Your Sickness is My Cure

Chapter 3

Zero groaned in agony as the sunlight peeked through his curtains and shone brightly on his face. He tried to lift up his arm to shield himself from the light only to find it heavier than lead.

He tilted his head slightly to find himself facing his clean indigo carpet. Mustering up as much strength as he could he pulled his body up and managed to prop himself against the wall. He hissed as he felt his neck wound reopen slightly, fresh blood soaking the already dirty bandage.

"Damn you, Kaname." Zero hissed in pain as he shifted even more, trying to get on his feet.

Jerkily and in immense pain Zero got to his feet. By now the blood had seeped through the small bandage and some small trails of blood ran down his torso and right arm.

Zero glanced at the wound. Was it really that deep? Zero sighed as he remembered why he hadn't stopped bleeding. His blood was thinner than it was supposed to be. It was extremely unfortunate, but not a big deal because of the vampire blood in his veins. As much as Zero didn't want to admit it, the vampire blood in him was most likely the only reason he was six feet under.

He dragged himself into the bathroom, shut the door behind him, and peeled his clothes off of himself and then the bandage before turning on and stepping into the scorching hot water. He felt the burning water touch his scalp then run down, he stood under the spray for a while as his muscles unwinded.

Looking down he saw the water turn pink before flowing down the drain. He banged his head lightly on the shower wall as his memory from last night came back to him.

"He knows... That...damn...pureblood...knows. Kaname..."Zero growled out the name in frustration. With information like that in Kaname's hands Zero was practically at his beck and call. At his whim. Zero dug his nails into his palms as he tried to keep control.

"Zero!" He heard a voice calling his name, and a pounding on his door followed.

"I'm taking a shower!" He yelled back as he reached for his lavender and lilac scented shampoo.

"You're gonna be late for class!" The voice was muffled by the sound of the door, making the voice hard to distinguish, and the running water wasn't helping.

"Go without me! You're late to class more than I am, Yuuki!" Zero called back as the the sudsy clump on his head disappeared to reveal silver hair.

"Yuuki?" The voice called back curiously.

Zero stopped his showering that instant, conditioner on his head. He wrapped a fluffy pink towel around his body, trying to hide as much as possible, and went to open the door.

He threw it open and jumped back when he came face to chest with a crisp white night class uniform. He was about to reach for his Bloody Rose, when he felt the unthinkable happen. He felt his towel slip from in between his hands.

Zero felt the world move in slow motion. His towel was slowly falling to the floor and his hand was moving too slow to catch it. A flash of white disturbed his slow motion vision and snapped him back to his senses.

"Here is your towel." A deep voice stated. Zero finally looked up and realized it wasn't Kaname at his door, it was Akatsuki Kain. Said man had his arm outstretched, motioning for Zero to take the towel in his hand and looking away politely.

Zero took it quickly and wrapped it around his waist. "What are you doing here?" He asked with slight annoyance. He personally did not mind Akatsuki, he was one of four vampires he could actually tolerate.

"I was waiting for Aidou to go to sleep to come visit you." The fire wielder said bluntly then slowly crept closer to Zero and placed his arms on the wall on both sides of the hunter, effectively cornering him. "And you've been avoiding me too. I was getting worried." The fire wielder mumbled into Zero's ear as he bent over him. "I missed you."

Zero gasped and looked up at the aristocrat in shock and disbelief. Kain took the opportunity and pressed his lips gently onto Zero's. Contrary to the day class girls belief, Akatsuki was not wild. He was a gentle lover, which is exactly how he caught Zero's attention.

"Akatsuki..." Zero mumbled softly as Kain ended the kiss, he groaned in frustration as Akatsuki moved his lips down his neck.

"Kuran found out."

The redhead paused. He sniffed the Zero's neck and he hissed as he smelled another, more powerful dominating smell on the level D that was not his. "He bit you..." His anger unhindered as he eyed the wound on the boys neck.

Zero waved his arms frantically. "It was an accident! I didn't want him to!"

"He bit you." Akatsuki repeated again.

Zero's eyes widened as he realized what his lover said. "No! He didn't bite your side! I mean it! He only bit this side before I pushed him away! I didn't let him!"

Kain removed his arms from beside Zero. "Get to class. We'll talk later." He said as he stormed out of the room. Zero slid down the wall and put his head in between his knees. 'Damn you Kaname. You're destroying my life.'

Zero reentered the shower after a while and continued where he left off, his spirit just a little more broken and his shoulders a lot heavier.

Later that Day

"Kaname-senpai! Kaname-senpai!" Yuuki cheered through the front of the screaming girls she tried to contain. Their eyes met for a few seconds, one unnoticeably fake smile and one incredibly real smile were exchanged before Kaname's eyes swept over the faces and heads of many girls.

"Where's Kiryuu-kun?" Kaname asked Yuuki, trying to suppress his concern for his- oops- the silver haired hunter.

Akatsuki glared at his leaders head. 'Kaname-sama you may be my leader but you will not touch what is mine.' He thought angrily.

"He didn't come to class today... I was going to check on him after the crossing over-" Yuuki started but was cut off abruptly by Kaname.

"That's fine, continue your duties Yuuki. I will check on him." Kaname told her, as he ruffled her hair a bit, making Yuuki blush furiously and the other girls stare in jealousy.

"Kaname-sama you shouldn't skip class." Kain's voice broke through the cheering girls, making silence wash over the area. Akatsuki had just spoken. It was cold, and cut through the chatter like a hot knife through butter.

Aidou looked at his cousin with a little bit of irritation at trying to tell their leader what to do. "Don't tell Kaname-sama what to do, Akatsuki." He scolded.

Kaname gave Aidou an award winning fake smile. "You'll cover for me, won't you Aidou?"

Aidou practically had hearts in his eyes. "Of course, Kaname-sama!"

Kaname turned away, a smirk taking over his noble features, he had a sick, unwilling lover to find.