"The decision I made, was it truly the right thing to do? "
Asuka stared at the pure-blood in front of her. It seemed he was having his own inner turmoil about whether to accept her offer or not. Honestly, she didn't blame him. While she had remained calm, she was in fact wrecked with thoughts that kept plaguing her. She had tried for so many years to contain her secret, and yet; here she was offering blood to help the vampire sustain his life. It did not help matters when his blood had continued to spill from the open wound and continued to assault the area they were in with the smell of roses. She could feel the itch in the back of her throat to latch onto the vampire and drain his blood, however; the flickering of crimson and jade displayed her fight for control.
Her human side would eventually win, as she turned away from the vampire. She had more control over her thirst than she gave herself credit for. She could hear Snow scolding her slightly as her face remained the same as Zenith's: stoic and unwavering. She had seen his step backwards and knew that he was rejecting the notion. Whatever pride or stubbornness he had that kept him from accepting her token would have to be pushed aside if he wanted to live. She could see Haruka in the distance approaching and quickly glanced back at Zenith. It was in a moments notice that she found herself pulled towards the pure-blood. Her eyes widened slightly before she found her surroundings blurred.
He was running, and that caused her to worry a bit. With such strain on the body, it would cause his wound to bleed profusely. She sighed as she leaned into the pure-blood and shut her eyes. The wind was irritating them and she didn't want to be blinded by something so menial. When they came to a stop, they were atop a tower. She pulled away slightly, however; his hold was firm as he held her shoulders and she glanced into the flickering irises of gold and vermilion. He had asked her to forgive him as he nestled her neck and sank his fangs into the tender area. She winced at the pain but remained where she was.
She could feel her bottom lip quivering and the salty tears forming in her eyes. She was glad that he could not see them as she forced them back. When he removed himself, she could feel a slight shiver run down her back as he licked some of the blood off of her neck. She had to keep herself remaining calm, after all. She just revealed parts of herself to a vampire, a pure-blood no less, that she had no inkling to do so. Shouldn't have been this way Asuka, she could hear Snow as Zenith thanked her. Before she could reply, she felt slightly dizzy; a side affect of how much blood he actually took. She couldn't even see or feel the hand that touched her cheek so delicately as a warmth covered her. Slowly, her eyes lulled to the notion of sleep and before her eyes could close, she briefly thought if Sora was okay. She had left him by himself after that small incident.
"You...'re...wel...come," she slurred out before her eyes closed. Snow, hovering above the two, had watched the scene unfold. He could see the memories that poured from Asuka as the pure-blood took her blood. Although he wouldn't have objected to her using her blood to heal a vampire, the fact that she even considered it caused the avian bird slight worry. How would this pure-blood react to the fact that she wasn't human, and yet; she wasn't vampire. A creature caught between both worlds was never heard of in vampire lore and for her to expose such an intimate secret, what was really going through her mind? Sora was a different story. He was a pure-blood that Snow had grown attached to because of his personality. Zenith, he was the complete opposite. He closed himself off from people by choice where as Sora had only closed people off because of his persona.
He was brutally honest and people couldn't seem to handle the thought of being told otherwise. Zenith appeared as if he were trying to cover something up, something no one was supposed to know. Whatever the reason, Snow shook his head as he followed from behind as the pure-blood took his master to her dorm room. He had spotted Haruka not too far behind and decided to keep an eye on her as well. Asuka wouldn't forgive him or herself if something happened to the girl she was growing attached to. What are you doing Asuka, he stated to himself as he landed on a branch located just outside the shared dorm room. His ice-blue gaze never left his master's sleeping form nor the pure-blood that slept in the chair.
Bright pink eyes stared down into jade colored ones, a smile plastered upon the face of a woman. Her golden locks flickered with the morning breeze as her hand squeezed tightly upon the young jade-eyed girl. She pulled the summer hat further down her eyes as to block out the bright sun and seemed content. Asuka smiled childishly as she glanced up at her mother. She seemed so happy and carefree that it rubbed off on Asuka. She wanted to be like her mother when she was older, and before she could speak, she felt herself being ripped from her mothers grasp. A laughter filled the air, almost as if they were a baying hyena.
Asuka was frightened, her eyes wide and on the verge of tears. This laughter, this voice...she's heard it before. But who did it belong to? She glanced around in a haze, the only thing in sight were a pair of eyes staring back at her. They were tilted upwards in a display of amusement, but that wasn't what captured her attention. The color, the eyes were a pale blue, almost transient in a sense until one of them flickered into a crimson dye. She saw lips moving, saying something to her, but she couldn't understand them. The fangs that protruded from them held a slight fear in her mind and for a moment, it seemed as if they would consume her.
Asuka woke with a startled breath, sitting up rapidly in her bed and regretting it immediately. Her vision faded from in between as she felt light headed. She groaned slightly as she felt a cold sweat encompass her body. She wiped a few beads from her forehead as she glanced around. She was in her room. How did she get to her room? What happened last night? These questions haunted her mind until her gaze fell upon the sleeping form of the one pure-blood she remembered seeing in a mangled state last night. A frown marred her face as her hands subconsciously went for her neck. She could feel the puncture wounds were healed already, but that didn't account for the dizzy, weakness that filled her body.
He took more blood than what was necessary, she heard Snow state as she peered out the window to him. She frowned slightly. She gave blood to the vampire? When did she do that? Why couldn't she remember that? It was last night, after the explosions. You are just fatigued from the lack of blood coursing through your veins. You need to replenish it, he stated, causing her frown to deepen. She couldn't do it, not with Haruka in the room. Sure, she already knew about the vampire world, and it was technically Asuka's fault, but she was...embarrassed to say the least. It was revealing a side she never wanted anyone to know. And yet you let him feed on you? Hypocrite, she could feel the slight disappointment in Snow's voice when he spoke.
What would you have had me do then Snow? You were the one that said to help him, and I couldn't let his nature take over. What if he had subconsciously attacked Haruka? Do you know how hard it is to resist blood when injured so deeply, she retorted. Because she was still human, anti-vampire weapons didn't work on her. Her human blood sought to that protection and she was slightly grateful. She had heard how painful it could be to be injured with one of those weapons, and it terrified Asuka when someone had accidentally attacked her with it. She laid back in her bed, staring at the ceiling as the thoughts plagued her mind. It was her duty as a prefect to keep the Day class students safe, but with the merge, she was also tasked to keep the Night Class safe as well.
She wouldn't break that oath she made. Is that the truthful reason why you did what you did? Or is it just that that side of you wants out? You cannot keep it from consuming you Asuka, and if you don't find a way, you might be the one that needs to be kept away to keep those humans of yours safe, Snow badgered her as she slipped an arm over her eyes, cutting of her connection to Snow as she laid in bed. She would think of something, but for now, if Zenith woke and had questions, she would be obligated to answer them.