mint: hello guys! After this update I'm going to update another chapter okay? Anyway, I want to answer some of the questions.

Turning the fic to M?

~well, I still don't know because (1) the next chapters aren't really M (2) I'm still embarrassed to write M actually, but I still hope you'll still read my story :D

About the pairings?

~pairings are as follows: KanameXZero (sidepairings) TakumaXAido, ShikiXRima, KainXRuka (although the side pairings are not that much important) Yes I know... I love TakumaXShiki too and KainXAido but I want the girls to have a partner as well (even though I hate Ruka) Oh well...

I guess that's all :D

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Disclaimer: Vampire Knight is not mine


"Here we are!" Aido shouted and opened the door to Zero's room, not even bothering to knock.

"I'm back with Zero-sama!" He happily announced.

"Zero-sama! Finally. Thank you Aido," Rima quickly took Zero's hand and pushed him towards his bathroom.

"Wait! Rima, what exactly is happening?" The carrier managed to ask before entering the bathroom.

"Someone from the council is visiting to see you Zero-sama," Shiki explained in a 'summarized' manner. After all, Zero wouldn't need the details. He wouldn't like it, that much.

"That's why you should hurry up and refresh Zero-sama. We only have an hour and a half left before the party starts," The girl said.

"Well, I guess I better leave now," Aido remarked. It was the last thing Zero heard before the sound of rushing water reached to his ears.

Zero quickly took a shower and when he went back to his room, he saw a black suit, pants, a lavender-colored polo and a dark violet necktie on his bed, already waiting for him. He looked at the clothes for a moment, wondering who had given it to him. After all, he hadn't bought a suit… yet.

"Kaname-sama sent it for you," Rima explained, as if reading his mind.

The carrier frowned as soon as his ears picked up the pureblood's name.

"I'm not going to wear that," He held, glaring at the articles of clothing.

"Why?" Rima asked, getting a little angry by the ex-prefect's stubbornness.

"Because it's from him," Was Zero's simple remark.

"Nope. Hurry up and wear it!" Rima shoved the suit to Zero's hands, "Shiki, make sure he wears it," She added, pointing at Zero. The male vampire only nodded as she turned around and gave the boys their privacy.

After that little fiasco, Zero found himself wearing the suit and sitting in a chair, letting Rima do what she wanted with his hair.

"Is there really a need to fix my hair?" He asked, wondering if he could get out of said situation.

"Of course! This is a special occasion after all," She explained, brushing the carrier's long hair.

"Fine, just don't make it too girly…" Zero sighed in defeat.

Everyone had already arrived in the Moon Dorm's dining hall. The boys were in their suits while the girls were in elegant dresses. The Council's messenger had already arrived as well and was having a conversation with Takuma and Kaname. Although, Kaname wasn't really paying attention to the conversation and instead, would find his eyes unknowingly glance around, looking for a sign of a certain silver-haired vampire before turning to the two vampires in front of him.

After a while, Kaname's attention went back to the crowd as he heard several gasps and locked his eyes to the cause. Zero was walking down the stairs with Shiki and Rima trailing behind him. The pureblood could not help but to be in awe at the carrier's appearance and he was sure he was not the only one.

Zero was wearing the suit that he had specially customized for him but Zero, being a rule-breaker that he was, made his tie pull back a bit and left the black suit opened. His hair was side braided, one thing that he was sure Zero wasn't too fond of and he wasn't either. It was as if the carrier was tempting every single one of them to take a bite from his exposed tattooed neck.

The pureblood frowned lightly, asking himself why Zero would do his hair that way but seeing the smile of the orange-haired girl beside him was enough of an answer.

Zero inwardly groaned as he saw the stares that he was receiving. The worst part was that almost none of them were directed at his face but rather at his neck. He silently cursed himself, wondering why he had let Rima do whatever she wanted to do to his hair. He just couldn't say no nor argue with her.

He saw Kaname looking at him too and he fought the smirk that was threatening to show in his lips. Hah, at least it could bring everyone to shock, even that pureblood. Wait- what?

The carrier, however, disregarded his thoughts as he finally stopped walking-down-the-stairs of doom. He warily regarded the council messenger as he hastily went by the carrier's side and gently held his hand.

The council's messenger was almost the same height as Kaname, maybe only a few centimeters shorter. He had dark red hair that almost touched his shoulders and green eyes. He was probably in his mid 20's and a little darker than most vampires but was still considered pale.

"It is nice to meet you in person, Zero-sama," He said and kissed his hand. Zero inwardly flinched at the contact. It was certainly disgusting to him but he needed to bear with it for a while. Also, something about the older vampire is nagging him at the back of his head and it made him uneasy. I don't like this guy

"Yes, well it's nice to meet you too…"

"Akechi. Akechi Seibei," He said with a smile.

"I see…" The silver-haired carrier put his hand in his pocket as soon as the other let go of it.

After that, the party had officially started with a little explanation, or rather, speech, from Kaname. Zero was supposed to say something as well but, naturally, he refused. Everyone was having a really good time. Well, everyone except Zero. Everyone was either dancing or eating but the carrier was sitting in the V.I.P. lounge upstairs, a glass of wine in hand. He was really bored as he was the only one currently in the V.I.P. lounge. He forced Rima and Shiki to have fun on this night and the two went reluctantly downstairs, doing whatever they wanted to do.

"Bored?" A voice broke through the air and even without looking, Zero could identify who it is.

The pureblood stared at the relaxed Zero, cross-legged in an elegant upholstered chair, his eyes were closed but Kaname could clearly see his face forming to a frown as the other heard his voice. His annoyed face is so adorable

"I'm glad you wore the suit," He remarked lightly, though was ignored again.

Thinking that the conversation was going to lead into nothing, he decided to return to the party even though he prefered the carrier's presence. After all, Zero was still mad at him.

"That council guy…" Zero suddenly said, stopping Kaname in his tracks. He quickly looked back to the carrier whose eyes were now staring at the ceiling.

"…I don't trust him," He finished taking a sip of his wine before closing his eyes once more.

Kaname smiled. Zero had actually talked to him. It was a progress and a sign that the silver-haired vampire was probably willing to forgive him.

"Zero, would you like to dance?" The pureblood asked making the other give him an 'are-you-serious?' look.

"I'm serious," He answered with a smile knowing that it annoyed Zero.

Zero stared at him for a second before going back to drinking his wine, answering Kaname's offer with a silent 'no'.

Meanwhile the pureblood was debating in his head whether or not he would force the carrier down. He was on a rather 'playful' mood today and he wanted to see more of Zero's annoyed face. After all, it was certainly adorable to him. Kaname's playful side had eventually won even though he know there was a high chance that Zero would possibly, injure him and hate him more after this.

Kaname approached Zero and the latter's observing gaze went to him.

"What do you want?" He said, clearly annoyed.

The brunette just smiled and took the wine glass out of Zero's hands, which took a little bit of struggle. Then he grabbed his arms and pulled him out of the sofa.

"Wha-"

"Come on just one dance and don't be so loud unless you want to do it downstairs?" Kaname asked looking at Zero in the eye.

What the hell is wrong with this guy? Zero asked himself as he stared back at Kaname's brown orbs. Looking at them sent a shiver down his spine and he felt all his complaints go down the drain as his face got a little hot. Agh! What the hell is wrong with me?

Kaname's smile turned into a smirk as he saw the younger vampire blush. It was just a thin shade of red, but it was still there. Zero had probably saw his reaction and quickly turned away and avoided his gaze, blushing a little more. Zero felt trapped. There was no other way out.

"F-fine! But remember, I'm still mad at you!" Zero glared at nothing, using anger as a cover-up for his embarrassment and it was failing miserably.

"Ah, surely you want to go downstairs then?" Kaname teased.

"No!" Zero said loudly and his hand automatically went to his mouth Damn…

"Ah sorry, you have been too loud. So that means…" The pureblood quickly dragged the carrier downstairs.

"Wait! Kuran-"

"It's Kaname," The brunette vampire interrupted as they were running down the stairs making the other stay silent for a few seconds.

"... Slow down a little will you?" Zero said before they reached the bottom.

"Now that we are here…" Kaname bowed down before Zero with a hand extended to the other.

"May I have this dance?" He asked formally just like a gentleman would do, looking at Zero in the eye.

The carrier shifted uneasily and avoided his gaze a little. All the other vampires had stopped with whatever they were doing to witness the scene. Everyone stared at them and even the music had stopped. There was a complete silence and the atmospshere automatically began to pressure Zero. What would he do? Should he accept it? More questions hung in the air as more time passed.


mint: This is a rather short chapter... Oh well, I'll update the next one :D