Author Notes: Kaname returns and Aido's heart burns...
This is the longest chapter so far in If Only. By the way, if any of the bits about vampire charms and Moon Dorm library seem familiar to you, it's because I'm still in awe of and inspired by Blackened Wing's absolutely fantastic Blood Moon story :D But my knowledge of charms is still remarkably scanty...
A/N: Edited the beginning a little, as the original version started rather abruptly. Thanks to AgateLinks for pointing this out :D
-- Chapter Start --
Zero closed the door of his dorm room and took out his cell phone. His heart sank again when he saw the numerous missed calls and messages, all of them from Kaname. Well, of course they were from Kaname... who else would bother to call him? Who else would even... care... that much? Zero sighed as he selected Kaname's name and thumbed the 'Call' button - he'd put this off long enough.
Kaname answered almost instantly, almost as if he'd been waiting for the call. "Hello? Zero?"
"Kaname"
"Zero, what's going on? Why didn't you return my calls? Or my messages?"
"I'm sorry, I – I just…" Zero closed his eyes as he lowered himself onto his bed. I'm guilty, Kaname. I'm a sad, guilty, screwed up…
"Zero? Is anything wrong? Are you all right?"
The low voice had softened now and warm concern shaded it, making Zero's heart ache again. He didn't deserve that concern. And he didn't love Kaname, he didn't want to love him but it was now too late. His accidental bond with Aido had made Zero realised that somehow, along the way, he had fallen for the pureblood and fallen hard. He didn't love Kaname because he was a pureblood, he loved Kaname despite him being a pureblood. Zero could deny it all he want, he could lie to himself that it was just the lure of the blood bond between them, he could pretend it was Kaname's dynamic, compelling personality, or his perfect looks, or his expert lovemaking, or even his tantalising, intoxicating blood, but in the end, it was no use. He loved Kaname. Pure and simple.
"I'm OK, Kaname, stop worrying…"
"Don't worry? How can I not when you took your damn sweet time to return my calls?" demanded Kaname. How could I not worry when I could feel your uneasiness through our bond? Tell me how, Zero...
At that moment, Zero could just picture the pureblood standing there, hand on hip and his lips twitched despite himself. "I was busy… but I'm fine, and I'll see you Friday night, OK?" Zero kept his voice even.
"Don't give me that – what?" The last word was snapped out and Zero heard someone in the background quickly voicing out an apology for disturbing Kuran-sama's phone call. There was a brief hesitation, then the pureblood's voice was heard answering the other person, his clipped tones fully indicating his displeasure at being interrupted. After a few seconds, Kaname spoke quietly into the phone. "Zero... I have to go now, but does this have anything to do with Ai-"
"I'll tell you when you return, OK, Kaname?" Zero spoke quickly, cutting him off. There was another pause, as if Kaname was trying to decide whether or not he should pursue this matter, then he sighed. "All right. Friday then, I should be at the apartment by midnight"
"I'll be there" Zero promised.
Another pause.
"Zero..." There was a surprising note of uncertainty in Kaname voice now and a soft smile touched the ex-human's lips as he heard it.
"I miss you, too, Kaname" Zero said.
A third pause now before a wry chuckle sounded over the line. This time, Zero could picture the small smile that would be gracing Kaname's sculptured lips. But all the pureblood said was "I'm glad you do"
- o –
Aido yawned behind his hand. He, Kain and Zero had been in the Moon Dorm's extensive library for hours now. It was already half past seven in the morning. Thursday morning, to be exact... A rather large section of the bookshelf marked 'Vampire Charms' was empty. The three of them had already gone through a tall stack of thick books, made countless notes and references, and had about eight more books to go through.
Kain was sitting beside Aido at the end table in a corner of the library and the taller vampire had closed his aching eyes as he leaned back in his hair, with his arms folded across his chest and his chin resting on his chest. Aido glanced at him sideways. He knew his cousin had felt rather uncomfortable in Zero's presence at first - after all, they'd hardly spoken to one another. But Zero had carefully ignored the taller vampire and Kain had finally relaxed sufficiently to even offer his comments as they poured over the books together.
Aido's glance flicked towards the silver haired vampire sitting in front of him, and felt a twinge in his heart. Some of the Night Class students who were in the library had given Zero funny looks since Kaname wasn't with him now, and had given Aido and Kain even funnier looks upon seeing them all seated together at the same table, and even talking to each other. Aido had ignored them but it hadn't escaped his notice that Zero had shifted in his chair, turning his back on the whole library to face the bookshelves a little more, even propping his head in his hand. The silver haired vampire hadn't said anything then Aido's heart still ached. Why was it that he'd never noticed how - alone - Zero had been all this time?
Impulsively, Aido reached for Zero's other hand that was resting on the table, loosely holding a pencil. He froze when Zero caught the movement out of the corner of his eye and looked up.
What? Zero's expression and raised eyebrows seemed to say. Aido caught the wary look in the silvery amethyst eyes and he bit his lip and shook his head, retracting his hand. He was tired, he was sleepy, and he was being affected by the bond between them again, because there was that sudden and intense… longing… to comfort Zero. To touch him, kiss him, hold him, even pleasure him.
Aido gave a heartfelt sigh and closed his eyes, tipping his head back. God, he was so tired… But strangely enough, despite that forbidden draw between them, he and Zero had actually communicated pretty well together… even if it was mostly a discussion about the various charms they'd come across in the books. Zero was quite knowledgeable, not so much about vampire charms as he was about hunter ones, but Aido felt like he was actually conversing pretty intelligently with him – hell, he probably couldn't even say as much with some of his own fellow Night Class students.
Aido was actually more than a bit surprised to find that if he looked past the initial and hearty 'I hate your guts' thing they had going on before, and the blood bond thing they had now... it felt like he and Zero could actually, surprisingly, be something closer than fellow vampires, something closer than acquaintances... perhaps almost even... friends.
Something touched his hand and he jerked his head forward, eyes snapping open. It was Zero's hand, resting on his. "Enough for now, Hanabusa. You and Kain go back and get some sleep, OK? I'll continue here" Zero said quietly, a small half smile tilting one side of his lips up at Aido's astonishment. As if on cue, Kain's eyes blinked open and he glanced at his wristwatch. "We all have to leave, the library's closing now" he remarked, nodding at the librarian advancing towards them now.
"All right, that's enough" she said sternly. "I need my sleep and you all too!" She threw a brief glance at Zero as she said this, responded with a disdainful sniff at Aido as he tried one of his charming smiles on her and ignored Kain altogether. They were now the only ones in the library and Aido checked out three of the remaining eight books which had promising content regarding suppressing charms, Kain checked out two under his name and Zero took the remaining three.
"Let's meet here again tonight, OK?" suggested Zero quietly once they were in the deserted corridor outside the library. Kain hesitated. "We have classes -" he broke off, noticing the sudden and intense gaze Aido was directing at Zero now, who had also noticed judging from the way his ears were starting to turn pink. Kain sighed. "Looks like classes will have to wait" he muttered to himself. It was a damn lucky thing Kaname was still away but Ichijo was around and he was sure to have noticed both cousins' absences.
Zero forced himself to look away from the ardent expression on the younger noble's face as he gave Kain a careful nod. "Thank you" he murmured. He knew the noble was probably used to exerting himself on Aido's behalf but it concerned him this time, and he was grateful to Kain. Even if the embarrassment of knowing that the noble was also privy to what he and Aido had done that night still continued to niggle at him.
Kain nodded briefly in return. "Take care" he said. Zero nodded once then turned around, deliberately ignoring Aido, even though he didn't want to.
"Zero!" The silver haired vampire stopped but didn't turn around. "I'll see you here tonight, Hanabusa. Nine o'clock, OK?" He started to walk again but Aido grabbed his arm and swung him around. The heavy books slipped from Zero's hand and thudded to the ground but he didn't spare them a glance. Aido was standing in front of him, blue eyes wide and earnest, if a little bloodshot from reading all night. "Zero…" he said again, his voice a little breathless.
Zero sighed inwardly. "Get some sleep, Hanabusa" he muttered, hoping Aido still remembered that Kain was standing just two feet away with an 'Uh oh' look on his handsome face. Zero flicked him a glance and Kain saw the mute plea for help in his eyes. Striding forward, he grabbed hold of his errant cousin's arm. "This is a public corridor, Hanabusa!" he hissed in Aido's ear. "Let's go. Now." Without waiting for an answer, he dragged the younger vampire off with him.
Zero looked at them before crouching down to pick up the fallen books. OK, perhaps it was a good thing Kain knew, after all…
- o -
When Zero walked into the library at ten minutes past nine that night, the two cousins were already sitting at the same end table. His eyebrows lifted. Wow... Well, it was good to know they had something in common now…
"Hey…"
Kain looked up but Aido had noticed Zero the moment he stepped into the library and the young noble swallowed. Zero looked fresh from the shower, silver hair still damp and brushed back carelessly, dressed in a clean T-shirt and jeans, metal ear piercings glinting under the lights. Aido recognised the scent of his soap straightaway, because he'd used it as well the other night, after they'd…
Damn. Just thinking of that night made Aido grow hard. He shifted a little in his chair and Kain glanced at him. The older vampire had deliberately chosen to sit beside his cousin again, ensuring that Zero would have to choose one of the two remaining chairs opposite them, since each table only seated four persons.
This time, Zero took the seat opposite Kain, having caught sight of the flash of desire in the wide blue eyes staring at him. Zero pretended his body wasn't reacting to that at all as he sat down, then shot Aido a warning look. The young noble blinked, then quickly looked down at his book. Zero glanced at Kain – he was also looking down at his book but the tense set of his broad shoulders shouted the fact that he'd noticed the brief and heated exchange between his cousin and… Kaname's lover. And that he wasn't at all comfortable with it.
As the three of them continued flipping through the books and comparing notes, Zero found himself impressed with Aido's quicksilver mind. The young noble was obviously intelligent but he'd already known that. It was quite the first time though, that he'd actually seen Aido in action, so to speak. It was actually quite… amazing seeing Aido do his research. He flipped through books, swiftly and seemingly at random but could always find what he was looking for. He could even remember which book contained what information, even though they'd looked through dozens by now. Aido's note taking was also swift, effortlessly summarising the content and putting related points together at the same time.
When they left the library four hours later, Aido had made neat and concise summaries on the two charms they had finally narrowed down from the list of available ones. One was to suppress the actual bond, and the other to suppress scents. Zero had to admit he was interested in both, since he wasn't sure if his blood still carried the scent of the young noble's blood. After all, Kaname wouldn't expect him to take Aido's blood again after last Saturday.
Kain nodded as Zero voiced this out. "Yes, it could take a few days for the scent to disappear completely and if Kaname takes from you when he returns –" he broke off as Zero's ears turned pink again and Aido looked away. An awkward silence descended for at least ten seconds, then Aido made an impatient noise. "Look, let's just test this out, OK?" he asked. Zero's eyebrows shot up. "How?" he asked.
"Well, everyone else is at class, right? We can go to our room. Come on…" he pulled at Zero's hand to get him to start walking, and Kain swung into step as well. It was a few moments before Zero actually realised his hand was still in Aido's smooth one. Quickly, he pulled away. "Uh… sorry" muttered Aido, his hand tingling from Zero's touch and fully aware of the very deep and calming breath Kain inhaled as he looked straight ahead of him.
Once the three of them had crowded into the cousins' room, Aido dropped the notes onto his study table as Kain closed and locked the door. Zero glanced around - the room was much bigger than his, and nicely appointed too – good furniture, comfortable beds and yes, there was a hint of lavender emanating from the further bed which he suspected could only be Aido's. Zero turned around, finding the wide blue eyes fixed on him again, this time on his chest. "Well, how do you intend to check if my blood still has your… uhm, scent?" Zero asked finally.
Aido blinked, looking mildly surprised to hear the question. "Why, Kain, of course - he knows the scent of my blood" he said, as if that should have been pretty obvious to anyone. While it was obvious that two vampire cousins growing up together would be very familiar with the scent of each other's blood, both Zero's and Kain's mouth fell open simultaneously. "Kain's going to bite me?" asked Zero, aghast. "No way!" confirmed Kain vehemently, for once on Zero's side and against his cousin, no less.
Aido sighed irritably. "Look, Akatsuki, you don't have to actually bite him, you just need to taste a drop of his blood to see if you can sense mine in it" he elaborated with somewhat exegerated patience. Then his gaze flicked to Zero's. "Just prick a finger, OK?" he spoke tersely, trying to hide the fact that he actually wanted to taste it again himself...
Zero's lips tightened at the implied order then he shrugged – what the hell, it was only a drop of blood, right? Bringing his right hand up to his lips, he pushed the tip of his index finger against one of his slightly lengthened fangs. A drop of bright red blood welled up, then another and Aido swallowed, his eyes taking on a faint reddish glow. "Akatsuki…" he prompted his cousin, his voice a little huskier than usual, his gaze already locked onto the incredibly tempting drops of blood on Zero's lean finger.
Feeling unaccountably like flushing again, Zero held out his right hand towards Kain, who stepped forward and grasped his wrist. Both vampires avoided looking at each other as Kain pulled Zero's finger up to his mouth and licked off the drops of blood, careful not to impart any sensation other than getting the blood onto his tongue. He let go of Zero's wrist and licked his lips experimentally.
"Well?" demanded Aido after a moment. Kain shook his head, his face grave. "It's still there" he said briefly.
Crap. Zero closed his eyes. Then he looked at Aido. The young noble looked rather crestfallen for a moment, then he brightened up again. "It's OK, we just need to perform the charm for suppressing scents then…"
Zero looked sceptical. "Will this work?" he asked, frowning. Aido had grabbed his notes again and was leafing through them so Kain answered on his behalf. "It should" he said quietly.
Aido's eyes raced through the long and rather complicated instructions again then he looked at Zero, his eyes glowing now with excitement. Despite being a genius at Math and Science, the somewhat… artistic… form of performing charms held its own appeal – it wasn't facts and figures, you needed to use different skills to cast a charm right. More often than not, success was elusive and that in itself presented a challenge to the young noble.
"Sit down" he told Zero, indicating his own bed. "I'll need your wristwatch and I'll use mine as well, to hold the charm…"
And an hour and a half later, it was done. A drop of each other's blood had been placed on the underside of each of their wristwatches, the words had been chanted and the charm was sealed and activated. Zero wasn't too sure if it would work with Kaname, with whom he was actually blood bonded to, but this was the best they could do for now. It wasn't as if he could stop the pureblood from tasting his blood in return, especially when Zero was drinking from him. He was still sitting on Aido's bed, strapping on his watch and Kain's lips tightened as he saw the way his cousin was eyeing the ex-human again. Quickly, he cleared his throat. "OK, so what about the suppressing charm?" he asked, more to get Aido's attention than anything else.
Kain wasn't the only one who'd noticed Aido's wandering attention – Zero quickly slid off the bed now. Aido blinked. "Eh? Oh, we can't do that now, I'll need to source for the right ingredients first…"
The young noble forced himself to look at the ingredient list for the charm in his notes. "They shouldn't be too difficult to find, our kitchens have an herb garden at the back, you know, we could even do it tomorrow night..." mused Aido. He drifted off. This would mean he would finally be free of the compulsive urge to stare and moon after Zero all the time... which was good, right? Suddenly, he wasn't too sure.
"I – I can't" Zero said, and both cousins glanced at him, surprised. "Kaname's returning tomorrow night, remember? I'm meeting him at his apartment" he said, his tone a little awkward, choosing to look at Kain instead of Aido. Kain nodded and Zero only looked at Aido when the papers slipped out of the blond's suddenly nerveless fingers. "Kaname-sama…" he murmured as he bent down automatically to retrieve his fallen notes.
Zero bent down as well and silvery amethyst eyes clashed with blue. "I'm sorry, Hanabusa" he said quietly. His lips tightened as those blue eyes grew moist again. "Hanabusa, don't –" Zero broke off as Aido shook his head hard. "No, don't say anything…" he whispered. "I – I want Kaname-sama to be happy. Truly."
Pain twisted in Zero's heart, the same pain that he knew was twisting Aido's as well. "I'm sorry" he whispered again. I want Kaname to be happy too… I don't even care if it's at my expense…
Kain sighed, unable to avoid hearing the whispered conversation even as he kept his eyes fixed on the bed covers. "We all do" he said quietly. Aido got up, wiping his eyes on the back of his hand.
"I – I'll be back on Sunday morning, OK?" Zero said quietly. "Kaname's flying off again on Saturday night and he won't be back for a week. We can settle this then" he indicated the handwritten notes in Aido's hand.
Aido nodded, not trusting himself to speak. "Well… see you then. And – and thanks" muttered Zero, turning around to walk to the door. In an instant, Aido had thrown himself at him and Zero staggered back a step, struggling to keep his balance, his arms going around the young noble instinctively as he clung onto Zero, not letting go.
"Zero… I – I – " Aido was breathing agitatedly. He knew he was making a fool of himself again and with Kain watching too, but at that moment he just didn't care, overcome with a huge sense of loss. Zero looked alarmed as he tried to extricate himself from Aido's tight embrace. But he couldn't, not without hurting the noble and finally, Zero sighed deeply and gave up, hugging Aido in return. And again, even thought it was wrong, it just felt so right.
Kain swallowed at the unexpected sight, eyes wide before he finally recovered enough to turn around to stare at the attached bathroom door instead. Heck, why was he always involved in Aido's... problems! he thought unhappily.
Zero pressed his lips to the soft blond curls. "Hanabusa, please – that's enough" he whispered, his heart aching again. Aido gave a small sob as he buried his face in Zero's shoulder. "I wish - I wish you weren't bonded with Kaname-sama…" he whispered.
Zero shook his head. "No, Hanabusa. You should wish that we were not bonded…"
Aido shook his head but his hold loosened and Zero gently extricated himself from his clinging embrace. "See you on Sunday" Quickly, he turned and opened the door then left the room.
- o -
The following night, Zero let himself into Kaname's apartment at nine. He'd already called the cleaning lady to come in that morning and the whole place was spotless, with clean sheets on the bed and fresh flowers on the sideboard and dining table.
Zero carried the shopping bags into the kitchen and stored the food he'd bought in the large refrigerator and cabinets. He was pretty sure Kaname wouldn't want to step out for meals when he had less than a day to spend here with him. Just the mere thought that Kaname would be back soon sent a shiver of delightful anticipation coursing through Zero. He'd decided on spaghetti and fresh salad, and quickly got started making the sauce. The spaghetti itself could wait until they were more or less ready to eat - Zero knew food wouldn't be the first thing on Kaname's mind…
At exactly eleven fifty five, Zero heard the key scraping in the front door lock and smiled as he wiped his hands on the kitchen towel before walking out of the kitchen.
Kaname had returned.
- o -
Barely half an hour later, ragged breathing filled the air as two naked bodies moved together on the large bed in the bedroom, deeply joined at the hips. Zero's eyes fluttered closed as Kaname thrust deeply, hitting that special spot inside him each time that made his toes curl and his breathing hitch in his throat. Pleasure burst inside him with each thrust of those lean hips and Zero's fingers clenched tight onto Kaname's perspiration-slicked shoulders, pulling him down for a passionate kiss. His arms curled around Kaname's back, not letting him go, aching to feel his heart pounding next to his own.
"Zero" gasped Kaname as his movements became faster, more urgent. It had been too long since he'd last made love to the ex-human, and there was a certain… desperation in Zero that had never been there before.
"Kaname" moaned Zero, beautiful raw tension building inside him. "Kaname" he moaned again as the pureblood thrust even deeper. It was more than sex – Kaname was a wonderful lover, as concerned with his partner's satisfaction and pleasure as he was of his own. But this time… this time, it meant even more to Zero and he couldn't stop the stupid and illogical tears burning in his eyes at the sheer passion and tenderness of this joining. It was beautiful. Kaname was beautiful. And even if the pureblood didn't love him, for now, at least, Kaname was his.
Zero welcomed the unbearable, indescribable release with open arms, shuddering as he cried out in Kaname's arms. His shudders echoed in Kaname and the pureblood called out Zero's name in turn as he climaxed inside Zero's tight heat, his lithe body spasming uncontrollably, his face buried in Zero's neck.
Zero almost sobbed his joy as his arms and legs curled tightly around the spent pureblood in his arms. Kaname, I love you, I love you… his heart echoed the words again and again. He didn't care if Kaname never heard them.
- o -
Kaname buried his face in the back of Zero's neck, revelling in the delicious salty tang of his skin and the soft caress of his sweat dampened hair. His heartbeat was slowing down – Zero's as well. Kaname groped for the covers and drew it over both their bodies.
"Zero…" he began, then his cell phone beeped. Kaname cursed as he reached behind him for the phone he'd left on his nightstand. Zero was still trying to catch his breath but he turned around onto his back as Kaname flipped open his phone and read the message. He typed a brief reply then deleted the original message. Absently, he glanced at the couple of messages left in the list. The top one was from Aido – he remembered receiving it a couple of hours after he'd asked the young noble to give Zero his blood last Saturday and absently, he opened the message again even though he'd read it before. Aido's message was brief and to the point. "Done as requested, Kaname-sama"
Kaname smiled. It had been almost – funny - at that time, he'd been so sure the eager young noble would have chosen to call him back instead of just sending him a message. But then again, he should have guessed that Aido would've been too mortified to even speak of it so Kaname had just typed back "Thanks, I appreciate it".
And he did appreciate it… But it also reminded Kaname about how reticent Zero had been and he turned around now. "Zero?"
"Hmm?" Zero turned to face him and Kaname smiled again, seeing the silvery amethyst eyes now soft and content. He ran his hand down Zero's slicked chest, loving the soft shiver his touch elicited. "So… how did it go, Zero?" The silver haired vampire stiffened, his eyes suddenly guarded. "How did what go?" he asked, almost warily.
Kaname hesitated. "Drinking Aido's blood" he said quietly.
Zero's eyes darted away, then back to Kaname's. "It was OK" he said. "But you shouldn't have, Kaname, it wasn't fair to him"
Kaname frowned a little, surprised to hear that. He expected Zero to have said that it wasn't fair to him, that he'd hated taking from Aido. "I know, but I couldn't think of anyone else" He looked intently at Zero, there was a guilty sort of anger in his face now, that Kaname didn't quite understand.
"How did Aido take it?" he asked, wondering if Aido had said something rash again to hurt Zero's feelings. If he had…
Zero shrugged. "OK, I guess"
Kaname sat up slowly, a small frown appearing between his eyebrows. "Zero, did the two of you… fight?" he asked. A very, very slight hesitation, then Zero shook his head. "No"
But something was nagging at Kaname now. "What happened, Zero?" he asked.
Zero tensed. Now was the moment to tell Kaname what had happened. After all, if he hadn't asked Aido to feed him, none of this would have happened, right? So it was Kaname's fault. Zero opened his mouth… and found himself closing it again. Yes, it was partly Kaname's fault, but it wasn't his fault Aido had turned around and bitten him in turn. So did that make it Aido's fault then? Yes. And no. Because Aido wouldn't have bitten him if he had been gentler. Zero knew he was angry and starving at that time, but that was no excuse for biting Aido and draining him so harshly either. He knew the young noble wasn't exactly an expert at handling pain… So this was his fault too. Partly anyway…
Kaname was still looking at him. "Did something happen, Zero?" he asked, his own voice sounding suddenly unsure. "Tell me…"
Zero stared at him, not knowing what to say. Then Kaname's phone rang. It broke the awkward silence and Kaname picked it up, frowning even more. It had to be urgent, otherwise they'd never have dared to call him now…
It was.
Kaname cursed softly - those incompetent fools! He barked instructions, promised retribution to the poor souls who'd bungled up then ended the call and made another one to Seiren, asking for the next available flight out.
Zero sat there frozen, torn between relief and guilt.
When Kaname terminated the call, he turned to Zero again. "Sorry, I have to go again… as soon as I can. But I'll be back in three days. Zero, what –"
But Zero didn't allow him to finish. He moved closer, capturing Kaname's lips with his own. He didn't need any explanation to know that somehow, fate had chosen to be kind and granted him and Aido an unexpected reprieve. They would have the time now to do the suppressing charm, and earlier than expected too. This meant that when Kaname returned, the charm would have done its work and Kaname would never need to know anything about the accidental bond that should never have happened in the first place.
So Zero kissed Kaname passionately now, pressing the pureblood back against the pillows as he stroked and fondled his swiftly awakening arousal. When Kaname's phone beeped a mere one minute later, he ignored it. Zero was being delightfully eager now and the pureblood reversed their positions, tumbling Zero beneath him.
Several long and heated minutes later, Kaname finally opened his mesage. Seiren was her usual efficient self and had booked a first class seat on the next flight out as well as ordered a car to pick Kaname up in forty minutes. The pureblood didn't waste any time after that, as he made love to Zero again and again, passionately - almost too passionately - as if storing up memories to comfort him while he was away. Zero didn't protest either even if it meant another day of stifling groans, since it also meant that Kaname was too distracted to question him about Aido again.
He'd drunk from Kaname as well - the pureblood finally realised that Zero was quite sore and had insisted on it before going to the bathroom for a quick shower. Zero was relieved that Kaname didn't take his in return and relaxed on the bed, too spent to even move. "Kaname… uh, dinner…" he managed as he watched Kaname getting dressed with vampire speed.
Kaname sighed then walked over to the bed to deposit a swift hard kiss on Zero's flushed lips. "Sorry, your cooking's good, Zero, but not as important as… other things" he said with a wicked glint in his eye, unable to resist sliding a hand down Zero's bare chest again. "Idiot..." mumbled Zero even as his body arched into Kaname's touch.
Another softer and more lingering kiss, then Kaname left the apartment, dragging his luggage case behind him. Zero called out goodbye then flopped back onto the rumpled sheets, his body deliciously sated even if he did still ache. He sighed as he closed his eyes, breathing in the scent of their heated passion in the air and on the sheets he was lying on.
-- Chapter End --
