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Chapter Two: Yuki's Questions

Zero quickly climbed the stairs and slipped into his room. He leaned against the cold wood door, thinking about all the astonished faces when Kaname had whispered to him. He bit his lip to hide his smile. They were jealous. Of me. That's a first.

Zero jumped when someone knocked on his door. He turned around and opened the door to find Yuki standing there, eyes wide. "What the hell was that?!"

Zero shrugged. Yuki crossed her arms expectantly. He stepped aside so she could walk into the room. She sat on the bed and looked at the hunter as he shut the door.

"Why did he get so close? What did he say?"

"We're gonna talk later. Can't exactly go around proclaiming that we need to talk about vampire shit, can we?"

She smirked. "I don't believe you. Whatever he whispered made you shiver. I'm not stupid. What did he say?"

Zero laughed. "Well, he literally didn't say anything besides to meet him later."

Yuki gasped, her hand over her mouth. "Wait. Are you guys, like, together now? What happened?"

"Yuki, you don't want to know."

"Oh ew, I don't want gritty details, just kind of an overview."

Zero sat next to her. "I don't know honestly. We talked, we went to his room, did things you don't want to hear. I freaked out."

"Why did you freak out?"

"Cuz when I woke up next to him, my hunter side wasn't okay with it. So I left before he woke up. After you made me go talk to him, I said some pretty insensitive things and left him." Zero's eyes widened as a thought occurred to him. "Uh, I don't want to tell you this next thing, but I think I probably should."

Yuki touched his arm. "Zero, what is it?"

He looked down in shame. "I think I killed someone…" The hunter whispered.

"Zero! What do you mean? What happened?"

He felt tears burning his eyes. "I fell asleep under a tree on the edge of the grounds. I woke up with blood on my hands and could hear people in town screaming."

Yuki looked terrified. "We have to go talk to Headmaster Cross. He can make sure it doesn't get back to you. Does Kaname know?"

"Not yet. At least I don't think so."

Yuki stood up and grabbed Zero's arm. She led him from the room and down the stairs.

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Kaien Cross sat at his desk, looking grim as he waited to get off hold with the local police department. Zero sat nervously and quietly, scared that the police would know it was him.

"Yes, hello, am I speaking with Detective Koike Hideo?

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Yes, this is Kaien Cross. I've learned that there was a body discovered in town. Do the police have any leads?"

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"Mhm."

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"Yes."

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"No, my Night Class students are unaware."

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"Thank you. Have a good evening."

The headmaster hung up the phone and looked at Zero.

"They don't know what's going on."

Zero felt a small bit of relief. "Hideo, he knows about this stuff?"

Cross nodded. "Yes, he is a Level C vampire. He thinks it was someone already at E."

Zero tried to swallow the lump in his throat. "What will happen to me?"

Before Cross could answer, Kaname threw open the door and marched in.

"Headmaster, what's going on?"

"Someone has been killed in town."

The pureblood immediately looked at his silver haired lover. "Was it you? Are you alright?"

Zero looked at the floor. "Yeah, it was. I don't know what happened though."

Kaname sat down next to him. "Well, we can figure this out."

Cross cleared his throat, causing the vampires to look at him. "They don't know it was him, but the fact that this has happened has me concerned."

Kaname stood up. "I can make sure nothing like this happens again. I'll keep an eye on him. I know we have the rules of no biting, but he'll need my blood to keep sane and in control."

Kaien raised an eyebrow. "You're willing to take him under your wing. Are you sure it's a good idea? What will the Council say?"

"I don't care what they'd say. There's no one left to help him. He doesn't deserve to suffer more than he already has, don't you agree, Headmaster?"

"Yes, I do. Zero has been through a lot more than other people his age. If you're sure that you want to be his keeper, than I cannot stop you and you will be the exception to the rule as it is a necessity."

Kaname turned to Zero and gave him a reassuring smile."We'll be okay."

Zero could only nod. "Can I go back to my room, or is there more to discuss?"

"No, you may go to bed."

Kaname smirked at the hunter before he turned to Cross. "Does he have to go to his own bed?"

The headmaster's eyebrows shot up. "Are you asking if he can go to your room?"

"Yeah, it would appear that way wouldn't it."

"I suppose, but," he paused and pointed at the lovers. "How long has this been going on?"

Kaname laughed softly. "Not very long. Only a few days really."

"Hm. Well, alright, go on then. And Zero, if his room is where you'd rather stay from now on, you may move there. Although, I'd ask again if you'd like to transfer to the Night Class?"

"I might consider it now. We'd actually be able to spend time together. I'll let you know in a few days so I can think about it."

The headmaster nodded and stood from his desk. "Well, goodnight then." He walked to the door of his office and opened it.

As Zero and Kaname walked through, Cross said one last thing. "Don't talk about what's transpired until we know what the police are going to say happened, alright?"

The vampires nodded and walked away, the sliver of light that striped across the hallway getting smaller as the headmaster shut the door, enveloping them in darkness.

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Zero looked at Kaname as they walked in comfortable silence towards the Moon Dormitory. His skin looked like he was glowing with moonlight from within. The hunter smiled and looked away when Kaname's eyes met his. The pureblood reached out and wound his elegant fingers with Zero's. The silver haired boy looked down at their clasped hands, before glancing up at Kaname. The pureblood just smiled and kept walking, leading the way across the cool, dark grounds.

As they grew closer to the Night Class dorms, Zero stopped. Kaname turned to him, confusion in his burgundy eyes.

"Is something wrong?"

Zero smiled. "No, just trying to process this. Like, how did this happen?" He lifted their entwined hands.

Kaname smiled and stepped closer to Zero, dropping his lover's hand to wrap his arms around the hunter's neck. He leaned forward and gave him a gentle, sweet kiss.

"I'm not sure how it happened, but I'm happy that it did."

Zero smiled at him, and raised his hand to brush Kaname's cheek with his fingers. "You're beautiful."

Kaname smiled. "So are you."

Zero kissed him again, with passion.

"Maybe we should get inside." Zero smirked and followed his pureblood into the building.

Some of these chapters are going to be a little inconsistent in length, and I apologize. Hope you enjoyed the chapter :)