Note: Zero will be referred to as the hunter, silverette, etc. Kaname will be referred to as brunette, pure blood, etc. for most of the earlier chapters.
Long wispy silver locks. Amethyst pearl eyes. Porcelain pale skin.
That's how you would've describe Zero's physical traits.
Innocent. Soft-spoken. Kind. Happy. Petite.
That's how you would've described Zero's personality.
I'm sorry to inform you, your information is false. The tale of Zero is far from what you have heard. Who ever told you that Zero was born from a family of hunter is certainly not true. He was never turned, I mean, how can you make a vampire, a vampire? Yes, you have read correctly, Zero was born a vampire, the Purest of all Pure Bloods to be most exact. Pure and innocent, clear of any sin, the treasure that was thought to be gone is still here, you just have to look, for that small flickering speck, that illuminates from, Zero.
Blood Stained Skies.
Blood, a grotesque topic to some, a figment of interest in others, Blood, the factor contributing to the ever so feeble, life. Is how a certain silver haired prefect viewed the subject. Currently he was scrawling some words and incoherent sketches onto his notebook in the middle of English. Never interested in the idea of school or anything educational in that matter, he stood up and promptly made his way to the exist.
"Mr. Zero, where do you think you are going?" The incoherent 'English' of the so called teacher bored him.
"..." The prefect never did say much.
And with that he went the roof. The silverette slumped against the railing, and sat down shoved his hand into his left pants pocket and took out a white container. 'BTC-ON' was written in miniature print on the far left of the case. 'Blood Tablet grade C, type O Negative' Taking out a blood tablet he smothered it into powder between his finger tips before letting the dust fly away into the air. He never had to take the tablets, he was more than capable of preserving his blood to last up to three month without feeding intervals. However, Cross was a pain to handle so he made sure to pretend to take a tablet every so often. He sighed, 'how long,' he thought, 'how long do I have to keep up this lie of a life, when can I be free?' He closed his eyes momentarily, for a good minute or two in a quite peaceful state of mind, before forcing his eyes open at presence that was approaching him. It took a moment to register who it was but it did none the less. With a sudden wave of haste, the young hunter brushed off the remaining residue of the powdered blood tablets off his school jacket before standing up abruptly. He stood there, glaring his signature glare at the green door, waiting for his uninvited guest to enter. Within three seconds into the hunter's glare, the door opened gently.
"Kiryu." A cold voice commented.
"...Kuran." Zero shot back.
"You're tablet supply is going to arrive and will be delivered to your room at 4 pm today, don't be late."* He spoke at the hunter with an even tone, but obvious rays of distrust and anger was reflected in the brunette's eyes. His next words only reassured the fact, "Even if I do not trust you, Yuuki does, and I will not condone any harm on Yuuki's behalf so-"Before the he could finish his sentence, Zero had already had his legs moving to the door that the pure blood had entered through just a few moments before.
Zero's once straight path to the door was now being broken in two as Kaname stepped right in front of him. Kaname placed a firm hand on the area between hunter's shoulder and neck, his palm on the top of Zero's left shoulder while the tips of his fingers came into brief contact with the silverette's neck. The meaning behind the pure blood's hand was not in a reassuring or loving way, but in a way that demanded obedience. A form of contact that the silverette was all to familiar with. On instinct, Zero had the urge to yelp, jump, and run away, but he didn't. He knew better than to appear weak, especially in front of an 'enemy.' Although, he could never bring himself to believe it. Be as they may be, Kaname was a pure blood and so was he. He was someone who could truly understand the pain a pure blood has to live through, the constant burden, the constant pain. Zero wished he could just spill out all of the hurt he kept bottled up. Just as the dream of being free was born, it was killed. A pure blood, Zero Kiryu a pure blood? Sure, maybe eleven years ago that might have been possible but, like that dream of being free, it too was killed, murdered. He was tainted, he truly believed he was, he knew he was, is, and will be, for as long as he should live.
While Zero was trying to shake off unpleasant memories from surfacing, Kaname was repeatedly trying to get the unresponsive hunter's attention. "Kiryu." He spoke, squeezing his grip a little harder, he received no response. "Kiryu." He spoke slightly louder, but his tone had more angered undertones laced in. The pure blood thought the hunter was mocking him about Yuuki, and the one thing that riled him up was when Yuuki, especially Yuuki's safety was involved. When the hunter made no indication of responding, the pure blood was pushed to step over the line. With a intent on making the hunter realize that he did not take to putting Yuuki's blood on the line just because the tablet delivery was missed. Roughly, he shoved the dazed hunter back until the silverette's back slammed against the wall. Grabbing both of his wrists, he locked them in one of his hands and restrained his movements even further by wrapping hunter's legs with his own. At this, Zero snapped out of trance.
The silverette had been reliving some of the worst moments in his life. The memories were still fresh in his head. Tears welled up in his eyes, threatening to fall. He turned his head to the side and lightly downward so his silver locks covered his face. His frame trembled stiffly under the hold of the pure blood. The forceful grip, the soreness on his back because of being slammed into a wall, the restrained position, it was just too much. However, Kaname took Zero's fearful trembling in the wrong way. The pure blood was currently a bit low on blood as well and he would the loose the sense of common knowledge and rational thinking when it involved Yuuki's well being. Thinking that the hunter was trembling in laughter he felt his eyes flash red with anger... and blood lust.
"Zero!" He stated harshly, all formalities dropped. The silverette slowly turned his gaze at the origin of the voice. His hair was still well in his face, creating a sort of mask, hiding the torture in the amethyst eyes. Now it was Kaname's turn to look at Zero, his bloody crimson eyes locked with Zero's. The hunter's eyes widened instantly. The all too familiar bloody eyes struck a nerve and Zero started struggling, trying to break free of the pure blood's grasp. Kaname, however, failed to notice all the red flags going up, or rather, he failed to acknowledge them. Zero was not acting like himself at all. Zero would never endanger Yuuki on purpose and Kaname knew that. Zero would never struggle in such a pitiful way, and the pure blood was well aware of that fact as well. And most of all, the hunter would never be so vulnerable. By now, the silverette would've already be pointing his gun straight at the tousled brown hair, aimed straight at the head that belonged to Kaname. Kaname knew something was wrong but something wasn't quite right with Kaname either today. The writhing body under his grip finally registered in the pure blood's mind, but this only angered him. Why did his conscience have to kick in now of all times? With his free hand, he gripped the hunter' chin forcefully and yanked his face up, so he'd see the usual biting fire in the amethyst eyes that would urge him, provoke him, taunt him. So he could feel like he wasn't at fault. That plan, however backfired.
With the sudden jerk upwards, Zero's hair flew out of his face, and the traitors were there, trickling down his cheeks, in a ongoing flow. The hunter had squeezed his eyes shut. He was...afraid. Kaname froze. Of all the things he expected, this certainly was not one of them. He expected the hunter to thrash and hurl degrading words at him, curse him, threaten him, but not this.
"K-Kiryu What...Why-" He cut himself off, he was why. He felt his mind getting clearer and his guilt toll getting larger as he recapped the events that unfolded in his head. Kaname's grip had loosened considerably as he began to regain a rational sense of mind. When he finally went through everything, he took steps back from Zero. He kept moving backwards until he was out of Zero's personal space. "Kiryu, I-" Just as Kaname began to speak, the school bell rang and it shocked both of them for a moment. Zero had flinched at the loud noise and everything that just occurred registered. But unlike Kaname's recap, Zero's came back in a frenzy, he got confused, scared, and what made it worse was when he looked up, and saw Kaname... No matter how sober the pure blood may be, his eyes were still tinted a bright red**, and Zero saw them. He needed to get away, and he did. The hunter ran down the stairs, rushing to get anywhere but here, leaving Kaname.
Like Zero saw the bloody eyes of Kaname, Kaname saw the pained, hurt eyes of Zero. And, it hurt for both of them; Zero was wiping his tears on his sleeve while rushing down the hallway no one used so he wouldn't get noticed, and Kaname, clutching the sudden pain in his chest that had blossomed when he saw those tortured orbs of amethyst.
*-Okay, so the blood tablets given at a certain time and if not picked up, the batch is transported back to the lab. Since the idea of using the tablets was still frowned upon, Cross had decided to make the delivery a secret, as well as the fact that those particular tablets were a grade C, and no aristocrat would be caught dead using anything below a Grade B plus. Also, since the tablets would be delivered to an area besides the Moon Dorms, it'd raise suspicion. Basically, it was to hide that Zero was a vampire to the more oblivious folk who hadn't found out yet.
**-When vampire's eyes turn the signature bloody crimson color, it takes a while for the color to fade. I don't know, but it just seemed to work out with my story line xP.
Hello~ xD
I'm trying something a bit different with 'Blood Stained Skies.'
First of all, this is still the beginning so please bear with me T^T.
Another thing, I will have teasers or an insight into the next chapter in italics at the bottom. (I've gotten into the habit of writing chapters in Math Class at school so expect updates xD.
IMPORTANT
Ichiru will be the older brother, and that means Zero and Ichiru aren't twins.
Shizuka is there but for a different reason.
What happened to Zero is implied in the teaser and will be elaborated further on.
This chapter was supposed to have at least another 2-4 more Open Office pages typed and it'd be looooong compared to Allure. However, if I do make longer chapters, updates will be much slower. So tell me, longer chapters but slow updates or shorter chapters with quicker updates?
ALSO! This will be a more darker side of my writing style so the rating may go up O_O!
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Okay, now on with the teaser. (By the way, I have the second chapter written, I just have to type it so encourage me with reviews xD).
"Such pureblood," He licked the drop of blood that was falling from the trembling silverette's lip, he continued, "It makes me want to taint it." He stared at the protective piece of clothing that was shielding the creamy skin underneath from danger. Clicking his tongue with a bothered look, he grabbed the dagger that was on the floor with an intent to dispose of the annoying fabric. Slicing the flimsy white shirt, he smirked when the tattered top was thrown on the floor in pieces. Then he motioned to the second figure to come over.
"You see, we have this hate for pure bloods like you, right Ichiru?"
"Right."
Errrrr -.-' yeah, that was my attempt at a more darker aspect of writing? And another thing, guess who that he is in the teaser.