Sorry about the delay!! Even though I've been finished school for weeks I haven't been able to find the time to write! But I'm hoping to manage my time better now as I won't be working every day like I have been for a couple of weeks! I hope you like this chapter, I thought I would try something new and write in a different POV. Well onto the chappie!!

**As I was reading over this chap again I realised I put the wrong amount of years in. It previously said 5 years (which was how long Yuuki stayed in the hospital) but it should be 12 years (the amount of time since she's been sneaking out to the fountain). Sorry for the confusion, I've now changed it!

Disclaimer: I do not own Vampire Knight,

"Talking"

"Flashback"

Thinking

Zero POV

"Oooff!"

I cringe slightly at the sound her head makes as it comes into contact with the floor. Kneeling down beside her, I help to pull her up into a sitting position. She lifts her hand up, but instead of grabbing her head her hand rests on her shoulder, as if the scar is causing her pain.

"Are you okay?" Her brown eyes turn towards me as she nods. Standing up, I pull her with me and sit her down in the chair that she just fell from. I watch as her brow furrows, as if she's trying to figure something out. I wonder what she was dreaming...

Shaking my head, I fill a glass from the tap and place it in front of her. Her eyes dart around as if looking for something. Not finding what she was searching for, she downs the water before wiping her mouth on her sleeve.

"Is Cross-san back yet?" Sitting down in the seat beside her, I shake my head. "I think I'll go take a shower." I nod at her as she gets up and heads upstairs.

When I came back from going after Kuran I snuck upstairs to her room and disposed of all the tablets I could find. Looking at my watch I notice it's starting to get late. Cross-san should be back anytime soon...

Getting up, I grab a pan and fill it with water before placing it on the cooker. I set it to boil as I rummage through the food cupboards. Grabbing two packs of noodles I placed them in the pan. While Yuuki was sleeping earlier, Cross-san showed me around the building he stays in, sometimes accompanied by Yuuki. Apparently it was so I could feed myself and be able to look after myself when I stayed with him... but by the looks of his type of 'cooking' it's so I can cook for them. I let myself smile slightly.

Once they're cooked, I separate the noodles into two bowls. I set them on the table along with some chopsticks. The sound of running water stops, she must be finished showering.

Kuran... Cross-san told me a bit about him, that he's the Night Class president and the Moon Dorm Leader. What is he doing to that girl? Surely he knows about her tablets? When I left her in the kitchen earlier I followed him, hoping to quiz him about those tablets. She's obviously oblivious to what they are.

"Kuran." I walked closely behind him. Stopping he turned around to face me.

"What is it, Hunter?" I stand a few steps away from him, our heights very similar with him being only slightly taller.

"I take it you know what 'medication' she is on." I use my fingers as air quotes. He looks at me for a while before smiling.

"I knew there was something about you, Hunter. I was beginning to think that it was strange for a mere human, even a Hunter, to be able to identify them. Unless, of course, if one was taking the tablets themselves."

My face hardens, I assume my brows are furrowed, and his smile just gets wider. Clenching my fists, I try not to beat that smile off his perfect face.

"Why is a human taking them? She's in the Day Class, a prefect at that; she shows no vampire traits. Why is a human taking them?" I repeat myself. I doubt he will answer me, but it's always worth trying.

His smile disappears as he grabs my neck, forcing me against the nearest wall.

"It is not of your concern. You are also in the Day Class, are you not? You are not to interfere with her. You are here as a favour by Kaien, nothing more. You will accept that, do your duty as a prefect and protect Yuuki. You will not question me. Understand, vampire?"

I grab his wrist and pull it away, pushing him off of me. I shove my hands into my trouser pockets and walk away. I turn my head to the side and speak to him over my shoulder, "She's becoming addicted to them by the look of things. I won't let you do this to her."

My head starts to pound as I feel my teeth grow ever so slightly. Grabbing the slim box from my pocket, I place a tablet in a glass and fill it with water. Once it dissolves I down it in one, and rinse the glass.

"What was that?" I turn around to face the voice, her damp hair settling around her porcelain face.

"Just water. You should eat." I nod at the noodles on the table and sit down, picking up my chopsticks. She stands for a few more minutes before sitting opposite me. We eat in silence and I can feel her gaze on me the entire time.

Glancing up at her, her face looks troubled, her eyes portraying her emotions. We finish and I place our dishes in the sink. Walking past her, I shove my hands into my pockets as I make my way up the stairs to my room. I hear her following a few steps behind.

Opening the door to my room, I leave it slightly ajar and head towards my bed. Her footsteps stop outside my room.

"Kiryuu-kun..." Her voice holds a slight nervousness to it.

"It's Zero."

"Can I come in... Zero-kun." I fall backwards so that I'm lying down on my bed.

"Yeah." Slowly she pushes the door open, stepping in she closes it behind her. She sits down on the chair next to the desk opposite the bed.

"Just Zero." I see her smile slightly, as if appreciating the informality.

"Then I'm Yuuki." We sit in silence again, just like at the table. I see her watching me again, her hands clenched up into fists on her lap. "You got rid of them didn't you?" Her voice was barely above a whisper that I had to strain my ears to hear what she was saying. I sit up to face her.

"You shouldn't be taking them all the time. You're becoming addicted." Instead of looking at me she stares at the floor.

"They're not headache tablets... are they?" I continue looking at her, waiting to see if she would continue. How did she find out, all she's done is sleep...

"Ever since I can remember I've had visions, usually when I'm sleeping, of things that happen the next day or so. I... I think I've seen you twice..." I get up to kneel in front of her. I lift my hand up to her face to wipe away a tear. "The first time was just before you found me at the fountain... I was... I was drinking your blood..." I tried to keep my face devoid of any emotion, just in case it scared her into keeping quiet. "It felt so real that when I woke I checked my teeth... but they felt normal. Then I had a sudden urge to go back to the fountain... as if something was pulling at me to go. When I passed out and you carried me home, it reminded me of a dream I had years ago when I was still in hospital." Taking a deep breath, she looked up at me.

"That's why I've been sneaking out to the fountain. Twelve years I've been waiting for the person I saw that time. Twelve years I've been waiting for them to free me..."

"From what?" Pulling her up, I walk her to my bed and sit her down.

"I... I don't know. From myself... I think. I'm not sure, I just remember feeling safe in their arms... The first five years since Cross-san adopted me I was in hospital. A lot of the time I was sedated because I would attack the staff. They put it down to stress and trauma from the accident... when the vampire attacked me. When I was lucid and not pumped full of drugs, I would sneak out of the hospital after the nurses had done their rounds. Sometimes I made it back without anyone noticing I was gone, but others I got caught." Smiling slightly she looked up at me as I sat beside her.

"Even after I was released from hospital, and when I first attended the academy, even though I couldn't get out some nights I would still walk to the fountain with the slightest hope that my dream would come true."

"Next time, take me with you." Confusion covered her face. "Just in case you collapse again." She nodded slowly.

Reaching into her pocket she pulled out a box of tablets. Looks like I hadn't found all of them then...

"You take them as well... don't you?" Her voice was barely above a whisper again. "I saw you dissolve a tablet and drink the red liquid."

Shit... I suppose she's not the only one who's going to be explaining a lot tonight...

Well there you go! Sorry about the cliffhanger, but it's better for this and the next chapter to be seperated. I found this chapter quite hard being from Zero's POV ... but I think it turned out better than what i was expecting! Hopefully the next chapter won't take as long!

Let me know what you thought! Ja :P