You Don't Realize: Chapter 1
Humans don't realize how much something means to them until it's gone. Sometimes people take things for granted, and once they notice how much it once meant to them, it's already gone. No longer attainable, yet somehow they can't seem to forget about it.
That statement was almost like a sick realization to Kiryu Zero as he recalled all the misfortunes he had to endure, despite the fact he was no longer a human. Losing his family tragically when he was only a child. Left alone to deal with the challenges of life by himself as well as being forced to grow up faster than most kids. Now he was fighting for the girl he loved against a certain vampire. She was getting pulled away towards the thing he hated the most. What made things worst was that it was the Pureblood prince himself, Kaname Kuran.
A loud noise went off a few seconds later, ultimately pulling the silverette away from his musings. He was brought back to reality at the sound of the bell signaling the end of the day. He sighed as he got up from his seat and filed out of the class with the other students. He was more than happy to leave the boring classroom, much like the rest of the class. He contemplated what he would do with the couple of hours he had before class change and after a few seconds he decided he would go relax in his room.
Walking towards his dorm Zero didn't bother to acknowledge the looks he got as he passed by a few girls. He was never one to care about others paying attention to him, because he knew they only were interested in his outer appearance. They didn't know about what he had gone through, what he was still going, no one understood, well no one except Yuki. He knew for an ex-human he was good looking, he had admired his mothers beauty when he was younger and realized that he had inherited her looks. His father as well was a handsome man, and he recalled when he was younger his mother teasing his father about the various girlfriends he had throughout the years.
Zero almost smiled at the fond memory of the stories his mother used to tell, ones like how his parents had first met. They were both hunters and had known each other their whole lives, due to the Hunter Association. Once they got older, they began to do missions together but never dated until years after, apparently his father had been dating someone else at the time. He remembered his father trying to convince his mother that he knew she was the only one for him from the start. Although Zero was pretty sure his mother didn't fall for it, regardless they ended up together and bore two beautiful children. He only wished that they could have seen him grow up.
Shaking his head Zero pushed the thoughts out of his mind and opened the door to his room. Once inside he settled on down on his bed, bringing his arms above and behind his head so he could rest his head on them. Surprisingly the time went by fast and before he knew it he had fallen asleep.
It wouldn't have been a bad thing that he was getting some shut eye - considering his sleeping pattern was all over the place - if it wasn't for the fact that when he had finally awoken he realized he was late. Great. Just great.
Zero groaned as he got up from the bed and headed to his dresser, slipping on the prefect arm band and checking himself over in the mirror.
He looked okay. Zero thought as he patted down his hair and straighten up his uniform until he thought he looked presentable enough. When he was satisfied with his appearance he made his way towards the moon dorms with a slight scowl on his face.
Why did he have to guard those stupid vampires from fan girls? It should be the other way around. Of course they were beautiful but they had horrible personalities. Especially Kura-
Zero immediately stopped his thoughts as he realized that he was starting to think the brunette was handsome. Of course every vampire had outstandingly good looks, but for some reason the thoughts didn't sit well with him. Blushing slightly at the images that were flashing through his mind, he finally arrived at the Moon dorm gates as he realized Yuki was already there pushing the crazy fans back. Walking in front of the crowd he started to do the same.
Still, he couldn't forget the thought of him actually thinking of Kuran in that way. Of course he was good looking, but weren't all nobles and Purebloods? Feeling his cheeks turn red again he tried to forget the thought.
The Moon dorm gates opened at that moment and the fans screams became louder. He pushed the Day class girls back yelling for them to go back to their dorms, unless they wanted detention. Luckily, it more or less worked as he watched some of them backing off and heading back to the Sun dorms. Now only a few brave souls were left.
He was so caught up in what he was doing he didn't realize a certain Pureblood approaching him. Suddenly he felt a warm breath next to his ear.
"You shouldn't be so mean, prefect-san." the voice said.
Zero jerked his head up at the sudden invasion of space and glanced up to meet stunning maroon eyes. For a few seconds he was mesmerized by them, but he soon realized he was staring and averted his eyes to the side, not making eye contact with the Pureblood.
"D-don't you have classes to attend to Kuran." He stuttered, wondering why he let himself flatter at those teasing words. Kuran was the type of man that didn't care about someone like him, yet now that he had Yuki he seemed to marvel in the way Zero reacted to his words. It was almost like the Pureblood's way of telling the silverette all he needed to do now was to follow the headmasters orders and guard the night class. All he needed to do was to go about his life like he was some puppet, listening to others demands. Go to school. Guard the night class. Sleep. Eat.
"Yes, yes I do Kiryu." Kaname said turning to the side. Zero followed his eyes and noticed who he was looking at, Yuki.
"I just came to greet someone." he continued. Zero noticed how the boy glanced over at the brown haired girl and felt a pang of jealously in that gaze, yet he paused for a moment as he felt uncertain about which one he was jealous of. Realizing what he was thinking about he started to blush again. He turned and headed back to the dorms not wanting to be around the Pureblood anymore. Only turning around to see Kaname smiling lovingly at Yuki while he patted her head.
Kaname Kuran had everything. He was respected and praised by many, vampires and humans alike. The only person that seemed to not worship at his feet was Zero Kiryu. He was always curious about the boy, only knowing a little about Kiryu's and his past. He wasn't sure what had peaked his interest but he hadn't been this curious in a while. Maybe it was because everything around him seemed to be dull and uninteresting. He loved the way the boy got mad at the words he said, or the way stiffen as Kaname whispered in his ear. He was guarded and liked to cut himself off from the world, rarely opening up for anyone, unless it was Yuki. Kaname wondered why?
It wasn't like he particularly cared about the ex-hunter, but he would be lying if he didn't think that the boy would be a good way to pass the time. He doubted that he would ever see Kiryu again once they graduated Cross Academy and maybe that's why he didn't feel bad that he was using the boy for his own entertainment. He would eventually fall into a level E and his life would end like it started, meaningless and alone.
"Kaname." a voice came from the door way of his room. Takuma was leaning in the wooden frame of the door. "It's time for class change."
"Okay, thank you. I'm coming." he said.
Kaname got up and followed Takuma to the main entrance of the moon dorms. He leaded the way for the nobles and arrived at the gates.
"Back off, go back to you dorms." he heard a voice yell and smirked. He knew that voice belonged to Kiryu.
Once the dorms opened he spotted the silver haired boy. Smirking he headed over to him, noticing that the boy had a faint blush on his face. He paused for a moment, wondering why he was annoyed at the way the ex-hunter looked. Maybe it was the way the boy seemed to be oblivious about the way he looked or the way how some of the girls nearby seemed to blush as he told them to back off. No matter the reason, Kaname did well to hide how annoyed he was at who might have made his toy blush and instead leaned in close to the boy to whisper.
"You shouldn't be so mean, prefect-san." he said in a sly voice.
Suddenly the boy jerked upwards meeting Kaname's brown eyes with his violet ones. Kaname looked at the boy how he was now slightly blushing and staring straight into his eyes. Kaname smirked inwardly. The boy looked innocent from the way he froze as their eyes met.
"D-don't you have classes to attend to Kuran."
"Yes, yes I do Kiryu." Kaname said realizing Zero wasn't making eye contact anymore. He then soon notice Yuki a few feet away talking to a day class girl.
Hmm, I wonder? Kaname thought and continued.
"I just came to greet someone." He finished slightly turning to see Zero's reaction to the statement. The one he got wasn't what he wanted, not in the least. Zero was blushing again while he looked at Yuki. Kaname felt slightly mad at the scene. Wanting to stop that he headed over towards Yuki now determined to see what the boy would do. Smiling and patting her head he greeted Yuki.
"Hello, Yuki."
"Hello, K-Kaname-senpai!" The girl said happily as she saw the Pureblood.
As Yuki kept stuttering Kaname looked up to see the ex-hunter leaving. He wondered if Zero was jealous. And of who? He didn't know why but for some reason he wanted the boy to look at him, and only him. Being able to demand the attention of the boy as he walked into the room and watch the silverette shiver as he whispered something into his ear indicated Zero was somewhat under his control, but he wanted more. And what Kaname Kuran wanted he got, this time wouldn't be any different.