A/N: Hello readers~! I am so sorry for not updating for so long…some bad things just happened and I wasn't able to concentrate on anything as of late. But in a moment of inspiration, I decided to sit down and write another chapter. Again I apologize it was not as long as the previous chapter, but this is as much I can crank out as of now ;

Thank you for all your reviews! They truly motivated me to keep on going with this story. I appreciate all your comments

Actually I have a huge idea of writing the sequel to this story…just not this story at the moment haha~. I was really considering just writing the sequel but….then it wouldn't make sense without this story.

Warnings: blood suckle-age loool….duh. And some sensuality. Between guys. This chapter will mostly be about Kaname and Zero's inner musings. The true mystery of the story has yet to start…but its getting there.

Enjoy~!

~*~* Chapter 3- "What you do to me"*~*~

The memories flooded back into Zero's aching head. The moment he felt the elder vampire sink his fangs into his neck like a piece of meat, he passed out. And ended up in some dingy damp dungeon in the bottom of some castle.

Since then, Zero knew nothing of the world outside. He did not know whether or not it was the sun or the moon shining that glimmer of light onto the stone floor. Time did not seem to have a measure anymore. His clothes were in tattered rags, his hair greasy, his body stank of sweat and flecked with trace amounts of dirt, and his face caked with the metallic scent of dried blood. Zero's tongue slipped out to lick at some near the corner of his mouth. It had been so long since he had felt any sort of solid food pass through his esophagus other than that life-sustaining nectar that was oh so sweet. He hated it. How long was he here? Days, weeks, months…perhaps even a year has passed by?

Although Zero knew he was physically confined within walls and held down with shackles, he was really prisoner to his own lust. Eyeing the tablets lying innocently against his body, Zero took one in his fingers and flung it against the length of the room. They taunted him. If only he could have just taken those damn pills and kept them down then maybe…he could have lived on. But without Kaname's blood, he could barely function.

The only connection Zero really had to the outside world was the pureblood. The vampire visited him once in a while, keeping him alive on a steady supply of all the blood he wanted. But for what purpose? What was the point of having all you wanted right there in front of you when you have lost your freedom?

His shaking fingers touched the twin bite marks on the side of his neck. They were quite unnoticeable until his nails brushed lightly against the indentation. Zero shuddered as a strange feeling zipped through his neck and poured throughout the rest of his body like molasses. It was a mark of ownership, Kaname had told him.

"Consider your body, mind, and soul mine. As of now until death, your only objective should be of serving me in every way possible. "

He had to be tied down and marked like a dog by a vampire. The one species he was born to kill and extinguish. If only his ancestors could see his pathetic self now. A vampire hunter becoming the pet of a vampire.

In a very twisted way that Zero almost dare not fathom, it seemed like Kuran was saving him. For Yuuki? No…she had most definitely moved on and would not care whether or not Zero was even alive. Keeping Zero alive would certainly not benefit Kaname in anyway, unless he just had an excess of blood and wanted to find an outlet. Having Zero under his wing seemed more like a hindrance rather than somewhat of a pawn he could use, for there were far more powerful vampires Kuran could have taken advantage of. Why him? Why an ex-human Level E vampire hunter who had a short enough fuse to go off like a bomb any second now is of ANY use to a near royal pureblood socialite is something that puzzled the hunter to no end. Looking at his situation, it was pretty hopeless. He could try to escape…but it would not be long before he would go off on killing spree, shedding blood wherever he could find it. And he could not imagine killing another innocent human. ..

Zero still had absolutely no recollection of ever murdering any sort of pureblooded vampire, as much as he would like to take the credit for that. Nor would he ever harm an innocent human consciously. These walls…these chains…

His fingers ran through the rusty metal. The unevenness of the crudely made metal pricked one his fingers. Not long after, the inevitable scent of blood flooded Zero's senses. He hungrily licked at the crimson liquid dripping out of his own flesh.

Perhaps they were saving him from himself….

~*~*~*~

Kaname ran fingers through his unruly hair. He had just finished giving Zero some of his life-sustaining blood that would stave off the ex-human's hunger for about a week or so. It was the only thing that he could do for that god-forsaken soul. That and keeping alive the fiery spark that always made itself present in those lilac orbs. Although the latter has dimmed considerably during his stay at the Kuran mansion…

It was only fair. It was the one thing Kaname could allowed Zero to have, and that was pure hatred for the pureblood. For it makes things so much easier. The things he would do to ensure that flame of hatred only Zero could bear for him…only him.

He would abuse him mentally…

" Your entire life was a lie. The one before was a mask, hiding your true self away. And now it has finally revealed itself, yet you still believe yourself to be human. How can you call yourself a human even after all you've done?"

He would abuse him emotionally…

"Did you really think you could protect Yuuki? Especially becoming the monster that you are. Do you think she could ever accept you, now that she is in the comforts of royalty?"

But he would not abuse him physically…because he did not think he could be in the same room with a betrayed and wounded man with blood flowing out of his wounds. Kaname wouldn't be able to stop himself from drinking that cursed blood. He had sinned enough for one lifetime.

One life must be sacrificed for another…and Kaname was a strong believer of that. It was as simple as picking an apple from a tree and biting into it. The apple is no more inferior than whatever was eating it. It was the same concept, only lacking the emotions factor that usually comes with such. The idea was as old as time itself. While the Kiryuu boy did not know it at the moment, he was essential to Kaname. The potential that lies dormant within him…

As the heavy leather boots thudded against the tunnel floor, a pall fell over the brunette. Some people could say it was guilt. Others would say pity. In the back of his mind, the pureblood felt the foreign twang of both, copulating in the recesses of his mind and branching out over every other small crevice of reason. But he quickly wiped it away as suddenly as it had come. Kaname almost laughed. To think that his conscious would be burning at him now was almost a joke.

He would never let such emotional intangible matters dictate his actions. Everything was to be systematically executed under reason and carefully planned strategy that he perfected through many years of experience and observation.

Thus was Kaname's trademark ingenuity to be one step ahead of everyone else because he always knew what would be at the end of his game. No matter what, he will see the enemy's king toppled over in a sea of his own army's blood. So was the way of the pureblood.

The twin French doors creaked as he pushed them open. The chandelier's warm glow spilled over the dim weathered cobblestone of the tunnel like an aristocrat lowering his eyes to a vagabond.

" Kaname-niisan, where have you been?!"

Ah that sweet tinkling voice that cut through all his nightmares.

" Yuuki," all his adoration poured into that one name. She was the manifestation of everything innocent he tried to protect.

Her large doe-like eyes stared blinkingly at him for an answer. If only you knew exactly how far I would go to sacrifice for you…

"I merely went out for a stroll. The atmosphere seemed overwhelming for me and I thought I'd clear my head for a bit. Did you enjoy yourself?"

" If you mean being badgered by the high socialites of the vampire world about this that and the other, then yes. I enjoyed myself fine," she huffed as she fell back on the low sofa, her dress ruffling around her like a princess.

The brunette turned owlishly towards her brother with a questioning look.

" Why didn't you take me with you? "

Kaname sighed as he strode towards her and sat down, his weight causing her to dip lower towards his body. His fingers found themselves in her hair, stroking her head as if she were still a toddler. The other arm wound around her shoulders so she was trapped between his arms.

" I'm sorry Yuuki, I had some things on my mind that I needed to think about alone. "

" Tell me! We used to share secrets all the time no matter what!" she pouted up at him with that look that always won him over.

" I promise I'll tell you next time," he planted a kiss on top of her head as he pressed her closer to his body for a hug.

" So, how did the party progress?"

" Well…Aido-kun did get a bit tipsy from whatever was in the punch…I think someone even tricked him to get on Kain's shoulders for a piggyback ride! What a sight is was! You should've been there to see it!"

Kaname chuckled as Yuuki continued on throughout the night.

" And of course Ruka wasn't too happy so she just dumped the entire bowl onto Kain's head, but then most of it got on Aido and they had a full out cat-fight in the end!"

This is the way it should be…Yuuki and her carefree nature. Kaname stared adoringly at his fiancé as she babbled on and on about the nonsense that happened. As if there was nothing in the world that could distract her or break them out of this circle of warmth. He would sacrifice all in the world for this one ray of light in his darkness.

Towards the latter part of the evening, her yawns became more frequent and her eyelids became heavier. It was then that Kaname ushered her to her bedroom for the night.

As he watched her gowned silhouette fade in with the shadows, his eyes darted back and forth from the grandfather clock in the hallway. The constant motion of the pendulum swinging back and forth only made him more aware of what he had to expect.

~*~*~

Kaname strode towards the dungeons for the second time this night. However now, he had a completely different purpose. His legs took him robotically towards the one occupied cell at the end of the tunnel while he dared not let his mind wander.

Like habit, he turned the lock and opened the wooden door with a key. The boy would have been asleep around this time.

Zero had his head turned towards the side, exposing that pale column of flesh that was taunted the pureblood, similar to the boy's personality in a way. The moonlight flecked over his already silver hair, making Zero have a halo of some sort. Kaname's eyes traveled towards the hunter's face. He almost had an innocent boyish look, a total antithesis of the ex-human's true nature. The pureblood almost wished the boy would open those eyes, so he can see those fiery embers directed at him, instead of this cold motionless figure lying against the stone floor. Each time those dark lashes fluttered unconsciously, the pureblood's breath would hitch in his throat as if he would be caught staring, No that wouldn't do at all.

Kaname inched over towards the boy, not bothering to mask his presence nor caring to keep quiet. It seemed that Zero was in a deep sleep as he did not stir as Kaname approached him.

He eyed the twin bitemarks on the side of Zero's neck. They had faded only a little. Of course he had to reiterate his mark upon Zero so he would know exactly who he belonged to. But first…

" Do not wake until you are told," he sent a hypnotic wave towards Zero, ensuring he would not wake up for this.

Kneeling this close to Zero was not helping Kaname's situation. He could practically feel the boy's warmth next to him. And that scent that was emanating from his body drove the pureblood with need. The pureblood did not want to admit it, but he was at the mercy of Zero's blood since the first time it coated his lips. His fangs were already elongated to sharp points that were just anticipating to puncture that soft neck.

There was no turning back now…

A/N: I am not sure whether the pacing was too slow or too fast…or normal? My plan for this story is not very long so I try to plan out equal amounts of the plot in each chapter. For this particular chapter I don't think I incorporated a lot of the main plot…more of what Kaname and Zero are feeling.

Also do you feel that the plot is confusing somewhat so far? It is meant to be mysterious so all loose ends will be tied up in the end/sequel XD

Please review so I can improve on the next chapter~! Thanks!