A/N: Hey everyone! Thanks for the wonderful reviews... A few things I would like to confess to... I realize I kinda made a mistake when Yuuki and Kaname enter the city and no one realizes their pureblood. I'm really sorry for making that flub lol! But anyways if you guys see any more mistakes, please feel free to tell me, it helps me write better chapters in the future! Also since I'm so new to VK I need all the help I can get, so thanks to VampireMaddy and all the others who oh-so-kindly pointed these out (in a nice, constructive, way!). Enjoy this chapter!

Vampire Knight – Immoral Love

–Chapter 3—

Yuuki followed closely behind her brother as they entered the mansion at the end of the city. It was snowing again, and Yuuki's face was covered with her heavy hood. She held Kaname's hand tightly.

As soon as they reached the door, it slowly creaked open without aid from a living life form.

Yuuki's eyes widened as she eyed the door fearfully. "How…?"

He squeezed her hand. "Let's go,"

She gripped her other hand around his forearm as they walked into the shadowy entrance. A large chandelier hung from ceiling, but instead of lights there were eerie candles hanging above them, casting a ghostly glow around the room.

"Nii-sama…" she muttered. "This place terrifies me."

He put his arm around her shoulders. "Don't be afraid," he said, reassuringly. "I'm with you." He then looked up the large staircase.

"Hello? Fukaku-sama?" he called.

Suddenly a heavy wind traveled down the staircase, blowing their hoods off their heads.

"Enter, Kuran-san," A deep, frightening voice said, and Kaname took a confident step towards the staircase.

"Calm down, Yuuki," Kaname said. "Your blood is pumping wildly."

"Am I the only one seeing this place?" she asked, her eyes flashing back and forth between the disturbing gargoyles and fallen angels all over the ceilings.

"Don't make me regret taking you along," he scolded, and she nodded, mustering all of her courage.

"I'm all right," she said as she let go of his arm and merely clasped her hands together in front of her.

When they traveled up the staircase they heard a piercing scream and she reached out and grasped Kaname's sleeve.

"Kaname—" but when she looked up, the face she saw wasn't Kaname's, it was distorted and horrifying. The figure's eyes were blood red and his mouth was cut at the side where it had been carelessly stitched back together with terrifying black stitches. It's face was pure white.

She stepped back, her eyes widening and sweat pouring down her face.

"Who… who are you?" she choked.

"Yuuki?" the demon asked, his voice low and foreign.

"Stay away!" she yelled when he reached out for her. She ran up the stairs, checking over her shoulder to see the disturbing figure chasing her. As soon as she reached the top of the stairs she bumped into a hard body, throwing her to the floor.

When she looked up, the person she had bumped into had a similar face to the one that was running towards her. She stood up and ran down the hall until she an invisible wall violently. She turned and screamed. "Nii-sama!"

It was then she smelled it, his blood. Her eyes snapped up and the two figures were centering on her. Her eyes flashed red.

"You know she isn't going to find humor is this practical joke your playing on her, Fukaku-sama," One of the voices said to the other. "She can smell my blood."

She looked up dumbly at the two figures who were conversing as they walked closer to her.

"You're never any fun, Kuran-san," he said and then suddenly their faces transformed.

Kaname stood before her, holding out his hand. The other character laughed quietly at the side.

"Any vampire should know not to trust their eyes," he said, laughing boisterously when he couldn't hold back anymore.

Kaname turned his head to glare at Sota. "She's an infant," he snapped.

"She doesn't look like an infant," Sota responded, crossing his arms.

Kaname sighed and pulled Yuuki to his side. "She's only been an adult vampire for a year," he explained. "Her vampire side was sealed for 10 years, and before they sealed her away, Otou-san and Okaa-san didn't teach her how to defend herself."

Realization fell upon him. "Well why would they, as long as she had her Onii-sama, possibly the strongest pureblood in vampire history, to protect her?"

Kaname grunted. "Apparently, that doesn't always apply."

Yuuki stood, frozen at Kaname's side. She was still shocked at the 'practical joke' that Sota had chosen to play on her.

"I really scared her," he said pleasantly.

"I hope you acknowledge how much hassle this creates for me," Kaname said, cupping Yuuki's cheek. "Yuuki, love, are you all right?"

Yuuki's eyes blinked as she tried to remove the "glazed over" look she was currently mirroring. "What… what happened?"

"I'm sorry, Kuran-chan," Fukaku said, placing his hand upon her head. "I just thought I'd play with your mind a bit, I never expected you to react so harshly to my mind-control."

"Fukaku-sama…?" she asked as she looked over the man who almost perfectly mirrored Kaname. The only difference was the color of his eyes. Instead of the warm brown color of her brother, he had bright yellow eyes.

"I'm glad to finally make you acquaintance, Hime," he said, leaning down to kiss her hand. He paused there and breathed in deeply, smelling her blood. "Absolutely breath-taking."

She felt Kaname pull her to his side. "I'm afraid this is purely a business visit."

Fukaku smiled warmly at Yuuki, winking at her. "I don't mind mixing a little bit of business with pleasure…" he said softly. "How old are you, Kuran-chan?"

Yuuki glanced over at Kaname and after he nodded she opened her mouth to speak. "I'm sixteen."

"Sixteen?" he asked, looking at Kaname. "You wicked boy."

"Since when has Fukaku-sama become such a hypocrite?" he asked.

"Good call," he chuckled. "Follow me please!"

A door opened and Yuuki and Kaname followed him into a dark chamber, lit by a few candles. "Can I offer you anything, perhaps… a drink?" he asked, gesturing to a few women who were sprawled across the chairs. "Of course I have some that you may enjoy as well, Kuran-chan," he said, winking at her.

"We'll pass," Kaname said, as Yuuki's eyes widened as she scooted closer to Kaname's side.

"Oh that's right, the whole 'we only thirst for each other' foolishness," he said, rolling his eyes. "Honestly, how do you know if you've only drank each other's blood?" he asked, leaning over to look into Yuuki's nervous eyes. "Are you sure you don't want to experiment a little? How about an even trade?" he asked turning his neck towards her. "I'll give you a taste and you return the favor?"

She turned her head into Kaname's shoulder, shaking her head vehemently.

"I'm sorry Fukaku-sama, but thankfully, my sister developed a fear of biting strangers," Kaname explained, placing his hand upon Yuuki's head. "To be honest, she didn't even take blood from me by biting until recently."

"Fascinating," he said, cupping Yuuki's chin. "To have the innocence of a child, and the appearance of a woman, it's truly rare."

"Can we please return to the business that sent Yuuki and I here?" he asked.

"Of course, I'm sorry I was just too enthralled by your sister's extraordinary story," he said, pointing to a couch. "Please, have a seat."

Kaname sat on the leather couch and Yuuki sat beside him, resting her hand upon his knee.

"What was is it that sent you my way, Kuran-san?" he asked.

"Well, I'm sure you've already heard the rumors, Fukaku-sama," he started.

Fukaku leaned forward, crossing his ankles. "Are they still being characterized as rumors?" he asked, laughing. "But yes, I did hear the "rumors" as you call them, the entire Elder council has been destroyed and the Hunter's Association is on the move to take out the remaining purebloods," he said. "Which is why I assume you've put your sister on house arrest, considering she has been listed for extermination by the Vampire Hunters?"

Kaname looked away, but then back. "If you know anything about the person they assigned to assassinate my fiancée, I would appreciate any information you could give me about them."

"Is that what you do to every person who doesn't give you your way, Kuran-san?" he asked teasingly. "Turn them to dust?"

"I'm protecting my sister, I don't see a fault in that,"

"Ah, but is that your only motive? If it is, what was the reason for obliterating the old men in the council?"

"I will not give my reasoning for what I did and I will not give you my motives for requesting your help, all I ask is that you remain an ally," Kaname said, his eyes furrowing together.

"Such a heavy request, especially without knowing your true intentions, don't you agree, Kuran-chan?"

Yuuki suddenly looked up. "I feel that it would be in your best interests to join sides with us, Fukaku-sama,"

Both Kaname and Sota looked shocked by her sudden response.

"I suppose the Kuran family has reunited once again,"

"Yes," Kaname said, putting his hand over Yuuki's. "And we will be officially united when Yuuki reaches the legal age," he said.

"Marriage, eh?"

Yuuki looked shockingly over at Kaname, but dropped her head when Fukaku concentrated fully on her.

"Are you on our side, or not?" Kaname asked.

"And if I refuse?" he queried, staring over at Yuuki. "Will you destroy me now?"

Kaname frowned grimly. "I'm afraid that if you are not an ally, you are an enemy."

Fukaku leaned back, scratching the back of his neck absentmindedly. "Well, I guess I don't really have a choice, do I?"

Kaname stood, shaking hands with him as he stood. Yuuki jumped up beside Kaname.

"Thank you, friend," Kaname said, putting his arm around Yuuki.

"Please, bring your mesmerizing sister over any time," he said leaning down to kiss Yuuki's hand. "Be sure to stay at your brother's side, Hime," he said, looking over at Kaname. "It is where you are most safest."

Kaname leaned over and pulled Yuuki to his side. "Beside me is the safest place, Yuuki."

"What do you know about my sister's hunter?" Kaname asked.

Fukaku scratched the back of his neck. "Not much, all I know is that he is one of The Cursed Twins."

A moment of silence passed between them and then a light sob was heard from Yuuki's insides. Her knees hit the hard floor and her arms went out to catch herself. She sat there, hands out, hair falling around her face, eyes wide. "Zero…" she whispered.

"Was it something I said?" Fukaku asked, staring at the hunched over form of Yuuki.

"I'll destroy him…" Kaname hissed darkly. "How dare he?"

"I'm sorry if something I said troubled you, Kuran-chan," Fukaku said, placing his hand on Yuuki's shoulder.

"Come Yuuki," Kaname said gently, lifting her off the floor. "Time to return home."

"Have a safe journey!" Fukaku said, but Yuuki's mind had floated to other worlds and was unable to respond.

xVxKx

"Talk," Kaname said in the car as he drove down the snow-covered road. Yuuki had been staring out the window for the past ten minutes in complete silence. "This silence is suffocating me."

She opened her mouth to speak, but then suddenly shut it tight. Another few moments of silence past.

"It's him isn't it?" Kaname asked. "Kiryuu-kun?"

The sound of Zero's name voiced with Kaname's angry rumble made Yuuki gasp.

"You want to go look for him, don't you?" Kaname asked, his hands tightening on the steering wheel. "You want to save his life, don't you?"

"I don't want to look for him," Yuuki said. "In fact, if he finds me, I will run away."

Kaname looked over at her, confusion mirroring his features. "I don't understand, this… wisdom… isn't like your usual personality."

"Why does that sound like an insult?" she asked dejectedly as she stared out the window.

"I wish you would let me into your mind," Kaname said, turning a sharp curve with the gentlest precision.

"If Zero finds me," she said, a hint of sadness in her voice. "He will kill me," she said, looking up, "And I will not raise a hand against him."

"There's that foolishness that characterizes you so well," Kaname said sarcastically.

"Nii-sama," she asked. "If I ask you of something, will you please consider it?"

"You don't want me to execute Zero, do you?" he asked, his eyes dark.

"Please…" she stammered. "Allow him to live, if he finds me, I promise with everything that I am that I will run with you."

Kaname was silent for a moment before he opened his mouth to speak. "If it was anyone other than you, Yuuki," he said softly. "I will allow your request," he took her hand in his. "But if he raises one hand against you, I will personally terminate him," he murmured angrily.

Yuuki nodded. "Now tell me what is in your mind, Onii-sama."

"I am of course worried about your life," he said, looking out towards the road. "I won't be able to leave your side for a moment now, knowing that Kiryuu-kun could appear on my doorstep at any moment to destroy the person I hold dearest."

"What about gathering the other purebloods and the nobles?"

"You will have to remain by my side, no matter where I go, from now on," he said.

"What about Aidou-sempai?" Yuuki asked. "And the others?"

"They will remain at our safe-house and keep an eye out for potential threats, I will order them to leave Kiryuu-kun alive if spotted."

"Thank you, Kaname," she said as they pulled into the driveway leading to the mansion.

"You're welcome," he said softly. "Now let's get inside, before you get sick."

xVxKx

A few weeks had passed and Yuuki had traveled with Kaname all over the country searching for allies, a few had refused them, but thankfully Kaname had kept them alive. Most of them had begrudgingly agreed and had allied with the powerful Kuran family.

No news had been heard about Zero or his hunt for her life. Also since rumors had traveled around about Kaname's livid commitment to protect Yuuki, the threats on her life had drastically lowered.

"Happy Birthday, Yuuki-chan!" the entire vampire group yelled in complete unison.

"Birthday?" Yuuki asked, brushing the snow off of her jacket as she walked into the elaborately decorated parlor. "Oh, today is my birthday, isn't it?"

Kaname leaned down and whispered in her ear. "Yuuki, don't ruin the atmosphere…" he said softly and when she looked up, she saw that they all had disheartened expressions on their face.

"Thank you so much for remembering!" she said, smiling widely. "Nii-sama, is this why you insisted we leave early?"

"If I had thought you would have forgotten your own birthday, I would have brought you breakfast in bed to remind you," he said mockingly.

"Thank you all so much," she said, looking around the room.

"We all chipped in and got you something," Aidou said, handing her a small letter.

She opened it up and pulled out two tickets. "What's this?" she asked, looking down at the plane tickets.

"They are tickets to go to Moon Beach on Higarama Island," Aidou explained. "We figured you and Kaname-sama might need a vacation."

Yuuki smiled broadly, she turned to Kaname hopefully. "Please can we go?"

He smiled warmly. "Just seeing the smile on your face gives me no choice but to accept."

She hugged him warmly. "Thank you, Onii-sama!" She then turned to the others. "Thank you all so much for your considerate gift… I love it."

"Would Yuuki perhaps want to know what I got her?" Kaname asked, turning his head to the side in question.

"You got me something too?" she asked incredulously as he covered her eyes with one of his hands.

"Why of course, now hold out your hand," he ordered and she obliged.

What happened was something she never would have thought would have happened, instead of something dropping into her outstretched hand, she felt a pair of hands lovingly take them into hers. When Kaname removed his own hands from her eyes she met face to face with her best friend, Yori.

Yuuki blinked dumbly in the direction of the best friend she hadn't seen in over a year. Her heart pounded in her chest and her eyes were the size of baseballs.

"Yori…chan…" she murmured and Kaname caught her, wrapping his arms around her waist before her knees gave out from underneath her.

"Happy Birthday, Yuuki-chan," Yori said, wrapping her arms lovingly around Yuuki. Yuuki's knees hit the floor softly as she embraced her friend.

Sobs shook Yuuki to the core, all the emotion, all the painful absence of her confidant came flooding back to her. She fell hard, crying painfully. Her shoulders shook with each painful lurch and she hugged Yori tightly, her arms wrapped around her neck.

After a moment Yuuki turned and grasped the pant leg of Kaname's trousers. She wrapped her arms tightly around his leg, getting on her hands and knees.

"Are you happy Yuuki?" he asked.

"Y…Yes…" she hiccupped, twisting the pant material she was grasping onto.

"I'm glad you liked your gift," he said softly.

After the emotional reunion between Yuuki and Yori, they spent hours just talking. Mostly about how their lives were. Yuuki didn't go into too many details about her recent past, but wanted Yori to divulge as much as she could about how Cross Academy was and how Kaien Cross was doing.

"He's lively as always…" Yori said, sweat dropping. "He speaks of you constantly though, after a while, Zero-kun began to scold him for discussing you in his presence."

Yuuki's heart dropped into her stomach. "Zero is still at Cross Academy?" she asked.

"He dropped out at the end of this semester," she said sadly. "He said he had something personal he had to tend to."

"I see," Yuuki said, her heart sinking even lower inside her stomach.

Then suddenly she looked up. "Are you staying the night, Yori-chan?"

"I can… if your brother agrees of course."

"Really? I'll go ask him!" Yuuki said excitedly, "You stay here,"

Yori nodded and Yuki went to search for her brother. She found him standing in his room, looking outside of a window pensively.

"Onii-sama?" she asked, resting her hand on his arm. He snapped out of his day dream and turned to look down at her.

"Have you had a wonderful 17th birthday, my love?" he asked warmly.

She stood on her tiptoes to kiss his cheek. "Yes, thank you so much, you've given me the best gift I could ever ask for,"

"What else can I do for you?" he asked, leaning down to kiss her neck. "It's been a few days since you've had any blood, hasn't it?" he asked.

"I'm fine," she assured him. "Really, having Yori here makes me forget I'm even a vampire!"

He looked at her, concern etching his features. "Is that what you want, Yuuki? To be human?"

She looked down. "I didn't mean it like that, Kaname," she said. "I'd never want to be human if that meant that I couldn't spend my life with you."

He smiled, kissing her forehead. "That makes me happy."

She hugged him warmly. Snuggling into his chest lovingly.

"What was it you came in here for?" he asked, brushing his finger over her cheek and down her jawbone.

"I…Oh!" she exclaimed. "I was wondering if Yori-chan could possibly stay the night!" she asked, turning to him, her hands intertwined together giving the impression that she was begging.

He looked out the window, his thoughts unclear. "I don't know Yuuki, it's dangerous," he said. "Especially since you haven't fed since a few days ago."

"I would never hurt Yori-chan…" she said, hurt.

Kaname bowed in apology. "Forgive me, Yuuki," he said. "I did not mean to imply that you would purposefully attack your friend."

She ran into his arms unabashedly. "Please, Nii-sama…"

"Nii-sama!"

"Please Nii-sama!"

"Nii-sama?"

He smiled, resting his hand upon her head. "Of course your friend can stay."

xVxKx

Yuuki laid beside Yori-chan in her oversized bed, the curtains drawn shut. She was now thinking of pleasant memories of the day as she let her mind wander. She realized she hadn't even said goodnight to Kaname, who was sleeping in his own bed tonight. She felt strange, this was the first night in a long time she hadn't snuggled up to him as his gentle breathing had rocked her to sleep.

She looked over at Yori-chan and smiled. Kaname knew what she needed all along. He had gotten her the best gift she could ever ask for.

Yori turned over, her back facing Yuuki and Yuuki caught a glimpse of the back of her neck. Suddenly her throat began to burn inescapably. She coughed a few moments and tried to lay back down, ignoring the pain she felt.

But then suddenly an image popped in her mind. The last time she had resisted this urge, she had injured Kaname. A poor little helpless human like Yori wouldn't stand a chance against Yuuki's sharp fangs.

What should she do? She couldn't ignore the pain in her throat for very much longer, and she definitely couldn't bite Yori.

Yuuki's heart banged heavily as another image entered her mind. She was a pure blooded vampire. With one graze of her fang against Yori's human soft flesh and Yori would transform into a Level E.

She flashed back to the first Level E vampire she had come across, when she was still human. It was a small child carrying a red balloon. Her mind then flashed to Zero, as he fought to control his thirst for her.

Yuuki's eyes flashed red and she jumped out of bed, dashing for the door. She could barely hear Yori's worried voice and she bounded for Kaname's bedchamber.

She twisted the knob violently and slammed it open. He was sprawled out on his bed, a book in his lap, when he calmly looked up.

"I was wondering how long it would take before your endurance ran out," he said, holding out his arms wide.

She fell then to her knees, tears rolling out of her red eyes. "I'm… I'm a monster…" she cried.

"You're a vampire," Kaname answered, standing up and walking over to her. He picked her up softly and laid her in the middle of his bed as he removed his white t-shirt.

"I… can't…. Yori-chan…" she stammered. "I wanted to bite her."

"You're thirsty, it's been a few days," he said, rubbing the dark circles underneath her eyes.

"I wanted to turn Yori-chan into a Level E!" she exclaimed.

He brushed her hair softly. "You didn't want to turn your friend into a Level E, you just needed to quench your thirst,"

"How do you know that?" she asked.

"Because, I know, that even though you were thinking about Yori-chan, in reality you wanted my blood."

Yuuki's heart lurched. "You're… You're right… When I was imagining biting her… I imagined the taste of your blood…"

"—and you became thirsty," he answered for her, embracing her.

She couldn't resist sinking her fangs into his neck gently as the burning sensation slowly ceased. She turned to the side and closed her eyes.

"You aren't going to stay with your friend tonight?" Kaname asked as he played with her hair absentmindedly.

"When… when I'm not… with you… the bloody nightmares return…" she murmured.

He kissed her forehead. "Well then sleep, my precious little one, and I will fight the nightmares away for you."

A/N: I just love writing this story (as you can tell I've written over 50 pages of word in like... three days lol). Anyways please review if you have a chance! Love you all!