Bloody Petals

Chapter 23

Warning: Explicit Content

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Chapter 23

Zero and Aido went to the train's dining area and ordered some food before they went back to their compartment again.

After some hours, the train stopped at a small village station and Aido was just too glad he could walk on the ground again. The surrounding was already dark when they arrived, but the moon was nowhere in sight since the sky was covered in thick dark clouds. They were in the outskirt of a small village where the Level Es fed and they could see that most of the people were already inside their houses at this time. Forest surrounded the area but there was a meadow circling the entire village, separating it from the dark woods. The air felt very cold to their skin and they knew that it would definitely rain sometime later. The blonde was about the inhale the fresh country air happily when his nose wrinkled in disgust at the foul smell.

"How horrid." He said with a muffled voice as he covered his nose. "Level Es are really–" But he stopped when he realized Zero was a Level D about to turn to Level E, or at least that's what he thought.

Zero smiled when he realized what Aido might be thinking. He actually appreciated Aido's concern for him but there was no need. He didn't feel offended about that anymore especially since it was Kaname and Cross who told him that he wasn't a Level D at all but a normal half-pureblood vampire with hunter blood, if that was even called normal. He's not considered a Level D because he wasn't bitten by Rido. It was his mother who was bitten and he just happened to be in her womb at the time. Not to mention he was already half-human and half-pureblood vampire when he was conceived so he couldn't exactly be turned into a Level D anyway.

But really, now that Aido mentioned it, the scent was actually horrible. He also thought that the scent he could smell right now was a lot more horrible than the last time he smelled Level Es. But did that mean there were just more of them now or was his sense of smell actually getting even more sensitive? "You're right. They do smell really bad."

"They're in the forest, aren't they?" Aido asked even though both of them already knew. "Are we going to start your mission now or do you have to do some hunter rituals and stuff?"

Zero shook his head. "No, there's no need for those things. We only plan ahead if there are many of us hunters and if we don't know the exact location of the enemies. But right now, we both know where they are not to mention how many of them are here. And we're both vampires too."

Aido's eyes widened a little at the fact that Zero just voiced out loud that he too was a vampire. He never thought the teen could already accept that fact without even a quiver in his voice. He couldn't help but smile as he nodded. "So, shall we hunt now?"

"We should." And just as Zero said that, the rain poured heavily and the air was filled with the scent of grasses and trees. The place should have been perfect for relaxation, but the horrible scent of rotting flesh was enough to make any vampire with a weak stomach throw up.

The two ran under the rain while they silently tracked the trails of Level Es in the area, not even minding the fact that they were already soaking wet. Zero felt bad for Aido since the guy basically had nothing to do with the mission and yet he was now getting rain-soaked instead of having class. But Aido's determined gaze prevented him from making any comment. They ran in opposite directions after some time and Zero used a silencer in his gun so he wouldn't disturb the townspeople. It was quiet with nothing but the rustling of leaves and the sound of heavy rain for a while but he knew that the Level Es were already aware of their presence.

And not a minute later, he felt three vampires approaching in his direction, all Level Es. At the same time, he felt Aido's calm aura in a battle mode so he knew that the other vampire was also fighting now. He readied his gun and fired at the first vampire who approached him. He fired two more times and watched all the figures turn to dust and get washed away by the rain.