Sorry this is a day late. There's been a real bad thunderstorm and it knocked out my internet :(
Sakura02: Lol, I'm probably going to have Senri do that now…and you know Kaname is going to teach Senna how to play chess.
Lina Schiffer: I actually used to really hate Kaname when I first started reading Vampire Knight. Now, he's just kind of weird to me because he's in love with his sister. I really hate Yuki more than Kaname.
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Senna observed the clearly nervous and curious vampires milling about from her safe spot in Kaname's arms. She could see Mikiri talking frantically with a few of the Hunters while Shuuchi glared suspiciously over at Sara. As Sara approached Kaname and herself, Senna hissed.
Kaname gave her a cool glance before shaking his head at her. "Senna, please go find Yuki and make sure she stays out of trouble." He said softly as he put Senna on the ground.
"All right." Senna stuck her tongue out at Sara as she ran off to find Yuki. She ran up the stairs and sniffed the air for Yuki's familiar scent. She found it though it was rather difficult with the overpowering smell of blood. Senna sucked in a breath as she turned down a hallway and found Aidou standing with a girl she remembered being Yuki's best friend at Cross Academy. "Aidou-nichan, where's Yuki?"
Aidou glanced over his shoulder. "What are you doing here?"
Senna crossed her arms over her chest. "Kaname sent me to find Yuki. Where is she?" She blinked as the human girl stared curiously at her. "What?"
The girl blinked and straightened up. "Your the child that was always following Yuki and Zero around. You're a vampire too?"
"Yes. Kaname and Yuki adopted me." She finally peered around Aidou and noticed Yuki standing stiffly in front of an open door. She twirled passed Aidou and went to Yuki's side. "Yuki, Kaname is…" She froze as the full force of the smell of blood hit her. She stared in shock at all the blood covering the floor. "W-What happened?"
"Ah, Senna-chan, it's been a while!" Cross beamed up at Senna though his smile was strained. "You and Yuki are matching. How cute."
Senna nodded stiffly. She stared at the back of Zero's head. "What happened?" She repeated. She moved to step further into the room, but Yuki knelt beside her and firmly held her shoulders.
"It seems one of our hunters was left with no option but to take her own life with her weapon. She's already turning to ashes starting from her fingers. Also…" Cross trailed off as he glanced at Zero. "You can see where she was bit by a vampire."
Senna looked at the dead woman's neck and saw two puncture wounds. She clutched tightly to Yuki. She blinked as Yuki picked her up and held her close.
"I will find whoever did this." Yuki said firmly.
Zero glanced at Yuki out of the corner of his eyes and scoffed. "Stay out of this. This isn't something to play with."
"I know that." Yuki answered. "I'm no longer the Yuki Cross that knew nothing and had no power…if something bad is going to happen…" She trailed off as she looked at Senna and affectionately rubbed her cheek with hers. "I will do whatever it takes to protect the ones I love."
"Yuki," Kaname appeared with Shuuchi and Mikiri at his side, a stern look on his face. "Return to the room before the smell of the blood affects you."
Mikiri rushed forward, pausing briefly to smile at Senna and brush a stray strand of hair from her face, before entering the room and speaking quietly to Zero.
Senna wriggled out of Yuki's arms and followed the reluctant Yuki back to the room. She paused before Shuuchi and hugged him before scurrying off after Yuki. She looked over her shoulder before rounding the corner and saw Shuuchi hand Kaname a rather fat looking folder. Before she could inspect it any further, Yuki grabbed her hand and dragged her back to the room. "Yuki, that Sara-hag did something horrible to Ouri-sama and that Hunter. I know it was her."
"You shouldn't make accusations without all the facts, Senna." Yuki reprimanded softly as she led Senna back into the room. She sat on the couch with Senna beside her. She stroked Senna's hair and sighed. "I wish Kaname-onisama would stop treating me like a child."
"Me too." Senna sighed out. She wished she could see Ichijo again but she knew that wouldn't be possible with what had just happened. "I hate her…"
Yuki was about to chastise Senna when she paused. She lifted up a strand of Senna's hair and frowned. "Senna, you're hair is getting darker…almost brown…" Her frown deepened when Senna stared at her. "You're eyes too…they're not as silver as they used to be…"
Senna twisted a strand of her auburn hair nervously, noticing that it was indeed slightly darker. Becoming panicked, Senna hopped off the couch and went over to the small vanity table that was in the room. She stared at her reflection in the mirror. Though her hair was still auburn like Senri's, it was a much darker auburn now. Her eyes had a tinge of another color. Senna couldn't quite tell what it was since it almost blended with her silver eyes. "What's wrong with me?" She asked.
Aidou burst through the door at that moment. "Kaname-sama says we are to return to the car immediately."
Yuki kept a tight grip on Senna's hand as they made their way through the throng of still murmuring vampires. She inclined her head to the ones that acknowledged them but didn't slow her pace.
Senna was looking around, hoping to catch a glimpse of Zero, Shuuchi, Mikiri, but more importantly, of Ichijo. As she was placed in the car by Aidou, she sighed forlornly. She hadn't been able to say goodbye to any of them. "Where's Kaname?"
"He'll be home later." Aidou explained tensely as the car pulled away.
When they reached the mansion, Yuki helped Senna change into her nightgown. She smiled at Senna as she brushed the little girl's hair. "Are you all right, Senna?"
Senna nodded slowly. "When is Kaname going to get home? I want to talk to him." Her thoughts flashed back to the folder Shuuchi had handed Kaname.
"I do as well." Yuki stood up and held her hand out to Senna. "Why don't we go harass the answer out of Aidou?"
Senna giggled and held Yuki's hand. She stood in the doorway as Yuki pestered Aidou to teach her more about vampire society so she could question Kaname. Senna blinked when she heard voices outside the main doors. "There are more people outside again." Senna called. She had sensed people outside the mansion when they had first arrived and when she had been changing.
"Stay." Aidou pointed at the two. He frowned as the two followed him anyways. "Just hide, okay?" He opened one of the doors while Yuki and Senna stayed behind the other.
Senna's ears perked up when she heard Senri and Rima's voices outside. She poked her head around to confirm that it was indeed them. Much to Aidou's horror, Senna squealed and rushed over to Senri. "Hi, Senri-nichan!"
Senri picked Senna up and rubbed his nose with hers. He ignored the incredulous stares of the other vampires around them. "You look different."
Senna puffed her cheeks out. "Yuki said the same thing." She looked over to Aidou whom still looked horrified. "Aidou-nichan, let Rima-neechan and Senri-nichan in."
Yuki poked her head out and apologized to the other assembled vampires. "I won't be able to receive any of you but thank you all for coming to check on me and Senna."
Senna grinned as Senri carried her inside. "Senri-nichan, what are you doing here?"
"I just came to see you and Yuki-sama. Also, I brought you something." He held his hand out and Rima handed him a long wrapped object. He handed it to Senna. "Since Kaname took yours away…again…and because the other one was pretty crude, I had this made especially for you."
Excitedly, Senna tore through the fabric. She squealed in delight and hugged Senri tightly. "Thank you!"
Aidou peered over Senri's shoulder to see what it was. His face was again turned to one of horror when he saw Senna clutching what looked like a silver ruler shape in her hand. "What's that?"
Senna grinned and flicked her wrist, pointing the object towards the stairs. She crowed in excitement as three more silver rectangles clicked out. "It's an amazing Anti-Sara-Hag stick!"
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