Well Hello there everyone, to anyone who has indeed read my story Love Who is it? I am sorry but I shall be discontinuing it. It has started out horridly and I will instead be starting another story… TADAHHHHHH….. Well it will be all Kaname and Zero romance wise and some Ichiru. Just a few things more though (I know this ramble is getting LONG!) but Zero is NOT a vampire and Ichiru is still a sickly man but of course they are teenagers because the story must make sense this way. Oh also Zero and Ichiru have broken off from the HA but Kaname at the beginning of the story has not met the Kiryuu twins so there won't be much hostility.
~Zero~
I paced around the small room, waiting for Ichiru to get off his lazy butt and join me. We had to go to Cross' house to have dinner. I know he is sick, but then again he is always sick—my thought was broken when I heard our bathroom door open and feet shuffle towards where I was standing. I felt Ichirus' girlish arms wrap around me and his forehead lean against my back. "Zero," Ichiru whined, "do we have to go to dinner?"
I grit my teeth together in anger. Grabbing Ichirus' arms I forced him to face me and shoved him up against a wall. "Ichiru, I love you and you know this, but yes we must go tonight, it is our parents' death anniversary." I glared and released him, deciding to walk away before I lost it. He could always annoy me with such simple things. He never wanted to leave our room and I was sick of it. I heard Ichirus' steps fall in tune with mine as he hurried to catch up with me.
I was cursing under my breath as we neared the stone house of the Academy President Kaien Cross. Half annoyed with myself and half annoyed with Ichiru I just wanted to get this diner over with and go mourn by myself. I was always less sociable on this day than any other day but—
Again my thoughts were interrupted, by the smiling squealing girl at the door this time. "Zero!" she flung herself at me and wrapped her arms around my neck. I smiled half-heartedly. I stood there and reached around to hug her softly before I let go. When I pulled back she had a smile on her face. "I am so happy to see you! You haven't been helping me with our duties lately." I had to hold off my chuckle at her statement in anger. She could be so funny without even trying. I looked up just in time to see her fist barreling towards my arm. I couldn't stand it anymore I had to let out my giddiness at her silliness.
"Yuuki, you have got to quit being so childish. Hitting me, come on we both know that you couldn't hurt a fly." She sniffed and stuck her nose up in the air in a way that reminded me of a stuck up Beverly Hills Chihuahua. She took both mine and Ichirus' hands and began to lead us through the house to the kitchen/dining room.
Upon entering the kitchen my face fell. Pots and pans scattered everywhere, food spilled, sink and trash over flowing. Bleh, and that horrid odor, yea Cross and Yuuki never were good at cooking but I think they outdid themselves this time. I twitched my nose and took a seat at the table with Ichiru. I began to count the chairs at the table. 1, 2, 3, 4…5. Wait what? Who else is coming?
Just as I was about to voice my question out loud a tall pale figure entered the room. My jaw hit the floor. "Wow," I whispered without my own knowledge. That figure smiled as if he had heard my amazement. Look I may sound like a creeper saying I was checking him out, but he was hot, chocolate brown wavy locks hung to his shoulders. Mysterious burgundy eyes locked on me, the whitest of teeth. Oh lord and that body, even though he dressed in fancy (no doubt designer) clothes, they fit him well enough that I was able to tell that he was… toned to put it mildly.
~Kaname~
I couldn't look away from those odd but beautiful lilac and silver frosted eyes. I knew he was checking my out by how his eyes were roaming over my body I just hope that he didn't catch me checking him out in return. But who wouldn't check him out? He was gorgeous.
A tattoo, and earrings, adorned his body, they made him look more rugged but they fit him. His body was obviously chiseled. His Purple Tee stretched tightly across his chest and his black skinny jeans, though making him look a little girlish, showed off his long well-toned legs. The thing that had my attention the most though, was his hair, it was silver. Huh, how peculiar. He must have a strange ancestry to have that colour hair.
Clearing my throat I took a step towards the table and extended my hand to him. A soft pink colour was staining his cheeks. "Hello, you must be Kiryuu Zero, I share my deepest condolences for the loss of your family, I heard they were great Hunters."
He stood up and took my hand shading another hue of pink." Nice to meet you, I am sorry though, you must forgive me I do not know your name."
"Kuran Kaname." I smirked as I watched his face continue to become darker shades of pink and red. He continued shaking my hand and I had to fight to keep as straight a face. Clearing my throat I broke my gaze from his casting a meaningful look at our hands. He followed my gaze and it seemed that it dawned on him that he was still shaking (well currently more like holding my hand- stroking his thumb against the back of my hand.
I looked back up at him and saw the emotions play across his face, embarrassment kindness and realization. He was now a dark shade of red; he opened his mouth as if to speak. I held the hand I had just gotten back up to silence him.
He shut his mouth and turned his head slightly away. I grabbed his hand again though and brought it up to my lips. The look of shock on his face sent a laugh rumbling deep within my chest. Though he was a man, his body, although well defined, was quite girlish in the way his body curved. It was quite alluring.
I released his hand and walked over to the table holding out a chair for him. He took the seat gracefully but still blushing. With a word I took the seat to his right ignoring the look that his, less attractive, twin was giving me.
~Zero~
My eyes practically popped out of my head when Kaname took the seat to my right. Ichiru was glaring daggers, which I found incredibly funny. However Yuuki and Cross were staring, Cross in confusion, Yuuki in girlish delight.
I cleared my throat feeling embarrassed. I couldn't help my actions though. All we shared were our names and I am able to feel my feverish flesh. God I am probably as bright as a light house right now! I shuffled my feet hoping someone would break the silence. Much to my own chagrin it was Kaname that obliged my internal request.
"Well it seems like my actions have offended you all." I looked over and saw a light blush that graced his own cheeks. It was then that Cross began laughing. Yuuki squealed and ran over to the other seat next to Kaname and began to ramble on and on about how he treating Zero like his long lost princess was adorable.
I snorted, greatly offended and opened my mouth to speak. "I am not a princess, good god Yuuki!"
"I know! But Kaname treated you like one and it was sweet!"
~Kaname~
My lips twitches as I listened to them going back and forth for a while. It was indeed true though. I had treated him like I would a Princess. Interesting. Finally the food was served and we all ate in a comfortable silence.
When Zero went to leave I stood up and tugged on his hand, hinting that I would like to talk to him. Obviously he got the hint because he told Ichiru to go on back without him.
I left the kitchen and waited for him to catch up. When he came by I grabbed his hand and led him to my guest room.
"Finally, we are alone. Zero listen you must know. I am a Vampire" I stood there and watched him. The moon shining on his silver locks making him look like an angel.
"I know, I am and ex-hunter."
"I also wanted to say I am sorry for acting how I did tonight but I feel a pull to you already and I believe we will be united one day."
"Sorry! For what? You are being stupid. In a way it was rather… sweet how you treated me back there. Also, I find it odd that you would think that I was going to mate with someone I just happened to meet. "Without much warning he melded our lips together. The kiss was soft and sweet. I pulled away knowing that Vampiric hormones he had to absorb through my aura would make him faint, but before he did I leaned in and whispered into his ear. "You are marked, forever as my mate."
I stood over the alluring silverette and thought about what had just happened. My instincts had taken over, I lost my control and now Zero has been marked. I sighed. Well, let's get you into bed Zero. I picked him up with ease and carried him to the bed bridal style.
By the time I had him all into bed and covered up I was exhausted, I had to get some sleep, but Zero occupied the only bed in the room. My primal instincts told me to squeeze into that bed and cuddle up to that delicious looking boy. But I did not know how he would react to waking up next to me, especially considering what I had just done.
In the end my instincts won out and I snuggled closer to him drinking that yummy scent that was Zero. Mmmm, he smells like lilacs.
Zero~
I woke up in my bed; no wait not my bed but definitely a bed. Wow, that was a fantastic dream. As I thought I became aware of another body pressed against mine. My body grew tense, what the hell is happening here.
"Well good morning Sleeping Beauty."
That voice so calm, so cool, sounded familiar. "Oh my god!" I became aware of the arms wrapped around me and before I knew it those arms were pulling me out of the bed along with their owner. I felt so weak, I expected to fall but the ground was firmly under my feet, with the help of the male holding me. I looked up to see chocolate brown locks. Lilac and silver frosted eyes met Burgundy ones. "Holy shit, I wasn't dreaming!"
I felt the rumbling in the chest before I heard the deep chuckles. "No, it was reality, and so is this." Before I could ask what he meant I felt his cool hands work their way up under my shirt and begin to rub my abs.
"Ahhh!" My legs began to wobble like jelly. I felt Kaname tilt my head to the left. He's going to bite me? I began to panic, but he calmed me with soft soothing noises. He did not bite me but he did press his face into the crook that he had created and inhaled. I felt his lips press against my collar bone and left a hot trail of kisses up to my lower jaw. He had to stop, we just met after all. "Kana… ahhhh!" My soft plea was cut short when he ran his tongue over the hot tingling area.
"Kana-me!" I started to squirm in his grip. It seems like my body was going to pop if this continued. "Please, stop!"
His tongue ran over that hot area once more then he complied with my request. My body was trembling against his. I felt like I would faint. It was then that I noticed the burning on my right wrist.
I looked down and noticed what appeared to be another tattoo on my wrist. Looking closer it dawned on me. A rose vine was inscribed on my wrist in what looked like blood.
Kaname tilted my face up to his. Our lips were centimeters apart. Thinking he was going to kiss me I was shocked when he spoke. "Do you know how a pureblood marks someone as their mate?" He watched me shake my head no. "Zero when I kissed you last night I used our mouths as conduits to allow my aura to flow into you. When that happened, your body, shall we say, consume a part of me, my aura. It had to have an outlet on your body, so it manifested in a tattoo on your right wrist. But it is not a normal tattoo. If any other person, doesn't matter if they are human, hunter, or vampire, touch you in a way of a lover the tattoo will attack them. It will pull from your wrist and use the thorns of the rose vine to harm them."
With every word he spoke the tattoo made its presence known. It felt like someone had my wrist in a vice grip. It was like it was alive and squirming. I was aware of the damned thing, painfully so. "Why did you do this, damn it! Did you just assume I would be okay with this? I am NOT a possession that you can just obtain. God Kaname, you should have asked me first!"
I shoved Kaname away from me and took off out of there. I ran and ran, never looking back at him. I felt pathetic. Tears stung at my eyes over the whole incident, and I don't even know why. I mean we literally just met yesterday, but still it feels like my heart is being crushed. I decided to blame the vampire stupid mate mark. I stopped running when I reached the gate to the Sun Dormitory.
I took a deep breath and rea
died myself to face Ichiru. All I was able to think while I was walking to the dorm we shared what that Ichiru was going to be pissed.
~Kaname~
H-he left me. I don't understand. I walked to the bed that Zero had slept in, snuggled in my arms. I smiled at the memory. I remembered how he felt in my arms and I wished that he hadn't left me. I sighed and flopped onto the bed in a rather undignified manner. Zeros scent lingered on the sheets. It was intoxicating.
I will admit, I should have asked him, but then he could have said no. I sighed again, how could I have been so stupid. Any vampire would have been honored to be marked as my mate, but no, Zero was not a vampire, he was a hunter. A hunter that holds my heart in his hand, and doesn't even know it.
I rolled over and buried my face into the pillow. If only I could take it back, I would. I let my eyes flutter closed again. Perhaps I will dream of the beautiful Silverette.
~Zero~
I sat on my bed waiting for Ichiru to stop inspecting my right wrist. I was right; he was pissed beyond anything you could believe. I felt saddened by what happened still but I had to calm Ichiru down. "So Zero do you think that the Vampire told you the truth about the mark."
I heart the contempt dripping from Ichirus' voice as he turned my wrist in another way to look at the mark. "Yes I think he was telling the truth. I mean why would he lie to me."
"I don't know, but I am not happy about this Zero." He stood up and went to wrap his arms around me. I widened my eyes and began to push him away.
"No Ichiru, don't if he was telling the truth you will get hurt."
"Well look, lets test it out. You know I've wanted you for a long time dear brother." Zero gulped. It was true Ichiru had hinted about becoming a couple, but Zero couldn't do it, well do his brother. At this moment he furrowed his brow and watched Ichiru who stood there looking at him, waiting.
"Well if it is only to see if he is telling the truth or not, I guess we can try it." A smile spread across Ichirus' face and a little to energetically he leaned in. He closed the distance between our lips. I felt the mark begin to tighten on my wrist. My eyes grew wide, Ichiru didn't notice however and in that instance he pressed his lips against mine.
All hell broke loose in that moment. The mark pulled away from my body and it felt like it was tearing my flesh with it. I shoved Ichiru away, but the mark didn't care. It followed its prey. I froze in horror as I saw it whipping him over and over. Flesh was torn from his body. Blood splattered against the walls and the beds.
Ichiru curled into the fetal position on the ground, trying to protect as much of his body as he could. The whip of the vine sounded in my ears over and over and over again. I saw Ichiru open his mouth and at that moment I heard him cry out. "Nii-sama! Save me!"
I didn't know what to do but I knew I had to do something. I grabbed the nearest thing I could, a ball point pen, and stabbed the wrist where the mark had pulled away several times. It sounded like it hissed at me, but instead of stopping its assault on my brother it coiled itself around him. I saw those long vicious thorns dig into his flesh.
I just kept stabbing hoping that it would stop and double back on me, but before anything stopped I fainted.
~Kaname~
I sat bolt upright in the bed. Large amounts of blood were being spilt. Wait it's not just one persons blood, but two peoples. The largest amount of blood smelled so much like my marked mate that for a moment I thought it was him, but then I smelled the other blood which was the exact match for Zero.
Without thinking I tapped into my Pureblood powers and ran with my vampiric speed to the area where the scent of blood was the strongest. The blood lust hit me like a ton of bricks but I knew I had to save Zero.
I tracked him to the last dorm on the second story. I heard crashing and crying. I tried to open the door but it was locked. I lost my temper; no damn door was going to keep me from protecting my mate to be. My eyes glazed over in a dark colour of crimson. I thrust my powers outward and split the door in half.
When I saw what was on the other side of the door I was stunned. Zero lay on the floor with a ball point pen jutting out of his wrist. His twin lay on the other side of the room, trembling, and still bleeding. Most of the flesh had been ripped from his body.
I ran to Zero first to make sure he was okay. When I had confirmed that he would survive I went over to Ichiru. Even being the beast that I was I could honestly say that I had never seen something this brutal. Leaning down I did the only thing I could. I bit Ichiru. I let the venom from my fangs flow into his blood stream. A minute later, fairly sure I had given the venom enough time I pulled my fangs from his succulent flesh. If Zeros twin tastes this good I wonder how good Zero himself would taste.
No, I dragged my head away from that chain of thought I had other things to deal with. I had to give my blood to Ichiru. I took a deep breath and sunk my own fang into my wrist. Opening Ichirus' mouth I pressed the bleeding wrist against his lips.
I let the blood flow from my veins down his throat in a manner that, if her were awake, would choke him. When I felt that I had given him enough blood to prevent him from falling from a Level C to a Level E vampire I pulled my wrist back.
~Ichiru~
Pain, searing pain, that's all I could feel during the attack. I remember kissing my Zero, and then being attacked. I remember my flesh being ripped from my body. I remember Zero stabbing himself, I remember being pierced by the thorns, and then it all went away. All of the pain that had engulfed my body just melted away. Maybe the warm coppery liquid running down my throat had something to do with that.
I opened my eyes, and inhaled deeply. A gut wrenching hunger racked me. "God what is happening to me?" It was then that I took in the scene around me. The blood on the walks drew me towards the gut wrenching hunger yes, but what really had my attention was that of Kaname and Zero.
The sun was at its highest and it was shining through the window that they were beside. Kaname was holding Zero against his chest while kneeling in the blood surrounding them. The sun shone on Kaname and Zero in such a way that made the scene look like something out of a tragic romance film.
It was obvious to me at that point; Kaname was-not in love- with Zero but with how he was acting I could tell that he harbored some sort of care for my brother... I sighed; maybe I was going to lose my brother to this charming creature after all.
~Zero~
I opened my eyes to find Kaname standing above me. We were not in my room anymore but what looked like the Nurses office. I sighed, if I was here, then where was Ichiru. Is he dead? No, no he can't be Kaname would know to help him as well.
I turned to Kaname, what I didn't expect to see was Ichiru, alive and well. He was talking to Kaname about something; I couldn't quite make out what they were saying. Come on Zero, focus. I blinked and strained to understand what they were saying.
"…but I don't think that I can do this."
"Ichiru listen, I know that what I did has changed your life forever but I did it not only to stop your pain but because I know Zero would hate me if I let you suffer."
"Kaname! This hasn't just changed my life. I am a fucking vampire! I have to drink BLOOD!"
I sat bold upright. Kaname changed him? They turned to look at me. Ichiru smiled but Kaname went ghostly pale. He looked like he hadn't slept in a week. For the moment I ignored Ichiru. "You changed him? You changed my brother? How could you?"
"It was the only way I could save him." I shook my head and steeled myself.
"Get out Kaname. Right now. Get out and don't you ever, ever come near me again. I hate you." I felt the fury burn through my body. I focused all of the hate and anger through my eyes. I had to let him know I was serious.
"No, Zero don't do this." Kanames' normally composed face had fallen into one that held so much sorrow and regret that it nearly broke Zero. No, I will not back down. "I marked you; I cannot live very long without mating with you. It will kill me."
"I do not care! You changed my brother, my twin, my flesh and blood, and in the end he comes before you!" My anger was boiling over and before I thought I stood. The monitors' cords snapped as I moved away from the bed towards Kaname. "You're a vampire a pureblood no less. You knew what biting him would do and you did it anyway!" I continued moving toward him, I stopped when I was about a foot away from him. "Get this through your head Kaname; I never want to see you again. So leave me and my brother alone. I will break this mark, and I will kill you for this."
He moved toward me but my body reacted before my brain could stop myself. I punched Kaname and ran out of the room, again for the second time in twenty-four hours I ran like a coward from Kaname. I stopped at the lake that divided yet connected the two dorms. I had to get ahold of myself. But I didn't know how.
God how could I be so stupid, as soon as I saw him at dinner I should have left. Nothing good ever comes from befriending a vampire. I pressed my back against an old oak and sank down to sit. I pulled my knees up to my chest and rested my forehead against them.
First one thing then another. God I am so stupid! I mentally yelled at myself for being so childish and blind. I bet even Yuuki could have seen this coming and she is so naïve it is not even funny. I felt a familiar stinging in my eyes. This time I did not hold back my tears. I cried, but not for my brother, for my loss, of Kaname.
I stood and brushed myself off. I would be strong for the time being, Ichiru needed me. I would keep my word and break this cursed mark.
But where do I begin?
Oh my god! Nine pages! NINE! Yay! Yay! Yay! Okay I thought I deserved those cheers. After all I do believe that I did better this time than with my other story. Well I hope I didn't leave you with TOO much of a cliffie. After all what makes a good story other than the plot. Ahh, yes that's right, you all guessed correctly. Keeping the readers wrapped up in the story. I hope to have the next chapter up in about a week or two so please review. Reviews will keep me writing. I like the feedback its better than people favoriting the story or making it an alert story. Oh and I must also apologize to Zero. I made him a little girly and it was adorable but his character in the manga and anime is not well girly. I hope now that he "hates" Kaname I can make him more like his actual character, because well his aloof attitude is just downright SEXY! –Drools like the fan girl I am- So yes I am sorry Zero but you were still adorable.
Zero; ~glare~ yea you just wanted to call me a princess. Gosh I am not such a wuss in the anime.
Me; No but you are adorable. Especially when Yuuki called you a princess. You know I love you. ~goes to hug Zero.
Zero; Get away from me I don't hug people. Like you said I am aloof.
Me; ~ pouts~ Awww, I just got rejected by the sexy Zero people. ~ runs off crying~
Zero… Weirdo.
Lol okay sorry about that everyone oh and I pay post little side chapters in the story every now and then ^,^ Just ''cus I can! Love you all, keep reading. AND YOU BETTER REVIEW PEOPLE! I WILL NOT POST THE NEXT CHAPTER UNTIL I GET 5 REVIEWS! :3 Toodles!
