Soothing His Instincts
Summary: Zero's entire body tensed like a fine string as Yuuki leaned toward his neck. His instincts screamed that she was dangerous, that he shouldn't be putty underneath her hands. He shouldn't bare himself so vulnerably to her.
Disclaimer: Vampire Knight and its characters belongs to Matsuri Hino.
Zero Kiryuu was awakened by a quiet groan of pain. He opened his eyes, instantly worried, and rolled to face his lover. She had her burgundy eyes closed; one hand was pressed to her throat, rubbing gently in circles. His eyes softened. He knew what that meant.
"Yuuki," he said quietly. Her eyes opened. They glowed with her hunger as his once did. He swallowed. Her eyes zeroed in on his throat, tracing the veins. The red of her eyes flared as her hunger spiked. Zero rolled onto his back as she sat up.
"Zero," she whispered as she stared down at him. She tore her eyes away from his neck and to his eyes. She wanted…she wanted his blood, but she didn't want to pressure him. She knew he was never fully comfortable with giving her his blood. The vampire hunter instincts in him screamed against the act, but the vampire that he was purred at the prospect. In answer to her unconsciously needy whine, he tilted his head back and bared his neck to her. Yuuki hissed and fell to the need. She looped a leg over his hips and sat on him, listening to her instincts that demanded she pin him—keep him from running. His hands came up to rest on her hips. She leaned down; her shoulder length brown hair swooped down and tickled his shoulder as she neared his neck.
Zero's entire body tensed like a fine string as Yuuki leaned toward his neck. His instincts screamed that she was dangerous, that he shouldn't be putty underneath her hands. He shouldn't bare himself so vulnerably to her. Yuuki whined deep in her throat at his tension. She didn't want to hurt him; and it would hurt if he didn't relax. To sooth him, she suppressed her hunger and kissed his neck. For a moment, he tensed even more. His shoulders practically turned to stone underneath her hands. She didn't bite down after one kiss however. Instead, she continued to pepper kisses along his neck. Slowly, he relaxed underneath her…simply content to enjoy her administrations. She whispered "are you ready?" against his neck, warning him that she was about to bite. He couldn't find it in himself to tense again. Her kisses had reduced him to putty underneath her.
"Yeah." He breathed. Seconds later, her teeth pierced the smooth skin of his neck…right over his tattoo. He gasped and tilted his head back further as she drank.
This wasn't the first time she had fed from him. During her pregnancy, she had fed from him often and very greedily. Many times since Ai's birth, she had fed from him. But he fed from her just as often. Her blood had always been his guilty pleasure. He didn't mind giving back. After all, her bite never hurt. She let his blood flow naturally into her mouth; only sucking lightly to encourage his blood to flow. He shivered as she released his neck and licked the wounds to close them. When she back far enough, he cupped her cheek gently and kissed her. It was a gentle press of lips against hers, but it conveyed his message well. Thank you for treating me so well. I love you. She relaxed into him and kissed him back. Their gentle kisses escalated to heated touches and roaming hands. Zero rolled her onto her back.
Until morning, Zero showed Yuuki his gratitude and love.