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This is my first fan fiction for the Anime category. I will be continuing it once I garner a few reviews. I have to know if my work has a reason for being, you know. So please leave comments. Thanks everyone!

~Jemm

Chapter 1

Dawn was breaking as a silver-haired young man squirmed in bed, still trying to catch even a minute of sleep. He was annoyed at the way this had become his routine for the past few days. He felt the nausea that lack of sleep brought, and shifted into a sitting position. Gulping down the remnants of water in the glass that was always present on his nightstand, he thought of that little incident he met that led him into having such sleepless nights.

It was a wrong move. He cursed under his breath as he vigorously rubbed his hands against his weary face. If only I had even just a pinch of control back then.. maybe, just maybe I wouldn't have attempted to.. His troubled thoughts were cut short as he gently rubbed his lower lip with the knuckle of his thumb. Slowly, he slipped into a reverie. The sparkle in her beautiful brown eyes, the feel of her hair in his hands, and the softness of her lips came rushing back into his mind. Why do I keep thinking of her this way? Damn!

Grabbing the sweater that was slumped on his bedside and slipping it on, Zero Kiryuu ventures out of his room in disgust of himself. If he couldn't get some shut-eye, he might as well fix himself something to eat. He had a rough night because he had to fend off a pair of eager Day Class girls who wanted to sneak into the Moon Dorm to do who knows what. He caught them the first time, but they managed to sneak out of their rooms in order to have another try at their mission. Shaking his head in annoyance, he reassures himself that they wouldn't dare go out since he had locked their doors and swore he wouldn't let them go until the next day.

Reaching the kitchen, he swiftly opens the refrigerator and scans whatever deemed to be edible at this hour. He spots an untouched ham sandwich and pops it in the microwave to heat it up a little. Zero leisurely leans over the counter, and shuts his eyes. Maybe sleeping while standing would do the trick for him or something. Suddenly, his chest tightens—it was his vampire side hungering for blood again. "Aagh!" He curses as he clutches his chest in pain. It had been five days since he last drunk blood. He couldn't ask Yuuki to let him drink hers because of what happened to them the last time he did. Zero had been practically avoiding her since then, and Yuuki seemed to be uneasy around him as well.

They were out patrolling that night, as usual. It was one of those restful nights since none of the hoodlums of the Night Class or the fanatics of the Day Class were wreaking havoc. Yuuki was being extra jolly that day and decided to fool around with Zero. She teased him, and they both spent the time chasing after one another around the school grounds. Once they reached the vicinity of the Sun Dorm though, Zero had an attack. As he tumbled to the ground, Yuuki ran towards him and led him to her room. She quickly took off her coat and offered Zero what he needed. "I'll really have to stop depending on you like this, Yuuki." Zero had said after gratifying his thirst. Yuuki merely looked at him thoughtfully and pulled him closer to her. "I'm on your side, Zero. This is really nothing to me if it's for your sake."

He felt bad about himself then. Selfishly drinking blood from Yuuki—he was like some animal or something. He was a good for nothing human that had turned into one of the creatures that he hated the most—he was a blood-thirsty vampire. As Zero fell to his knees in shame, Yuuki stooped down and cupped his face with both her hands. Looking into the crimson orbs of her childhood friend, she soothes him by promising that they'll get through this predicament together. She wouldn't leave his side, and she swore that. As Zero's eyes slowly regained their normal amethyst shade, he takes Yuuki's hands and clutches them on her lap. He was filled with emotion. He didn't know what got into him when he started closing in on the flushed Yuuki and slowly taking her lips. She resisted at first because of shock, but then her defenses slowly gave in. As she started to kiss him back, Zero realizes what he has done and pulls away.

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to—" Zero got up to his feet and ran out of the room in confusion. He didn't notice the enigma on Yuuki's face as he left. He didn't see that her cheeks were burning in spite of herself.

That was the last time they talked. Struggling with his sweaty hands, he looks for the blood tablets in his pockets. Zero gulps down a few until he calms down a bit. He couldn't do anything, could he? She hates me for what I did. Yuuki's hesitance to get near me since then is the proof of her disgust. Taking his time to stand up, he uses the counter for support and is shocked to see that brown-eyed girl he was just thinking about standing motionless on the doorway. She was looking straight at him with shock in her eyes—the same expression she had when he forced himself on her.

"Ze-ro?"

Zero froze in place. This was the last thing he'd want to have to face.