Disclaimer: I don't own Vampire Knight. I know, it's sad, but true...

A/N: Okay! I'm gonna try something new! A Yagari and Yuki fanfic! Won't it be great? Yeah, I know, they have almost no relationship in the anime, but idk, I was watching it and I just felt like there could be a spark with them! I don't know where it came from, but I just started getting this idea, and I have to write it. So I hope you like it, and please review and let me know what you guys think. Thank you! =)

Absolute Zero

Prologue

I sighed, closing my eyes. My hand drifted to my side and found the cold needle of my record player. I moved it over, then set it down carefully, so as not to scratch my favorite record. I flipped the switch, and the air was soon filled with the ghostly vocalizings of Amaya Haruhi, a distant cousin of mine.

I rested my elbow on the armrest, and my chin on the back of my hand. It was strange; her screams sounded nothing like her singing.

My eyebrows furrowed at the sound. Her scream was cut short by the harsh sound of a slap to her face, then her sobs assailed my ears.

"Enough," I growled, opening my eyes to pin a hard stare on Kiyoshi, my, for lack of a better word, slave.

Immediately, he withdrew his hand, offering me a low bow. "Forgive me, Kazuki-sama."

Haruhi gasped. "Kazuki-chan?" she asked in disbelief. "It can't be..."

I found myself grinning. It'd been a long time since I'd heard my name said that way."Yes, Haruhi," I said, pushing myself up to stand, "it's me."

Her breath left her in a sudden exhale as she saw my face. "Th-That's impossible!" she protested. "The Tsubasas were killed years ago!"

I walked toward her, slowly, until I could practically taste the blood on her lips in the air. I leaned down, looking straight into her eyes. "Who do you think killed them?" I asked.

Her eyes widened, and she struck me hard across my face. "Murderer!" she shrieked.

Kiyoshi was behind her instantly, holding her arms behind her back, a dagger at her throat, and pulled her away from me. His eyes searched mine for any sign to continue.

Haruhi struggled, and a line of blood formed as her neck pressed against the blade. Her eyes glowed red with anger, and her fangs cut her lips as she growled at me. "I hope you end up just like Shizuka-sama, you monster!"

My eyes narrowed. I beckoned to Kiyoshi with my finger to bring her closer. He looked wary, but complied, pushing her forward, while still keeping her bound. I held her face in my hand, forcing her to look at me. "Now," I began, "what's this about Shizuka? Last I heard, she'd gone mad." I laughed quietly. "If madness is what you wish for me, then I'm afraid you've come a little too late."

She looked at me in a mixture of confusion, hatred, and disbelief. "You don't know?" she asked. She paused, as if waiting for a response, then continued. "Hio Shizuka-sama was killed. She murdered a family of Hunters, and the son killed her in revenge."

I chuckled. "I was beginning to wonder what had befallen of my dear friend," I muttered to myself. "Though I suppose I should've forseen this. She'd had it coming for a long while." I returned my attention to Haruhi, who now had nearly broken away from Kiyoshi.

With one last grunt of effort, she pushed him back and ran straight for me, a yell on her lips, her fingers flexed, the claws aimed for my face.

I grabbed her wrist with my right hand, and her shoulder with the other. My claws dug into the skin between her shoulder blade and collarbone, and she let out a yelp in pain. "I have one last question for you, Haruhi," I whispered to her, my lips at her ear. I felt her tense as she understood the hidden meaning behind my words. "Who killed Shizuka?"

She hesitated. "Kiryu Zero," she said, defeated, "of Cross Academy."

I grinned. "Arigato, Amaya-kun," I whispered, then let go of her.

She fell to the ground on her knees, her tears turning to blood. I watched in amusement as the blood burned a trail down her face, disintegrating the flesh underneath. Her eyes widened as she realized this, and she wiped her eyes, her breath quickening. She pulled her hands away and looked at them in terror; the tears had burned through them to the bone, like acid. Her fear only made her cry more, and she screamed, clawing at her eyes.

My smile grew, and in less than a minute, there was nothing but dust and bone left on the hardwood floor, her screams silenced by her singing.

I kicked her bones away from me. "Dispose of this, Kiyoshi," I ordered, turning around. "And fetch me a meal." I looked out the window to the moon, my eyes turning red, staining my vision around the edges with crimson. "I don't want to be weak when I pay my visit to Cross Kaien, and his precious academy."

I closed my eyes, letting the sickly sweet song of my late cousin drown away the sounds of her screams.