To Rain Blood
Author: Ambercat999
Zero was on his last nerve. He had been trying to corner Takara for a week now. Since the first night on the roof he had been hell bent on figuring out what she was. But every time he tried getting her alone in order to interrogate her she somehow got away before he could even get out a single question. Finally he caught a break; he had gone to feed White Lily like he did every morning. Upon entering the stables he found Takara grooming one of the new horses. She had a far off look in her eye and her moves were lethargic; she didn't seem to notice him when he entered. He slowly made his way over to White Lily's stall careful not to startle her. He didn't her slip through his fingers again. She looked up startled when she heard the sound of Zero brushing White Lily's coat reached her ears. She watched quietly, slightly startled, as the normally ruff and crude male tended to the horse with such tender care. He finally stopped when he was sure the horses coat was clean. Looking up to find her eyes on him he took his chance.
"What are you?" She let the question hang in the air, seeming to ponder how she should answer.
"I already told you Zero. If you tell me what you are then I'll tell you what I am." He stiffened almost immediately, he didn't know how she had figured out his secret but he didn't like the fact that she knew something so personal. She could ruin him if she told wrong person. What would he do if she told Yuki? He had been working so hard to make sure she never learned that he had become the very thing he loathed.
"Fine, if you won't tell me what you are," He refused to let her get the best of him, "Then tell me what you are doing at the academy." She didn't seem fazed by his sudden change in question. In fact she almost seemed relieved that she didn't have to tell him what she was. And while that only added fuel to his burning need to figure out her secret he figured that he should take what he could get and be happy with that.
"I am currently staying at the academy because I am hiding from someone." When she didn't say who he was forced to wonder who she was hiding from and why, she didn't seem like the type to run away from a fight, the way she spoke up to Kaname proved that much.
"Who are you hiding from?" Instead of replying she just shook her head. "Sorry Zero you only get one answer per meeting." This made him mad. In his mind he wasn't just asking because he wanted to solve the puzzle that was Takara Fukui, he was doing his job as a prefect and making sure that the academy would be safe. He didn't know who this girl was hiding from and why, there for he didn't know if allowing her to stay at the academy would put the other students in danger. It was bad enough they were putting the humans in such close proximity to blood sucking monsters, adding an outside threat put him on edge. He knew he could fight vampires, he had been trained for that very purpose, but he couldn't fight something that was invisible no matter how strong he believed he was. (I know Zero isn't egotistical but he is a guy who fights vampires… He has to be at least a little over confidant at one time or another…)
He thought of telling her that since it was his job to keep the academy safe he needed to know who was after her and why but he figured it was pointless. She was a stubborn and pride driven person and wouldn't budge once she had decided something. So instead he gave an aggravated huff and stormed out of the stables and back towards his dorm. Students dodged out of his way, scared of what would happen to them if they got in his way. Takara let out a sigh a few seconds after Zero left. She knew that he meant well, or at least didn't want anything bad to happen to the academy. She went back to taking care of her horse thinking over the conversation she had just had. It wasn't that she didn't want him to know who was after her, it was just that she knew he wouldn't be able to stop the person after her even if he tried, and she didn't want anyone else to be injured or even die trying to protect her.
And just like that memories that she had spent so long suppressing and ignoring flooded to the front of her conscious and she was forced to watch each and every time one of her friends was injured and or killed fighting to keep her alive. But the fact that they had been hurt in order for her to continue living wasn't the reason the memories brought her so much pain, it was the fact that every time something happened she ran away. She never stood and fought, and she never tried to avenge her friend's deaths. She was a coward and she knew it. She didn't take pride in that fact but she couldn't think of any way to fix the problem, I mean she didn't have any training in fighting what so ever and she didn't have any special powers that would help her either. So in the end all she could do is stay alive as long as she could so that her friends sacrifice wouldn't be in vain. (I know it's a little cliché and over used but it was the only thing I could think of…)
"You can't help me Zero, no one can…" And with that she put away the grooming tools and walked out of the barn.
Thanks to anyone who has read my story so far. I would like to thank EverRose808 and animefreak653 for favoriting and reviewing my story. I'm not a very good writer so the fact that you enjoy my story makes me a little more confident in my writing. I hope this chapter was as good as the last one and I'll try to post the third chapter as soon as I can.