B-E-A-utiful…

Zero stood outside of a prisoners door deep within his fathers dungeons, he knew he was forbidden to even step on dungeon grounds but something had lead him here. It was odd because he had felt this feeling before, but he did not remember where or when. He noticed that the door was covered in seals, he brought his hand up and ran his palm over the flat surface of the door. Todoku stood by his side looking up at him with gold eyes, Zero often summoned his wolf friend for the reason of his eyes being dangerous. His eyes were the reason he was running away from his father and here in the depths of the dungeon he stood in front of a unknown prisoners door who called out to him not by voice but by mind. He left his palm flat on the door and quickly whispered a spell, he pulled his hand away as they burned a bright blue, and hissed as they fell to the floor.

'Master, your fathers guards are not that far from here we must hide.' Todoku spoke with his thoughts and Zero nodded, he nudged the door open and waited as Todoku went ahead an stuck his white furry head threw the small opening of the doors small opening. The animals lilac eyes scanned the room, it was barely lit by three candles hanging on the corners of the room. With his body he moved the door open a bit more so he was able to turn and look at the far left, that's when he noticed that there was actually a prisoner in this hell hole of a cement room. With the strength of its hind legs to push the door wide enough for Zero. He removed his head from the opening and bit onto Zero's dress shirt sleeve, leading him inside. Once Zero was fully inside the cell Todoku went back to the open door and tried closing with his forehead. Nothing. He tried again putting more force with his two front paws. It still would budge. His ears twitched forward catching footsteps not to far from where they were. Todoku looked threw the opening and noticed the hallway began to flicker with a light coming from another hallway that intersected the one straight where they were. That's when the wolf began to panic, he quickly stepped back and took a deep breath. Counting to three he lounged back on his hind legs and charged at the door making a strong impact that made Zero fall back and land on his butt. The door closed with a loud 'CLANK'

The canine in alarm pressed the side of his face against the door so his ear could listen to the noise outside. And for some odd reason the sounds of the guards that were coming this way seemed to fade away.

'Odd, I swear they would have hear that?' The white wolf thought as he backed away from the door, turned around and rotted to his master.

"Are they coming?" Zero stared at Todoku with colorless eyes, he brought a hand forward searching for the canine. Todoku came closer and poked his cold nose against his masters palm, reassuring him.

'No, for some reason they seemed to have retreated.' Todoku said threw his thoughts. Zero nodded and closed his eyes inhaling the scent of the room they were in once he exhaled, he turned his head to the right of the room where the man sat. He did not open his eyes since Todoku was his eyes. Todoku out of curiosity walked away from Zero and towards the man sitting in the corner.

~with Kaname~

Kaname stared at the wall in front of him for a second, he then closed the and got stuck in his thoughts for the hundredth time this day. It had been 365 days since Shizuka had brought him his 'meal'. He then began to drown in his thoughts as he reminded himself about the reason he was here in the first place.

It was December and eleven months ago he had killed Shizuka Hiou's human lover. And that was it, and here he was…how awkward. Kaname sighed for the fourth time that day. He didn't like to say it but he missed the fresh air, sun, rain, wind, and all of nature. He held his breath as his keen ears picked up a faint sound at the entrance of the prison. It was about a mile away from him. His hearing was getting sloppy since he hadn't had a decent meal his hearing was shortened from 3 miles to only being able to hear for a mile away. He listened as the steps of whoever was coming walk almost frantically threw the halls. Kaname also picked up the sound of canine paws with the other one's fast steps. He let out his breath and began to call out to who ever that person was, he paused and listened as the steps also paused, but then began to walk again but this time towards his dungeon cell. Kaname smiled to himself he sat back and waited.

~Zero & Todoku

Zero stared with blind eyes at the person sitting in the corner. Todoku quickly gave his master back his ability to see, and his eyes turned back to gold while his masters turned back to there lilac silver color. Zero blinked his eyes adjusting his sight, then he turned his head towards the man. He noticed the person had faded jeans, a white dress shirt that seemed to have turned grey. His hair was a dark brunette color, and it was curly an it reached his shoulders. Zero noticed the man had his arm wrapped in chains, and he had cuffs tight around his wrists bounding them together.

'Vampire cuffs…he's a vampire?' Zero thought to himself not knowing he was walking closer towards the 'vampire'. he crouched down right in front of him and was about to lift his face when he felt something tug him. He looked back over his shoulder and noticed Todoku was biting the hem of the back of his shirt.

"What's wrong Todoku he is no harm?" Todoku did not speak but he shock his furry head saying 'no'. Zero turned around completely to look at his canine friend and was about to protest when something made him sit back. His eyes widened as bounded arms encircled his frame against a rock hard chest. Zero grabbed onto the vampires chained arms trying to pull them above his head to pry himself free but the arms were like steal, he was unable to move them. He panicked once he felt hot breath against the left side of his neck. Todoku began to growl and bark at the vampire, but he was in a state were he couldn't do nothing, if he did he would end up hurting his master.

"What brings such young blood to a place like this, ne?" the vampire behind him finally spoke, and something within that tone and voice seemed to make Zero's heart skip a beat. Zero blushed when he realized he was in between the vampires legs leaning back on his chest.

"Ah…will you please let go…" Zero felt the mans lips And Kaname smiled against the boys neck.

"And why would I do that?" Zero didn't have time to respond once he felt two sharp fangs bit deep into his neck. Todoku began to panic pacing side to side ready to pounce the vampire who was hurting his master.

All of a sudden something in Kaname's mind seemed to click as he drank the boys blood.

'Why…is it so familiar?" He continued to drink as he thought. Then it hit him like a hurricane. He released the boys neck as if his blood had burned his lips. Then a name that was never said but never forgotten escaped his lips.

"Z-Zero?"

Zero froze hearing his name come from the vampire who had just drank his blood, then something deep inside his brain seemed to open like a door and memories ran threw his head like pictures being thrown in the wind.

K-Kana-me…" Zero moved within the vampires arms and turned around fully to look at him. His lilac eyes widened, dark brown hair, ruby eyes it was him. Tears began to form on the edges of his eyes. He brought a hand up and caressed Kaname's cold cheek, and he leaned into the touched.

"It is you…Kaname!" Zero engulfed Kaname in a bear hug, tears falling freely from his eyes now. Kaname hugged as much as he could since his wrists were bound together.

"Zero…" He nuzzled the boys neck inhaling the intoxicating scent that he had since forgot.

"Four year…Kaname you haven't changed at all." Zero let Kaname go but kept his arms hanging on his broad shoulders. There eyes locked brown into lilac and lilac to brown for what seemed like eternity. And the past was rewritten.

~Flashback…

Kaname sat on a branch high in a blossom tree with his back leaning on the trees reddish bark. The night was quiet and calm with barely and wind, and the full moon above glazed the green meadow in front of where the vampire lay. Then his sensitive ears picked up the sound of small feet against the dry earth, rub eyes scanned the ground underneath him, and he noticed a small boy about fourteen or fifteen years of age barefoot with only a black T-shirt that passed his knees running into towards the forest that lay behind Kaname. He sat up to get a good look at the boy who stopped and grabbed onto the same blossom tree where Kaname was, catching his breath. The boys pale skin seemed to glow in the bright light of the full moon, and what caught Kaname's ruby eye was the boys silver head. All he could see was silver hair blocking the view of the boys eyes. Kaname looked up from the boy at the sound of more feet but from adults. They carried torches and some swords, he looked back to the boy and noticed he had disappeared onto the dark forest.

"That way! He went into the forest!" Kaname let his left leg hang while he brought up the other and placed his arm on it laying his head on his elbow. He just sat there until the last human disappeared into the forest, and then he jumped down and landed on his feet as quiet as the invisible breeze that passes by. With his long pale fingers he folded locks of hair behind his ear, and slowly walked the same direction where the boy and the other humans wandered into. As he walked for about a mile a slow wind began to pick up rustling the trees and waking there inhabitants , but not just that Kaname picked up the faint scent of blood. He stopped and stood there as another breeze passed by and hit Kaname with a very strong wave of blood, his eyes became dilated like a feline's as a pang of hunger hit his dry stomach, but he ignored it as he continued walking threw the now noisy forest.

After about what seemed like an hour he made it to a lake. His rub eyes scanned the waters surface and he spotted a hump floating on the other edge of the lake. At an inhuman speed he landed on the other side, crouched down and watched the body slowly float towards him.

Once it was in better view he noticed scratches and nail like puncture wounds all over the persons shimmering back. Another breeze brought yet another wave of blood, but the difference in this scent as that it was a bit fresher. Kaname stood and began to sniff around at the air as wind began to pick up, he found the trail of where the source was. e began to follow it for as much as thee hours when he finally made it to a flat meadow. Kaname scrunched his nose in pure discuss at the scene before him. Bodies every where, and the bodies of the people from earlier. He also spotted the boy from earlier, but he had his back towards him, but as Kaname stared at the boy his keen eyes noticed a thorn vine crawl up the boys bare leg, and disappear into the pale skin. Kaname stepped forward cautiously so he wouldn't startle the boy.

"Hey." The boy seemed to stiffen and as Kaname got closer he caught another scent other than blood. Lilac flowers with the faint aroma of chocolate. All of a sudden once Kaname was about a foot away from the child, he abruptly turned around to face him making Kaname hold his breath once he aught sight of the boys eyes. They were a pure red lilac color, that seemed to glow even in the shadow of the full moon. His cheeks were splattered with spots of blood, his knees and arms were also painted with spots and smears of blood.

"Who…a-are you?"

"I should be asking you that, boy." A tear escaped the boys eyes and he brought up his thin pale arm to wipe it away smearing the blood on his face accidentally. But more began to fall freely, Kaname looked down on the floor beside where the boy stood and he saw a body face down surrounded with thorn like vines. He continued to stare and noticed that once the vines cut the persons skin it would suck it up and then the vine turned a deep red with black thorns. He looked back up at the boy.

"What's your name?"

"Kiryuu…-hic-…Z-Zero Kiryuu." Kaname nodded.

"W-who are y-you?"

"Kuran Kaname.?" Zero turned around and stared at his surroundings not showing a single sign of disgust as his eyes ran over the bodies on the floor.

"Did you do this?" The boy quickly turned to stare at him with large lilac eyes, they seemed to flash red and back to lilac.

"I d-didn't…I mean…they were…-hic-…gomen…" Kaname came closer and placed a hand on the boys shoulder catching his attention.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to its just…" Zero stepped back a bit wincing as hi foot stepped on something sharp making him lose his balance and fall on his butt. Hit black T-shirt was pulled back revealing his pale thighs in the moon light. Kaname's brown eyes flashed a deep crimson, but he quickly shut his eyes averting his gaze to one of the dead bodies. Then a familiar scent hit his sensitive nose and he opened his eyes to look back at Zero and realized the boy not only cut his foot but he also cut his hand, and Kaname watched as the boy brought the bleeding palm to his mouth and suck lightly. Kaname unconsciously kneed down in front of he boy, and grabbed his arm bringing his hand to his cold lips. Zero tried to pull his hand back, but Kaname wouldn't let go, his wide lilac eyes watched in horror as Kaname licked his wound making his fangs appear and then disappear as he licked the blood of his hand. He closed his eyes and turned away holding back tears threatening to fall again, and somehow got his strength back, and yanked his arm away cradling it against his chest. Kaname sat back on his heals and covered his mouth with his hand not daring to look at the boy feeling completely disgusted with himself.

"Y-you're a v-vampire a-aren't you?" Zero somehow got his voice back and his curiosity took over his fear of the vampire. Kaname looked at him and nodded slowly. Zero got up slowly and went over to Kaname running his blood covered fingers over Kaname's lips smearing a bit of blood on them. Kaname unable to control himself licked his lips and Zero smiled.

"You are a vampire! So…um do you like…drink blood…um?"

"Yes, I do." Zero bend down and sniffed at Kaname's chest. He leaned back and stared at him, he then grabbed Kaname's arm and licked his hand, and Kaname stared at him as if he was crazy.

"You…taste like strawberries…but you don't smell like death…how come?" Kaname blinked three times before drinking it in.

"Why would I smell like death?"

"Oh, well because my mom told me a story, and my step-dad said they smell like death, and have a rotten taste to them."

"You've tasted rotten things?" Zero nodded and scratched the back of his head.

"Ah! One ore question Kuran-sama!?" Zero said cheerfully and Kaname nodded staring at the boys angelic face not being able to look away. A pang of hunger hit his stomach and his eyes traveled to Zero's pale neck.

Kaname's red pulsing eyes were hungrily staring at the boys pale neck, and he could tell his hunger was overpowering since he could see Zero's jugular vein pulse slowly underneath the pale sheet of skin. He licked his lips, and Zero gasped as he was turned over and forced to lay on his stomach, his cheek pressed against the cold moist grass, and a hard warm chest pressed against his small back. He shivered feeling warm air blow on the back of his neck, and a hand came from under crawling up his chest and bringing him up a bit off the ground. Zero tried to move his hands, but failed as the vampire's other free hand came and grabbed both his wrists in one hand. T

he hand on his chest went up and grabbed his chin gently making his face turn so his pale chest was visible to the cold air and moon light, he gasped as lips pressed against the back of his neck moving his silver hair aside, and traveling to the side of the bots pale neck. Kaname made an amimal like sound making the body underneath him shudder and press harder against him. His fangs grew to there full length and he began to nip at the pale skin, and he accidentally broke the skin and tasted the most sweetest blood he would ever taste. It filled his senses just with the drop he took, and he wanted more. With out warning he bit into the pale neck moaning as fresh, warm pulsing blood flowed into his mouth.

Zero closed his eyes tight trying to block the path of tears threatening to escape. His nails dug into the others skin since his hands were being restraint. Then something hard pressed against his inner thighs, and he yelped in surprise, an the vampire began grinding against him in a arousing manner. Zero moaned his senses disappearing forcing him to feel complete pleasure as Kaname…vampire…blood…my blood! He began to struggle making Kaname growl as he drank another mouth full of his blood. The Zero with all his might hit Kaname's chest with his elbow making the vampire release his grip and mouth from his neck. Kaname got up, shaking his head trying to get that fuzzy feeling out and whipped the blood of his mouth with the back of his hand. Zero just laid there with his hands on the side of his head as he tried to pick himself up but failed. He quickly rolled onto his back, but closed his eyes. Kaname's eyes widened and he was at the boys side quickly picking him up and cradling him to his chest. He brought his hand up gently tapping the boys cold cheek, and after getting no reaction he brought his wrist to his mouth and bit into it sucking his blood. Then ran his hand to the back of the boys silver head and brought his face up to his, and there lips meet.

Kaname gripped Zero's chin with his index finger and thumb lightly tugging so his mouth opened and he let the blood in his mouth flow into the others. Picking him up bridal style he began to run with un-human threw the forest, and making it to a cabin, kicking the door open with his foot and walking it kicking it closed. He walked quickly threw the living room to his room, and placed Zero on his black bed. He sat by Zero running his hand threw his brown hair, panicking in his mind for a bit until Zero's whimper awoke him from his thoughts. He knew what he had down was unforgivably and that the boy would never forgive him if he found out.

'Maybe if I take him back to his family…no then would find out sooner or later and kill the poor boy.' He groaned frustrated with himself for ruining this poor innocent boys life. He looked down to him, and saw that Zero was beginning to sweat, and he brought his hand down to stroke the boys flushed cheek.

"Gomen, Zero."