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My house-elf and I appreciate not being bombarded with howlers! It surely says a great deal about your forbearance. But please don't keep your feelings to yourself, if you believe that there's anything wrong with the story or things that can be improved, I'll gladly receive your comments and sentiments. m(_ _;m)三(m;_ _)m
Again, this chapter is one of those that just had me, figuratively, eating half of my thumbnail. First of all, I'm not good with the, er, anticipated scenes (both lime and lemon). I love reading them (fufufufufufu) but it seems that I'm not that good with writing them щ(゜ロ゜щ) lol. There's no lemons, yet, though, mind you (Σ(゜ロ゜;)). As for the Yuuki business, really, for me (if I was in a similar situation), it'll be enough if one faced me and admitted that this whole thing happened instead of sweeping it under the rug or something so that's what I did (sort of ヘ(。□°)ヘ). Oops, this is not a spoiler, is it?
Just a reminder, this story has lots of unnecessary details and is slow-paced.
I am once again under your mercy! Dozo~!
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Chapter Three
Echoes in the Sunset
Morning at Cross Academy is bright and peaceful as usual, with the students trying to keep their attention to their lessons as the teachers droned on and on, desperately fighting the sleepiness brought by the early hour and light autumn wind. The only noticeable difference are the three school prefects who, for the first time, are not sleeping in class, although all three are sporting eye bags that tell of another restless night. The teachers would have felt grateful for this had it not been for the unseeing and preoccupied look painted on all three pale faces, but they just huffed and let it go, opting to just continue with the monotonous reading of textbooks.
One particular pair of light purplish orbs temporarily came into focus as they made to stare at the dark head of a certain brown haired female prefect.
Zero did not know what to say or do regarding Yuuki, in light of the recent events. He's being eaten alive with guilt when he knows he hasn't done anything to betray her trust, or did he?
He would have talked to her last night but she went straight to her room in the Chairman's house upon arriving home and he, he shamefully admits, was too much of a fucking coward to pursue her as he stood outside her door. He wants to talk to her but doesn't have a damn clue of what to say to her.
What does she think of him? How does she feel? Does she hate him now? Did she think that there was something going on with him and her beloved vampire since before?
Zero couldn't bear the thought of Yuuki hating him. He loves her as a sister, very much so that he even thought at one time that he loved her as a woman. But what the hell is he supposed to do now that he was told that he'll one day fall for her beloved pureblood and even have children with him? Bloody hell.
Even as the shock of what ensued yesterday at the arrival of the children last night wore off and what was said and done finally fully registered itself in his mind, Zero still find it hard to believe that it's actually real, even as the truth stubbornly stared him square in the face and waved. No matter how he tried to find some plot holes that could make him doubt the legitimacy of the claims, he can't find any, the evidence blatantly laid at his feet.
He also remembered the devastating amount of desire for the pureblood that hit him last night even before the children came, hinting of the workings that might just convict him as a very blameworthy bastard in his adopted sister's eyes. He sighed. How messed up.
He briefly wondered if there's some way he can avoid such a future, ignoring how his heart squeezed at the thought. He has actually never thought that he will even have a future. After he became the abominable level D that he is now, he always thought that he will die without reaching adulthood. When he tried to look ahead and tried to picture what he has for an outlook he can only see himself dying, perhaps as a level E. Often times it's just like a bleak dark tunnel stretching out before him – one without light, without a goal, without a journey, without a destination. It's enough to have him running for the hills. The only thing that kept him going was his brother who still needed him.
But now, he tried to imagine what fate has for him, if they're actually kind enough to store in something for the likes of him. He momentarily closed his eyes, but all his mind could see are three pairs of young wine-red orbs smilingly looking up at him from the three angelic faces, watching him as if absolving him from any sin of what monster he had become, in a sun filled place where there's only welcoming warmth and love that could be felt, and in the middle of all that, a certain pureblooded vampire stood tall and proud, a soothing balm to his battered soul, not unlike the latter part of the vision Sato showed them the night before. He immediately opened his eyes and groaned inwardly, drowning in overwhelming guilt that painfully clogged his lungs as he looked at the back of Yuuki's head again and feeling that, this time, he very much deserved it.
After classes, Zero immediately left the room, telling himself that he's trying to escape the luscious smell of warm blood as he felt his thirst make an overwhelming drive at him but also fully aware that he's fleeing from Yuuki. He doesn't know what to say to her yet and he's afraid that she'll see just how liable he is of the whole situation.
He thought that she's coming to confront him which made him double his efforts in escaping, even bypassing Ichiru who also seemed to have come out of his own daze and wishes to talk to him. He internally apologized to the two as he made for the woods, debating whether he would go see White Lily or go back to his dorm room.
Anywhere, he thought, just let him get away from all this mess – the thirst, Yuuki, the future and the realizations of the encroaching feelings he's beginning to have for the pureblood.
He grimaced.
He doubts he'll ever get far.
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Kaname woke up feeling as if someone prodded him awake, immediately realizing the heavy scent of magic in the air. This gave him a rush of recollections of the previous evening and his remunerations before he fell asleep – his future, his children, and his hunter.
The thought spread a small smile on the vampire king's lips. He kept his reddish brown orbs trained on the ceiling as he rested the back of his right hand on his forehead. So many possibilities and so much feeling hit him at breaking speed the night before. No matter how calm he appeared to be, he was more than surprised to learn of the prospective life he'll lead with the silver-haired hunter (set aside the fact of what he actually is as a vampire bride and all) and was even more astonished at the fact that he actually welcomes the thought, elated with it even.
He doesn't know how this is possible when all he ever thought was to have his darling Yuuki as his bride as was expected of him a long time ago when he became Kuran Kaname. Well, that is, until the time he started feeding a certain ex-human and several weeks ago when said ex-human started evading him, which riled him impossibly that his mind was filled with fiery lilac eyes, silver hair and luscious honeyed lavender scent.
He closed his eyes, remembering the hot, lush craving that slammed him when he had the hunter close before their visitors arrived. His body suddenly felt alive, wanting nothing more than to have that sumptuous body pressed flush against him again, wondering at how right it feels. He couldn't help the predatory growl that rumbled low in his throat.
He's very much deep in the bog already, he decided. And as the vampire king slowly opened his eyes again, the glint of quiet possessiveness and determination could be seen reflected in those deep burgundy eyes as he resolved to have all this come to pass. He's finally given reason to execute what he himself unconsciously and silently wished to do for a long time now. The hunter is his, he had been his the moment Kaname saved him from falling to level E, but this time, he'll make sure that everyone knows, especially the hunter. Zero is his. He smiled quietly.
He flitted his glance to the closed curtain preventing sunlight from streaming in to the clock on his bedside table as he drew himself slowly to a sitting position. It's just a few ways pass one o'clock and Kaname is aware of how early it is for him but as he can now readily give his attention to the intense feel of a spell being made, he knows that he can't go back to sleep.
He went to the bathroom to ready himself and got dressed for the day. He made to follow the strong presence and was led to a spare room at the first floor on the other side of the Moon Dorm. He opened the door and was not surprised to see his three future children in the midst of a preparation that would have been beyond most vampires. The room is now laden with many of the cargos that the trio brought with them. Long steel rods arranged in a huge hexagram depicting the star of David covered almost half of the room as it lay on top of an equally large white cloth where the trio now huddled over, each covering one of the six corners of the symbol, bent over in their own corner and writing down signs and characters while letting a surge of power from them carry over to the inscriptions they're making. They're all using a brush and black ink that smelled too luscious to be normal. His eyes drifted to a desk wherein laid the materials that he knew made up their writing concoction since it contains an ink bar some herbs and bottles and a huge bundle of cloth, where a carved wooden handle could be seen protruding, that also emits (though stronger) the same sweet smell from the jars that the three are holding. It didn't take him long to realize that it must be a silver knife that is wrapped around in the thick cloth and therefore the sweet smell are from the blood of the three who bled themselves as a material for the ink. He frowned at that, considering everything and the power that his future children hold, the spell proves to be dominant indeed if it uses their blood. To go to such lengths…
The trio immediately looked up when he entered the room and all perked up at the sight of him.
"Chichiue~!"
Hime carefully laid her brush and bottle of ink outside of the vast white silk cloth before running to him and after giving a small curtsey, gave him a beautiful smile and warmly greeted him, her right cheek smeared lightly with ink, "Good morning Chichiue! How are you? I believe you are up too early…" her smile faltered a little as this seems to register something with her as she darted a look at the open window to the symbol they're creating and then, finally, back to him, her eyes widened with obvious worry, "Oh dear, did we by any chance woke you up? I'm so sorry!" her pale hands came up to cover both cheeks as her lovely features contorted in dismay.
Kaname didn't like seeing distress in her exquisite face so he instantly bent down to pacify her.
"That's quite alright. Don't trouble yourself. I'm not bothered in the slightest." He peered into her dark eyes and gently smiled, "You can't help it with a charm of that magnitude. It's fine." He reached out a hand to smoothen the crease between her dark silver brows as her frown persisted. "Come now."
He also turned at the other two young brunettes who fleeted near him, one with a quiet apologetic look and one with an energetic smile, and Hiro proceeded with tackling him with a hug which he returned, "You three are the ones who are early. Have you eaten already before starting this?"
"Please don't worry about us, Chichiue. We also just woke a few hours ago. We're still alri—" Hime was halted from her rather hasty assurance when all three dark haired males in the room heard her stomach's early protest at the statement she's making and growled softly. She blushed instead.
Kaname chuckled and so did the two brown haired youngsters in the room.
"It's not good to skip your meals. I'll have someone prepare breakfast."
"Eh, but-"
"I understand that you're all agitated and maybe even pressed for time, but it won't be good to cease caring for your own body. Zero would certainly not want his children sacrificing their health for his." Kaname conveyed smoothly. He did not lie exactly. He knows the hunter to be caring towards those he loves and considered important and knows that his future mate is the same for their children, even more so most probably, he conjectured. But as of the moment, he doesn't have any idea how the silverette is taking all of this. But he's resolved to find out. But first…
"I'll have someone make breakfast and we shall all eat here, as I know you wouldn't want to leave your preparations. Is that suitable?" Kaname tried again.
"You'll eat with us, Chichiue?" asked Sato politely. He's prepared himself and his siblings to still be an object of suspicion due to the unbelievable accounts from them last night so he didn't really think that their young Chichiue would want to be with them all that much.
"Am I not allowed to?" Kaname smiled.
All three young heads shook their heads vigorously before beaming at him.
"Very well, then. I'll go first to the kitchen and return with breakfast. In the meantime, I would suggest that you thoroughly clean that dagger that you used to draw your blood. I do not think that a favorable reception will be received from the vampires who would chance upon the scent. It's rather strong." The vampire king frowned a little at the thought that some deplorable vampire might attack his children for their enticing blood and was thankful that he himself didn't find their scent appetizing no matter how sweet. He wouldn't want to make a meal of his children and would kill before anyone does so. Their scent of wisteria, hyacinth and freesia a bouquet that warmed him instead.
The look that the trio shared revealed that they were in too much of a hurry and too pre-occupied to think of that. Possibly, they're already too used to their heavenly aroma to think much of it.
He looked at them quite sternly and all three bowed their head, "Be always mindful of that."
"Hai!"
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When Kaname reached the kitchen and ordered a lavish breakfast for his children to the flustered staff who were extremely surprised to see him at that time of day and even ordering food himself, though they were quick to obey. And as Kaname seated himself in one of the chairs at the head of a table in the dormitory's dining area, he could hear frantic activities as the kitchen came alive.
He turned when he felt some more movements coming down the stairs and, soon enough, saw two blonds come through the door, both yawning as they went towards him. A pair of green and blue eyes regarded him as Ichijo and Aidou sat on either side of him after greeting him politely.
"You're early Kaname, were you also waken by that pressure? Was it the children's making? I was about to follow it but I sensed that you're here so…it's so strong I can't go back to s-s-s-sleep." Ichijo yawned again.
"Yes, it's the children, indeed. I believe it's the tracking spell that they mentioned beforehand. Is everyone roused?"
"Hhmmm, I believe so. If not, then they're not sleeping peacefully. I've never seen Senri sleep with scrunched up brows before." The blond vice-president of the Moon Dorm chuckled at the recollection.
"They're really powerful. How can they even do that? I've never even felt anything like it." Their youngest companion sullenly interjected from where his head rested on top of his folded arms on the tabletop, blue eyes could be seen moodily staring in the distance.
"Of course." Kaname can't help but hear pride sneak in his voice at the mention of the trio.
"And they're incredibly cute! The princes look just like you did, Kaname! And the princess is a beauty!" Ichijo exclaimed, feeling happy for his friend, "Who would have thought that it would turn out that way when she has Kiryuu-kun's usually grumpy face?"
"And no doubt she'll look intimidating if she ever glares." Kaname chuckled at the thought, unaware how bliss was evident in his countenance making Ichijo smile widely and Aidou stare dazedly.
When the three kitchen staff came laden with trays filled with food enough for ten people, the pureblood stood up and addressed his two aides.
"You two can now go back to sleep. I'll build a barrier around the room the children are in so that the spell's presence would stop making everyone wary."
But the two blonds insisted on coming with him, both wanting to see their King's current source of happiness and also curious at how such tiny bodies could create such havoc. They had the three kitchen helpers follow them to the other side of the building.
They found the children bent again over the huge steel hexagram, still writing inscriptions inside three of the six triangular vertices, their serious expressions quite in contrast to how young they look.
They again jumped to their feet when they saw them coming. Kaname dismissed the three helpers who laid their burden at the other empty table in the room looking quite surprised at the sight of beautiful children in the dorm, and if they're not mistaken two of the children looked like the Dorm President; they went away quietly, however, relieved at being out of sight of the intimidating vampire.
The triplets politely greeted their uncles or, at least, two did as Hiro opted to enthusiastically hug Takuma while giving his greetings. The green eyed blond vampire didn't mind and was even glad that his friend's children is not estranged from him, giving him the pleasing insight that his friendship with his King would continue even in the future. He smiled.
Aidou was critically eyeing the symbol that the young royals have been making and was internally amazed at the intricate and dynamic power it holds while Takuma helped lay out the breakfast for the children with the help of the silver haired princess. They arranged several tables together to make a space big enough for all of them. Kaname proceeded to building a barrier around the room which was remarked by his two sons.
"Ah! Thank you, Chichiue. We again apologize for the trouble. I'm afraid we didn't realize. I suppose that all of the dorm residents are quite agitated? We shall make amends later on when they have properly wakened." Sato offered soberly.
"You don't need to do anything of the sort." The pureblood said gently.
"We were just a tad bit too busy to remember all the small details, Sato. No need to beat yourself up over it. At the very least, Senri-jichan didn't come storming in here, so that must mean that it was still bearable." Hiro mused, "We don't often think about it since, usually, Shino-chan takes care of that."
This caught the vampire king's interest; he would like to know more about the future his children came from. "Shino-chan?"
"One of our youngest, Chichiue!" piped Hiro, all smiles at the thought of their youngest siblings.
This stopped the three adults in the room altogether.
Kaname paused and then slowly kneeled on one knee in front of his two sons and asked carefully, "So, there aren't just you three?"
"There are five of us, Chichiue." Hime replied as she flitted close with Takuma who also looked surprised, sensing that further explanation is needed and her assistance might be necessary.
"Five?"
"Un~! Aside from us three eldest, there's Shino-chan and Tsuki-hime. They're also twins! Fraternal twins!" supplied Hiro cheerfully.
"Really, now?" Now that he remembers, in the vision showed by Sato the previous night, there were two nameless dark-haired cherubs with lilac eyes among them. He wondered about them then, now he knows. Kaname couldn't repress the tender smile forming on his lips at the thought of the family that he would be creating with the hunter. How he dreamed of a family for years and years before. It seems that it's not impossible for him to grasp that kind of happiness again, after all. Suddenly, he craved for it as strongly as he craved for the silver haired prefect that is his future mate. "I wonder why you did not take them with you."
"We couldn't think of endangering them with the comparatively unknown situation that we might land ourselves in, Chichiue." Explained Sato who's extremely pleased and relieved at the acceptance he could see in their Chichiue's face. "Though, I would have loved nothing more than for you to see them yourself."
"I understand, and I must say that that is very responsible of you three. I would have wanted to see them, but that's fine." Kaname drew all three of them in a light hug which they readily returned enthusiastically, feeling all warm and elated inside, conscious that, this time, he's fully accepting it all and welcoming the future with everything he is.
He very slowly released them and led the way to the makeshift dining table, holding Hime's hand, before saying, "Let's eat, and while we do so, you can tell me all about them."
They eagerly adhered and even before seating themselves, gave hearty descriptions about the two angels that are their youngest, vaguely registering how two blond vampires discreetly left the room as a smiling Takuma closed the door quietly behind him.
Takuma is greatly happy for Kaname. He's aware of how distant his King must feel against the rest of the world. The thought that he's being blessed (or will be blessed) with so much joy in the form of his children touched his heart and he knows that he will do anything to help him get the future he deserves. He doesn't want to see him so desolate. There was a time when he worried that nothing would ever warm the pureblood king's heart. Not even his darling female prefect is enough to drag him out of his melancholic existence.
The thought sobered the blond up. His thoughts immediately flew to the petite female guardian and his worry was directed in a different direction. He wondered how Yuuki is taking all this…
He was so deep in thought that he almost bypassed a certain honey-haired vampire who's standing like a statue around the corner of the room he just left, hidden in the shadows.
He cried in surprise startling Aidou in return, "Wah! Ruka-chan! What are you doing standing there?! Shouldn't you be sleeping?" Geez, my heart!
"How can anyone sleep with all that unsettling aura all over the place?" she scowled irritably, and then she added in a relatively subdued tone almost immediately, "So there are five of them? And I thought three was already too many."
"Yes, that seems to be the case." Takuma confirmed tactfully before adding gently, "And ladies shouldn't eavesdrop, Ruka-chan."
Ruka Souen just turned her beautiful head aside and didn't even seem to register Ichijo's last words. It was a minute before she spoke again, "Did Kaname-sama look happy?"
Takuma's answering smile was full of compassion for the female vampire but directly gave her the truth of things, "He was ecstatic, quietly so."
Ruka's expression didn't change from its indiscernible expression. She didn't move for a few minutes before quietly turning away completely and walking back to her room.
Takuma watched her go in silence, feeling sympathy for her but he can't do anything to change how things go nor would he. Kaname deserves to be happy and he knows that this is how it should be. He looked at his blond companion who also watched his cousin go sympathetically before going back to his own room for his own brand of remunerations, leaving Takuma to sigh and also let his mind wander to his previous thought and back to the face of a certain female guardian.
Yuuki-chan…
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Zero felt like he's been running around the whole campus all day trying not to run into Yuuki and, if possible, Ichiru as well. He knows he's being a full-blown coward and feels like a total wuss over it. But he really hasn't fucking grasped enough of his wit to be coherent enough to face either of them. Oh, hell!
Why did all these have to happen now? Are the gods punishing him? They must really hate him. Not only was he being told of ludicrous, unbelievable claims like giving birth to children in the future, he's also starting to recognize feelings that should be totally reprehensible for him and beyond what his heart is capable of. So it's not enough that they let him be turned to a monster, huh. He grouchily kicked a stone as he strutted in the middle of the academy woods.
He can't be falling in l-l-lo…he can't be attracted to the king of all dastardly existence that ruined his life from the time they began to walk the earth. That jerk of a vampire is just messing with him, how can they possibly have a damn future together? What a joke! There's just nothing to justify how this could all happen!
To Zero's shame, a feeling swelling deep in his gut and the growing fast thumping of his heart belied his last thought as the handsome face of the vampire leading the Moon Dorms loomed at the back of his head. Damn it!
He groaned. Not for the first time, he contemplated death.
A great presence he's entirely not prepared to face at the moment made itself known and the silver haired hunter gritted his teeth as he turned around to see Kaname leaning under the shade of a tree much like the night before.
Not again, damn it!
He didn't even bother pulling out Bloody Rose this time. He much rather throttle the slender throat of the bastard smiling not some distance away from him. But he still snarled like he usually did.
"Kuran. What the fuck are you doing here? I'm not in the mood to play with you, so if you're not going to do me the favor of turning to ashes in the sunlight then fucking go back to the dorms."
The pureblood's small smile became even more serene which, nevertheless, caused his already fast thumping heart to go for a sprint. Zero tried very hard not to blush and failed miserably as he felt heat spread through his cheeks. The jerk seemed to have had a nice awakening. If only he could go into a freaking coma, Zero thought almost sullenly.
"I have more use for my time now, so I'm afraid I can't grant any of your requests, Zero."
The ex-human flinch internally at the way the brunette says his name so familiarly. And what is with that silently complaisant tone? His blush deepened.
"And just what the fuck is that?" he growled, he wanted to ask the pureblood to stop using his first name but thought that it seems childish.
"Why, feeding you, of course." The king drawled, suddenly seductive coated with silky persuasion, "I wouldn't want our children to think that I'm neglecting you, and I most certainly don't want them to see you all thirsty. Though Hiro is the only one who vocally professed the desire to see you, I feel that all three of them would like a visit from you. So, where to? Would you like to drink in your room or mine?"
Zero backed up at this, remembering the sludge he's half buried to. The bastard is making him bury himself even more!
"No, thank you." He growled in mock politeness.
Kaname ignored his reply and darted near him in an instant, pushing him against a tree and caging his body with his like he did last night, "Or, we could just do it all here, I'm not really picky." The king said huskily, his breath teased his lips as their faces hovered just centimeters from each other.
Zero's heart took an overdrive as the handsome face of the pureblood drowned his vision, he was suddenly frightened, not because of any harm the vampire might cause him but because he feels that, unlike before, Kaname has no intention of letting him go. Shit.
"Bastard." Zero was almost breathless from his previous realization. He's trapped. "Let me the fuck go." He gritted, trying to keep the growing desperation he's feeling from being heard in his voice.
"Hmm? I'm afraid I can't do that and I can't physically do so until you drink…" Kaname placed his lips near his hunter's ear before whispering low, "…Zero."
The feeling that was swelling in the silverette's guts earlier came rushing down at this as his breath stopped. And he knows he's tomato red by now. He struggled; putting both his hands on the other's shoulders, shoving against him as if he's life depended on it, and most probably, it did.
But Kaname gave him no inch of space as one of his hands came to tightly hold his hip and moved it to rest exactly in line with his which successfully froze the hunter. Zero could feel him smirking next to his ear.
"Shh." Kaname's breath slightly tickled Zero's ear as he cooed and the hand that was resting near the hunter's waist came up to his own neck and, after loosening his tie and opening some of the upper buttons of his black dress shirt and shoving it along with his uniform blazer away from his neck, scratched his neck with one sharp elongated fingernail drawing blood to the surface.
Amethyst orbs, which was unseeing beyond the haze of dark brown locks at one corner, transformed to garnet flames as the delectable scent that he's been craving for weeks and weeks hit him full front and he could only curse one last time as he felt a hand guide him to where the succulent feast is before hunger and blood lust claimed him until he saw only red and white. Fuck.
When smooth, slender fangs began to descend almost forcefully in his tender skin, Kaname had to fight a moan as he felt the one-sided bond he shared with the hunter grow stronger and felt the pleasure of having his future mate drink from him, his eyes going half-mast. He let Zero slowly take his fill, keeping one of his hands on his hunter's hip while the other remained tangled in silver silk tresses, fiercely pleased as he felt his mate's hand snake around him as the hunter buried his fangs even more in Kaname.
Zero drank in slow luxurious gulps as he indulges in the taste of heaven on earth. When he finally started to have his sanity back, he found himself wrapped around the pureblood like a clinging vine. He's eyes widened as he slowly took his fangs out of soft white skin and turned to stare while the flesh where his sumptuous meal came from slowly healed. What the hell just happened…
Sluggishly, he turned to face the pureblood who also unhurriedly faced him. There was an infuriating smile on the bastard's lips as he buttoned his uniform back on with one hand, never taking his wine red gaze from his now lilac eyes.
"That wasn't so hard now, was it?" the pureblood king intoned provocatively in a low voice, "You even seemed to enjoy it."
Zero looked away harshly, feeling his blush coming back on as he renewed his struggle for his freedom. Of course, he didn't succeed.
Kaname's hand, which was previously interlaced within silver hair, came to grip his chin as the pureblood forced him to face him again. "Look only at me. You should get used to this Zero, because I'm not going anywhere."
The silverette tried to calm his racing heart and put venom in his voice, "That's a load of shit you've been saying, Kuran. I've drunk now, so get the fuck off my face."
To his chagrin, the brunette only chuckled at him, "My, grumpy, aren't we? I'm not exactly asking for gratitude but a small reward wouldn't be amiss."
Zero growled at this, feeling his oncoming demise. "I'd be glad to shoot you, Kuran."
This made the king smirk, "Not exactly what I have in mind. I'm inclined to think of something more…" Zero's eyes widen as he recognize something flash in those burgundy orbs as he felt Kaname's head dip towards him, "…pleasurable." It's the last thing Zero heard before Kaname captured his lips with his.
The silver haired hunter gasped in surprise as he felt soft lips against his and Kaname took this chance to sample him further as his tongue darted to his lush heat, teasing the hunter's tongue with his own and sinking into him, tasting very corner of his mouth, forcing him to open wider for him. The taste of his own blood felt trifle as compared to the peerless honeyed taste of Zero.
The silverette groaned as he was given a hint of what he's been unconsciously yearning for. The floodgate of desire opened like a dam inside him as he unknowingly reciprocated the kiss, his tongue tangling with Kaname's, fighting for dominance as the two melded into one. His right hand came up at the back of the pureblood's brunette tresses and pulled him hard against him while his other hand gripped the back of the king's white blazer all in a wild and thoughtless desire to get him as close to him as much as he can.
Kaname moaned audibly when he felt a slight sting of his hair being pulled as his hunter return the kiss, the fire in him threatening to consume him and he pressed his hips against his still innocent mate, drinking in Zero's low cry as he felt his growing reaction against him over the torrid kiss, filling him with savage joy. He continued to plunge against his hunter's heat as he won the battle for supremacy and he tasted every sweet crevice of his mouth, their tongues enjoying the flavor of one another. The silverette keened against Kaname and the pureblood felt Zero's grip on his hair and at the back of his uniform tighten, wanting more, clearly dazed from desire.
When the pureblood released his lips, they were panting. Zero slowly opened his eyes. When did he close them?
Kaname smiled at the furious blush of his mate which only deepened as the hunter became fully aware of what just transpired, and also not missing the fact that their hips are still flushed against each other, making the infuriating bastard very much aware of how affected he was.
"I now see what all the fuss is about." Kaname whispered seductively as he pressed his lips against the silverette's temple, trying to catch his breath.
"L-let go." Zero said breathlessly, confused at how fast everything was. Damn, damn, damn.
"Are you sure you want to do that? Your body seems to need more." And as if to prove his point, Kaname pressed their hips harder together to feel his mate's erection against his. He smiled again when he felt Zero's breathing hitch, "Would you like to take care of that here or shall we move to a more private location?" He chuckled when he felt his hunter freeze and then tremble visibly.
"I'll let it go for now, I know you're still not ready. But don't make me wait long, Zero. I'm already impatient as it is. I might not be able to restrain myself and just take you with no niceties." Kaname placed a languorously sweet kiss on his temple before moving with unerring precision back to his mouth giving him a smooth and leisurely, not-so-quick suction before releasing him altogether. "You should thank me for being so generous."
He walked back to the dark shades of the woods while Zero tried to brace his shaking legs and hold himself upright against a tree, watching as the pureblood gave him half a turn before adding, "I'll give your regards to the children. Make sure to visit them, or if you'd like, we'll visit you." And then he was gone.
"You bastard." weakly and belatedly retorted the ex-human, trying to slow the painfully fast thumping of his heart against his ribcage.
Zero slowly slumped down against the tree he's been leaning on, his legs completely giving out on him. His right hand coming up to palm half his face as he stared at the blue sky sluggishly struggling to deny that he was caught and that his life may very well be completely sealed before him, as a vampire's mate.
"No fucking way in hell…"
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Yuuki was blindly looking for his adopted brother and very much wanting to strangle him if just for the trouble he's giving her for making her look for him all over the place, when she chanced upon the scene that made her heart squeeze so hard she thought she's already having a heart attack.
The image of the two most important men in her life kissing and passionately tangled before her was something that she never even imagined in her worst nightmare. And she didn't even feel any disgust at the thought of the same sex being together (she's never had a problem with that), it's the pure and simple matter of her lifelong crush being wrapped around the hands of a person other than her that's enough to cause her to think that perhaps death is sweeter in comparison to being tortured alive like this.
She felt her eyes water in seconds when, suddenly, the tormenting display was blocked by a hand as her tears overflowed from her now closed eyes. The same hand pulled her into a hard body and she felt a masculine chest against the back of her head. Another lean hand clutched at her waist as the strong arm attached to it wrapped around her and she felt herself being moved from where she was standing as a rustle of wind laced through her brown air. She could only gasp. A minute later, her captor released her before she can even voice a proper protest. When she turned around to see who it was, she was greeted by solemn green eyes and it struck her that she have never seen Ichijo-senpai look so serious before. He always seems to sparkle (quite literally) with life, but there's no hint of his trademark smile as he looked down at her.
"That was a private moment and one that should not be watched by any young lady." His voice was not scolding, only soft and quiet.
"It was an accident, I was just looking for Z-zer—" she didn't get to finish her explanation when her tears came pouring down at full tilt. She couldn't help it, she's just a woman, damn it! And she's got every reason to cry, especially when her heart has just been gouged out of her chest after years of yearning for a man she now knows she'll never have. She can't be like those women in television she often watches who comes out of a heartbreaking scene with their head held high and only crying when they're alone. It doesn't make any difference whether she cry alone in her room or with an audience, she still hurt. And she can't hold back her tears like they do, not when everything's tearing her apart.
Ichijo watch his beloved cry for another man, feeling his heart break with her. He's only ever loved her from afar, thinking that everything will be fine since she's happy basking in the presence of the object of her affection though there's no trace of that now.
He slowly and very gently drew her close and he circled his arms around her, tormented at the thought that this was not how he imagined he would ever get to hold her - while she's in misery.
Yuuki, quite surprised at the vice-president of the Moon Dorm's actions, delicately pressed her hands on his chest, disclaiming the warmth beneath her palms, in an attempt to put some distance between them.
"I-Ichijo-senpai, y-you'll ruin your shirt because of me. And it looks expensive too." She tried to laugh but could only come up with a miserable sob, "I'm sorry for being silly. I'll be fine. Please ignore me."
Takuma wants to give his own hysterical laugh at this. Of all the impossible…
He, however, chose to say instead, "Please let me. You could cry all you want. It's fine if you do. I'll still be here when you stop." And he tenderly hugged her again to his chest. Let me have this moment to be your strength…
Yuuki didn't know if it's his kind voice or him saying that it's fine for her to cry, like a gentle pardon for her foolish fascination, but she found herself crying unrestrainedly against him. Letting herself be enveloped in his calming scent of books and autumn leaves.
Takuma closed emerald eyes to hide the turbulent emotions he knows is reflected in them as he tenderly held his weeping heart.
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Kaname went to see his children right after going back to the dorms from seeing his hunter. He still felt contented and at peace as he smiled a little at the recollection of his mates lips against his. His control would surely be put to the test as he tried to fight the temptation to get back to his silverette and complete their bond. The beast inside him liked this idea very much and urged him to go through with it. He tried to mollify it. It won't be long now.
He found them, finally, taking a break from working the spell and watched with amusement as his eldest, Satoshi, ate a whole cake by himself while the other two looked as if this is all normal and a natural occurrence even as they only have a normal size piece of cake each (Hime has two) in front of them. When they saw him, all three made for him, but this time, Hiro proved to move faster than the two as he immediately tackled him with a hug around his waist. He returned it and smiled at the other two who beamed up at him.
When he noticed his detainer looking around behind him and either side of him while sniffing him as if looking for something he might have concealed, he inquired "Hiro? Is there something wrong?"
"Where's Otou-sama? He didn't come with you? He was with you right? Did you play together?" and when he sniffed him again, he looked confused as if an equation didn't quite add up like it should.
Kaname winced a little inside as the innocent gazes of his children peered at him, inquiring after their silver-haired parent. He just smiled however, "Do I smell like him? He was out patrolling in the woods so I went to check on him. He'll come visit you soon. He's just busy with school."
"Of course, we understand Chichiue." Instantly replied his eldest before his hand landed at the back of his twin's collar, fingers touching brown locks, "No, Hiro! You can't go see Otou-sama on your own! Do you want to bring trouble for him?"
The captured brunette pouted before flailing and whining, "You want to see him, too, don't you? So why don't we just go?! I promise to behave!"
"Once he's ready, I'm sure he'll come and visit us."
Kaname smiled at Sato's sagely tone before looking down at his waist where Hime replaced her brother's arms around him and was also sniffing him, albeit discreetly. "Hime?"
"Otou-sama's scent is really sweet, though it would be sweeter in the future, must be because you've not yet completely bonded, right?" she said quite dreamily with her eyes close while snuggling against him. "But I infinitely prefer it when your core scents melt together once you're bonded; it's the most heavenly thing."
"Soon, my Hime, soon." He reassured her. Hime smiled at him beatifically which greatly put into mind the image of the hunter smiling in a similar way and suddenly Kaname was eager to see it but he decided to distract himself. It's too early to further push the hunter. "Tell me how far you've gone in you task. I'm glad to see that you are taking a break."
"Un~! We have completed almost a fourth of the inscriptions; before long, we'll be able to start activating the spell. It's still a long way before we can use it but it's getting along well." His daughter readily supplied, "And Sato-nii needs his daily dose of sugar and Uncle Takuma was kind enough to bring us some snacks before heading out!"
"I see. How many days does it take to finish this kind of spell for you?" Kaname asked curiously, he's never seen such a spell performed before, though from what they explained to him earlier, it's a spell designed to locate what they're looking for and directly open a pathway to get to it.
"I should say about four or five weeks, Chichiue." It was Sato who answered, still holding on to his brother's collar, "This kind of spell is not something that we can hasten as it deals with time and space as well, though a normal tracking spell can be finished within a day as it should only deal with dimensional control."
"Then how come?!"
The question did not come from their brown haired father but from an overzealous blond who stumbled through the door obviously eavesdropping a minute before, an exhausted Kain (who's shaking his head in disbelief) stood near the door.
"Ara, ara~! Hana-jichan, what are you doing over there? And here I thought you were taking so long to knock." Hime went to help the blue-eyed blond to his feet, "Were you curious about something?"
"Eh? Ah! Your Highnesses, I hope you don't mind if I stay in and study this spell." Aidou was blushing profusely while clutching a notebook, desperately trying to avoid his king's eyes, "I just have to know how this all works."
"Ah, of course, Uncle, if that's what you'd like. Though you're the one who taught us about this, so I'm sure it'll come in handy." Sato obligingly consented before adding thoughtfully, "I can only imagine how this must bother you. I remember Ichi being unable to sit still if something puzzling comes his way."
"Eh? Your Highness?" Aidou couldn't understand what his last statement meant.
"Hmm?" Sato blinked a few times up at him, he suddenly seemed to realize something since he colored slightly before clearing his throat, "Ah, it's nothing, please don't mind me."
A laugh could be heard from both his twin siblings but he ignored it, instead, directed his gaze to his father, his wine red eyes asking for permission.
"Chichiue wouldn't mind, right?"
"Of course, I won't." burgundy eyes then found blue ones, "Learn it, Hanabusa, and learn it well." If this is something that his children should know in the future then he must make sure that he's got everything ready.
"H-hai!" Aidou suddenly felt that he must learn everything about it like his life depended on it, "Er, Your Highness, why is there a difference with the tracking spell that you're doing now with a normal one?"
The young brunette just smiled at him, which caused the blond to blush again as it looks like it was his king who was gracing him with such a charming smile, before adding quite casually, "That's because the cure we're tracking is also suspended in time and, please, you may call me Sato."
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Zero could see the fiery blaze of the sun's final glory for the day before sinking down on the horizon as he stepped out into the chilling wind of the sunset high up in the school's rooftop. He was breathing quite hard as he ran here immediately from the just finished crossover.
Yuuki didn't turn up for the Night Class parade which worried him and Ichiru, though the latter gave him a look that says 'it's your fault for avoiding her, stupid nii-san'. Ichiru could be really expressive with his eyes when he wants to.
When the march started and he was once again put to the test as the squealing fan girls shred his patience to pieces (not that he had any to begin with), he tried very hard not to look at the pureblood vampire who he knows was drilling holes at the side of his face with an exasperating smirk on his handsome face and, instead, tried to silence the annoying girls with his menacing aura.
He was a bit bewildered when he was suddenly accosted by the blond vice-president of the Moon Dorms with a serious expression that he's never seen in his usually brilliant face. He whispered to him in a tone that could match the pureblood in dominance, "Yuuki-chan is probably in the school's rooftop. Go to her immediately after this. You must do it tonight, Kiryuu-kun, you owe it to her." Zero didn't have to look in the eyes boring at him to know that the blond is staring intensely at him. And then as fast as he approached him, Takuma went his way, stunning half the fan girls into silence as he walked away with a severe expression on his normally sunny face.
He didn't need the blond vampire to tell him. He had made up his mind to talk to Yuuki tonight, so he was a bit annoyed at the reminder.
He tore his gaze from the flaming beauty of the setting sun like he did with the slight recollection of earlier and turned his gaze to the brown haired prefect who's sitting in a bench facing the same fiery display. He walked near her slowly but audibly to let her know of his presence. She didn't show any indication that he noticed his approach as he stood behind her, but she must have known that he's there since she didn't flinch in surprise when he spoke.
"You got a lot of nerve ditching prefect duties." He began.
She took a second before responding, "…heh, you always do it so I thought that I should try it as well once in a while." Her voice was even but evidently expressionless and Zero wanted to kick himself for doing this to her. "With you being such a lazy bum in comparison, I'm sure I'll be forgiven."
He looked at her a second more before replying, "Point taken."
She chuckled lightly but still a million miles away from her usually vivacious laugh.
And then, silence.
Zero dreaded every minute that he did not hear her speak, he knows she must be hurting terribly inside and he wants nothing more than to help ease it but how can he? When he's the reason. He's the jerk who came in between her happiness and he feels like the world's dirtiest scum for it.
An eternity passed before she spoke again, still in the same monotonous expression that Zero wish he'll never ever hear from her again after this day, "So, you're finished running from me? I should have known that you'll get tired of it eventually and come to me. I wouldn't have wasted my energy trying to find you." She paused for a while before sighing, "You had me running everywhere, you jerk."
Zero did not trust himself to speak. He could only imagine what's going through in her mind. God, he feels like such a scumbag. Does she hate him now?
Yuuki spoke again after a while. "So…three children, huh? They're all very cute. I guess c-congratulations are in o-order."
When her voice faltered and broke by the end of her statement, Zero decided that he needs to stop being such a damnable lame coward, "Yuuki…" he stood directly in front of her now, facing away from the blaring light, and tipped her head up to him. He himself faltered at the heartbreak he can see on those chocolate brown depths; swollen and red-rimmed from crying. He's never seen Yuuki so broken before and his own heart cracked at the sight of her like this because of him.
"Yuuki…" he's never one to show any form of affectionate gesture but he casted all that aside as he pulled the female prefect in a tight hug, "…I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. God, I'm sorry, Yuuki." He breathed in tormented whisper. It's all he could say because he doesn't know how he can do anything about it, yet. And already, he broke her heart and there's no way of going around from causing her excruciating pain.
She didn't even pretend not to be affected. She cried her eyes out against his chest, her hands gripping the back of his uniform so tightly. She didn't even try to be discreet about her lament as she sobbed and muffled her agonized scream. Her dainty shoulders trembling. He knows that his face is also contorted in pain but it's nothing to hers, he's sure. I'm sorry.
After the longest time when she's spent and he could hear her voice coarse from crying, she placed her hands on his chest and gently pushed him to give her some space to look up at him.
Her expression harrowed his heart horribly, and he knows that what he's feeling is clear as day on his face but she laughed hoarsely at him and tried to give him a smile that only succeeded in making him curse himself even more. She place two hands on both of his cheeks, "Don't look like that, you moron. I'm sorry for crying but thank you for letting me. It's not your fault really. It's not his either. It's mine. I was the one who decided to love him; it's not your fault that I can't have him. You don't have any obligation to step aside for me…It's a simple thing of you and him falling for each other." She stopped momentarily as another bountiful batch of tears streamed down her cheeks but she didn't falter this time as she stared at him through all the tears swimming in her brown eyes, "I love him, I really, really do. And I always will…but I love you, too, Zero. I know more than anyone how much you deserve all the happiness that you can get. God, how I know this. The world owed it to you. And I know that if given the choice, you wouldn't choose this for yourself if only for me."
Zero closed his eyes as he brought her face against the crook of his neck and hugged her tightly again. She hugged him back as tightly as he held her.
"I know you love me as well, you silly hare-brained brother of mine. But you don't have to hold it back for me. I'm fine. I'll be fine. You already apologized to me. I know you mean it. And that's all I need. I'm sorry for hurting you as well. You didn't deserve to be in pain seeing me like this. But I…I just really need to see you and know that we are in the same page, or I won't be able to go on."
After a few restrained sobs, she continued, "In Sato-kun's vision, I saw you smile, your eyes were kind and I was very happy. And I also saw him smile. I was very happy, as well. I never saw him smile like that e-even with me…if you can make him feel like that, Zero, I can step aside. I will."
They stayed like that for a while under the crimson sky, with her silently weeping outwardly and him silently agonizing inwardly. When he felt her much calmer and her tears began to recede from its almost consistent flow in slowly drenching his uniform, he very slowly released her. He stared in those brown orbs who unflinchingly met his, "Thank you, Yuuki. I don't know what I'll do if you hated me." He then pressed a light lingering kiss on her forehead.
"Silly." She paused before catching his gaze again, "Do you love him?" she asked seriously.
He returned her look with no pretentions in his eyes, he's still honestly confused, "I don't know. But who the hell knows?"
She chuckled soundlessly never averting her eyes from him and silently conveyed her gratitude at his honesty, "You still have a long way to go, like me. But everything will be clear in time. Just be true to yourself, okay? And I'll be here for you like always." She again held his face in her hands, "You'll be fine, Zero. What I know about the two of you is that you don't know how to fail, not even if you tried." Zero caressed the hands holding his face and pressed their foreheads together, before she continued with her same soundless laugh, "But I'll beat you to a pulp if you ever hesitate because of me. As early as now, I'm telling you, you can't use me as an excuse."
"…Can you really forgive me just like that?"
"I love you both, so there's nothing to forgive."
He nodded almost imperceptivity without looking away from her innocent eyes. He's not worthy of having someone like her for a sister. She's too beautiful and kind. Right now, she's protecting his heart when he just broke hers. And it was supposed to be him keeping her safe.
It's another minute before they completely broke apart. She walked around him to face the crimson sunset once more and walked near the rooftop railings, slowly and gracefully with both hands clasped behind her.
She exhaled a deep sigh. And tremulously tried to smile as she looked up at the sky, completely failing to do so as even her trembling lips gave hint for another batch of tears to come pouring in from both chocolate brown eyes. She, however, gathered all the courage in her and took a very deep breath before she let it all out.
"UUUUWWWWAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH! Stupid world! You big meanie! You'll sseeeeeee! This won't stop me from being happy!", she shouted at the top of her lungs while throwing both hands unrestrainedly in the air, all grace forgotten and Zero watched her with a heavy lump in his throat as he see her fight with her shattered heart and when she turned to him with her hair an unruly mess from the blowing wind and her face shiny with tears while trying to give him a huge shaky smile, she never looked more beautiful. "We can both do this, Zero! Let's fight!" she put her right hand in a fist before her in a fighting pose while chuckling hoarsely.
He watched this beauty a moment longer and etched it in his mind before he gave her a silent murmur of assent.
"Un."
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A pair of bright green eyes looked up with an expression of complicated sorrow and pride as he stared at the gorgeous figure of a certain female prefect currently shouting at the rooftop, his blond hair dancing lightly in the wind, framing his solemn face. His lean body resting against the sturdy torso of the tree at the top of the hill he's at.
He didn't move or diverted his soft gaze even as a powerful approach of a dark haired vampire announced that Kaname is beside him.
"She's absolutely beautiful." He whispered in a mixture of admiration and pride for the woman who holds a special place in his heart.
Kaname chuckled softly, following his gaze, "She always has been."
"I feel like a terrible monster feeling happy when she's this broken."
"I'm aware of the sacrifices you were prepared to make for her, Takuma. One could only assume that this is how it's meant to be right from the start. Even I was ready to thread on the most obvious path laid out in front of me had it not been for the arrival of my future before me. I am inclined to think that your own heartbreak is not needed."
The Vice-President of the Moon Dorms chuckled quietly without taking his eyes of the object of his rapt admiration. "That must be the longest speech I've ever heard from you, Kaname."
"You won't hear it a second time." Kaname gave a small answering smile to his friend and most trusted aide before undertaking a very serious tone, "Takuma, I'll just warn you once as well. If you hurt Yuuki, I'll kill you."
This had the blond vampire turn his intense green eyes to equally hard sienna orbs, "I wish I could have said the same thing to you a long time ago, Kaname. But who would have thought this would happen?" his voice was even but no less determined in the face of a creature that could easily kill him in cold blood but he's not afraid, not when it comes to his love, "She's everything to me. I won't hurt her."
Kaname gave him another smile at this display of unwavering affection for his sister. Maybe soon he'll be able to let Takuma know of this secret. "I know you won't but I had to make it clear." He let his eyes linger on the display above them for a moment more and, without waiting for a response, turned and was gone.
Takuma closed his eyes for a minute before returning them back to his brown-haired goddess. Once, he was prepared to see her wrapped around the arms of someone else even as the mere thought gave him images of violent bloodshed as it tears him open inside. He didn't care that he won't be the one to make her happy, as long as he can see her smiling. If it's for her, he's prepared to be stabbed alive by the harrowing jealousy and still smile. He loved her that much.
From the time he saw her, when he went with Kaname to visit her, he was captivated. Even as a child, she's a beauty to behold. Her vibrant smile, deep dark eyes and unfaltering courage to protect those she loves had him conquered since way before. He watched her grow from an angel to a goddess and while loving her infinitely all this time, also swore to step back as she chased her happiness through the love of another man. Green eyes morphed into hard emeralds as possessiveness and desire took the forefront in his mind.
For her, he took a seat back before.
Never again.
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"Ooohhhhhhhhh, dear Lord, who would have thought?" said a feminine voice in awe while gripping a pair of opera glasses in her right hand as she pressed it near brownish red orbs and flitting her gaze back and forth from the heartbreaking pair on the rooftop to the equally poignant pair situated in the woods at the top of the hills below, her other gloved hand planted against the oak tree whose branch she's standing on.
"Heh, interesting, ne?" agreed Hiro, hanging upside down some eighty feet above the ground as his feet curled around a separate branch to hold his weight, "and what are you even doing with those, Hime, you can see just as well without them."
"Leave her be, Hiro. You shouldn't question a lady's choice." Sato offered gallantly while sitting beside his brother's curled feet, his own two swinging back and forth beneath him. To this statement, his sister nodded vigorously before making a face at her Hiro-nii who gave her an answering look. The eldest, however, fixed his wine-red gaze to the scene that he's got no trouble watching from their far away perch at the top of the tallest oak tree that they could find.
They were looking out of the window to get a glimpse of their Otou-sama as the crossover took place and saw how intense and serious was the way their Uncle Takuma (who's always smiling) glared at their Otou-sama which confused them greatly and they just had to investigate. They had no trouble finding out everything about it.
"But there's no need to worry. It looks like everything will settle themselves in time." Continued Sato.
"Perhaps, but I believe that it's fine if we assist them just a bit, you know," agreed the little silver-haired princess, swinging her head in the direction of her brothers, huge pair of blue ribbons in her hair ruffling against the wind, "Just a bit, just a teeny-tiny bit, like really, reeaalllyyyy small interference."
Hiro laughed at the hopeful expression on their lovely sister's face while Sato shook his head at this in mild exasperation. There they go again.
"Hime, why must you always play cupid? Should I remind you that it's a katana you wield and not a bow and arrow? You might worsen things, you know."
She squawked in indignation, "Me? Fail? Why, dearest brother of mine. I won't be a Kuran if I'm a lady who knows how to do such an erroneous thing. And might I remind you that I'm rather good with bows and arrows? I'll only be second to you."
"Chichiue said that this is how things are, right? So leave them be and let fate flow smoothly with them. We've done enough damage as it is by coming here."
"But you know, Sato, it could be fate that had us coming here in the first place." Reasoned Hiro, who wants to be able to do something fun while in this time frame.
"Why, that is most certainly the case! All the more reason to lend out a helping hand." Hime finished sweetly, batting long silver eyelashes. Excitement filling her at the thought of bringing soulmates together.
Sato again shook his head, his siblings could pull off really smart retorts when they have a need for it, "That may be, but be careful where you tread or uncle Takuma will have our heads."
"Of course!"
He just smiled before returning his gaze to the woman on the rooftop, Don't worry Yuuki-bachan, you will find your happiness.
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Zero sighed in contentment as the warm spray of water soothed his body and refreshed him from the day of running around the campus. He tried to focus his mind in Yuuki's kindness and love and wish that it'll stay that way so that his thoughts won't go wondering back to the vampire king. Shit! There goes his peace.
His mind kept replaying the scene he had with the bastard today in the woods and he felt himself turning red and blue in the face at the recollection of the kiss they shared. Damn it!
He wanted to beat himself badly for responding to the pureblood's assault. He cursed audibly when he felt a heat that had nothing to do with the warm shower travelled all around his body. The hands he placed firmly on the cold tiles clenched into balls of fists as conflicting emotions surged through him.
The bastard's messing with him, he just knows it. And for the good of his already shitty sanity, he shouldn't be letting himself be swept by the flow of things. He clearly knows this but why in all nine perfectly fucked up hell won't his heart stop sprinting at the mere thought of him?
"God damn it, I'm a dead man."
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Another chapter down! Whew. I do think that Kaname-sama is the type to go for the attack once given the go signal by whatever's holding him back. haha, it'll start now, I dare say.
Oh, and forgive me for the Fuji-san-like (Prince of Tennis) Takuma. Well, Ichijo Takuma-san did confess to being a closet sadist and I do think the dark persona now and then suits him very well. hihi
