A\N: It's late at night, I'm exhausted, sick, have to work tomorrow, and this is gonna be super short author's note.
Thank you all for reviewing, I still don't own anything, please enjoy, GO! :D
"Hey, Kuran, pass the cereal, would you? Oh, nevermind, I got it." Zero reached across and "accidentally" spilled Kaname's coffee, making the pureblood jump up in surprise. "Whoops," he said, shrugging his shoulders. "Sorry."
Kaname jumped up, looking down at himself with a somewhat shocked, somewhat furious expression. "Kiryuu, that was—"
"Don't be mad, Kaname-sama!" Yuki grabbed him around the waist, looking up at him with pure, innocent, Bambi eyes. "It was an accident!"
Kaname faltered, sighing and giving her a hug. "Yes, it was… an accident. That's what I was going to say." When Yuki looked away, Kaname tossed Zero a death glare that Zero himself probably couldn't have pulled off.
Zero had to admit, he liked Kaname when he was more laid-back. He was more fun to torment this way. He wasn't so calm now that he didn't have anybody watching him. His true nature started to break out. It was… interesting.
"I'm going to clean this up."
The statement, Zero noticed, was not particularly directed at anyone in particular, and since the speaker did not wait for a reply but acted as though nothing had been said, he went about his business without thinking twice. That is, until the Headmaster intervened.
"Kiryuu."
Zero's head snapped up at the surprisingly stern tone of voice the Headmaster had taken. "Yeah?"
"You need to apologize to Kaname. I saw what you did, and you've been doing it since we arrived yesterday morning."
"So? He's Kuran. It doesn't matter. It's not like I actually hurt him or anything. He'll get over it."
The Headmaster sighed, pulling his cereal bowl away. "Zero, you need to go apologize. Now."
"No way in heck!"
"Zero!"
Zero's face heated up as Kaname stepped into the room, and he growled, clenching his fists at his side. Kaname stopped between the two, glancing back and forth before letting his eyes rest on Kaien.
"Did I miss something?"
Kaien stared hard at the hunter. "Zero has something to say to you, Kaname."
Kaname glanced at Zero, obviously confused, and Zero raised his gaze slowly, meeting chocolate eyes with fiery hatred.
He could feel his heart pounding in his chest, vision literally blurring with rage and breathing shallow. His teeth ground together and the backs of his eyes burned, tears of humiliation begging to be released. He fought them off and set his jaw, staring long and hard at Kaname.
Why did he have to apologize? It was just coffee! Surely Kaname had done far worse things and never uttered words of remorse. It was so stupid. It wasn't… it wasn't fair!
"Zero," Kaien said, voice dropping to a warning tone.
"I'm… I'm…" Zero growled, the low grumble forming in his throat as his entire body went rigid. "I'm… No. No, I'm not sorry!" He pivoted and ran for his bedroom, throwing his door open and slamming it hard behind him. The closest object was a ceramic vase, and that became the victim of his anger as it shattered against the wall. He sent his foot flying into the dresser and sat on his bed with a huff.
"Stupid… Kuran… I hate him…"
The anger still burned in his chest, but he was able to lower himself to the bed, breathing deeply to clear his head. The smell of fresh cotton was comforting, but all he could think about was Kaname's cold gaze. It would almost be better if Kaname were haughty about the apology, but he just stared blankly at Zero. Like… Like he knew he deserved one, but Zero's effort meant nothing to him!
Zero heard footsteps in the hall, and he ran over to the door with the chair that sat in the room, shoving the back underneath the doorknob.
"Go away!" he shouted, flopping back onto his bed.
He wasn't in the mood to talk to Kaien, his non-dad who was always trying to pretend he had authority over him.
"With any luck, this will turn out similar to the last time you spoke those words."
Zero jumped at the voice and watched as the chair began to shake and rattle, finally sliding across the floor and over to its former position. The doorknob turned and gently eased in, delicate fingers knocking gently on the already opened passageway.
"Kiryuu, come on out. You don't want to spend all of vacation locked away in here, do you?"
"Yes."
Kaname sighed, shutting the door and walking across the room. Zero felt the edge of the bed sink, and a gentle hand rested on his thigh.
"Kiryuu, I know you hate me, and I do not require an apology. Yuki is crying. Please, just come out and be civil for more than five seconds if only for the sake of appeasing her."
Oh, sure, it was all about Yuki, wasn't it? Why couldn't anything ever be about Zero? Hmm? All he would ever be was a pawn—that's all anyone was to a pureblood! But no. Yuki was special. She was speshul to him.
Wait. Why was he thinking like that? He didn't give a darn whether or not Kuran cared about him!
"Leave me alone, Kuran."
Kaname's hand ventured towards his shoulder. "Kiryuu, it would just take a moment to—"
Zero slapped his hand away. "Scram! I wanna be alone!"
Kaname sighed heavily and rose from the bed, walking over to the door. "Should you like to grow up and come out anytime soon, Yuki and I will be playing in the living room. The Headmaster is running errands."
Zero didn't reply, and Kaname left—or so the soft click of the door said.
Stupid Kuran… Leave me alone… Just leave me alone…
"I'm going for a walk."
The statement, Kaname noticed, was not particularly directed at anyone in particular, and since the speaker did not wait for a reply but acted as though nothing had been said, he went about his business without thinking twice. That is, until Yuki intervened.
"Kaname-sama."
"Yes, my dear?" Kaname asked, running the brush through her hair one more time and reached for a few barrettes.
"You should go talk to Zero. I think he's upset."
Kaname pursed his lips for a moment, pulling her bangs back out of her eyes and clipping them there. "Yuki… I'm afraid that would be a very fruitless effort. Kiryuu doesn't like me too much and…" He let his voice trail, and that was a big mistake.
"Please, Kaname-sama? Zero's always alone. Nobody likes him but me. Can't you go… talk to him or something?" She turned her bambi eyes to him, and he melted inside, nodding before he even realized what he was agreeing to.
"Alright, I'll go.
"Thank you, Kaname-sama!"
Kaname nodded and gave her a hug. "We just have to wait until the Headmaster comes back so you aren't alone, alright? Kiryuu will want some time to himself anyways."
While Kaname's plan sounded good on the surface, it took the Headmaster longer than anyone expected to get back, and when he did, the sun was almost down and Zero was still not back.
"Finally," said Kaname, raising himself from the table and helping Kaien with the groceries. "Can you watch Yuki for a moment so I can go and find Kiryuu? He went for a walk hours ago and…" Kaname's voice slowly stopped at Kaien's pale face. "What?"
"He's out there alone? Kaname, there's a hurricane coming!"
Kaname's eyes widened. "What? Why didn't you tell me?"
"I assumed you knew! And what about Level Es?" Kaien exclaimed, trying to keep his voice steady for Yuki's sake.
"He has his Bloody Rose, so I thought he would be okay."
"I took it out of his bag when he wasn't looking and locked it in the glove box. He has no idea where it is!"
Kaname started to panic slightly, confused at the worry and fear he was feeling for the life of a boy who couldn't even apologize for spilling coffee on him.
"Alright, I'm going to look for him."
Yuki grabbed him around the waist as he moved towards the door. "No, Kaname-sama! It's dangerous out there! Don't go!"
Kaname tenderly removed her arms and opened the door, almost falling out as the wind nearly tore it from its hinges. "I'm sorry, Yuki, but Kiryuu is in danger, too. I can't just think about myself." With that, he stepped out into the pouring rain and wind.
I suppose I should blame myself for thinking it was just a thunderstorm.
Shielding his eyes from the elements, he ran out into the torrents, slipping on the steps as he ran down and started for the beach.
"Kiryuu! Kiryuu, where are you?"
Zero hit the ground and gasped for air, moving closer to the tree in the hopes of gaining a slight bit of warmth and relief from the rain. No such luck. The wind drove the water droplets under the protection of the leaves and trees all around were bent almost to the ground.
He coughed into his hand, holding his other one to his wounded side.
Dang Level Es… I can't believe how many there were… and without the Bloody Rose…
Zero curled up tighter, warm blood seeping through his fingers and making splotches of red in the wet sand. He lowered himself to the ground, teeth chattering in the cold
I'm alone… and bleeding… I can't find my way back… and I have no gun…
His eyelids began to droop, but he forced them to stay open, staggering to his feet and crawling haphazardly to the trees further inland. He had to get away from the ocean before one of those monster waves hit him. Water splashed up around him and he coughed, the disgusting salt flavor lingering in his mouth even after he spat it onto the ground.
Suddenly, he jumped, his head whipping in all directions as a soft sound caught his ear. It sounded like… his name? Someone was calling him?
"Kiryuu? Kiryuu? If you can hear me, answer!"
"I'm over here!" he screamed, coughing hoarsely into the crook of his arm as he stumbled towards the sound, vision blurring and wind knocking him over more than once.
"Zero? Please answer me!"
"I'm here!" he shouted, gagging as the gale plunged into his throat.
There was a moment of silence, and then a loud and much closer, "Zero? Was that you?"
"I'm—I'm over h—" He began to cough again, hacking harder than before and doubling over as pain racked his body. "I'm… here…" He gasped in air, falling to the ground, completely exhausted. He couldn't move anymore. He was so tired… Why had he been so stupid? If he wanted alone time he could've walked up and down the beach, not hours in one direction!
"Zero? Zero!"
Two strong arms enveloped him and lifted him from the beach. His eyes fluttered and he met a familiar mahogany stare.
"K…Kuran?"
The pureblood's eyes sparked with something like… relief. "Are you alright? Can you still breathe? Are you injured?"
Zero let his head fall to his chest, barely able to maintain consciousness as he probed his stomach. "My side… Level E…"
"Don't worry, Zero. We can fix you up as soon as we get back to the house, okay?"
Zero nodded, gripping the vampire's shoulders for all he was worth.
"Everything's going to be fine."
Kaname started to run again, and the steady, pulsating rhythm soon pulled him deeper into the black.
"Kaname… I'm sorry," he gasped out, head falling against Kaname's shoulders.
"I know. I forgive you."
Everything faded.
A\N: Bleh. Fail chapter is fail. When I am conscious, I will probably detail this more and add some cool stuffs. For now it is fail. XP
It's funny, the first time I went to North Carolina, we were hit by a hurricane (or tropical depression) much like the one described in this and on that same night my little brother had to be rushed to the hospital about 3:00 am SO. I can relate to this kind of vacation, and it is indeed realistic. (save for the vampireness and failness of it)
Also, when Zero is commenting on Yuki's speshulness, it was purposefully spelled wrong, so no comments on that please. :) I know how to spell quite well, actually.
Antidisestablishmentarianism.
My only success in life is that right there. The rest of my is a fail. XD
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