The Vampire Knights
Chapter 21
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"Zero?!" I exclaimed in excitement.
"Yes, it's me Alice." Zero murmured as he stepped out of the smoke. I stared at Zero dreamily as I ran to his side.
BANG!
Oops... I forgot about the wall... I thought as I fell to the ground in pain.
"Oh! Are you OK 6?!" Master called as he stared down at me as I lay on the ground in pain.
"Owwwwww..." I murmured in pain as I slowly lifted my head. "I'm ok..." I murmured as I slowly got up.
"Well," Master exclaimed in a girly tone as he turned to Zero, "Do you like my evil LAIR?!"
BANG!
"No... It's too obvious..." Zero murmured after he shot Master in the fore-head.
"Nice shot." I complimented Zero as I began to climb the wall. Zero nodded and lent me his hand.
"Thanks." I said as I grasped his hand and pulled myself up onto the cold, hard concrete floor and rough rubble.
"Let's go..." Zero murmured as he pulled me towards the hole in the wall.
"No..." I murmured.
"What?" Zero asked sternly.
"No." I repeated.
"...Why?" Zero asked very sternly.
"I want to see if any other experiments are here." I told him.
"What are you talking about?" Zero asked me cluelessly.
"Oh, forget it! Just come with me!" I exclaimed as I tore away from Zero's grasp and ran into the building door.
BANG!
"Owww..." I murmured as I rubbed my sore nose.
Opening the DOOR would be HELPFUL! I thought angrily at myself as I jumped up, twisted the metal knob and ran inside.
As I raced down the metal corridor I madly searched for other experiments.
"Hello?!" A voice yelled. As I followed the voice I called out,
"Hello?! Where are you?!"
"Over HERE!" The voice yelled. I came to a large, metal room with tall, wooden tables with testing tubes a long the tops.
"Hello?" I called again.
"Here!" Called the voice. I looked around a corner and saw a tall, beautiful, short black haired teenage girl.
"Are you ok?" I asked her.
"Are you an experiment?" She asked me.
"Yes, I am." I told her as I approached her cautiously. She had; shoulder-length, curly black hair, a blue, loose cap on her head, old, blue overalls with a long-sleeve, white shirt underneath and brown boots.
"What number are you...?" The girl asked me.
"...6..." I slowly told her.
"4." The girl said as she pulled up her fringe and showed me her tattoo of the number 4 branded into her forehead.
"I'm here to save you!" I explained.
"How do I know you're an experiment?!" She exclaimed. I thought for a moment.
Should I...? I asked myself.
After a while I sighed and slowly pulled away the hair that hung in front of my right eye, to reveal the number 6 wrapped around my eye.
"...Oh..." 4 murmured.
"Yeah..." I murmured back, "The worse part is that it's BURNT in..." I murmured sorrowfully. 4 looked at me with tears in her eyes.
"... That means... It'll never fade or disappear..." She murmured.
"...Yeah... I know..." I replied. "Anyway, let's get out of here!" I suddenly decided.
"Wait! There's 2 more experiments here! They were brought in yesterday!" 4 exclaimed. I gasped, immediately thinking of Kitsune and Shiagame.
"Which numbers?!" I exclaimed nervously.
"9 and 10." 4 replied. Panic and fear STABBED my heart as my head began to POUND!
"Where are they?!" I asked frantically.
"I-In the room down stairs, but i-it's guarded!" 4 added.
"9 and 10 are my brother and sister! It'd be WRONG to leave them behind!" I shouted at her as I raced down the hall.
At the end of the hall I made a right turn, which took me down a long, metal staircase. At the bottom was a large room with high metal benches with metal stools.
"No!"
"Ugh..." I murmured as my head began to spin.
"No! Stop! Leave me alone, I don't like that!"
"Stop..."
"No!"
"STOP IT!" I screamed at myself.
"What's wrong?" 4 asked me.
"N... Nothing..." I replied as my head span. Everything span in front of me, but I kept walking. I had to save my siblings!
"Down there." 4 pointed down the hall to my left.
"Aliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice!" A voice called desperately down the hall behind us. I turned to find Zero racing towards me like a maniac.
"Shhhhhhhhh!" I hissed as I jumped up and held my hand to Zero's mouth. I landed on my stumps and looked and listened for movement in the building. Zero held me on his hip as he, too, looked around. "Be quiet. This place is dangerous. It's more dangerous than level Es, I can tell you that. Who knows WHAT we're going to find here..." I whispered to Zero.
"Ok..." He replied as he looked at me. "I'm sorry I let them take you." He apologised.
"It's ok, but now they know I go to Cross Academy. I'll tell you my plan later. They've got my brother and sister down here somewhere. We've GOT to find them." I murmured as I jumped out of Zero's grip and landed on the cold, cement floor. I raced down the hallway and sniffed the air.
God, having 2 here with me would be handy. He'd be able to sniff them out in NO time! I thought, remembering 2. He was such an animal, but not as much as 3... I thought as I ran down the hallway, opening every door I could find.
"ARRRRRRRGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" I heard a girl scream.
"Kitsune!" I exclaimed as I raced down the hall, slowly increasing in speed. "Kitsuneeeeeeee!" I yelled.
"ALICE!" She screamed back. "ARGHHHHHHHHHH!" She screamed again.
"Let me out and I'll help you..."
No...
"Let me out and I'll help you..."
No!
"You know you can't make it... By the time you get there, she'll be so close to death that you won't be able to save her..." I thought for a moment about what "He" had said.
… Ok... But only destroy the people hurting my sister...
"Deal."
"Uuuuuugh... What happened?" I moaned as I fluttered my eyes open and looked at the dark blue sky above me. "Kitsune!" I exclaimed as I sat up and looked around frantically. Kitsune was crying with her head resting on her knees. She looked towards me with tears flowing down her cheeks.
"Alice!" She blubbered as she smiled and wrapped me in her arms.
"Kitsune, you're safe now. It's ok..." I assured her. "Where's Shiagame?" I asked her as I pulled my head away from hers.
"Right here." He said as he looked at me. I turned my head towards him and smiled, then my face fell. Shiagame had severe burns from his right cheek down to his fingertips.
"Oh gosh, are you ok?!" I asked frantically as I reached out for him.
"I'm fine. It's just a little burn." He replied, looking at his right arm.
"Oh guys, I'm so sorry!" I cried as tears formed in my eyes.
"It was really scary..." Kitsune said as she began to cry again.
"Kistune, it's ok. It's all over." I reassured her as I cuddle her head. Shiagame brought his head into my reach and I cuddle them both as tears began to roll down my cheeks.
"You're leaving?" Kaien asked for the hundredth time.
"Yes headmaster. We don't want to bring any more damage to your beautiful school." I repeated for the hundredth and one time.
"Please stay for the ball! Some of the students have been wanting to dance with the 3 of you." Kaien persuaded me.
"Oh, alright. But in the morning, we leave." I decided.
Later that night, was the ball. I decided to wear my fancy, black tank top and black shorts. I put my hair in a low plat and left.
"Will you dance with me?" A day class boy asked me when I walked through the door.
"Sorry, but no thank you." I replied politely. I searched for Zero for 15 minutes. I soon gave up. He wasn't coming.
Maybe he's late. Maybe he's nervous. I thought to myself as I exited the room. Suddenly I had a strong feeling something wasn't right.
"I know what's bothering you. Go upstairs into the empty lounge room. You'll see what I mean." "He" said to me.
"Alright..." I murmured as I took the nearest staircase.
"Hurry! Someone's gonna DIE tonight!" "He" informed me.
Kitsune! Shiagame! My mind instantly thought. My walking turned into a running.
"Kitsune! Shiagame!" I exclaimed as I burst through the door to the lounge room. Zero, Yuki, Kitsune and Shiagame were all standing around a strange, long, white haired lady with a long, white kimono.
"Shizuka! Let go of Yuki!" Zero yelled to the woman.
"I was only going to have a LITTLE taste..." Shizuka mysteriously said as she licked Yuki's neck. Zero quickly grabbed Yuki and pulled her out of Shizuka's arms. Kitsune caught Yuki as Zero shot Shizuka.
"Bastard!" Zero yelled.
"Kitsune! Shiagame! Get away from her!" I yelled. "She's a pureblood!" My siblings gasped and stood behind me. "Kitsune. Get Yuki to bed." I ordered.
"Yes." Kitsune replied as she left the room with Yuki.
"You can't kill me..." Shizuka told Zero with a smile.
"No, but I can." I said as I stood next to Zero, holding my hunter gun in my right hand.
"So scary... But keep a better eye on your siblings... One of them will DIE tonight..." Shizuka said as she disappeared in a burst of flower petals. My brain turned to shock! I raced out of the room.
"KITSUNE!" I screamed as I raced after her. "KITSUNEEEEEEEEEEEEE!"
"Someone's going to DIE tonight... Can you guess who it is?"
Yes... Kitsune...
"Maybe, maybe not..."
What?
"Maybe, maybe not..."
Maybe...?
I ran with confusion. I shook my head and ignored "His" remark.
"Kitsune!" I yelled as I finally caught up with her.
"Alice?"
"Kitsune! You might die! Stay with me!" I yelled.
"Alice, I'm fine..." Kitsune replied with a smile.
"Not her..." I froze...
Shiagame...
The Vampire Knights
Chapter 21
Ends...