Author's Note: Heh, well, this is definitely something I have not written before. I LOVE Vampire Knight, but still need to finish watching it, so I may have some inaccurate information. If I do, please let me know! :D Enjoy! Chapter 2 will come soon! Oh and sorry for the short chapters, I didn't want to give anything else away.

Soft skin.

Beautiful features.

Beautiful personality.

...

Warm blood.

Delicious blood.

Her blood.

This thought was common. Being a vampire in the Day Class at Cross Academy wasn't exactly something that one would consider beneficial; painful, if anything. Yuuki always wondered why Zero was so dark and cold and closed-up. It was only until that one night, the most-regretted night, that Zero revealed his true nature and bit his best friend. Something about Yuuki's blood, in particular, was so delicious and so irresistible, that it grew harder and harder to avoid. Zero couldn't deny that he was a blood-thirsty monster. He couldn't deny that Yuuki's blood was delicious. He also couldn't deny that Yuuki was his best friend and that he was irrevocably in love with her. Oftentimes, he found his thoughts scattered whenever he caught of whiff of Yuuki or she came too close. He fought against his thirst to protect her. He would do anything to protect her...

"Zero! Zero!" Yuuki jogged up to him, a grin stretched across her lips. Zero cocked up an eyebrow and looked down at her, waiting.

"I passed my exams! How about you? Did you pass?"

He nodded, looking away from the scar he had made on her neck so long ago. It was so hard to talk to her. So very tempting to bite her...

He began to walk away.

"Ugh, Zero! You can at least talk to me! You're still dwelling on the past and that's what's bringing you down!"

Zero turned around and glared icily at Yuuki. He reached out, fingers hesitant, and traced the large scar on her neck. He stared at it for a minute before looking back at her.

"That will never happen again, Yuuki. I can't get too close. No matter how much I want to."

He turned around again and continued to walk along the courtyard, keeping an eye out on other Day Class students. The familiar burn of his throat made him wince and he decided to make his way into the Chairman's office to mix up the artificial blood he could only manage to feed on.

"Ah! My son! Zero! How is everything at the Academy?!" Chairman Cross exclaimed. His eyes grew wide from behind his spectacles as Zero ignored him and pulled out a glass from a china display case. He poured himself some water, then pulled out the small packet of blood tablets, dropping one into the water. The pill immediately dissolved and emitted red fizz that eventually made the water thick and transform to artificial blood.

"Zero, you have finally accepted the blood tablets? I'm quite proud of you!" Chairman Cross started to make his way to Zero but stopped dead when Zero glared hatefully at him. He moved back and sat down in his chair behind his desk and observed with a pleased expression.

Zero choked down the blood and wiped his mouth. It was disgusting but he could taste the hint of real blood and decided it was enough to tide him over for at least a couple days. Zero turned and opened the door to see a panic-stricken Yuuki. Her eyes were wide and her face covered in a thin layer of sweat. Blood covered her uniform. He held his breath immediately to avoid any temptation. She suddenly pushed passed him and addressed the Chairman. Zero noticed she was starting to loose her voice; it was cracking with fear and panic.

"Chairman!"

"It's dad--"

"Oh just listen to me! A student has fallen and gotten cut up badly! We need to delay classes until we get the mess cleaned up and the student taken care of in the infirmary!"

"I shall take care of it! Thank you lovely daughter of mine whom I--"

Slam!

Yuuki sprinted from the room, slamming the door in her wake. She hurried down the stairs and into the classroom where one student, a girl, was laying on the floor and moaning. Her uniform was stained with blood and it was pooling around her. A large gash stretched out along her leg and both arms. Yuuki picked the girl up and hurried her to the infirmary. The other students were all huddled in the back of the classroom, their faces pale with terror. Yuuki paid them no mind as she hurried on. Passerby screamed as they saw Yuuki carrying the bloodied girl and others turned to stare silently, their eyes wide with shock.

Finally, Yuuki managed to get the girl in a stretcher and place her in the hands of the nurses. Zero met up with her and watched silently as the girl was undressed and wrapped with gauze and her wounds were treated with many different medicines. Yuuki stood by Zero's side, looking with worried eyes as the girl screamed in pain. Finally, after an hour of observation, Yuuki moved forward to get a closer look at the girl. The nurses had all left the room to alert Chairman Cross on the situation. Zero stood behind her, watching from a distance. He wasn't sure how he would handle being too close to so much blood.

"Yuuki..." The girl gasped. Yuuki smiled softly and patted the student's head.

"You're going to be okay, don't worry."

"I know I am. You're going to make me feel much better..."

"What do you mean?"

The girl lifted a finger and beckoned her to lean in closer. Yuuki did so and slowly, the girl whispered in her ear.

"You are going to die."