AN

Hey everybody, name's Darlex, and this is my first fanfiction! I ship a YuukiXKaname relationship, but I can see the potential in a YuukiXZero one, too. ANYWAYS, this isn't really based on a chapter from the manga(which I am obsessed with) but what's happening right now is Yuuki has already been transformed by Kaname, Zero's completed his transformation as well, and he has the Bloody Rose's powers, and he is not slowly turning into a Level E, which is good. Most of the day class students have returned home, as the school has closed down, Rido's been defeated, but a somewhat similar villian named Masato has taken his place. He hasn't done much so far, but I'm still ironing out the details. There's a very small taste of what's coming between Yuuki and Kaname, so if you can get through the first two chapters you'll be rewarded! Thaaanks!Oh, and please enjoy

Escaping Love

Chapter 1. The First Attack

Kuran Yuuki walked along the worn stone path though the woods, lost in her memories. She absently recalled the times she would remember her distant past. Her past as a vampire, though she didn't know it. Now, she was glissading through the pieces left in her mind of her recent life. Her human life.
Her tiny feet lead her out of the woods, slowly padding along the trail she had so often run on in a different existence. They came to a soft stop beside a tall, lined gate. She lifted her hand and rested it on a rusted, iron door. How many times had it opened, and her heart thudded excitedly in her chest? All for the sight of the man she hadn't realized she'd know and lived with all her life.

Kaname. She thought.

Kiryuu Zerostrode quickly through the grounds behind the remains of the academy. There were no humans nearby, so he was almost finished with his inspection. He slowed when he came to a huge mass of debris. It was the desolate remnants of the day class dorms. The very dust left there from the buildings was able to trigger the memories he had stored away, and although he desperately tried, he couldn't hold them back.

The snow fell softly that night. Cold and wet, the tiny snowflakes were swept off by the frozen wind. Carried also by this wind, was the scent of blood. Yuuki's blood.
He flew across the ground, his feet barely touching, running as fast as he could go. His lungs felt like they would explode in his chest, but he didn't cease. He had to get there, he had to reach her...before it was too late.
"Kaname, you bastard, if you've done anything to Yuuki..." he growled to no one. The scent was getting stronger now. He was almost through the town, his eyes on the looming, abandoned building at the end of it. He came to the base of the tower and jumped deftly from ledge to ledge. Abrubtly, he halted, mid-leap. He started to fall, and grabbed hold of a sill jutting out of a broken window. His arm slammed into the wall, but he didn't notice.
A new scent of blood had come into the air.
Kaname's blood.

"Why-?" he mumbled, then continued his climb up the mountain. It wasn't right. Something was very, very wrong. He could sense that.

He heard Yuuki before he smelled her.

"My..."was all his ears caught before an overpowering sweetness fill his nostrils. The smell matched his own, and every other creature of his new race.
He jumped to the roof of the building, sprinted across to one side of it, pulled out the Bloody Rose, and looked down. Kaname crouched over the most terrifying sight Zero would ever be forced to see again.

There, lying in his arms, was Yuuki, all traces of humanity completely dissolved from her blood.

Zero paced around to the east wall of the academy, away from the piles rubbish and dust. He had to keep distracted, to push away those horrible memories. Absorbed in his mind, he walked into the edge of the forest, than stopped. A bitter –sweet smell suddenly had reached his senses, filling his head with a powerful, sickly ingratiating and foreign odour.
Another vampire's scent traced all over the grounds. A vampire he had never met. A stranger.

Zero broke into a sprint. He followed the scent deeply into the forest, but it suddenly faded amongst the scents of the other vampires as soon as he had trailed it to the Moon Dorms. How was it possible that such a strong smell could just fade away? He looked up and saw a small crowd standing around the gate. Ruka, Shiki, Rima, and Kain turned simultaneously at the sound of Zero's entrance. Kain paused, then stepped back, revealing a black, frilly shape with long brown hair.
"Yuuki?" he whispered. Although he said it softly, everyone could hear him. Yuuki looked up. She had tears in her eyes. Zero stepped closer so that he was only a foot or so away from her. "Yuuki, what-?" he said, louder this time. She shook her head once than let her gaze fall to the ground again. He opened his mouth to demand an answer, but Ruka interrupted.
"Do you smell it?" she asked. She was speaking to everyone, but was facing Zero.Kain answered, "One of us," he stated. "A noble." Ruka turned to him as he spoke, but when he met her stare, she jerked her head away, a slight blush reddening her cheeks.
"I crossed his scent and followed it here. " Zero added. Shiki looked to him, a puzzled look on his usually bored face. "That's not right. Rima and I traced it into town, where it disappeared." He said. Ruka interrupted, "I smelled it near the fountain, but nothing lead to it. It was just a patch of its scent."
They discussed this quietly, while Kain stood silent, his face concentrated. Yuuki sat leaning against the wall, shuddering, sweat running down her clammy face. This concerned Zero, and he asked about it a few times, but she simply shook her head or ignored him. After a minute or so, Kain spoke.
" Yuuki-sama is unwell, and it may be dangerous out here," he said, "Let's move her inside." They all agreed and helped Yuuki up and through the gate. Zero tried to catch her eye to glare meaningfully, but she kept her head down and continued to shake frightfully. When they reached her bedroom, Zero stayed with her while the others excused themselves.

Yuuki lay on the bed, eyes closed, but Zero knew she wasn't asleep. Finally, after an immeasurable moment of silence, he spoke.
"Yuuki," he started. She opened her eyes and gazed quietly at him. He tried to think of how to ask her without bringing back images of whatever had scared her. When it looked like she was going back to "sleep", he blurted out, "Yuuki, what happened?"
She stared, for a very long time, she only stared at him, her round eyes slowly became more and more frightened as she stared. Zero tried to look away, but he couldn't. The atmosphere grew very tense, both waiting for the other to speak.
"I-I-m sorry, Zero..." Yuuki finally answered, blinking and once again looking away, "But I..I need to speak with Kaname first. I'm sorry" she whispered. A small tear rolled down her cheek.

For some reason, Zero blushed. He could feel the intensity of the air, and mixed with what Yuuki had just said, he suddenly felt embarrassed and disappointed. He got up and strode from the room, letting the door slam loudly behind him. When he was sure it was closed, he leaned back against it and let out a gust of air he hadn't realized he was holding.

He knew why he was disappointed. It was because she didn't want to tell him what happened. It was because she didn't need him to protect her anymore.

She wanted Kaname.

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