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Ichiru walked into the room. He felt weirdly calm that he was waiting upon his brother, whom he used to have hated so much. It was although that day he decided to bring his brother back that his the many years of hatred suddenly vanished.

Temporarily ignoring his thoughts, he gave the cup of water to Zero, who was sitting upright on the bed. He accepted it with a grin, which made Ichiru automatically smile back. Seeing his brother act this way, Zero's surprise was clearly displayed on his face, and his straightforward speech, "Did you finally decide to forgive me after you saw me die?"

"Maybe…" Ichiru said mysteriously, then he asked, "Would you?"

"Of course, we're not just brothers, we're twins!" Zero exclaimed, unable to believe that this was happening, "Am I dead? Like am I already in heaven?"

Ichiru couldn't help but to laugh at that. "Yes, welcome to paradise!" He missed this feeling of being able to joke with his brother again. "Honestly, I don't know why I don't hate you anymore, which is good."

"Does this mean we put the past behind? It was my one of my death wish to be brothers again." Zero explained about that day.

"Death wish huh… Wait, how did you… come back to life?" Ichiru asked as though it was nothing.

"It's a puzzle to me too. All I know was that I saw Yuki."

"Come in." Shizuka ordered, her boredom turned to anticipation when she saw who it was, but she hid it skillfully. The messenger greeted her meekly before saying, "Master Kaname said Miss Yuki is ill and would not be visiting for some time."

Shizuka gave a simple nod to dismiss him.

Ichiru was about to leave to get his brother some food when Shizuka walked in. He momentarily forgot about Zero and faced her, asking, "What was Kaname's response?"

Shizuka opened her mouth to reply, but was interrupted by a word uttered by Zero. A word that was directed to someone who was not supposed to be called by him. A word that caused shock to both Ichiru and Shizuka who could do nothing but stare at him.

Zero said, "Yuki..?"

Kaname knocked for the fifth time. "Not again…" He groaned slightly. He wanted to check on her, but just like the day before when he found her unconscious and running a high fever, there was no answer on Yuki's door. He was about to barge in when he heard a silent scream.

It was silent scream because he didn't hear it, he felt it. It was a bad feeling that instructed to go in immediately. This time, the door was locked, which meant that Yuki didn't want him in. Contemplating whether to wait outside, the bad feeling pulled at him again.

With vampire strength, he went in without much of a struggle. "YUKI!" He shouted, grabbing her hands, which held a penknife. There were tears streaked all over her face, hurt and pain written in her expression. His eyes stayed fixed on her left arm, which was bleeding.

She had slashed herself.

Zero got up hurriedly from the bed and rushed to Shizuka, cupping her face with his hands. "Yuki!" He smiled, murmuring, "I thought I would never see you again."

"Why are you doing this?!" Kaname couldn't help but to demand angrily.

"GET OUT! LEAVE ME ALONE!" She screamed, pushing him away. Her hands trembling, she began to use the penknife again. Kaname quickly put his arm in front of hers, and saw a line of crimson red. Frustrated, confused and upset, Yuki threw the penknife across the floor.

"Zero!!" She cried, a mixture of salty blood and tears formed on the floor. "Zero… zero…"

Hearing her call Zero's name hurt Kaname more than the wound on his hand. He himself started to feel frustrated and sad as the memories of that day came running through his mind again.

FLASHBACK (KANAME'S POV)-

She's taking the ring. She is accepting my proposal! I am confident to provide her with all she needs. She closes her eyes and holds it gently on her chest like it is a really important treasure, I'm glad to know that she does have me in her heart.

Why is there a tear? I dread what was coming next. She opened her eyes, her gaze far off, she threw the ring. I should have known. How could I be so naïve into thinking that she would agree to this? I'm so stupid, I'm really stupid.

Shizuka was appalled. She struggled and slapped him. "What kind of joke are you playing?!" She thundered angrily. She stormed out soon after, leaving Zero and Ichiru stunned.

"Yuki." Zero muttered, holding the spot where she slapped him.

"Zero… Zero!" Ichiru finally got his brother's attention and sighed, "Why did you do that to Shizuka? You know she has a temper." Zero was looking at him, but he didn't seem to be listening. He was in a daze, a little upset shown.

"I'm talking to you, Zero. Why did you call Shizuka Yuki when you know she has a temper?"

"Shizuka? Who is Shizuka?" He asked.

Kaname leaned Yuki on his arm, and used his hands to wipe her tears away. Her cries began to fade a little as he rested his head on hers. He sighed and closed his eyes, a tear rolling down his cheek.