Author's note: Zero/ Yuki. I don't own anything but these words.
It started out like any other day. Wake up after about two hours of sleep, get dressed, eat breakfast…You get the idea. But it didn't take long for my normal day to fly out the window.
It was winter, my least favorite season. I'd been freezing all day, and wasn't looking forward to patrol. As I weaved my way through the crowd of students to the cafeteria, I caught sight of my fellow disciplinary committee member, and best friend, Zero. His impressive stature and silver hair made it easy to pick him out in a crowd. I ran to catch up with him.
"Zero!"
He glowered down at me. "Go away." And with that, he stalked away from me, leaving one confused, hurt, and somewhat embarrassed girl behind. I tried to shrug it off. After all, it was Zero. He tended to be…Himself. I entered the cafeteria alone, got my food and sat down beside my second best friend, Yori.
We ate in comfortable silence for a few minutes. I glanced down at my watch. "Oh! Sorry, Yori, but I have to go on patrol. See you later!" With that, I ran down to the path where the night class came to school.
The Night Class… Most people thought that they were just a group of beautiful elites. Which, in a way, they were. But they hosted a deadly secret: They are all vampires.
My job, and Zero's, is to protect their secret. But more importantly, to protect the Day Class from them. We're like hall monitors on steroids. The job isn't all bad, but it's a lot harder than you'd think. For starters, you'd think that the vampires would give off a bad aura. Not the case. In fact, they're magnets for us Day Class girls. Well, the majority. And have you ever tried to fight a vampire for your life? It's not a tea party.
With this on my mind, I ran to the path before the girls could get there. After a few minutes, the crowds started to form. I had to physically push a few girls back. "Hey! No one in front of me, everybody off the path!" But they weren't listening. The doors opened, and the screams were deafening. The Night Class emerged, looking distant and gorgeous. A wave of girls pushed me forward, and I fell on my hands and knees at the feet of the only vampire who could make my heart skip a beat. Kaname Kuran, pureblood. My savior.
"You should be more careful, Yuki. I wouldn't want you to get hurt on the job." He offered a white clad arm to help me up.
"Thank you, Kaname-sama." I blushed, trying to ignore the glares of the girls behind me. All of the sudden, a different arm was pulling me back.
"You should get to class, Kuran," Zero growled.
"As I was well aware of, Kiryu. Goodnight Yuki." And with that, I was left with a grumpy guardian.
"Zero, what'd you do that for?" I whined. But instead of answering me, he turned to the girls.
"EVERYBODY GET TO YOUR DORMS RIGHT THIS NANOSECOND AND STAY THERE IF YOU DON'T WANT TO DIE A VERY PAINFUL DEATH!" He didn't have to finish the sentence; by the time he got to "STAY", everyone had scattered. I was tempted to join them.
"Zero!" I yelled, glaring up at him. "What the crap?"
"Just… Just go patrol the Sun Dorm. I'll see you tomorrow." He walked away. Just like he always does.
I sighed and went to do what he told me.
A FEW HOURS LATER
I was walking up the stairs in the Sun Dorm, exhausted. As I rounded a corner to get to the next flight, a strange sight greeted me. Zero, head in his hands, was crumpled up in the corner.
"Ummm… Zero? Are you alright? What are you doing?" I kneeled down beside him.
"GO AWAY!" He yelled. Big mistake. No one, not even Zero, yells at me.
"No!" I yelled. "You look at me right now!" It wasn't long before I regretted my outburst.
He looked up at me, his eyes blood red. He grabbed me by my hips, and turned me so he was behind me. I couldn't swallow the fear building up in my throat. All of a sudden, his tongue was gliding along my neck, making me shiver.
"Z…Zero?" Then fangs pierced my neck, drinking my blood. Oh my god! Zero's a vampire! I realized. The fear was replaced with concern as another realization hit me. All this time, when Zero hated vampires… He hated himself, too.
I started to feel woozy. "Zero, no… no... more…" I choked out. He withdrew his fangs. I guess his vampire instincts hadn't fully taken over.
Out of nowhere, there was Kaname. He grabbed Zero by the shirt and was yelling at him, but I couldn't make myself hear the words. All I knew was this: He will kill Zero if I don't stop him. So I gathered my strength, and stepped in between the two, pushing them apart.
"STOP! Kaname, he didn't mean to. He was trying to stop himself, he can't help it." My argument might've been more persuasive if I hadn't chosen that moment to lose my balance and fall back into Zero's arms. Kaname said something else to Zero, then picked me up and carried me to my room.
"I'm sorry you had to go through that, Yuki," he said as he laid me gently on my bed. Then he left me alone to ponder my thoughts. They were all so muddled and confused. Zero needed me, and I'd do whatever I had to in order to keep him alive. Even if it meant becoming a 'blood donor.' I also knew something else…
I had a new favorite vampire.