A/N: I'm posting a story in a different section! Wow, I actually managed not to make a Yu Yu Hakusho story for once. Well anyway, I'm kind of new to Vampire Knights, which includes reading the Manga and writing a story. I only read two volumes because I can only find the first two volumes of the manga at the bookstore called Borders. This is my second story I made for this category and the first that I posted on any website so please no flames, okay?
Disclaimer: I do not own Vampire Knight...Never ever, ever.
Warning(s): Slight cursing (One or two), Slash which is Male/Male Romance, Timeline is after the first volume, maybe OOC (Out of Character) which I hope not and maybe some typos on my part.
Hunter and Prey
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Summary: Caught between two worlds, Zero has no one left to turn to…except the one he hates the most; a pureblood. Zero and Kaname – Male and Male Love.
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Part 1: Not the Best Day
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"Even if you hate me Zero, I will tame that beast in you…as many times as required."
Yuki…
"Even if you want to give up on yourself…"
I can't ever…
"…I will not! And I don't care if I'm selfish…!"
…hate you…Even if I tried…
How can I ever hate someone as gentle and kind-spirited as you?
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"Come on Zero! If you don't hurry, we'll be late for our duty!"
That cheery voice entered through the boy's ears and he stirred before lifting his head up slowly to make eye contact with the smiling brunette. He turned away and sighed before gathering his books and material and followed the girl out of the already empty classroom. The hallway was crowded with students, mostly of girls, and they all seemed to flock out into the direction of the exits, waiting for the "special" night class students to arrive.
The rumors of the night class consisted of it only being the most beautiful and smart students; at least in the eyes of the rest of the day class shift who didn't know the secret of the school. Even the teachers were still clueless as to why there were separated class shifts but no one really bothered to question any of it.
The silver haired boy snorted at the beaming girls and chattering boys of the day class. He didn't really want anything to do with the night class students but according to his "job" on the student council committee, he and Yuki were to hide the secret of the night class from the rest of the school, throwing it off as just patrolling the school and making it safe.
He got a faint glimpse of the students walking up to the school doors with that air of superiority that always followed them. The girls all "ooohed" and "awwwed" when the students walked up to them, which then they started smirking, winking and waving at the girls. The silver haired boy, Zero, only snorted and turned to see how his friend, Yuki was holding up.
He couldn't hold back the small hiss that found its way out of his throat when he saw how she was staring at the boy in front of the line which was Kaname Kuran, his rival for the four years he's been here. He could see Kuran looking back at her with a wink and the way she had blushed in return. Abruptly, he grabbed her shoulder and twisted it so she faced him with those wide, shocked eyes and those red lips that parted in shock, "What is it Zero?" she asked, hesitantly.
He opened his mouth but couldn't get the words to come out. He couldn't think of anything to possibly say and he couldn't pull himself to tear away from staring at the scared expression that had made its way permanently onto her face for that minute and a half they were staring at each other for. He felt his knees buckle and at that moment let his hand drop limply to his side, "I…I…" he cleared his voice sharply, "It's nothing Yuki."
She cast concerned eyes to look at him but before she could say anything, he was already back inside the school, getting to work on telling the students from the day class to get back to their dormitory.
It isn't "nothing"…Yuki. I just wanted you to look at me like you do Kuran. I wanted you to have an open…or heck, even a secret crush on me like Kuran. I want to stop feeling left out and abnormal all the time! I want to continue that "taboo" so I can know that you really want me…to keep living.
I wanted to say all those things but now I know this; I'm just a coward and a beast. I'm sinned just for being alive and there's really no one who wants me alive…Yeah sure, there's you, Yuki but you'd be happy with Kuran, right? And headmaster Cross only keeps me here because I'm one of a kind…Both human and vampire and have no rights in any of the two worlds…
He sighed and looked back at the note. It was in his messy handwriting but anyone could still read it but if not, then they'd at least understand most of what it was which was a rant; a rant to the world. Turning on the sink, he gazed up absent-mindedly into the mirror and could have almost punched it. He never really liked mirrors; it always reflected everything; the truth.
It reflected his abnormal silver hair, his piercing abnormal grey eyes, his abnormally sharp teeth, his slightly stained uniform which would haunt him for the rest of his life; it reflected the day of the incident that involved Yuki and most importantly, it reflected what he was and reminded him he couldn't ever change the past. He hated the truth. He hated being a coward. He hated knowing Yuki meant something to him but he would never have the same feelings returned back to him.
He absolutely hated it.
The sink, at this point, was overflowing as he ran his pale hand through the silver white hair of his. He could still feel that lust for blood that night; he could still hear her panting and gasping underneath him and he could still taste Yuki Cross's blood as he sank his fangs into her. "She tasted so good too," he faintly murmured, "I couldn't resist her…I nearly killed her…"
He sighed before turning the knob to turn off the water, "Kuran's right…I couldn't stop myself. I need to be killed…"
"Then why don't you do just that?"
The silky, deep voice sent chills down his spine and he almost thought he heard deep rumbles of chuckling from the entrance to the bathroom. Spinning around to face the other, he glared at the face of Kuran himself, hoping silently that his mind was only playing images with him. But of course, fate wasn't so kind after all, "Good evening Kiryuu."
The other brunette bowed his head slightly in greeting which caused Zero to only stare at him suspiciously. After all, the boys had been rivals for around four years and ever since the night of incident, Kuran had taken to only acting nice to the silver haired boy when in the presence of Yuki, "What the hell do you want, Kuran?" he gritted his teeth and visibly snarled at the boy's kind façade.
"I just wanted to see how you were doing. You took off running so quickly this afternoon. And in the presence of kind Yuki too…It made me more than a little suspicious so I came to find you in search of…curiosity," he stated the sentences as if they were already rehearsed.
That only made Zero even angrier.
I don't need pity! I don't want pity! And I certainly don't want HIS!
Snarling at the bored expression that crossed Kuran's face, he clenched his hands to his side, "You're probably only doing this because you want to be on good terms of Yuki am I right?"
Giving a minute's consideration to the question, Kuran shrugged and nodded, "Any other questions? Because I see you're fine now so I'll just go."
He began to turn away and head out but stopped short, "Oh and Kiryuu," he paused and glanced at the seething silver haired boy over his shoulder.
"What?" the boy hissed out, gripping the overflowed sink with one hand.
Kuran smirked, "If I ever catch you drinking off of Yuki again, I'm afraid I'll have to…kill you personally. So I best be off now," he waved a mock-farewell and vanished out of sight into the hallway leaving Zero bewildered and frustrated, staring unseeingly at the reddened water sink.
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A/N: How was it? Hopefully the chapter didn't go too fast. The pairing is NOT Zero/Yuki or Kaname/Yuki. It's Kaname/Zero if people haven't read or guessed. Well let me know what you think in your reviews. (Hopefully they're good ones and NOT flames...)