I watched as Yuuki put Artemis in her bag.
"Hey, what are you up to!? And what in the world are you carrying!?" Hanabusa's voice rang out.
"Eh, "What" you ask?" Yuuki asked him and replied with with, "We're just going on a little errand with Artemis here." I grinned and lifted my skirt high enough that you could see Luna.
"Along with Luna of course." Hanabusa's face flared red at the extra leg but didn't comment.
"W-What!? Did you both lose your minds!?" Yuuki laughed.
"Totally."
"I wish." I muttered. I looked up and said, dropping my grip on the skirt, "We're completely sane."
"Wait." Hanabusa said after a few moments. Yuuki opened the door and told him,
"I'm not going to wait." SHe said and the door creaked even louder as she opened it. I tugged on my black jacket and turned to him, kissing him quickly.
"Don't worry, Hanabusa! We'll be back soon!" I grinned and gave him a thumbs up. I turned around and blinked.
Yuuki and I stared at the black fluffy dog in front of us.
"A wolf?" Hanabusa wondered. "No way, that's actually-Hey!" Yuuki and I were already walking towards the dog. We knelt in front of it. "Hey that's-!" We quickly cut him off.
"Doggy!" We cried, hugging the fluffy dog.
"I'm trying to explain...That's actually a creature Kaname-Sama made from his body and left here." I let go of the dog in surprise as it started to turn into bats.
"I know that." Yuuki told him. I blinked and dodged as a some of the bats decided to gang up on me. Yuuki quickly jumped in the air and id a flip shouting, "You should of stuck with the doggy form!" And land a few feet away. My eyes widened.
"Yuuki look out!" I quickly ran over and made to pull her out fo the way- only to end up being wrapped up in a giant wing along with her. We screamed from shock.
"Nice move Kaname-Sama! Well, his creatures anyway." Hanabusa cheered. I sent him a glare from where I was at.
"Who the hell's side are you on!?"
"ONII-SAMA, SORRY FOR THIS!" Yuuki cried out, making me give her a confused look, and elbowed me in the stomach and punched the bat- making it shatter into a million of pieces. I let out a grunt and clutched my stomach from pain- only to scream as Yuuki grabbed my upper arm and ran away as fast as she could, bringing me with her.
"HANABUSA! HELP!" I screamed as I flew up and down in the air.
"WAIT A SECOND THERE!" Hanabusa shouted.
Yuuki loosened her grip on my arm the second we made it into the city. I huffed and panted, annoyed. My stomach stopped hurting- probably due to my Vampire powers- and I flinched when something went BLAM. We quickly turned our heads to see an old man placing down a heavy box. I relaxed greatly.
'That's right,' I thought. 'Humans will still be working in the morning."
"I shouldn't be scared of walking around the city." I heard Yuuki mutter quietly. "I'm different from back then." She glanced at a lamppost, making it light up as to prove her point. I blinked and it quickly caught fire. Yuuki laughed. "Really?"
"Yes, really."
"F-Finally...I finally caught up with you two!" A voice behind us exclaimed and panted. I recognized the voice- apparently Yuuki did as well- for we both turned around. "What was that about!? So you could only be patient for one year long!?"
"We told you we'd be back later." Yuuki and pulled up her hood.
"That's not the problem, Yuuki-Sama, Kaname-Sama will be worried y'know."
"I said we'd be back, so if he doesn't trust my word and worries, it's his own damn fault." Yuuki told him.
Hanabusa gave her a look. "You know that's not it at all. It's about you being possibly in danger that he worries."
"I'll be fine! Jeesh, Purebloods can't die, remember!?" She titled her head and thought for a moment. "Well, minus those two ways."
"What are you-?" I cut him off and asked,
"Hanabusa, do you know how to buy train tickets?" He sweatdropped and tilted his head, confused.
"Huh?"
"We want to go to some places in this address book." Yuuki explained and pulled out said book. She then started to rummage through her back. "Ah!" She exclaimed. "I already have that weird pass that Onii-Sama bought for me! But Amaya doesn't have one..." I sweatdropped and laughed nervously when Hanabusa redirected his attention towards me.
"I don't know how things work because I-I never really bought train tickets before." Yuuki and I then pointed at a specific train and said in unison,
"We want to go on that train."
"That's the station for the High-speed underground railway, right?" Yuuki questioned.
"..."
"..."
"..."
"Let's go home, okay?" Hanabusa said after a few moments.
I sighed and told him, "I know it sounds crazy without telling you this without an explanation but..." I trailed off and let Yuuki say the rest.
"If you can't stop us then you might as well tag along!" I raised a hand and said,
"I think he's trying to stop you." I pointed at her for emphasis.
"..."
"..."
"Love you too."
I hugged her. "Aw...! You know you'll always be my favorite sister!" Yeah, I kinda just adopted her as my sis. Even though My mother and Aunt are their cousins.
"Fine, I understand." Hanabusa said, ruining our bonding moment. I pouted childishly and Yuuki made a face. He sighed. "But before we go, can you at least tell the reason for this ridiculous trip?"
"..."
"I just realized something." Yuuki and Hanabusa turned towards me. I looked at Yuuki, sweatdropping. "We forgot our wallets." They anime fell.
X.X On the train
"Umm, I want that one and that one..." Yuuki began, pointing at the treats. I was looking and observing.
"Hey, can I have that one? OH, and that one too!?"
"Sure!" The waitress (I forgot what they were called) said and smiled.
"Thank you!"
"Thanks!" We thanked her and sat back down. I took my spot next to Hanabusa and Yuuki sat down across from us.
"Smart move bringing your wallet, Sempai!" Yuuki told him, smiling. I blinked at Hanabusa's depressed form. He quickly sat up straight and looked at us, annoyed slightly. Judging by the look on his face, he's thinking,
'These girls...'
"At least now we won't go hungry!" Yuuki joked and bit down on her sandwich. I laughed and slurped down my sweet tea. I the bit into my omelet- was this train rich or something?
Aidou's PoV
'Does she even realize how dangerous it is for her to be out here?' I wondered, looking at the brunette. 'No wait...she does realize. And I believe Amaya does as well.' I sighed and placed a hand on teh side of my face, resting my elbow on my knee, as Yuuki bit into an apple and Amaya a Ham sandwich. My eyes widened slightly as they both, in unison, took a drink from their cups. 'What are they, twins?'
They sure eat a lot. I knew Amaya did, but Yuuki?
'Now that I think about it, I did ask the Day class a lot of questions about them back then.' I thought, observing them. I settled on Amaya though. In both personality and looks, she was beautiful. 'According to them, "Amaya's a rude clown, sensitive only to Yuuki, extremely blunt, stupid, ugly, and eats a lot." But to others she's "Sweet, blunt, insensitive at times, funny and slightly insane. She's also pretty small but can gorge down almost anything." And Yuuki...' My gaze switched to the Pureblood Princess who stuffed down an omelet. 'She's the "Completely insensitive chick who's the only besides Amaya who has the guts to speak normally to Kiryuu Zero and Kaname-Sempai." Also according to them she's "A small girl who can eat so much despite her size.'
"Hey, Hanabusa." I blinked and switched my gaze to Amaya, who was holding out a sandwich. "Here, you skipped breakfast, right?" I locked my blue eyes with her green ones and resisted the urge to pull her to me and kiss her. And the urge to just devour her blood then and there. Maybe a sandwich will be good... I grabbed the sandwich from her hands and held it up to my mouth, pausing a little.
"Thanks." I took a bite into it and thought again. Also according to the Day class students- mainly the guys- Yuuki and Amaya were both pretty cute.
'Bunch of idiots! Of course she could only be cute! She's Kaname-Sama's sister, however much of a nobody she is to me!' I thought and clenched my fist at the next thought. 'And Amaya is much more than cute!' But however the time I saw Amaya, the day she kept on shouting she refused to go to the school, I recognized her. I mean, I didn't believe it was actually her, but her name, eyes, and hair proved everything. Hell, even her personality was almost the same from when we were kids. And that was when we met for the first time since our parents had us engaged. She called me chubby! And because of that I hated her, but for some reason that pulled me to her. She was the first person to actually insult me. And despite being the Boy-Genius that I am (Ego grows bigger) I couldn't figure out why I admired her. Turned out it wasn't admiration. I actually liked her.
Then she vanished along with her father and her aunt. That made the "Like" evolve into "Love". And her going to Cross Academy just made that love grow stronger. But then, a few times when my father had to go to America and brought me with him, I saw her. I mean, I was shocked and everything, but seeing what those kids were doing to her... All because of what she looked like. They're bastards...All of them.
I swallowed the piece and looked at Yuuki. "You realize that if Kaname-Sama had really intended to not let you go out, there's nothing that could've prevented him? After all-" Yuuki cut me off and Amaya blinked, looking up.
"I know that!" Yuuki snapped, kinda annoyed. "I'm not so stupid that I would think I'm stronger then Kaname! But he gave me back Artemis, so I think he's telling me I can do as I please on this matter. Besides, I have Amaya with me. Nothing'll happen."
X.X AMaya's PoV.
"Welcome. It's a pleasure to receive you. You, who are the youngest of all of us Pureblood Vampires." The man who greeted us had blonde hair and green eyes. He looked to be in his mid-20's. He placed a hand on his chest and smiled. "I am the Lord of this house, Isaya Shoutou. I was in slumber for a long time and just woke up again. When I noticed I turned 2,000 years old already, I've become an old man, even for the Pureblood, alas."
"I'm Yuuki Kuran." Yuuki introduced herself "I'm also 17 years old. It's such a shame that you couldn't attend the ball."
"I've heard of it, actually." Isaya said. "And how something unfortunate happened with Ouri-Dono and one of the hunters. And on that subject, what is that you're carrying hiding in there." Yuuki blinked and pulled out Artemis.
"It's Artemis." She made it transform into the awesome Grim Reaper weapon.
"OH, I had heard that from time to time, the Kuran Clan gave birth to children who can wield Vampire Hunter weapons despite being Vampires. I also heard that it was why one of the Kuran's were ale to become a King in the past." Isaya said as he observed the weapon.
"Have you ever wished your life to end?" Yuuki asked suddenly. I tried not to laugh at the bluntness of the question.
"You're asking because of Ouri-Dono aren't you?" Isaya questioned.
"No matter what way I look at it, I can't see that being very desirable." She replied.
"Well then, why are you carrying such a weapon with you?" Isaya asked.
"It's because my minds made up." Yuuki told him. "What happened at the party...Even if I'm making a mistake, I don't want something like that to ever happen again." I saw Hanabusa tense and I blinked at Yuuki. What she planning? "Purebloods need a way to make their wish come true, without having to sacrifice anyone in the process." She looked down sadly. "I don't want there to be anymore victims.I don't want...I don't want to sacrifice anyone else and I don't want people to go through saddening situations either. So that's why I will be carrying the burden of ending the lives of those who want to die. SO when the time comes for you to need this service, please remember." So that's what she meant.
Yuuki told me that she was having a talk with herself about "life". A talk about her as a reaper mowing down other peoples lives.
"Why you...Why don't you chose to simply do "Nothing"?" Isaya asked. He explained, "This thing that you are going to do, many people are going to view i as "Foolish and Reckless".
"I realize that." She said, back to her corrupt personality. "And truth be said, I think I'm choosing the worst choice I could have made! But I..."
"You must have realized that by coming here like this, it would be just as likely that I would be the one chopping off your head, no?" I growled and made to step in front of Yuuki, but Hanabusa pushed me back behind him and next to Yuuki as he stood in front of us.
"Hanabusa!" I exclaimed, catching my balance.
"Aidou-Sempai, it's okay!" Yuuki shouted, grabbing his shoulder.
"What-!?" He exclaimed and Yuuki quickly pushed him aside and into me. I stumbled back and would've fallen if Hanabusa hadn't grabbed my arm and pull me towards him in time.
"When you can live so terribly long, it may not even feel like it matters how you end dying!" She continued. "But if I make this move and in doing so succeed at ridding the world of someone who would just sacrifice someone for that, it will have been worth it! I want to change the way things are! And for that I must take action somehow!" She took a deep breath. "And that's all I had to say! Thanks for your hospitality and goodbye!" She bowed and placed her hand on the back of Hanabusa's head, making him bow- also causing him to place a hand on the back of my head, making me bow. She stood up and looked at Hanabusa and me. "Let's go to the next place guys!"
"Hey-!" Hanabusa quickly stepped back, dodging Artemis. "At least put Artemis away! And I do mean before we get to the street!"
"Wait. Are you sure you're going to be able to slay someone with that thing?" Isaya asked, making us stop. I blinked at the question. "I ask because I can smell on you the scent of sunshine more than blood." Yuuki looked like she wanted to laugh.
"I killed my Uncle with it. Ze-A Hunter and I did it together." Yuuki gave him a smile before turning around and walking out, us following.
X.X Aiko's PoV
I sighed. "It's a wonder how I'm able to keep up with you guys." I muttered, walking with Rima and Shiki after their shoot.
"Well, someone had to keep an eye on you." Senri commented, moving the umbrella so it blocked the sun. "Photoshoots during the day are so tiresome." He said.
"Yeah, but-" Rima cut herself off and looked at the construction workers who were moving a box.
"Come on, get that end!" One of them said.
"Yeah, yeah! I got it!" The other exclaimed.
"The humans are more energetic by the ones during the day so I don't mind those." She continued as we paused walking. "Plus, this one is set at a school and I don't mind school's either." I blinked, silver catching my eye, and turned my head. My eyes widened.
Is that...Zero?
And then we started to walk again- wait, what?
"Ah, what are you three doing here?" Takuma questioned.
X.X Amaya's PoV
"There's no way he wasn't lonely." Yuuki said. "I mean, Isaya-San. And I bet he didn't get to make a grave for his family either. We don't have a grave for our family either. Onii-Sama was saying that we don't have anyone to make one anyways."
"We didn't get to make a grave for Mother." I said after a few moments. They looked at me. "I mean, we couldn't, really. Without me finding out the truth and stuff. Still, I'm kinda young, so I don't know what I'm really supposed to say on that kind of subject." I admitted sheepishly. Yuuki smiled.
"I don't either." While Hanabusa just put his hand up to his chin.
"If we live a very long time, I guess we'll eventually understand those things-huh?" I blinked when Yuuki turned around and knelt down, holding out her hand.
Eh? I turned around and saw the cute black dog earlier. I resisted the urge to run over and hug it.
"Aww! You came all the way here, following me, didn't you!? Come here!" Yuuki coo'ed. The dog did so and she hugged it, petting it's head and scratching it behind the ears. "You're so cute! Later I'll buy a nice collar for you!"
"A collar!?" Hanabusa exclaimed. "But you that-that's..." I laughed and stuffed my hands in my pockets, trying not to tackle the poor adorable dog. Yuuki turned to Aidou and said,
"Sorry Aidou-Sempai, but we'll be making a detour." She told him. "There's a place Amaya and I want to drop by before we go introduce ourselves to the Touma Clan."
"More like you want to stop by." I muttered.
"Ha? What place?" Hanabusa questioned suspiciously.
"I want to go visit Momoya."
Time Skip
"Okay, I'm sure it's this way." Yuuki said. I was pretty sure we're lost. "Momoya is someone who used to come work as a maid at the Chairman's before I moved out to the Sun Dorm." She explained. "I was told that she used to work for the Hunter Association."
"Are you sure it's okay to visit her at night?" Hanabusa questioned. "It's getting pretty late."
"Hanabusa's right Yuuki." I grinned and said,
"It's fine, as long as we're not too loud." She stopped walking in front of a gate. "We're here." Hanabusa's eyes widened in surprise.
"A cemetery?" A chill went up my spine at the sight of the graves. A none to pleasant memory came up. I was only 13 then.
I clutched my sprained ankle painfully. I was running away from a group of boys who were tormenting me when I fell down a trap hole and sprained my ankle. I flinched and looked up, daring too shout.
"Anybody there!? Hello!? Can you hear me!?"
"Guys, she's over there!" A boy voice called. My eyes widened and I flinched. Anyone but them... "Flame-head! You like it!?" A black haired boy leaned over the edge, smiling wickedly. "We made it ourselves!"
"Think of it like a present. And hey, you live in one, don't you!?" A blonde boy asked. I flinched and glared.
"Shut-Shut up!" A brunette made a tsk-ing sound and shook his finger.
"Now, now, Fire-girl, didn't your Mommy ever teach you manners? Looks like we'll have to teach you a lesson! Jason, Garret, get the shovels!" My eyes widened. They wouldn't dare...would they?
"Hey-wait! I'm-I'm sorry!" I shouted as dirt fell on and around me. They laughed. "Please-please stop! I'm sorry!"
"Too late, Fire-head! " Their laughter still rang in my ears as dirt covered the hole, burying me alive. I couldn't breath, all I got was dirt up my nose and in my mouth. I couldn't even move. My eyes were closed, I thought I was going to die from suffocation. I tried to move my arms and legs to break free- but it didn't work. I tried and tried, freezing from shock when cold air touched my fingers. They twitched and suddenly my wrist up to my hand could move. Maybe...Maybe I could live another day. I tried and moved my arm again, harder this time and my hand punched through to the surface. I felt something around my arm and pull me up. I kicked and and screamed- dirt filling my lungs. My head...I was getting light-headed. Scratch that, I already was light-headed. The second my head broke through to he surface, I coughed the dirt up and gasped, breathing in as much air as I could as I leaned against my savior.
"Hey, Butterfly, you alright?" I blinked, breathing heavily and looked up to see a blurry face. The black dots eventually vanished and I could make out his face. "Hey? You can talk still, right?" I said nothing but stared at him. His ice-blue eyes stared back at me, seeming to turn turquoise in the light. His blonde hair turned gold because of the sun.
"Y-You..." I gasped and coughed. Pain flared up in my chest from lack of oxygen. "Why are you always-" I was cut off by more coughing. The boy- who somehow end up saving me during the worst of times- patted me on the back. After a few moments I stopped and glanced up at him, not moving my head. He looked me in the eyes. "Just...who a-are you?" He grinned cheekily.
"Think of me as your Knight in ice-covered armor." I blinked and coughed again.
"Why-Why ice?" He removed his hand from my back and held a finger up to his lips.
"It's a secret."
"Momoya-San is-" Yuuki's voice snapped me out of it. "-the only person who's funeral I went too. Her family and friends came too, as well as the Chairman and I. Together we said our farewells. Amaya, we'll just stay out here, okay?" I visibly relaxed, letting out a breath I didn't know I had.
"Yuuki-Sama, you're not going to enter?" He understood why I wasn't going, but Yuuki?
"It's fine from over here too." She answered. "I didn't know when I would get the chance to come and visit next, so I got the urge to come visit and tell her "Hi" today."
"You want to tell her "Hi" but dead people don't reply back." I frowned and looked down.
"No...but still, even if they don't. You just kinda have too." I said, stuffing my hands on my jacket pockets. Yuuki turned her head, seeing where the dog was looking at. We did the same, confused. "Bats..?"
"Weird." Yuuki commented as we watched them fly away. "They look to be the same as Kaname's bats but..." Hanabusa said nothing and I just got Deja vu.
"Anyone else having a Shizuka moment here?" I asked, looking at them. Yuuki sweatdropped and smacked me on the back of my head while Hanabusa just glared at her. "Hanabusa...?" I asked as the bats flew around us. The dog growled.
"Yeah, we better be careful."
"Onii-Sama?" Yuuki asked the dog confused. We quickly turned our attention to the bats which seemed to form into a boy.
"Good Niiiight~~!" He sang, titling his top hat slightly. "You must be that sheltered little brat from the Kurans and the Choukos missing Daughter." Hanabusa quickly stepped in front of us slightly.
"You're a Pureblood too, aren't you?" Yuuki demanded. The boy grinned.
"Right on the mark~!" He lifted his head up enough so that we could see his eyes. "I'm the Head of the Touma Clan, and I'm here juuuust to introduce myself to you~!" I noticed that he looked about 14.
"Touma-" He cut Yuuki off and sang,
"First off! The stage is kindly finally starting to head towards the bloody violence I love so much, so you know whaaaat~?" He asked. "You know what that means?" He glared and growled, showing his fangs. "It means you both get the hell out of my way and don't disturb my enjoyment of the view!" He quickly turned into bats again. I glared at them and growled,
"Bitch!" I growled and screamed from surprise as we were all suddenly tackled by the bats. I flinched as one scratched my cheek, causing it to bleed. Hanabusa growled and held up a hand, blocking me from the bats, as ice shards appeared. He was about to send them towards the bats when Yuuki shouted,
"Sempai, stop!" Hanabusa looked shocked and glared at her.
"What, why!?" He demanded. The bats quickly dispersed away from us. She didn't answer, expect look at the bats.
"You too! Could you please consider continuing this elsewhere!? I don't want you to disturb the peace of this place!" She tilted her head towards the grave sight. "Just over there, there are people resting in peace!"
"You both shouldn't be so impudent to shove your noses in other peoples businesses when your both still nothing but helpless little brats!" His voice shouted and at the same time, Yuuki and I froze when bats flew straight through us. Yuuki's side on the her stomach and my chest- close to my heart. I gasped and grasped Hanabusa's arm tightly, nails digging into his jacket, and gripped my chest as blood splattered onto the ground. Hanabusa stared at us horrified and his eyes turned red with anger.
"Uhn-nf!" I grunted as I fell to my knees from the pain. Yuuki bent on one knee slightly, but remained standing.
"That hurt." Yuuki groaned.
"HEY!" Hanabusa shouted, catching me. I leaned against Hanabusa as I gave Yuuki a pained and annoyed look.
"That hurt?" I quoted, sending a weak glare. "That's all you can say? Way to-state the obvious!" I groaned as blood seeped out between my fingers.
"Amaya!" Hanabusa exclaimed as I fell down slightly. He tightened his grip.
"I-I'm fine. Sorry."
"You are not fine!"
BA-THUMP...BA-THUMP
My heart pounded in my ears-wait... I turned my gaze and froze. Hanabusa noticed and followed.
BA-THUMP
Yuuki was kneeling down next to me- as I had gotten the worst of the blows and followed our gazes. She tensed.
There, standing there by the now open gate, was a boy with silver hair and lilac eyes. He wore a brown trench coat with a white shirt and black pants, boots, and a belt. I stared at him and groaned again, trying to stop the blood from flowing out. The man just stared and I knew who he was.
The same boy who kissed me before telling me he'd have to kill me next time we meet...
Zero Kiryuu. The boy who holds part of my heart.
I began to cough again and Hanabusa gently rubbed my back. "Hey, Amaya-!"
"It-It's fine." I coughed again. "I just-just chocked on my own blood, that's all." I panted slightly as sweat beaded down my face. "It's just...kinda weird. It's not something someone can easily get used to you know. Flesh closing back over the wound." I looked to my side and noticed Yuuki's arm had already healed. Being a Pureblood must mean she can heal faster.
"It was my fault.." Hanabusa said sadly. I glared at him.
"No it wasn't!"
"It is." I panted again and punched him weakly in the arm before pushing myself away from him and standing, wobbling slightly. "Hey! You're not supposed to move yet!" He growled annoyed at me. "You're injured!" I ignored him and glanced at Zero, who had a slightly angered aura. I tensed before smiling awkwardly and placing a hand behind my head.
"Ah-What's up!?" Hanabusa sweatdropped.
"Good Evening." Yuuki greeted, trying to fix the awkward silence. I blinked when Hanabusa suddenly moved in front of us demanding,
"Kiryuu! What are you suddenly-" He paused, glancing behind us. I blinked.
"Aww...he saw me." The famliar Touma voice said. We turned our heads. "I just wanted to sharpen my blades on them a little more. No need to look so scary. Weeeeell, too bad~!" Touma tilted his hat and stuck out his tongue. Zero pointed his gun at him.
"Disappear." He demanded. "I don't care if this is just an altered version of you, I'll still beat it into a pulp until it doesn't work anymore!" Touma gained an annoyed yet pouty face.
"Okaaay~!" He sank back into the ground and the only thing left you could see was his hand waving. "Bye-Bye~!" And he was gone and back into bats. Hanabusa commented,
"Kaname-Sama will definitely strike him back for this." He said. My guess is that he's talking about Yuuki, but could also be referring to me a little seeing as how we're related and that I'm like Yuuki's twin sister, seeing as how close we are. He'd get revenge for him hurting Yuuki and she who was close to her.
The bats began to fly away and I panted slightly, green eyes closing and falling forward. Hanabusa gasped and quickly caught me.
"Amaya,hang on!" My body was going numb.
"Amay!" Yuuki gasped and placed a hand on my arm worriedly. My eyes closed completely and I went limp, leaning against him.
THIRD PERSON POV
Hanabusa blinked when Amaya was suddenly ripped from his arms and gasped. He turned his head to see her slung over Zero's shoulder, his arm on her waist so she wouldn't fall off.
"Zero!" Yuuki exclaimed.
"Huh?" Hanabusa asked confused and tried to ignore the fact that Kiryuu was the one carrying Amaya. Zero stopped walking and looked back.
"Come on, I know a place nearby where we can lay her down and let her rest for now." Hanabusa wanted to reject- not wanting help from his enemy- but Amaya was injured badly, so he complied.
"AH, yes, right." Zero took another step and paused, his foot landing in Amaya's blood.
"This blood...send someone up to clean it later."
"Yes, I will." Hanabusa said.
'What is this scent?' Amaya wondered as she hung limp on Zero's shoulder as he, Hanabusa, and Yuuki walked. 'This nostalgic scent that makes me want to cry from frustration and sadness... This annoyingly familiar scent of mint.' She then thought back to when she saw Zero. SHe kicked herself mentally. 'I'm such an idiot. "What's up"? That's all I could say? Seriously, man...'
After a while they reached heir destination and Hanabusa was freaking out by teh sounds. He stared at the gate firghtened and shouted,
"What-What the hell is this!? SCARY!"
CHIIIIIIIING
Zero turned his head back to Hanabusa annoyed slightly. He gave him a look that basically said "What the hell is your problem?" Zero turned back to the man with the eyepatch and hood.
"The reaction of the gate is slow." Zero told him. Eye-patch nodded.
"Yes, sir. I'll have it adjusted."
"Sorry AIdou-Sempai. Yuuki. This place is one of the safehouses for teh Hunter Association. It's set up so Vampire can't come in unless they've been tamed already..." He quickly picked up Yuuki- making her cry out in refusal- and Hanabusa under his arm who was shaking and turned to stone. He finished, "-Or if they're carried in someone's arms."
"Wha-Couldn't you have said so sooner!?" Hanabusa growled. 'I WAS SO SHOCKED! SO SHOCKED!" After a bit, Zero let down both Hanabusa and Yuuki- but was still carrying Amaya. Hanabusa leaned against a wall, sulking, while Yuuki sweatdropped and clutched her injured arm, watching.
"This way sit." Eye-patch told Zero. "There's no one else here tonight, so all the rooms are free."
"Aidou-Sempai." Zero said, turning to look a the Boy-Genius. He still didn't approve in either of the girls choices in men. Kuran, or this idiot. But he did keep her safe... At least, so he thought. Hanabusa looked at him.
"I'll be on watch duty." You could tell by the look on his face he wanted to be with Amaya, but if he did then who knows what might happen? "Just outside the door." He added. He gave Zero a look that basically read "Do anything and I'll kill you, you damn hunter." Yuuki blinked and hesitated before saying,
"I'll be going with Zero and Amaya." She stated matter-of-factly. Hanabusa nodded and Zero and Yuuki started to make their way to the room. Zero opened the door and at the creak- at the door's very subtle creak- Amaya's fingers twitched.
Amaya's Pov
Ba-Thump. Ba-Thump. Ba-Thump.
My ears twitched. That sound... I could hear the sound similar to running water. But it was faster. And...allured me. I could hear the sound of someone's pulse beating within' their blood vessels...
The familiar minty scent engulfed my senses and made my throat go dry. I could hear creaking noises, but I ignored it and placed my hands on the shoulders of the person who was lifting me up. I lifted myself up and grabbed their silver hair, pulling it out of the way to reveal his neck.
'It's...so close.' I thought and my thirst became even worse. "This...familiar scent...' I pulled the hair out of the way and nuzzled their neck slightly before leaning back and licking the spot I wanted to bite. I panted slightly, starving, and opened my mouth- eyes closed- causing my fangs to protrude from it and made to bite down. Only to freeze right before my fangs pierced his neck.
Silver hair...pale skin...Minty smell...
'Zero.' I closed my mouth and leaned back, eyes wide. I turned my body and head, grabbing hold of his other shoulder as moved so I was right in front of him. I stared him in the eyes for a moment.
"Changed your mind, didn't you?" Zero asked calmly. I took note of his hand around my waist, keeping me from standing on the ground. "Well, you just barely escaped dying." I placed a hand over my mouth, realizing that I just tried to bite and drink from Zero not even 5 minutes ago.
"Amaya?" Yuuki asked. I blinked and looked at the brunette and back to Zero.
"Can you put me down?"
"Can you stand-"
I cut him off. "Yes! I can walk." He put me down. "Thanks." There was a few moments of silence and my small blush. I cleared my throat and apologized. Yuuki sensed the tension and didn't know what to do- thus causing a window to break. I gasped and whirled around surprised- the glass catching fire.
Next thing we knew the door slammed open and Hanabusa stood there, demanding, "What happened!?"
"Hana-Hanabusa!" I exclaimed, throat still dry.
"I'm really sorry." Yuuki apologized to Zero, seemingly for my behavior. Then I glanced at her arm and saw it wasn't healed. "I'm sorry we're always such scatterbrains!" She told him smiling, with a hand behind her head. I glared at her indidgnantly.
"Hey! Who you callin'-Yuuki!" I exclaimed as she ran over and jumped out the broken window.
"Hey, Wait!" Hanabusa shouted after her. I limped after him and made stopped right next to Hanabusa. "Wait! Where are you going to, Yuuki Cross!?" Hanabusa demanded as she ran up some stairs. I panted, worn out from the running. I clenched my chest and gasped when Hanabusa quickly picked me up Bridal-style and ran up the stairs. "!" He shouted when we saw Yuuki vanish with the Dog.