A/N: Here is chapter four, its a bit longer than I wanted, but I couldn't find a suitable place to cut it into two even chapters without leaving one as purely filler, so its long. I'm going back to school tomorrow, so if I can't get a chapter done tomorrow, I'll try to get it done by Wednesday, but we'll see how that goes. PLEASE tell me what ya'll think for this chapter, PM me your questions if you have any or leave them in the Reviews and I'll reply as soon as I read them. As always, please REVIEW, Fave, and Follow. Enjoy! :)


4

La Luna

The night had come that he would move to the Moon Dorms and Zero felt a good helping of anxiety at the very idea as he followed Kaname back to the Dorms where he would be living for the foreseeable future.

Cross had sent his things ahead of him including the new uniforms that he would wearing, which he was grateful for- he just wanted to explore his new setting and come to terms with the newness of it all.

Takuma held open the door while he welcomed Zero inside as Kaname entered first.

"Welcome," He said, "I know it's different than the Day Dorms but I think you'll find your way easy enough, Zero-sama."

He nodded silently as Takuma introduced himself and offered to answer any of his questions if he had any. He didn't, but thanked him anyway.

"Escort him to his new room." Kaname bid and Takuma nodded.

"Of course, Kaname-sama."

"When you're done, bring the others to my office."

Takuma nodded dutifully and turned back to Zero.

"Right this way." He led the way upstairs.

"You won't have a roommate." Takuma explained, "And you're things have already been placed in your room for your convenience."

Zero nodded again and they quickly reached his room, Takuma explaining to him where the common room and such were located and where he could find him if he needed any help.

Zero gave a soft smile, "Thank you for your help."

Takuma seemed taken aback by his words, still expecting the old Zero to pop back any time now. It appeared he would be waiting for a while for that to happen if it happened at all.

Takuma left him then, leaving him to get himself settled.

Zero released a breath when he left, forgoing his bags that were sitting unopened beside the dresser in favor of plopping down on the bed.

He sighed.

The inner circle gathered themselves before entering their Prince's office. Kaname had changed out of his uniform and wore instead one of his silk button up shirts and more relaxed formal pair of pants.

"Make yourselves comfortable," He commanded and they did so on the couches that sat on either side of his chair.

"I trust Takuma explained to you all some of the events of the past week."

They nodded.

"I have yet to discover the change in Kiryu, but regardless, he is now a Pureblood and I expect you all to give him the respect you'd give others in my position."

He released a breath, "He remembers nothing of himself, instead he seems to only recall a past life of his."

"How is that possible?" Aido breathed and Kaname waved him off.

"I have yet to figure that myself."

He took a swig from his wine glass.

"It would seem that he has the ability of precognition." Kaname stated and they seemed curious at his words.

"Since he can not recall anything pertaining to this life, he cannot recall his hatred for our kind and you might find this a good reason to try and befriend him. Aido,"

"Yes, Kaname-sama?"

Kaname appeared wistful, "I would like you to try and research what might be afflicting him. See if you can discover any other people who have suffered similarly."

Aido nodded.

Kaname waved them off, "You are dismissed."

They quietly left him alone then and he glanced down at his glass curiously.

He'd had plans to use the ex-human to defeat his Uncle, but clearly he had to make a change in plans.

He hoped the new Pureblood would be worth his trouble.

They gathered themselves in the common room once they left Kaname alone in his office, all of them trying to come to terms with the change in events.

"Takuma, you talked to him, right? Does he really seem changed?" Ruka asked and Takuma nodded.

"Kiryu was respectful, quiet, even amiable when I showed him to his room. It was as if he was a completely different person."

Aidou settled himself into a chair beside the fireplace.

"Do you think he really only remembers a previous life of his?"

Takuma shrugged, "He was quiet, said very little to me when I showed him around. You'd have to talk to him yourself about it."

Aido nodded and Kain looked tired at the thought, knowing they would be staying up past dawn so his cousin could get his answers.

"What do you two think of this?" Takuma asked Shiki and Rima and the two shrugged, but it was easy to see the curiosity in their eyes.

Aido seemed completely and utterly perplexed as he ran the scenarios over and over in his mind.

The rest of the inner circle left the room a few moments later and left the two cousins alone.

"What do you think?" Aido asked and Kain shrugged.

"We'll have to talk to him to figure it out."

It was the night before Zero's first classes as part of the Night Class and he was a bit anxious as he thought of it all.

Sure, he couldn't really know what the differences would be from the Day Class as he couldn't remember his time there at all- but he still worried a bit over it.

But for now he was searching through one of the books Yagari had given to him that documented his family line.

He skimmed through the introduction, quickly coming across the chapter on the origins of his family.

"The Kiryu's descend from a pureblood and a hunter that had been exiled by his original bloodline, and the hunter took the name Kiryu as he forged a new legacy for himself. The first generation of Kiryu's were the twins Akira and Sato and their younger brother Mika…"

That was him! He knew deep down that that name belonged to him at one point- he knew that the pureblood had been his mother, Lilly. He didn't know how he knew, but it was as if it were an innate understanding he had.

A knock came at the door then, interrupting his thoughts. He closed the book after dog-earing the page and laid it on his desk before answering.

He was surprised to find Aido and Kain at the door, but let them in regardless after the two cousins made an awkward introduction for themselves.

The two cousins settled themselves in the two chairs by the window, both clearly have just gotten out of class.

They were silent for a moment, waiting for him to break the silence. He didn't really have much to say, though. It wasn't as if he really knew what was going on at the school or anything else for that matter.

"Kiryu." Aido began and Zero shifted to look at him directly from his position on the foot of the bed.

Aido fell silent.

"Yes?"

The genius vampire swallowed, "Do you remember the last time you saw me?"

Zero blinked, searching his memory for any hint of having met the Noble, but failed and shook his head.

Aido sighed, "I don't know if you know this, but you didn't really… like, any of us. But you served as one of the prefects for the school and when you were helping transfer our class to the school you… uh, collapsed."

Zero blinked at him, digging at his mind for anything that might confirm the vampire's statement.

Aido continued, "You were taken to the Nurse's office and Kaname-sama had me watching you and when you um, woke up, you were not yourself."

"Not that you really are now, but you were definitely not yourself then or like you are now."

Zero stared at him blankly for a moment, feeling the taller cousin's eyes on him as the new Pureblood weighed down the blond Noble with the unintentional power of his gaze.

He looked away toward the window and waved Aido on.

It was snowing outside but the moon's light went on unobstructed as it pooled into the room.

A flash of burning house, cold soaking through his thin pajamas. He was alone.

Zero blinked and the memory slipped away, back into the recesses of his subconsciousness.

"You were ill, but you demanded that I deliver a message to Kaname-sama. You said you wouldn't remember it yourself so I had to tell him myself."

Zero nodded, "What was the message?"

Aido bit his lip lightly, "Kaname-sama said to keep it quiet for now. Besides, you should just be focusing on figuring yourself out, Zero-sama. Kaname-sama will figure out and ask you if he needs your help with anything, I'm sure."

Zero nodded once more, it made sense to figure his stuff out before getting involved in some greater problem.

"So what do you remember?" Kain asked, speaking up for the first time since entering the room.

Zero blinked and went quiet for a moment.

He looked up at the Noble.

"My name."

"Is that really all?" Aido asked and Zero shook his head.

"I remember some things, but Yuki said that there was no way those were my memories. She said that those things I remembered never happened to me."

He sighed, "She said I have a twin- but I thought I…"

He trailed off.

"I remember having older brothers, but they were both twins, while I was the youngest. I don't remember having a twin named Ichiru, let alone anything else that she and Cross have tried to trigger."

Aido frowned, "What were your brothers' names?"

"Akira and Sato." He pointed to the book on the desk and Aido grabbed it up and flipped to the bookmarked page.

He read through the short section on he and his brothers before looking up.

"So you're Mika? But you remember your name as Zero Kiryu?"

Zero released a long drawn out breath and leaned back on his elbows.

"I know that was my name, and that Zero Kiryu is my actual name now, but…"

"You only have memories of being Mika." Aido filled in and Zero nodded.

"Exactly."

Aido held the book up, "Do you mind if I run this through a copier? I can give it back to you tomorrow night before class."

Zero waved it off, "Sure. I mean what else can the book tell me about that life other than what I already know, right? Anyway, the book is only the first volume for the Kiryu line. They ended the series at my grandparents. Apparently they were waiting for a few more generations to do another."

They fell silent for a few moments before switching to lighter topics as the cousins tried to get to know the newly turned Pureblood.

Zero for his part was at first reserved before switching to amusement when Aido joked around a bit to get him to relax.

It was easy to relax around the blond and his cousin.

Kain for his part was a bit reserved as well but slowly made his way into the conversation. His quick wit was quieter than most, but as Zero spent the rest of the night with the two cousins he could pick up on Kain's sense of humor and Aido's willingness to help, impressed by both of their intelligence.

He was alone in his room the next night donning his uniform when the cousins appeared at his door, Aido knocking briefly before sweeping inside with all the grace of a southern lady, defending himself from his cousin's remark.

"I am not, Akatsuki, and I am gravely offended that you would think so ill of me!"

He plopped himself down on the chair he had declared his own as Kain snorted in reply.

Aido looked up at Zero and gave him an appraising look.

"You look good in the uniform," He complimented and Zero gave him a soft smile in reply.

"Thanks."

Kain placed the borrowed book back on his desk and released a sigh.

"Don't get comfortable, Hana. We have class."

Aido waved him off, "We have time."

Kain scanned the room for a clock and shook his head at the time.

"No, we really don't." He looked at Zero then and approached him, readjusting his tie like a mother hen before nodding in approval.

"Come on, you two. You know Kaname-sama doesn't like it when we're late."

Aido sighed and swung himself to his feet and Zero followed the two cousins out, shutting the door to his room quietly with a soft murmur as his hand released the handle.

"What was that?" Kain asked and Zero released a breath.

"Ward. It's the strangest thing, I can remember skills and how to apply them, just not how I know them. Well, other than the stuff I learned from my mother."

Aido had already marched himself down the hall and turned to glance back at them with impatience shining in his blue eyes.

Kain and Zero shook their heads and followed him down the hall and down the stairs to the front foyer, where everyone was waiting for Kaname and Takuma to join them.

Aido dragged Zero into the corner where the inner circle had gathered, introducing them to the silverette whose memory was not sparked by their faces in the least.

Ruka narrowed her eyes on him, searching him for any sign of insincerity as he talked with Shiki and Rima about their work and busy schedules.

Shiki seemed sleepy as always, but replied in his usual short and sweet form while Rima elaborated over the areas he covered.

Ruka didn't know what to think of the changed Zero Kiryu, especially not since Kain had come to her the night before they went to sleep for the day and talked to her about his time with the Pureblood Zero. Aido had broken into the room and filled her in further, much to his annoyance.

They both appeared taken with the former prefect, revealing his lack of memory of this life but instead his memory of a past one as one of his current self's ancestors.

"How was that ward performed?" Aido prodded and the silverette seemed to shake himself out of thought to reply.

"Incantation. My mother taught my brothers and I old magic that she had learned over time. She was the one to introduce magic-wielding into the Kiryu line."

"About that," Aido began, "In the book it said she was a Pureblood, do you know which line she came from?"

Zero thought it over for a moment.

"She was the progenitor of the Kazuma and the Hiou."

"Wait, your mother was a progenitor?" Ruka breathed

"Well, not my mother in this life I don't think. My original mother's name was Lilly, though my father was a Hunter exiled from one of the first clans. From what I can gather all blood Kiryus take after my mother's looks. From what I can recall neither my brothers nor I looked anything like my father."

Zero released a breath and the others fell quiet for a few moments before Takuma, Seiren, and Kaname descended the stairs to lead the escort from the Dorms to the school building.

Takuma pulled Zero away to stand just behind Kaname in the line out of the Dorms, instructing him quietly on his position in the Night Class and where he was to stand and such. Zero nodded at his words and they were silent for a few moments as they drew near the gates.

"Is the screaming a normal thing?" Zero breathed, his ears ringing with the feminine squeals on the other side of the gate.

"Ah… yes." Takuma replied, "It will only get worse when Aido encourages them."

It was when, and not if, Zero could know just by having spoken with the cousins.

The gates opened then and within a minute, the crowd of Day Class girls had silenced, their eyes staring down on him as whispers broke out among them.

"Kiryu? What's he doing in the Night Class?"

"He hated the Night Class, what's he doing with them now?"

"You got to admit Mori, he does look good in the uniform!"

The girls quickly gained back their clarity and within a moment were back to screaming and squealing and no doubt giving him a headache.

On each side of the crowd two girls held the Day Class girls back. One of them Yuki and the other a friend of hers that she had mentioned was going to take over his former position as prefect, Yori.

Kaname stopped briefly ahead for a few moments to talk with Yuki but rejoined the class as they headed for the school.

It surprised Zero when Yuki grabbed his hand and pulled him away from the main body of the class as the Day Class finally dissipated back to their heated dorms.

"Zero?" She spoke and he glanced down at her as she released his hand once they were a few feet off to the side of his class.

"Have you remembered anything yet?"

Zero shook his head, "No, but I'm sure I will eventually."

Yuki appeared saddened at his lack of memory and he pulled them to a stop, letting his class get a few feet ahead.

A few tears slid down her cheeks and he tried his best to comfort her.

"Hey, it's okay, Yuki. Don't cry…" His brows furrowed.

He patted her on the head.

"Besides, we can just use it as an excuse to visit more often!" He offered and she gave a soft laugh in reply.

"You've always sucked when it comes to crying people." She joked and he grinned.

She wiped her tears away, "Whenever I'd start crying you'd escape into the kitchen and come out an hour later with so much food it was ridiculous."

She frowned.

"What's wrong?" He asked and her frown deepened.

"I just realized I'll be stuck with the Chairman's cooking."

He laughed, "It can't be that bad, can it?"

She cocked her brows, "Uh huh. You just didn't have the opportunity to realize that yourself last week because apparently you, in all your chefly glory, still have a natural way about a kitchen."

He grinned at her again and gave her a hug.

"I'll come by this weekend to hang out and cook, how about that?"

She beamed at him in reply before shooing him back to his class where everyone was entering the school.

Zero was the last one into class and sat down in the only empty seat beside Kaname as Yagari entered the room and began his lecture.

Soon, he found himself nodding off until he felt himself slip away into a vision.

He was in a field, lying in a woman's arms.

She was fair and radiant, the moon's light casting a halo about her silver hair that was so like his own.

He almost mistook her for Lilly in that moment but as he continued to search her perfect features he glimpsed small features that his mother had never bore- laugh lines, small dimples and a light about her eyes that he remembered being a part of his own so very long ago.

"My son," She said, "I have missed you during your time in the Sun. My daughter's husband, your father, once hid you from me- but I have found you and I will never let you leave my sights again."

She had a glow about her skin, almost as if she were the moon made incarnate.

The flowers around them were moonflowers, bright and open under the direct eyes of their Mistress and he knew that she was La Luna. The Moon herself.

She ran her hands through his hair, gently rubbing his head as he felt her aura sweep over him.

Strength, Hope, and Love all circulated through his blood now and he could feel her healing energy flow through him in steady waves of peace.

"I must ask you something, my son." She breathed and he nodded, his eyelids falling closed as he became lost in the sensation of her massage.

"Would you sacrifice your life for a brief, brilliant love?" She asked.

Memories of the dreams he had when he was younger circulated through his mind then, dreams of Yuki as she was in his visions, a Pureblood like her brother who he was sure was a changed Kaname- much happier than he currently was outside of his visions. Flashes of two children, a boy and a girl with brown hair with eyes and skin like his own, playing in a garden with another set of children with blond hair and wine colored eyes who both had Yuki's bright smile.

"Yes."

He voiced his reply and then the vision dissolved into shadows as her last words rang out.

"Lilly gave you life once, but I give you power. Use it well."

The vision cleared from his eyes and he found himself back in the classroom where some of the others were staring at him with looks of 'we're waiting'.

"Zero, I'll ask again. What do we know of the Climate Change?" Yagari cocked a brow at him.

Zero blinked, "It was brought about by the previous humans of the age past and triggered the beginning of the Vampire Race."

Yagari accepted the answer and turned back to the blackboard, continuing where he left on in the lecture. It took a moment, but his classmates turned back to face the front.

He could feel the other Pureblood's eyes on him.

"Was it a vision?" he asked quietly and Zero swallowed in reply.

"Maybe, I don't know what to make of it yet."

That class soon ended and he felt himself slipping back into a slumber as the second teacher came in to take over.

He managed to stay somewhat awake till halfway through where he felt his head rebound on the desk top as he passed out.

The teacher's annoyed comment made its way to his ears as he was sucked into another vision.

"Kiryu, nice to know you're keeping up your habits of sleeping in my class."

But he was already out like a light.

"You seem distressed." Zero commented, rubbing circles on his distended abdomen.

"Yuki was not supposed to transform this early. Nothing is going according to plan. Not since you changed." Kaname admitted and Zero nodded, inhaling harshly as one of the twins gave a swift kick against his hand while the other began to move as well.

"My uncle no doubt grows stronger by the day. Your twin appears to be his most loyal servant so I've no doubt he'll soon attain his true body once more. He has already taken Senri, and I have reason to believe that he'll begin his final battle here, at the academy."

Zero nodded, it made sense.

That's where they all were, where Kaname kept his seat of power. He'd want to bring it home to hit the hardest.

"His use of the Council needs to be put to an end." Zero stated and Kaname nodded.

They were sitting in his office, Kaname with a drink in hand beside him.

It was scotch and Zero wished he could partake himself.

But he had the twins to worry about.

"If we eliminate the Council it would in the process put a huge hole in his plans to ascend to the throne himself. If he has no supporters, even if he succeeds, he won't succeed for long."

Kaname nodded and Zero could spot his mate playing around with the possibilities in his mind, thinking a mile a minute as he ruled out several paths to take.

Then, the vision shifts and he is in the field once more. Luna stands above him, her beautiful features contorted into bloodthirsty wrath and bitter disgust.

"I have given you a brother in this life and if he perishes, so shall you, my son."

The final bell awakened him from his visionary dreams and he took a sharp inhale as he took in his surroundings.

What could it all lead to?