A/N: This is the first update but certainly not the last. Because of the poll count, this story gets the next update. I know it's short but I'll post another update after the next two. I'm seriously surprised by the the votes and readers this story got so far. I didn't expect Being Mortal to become so popular but I'm pleasantly surprised. I'm glad you guys enjoyed this story so far and kept up with it, even though it there was a long waiting lapse between the second chapter and the third. Even though this chapter wasn't as long as the last, I think you guys might find the contents in this one to make up for it, hm?
Well anyway, because of the poll results, next update will be for Hunter and Prey, Bonus Edition part 2. And then after that, I will be posting the beginning of Pitch since some people are interested in that, it looks like. I noticed a lot of people go for the Angst/Romance kinds with Zero and Kaname as the pairing of course. I'm like that myself but enough with the rambles, and on with the next chapter. Here it is.
Disclaimer: I do not own Vampire Knights.
Warning(s): A/U (Alternate Universe), boy and boy pairing (Zero and Kaname), OOC (Out of Character - though I tried not to), typos (I tried hard to edit this...), and cursing.
Being Mortal
Type: Alternative Universe
Summary:
From one lifetime as a vampire hunter to the next lifetime as a regular high school student with no memories of the last, the ex-hunter finds himself in a relationship of student to teacher with his old rival.
Pairing: Zero X Kaname
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Four: Zero Kiryuu
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He would not give up, no matter how foolish he was; he would not give up. Not to fate or to the man that made him feel.
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"With that look, I must have really been a surprise."
The brunette haired man's voice had cut through the air like an arrow, sarcasm leaking like venom as the silver haired boy stared at him. He didn't hide the shock on his face. He couldn't, even if he tried. Zero was not expecting him at all that night. Who would anyway?
It was almost ten at night.
He was tired.
And he didn't want to even think about his annoying homeroom teacher but now, here was his damn teacher standing in front of the entrance to his sister's room. And to make the situation even worse, the man seemed to only smile just to irritate him, to crawl under his skin. It was too late at night for this.
He didn't need this.
"Go away," the boy managed to mutter, trying hard not to growl.
The brunette didn't move, still blocking the doorway, "No."
"Why not…?" Zero gritted his teeth together.
"Because I'm the guest so you'll have to treat me with proper respect," the response came easily and Zero bit back a growl.
"Guest or not, I'll treat you with the respect you want when you deserve it!"
Kaname didn't waver, his smirk still attached on his face, making the silver haired teen want to shoot him in the head or to claw that smirk off his face, to do something or anything that could make the man move. And because his first day had ended horribly, he knew that the man in front of him would become his worst enemy, a nightmare that never faded. He wouldn't have cared less if his homeroom teacher was someone else, someone who could be humiliated easily, but no, Zero had to have a teacher who was stronger than him, more confident and had played the game Zero played for far more years than the boy himself.
Zero knew he lost from the start but…
He clenched his fists.
…he wasn't going to give up.
The man still didn't move, or respond to his exclamation. Instead, his eyes turned toward his step-father, "Is this a bad time to intrude?"
"Yes it is," Zero hissed, casting a glare side-ways toward the step-father in question.
Both adults ignored the boy however.
"Not at all," his step-father chirped happily, ignoring the heated scowl that Zero had, "Zero is always like that. He's even cold to his darling daddy!"
"You're not my father!"
"Oh I see," Kaname's amused eyes landed back on the teen.
If looks could kill, both men would have been dead ten times over. Zero would have made sure of that. He crossed his arms over his chest and stalked over to the man blocking the exit of the room. Kaname only stared down at him with a smirk, knowing he wouldn't be able to get out without trying to get past him. And he would make sure that Zero was right where he wanted him to be.
Oh the joy of being an adult.
The man suddenly moved forward to grasp the slim arms that were tightly crossed over each other and were tugged apart rather easily because the owner of the said arms was taken in by momentary surprise. Cursing out loudly, the silver haired teen tumbled forward into the arms of the older man before attempting to squirm out of the strong hold. Recklessly kicking at his captor, Zero found himself in a headlock and almost hissed out at him when the man's head was right next to his, his curled up lips next to his ear.
By the time Zero managed to cease all of his futile attempts of escape, his step-father was nowhere to be found and the boy had a feeling the man retreated only to give his teacher enough privacy and space to do whatever he wanted with his adopted son. He soon let out a string of curses on the headmaster.
This was definitely not what he wanted at ten o'clock at night.
And on a school night at that.
Meaning he'd see more of Kaname Kuran the next morning.
"Let me go you damn pervert!"
The protest was ignored.
But Zero kept shouting anyway, completely forgetting the fact that they were not in his room. Before the man could remind him of that important detail, Yuki had already sat up and was rubbing her eyes sleepily. She grumbled for a few moments and Zero was afraid she would peer through her fingers to look around for the source of the sound that cause her to wake up from her pleasant dreams. And that source would be Zero himself.
He did not want her to see the position he was in, embraced by a man and who was also his teacher. How humiliating would that be? She would surely suspect something they had definitely not been doing or in a relationship only a girl could fantasize and that also would be wrong. Very, very wrong.
He blanched at the thought.
But much to his relief and maybe even Kaname's though he wasn't so sure, the girl yawned lightly and fell back down on the pillow, already in deep sleep. The teen almost forgot that the man behind him was still hugging onto him until he felt himself being dragged from his sister's room. He sighed out loud as they stopped in the hallway, letting his teacher close the door softly to Yuki's room.
The man still haven't let go of his arms and Zero had to wonder if he was even planning to.
"Let me go," the boy didn't understand why he was even trying to pull away from him.
After all, Kaname Kuran proved to be a strong man and Zero was weak compared to him. But his pride wouldn't take the humiliation. No it didn't want, didn't need to be damaged anymore by this man. He already ruined him at school but this was Zero's home, Zero's territory. He was not going to let another man try and control him, at least not on his grounds.
"Let go, now!"
He tried to twist his arms away from the brunette's hard grip but only managed to growl in frustration when the man twisted his arms with his own, making it even more painful for Zero than before. Then the brunette haired man leaned forward, red lips brushing his soft silver hair as he bent down so his head was at level with Zero's, smirking all the while at the flush on the boy's pale cheeks. Zero, flustered by the abrupt action, hissed out at him.
"Now, now. No need for such hostility, mister Kiryuu."
"I'm going to kill you!"
"Just try."
Without a single warning aside from his usual glare, the boy leaned over to where his captor's arms were around his waist and let his lips touch tan skin. Kaname's body stiffened and he stared hard at the boy before letting out a small growl of his own as he felt his skin burn in pain. He looked down and saw that the now smirking boy had left teeth marks on his arm.
A realization struck him and he released the boy at once.
Zero had bit him.
Zero had bit his own teacher, Kaname Kuran.
"Didn't expect that now, did you Kuran?"
The boy's voice was filled with arrogance and Kaname only sighed. He had been caught off-guard by a boy but not just any boy, a boy with silver hair and eyes, a boy with a tendency to be unpredictable, a boy by the name of Zero Kiryuu. Kaname Kuran let him have his little victory but he was sure the boy wouldn't be able to predict what would happen the next day in class, on Kaname's territory.
No, Zero would be unpleasantly surprised because Kaname Kuran was going to issue a little game between them, a game only Kaname was good at, a game where the stakes were higher than a little humiliation. No it would be total humiliation.
"No, I guess I didn't."
His answer was curt and he knew the boy didn't expect that as an answer, no he was expecting something bigger, more disappointment but Kaname Kuran wasn't one to give in too easily as well and he wanted to make sure Zero knew that. However, Zero didn't show his disappointment, in fact he looked indifferent to his little victory but the brunette haired man could see through his façade. He could always tell.
"You know, it's getting late. Shouldn't you leave now?"
Kaname raised an eyebrow. After the whole getting hugged by an older man in his own house and almost founded out by his own sister, he still had the nerve to be rude? And why was the boy even rude to his guest to begin with? Sure, he didn't seem to like Kaname very much but he was still the guest.
Zero made a very bad host.
"Right, you're right," he smiled at the glaring teen as he made his way down the stairs, knowing that the boy, although rude to a point, was following right behind him to make sure that the man had gotten to the door.
"Of course I am," the boy snorted.
As Kaname sat at the bottom of the stairs to put his shoes on, Zero had tugged open the door, still glaring down at the man he knew he would face again the next day for his second day of school. He wasn't sure if he was dreading what the man had in mind for class or if he was dreading the idea that his homeroom teacher now knew where he lived and had contact to his step-father. He cursed his false father in his head again for going to where ever he went that night to bump into his teacher.
He knew it wasn't on purpose but still…
He hated the very idea that this could have all been a set-up by the man who adopted him for all these years. How could he get together with his teacher? Or maybe Zero was just thinking too much. He really needed to sleep. Before he got further into his thoughts however, he felt sharp nails digging into his hair and his scalp.
His head was tilted up so he could only stare into dark gleaming red eyes, eyes that were just as unusual as his, eyes that could only belong to the man who was his teacher, Kaname Kuran. Zero's lips parted in surprise, "Hey what do you think you're doing?"
The man didn't say a word. Instead, he leaned forward and brought his soft red lips to brush the boy's pale skinned cheeks, now a burning red. And as sudden as the lips had touched his face, it was gone. Just like that. The brunette haired man let go of his hair, letting it fall back into place, messily flailing out everywhere as Kaname mumbled something that was meant only for Zero to hear before walking out of the old house and into the dark, outside world.
The boy blinked, subconsciously pressing his hand to rub the spot on his cheek where his teacher's lips had touched. He blinked again, still staring at the open door, still trying to find the man who dared let his lips graze his skin. And then, after a few minutes, it finally hit him.
His teacher had kissed him.
Kaname Kuran had kissed him.
Zero could feel his cheeks burn with heat yet again that night and he couldn't prevent the small yelp that leapt out of his throat, "What the hell! What do you think you are, Kuran? Teachers don't KISS students!"
And he must have looked like an idiot because when he saw the expression on the headmaster's face, he instantly knew he had fallen into the insane man's trap. Grumbling, the boy slammed the door closed and stormed up the stairs, not caring about the loud creaks that responded to his feet hitting the stairs heavily, one by one.
When he finally reached his bedroom, the boy couldn't help but think back on the day's events. His first day of school had been all downhill from the point where he left Kaname Kuran's class to his second period of that day. His teachers, one by one, seemed to have been placing bets on who could make his day the worst.
From Kaname, he was practically molested in front of his peers and to make matters worse for him, ever since that class, he gained a quick reputation for being the man's boyfriend. All of the girls were either jealous of the rumors or were swooning over the idea of the school housing such a forbidden love that could only be found in wild imaginations.
Zero wanted to shoot himself on the spot after being interrogated by most of the female population, asking if the rumors about the relationship were true. He had played along that morning just for the kicks but soon regretted it terribly when the girls didn't decide to leave him alone right then and there. No, they wanted to play stubborn and asked more personal questions.
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"So, who's the seme and who's the uke of the relationship?" a girl had asked with a leer.
Zero had blinked, not understanding the question at all. He looked from the group of fan-girls and had noticed them all smile and wink at the same time, which left him dumbfounded. Why were the girls like that?
"What do you mean?" he decided to ask carefully.
One of the girls stepped forward and grinned broadly, clearly wanting to be the one to elaborate, "She means that who's the dominant one in the relationship between you and mister Kuran?"
He blinked again.
"Like you know, who's the one on top and who's the one on bottom?"
He still didn't understand.
The girl sighed and rubbed her forehead impatiently, "Who's the one doing all the pinning? Is it mister Kuran?"
At that, Zero went a little red.
One of the girls had then giggled, "I bet Zero is the one doing all the screaming."
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The boy blanched at the flashback.
The girls were such perverts. He remembered that he didn't answer the question, only looked ready to puke and the girls took that as a sign of embarrassment. They had shouted with glee and nodded to each other, saying that they knew they had been right all along. How could there be such girls like that at the school?
How could a rumor like that spread so fast on the first day?
And Zero did not scream.
Zero would never scream.
Although they did get one thing right, Kaname Kuran had been doing all of the pinning. He was definitely going to kill the man tomorrow. He would put a stop to the rumors.
But how?
All Zero had been doing was falling into trap by trap.
But tomorrow was a fresh new day.
Zero would definitely not lose this game.
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There can only be one victor in a game, no matter how high the stakes. That also included their own.
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A/N: I actually enjoyed writing the flashback a lot. I hope you liked this as much as I have. It was seriously fun. And to everyone that reviewed the past chapters and my other stories, thank you so much! I loved reading all of your reviews and I hope you keep reading and reviewing for future chapters and stories. If you guys had already taken a look at my profile page, you can tell I am going to be busy with Vampire Knights section for a long while.
And for those who liked my other stories in the other sections, I'm really sorry for taking them down but...I really don't feel like working on them right now. My current drive is Vampire Knights stories. I absolutely love writing about Zero and Kaname. But if any of you guys like the ideas on my profile (the summaries) and want to give a shot at turning those ideas into actual stories, ask me through pm/ e-mail or even a review. I'll be glad to let you take the idea (unless I like it and plan to write it myself). Or if any of you want to continue the stories I had taken down, feel free to ask.
Anyway thanks for reading!
