The Love That Will Never Be

A Vampire Knight Fanfiction

By:

YuuriCullen

AN: Yes, I am still alive and writing! From months of writing coma, I am finally back to the VK fandom! Kudos to AkatsukiVampiress for being such an awesome support and to the reviewers out there...you know who you are! This will be one of my holiday gifts for all of my readers. I'm supposed to be working on my projects, fudge damn it! XD Only the epilogue to go and this baby will finally be over...will it end like most of the readers think, or will it end differently? Well, what are you waiting for, reading this long nonsensical note??? Read on!!!!! PLEASE LEAVE REVIEWS! REVIEWS ARE LOVE!

Disclaimer: All Vampire Knight rights and trademark characters belong to Matsuri Hino. She's the author and illustrator of this manga, and I am just a fanfic writer. I am in no way affiliated with her.

Let us end this, once and for all...

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"Permaneo Basium"

(Zero's POV)

I heard your voice outside...I would've believed that I was in heaven, but I suddenly remembered the nagging pain in my chest, and that I wouldn't have gone to heaven in the first place...

Oh God...please...not him...don't let him be here...

You're not the person I want to see right now....

For seeing you might just bring back the pain I tried so hard to extinguish.

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Lithe footsteps trudged along the barren estate, pace quickening with every second that passes by.

The pureblood felt hazy from all the dark thoughts surrounding him. He hoped that when he gets to the door, he would see the silver-haired hunter scowling, alive and well. He would accept any fate that will come his way, just to see the hunter alive. Hell, he would even welcome that scowl with open arms.

He knocked on the door...three times...

He waited.

No reply.

He knocked again, louder this time, and called.

"Kiryu, are you there?" he asked, forcing his tone to be steady.

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(Zero's POV)

"Go the hell away, Kuran!" I forcefully screamed with the last of my strength. I wondered how I lasted this long...I thought vampires were supposed to crumble away instantly?

Even Lady Death is being sadistic right now.

She wants me to writhe and suffer before she takes me...

Well, do I have news for her...

She's not going to have that satisfaction from me.

I've had enough of this.

I will die in peace whether she likes it or not.

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The pureblood's heart wrenched, but he wasn't ready to go just yet. He knew something was wrong with the hunter, and he needs to find out what it is.

Using a hairpin that Yuki left in his coat, he unlocked the old wooden door and twisted the doorknob open.

The stench of blood was clearly there, making the pureblood's stomach knot unpleasantly.

He took a deep breath and walked in, not bothering to hide his presence. Kiryu would've figured it out anyways.

He followed the smell, which led up to seventeen steps and to the first door to his left. He prepared himself for the worst, but as he opened the door, what he saw was nothing he was expecting to see...he wouldn't even have dreamt of it.

The silver-haired prefect was lying on his own pool of blood, porcelain skin slowly cracking, and his time slowly running out.

The pureblood took all of his remaining strength and walked towards the broken hunter, trying hard not to shatter himself. Kneeling down next to the silver-haired teen, the pureblood can only voice two words...

"Kiryu...why?" he asked, masking emotions that he wasn't allowed to show.

"It's ...none...of your....business..." the hunter said, struggling with every word.

"Yes it is—"

"Why? Because...I'm your...pawn...and you need me...for Yuki?" the hunter spat, clear hurt in his lilac eyes.

A lingering silence followed.

"What...does it hurt...to be...faced with the...truth, Kuran?" Kiryu mockingly asked.

"Even in death, you still despise me..." the pureblood said, not noticing the pained tone in his voice.

"How...can I...not? You...don't even...care...about other people...just...her..." Kiryu said, life fading away.

"That is...not entirely true..." the raven-haired pureblood said solemnly, wanting to keep the conversation up. He knew Kiryu was beyond saving. Blood alone cannot heal the punctured heart and fill in the crevices of Kiryu's broken figure.

It pains the pureblood to see the hunter like this. He rather see the hunter die a noble and gory death, than wilt away like the current situation.

"How can you...say that? You don't...act like...you care..." Kiryu finally said, breaking another deafening silence that threatened to stay.

"How can you ask that? You don't even know what's going on inside my head." The raven said.

"You just...had...to be...a...fucking smartass...just before I die..." Kiryu noted.

Kuran would've chuckled, but his heart was too heavy to even appreciate the last bits of dry humor coming from the silver-haired teen.

"Wait...how the hell...did you...find me?" Kiryu asked dryly.

'I guess there is no point in hiding the truth now...' the pureblood thought.

"We have a blood bond." Simple and direct, Kuran decided.

"Stop...horsing around...I want...a serious answer..."

"When am I not serious?"

"Ah...t-touché...care to...tell me how?" Kiryu asked, his strength draining.

It might seem ridiculous to have a conversation with a dying person, but...that's the point...Kiryu's dying, and Kuran can't do anything to fix it and extend Kiryu's lifespan. Even if Kiryu sucked him dry, it won't be enough to sustain the hunter.

Confessing would be the least he can do...

And letting the hunter know that not all vampires are as cold as they seem...

"Do you remember that night...when you first drank from me?"

The hunter nodded.

"Do you remember the chest injury I gave you?"

The hunter flinched at the memory, and nodded.

"Let's just say...I lost myself that night..." the pureblood looked away, his inner vampire dying of shame.

The hunter took all of this into account and made sense of what the pureblood had said.

"So...you—"

"Yes..." the pureblood nodded.

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(Zero's POV)

So...you tasted some of my blood and unconsciously formed a bond with me. I didn't even know the slightest amount would have an effect that drastic...

I bet you didn't know either.

But...where is all this leading to? Why are you here, talking to me? Why did you even bother to find me?

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"Kiryu...you haven't answered my question...why?" the pureblood asked, masking the pain in his wine-colored eyes.

"I...was...dying...anyways...going insane...hazardous...murderous...can't take...it anymore..." the hunter choked out.

The raven couldn't hide his pain any longer, and longed to give a comforting touch to the silver-haired teen, but he hesitated. He knew Kiryu would resent him for it.

"Answer me, Kaname...why...did you...come here?" Kiryu asked.

'I wanted to show you that I have a heart...that I do care...that I was wrong to leave you and take Yuki with me...that I...I...'

"I-it's too complicated...even for myself..." Kuran sighed, letting his mask crumble while making sense of the missing words that will finish his thoughts.

"Just...say it...Kaname...I'll take this...to my...grave..." Kiryu said, failing to chuckle at the irony as his lungs were slowly giving out.

"You...said my first name" the raven chuckled, the sound of Kiryu's voice becoming something precious to him.

"Yeah, so?" the hunter looked away, cursing himself for that small slip.

"Nothing..." Kaname smiled grimly, gently putting silver bangs aside.

They stared at each other in silence, memorizing every detail of the other's face, not wanting to let go or forget.

They both wanted something to hold onto, something to remember the other by.

The pureblood reached out to the hunter and lightly caressed the pale cheeks that he yearned for. He traced the hunter's every feature, savouring every moment he has, for there won't be any more left.

The silver-haired teen wished for the moment to last forever, but he knew his time is going to end soon. He took every caress and light touches to heart, keeping it safe and sound in his memory.

They both wanted something to hold onto, something to remember the other by, not just by mere memories...but of emotions and sensations.

As if being attracted by magnets, their lips joined together in a soft, chaste kiss.

Time seemed to have stopped, making them forget the rest of the world, just remembering the other pair of lips that is moving harmoniously with their own.

The raven was the first to pull away, not wanting the hunter to suffer from lack of oxygen.

"W-what...was...that for?" asked the hunter, feigning aggravation.

"That...was the complicated thing I wanted to explain badly..." the raven said, cheeks flushing.

"It's...called love...you...moron..." the hunter chuckled, making him sputter a considerable amount of blood.

The pureblood flinched and held the hunter's hand...that was all he can do.

Kiryu was fading away, hiss lower body turning into dust.

It hurts for the pureblood to see Kiryu like this, for it meant an eternity that he can't go through.

"So...I'm loved...after...all..." the hunter said, after a few minutes of lagging silence.

The raven nodded.

"I love you..." the pureblood whispered.

"I...love...you..." the hunter replied.

They shared a final kiss, one that they would treasure for all eternity.

Then...

Time was up...

And the pureblood held nothing but metallic dust that shone in the moonlight...

Just like Kiryu's hair...

Kiryu...

His very first bond...

His first 'last kiss'...

His first and last...

True Love...

AN: FINALLY DONE THE LAST CHAPTER! ONLY THE EPILOGUE TO GO! I hope you read it, BECAUSE IT'S VERY IMPORTANT! Oh, and the meaning of the title is "Last Kiss" in Latin. If I mistranslated, I am very sorry. PLEASE LEAVE REVIEWS!!! THEY ARE LOVE!!!