BOND DEEPER THAN BLOOD
SUMMARY
The next school year was soon to begin. Zero Kiryu had changed alot, since Yuki became a vampire. And, though she and Kaname returned to start the Night class back up, Zero's animosity was still strong. But, during the summer, something happened. Something that would change him forever. He found a new love interest in the new girl at Cross Academy.
She is sixteen-year old, Alise Cross. She has long, black hair and chocolate colored eyes. She is very loving and protective, but she can also have a fierce temper. She is Kaien's niece, recently orphaned. Zero took to her quickly, but kept an emotional distance. That was soon to change.
PROLOUGE
After Yuki became a vamipre, Zero wasn't the same. And, Kaien bringing his niece home, didn't help. Though the girl was withdrawn, for the first few weeks, and kept to herself. Kaien informed Zero of how she was recently orphaned. Her family was in a terrible crash and her parent's were killed. That bit of information seemed to thaw Zero, a fraction. She arrived very much the same way Zero had, when Cross took him in. So, he made a small effort to look after the girl.
They weren't strangers, of course. She used to visit all the time, making them close, childhood friends. But, now, to Zero: it hurt that she was Yuki's cousin, though not by blood. She was Kaien's sister's daughter. But despite that, she and Yuki were extremely close. They acted like sisters, in the past. But, she knew what Yuki was, now. Her family being Hunters, Alise Cross knew all about: Vampires and Hunters and Purebloods. She even knew about Zero.
Now, Alise felt as if, her and Yuki's bond was broken. She felt alone. Zero sympathized, knowingly. That was how he used to feel. After summer ended, Alise started school at the academy, along with Zero. She became a bit more lively and cheery. She almost reminded Zero of Yuki. But, Alise would never be like her. That was why he started to like her, even more. He did take to her, but never seemed to notice that he had found a friend to lean on, and would soon come to love. Zero was still a vampire, but clung to his humanity. The Hunter in him was keeping him human: keeping the monster in check. Alise discovered many things about Zero: like how he used to drink Yuki's blood. And, when Yuki 'awakened', all his affections, for her, died. What Alise didn't know was: now, he was drawn to her blood, and her very being. There was something about her blood, that set him afire. But, it stemmed from something more than that. Something, he would soon come to realize, that was deeper than blood.