"Even though the world was falling down, you managed to keep standing. That's the strength of the heart, and yours is like superman."
-Moi
"Everything will be okay in the end... and if it's not okay, it's not the end"
-Valentine
"It might seem like I don't care, and a lot of the time that's true... But sometimes the misery and criticism goes straight to the heart and buries itself there"
-JobenX
'Ruka.' She turned her head to look at Ruka and Akatsuki, only to find Amaya trying to offer her blood to them.
"I'm close enough to a Pureblood that it should be able to help a bit." She explained urgently. Ruka was dying and fast. Her wrist had to puncture holes in them from when she bit it, blood dripping down her wrist. "Just take it! It'll speed up her healing!" Amaya was starting to panic and it was showing on her face.
"Ruka-San!" Yuuki cried out as she stood up and ran over to them. She stopped once she was beside them, "Are you okay!?"
"She was pierced close to her heart," Akatsuki informed, a pained expression forming on his face. ",we won't be able to stop the bleeding so easily."
"Ruka..." Amaya was really freaking out now, but she was hiding it surprisingly well, "Just drink my blood! Toughen up already, please!" She was close to begging right now.
"Amaya's right, Ruka." Yuuki told her, "Try and muster some strength and drink our blood." Ruka finally gave in, breathing heavily, skin cold as ice, not wanting to argue with the two at once.
"...Yes..."
Yuuki lowered her wrist to Ruka's mouth, only to have Akatsuki snatch both hers and Amaya's wrists. They gasped in alarm as Akatsuki lowered his mouth to Yuuki's wrist and gather some of the blood, before doing the same to Amaya, before releasing them and leaning down to Ruka.
They watched with wide eyes as he pressed his lips against hers.
Ruka's eyes widened at the feeling of Akatsuki's rough lips against hers and then they widened even further at the taste of the mixed blood entering her mouth. She swallowed the thick liquid and closed her eyes, pressing back. Ruka wouldn't admit it, but she actually craved his blood. Akatsuki's.
The scent of Daffodils never left the air.
Takuma had his legs crossed, his hands clasped together and placed elegantly on his lap, as he informed Sara, "Kaname and Chouko-San, they didn't postpone their plan.
"That's for sure," Sara said, nodding. ",if I were in either of their positions, I would think of it as a hindrance too." The "birdies" that surrounded Sara had expressions of worry and loyalty.
"Sara-Sama," A blonde with wavy hair began, only to have Sara cut her off gently with a sweet smile.
"It's alright, I won't let you girls do it," Her smile broadened as she ran her fingers through a long-haired brunette's hair. "We'll let Zero do it."
"Sara-Sama..." Takuma began, narrowing his eyes. He watched as Sara kissed a blonde on the head and a dark-haired girl on a cheek. For a split second, he imagined him kissing Rima on the forehead and holding her close, telling her not to worry. His lips twitched upward at the thought of the orange-haired girl, knowing that she would tell him to "stop being so mushy" and "not to worry". "You're a cruel woman, giving your blood to Kiryuu-Kun, who already has drank from a Pureblood and has uncontrollable power within him."
Sara turned her head, her cerulean blue eyes catching his forest green gaze, and questioned, "Are you referring to me granting him power and benevolence, to him who was hungry and pitiful?" She felt the ends of her lips twitch upwards into a smirk, "Or were you referring to me putting a rein on him to make him listen."
Takuma frowned deeply, saying, "I'm afraid I'd be talking about the latter of the two, Sara-Sama."
"How pitiful." Sara said and stood up, her pink dress flowing elegantly with her graceful movements, walking over to Takuma, who just stood there. She placed a hand on his shoulder and leaned up, so that her lips were just inches from his, "You're being grasped by a rein and you still struggle to fight it. That's fine, however..." Takuma resisted the urge to recoil or blow her up right there. Or, pull out his katana and just slice her to pieces. He could feel her lips just ghosting above his and it was making him sick. "To satisfy that desire to monopolize...What will you give me?" She asked it so sweetly and innocently, Takuma wanted to gag.
"..." Takuma didn't answer, instead just giving her a dissatisfied frown.
"In the end, you two are being manipulated by the instincts of a Vampire." She told him.
X.X
Amaya and Yuuki looked at Ruka and Akatsuki, who was holding Ruka gently and lovingly.
'If Akatsuki's with her...yeah, she'll be fine.' Amaya thought, nodding. She stumbled forward with a yelp, something hitting her in the back of her head. She whirled around and glared at what hit her. She froze instantly when she saw what-no, who it was.
"Z-Zero..." He then reached over and whacked Yuuki in the head in a similar fashion, asking the two roughly,
"Are you going to continue being at a loss?" He demanded, looking at them. Amaya caught his gaze and she swore that her heart beat faster. They headed to the doors of the Association Headquarters, Kaname's words echoing in Yuuki's head.
'For a moment, my hand hesitated...' She thought.
'Dad...Why? Just-why?' Amaya wondered silently, messy bangs falling into her face.
"...They wanted to get rid of me, didn't they?" Zero spoke up after a few moments. He stopped walking and pressed his right palm against the wood and steel of the door, "It's just the Purebloods using their arrogant controlling power to attempt to manipulate me."
The two girls said nothing, merely looking at him sadly.
Zero looked up and said, "The Door trap is still activated." It happened in a matter of second, but Zero ended up carrying Amaya bridal-style.
"Z-Zero!?" She looked up in alarm, but Zero did not meet her gaze.
"Anyway, we'll stop those guys. Kuran Kaname and Chouko Jack has hidden themselves." He placed Amaya down, before walking back out and carrying Yuuki in and setting her down.
"Have you checked the surrounding areas!?" Yagari's voice shouted from inside the building.
"Yes!" A man informed.
"You guys, come with me!" Yagari ordered, pointing at a group of people. "They're above!" That was when he caught sight of the old Cross Academy trio. He and Zero shared a glance before Yagari took up off the stares, a group of people following him. Kaien's voice echoed in his mind,
"Yagari, do you truly think it's alright for them to kill each other?"
"Damn it...!" Yagari let out another string of curses, a pained look etched onto his face. He recalled his and Kaien's conversation,
"Damn it...this wound aches every time I recall it." He had said, placing a hand over his eyepatch. "The person whom I was engaged to was turned into a Vampire by some Pureblood and I was the one who got rid of her. Seems like Kaito was under the same circumstances too. Same goes for Zero; he tried to kill himself." Yagari had pulled the eyepatch off, revealing a long, nasty scar that went straight across his eyes, surrounded by burns. Kaien's eyes had widened slightly at the wound, "No, understand it too. You had understood and yet you yearned to be a kind Human, so you acted as one."
Yagari stopped running at the sight of a wounded Kaname and Jack. Behind them was Seirin, who was holding the anti-Vampire sword in a white cloth, so she would not be injured.
"You came at the right time," Kaname began, "Yagari-Sensei."
And in an instant Yagari had whipped out his rifle and pointed it at the Kuran.
"Please lend us the two people behind you." Kaname said, disappearing and reappearing behind Yagari. "It's troubling for there to be anti-Vampire traps everywhere." He looked at the Hunters and they instantly fell unconscious, crumbling onto the ground. Yagari whipped around, screaming as loud as he could,
"KURAN! You blood sucking MONSTER!" He raised his rifle, prepared to let out a barrage of bullets, only to have a sword held up to his throat by Seirin.
"Sorry about this, Yagari." Jack apologized, stepping over the crumbled bodies to stand next to Kaname.
X.X
"They came this far," Sara spoke to the air, willing her blood that resided inside Zero to do her bidding, "Now protect me."
X.X
"Jack...stop being an idiot." Aliza whispered from inside her cell, her daughter, Sarah, curled up beside her. "Just make sure that Kaname doesn't take his life...or yours, for that matter. Only a Pureblood can stop the Mother from causing chaos...An aristocrat can't do anything."
"Mother..." Sarah began, a warning at the end of her tone. "Don't even think about it." Aliza smiled sadly at her birth daughter, her Jade green eyes glinting dangerously.
"Sorry, my love, but I must."
X.X
Yuuki, Zero, and Amaya slammed a door open, revealing Kaname and Jack.
X.X
"I'm acting?" Kaien had questioned, scratching the side of his head. "Er...let's see...I might have yearned to be a kind Human. And acted like that... But doesn't this apply, to anyone who has a heart?"
Kaien shouted instructions at a Vampire Hunter, clutching a map tightly in his hands.
X.X
"Yes...the last one to be blocking my way would be you, Yuuki." Kaname spoke, looking tenderly at his fiance. "I knew that all along."
"We have always wandered around, looking for the exit in the forest." Yuuki told him, frowning. Her heart was aching at the thought of fighting her brother, her fiance, the one she loved, but she had no choice.
"Many people, innocent people no less, have been hurt," Amaya spoke, glaring at the two of them. She ignored the painful beating of her heart and the urge to break down, "and even died. Today Ruka almost died." Amaya willed her voice not to crack, "And then Zero almost died too."
"You're getting even further away, Kaname." Yuuki told her brother, frowning sadly. She gripped the long strands of hair as best she could and raised Artemis.
"Father, why are you making us do this?" Amaya questioned, raising a delicate eyebrow.
Yuuki held the strands of her hair in her hand tightly, locks of dark brown hair collapsing and crumpling together on the floor. "Sorry, Zero, I won't make blunders anymore." It was almost as if they had switched hairstyles. Yuuki now had the incredibly short hair, while Amaya now had the extremely long hair. Yuuki's hair was choppily cut and was above her shoulders.
"It's time to end this." Amaya said, frowning and clutching Luna tightly. "Now, all of us have the same objective. So, it's safe to stand beside each other again, right, Zero?" She asked the prefect.
"Even right now?" Yuuki added.
Zero was silent for a few moments and said, "...Yeah, it's fine for both of you to be here."
"Good," Amaya grinned. "Hey, Mr. Grumpy Face?" Zero felt his eyebrow twitch at the old nickname.
"What?"
"Just to give you a heads up and all, we'll take the consequences of your idiocy, got it?" Amaya told him, a bit roughly.
"And," Yuuki began, smirking. "Since we'll be doing that, you'll have to help us when we're in trouble. Got it, Mister?"
'When you abandoned yourself to the darkness, it's so freezing cold you can hardly move. You could barely feel anything. You would be so numb, you could barely feel the touch of the warmth that comes from your loved ones. But if it would start to melt, it would start hurting.'
X.X
Yagari held his wounded shoulder, blocking an attack from Seirin.
X.X
Kaien gave out more instructions, his voice filled with urgency.
X.X
Sara continued to give out more orders to her blood that resided within Zero, Takuma frowning deeply.
X.X
'Even so...' "Kaname, I've thrown the weights away! If I think of what to do after catching you, It'll be impossible to catch you! Just like Ruka-San, like Amaya, I will not waver! "
"I won't let you get away this time!" Amaya screamed, winging her blazing Luna at her father, who dodged.
'Even so, I believe, that we'll be able to get out of this dark forest. And the day where we warm our frozen bodies under the sun, will come.' Yuuki continued to think.
X.X
"Thank you," Maria told the bird that was perched on her arm. "I see, the situation at the Association is getting bad. Zero-Kun..." Her Egyptian blue eyes glinted with worry.
Back inside the Night Class...
"What were we thinking!?" A student cried out, clutching the side of their faces in horror.
"To do something this outrageous!?" Another exclaimed.
Hanabusa sweatdropped, watching the students that were crowded around him in depression.
"To think that we accepted the new Blood Tablets that were so easily accessible!" A girl cried out, shaking her head furiously.
"And even for an instant attacked Yuuki-Sama..." A boy whined, tears streaking down his face.
Hanabusa snapped, "Get a grip on yourselves already! The Dorm President and Vice President left this school to our protection!" All their heads snapped up in realization and exclaimed,
"That's right!"
"Oh, yeah!"
"How could I have forgotten!?"
"That's right!" A boy cried out and clamped his fist onto his hand, "Let's catch up to them and head over to the Association right now!"
"I agree!"
"Let's go!" Hanabusa was silent through the whole conversation, until now.
"Are you serious?" He asked them all, "You understand that we would only become a hindrance, even if we went to the location of the Pureblood's conflict, don't you?" Everyone went silent. Hanabusa sighed and placed his right hand on his hip. "...Leaving that aside, it's the new tablets that we should be worried about." 'Amaya, do me a favor and don't get yourself killed.' Pain flared throughout his chest at the thought of her death and he shook his head, swallowing the lump in his throat. He cleared his throat and continued, "If it continues to be sold in the market, the Vampire society will eventually collapse...along with the Human Society." He left those words to sink into the Vampires' minds.
If the blood tablets continued to be sold, then they would do nothing but attack human, killing them all, and then eventually the Vampires would all rot and die. That's what would happen.
Hanabusa continued, narrowing his ice blue eyes, "That's why I want to make new Blood Tablets that can negate the other Blood Tablets powers!" He held up the bottle that contained some of Yuuki's blood. "I have some of the Dorm President's blood here too, so please assist me!"
"But..." A girl with orange curly hair in a similar style to Yori's, spoke hesitantly, "I can not believe that those two would actually fight each other."
"It's hard to imagine, no, it's impossible to imagine them doing this when I saw them afar at the ball." Another girl, with shoulder-length brown hair said, "They seemed to be close and concerned about each other. It was as if no one could tear them apart."
"And with you and the Vice Dorm President..." Another girl began. She was blonde this time and had her hair up in a bun, "You seemed like you wouldn't even let another man touch her, you seemed so protective of her." Hanabusa felt a blush spread across his face. The girl looked at him with a thoughtful look, "You could tell how much you two really loved each other."
"Y-Yes, well..." Hanabusa cleared his throat and turned his head, embarrassed, and said, "Well, she-she is my fiance after all."
"I think it's really sweet how worried and protective you are of her." Another Vampire girl said. She had black hair down in a braid.
"C-Can we change the subject?"
"I want to have a boyfriend like that." Another girl stated and squealed. "The perfect dream guy!"
"Now, now, we're in a middle of a war, remember?" A guy scolded, giving the brunette a look. She blushed and nodded, reverting back to normal.
"Right, sorry. Now, onward to the production!"
Hanabusa sighed in relief.
X.X
"Get caught by me obediently, Kaname!" Yuuki shouted, butterflies surrounding her, as she swung Artemis in an arch, preparing to attack Kaname. Flames swirled around Luna as Amaya charged towards Kaname, Yuuki's butterflies surrounding her running form.
"ZERO! NOW!" Rose vines flew towards Jack and Kaname in a rhythm, only to stop right behind Yuuki and Amaya. "Why did you stop?" She demanded, turning to glare at the prefect. SHe froze, however, at the daggers that were poised at the pressure points of her neck.
"You won't poise a threat like this at all!" Yuuki cried out in protest, a sword placed beside her neck on her shoulder. He grip tightened on Artemis, "Kaname won't die unless you use this blade to pierce his heart!"
"Father nor Uncle will die if you don't continue!" Amaya argued, angered.
A hand reached out from the butterflies and placed itself on Yuuki's right cheek. She froze and within moments, Kaname had Yuuki pinned to the ground, him on top of her.
"The same goes for you...You aren't a real threat yet, Yuuki."
"You honestly think you can defeat us, Butterfly Child?" Jack asked his daughter, causing her to lash out angrily, shouting,
"That's Hanabusa's name! Don't call me that!" She reeled her elbow back into her Father's stomach, to scream and thrash and he dodged and wrapped his arms tightly around her, pulling her into his chest. "Let go of me! Let me go, damn it! I refuse! I refuse, I refuse, I refuse! I refuse to be the damn Damsel in Distress again-I refuse! I will defeat you-I will!"
"So your embodiment is a Butterfly, huh?" Kaname asked Yuuki as a light purple butterfly landed on his sword handle. "The fact that yours took the shape of a living thing that favors the light is just like you, Yuuki?"
Kaname felt someone cold press against his head and heard Zero's voice say, "But that Butterfly is a creature that drinks blood and not honey. I can fight just as well, don't belittle me."
"Let me go, already, damn it!" Jack merely tightened his grip on his daughter, not wanting to let her go.
"No. I don't care what you think of me, I am your father, and you will listen to me and let me hold you like I used too when you were a little girl."
Amaya bit her lips, ceasing her struggling, and just let her father hold her close. His knives vanished and he merely hugged her tightly, savoring the moment.
Yuuki forced Kaname off of her, swinging Artemis. Kaname dodged at the last moment and blocked Artemis with his sword.
Rose vines grew out of the ground and wrapped themselves around Amaya and Jack, cutting into their skin and clothes.
Amaya, in a burst of desperation, made herself explode in flames. The vines caught on fire and burned, releasing them. She broke out of Jack's grasp and dismissed the fire, and charged at Kaname, who merely caught Luna with his free hand.
X.X
"Kiryuu Zero, kill your enemies in front of your eyes with the rate you are going." Sara said from her cell. "With those wild roses that drink unattractive blood, recall...Why did your brother have to die? In order to give you power for your revenge, I granted you my blood.
X.X
Zero felt the urge from his bloodstream to murder both Kaname and Jack.
X.X
Kaien slammed the door open to the furnace room frantically, asking, "Is there something wrong with the furnace!?"
The furnace kept making groaning sounds.
"Association President!" A man exclaimed, surprised.
"Right now it has just-" Kaien looked up at the large furnace, frowning deeply and worriedly.
"We have to consider the damage it can do to the lowest floor. It's possible that we won't be able to revive it if the fire extinguishes." He explained, "Please pay attention to it. That furnace is no ordinary one. It is where the weapons that kill even Purebloods originate from. The furnace were the "Parent" was melted in.'
X.X
"The ancestor threw her heart into the furnace and gave the Hunters weapon and power, but did she ever say to kill all the Purebloods!?" Yuuki demanded, glaring at her brother.
"You don't have to kill everyone!" Amaya growled and upon seeing her father charge towards her, she outstretched a hand towards him and let out a spiral of white hot flames, which he blocked with every-shade-of-blue flames.
X.X
"Look," Sara began, sensing Zero's defiance. "Aren't the ones who made a mess out of your parents, your brother, and your life, right in front of your eyes?"
X.X
The vines rustled uncertainly, Zero muttering a small, "...Yeah..."
"Zero?" Yuuki and Amaya questioned in surprise as all their weapons clanged together again.
X.X
"And right at this moment, Kaname's power is being consumed by the Hunter sword and Jack is being worn down by his daughter. Appease your desire for avenge to your heart's content."
X.X
Zero's eyes started to fill with bloodlust and Amaya screeched, pissed off,
"DON'T LISTEN TO THAT CRAZY OLD BAT, YOU IDIOT!"
"Don't get bound by Sara-San's blood!" Yuuki screamed angrily at Zero, kicking his leg. Zero gave her an annoyed look and could feel the bruise forming on his leg.
X.X
"If you kill that man, you would fulfill what you want," Sara urged, trying to get him to do what she wishes. "Kill him, killing doll." Takuma grit his teeth angrily from where he was standing. He was leaning against a wall, his arms crossed.
'Will this war never end?'
X.X
"Shut up." Zero growled, narrowing his lilac eyes. "Don't try to act as though you're my Master, Pureblood." He spat the name out with venom, pissed. At that moment, the vines that were attacked Kaname and Jack, attacked Zero. The wrapped around him and pulled him onto the ground, causing everyone to step back.
X.X
Sara frowned, angry, while Takuma just smirked when he realized what had happened.
'That's a good prefect, Zero.'
X.X
"I wanted power to hold him down..." Zero said softly. At that moment, vines wrapped around Kaname and holding him in place. Vines also wrapped around an alarmed Jack, who was struggling to get free. Obviously the idea of burning the vines didn't appear in his head. "Yuuki! Amaya!"
"Got it!" Amaya shouted as she charged.
"Alright!" And Yuuki swung Artemis behind her as she charged at her brother.
"It wasn't either of our wishes to become like this." Kaname said quietly, causing Yuuki to widen her eyes as she charged. "The Purebloods shouldn't be arrogant. She used her body to bring attention to that and yet...Why did you forget?"
Zero placed hand against his face painfully, while Yuuki paused in her attack, shouting with tearful eyes, "KANAME!"
There was a roaring sound, which alarmed Amaya and caused her to stop her attack.
X.X
"Oh, gosh! This is the first time this has happened!" A man exclaimed from inside the furnace room.
"The parent has crawled out!" A man screamed in alarm, watching the orange lava-like substance crawl out of the furnace.
X.X
The roaring sound echoed throughout the entire building and people exclaimed,
"It's from below!"
"It's coming from the lowest floor!"
"What the hell was that!?"
X.X
Akatsuki had just lifted Ruka up bridal style when he heard the roaring of the furnace. He turned his head to look at the Association Headquarters, confused.
X.X
Yagari and Seirin paused in there fighting to look at the lava-like substance that had formed around them.
X.X
Kaito opened the door to the Hanadagi servant's cell, but paused as they both turned to look at the lava-like substance, roaring echoing around them. Kaito frowned deeply and said,
"The parent, huh?" His eyes were wide with alarm and surprise.
X.X
Touma was frozen in fear and horror, pressing himself against the wall, when he saw the Parent.
X.X
"Sarah, love, this way." Aliza urged her daughter when she saw the substance. She knew what it was, what it's goal was, and knew she was going to be one of her victims. "Come, stay away from the parent."
"But, Mother-!" Sarah protested, annoyed. "It's just lava!"
"Yes, "Just Lava", it'll kill you!" Sarah followed silently after that.
XX
"Wait! I said wait!"
"Senri, wait! Damn it, get back here!" Aiko was getting pissed, "Stop running-We said "Wait!" She finally managed to catch up and gripped his hand tightly. She pulled Senri to a stop, Rima panting slightly beside her.
"To think that you followed Takuma all the way to the Association-!" Rima exclaimed, worry filling her.
"Stop running already." Aiko ordered, frowning at the mahogany haired boy. She then froze, looking up at the building in front of them. "That's..."
"That's the Association, right?" Rima questioned, staring up wide-eyed at the building. Lava-like tendrils were waving everywhere around the building.
"What the hell is going on in there?" Aiko questioned, alarmed. She felt Senri moving towards the building and acted quickly, wrapping her arms around him, "Senri, it's too dangerous! You can't go in there!" Senri had tensed when she hugged him, not really used to the close contact.
Rima then realized just exactly how dangerous and just exactly who was in there. She took a few steps forward, "Takuma-!"
"Rima, not you too!" Aiko reached a hand out and gripped her wrist. Rima stopped and looked alarmed at Aiko.
"If either of you go, you might get killed!"
"...That's not it." Senri said after a moment, "I just want to help my benefactor."
"Aiko...This is Takuma we're talking about." Rima tried to get it through to the brunette. "He isn't...Takuma isn't someone suited for such dark places!"
X.X
Kaname had barely blocked Yuuki's attack with his sword when a pale hand placed itself on his arm.
"Takuma..." Kaname warned.
"Please, run, Sara-Sama!" Takuma pleaded. Despite how much he hated the woman, he had this aggravating sense of loyalty to her that wouldn't leave him.
"Takuma, you aren't of any use here." The blonde told him. "Get back."
"Alright already, just run!" He argued. "Sara-Sama!" She sighed and turned to look at her "birdies" who were looking at her worriedly.
"Sara-Sama..." The brunette with the braids protested.
"...Welcome, you girls."
Kaname and Yuuki were at a standoff, along with Jack and Amaya. Takuma had a hand placed on Kaname's arm and Zero had a hand placed to his face as he fought with Sara's blood.
"...My incomplete Killing Doll," Sara spoke, turning her head to look at a struggling Zero, who had his gun pointed at her. "No matter how you would howl about, in the end, you would protect me. Now," She narrowed her eyes. "should that corrupted ancestor and his lackey." Jack narrowed his eyes angrily at her, growling,
"Hey, who you callin' a Lackey, blondie!? I'll have you know I'm no one's follower!"
"Then why do you side with that beast?" She questioned calmly. Jack narrowed his eyes angrily,
"He's my friend and it's your fault that Araiya is dead! If you hadn't sided with Rido, she would still be alive! What do you have against us!? Why did you try to take Amaya away from us!?"
"Wh-What!?" Amaya stepped back from her father and moved to the side, watching the argument. "What the hell are you guys talking about!?"
Jack gave his daughter a look and pointed angrily at Sara, "She's the reason, why your mother, is dead! She's the reason, why you had to become Human!"
"With another Kuran out of my way, I'd be closer to becoming a Vampire Queen." Sara explained, narrowing her eyes at Jack. "Is that so wrong? Now, Zero, hurry up and give Kaname-San the finishing blow. Hurry up and make me the true Vampire Queen. While you're at it, take out Jack-Kun and his daughter too."
Zero shakily pointed his gun at Kaname, ready to pull the trigger, when Takuma tackled Zero and gripped his arm, raising it up and pointing the gun up at the sky.
"Ichijou-Sempai!?" Zero exclaimed, surprised. Takuma quickly pressed he gun under Zero's chin, drawing out sharp gasps and shouts of alarm.
"Zero!"
"Ichijou-Sempai!?"
"What're you doing!?"
"Drop your weapons!" Takuma ordered, narrowing his eyes. "Kaname, Chouko-San...And Yuuki-Chan and Amaya-Chan too!"
"Zero-!" Yuuki shouted, loosening her grip on Artemis slightly.
"What-Zero-!"
"I'm fine," Zero cut Amaya and Yuuki both off. ",so don't ever let go of your weapons."
"Kiryuu-Kun...I'm envious of you." Takuma told Zero, closing his eyes. Electric blue eyes and bright orange hair flashed in his mind, "In more ways than one. If it helps, I'm even envious of Hanabusa. He has the girl he loves and you're useful to everyone. To Kaname, to Chouko-San, to Sara-Sama...Even to Yuuki-Chan and Amaya-Chan! You're always necessary!" There was a silence, "No...Let's stop here."
"Takuma...,do you really think Sara is a Pureblood that should be allowed to live?" Kaname questioned his friend.
"Dude, don't tell me you actually think she deserves to continue living!?" Jack exclaimed, exasperated. He looked at his daughter, "What about you, firecracker? Yuuki?" He looked at the brunette and sweatdropped. "Come on! You gotta be kidding me!"
"I don't... But I also don't want her to die. I think the same about you, Kaname." Takuma explained, a sad smile growing on his face. "The only difference is, I think, is that I'd rather be separated from Sara-Sama than from you. So please, drop your weapons!"
"I..." Yuuki tried to find her voice after that speech.
"Oh, boy..." A high, female voice said.
"Well, if it isn't the Disciplinary Committee." Amaya's head snapped over to the voice and exclaimed,
"Sarah!? Aunt Aliza!?"
"Yeah, yeah, glad to see you too." Sarah grumbled, annoyed at her half-sister's face.
"Look out!" Aliza shouted, causing everyone to look at Sara, who was raising an arrow at Kaname,
"Sorry, Takuma, even so, I want to become the Queen." She raised the object to stab Kaname, causing Yuuki to tackle her fiance, shouting,
"Kaname!" Kaname quickly wrapped his arms around Yuuki and jumped away from Sara, who was pierced in the chest and thrown in the air by a lava-like tendril. Rubble flew everywhere as more tendrils flew out of the ground.
Jack snorted, looking up at Sara, and stated, "She deserved it."