Hello everyone, here is another chapter of Fate within Blood. I have read all your reviews and glad many of you like the story so far. I will do my best to make this story interesting for you guys.

I wish to apologize in advance if there are any grammatical errors in the story.

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The past is like a painful memory; we cannot change the past nor change how we feel, for the scar left behind shall always remain in our hearts and minds, and the pain of loneliness, the pain of losing those dears to us.

Touko silently stares out the windows of her room, up at the sky watching the sun slowly rises and greeted the academy with its warm rays of light, she lower her eye lids as she thought of her past, recalling the time during her stay at the orphanage. Her mind drifted to Yuuki and the emotions of envy surface, for Yuuki is like her; An Orphan but unlike her, Yuuki was adopted and taken in by the Headmaster Cross. Touko wonders to herself why her parents abandon her. And the thought of no one wants her makes her feel lonely inside. Despite what she feels, she endures and puts on a smile.

Her thought went to her other friend, Zero. She heard that he is an orphan, from what she gathered especially his hatred towards the vampires, she believe that something had happened and perhaps maybe a vampire had killed his family. She slowly shook her head as she slowly turns her body away from the window, preparing herself for a new day.

Time passed with class starting and ending for the day class students. Touko walks alongside Yuuki and Yori towards their next class while Zero went off somewhere, however Touko noticed how pale Zero looked today. She grew worry but decided to ask him about it later.

In the Headmaster office, Kaien stand behind his desk while Kaname Kuran walks into the room. The Headmaster looks at Kaname with a smile and spoke, "Oh, hello Kaname. I had a feeling that you'd come around sometime today."

Kaname closed the door quietly behind him as he spoke, "Chairman Cross… how long do you plan on allowing Zero Kiryuu to stay in the day class?"

Kaname gave the headmaster a serious expression as he continues to speaking, walking towards the desk, "It won't be long now…before he goes through the 'change'…"

While in the courtyard, Zero stands by himself, struggling to keep his inner beast at bay. His eyes narrow at the sound of footsteps but also feeling the aura of vampires closing in. He immediately drew his bloody rose gun. He points his gun on the night class who surrounded him while he spoke in a voice filled with hate, his eyes glaring, "What do you want? Night class…"

The girl with long ash-blonde wavy hair name Ruka spoke in annoyance, "Why is Kaname so interested in this human? I can't stand it."

Kain walks up behind Ruka and spoke, "There's no point in getting jealous, Ruka. The same goes for the rest of you. If Kaname finds out about this, he'll be furious."

Kain turns to Zero as he tries to settle the matter calmly, "Kiryuu, you should put that away too."

"Okay?" Kain asked but was suddenly grabbed by Zero and flipped over, making Kain land on the ground on his back with Shiki and Rima staring down at him, speaking in unison in a monotone voice, "That was so uncool…"

Kain grumbles while sweatdrops, "Shut up."

Zero puts his gun back into his coat as he spoke, "So Kaname Kuran…is the reason why you've suddenly all decided to gang up and take me down?"

He stares down at them with a glint of amusement and hatred while he gives them a smirk, "I'd like to see you try, vampires. I've been waiting for a chance like this."

Zero cracks his knuckles together getting ready to fight them but Yuuki intervene leaping down using her artemis rod and landed beside Zero, "Stop right, there! No fighting allowed! Didn't you read that in the student handbook?"

Touko finally arrived at the scene; unlike Yuuki she can't jump and leap over there like she did, she spoke from behind the night class, "Regardless of whether it's zero or a student from the night class who's trying to pick a fight… as a prefect, we simply will not allow it."

Kain already up on his feet spoke with a sigh while Ruka simply glares, "Look, can't we just drop this already?"

"Fine. It's not worth it anyway, " Ruka spoke with a sigh before retreating back to class, "Let's go back to class."

Touko walks over to where Yuuki and Zero is while yuuki spoke to Zero, "What's going on, Zero? Whatever it is, you can talk to me about it. I don't understand why… but lately… you haven't been acting like yourself…"

Yuuki was shock as Zero gave her a glare, Touko gently place her hand on Yuuki's shoulder and spoke, "Yuuki… its best to not ask. Zero will tell us when he is ready or when he wants to.."

Zero turns away while Yuuki called out to him, trying to reach out for him, but he jerks her hand away from her grasp as he spoke, "Just leave me alone."

Touko quietly watches the two while within the Headmaster's office, the conversation between Kaname and Kaien continues.

"I knew I wouldn't be able to fool you, Kaname…you always were extraordinary," Kaien spoke with a sigh. "Being able to trace a lineage back through ancestors entirely untainted by human blood…Even amongst vampires, that's something extremely rare…to have inherited the power and abilities of the vampire ancients…creatures feared even by other vampires… the vampires within the vampires…the purebloods."

Kaien smile as he continues to speak while Kaname steps forward, "It has been entirely due to your support that the wilder members of the night class have behaved themselves up until now."

Kaname placed his hands on top of the desk and spoke in a serious tone, "Headmaster Cross…I have endured this situation thus far only because of my deep respect for you. But for the sake of the normal students, Zero must be controlled."

The desk crack under his inhuman strength, creating nail marks while Kaname continues to speak, "Do you seriously intend to allow Zero to destroy everything that we've worked for so long to achieve?"

"Zero;s parents were killed by a vampire… it's a miracle that he was saved from that sea of blood, "Kaien spoke while understanding what Kaname is saying to him. "There has to be another way…"

Kaname leans forward and spoke, "But the one who killed his family wasn't just an ordinary vampire. She was a pureblood…just like me."

Within the Academy at the staircase, Zero leans back against the wall, feeling his heart beat in his ears before his eyes widen in shock at the pain, the feeling of his vampire side surfacing. He clutched his head with both his hand as he bents over. Touko was walking down the hallway in search of Zero hoping to perhaps comfort him while Yuuki was outside in the courtyard before dashing inside the Academy in search for Zero as well.

"Zero?" Touko calls out his name before finding him on the staircase leaning against the banister. Zero spoke out to her clearly in pain, panting heavily with his body bent over, "I begged you to stay away from me… Touko…"

Touko ran over towards him but was stopped by his hand, "Zero?!"

"Don't look!" Zero yelled out in agony not wanting her to see him like this. He doesn't know which is worse, to be seen by Yuuki like this or be seen by Touko. However, he cannot resist his vampire side anymore, he reaches out towards Touko from behind, his arm around her, one hand cupped her face, her chin while panting heavily. He leans forward and gently licks her slender pale neck, shocking her. Touko blushes at the feel of his tongue on her neck as she called out to him, "Z-Zero?! Wait…"

Before she knew it, she felt something pierced her neck deeply, feeling the pain. Her mind went blank for a moment, her eyes went wide while feeling something went drips down from her neck to her shoulder blade, still feeling the pain. What is going on?! She thought as she hears and feels him sucks her blood. She struggle while yelling out to him, "Zero…Stop it…" She pushed herself away from him with all her strength, "No!"

She panted heavily, her hand covering the bite wound he made while Zero wipes the blood away with his sleeves. Yuuki stared at the top of the stairs in shock at what she had witnessed. They both look at Zero seeing his eyes glowing blood-red…and his long fangs protruding from his upper lips…

Zero looks Touko with her blood on his lips and neck while he spoke, "Tou...ko…"

Back at the office, the conversation continues.

"Humans who are bitten by a pureblood vampire become vampires!" Kaname exclaimed to Kaien, his eyes glowing slightly red. Kaien closes his eyes accepting the truth of Kaname's words as he spoke, "I know that…Kaname."

"I know that Zero wasn't bitten by a normal vampire. I know she was a pureblood…"

"Once a pureblood bites a human, there are only two possible outcomes. If they're lucky, the blood is toxic enough to kill them… " Kaname stated as he lower his gaze. "If not, they must endure the agony of a slow transformation until they finally turn into a vampire themselves… it's a torture that other vampires cannot even imagine…"

"Although Zero will never again be human…to have suppressed his instincts for four long years…took more strength than I will ever be able to comprehend."

Touko stares at Zero, hands still covering her bloody neck while holding onto the banister for support, her eyes in shock as she spoke, "Wh-…-at…?"

Zero looks at her before looking away in guilt as he spoke to her, "I'm sorry…"

One thing crossed both Touko's and Yuuki's mind, Zero is…a vampire…?

While unknown to them all, a tall lean dark haired man stand atop of a tree, watching the whole thing taking place. His silver eyes narrows at what took place while a single name was said from his lips, "Touko…"

Okay that is it for chapter 4, I hope you all like this chapter. I am guessing you all are wondering whom this man with silver eyes is and how is he related to Touko. Well you need to continues reading and tuning in to find out. I apologize if this chapter is shorter than the others, I will try to make it longer in the future chapters. Please review~