A/N:: Before I say anything else, I would like to dedicate this story to my one of my best sweeties, my partner in crime, BuffyxYunaxBabe, and also to my best RolePlaying friend, Shonoto-sama, who's character both I and my RPing character also, Yuki, fell in love with...who has ben there for me all throughout the RP even when I came up with the craziest of ideas...thank you both for everything!!

I can't believe I'm actually writing this fanfic! I'm so excited! I love Vampire Knight, have been obsessed with it since my friend first got me into it, I've read all the Manga and watched the anime (both in English of course!) and I am in love with Kaname x Yuki! So here goes my very first VK fanfic! I've also made a VK video as well...and even a VK roleplaying page and -maybe- might make a group...the things I could with my obsession is limitless!

(I'm trying to be as accurate to the anime as possible, so if there's anything amiss, please tell me!)

Please read and review! Please! Lots of people love my stories, adding them to their alerts and favorites and all that, but I never get any reviews!

If you're an amazing person...

Reviews please!

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Prologue

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AKA The beginning of the end

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Five months had gone. Five months since Yuki and Kaname had left Cross Academy, and it still enraged Zero every time he thought about it.

As Zero took off his shirt, draping it on the hook on the back of the chairman's bathroom door, he sighed, leaning his head against the mirror.

Yuki...

He missed her. Life as the only prefect -and also guardian of the remaining Night Class students who had decided to stay behind even though their leader, Kuran Kaname, had gone- was hard, especially with all the damage the school had endured when Rido had attacked. Even though he had promised to hunt her down and kill her -and all the other Purebloods- he still loved her. No one else could compare. But he was a vampire hunter, and it was his life's mission to hunt the vampires.

Especially now that there was no running away from who he was.

Zero straightened up, determination in his eyes. The Hunter's Association whom he was still taking orders from had sent him after another Level E, his last mission, and then...

And then the fun began.

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Cross Kaien, mainly known as Chairman, looked up as Zero walked up into his office. "Zero! Why are you here? Shouldn't you be patrolling right about now? Not that I mind my cute son giving me a visit! Come here and give your father a hug!" He opened his arms wide, beaming, buckets of tears pouring down his face.

Zero stared at him disgustedly. "Get a grip on yourself, will you!"

Chairman's tears stopped as suddenly as they had come. "Really, why are you here Zero?"

Zero looked up. "The Level E you sent me after is dead. Short work done by the Bloody Rose."

Chairman nodded, looking thoughtful. He was well aware of what Zero planned to do after he'd quit from the Hunters Association.

"Zero..." he started to say something then stopped, hesitating.

Zero's eyes narrowed. "What aren't you telling me?"

"About Kaname and Yuki..."

Though Zero's fists clenched, his expression remained blank. "What about them?"

"They sent me...a wedding invitation."

Zero froze.

His Yuki...marrying that bastard Kuran?

His face paled. Like hell he'd allow it. But the voice of reason nagged him at the back of his head.

'She's not your Yuki anymore...she's a vampire, and she belongs to him'.

She. Does. NOT! Zero snarled. She. Will. NOT. Marry. That. Kuran.

Even if she was destined to be Kaname's wife.

I may hate her...but I still love her.

And I won't be able to kill her.

"Zero?"

Zero snapped back to attention. "WHAT?"

Chairman looked hurt. "My cute son, I was just asking if you wanted to see the wedding invitation since I haven't opened it yet, but if you don't want to it see it, then that's fine with me!" He beamed.

Zero clenched his fist, angry. "Just show me the damn letter!"

Chairman cowered away from him. "Ey, be polite, Zero-kun!" He wailed. "Can't you show any consideration for your father!"

"You're not my father." Zero snapped. "And quit acting like a freak!"

Chairman huffed, taking the letter from a stack of mail on his desk. "You're so mean, Zero!" he picked up a letter opener and cut open the letter, accidentally cutting his finger. He beamed, holding it out to Zero. "Ey, Zero, want to lick the blood off my finger?"

Zero glared at him, sending the Chairman cowering under the desk, his hands over his head. "Ey, Zero-kun, I was just offering!"

"Like I would ever take blood from you! And this is the second time now!" Zero snarled. He was reminded of that time not that long ago when Yuki had offered him her blood as well when she had also cut her finger.

Those were all he had left of her.

His memories.

Chairman had come out from under the table and was looking over Zero's shoulder. "So are you going to read the invitation?"

Zero ignored him and quickly scanned the contents of the invitation.

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You are invited to this auspicious occasion of the marriage of two souls:

Kuran Kaname

To

Cross Yuki

The wedding will take place at Meiji Shrine

R.S.V.P

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On the back was a quick note written in Yuki's scrawly handwriting, addressed to him.

Zero, please come. I know what you said, but once last time...just one last time...I'd like for you to be there. I love you. Yuki.

Zero felt his resolve wavering. He'd promised he'd kill Yuki next time he saw her...

But he couldn't.

Not at her wedding.

If he even went, that is.

"You are going, right?" Chairman asked.

Zero shrugged.

"Maybe..."

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Kaname looked at Yuki lying in the bed beside him, her long auburn hair splayed out on the pillow. He ran his finger gently down her cheek, looking at her sweet face reflected in the moonlight.

He couldn't believe that she would be his in a couple of days.

That day couldn't come fast enough.

He smiled down softly at her face.

When we grow up...we'll be like mother and father.

Yuki stirred in her sleep, snuggling closer against Kaname's chest. He pulled her closer to him, laying his chin on top of her head.

His thoughts flashed to everything they had been through together at Cross Academy. Rido...even thinking his name made Kaname feel repulsed. Rido had nearly taken his Yuki away from him. Would have taken Yuki away from him if Kiryu Zero hadn't stopped him. Kiryu Zero, his masterpiece in the game. And he'd played his part all too well – after killing the Pureblood, Kuran Rido, he now wanted to kill every living Pureblood...including Kaname's beloved Yuki.

Which was why Kaname planned to kill him first before the level E could even get close to Yuki. He shifted slightly from his position and closed his eyes, the bright glare of the sun making him feel drowsy. Just as he was about to drift off to sleep, Yuki bolted upright in the bed, screaming Rido's name, her tone accompanied by horror.

"Yuki!" Kaname turned to her, holding her tightly against his chest as she sobbed; the front of his shirt was getting damp, but he didn't mind it in the least.

"Kana...me...Oni-sama..." Yuki whispered, her tears slowing to a trickle.

"It's okay Yuki, it's okay..." he held her close, murmuring words of reassurance to her. It made him feel sick to see her terrified like this. Even after five months Yuki was still plagued by restless dreams of Rido. Kaname would have loved to bring Rido back to life just to torture him and kill him countless times for what he had to his precious Yuki.

But even more so, he was glad Rido had gone.

That just left Kiryu Zero.