'Run, my child, run!' She yelled. She couldn't get up; her legs were crushed under the broken wall of their once sweet home.
She was unable to protect her son from the vampire. Her husband was already dead and her son was going to be killed too. And she couldn't do anything about; she couldn't help but watch her son being killed by the rogue pureblood. She just wished that death would come and embrace her now. She was dying, she knew she was just going to bleed to her death but she had to save her son! Now!
Taking her deep last breath, she started chanting an old spell that could hold the rogue pureblood and give time to her son to run away. But before she could finish it, the pureblood had already bitten her son!
Her son, he was screaming, wanting his mother to come and save him! But she couldn't, she felt so pathetic, she couldn't save her son. Tears of helplessness ran down her face.
"Stop, Shizuka. It's enough." a voice so smooth and calming said. And somehow the woman under the wall felt that there was hope. Maybe this stranger, who seemed to have stopped Shizuka Hio, could save her son, even though she knew that this could also turn out to be the worst for her son and she shouldn't trust him but couldn't help it.
"Why are you here, young king? I am taking revenge for the murder of my lover. And you shouldn't interrupt." Shizuka said in a menacing voice which could put anyone on their deathbed but it didn't affect the young boy who seemed to be in his fourteens.
The said boy moved towards the boy that Shizuka was holding off the ground. He pulled him out of her grasp and gently laid his head on his lap as he crouched down on the ground. The boy seemed like he was only twelve. He carefully wiped the blood on the side of his neck and tried to get a better look at the bite wound. It seemed that the fangs weren't able to pierce deep into his neck and it wasn't enough to change him. 'Good. He is just passed out.' the older of the two boys thought. He gently patted his cheek to wake him up.
The little boy slowly opened his eyes, only to make the older one gape as he stared into the beautiful lilac colored eyes which seemed endlessly deep. And with the moonlight shining down them, it gave the little boy a complete angelic beauty with his silver-colored hair that draped around him like a halo.
"Beautiful..." The older one whispered. "What's your name, little one?"He asked him sweetly. The boy finally found his surrounding and scrambled away from the other boy, trembling furiously. "Shh... Worry not I won't hurt you. Come here, it's alright. You will be fine." the boy slowly, carefully moved closer to the older one. The other boy held out his hand for him to take which the little one did. "What's your name?" he tried again. "Z-zero K-k-Kiryuu." the beautiful silver head said softly. "Well Zero, I am Kaname Kuran. Do you know what happened here?" Kaname asked. He glanced around to see Shizuka staring at him curiously, waiting for him to do something. And that was when he noticed another silver head that was the mirror image of the boy beside him, sticking to Shizuka and hiding his face in her long waist length hair. Twins...? Kaname was truly confused now. One boy standing securely beside Shizuka and the other boy scared of her. Why?
He then moved his vision to the house and saw a woman, maybe their mother, lying crushed under a wall. She was weeping quietly, might be praying for her sons' safety. His gaze returned to the boy that he had moved to his lap, still holding his hand tightly as if seeking comfort and security. To Kaname, Zero felt so small sitting in his lap and one of his little hands clenching his shirt.
He stood up with Zero in his arms and carried him to his mother. He knew as long as he was here, Shizuka wouldn't dare to move. Even though he was younger than her (not really after all he was a ten thousand years old vampire. Only his body was in its younger form...We all know) he was a lot stronger than her and could easily turn her into dust. It will barely take him a minute.
"Mrs. Kiryuu?" He called out to her. The woman slowly looked up, her eyes immediately finding her son curled up against the vampire king's chest. She wasn't unaware of his status, she was after all a hunter and this boy was no stranger.
'What does he want with my son? Please just don't kill him!' She thought. "I am not going to kill him. And I have taken a liking to your son. I want him for myself. Only I can save him from Shizuka." He said, surprising Zero's mother, Shizuka and even himself. He knew he had fallen for the boy the moment he opened his lilac eyes. He wanted him even more after feeling the small boy so close to him, clenching his shirt and shivering with fear. He was so innocent and pure. How could anyone want to hurt such an angel?
"What? Why!? Please don't hurt him! I will do anything! Just don't hurt my son!" Zero's mother shouted. She didn't want her son to die. Ichiru had already betrayed her and left to be with that pureblood. And now if she loses Zero too, she will break.
"As I said before I won't kill him. I have fallen for your son and want him to be my queen. And even if you refuse, I will still have him. Now tell me, do you agree? I can give you a life too. I can save you and let you be with your son." Kaname said, showing his true form. He had concealed his original form (which is of an adult) to become a child. Zero's mother gaped at the vampire king; to say she was shocked would be an understatement. "Why him...?" She said softly, more like a whisper. "I wonder why..." He said to her or more likely to himself. "Alright but promise me that you will treat him right." She asked, finally she agreed. "Even without you asking me of that, I would have treated him right. I will turn him into a pureblood and because he is still very young, it will be easier. But I will alter his memories so that it will look like that his family was attacked by Shizuka and that she failed turned him into a vampire. And when I believe that he is ready to know the truth, I will remove the seal. He is after all my future mate and the vampires' future queen." He said, slowly lifting the wall which was fallen over her with his telekinetic powers. He put Zero, who again had passed out, down on the ground and moved to pick up his mother. She look at Kaname and then to Zero. 'Maybe this is for the best. My dear Zero, please be safe!' She prayed. Kaname gently turned her face around so that her neck was bared to him. Without any further warning, he bit down her neck making her scream in pain. "St-op!" She shouted. He suddenly drop her, "You body is rejecting me and my blood. You are dying; I may not be able to save you." He said without a bit of sadness. 'Did she really think I would change? She will only be an obstacle. Pathetic foolish little hunter.' Though, he didn't notice Zero waking up. "King, I am not going to hand over Ichiru. He is mine; he came to me out of his own free will. I am leaving with him. You maybe do what you wish to do. I don't care if you use my name. I just want him." Shizuka said, pulling Ichiru close to her and moving away from them. Kaname just nodded and she disappeared in the night along with Ichiru.
In the meantime, Zero woke up and heard it all. He moved closer to his mother's body which was slowly growing cold and numb. His eyes started tearing up. "Mom? Wake up mom!" He shouted, shaking her. Tears streamed down his face. 'No! Please not mom! First dad, then Ichiru and now mom! Why!' He thought, now crying out loud. Kaname who's attention was now on Zero, tried to move him away from her mother.
"Ze-zero, r-ru-n-run aw-ay... He...he is a mo...nster... T..hey all ar...e... Run wh...en there is...time..." She pleaded. And that was the last time he heard his mom. Her eyes closed and breathing stopped. "NO!" He shouted all his pain evident in his voice.
He was suddenly picked up by Kaname and turned around to face him.
Kaname stared at his angelic face which was now stained with tears. He felt his heart break at the sight. "Zero..." He said softly. "..." Zero mumbled something under his breath. "Zero?"
"MONSTER! YOU KILLED MY MOM! YOU ARE A MONSTER!" Zero shouted! Kaname was taken aback at the outburst. His eyes softened. "Zero... I am so sorry..." He said and bites Zero's neck and covered his mouth. Zero started squirming under his hold. Kaname finally removed his fangs out of his neck and bite his tongue so he could feed Zero his blood. He connected his lips to Zero's, his blood flowing into Zero's mouth.
Zero almost choked on the blood but swallowed it. To Zero, the blood tasted so sweet. He had thought that it might be bitter but he was wrong, the taste left him dazed and wanting more. Kaname moved and started chanting an old spell. After a few minutes when he finally finished the spell, he felt Zero's aura change. He knew the change was a success but it was not completed yet, it will take time and till then he has to keep the silver head safe. So he put a protection shield around Zero such that the shield will not be sensed by anyone but will protect him from any other vampire trying to claim him. But he had to conceal all his memories too. But in future, he will return them. 'But after remembering it all, will Zero be able to love me?' He thought. 'Wait! What? Love! Did I fell in love with him? How? What is he to me?'
Finally giving the thought a rest, he proceeded. He made it look like that Zero had been bitten but not turned.
He concealed his memories and put him to sleep. He instead gave him fake memories that made it look like that it was Shizuka who did this and bit him. He then left him there to have the hunters find him and hid himself and his aura, so he couldn't be noticed by anyone and would be able to keep an eye on the hunters and Zero.
Soon after, a few hunters came to check the area. They had got the news that a rogue pureblood had attacked the Kiryuu's. They found the Kiryuu couple's body near the destroyed house and Zero's body not too far away. They knew that the Kiryuu's had twins, so where was the other one? They all wondered. "The boy's alive, but he is bitten too. What's to be done? Shall we kill him?" one of the hunters asked as he had checked Zero's pulse. And from a distance where Kaname was seeing and hearing all this, growled lowly.
"Are you fucking crazy? The boy is still human, can't ya sense? Fucking wanna kill a kid?" the one who seemed to be the eldest and the leader spat out. "But Yagari-sensei, his neck..." The hunter was cut off by Yagari saying, "We are taking him to Kaien Cross. Pick him up. Right now, only he can handle him better than the doctors at the association." the young hunter nodded and picked Zero up. He walked behind Yagari who was leading. They got into their car in which they had come and sped away to Kaien Cross' place.
Kaname, who was hidden, was now sure that Zero was in good hands, as he knew Cross personally. Happy that boy will be safe and sound, he disappeared into the night.
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When the hunters reached Kaien's house, Yagari tried to wake up Zero and once he opened his eyes, he took Zero out of the car to Kaien's front door. He rang the bell and waited. A few minutes later, a girl who looked like same age as Zero, opened the door. "Yes?" she asked softly as she looked up at Yagari.
"Where's Cross?" he asked roughly. "Coming!" a jolly voice yelled from inside. A man with round glasses, a green scarf around his neck and a large coat came into view. He came bouncing all the way that made the girl giggle and Yagari to scowl. "Yagari, What brings you here?" he asked as he jumped to give him a hug which Yagari dodged and said, "Something is up, need you to do a favor." he then pointed at the girl who was standing beside the man, Kaien Cross, wanting him to take a hint and send the girl away which Cross did.
"Yuki-Chan, can you go check the curry for me?" Cross asked the girl, Yuki and she nodded and fled away. Cross then looked back at Yagari, becoming serious. No more looking like a carefree and jolly brat but an actual adult.
Yagari moved aside and Cross gasped, behind Yagari was Zero standing and clutching Yagari's over coat, blood smeared on the left side of his neck. He was slightly trembling. "Is it one of the Kiryuu twins?" Cross asked, making Zero flinch in his place. Yagari nodded and said, "They were attacked by a rogue. The boy was bitten but not turned. I brought him here because even if he is not turned, the association will still treat him like a bloodsucker. Can ya let him stay with you?" he wished that Cross would agree. "Of course, I would adopt him as my son! Then I will have a daughter and a son!" he said returning back to his bubbly personality. Cross slowly crouched down to Zero's level and smiled, he held out his hand and asked him, "Hey there, what's your name? I am Kaien Cross. Come on, I won't hurt you." Zero slowly took his hand and said, "Zero Kiryuu." he gazed up to look at the man's face and saw him smile at him. Something in him told him that he could trust him and he hugged the said man and cried on his shoulder. Cross was a little taken aback but hugged him back. Yagari took it as his cue and left them.
Cross picked up the crying boy who was still hugging him and carried him inside. Yuki, the girl who was staying with Cross too came out of the kitchen and saw him carrying a boy who was sobbing. Cross slowly put him down and wiped his tears and turned him around so he could see Yuki who was staring at them curiously.
"Yuki-chan, this is Zero and from now on he will stay with us and is gonna be your brother. Zero, this is Yuki, your sister. Be nice to each other, okay?" he asked as he introduced the both kids. Yuki smiled at Zero, not having to introduce herself because Cross already did and said, "Hi, nice to meet you. Let's get along?" Zero looked at her and nodded, not wanting to speak and looked down on the ground. "Yuki-chan, Zero had a rough night, so why don't show him a room so he could freshen up for dinner? And also give him some of your nightwear. The ones you think can fit him." he asked Yuki who nodded and gently took Zero's hand and led him further into the house and he didn't protest.
Meanwhile, Kaien went to close the front door and he was shocked to see Kaname standing there (who was no longer in his younger form). "Kaname-kun, what brings you here?" he asked his voice full of surprise. Kaien was shocked to see Kaname suddenly so grown up and mature. And without a word, he reverted back to his younger form.
