CHAPTER-2: BEFORE THE DAWN

When Zero came too, he was lying on top of the plush bed in Kaien Cross's spare room. The moon was still high in the sky and flooding the room with its cold light. Not knowing how long he'd been unconscious for and feeling disorientated, Zero decided to sit up and immediately wished he hadn't. As soon as he lifted his head off of the pillow his body was struck with all the pain from the wounds he'd acquired from the fall. His head spun, leaving him feeling more lost and extremely nauseous. His back was in agony, feeling as if it had been snapped in two. The backs of his arms and legs where covered in huge black, blue and purple bruises and the front of his body was littered with hundreds of small gashes and cuts.

Groaning, the boy lifted a shaky hand to his pounding head, hoping that it would help to keep his thoughts in place and stop the room spinning. Running his fingers through his hair, Zero felt the dry blood there and wincing slightly at the pain, he pulled his hand away and slowly stood up. Using the wall as support he made his way over to the door and tediously tried the handle. When it would not open, Zero came to the conclusion that it was locked, unsurprisingly. However what did surprise the silverette, was the slight, almost electric, tingle that passed through his hand. "A hunters charm!" His brain supplied for him. Suddenly realizing that he wasnt going anywhere soon, Zero stumbled back to the bed and lay down. Attempting to sleep away the pain and fog in his head.


"So what do you suggest we do?" Cross asked calmly from where he sat behind his desk. Temporarily pausing from cleaning his glasses to look up at the man before him.

"You know very well what we must do." Kaname replied calmly. His hands held behind his back and his face expressionless.

"Indeed. But Zero. This will destroy him." Cross said solemnly.

"Perhaps. But either way it will be for his own good." The pureblood explained.

"I know, but I doubt Zero will see it that way. He's a hunter. A young one, but a hunter no less. He will be distressed." Cross paused suddenly in realization. "And the night class most certainly will no be pleased." He exclaimed.

"The night class will not be an issue. They would not dare stand against me. I can assure you." The brunette informed.

"I do not doubt that." Cross agreed.

"Very well. Then it is settled." Kaname stated.

"Indeed. Zero Kyriu, will be transferred to the night class." Cross confirmed regretfully.


Zero couldn't sleep. He'd been tossing and turning around for hours now, but he just couldn't sleep. Every time he closed his eyes he was met with her terrified face. "Yuki." He thought as he fought back the urge to vomit over what he had nearly done. Sighing, he rolled over again, just in time to hear the lock on the door unclicking and then slip open an inch, so that just a thin line of light spilt into the room.

"Zero? Are you awake?" Yuki's soft voice asked nervously.

"Yuki, what are you doing here?" Zero questioned. Worry and panic covering his features.

"I just wanted to make sure you where ok." She informed shyly.

"Me? It's me who should be asking you that!" Zero exclaimed. " Yuki, I'm so sorry. I never meant to hurt you, I swear! I'm a monster. A beast in human form. You should stay away. You're better off without me." He continued, only just holding back the tears that where threatening to fall.

"I know you would never hurt me, Zero. At least not intentionally. And I'm not afraid of you. I've been around vampire's my whole life. I was just shocked, that's all. I just cant believe you have kept this from me for all these years. We're friends, Zero, you should have told be, I could have helped you!" Yuki explained.

"I'm sorry. I'm so, so sorry. I just didn't know what to do and Cross said-" Zero began.

"It doesn't matter what my father said. I hate that I was kept in the dark, and believe me I will be having words with my father later. But I don't blame you, Zero. I just want you to know that." She told him.

"But it was my fault. It was my fault I didn't fight harder. I hurt you and almost did something unforgivable. Please, Yuki, just stay away from me, for your own sake." Zero pleaded.

"Ok, Zero. Goodnight." Yuki said reluctantly, before closing the door and returning the seal so that her father wouldn't ground her for disobeying him.


Zero couldn't remember when he had fallen asleep, but he was awoken just before dawn, by a knock on his door.

"Zero, we need to talk to you. We're coming in." Cross's voice called through the door.

"We?" Zero momentarily thought as he sat up. But his question was soon answered when he saw Kaname follow Cross into bedroom.

"Zero, we have some things we need to discuss. What happened last night has forced me to take action and do something that I had hopped I would never have to do." Cross began to explain. Zero's stomach filled with dread. Was Cross going to have him executed? Cross was a hunter after all, and it was his duty to destroy all and any threats upon his school. Zero felt sick again. He didn't want to die, yet he knew he didn't deserve to live. And deep down he didn't blame the elder hunter for wanting him dead, he would have felt the same way if it had been his own daughter who had been attacked.

"After a lot of debating, both myself and Kaname have agreed that the best cause of action would be for you to be transferred to the night class." Cross finished.

"What?" Zero all but shouted in shock.

"We believe that it would be beneficial for you to be amongst your own kind." Cross tried to explain.

"And within the moon dorms, I will be able to keep a better watch over you and your actions." Kaname stated with a small, smug smile.

"We have already made the arraignments. Tomorrow you shall move into the moon dorm. Your will still assist Yuki on the changeovers and your current class will be told that you have been transferred to another day class, as to keep down suspicions. I'm sorry, Zero, but I simply have no other chose. Starting tomorrow night you will be attending night classes." Cross said sternly, but his voice still held most of the sadness he was feeling.

"I will see you at the moon dorm first thing tomorrow. Goodnight, Zero." Kaname said coldly. Ad with that, both of the older men left the room and Zero began to cry himself to sleep.


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