CHAPTER 2-Warmth

Hand in hand, they walked into the heated halls of the building. The Night Class were all having lectures and whatnot, so the marbled hallways were all empty. Yuuki shivered as the warmth enveloped her, and let go of Zero's hand. She leaned against a pair of wooden double doors, their rich red hues accenting the golden tones in her eyes.

Zero sighed. The warmth of the room slid across his cool skin, and he crouched down near a pillar, waiting for the Night Class to finish. He wanted to go to sleep. He and Yuki now shared a dorm, because they often returned from patrol late and disturbed their dorm mates. The Chairman decided that they would share a room, which was situated beside the chairman's, and they had a bathroom so one of them could use the one in the chairman's living quarters and the other could use the one in their own room. It was much more convenient, and the chairman trusted the both of them well enough that he allowed them to sleep in the same room.

Getting up, he glided to Yuuki and wrapped his arms around her. He pressed the tip of his nose to her neck, and breathed the scent of her skin. He was no longer a Level E vampire, since he was able to drink the blood of both Shizuka and Kaname. He could hear her heart fluttering as he moved down her neck. Turning her around to face him, he kissed her lightly.

His lips are so warm… Yuuki mused, and returned the kiss. Her fingers entangled in his moonlight-hair, and she could feel a smile on his face. His arms snaked around her waist and he deepened the kiss. This went on for several minutes, and he reluctantly pulled away. She whimpered as his lips left hers, removing her hands from his head, sliding them down and resting on his neck. He smirked, pressing his lips on her jugular, and placed feathery kisses on the side of her neck, before sliding down to the hollow at the base of her throat.

Lifting his head, he ran a slim finger along the pale, barely visible scar along her neck. The curved scar with the slightly darker indentations along the sides proved to be a constant reminder of their encounters when Zero was still a Level E. He kissed the scar, flicking his tongue teasingly along its surface, marveling as her heart suddenly beat faster.

Yuuki pulled away, trying to hide the advancing heat that bloomed along her cheeks. She liked it when they were alone like this, but she had to do something about her blushing. He smirked, and pinned her hands to her sides with his larger ones.

"Why hide your face?" He whispered huskily, gently pressing his lips against her temple. " I like it when you blush. It's cute." His words only made her blush harder, and she averted her eyes so she wouldn't have to look at him. A low chuckle rumbled in his chest, and he pulled her close to him, her face pressed lightly against his sculpted body. She leaned against him, listening to his low heartbeat. Suddenly, he released her and gently nudged her to the side.

"The Night Class just finished their session. They're coming out now." He said. "I don't think Kaname would approve of us if he saw us doing this. And Aido would never stop teasing us." She giggled, the image of Aido reprimanding Zero about how to properly treat a girl flashing into her mind. Suddenly, that image vanished and the face of another vampire popped into her head.

Kaname-sama…her chest tightened as the remembered the pain on his face, even if it was brief, when she told him that she had accepted Zero's love. Now she couldn't even bring herself to look him in the eyes and tell him goodnight. The sound of a heavy door opening tore her away from her thoughts.

"We-welcome back, Night Class." She said, automatically looking away from Kaname. The group of beautiful vampires glided smoothly along the hall as she trailed behind them, Zero at her side. They moved in silence until they reached the Moon Dorm, and Yuuki unlocked the large gates. They began to file into the spacious dorm grounds, and she couldn't help but sigh in relief. The night was finally over. Then, she heard a velvety voice behind her. The voice she knew so well. The voice that she always loved to hear when she was little. The voice of her savior.

"Yuuki, can we talk?"

--End of Chapter 2--

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