My Life to your Life

By Liera Antionette

Author's Notes: I would like to say thank you as always to my reviewers who are still reading this story. I'm still having trouble with a few of my tense wording, but I'm slowly getting better thanks to all of you and my good friend Jezz-Ra! I'm also sorry for getting this chapter out so late…I was having a little trouble with lack of net, but I didn't forget you guys!

So! Let's get this chapter moving, ne? Hope you all enjoy and as always reviews are at the bottom of the chapter.

Story Start

Almost an entire week had went by since Kaname last allowed Zero to be alone with him. The pureblood was deeply confused by Zero's bloodlust behavior. Most vampires would be violent and ruthless, not gentle nor kind and only get worse when they had their first taste of such a rarely given gift. He spent those days trying to understand why Zero was acting the way he was and he turned up nothing. Kaname was beyond frustrated and the only other way he could understand this…whatever the hell it was…was to go to Zero and ask him directly. But, he couldn't just go up to the hunter and casually asked why he did that.

Zero would surely pull Bloody Rose on him and shoot for even saying such words to him. Kaname had pulled his next book out on bloodlust behaviors since there were a few books written by vampires to have a better understanding on those they turned, when he heard a knock at his door. Not really wanting to stop in the middle of the paragraph he was reading, Kaname gave the door a mental tug in order to open it and sure enough Takuma came walking in holding a few letters for the pureblood.

"Evening Kaname-sama!"

Kaname nodded his head in acknowledgment as he continued to read while Takuma pulled up a chair to wait until he was ready to speak. They only had a few more hours of daylight left before their classes started and he would walk passed Zero again. Lately the hunter had been trying to speak to him, but due to his own nature it just ended with Kaname infuriating him with a few words and causing him storming off. Takuma had begun to shuffle through the letters when his hand stopped on one that had rather messy handwriting and carried the scent of blood.

"Kaname-sama…this…"

The pureblood lifted his head at the scent recognizing it almost instantly and he frowned while closing his book. He took the letter from Takuma who appeared to be a little confused as to who would do something as distasteful as to write a letter to Kaname in someone's blood. As the pureblood read the letter, what ever small amount of color he had was gone in the span of seconds. This deeply bothered Takuma since nothing ever worried Kaname.

"Is everything-"

"Get a few trusted nobles and have them patrol tonight along with Seiren. It seems we will have a guest tonight and he will be bringing a lot of friends…"

Taking the letter, Kaname began to head out of his room as Takuma stood and tried to follow him. Just what was going on and who would want to attack Cross Academy? What was Kaname not telling them? The pureblood no longer had the time to worry about Zero's behavior. The game had started and he was making a bold starting move.

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Zero growled as he leaned against the walls the separated the Moon Dorms from the campus and crossed his arms. The damn pureblood had been avoiding him like the plague for the past couple of days and it was really agitating the hunter. Just what was he hiding? Did he do something stupid or say something that made him change his mind about letting him drink from him? Zero rolled his eyes. As if life would be that merciful and allow him to stop tasting the blood of another…although he was loathe admitting it, but Kaname had this delicious, sinful taste that always made the hunter quiver in a way that was not just revulsion.

He huffed as he glared at the rabid pack of Night class fans and obediently they fell back. Too bad Yuuki hadn't mastered the art of stopping people with just a glare. The poor girl was getting trampled, yet again, as she frantically blew her whistle and tried to get the Day Class students to fall in line. They pushed and shoved, but they never actually made it passed the girl and when she blew her whistle for the sixth time, the gates began to open and those of the Night Class began filing out. The crowd made way for them, excitedly yelling at their favorites of the class when Zero narrowed his eyes.

Where was Kaname?

The usual faces were there, but Kaname and a few of his close knit group were missing. It's not like the pureblood to miss seeing Yuuki no matter how much they hated each other. The brunette must have been thinking the same thing for she turned a questioning gaze to Zero and the hunter shrugged his shoulders. She glared at him briefly before pushing back some of the bolder students as Zero closed his eyes. Something didn't feel right…something was nagging at Zero from the back of his thoughts and he really wasn't comfortable with it. It mixed with his hunter senses and it made his vampire instincts twist.

When the crowd had cleared, Yuuki approached Zero as they made their way back to the chairman's office to get ready for their patrols tonight. Yuuki was fidgeting beside him trying to figure out what was wrong with her beloved Kaname while Zero tried to ignore whatever this odd feeling was he was getting in the back of his thoughts. He had other things to worry about, like getting that pureblood to talk and he just realized he had the best way of getting his attention. He always came whenever blood was spilled so if he spilled a little blood then the pureblood would come no matter what.

"Yuuki, you go on ahead…I'll catch up. I forgot to do something…"

"You'd better hurry Zero…I don't want to even smell what the chairman is cooking up tonight!"

She stuck her tongue out while making a face and it made Zero smirk. He could not blame her on that. When he was sure she was inside the house safely, he walked a distance and pulled out a dagger he kept at his ankle under his uniform pants. It wasn't enchanted with any of the hunter spells he used on his other weapons like his gun and what not, but this would serve its purpose. Making a thin cut in the palm of his hand, Zero barely flinched from the pain as he watched the blood trail down his hand, feeling more than stupid for doing this.

Why was it so important for him to know if he made a fool of himself or not? He shook his head as his senses starting picking up the aura of a nearby vampire. He casually licks the blood that trailed around his wrist before the wound healed when he stopped and frowned. That was not one of the Night Class. He almost didn't have time to pull Bloody Rose when a level E jumped from the tree to pounce him.

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On the other side of the campus, Kaname was turning one of the stupid level E vampires to dust with just a glare as he looked over Aidou, who had paused after his attack. The blonde had making a flurry of icy ground spikes to counter the leaping and hand impaled a good majority of them with deadly accuracy. Aidou was just allowing the ice spikes to melt into the ground when he picked up a scent hidden within the breeze.

"…Is it me, or does something smell incredibly delicious?"

Kaname frowned as Kain took a moment to test the air. The pureblood suddenly grew uncomfortable once he took in whatever it was Aidou had smelled. He knew that scent from anywhere. A few gun shots rang out in the air confirmed his suspicions and his heart suddenly fell. Yuuki was always with the hunter no matter what and without a second thought he was moving towards those sounds.

"Get rid of the rest of these uninvited guests if you would. We do not need to endanger the campus anymore than it already is."

"But…What about you Kaname-sama?"

Kaname just gave the blonde a look before he was off. Aidou glared feeling a little useless as Kain tugged him back so they could continue to hunt the levels E vampires that made it into the campus. Aidou could never understand what it was about that girl that always made Kaname always run to her although that scent just now…it definitely was not from Yuuki. Just who was Kaname rushing to go help?

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Zero sidestepped a leaping claw attack from one of the insane vampires as he clutched Bloody Rose tight to fire a round off at the offending level E. The plan was to lure Kaname or one of his lackeys here to take him to the pureblood and instead he got a large group of level E vampires. Just what the hell was going on here? Zero ducked a side swipe of elongated claws and managed to take a step back to avoid a downwards swipe before he managed to shoot the vampire down. He was getting pissed by the second since they didn't seem to be letting up. He grit his teeth and knew he had to bear with it since he was not going to back down with Yuuki and the Chairmen so close by.

The rest of the vampires had been watching him warily, some moving about debating their next move since they knew he could take them out with one shot. Zero was sure to keep his back to a tree in order to keep them all in his line of vision, but one and slinked away from him. Without warning , the female level E leapt up on his side and latched onto the side of his neck with the anti vampire brand causing Zero to scream. It stung her like hell to bite down on that side, but she would not let go even as Bloody Rose was aimed at her head. Zero had been caught slightly off guard since one of them made a move as if it were going to attack him when this one just leapt at him from the shadows.

His hand almost froze, but he quickly shook off that memory and he pulled the gun up to her head before pulling the trigger and the hammer hit nothing. Zero's eyes widen not realizing he had ran out of bullets and cursing loudly before bashing the wench in her head with the hilt of the gun. The vampires surrounding them all gave various degrees of snickering as they closed in the on the hunter. Zero narrowed his eyes and forced the vampire on him backwards and into a branch that stuck out impaling her and freeing him. He grabbed the side of his neck as he flinched in pain never thinking one would be dumb enough to bite the brand and reached for his knife.

He didn't think his un-warded knife was going to do much damage, but like hell he was going to become a snack for these bastards. By the time Kaname made it to where Zero was, his blood filled the area and there were piles of dust everywhere. By this time, screams had erupted all around the campus since of course there were some simple Day Class students who just had to sneak out to see their beloved Night Class only to run into some of the level E. Kaname knew the others would handle it since right now he had to find the hunter in order to make sure both he and Yuuki were safe.

He followed a loud battle cry since it was just too much blood in the air to find him that way, to see Zero fighting off his last six vampires. He had a gash over his right eye and his neck was bleeding heavily as he cradled his left arm. Judging from the way he was covered in ash, there were a lot more than just the six he was now fighting. Not uttering one word, Kaname easily shattered each and every one of those vampires as he walked up calmly with his arms crossed.

"Really Kiryuu if you wanted my attention that badly, all you had to do was come up to me directly."

Zero glared at him as he sunk against a tree and wiped his face from some of the blood and ash. He looked paler than usual and Kaname had to frown when he noticed the place he was bitten. Bloody Rose laid on the ground forgotten somewhere for the moment and the little dagger he was carrying looked as if it had seen better days. Zero looked a mess, but it seemed like he was more than satisfied with the fight he had put up.

"Well…I didn't know I was gonna draw a bunch of damn level E to me…Why are they even on the campus?"

Kaname was making his way over to the hunter as he closed his eyes and breathed heavily. Even though he was a bloody mess, Kaname was he so relieved to know that Zero was safe. He didn't understand and just like he thought the confusion was back by just simply being around him. Just what was Zero doing to him?

"Where's Yuuki?"

"Inside…Sent her in before I was jumped…good thing too cause she would've been upset and drew their attention…"

Kaname knelt down in front of him and shook his head. It seemed Zero was too tired to be his usual grumpy self and he had to say he was more than relieved to know that Yuuki was safe with Cross. He was leaning over to check Zero's wounds when the hunter flinched and looked up. Before Kaname could speak, Zero quickly pulled him flush against him and threw them to side before the tree he was just leaning against was reduced to splinters.

"Kiryuu?"

"Damn and here I thought the little level D wouldn't be able to sense me though I must admit that I'm impressed with the effects of this elixir."

Kaname froze at the deep, silky voice that issued from the darkness before he slowly got up from Zero. So his enemy was using some sort of blocking elixir? Kaname growled threateningly as it fell together as to why he couldn't find his uninvited guest. He was looking about wearily as Zero slowly pulled himself up and pulled Bloody Rose back by the chain he had it on.

"Kuran duck!"

Kaname nimbly dodged the blood whip that had lashed out from the darkness as Zero quickly reloaded his gun. How was it Zero could sense him and he couldn't pick up a thing? Ah…it must have been his hunter senses. Good thing too or else Kaname really would be fighting blind.

"Oh? So this little pet of yours isn't hampered like all others?"

"He's not my pet. Really...if you think I will not be able to find you then you are sadly mistaken…Rido."

The voice gave a dark chuckle as the whip lashed out again and again, Kaname dodging with no effort since he could at least make out the sound of it before it struck. This game was getting really annoying really fast and as soon as he found the bastard he would take out his heart with his bare hands. His last leap from dodging the deadly whip put him next to Zero and the hunter knocked him down by sweeping his arm to hit his legs from under him. Caught off guard once again tonight, Kaname fell to his back just as a whip from behind lashed out and almost took off his head. Zero wasted no time firing a few rounds into the darkness earning a pained yelp for his efforts.

"Bastard! You're a hunter!"

Rido snarled as Kaname glared and sent a wave of kinetic energy his way, using his hearing to pin point this bastard and end the game. But all he got was a snicker from him and he cursed under his breath. Kaname was not enjoying being toyed with like he was some fool. He growled as he let his anger get the best of him as he let out a kinetic blast in the area.

"Don't be so upset…I'll be back Kaname…I was unaware of your little hunter pet and I am currently ill equipped to face him…oh but you can bet your pretty little head I'll be back…"

The voice gave a crazed laugh before the presence just vanished all together and Zero laid flat on his back taking a deep breath. That pureblood had a suffocating aura and it pained him to even try to stand up against his imposing will, slightly thankful that the fool didn't even mention he was under his control during the fight. Kaname looked behind him to see Zero breathing heavily as Bloody Rose went limp in his hand. The presence of the level E vampires had vanished as he knelt beside the hunter.

"You…Why did you protect me?"

Zero snorted as he closed his eyes not entirely sure himself why he protected the pureblood himself, but just this once he swallowed his pride and opened hazy lilac eyes tinted with a hint of red as he focused on Kaname.

"It was instinct more than anything…I felt the bastard and was confused as to why you didn't and you didn't even sense the attack so I pulled you outta the way. Hell I may dislike you, but if I really wanted you dead…I would have shot you with Bloody Rose as soon as I got my hands on'er…"

He closed his eyes again, feeling dizzy as hell as he suddenly felt like he was going to be sick. Kaname frowned as Zero started to flush slightly. Something was wrong with hunter. Carefully he reached out a hand to help the hunter up and Zero jerked away from him. He felt funny...it was like something was trying to worm its way into his mind, but it was having a ton of interference from somewhere.

"Kiryuu don't be so stubborn. You need help and I'm here to give it."

Reluctantly, Zero allowed Kaname to lift his arm around his neck and heft him up to carry him inside. He closed his eyes as he took in the scent of the pureblood, not realizing he was leaning more in to nuzzle the left side of his neck as his fangs made they known. He smelt so delicious and he was suddenly so hungry. Kaname stiffed slightly when he felt the hunter's fangs and studiously tried to ignore him. Now was not the time for him to be taking blood from him.

"Kuran…"

Kaname shut his eyes as the hunter held his neck a little tighter but it went slack because he was still weak. Despite his thirst rearing up and hissing at him, he was more or less able to ignore it due to many years of repressing it. He needed to know what happened that night he fed from him. It felt like he was forgetting something important, though what could have happened that made him want to remember so badly?

"What happened that night? I know I fed from you, but what did I do really?"

Kaname was trying to ignore him, but he had a right to know. When Kaname went to open his mouth to say what happened, he saw Yuuki running out towards them with the chairman right behind her. It was obvious he had made her stay inside the house and she was upset, but he little ire fizzled when she saw the bloodied Zero.

"What happened to him! What's going on Kaname-senpai!"

"It seems we had a few uninvited guests here and Kiryuu bit off a little more than he could chew."

Zero made a tired noise as he kept his head down to keep her from worrying about him. He needed to feed and it was a losing battle as his head started to pound. When was a vampire bite so bad it made his head hurt? Was that how it felt all those years ago when Shizuka bit him? His vision began to swim as he was suddenly in and out of the conversation taking place. Kaname was covering up his tracks of course not telling them there was another pureblood stalking this place before he blacked out completely. Just what the hell was happening to him?

TBC

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Liera: Well! This went in a whole different direction than I started out! So much for Zero cornering Kaname…heh…but! It works out because well..hmm…I can't really say since it'll give away the next chapter but it should be good and yes Rido is the bad guy because…well…Rido is a sexy bad guy and I have a weakness for mismatched eyes./blushes/ Again I'm terribly sorry with being so late in the updates, but there was a small issues with lack of net, but I'm back! Well here's to another chapter and I should be back on my updating schedule.

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Reviews, Reviews!

Amari-Chan: Thank you for reading and reviewing!

ben4kevin: Thank you! /bow/ I want their romance to start out slow with a little attempted action in between that draws them together. /nod/ I'm really satisfied with how people are responding to this side of Zero-kun! It lets me know I'm doing a good job! Thank you as always for reading and reviewing.

irmina: Thank you! I was nervous when I wrote that scene wondering how everyone would react, but I'm very glad you enjoyed it. It will be a rocky start, but our favorite boys will come together eventually. And I think Yuuki would make an awesome cheerleader for them because she seems like that kind of person. /nod/ Thank you for reading and reviewing!

Sasu-Sama' Sarukiji-Sempai: Thank you for reading and reviewing! I will continue this. /bow/

LuanRina: I'm glad my update cheered you up! /happy dance/ And I love your reviews because they make me smile. Also hope uni runs smoothly for you and you like the little v day present I wrote at the spur of the moment. I'm very happy you enjoyed this chapter! Thank you for your great reviews and reading my story!

Love332: lol I'm glad you are getting a kick outta this story! A flustered Kaname-sama is always a fun Kaname-sama and when Zero-kun finds out that it was he who kissed Kaname first, all the fun shall start mwaha. Er…/ahem/ Thank for reading and reviewing as always!

bloody child: Awww thank you…I personally think I fail at doing Kaname-sama. Lol I'm trying to keep him in character as best as I can, but I just can't write down strategic things. But I'm glad you like how I'm writing him.

blensh-lq: lol Corner him he shall…but will you like what happens after he is cornered?

mpiedz: I think everyone wants Zero to corner him lol…but then this would have to be a Zero x Kaname fic then…/shrugs/ I'm thinking this will be a flip the roles every so often thing.