PROLOUGE

She turned around and looked at him with a sad smile on her face.

"I'm sorry, Zero." She started to come closer.

"Stop it! You can't do this! I'll never forgive you if you do!" he screamed.

"I'm doing this only because I care about you. I'm sorry Zero, but the only way you will ever be able to be truly happy is if I'm erased from your memories." She put her hand on his forehead and he blacked out.

Two Years Later…

He smiled to himself as he walked home. Sayori was probably waiting for him. Hopefully, he'd be able to pop the question today. And hopefully, she'd say yes.

"Well someone looks happy today. Zero turned and saw his friend, Kaito talking to him. He shrugged.

"Sayori's probably waiting for you, huh? Planning to ask her soon?" Zero looked down. He shouldn't tell Kaito. He'd rub salt in his wound if Sayori ended up saying no.

"What about your teaching job?" Zero asked

"It's going good."

"What school was it again?" Kaito's face turned pale and he was about to say something, but his phone rang.

"Hello? Oh, alright. I'll be there in a few minutes." He turned off his phone.

"I'll see you later. Something came up at work."

"Alright."

Zero continued to walk toward home. He stopped in front of his house when he saw a girl with short lavender-silver hair. Her eyes were sharp.

"Who are you?" he put his hand in his pocket and on his gun.

She looked at him with cold and unfeeling eyes.

"No need to get so defensive. I mean you no harm. I just came to say that I didn't think that after all that's happened, you'd just forget it all so easily." She said.

"What are you trying to say?" His mouth went dry. A part of him felt that he should know this girl.

"Were you two really meant to end your relationship in such a tragic way?"

"Zero? Is that you?" Sayori's soft voice called. The girl disappeared. Sayori headed toward him.

"Gosh, what are you doing out here? It's freezing cold!" she took his hand and led him toward the house.

Soon, Sayori had turned on the fireplace and sat Zero on the sofa with a blanket and pillow.

"So, how was your day?" she asked, sipping some hot chocolate. Zero shrugged.

"It was work." Sayori looked at him and smiled. She looked so pretty, and so vulnerable. He reached out and pulled her nearer to him.

"What's wrong Zero?" he wasn't usually this clingy. He shook his head. His hands shook as he took the ring out of his pocket.

He took a breath.

"Sayori." She looked up at him.

"I- I'm not sure how I'm supposed to word this out. I can't really explain it, but I want to be with you forever. So, will you marry me?" He held the ring out.

It was only for a moment that her eyes were filled with unimaginable happiness. They then filled with utter guilt.

"I'm sorry." She looked down. He was shocked. She said no?

"I just can't. Don't get me wrong Zero, I love you. So much that you couldn't even begin to guess how much. But I just can't marry you." His expression softened.

"I'll sleep in the guestroom tonight." She nearly ran up the stairs.

As soon as he was sure that she was gone, he buried his face in his hands. A tear slipped down his cheek. Why was he being so weak?

Suddenly, he felt himself lusting for….blood. Without thinking, he ran toward the guestroom. Sayori was sound asleep in bed. He pinned her down and put his face near her neck. His fangs pierced through her skin. She woke up panicked.

brown hair. Whenever he thought of her, his heart felt old wounds open up and a dull pain filled him. It was similar to what he felt when he saw Sayori, but one thing was missing. Happiness.

When he felt the lust disappear, realization of what he had done hit him. He looked down at Sayori, who looked just as scared as he was. But there was something else that filled her eyes. She looked….sad.

He jerked back and shivered uncontrollably.

"I'm so sorry!"

Sayori got up and a sad smile was on her face.

"It's alright, Zero." She touched his face gently.

"No!" he yelled.

"I can't do this again!" he jumped out the window and stared to run. He didn't even know what he had meant by "again".

"Well. I didn't expect you to lose your composure so quickly, Zero Kiryu." The girl from before had come back.

"Who are you?" he asked breathlessly.

"Is that really what you want to know?" she swiftly jumped down from the tree on which she had been standing.

"I think that what you really want to know is who you are."

His cold lilac eyes glared at her.

"How could you possibly answer that question?"

"I can. But you'll have to follow me first. And know this Kiryu; if you don't do exactly as I say, there will be severe consequences."

He nodded and they made their way through the snowy woods.