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Chapter 34 - Beginning of the End

Elizabeth stared hard at her master with a hateful glare, "You have taken my human life away from me. I don't hate my new life but what you have done to other people is completely unacceptable. The Kuran Family has been ruined and destroyed by your obsession with your sister and now your own niece. This has to stop."

"And what are you going to do to stop me," Rido asked mockingly, "You're just a little girl."

"Yet you chose to wake the ancestress inside of me," Elizabeth pointed out, "I am not just a little girl anymore. I have said and done too much to be just a little girl."

Yuuki ran forward and grabbed Elizabeth's wrist, "Don't get involved, Riji-sama, please don't!"

"I was involved from the day that I was bitten, Yuuki," Elizabeth replied blankly. She pulled her wrist out of Yuuki's tight grip.

"Indeed, my dearest little Yuuki," Rido said as he sauntered towards the two girls. Elizabeth pushed Yuuki away and the ground underneath her. The Night Class watched how Elizabeth jumped into the air as Rido pierced his finger with his blood whip and aimed it in her direction. She somersaulted out of the way and landed on her feet. Elizabeth's eyes glowed a threatening red and a chunk of his shoulder exploded, blood going everywhere.

"Ow, that hurts," Rido said mockingly, "But it isn't enough to kill me, Riji-chan."

"I know that I cannot kill you," Elizabeth replied bitterly, "But I have caught the scent of the person who can."

"And what's that supposed to mean," he replied as he grabbed her arm tightly and painfully. Elizabeth whimpered and cried out as Rido's hand became tighter and tighter. It became so tight that she couldn't feel her hand or her forearm.

"Let go of me," Elizabeth cried.

"Let Riji-sama go," Hanabusa cried as Elizabeth tried to shove him away. Suddenly, a loud bang and a growing blood stain appeared on Rido's black trench coat. Rido gritted his teeth and turned his head to see a seething Zero standing there and pointing his gun at him.

"Zero, what are you doing," Yuuki cried.

"Unhand her, you filthy pureblood," Zero seethed. Rido looked back at Elizabeth before roughly throwing her to the ground. He roughly placed his foot on Elizabeth stomach breaking most of her ribs with a loud crack at the same time. Elizabeth screamed and tried to remove his foot. Rido kicked her to the side. Hanabusa immediately picked her broken body up. Elizabeth passed out from the pain.

"So, what has the lap dog come to do," Rido asked mockingly, "Kill me? I don't think so."

Suddenly, Zero's arm began to pulsate and his tattoo glowed a bright red, "Zero, what's going on," Yuuki cried, "What's happening to your arm?"

"He has no idea how to control his power," Kain said.

Zero's arm became deformed and eventually, he let all of his power go, smashing it into the ground and causing the paving to smash and break up with the force. Hanabusa ducked to the ground with Elizabeth safely in his arms. When everyone looked up, Zero was still struggling to control the immense amount of power stored up within him.

"Yuuki," he groaned, "You must cut me with Artemis."

"But," Yuuki cried, "But I could kill you!"

"You made me a promise, Yuuki. You know… if lost control and lost my humanity completely, that you would kill me," Zero reminded, "This is the time."

"But, I don't want to kill you," Yuuki said in a small voice.

"Artemis isn't enough to kill me, Yuuki," Zero said with a small smile. Yuuki blinked before gripping her Artemis scythe tightly and biting her lip.

"Zero," she cried before charging at him and dealing the finishing blow. Zero didn't cry out as Yuuki sliced through his skin, leaving a deep and bloody wound. He merely stared at her and smiled softly.

However, when everyone looked around, Rido had disappeared. Hanabusa stood up and looked around. He looked down at Elizabeth who had regained consciousness, "What's going on… where is Rido? Where is Kuro-kun?"

Kuro, who had retreated behind a dislodged paving stone trotted out and rubbed himself on Hanabusa's leg, alerting the handsome vampire to his presence, "Riji-sama, what has Rido done to you?"

Elizabeth, who was finding it art to breathe, coughed up blood and gripped her form, "Where is he," she asked as she struggled to break free of Hanabusa's arms, "I need to fight him!"

"Riji-sama, don't try to harm yourself anymore than you have been," Hanabusa cried but Elizabeth continued to push against his chest. Coughing up more blood, she choked and spluttered violently.

"Hana… busa… please don't try to stop me," she rasped, "I need to do this."

"No, you don't," Hanabusa said, "You have done enough."

Elizabeth whimpered as Hanabusa turned on his heel but Zero ran across his path and jumped down on to the ground below. Yuuki gasped, "Zero, where are you going?"

She flung herself over the wall and Hanabusa's eyes widened, running to the wall, "Yuuki-sama, where are you going?"

"I am going to help Zero," she cried back as she ran off into the trees. Hanabusa growled in frustration and looked down at the young woman in his arms.

"Hanabusa, you must let me fight," Elizabeth groaned, "I am the one who…"

"No," Hanabusa hissed, "Lord Kaname wishes for us to protect you. You are his lover and a pureblood princess. Lord Kaname will kill us all we do not protect you."

"Protect Yuuki, not me," Elizabeth replied as she cried out in agony, "I do not need protecting."

"I beg to differ as Hanabusa turned towards the door which led to the stairs which would take them back into the school building. Elizabeth knew that Hanabusa would not let her go. Because she was Kaname's lover, he saw it as his duty to protect what belonged to Kaname, him being so loyal. She reclined into his arms as he walked quickly from the school building and over to the abandoned dormitory. Elizabeth knew that Hanabusa would not let her go. Because she was Kaname's lover, he saw it as his duty to protect what belonged to Kaname, him being so loyal. She reclined into his arms as he walked quickly from the school building and over to the abandoned dorm.

Hanabusa placed her on a bed where he bit into wrist to cause a deep wound and let it drip into a nearby glass beaker, "Drink this, Riji-sama," he ordered lightly.

Elizabeth looked up at him and tried to sit up. Wincing, she looked up, "You'll have to feed it to me."

Hanabusa hesitated before nodding and kneeling beside the bed and supporting her. He placed the beaker to her lips, making her slowly sip the blood. Slowly, she could feel her broken ribs piecing back together and her internal organs repairing themselves. It was a painful process and it caused her to grip Hanabusa tightly. She cried out in pain as the last of the repair ended and Elizabeth collapsed against his chest.

"Can I fight now," Elizabeth asked breathlessly.

"No," she heard a voice say.

Elizabeth looked up to see Kaname standing by the door and leaning against the door post, "Lord Kaname…"

"You will not fight anymore as Zero has officially taken care of disposing of Rido," he replied, "The war is over."

Elizabeth opened her mouth and closed it but no words came out. Hanabusa stood up exited the room, closing the door behind him. Kaname walked over to the bed and sat down, "I hear that you were injured."

"Rido broke my ribs," Elizabeth replied numbly. Kaname gathered her into his arms.

"We're finally free, Riji," Kaname said as he kissed her forehead, "No more Rido to come between us."

He pressed a kiss to her lips and held her tired body tenderly, "What am I going to do now since my parents are dead?"

"You will come and live with me," Kaname replied authoritatively, "I will not be parted from you a second time."

Elizabeth gazed at him for a moment before shaking her head, "I have to return to England."

"Why?"

"Well, I killed my parents… I must face the consequences…"

"Erisabesu, your parents died the moment Rido bit them," Kaname reminded, "You are not to blame for their deaths. They were already dead."

"I felt awful when I watched them turn to dust," Elizabeth said, tears coming to her eyes. Kaname gently licked and kissed her tears away.

"You will live with me at the Kuran Manor," Kaname said imperiously, "It's where you belong."

Elizabeth nodded and snuggled into his chest, "You had better pack," Kaname said as he stood up, "We will be leaving before it gets too bright."

"Wait, we're leaving today?"

"Yes," Kaname replied, "We need to get away from here."

Elizabeth gazed at him for a moment before nodding, "All right…"

"We leave as soon as we're ready," Kaname said as he swept from the room. Elizabeth stared after him and wondered what life would be like once she entered the Kuran Manor. Would they say goodbye to everyone or would go secretly. By Kaname's demeanour and actions, that would be a no. But there was no way she was leaving without Kuro. She could smell him nearby and she would seek him out before leaving. Kisetsu wouldn't follow her, she was sure of that. Takuma would take priority.

"Well, my new life begins as soon as I leave this once safe academy," Elizabeth said to herself, "Let's hope my future is kind."

A/N I know I haven't updated in a while. Sorry for that. Anyway, this isn't the end. There's more chapters to come so stay tuned.

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