AN: For all of you who liked my previous VK story, You and I (which I consider a success), and because many of you wanted a sequel, I decided to write one. The original idea was to leave the things as they were, but I changed my mind. I dedicate this story to my good friend Kai, who has supported me through hardest times one writer faces. I hope all of you will enjoy the story, and please leave a comment afterwards!

P.S. The previous story followed Kaname and Zero through anime, but ended where the anime ended. Since I haven't read the manga, which goes further than the anime, the setting and events in the story will be different.

Disclaimer: Only this story belongs to me, together with my OC; everything else belongs to the author.

Pairing: Kaname/Zero

Rating: T, later M

Genre: Romance/Angst


Silence Must be Heard

Chapter 1: The Reunion

The consequences of Kaname's departure had been severe to those hearts that cherished him. Many girls and boys had been disappointed in one way or another; for most of the boys he had been some sort of a role model, since none of them possessed their own personality, choosing, as it, supposedly, required less effort, to imitate someone else rather than develop their own personalities (many of them had great potential for becoming important and unique people), and now they remained without the one they liked imitating most, the pivot of their vanity. As for the girls, their empty brains could not comprehend how they could live on without their ever popular love interest. So typical for their age. Those few who never succumbed to the trend of being in love with the pureblood, still had a chance of developing, and not being the part of mass hysteria and of the 'mainstream'.

In the dark void of Kiryu Zero's soul there was nothing unusual, however. He had to accept it as the natural sequence of events, as it had truly been. Life moved on, with him staying at the Academy (this was unplanned, but, given the fact that he owed too much to both Cross Kaien and Yagari, he had had no choice), instead of going on a killing spree. There were too many Level Es reported, but the headmaster never allowed him to leave the premises, and he, as a natural rebel, miraculously obeyed him. Even though Cross Kaien seemed to be a meek man, a bit of an airhead, he was an authority and everybody respected him. This said, it is evident to the reader that the Academy wasn't short of miracles. Vampires were there, as the firmest proof of this.


Kuran Yuuki gave birth to Kaname's son, Rin (1), shortly after the couple had left the Cross Academy. He, the product of the incestuous relationship, was three years old now, with brown hair and dark eyes, as expected. He was too small to understand where he was going with his parents, had no particular opinion on the subject, and was a bit confused by everything around him.

Namely, the Kuran couple had decided to visit the Academy, as you may have presumed. You can guess that Yuuki had heard the voice of her conscience coming from the darkest depths of her twisted mind, something that was telling her that it was such a shame she never paid much attention to her foster father's needs, since he had sacrificed his love life and all other forms of socializing, and who had also founded the Academy, built the entire world around her, so that she could belong to the society and never be alone, and she had done nothing in return, you would possibly be right. This time, she wanted to share the great news with the man, who seemed forever young and full of spirit, and who still waited for a word from her. She was pregnant again.

There were other two purposes of their visit; she wanted her father and her firstborn son to finally meet, other purpose being seeing Zero, whom she had greatly wronged. This all, of course, was very inconvenient for Kaname, but he abode her will and so they were less than a mile from the desired destination.


Zero was waiting for them patiently, staring at the overcast sky through the window of his bedroom. He now shared the living quarters with the headmaster. Now that he had finally settled, he had to meet them again, to be reminded of the harsh betrayal from both of them, and to look at their offspring.

He wondered what kind of love it could be, if you desired to devour your beloved. Did it apply to all the vampires? Who would survive in the end? He had never felt such an urge with Kaname. He had also known that their state of pure bliss had to end sooner or later, and, despite the mental preparations, their harsh separation had marred his troubled soul. He, apparently, wasn't allowed to leave it all behind, since they were now approaching, and he could clearly see them.


Yuuki was acting different than usual, hanging herself around her father's neck, shedding tears of joy and remorse. It felt plain disgusting. As he averted his gaze, he could feel the dark eyes of his former lover examine him. He saw no purpose in that. Did he want to be sure Zero was alright? He doubted that, and discarded the thought.

"I've missed you so much, Zero!" he heard a faint voice, which startled him from his thoughts. He looked down and saw Yuuki with clasped hands on her chest, staring at him as if he were an idol or something, as if she were praying to him, thinking of him as a God that must forgive her her sins. He courtly nodded and even managed a smile.

"It is nice to see you here again!" he said and placed his large hands on her shoulders. He saw more tears in her large eyes, and soon after, she burst into tears, resting her tired head on his chest. No one commented on this event afterwards.

He looked at his former lover, sensing the slight tension that came from the direction of Kaien, who knew about Kaname's and his past. "Kuran" he nodded.

"Kiryu" Kaname nodded in return. Nothing in their behavior could indicate that they once used to love each other fiercely and quietly at the same time, selflessly sacrificing each other for the higher goal of protecting one another, which, in contrast, became the source of their greatest misunderstandings and mother of all hatred.


Several nights later, longingly, Kaname waited for Zero to come in the dark hall on the way to his room, and when he came, the pureblood grabbed him by the sleeve, pulled him closer, despite Zero's resisting, brushing his forehead and nose against Zero's, heaving a heavy sigh.

Zero snorted in disdain and bitterness. "You think you're much of a player, don't you?" he murmured grumpily. "Fuck you, Kuran", he released his arm from Kaname's grip, continuing to his room. But that wasn't what Kaname had in mind. His words remained unsaid, his arms limp at his sides. His adamant will that he would never touch Zero, who was now painfully close. No room for explanations. No room for anything.

Little Rin saw him in the corridor and ran to his side. "Daddy, daddy sad." he said. Kaname looked down and smiled slightly at his son, picking him up.

"No, Rin, daddy is alright. Now, let's take you to bed."


AN: Well, this may as well work as a oneshot, but if there are enough people interested in further developments, I may continue this! :)

(1) Rin is the title of the song performed by Lin-the end of corruption world. I love this band, I'm obsessed with its vocalist, Riku, whose career I've been following through almost all his bands. He's the former vocalist of Phantasmagoria. Check those bands out if you want; I bet you'll like their music. :) Rin is also the title of one of my favorite yaoi manga. I read somewhere that Rin also means companion. Either way, I like the name.