EM: Okay everyone, Chapter 2. I'm sorry it took so long.

Disclaimer: I own Fayt and Hanyou. Everything else is Matsuri Hino's, especially the moments that I took from Volume 5.

Fayt sighed. She had received a visit from an angry looking Zero. Kaname Kuran had of course told him and the headmaster of her actions. Zero had found them wandering through the halls. They weren't exactly wandering, more examining and taking the place in. Fayt wanted to be prepared for anything.

He heatedly led them to the room they would be staying in. The hall it was in was secluded and seemed to be in a wing from most of the day students and the night students. She was not happy with the arrangements, but it also gave her a certain amount of freedom. No one would be able to keep a constant eye on her now being so far from the main campus. The room was fairly large. It seemed she was being given better hospitality than she had assumed. It was probably being saved for the more wealthy vampires. There were two bedrooms, spacious and accommodating. The beds were both queen sized and filled with large fluffy pillows. She almost wanted to jump in the sea of covers that awaited her. Almost. Instead she took in her surroundings. The two bedrooms were separated by a living area that had one long couch, two small cushioned seats, a small eating table with two stools, a refrigerator, a cooking area and two desks. They were furnished for comfort and were only hinting at studies. Obviously vampires had no need to actually study.

"Fayt Ryoushi."

She turned at the sound of her name. Hanyou was placing their bags at the end of a couch and Zero Kiryu was looking at her with contempt. She wanted to laugh. But she held it in because it would only cause more problems. She had already made a bad first impression. She felt Hanyou come up behind her and watched as Zero's eyes narrowed even further.

"If I ever see you display such disgusting behavior, I will not hesitate to kill you and your filthy vampire pet."

Because of her human instincts, she was much slower. Hanyou was instantly before Zero grasping his neck and growling. His fangs seemed to gleam bright in the dim light.

"If you ever dare to insult her again I will personally take every drop of your blood from your body while your precious little blood blank watches."

Zero wasted no time in ripping Bloody Rose from his shirt and cocking the gun at Hanyou's forehead. In the midst of their little tryst Fayt had managed to come up to both of them, her left hand resting on Hanyou's arm and Death Rose cocked at Zero's head.

She was a little anxious. Who was she to know if Zero ever got angry enough he wouldn't actually pull the trigger. Hanyou would not survive a vampire bullet at such close proximity and not to the head. Her hand on Hanyou's arm was shaking slightly, only enough for him to feel. It wasn't enough to make her gun quiver. Hanyou's eyes left Zero's face with concern only for his master. Rarely did she quiver with any kind of emotion. He slowly released his grip on the hunter and let his hand fall to his side. He clenched his fist breaking the skin of his palm. He was already beginning to hate this damn school. Everything here was making his master different. He hated it.

Zero stretched his neck to the right and let Bloody Rose fall to his side. Hanyou was looking only at Fayt.

"You would be wise to teach your pet some respect."

Fayt's hands clenched in fury.

"Hanyou, would you please take the bags into the room on the right?"

Hanyou raised his right hand to his heart and bowed in her direction. When he straightened back up he let his eyes fall on Zero. He glared and turned around to do as his master bid.

As he was crossing the threshold to the room, a slap reverberated around the room. Hanyou stopped dead in his tracks and turned around to find Zero's face turned in his direction and his left cheek bright red. Fayt's hand was raised slightly towards his face. Her face was actually flushed.

"If you ever," She had to pause to take a breath.

"disrespect Hanyou again, I will see to it that you never look upon Yuuki Cross with those eyes again. I will tear them out with my own hands. You're on dangerous ground Zero Kiryu. Your status as hunter is unstable at best what with your vampire instincts becoming the most pressing matter in your life. Should you ever become a problem," Zero's eyes widened slightly, "I shall personally take care of the bounty that is on your head."

She felt after she said it, that the threat was completely lame and she flushed even redder with embarrassment. Would he even take the threat seriously? She was waiting for the laugh to come back in her face when suddenly she felt Hanyou's arms wrap around her shoulders, his chest pressed into her back and his head resting in the curve of her neck. His breath was making her warm skin even hotter. Her arms went limp at her sides. What was he doing? She looked up to find Zero, back to her face, with the door open.

"Either Yuuki or I will come back in the morning to take you to your classes."

And with that he closed the door and left them in silence. A few minutes passed as Fayt calmed herself down. Hanyou was still draped around her shoulders.

"Hanyou…what…"

She turned her head to face him and found his gray-green eyes piercing hers. She was silenced by his gaze. She had suspicions that Hanyou was developing feelings for her. She wasn't sure because he tended to tease her just for the fun of it. And other times he seemed a little more than just protective. But she had dismissed it as just over protectiveness. Suddenly, with his face so close to hers, she felt otherwise.

"Hanyou-"

Before she had time to ask him anything he was suddenly stock still with his nose in the air.

"Mistress…" His eyes were narrowed and he was concentrating on something far away.

"What is it Hanyou?" His eyes closed for a brief moment and then they opened again.

"Something is happening. I can feel…death in the air. Not human."

He looked into her eyes for approval. She pondered his words. If the death wasn't human there was only one other thing it could be. But the death of a vampire was ridiculously impossible. She wasn't sure if she should let Hanyou investigate so quickly, but that was what she came here to do.

"Be careful."

It came out as a whisper and immediately she chastised herself. Was that…no. She wasn't like that. She wouldn't worry about Hanyou, one who could take care of himself. It was unreasonable. And even if she did, she didn't show her worry. She didn't sound so…so scared for him. Unthinkable.

It didn't go unnoticed. His hand enveloped hers.

"Don't worry. I will."

And then he was gone, out the door. She was standing there, pondering her course of feelings. Shaking her head to dislodge the thoughts coursing through her mind, she walked to the room she was going to be occupying to put her things away.

/Hanyou/

Hanyou ran quickly across the school grounds. He didn't tell his master everything, but he could smell blood. And he had always had the best nose. The blood he smelled was definitely a pureblood's blood and that only made him nervous. There were only two present at the academy and Hanyou was quite certain that Kaname was not the one with blood spilt. He felt a little guilty for not telling her that the blood he smelled was of a pureblood but he had been certain that she would not have let him go then. Their job was to find out everything they could about Cross Academy and especially about it's vampires. So that was what Hanyou was going to do.

He couldn't seem to concentrate though. His thoughts kept returning to the way his mistress had defended him. She was actually glowing with anger. He smiled devilishly. The few times he had come across some of her more adamant feelings he had regretted voicing any type of opinions on the matter. The one time he had actually made that mistake he was nursing a bruised and swollen lip, and a cut over his right eye. And it wasn't that they had hurt a great deal, although they did hurt, she had done it so fast he didn't even realize she had done it till the blood was dripping into his eye. Sometimes his master was so very surprising.

He came to the Moon Dormitory and there seemed to be some kind of banquet or ball going on, leaving everyone dressed in formal wear. He didn't need to worry about that though. The smell of blood was stronger now and he made his way toward it. Hanyou jumped into a tree and froze in place at the scene he had just laid his eyes on.

"No…I have been thinking of taking your life as well…by other means." Hanyou watched as Kaname Kuran stood with his hand pierced through Shizuka Hio, her blood steadily falling down her dress. He stressed his ears, trying to take in all that was being said.

"I was planning to use Yuuki Cross as an assassin," Shizuka said. Kuran's eyes narrowed.

"I see. That would have been a correct decision." His hand slid back through her wound to come across her heart. He grasped it firmly. Hanyou's eyes widened and fully realized what he was about to witness. There was no doubt about the obvious power play that was going on here. Hanyou knew what would happen should Kuran drink the blood of Shizuka.

"Do you feel it? I'm holding your heart right now." There was smugness to his voice. Hanyou shivered at the thought of being totally incapacitated by Kaname Kuran. He growled in the back of his throat before he could stop it. But the purebloods were to occupied to hear it.

"Could you imagine what would happen if I were to rip it out? As of this moment, because of your gunshot wound, you do not have the power to heal yourself. Even with your pure blood, you will cease to exist." Shizuka glared at the wall before her. Kaname was going to kill a pureblood. He was going to drink her blood, gain more powers and then kill her.

"This isn't good…" Hanyou's mind reeled with all the possibilities this was bringing into play. The only reason Kaname would drink a the blood of Shizuka was because…

"What a dirty trick. You were waiting for this opportunity, weren't you?"

"Yes." Hanyou was anxious now to get back to his master. They had much to discuss. What was happening here implied more than they had expected. Well more than Hanyou had expected. He listened back in on the conversation.

"But only death awaits me. Should I live that girl will only die in my place. Now I await my fate." This was it. The moment Hanyou was sure was to be "Karuizaki-hime" Shizuka Hio's last moments in life. He leaned forward in anticipation.

"Shizuka-san…" Hanyou was slightly surprised by Shizuka's compliance.

"Your life…I will have it." His hand firmly grasped her heart while his free hand took hold of her face. Hanyou was acutely aware of the smell of her blood and the sound of her pounding heart. His throat was suddenly on fire and he felt the sudden urge to rip into someone's throat. He gripped his throat with a hand and squeezed hard, choking himself and stopping his senses short. He had to see the rest of this. He had to-

That was when he heard the distinct cut of fangs into flesh. He looked up to see Kaname feeding on Shizuka. His hunger flared inside.

"It is so strange…I had never imagined that this would happen between you and me." Shizuka was calm and Hanyou struggled to stay sane.

"When I met you for the first time…when you were still young…you were not like a vampire at all…"

Thump

"However…"

Thump

"Now…" Kaname grasped Shizuka's heart and pulled it out. Shizuka's eyes widened slightly and she fell back into Kaname's outstretched hand. Hanyou gasped audibly and gripped the tree he was occupying. The branches snapped under his pressure. He had to leave soon or else he would do something he would regret. He was overly ashamed by the reaction he was having. Although if he had only fed this week he wouldn't be having this problem. He just hated the way his mistress was after each feeding and so he did it as little as he could. Which meant that he hadn't fed in two weeks. He was suddenly aware of how thirsty he was.

"That thing you really abhorred…I will surely destroy it." Hanyou watched as Kaname seemed to understand exactly what Shizuka had meant to do all along.

"The one who ruined the destiny of the purebloods." Her lips parted. Now Hanyou was starting to understand. The one who ruined the purebloods could only be…

"A pureblood vampire who ate a pureblood…" Her solemn eyes bore into his.

"You will earn a new strength…but at the same time, you have summoned a sinister future."

"Wherever you go there will be nothing but darkness…Kaname." A somber smile played on his lips.

"Yes…I know."

Hanyou was just as paralyzed as Aidou was. And then Shizuka was gone.

Hanyou growled at the amount of drama that was unfolding. Cross Academy was going to be more work than he thought.

He was worried with the direction that Zero Kiryuu's life would be taking as well. He still hadn't taken the blood of Shizuka Hio and if he didn't, then his transformation to Level E vampire would undoubtedly come about. And Shizuka was dead. Although her blood was still there and he but to lick her blood up and it would never be a problem again.

Although I wouldn't mind having a chance to kill the ignorant little-

In the arms of Ichirou, Shizuka crystallized.

Well that's not good.

"Zero…did you…"

Kain Akatsuki, another of the night class, was watching behind a wall.

Time to make myself scarce.

Hanyou left the scene that was to unfold. If he didn't want to get caught snooping by the night class he would have to be careful. These Night students were purebreds. They were the stallions of the vampire world. Kuran was the most important pureblood here, but that didn't mean the others weren't to be ignored. If he were caught, he wasn't too sure that his master's connections would be able to save him were he to cross one of these night students. He jumped to the ground and ran back to his room, quickly.

/Fayt/

All of her clothes as well as Hanyou's were put away. Normally Hanyou would have done it, but she wasn't sure what to do at the moment. She didn't feel like going throughout the dorms. Besides Hanyou was doing some investigating.

I hope everything's going okay.

She reached up and caressed her neck and unconsciously rubbed the fading bite mark. It had been a bit long for Hanyou. He seemed to be delaying in drinking her blood and she couldn't understand why. Normally he drank either twice a week, in small amounts or once a week, taking it all at once. There had been a few times where he had to drink someone else's blood when she had been sick and he had refused or she had been to weak from an injury. He seemed to come back distinctly irritated after those few times and she had decided that he should just drink her blood whenever he needed it, no matter what. She would rather have herself feeling weak than an angry Hanyou. And that wasn't saying much about her self-care either. Hanyou tended to be the one to always be aware of her health.

"I rely on him too much…" She sat on the edge of her bed and looked out the window. It now looked as if there had been no storm. She was starting to wish that she wasn't here. She just wanted a regular job, hunting down some low-life vamp that was causing havoc. Instead she had to do some heavy infiltration and investigating and she was probably going to have to put her life on the line. If this was as big as she was beginning to believe it was, then she was almost thinking about leaving. Just up and go and leave the vampires to their stupid war. She flopped backwards and her arms spread out to her sides. She let out a breath of impatience.

I wish father had sent Lillia or Connor. Why did I-

The bed shifted beneath her and her eyes weren't looking at the ceiling anymore, they were staring into the deep depths of Hanyou's eyes. She would never admit it later, but she wasn't really thinking when she had done what she did next. She also didn't see the thirst in his eyes right away either. She reached up with her right hand and caressed his face, rubbing her thumb along the shadow under his eye. Her half-lidded eyes told Hanyou that her mind was drifting and his craze was numbed slightly by the unexpected display. He had been absolutely positive that her feelings for him were more than just master-servant relationship and that she was just too stubborn to accept it. He was still far too thirsty to reign in his fangs but damn the consequences.

He grabbed her wrist and held it against the bed as with her other. She didn't even seem to realize what he was doing.

"Hanyou…" It was quiet and came out as a breath and Hanyou lost all reserves. He bent his head quickly and captured her lips with his. He groaned at the sweet contact, thinking that he had finally done it. He moved his mouth against hers and his breath came out ragged across her cheeks.

She struggled, in vain of course for a moment and then decided, after relishing in the warmth of his lips, that she would let it happen. She would finally let it happen. She opened her mouth to his and his tongue reached in greedily to sweep over hers and this time she groaned. It felt like she was violating all the rules, especially when his fangs grazed once more across her tender lips. At any moment he could cut them.

She tugged at her arms and he let one go and she reached up into his hair while his free hand went underneath her head and pushed her harder against him. He let go of her other arm and wrapped it around her waist as she wrapped her arms around his neck. He pulled them both up and she found herself wrapping her legs around his waist. He tugged at her shirt and she broke away from him, eyes flaring with emotion. She lifted up her arms as he drew the shirt over her head and let it fall to the ground. He looked down and was captivated by her skin, which was rather pale for a human.

In that moment he wanted to ravish her.

He was distracted though as he felt her hand across his chest. He looked up at her face. Slowly, she let her hand travel across his front, up over his shoulder, back down over his chest, down to his stomach where she lifted up his shirt and lightly skipped her fingers over his taut stomach. His breath hitched in his throat as she lifted his shirt up, running her nail this time over his bare skin. When his shirt had been discarded she grabbed his face with both hands and kissed him again, this time scraping her nails down over his nipples. He growled and firmly bit down on her bottom lip, drawing blood. She gasped as he began to suck on her lip and suddenly his thirst became overpowering.

He gripped her arm and pulled away from her face looking deep into her eyes. He swept back her hair with his free hand and softly caressed her neck, the gentlest touch he had given since he had arrived. She kissed him lightly, affirming his questioning look and he wasted no time. He placed his left hand on the small of her back and slowly eased them into a laying position, he on top. He kissed the skin where her heart was beating wildly, licked his way up to her neck making her shiver and sniffed deeply the place where her blood pumped viciously. He lightly touched it and then ran his hand over her breast, causing her breath to stop, down over her stomach and to her skirt hooking one finger in the waistband, when he bit into her. She gasped, as her body was flooded with both pain and pleasure as he sucked the blood from her body. He continued to run his fingers over every inch of skin that was bare, pulling her bra down until her nipples almost grazed the top only to let go and continue on with his taunting touch, across her stomach, pulling at her skirt, back up to her breasts. She arched into his touch and her eyes glazed over as he drank and drank until her eyes fell shut and her arms fell limp at her sides.

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