A/N: I decided to delete the detailed summery since a few things have been changed here and there in this chapter so it will not match with what I said there. Also few things to keep in mind
1. it is alternate universe
2. they are all human.
3. i do not own vampire knight
4. the OC (heroine) is Aiyora. one of my usual OCs.
5. Kaname is cast in double role in this story. (he is both Kaname kuran and Takero Hanadagi-another supposed OC with special appearances.)

Now Happy Reading. Enjoy!

Prologue

"Congratulation Kiryu-san you're hired!"

The burgundy eyed handsome brunette declared closing the folder on his hand and handing it to his assistant who was just standing beside his chair.

Zero Kiryu just sat there shocked still trying to process what he heard. He got the job! His months of struggle with unemployment have finally come to an end. He had the urge to scream, squeal and jump around in joy but could not do any one of those. It will only make him look like a lunatic and sure this opportunity in hand will slip away even before he will realize. Therefore he kept the professional calm façade restring his inner joy.

When he came in for interview today he did not have much hopes, he is inexperienced whereas Hanadagi Corporation is one of the well reputed business in Japan with its head office based here in Sendai.

However it all changed once he sat down for interview with the current chairperson of this company Takero Hanadagi, only son of the company's founder Tomosaki Hanadagi.

Takero's office gave him welcoming warmth. The design of the office was exactly as Zero expected. It has touch of luxury, modern elegance with great interior design but what caught Zero's eyes the most was the large photo frame that sat proudly on Takero's desk facing him. From his position all Zero could see was a black haired girl. Takero caught Zero trying to glance at the frame. He smiled and turned the frame over and introduced.

"This beautiful girl here is Aiyora...my fiance." and with that he started to share their love story, how they knew each other, how they fell in love and how excited the two of them are for their wedding which is in five days from now. Takero even invited him for the wedding. In fact he invited the entire office.

Zero instantly fell in love with Takero's personality. He became quite fond of his friendly nature. It is hard to come across such handsome and successful people who are this down to earth and humble. Actually all throughout the interview Zero did not even feel like he was being interviewed for an actual job. The quested he asked were so simple and genuine like they were two people sharing a good chat or a friendly debate.

"What kind of coffee would you prefer?"

"I'm sorry!?" Zero was stunned. Did he just offer to make coffee for him? His boss to be is going to make coffee for him?

"I asked what kind of coffee you would prefer Zero." By now he came down to first name basis.

"Um…" Zero opened his mouth and closed it off. He found himself in an awkward position. I mean how can you possibly tell your boss 'makes this type of coffee for me.'

"I make really good coffee. You try my hand made coffee once, you will find the ones from the best cafes tasteless." Takero decided to break the silence that seemed to stretched. "In fact my fiancé is a huge fan of my coffee. She does not even start her day without it." He said chuckling to himself and scratching the back of his head then added. "…Although sometimes I feel like she is marrying me for that sole reason."

In the end Takero made coffee for the two of them. Man he was right! His hand surely had some sort of magic. Zero never had this great coffee in his life time. The silver headed man could only wonder how great his life most likely going to be from now on when Takero offered him an amount beyond his expectation.

As Takero voluntarily gave him a tour of the office Zero had more chances to discover the Hanadagi heir. And the more he saw, the more impressed he became. This dark haired man possessed a heart of gold. He was so kind to his employees he seemed to love them like they were a part of his family and the office stuff seemed to love him the same way. Zero watched totally amused how Takero was joking around with all the employees and making them laughs. He even sent someone home right away noticing that she had fever. Then sight of Takero holding his own ears while getting scolded by one of the oldest clerks of the office was beyond adorable. The old man's grumpy face soon had a grin on it as he pulled the brunette for a tight embrace, kiss his head and called him his son. It was clear to Zero by now that all the employees loved Takero especially the elderly woman who smacked him on the head or the ones who pull his cheeks like he is their own son. Some even threatened him with the term

"I will tell Aiyora!"

And the adorable pout he made with the threat was heart melting.

It also surprised Zero how excited this man seemed about his wedding, when usually men tend to look here and for entertainment before the big day of commitment. Zero lost count how many times the brunette actually brought up his wedding topic. Give him the chance and he will start talking about wedding, how beautiful his fiancé is, or the decorations for the wedding, the music system, then their three months honeymoon etc. A character like him is hard to come across these days. There is no doubt that this man will be an excellent husband and definitely a caring and doting father to his children.

Now Zero couldn't wait to start his new job, his excitement is beyond control. If only he knew what is soon to come...

The news of Zero's job at such a big corporation got his friends all hyped up and excited. So celebrate Zero and his group of boys went out that night. When they left the club Zero was probably the least drunk of them so he took it upon himself to drive even though the car actually belonged to his friend Hanabusa Aidou, who apparently was quite wasted.

Zero was driving carefully trying his best to maintain all the rules and regulations of the road. Since it was quite late at night the roads were emptier than he anticipated and that led Zero to believe there was no harm in increasing the speed slightly. Almost everyone was dropped except for Hanabusa who was half past out beside him. No doubt remains that the blonde haired blue eyed male will spend the rest of the nights crashing at Zero's couch.

The clear view of the night and empty roads took Zero mind elsewhere. He started to think about his new job, how life will turn out, will it be for better? For sure better after all the starting salary that he has been offered it will make his life more than comfortable. Then he will most definately find a girl and fall in love, have a wedding…just like Takero. Maybe he too will take her for a month long honeymoon. Will he get that long leave from the office? For sure, as long as Takero is his boss-

The loud honking horn of an approaching large truck snapped Zero out of his trance. By the time he looked he was only minutes away from colliding with a large lorry coming from the opposite direction. The phrase desperate time call for desperate measure worked for Zero. Though he was momentarily blinded by the lorry's high beam yet somehow managed to pull the vehicle from its path, but, only to realize he has lost full control over it.

The next few seconds passed in a blur for the silver headed man. He hears the sound of the car crashing against something. Shaking his head and widening his eyes Zero watches in open mouthed horror as the luxury red sports car before him is circling and rotating till it gets hit by another approaching truck and finally smashes on of the trees. When and where that particular car came from he has no idea. Zero clearly remembers not seeing it. Then again his vision was blinded for few good seconds.

The commotion woke Hanabusa up too. The duo quickly got off the car and rushed towards the red sports car which now lay upside down under a large tree. Hanabusa is the one that opens the door to pull out the driver stuck inside and it right then Zero's lavender eyes widen in horror.

"Takero-sama!" the name left his lips in a gasp. The man cover in blood is none other than his boss Takero Hanadagi.

"Do you know him?" Hanbusa asked.

"It is Takero-sama, my boss."

"Oh My God!" This time it was Hanabusa's turn to gasp understanding the depth of their trouble.

"Takero-sama…Takero-sama…wake up…open your eyes. Nothing will happen to you…we are here. Hanabusa help me, we have to take him to the hospital."

Hanabusa only stared while Zero continued to try and awaken the man. He blonde looked at his silver headed friend who is still not aware that the person he is desperately trying to save is already dead.

"Let me call the ambulance." Zero said brings out his phone.

"Don't do that Zero." Hanabusa calmly suggested.

"Have you gone mad Aidou? What if something happens to him?"

"Zero checks his pulse and heartbeat…he is dead." Zero heart stopped. He snapped his head from his friend to his boss's body that lay limp in their arms.

He is dead? Takero Hanadagi is dead? The man who just hired him this morning in now dead in his arms? The man who is to be married in a week is now lying dead before him? This could not be happening. This is just some sort of bad dream. It has to be!

"Taki-tan…Taki-tan…what happened Taki-tan?"

Zero and Hanbusa shared a glance wondering where that female voice was coming from only to find that Takero had a phone tightly gripped into his one hand.

"Takero… why are you not talking me?" this time her voice took a more serious tone.

Handbusa took out the phone and Zero grabbed it from his hand to put it before his ear despite his friends protest to witch it off.

"…Are we coming back from the honeymoon as two? Or do you think there will be another among us Taki-tan?"

Zero heart crushed realizing this female on the phone is his fiancé.

"Yori-chan gave a book with baby names. I only liked two from there."

Her words pierced through his soul. Zero only started blankly at a particular direction not even aware of tears that are rolling out of his eyes. His body felt limp. He wanted to dig his own grave on the spot and burry himself but even then, that would not be enough.

"If it is a girl we will call her Hikari, she will be our light and if it is a boy we shall call him Ren. I want him to be named after our passionate love. Do you like the names Taki-tan?"

Zero felt like ripping his heart out. An agonizing pain now swallowing him up from inside out. This poor girl does not even know that her soon to be husand is gone. He will no longer be able to marry her, not take her for her honeymoon. Nor will they be able to have these children they that she so preciously choose the name for.

"Zero…Zero…Zero…" he could his friends call in the background. "We must leave the police will be here any time." Zero could not bring himself to respond.

Hanbusa freed the phone out of his friend's grip and tossed it aside. Then gathering all his strength he pulled and dragged Zero out of there like he was some ragged doll only forced him into the car this time onto the passenger's seat. And he climbed onto the driver's seat and drove away from there as fast as possible.

As the car drove away Zero stared out of the window watching the dark suited dead body now lying on the road. Beside him is his cell phone still that is still active with her voice still emanating from it. This time she sounded very concerned as if her sixth sense has senses his danger.

"Why are you not taking Taki-tan? Did you not like the names? Taki-tan? Are you alright Taki-tan? Talk to me Taki-tan…talk to me…Are you alright? Please tell me you are alright Takero…Takero…"

This naïve girl is yet to know that all her dreams that have been sewn in her childhood have now crumbled into a nightmare; a nightmare from which she can never wake up.

And he, Zero Kiryu is the root of it all…

Five day later…

The day that was supposed to be a day of celebration tuned out to be a day of mourning.

What a cruel game of fate it was that the day of the wedding for which Takero was so anxiously waiting was destined to be turned the day of his own funeral. Instead of waiting for his bride at the altar, everyone had to witness the cruel reality of his body being carried to the cemetery.

Zero and his friend Hanabusa watched from far as the grieving family cried their heart out while Takero was being buried.

"Do you see that girl with long black hair?" Hanabusa pointed out. "That is the girl whom he was supposed to marry Aiyora. Full name Aiyora Shirabuki, and the blonde beside her back is her older sister Sara Shirabuki."

Zero already knew which one Aiyora was.

Then Hanbusa went forwards to point out all the other members of the Hanadagi family. But Zero's focus remained on the female, the supposed fiancé of the deceased… Aiyora.

They watched as the dark haired female was being pulled back by two people one of them being her older sister and another man as she threw herself over the casket and held it back it all her strength. She was crying and screaming that she would not let him go.

You cannot leave me. NO you cannot leave me behind like this.
How can I live another day without seeing you, without hearing your voice…
Take me with you…please take me with you…Taki-tan!

Her heart wrenching cries shred every flesh of Zero's body piece by piece.

Zero was not a part of that family yet he had tears in his eyes.
His mind wondered, how is he going to live another day with that man's blood in his hand?
How will her live another day with the burden of taking these parents' only son…that little girl's only big brother…that old grannies apple of eyes grandson?
And most importantly how can he survive another day normally when in the back of his head he knows he has destroyed this beautiful girl whole future.

Zero clenched his eyes shut. Tears dropped from the end of his face and landed on soil drying out immediately.

Zero re opened his eyes and focused on the young female again. This time she had her face buried into the blonde female's chest.

Zero took a step towards them in an absent minded away only to be pulled back by Hanabusa right on time.

"What do you think you are doing?" He hissed at the silver headed man.

To that Zero partially opened his mouth and closed it down.

"Let's go home." With that said Hanabusa once more dragged away Zero.

Despite being forcibly pulled Zero still had his head turned while lavender eyes continued to watch the mourning family a sight which from now on will now appear on his sleeps every night to haunt and taunt him.

"What?"

Zero exclaimed looking at his blonde best friend with exasperated eyes. How on earth could Hanabusa even come up with a suggestion like this? They will flee the city?

"This is the only and possibly the best option remaining for us now." Hanabusa added the next part with heavy sarcasm. "Unless you want to go to jail? I mean Zero you do realize the depth of your action, our action. It is Takero Hanadagi that died by our hand, your hand speciafially."

Zero exhaled the air he was holding inside collapsing his body on the bed.

"It was an accident. I never meant for it to happen." He admitted honestly.

"I know you never meant for it to happen, but it did and there is no way to undo it." Hanabusa went forward with his packing which was probably the most logical thing to do under the current circumstances. His genius head that burned all the blood stained clothes and change the registration plate of the car and sold it the very next day. But it is only a temporary solution. At the rate at which the investigation is going on soon the police will be able to trace them out.

"I should apologize to them." Zero suggested in a determined voice unmoved from his position.

At first Hanabusa shot him a glare.

"Now you are talking fully crazy." The blonde male yelled before throwing the nearest object he could find towards his silver headed friend's direction.

"You must be joking if you think they will forgive you. Come back to senses Kiryu they will put both you and me behind the bars. You… because you were the one driving and me… since it was my car!"

"IT WAS NOT MY FAULT!" Zero let his frustration lose. "I WAS WATCHING MY WAY. IT'S THAT TRUCK THAT CAME OUT OF NOWHERE."

Then with an agonizing scream Zero buried his faced between his palms, this feeling of helplessness is now killing him from inside.

"Look Zero," his friend sat down beside him and circled a comforting arm around his shoulder. "…I know it was not your fault, neither was it mine. But who do you think believes that except for us?...Aside from you and me maybe, I'm saying maybe only Takero knew it was not our fault but he is dead and no matter what we do he won't come back to justify our innocence."

The silver headed man looked up at his trusting friend. A drop of tear rolling down from his eyes to his face and down on the floor.

"And you say you want to seek their forgiveness? Do you even know how many people are there in his family? He has his parents; do you think they will forgive you for taking the life of their only son? Then his grandmother, do you think she will forgive you for the loss of her grandson? His eleven years old little sister, you think she will forgive you for the loss of her doting big brother? Then his fiancé…you must be joking if you think that girl will ever forgive you."

He had a point, a legit point.

Closing his lavender eyes Zero took a deep breath held it in and exhaled after a good couple minute while watching Hanabusa as he went back to packing.

"Zero you don't deserve to go to jail and neither do I. So please stop being so naïve and look at the big picture, try and understand that it is in our best interest to move somewhere new and have a fresh start."

Zero only numbly looked at his friend. He argued no more. He has already harmed an entire family and had no desire to do the same favour to his friend.

"So where are we going?" Zero asked finally giving up.

"To Kyoto. My uncle has his own house there. If everything works in our favour we settle there and if not we move elsewhere."

Meanwhile in Tokyo:

The petite brunette with dark brown eyes anxiously sat before the operation theater. Her name is Yuki Kuran. She is the Chairperson of Kuran Corporation the top most leading business in Japan. The Kuran lady's body maybe numb but her heart is under meditation, repeating one prayer again and again with each beat of it. Any moment the door to the operation theater will open and the doctors will come out with either one of the news, the good or the bad.

Beside Yuki Kuran is another woman standing, with short bob grey hair and eyes that matches the color of her hair. Her name is Seiran. The expression on Seiran's face is stoic. Looking at her it is hard to under the condition of her mind unlike the brunette whose face is filled with heart wrenching tension.

A man with blonde hair and deep forest green eyes is also present among them. His name is Takuma Ichijo he the best friend of Yuki's younger brother Kaname Kuran. He unlike the ladies was moving, pacing the whole length of the corridor. The tension in his eyes is also inevitable; after all his best friend is in there undergoing a major surgery while fighting for his life. He looked at the closed double door of the Operation Theater once again, most likely for the hundredth time counting this one.

The red light outside is still on and has been on for over seventeen hours. That is how long the operation is going on for. That is the duration of time that these three individuals are here…waiting, with their heart thumping in fear, anticipation and hope. They are hoping for the good news no doubt in that but also bracing for the bad news because the doctors already informed them success rate is 40/60. Only 40% positive…!

Now only time will tell what fate has in store for them?

The petite brunette crunched and clasped both her hands together. With every passing second her breath is coming out shaky. It's as if the air is too heavy for her to inhale.

The red light suddenly turned off and the green one beside it lit up. The trio waiting outside shared a tensed glance with one another. The brunette female that was sitting down now stood up. Her heart is bursting out of her chest. The operation has finally ended. The doctors will come out any moment. Takuma went towards Yuki and wrapped an arm over her shoulder holding her tightly. In hopes she will be able to handle whatever the news they bring her.

"It will be alright, it will all be alright." He told her in hopes that it would soothe her however he was not even too sure if he could trust his own words.

The door to the Operation Theater opened, the two main surgeons walked out still in their scrubs. The male doctor had fiery orange hair and the female had coffee shade hair with hazel eyes.

The doctor duo marched towards the people in waiting.

"Dr. Kain, Dr. Souen…?" the male opened his mouth but all he could do was utter their names. The question came to his throat but did not find the courage to voice out.

The female doctor approached the brunette female.

Doctor Akatsuki finally declared. "The operation has been successful Yuki-sama!"

Fresh tears poured out of the female named Yuki's eyes.

"Kaname…?" that name was all that left her mouth.

"He made it, he made it Yuki-sama!"

All the built up tension vanished away and relief took over their faces. Lady Yuki Kuran broke free from Ichijo heir's arm and ran towards the doctor Souen, pulled her into her arms and burst into loud sobs and tears that were not of sorrow but only of joy!

Her younger brother Kaname Kuran was born with a rare heart diseases. His heart had a whole which only seemed to bigger with age. Few months prior it came to such a stage that the doctors gave up all hope, they even warned Yuki Kuran that her brother might not even make it to next year to celebrate his 30th birthday. However there was one possible chance to save him and that was to arrange a heart donor. All these time they came across only a handful of donors but unfortunately could not match the rare blood type of his. Kaname Kuran's health continued to decline and all Yuki Kuran do was helpless watch as each day her brother crawled more towards death.

But then one very early morning news came that match has been found. The man died in an accident in Sendai. Yuki Kuran flew with a team of medical professional to carefully bring back the heart in good condition and now…

He made it! Her brother made it! Kaname has finally won the battle against death. Her reddish brown eyes now shined with new found hope. She will no longer have to watch her brother struggle with life every passing day. Now she will watch him live his life. She watch him falling in love with a beautiful girl, get married, have children and Yuki could not even wait to dote on those precious little bundles.

A smile already made its way into her lips.

And she could not wait for Kaname to finally wake up and return home, return to his favourite place…his office.
She simply couldn't wait for him to back into his normal life which he has been yearning for ages.

a.n. Thank you for reading hope you enjoyed. Made itsy bitsy changes and added some details. Next chapter will be posted soon.