Sakura02: Yeah…I'm really trying hard not to catch up to the manga again so I'm only doing one manga chapter per chapter.
Phoenix: Haha, nah. I find it highly entertaining when she tortures Aidou as well.
XxNaturalNanaxX: I updated the 69th chapter on February 28
Pockykiss: I made up none of the Purebloods. They are all in the manga.
The Layman: I hadn't thought about Senna's anti-Sara stick being like the Tangled frying pan, but they're definitely very similar!
L1L Lynn: Aw, I'm so glad you enjoy my story! Good luck with your own Vampire Knight story!
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Senna glanced warily around. She held tightly to Yuki's hand as they strolled down the street with Kaname's dog close on their heels. "So, where exactly are we going?"
Yuki couldn't walking, not sparing Aidou or Senna a glance. "I want to visit Momoyama's grave."
"Who is Momoyama?" Aidou asked curiously.
Yuki hesitated for a moment. She idly played with Senna's fingers before answering. "She was our housekeeper that looked after me until I moved into the dorms. I recently heard that she worked for the Hunter Society as well."
Senna glanced around the empty sidewalk. "Are we supposed to be going to a cemetery this late at night. I'm pretty sure we'll get into lots of trouble if we're caught."
"It'll be okay." Yuki assured. "We just need to be very quiet while we're there." She paused in front of the gates to the cemetery. "You know, Momoyama's funeral is the only one I've ever been to. Her family and friends were all there to say goodbye to her."
Senna peered through the iron gates at the line of graves in the cemetery. She wondered if when she died, they'd have a funeral for her. She knew it wasn't common for vampires to have funerals. She wondered if anyone would be sad when she was gone. She looked up at Yuki when the girl continued to remain completely motionless. Senna tugged impatiently on Yuki's hand. "Aren't we gonna go inside? Don't you want to go see her?"
Yuki shook her head slowly. "No, I'm fine here. I don't know when I'll be around here again, so I just wanted to say hello. Besides, I want to get you home before it gets light. You always get so cranky in the daytime."
"Not as cranky as Aidou." Senna muttered, earning her a shout of protest from the older vampire.
Aidou composed himself quickly. "You know the dead can't talk back, no matter how much you talk to them, right?"
"I know…" Yuki said softly.
Senna looked nervously around their surroundings again. She'd noticed the strange bat creatures congregating on the trees around them. At first she had thought they were Kaname's, but she sensed another presence from the bats. The way Kaname's dog was snarling wasn't making Senna feel much better either. Senna tugged on Yuki's hand. "Can we go now? Please?"
Yuki glanced casually over at the bats. She moved Senna behind her protectively. "Aidou…"
"I know…" Aidou moved so he was back to back with Yuki, keeping Senna sandwiched between the two of them. "Can you girls go one day without getting into some sort of trouble?"
Senna was so focused on the bats forming into a humanoid shape that she didn't notice Kaname's dog disappear into a puddle of nothing. She clung to Yuki's jacket and peered around her to see a young boy in a top hat appearing. "Who's the kid?"
"Shut your mouth, you little shit." The boy said with a sneer. He turned his attention to Yuki with a creepy smile. "So, you're the overprotected bitch of the Kuran Family."
Senna bristled at the foul words coming out of the vampires mouth. She snarled at him. "You're a Pureblood, aren't you?"
The boy grinned widely. "Bingo! I am the head of the Toma family! You should all be grateful that I've personally come here to say hello."
"See, it's creeps like him that make me not want to become a Pureblood." Senna snarled out. "You better leave us alone!"
Toma tsked and waved his finger at Senna. "Brats should be seen and not heard, you know."
"So why are you still talking then?" Senna quipped back, earning her a horrified squeak from Aidou.
Toma frowned at Senna before turning his attention back to Yuki. "Listen, the stage is finally being set for a bloody scene that I'm very much looking forward to. Don't you dare hamper my enjoyment of watching this drama unfold!"
Senna squealed and ducked as Toma sent his bats flying towards them. She was about to bite her thumb and create a blood sword when Yuki held her arm out to stop both Senna and Aidou from attacking.
"There are people resting peacefully nearby." Was the only explanation Yuki gave. The bats were swirling violently around the group. Yuki had no time to block the attack from behind.
"Yuki-neechan!" Senna shouted. She helped Aidou gently sit Yuki on the ground. She snarled viciously over at Toma, baring her fangs at him.
"Put those fangs away before I yank them out, Brat." Toma hissed. He suddenly disappeared into hundreds of bats.
Senna snarled one last time at the spot where Toma had just been before turning her attention back to Yuki. "Are you okay, Yuki-neechan? Your coughing up blood!"
Yuki gave Senna a reassuring smile. "I'm fine…I don't think I'll ever get used to the feeling of my wounds closing up, though."
Senna was about to say something when a familiar scent drifted to her. She whipped around and her eyes lit up. "Zero-nichan!" She leapt up and ran to the Hunter, hugging him tightly.
Zero didn't say anything, his eyes solely trained on Yuki. He put one arm protectively around Senna while he pulled the Bloody Rose out with his free hand. He kept a firm grip on Senna when she suddenly began struggling.
"Zero-nichan, don't shoot Yuki-neechan!" Senna protested.
"Aw, I've been discovered." Toma pouted, pulling himself out of a puddle from the ground. "I wasn't quite done giving these brats a dressing down, but you're scaring me, Hunter-san."
Zero glowered at the Pureblood. "Get out of here now. You may be a familiar, but I have no problem blowing you full of holes."
Toma sighed. "I'm leaving…" His form dissipated into dozens of bats, and then he was gone.
Senna looked up to say something to Zero, but was quickly cut off by said Hunter scooping her up in one arm. She blinked and wrapped her arms around his neck. "Where are we going, Zero-nichan?"
Zero didn't say anything. He walked over to Aidou who was currently holding an unconscious Yuki in his arms. With his free arm, Zero threw Yuki over his shoulder and started walking away with Aidou screaming behind him. "You look different." He commented offhandedly to Senna.
Senna nodded, resting her head on Zero's shoulder. "I look icky…" She looked curiously around at the place Zero brought them to. "Where are we?"
"You're not icky." Zero said calmly. He glanced over at Aidou who was trailing a few feet behind them. "Oh…"
Aidou shrieked when sharp bars slashed out just inches from his face. "W-What the hell?"
Zero sighed and put Senna on the ground. He pointed his finger in her face and fixed her with a stern glare. "Stay." He walked back over to Aidou with Yuki still thrown over his shoulder. "Only tamed vampires are allowed in here. You can come in here if I hold you."
Senna laughed at the mortified look on Aidou's face. She obediently waited for Zero to come back over to where she was. As soon as Zero had put Aidou down, Senna latched onto his hand. "Is Yuki-neechan going to be okay, Zero-nichan?"
"Yes, she just needs lots of blood tablets." Zero answered, squeezing Senna's hand reassuringly. He glanced over his shoulder at Aidou. "Make yourself at home. All the rooms are opened tonight."
Aidou nodded slowly. "I'll guard outside her room." He said. "Senna, you stay with Yuki-sama, all right?"
Senna nodded. "Yes, Aidou-nichan." She kept her grip firm on Zero's hand as he walked into the room with the still unconscious Yuki over his shoulder. "Is she really going to be okay?"
Zero was about to answer when Yuki suddenly began moving around. He didn't say anything or move as Yuki was about to bite him. He glanced at her when she suddenly stopped. "Change your mind?"
"Yuki-neechan, you're okay!" Senna exclaimed, completely missing the tension in the air. She blinked when Yuki pulled herself away from Zero and stepped towards the window. "Yuki-neechan?"
Neither Yuki nor Zero were fazed by the window behind Yuki suddenly shattering. Yuki smiled apologetically at Zero, Senna, and Aidou when he ran into the room. "I'm sorry. I'm still messing things up." With that, she jumped out the window and disappeared.
"Stay here, Senna!" Aidou ordered, running out of the room and after Yuki.
Senna looked up at Zero. She released Zero's hand and wrapped her arms around his waist. She gave a small smile when he rested his hand on her head. She hoped Aidou would find Yuki soon. She didn't think Kaname was going to be very pleased with them being gone for so long.
