Illead: Yuki is currently back at the house with Kaname. Senna got left behind with Aidou.
Sakura02: I realized they hadn't had cute snuggle time in a while
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"Aidou-nichan, stop being silly and get in the van." Senna sighed out impatiently. She really didn't understand the mood swings Aidou was always going through. One minute, he wanted nothing more than to go back home to the mansion. The next, he was refusing to get into the van that would take them to the train station. Granted, it was a prison van.
Aidou huffed and fought against the Hunter's trying to yank him into the van. "Never! I promised Kaname-sama that I'd spy for him!" After a few more minutes, the Hunters finally managed to shove a very annoyed Aidou into the back of the prison van. Aidou pouted and plopped down beside Senna.
Senna sighed and played with her dress. She'd been disappointed when she'd woken up to find that Zero had gone on to school. He hadn't even said goodbye to her. "Boys are mean…"
"That's right." Aidou said. "Always remember that. Boys are mean evil creatures that'll make you cry."
"Akatsuki-nichan hasn't made me cry." Senna pointed out.
Aidou huffed, clearly indignant. "When did I ever make you cry?"
"When you took Z-chan and threw him away!" Senna answered. She yelped as the driver suddenly slammed on the brakes. She would've fallen off the bench if it weren't for Aidou grabbing her and holding her. "Thanks, Aidou-nichan."
Aidou nodded, righting himself and Senna back up. "What's going on up there?" His answer came in the form of someone flinging the doors to the back of the van wide open.
"Yuki-neechan, what're you doing here?" Senna asked, surprised to see the Pureblood there. She scooted over so Yuki could sit beside her, closest to the small opening that looked into the front of the van.
Yuki gave Senna a tight hug. "I'm so sorry I left without you. Are you all right, Senna? They didn't hurt you, did they?"
Senna quickly shook her head. "They tortured Aidou-nichan, but he wouldn't tell them anything! Kaname-sama would've been so proud of him."
Yuki smiled and patted Senna's hair down. She turned her attention towards the small opening. "I need to find Kaname-onisama! I think he's going to Hanadagi-dono's home."
"Why'd you hijack the van if you knew all that?" Aidou sighed out. He looked up when he didn't immediately receive an answer and saw that Yuki's face was beet red. "You have no clue where it is, do you?"
Cross sighed from the front seat. "I suppose it can't be helped. We'll take you there."
"Is Kaname going to do something bad, Yuki-neechan?" Senna asked worriedly. So much was going on in her crazy world right now. She really didn't think she could handle many more upsets.
Yuki quickly plastered on a smile and hugged Senna to her. "Everything's going to be okay, Senna. We're going to stay a family."
As soon as they reached Hanadagi's house, Yuki leapt out and left the others behind. Aidou grabbed Senna's hand and chased after Yuki, followed quickly by Cross. Senna stumbled to keep up with Aidou's quick strides. For some reason, she was absolutely afraid. She didn't know what was waiting for them in that house, but she knew that whatever it was, it wasn't good. She was relieved to see Kaname and Aidou's father standing at the top of the stairs in the main entrance of the house. It seemed that her fears had been unfounded. She smiled up at Kaname, not noticing the weapon in his hand. "Kaname…"
Everything seemed to happen in slow motion after that. Senna saw Kaname raise the blade high above his head. She saw Aidou's father kneeling on the floor, his head bowed and his eyes closed. It took her a moment to realize that Kaname had cut Aidou's father's head clean off. Aidou's grip on her hand went completely slack until his hand slipped away from hers, leaving Senna to grasp at the air. "Kaname…?"
Kaname glanced down at the shocked looks on everyone's faces. "I'm done hesitating. I only decided once to stay with you, Yuki. However, I am going to fulfill my original plan. I'm sorry, Senna. It looks as though we are no longer a family. Thank you, Yuki…" If he said anything else, the words vanished as he dissipated into hundreds of bats and flew away.
"Father…" Aidou stumbled up the steps and to the pile of dust that were the remains of his father. "Why? Why, Kaname-sama?"
Senna stood at the bottom of the stairs, unsure of what to do. She could see Aidou's shoulders trembling. She looked to Yuki for guidance, for an idea of what they should do. She hadn't even realized Cross had left the room. "Yuki-neechan…"
Yuki spun on her heels without a word and ran after Cross, leaving Senna to stand there all alone. "Stay there, Senna!"
We are no longer a family…The last words that Kaname had spoken to her bounced around in Senna's head. She was on the verge of breaking down and sobbing. She didn't know what to do. Why had Kaname killed Aidou's father? Why had he left her and Yuki. The sound of Aidou's quiet breathing brought her back to reality. "Aidou-nichan…"
Aidou didn't glance up when he felt the tiny hand on his shoulder. "Father…"
Senna wrapped her arms around his neck and hugged him. She didn't say anything. She knew there were no words to console Aidou right now. Saying something like sorry seemed so meek and pathetic at the moment. Since she couldn't find the words to say to Aidou, she simply continued hugging him, even if he didn't embrace her in return.
Cross came back in a moment later. "I've taken Yuki into custody seeing as she is Kaname-san's fiancé. Senna, I'm afraid you and Aidou-san must come with me as well."
Senna was going to let Cross pull her away from Aidou and take her away. She was surprised when Aidou's arms wrapped around her and held her close to him. She hugged him back and allowed a few more tears to slip out.
"This way." Cross said, not fighting Aidou on the matter.
Aidou straightened up and followed after Cross with Senna in his arms. He sat down on the bench across from Yuki in the prison van, not saying a word to the Pureblood. He held Senna close, but didn't look Senna in the eye when she tried to make eye contact with him.
The ride back to the Hunter Association seemed much longer to Senna than last time. She looked between Aidou and Yuki, the silence crushing around her. She didn't know what to say to either Aidou or Yuki, so she remained quiet. More tears slipped from her eyes. She didn't know who or what she was crying for. All she knew was that her little world had become even more broken than it was before, and that she was certain it could never be repaired again.