Hey! First fic, so criticize as you must! I DO want to get better at this after all : )

This is going to be ZeroxYuuki….sorry if things start out bad. -SPOILER- This takes place before the Rido in Shiki incident, and before Yuuki becomes a vampire. I really hated the direction the story was heading, with poor Zero in a cell (??), so I brought back the old Yuuki. I intend too follow a different path as the chapters continue I suppose that there is OOCness because when it comes to me, it is heard to avoid. Please give it a chance!? - END SPOILER - May contain spoilers, depends how far you are in the manga/anime. Heehee, hope ya love it!

By the way, if I owned Vampire Knight or any of it characters, don't you think I would have Yuuki fall in love with Zero by now? Well, I suppose if I owned it, it wouldn't be QUITE as good.

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Prologue

Zero heard footsteps approaching quickly. Sensing it was Yuuki, he quickly took the Bloody Rose from beneath his chin and latched it to his belt. As usual, she came just in time.

She burst into the room, throwing the door open. With an angry face she stared directly into Zero's amethyst eyes.

"You skipped class again, Zero! What are you even doing? It isn't like you were sleeping…" Yuuki's voice began strong, but weakened as she considered the fact that Zero might be feeling "hungry",

"No. Don't worry, I am not thirsty. I just didn't want to go to class." A slight smirk found its way to Zero's face as he realized what a good liar he was. But of course, not good enough to convince Yuuki. Maybe seeing his lips curl into a grin would persuade her to forget about where this conversation was headed.

"Zero, is you need to drink then do it. Why would I let you suffer if I can help you like this? I mean, it only makes you feel better right?" She had no idea how much worse it made him feel. Drinking her blood was the worst thing he could do. But the beast within always thought otherwise.

"I don't need to suck the life out of you at the moment. Maybe another time." Zero stood up and walked right out of the room. Obviously, she would follow him and he would end up drinking from her anyway. However, he cant just stop trying to avoid it. He wont let his vampire side take him over so easily.

Indeed, Zero heard Yuuki's footsteps behind him. He felt like stopping, for once, and telling her everything. I wont hurt you anymore. I need to leave and never come back. Stop following me and forget I existed. Yes, he would love to say these things, but he knew they would never make it out of his mouth. Even if he did manage to mutter the words, she would respond with: I wont let you go. How could you think I would forget about you? I want to help you. So, as usual, he kept walking. This time though, he thought, I wont be coming back.

Still trying to catch up with Zero's quick pace, Yuuki began running. Zero heard her heavy breathing as she began gaining on him. She hated to run and will top before she makes it to me, Zero thought. At that moment, a new more painful rush of agony pierced his neck and head. He really needed blood, but refused to bend to the desire.

Zero turned swiftly as heard a loud thump to the ground and a short squeal from Yuuki. Expecting to find that she had fallen due to her clumsiness, he wore an annoyed expression. However, much to his surprise, he noticed someone had jumped from the tree near them, and cupped a hand around Yuuki's mouth. A small light touched the face of Yuuki's captor, before his fangs slipped deep into her neck.

In just a moment, Zero had brought out his Bloody Rose and was only a few feet in front of the other vampire. Again, at a time worse than any other, a stampede of pain encased him. His hand flew to his head, and his face cringed in agony. Though his other hand still held tightly to the Bloody Rose, he had no control to pull the trigger. In his anguish, he saw Yuuki's blood spill down her neck and shoulder, yet could nothing about it.

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Hey, sorry for the SUPER short beginning, but I wanted to see if you would like it. It was a prologue, kind of, and I didn't want to make something very long that people would have the time to get into at the moment. Please review as soon as possible, and will post the first chapter. Don't worry about criticizing, but please don't be harsh. Again, sorry for the shortness 3 by the way, if I can I will have the next one put up…tomorrow?

Thx! Talia-Minou