Chapter 7: Let's Talk

I looked behind Kaname, glancing in Yuki's direction. Zero stood in front of her, a metal contraption in his hand. Zero's eyes were narrowed, untrusting. Yuki looked just as terrified as I felt, wide eyed and in shock. Kaien was eerily quiet, a quick glance at him told me everything I needed to know. He wasn't going to step in. He wasn't going to interfere with this monster from choosing to choke me if he so pleased. I turned my gaze at Kaname, who had not answered my own question. He stared intently, eyes burning crimson. This wasn't the Kaname I knew, that came by every weekend with Yuki and gave a polite nod and soft soothing voice. This was someone else, something else. I felt something wet slip from my eye. Kaname's eyebrow twitched almost unnoticeable.

"Kaname," Kaien finally called out, "That's enough. Let him go. We can all sit down and have a civil conversation."

"Civil conversation?" Zero questioned incredulously, he raised the metal contraption at me, "Did you just see what happened just now? What that thing, whatever the hell he is, did!"

"You're all demons, aren't you?" I mumbled out, everyone's attention turned back towards me.

"Demons?" Kaname asked, almost mockingly.

"Monsters from Hell," I spat out, recalling mother's stories, "You are the Devil's creatures, are you not? Do nothing but hurt the innocent, take their lives, lead them astray!"

"Sincere, please, that's enough." Kaien spoke softly, that fatherly gaze back in his eyes but I refused to believe him. This was all a trick, a lie. He did not care. He never did. This was their plan. Take my mother away, lead me out of the house. Evil surrounded the outside world and this was the evil mother warned me about. As if he could read my thoughts, Kaien's eyes widened and he took a step towards Kaname and I.

"I want my mother." I said, looking at Kaien before turning my attention back to Kaname, eyes narrowed as he stared at me with those enchanting crimson eyes. I swallowed, refusing to let them cast their spell upon me, lead me to sin, "And I want you to let me go!"

I felt a force surrounding my throat, before it pushed out.. Kaname's hand was swiftly removed from i's place around my throat. He seemed unaffected, though. As if though he allowed that to happen. It terrified me with how I was unable to understand him.

"Kaname!" Yuki called in worry.

"While I agree that he's a monster, there are no such things as demons." Zero said, his metal contraption still aimed at me, "He's evil, yeah, but at least I know what he is. So what the fuck are you?"

"I'm human." I was firm on this.

"No human can do what you do." Kaname stated, "So no, you are not human. You look human," He took a step towards me and I tensed up against the wall, "You act like one, if a bit odd," He took a another step towards me, stopping before me and leaning his face close to mine, his eyes locking into mine, "You smell like one," his head leaned more down, until I could feel his nose against my neck, "I wonder if you taste like one too."

A loud boom scared me more than how uncomfortably close Kaname got. Kaname was no longer in my space, instead he stood a few feet away. I looked towards Zero to see smoke coming out of the metal contraption that he held in his hand, pointed at the spot that Kaname was standing. Yuki stood beside Zero, looking both shocked, scared, and incredibly sad.

"I may not trust Sincere, but I'll be damned before I let you filthy bloodsucker take a bite of him." Zero spat out in disgust and anger.

"How noble of you, scary ." Kaname taunted, a twisted gleam in his eyes. He was so different, so so different from the Kaname that I grew up with, the Kaname on the other side of the chain-link fence.

"Please, everyone," Kaien spoke calmly, looking unphased by everything. Everything about these people unsettled me, "Let's all calm down and take a seat. We will talk in a civil manner. Do I make myself clear?"

His voice, though calm and soft, was firm. Left no room for debate.

"Of course, Headmaster Cross," Kaname agreed, his eyes lingering on me for a bit before moving to one fo the kitchen chairs to sit.

"Zero. Put it away." Kaien eyed the metal contraption in Zero's hand.

Zero scoffed but sighed and put it away when Yuki placed a hand gently on his shoulder. I looked at Kaname just in time to see his eyes narrow in displeasure.

"Good," Kaien's hazel eyes flickered to my own pale gray, "Let's talk."

A/N: So so sorry for the long wait, I got caught up in school things such as college applications as well as midterms. My schedule of updates will not be very consistent until Summer comes around.

StrangersAreBad

→ Thank you so much for reading and being able to enjoy the story so far!

Mithya Aviana Cailin

→ So sorry for the wait, hope you wish to continue!

Sam

→ I named him Sincere because it's a name I genuinely enjoyed. I only met one person named Sincere before and I absolutely fell in love with the name. Thank you so much, btw, you were one of my first readers and I am glad you stayed around despite my horrible updating schedule.

kiki8o

→ I love the exorcist, oir any horror movies really, so don't be surprised if I add elements of other horror works. They're the best inspiration of all. I'll get around to explanations more later on as the story continues.