To Love A Hunter
Rating: M
Summary: "You're nothing but a hunter whore! Hiding behind the butterflies you draw on your wrist!"
Disclaimer: I do not own. Anything I use in here will of course be owned by the respective author except for the thoughts and actions of the characters alone.
A/N: Sorry about the first chapter being short. I just can never get the first chapter to be long. D: I can say that the others will be longer. Hopefully.
Chapter two: To love a Broken Child
It was all the same, day in and day out. Get up, eat, scare away fan girls, go to class, scare away fan girls, eat, and sleep. Repeat. It all got so dreary at the end of the day. Zero sighed mentally as his ears were bombarded with screams from the Day class. Yori stood a few feet form him with a dark scowl on her face as she stared down a crowd of hormonal girls. Zero just stood there, his aura enough to make the girls freeze on the spot. As usual, Yuuki waltzed passed the gates, her nose upturned. The day class and Zero both glowered at her, both for different reasons. The female brunette's eyes locked onto Zero's and she glared, her eyes narrowing into tiny slits. She purposely let herself hang onto Kaname's arm even more than night as she stared directly at Zero while they walked to class. The Night class trailed behind with blank looks. It was clear they did not enjoy having Yuuki in their group.
This night was a little different, Zero didn't have to glare at the Day class as when he turned to them, and they just nodded and left. Zero snorted. "They finally get it" he said and Yori laughed. The small girl tugged on his arm. "Come on you dork, let's go patrol" she said as she led the silver haired prefect into the tree line.
Yori was sleeping on his bed, while Zero was currently in the shower. He looked at the two brand new butterflies, the black ink running slightly under the water. "I'm sorry Yori, I can't help it. I need it" he said before bringing the razor down, slicing into his skin; watching transfixed as the blood beaded before being washed away by the running water. Zero sighed. Now he had three dead butterflies. Yori would kill him. Shutting the water off, he got out quietly and dried him self off. Padding into his room in only pajama bottoms, he allowed himself to lay with Yori, and felt a sense of peace and protection as the small girl snuggled into him.
It seemed as if this girl here next to him understood him better than Yuuki or anyone ever would. With that in mind, Zero let himself fall into slumber next to what he called the closest family he had since Ichiru.
You couldn't save them!
Zero turned on his bed, his face contorting into pure terror. A whimper escaped him.
They hate you for it! Being a hunter turned vampire!
Zero thrashed.
You're a monster claiming to help others!
Zero released a sob, his body shivering. Distantly he felt someone shaking him. "…ero! Ze…ro!... Zero!" the voice called. Zero's brows furrowed, and he forced his eyes to open; revealing Yori's face, full of concern and fear. "Zero!" she cried, shaking his shoulders with a hint of desperation. Zero focused on the small female. "Yo…ri?" he croaked out. Yori sighed. "Zero, you idiot. You nearly gave me a heart attack" she said, pressing a hand to her racing heart for emphasis. Zero gave a cracked smile. "Sorry" he said. Yori looked at him with a sad face. "You were scratching at your wrist" she said, and Zero lifted it up, seeing the deep gashes along his wrist. Yori hugged him. "I wish I could take away your pain" she murmured. Zero let his hand pet her hair. "Don't worry, Yori dear (1)" he said and Yori giggled. "Let's get ready for the day" he suggested and Yori snickered. "More like afternoon" she said, and Zero smirked at her.
"Well then what should we do?" he asked. Yori grinned at him. "Well, I know we won't be heading to class, so how about we go to town" she said, and Zero grinned. "I have rubbed off on you" he said. "Do you still have that spell?" she asked, and Zero's grin faltered. "Do I have to? It's degrading to my manly pride" he said and Yori laughed, tugging him up. "Yes" she said, "And you don't really have any manly pride if you take it" she said, referring to his orientation and Zero flushed, the red showing up on his pale skin. Zero glowered. "Fine" he said, and Yori silently cheered. Not only was Zero incredibly sexy as a guy, but he was absolutely breath taking as a woman. And Yori loved exploiting the fact that he knew how to belly dance (2). What Yori also loved was that Zero lived in a luxurious bedroom in the day class. It was actually supposed to belong to the Day class dorm president, but Zero had been living in it since he had come to live with Cross, and Zero forcefully calling him father had been the reason he got to stay there. Cross still got starry eyed at the memory.
Yori walked over to Zero's walk in closet that could hide a unicorn as she said and grabbed, a button down shirt and a pale gray silk skirt. Yori looked at him expectantly, and he glowered before he muttered:
Verto mihi ex alio EGO sum. Vultus meus lacertosus quod vultus ut ut of a mulier. (3)
A soft glow surrounded Zero, as he became shorter, his muscles becoming less defined, and his sharp male features becoming more soft, and curved. The clothes he had on, hung loosely on him, and Yori held out the clothing she expected him-er her to wear. Zero took the skirt and slipped it on before removing her pants and boxers. Yori tossed him a pair of panties and he reluctantly put them on. Zero pulled her shirt off letting Yori help her get the bra attached. Zero got dressed and the brunette gushed over him. She stood in all her 5' 4" glory, with gray eyes and platinum blonde hair. "So…" Zero began, "Car…or motorcycle?" she asked, and Yori's eyes sparkled. "Of course the motorcycle!" she exclaimed. Quietly tiptoeing out, they raced to where Zero had all his pretty toys stashed. It consisted of a '67 black chevy Impala and a 1971 silver and blue Harley Davidson Flh, Electra glide bike. Yori was in love the first time she was introduced. "What are we going to do?" Zero asked. "You do realize it's still only the afternoon, the clubs won't be very good" Zero continued. Yori nodded. "I know, lets just have some fun before we hit a club" she said and Zero rolled her eyes. "I am so rubbing off on you".
"Come on Kaname!" Takuma whined. "No" came the brunette's reply. He was not going to be caught dead in a club of any kind. "Please? Yuuki won't be there" he said slyly.
'…'
Kaname peeked out the door. "What time?" he grumbled reluctantly. Takuma smiled. "An hour" he said and with that, he walked off. Kaname stared after him. For some reason he felt like something bad was going to happen.
Kaname walked in, and his eyes were instantly blinded. Next to him, Aidou and Takuma made happy sounds. Kain was silent like most of the time, so Kaname wasn't sure if he was happy or not. They moved deeper into the crowd, worming their way to the bar. Everyone ordered a drink Kaname couldn't even pronounce, meaning they had been here before, so the brunette just nursed a scotch. "Look at that!" Aidou exclaimed, pointing to a platinum blonde a few feet ahead of them. Eight pairs of eyes snapped to where the noble's finger was pointed. There was a decently sized blonde female doing shots. Aidou grinned. "Maybe she's drunk enough to go with me" he said as he moved forward. Kaname inwardly sighed. Not even here ten minutes and Aidou's already chasing for tail Kaname thought as he watched them talk.
The female smiled sweetly at him, before her leg came out and made contact with the blonde's shin. And as he bent forward to nurse his leg, she pulled him forward and kneed him in the gut. "That's for thinking I'm some whore, you jack ass" she hissed, and Kaname couldn't help but laugh at the situation. Even Kain couldn't hold in a snort.
The female dragged and injured noble back to them. "I would advise you to keep tabs on your 'loose' friend here" she said. Kain nodded and grabbing the blonde, he walked off. Takuma had already gone with Shiki, so that left only Kaname. She looked at him. "New?" she asked. "Is it that obvious?" Kaname asked uncomfortably. She laughed. "I'm Shauna by the way" she said holding her hand out. "Kaname" he replied, taking hold of her hand and shaking it. "So, why are you here if you don't mind me asking?" she said, leaning on the bar. "I'm not sure. I suppose to get away from my fiancé" he said. Shauna looked at him. "Fiancé?" she asked. Kaname nodded. "She's been a pain lately, and now I'm not sure I want to be with her anymore" he said, and Shauna looked at him. "Being a pain, how so?" she asked. "She hurt someone that cared for her deeply. I don't even know why I care, but I do. And it hurts me to see that person in pain every day" Kaname replied and the platinum blonde felt her eyes widen. "Well is this person who cared for your fiancé…what is she or he like?" she asked. "He's a pain in my neck. He's disrespectful and has no hold on his tongue. But yet, I can't seem to be angry at him" Kaname replied. "Why?" she asked. "Because something horrible happened to him when he was little" Kaname replied honestly. She was quiet for a minute before she spoke. "You say this person has an attitude" she said and Kaname nodded. "Well maybe you don't know this person at all. Maybe he's just a broken child, waiting for someone to finally step down and help him" she said. Before he could reply to her, someone was calling for the platinum blonde. "I have to go. But remember Kaname, maybe you don't know him at all" was all she said before she disappeared into the crowd.
Kaname sat shocked at what the blonde had said. Maybe you don't know him at all.
The motorcycle roared to life as Zero and Yori peeled off the sidewalk on her bike. Zero drove swiftly, but safely. I guess Kuran really isn't all bad. Maybe I didn't know him at all either.
Reverto mihi ut somes EGO eram in pro vicissitude (4)
Zero's body slowly returned to normal, and he was glad through his fuzzy mind that he had enough sense to change into his pajama bottoms. Zero sighed, happy to be back in his male body, and he flopped onto his bed, Yori following him. "You seem to be spending more and more time in my room than yours" Zero worked out slowly. Yori hit him half heartedly. "Shut'up" she mumbled drunkenly. Zero smiled before easing them under the covers. He was too influenced by the alcohol he had consumed before to care what other people would think if they saw them in this compromising position, as sleep claimed him.
He didn't feel the urge to harm a butterfly all night.
(1) Explaining this. Well I can't really. Zero and Yori are so close now; he has a nickname for her. You will find out Yori's nickname for Zero later on…
(2) As to Zero being able to belly dance. Well I can belly dance, so I just sort of threw it in there. :P
(3) Transform me from the person I am. Form my muscles and looks to that of a woman.
(4) Return me to the body I was in before the alteration.
Okay, so I got a little more in depth with Yori and Zero, and Kaname's feelings about his fiancé. So It's 3:34 AM right now, so I will bid you all farewell, and now go play video games…you though I was going to say 'and go to bed'. lol Well I will say nope. I haven't slept for four days now; I'm going for my record which is about a week and two days. :O
Loves and Hugs,
ShadowsOfPenAndPaper