Bloody Rose ~Aidou Love Story~

The Truth of Zero

I woke up in the morning with dry tears on my cheeks and pillow. I had a dream about their murder again. This has been happening for the past month now. Everything has been reminding me of my parents. It really needs to stop sometime soon. There was a knock on my door and before I could open it or even get out of bed, the door opened and shut just as fast. It was Aidou. I sat up in my bed, staring into the blue eyes of my boyfriend. He stared back at me, sorrow filling his eyes. He was wearing his school uniform already. "You're awake I see." I was confused. How long did I sleep. He’s making it seem like I’ve asleep for a long time. "Kaname said you were having nightmares again.” I nodded my head in sorrow. I didn’t tell Aidou because I was afraid of how he would react. Most what he would do. He cares too much.

"What happened while I was asleep?" He looked at me saddened that I wouldn’t explain to him why I was having the nightmares but I just shrugged it off. I didn’t want to tell him, or anybody for that matter, what I was dreaming about. Kaname wouldn’t let me anyway. "Did Zero die yet?" A normal question when waking up is it not? As you can tell, I really hate Zero.

Aidou laughed at my question. It wasn't really that funny. I really did want to know if he somehow died during the day why I was sleeping. That would have made my day, or night in this case. "No, he's not. Do you really hate him that much you wish him dead?" I nodded my head, whipping away the sleep from my eyes. Aidou thought that action was extremely cute, but decided not to act upon it. If I were him, I would have acted on it. I'm just that outgoing. The fact that I was Kaname's youngest sister was probably what was holding him back. "I talked to your brother." His tone of voice turned serious and I knew that things were going to become quite difficult. "I told him about us. At first he was surprised, but then he really didn't care so much. It was weird, and unlike your brother to push something so dear to him away. He said that we could talk more about this later on though Do you know what's wrong with him?" I shook my head, just as confused as he is. If someone were to ever come up and even attempt to flirt with me, he would be at their throats normally, but Aidou went up to him and straight out told him that we were dating. What could have happened to make him act this way?

"The only thing that comes to mind would be Yuuki. If something were to happen to her, that would probably get him to act like that." Aidou looked down for a moment. He almost looked guilty of something. "Aidou, are you keeping something from me?" He looked me deep in the eyes and I knew what he did. It was written in his blue orbs. Why did he do it though?

"Her blood was tempting me. I couldn't hold myself back, and with the cut on her hand, the blood there just right in front of me, I couldn't control myself any longer. I’m so sorry." He looked at me with pleading eyes begging for forgiveness. I got up and hugged him, telling him that it was okay. I forgave him though there was nothing to forgive. We are vampires. We need blood to survive. What Aidou did was only natural for us. After a while we broke apart and Aidou started to leave the room. "You better hurry or we'll be late to class." I nodded walking over to my closet to pull out the uniform and wash up. Today was going to be a long day.

I was able to walk to the school with the others avoiding eye contact with everyone but Aidou and Kaname. Aidou wasn't flirting with the day class girls today. Instead he was glued to my side making sure nothing would happen to me. He seemed worried ever since he came into my room this evening. Maybe Kaname was having him look after me or something of the sort.. He was an overprotective brother. There was something different though. Zero wasn't here today. It's not like it's a weird thing, but his absence today seems different. I think something is wrong with him. "Are you okay, Kasumi? You seem like you're lost in thought." I shook my head at Aidou. He was right about me being deep in thought, but there was nothing wrong with me. Not yet at least.

"Today seems so dreary, and desolate. Something might happen today." Aidou nodded in understanding. This isn't the first time that this happened. I could read my surroundings and tell if something was going to happen. Whether it be bad or good, I could always sense it. We started to head to the school along with the others. Aidou was always looking around, just waiting for something to happen. He was probably worried that something might happen to me or Kaname, I could tell that much.

Class was like the usual. Dull and gloomy. Everyone was either falling asleep, talking or just drinking their blood tablets. Something needed to change and quick. I don't like dull and gloomy things. It makes me crazy. Aidou was holding my hand under the tables and I'm pretty sure I squished his hand, mostly because he had to use his other hand to loosen my grip on him. I smiled up at him to say sorry and he returned that smile with his own. We continued to hold hands, but I was careful not to get too lost in my thoughts this time. I don't want to end up pulling his hand off or something crazy like that. Kaname was looking at me and Aidou the whole time. What Aidou was telling him yesterday must have finally sinked into his thick skull. I leaned my head on Aidou's shoulder and Kaname shifted. I don't think Kaname likes what I'm doing. Maybe it’s because he still doesn't have Yuuki as his. That would explain his actions.

The scent of blood randomly started to fill the classroom. I knew exactly whose blood it was and so did Aidou and Kaname. Kaname left the room, once the smell first caught his nose with Aidou and Ichijo trailing after him. I went with them as well, only to see if Yuuki was alright because it was Yuuki's blood. The only person who I think would have dared to drink her blood would have to be Zero. If he did drink her blood though, he's dead.

We arrived at a the source of the blood in a flash. Zero was standing in front of Yuuki, blood trailing down his face and neck. Yuuki was just standing there, her hand covering her neck where I would assume the bite was. I wasn't really paying attention to anything that happened later on. I was too busy staring at the blood. I was in shock that Zero would actually stoop so low as to drink from Yuuki, but I was also craving that blood. Just looking at the blood dripping from beneath Yuuki's hand made my eyes glow red. I started to become afraid. I didn’t want to hurt Yuuki, but I couldn’t make myself move to get away from this place. "Aidou, take Kasumi out of here. I don't want her to do anything she would regret later on." Aidou nodded dragging me out of the staircase and into the open air. I could still smell the blood, but it wasn't as bad as before.

“Aidou, can I kill Zero now? I have a reason, and its a pretty good one too.” He laughed pulling me into a tight hug. I guess that means I can’t kill him. The next time that happens though, I’m going to make sure he suffers a horrible, slow, painful death. He deserves it. “Next time then, I guess.” He smiled dragging me back to the moon dorms. I  was still really thirsty. Aidou might force me to drink those disgusting blood tablets. If it was up to me, I would never drink those things. I would be able to drink human blood whenever I wanted, but not kill them that is. Just take as much as I need for that day, and move on. That would be perfect for me. Kaname doesn't want that though. He wasn't us to live in peace with them and not take from them what we need the most. Is he not thinking clearly? We would still have peace with them. They would just be giving us something we need to survive, just like we did them, but not on purpose that is.

I was completely lost in my thoughts that I didn't notice we were already at my room and Aidou was holding a cup of fake blood in front of my face. "Drink it. You need it." I stared at him like he was crazy until he sighed, pushing the cup up to my lips and basically forcing me to drink that stuff like I knew he would. It wasn't really forceful though. More of a caring gesture on his part. "Go to sleep, Kasumi. It's almost morning." I nodded getting into my night clothes and slipping under the covers. When I get the chance. Zero will die. He doesn't deserve to live any more. When you hurt anyone of my family members you deserve to suffer.