AN: I'm currently on a writing frenzy, which isn't a bad thing. I hope that you all enjoy this chapter, even though I sort of wrote insanity lol.
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She itched.
Curled in the corner of her room Miki scratched at her neck numbly, staring at the white walls that surrounded her. This time silence was her foe, it clawed at her eagerly, whispering dark promises as she sat quietly.
She startled when gunshots echoed in her head, hand pausing from its place on her neck and stared at the door intently.
The widow was secured, she had triple checked just in case, but she made sure to keep it in her view as well as the door across from her. An intruder could easily break it down, the wood wasn't hard enough to resist a well-aimed kick and the window could easily shatter if a large object was thrown through it.
So itchy.
It happened to her a few times in the past, memories of her deployments haunted her everywhere she went. Faces of those she failed to protect would appear in the mirrors, explosions would shock her awake and she'd end up curled on her bed with her hands clasped on her ears.
She was having an attack for the first time in this universe, just when she thought perhaps it would go away. There was no war here, but there was danger and she supposed that's what activated this little episode.
Why won't it stop itching?
Cross Academy was filled with loud, young and fragile, children that were unaware of the dangers that lurked just next door. She hadn't been able to sleep correctly in days ever since the Vampires had moved in, her instincts screaming at her to be constantly aware of any sign of danger around her.
What Cross was doing; it was a nice thought. To think that two opposing species would live together peacefully was just a dream, Vampires were ruled by their instincts and children had none to begin with. All they saw was beautiful people and ran toward them in eager hoards, screaming and pleading to be eaten.
So perhaps it wasn't all that surprising that she was having flashbacks, but what she really was worried about was the insistent itching that she couldn't stop.
It reminded her of Zero, when she had walked in on him digging deep grooves into his neck, blood dripping down his pale neck-
Blood. Itchy…Hunger.
She shuddered and pulled her knees to her chest and interlocked her fingers around her legs so tightly she could feel the strain. She was forcing herself to stop itching, it was irritating her skin and causing obvious marks that she wouldn't be able to answer for.
Ever since she had fought with those girls, she had felt something change inside of her. It prowled back and forth impatiently, looking for any weakness to take advantage of.
She pushed it down with an iron will, partly out of fear but mostly out of the knowledge that whatever wanted to come out would hurt those around her.
So she stayed quiet about it, she had endured worse before.
The room was quiet, the shadows seemed to lengthen and stretch toward her greedily, claws reaching forward to ensnare her and drag her into the never ending darkness.
Please help me.
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On her good days she practiced with her weapon, furiously attacking her invisible target to try and make the itch go away.
Their training arena was unusually empty, the Headmaster was busy dealing with paper work and Yuuki was off playing with her new friend.
A girl named Sayuri.
Miki didn't mind the silence, even though Yuuki had been a constant in her life she could deal with her leaving to do her own thing. She knew that the day would come when they would separate to go their own path, if it wasn't now it was surely going to be later when Kaname tried to turn them.
Miki wasn't going to play nice when that happened, if the Pureblood thought that she was just going to sit in a mansion like a princess he had another thing coming.
She panted as she swung, blade singing to her as it sliced through the air.
She was itchy.
Shaking her head, she ignored her shaking limbs and started over, she had no idea what was going on but she was going to fight it. She had to.
Hungry.
Mind over matter, she had been taught since she joined the Navy that pain was just a small thing, it could easily be set aside if her mind was strong enough.
She would survive this…whatever this was.
The days passed in a blur, Yuuki was happier it seemed now that she had found a friend and Miki was happy for her. More times than not she found herself alone but that was okay, Yuuki was happy everything was good.
Of course Zero lurked around sometimes, gaze searching and she knew that if he looked hard enough he would find out something so she avoided him. He had been the one who had to pull her off of the girls, he had seen first-hand the frenzy she was in.
She had never felt so angry before and it frightened her. She had control of her emotions, she had to or else she'd be a huge mess of anger that would only result in confusion and someone being hurt.
But after her little…spat, she felt her control slip just for a moment.
Itchy.
"Miki? Are you okay?"
She forced her face to form into a semi-normal smile and turned to face the Headmaster, internally she winced at his concerned gaze but held still. "Of course."
He looked at her, gaze hidden behind his lenses so she couldn't see what he was thinking. "I heard from Yuuki that you've spent a lot of time in your room, do you need to tell me anything?"
I won't stop itching and it's driving me nuts, please stop it, I need it to stop or I'm going to hurt something.
"Nothing is the matter." She responded and stood up from the chair. Cross had called her in for a 'talk' and that told her someone had told him she was acting weird. Now he was going to be observing her and perhaps even notice that she was having problems.
So itchy.
"Miki."
She halted, her hand inches away from the handle of the door and stared at the dark wood in front of her.
The voice behind that spoke was strict, one that sent a chill down her spine at the command it had. "I need you to tell me if anything is the matter, it's of the utmost importance."
She took a deep breath, she knew why he was worried and she would be too if she were in his shoes, and straightened her shoulders.
"I'll make sure to inform you of any problems I have in the future."
Before he could say anything else she slipped out and shut the door silently behind her, and allowed herself to lean against it for a moment.
She knew that it was weird to have her memories come back when Juri had placed a shield around them. Even though they weren't Miki's the Pureblood should have been able to lock both of the memories within her, so if she remembered even the smallest of things…
Yuuki had nearly gone crazy with all memories she had that filtered in, Kaname had to change her to fix her mental state.
Miki walked forward, gazing at the partially open window in front of her mind blank.
She was going to fight this.
In a smooth movement she jumped on the window ledge and stared down at the ground. The wind brushed passed her, tangling with her ponytail and for a moment she wished that she had never been sent here.
Hungry.
Her head snapped up and she leapt, body suspended for a moment as she glided forward.
Itchy.
She grabbed onto the approaching branch and swung her body around once before letting go, she was weightless once again, and if she tried hard enough she could imagine she were flying.
Expertly she landed on the ground, legs bent to absorb the impact and hand touching the ground.
She was going to fight this and win.
She stood up and took a step forward.
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The first time she saw Zero talking to Lily was on a good day, the itch was still there but she could push it aside for the time being.
The Hunter looked so comfortable she could only stare at the scene in front of her, give it to Zero to bond with an animal instead of a human being. Not that she was surprised, most animals were better in general then humans ever could be.
Their relationship was still strained after she had stopped him from attacking Kaname. She could feel the Hunters gaze on her, but the only times they actually communicated was during dinner. At school they simply sat next to each other, completely passed out as the teacher lectured about some topic she already knew.
Poor Yuuki was stuck trying to make conversation, and boy was her sister trying. Between Miki and Zero being so quiet and intense Yuuki was left to talk to herself most the time while they grunted in acknowledgement. She didn't seem all that bothered but at the same time she was far too used to their personalities to even realize that they were barely talking.
Miki broke out of her train of thought, took one more glance at the Hunter before deciding to go on her way. He seemed happy enough and she wasn't going to bother him.
Itchy.
A gun cocking had her acting almost immediately and her sword was out, body spinning around as she planted her feet into the ground as hard as she could. Dust flew around her at the speed she reacted but she paid it no mind and instead focused on Zero.
Behind him Lily whinnied, her hooves anxiously hitting the ground.
Neither Miki nor Zero moved.
She narrowed her eyes at him, but stayed where she was.
"For a moment I thought I sensed someone like her." The Hunter finally commented, harsh gaze staring directly into her own. "But then I realized it was something far more dangerous, darker and thirsty."
She tightened her grip on the hilt of her sword but said nothing. Thoughts raced through her mind at a million times an hour. He had sensed her? Was she truly getting that bad? What was she going to do?
"I think you were mistaken." She replied instead, voice steady. "It's just me."
Zero's gun didn't falter; his body language spoke the word his mouth didn't. He knew that it was her, just like he knew that something was wrong and that for some reasons she was dangerous.
The bell signaling lunch was over echoed across the courtyard and Miki knew they could stay like this for hours without caring that they were missing school.
Zero was the first to place his weapon away, but his gaze never left her own. She did the same, sword sliding into the sheath with a soft 'click'.
"What are you?"
She shook her head and turned to look at the sun when she sensed that he wasn't going to be of any threat.
"I have a feeling," she whispered quietly. "That we may find out in the near future."
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Kaien stared at the Pureblood in front of him, face for once devoid of his glasses and the smile on his face.
"Kaname, how is this happening?"
He hadn't thought much of it before, Miki and Yuuki were bound to stop hanging on each other at some point so he had passed it off as them growing up.
But when Yuuki had admitted to the fact that Miki was acting strangely and hadn't talked to her in months he knew something was wrong.
He had tried to call her in, ask what was wrong but as stubborn as ever Miki didn't speak a word of what was bothering her.
Then again she didn't need to, he could sense it.
It would take very experienced Hunter to feel how her aura was slowly changing, becoming darker and deadlier as time passed. It prowled around her like an impatient predator that was ready to have its meal, it chilled his very bones and made the hair on his arms stand on end.
"I can only guess that as time passed her seal started to weaken." Kaname finally answered, staring outside as if he could see the person they were talking about. "But then Yuuki's would have as well and I sense nothing from her."
Then how?
Kaien stared at the Pureblood behind his interlaced fingers, and tried to think of a solution. Juri had been a very powerful Pureblood so for her shield to start weakening so early was rather strange, something had to have happened for Miki to start acting the way she did. "Do you think she's a danger to the students?"
Kaname's gaze finally found his, and he found himself holding back a shudder at the age and power he could feel behind it. "She could be, if handled incorrectly."
For a moment Kaien imagined his daughter, eyes red and face spread into an insane grin and felt dread grip his heart. If she fell, she'd be unstoppable, a Pureblood going insane would be impossible for any normal Hunter to try and defeat.
"I'm going to keep an eye on her though," Kaname continued and suddenly his eyes were softening a stark contrast to the gaze he had just earlier. "I don't think she's going to allow herself to fall that level. I know she won't."
How did he know? What did Kaname now that he didn't?
Kaien didn't ask though, Kaname didn't look concerned about what was happening but then again the Pureblood was good at hiding his emotions. "If she snaps then…?"
He didn't even try to imagine what would have to happen if Miki went insane, he didn't think he'd be able to cut his own daughter to the ground.
Kaname's eyes glowed for a moment, and the windows shook for a moment as a great wind threatened to break the lock on them.
"Then I will deal with her."
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Miki could deal with pain, it was easy just push it out of your mind and then it was gone.
She could deal with loss, had to each time she was deployed. She stopped getting attached to the Soldiers she was assigned to, so that when the time came and she had to give their family a folded up flag her tears wouldn't mix in with the ones that were already being shed.
But she had never, ever dealt with thirst.
Unlike pain she couldn't ignore it, and it wasn't a person so she couldn't not get attached to it.
It clawed at her, whispered sweet promises and teased her with what could happen.
She could sometimes hear the blood flowing through the female's blood that lived right next to her, she'd count the beats of heart and wonder what it tasted like.
It was torture.
But she didn't show it, no one would know and she'd make sure of it. Any female that was assigned to her room immediately left after a well-aimed glare so she didn't have to worry about attacking her roommate, all she needed to do was stay awake so she could control her body.
She would win this battle.
A year passed and she was okay, her sixteenth birthday was celebrated in a daze of laughter and hunger. Zero had stared at her the whole time, ready to react if she so much as said something wrong. Kaname had been there as well, and his presence made everything so much worse.
He smelled delicious.
She fought it, ignored the concerned looks Yuuki was sending her direction and continued on.
Before she knew it they were suddenly starting the story, Yuuki was beside her as they guarded the gate from the screaming females and Zero was standing on the side-lines, gloomy aura and all.
And Miki was fighting the urge to attack every single human within her reach, sink her fangs into their necks and sooth the itch she had felt for a full year.
It was like any normal day.
An: Tell me what you think ^^ and I'm sorry for any mistakes.