Super fast update! Yaaaay!

I had free time and two third of this chapter ready, so I decided to finish and post it. If some of you found the previous chapter too long and boring, I hope you will forgive me for that after reading this one.

Disclaimer: I do not own Vampire Knight.

Kei-chan is an oc of my own imagination.

The term of silver wine is not something I came up with, I read it somewhere, liked it and wanted to apply it here. In this story, silver wine refer to a liquor ingredient infused with some sort of magic to affect vampires.

There will be a bit of Ichiru/Hanabusa fluff plus some KaZe action as well. Enjoy

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"Aaah!... That crying voice is soo unbearable" he licked his lips and gave a dark grin showing his protruding fangs "More…More…Cry for me! Come on!"

Spit landed on his chin "I will kill you…"

A fist connected with clenched jaw, the echo of the bones breaking can be heard in the empty space. Claws racked through naked skin leaving blood on its trail "AAAGHHH!"

A sinister laugh filled the air "heheheh! That's it. Cry more because that's what you will be doing from now on, my lovely p-"

"…-san"

Who is this?

"Nii-san!"

Leave me alone!

"Wake up! Nii-san! Come on already!"

"WAAAH!" A silver haired hunter jumped on his bed, drenched in sweat, disoriented until a hand gripped his shoulder to make him turn toward its owner.

"Nii-san, are you okay? Another nightmare? Here, drink some water?" Ichiru talked in a panicked voice as he handed a glass of water to his brother. He sat next to him and rubbed soothing circles on Zero's back.

Feeling that shaking lessened, he tugged a silver bang away from the sweaty forehead to have a better look at his twin's face and asked "Feeling better now", earning a nod for answer.

"Where?" asked Zero staring blankly ahead,

"Cross Academy, we had dinner at the Chairman's house and stayed over last night." Informed Ichiru, not fazed by the question, then added, "It is still early, sleep some more if you want. I have to leave because I need to restock the shop for the weekend and come back here later since I will be staying here for few days. Kaito will be driving me to the station after we eat breakfast. I just came to check on you when I found you thrashing around in your sleep."

"Umm… Okay."

"On second thought, it is better if you wake up and come with me. If you want to come back here later or stay at your place, it will be up to you. I don't want to leave you in this state," Insisted the younger twin

"I am okay Ich, don't worry," the hunter finally spoke as he looked at his twin, fully awake, "but I think I will come help you out anyways. Wait for me, I just need a quick shower and will join you downstairs…. Ah! And tell Kaito that I will come make breakfast, I don't feel like having burned toast early in the morning." Announced the hunter as he got off the bed and headed to the bathroom, he paused and looked back at his twin still sitting on the bed giving him a lazy smile "Maybe I will be tempted to spend the weekend here with you guys." Then disappeared in the hallway.

Ichiru's head perked at the last words of his brother, a huge smile appeared on his face as he jumped and ran downstairs to relay the message to Kaito.

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Things did not go as planned. Kaito ended up abducting Zero, not allowing him to leave because he could not trust that he would be back with Ichiru later. As a result, Zero found himself roaming around the campus with nothing to do waiting for Kaito to finish his lectures. Cross was ecstatic at the news that Zero will be taking the Chairman position during his absence; he then dismissed him saying that he will not have to worry about taking over until next week.

Since he did not get much sleep, Zero decided to take a nap under a tree. He was starting to drift into peaceful slumber until a weight dropped on his stomach along with a singsong voice reaching his ears "I found Ru-ji! Yaaay!" The stunned hunter stared at crystal blue eyes that stared back at him in awe. When he tried to get up, he found that the kid made himself comfortable straddling him and placed tiny palms on his chest. The Child was wearing a mahogany red overall with a cat design on it (or was that a rabbit?) over a light gray shirt. A bright smile adorned his chubby round face topped with a mess of curly dark red hair. "Ru-ji?" a light bulb lit up in his dazed brain to some previous rambling of his twin. "You know since he finds it difficult to spell out long or difficult name, he tends to cut out part of it to make it easier for himself. I swoon every time he calls me Ru-ji in that melodious voice… Oh! Ru-ji is his short-form for Ichiru-oji-san… Isn't he the cutest? That Kei-chan!"

"Not Ru-ji?" inquired the little kid while titling his head to the side, confused.

"No, I am not Ru-ji. What are you doing her alone, kid?" asked the hunter while getting the child off him and putting him down on his feet.

"Not Ru-ji! Who?" asked again Keiichi, knitting his eyebrows.

"This kid is not listening to a word I said, what a pain" Zero sighed internally before crisscrossing his legs and putting his chin on his palm.

"I am not Ichiru-oji-san, my name is Zero. I am his brother," The kid wondered as he inspected the hunter for a moment.

He later straightened his back and reached out a tiny hand, "Name Keiichi, Nithe met you, Rero-ji"

Zero had to hold back a snicker at the kid trying his best to act adult. "At least he has proper manner"

"It's Zero, not Rero and with no ji" clarified the hunter with a strained voice.

"RERO!" clapped the child with sparkly eyes, happy to make a new friend. Said friend face palming himself in the process.

"pffft…", Zero's head snapped in the direction of the sound in time to see a blur of orange hair. "So he is not alone after all"

"Nah, Keiichi, what are those?" pointing at the bag next to the child's backpack on the ground.

"Ah!" Kei's eyes lit up at the question, "Cookies!... Mama, Yuki-chan and Kei-chan made them. Kei-chan take it gift for ojii-chan, alone." Explained the red haired boy puffing his chest proud of himself.

"Oh! That's a big boy, good. So, you better hurry. Jii-chan is waiting", "just go already, please!" the hunter was starting to get a headache.

The boy looked at the ground, drawing circles with his foot before looking up with expectant eyes "Let's go together Rero, pwease!"

"No can do! Your mommy asked you to go alone, right?" replied the hunter in a stern voice.

Tiny lips quivered as crystal eyes glistened with tears threatening to fall. The silver-haired man panicked, as he did not want the kid to start bawling and pierce his ears. "Damnit, this is why I don't like kids".

"Alright! All right! I will come with you, but you will have to show me the way because I don't know how to get there" complied Zero, defeated by the puppy eyes.

Keiichi sniffled and rubbed his nose then nodded at the man sitting in front of him. He then pulled at his finger urging him to get up and hunter went along with him. "I know the way. Look, a map" Reassured the kid in a cheerful voice.

Zero looked back at the bush behind them and saw a smiling Yuki nodding at him. "That's why I could not detect their presence. That Yuki! Well, I guess its fine anyways. They probably sent him on this errand to have him learn his way around the campus."

The hunter could not deny that he enjoyed watching the kid doing his best guiding him by holding his finger, getting lost and going through roundabout ways and then finding the route again. They sometime had to stop several times for Keiichi to take out what looked like a small juice packet where he put a straw to drink from it. When he looked closely, Zero saw the Ichijou emblem on it, figured it was artificial liquid blood, and wondered about the reason why this kid drank so much of it in this small period. "I guess it taste good, unlike those pills". They finally reached Cross's place and the overzealous ex-hunter welcomed the little guy with arms wide open. Zero pitied the kid from that bone-crushing hug he got; it looked painful judging from the scowl on his face as he pushed the blond man away in vain. He then turned on his heel to go back and resume his nap, passing by the two women hiding behind the tree.

"You can stop camouflaging your presence now." Announced the hunter in a flat tone

The orange-haired vampire nodded her head as she took out her umbrella "Thank you Kiryuu-san, I appreciate that you assisted him. Sorry if he caused any trouble."

"There was no trouble. However, Toya-san, is it ok for your kid to roam around under the sun of mid-day like this without protection," inquired the hunter

"For some reason, he seems to have high tolerance towards the sunlight, and he is already accustomed to human clock since I always take him with me to the photoshoots."

"He is amazing, isn't he? Zero!" squealed Yuki from his side, "Well, I better follow him quickly before chairman manage to poison him" finished the brown-haired woman before wobbling in direction of the house.

"How come you are here on campus, Toya-san?"

"I am Mrs. Shiki now," corrected the woman with a barely perceivable smile at the surprised look on Zero's face, "and we came here because Yuki-chan asked me to be by her side when the child is born. Seeking female support, I guess. Ruka is busy setting up the kinder garden section so she is feeling lonely." Explained Rima before nodding one last time and parting ways with the hunter to join her adoptive son. Zero felt awkward when he realized whose wedding invitation he threw into the bin without looking at its contents few months ago. "Did Ichiru tell me about it? Can't remember"

After a good uninterrupted nap, the hunter made few phone calls and checked his work via laptop. He was glad to see that one of his proposals was accepted and the pitch will be via videoconference the next day. He regretted not going back with Ichiru because he will have to take the first train early in the morning to reach his place on time for the meeting. He arranged with cross to setup his working space at his house as soon as possible, and by the time Kaito finished his work for the day, Ichiru was back. They borrowed the Chairman's car and headed to town. They enjoyed having dinner at a familiar pub and hopped few bars. Seeing as Kaito was starting to get a little tipsy, Zero suggested driving back home while he was still able to walk alone. Once back, Kaito sobered up and insisted on having another round of drinks at Cross's place and let loose as a celebration of reuniting with his old training buddies after so long. His fellow hunter did not mind drinking a bit more since; he never got affected much anyways thanks to his vampire nature.

The men enjoyed drinking, playing cards, and betting on stupid stuff. When the time for Zero to leave closed in, ichiru called out for his brother from the kitchen where he was getting more snacks.

"Nii-san, I think it's about time you get ready and call a cab. None of us can drive you to the station in case you are not aware". No answer came from his brother, only weird laughing and tapping on the table at a lame joke Kaito said. Rushing back to the room, Ichiru's mouth went slack from shock. Zero's face was flushed pink, eyes unfocused and his hands could barely hold the cards in place. "NII-SAN IS DRUNK? HOW THE HELL IS THAT POSSIBLE?" The younger twin tried pulling his brother to stand up and get ready. However, the latter fell on the floor whining about not wanting to go, and laid on the cold tiles to sleep.

The three other men sobered up at this action and looked at each other wondering about the impossible happening. Kaito ran both hands into his messy hair and picked a bottle to check what made the ex-human get smashed in no time. "Maybe he is just exhausted, that's why he got affected. Some water should do the trick since he recovers fast or maybe blood pills," explained the tall hunter while reading the label of the bottle out of curiosity, after few moments, he added "Or maybe not!" Kaien and Ichiru looked at him questionably waiting for him to elaborate. Kaito rubbed the back of his neck before digging his own grave "I think this shit has silver wine in it" grimacing while bracing himself for what is coming.

"What?" asked Kaien, not sure, he heard it right.

"Tell me you're joking," said Ichiru in a low monotone voice.

"I am afraid I am not, Zero just drank silver wine. I am sorry, I…" the flustered hunter did not get to finish talking when a pissed silverette started screaming his lung out:"What the fuck were you thinking, giving a freaking vampire bloody fucking silver wine. Oh My God! Are you that stupid? How the hell is he gonna get back, drunk like this, he might go under the stupid train instead of getting in it. How is he gonna sober up on time to do his pitch. Fuck! Kaito You… You…"

"I said sorry…" winced the hunter at the shrill of his friend's voice, seriously, once Ichiru start swearing, even I feel like shutting my ears

"How did you get you hand on it anyways" asked Kaien.

"I tried it in a bar downtown last week and liked it so I bought few bottles when I heard Zero and Ichiru were coming, I swear I did not know"

"The bartender was probably a vampire right?" interrupted Ichiru, huffing and puffing still.

"Yea! He is affiliated with the association and he is good at what he does "

Ichiru rolled his eyes annoyed and blaming himself for not checking what the prank loving Kaito brought even if he was innocent this time.

"He probably gave it to you knowing you are hunter and human so it won't affect you, otherwise he would not give it to vampire. And, logically thinking, he would not think that the infamous vampire hater Kaito Takamiya would get cozy and sit for a drink with another vampire." Screamed the annoyed twin as he pressed his thumb and middle finger on his temples "No other way around it, Chairman, can you call a taxi while I go grab my coat and Zero's stuff. I will take him back home and make sure he sober up somehow." Announced the man before heading to his room while his adoptive father grabbed his phone to call a cab.

Barely fifteen minutes later, was Ichiru standing at the Academy's gate with a drowsy Zero hanging on his shoulder. When he was about to open the taxi's door when another car coming blinded him with flashing headlights, he squinted and recognized it as Kaname's black car, so he waited for it to stop nearby. Moments later, Aido and the pureblood emerged from the car and came towards the twins, a quizzical look on their face upon noticing Zero's state. He explained what happened, complaining about Kaito's stupidity and what he plans to do with his brother.

Aido pondered for a moment before interrupting his ranting and said, "I think I have a medicine to cure the hangover from that sort of drink, it will help him sober up in some time."

"Great! How long will it take to work?" inquired Ichiru, feeling hopeful.

"I guess he would be ok in about four hours after taking it, depends on how much he drank and how he would react to the medicine, give or take three to five hours till he is able to be conscious enough to perform a pitch." Explained the golden haired vampire.

The silver twin groaned saying that waiting three hours for Zero to sober up and leave by himself is out of question because he will miss his meeting and kill them afterwards. He then asked Aido to bring him the medicine so that Zero could take it on their way to the station. Hanabusa hesitated for a moment and then left to get it. Kaname observed the exchange between the two as well as his subordinate dejection without taking his eyes off the slumbering silverette.

The blonde vampire came back quickly with a packet of soluble powder, reached out to place it in Ichiru's hand when the pureblood vampire suddenly snatched it.

He contemplated his idea for a moment before voicing out his suggestion, "I think it would be more comfortable for Kiryuu-kun if someone drove him back home in a car, he would have the chance to rest during the trip better than by train. I do not mind taking him as I finished my work for the day. Would that be okay, Ichiru-kun?"

Aido jumped into the discussion before the other man had the chance to reply, "You don't need to go through so much trouble, Kaname-sama. I was going to suggest doing the same myself."

"I don't mind Aido. I believe you already have plans for the rest of the day. Take it as a reward for your hard work today and get a good rest."

Ichiru glanced at his lover pondering on both suggestion and then turned to face the pureblood, "then I will accept your offer Kuran. I believe you know Zero's address, right?"

"Yes." Answered the brown-haired man curtly.

In a heartbeat, Kaname took Zero from his twin's hold, put him in the car and fastened the seatbelt. Ichiru paid the cab and sent him on his way, then he turned to the pureblood who was about to get into the driver's seat. "Kuran! After giving him the medicine, I would appreciate that you just put Zero in his bed, help him out of his shoes and jacket at most if he was not able to do that, and then leave. Please!"

The vampire looked into the serious purple eyes and then nodded in understanding before getting in the car and driving away.

The younger twin followed the car with his eyes until it was gone; he shoved his hands in his pocket and let out a long sigh. He jolted in surprise and then relaxed as he felt himself being pulled back in the warm embrace of the golden-haired vampire as he locked his strong arms around his waist and hugged him tightly. Warm lips kissed his jaw line before travelling up to his ear, "Hey handsome! Were you planning on ditching me after I worked so hard to get to spend a full day with you tomorrow?" Whispered the vampire in a low husky voice while nibbling the earlobe.

"hmmm… I was gonna make sure nii-san is okay, then get back as soon as possible the same day. I would not have missed our date if that's what you were worried about." Hummed Ichiru, loving the tender touch of his lover.

Aido head-butted his lover lightly before scolding him "and you think I am heartless enough to drag you out on a date after such an exhausting round-trip, you hurt me!"

The silver haired man giggled and turned around without breaking the embrace to face the other. Locking his own arm around the vampire's waist while burying his face in the crook of his neck.

"It's all good now. No need to worry anymore!" sighed Ichiru enjoying the scent unique to the man he loved.

Aido rubbed his back while placing his chin on top of the silver hair.

"Nah, Ichiru?"

"What?" came the answer in lazy voice

"You're sure you are not drunk, are you?"

Ichiru looked up into electric blue eyes, surprised at the question, and inquired "No, I am not? Why?"

"Well, I was surprised to see you leave Zero in the care of Kaname-sama knowing how much he hates him. I still think it would have been better if I were the one driving you both to Zero's place and then taking you back with me, a win win situation with no risk of bloodbath." Explained the blonde vampire in a matter of fact kind of tone.

The human debated with himself internally for few moments before answering his lover, "I think it is better this way. I already warned Kuran not to do unnecessary things and get him riled up, and I trust he will abide by it. It might be a good chance for Zero to witness his good side occasionally. The tension between those two is seriously suffocating whenever they are in the same room. Nii-san needs to let go of the past and go on with his life. I know he cannot forget but he can at least try to forgive him the same way he forgave me for all the pain I caused him… Besides! He is too wasted. Therefore, he will probably not know how he got home or who took him there even."

Aido remained silent after listening to his lover, then grinned at him and said, "Just be honest already! You just did not think of the scenario I sugges—omphh" The vampire found himself bend over as he was caught off guard when his lover jabbed him in the stomach and left him there. He chuckled at the reaction that confirmed his suspicion and went to follow the pouting silverette inside the campus, internally praying that no trouble occur with the other twin.

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The black car pulled over in front of the underground parking gate, Kaname rolled down the windowpane waiting for the gatekeeper to allow him access. The bulky man did not take long to get out of his cabin and reach him. He informed the vampire that he needed the access card for the gate to open. Looking to his side at the sleeping man, he tried waking him up but Zero was dead to the world. He tried to look into his pockets going through the jacket and the pants' front pocket not finding anything apart from his cellphone; he decided to look into the duffel bag next. Noticing his distress and recognizing the man on the passenger seat, the gatekeeper cleared his throat and spoke in a croaky voice "If I remember correctly, you companion usually keeps his access card in the rear pocket of his jeans". Kaname paused his search for a second, removed the duffel bag from his lap, unbuckled Zero's seat belt and pulled him from the waist to slip his hand inside the rear pocket. He was lucky enough to find the card. However, when Zero was pulled from his comfortable position, he stirred a little leading to his head resting on Kaname's shoulder while the pureblood checked his pocket. The smell of cologne and body scent of the brown-haired man aroused his sense; he inhaled the sweet scent before suddenly licking the crook of Kaname's neck and giving it a soft kiss along with a whisper barely audible "Smells good". Red brown eyes widened in shock as his breath hitched and body froze at the sudden sensation. He was glad that the man standing outside did not notice as his coat's collar hid Zero's face. He gently pushed the hunter back to his seat and passed the card to the guard who quickly scanned it and gave it back, "Thanks for the tip".

Once inside the parking, Kaname got out of the car and opened the passenger door to pull Zero out. The silver-haired man was plastered to the point of not being able to stand straight by himself. He made sure to keep him close by holding his waist while he closed the car door and looked around. "This is gonna be more troublesome than I expected. I don't have the option of blasting all security cameras to teleport like last time" mused the pureblood as he remember getting rid of all the corridor light before leaving Zero's apartment and teleporting back home as soon as he closed the door behind him.

He took a deep breath, shuddering at the thought of carrying the hunter bridal style. Therefore, he ended up hooking Zero's arms around his neck and supporting him by wrapping his arm around his waist as he dragged the limp body. He could have thrown him over his shoulder and carried him, but it would have attracted too much attention considering the hunter's build.

Reaching the apartment was new kind of struggle for the ancient vampire as Zero stirred midway and started trying to escape his grasp and wobble around aimlessly. Once inside, Kaname took off his coat and proceeded to help the hunter take off his shoes, as his shaky hands could not manage to untie them. Once his shoes taken off, the hunter shrugged off his jacket mumbling to himself in a drunken stupor and flopped on the nearby sofa. The other man headed to the kitchen, he looked for a glass that he filled with water and poured the soluble powder, stirring it until it dissolved. Before taking it to the hunter, he opted to add two blood tablets to the mix in order to help the ex-human recover faster.

Of course, making a stoned person drink by himself or herself was never easy. The silverette was throwing tantrums like a kid refusing to drink, going as far as pressing his mouth shut and looking away with arms crossed over his chest. Kaname was downright pissed at this point. He filled his mouth with the content of the glass, grabbed a fistful of silver hair yanking the head backward and pressed on Zero's jaw until his lips parted enough to press his own on them so that the liquid pours into the hunter's mouth while holding his tilted head in place.

The ex-human struggled at first, and then calmed down, as he appreciated the liquid going down his throat and swallowed it. Relief washed over the older vampire as he finally accomplished the dainty task, he let go of the hunters head and started to pull away only to end up with a pair of hands tangled in his hair pulling him down and a tongue sliding in between parted lips. The muscle explored every part of his mouth, stirring his own tongue as if looking for something. Kaname could not react on time and pull away as a sweet honeyed taste assaulted his sense that he later figured to be Zero's. A mewl was all it took for him to give in and lean into the kiss, pushing Zero on the sofa and start climbing on top of him. A hand traveled down to his belt and unbuckled it while his mouth sucked and nibbled on the lower lip. Nimble fingers snaked under the shirt caressing the soft skin of Zero's belly and sides before heading to unzip his pants, when, suddenly, the hands tangled in the brown strands fell limp on either side of the hunter. Kaname halted his action and looked up to find that the ex-human is sleeping. He dropped his forehead on the Zero's shoulder and started laughing. "You seriously are one hell of a troublemaker Kiryuu-kun".

He got off the sofa, went to wash and put the glass on the kitchen table with whatever left of the medicine beside it, scribbled a note and then went back to the sofa. This time, he picked the hunter up bridal style, took him to the bedroom and tucked him into bed leaving his phone on the nightstand. Once he made sure, the sleeping man would be fine by himself, Kaname left the keys near the entrance and left. When he got into his car, he recognized Zero's car as the one parked opposite to his own. He remembered the conversation heard over dinner, got out of his car and went back to the silverette's apartment again, this time to take his car keys.

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The next morning, the phone ringed waking up the hunter from sleep. Ichiru was the one who called him to make sure he gets ready for his meeting and be on time. "Cannot decide if he is a nagging mom or a nagging wife, ughhh", the sleepy head groaned as pain shot through his temples. He squeezed his eyes shut for a moment before feeling better and able to get out of bed. In his kitchen, he found an empty glass along with some medicine that he did not remember putting there. He took the piece of paper under the cup and read the scribbles on it:

Please drink these if you are still feeling sick,

Your car has been fixed; remember to remove the battery cables

if you are not planning to use it for a sometime.

The hunter quickly grabbed a water bottle from the fridge, stirred the powder and pills then gratefully started drinking as he stared at the scribbles. "This is not Ichiru's handwriting…Hmmm… I wonder if Hanabusa helped him bring me back, he is the one who provided the medicine for sure. Gotta thank him later"…

On his last gulp, a memory flashed through the hunter's mind. Amethyst eyes bulged out and all blood drained from his already pale face. The crashing sound of the fallen glass echoed throughout the apartment and Zero stood in his kitchen, frozen.

Since I suck at describing outfits, here is the link to the overall kei-chan is wearing (just remove the spaces inbetween)

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