Ok, so I got a comment about how the previous fanfiction: Bloody Rose's Thorns, I was writing was a lot like another, Make It Through to be exact, and I realized that that really was the case after previewing the other story. So I deleted that fanfiction. I decided that I'd rewrite it and with some help with my friend here it is. I'm sorry for those who have read my fanfiction and wanted to continue, I honestly didn't mean to copy another person's work. Thank you to the reviewer who mentioned it to me. Also, this story is dedicated to my friend: Julie, who helped so much with its plot. I hope you all enjoy this story!

Disclaimer: I do not own Vampire Knight.


Vampires, the creatures of the night that prowl in our world. Bloody roses that are beautiful on the outside and poisonous within. Things that look like humans but cannot feel the emotions that we can. They prey on us humans, and in turn we kill them. It's a bloody cycle over and over again but I, I don't fit in it anywhere. A hunter, who is meant to be a human, yet is a vampire. In turn, I hate myself even more than those disgusting bloodsuckers. Where do I truly belong?


" ZERO! WAKE UP!" Yuki Cross, the adopted daughter of the headmaster at Cross Academy screamed at her slumbering surrogate brother, causing him to jolt up with a start and tumbling off the bed that he was previously lying on.

" Damn, what the hell Yuki?" The bleary silver haired man grumbled, rubbing his aching head.

Giggling slightly, Yuki said with an amused tone: " Well you need to wake up because we have class, and if you miss another one, you'll be suspended from your duties for a while."

" Yeah, yeah." The lilac-eyed male waved off the remark distractedly as he began to pull out clothes to wear from his rather small closet.

" Now get out of my room Yuki, I'm changing." Zero said, narrowing his eyes at the petite brunette, " Unless you want to watch?" Blushing, Yuki shook her head and ran out of the hunter's room, closing the door behind her to allow the other some privacy.

Zero let out a sigh; now that Yuki was out he could finally have some peace. It wasn't that he disliked the small girl, oh no, he adored her, but she could be ever so annoying and a chatterbox on occasions, especially when he sought peace and quiet. Pulling on the usual Cross Academy day student attire, he noted that for some reason, the waist seemed looser but the hip part felt tighter. Shrugging off his confusion, he walked to the bathroom to brush his teeth. After finishing with his whole morning wash routine, the hunter walked out of his dorm room and headed towards Kaien Cross's office.


" Good morning Zero!" The juvenile adult greeted his adopted son happily, a ginormous smile on his face. Zero grunted noncommittally in response, pulling out a wooden chair and plopping down on it, ready for breakfast.

" Good morning Zero." Yuki greeted cheerfully once more.

Nodding at the brunette, Zero turned towards Cross: " What's for breakfast?"

" Oh, breakfast? Well we have some french toast and pancakes with syrup as well as some scrambled eggs."

" Sounds good."

As Cross brought the food out, he also handed Zero some blood tablets out of reflex. Zero instantly stood up angrily, smacking the blood tablets from the blonde man's hand.

" Don't." The silverette hissed enraged before storming out of the room, appetite lost after seeing what was a cruel reminder of the fact that he would never be normal and always be a vampire.

" Zero-" Cross exclaimed helplessly as his surrogate son stormed out of the office and headed towards the barn where White Lily was.


" Fuck it!" Zero screamed none too gently, tears streaming down his porcelain cheeks slightly. It hurt as hell to be reminded that he was a vampire regardless of the fact that he knew he was. White Lily gently rubbed her nose into the side of his neck, providing the crying hunter with some comfort.

" I- I just don't understand?" Zero sobbed, letting his walls fall down around his beloved horse. " Why am I the one who is always p-punished? What did I do to deserve this?" Lily simply continued cuddling him, her eyes calm and kind. " Why am I talking to you?" Zero laughed slightly with a watery chuckle, " I mean you're just a horse even if you are an intelligent one. All you know is that I'm sad."

" Kiryu? Is that you?" A voice jolted the silverette out of his sadness. Quickly wiping his tears away, Zero turned around to come face to face with Senri Shiki, a vampire of the night class and part of Kaname's circle.

" What do you want Senri?"

" Why are you crying?" The maroon haired vampire asked softly and cautiously, knowing that if he pried too much Zero would shoot him with his Bloody Rose gun.

" It's nothing." Zero said shortly, attempting to compose himself. In his rush to get away, the hunter tripped over a small twig and cut his hand open slightly on the rocky ground. Wincing, he stood up before seeing Senri's eyes. Usually when vampires were in bloodlust, their eyes swirled red. However, Senri's this time around swirled into a violet-magenta color. He slowly reached a hand out, grabbing Zero's arm to lick at the hunter's warm blood.

" Senri what are you doing!" Zero cried enraged. He tore his arm free and pointed Bloody Rose at the vampire. Senri's eyes instantly swirled back to their normal color and he looked almost confused, which was not normal for bloodlust.

" What happened?"

" You tell me! I cut myself and then you go into bloodlust and your eyes change to this weird shade of purplish magenta."

"What?"

" Anyway, just go back to your dorms bloodsucker you're not supposed to be out anyway."

Still slightly dazed, Senri stumbled back in the direction of the night class dorms.

Huffing, Zero turned away still angry that Senri had gone into bloodlust. He sat down onto the grass and leant his back against a tree. Closing his eyes, the silverette slipped into the grasps of unconsciousness.


Hours later, Zero woke up due to a soft pressing on his chest. Blinking open his lilac colored eyes, the silverette awoke to see a small black kitten curled contently on his chest, letting out purring sounds here and there.

Sighing softly, the hunter gently brought his hand up, petting the top of the kitten's furry head. Rubbing gently, Zero slowly moved, curling his arm protectively around the small mammal and bringing it close to his chest. Why do I feel so maternally all the sudden? He wondered absentmindedly as he continued to stroke the kitten's soft fur. The black furred creature let out a rumbling sound and dove deeper into the male's embrace.

" Are you a boy or a girl?" Zero asked himself. After a quick check it was revealed that the little kitten was a girl.

"If that's the case then I think I will name you… Kagemi." The silverette decided.

" How do you like it?" In response the kitten nudged his leg and purred. Zero let out a small laugh, one filled with joy that he hadn't felt for a while.

"Come along now Kagemi, I'll bring you to my room and set your stuff up."

Zero started back towards the academy, feeling happier and less worried about being a vampire. In fact, that thought was almost purged from his mind, all his thoughts now revolved around the sweet black kitty he " adopted".


" Zero thank goodness, are you ok?" Yuki cried out in relief as she saw the figure of the hunter in his room.

" Yeah." Zero muttered, looking away from Yuki.

" You should tell Cross you know?"

" You can tell him, I don't want to."

A purr suddenly rang through the air, causing Yuki to look down at where the sound came from. From behind Zero's leg, she saw and adorable little kitten peaking her head out.

" KYAAA~ SHE'S SO KAWAII!" The brunette screeched, shattering Zero's eardrums as she leapt down and scooped up the small kitten in one deft motion.

With a startled mew, the kitten scratched at Yuki's arms, desperate to get out of the newcomer's arm.

" You're scaring her!" Zero exclaimed, taking the shivering animal from Yuki's choking embrace. " Don't do that again." He then proceeded to scold.

Yuki's eyes instantly filled with guilt as she thought she had hurt the kitten. " I'm sorry." She whispered softly.

Letting out a sigh Zero said: " It's alright just try not to be so sudden ok?"

" OK!"


" Kaname-sama? May I come in?" Senri asked after knocking on the oak doors that led to the pureblood's " office" or study room.

" Yes." A voice echoed clearly from the cracks between the door and the wall.

Senri opened the door and stepped in to the dimly lit room, squinting slightly to adjust to the difference of lighting. He then walked over to the large writing desk seated before the window. A figure sat in the plush throne with his back turned to the door.

" What is it Senri?"

" Well today I was out walking and I saw Kiryu."

" So?"

" He accidently scraped himself so it seemed, but his blood was different from what you would usually think of."

" Have you thought that perhaps it was because he is a Level D, not a human?"

" Yes I did take that into consideration however I don't believe it to be the case."

" And pray tell why not?"

" Well," Senri said, attempting to describe the unexplainable emotion he felt after smelling Zero's blood. " It was sweet and enticing, but it was almost like it was beckoning me to take a sip and wouldn't take no for an answer. I felt like I couldn't resist the pull it exerted."

" Hmm." Kaname murmured, thinking. " Well, that is interesting. I wonder what makes Kiryu's blood like this. Is that all?"

" Yes."

" Very well, thank you for telling me this Senri, I appreciate it."

The maroon haired vampire nodded before turning and slowly backtracking out of the room.

His blood was irresistible hmm? I'll probably need a few more hints before I can decide but I do believe that this is a very special case. Who knows? In that case, I do hope that idiot doesn't decide to do something dumb. After all, I'm depending on him to protect Yuki. And Satan knows what would I do without being able to see his sparkling amethyst eyes or rosy pink lips. Kaname thought.

And with that, Kaname drifted off into a daydream that involved Zero in a rather naughty way.

Back in the hunter's room, Zero suddenly felt a chill run through him. Shivering slightly he pulled the blankets closer to him.


And that concludes the first chapter! Please give some reviews so I know what to improve on, though you don't have to if you don't want to.