Chapter4-Secrets

AN: Thanks to all of you for your lovely reviews, makes me think that my writing is worthwhile! This chapter has some sadness and is a bit confusing. Major angst warning!

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Why does our life revolve around secrecy?

Wouldn't it be easier if we could tell our friends everything…?

Zero growled at the Level E his eyes red and his fangs bared, the Bloody Rose shot at it. The Level E screeched and slammed its body against Zero; its claws scratched his fingers and its fangs biting his shoulders. Zero bashed it against the tree and kicked with all his might, he could smell his blood and his vision was becoming blurry. He hit the Level E and managed to pin it on the ground; he heard the sound of footsteps rushing towards them. He briefly looked up and saw Aidou and Kain ready to lounge at Level E, but he felt a thump and his vision darkened as he smelt his blood being spilt.

Kain flung a blast of flames at the Level E in an attempt to ward off the creature. Aidou was behind the creature hitting it and trying to get it off Zero's limp form. The creature began to scream and back away, Kain glanced briefly over the shoulder and saw Kaname's red eyes glaring at the creature. The creature screamed and turned to dust, Aidou shuddered briefly and bent to check Zero for a pulse "He's alive" he answered and stood up as Seiren began to bandage the wound.

"Zero, really can't seem to stop getting in trouble. Can he?"

The group of vampires turned to see Touga and the Chairman standing with drawn guns. Ruka and Rima were behind them, the all turned as soon as they saw Yuuki, Aalia, Ichijou and Shiki running towards them. Aalia's gasp was heard and Yuuki began to sob at the sight of Zero's limp form, Ichijou looked blank and Shiki briefly glanced at Zero's injured form. "What happened?" Aalia asked quietly as she bent and stared at Zero's body; she inwardly felt numb and her heart was thumping. "A Level E attacked him" answered Kain as Touga examined the ashes of the said creature. Chairman Cross sighed and stared at the trees as if expecting more to appear. "This is the probably the fifth sighting near the Academy" Touga remarked as he lifted Zero up and turned around to face the students. "This is bad…" muttered Chairman Cross, "Bad! You do realize that it's against us, of course!" Aidou exclaimed sourly. Kain glanced at his cousin and shot him a warning glance "It really is, Aidou" chuckled Touga as he looked the group of vampires with his lone blue eye. "Except, you Noble Class vampires aren't the suspects, only a pure-blood could create a Level E" continued Touga as he watched Kaname. "Touga-sensei!" Yuuki exclaimed in shock, hisses and whispers issued as the Night Class glared at Touga in anger. Kaname's cool brown eyes quieted the Night Class as he calmly regarded Touga.

"Touga-sensei, I have nothing to do with this attack" stated Kaname coolly as Touga smiled cynically. "I'm not accusing you Kuran, but the odds are against you. You're the only pure-blood within a 500 mile radius of this town" answered Touga as he gave Zero's body to Shiki and Ichijou who carried him to the infirmary, both glanced over their shoulders and stared warily at Touga.

"Yagari…" Chairman Cross warned softly as he met Touga's eye, "Kaname-senpai would never do anything like that!" Yuuki seconded as she shook her dark head in disagreement. " I' m not saying anything, but it seems a bit suspicious to have a Level E nearby when there is a class in the Academy with vampires" pointed out Touga. "Kaname-sama would not set a Level E on anyone. He's not that kind of a person" stated Ruka angrily, everyone whispered and nodded in agreement. "Everyone, please don't start arguing. Zero-kun was hurt and we should not fight amongst ourselves" Aalia whispered softly as she stood up. Chairman Cross cleared his throat "All of you are dismissed, please head back to class. Aalia and Yuuki go back to your dormitories immediately.Kuran-kun please follow me and Yagari you too" he ordered, the Night Class whispered amongst themselves and walked towards the Academy. Yuuki and Aalia quietly walked back to the Sun Dorms both badly shaken by the attack on Zero.

The air was filled with snow; he walked down the pavement towards his house. The snow trailed after him after he entered, he removed his shoes and could smell the scent of roses with a touch of caramel. He smiled and walked towards the kitchen, he watched his blonde-haired wife mixing the batter of Christmas cake; he recalled her babbling on his way to work how tonight was going to be special.

Special.

Like her; he heard his mother call him as he turned around, she greeted him and kissed him. Just like old times, his father asked him how work was as he began to cut his wife's cake and distribute it. The air was light as he enjoyed himself; there was that easy happiness he felt in his soul. He smelt a different scent; not his wife's or his mother's, it smelt like cherry blossoms.

Cherry Blossoms.

His heartbeat quickened as he heard that familiar laugh, there was no more happiness, just pain and sorrow. He tried to find his gun and shout but it was in vain. There was blood everywhere, all over the furniture, the white tablecloth, the cake and him. He heard his wife whimpering and he walked towards her; her green eyes filled with fear as she heard that dreaded laugh. It was different, but familiar; he clutched his blood drenched clothes and collapsed sobbing.

"Look at me, Zero…"

Zero looked up at the woman standing at the mirror, he growled and pushed her but she disappeared. He froze and stared at his reflection, there was blood on his suit, his mouth dripped with blood and his fangs were drawn; his breath hitched as he stared at his blood red eyes. He turned around and stared at his house in horror

Dead Aalia

Dead Mama

Dead Papa

He sobbed as he saw Aalia's blank green eyes stare at him, accusing him forever.

"Look at me, Zero…"

Zero shot up from his bed panting hard and sweating, the air felt heavy and he felt hot.

"Take it easy"

He looked up and stared into the faces of Touga and the Chairman, "What happened?" asked Zero as he shifted uncomfortably at Touga's probing gaze. "The Level E drained a lot of blood from you" answered the Chairman as he pulled the blinds and let the Sun in. Zero looked down in annoyance and heard Touga chuckle "Always cribbed when you lost" he said as he lit a cigarette. "Now's not the time to talk about the old times, Yagari" Chairman Cross said with a serious tone. Zero looked up surprised, the Chairman was seldom serious about anything, and Touga gave Zero a cynical smile from under his hat. "These attacks are serious and the numbers of Level E's have been increasing near the Academy" continued Chairman Cross as he adjusted his glasses. "Bad enough we keep a class of vampires, but now the Vampire Council is getting suspicious about the involvement of purebloods in the area" muttered Chairman Cross as he paced around the room.

"Do you suspect Kuran, Master?"

The question hung in the air as Chairman Cross glared at Touga and Zero waited for Touga to answer. "Initially, yes but Ka'en has assured me that Kaname would not do anything like that" replied Touga with a wry smile playing on his lips. Zero looked at his bandaged arm and began to play with his bandage "Was anyone else hurt?" he asked. "No, Akatsuki and Aidou arrived and managed to ward it away from you. Kaname destroyed it" Touga answered as he puffed away on his cigarette, "Aalia and Yuuki were shaken but alright, according to Takuma-kun, Aalia-chan fainted" said Chairman Cross. Zero looked up worriedly at the Chairman, Touga smirked "She had an attack of excess emotion" he said as he watched his student sniff in annoyance. "Zero, if anyone asks how you hurt your arm. Tell them you tripped and tore a tissue" Chairman Cross said as he pushed his glasses up the bridge of his long nose. Zero nodded understanding, "Oh, for the time being relax, Aalia and Yuuki will be doing your duty" said Touga as he and Chairman Cross headed out of the infirmary.

"I hope Kiryu-kun is okay"

Aalia looked up from her textbook and watched Class Rep talk to a gaggle of curious students about Zero's absence.

Zero-kun lost a lot of blood, it's not fair…he always gets hurt. I'll go and see him today; he looked so pale in the morning when I visited him…

Aalia sighed and put down her pencil; she chewed her bottom lip and wished she was there. If she could have protected him last night, then he would be here sitting next to her with a detached, cool smirk on his face.

"Ne, Aalia-chan are you okay?"

Aalia smiled at Yori who was peering at her from her seat in front of her worriedly "I'm fine, Yori-san it's just…" she trailed off and stared at the ground. " You're worried about your boyfriend, right?" Yori put in as Aalia turned a beautiful shade of magenta, "H-Hai" she answered weakly. Kawasaki Tsume- the class gossip heard Yori and Aalia's conversation and butted in. "That's right, you're Kiryu-kun's girlfriend" she said with a mischievous smile appearing on her face. The other girls cornered Aalia who was turning redder by the second

"So you made out with Kiryu-kun!"

"Lucky bitch, I wish Kiryu-kun would kiss me as passionately as he kissed you"

"I swear; did he like feel you up?"

"No, I heard he kisses girls and feels their butts to see how far he'll go!"

"Then, Aalia-chan must have one hell of an ass!"

Aalia's vision grew blurry as she heard to class fan girls gossip more and more about Zero and her, she felt her face grow hot and then Aalia slumped on her desk when she heard a familiar voice scream.

"Hey"

Aalia opened her green eyes and gazed at Zero's violet eyes peering at her. "Z-Zero-kun…where am I?" asked Aalia as she sat up against her pillow. "The infirmary, Yuuki came in earlier and said you fainted before History" Zero answered with a knowing smirk on his face. "H-How are you?" she asked nervously and fiddled with her hair, "Okay, the wound isn't deep at least that's what I think but Ms. Senno the nurse wouldn't let me go" answered Zero as he peered out of the window. Aalia watched him from her bed in fascination; for someone who had been hurt he was very active and alert. Then again, this was the Zero Kiryu; student of Touga Yagari, she thought quietly as she watched his muscled, back.

"I had no idea that I was an interesting thing to watch"

Aalia blushed and looked away from his prying eyes; "Um…it's not that…" she trailed off and looked at her uniform. Zero smirked and looked out of the window with his violet eyes dancing in amusement, "Z-Zero-kun… how long was I out?" Aalia asked softly. "About, three hours" he answered and shifted to a more comfortable position.

Can't I ever stop stuttering around Zero and any boy? I really wish that I could tell him, but I have to think about my future and my family's happiness…

Aalia watched her fingers which were pale and shivering; just being in Zero's presence intimidated her. She recalled the doubts that Chairman Cross had voiced earlier about their duties in general

I don't know how long it would be before one of you gets hurt…it's confusing to think about it. Meanwhile, both of you keep your eyes open and ears perked, if there's any strange activity then you have to ensure no one in the Day Class knows or gets hurt.

"Oi, Relax nothing's going to happen soon"

Aalia looked at Zero and gave a tentative smile, "Okay, I have to go now" she replied and got up from the bed. Zero gave her a probing gaze and his violet eyes flickered a while then it went back to normal; "See you later, Zero-kun" Aalia waved and left the infirmary. Zero sighed and fell back onto his bed and closed his eyes to shield the bright rays of sunlight; he really should get some sleep and he fell asleep into a world free of troubles and worries.

"I understand that having a new student is the last thing you need right now, Ka'en"

Ka'en Cross stared at the elegantly, beautiful woman seated in front of him, she sipped her green tea like a lady and watched him with cat-shaped green eyes that probed him. He chuckled and stood up facing the window "Always straight to the point, huh Akira?" he asked and watched his daughter push some girls from the Moon Dorm entrance into a line. Akira curled one dainty fist into a ball and raised her perfectly done eyebrows in annoyance, "You also understand what risks I am taking by admitting Kikuta into the school" Ka'en continued. "I understand, but my presence here is for two confidential reasons; ones which you are very well aware of" Akira stated and gave a cynical smile to the pacing Chairman. "You do have my consent to admit Kikuta; the council summoned me a few weeks ago… But the question here is it for everyone's best interests?" Ka'en asked and watched Akira purse her lips in a thoughtful manner.

"Yes"

Her answer followed an awkward silence as the Chairman sighed and tiredly rubbed his forehead; he was a retired vampire hunter trying to ensure peace between humans and vampires, dammit!

"So, are we clear?"

"…Yes"

"Good, I'll inform the council and he will be arriving tomorrow"

"Understood"

"Ka'en! I have to ask you something"

Chairman Cross inwardly cringed at forgetting to remind Touga about the appointment; Touga stared in shock at the blonde woman seated opposite the Chairman, a smile played on her pink lips.

"It's good to see you, Touga-chan"

Muahhhhhhhhhh! Cliff-hanger, any guesses who the hot lady is? You guys know da drill! Review! Review