O.o Whoa! ::: dives for cover ::: Such violent reviews... Look, I said Kaname resolved to forgive Yuki, not that he had forgiven her yet. And yes she does help get them together since she's responsible for Zero turning Kaname away, that happens this chapter. But no you do not get to learn what's going on with Zero yet. I'm keeping that a secret for now. ::: cries and points at zerokanda ::: She hates me! ::: sobs :::

Anyways, Kaname isn't going to exactly be the same blushing virgin Zero will be but he will be a virgin.

Edited 8/5/16: About two pages added here.

Breaking Hearts

It had taken a lot of convincing, which hadn't been easy for Kaname under the circumstances. He may have chosen to forgive Yuki for Zero's sake but that didn't mean he had yet. The pureblood wanted the little psychic away from the silvette as soon possible. Away from himself too for that matter, he was just barely holding back his inner beast and the scent of Zero's blood so thick in the air around him didn't help one bit. He would forgive her eventually, but at the moment he still wanted to crush her neck for Zero's pain- even if he knew he would regret it after he had calmed down. In the end he'd sworn to take care of Zero until the other was fully recovered and Zero'd promised to let him. Well, sort of. He'd promised to allow Kaname to look after him until he was capable of caring for himself. Yuki didn't seem to notice the careful wording the hunter chose but Kaname did. The silvette had then told her to go straight to the chairman's and clean up. Yuki was still splattered with his blood and that was not safe in a school full of vampires. With one last promise to behave for Kaname, Zero had pushed her hair back behind her ear and his fingertips brushing against her temple, the flow of his power so subtle that she would never have noticed it even if she had been in a mind set to try.

Now he was in Kaname's arms being carried to the Moon Dorms to rest, his head resting against the pureblood's shoulder. It said a lot to Kaname that Zero was allowing him to carry him without even putting up a token of resistance and he spared a thought to how light the hunter felt in his arms, wondering briefly if he had been eating properly. Once they made it to the pureblood's rooms, Kaname set Zero gently down on the bed carefully so as not to cause more pain. The sheets would need to be cleaned of the blood later but he was not particularly worried about it. "I'm going to get somethings to clean you with, I'll be right back." Without waiting for a response the brunette moved into his adjoining bathroom and went under the counter for the medical supplies he kept. He'd never really had cause to use them before but in case of emergencies they were required and as a fail-safe for inspections to maintain a human appearance they had always been kept there. Besides he had learned long ago that Yuki tended to get hurt easily and he'd wanted to be prepared.

Kaname walked back in carrying the medical supplies and some clean towels in one arm while a bowel of warm water was in the other hand. He set them down on the bedside table and gingerly sat on the bed next to Zero. He noticed that the hunter was breathing carefully so he didn't bother his ribs any more than necessary. Before he even tried to start cleaning the wounds Kaname leaned down over the silvette, placing his neck against Zero's lips. The younger vampire didn't hesitate this time, needing the blood too badly to argue or think too much about what he was doing. With a quick lick to numb the area he bit down, trying not to take too quickly or too much. He was feeling much better when he pulled away, able to breath more deeply than he had been before feeding. Kaname was feeling the effects of the blood loss but it was minimal and besides his priority right now was the wounded boy in his bed.

Now that Zero had been given the blood he needed to start recovering, Kaname was a little less worried about moving him while he used medical scissors to removed the clothes so he could begin carefully wiping away the blood. Zero didn't have it in him to be embarrassed this time, his mind too groggy from the anti-vampire effects and then the fresh blood he had just taken to really wrap his mind around what was going on. Half-unconscious already, he slipped completely away while the pureblood was treating and wrapping his injuries. Even after the hunter was out, the pureblood was gentle with his care. There was no need for the other to suffer more than he already had. Once he'd completed his task, the vampire carefully set Zero on a divan in his room so that he could change the sheets. Settling the hunter back into the bed, Kaname tucked the silvette in before collecting some papers from his desk and coming to settle down on the other side of his bed. Now he could easily keep an eye on Zero and get some work done at the same time while kept vigil.

~*O*~

Yuki dried her hair slowly, thinking of what she'd done to her brother. She'd spent all her time since she left the two of them accepting the fact that Kaname didn't return her love in the same way. It was a painful fact to face but it was past time she did it. Part of her mind scolded herself- she'd always known he was beyond her reach which was why she had always been so bashful around him. But still her heart had hoped that there was a chance no matter how ridiculous she might have thought she was behaving. She knew there might have been a chance for her to be with him- before the pureblood had fallen for someone else. But she'd been too afraid back then to take the risk. Now, she knew, he truly was beyond her reach.

As much as that hurt her to accept, it freed her as well, and she was able to look back at her vision with a clear mind unclouded by the jealously and betrayal from earlier. Yuki could now see the happiness radiating from the two vampires as they stood together beneath the tree. The joy from Kaname as he held the one who meant so much more than could be put into words to him and the hope Zero exuded when he was cradled with such tenderness that he knew he was loved. It worried her, though, that the vision was blurring, the colors fading as Zero seemed to start to drift away from Kaname's grasp. The distortion was hardly noticeable, the growing distance between them hardly discernible, but it was enough for her to tell the difference. Enough to see the hope fading from Zero and the desperation growing in Kaname as he reached out to the hunter. Kaname and Zero could be happy together, but only if Zero accepted him, accepted them. The girl got the distinct feeling that she may have taken that happiness away from the two people in her life that deserved it most, causing her to feel almost sick to her stomach at the thought.

Yuki dressed quickly and settled down into her bed in the chairman's place, not even trying to make it to her dorm room this late at night. She focused her powers on her two friends as she drifted to sleep, seeking out their futures as best she could in her dreams. Maybe she'd be able to see what would happen and how she could fix it. She had one final coherent thought before sleep claimed her and dragged her deeply into her visions on the hazy world of dreams. I have to make amends- it can't end like this. I won't let it...

~*O*~

Zero jerked awake from his nightmares, trying to open his eyes in the bright light while bringing one arm coming up to try to fend off his tormentor. He was still disoriented, not yet realizing that he was no longer Rido's prisoner. Pain helped keep him in that mind set and stopped him from moving any further. He fell back onto the bed, his eyes closing against the painful brightness, confused as to why the stone floor was so soft. Hands brushed over his body and he tried to jerk away, the nightmares and anti-vampire effects of the Artemis Rod stalling him from recognizing who was by him. The hands, surprisingly gentle, stopped him from moving any more and it was then that he realized they had been checking him over, carefully testing his injuries while he was shifting.

"Calm down. Everything's fine now Zero. Just stay still." Kaname's voice broke through his haze and he stilled completely, comprehending that the pureblood was looking to see if he had agitated any wounds with his thrashing. Violet eyes cautiously opened despite the light filtering through the curtains to blink into focus on the other vampire. Zero's eyes stared at the concerned face above him before shifting down to the pale neck so temptingly close. It was then that he realized his fangs had grown out and his bloodlust was roused. He felt ashamed for it, as he usually was when he couldn't control his vampiric nature, and tried to look away. He'd just feed, there was no reason he should need it now.

Kaname spotted the other's fangs through parted lips and understood what the other thought by the expressions in his eyes. The hunter seemed to forget that with the beating he had taken it would take more than one feeding to recover. The pureblood knew that even though Zero took blood from him last night, he would still need more to fully heal the damage done by Yuki. Without hesitation Kaname slipped a hand beneath Zero's head and lifted the other to his neck, silently encouraging him to take what he needed to heal. Zero hesitated as he usually did when he was in a situation like this. Eventually he accepted the offer being made, knowing he'd need it to get back on his feet. He hated being so dependent on others in general but being bed-ridden was a whole new level that he despised and he wanted to get up as soon as he could. He spared a brief thought to his twin, for the first time really understanding what it must have been like for him growing up. He had been sick and confined to bed before but this was the first time he had been truly trapped in bed as Ichiru was when he was seriously ill.

When Zero pulled away from cleaning the brunette's neck he became more aware of how light it was on the other side of the heavy curtains. Glancing around for a clock Zero noticed that Kaname was in his bed clothes- confirming his belief and earlier indicators that it was sometime in the day. Once he spotted a clock on the other nightstand his first thought was that he was late for class. But he brushed that thought off at once knowing he couldn't attend class in the condition he was in. The second thought that came to him was that Kaname had stayed with him through the night- meaning that he had also missed class, though he didn't know the reason he was so sure of that. His third- most traitorous thought was that Kaname looked utterly gorgeous sleep rumpled as he was. The hunter slammed the breaks down on that thought before he went further with it and gave himself a mental thrashing for having it in the first place. He was not going there... Ever. Definitely not after what had just happened.

Kaname was just as interested in the way Zero looked having just woken up, sliver hair in disarray and a light blush on his cheeks that might have been from a fever trying to take hold which was slightly concerning. He, however, saw no need to discontinue his line of thought and continued his silent admiration of the hunter. He was simply too tired to consider the risk such thoughts would be to his self control. He ached with the desire to reach out and touch the hunter and was silently grateful that he had just the perfect reason to do so. "Your bandages need changed. Will you allow me to change them?"

"Alright." Zero said quietly, not really liking letting the vampire take care of him but more than aware of the condition he was in. His body was aching badly from the tossing he'd done in his sleep even with Kaname's blood in him which was a testament to just how much damage had been done in the short amount of time that the attack took place in. With many of his injuries unhealed, he knew they needed proper cleaning until they were completely healed, or nearly so at least.

Kaname again went through the same pattern of cleaning, medicating, and wrapping Zero's injuries. The pureblood managed to behave himself and not touch too much unnecessarily. He could feel the tenseness in the hunter's muscles, from being cared for or from the nightmares that woke them- he wasn't sure. He was sure that the attack from Yuki had somehow triggered the nightmares and while he dearly wanted to distract the silvette, Kaname wanted even more to know what had happened. "If I ask you what happened between you and Yuki, will you tell me?"

Zero hesitated before a sigh left him, knowing that Kaname could always ask Yuki and she would not hesitate to answer. Her answer would likely be a lot more revealing than Zero wanted it to be which meant in this case it would be safer to answer himself and control just how much the pureblood knew. "Yuki had a vision but she didn't handle it very well."

"A vision of what?" Kaname prompted while putting the supplies away. He couldn't think of anything that could have possibly upset the girl to such lengths and he had known her since she was a child. It must have been something horrible but even then he couldn't imagine why she would target Zero after she'd spent so much time protecting the boy who had become her brother.

Zero blushed and ducked his head when he answered, really not wanting to but knowing better than to let the pureblood go to Yuki for this question. "She saw us kissing beneath the trees, by a lake at night." He noticed Kaname pause at that bit of information and rushed to finish the explanation. Not giving the Kaname any time to really react to what he had said. "She came back to her senses when she had some flashbacks of the past." He didn't mention that he'd been glowing in the vision. It wasn't something he wanted anyone to know and he was hoping Yuki overlooked that fact in her distress.

"She told you this?" Kaname inquired a bit disbelievingly, still trying to process the answer he had been given. She hadn't seemed able to form full coherent sentences very well when he'd come to them, and if she'd reacted as badly to the vision as Zero's condition implied she wouldn't have been much in a talking mood before the incident. But...

"How else would I know?" Zero replied flippantly, unconsciously saying aloud the pureblood's silent question. Still recovering the silvette laid back down to sleep effectively ending the conversation before it became any more awkward for him than it already was.

The pureblood was seriously tempted to press the issue- really, how had them kissing justified an attack like that?- but he was still too concerned about the hunter's health to push him right now. Besides he was too tired to do it right now. After all, his sleep had been disturbed by the other's nightmare as well. Sighing in defeat, the vampire took his place on the bed by the silvette and drifted off. His last thought before sleep claimed him was that he could easily get used to having the other in his bed with him.

~*O*~

Yuki sat in class awake in body but asleep in mind as she sank more deeply into her gifts, pushing past the limits she had always paid such close attention to in the past. Her eyes were dilated as she sought a happy vision of Zero and Kaname's future. The kiss that had been so painfully clear before had now blurred and darkened beyond recognition. Zero having stepped back and turned his back, far beyond the vampire's grasping hands. The feelings once so strong she had felt them as if she were there now nothing more than a lost memories. She only knew it was the same vision because she'd tried so hard to keep a solid eye on it, but it continued to slip further away. Oh, no! She concentrated harder, trying to find a way to get them together. They just had to be a couple- they would be miserable without each other. Each vision of them apart tore at her- accused her for their pain. How could she have done this to them?

Out of touch with reality, Yuki failed to hear her name being called by the teacher in worry. Yori, in her normal spot beside her friend, looked over in concern that grew at what she saw. Tears were gathered in the petite brunette's eyes and her nose was beginning to bleed. Having been told about the Night Class, Yori knew that Yuki's bleeding could end badly since her blood had a special call to the vampires. The worried blond reached out and gently shook her friend's shoulder. Yuki turned to look at Yori in a daze, still partly immersed in her visions but her consciousness rising enough to interact with the world around her.

"Your nose is bleeding." Yori whispered to her quietly, trying to figure out what was happening with her small friend. She was vaguely aware of others in the class watching them and felt a protective need to tuck Yuki close to her and out of sight from the rest of the class. Whatever was happening to Yuki would not be something they were allowed to know the details of. Confused, Yuki lifted a hand to her face and blinked down at her bloody fingertips before her sight darkened around the edges. It was a sign that she had pushed herself to far, but before she could tell her friend what was going on she felt herself start to list to the side. She felt Yori catch her as she fell, blacking out before she could make out what her friend's worried voice was saying to her.

When Yuki next opened her eyes, she saw both Yori and her father by her side. A quick glance told her she was in the infirmary. The psychic sort of remembered passing out in class and recalled one of her lessons with Zero when he told her that if she used her power beyond her limit she'd black out. She hadn't though she'd been pushing herself that hard but then again she hadn't stopped watching the future since she'd destroyed it.

The girl was only faintly aware of the conversation that she had with her father- though she thought she promised to stay with Yori and go straight to bed- before the man finally left to get back to work. Once he was gone the brunette turned to her blond friend and broke down in the tears she had been holding back since the vision had first begun fading. "I ruined everything Yori!"

"Calm down Yuki, tell me what you're talking about first." Yori sat on the bed by her friend and placed an arm around her shoulders, offering comfort while she tried to figure out what needed to be done. Yuki sobbed heavily as she told the story, having to stop now and then to breathe properly as best she could or risk fainting again.

"I attacked Zero- because of a vision!" She heard her friend's sharp gasp of surprise, and nearly went into another round of hysterical tears because of what she's done. "I hadn't meant to, not really, but I did it to him. I saw him and Kaname kissing and it hurt, so, so much and I didn't know what to do or what to think- so I lashed out and he was right there and I felt like he knew, like he was lying so I lashed out at him. And now the vision is gone Yori. I destroyed it! They were so happy and I took that away from them! Please Yori! They deserve to be happy! Help me fix it, they have to be together... Please? Please?" She clung desperately to Yori's sleeve, needing her friend to stead her and help her focus and plan what to do next. They could fix this, she knew they could, but she needed Yori to help her do it.

The blond looked down at the broken girl beside her and made up her mind despite knowing it wasn't going to be nearly as easy as Yuki hoped it would be. "Of course I'll help. Don't worry, we'll get them together. We'll make sure they get their happiness." Yori promised fiercely, prompting a teary smile from Yuki. The two sat in the infirmary for over an hour, quietly plotting out their plan to get the two vampires together before they moved to the privacy of their dorm room where Yori claimed they should have been all along to avoid being overheard when discussing such matters.

~*O*~

Voices. That was the first thing Zero noticed as he was waking. The second thing he realized was that his senses had returned enough for him to pick up on the one pureblood and three aristocrats in the room. The voice that was speaking he recognized as Takuma's. With a subdued groan the silvette struggled to sit up, finding it much easier to move now and giving him hope that he wouldn't be dependent on Kaname for another night. The curtains were open this time, giving him and idea of the time and letting the moonlight fall on the four vampires that were now watching him in silence. He suddenly wished he'd just gone back to sleep after recognizing the voice he'd heard, he hated being stared at by others. Though now that he was sitting he could see that the other two nobles were the cousins Hanabusa and Akatsuki.

"How are you feeling now?" Kaname finally asked after a few moments had passed and it became obvious no one else was going to speak. Zero just shrugged in answer, uncomfortable with three other vampires in the room while he was still weakened. He knew they wouldn't do anything, Kaname was there and they wouldn't dare to upset him. Though it burned him, just a little, to know that he was essential being protected by Kaname's presence- even more than the time the Vampire Council had wanted to bring him in for Shizuka's murder. Besides that, even weakened as he was Zero knew he could put up a decent fight after what he'd been through and that made him feel a bit better about the whole situation.

"Something up?" The silvette leaned scooted back to against the head board for comfort. The aristocrats looked to the pureblood, obviously not sure if they should answer that or if he wanted to. Kaname gave them the answer by turning to face the hunter a bit more fully to talk to him.

"In a way. Yuki had a nosebleed and passed out in class. Chairman Cross and her friend Sayori stayed with her until she woke. The two girls have been resting in their dorm room since..." The pureblood's voice trailed off as he noticed Zero trying to get up after he listed the brief facts that he knew. It annoyed him to no end that the stubborn male was trying to get up so he could go check on the girl that had rendered him unable to even sit properly. The pureblood was conveniently ignoring all the times he'd ducked his guards as a youth to come check on her whenever the Chairman sent him some ridiculous message about her being in danger. He moved over and caught the silvette as his legs gave out. Falling to the floor was not going to help right now but that fact that he's been able to get to his feet at all was impressive. Knowing Zero would not appreciate an audience he subtly dismissed the three blond nobles, who quickly and silently left at his command. Turning his attention back to the hunter he wondered briefly how Zero had healed enough to even get on his feet so fast after being attacked by an anti-vampire weapon. Not even his pureblood would have done that...

Zero was frustrated that he was still recovering even if he'd know he was when he tried to stand. It gave testament to how badly he'd been injured that he'd been given Kaname's blood twice and still he couldn't stand on his own. Soon though. Very soon he'd be able to move from the bed without aid. He needed to stall until he could leave. And not let the vampire ask any questions about how he was recovering so quickly as a vampire. "Did they know why she fainted?"

The brunette's body language answered that- lips pursing, eyes narrowing, jaw clenching- even before his tense voice bit out. "No."

Zero wasn't sure if Kaname was upset that they hadn't had an answer, or if he was upset for some other Yuki-related reason. He wasn't sure he wanted to know, but he was still regaining feeling in his legs- the tingling signaling that they had been used before they were ready was starting to fade. Zero was pretty sure he knew why she'd passed out. The nosebleeds she got were often because of overusing her power. But he didn't want to bring it up- both because he couldn't be positive and because he could only think of one thing she'd be looking for. Is she still upset about seeing us together? He couldn't help but wonder about that.

Had it really been that bad for her to see? Zero knew she's had feeling for the vampire, a childish crush and hero worship blended together over the years of her childhood, but she hadn't ever really seemed serious about those feelings. The girl could hardly bring herself to give him a box of chocolate, a relationship had always seemed like a girlish dream from his perspective- and that was before Kaname started getting weird on him. If it was going to be this bad of an issue then there was only one way for Zero to go in the future. He could already feel his heart clench at the idea of remaining alone but he'd basically resigned himself to the idea of it long before Ichiru had stabilized him and actually gave him a future to think about.

The hunter cringed internally and braced himself for what he was about to do. Yuki's reaction had proven him that this thing between him and the other could not go further than this. He hesitated though, not wanting to inflict the pain he was going to. He also desperately wanting the happiness that had been in the vision, but he'd made up his mind and now it was time to follow through on that decision. Zero slipped carefully off the bed, a hand on Kaname's shoulder to ensure that he didn't fall again. After a few moments he removed his hand, sure that he his body had enough strength that he could stand now. He took a few tentative steps under the watchful sorrel eyes to test his movement. His legs were still shaky and he felt the weakness trying to creep back into him. He would be limited in his movements but it was enough for what he wanted to do. For what he needed to do.

"Kaname..." Zero turned to face the vampire, eyes full of hurt that the other was immediately worried about. "It can't happen. You know that right?" Kaname swallowed but continued to stare at him in confusion. The silvette was sure that he knew what was being said- he just didn't want to hear or accept it. "What Yuki saw can never be. Not now. Not after this." He took one last look at the broken hearted expression on the usually composed Kaname's face and left quickly. If the pureblood gathered himself enough to argue about it Zero knew he'd loose that fight.

The problem was- he wasn't sure he wanted to win...

~*O*~

Okay, I've got pages of notes written for where this is going. I will say that Shirabuki Sara is going to be an antagonist in this story and Ichiru will make a comeback. You'll find out how that happens later. I realize I never really put down what the couples will be other than "many same sex relationships" so I am telling you now in case you disagree and decide to stop reading (I'm begging you not to).

Kuran Kaname x Kiryu Zero

Kain Akatsuki x Aido Hanabusa (I know they're cousins but if a pureblood male can knock up his sister I see no reason a couple cousins can't nail each other!)

Ichijo Takuma x Shiki Senri

Souen Ruka x OMC (Look a het couple!)

Toya Rima x OFC

Kiryu Ichiru x Cross Yuki (Another one!)

Maybe Yagari Toga x Cross Kaien if I feel like it.

There could be others but that's all I have set for now. Feel free to speak your mind on these but since the story is mostly written the first three couples will not change because of it. The others can still be influenced though. I actually had an idea for another VK fic, but I'm going to hold off on it for now.

So Zero breaks his heart and Kaname's by turning him away. Yuki's heart breaks cause she realizes just how badly she screwed up. And Yori's heart breaks because everyone around her has broken hearts. Damn, lots of angst building up here...