Author's Note: Oh. Dear. Lord. I am SO SORRY for the shortness of this chapter. I don't really enjoy short chapters, unless I'm reading (XD) but this isn't the case. Please excuse the patheticness of Chapter 2. Hopefully the content of it will make up for the length. Chapter 3 shall be much MUCH longer so keep an eye out! :D

Before Yuuki could react, the so-called "student" opened her mouth, exposing a pair of long vampire fangs. Zero froze. There she was, the love of his life, about to get killed and he couldn't move; it felt like every muscle in his body was frozen. His eyes widened as Yuuki screamed in fear and the girl's mouth began to snap shut on her skin.

"NO!"

"Zero..."

Zero managed to snap out of his shock and dart across the room. He didn't have time to pull out his Bloody Rose and did the only thing he could think of. He stuck his arm out in the path of the vampire's fangs and shoved Yuuki out of the way. She shrieked and stumbled back against the wall, staring with panic-stricken eyes.

The vampire girl glared hatefully at Zero as her fangs sunk deeper into his arm. He never once let his expression falter as the excruciating pain ran through him. The vampire finally released him and spat at the taste of the unanticipated blood in her mouth. She sprang from the bed and in front of Yuuki. Zero growled and managed to catch the collar of the gown the nurses had placed her in. She yelped and fell backwards to the cold tile floor. Zero scooped Yuuki into his arms and disappeared down the hallway towards the nearest exit.

"Day Class students can't be nearby to see this creature." Zero thought furiously as he rushed outside to the forest surrounding the academy. He could hear the angry snarls and cries of the creature as it chased him. Luckily, classes were going on and no one was wandering the halls. Zero placed the still- shocked Yuuki down against a tree and whipped out the Bloody Rose. The vampire girl stopped dead in her tracks and examined the weapon. By the crazed look in her eyes, Zero assumed she was too driven by her thirst to even consider or care what could and would happen to her.

"You cannot stop me, foolish mortal boy. Don't get in my way and I might even spare your life." She cackled at her own joke. Zero rolled his eyes and fixated the Bloody Rose at her forehead.

"Make one move and I'll send you straight to the pits of fire where you belong!" He growled. The girl remained unphased by his words. She jumped up into the air and lunged for him, her cries of hatred echoing against the trees. Immediately, he pulled the trigger and a purple flash of light erupted from the Bloody Rose. The vampire screamed in pain before she disappeared.

Turning slowly, Zero saw Yuuki, who had kept her eyes closed, curled up against the tree. Slowly, he returned the Bloody Rose to its spot in the confines of his jacket and he rested one hand on her shoulder. Her head snapped up and she gazed at Zero, relief washing over her.

"Oh Zero!" She cried, reaching around him and hugging him. "Thank you so much for saving my life!"

Zero stood, Yuuki still hanging from his neck, and unlocked her arms. She stared up at him as he rested her back onto the ground and a grin tugged at the corners of her lips. A soft breeze began to blow and he caught a whiff of Yuuki's scent. He ground his teeth together in an attempt to resist the smell but found that he couldn't. He grasped Yuuki by the shoulders and pressed his lips to hers. The feel of her soft lips against his own was something he would have killed for. Yuuki, obviously shocked, stood frozen under his hold. He slowly let his lips travel the length of her jaw before moving down to her neck. Yuuki gasped as she felt his fangs graze the skin. The smell of the warm blood pulsing from beneath her skin was more prominent now and he couldn't help but puncter her skin. She cried out in pain, but Zero tried to tune it out. Her blood was too delicious to avoid. He welcomed the warm gush of blood into his mouth, lapping it with his tongue. For minutes they stood there, Yuuki whimpering as the pain grew stronger. Zero realized he was hurting her for his own selfish intentions but refused to stop. He needed this. He wanted this. He continued to hurt her. It was only until the bell of the school rang and the familiar chattering of the students caused Zero to stop. Yuuki pulled away as soon as she felt his grip loosen and she smiled faintly at Zero before running to the Chairman's office to receive treatment from him personally. Zero touched his lips and stared at his own blood-drenched hands. He groaned in remorse and slumped against the tree, wishing so much, that Yuuki had never entered his life.