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Waking Up In Vegas

Chapter One - Plane

"Vacation?!" Zero and Kaname said in unison.

"Yes!" Yuuki zipped up her last suitcase and set it upright like the other two. "We've all been working so hard, so I thought a break was in order!"

"But... but why?!" Zero questioned. "You can't go alone! What if--!"

Yuuki patted his arm as she walked passed him, dragging one of the suitcases with her to the doorway."You have nothing to worry about, Zero." She turned around to face the boys. "You're both coming with the chairman and me to Disneyland!" She proudly announced, hands on her hips.

"What?!" Zero screeched, while Kaname held an expression of slight shock.

"Look, Yuuki..." The pureblood tried to reason with her. "I still have a lot of work to do, and this is all really sudden. I don't know if we'll have the time to prepare..."

"You don't have to worry about a thing either, Kaname-sempai!" She assured. "We already got your tickets! You can find them in the chairman's desk. Since the plane I'm boarding is full, you'll have to go on another one with Zero. I hope you don't mind..."

Kaname fell silent for a moment. "I... No, it's fine."

Zero sat in a corner chanting, "I will be okay... I will be okay... Don't kill the bastard... But bring the Bloody Rose.... just in case..."

Yuuki beamed, clapping her hands together. "That's great! Well then, you still have a couple of hours left to pack. See you soon!"

"Wait, Yuuki--!" Zero called after her, but it was too late. She managed to haul the other two bags out the door and left.

--

"Well, looks like we're sitting next to each other, Kiryuu-kun."

"Don't remind me." Zero growled and shoved his ticket into his jeans' pocket. It was bad enough having to go on the same plane as the bastard. He was not going to tolerate having to sit beside him for thirteen hours.

While Kaname sat where he was supposed to, Zero sat in the window seat, leaving one chair between them.

Kaname looked at the empty seat, then at Zero. "You know, someone might be sitting there."

"Well, that's too bad for them. They're going to have to sit next to you whether they like it or not, because I refuse to."

After a while of ignoring each other, the plane took off.

The hunter got tired of glaring out the window, and redirected his gaze to Kaname, who visibly paled. "Oi... Kuran."

"What is it?" He replied, his voice quieter than usual.

Zero's eyes slightly widened, realizing something that could possibly let him blackmail his most hated vampire. "You're not... afraid of flying, are you?"

"I'm just... not accustomed to going on airplanes. That is all." Kaname's eyes narrowed dangerously at the seat in front of him, accidentally sending a kinetic wave. Invisible punches were thrown to all three chairs in from of them.

An elderly woman turned around and glared at Zero, who seemed more like the delinquent out of the two.

The 'delinquent' fingered the old woman, making her gasp and turn back around, fuming.

"...And Kiryuu-kun... You will not speak of this."

"Don't worry, I don't. On one condition..."

"And that is?"

"I'll let you know when I think of something." He could not believe he was actually having a real conversation with Kaname Kuran.

Kaname chuckled. "I should have figured you would..." He started, but was interrupted by a high-pitched voice.

"U-uhm, we're s-serving drinks now..." The flight attendant announced, stopping specifically at Kaname's row of seats. She was blushing madly, practically drooling at him. "We have coffee... wine..."

"Water will be fine, thanks." Kaname said with a charming smile, as always.

"O-oh! Okay!" She returned his smile and grabbed the jug of water from her cart, pouring some into a plastic cup. She handed him the cup and blushed when their finger brushed. "Is that all? You kn-know, we also have..."

The pureblood shook his head, flashing another Oscar-worthy smile. "No, that'll be all."

Another flight attendant walked up to her and gave her a push. "Will you move it?!" She hissed. "You're holding everything up!" She winked at Kaname. "Call me any time."

Zero rolled his eyes. 'Couldn't they just give him his drink and leave?'

"Well, you look mildly annoyed, Kiryuu-kun."

The hunter blinked. "... They forgot my drink..." He complained, even though he could care less about that.

"Were you jealous?" Kaname asked with all seriousness.

'How does he ask a question like that with such a straight face?' Zero's eye twitched. "That you got water? No."

"... Alright, then..." The pureblood pulled a box of blood tablets out of his coat pocket and popped a few into his mouth. He'd rather not take them like he usually does, considering he was on a plane.

As he drank the water in large gulps, a thought occurred to him. If Zero decided he had the need to have a seething bloodlust on the plane...

Oh, hell no. He recognized that heavy breathing.

Kaname slowly turned his head to the left. He internally groaned at the sight.

Zero was clutching his throat, gasping like a fish out of water.

"Kiryuu..." Sighing, he grabbed Zero's arm and dragged him towards one of the bathrooms.

"Look," He said, trying to get Zero to stop clawing at his arm like a trapped coyote. "At this point, someone's going to think you're having an asthma attack or something and call emergency. You don't want that, do you?"

Kaname stopped abruptly, noticing he was face-to-face with the same flight attendant that gave him his drink. 'Great, just what I need...'

"Oh, is he okay?" She asked, pointing at Zero who looked as pale as a ghost (naturally).

Kaname's internal groans: Two and counting. "Don't worry. He just... found out that his dog died last summer, and that the stuff animal wasn't real." He nudged Zero who started sobbing hysterically into his hands.

"I knew it! I knew... you wouldn't... take good care of... FLUFFY!" He continued to sob, masking his irregular breathing.

Kaname blinked. 'Fluffy?'

"Aw... I lost my first dog too..." She gave him a sympathetic look. "You get cleaned up, okay?"

Zero nodded, and then scowled once she left. 'I can NOT believe he made me do that...'

"Nice one, Kiryuu-kun." Kaname snickered and pushed Zero into the bathroom.

Meanwhile, a girl noticed the guys walking into the bathroom, so she decided to wait outside for her turn to go in. She was happily minding her own business, when some heavy breathing caused her to snap her head up and stare at the bathroom door curiously.

"Zero... just do it already..."

"Dude, are you crazy?! ... We're in a public bathroom!"

The girl blinked. 'What were they doing in there?'

"Come on, Zero. The door's already locked. And I can tell just looking at you that you want to."

Oh, God. It's the heavy breathing again.

"No! I'm not going to—OW! Ow! Ow! Ow!"

"Kiryuu-kun... I will not drag your dead body to California. Do you understand? Now do it."

"...No—OW! Okay! Fine!"

A hand flew to her nose as the girl outside the bathroom tried to stop herself from painting the door red when the moaning started.

A few minutes later, the brunet opened the bathroom door and came out with messy hair and the first few buttons on his shirt undone. The silver-haired one followed after, mumbling curses and looking just as ruffled, if not, a little sweaty.

The girl stared into the still very normal-looking bathroom as the two left, wondering if she still wanted to go in.

"Are you feeling better, Kiryuu-kun?" Kaname asked, buttoning his shirt back up.

"Shut up, Kuran..." Zero sighed and tried to make himself comfortable in the oddly shaped seat. "In case you don't know, it's two in the morning. That's when normal people sleep."

"I am aware of that, yes."

"So, good night." He hissed and closed his eyes. Feeling irritated, he turned to the other side and pulled his knees to his chest. 'Curse these goddamn seats...'

After watching Zero squirm in his seat for a few minutes, Kaname sighed and pushed the armrests back.

"Zero..." He called, and pushed the hunter down into a lying position.

Zero's face reddened. His head was in Kaname's lap. "Uh..."

"Rest," said the pureblood. "I don't want you to be tired when we get there, or you'll ruin Yuuki's fun."

Zero didn't reply, and let Kaname toy with his hair. 'So that's where Yuuki got it from...'

He didn't complain. He was too tired to. But inside he knew it was because he didn't mind much at all, and secretly thanked Kaname.

TBC...