost or wild dog, he ran into the bathroom as his hand was desperately gripping on his loose pants he was wearing.
The door slammed shut and a click could be heard, meaning that Zero had locked the door in the dire need of privacy.
Kaname smirked slightly at the scene before him. After standing on his spot for a good minute, the pureblood conclude that the ex-human was going to take a while, and thus he headed to the bed and sat at the corner. He took out the engagement ring from his pocket and decided to play with it. When he stared at the small object, his mind kept reeling to the person behind the door of his bathroom door. "Maybe I should try to be more honest with myself and to my feeling." he said to himself without realizing it.
Inside the bathroom, Zero was crouched down, his hack backing the bathroom door with his face which is still flushed. "God, what should I do?" he muttered under his breath as he hugged his knees tightly around his chest. Even if he didn't believe in God, he can't help but feel a little bit desperate. Why? Because right now, there's a pureblood outside of the bathroom, and he had said that he would gladly fuck him to oblivion at any given time. Zero shuddered as he remembered the pureblood saying those words directly in front of his face.
The silverette clenched is fists. No, he was just riling me up. All I have to do is stay calm and I'll be alright. He assured himself. But without the comforting weight of his beloved bloody rose, he felt warier than he was a second ago. "I wish this is all just a dream" he whispered to himself silently. But he knew that it would never be. All of the things which had had happened to him felt too real and clear in his mind. Even the sudden change in the pureblood felt real.
With a muffed growl, the ex-human got up. He ruffed his hair a little before sighing and shed his clothes to the cold tiled bathroom floor. While I'm at it I should take a shower. I'm sure that bastard wouldn't mind. He said in his head as he set the shower on a full blast of hot water and got under it, drenching himself from the top of his head to his toes. The hot water helped him calmed down, although it didn't fully wash away the feeling of bewilderment in his heart, but it was enough for now. With the hot water still pouring down on him, he tried to sort out the puzzle in his head.
Suddenly sensing a cold air entering the bathroom, Zero wrapped himself with a random towel nearby and prepared himself for the upcoming attack, the water was left running. As he had predicted, a second after he got into position, a small boy with deep blue hair appeared before him. It only took him a second to realize who the kid was."Yuu and Ziell?" he said astonished. Even if their appearances may have changed, their smell remained the same as he remembered them.
The boy smiled. "Your nose is pretty sharp for a level D. And you are right. But when we're in this form, please call us Shion so that it won't be too confusing."
"Okay" Zero nodded."Why ar-"
"Hold your thought" Shion said as he raised his right arm. "Wait a second, okay. Caelo et Inferno, cum arma, locum virtutis hac. May capere non erit una vox haec est audita foris fuga." As he mentioned the spell, a large pattern of various symbol gather up at his feet and right arm. When he was finished, a purple mixed with yellow barrier was surrounding the entire room.
"What did you just do?" Zero said eyeing the room disgustedly. Yellow and purple definitely made an odd mix when it was not mixed perfectly and seeing the color fairly resembled Cross's cooking made his stomach churned.
Shion chuckled a little. "I can see clearly on your face that you don't like our favorite colors. And this is for precaution only. You know how the walls in this place are not completely sound proofed right? If you look close enough you'll see a hole here and there."
The prefect scowled, the image of Cross's cooking finally leaving his mind. "I don't hate yellow or purple, I just hate them when they are mixed together and there's still some color of yellow left unmixed. They look like one of Cross's dishes." He explained. "And I know." He added in the end.
"I see" Shion smiled slightly.
Zero eyed the boy in suspicion. "Do you want to tell me something?" he asked. When a kid looked like that, he was sure the boy was hiding something from him. Though he knew full well that the boy in front of him was no mere child, he couldn't help but to get confused when the boy looked at him innocently.
"Yes and our conversation cannot be heard by anyone but the two of us. Well, except for Raito since he is the one who is in charge." came the quick reply from the boy.
"Okay I get it. So?" The hunter beckoned the boy to continue the words that seemed to be stuck in his throat.
Shion took a deep breath. "Okay. First, let us apologize." He bowed slightly to Zero.
The hunter scoffed "What for?" Besides messing up with my life, he added in his mind, the image of the former innocent child quickly forgotten.
Realizing the look on Zero's face, Shion understood immediately what the ex-human was thinking in his mind. He bowed his head to the taller man. "For playing around even though it was work for us." He sounded really guilty. And he was feeling guilty. If he had known about the real situation he would have been serious from the start.
Zero folded his arms in front of his chest. "Explain then. And this time tell me everything you know." He stared down at the little figure. "And don't tell lies. I know when someone is lying to me, especially kids." He added menacingly.
With a weak smile the kid nodded. They were glad that the prefect didn't realize their lies from before. "We intended to. We just found out about it ourselves, so please don't be mad." He looked up to Zero with his best puppy eyes, which turned out that it didn't affect the prefect in the least. It did though, but Shion just didn't realize it. Giving up on the idea of gaining the silverette's good side, with a loud sigh, he started to explain. "It all started a few thousand years ago."
"Wait a second. This all started just a few days ago. What did I do thousands of years ago to deserve this? I'm pretty sure that I'm not some ancestor or the living dead." The irritation in his voice was definitely noticeable.
"I know, and I'm getting to that. And Kaname is though" Shion sighed. Just how did they end up with this kind of job in the first place he don't know or want to know anymore, though there was one thing he knew for sure, he was really going to beat the crap out of Raito when he was done here, that is of course if he is lucky enough to see another light after finishing the task given to him.
"What did you say just now?" Zero wasn't sure but he thought he had heard Shion saying that Kaname is some ancestor or te living dead. And that is impossible.
"What did I say? Oh, you mean about Kaname being an ancestor? Yeah, it's true."
"Not possible."
"And that's what I said!" Shion said eagerly. He was glad that he wasn't the only one thinking that. "But we're wrong though." He said sounded a bit upset.
"What? How is that possible?!" Zero asked taken aback by the information he was receiving.
"Just let me explain, would you? If you don't stop asking questions, how am I supposed to explain everything to you?" he puffed his cheeks like a true child.
Finally, after a little bit of thought about the matter, Zero nodded.
Smiling, Shion was glad he could explain now. "It all began thou-."All of a sudden Shion stopped dead at his tracks. As he was about to continue with the explanation, Shion realized something very uncomfortable. "Um… Zero-kun… why are you half naked?!" he sweat dropped. At first he didn't notice it, but now when was in full alert, he could smell a sweet yet intoxicating smell coming from Zero's direction. It was bad, as in really-really bad. If Zero was emitting such strong smell, there's only one reason, and he would rather not think about that right now. How come Zero is in heat?! He screamed loudly in his head.
Dread soon filled Shion's mind. Now he was sure he's going to die.
(Flashback – Raito and Shion – Before Shion headed to Zero)
"Shion…" came Raito's voice from behind the blue haired boy.
The blue haired kid turned his head around, facing the silver haired man "What's wrong Raito?" he asked tilting his head to the side like a little child.
"I wanted to talk to you about something. I'm afraid we have to speed things up." Raito said quietly.
"What? Why?" Shion eyes widen in surprise. He was waiting on a tree just outside of Kaname's room for the full moon to appear so that he could carry out his plan.
"There's something I miscalculated. And since the two of you decide to change your usual route, I also had to improvise."
"Oh."
"Now come." Raito hold out his right hand and Shion took it. With a firm tug, Raito brought Shion near him and the younger found himself pressed into Raito's hard body. The elder snuck his right arm around the latter's waist and draped his long coat over the boy, making him invisible to anyone who might be watching them nearby. "Don't open your eyes until I said so, okay" he instructed. With Shion safely tucked in under his black coat, Raito waved his hand and in a blink of an eye, they were gone from the entire complex.
The two of them reappeared in front of a really large estate. The old building was about four-story tall and it was mainly using rock as its main material, just like an old classical building one would find in old movies and dramas. The entire estate was divided into three main building, the big mansion which is situated in the middle, a large barn on its right and a humongous glass house on the other side. In the middle of the three buildings, many kinds of gardens of different kinds of flowers were built. There are roses from red, pink, white, yellow, orange, purple, black, to blue, pure white lilies, bright purple lavender, pansies, daises, snowdrops, and lastly, morning glories.
Releasing his hold on Shion, Raito looked at his surrounding with a sad eye. "You can open your eyes, now" the elder stated, walking off to the main house.
Shion nodded and slowly opened his eyes. "Where are we?" he said astonished by the view he was seeing.
"My house… Come on. We don't have much time." He beckoned the blue haired boy to follow him. Once the both of them stepped inside the house, with a flick of Raito's fingers, the once dark house was now filled with warm light from the candle scattered all over the building.
Finally, after passing several rooms and descending several long fleets of stairs, they reached a dungeon like room.
"This room should do." Raito muttered shutting the door after Shion got inside with him. "Okay. First, do you know about Kaname? Not Kaname Kuran, but 'The Kaname' the ancestor of the vampires."
"I know. He was mentioned numerous times in some books about vampires. But what did he have to do anything with our plan? And isn't he supposed to be dead now?"
Raito smiled at the boy's series of question. The questions were predictable though. He had expected no less from someone he dared called his pupil. "It is very logical for anyone to think that. But….What's your response if I said that he was still alive?"
Shion seemed to be thinking about it for a minute before answering. "Not possible. No vampire has been recorded to be alive for more than a few decades and it's practically thousands of years ago when he was still alive. So my answer is no. It is not possible for a vampire as old as him to be able to stay alive after all this time. And if he's still alive, we would know about it." He explained.
"Well said. But you are wrong. 'The Kaname' is still alive as we speak." He stated, letting his words sunk in his pupil head.
Shion's eyes widen. "How is that possible?"
"It's very complicated, so I'm going to tell you about that for another time." He waved his hand and a book appeared on his hand. "Read this before you give explanation to Zero."
"What do you mean by giving explanation to Zero?"
"It means you will explain what I will explain to you to Zero. It's as simple as that."
"If it's that simple, why won't you do it yourself?"
"I can't since Kaname know my scent by now."
"You could just mask your scent, then." Shion argued.
"No, it will be much too troublesome for me. So you are going to do it." Raito said as if it was a simple matter.
"What if I said I don't want to?" countered the blue haired boy.
"Then I'll lock you both in the dungeon just like the last time you two disobeyed me." Raito said sternly. He emphasized his words by staring at the boy intently, his eyes promising real torture if they were to disobey him.
The boy's deviant glare faltered at Raito's gaze. "What do you want me to tell him?" he asked surrendering himself.
"First, tell him about Kaname's true identity. Then about the curse of the hunter and finally tell him about his current condition."
"What's the hunter curse? And what is wrong with Zero?" Shion asked concerned. Even though Shion had barely known Zero these past few days, he found himself a bit attached to Zero. In the past few decades he had lived, he hadn't seen someone as pure yet tainted as Zero. And since he was the kind of monster which ate souls, he cannot say that Zero's soul was not tempting. It was very tempting, but after years and years of training, they had managed to hold back their lust for the sake of their job. Anyone would think that demons had it easy with life, but it's not. Just like humans do, they had to work hard to live.
Understanding that the cases which Yuu and Ziell had worked on usually revolved around demons and angels, Raito decided that it was probably time to reveal one of his secret to his pupil. "You probably never heard of the curse of the hunter so I'll explain it since its necessary. Around ten thousand years ago, when the vampires were starting to appear among the humans, lived the King of the vampires, Kaname. Back then, I already had the power of knowing other's mates by seeing their eyes, but when I saw his eyes ten thousand years ago, I didn't see the soul of his mate in his eyes. It was a cruel fate, to be the most powerful, yet the loneliest." He said in a sad tone.
Shion raised his hands in a gesture for Raito to wait. "So, basically, you're saying that you are over ten thousand years old? And you knew 'the Kaname'?"
Raito nodded.
"Okay, I just wanted to make sure. Please continue."
"After a few years of his reign, the pureblood vampire came across a hunter, a Kiryuu. The two fought fiercely, and it was very evident that the Kiryuu was the weaker one. When the pureblood was about to deliver the killing blow to the hunter, the hunter suddenly pulled out something and cast a spell on the pureblood. However, because the spell was to powerful for the hunter to handle, he died before he completed the curse. But a curse is still a curse, and the pureblood slowly began to get affected by the enchantment. Years passed and the pureblood finally know what's the effect of the curse, though he didn't feel any pain at the beginning, pain slowly emerge within his body and it was slowly killing him. After searching for answers from all over the world, he finally met an old ex-hunter who is knowledgeable about the curse he was put in. The curse is a very degrading one. If he wanted the pain to disappear completely, he would have to mate with a hunter. But since he was cursed by a Kiryuu, he would have to mate with a Kiryuu. It was fortunate that the hunter didn't complete the ritual, if he was to complete the spell, he wouldn't be alive at this moment. But alas, the curse still lives in Kaname-sama as we speak" Raito explained as detailed as possible.
"So you are saying that 'the Kaname' right now bore the same curse as the ancestor?"
Raito nodded."That is right, because the Kaname-sama we know right now is actually the ancestor, but I doubt that Kaname had complete memory from his past life, thus that fact was saving him from death as we speak."
"If that's true then he had plenty of time to spare right?" Shion asked hopefully.
Raito shook his head slowly. "Sadly, no."
"Why the hell not?" Shion asked frustrated.
"Because be the end of tonight, the memory which was sealed within him will be released and he would remember his past life completely. That is why I need you to hurry up and made Zero head over heels for Kaname. I know this will contradict everything I had thought you, but this is inevitable. You must force Zero to mate with Kaname, weather you use drug, a spell, curse, I don't care. Whatever you do, don't fail me."
Shion stared at Raito as if he had grown a second head, but seeing the conviction in the elder eyes, he couldn't help but feeling confused. "Does it really have to be this way?" he asked warily. He didn't want to force anyone. He had believed and had been thought that true love should come naturally, not something to be enforced on someone.
"Yes." Raito answered in a dejected tone.
"Then what about Zero? What would happen to him?! You can't just ignore his feeling! For all I know, he had suffered a lot already. His parents were killed by a pureblood and his brother was taken by the pureblood whom killed his parents. Do you think he would be fine with this? He hated vampires, hell, he even hate himself being the monster he hated the most." Shion shouted at the taller male, fist clenched tightly. He can't believe Raito would just give up like that.
Raito stared down at the boy in front of him. "Do you think that I'm blind? I can see that! But we don't have time to argue right now. Kaname's lucky I found out about this, if we don't take action now, he would be dead in the next two days. And Zero too." He narrowed his eyes into slits which is adding a dark aura to his already infuriated face. "Do you think you have a better solution? If so please enlighten me with your combined brain." He said mockingly, sarcasm was very evident in his voice.
Shion trembled at the harsh voice of his boss. Never in his long life had he seen his boss so out of control. Usually, his boss was always calm and composed, not like how he was now. "I'm sure I can come up with a solution by tonight, and even if I failed today, they can still mate tomorrow since the effect of the fruit will take effect by then." He said determined.
"What if they died before the effect of the fruit started to appear? What are you going to do then" Raito pressed.
"W-well we cou-"
"Could what? Hope for a miracle?"
Shion raised his head. "Yes" he answered confidently. "And what had gotten into you? You don't usually act like this."
Noticing the concerned tone used by his pupil, Raito smiled. "Sorry I'm just upset about something. Their case is not the only one I'm handling right now."
Shion nodded in understanding.
"Anyway, I'm leaving the two of them in your care. If the worst was to happen, I will deal with it." Raito said getting up to leave.
"What's the worst that could happen?" the shorter whipped his head in the direction of his leader.
"Well, you know how Kiryuu bloodline is right? The worst is that the silverette got pregnant, he has a major fight with the pureblood, they hating each other, never seeing each other, and finally their love life shattered for eternity."
"What?!" Shion shouted, genuinely surprised by the possibility.
Seeing the worried look in the blue haired boy, Raito chuckled wholeheartedly. "Don't worry. As if it could happen. The silverette is still seventeen if I remember correctly and he wouldn't be able to conceive until he turned eighteen and began his first heat."
Shion breathed a sigh of relief. "That's good." At least that's one problem I don't need to worry about. He thought happily.
"Oh, and Shion, don't forget that your spell won't last long against a pureblood. Although it could last for years for a mare human, a pureblood would notice it pretty quickly, so be careful. I don't really like to deal with your kids if you were to be killed in this case.
(Back to present time – With Kaname - Outside Kaname's bathroom)
The sound of water hitting the cold tiled floor could be heard from across the room, and Kaname's ears twitched slightly as he heard it. He was so lost in thought that he just realized that Zero was probably taking a shower, not that he would forbid the hunter to do so.
He let out a big sigh as he realized he had been thinking about Zero again. Placing the ring on the desk beside his bed, he was about to reached out to the box containing the pictures when he smelt something off.
Out of the blue, he could smell something which doesn't belong to Zero nearby. Whatever it is, it's neither smelt like a human nor a vampire, but whatever it is, it was close. Fearing that something terrible had happened to Zero, he walked to the bathroom and knocked for permission, but when he touched it, he could feel something blocking him to get near it. Releasing a bit of his power, Kaname broke the barrier between him and the ex-human easily as if it was a mere child's play. Hurriedly he opened the doorknob. "Zero!"
(With Zero and Shion – Inside the bathroom)
"Zero-kun, I don't have a lot of time now, but I'll explain anyway. After tonight, Kaname is going to change and you are the only one who can safe him at this point. But the choice is still yours. Whether you are willing to give up your body to the pureblood or not, the choice is in your hands. Please think carefully." After saying those words, a blue magic circle appeared at Shion's feet and he vanished into thin air.
"What the hell?" Zero cursed aloud. What could that brat mean?
Abruptly, he felt his body warmed up and he fell to the ground panting. What's happening to me? Zero asked himself in wonder. His body ached for something but he didn't know what it is. But whatever it is, it can't be good.
He heard the sound of the door being banged and he could somehow heard Kaname calling his name, but he was far too hot to either say something or move his body. He shivered as several droplets of water touched his heated skin.
"Zero!" he heard the brunette called his name, opening the door harshly.
(With Kaname's inner circle + Kaien and Yuki – Chairman's house)
The chairman was happily preparing dinner when he heard a knock on his door. "Yuki dear, can you open the door please? Daddy is preparing dinner right now." Cross shouted to his adoptive daughter in a sweet tone.
"Yeah" he could hear Yuki shouted at the distance. After a second or two he could hear his little girl running down the stairs and opened the door.
"Aidou-senpai, Kain-senpai, Shiki-senpai, Ichijo-senpai, Ruka-senpai and even Toya-senpai. What are you doing here so late? Don't you have classes to attend?" Yuki asked as soon as she saw Kaname's inner circle at the door.
"Good evening Yuki-chan, sorry for bothering you, but is the chairman home?" Takuma greeted her with a smile.
Yuki nodded. "Un, he's preparing dinner right now, please come in." she gestured for the others to come inside.
A few moments later Kaname's inner circle was seated in the living room.
"Is there something wrong?" Cross asked as he entered the living room and shut the door. He had told Yuki to go to bed early that night, afraid if something is going to happen if she stayed.
All the eyes turned to Kaien as he entered the room.
Cross momentarily shivered as he felt all eyes were on him. "Did I do something wrong?" he asked unsure.
"Hell yeah something is wrong!" Aidou shouted. "How could you drug us?"He asked furious.
"Yeah, chairman. I would like an explanation." Said Ruka angrily.
"I would like that to hear it too" Chirped Takuma smiling, but his eyes were not smiling n the slightest.
A/N: Please review! And the next chapter is probably going to be the last.