Things We Used To Share

Goner

Senri walked through the campus grounds, slaying anyone in his way. Opposing forces were cut down and turned to dust when he was done with them.

He had no time to waste here.

It felt like he had been dipped in slime, his body used like a puppet. It was hard to remember every last detail. There were snippets of memory that flew into his eyes as he walked through the battle field.

Even so, he knew he had to find his friends.

Senri paused when he saw Rima, Rido's forces falling from her strength.

"Where is he?" Senri asked. "Rido."

"...He-"

Before they could answer, blood filled the air.

Neither one of them wasted any time, and ran.

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Zero stared wide eyed at the boy before him.

Blood coated his body like paint, dark eyes staring ahead, but not looking at anything. So calm, almost serene...

Yuki gasped, the aura making her knees tremble as she took a step forward.

"Hiro..?"

He looked horrific. Like he returned from the grave. He has, hasn't he?

But not the same.

His clothes covered in blood, his eyes glowing with a deep darkness.

"Rido...he's dead." Takuma whispered, looking behind his friend and into the dust of the building. The ash and blood made a trail from Hiro's feet.

"His eyes..." Yuki looked to Takuma. "What's going on?"

They both glowed blue.

Takuma didn't have an answer, but he wishes he did. He wished he knew what would happen next, and hoped Hiro would snap out of this. But he knew it was a hopeless thought.

"He's fully manifested the curse."

They all looked to Takuma's grandfather, who scoffed as he made an appearance. "None of us will leave this place alive."

He stood in the shade of the trees, the sun slowly rising. He stepped closer, looking at each of then.

"Curse..?" Yuki asked, never once looking away from her friend. She blinked in shock, frowning at him.

A bullet hit Hiro's chest, only to be pushed back out in seconds. A few more hit Hiro, but the same thing happened, unfazed by the power of the weapon.

"Stop shooting!" Yuki yelled to Zero. "We have to help him!" She placed a hand on his shoulder.

"Get a grip, Yuki!" He yelled, moving his arm away. Zero pointed with his gun, eyes dark. "...that's not Hiro."

She glared up at him, eyes wet.

Zero was at a standstill.

He remembered his promise to Hiro, to be there for him. But he can't be apart of this madness.

"You can feel his cold aura, I know you can." He grimaced and reloaded his gun.

Hiro disappeared from where he was standing.

Yuki looked around, eyes scanning the room before rushing over to the older Vampire, pushing Ichijou out of the way.

The ground he was previously standing on cracked and shattered. Hiro paused, slowly lifting a long, clawed hand towards them.

Hiro vanished again.

They all searched.

"Foolish children." Ichijou looked to them, eyes landing on his grandson.

"You knew this would happen..." Takuma says in shock. "You knew Rido would be killed. He'd given Hiro so much power and now..."

"Rido was a fool to not see the flaw in his own plan. What I should've known...was how naive you are. I came down here to retrieve you and let the Purebloods kill each other, only to die by the hands of them." Said the councilman, his eyes hardened and stoney.

Yuki glared at him, scowling as she clenched her fists. "How do we break the curse?!"

"It's impossible." The man says with a look of disappointment. "You know absolutely nothing, don't you?"

Zero turns around, feeling the freezing aura.

He aims his gun at Hiro, who appears right in front of him.

But he can't shoot.

Hiro knows this. So, he steps forward and moves the gun away. Zero doesn't know what to expect, but they look at one another in the eyes.

"...Say something." Zero demands. "What are you planning on doing, Hiro?" He asks, trying to find an answer in his eyes.

The weight of his next words made Zero frown in anger, unable to convey his feelings without damn near yelling at him.

"I'll tear you apart."

Blue orbs were like tornados, swirls of chaos. The smile he wore was tempting Zero, fangs emerging from his lips.

And within his wild eyes were something Zero couldn't look away from.

"Come with me."

Zero grabs his shoulders, face tight and eyes wide.

"That's the curse talking, not you. Open them, Hiro! Let me help you-"

He's already too close to Zero's neck.

The gun clicks and he places it by Hiro's heart. His face is hard, eyes narrowing as he thought back to the Hiro he'd known just yesterday.

He feels heartbroken.

"Don't make me do this." He pleads.

They both stop when another Pureblood joins the field.

Kaname, Rima and Senri walk towards the small group, taking in the rubble and debris.

Kaname turns to Hiro, wearing a blank face.

"...are you going to devour me as well?"