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Rate M: Sexual themes

Chapter One

"The heart may be treacherous, but in its entirety it is no fool."

"Kiryu, what have we the pleasure of your visit today?"

Kaname stood a good 10 steps away from the day class student. He was eerily calm and polite. And yet, though Kaname asked, he knew why Zero was there; they all did. Aido, Ruka, Rima, Kain, Shiki, and Ichijo stood their ground. Though they wouldn't disobey their king, each slightly feared Zero's audacity to visit them, especially after he'd done that. They could smell her all over him. Yes, He was most definitely perfumed with Yuuki's scent. And they all knew he claimed her. Zero had gone and claimed something strictly not his. And Kaname was enraged.

Zero noted the tense atmosphere before he spoke.

"Headmaster wanted me to personally deliver this letter to you."

Kaname narrowed his eyes, furious that Zero would dare not confess to his…his sins. It seemed Zero was in no way ashamed and it was oh so tempting to kill him. But no, he would not compromise Yuuki's happiness for his own. However, whether Kiryu pushed himself on her or she did so willingly, he would find out—most likely sooner than later.

Kaname took a step forward and laced his fingers behind his back. He gave Zero a piercing glare as he asked softly,

"Wherever is Yuuki, Kiryu?"

Zero felt his heart pump faster knowing why he'd been sent instead of Yuuki. Knowing how she had let him feed off her on the bathroom floor, how he'd desired her so strongly he'd carried her to his bed, where he huskily asked her if he could claim her—and where she'd said yes.

Zero felt blood rush to his face, his traitorous body providing evidence before the bloodsuckers he hated…and one he's become. He broke Kaname's unwavering glare as he mumbled,

"She's just tired, is all."

Next thing Zero knew Kaname stood before him, eyeing every inch of his body he could see. Those crimson eyes paused at where Yuuki had bit down on his neck, trading the pain she felt as he'd entered her. Zero swore he'd seen Kaname's gaze flash with utter sadness, fury, and…betrayal maybe. Kaname's eyes continued to roam as they paused again at his pants pocket.

Kaname inhaled deeply as he leaned forward, his lips merely inches from his bite wound.

"W-hat are y-you…"

"You smell awfully delicious today, Kiryu"

He whispered as his hand snaked down Zero's arm to take the letter. Kaname hesitantly stepped away. He smiled lightly, his eyes not at all mimicking the generosity of his lips as he said,

"Do tell Yuuki I missed seeing her today." He narrowed his eyes further as he added, "It is of my deepest wishes she feels better."

Kaname abruptly turned to leave, walking gracefully up the stairway.

"Wait!"

Zero called back, reaching into his pocket and pulling out a meticulously folded slip of paper.

"Yuuki wanted me to give you this." Kiryu glanced away quickly. And Kaname knew the slip pertained a bit of info on the boy's late night ministrations. He held out his hand as Zero threw it to him before he continued to ascend the stairs, never looking back.

Kiryu watched, unsure if he should just say what he came to this bloody part of the school to say. He loved Yuuki; and last night she'd shown she loved him back—and he wasn't ashamed. Not in the least bit.

But he didn't because Ichijo stepped forward after Kaname suddenly disappeared to say in a hushed yet persistent tone,

"I think it's best you leave now, Kiryu Zero" His green eyes warned him as he started to shut the door.

"I…" He tried, having decided that he wanted to face Kaname again.

"No, go take care of Yuuki…you've already done enough." Ichijo puffed, glancing wearily behind him before he finally shut Zero out. Zero stood, staring absentmindedly at the door as he reminisced on the night before:

(The Night Before)

*knock Knock*

"Zero…are you ok in there?" Yuuki called from outside the bathroom door. He leaned against it, not wanting her to see him like this. He grunted before weakly falling to the floor, holding on to his wounded side tightly.

"Zero…I'm coming in"

Yuuki heard a loud thump and a moan from pain and reached tentatively for the door knob. He was surely going to lie, but she knew he was not okay. He hadn't come to class at all that day. She knew he had a hunter assignment, but he should have at least come to dinner.

"No!" He breathed out, fear rimming his lilac eyes. There was no doubt about it, if she came in he would not be able to resist her: her blood, her hands grazing his wound, her concerned eyes, her trembling voice…he knew.

She started to push the door open but paused at his shout. She looked though the crack to see the floor littered red. She gasped as she flung the door open.

"Zero, where are you?!"

"Don't you ever listen?" He hissed as he squinted up at her. He could hear her heart, pumping continually under porcelain skin, her slender neck exposed to tease him and he whimpered softly. She squatted before him and he watched as tears ran down her face.

"W-why…don't you ever…let me help you?" She cried out, struggling to take even shallow breathes as she cupped his face in her hands. Too close…Yuuki you're too damn close. He averted his eyes, his breathes labored in pain.

"Zero! Look at me!" She cried out again.

He couldn't take her tears, her heart tearing over a man like him—but what do you do when you love someone you can't have? You give in. And he refused to lose: to this vessel called his body, to his heart that he never knew could love, to the bloodlust overpowering his thinking, to Yuuki's hope in him…

Gently he pushed her toward the door. He winced and cried out in agony as he clutched his side.

"Z-zero!"

"I'm f-fine" He breathed, as she eyed his wound. She reached out to touch it but he pushed her hand away. He stared up at her startled eyes as he slumped further into the floor.

"Who did this to you? A level E?"

"It doesn't matter."

She tried again, unbuttoning his shirt and gently peeling it off. He didn't stop her, he couldn't—he hadn't any strength to.

"Zero, you need blood…" She whispered franticly as she rushed to close and lock the bathroom door.

"No!" He moaned out loudly. He could feel his body giving in, wavering in and out of consciousness. I refuse to lose, I refuse to lose, I refuse…

He sat up, reaching his hand out blindly as he found it hard to see, blood running into his eyes. His hand knocked down a glass cup, and the shards rained down on his pale skin.

Yuuki picked up a big shard from his lap, insistent that he let her help. She squeezed her eyes shut as she ran the glass across her skin, where his previous fang marks were. He groaned as the scent of blood filled the room, intoxicating him with thirst.

"You're such a bad girl Yuuki" He mumbled as he sighed.

"It's ok, Zero, it's okay now…" Her voice drowned out, along with her heartbeat as she guided his lips to her blood. He paused; I refuse to lose. Pain seared though his body, reminding him of his injuries.

She treaded her fingers in his silver tresses as she sighed when his lips touched her skin. But he had lost. She had successfully persuaded him. And her blood—he loved it. He craved it. He longed for her more than he ever thought a man could long for something. He sank his fangs in eagerly,

Ughhh

He groaned lewdly as her blood filled his mouth. He pulled her closer, drowning in the ecstasy and intimacy this one simple action made. She whimpered as her head tilted farther, tingling sensations running through her fingers as she weakly held onto him. She felt his wound lightly, he flinched away but she pulled him back close.

"Drink til it heals." She whispered as her hands ran soothingly down his back, easing the pain out his body. He drank as if desperate, like he'd never tasted her before. She could feel his body reacting to her; instead of his breathing slowing down to a soothing hum it rapidly increased. It wasn't foreign to her—she'd seen the night class students feeding off each other with similar reactions. She'd seen the lust in their eyes. She knew what they'd desired. No, the taste was never enough—because with taste, touch submissively followed.

And Zero was no different. She was ready. Always would she be willing to help him. Always would she care for him. Always would she love him. But not more than she loved Kaname. Yes, she knew. He would be furious. He always seemed to find out these things. He always knew. But that did not stop her. And neither did it stop Zero.

He pulled his fangs out slowly, missing the feel of them in her already. He had by far drunk enough to heal his wound; a little rest and he would be magically better. And as much as he cursed this form, it did have its perks. But his thirst wasn't finished. No, he craved something more intimate from her—something only uniquely hers. His tongue swirled over the fang marks, sealing them. He'd waited, endured the agony of lusting for her. And he wouldn't anymore. After all, he wasn't Kaname; not anything like him. He kissed her skin softly. She shivered in his hands.

"Z-Zero…we…"

His nose brushed hers as he gazed longingly into her eyes. His lips paused over hers before he trailed them along her face. She watched him back, mesmerized by a sort of lust she was sure she'd never seen before. He'd never say it; but she knew right then and there— Zero Kiryu, her friend and protector, no doubt about it, loves her. And probably always had.

"Zero!" She squealed as he planted kisses under her chin, trailing it down her neck to suck on her collarbones.

"Yes?…" He breathed against her skin, capturing her earlobe between his lips, relentlessly nibbling and probing his warm slick tongue inside.

"What are you do-ahhhh"

His hand cupped her breast. He groaned against her ear, rubbing his cheek against hers as she fit perfectly into his hands. He'd never been aroused by the bigger chest percentage of the female race. He most definitely preferred the meekness of a smaller chest, the way they could be so…versatile.

He crossed his legs and pulled Yuuki into his lap, his body no longer concentrating on the pain, but the pleasure he wanted to give the breathtakingly beautiful woman before him.

He massaged her breast in his hand, playing with the rosy nub through her uniform shirt. Her moans drove him wild and he found it hard not to mimic them. The blood pooled, oh yes, it pooled there. And he was quite aware of the tightness between his legs, relentless in its growth. He kissed her hungrily and sloppy as his fingers disappeared into her hair. She smelled of vanilla…and deeply of brown sugar. She smelled sweet…and he wondered if she tasted sweet too.

"Yuuki, l-let me pleasure you." He puffed, resting his forehead against hers as he wrapped her legs around his waist.

"…I've never done this before Zero" She whispered, understandably scared. He hushed her, his fingers smoothing over the side of her skin. He kissed her in unusual places: her laugh lines by her eyes, below the arch of her eyebrows, next to those wicked lips, the dip in her nose. She shifted above him, those foreign spasms moving her, body and soul. No, she'd never partaken in a lover's dance, never indulged in such pleasant sounding feast. She was sure though, Zero wanted to. His hardness pushed persistently against her rump, begging for release.

She'd seen a man in need before—Kaname countless of times. He never hid his lust from her, never failed to show it in his gaze…but to think Zero always had, made her heart clench weakly.

"Will people know…if we…?" She whispered. She gasped as he fondled her other neglected breast, nuzzling his nose in her neck. His teeth lightly pulled at the skin. His warm saliva ran down her body. She squeezed her eyes shut as a moan deep within her belly erupted from her lips.

"I never knew you were so sensitive Yuuki" He breathed, as her moans aroused him further, making him painfully harder than before.

"I…wait!" She said as he picked her up. She wrapped her legs around him tighter as he moved quickly to the door.

"People will see us…like this." She stuttered, looking down the hallway with a frown. "And what will we do about the blood?"

He looked down annoyingly at it before taking a strip of paper towel, plucking a pen out of her pocket and scribbling:

'Bathroom out of order: Do not enter without seeing Kiryu first.'

He placed it against the door and jammed the pen in, using it as a pin.

"Zero!" She cried out.

"Can't wait…need you…now" He growled, one hand under her rump as he carried her hurriedly to his room. She felt her whole body grow hot at his words. She was embarrassed and she was indeed showing it.

He pushed the door open and she caught it to shut it gently. He placed her gently on his bed. She blushed again as his eyes ravished her. He sank onto her, straddling her hips as he lowered his weight on her.

"Yuuki, I will ask you one more time. May I claim you?" She could see the sincerity in his eyes. He would not do anything if she said no. But she knew she couldn't say no. Zero needed her…just in a way he never expressed he needed her before.

She looked away, flushed and brutally embarrassed. She never imagined her first time to be like this. But she was happy it was Zero. That he finally accepted her, in some way or fashion.

"Y-Yes" She stuttered. He waited.

"Zero…it's okay…I said yes." She said a bit more firmly, staring up at all the love in his eyes. It was obviously they couldn't turn back now. She'd apparently gotten him so riled up…how she'd done it, she wasn't too sure. But at that point…

it really didn't matter

Kaname watched the silver haired boy from the window. He frowned, knowing exactly what the younger man was thinking. And it was far too much about Yuuki to his liking. He reluctantly looked away as he walked past the note. It was indeed written by her, his love, and it stated two simple words—two words that did nothing to ease the pain and fury brewing in his heart.

'I'm sorry'

The window cracked as he thought of his Yuuki under another man, his Yuuki being filled by another man, his Yuuki cumming for another man. No, Zero would not get away with this crime as easily as he had staying in the Day Class. This sin was far too unforgivable for that. But first, he needed to see Yuuki. She needed to know…how hurt he was.

He would have his way with her this time.

He would find a way to reclaim what was rightfully his.

No doubt about it.

Author Note: Hope the loyal VK fans approve of this story…I spent a lot of time over it. Of course, the story isn't over. So stay tuned… ;D Review, don't review. You can do whatever you like.