I'll Fix Your Broken Heart
It had been three days after Zero's initial arrival at the Headmaster's house, and still not a word came out of him. Headmaster Cross would force Zero to spend time with me, and while I would chatter away, Zero would only brood in the corner of the room in utter silence. Even when Yori came over the next day to visit she couldn't force him to say anything. I wondered if the vampire that had ruthlessly killed Zero's family did something to Zero that was too awful for him to recover from. Just the image of seeing your family murdered before your eyes would be enough to scar you for life.
I hated seeing Zero like this, even if I had only known him for three days. When I first saw Zero covered in blood and looking so vulnerable, I promised myself that I would care for him and look after him. But three days later, with Zero still not saying a word, I felt like I was failing. Maybe I should just give up on Zero. Maybe Zero was too broken for anyone to fix. Least of all by me.
The day dragged slowly on. It was raining outside, so I was left locked inside staring wistfully at the drenched flowers in the garden. I had planned yesterday night to go and collect some fresh flowers to brighten up the house today. But with the rain falling on everything in sight, that idea quickly escaped my mind. Zero was sitting away from me reading some boring history book that I will never read. The rain was now pounding heavily on the window reminding me of the sound of gunshots. I thought that sound would have disturbed Zero's focus on reading, but he remained completely centered on the book.
I sighed loudly, thinking that it would be very unlikely if I would be able to go outside at all today. I was stuck in the house with only Zero's silence for company. Turning around, I was about to go up stairs to my bedroom to find something that I could do on my own, but suddenly a rather playful idea hit me. I approached Zero as quietly as I could. Zero had heard me though, and looked up at me to see what I was doing. But before he could do anything else, I snatched the book from his unprepared hands, and held it up high out of his reach so he couldn't get it back. I backed a few steps away from him, and asked, with a mischievous smile on my face, "What are you reading that's so interesting?" I was determined for him to talk to me.
Zero didn't reply. He only sprung out of his seat, and attempted to grasp the book out of my hands. He was surprisingly strong too. I was clinging onto the book with all my might so he could not grab it back.
"No, no, no!" I yelled, still trying to keep the book from him.
But after a minute of wresting over the book with him, Zero managed to take back the book. "Fine, you win the book," I said to him, "but I just want you to talk to me." I had hoped that by grabbing the book of him, and causing a little bit of fun, Zero would react in some way; get angry, laugh, say something to me... anything. But that plan seemed to fall flat in my face.
I gazed imploringly at Zero, but he just ignored me, and only looked at his book with more focus then he had before. I sighed sadly again at Zero refusing to say anything to me. Zero's heart was too broken for me to try and fix. I walked away.
Zero's voice was so soft that I barely heard what he said, or perhaps I imagined it. But as I walked away I swore I heard him saying, "I'm sorry for making you feel sad over me… Yuuki."
His words, though they were filled with sadness, gave me hope. I was wrong. Though Zero's heart was badly damaged, it was not beyond repair, so I'd keep on caring for Zero.
"I'll fix you're broken heart… Zero." I murmured so quietly, so that Zero could not hear me. But somehow, in the quietness, he heard.
