The sound of Shizuka drinking her blood was sickening. It didn't feel the same as when Rido, her master, drank her blood. No. It felt oddly soothing when he drank her blood. When this pureblood drank her blood, it was painful.
She felt powerless to do anything, with the silver haired young man, whose name she learned was Ichiru, holding her upper arms in an iron like death grip. Elizabeth tried to struggle: kicking, scratching (just barely) and even trying to bite the ravenous woman back but she couldn't quite reach.
"You insolent little wretch! Don't you dare try and bite me," Shizuka screeched. Just as she was about to bite Elizabeth again, something cold pressed against her temple. Shizuka's cherry blossom coloured eyes narrowed and the shifted to glare at the person who literally held a gun to her head. She smirked when she saw him, "Oh, Zero, what a handsome boy you have become," Shizuka said with a devilish smirk.
"I said let her go," Zero hissed. Elizabeth, whose vision was now blurry, was confused as to why he was helping her of all people.
"Kiryuu? Wha-"
"Just shut up, Watson, and l will handle this myself," Zero hissed. Elizabeth gasped slightly before nodding. She felt the grip on her arms slacken a little before they tightened all too tightly. She cried out weakly. Through her blurred vision, her she noticed the similarities between the boy manhandling her and the boy holding the gun the pureblood's head: the iconic silver hair. They also had the same face shape and the same pale lips. The only real difference was their hair lengths were different. Ichiru had longer hair, gently framing his 'pretty boy' yet refined facial features. She then heard someone groan loudly. She turned her head and saw Kisetsu staggering to her feet.
"Kise-chan..." Elizabeth whispered. Kisetsu looked up at her blankly before slowly walking towards everyone. All eyes were on the red haired pureblood princess. Kisetsu stopped just in front of Ichiru. She smiled sweetly before karate kicking in the chin, throwing him backwards. Elizabeth fell to the ground in a heap. Ichiru landed in the corner of the room with loud cry. He immediately jumped to his feet.
"You little bitch," Ichiru hissed, "You'll pay for that."
"Oh, really? You're time with Hiou should tell you that if you pick a fight with a pureblood vampire, you'll never win."
"Just see me try," Ichiru said, drawing his sword.
Meanwhile, Takuma had noticed the absence of both girls whilst looking for Kisetsu. He walked back onto the balcony and the scent of blood hit him like a brick wall. Kaname, who was still out on the balcony, walked towards him, "Whose blood is that, Kaname?"
"I think I know..." Kaname strode past him. Takuma eyes had widened considerably.
"Kaname," Takuma cried, "Where are you going?"
"To sort something out."
With that said, Kaname strode away. Takuma gasped and strode after him, "What do you mean, Kaname," Takuma demanded, "What are you going to sort out?"
"You'll see," Kaname replied. Takuma gritted his teeth. He needed to where Kisetsu was. The fact that he didn't worried and frightened him. Kisetsu was his life and he didn't want to lose her as a lover. His mind turned to Elizabeth. He hoped that she was all right. He had come to care for her as a good friend and he didn't want to lose her either.
Back at the abandoned dorm, Yuuki was trying offer herself to Shizuka to save both Zero and Elizabeth. Zero wasn't having any of it. He didn't want Yuuki sacrificing herself to save him.
"Yuuki, I won't let you do this!"
"Zero, her blood will save you and this is the price that I must pay."
Elizabeth scrambled to her feet, "Yuuki-chan, why would you want to become a vampire? Hell will freeze over before Shizuka gives you her blood. She's hasn't even given any blood to Zero! What makes you think she will treat you any different? What will Kaname think when it wasn't him who sank his fangs into your neck and claim you as a vampire, hm? Think about it, Yuuki, it's not worth it!"
"You're wrong," Yuuki cried, "I'm will to do this!"
"Oh, drop the dramatics, Yuuki! Take advice from somebody who knows what it's like to be a human turned vampire."
"But you're a Level C, aren't you," Yuuki asked. Elizabeth nodded.
"Yes, but that's only because I had my master's blood."
Yuuki looked down at her feet, resembling a child who had just been scolded for being naughty. Elizabeth glanced past Yuuki to see Shizuka seated on the chaise behind the small girl, "Shizuka, why did you ask me to kill Kaname?"
Shizuka looked up at Elizabeth with a sickening smirk, "Why? Well, the reason is simple. I want his power. Getting you to kill him would save me the job and keep my hands clean of innocent blood."
"You bitch! How can you ask me to kill Kaname," Elizabeth growled, "I love him," she screamed at her. Her voice echoed in the large room. Her cheeks didn't flush as she looked up at Yuuki. Elizabeth knew that this girl was in love with Kaname, but she didn't care. She wanted him more than words could ever wish to express. What she felt out on the terrace was magical and made her view him in a new light. He had always been extremely cold towards her, but that kiss was changed her whole perspective of him.
Elizabeth swallowed loudly. Shizuka had a mocking gleam in her tantalising, cherry blossom coloured eyes, "You think your love for him will change anything? He doesn't love you. He loves who you used to be, not for who you are now," Shizuka taunted. Elizabeth's fists clenched and her grey-blue eyes filled with unshed tears, threatening to fall down her damask cheeks. Yuuki was staring at Elizabeth, wide eyed.
"Who you used to be...?"
"I know what you're thinking, Yuuki-chan," Elizabeth scoffed, "But it's true."
Suddenly, with a click of Zero's gun, everyone turned around, "Enough talking," Zero hissed as he pointed his gun at Shizuka.
"You cannot kill me, Zero," Shizuka said smoothly, "For the simple reason being that I am your master." she stood up and swiftly stepped over to the armed young man. Zero had completely frozen with an unspoken fear. Shizuka reached up and slowly sank her fangs into Zero's neck. A flicker of pain flashed across his face. Yuuki gasped loudly.
"Stop it, Shizuka! I'll give you my blood! Just stop it! You're hurting him," she cried. Shizuka stopped drinking for a moment.
"Do you honestly believe that your blood would satisfy me? What a little naive girl you are."
Zero then took the opportunity to try and point his gun at Shizuka again. However, as he tried to pull the trigger of his gun, he found that he couldn't. He tried so hard to do so, but it was as if there was an unknown force stopping preventing him from doing so.
Elizabeth backed away towards Kisetsu. Kisetsu had been relatively quiet during that time, "What are we going to do, Kise-chan?"
Before Kisetsu could answer, a loud bang broke the silence. Elizabeth thought that Zero had shot Shizuka but when she took a closer look, he'd shot himself in the leg. His breathing was laboured and ragged. Shizuka smirked and gracefully jumped back.
"Like I said, you cannot kill me." As she headed towards the door, Zero raised his gun and pulled the trigger as hard as he could, trying his hardest to resist that force. The bullet was fired right through Shizuka's shoulder. She stopped as blood spurted out of her shoulder. The crimson elixir dripped down her white kimono. She turned her head and smirked at him, "Like I said."
As Shizuka walked put, Zero fired his gun at her again and again, hoping that it would kill her, but unfortunately, it didn't. Suddenly, a katana came flying out of nowhere. It pierced Zero's gun arm, making him cry out and hiss in pain. Everyone looked in the direction of the flying katana.
It had been Ichiru.
"I won't let you kill Shizuka-sama," Ichiru said calmly.
"Ichiru...you..." Zero began to say.
"Zero, who is Ichiru," Yuuki asked.
"Aren't you going to introduce me to everyone, Zero," Ichiru asked smugly. Zero growled slightly.
"He's my...twin brother..." Zero said finally. Ichiru removed his mask. Elizabeth had been right. They had the same lavender eyes that complimented their silver hair so well. Kisetsu, sick an tired of waiting around, nudged Elizabeth in the arm.
"Come on, let's follow Shizuka," she said in a hushed whisper. They slipped out, knowing that their presence wasn't needed. They followed the scent and trail of blood. They walked upstairs and the scent became stronger. The scent was intoxicating. They then heard voices inside a darkened room at the end of the hall way. Through the darkness, the two girls saw Aidou and Takuma listening at the door. They turned around, their eyes shining with fear, uncertainty and disbelief.
"What's happened," Kisetsu whispered.
Aidou swallowed before answering, "Take a look for yourself, Kisetsu-sama..." Kisetsu walked forward, with Elizabeth close behind. Their eyes widened as they saw Kaname ripping out Shizuka's heart. Elizabeth stumbled back, her heart racing. So this was the cruel nature of a pureblood vampire or any vampire for that matter. Her eyes filled with tears. It wasn't the first time that she had felt scared by Kaname but this was something that would take a long time to heal.
As she had peered through the crack in the door, she didn't see the gentle man who had poured his heart out to her. She didn't see the man who had lovingly kissed her into submission. No. Inside that room was a blood thirsty monster. Elizabeth couldn't stand it anymore. As fast as she could, she ran away. Her innocent eyes had seen too much. She didn't listen to the desperate hushed cries of her friends. She didn't want to listen anymore.
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