Disclaimer - I do not own Vampire Knight, nor any of its characters. All rights belong to VK's original creator Matsuri Hino, who is truly a goddess amongst women for the fine men she has provided us with. No profit can or shall be made from this fan fiction. Any original characters or plots that occur in any of my fics, do, however, belong to me.

Pairings - ZeroxKaname / (maybe) KanamexZero | ZeroxYuuki | YuukixKaname | and others

Authour's Notes - I'm a bit worried about this fic. I don't want to accidentally turn Kaname into a male version of Yuuki... :S

I dunno, it's a little early to say, but feel free to let me know your viewpoint as the readers. Zero is also a little rough with Kaname, (no, not in that way, you pervs! lol ...not yet, anyways!) but I hope you can forgive him, he has his reasons, poor bastard...

Everybody's probably guessed by now, but the main plot idea is that Yuuki made Kaname human and tasked Zero with looking over him. Thus endeth the plot spoilers. (I haven't even decided who the villain is yet...-_-;;)

Enjoy! (I hope!)

Lost in the Night

-Chapter One-

~Prologue~

Rain cascaded down the windowpane like some kind of bizarre waterfall, making the glass look like it was melting. Beyond the glass the world was a blurred mass of grey. Sighing heavily, Kaname placed his book on the windowsill and rested his forehead against the cool glass. The weather, it seemed, shared his dismal mood.

He was exhausted beyond belief, but he couldn't sleep. If he slept he'd either see her again, which was something he didn't really want to do, or he'd have nightmares. Or worse, he'd have one of those dreams. On the other hand, he couldn't keep himself awake either. He'd read every book in the house, from a collection of children's books (whatever they were doing in Cross' room, he'd never guess) to the dictionary. And one could only gain so much amusement from playing chess alone.

Tea. Sweet tea was the answer, he decided. It was probably the best way to stay awake for the remainder of the night, considering it was five in the morning by now.

Sighing again, the brunette moved away from his perch on the armchair by the window and began his journey to the kitchen. At the top of the stairs, however, he hesitated. The bottom of the stairs was flooded with dim yellow lamplight, and hushed muttering lingered on the edge of his hearing.

Kaname griped the banister nervously, debating whether or not to return to his room. In the end however, he decided to continue. What was there to be afraid of anyway? It was probably just Cross on the phone, talking some poor unfortunate's ear off. Kaname knew the man had a good heart, but he was ever so slightly annoying.

When he got to the doorway however, he froze.

'Kiryuu-sama?' As soon as the words left his lips, the brunette groaned internally. Idiot! he thought as a pair of cold lavender eyes bored into him.

'Kaname-kun! I didn't know you were awake!' cried Kaien, smiling as he looked up at the brunette from his seat at the kitchen table. The man's smile looked forced, however, as his soft golden eyes darted nervously between the two boys, as though he hoped that by forcing himself to smile the dark aura that Zero was exuding would vanish.

He had no such luck.

'I... I've been awake all night,' confessed Kaname, pulling his gaze away from Zero's angry lavender eyes. 'I can't sleep.'

'Oh? Then why don't I make us all some tea and-'

'No,' interrupted Zero. The hunter's tone was cold and clipped as he spoke. 'We can continue this talk later. I'm leaving,' he said, standing up. Kaname fixed his gaze on the floor tiles as the hunter spoke, trying to ignore the horrible feeling of his heart sinking.

'Oh,' was all he could say, before he felt the hunter shove him aside roughly, making the brunette collide violently with the doorframe before collapsing onto the icy ceramic tiles. Kaname ducked his head in humiliation as arousal shot through him - a result of the sharp, aching pain blossoming where his side had connected with the doorframe... and the burning sensation where Zero's arm had touched him.

'Zero!' cried Kaien, as the silver haired teen stormed out of the house. Frowning, he rushed to Kaname's side. 'Kaname, are you alright?'

'I'm fine... It's perfectly alright...' he said quietly.

'No, it isn't! There was no need for Zero to act like that!' argued the ex-hunter.

'...isn't there? Why else would he hate me so? Kiryuu-sam- I mean, Kiryuu-san - saved me from that fire, but every time he looks at me...' Kaname trailed off. It seems like he blames me for something. Like I've taken something precious from him...

Zero Kiryuu had saved him from the burning wreckage of some kind of mansion up in the mountain ranges. The first thing Kaname remembered was opening his eyes and seeing the hunter walking towards him, fire blazing behind him. The vampire hunter had picked him up off of the floor and held him in his arms with an almost reluctant gentleness. When he'd been on the brink of death from injuries and poisoning sustained in the fire, the vampire had fed him his blood as a medicine. Then he'd brought him to Kaien Cross. Kaname wondered sometimes how he must have looked. This half-dead, battered young man with the world knowledge of a newborn baby.

Nonetheless, Kaien had taken him in and given him a home and a name; Kaname (because it was a pretty name apparently, which made the brunette wonder if the man had thought he was a girl.) Cross had taught him everything, with limitless patience, constantly claiming Kaname was "so cute" when he was proud of himself. The brunette had learnt to close his eyes and count to ten when dealing with this. Kaien simply didn't seem to understand that he'd outgrown his child mentality four months ago.

...Kiryuu-sama, on the other hand shunned him. Ironically, the first thing Kaname learnt about himself was that he was masochistic. The more the hunter hurt him, the more Kaname wanted Zero to care about him. Gratitude towards his saviour had quickly deepened into something much more powerful... Infatuation, he had called it. It was just an infatuation... nothing... more...

Kiryuu-sama... Zero clearly detested the title, but Kaname couldn't help but apply it to the hunter. It just seemed appropriate for some reason. ...sama... it rang a chord deep inside his mind. A warm memory, just out of reach.

Kaname sighed. 'He hates me, Cross-san... but I can't remember why.' But I know I have hurt him. Because on that night last year, I saw a wetness on his cheeks that seemed at first to be sweat from the heat. But when I looked into his eyes... I was wrong... they were tears... tears...

Kaien pushed his glasses back up his nose and sighed as he watched the former-pureblood hang his head miserably. Fate had a cruel sense of humour, that much the ex-hunter understood, but to have Kaname loose his memories and fall in love with his ex-love rival...?

The ex-hunter sighed again. Oh, Yuuki... what would you say if you could see them now?

X-X-X

Zero sat on the edge of his bed, glaring at the wooden floorboards of his worn down apartment.

He couldn't take it anymore! He was sick of fate trying to fuck with his head. Fate was mocking him, it must be! To see him staring at him with those eyes... Soft, warm chocolate eyes that seemed to shine with innocence and seemed constantly surprised about something or other...

And then... then he had to go and say that! "Kiryuu-sama."

For a moment when he gazed into that doorway it had been someone else standing there. Her big brown eyes wide in surprise as she realised who was at the table.

"Kaname-sama!"

Zero blinked in surprise as he felt a warm wetness rolling down his cheeks. Reaching for his neck, he wrapped a hand around the necklace at his neck and tugged it off, staring numbly at the pendant in his hand.

It was a fang.

A vampire's fang.

A pureblood's fang.

It was her fang.

"...I-if the time comes, use it... on... h-him..." Her voice had been broken as her voice hitched with sobs of misery and pain. Blood streamed past her lips as she spoke - a result of her ripping out one of her own fangs... and more. "I-I l-love you... Z-Zero..." she whispered, tears running down her beautiful, deathly pale face. "...f-forgive m-me..."

And another voice from years ago, whispering that awful truth to him; "You will not betray her."

A violent sob shook the hunters shoulder as the memories ran through his head. Her last words... her last wish...

Even after her death he would not betray her. Because he owed her that much... because he loved her...

I love you, Yuuki... forgive me...