It was sun rise and Zero walked through the halls of the Kuran house. He wasn't even going to try to kill Yuki this time. Each time he'd tried before Ayame had stopped him. She just had to look at him with her innocent untainted eyes and he'd stop. It had been 8 years and she was 13 now. As he walked past Yuki and Kaname's room, he thought about it and stopped. Ayame was probably tainted and those innocent eyes would be gone. He wouldn't have to worry about anything now. That was a big may be though. He grabbed the door knob and twisted it, pushing the door open slightly. He walked in and silently unlocked the safety. The door opened behind him but, he didn't flinch or turn around. Someone gasped and hugged him around his waist. He froze.

"Z-kun. I knew you weren't a dream," she said, into his back.

"Ayame," he whispered.

"You can call me Aya-chan," she replied.

Zero smiled and turned around, making Ayame back up. He picked her up and carried her to her room. She put her arms around his neck and rubbed her head under his chin. Zero wondered why she was doing this and why his heart was starting to pound in his chest. He laid her down in her bed and removed her arms from around his neck. She looked at him worriedly.

"Are you going to leave for another 8 years?" she asked.

"May be not 8 but, why do you care?" he asked, "You don't need me."

"Z-kun," she said, hugging him, "I missed you."

He hugged her back and was confused still. Why would she miss him when they've only met once that she can remember? He looked down at her with soft, curious eyes.

"Why?" he asked.

"I don't know," she answered.

"Then you should sleep."

"Z-kun, wait. I want you to stay this time."

"Why?" he asked, again.

Again she had no idea. Zero got up and walked towards the door. She just couldn't stop thinking about him over the past 8 years and she stayed up some nights waiting for him to come. She was always wondering if he really was a dream or if he'd been real. Another thought crossed her mind and it made everything clear.

"Z-kun," she said, "You are a dream."

Zero turned around and looked at her. How did she come to that conclusion when he was right here and she'd felt him pick her up?

"How…did you end up with that idea?" he asked.

"You haven't aged a day since I first saw you," she answered, "Even if you were a vampire you'd still age."

She had a point and Zero looked himself over. He looked like he was still16. He wondered why he hadn't aged and Ayame walked up to him. She grabbed his hand and made him sit next to her on her bed. She looked at him with a smile and he looked at her with confusion.

"You can't leave now," she said.

"You need to sleep," he stated.

"I'm dreaming I don't need to sleep."

"I can talk for awhile."

"Good. Are you a vampire?"

"Yes."

"Are you supposed to be my guardian…vampire?"

"No but, I can't seem to hurt you."

"Why do I always find you in oka-san and oto-san's room?"

"That's a secret."

"What? Can't you tell me?"

"No. Aren't you tired?"

"No," she answered, yawning.

Zero smiled at her lying. She wasn't very good at it and Zero stood up. He picked her up and laid her on her bed. Then he covered her up with blankets and sat by her. She laid down but, there was indecision on her face. He caressed her face and she blinked at him. Ayame sat up and shifted her position so she was sitting on her knees, to look at him. She wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him. Zero was stunned and sat there frigidly. Then he hesitantly wrapped his arms around her waist, closed his eyes, and kissed back. She pulled back and looked at his face. He'd opened his eyes and was looking at her. She looked tired and Zero looked anxious.

She caressed his face and said, "Why do you look worried?"

"It's nothing. You need to sleep," he said.

He got up to lay her down again but, she laid down and got under the blankets. Zero kissed her forehead and she closed her eyes.

As he walked to the door, she said, half asleep, "Will I see you tomorrow?"

"No," he answered.

Ayame frowned and opened one eye but, it quickly closed as she fell asleep. Zero smiled because he knew that annoyed her. He already knew things about her after just a short time. She was a horrible liar and had an over active imagination. She was also observant. Zero walked out of the room and exited the house. It was noon and he was hungry. A few hours after sunset, Yuki came in to wake up her daughter. She was usually up an hour past sunset but, it was three hours past. Yuki shook Ayame and she rolled on her other side.

"Ayame," said Yuki, "We need to get ready to go to the wedding."

"Z-kun," she mumbled.

Yuki shook her more. She had to talk to her daughter now. This Z-Kun thing was getting obsessive. Yuki was starting to worry about her. She was worrying that Ayame would never get over it. Ayame blinked and opened her eyes. She sat up and stretched, then looked at her mother.

"Yes, oka-san," she said.

"Aya-chan. You need to let go of this Z-kun dream," Yuki said.

"I know he's a dream oka-san. I just can't let him go."

"You need to. It's not healthy for you to keep hold of a childhood dream."

"I'll try, oka-san," replied Ayame.

They were going to Rima and Senri's wedding and Yuki talked to Kaname while Ayame was getting ready. They'd give her a chance to fix her problem herself.