Chapter 17: You're a dead man as soon as I get out of this place!
I look myself over and over in the mirror. The dress Kaname had given me was beautiful, yes, but it was pink. He said it was my favorite color, but I don't seem to agree with him. I only pretended to agree because I'm still not sure about anything. I want to believe him, but I just feel what he is telling me is wrong.
I shudder since a feeling of being called on comes to me. I feel as if someone or something were in my head and body calling to me. It's strange.
I wanted to tell Kaname, but I couldn't find the words or courage to tell him. I keep looking myself over.
This color doesn't suit me. Maybe a black or red would be good. I hear a knock on my door. I go to it and open it half-way. I see Kaname standing there waiting for me with a rose in his hand. If only that felt right. I always feel comforted with roses.
"Roses?" I think to myself. There was something about them that seemed awfully familiar to me. My mind is still a blur though. Every night I try to remember something about me, but nothing appears.
"Are you ready now, Sayuri?" He asks me. I nod my head. Just responding to that name doesn't feel right. He puts his arm out for me and I take it.
We head down the stairs to the dining room. Once there I see three other people there. I'm a little unsettled by them so I move slightly behind Kaname. He puts me in front of him though with his hands on my shoulders.
"Sayuri, you may not remember them, but this is Seiren, Ace, and Lillian." He says to me. I nod my head in understanding. I give them all a forced smile. Ace smiles at me, Lillian glares at me, and Seiren only gives me a blank stare.
Kaname moves me forward. I begin walking. He pulls a chair out for me and I sit. He sits at the head of the table. Some servants bring the food. I hadn't realized how hungry I was until I smelled the wonderful aroma of the food.
Hopefully I can eat with how awkard I feel.
Zero's P.O.V.
"What do you all want?" I say to them ready to fight them off if they try to stop me from going to save Alondra. Maria Kurenai steps up for all of them.
"We want to help save Alondra. She's my friend and I want her safe and sound." She says without the usual childish behavior she constantly shows. I'm still suspicious of them all considering that they are all very obedient to Kaname.
"How do I know this isn't a trick?" I say not trusting any of them for a moment. Ichiru steps in front of me.
"If you were there you'd understand. If I didn't know any better I would say they were a real family. More so than Kaname ever was with them. She refused to have them treat her as anything higher than a regular vampire. If you hadn't noticed with every day that passed her powers grew to that of a pureblood. Don't tell me you didn't notice? I mean you haven't turned into a Level E in fact you're a Noble Class rank by now. Just like her your vampire blood ate away the human blood in you." Ichiru tells me. How could he know all that?
"Sensei told me." He says almost as if he had read my thoughts. Now I see why Sensei was stranger than usual around us both.
"I don't think I can trust them. They've always been faithful to him." What Ichiru told me still won't convince me that they won't betray me at the last minute.
"There is no way I'm letting my princess get hurt." Aido tells me as he steps closer to me. I grip my Bloody Rose. Ichiru grabs on to my arm.
"You're lack of trust is just as bad as Alondra's. No wonder you two connected so easily." He says with a smile on his face. I look away from him.
"Fine, but if they do anything to try and stop me I will kill them." I tell Ichiru and everyone else. Ichiru sighs.
"I'm going too!" I turn around to where the voice of Yuki had come from. She looks like she had been crying. She is gripping Artemis tightly in her hand.
"Yuki, slow down!" I hear the voice of Headmaster right behind her. He is trying to catch his breath.
"I'm sorry, Zero, she overheard me talking with Abel." He tells me still struggling for breath.
"Alright! Enough stalling! I have to go save her now!" I warn them all. I've already wasted enough time with this. What if she is being hurt at this moment?
Alondra's P.O.V.
The table is awkwardly silent. Every time I look at Lillian she is glaring at me so I avoid looking at her most of the time. I honestly wish I could be somewhere else that isn't here. Somewhere with someone.
I focus on the blood wine in front of me. I look at it and see a flash of some girl biting into the neck of a guy. It's instantaneous, so I don't really see any details. I sit back on my seat.
"May I go back to my room?" I ask Kaname still looking at the glass. He takes my hand and I look at him. He nods his head. I give him a forced smile as well, then I leave the table to go to my room.
I'm climbing the steps two at a time. I make it in and close the door behind me. Instead of going to bed like I had planned to do I sit in front of the mirror.
I look at my face hoping that I could recognize something. I stare and feel that call again. It feels a lot stronger this time. I touch my neck since that is where I feel it the most. I close my eyes trying to see if I can figure out who or what is calling to me.
Zero's P.O.V.
I feel her now she is calling back. She must be real close. But something is keeping me from focusing where she is. At least I can tell she isn't hurt all she feels is a lot of confusion.
"Zero, are you okay?" Ichiru asks me. I nod my head.
"She's close. I just can't find out where." I tell him in a whisper. Then I feel someone close by. It's not Alondra since this presence was menacing. I look up in the trees and see her.
"Seiren." Everyone else says. I continue to look at her. She must have received orders to stop us. Her eyes are locked on me so I know she wants to face me, but I don't have time for her. I have to save my strength for when I face Kaname. Yuki stands in front of me pointing Artemis towards Seiren.
"Go, Zero! You have to save her, don't you?" Yuki says with a quiver in her voice. Ichiru pushes me forward.
"Let's go then Yuki and the others will face her." He says to me with all seriousness. I have no choice in this, I start running ahead with Ichiru. I look back and see Ichijo and Aido right behind us.
"We're going too!" They say as they catch up to us. I don't need their help, but I won't be able to change their minds.
Alondra's P.O.V.
He is sucking my blood and this still won't feel right. Fianceé or not I have come to the realization that I don't even love him. He doesn't feel right.
When our lips touch we don't connect. There is someone else. I can feel it in me, but I can't put a face to whoever my heart belongs to.
He finishes feeding on my blood. He is about to kiss me, but I turn away from him and lightly push him so he gets off of me. He does so.
His expression is one of hurt, but I can't bring myself to let him go any further. Now that I think about it I won't even drink his blood. I pretend not to be thirsty, but I just take my own. It helps me just a little.
"What's the matter? Are you upset?" Ah, I tried to be normal. Guess it gets harder with each day instead of easier.
"No, that's not it. I'm just not ready." He strokes my cheek gently and kisses my forehead.
"We can take our time. Don't worry, Sayuri." I'm relieved that he relents and just kisses around my face gently. What a sweet gesture, but still nothing.
The window that leads to the balcony is broken. I turn around and see the glass flying and the curtains falling to the carpet. I shield my eyes from the setting sun. I squint my eyes and try to see what caused the incident.
My eyes adjust little by little, but I can see the figure of a man. He is coming closer to me, but I step back since he might hurt me. Kaname steps in front of me blocking me from the bright sun.
My eyes finally adjust to the ever darkening sky. I look around him and see the man. Once our eyes met I felt such a strong familiarity to him. I felt my heart skip a beat.
His silver hair, his lavender eyes, and him all together felt familiar. I wanted to ask who he was, but he speaks instead.
"Kaname let Alondra go!" He yells. That name he just spoke, it felt right. It felt familiar. It felt like it was mine. My head starts to hurt. It is small, but I think it may be increasing the longer I look at him.
Kaname blocks my view once again. But, the pain in my head won't stop. They both charge at each other and begin to fight.
The pain has increased so much that I lost feeling in my knees and I fall down. I'm gripping my head knowing it's hopeless since that won't stop the ache.
Kaname manages to cut the new arrival, and the scent of his blood comes in a huge rush to me.
It makes me thirsty, but the pain in my head gets so strong that I close my eyes wanting this pain to stop. I don't feel the pain anymore, and now I can't even open my eyes.
I see blurry images at first. I think it's a gate I see. I see two people on the ground. I stop thinking and let myself be carried into what I was seeing. I was able to focus on the image. I saw that the girl was me being held tightly by the guy who had entered and demanded Kaname to let me go. I see all the comfort we feel with each other.
The image changes and now we both are in a ball room dancing closely together. We seem nervous, but it starts to fade away. I smile at the image in front of me.
Once more it shifts and now I'm in a café with this man. I seem so sad and he looks distraught, seemingly unable to make me feel better. My lips move and then I end up kissing him.
I blush at the sight and look away only to find a different image.
I'm alone this time in a darkened room, but I can see perfectly fine in it. I get closer and see what I am doing. I look at myself writing the name the guy had called me and then I wrote another name right above mine.
I open my eyes quickly and see that I was laying on the ground very near sharp glass shards. I sit up quickly once I hear the noises of a fight going on.
"Zero!" I yell at him. He glances at me slightly, but then he has to look away once Kaname attacks him again. I have to do something, but I also feel like I shouldn't interfere in this battle. Although I do want some serious revenge after having my mind manipulated that way, and being lied to in that manner that Kaname had done so.
I was aching to shoot him with my Black Rose. I make up my mind, but I am held back by water entering my throat and then I close my mouth.
The water on my mouth is covering me like a gag. I know that this is Lillian's doing. Then more water is manipulated around constricting around me like a snake. I try to break free, but I can't. Then what I wish wouldn't happen, happens.
The water had moved up to also cover my nose. I can't hold my breath for very long. I notice then that Kaname and Zero had stopped fighting.
"What are you doing to her?!" I hear the outrage in Kaname. Zero looks like he isn't about to back down.
"Isn't it obvious. We need her for a sacrifice. She is the only vampire in the Bloody Sanchez clan so she is required. We've been waiting for this moment for a long time. Now that it's here I won't let any of you stop me." I hear Lillian as I fade in and out of consciousness. I then see water rising up from in front of her, but before I could see more I had passed out from lack of oxygen.
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