Title: A Present from me to you

Fandom: Vampire Knight (anime)

Character(s): Kaname Kuran, Zero Kiryu

Summary: After returning from his long trip he was followed home by a certain vampire hunter whom absolutely hated him. They were then informed by the maid that his beloved vampire princess had gone missing! Team up time! Kaname forces Zero to aid in his search for his fiancé.


It had been months since he last saw this familiar landscape, he was glad to be walking through the town, he was glad to be going back to that mansion that he had dubbed as home. But above everything else, he was glad to go back to the comfort of his darling princess, Yuuki. A faint smile spread across his lips as he exited the town, walking into the forest that would soon lead to his awaiting home, where his awaiting princess was. He never liked showing his emotions to people, but being alone like this he felt like he could finally smile without people looking at him oddly.

"I wonder what she is doing right now. Maybe she is studying with Hanabusa for a big test; he is quite a good tutor for her for when I'm gone. She'll be so happy to see me back already; she probably thought I was going to be gone forever. Oh I forgot to find something for her like I had originally planned. I'll just make sure to get her double the amount of presents next time. I bet she's really thirsty too, she only prefers my blood anyways."

He avoided the urge to hum a song as he walked on, not even realizing the person following him in the shadows. He did not show this side to anyone, the side where he could actually be happy for how his life was now. He waited ten long years to be with Yuuki, he has secrets he has to keep from everyone, but when he was by himself he could forget all of that and be well not himself.

By the time he reached the door to his mansion, about to open the door he finally noticed the presence that had been following him all along. Instead of acting surprised like he was on the inside, he took on his normal personality and looked calm. Not like he was going to show that he had no clue that he was being followed in the first place. If he had he would have not walked all the way to his mansion to be ambushed like this.

"Been a while, right Kiryu?" Kaname spoke, feeling the bloody rose against his back, but he did not flinch. He knew Bloody rose too well for it to act against it's owner.

"Figures you knew I was here from the start." Zero growled, holding the gun tighter in his right hand, wanting to pull the trigger.


He was just looking around the market in the town when he noticed the one person whom he hated more than life itself. He looked at his list with all the vampire's names crossed out and looked back to Kaname. Work had been slow for him since Yuuki and Kaname left, only because Zero took out any vampire within minutes of them appearing on the list.

"He might not be on the list, but I don't have anything else to do." Was his reasoning on following the pureblood vampire to wherever he was going. He could be back at his apartment relaxing for once in his life, but he never was the type of guy to rest. Besides, maybe if he followed the pureblood long enough he could be far enough away to get away with killing the vampire.

He followed Kaname into the forest, hating himself for not realizing just how close Kaname was without even knowing it. He followed in silence, using his skills in hopes that the vampire did not see him.

"So far so good." He smirked when he saw that Kaname had not noticed him and he continued to follow Kaname until he reached Kaname's mansion. He walked slowly to get behind the vampire before pulling out his bloody rose. He was finally going to do it, he was going to kill the damned vampire without him even realizing it.

"Been a while, right Kiryuu?"

"Damnit he noticed me from the start didn't he?" "Figures you knew I was here from the start." Zero growled, holding his gun tighter only wanting to pull the trigger and to get things over with. But he knew that he was not allowed to kill a vampire—whether pureblood or not—unless they were on the list. "You got out lucky this time, vampire." Besides being right next to Kaname's mansion he knew if he killed the pureblood here everyone would have seen it.


Before Kaname had the chance to speak to Zero, asking him why he had followed him in the first place, the door was swung open and a distressed looking maid came out panting.

"Lord Kaname, Miss Yuuki is missing!" She yelled, not seeing Zero at first, but then apologizing that she was interrupting something important.

"What?" Zero asked before Kaname could even open his mouth, or change expressions for that matter. "Do you know where she went?" Anyone could tell the worried tone that Zero used without realizing it. He never hated Yuuki; he just didn't want to like her now that she was a vampire.

"I do not. Lord Aidou is missing as well; he must have gone out in search for her." She said and bowed, allowing the two men to enter the mansion to continue their chat.

"Or maybe he kidnapped her. You leave those two alone a lot I bet when you leave this mansion." Zero commented, looking at Kaname when he said this. Kaname looked unbothered by the whole situation, though in his mind he was going crazy.

"Why is she not here? Does she not love me anymore? Is Kiryu right? Did Hanabusa take her away because they fell in love? She would not do that to me, she shouldn't have a reason as to why she would do that to me. She has to have a reason on why she left, she has to!"

"What are your thoughts, Lord Kaname?" The maid asked when she appeared with some tea for Kaname and his guest.

"I don't know why she left, but we must retrieve her as soon as possible. Kiryu and I will start looking for her tonight." Kaname concluded, not even caring that he brought Zero into this entire mess.

"And why would I want to help purebloods like you?" Zero asked with venom in his voice.

"Because I know you're as worried as me." Kaname simply stated, drinking his tea in a usual high mannered way. "Do you want Yuuki to get hurt?"

"Well…no, but we're all enemies here." Zero countered, not sure as to what else to say in this situation.

"Well in this case we're all allies." Kaname ended, putting his tea down and walking to his room to get ready for the night ahead of him.

Zero just stared at Kaname's leaving form and looked at his untouched tea. "Now what…"


He knew following Kaname was a bad idea in the first place, but he still couldn't help but wonder where Yuuki was and if she was okay. He hated how much he cared for that girl, but he couldn't get her out of his head the entire time while Kaname was gone.

"Maybe I should follow Kaname and make sure she's okay, or maybe if I get Kaname alone I can find out a few things from him that can ultimately lead to his death. All I have to do is put up with him for the time it'll take and finish him off. Then I can go save Yuuki from who knows what Aidou is doing to her and…wait why should I care about that? I don't like Yuuki like that!"

By the time Kaname came back to the room Zero was in he noticed Zero in an emotional battle with himself and yet him continue as Kaname walked on to get something from the kitchen. Zero did not even notice the pureblood while he was arguing with himself about his feelings for a certain vampire that betrayed him.

"You should pack some things before we leave." Kaname stated as he walked past Zero once more on his way back to his room, causing Zero to snap out of his thoughts and look at Kaname.

"Why should I go?"

"Because you can help me track her down faster." Kaname said through unseen gritted teeth, but held a calm expression on his face.


After leaving Zero alone in the living room Kaname went back to his room to get things ready for the journey he was about to take. He had just gotten back just to have to leave again for a whole another reason. He sighed inwardly and finished up all of his packing. He already knew that Zero needed to go back to get his stuff or rather maybe just buy some new things for him. Why would Yuuki leave him like this? He even checked her room and could not find a letter saying where she would be, neither did Hanabusa. He was always highly suspicious of Hanabusa just because they were always alone when Kaname was not around. He allowed it to happen since she needed a tutor and he always knew that Hanabusa held a love for him and would never betray him.

Until today.


Sorry for the short chapter really! I hope you're enjoying it so far! I wanted to add in a second side to the story to make things more interesting. Still debating on KanamexZero or just them becoming friends. You decide! Just leave a comment about it if you like it or not. Thank you!