[Discontinued] True Story

Chapter 5

(Dream/memory)

Master was leaving Zero and me one day I don't even remember why but that day I found out my true feelings towards Ichuru "Lucy, Zero" He came up to us and gave us a big hug and always smiled and I found myself smiling to "Ichuru...." He has a fever he shouldn't be out of bed "You have a fever, you should be in bed" but he likes to lie about it "I lied about being sick zero, but Lucy knew that" I remember that Ichuru dropped out of the academy and didn't know master as we did "I didn't come to see him off because I'm a drop out anyway so I'm of no use of a guy like him it's a waste of time for us both, he doesn't take me seriously to begin with" I pulled away from his hug to protest but pulled me right back in "But I'm ok with it...." My face was starting to get hot and I didn't know why at the time because he always hugged me and it was never a problem before "I only need your love Zero, Lucy" My face got even redder at that comment. I saw cherry blossom petals flowing in the wind. "Guy's look," I thought it was magic when the blew in the wind and I never got tired of it "Is that snow?" hahaha... "No, the cheery blossoms are blooming out of season...." I stopped when I saw a woman with long gray hair and a beautiful pink robe with a white sash. She seemed sad and lonely, she turned to look at us her face covered in tears making her purple eyes seem brighter. Ichuru and I said in unison "She's so beautiful..." Then Zero started walking in the opposite direction of the woman "Zero?" "Come on guys it's time we head back home mother and father are probably looking for us" But the woman "What's wrong Zero?" "That woman there is a vampire" I didn't even pay attention to my senses to notice she's a vampire. I stepped in before Ichuru could speak "I wasn't paying attention to my senses and Ichuru can't sense it" he let go of Zero's hand and hugged him from behind "Zero your really amazing....." He turned to me "And so are you, Lucy, you make up for the thing I don't Zero" I never liked how Ichuru underestimate himself, it's not his fault he doesn't have what Zero has he was just born that way, I tried to tell him but he never listens so I gave up "Ichuru.....". That night: I was lying down in Ichuru's bed, I put my hand to his cheek and it was really worm "Ichuru you really do have a fever probably from being out in the cold...." *Creeeeak* I heard the door open and mother came in "I knew it, she snuck into your bed again, I'm surprised Zero isn't yet, so tell me how is he feeling tonight" Me and my brothers always slept together Ichuru slept in the middle while Zero was on the left and I was on the right it felt like I truly belonged. Zero left to go to the bathroom before mother came in "Mom he has a fever, can you stay with while I get Zero and an Ice pack?" I felt a hand grab the sleeve on my pajamas "Don't go Lucy" "I'll go get it for him, Lucy he really loves you, look after Ichuru. oh and here's Zero now." Mom left while Zero climbed in his spot. My cheeks were pure red when I heard Ichuru loved me then I realized I love him to but didn't have the courage to say it out loud "Being so fragile like this I'll never be a hunter, he Lucy that vampire today, father and mother or some other hunter will go after her and kill her?" I shook my head "I don't know" I laid back down in the middle "If it's on the list someone will go after her" I flinched at Zero's words "I know the three of us are being trained so we can hunt vampires one day, but will you be able to Zero you seem to kind of a person" Zero sat up and looked at Ichuru "Look don't worry about me or Lucy, ok Ichuru that's why the masters are teaching us, it's so important" I didn't want to kill vampires but when I joined the kiriu family I had to join the hunters so it's our duty to follow orders "You make it sound as if it's your duty Zero..."He turned to look at me "I'm sure you think so to Lucy, are you trying to make up for me two?" I got closer to him and pulled him in for a hug "No I'm not Ichuru neither is Zero" I felt so sleepy I closed my eyes and fell asleep right there

The next day in memory

"Zero where's Ichuru?" "He should be back soon" I felt the presence of a vampire near the house "A vampire is bearing its fangs right now, Ichuru!" I ran outside. When I opened the door the woman from the day before was standing right in front of me "Clever girl, you knew I was here as did your brother before your parents noticed. The twin children of the hunters it comes down to their simple blood" "What are you saying?" She disappeared and reappear behind me "I will further their curse. As for you, you will be my servant when the time comes" before she bared her fangs, father came out "Lucy!" She lifted herself with me in her grasp back words "Shizuka hio....." I couldn't do anything because of the shock of being bitten "What does a pureblood vampire want from us?" I wanted to run up to my father so badly but I couldn't move because of her tight arms "You killed him, so now I will punish you" Her eyes turned crimson red, her fangs growing sharp. "LUCY!" I felt her fangs pierce my neck. I could hear her sucking my blood, my heartbeat. After that was all a blur. I last remember lying on the floor next to Zero with his blood pooling out of his neck as was mine. I looked up at Shizuka my vision was going blurry but before I passed out I saw Ichuru standing right next to her he looked unfazed but in his eyes, I could see it getting wetter with tears "Ichuru....run away" I looked over at Zero and saw he was still alive "If you do anything to Ichuru I WILL kill you...."

(Present)

"AAAAAAA!" I woke up from the nightmare in a bed next to Zero. I looked down on him and he seemed to be sweating as if he was having a bad dream. I shook him, and he jumped up and started gasping for air, I wrapped my arms around him in an attempt to calm him down. I looked around and I noticed Ichuru just standing there staring at us. I let go of Zero and motioned at Ichuru, after I did that he stepped closer to us. Zero finally broke the silence "That's a terrible mask, is that her doing? Will you take it off, don't wear it around us" I stared at him feeling tears well up "I thought you were dead Ichuru.....*sob*" I haven't sobbed in a while because I never liked showing emotion, showing emotion shows weakness I don't like to be weak. Ichuru took off his mask "Humph. So my big brother remembers me" He turned to me with a sad face "Lucy, you haven't changed. You've always looked at me with eyes full of love. Even in the circumstances, you look at me with pure love" He looked back to Zero with a smug look that made Zero flinch "What Zero? We use to be so close, weren't we" He pulled out Zero's bloody rose and pointed it towards me "I love you Lucy but I don't want anyone looking down at me not anymore. I'm sorry" I broke down hard I sobbed like I was dying. Zero holding me close, laying his hand on my shoulder and pulling me close to his chest "Look at her Ichuru, your making her suffer, she's always loved you and not as a sister and I know you feel the same way" I couldn't protest because I was crying too much and because it was true on my part. Ichuru still pointed the gun at me with a stern look that didn't reach his eyes "You guy looks awfully pail...." He lowered the gun and smiled "How unsightly, they had such high hopes for you two back then, now you can barely resist the beast that lives inside you...." He pointed his sword to Zero's neck "In the time it will completely control you, soon you will lose all sense and dissolve completely into a level E...." Zero looked at him with an evil look "That's not all you wanted to say is it?" He shook his head "Not quite, it's been years since I've seen my other half, why don't we have a nice long chat? Don't you want to know about that night?"

(Flashback in 3rd person POV)

The woman had a boy and a girl in her lap. She strokes the children's hair, a boy came in that looked just like the one in the woman's lap "Shizuka if you don't leave soon you'll get captured by those people from the hunter association" He walked toward the children in Shizuka's lap

(Back to the present in Lucy's POV)

"Maybe you've always known what has grown inside my heart...." He got close to Zero's ear and whispered "Was a deep darkness" I know now that the Ichuru I loved was lost and I don't know if I'll get him back.....