A/N: sorry this took a little while! I had it done yesterday morning but didn't get around to uploading it!

Also, regarding Yuki, I like her as a character but I don't like her with Kaname or Zero, so for the sake of this story, her love interest is our dear Aido!

Disclaimer: ehh, the usual, Vampire Knight and it's characters are not mine!


Deep claret eyes stared into his own, his hand moving forward to cup one smooth, pale cheekbone as a firm hand on his naked hip pulled him closer "...ro.." He angled his head to better reach those soft, semi-parted lips with his own "Kana..." they were so close he could feel the other's heated breath on his lips... "Zero!"

He fell out of bed with a thunk, groaning in pain he turned his head to glare at his intruder and found himself face to face with Yuki, whose cheeks were flushed bright pink, her eyes looking slightly to the side of him. "Hnn...What time is it Yuki?" he moved to stand, and Yuki leapt back, her hand on the handle to his door. He reached a hand towards her, "Yuki? What's the matter?"

"Uh-hm, n-n-not meaning to be rude or anything, but uh, you're uh... oh just... you're late!" And with that she ran out of the room, leaving Zero concerned and confused, that is, until he looked down and found that he was both naked and... sticky. Blushing furiously he grabbed the sheet from his bed, and made his way across the hall to the Chairman's bathroom.


Only just making it in time for the first bell, Yuki stopped for breath outside the building, her cheeks burning and her heart racing. She wasn't blushing because she had just witnessed her best-friend-sort-of-brother having a wet dream, and her heart wasn't racing because she had just seen the same boy in all his morning glory. It was the name, the name she was sure he was half-way through speakin...no, moaning in his, ah, dream.

But, Kaname and Zero were both boys, how would that ... Yuki's eyes widened and her blush deepened as it hit her, just like a boy-love manga! Yori was not going to believe this!

And she was right. Yori didn't believe her. Pouting, Yuki was offended, "But Yori-chan, I swear I heard it! If I hadn't woken him, I'm sure the next word out of his mouth would have been Kaname!"

"The next word out of whose mouth?"

An awkward silence fell over the small table they were seated at before Yuki stood bolt upright, "Ka-Kaname-sempai!" And indeed, there he stood, squinting slightly in the bright midday sun.

"Uhhhm, well, you see Sempai, eh," as Yuki stuttered and fidgeted, hopping from one foot to the other as her mind raced to figure out what to say.

"It's no matter," Kaname held up a hand to silence her, pressing his fingers to her lips, "can you tell me where to find Kiryu?" Yuki blanched.

"Ze-Zero?" As Kaname nodded his confirmation, Yuki's heart did a double-take, first Zero says Kaname's name in his, er, sleep and now her beloved Kaname was looking for Zero! Something fishy was going on here, but if it involved her two favourite people, Yuki was not going to get in the way. Putting on her brightest smile, Yuki grabbed Yori's arm and dragged her off, shouting back at Kaname that he could probably find Zero on the roof before disappearing into the garden.

As the two girls watched his retreating form, "Yuki... as much as I love you, I worry for you." As she pretended to listen to Yuki's fan-girl babble, Yori shook her head, "It's just as well Aido-sempai isn't around, the two of you would only encourage each other"

"U-w-a-ah! Yori-chan, wh-why would you bring up Aido-sempai!" Grinning knowingly at her best friend's blush she chose to say nothing, and merely led the way to afternoon classes, knowing exactly what that blush had meant.


Zero stood in the shower half-dazed, barely noticing that the water had turned cold. He had intended to clear his head and go to class, but he'd ended up remember his dream, and those lips... "Fuck!" He hit the tiled wall with the side of one clenched fist before shutting the water off and tearing the curtain aside with more force than was necessary.

After towelling himself off he decided to skip classes for the day. Forgoing his uniform he dressed quickly, not bothering to pay much mind to his outfit and went storming off to the roof, muttering curses the whole way.


And so Kaname found him several hours later, sprawled in the shadow cast by the bell-tower, asleep. The boy was wearing grey slacks and a white tee-shirt, a simple enough outfit but one that strangely complimented the pale skin and silver hair. As he surveyed the sleeping form, Kaname realised that a sleeping, un-scowling Zero was somewhat endearing to behold, he looked so different, so vulnerable. His face was relaxed, his lips slightly parted, hair slightly stirring with every whisper of the wind.

Kaname watched, not wanting to move closer and alert him to his presence just yet, but a throbbing in the base of his throat reminded him why it was that he was seeking Kiryu out in the midday heat. His brows knit together as he took a step forward, clearing his throat as he moved,

"Shouldn't you be in class, Prefect Kiryu?"

Zero stirred in his sleep as the unmistakable presence of a vampire registered in his senses, jerking himself awake as the smooth, and familiarly irritating voice reached him. He hoisted himself up onto his elbows, much too comfortable to stand and not feeling the need to grace the pureblood with his undivided attention.

"And shouldn't you be sleeping, vampire?" Zero had meant for it to have his usual, angry tone but sleepiness had intervened and he'd ended up yawning half-way through, effectively ruining any attempt at it being insulting.

Kaname almost laughed at the sight Zero made, eyes blinking against the harsh sunlight, his voice thick and lazy as he struggled to pull himself together. He couldn't help smiling, however, as the hunter scowled, his lavender eyes narrowing in displeasure, "What do you want?"

"We need to talk, Kiryu."

With a cold shiver, Zero thought for a second that Kaname somehow knew about his dream, and repressed the strong urge to turn and run. He snapped at the brunette, using anger to hide the undercurrent of fear and embarrassment as images of said dream flashed through his mind, "about what, Kuran?"

"About us," Kaname kept his voice level, trying not to give way to the discomfort he was feeling at having to explain to Zero what had happened, "about the blood-sharing, and the bond we..." His voice faltered as Zero's face fell slightly, confusion evident. Of course, Zero would have little knowledge of blood bonds, which made this doubly hard for the pureblood. He cleared his throat, "we've formed a blood-bond, Zero," dropping the formality of his tone, Kaname put it bluntly "I am now bound to you, as you are to me."

"...What?"