Argh! I swear I'm getting back on track with updating, everyone! Things have been so crazy with my little sister moving out of the house (so sad!), getting a new car (amazing!), and getting ready for school.

This is the last chapter in the filler arc! We'll be getting back to the manga next update!

Sakura02: Poor Shuuchi and Mikiri are going to die prematurely of a heart attack because of Kaname XD. At least Kaname is protective of his little ward.

Lianne Sabrina: Mikiri is around the age of 14-15 and Shuuchi is physically 14 :)

Aubrey09: Unfortunately, Takuma will not be showing up in this chapter :(. He will be showing up again shortly, though I can't give you an exact chapter number.

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"Senna, go back to the room." Kaname ordered. He and Zero continued to walk through the lobby of the hotel they were all currently staying at.

Senna paused for a beat, debating on whether or not to actually listen to Kaname. After a moment's hesitation, Senna skipped on ahead to catch up with Kaname and Zero.

Zero sighed in annoyance and turned back around. "Would you go back already? You're just going to get in the way."

"I don't want to go back." Senna said, sticking her tongue out petulantly at the hunter. "I want to go with you two to find Jadoku. Besides, if he's got my cure, wouldn't it be better for me to have it sooner than later?"

Kaname was silent for a moment. After a minute, he gave a reluctant nod. "Stay close to Kiryuu and me. Jadoku is most likely desperate and terrified right now. There's no telling what he may do."

Senna grinned triumphantly and raced to catch up with the two. She latched onto Zero's arm. "I'll be good. I promise."

After Shuuchi and Mikiri had reported their findings to Kaname, the whole group had sat down and had a serious discussion on their next course of action. They had narrowed it down to a few potential places that Jadoku could be hiding. Kaname had then divided the group into groups of 2-4 to try and find him. Senna was supposed to stay behind at the hotel, but as usual, she refused to be left behind.

"Hey, Kaname, I'll go back to normal once we get the cure, right?" Senna asked, looking hopefully up at Kaname. "I won't become a Pureblood, right?"

Kaname sighed and patted the little girl on the head. "I don't know, Senna. I really don't know. We can only hope."

Senna pouted and puffed her cheeks out. "I don't want to be a yucky Pureblood. You guys are way too weird."

Zero nodded his head silently in agreement. He managed to tug his arm out of Senna's grasp. He took her hand in his before she could whine or protest at him. "At least you aren't a teenager anymore." Zero muttered.

"I didn't like being big like you guys." Senna retorted. "I'm going to stay little like this forever!"

Kaname chuckled and ruffled Senna's hair. "You don't ever want to grow up? Don't you want a boyfriend someday?"

Senna stuck her tongue out and shook her head. "I can have a boyfriend if I want. Besides, all of you are weird. I bet you weren't weird when you were little. As long as I stay little, I won't be weird like you guys."

"You're weird now anyways." Zero said. Senna's howl of protest made a brief grin slip through Zero's normally cool exterior. He was about to say something else to the little girl when a familiar scent hit his nose. "He's close."

Senna was about to ask Zero what he was talking about when the wind brought the scent to her. It was dirtier and fouler than she remembered, but the scent was definitely Jadoku. She squeezed Zero's hand to try and stop herself from trembling. They were so close. Soon, she'd have her cure. She wouldn't be sick anymore and she wouldn't become a Pureblood.

Kaname sniffed briefly at the air. "Senna, I want you to stay very close to us. Do you understand?"

"Yes sir." Senna said. She didn't want to argue with Kaname right now. "Let's go, let's go!"

Zero disentangled his hand from Senna's grasp and pulled his gun out. The trio made their way towards an abandoned looking building. The brief scent of blood hit his nose and Zero whipped around to look at Senna. "I forgot you could do that."

Senna grinned sheepishly down at the blood sword she now held in her grasp. "I haven't really had a chance to use it in a long time."

Kaname shushed the both of them. He motioned for them to follow him to the back of the building. He took Senna's hand and went to one side of the back door while Zero remained on the other. "Senna, you do not fight without my permission."

"Okay." Senna whispered back. She could hear Jadoku's ragged breathing from inside the building. He was not well.

Kaname looked over at Zero and gave him an affirmative nod. While Zero kicked down the door, Kaname gently nudged Senna behind him. As soon as Zero rushed into the building, Kaname followed in right behind him with Senna close on his heels.

Senna peered around Kaname when neither Zero nor Kaname moved. She couldn't help letting out a small gasp when she finally saw Jadoku. She would've felt sorry for him if it wasn't for the fact that she remembered every single thing he had done to her.

Jadoku was cowering in a dark, dank corner of the empty room. His clothes were tattered and dirty. He had lost a great deal of weight since the last time Senna had seen him. His face was gaunt and his eyes were sunken into his face. "P-Please, just leave me alone." Jadoku sobbed out.

Kaname stepped forward and cracked his knuckles menacingly. "Why should we? You've hurt our precious little Senna more than once. Give us her antidote and we will consider sparing your pathetic life."

Jadoku let out a rasping laugh. His dark eyes fell on Senna and his lips curled back in a sneer. "I don't have it anymore. My master didn't trust me to keep it safe."

"Kaname!" Senna shouted out when Kaname lunged forward and picked Jadoku up by his throat. "Kaname, stop!"

Kaname glowered at Jadoku and squeezed his neck tightly. "Who is your master? Do they have the antidote?"

"Why should I tell you?" Jadoku croaked out. "If I tell you, my master will kill me. If I don't, you'll kill me. Either way, I die. If I don't tell you, I'll at least have the satisfaction of knowing that brat will die a slow and painful death."

"Zero, take Senna out of here." Kaname said coldly.

Senna didn't protest at all when Zero grabbed her arm and dragged her out of the building. She deactivated her blood sword and latched onto Zero's waist. She buried her face in his shirt and let out a small sob. "I'm going to die now, aren't I." Senna whispered.

Zero smoothed Senna's hair down and just let the little girl cry. He silently hoped that Senna didn't hear the sound of Kaname snapping Jadoku's brittle neck. After a moment, Zero tilted Senna's head up. He wiped the tears that continued to roll down her cheeks away. "You aren't going to die. We'll find whoever his master is. We'll get your cure."

Senna whimpered and shook her head. "I'll become a Pureblood. You'll hate me just like you hated Shizuka, and how you hate Kaname and Yuki."

"I won't hate you." Zero said quietly. "I promise, Senna."

Kaname finally came out of the building, wiping his hand off on his coat in distaste. He gave Senna a small smile and took her hand. "I'm so sorry, Senna. We'll find a way to save you. I promise."

Senna nodded and squeezed Kaname's hand. She took Zero's hand as well and gave them both a smile. "What happens now?"

"We'll go tell the others what we found out. After that, I think it's time to go home."

Senna nodded. She didn't speak on the way back to the hotel. They had failed in their mission to find her cure. They were back where they started. Senna could feel her body slowly but surely getting weaker with each passing day. Her hair was completely brown now and her eyes were almost completely pink. She didn't want to become a Pureblood. She didn't want to die.