Summary: Zero is an ex-human university student, slowly descending to a Level E and hating every moment of it. He is at the verge of committing suicide when a certain group of vampires intercede.

Rating: T

A/N: This fic is a bit AU from the original VK and some of the characters are OOC. Also, the some of their past have been modified to my liking. The Kuran Family was never attacked/betrayed by Rido and Yuuki was brought up as the pureblood princess she is supposed to be. Her and Kaname's parents are alive, thus implicating that they were both sheltered and Kaname was not as ruthless as he would be if they died. Zero's past is still somewhat intact and he still went to live with Kaien. And this is not the same Cross Academy. Instead, it is Cross University and they're all a bit older than the original VK. I also added a personal character(Seiren's younger brother, Kiru) since Yuuki should also have the same privileges and security as Kaname.

Oh. and I don't own VK. XD

Chapter 1: Nightmare

The silver-haired boy tossed and turned in his sleep, sweat-drenched brows knitted and occasional moans escape his trembling lips. He was trapped in the nightmare. Again.

"NO!" He bolted upright, head swimming for a few seconds before realizing what happened. He had been reliving the same scene ever since that night in a form of a nightmare.

He ran his slightly trembling hand through his damp hair and leaned on the headboard of his over-sized single bed. The amethyst eyes scanned the dorm room, gaze settling unconsciously on the glass of water and a small metal box containing white tablets placed on his study table. His left hand traveled to clutch his throat, trying to suppress its hurtful throbbing.

Looking at the glass, he recognized the familiar red glint in his eyes reflected faintly. Shock was replaced by anger and hatred as he squeezed his eyes shut, hiding the obvious evidence of his vampire nature.

His ragged breathing became rushed pants and his eyes snapped open when he realized he couldn't breathe. His right hand traveled to his neck and he realized with a start the he was choking himself. GREAT. He chuckled grimly to himself, blaming the dream for his actions, as he waited for his breathing to return to normal.

Zero Kiriyu got up with a sigh and headed for the bathroom at the other side of his room knowing well that he wasn't going to get any more sleep even if it was only 2 in the morning. He would have to chase his thoughts with another morning jog.

On another side of the campus, a brown-haired vampire let out a sigh as he leafed through the profile of the students he would have to teach that afternoon. He normally doesn't teach at that hour but it was an advanced class and there were no other teacher capable of handling it. Besides, it was also a class of his younger sister and the former teacher, who was an acquaintance, asked him as a favor.

"Ugh. Onii-sama, you've already let out a year's worth of sighs. Do you really detest teaching me?" Yuuki Kuran pouted at her older brother while munching on a Strawberry cream coated biscuit stick.

The older pureblood regarded his sister with an amused smile. "No, dear one. It is the TIME that I detest. Why did you even take such a class at such an ungodly hour?" He shook his head.

He really didn't need to ask, he understood Yuuki's love for the sun and human history but it doesn't mean that he approves of it. Human history held no interest to him as he had been a witness to most of them and the books that they were obligated to study when they were young contained much more information than those of the human books.

As for the sun, well, vampires don't really combust when exposed to it but their skin is extremely sensitive and could easily get irritated and sun-burnt. Being born of the purest vampire blood, their skin is far more sensitive than those of the nobles and of lower blood.

Yuuki rolled her eyes at Kaname and munched another Strawberry flavored treat. She did not like being questioned for the things that she like, however odd they may be. She only tolerated them nicely enough when the scrutiny came from well-established vampires and other purebloods, for politeness' sake but she could never accept it if it came from her brother and their, no, his circle of friends.

Especially if it came from Aidou. She gritted her teeth at the memory. Hanabusa Aidou was one of the loyal Kaname-sama followers and he was her least close "friend". They often bickered about non-sense things and he always teased her every chance he got(when Kanama-sama was not around). It wasn't really overly annoying. In fact, she was a bit grateful that someone doesn't treat her like the 'princess' she was. It was just entirely the way Hanabusa is, IRRITATING.

Kaname sensed the irritation rolling off of Yuuki's aura and he wondered if he overdid his teasing. He was about to apologize when the porcelain vase at the corner of his room near where Yuuki was sitting broke into a million pieces, pulling Yuuki back to reality.

Crap."Oh my gosh. Did I do that? I'm so sorry! I can order for a replacement. Where did you bu—"

Kaname was amused despite himself. It was amazing what things Yuuki can do without even putting an effort. But he must admit that losing control of your powers like that could become troublesome, especially for purebloods like themselves. He briefly recalled some of Yuuki's childhood tantrums and shook his head.

"Nevermind Yuuki. It was just some piece of china." Kaname knew it wasn't just some piece of china, it was actually a gift of Akatsuki's mother, but Yuuki didn't have to know that. "Please be mindful of where and when you get out of control, though. I don't want having to deal with erasing memories."

Yuuki stuck her tongue out to her older brother at his last comment. "YOU don't deal with erasing memories, brother. Seiren and Kiru does!" She didn't miss the grimace Kaname gave when she mentioned Seiren's younger brother.

That struck a protective chord in Yuuki. She and Kiru had been childhood friends and they had a more tangible friendship unlike Kaname and Seiren's master-bodyguard relationship. Kiru was a year younger than her and she adored him very much since she doesn't have a younger brother.

"What do you have against my bodyguard?" She snapped making Kaname sigh. Sometimes he thinks Yuuki was the bodyguard and Kiru was the master. Not that he'd mention it, of course, as it would be an insult to a very strong and long line of praetorians dedicated to the sole purpose of guarding the Kurans.

"I simply think that he is much too young to be your bodyguard, dear one. Yuuki, do you know this boy?" He handed the profile to his sister partly because he didn't like the turn of the conversation and partly because, if he was not mistaken, the silver-haired boy was the sole survivor of the prestigious hunter clan that a fellow pureblood had mercilessly murdered.

Yuuki got the paper and eyed it curiously. Why was her brother asking her? She looked at the 2x2 picture of the owner and paled at seeing the familiar pair of amethyst eyes and silver hair of her 'friend'. CRAP.