Thank you everyone for the wonderful comments on the first chapter *-* It definitely got me very motivated to keep writing and it also got me a little nervous ^^; I really hope I don't disappoint you guys ;A; And I also hope there aren't many mistakes in this story xD I checked it before posting it, but it wasn't long since I got an eye surgery so they're not that reliable yet xDD

I hope you like this chapter!

Chapter Two

Zero flipped his phone open and played with the keys for a while. He wasn't going to do anything, he just needed to do something with his hands. Being in such a small space with the pureblood made his hunter senses go mad, and having to just sit there made him feel too awkward. He needed to have something in his hands, it kind of relieved his awkwardness a little.

Kaname watched how the hunter pretended to type on his phone. The road from the Academy and the town wasn't long, but it still took a while to reach. Their conversation had died a couple of minutes ago and he had noticed how the silence was becoming too awkward for the ex-human.

It wasn't the first time he shared this space with the hunter, but last time they had both been too focused chasing the poor delivery guy to even notice their situation. Actually, now that the pureblood remembered, they had both been practically on top of each other that day. The guy had been on a bike, pedaling as fast as he could, trying to escape the men he thought planned to hurt him, which had made Zero and Kaname pop their heads out the window of the limo and yell at the guy that they meant no harm. Kaname now only realized just how close to each other their bodies had been at that moment and none of them had noticed, well, at least he thought Zero hadn't noticed or else he would have shoved him off. Kaname wondered now why that memory was making his mind think too much, it had only lasted a few seconds after all.

He turned to look at the hunter again, noticing his fingers still on the phone, now playing a silly game on the small screen. It amused him how the awkwardness had been replaced by frustration. The game must be getting on his nerves, and he was right. Zero had never played this silly game before, he hadn't even known his phone had it, but had decided to give it a try now to get his mind off the uneasy situation. But it wasn't helping. The stupid little man in the game refused to move when he needed him to and he kept getting killed after just a few seconds in the game.

Finally, Zero gave up and flipped his phone shut. If the little man wanted to die, then so be it. He looked up and saw that the pureblood was watching him with an amused smile playing on his lips. Zero glared at him.

"You killed the little virtual people, Kiryuu, how mean of you," Kaname said with mock concern, earning another glare from the hunter. In the past month they had both gone from ignoring the other's presence to poking each other until one of them tried to attack the other. Of course, Zero was the one who always lost his patience first and tried to lash at the pureblood, never succeeding, which only increased the hunter's frustration.

"Shut up, Kuran, or I'll toss you into the pit along with your virtual little friends" Zero snapped, crossing his arms in front of him and resting his head on the seat.

Kaname snorted. "I'd take you down with me" he grinned, glad the hunter was talking again. Before, he couldn't even stand the ex-human's grumpy voice, but now it amused him to no end.

"I wouldn't let you," Zero argued, raising an eyebrow and wondering why the pureblood always seemed to encourage these silly conversations instead of just ignoring his comments like he used to.

"That wouldn't stop me," Kaname continued, not bothering to hide the pleased smile on his face.

"Are you on drugs or something?" Zero asked, seriously considering it to be true for a moment. The vampire was smiling too much today and it terrified him. Maybe this whole secret admirer thing was affecting him too much. The pureblood's sudden laugh only made his suspicions grow stronger. He had never seen this creature laughing, and the few times he had seen his smile, it had been a pretty scary one, obviously hiding dark thoughts behind it, but right now Kaname was actually letting little laughs every few minutes and that amused grin wouldn't leave his graceful lips.

"I assure you that I am not" Kaname grinned, trying to stop the small chuckles. "Such a silly conclusion, , I must say I expected a much more creative…"

"Oh, put a sock in it, Kuran" Zero snapped, not letting him finish his sentence and annoyed by the pureblood's constant desire to make him edgy.

The limo finally stopped and the door from Kaname's side flung open. The driver respectfully bowed to Kaname as the pureblood exited the car and received instructions as to when to pick them up. Zero joined Kaname's side as the limo drove away. The place was crowded, and Zero cursed himself for not having accepted the chairman's offer to get him a suit for the past ball at the Academy. He had his uniform, he had seen no need in getting a suit, but now he thought it would have saved him a lot of trouble.

"We could go back," Kaname said, noticing the displeased look in the hunter's eyes. "You could wear one of my suits if you want." He knew the answer way before finishing the question, and was pleased when the ex-human hurriedly made his way into the crowd. He usually had a hard time knowing how the hunter would react, and he felt a surge of smug satisfaction whenever he got one right.

Zero waited until Kaname caught up with him and then followed him through the crowd.

"I forgot my wallet" Zero remembered to inform. He had intentionally left it at home, but he wasn't going to tell him that, of course. He had little money left and he wasn't going to spend it on a suit he probably wouldn't use again in a long time. Maybe he could rent one. He could easily give it back and not have to keep something that had been paid by the vampire.

"Of course you did" Kaname sighed. Money wasn't a problem for him, but he felt like the hunter was taking advantage of him since the day he had agreed on paying his phone bill.

"I know you are worried about Yuuki, but you can't call me every five minutes to ask about her," Zero hissed at the pureblood on the other side of the line. "I said I would call you if anything happens, there is no reason for you to be calling me so many times unless you have useful information about this whole mess."

The truth was that Kaname had just been bored, having to deal with business all the time. He never liked being so far from his beloved girl, the constant little nagging voice inside his head conjuring all sorts of bad things that could happen to her while he was away, it drove him mad. And now that he had an easy source of information about Yuuki's daily activities, aka Zero Kiryuu, he liked making use of it, even if it meant having to talk to the annoying hunter.

"You're not exactly calling from next door, do you know how much I will have to pay for this?" Kaname sighted as the hunter kept bickering on the phone. If that was the reason he was making such a big deal about this, then there was no problem, he would pay for his calls then, and that would even give him more rights to call whenever he wanted.

But after that, Zero conveniently always forgot his money whenever they went out to look for more clues about the secret gifts and letters, and the pureblood had had to pay for everything. He didn't mind, but the smug expression the ex-human wore every time he paid for something made him feel like he was being used. And Kaname Kuran was not going to let Zero Kiryuu use him like that!

"Guess I'll have to pay for everything, then…again" Kaname shrugged, not letting Zero know he minded. If he was going to pay for it, he had the right to choose whatever he liked, he was definitely not letting the hunter have an opinion.

"Yeap" Zero replied, emphasizing the 'p' with a pop of his lips. The hunter looked around him as he followed the pureblood through the crowd. There were too many people and he just wanted to get into a shop before he lost it. The vampire in front of him suddenly slowed his pace and after a few minutes, the hunter realized he was doing it on purpose, probably just to annoy him. Zero grimaced. Okay, well, fine! If they were still playing this game, he would play it well.

Kaname gasped as he suddenly felt a pair of hands pressing against his back and urging him forwards, making him bump into the people in front of him, making them tumble sideways. He quickly threw short apologies around as he tried to avoid touching the people around him. "Stop it, Kiryuu!" he exclaimed, presseing both his feet hard against the floor and effectively stopping his advance through the crowd, but making the hunter bump into him, hands still sprawled against his back.

"Ow, you started it, turtle" Zero murmured as he stepped back from the pureblood and snatched his hands away, as if just noticing where they had been. "Now keep walking, let's get this done quickly, Yuuki is still back home alone."

"I would never leave Yuuki without protection" the pureblood assured, resuming his pace. "And don't do that again, you could have hurt someone."

"Keep moving," Zero pressed, poking the pureblood on the curve of his back. He wished he could take out his Bloody Rose gun and poke him with it instead of using his hand, but there were too many watching, and any vampire nearby would surely take it as a threat and cause him trouble. Besides, he just wanted to annoy the vampire.

Kaname wondered when the hunter had stopped considering him as some disgusting thing that would burn his hand if he touched him. A month ago he didn't think the hunter would be poking him like this, even if it was just to annoy him. He wouldn't have pushed him like that, either, because it meant touching him.

He also wondered when he had stopped considering the hunter's touch or company something completely repulsive and unpleasant…

"Here it is," Kaname announced, pushing his thoughts aside for the moment. "Let's go."

Zero followed him into the expensive looking store, thankful that it was completely empty except for the employees. There were very few suits on display and the place was very small but beautifully decorated.

They were greeted by a young woman, probably in her 20s, with whom Kaname started talking in hushed voices, something that caught Zero's attention right away.

The young girl smiled and respectfully bowed her head to the pureblood. "Right away, sir." She walked to the back of the counter and went through a small door, leaving it open as she stepped inside.

"What's with the whispering?" Zero asked Kaname, using the same tone and volume he had heard the pureblood use with the woman.

"Nothing, I just ordered your suit," Kaname shrugged, not paying much attention to the hunter. "I'm paying for it, so I'm choosing it."

"Oh, well, which one did you choose?" Zero wondered, looking around at the ones on display.

"Not telling," Kaname grinned, his gaze fixed on the door behind the counter and a little evil grin crossing his face.

No way. Had Kuran ordered some kind of embarrassing suit for him? No, he couldn't have…he would get unwanted attention if he were to go to that restaurant wearing a weird colored outfit, and that was not a good thing for their 'spying' mission. But…the pureblood was now looking at him with a playful smile that promised something for the hunter, and he was sure it wasn't anything good.

"Idiot, tell me what you ordered!" Zero hissed, pulling at the pureblood's sleeve, "Tell me!"

"I am not telling you, and I am not going to show it to you until tonight," Kaname stated, pulling his sleeve free from Zero's grasp while enjoying the expression on the hunter's face, that was currently going through concern, frustration and then anger. "Next time, if you want to choose your clothes, bring your own money."

"Bastard," Zero growled. He was about to smack the pureblood's arm when the woman came back and placed a long black bag on the counter, obviously hiding Zero's new suit under the thin dark plastic. The hunter wondered if they gave all suits in those bags or if Kaname had ordered it to be packed that way.

Zero quickly made for the bag but was stopped by Kaname's hand pulling him away from the counter and then behind him.

His senses told him there were no vampires near the place right now, so Kaname felt free to act as he liked without the fear of ruining his image in society, and so he rushed to the counter and quickly handed his payment to the woman while keeping Zero's hand away from the suit, using his body as a barrier between the hunter and his new purchase.

The young woman just smiled in amusement as she watched both men wrestling each other as one of them tried to reach the suit and the other one kept pulling and pushing the other away from it. She would have been concerned if it weren't for the reassuring gaze and amused chuckles that came from dark haired man. It was such an unusual sight at this place, especially at this store, and she was enjoying the fun change. She wondered is these two were brothers, or maybe a couple. They certainly didn't look like brothers, so she went with the latter.

Kaname took his change back as he pushed Zero away from the counter once again, this time using his hip. The hunter stumbled backwards and fell on his butt right at the middle of the store. Kaname took the chance and quickly grabbed the black bag and rushed to the doors, barely managing a 'Thank you very much' at the woman, and a guilty smile, before the doors closed behind him. Zero scrambled back to his feet, cursing the vampire as he made his way after him.

Just as he stepped outside, he felt the strong sunlight hit his eyes and he quickly covered his face with his hands. Once his eyes adjusted to the new lighting, he found no trace of the pureblood. He could only sense a far spark of his presence somewhere inside the crowd before him, which meant he was hiding his location while still letting him know he was there.

Stupid, egocentric, immature, insensitive, self-centered… Zero thought of every possible insult for the pureblood as he tried to find his face in the crowd. While he looked for Kaname, his thoughts suddenly went back a few minutes and replayed the scene at the store again in his mind. He had never seen the pureblood act that way, and he had even been sure he wasn't even capable of behaving that way. They had pushed and pulled each other like little kids fighting over the last cookie in the box.

Had anyone seen them? He turned back to the store and saw the same woman who had greeted them into the place earlier, giggling along with a group of other employees. She was probably telling them all that had happened and it made Zero's face get warm all over. How embarrassing. Next time he saw that vampire, he was definitely going to kick him somewhere important.

The hunter gave up after a while and plopped down on a bench under a tree, thankful for its shade and the comfortable feeling it brought to his eyes. The sun was pretty strong right now and his eyes were stinging a bit. How was the pureblood walking around like this? He was more sensitive to this than he was, wasn't he?

Things had surely changed for them this past month. It made him wonder, though, once all of this was over, would they keep getting along like this or would they go back to their usual hatred? And was this actually 'getting along'?

Zero tried ringing the vampire again, but still got no answer. Stupid pureblood, at least he could still feel that faint trace of him around, so he knew he hadn't left him here. It wouldn't be nice having to walk back to the Academy under this sun, and he hadn't brought any money to call a taxi. Damn, this whole 'I forgot my wallet' thing was bringing him more problems for himself than for the pureblood.

The hunter closed his eyes for a moment, letting the noise of the people around him slowly become background noise and letting the breeze around relax him. It actually brought him a nice feeling of peace, which he welcomed gladly. He would worry about everything else in a minute. Right now, he was enjoying a nice time of relaxation.

The hunter wrinkled his nose as he felt a small drop of water fall between his eyes. Was it raining? Zero slowly opened his eyes only to find the most uncommon sight so far today. Kaname Kuran standing right in front of him holding a stupid, little plastic water gun.

"What the hell, Kuran!" Zero quickly tried covering his face as several strings of water started attacking his face. He couldn't believe Kaname Kuran was actually spraying his face with a water gun. Maybe he was the one on drugs, had he ingested something before coming here?

"Next. Time. Bring. Your. Own. Money." Kaname phrased each word while shooting more water on Zero's face until the small plastic weapon ran out of liquid. He couldn't resist the temptation to get the water gun once he had seen it at a small store that had crossed his way. Really, he was having such a good and carefree time today and they hadn't even been here for more than an hour.

"What the hell has that got to do with that thing?" Zero shouted as he wiped his face dry with the hem of his shirt, revealing a bit of his toned torso for a few seconds, long enough to catch the attention of certain pureblood in front of him. "And where is the suit?" the hunter added, noticing he no longer carried the black bag.

"I took it to the car," Kaname said, quickly snapping his attention back to the hunter's face, an unexpected warm feeling creeping up to his cheeks. Zero eyed him suspiciously before taking the gun from Kaname's hands. "I'm keeping this."

"No, it's mine! I bought it!" Kaname argued, quickly shoving it back from Zero's hands. He definitely wanted to use it again soon, unconsciously hoping that every time he used it, the hunter would dry his face the same way he had just a moment ago.

"You're such a child, you know, we better go back to the academy and have you checked" Zero suggested, making his way into the crowd, the pureblood quickly tagging along after him.

Zero couldn't help but noticing how intrigued the vampire seemed to be with his new toy. This guy hadn't had a proper childhood, he was sure of that. It was amusing and pretty incredible that this creature, who always seemed so powerful and serious, could have this side of him. He wondered if anyone had ever seen him like this. Maybe this was the way the pureblood usually behaved, he just hadn't noticed. Maybe this was why Yuuki had fallen in love with him, after all, he had heard someone say that she was probably the closest person Kaname had, she surely must already know this side of him pretty well.

They both made their way into the limo, glad to finally have the dark tinted windows protect them from sunlight.

It had been an unusual day so far, and it was just beginning.