A/N: Note that in this chapter Kaname and Zero are still eight ~happy reading ^.^

Chapter Two: An Empty Heart Can Be Filled

Zero stared at the boy with hatred. They were a family of vampires. The mother, the father, their son; they all were a creation of those vile creatures. He couldn't possibly live with them, he just couldn't. Their son stared at Zero blankly as he was shooting out signs of dislike.

After the woman compelled her way into taking Zero the doctors left them with him. He glared at them as they smiled back. He'll have to come up with a plan to somehow get out of this scenario. But first he needed to leave the hospital in order to escape, meaning that they were his one way ticket to get out of this place.

"Zero-kun!" The woman said cheerfully. She had a vibrant smile plastered on her face and a sprightly expression. She had red brown eyes as well as the rest of them and brown hair. It was slightly curled on the bottom and had bangs covering a part of her forehead. She also wore a white dress along with a white choker around her neck. "I'm going to be your guardian from now on, my name is Juri Kuran, please treat me well!" She said gleefully. Zero stared at her without a hint of a smile or a reaction. "And this is my husband Haruka."

"Hello Zero I'll be your second guardian." He said emphasizing the word second. He bent down to Zero's height level and patted him on the head. 'How disgusting,' Zero thought, 'having a vampire touch me. As soon as I get out of this place I'm making a run for it.' He noted. "This is our son." He said pointing at the boy.

He was a split image of his father but a mini version. He stared at Zero as he stared back. He had a poker face on. "I'm Kaname." He said quietly. He noticed that he wasn't like his mother or father; he wasn't throwing smiles and words out carelessly as they did.

"Zero." He said in response. Kaname's eyes widened as did Zero's. Those were his first words since Zero had woken up and since they met, other than his panic attack. Kaname smiled warmly at Zero and then a tint of red appeared on the silver haired boy's cheek. He looked so angelic and cherubic when he didn't have a poker face on. Wait what was he thinking?! Vampires can NEVER be angelic, they are monsters who feed on humans.

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They left the hospital after Juri gave Zero his change of clothes. If he could remember she said that they were 'tacky and unfashionable.' What a weird woman. He wore black sleek shorts, a white button down accompanied by a black vest. They headed towards a black car with a driver standing outside ready to open the door for them.

"Kuran-sama." The man bowed at them as he opened the car door. They all went inside as the man closed the door and climbed into the car seat. Zero went with them willingly thinking of a plan to escape.

When they arrived to the Kuran household it was already dark. Haruka gave him a pair of Kaname's pajamas and lead him to his own room. "This will be your room from now on." He said. Zero scanned the room knowing that it was way too big for a single eight year old boy to sleep in however he did not complain. There in his now new room was a full sized bed and a private bathroom. Zero climbed into his king sized bed, as he thought, it was way too big. There were even steps right next to the bed for him to climb onto because the bed was ginormous.

That was until he caught his eye on the full sized mirror. He walked in front of it slowly as he put his hand around the bandage on his neck. He deliberately tore it off as slowly as possible and then he quavered at the result. There was a bite mark on him. 'That woman...!' Zero quickly tried to get rid of it; scrubbing the mark off making himself believe it was just coloring but then proved himself that it was a lie. His blood filled with rage as he started to claw at his skin until he bled.

Just then the door opened.

"It's dinner-" Kaname entered the room with closed eyelids but when he opened them he was shocked at Zero's appearance. He immediately rushed over to his side and took his hand away from his now open wound. He grabbed his arm and then pushed him into the bathroom.

"What are you doing?!" Kaname shouted looking worried. Not wanting to answer, Zero stood silent. Kaname hurriedly prepared a wet towel and placed it over his wound.

Zero watched him as he stared intently at the place where he was tending. Vampires. That word echoed through Zero's mind. Why isn't he reacting?

"Why aren't your eyes turning red?" Zero bluntly asked.

Kaname looked up in shock but then registered what he just said in his head. "Oh you must have found out that we're vampires." Kaname said quietly. "We don't feed on humans." He responded and then looked into Zero's eyes. "But we are fully capable of doing so."

Zero's breathing stopped momentarily but then remained composed. "What do you mean you don't feed on humans? Then how will you survive?"

"We drink from blood tablets." He said as he wiped off the remaining blood off his neck. "They're like pills that contain blood." Kaname paused but then stepped back when he saw what was underneath all of those scratches. "Are these" He began. "Bite marks?" Kaname looked at the mark with bulging eyes as he traced his finger over it.

Zero swatted his hand away and then stepped away from him. "No they're not!" He yelled. "They're not!" He yelled even louder. Kaname could see that he was shaking and that he was in complete denial.

"Zero calm down!" He shouted. He stopped his movement and stared at Kaname. It was surprising even to Zero to hear the ever so quiet boy raise his voice.

"Kaname, Zero what is with all of the shouting?" Juri said from behind the door. Both of them could hear the door knob rattling and knew that she had the stength to break in.

Zero took several steps back while holding his bitten neck. He shook his head furiously with his eyes full of fear. He heard Kaname tsk under his breath and then in a flash picked up the smaller boy over his shoulder and escaped out the bathroom window. The pureblood landed perfectly on his feet while kneeling down on one knee to set Zero down. They were outside of his house now as they both laid tiredly on the grass.

Zero stared up into the night sky, admiring the amazing black color the sky contained. A soft but cold breeze swayed the grass and their hair flew gently aback. Zero inhaled the nights' air, taking in the cold sensation that roamed the earth.

"I see that you're calm now."

"Yeah." He responded. "Sorry about that."

"No problem." Zero tilted his head and now faced Kaname who was already looking his direction. He felt his breath hitch as he stared into Kaname's wine eyes.

He glanced at Zero's neck and came in contact with the two punctures. "So are those bite marks?" He asked.

Zero flinched and then swallowed hard. Kaname realized that it was not a topic to press on however it did not stop his curiosity.

"If those are bite marks," He began putting stress on the word if. "Then you'll have to keep a bandage over it for about a week. They'll disappear in a weeks time." He said.

"How do you know so much?" Zero asked.

"Because I study a lot." He answered bluntly.

"So umm will I turn into a vampire...?" Zero's nervous swallow was audible and the fear in his hushed voice was more than enough.

"Yes." Kaname could almost hear Zero's heart stop. He could almost hear his empty thoughts.

"No-" His voice shook. "I can't be one! I refuse to!" Zero screamed as he abruptly sat up. The thought of drinking someone's blood, killing someone, the thought of becoming like her, it terrified him to no end.

"You are a vampire right now but you won't have the symptoms of one until you reach a certain age." He explained.

"And... what will happen when I reach that age?" Zero's voice was as if a whisper as he felt it tremble.

"Your hormones will go berserk and you will be forced to feed on someone. You are a lower level vampire, aka level D, they have an inability to drink from blood tablets which means that you have to feed on a human or vampire to survive."

He covered his lilac eyes with his bangs as he stood quiet. "And... " He swallowed hard. "and what if I don't want to survive?" A gush of wind swept by and the two young boys were silent.

"I'll be here for you Zero." Said Kaname. Zero looked at him and saw the sincerity in his eyes. "I'll make sure you have the life you deserve." He looked into his lavender orbs to show that he was not joking.

Just then Juri came running to them. "You rascals! What do you think you're doing out here?!" She approached them with deep breaths and then stared at them irately.

"I just wanted to show Zero the night sky mom."

She looked at them skeptically but then softened her expression. "Jeez, what am I going to do with you guys?" She said while ruffling their hair. "Come inside we're eating dinner." She put her hand around both their shoulders as they stood at either sides of the woman.

When they went into the dinning room Zero saw extravagant foods placed on the long table and seven extravagant chairs on both sides. They all sat as they began to converse about their day. Juri would tell amusing stories which made everyone laugh and sometimes make Zero have a hint of a smile on his face. Haruka would tease Kaname most of the time about his eating habits like leaving his strawberries out which made the small boy blush. When he would blush he could feel himself becoming nervous and strange yet he didn't know why. But there was one thing he knew, he didn't feel like wanting to leave anymore.

Gahhh I haven't updated in a month : Still experimenting with the plot and characters tho XD I had prep classes which is why I didn't have time to update my fic D: I will tryyy to write more chapters . Please Review/Favorite/Follow O u O