Disclaimer: I do not own this series…definitely.
Hey everyone! I've decided to remove all the chapters and rewrite this story. I was much younger when I wrote this (I was what, 13? 14?), so there are tons of grammatical errors and cringe-y and highly predictable bits to the story. I expect this fic to be around 4 to 5 chapters long, so please wait around and anticipate!
This will be crossposted to AO3, where you can find me at mini_rini.
I hope you'll enjoy the new version of Bloody Rose! Thank you so much for your support; I hope you'll all still be here now…
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Zero stared down at a small book covered in neat writing on Yuuki's desk. He felt slightly suspicious; Yuuki had never had such good penmanship. What's more, the book had tiny zeros tattooed upon it like some bizarre frame. He flipped to the front page. Hmph. Never knew Kaname had a zero fetish…
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"C'mon, Zero! Play with us!" Shouted Yuuki.
Zero looked up at the sound of her voice and immediately had to stifle a laugh. Yuuki was holding on desperately to the end of the kite-string. With the strong wind and her petite frame, it seemed extremely likely for her to be blown away. It seemed like Chairman Cross had also taken note of this fact, leaping hurriedly out of his chair and hastily instructing Kaname to keep a hand on Yuuki at all times. He didn't mention the part about getting blown away for fear of damaging Yuuki's delicate adolescent pride but Kaname's eyes twinkled. He obviously got it.
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"Love is a funny thing, isn't it? It can make you do things you would normally never even think about…" Kaname's voice trailed off at the end as he stared up at the deep blue-until-it-was-almost-black sky almost wistfully.
Zero snorted. "We do those things because of the 'ideals' all the stupid romance novel authors have set up. We want to surpass the level of the stupidity shown, that is the human nature – to never be happy with something until we have shown that we can do better; that is why we do things we would never think about."
Yuuki remained silent, happy to see her two favourite people talking 'normally'; or at least, normal for them. Her brain was a little too small to comprehend talk like this. It mostly sailed right over her head.
"But you agree with the 'being in love' part?" Persisted Kaname.
"There is no such thing as love. We only form a larger personal attachment to that particular object or person. That is why we are reluctant to let go; letting go would mean that you no longer have it in your grasp and that you would have lost something of value, that mattered to you, if that makes sense."
"I understand your take on it, Zero-kun, but I disagree. Have you ever heard the phrase '…falling deeply and madly in love?' The word 'madly' is a good choice I think, because sometimes you cannot understand why you ended up caring for that person or that thing. You once thought them worthless and infuriating; why did your opinion change and why are you falling in love with them now?"
"Just because you can't understand it doesn't mean that others cannot."
"Tch. Idiot."
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Kaname looked down at the small photograph he always kept with him in his wallet. It was the only one he had of only him and Zero. And now he was going to have to let it go.
I'm sorry, Zero.
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"Ouch! Zero!"
Yuuki smacked Zero's arm. He had just sat on her hand, which she had left on the seat next to her. He raised an eyebrow at her, silently daring her to do something.
She humphed and flopped back in her seat. Zero smirked. He had won, just as he knew he would.
Opposite him, Kaname and Chairman Cross exchanged looks with varying levels of paternal affection.
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Kaname stared down at the picture in his hand. It was a group shot of Zero, Yuuki, himself and Chairman Cross. They had been out to the park again and Cross had insisted on taking a photograph. Zero, grumbling, had obliged mostly because of Yuuki's incessant whining.