Chapter 7
The sun had just finish shining its life giving rays for yet another day, allowing the pale moon to glisten the landscape aglow with its fragile luster. A young blond vampire walked into a darken room, and although the lights are out, he saw perfectly well as he made his way to the room's occupant asleep on the large lavish bed.
He stared down for a moment before he gingerly pulled the covers down to gaze upon the beautiful boy lying in the bed, and a piece of his heart broke. With familiarity he leaned down and lightly swept his fingertips down the mesmerizing face of the younger male, lingering on the chin as he yearned for the body before him, and he whispered "Senri"
"Do you love him that much," asked the now awake burnet.
The tall blond jumped back, quickly removing his hand. "I'm sorry to disturb you, but grandfather told me to wake you.
The burnet smiled a wicked smile that was foreign to that face, and in a blink of an eye he grabbed Ichijo, pulled him in the bed, and straddled atop of him with hands braced on both sides of Ichijo's head.
Ichijo was completely shocked by the abrupt arrangement he was now in, although his heart was racing for a totally different reason. The position was very familiar to him, and even though his brain was trying to separate this person from his lover, his body could not help but to react to situation it knew all too well.
"So my suspicions were correct," the burnet said as he moved his hip against the body below him as to drive home his point.
Ichijo bit down on his lip, determined not to moan or enjoy this in any way.
A nefarious smile stretched along large luscious lips before saying, "I would have never thought my sons interest would have swayed to your variety or is this simply one sided?"
Ichijo didn't know what to say or what to do as he tried to will his body to calm down but having no such as the gorgeous god with his exposed toned chest and silky soft skin rocked his hips in a very suggestive manner. He keep telling himself that this wasn't his Senri; it was just a shell until that thought finally broke him, and he turned his head to the side, trying to hide the tears forming in his eyes.
The dominate vampire laughed cruelly, knowing he had reveled something important before getting off Ichijo. He stood up then tossed his hair back out of his eyes before looking down on Ichijo still lying on the bed and huffed. "Are you leaving so I can dress?" then lowering his voice "or will you be staying to help?"
As if he actually had to think about that. Ichijo leapt of the bed and made a bee line to the door. He could hear laughter as he closed the door behind him.
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The chairman laid Zero on the couch not caring that his blood would stain the material. He really didn't know how to lay him because Zero was in such bad shape; he ended up laying him on his side as not to push any of the wood pieces in farther. Even though he did not know why Kaname had done this to him, he knew that it must be something very serious. Only he didn't know how Yuuki fit in to all of this. Why would Kaname tell Zero to stay away for her? Had Kaname found out that Zero had been feeding on Yuuki? He would have thought that Kaname would have known already that Yuuki was feeding Zero. He thought that was one of the reasons why Kaname allowed Zero to feed on him.
Ichichou started to remove Zero's clothing but found it only made Zero tense in pain every time he moved him. So he decided that the best thing to do was to cut his clothing off of him, but to do that he would have to go in the kitchen to get the scissors. Ichichou told Zero that he would be right back and try not to move while he went to the retrieve the scissors.
At this point Zero really didn't care how the clothes come off as long as Cross got out all those shards of wood that were scattered throughout his body. He both cursed and for once appreciated that he was a vampire; cursed because if he was still human he would not be going through all this pain for he would be dead, and appreciated for the just the opposite because if he was dead he would not be able to kill that pureblood son of a bitch that did this to him.
It seemed like forever before Ichichou returned to Zero, but it was actually less than a minute. Cross went to work straight away cutting Zero's uniform off of him, trying his best to gently cut around the protruding pieces of wood. The more of Zero's mangled body that he uncovered the more he started to fear for Zero's life. Cross, being an x-hunter, knew that types of injuries that an x-human vampire could sustain, and Zero was way passed that range. It was slowly becoming apparent that Kaname had indeed meant to kill Zero from this attack, and that thought caused his heart to sink to his stomach.
Even though Kaname was a pureblood, Cross never thought that Kaname would ever do something so brutal as this, especially on campus grounds. He and Kaname had had that discussion long ago where things stood with Zero and the whole vampire thing, and it was agreed that Zero was under his supervision. If there were any problems that were to arise with Zero and his vampire nature, he—not Kaname—would be the one to handle it. Cross had always been a strong man but the sight in front of him almost bought him to tears.
He didn't know what to do; he knew Zero was dying, but he just couldn't give up. This boy had become like a son to him—even though Zero would argue otherwise. He knew that no matter what he had to keep Zero conscious, and the best was to do that was to talk with him. It would also help to distract Zero as he removed the splinters from his body. He was hesitant about what he should try to discuss with him. He was unsure if Zero would want to talk about what had happened with Kaname or not so he decided to let Zero pick the topic. "Is there anything you would like to talk with me about?"
Zero knew what Ichichou was trying to do, but it worked out good since he did want to pick his brain. And he knew this was the best time because he doubted that Ichichou would ask questions as to why he wanted this particular information. So he asked him straight forward, "What do you know about blood bonds?"
Cross had to think for a minute; it had been a while since he even thought about the subject let alone talk about it. This question, coming from Zero, in and of itself was a little strange but with the events of today it totally didn't make any sense to him. He took a moment to gather his thoughts before he spoke, "Well there are different things that are said about that. As in different versions of that a blood bond actually is. For instance from a hunter's point of view, they view it as the same the equivalent to marriage between vampires. From what we know is that vampires perform blood bonds with the ones they choose as their mates. It happens when two vampires exchange blood by biting each other.
"There are vampire accounts that tell us that the reason that blood bonds are preformed between mates is because the sharing of blood between vampires is the greatest ritual of intimacy, regarding it more significant than sex. There are also accounts telling of the dangers associated with the sharing of blood between vampires. I'm not really sure how it works but somehow the bond produces artificial feeling of love and adoration between the two vampires that share the bond even though one or both vampires hate each other. A vampire will be compelled to anything to make the one they are bound to happy regardless of how they felt about each other before. They also become very protective, but that's to be expected for who would not be protective of their mate."
At this point Zero was beginning to understand why Yuuki had said that he was now hers, but if that worked on him didn't it go both ways, or the fact that she was a pureblood mean that this bond thing didn't apply to her? He just had to know. "Do those same things apply to purebloods?"
Cross was happy to see that this was distracting Zero and keeping him awake, but didn't like what that question could imply. Why would Zero be asking about a blood bond with a pureblood unless he was in one? This only served to confuse him even farther, unless Zero was afraid of forming a blood bond with Kaname. Although he would never think that Kaname would everform a bond with Zero. Kaname knew what price would be paid, and he didn't think that Kaname would ever want that with Zero, but on the other hand he never thought that Kaname would ever hurt Zero like this, so something was going on.
"Purebloods have their own set of rules that they follow. They have so many secrets that only purebloods know, and their not telling, but I would think that the same apply to them. The pureblood couples I have known all were the type to mate for life. So I don't think it is something that a pureblood would not enter lightly for whatever reason. Some speculate that the reason purebloods do not bond with lower vampires has to do with how powerful their blood is, therefore choosing only bond with other purebloods. But I would believe that the same thing would apply to them on some level or another. They are after all vampires too."
Zero thought about that for a while before he worked up the courage to ask his next question "Is there any way to break a blood bond once it is formed?"
If Cross was suspicious before, now he was really worried. He wanted to ask the questions that were running through his mind, but he knew Zero and knew that Zero would eventually tell him. He just had to be patience and let Zero tell him when he was ready. Cross lowered his head not sure how to respond. He knew the answer but didn't think Zero would like it. "As far as I know, blood bonds are permanent. In all my studies I have never come across an account of a blood bond being broken….." He wanted so badly to ask, but he didn't want to stress Zero anymore than he was right now.
Strangely Cross was noticing that some of the smaller wounds were closing up. He was both overjoyed and concerned. On a good note, Zero was not losing as much blood, but the bad part was that the skin was healing over the wood that was still inside him. Cross was further shocked at the rate of healing Zero was displaying because even with his vampire healing powers he should not be healing this fast from so many wounds as an x-human. It had been less than ten minutes that he had ushered Zero in the house, and if Zero was still a normal x-human, with the severity of these wounds, it should take at least an hour for visible healing to occur, and that was with the help of fresh blood. Cross was beginning to put two and two together, and he didn't like the way things were adding up.
Zero didn't know if he should be relieved or worried. He could feel the effects of the pureblood he had drank rush to heal his broken body, but the realization of why his wounds were healing so fast weighted heavy upon him. He knew it was because of Yuuki's blood; he could still feel his powers increasing even though his body was rapidly healing. What had she done to him; she had turned him into even more of a monster than he already was. And this blood bond thing was it really as serious as what Ichichou was making it out to be? And why did Kaname only stop beating him after he found out that he and Yuuki had exchanged blood? Was it because of the bond?
Zero thought that Ichichou would have the answers he was looking for, but they only lead to more questions. Mean while Zero was beginning to wonder how they were going to get all those stray pieces of wood out of him because even though they were healing on the outside they were becoming much more painful on the inside. It was becoming apparent that tonight was going to be a long and painful night for him. Great this was just one Hell of a day.
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Yuuki woke in a daze, and she couldn't remember where she was or how she got there. Her mind was muddled like she had been give a drug of some sort and couldn't form a coherent thought. She did notice that she was lying down in a very plush bed, but this wasn't her bed, and the room although it was dark, but she could still see it. Everything in the room screamed regal from the tapestries, rugs and the grand four-poster bed she was in. After sitting stupefied for a moment, she was jolted with a large sense of pain out of nowhere, awaking her to reality.
Kaname. Last night. Sex. Vampire.
Her concentration was once again taking form her as another jolt of pain seared its anguish on her soul. She felt an overwhelming sense of hurt and dejection flood her world, and even though she could tell these emotions were not her own she couldn't help but cry.
Yuuki being such a loving soft-hearted girl could not withstand the enormous load of pain crushing down on her, and even though she always tried not to burden other around her she need to be held now because this sensation was on the brink of shattering her.
She felt a strange pull that she needed to find Zero, but she didn't understand where it was coming from. What she needed was Kaname; he would be able to tell her what was going. He would be able to protect her as he always did since she was a child.
Yuuki leaped off the bed with a desperate need to find Kaname; he had to be around here somewhere. She rushed all throughout the apartment looking for him, and when she couldn't find him, she began to panic. The tears were streaming down her face blurring her vision as her breaths began to quicken. She franticly tore the door to the main dorm open. She had to get out of here. The growing ominous feeling was only made worse by the fact that she could not find Kaname. Where is he? He should be here. She thought as she ran down the stairs to the main commence area.
Suddenly a spark zapped her system, but this was different than the jolt she felt earlier. This was like an alert letting her know of a strong vampire presence, and immediately she knew it was Kaname. She snapped her head in the direction of the door and was horrified by what she saw—Kaname covered in blood from head to toe. She unknowing used her vampire powers and was at his side in a flash, stopping short of touching him in fear of hurting his further.
Kaname looked at the aghast expression on Yuuki face and feared the worse but prayed for the best. He could take her hating him—or so he thought, but could not take her leaving him. He needed her more than anything else. If Yuuki decided to leave him, he knew he would have nothing left to live for. All the power and prestige in the world didn't mean jack if he was alone again. He had lived that life and didn't think he had the strength to live it again.
Yuuki was too stunned to speak; the thought of Kaname being hurt was incomprehensible. Kaname was invulnerable to her. He was the immaculate knight that was who would always come to her rescue, never the one who needed saving.
Yuuki was pulled from her stunned stated only when her brain registered that the scent of the blood was not Kaname's but Zero's, causing her to gasp as she lifted her hands to her mouth horrified by what this could mean. "What happened…where's Zero…is he alive?" she asked as tears once again fell from her eyes.
Yuuki was too in shock to notice the night students, who had been relaxing in the commence area because they had the night off. Aido, Kain, Ruka, and Rima as well as other various night students were gathered around talking with each other about what they had done over their break. Most of the vampires didn't know what was more shocking the sight of Kaname covered in blood or the pureblood aura radiating off of Yuuki. It all was almost too much for them to comprehend at once. Although most of the nights students, even in all the confusion, were glad to smell that the blood belonged to Zero. That bastard had it a long time coming to him they thought; even though they didn't know what could have drove Kaname to do such a thing to a human, but he was a pureblood, so they would not question his actions.
A stunned Kain glanced over at his cousin and was surprised to find a smile on Aido's face instead of the bewilderment that was on the rest of the Moon Dorm occupants. To afraid to speak, he nudged his cousin and gave him a questioning look. Aido turned to him but only smiled wider, and that smile told Kain all he need to know—Aido knew what was going on.
Aido was more than happy that Kaname had finally done something about Zero. That ex-human needed to learn his place, but from the looks of it maybe Kaname had gone too far. Aido hated Zero more than anyone else, but he didn't think that he had to die—even thought there were times when he wanted to kill the asshole.
Kaname didn't know how to tell Yuuki what he had done. Even though he was the pureblood prince who never answered to anyone, at the moment he was frozen from fear. From the moment her tiny little hand held on to his finger, he was totally lost to her, and the look of anguish on her face was cutting into his heart, causing him to almost feel guilty for what he had done. He wanted so much to pull her in his arms, but restrained himself because he didn't want any of Zero's putrid blood to ever touch her again.
Yuuki was beside herself. All these strange sensations that weren't hers add to the distress that she was feeling; compounded by the fact that Kaname wasn't talking, lead her to think the worse. Zero was dead, but if Zero was dead than who killed him. Zero was close to Kaname level in Yuuki's eyes—strong and undefeatable. If anyone could have done this to Zero… She shook her head in disbelief. No, Kaname would never do such a thing, but the evidence was irrefutable.
Yuuki peered up and searched Kaname's face, looking for anything that would relieve her of her suspicions. The blank expression she saw only confirmed her fears—Kaname had killed Zero. There was just too much blood to be otherwise. A surge of anger spiked through Yuuki, and before she realized what she was doing, slapped Kaname forcefully across the cheek, making his head turn to the side and calling him, "bakimono" at the same time.
Loud gasps could nearly be heard as one coming from the night class at the sight of their pureblood leader being assaulted by this girl who they always viewed as a charity case of Kaname's, but no one dared make a move. As unbelievable as it was, there was no mistake that this girl was now a pureblood, and as such they had no business getting in between two purebloods having a fight—none of them had a death wish.
Kaname was not surprised by Yuuki reaction. What did surprise him was the fact that that was all she had done to him. Vampires, especially purebloods, were very protective of their bond mates. Therefore because Yuuki to only slap him instead of outright attack him, showed Kaname that she did love him, for no other bonded vampire could show such restraint. But in the back of his mind he feared that it was only the isolation of her other self that stop her from violently seeking revenge for her injured mate.
Earlier when Kaname had put her to sleep that was not all he had done. Kaname also used his greater vampire powers to try to contain Yuuki's vampire side, and he likewise used his superior abilities to erase the memory of her trisk with Zero. Although at the time, he was not sure it would work, but he still had to try. He hoped because he was much stronger and she was newly awakened and weaker that he would be able to bind the destructive personality that had surfaced and as well as wipe away the recollection of what that Yuuki had done.
But Kaname realized one flaw in the plan; he hadn't known that Yuuki had formed a blood bond with Zero. And the way Yuuki was now holding herself made evident that the bond was well connected between them. Yuuki might not have any knowledge of what she had done, but there was nothing that could be done about the emotional link she now shared with Zero. Kaname could tell by the way she was shacking that she was feeling Zero's hurt which made him curse himself for putting her through this pain.
Yuuki didn't know what to do. Kaname, her prince, had just done something unimaginable. The one she would have ran to in this situation was the one who caused it. She needed to find Zero maybe there was something she could do. She began to move toward the door, but Kaname stopped her. Yuuki couldn't take it anymore and lashed out at Kaname, "Why? Why would you do such a thing to him?" she yelled, glaring daggers at him.
Kaname thought for a moment; he couldn't tell her why because then he would have to explain having erased her memory. The only option he had was to calm her down and make sure she didn't go find Zero. The one thing he was sure of was that Yuuki's alternate personality only seemed to surface when she was around Zero. Therefore, it was up to him to keep the two of them separated for all their sakes.
Kaname gently placed both his hands on either side of her shoulders as a jester of reassurance, but was cut deeply when Yuuki flinched away from his touch. Kaname steeled himself before he continued, knowing they were not alone and had an audience he chose his words carefully, "Yuuki I can't let you walk out of that door. There are things going on right now that you don't understand. I'm only trying to protect you…"
"Protect me? How is hurting Zero protecting me? Zero would never…" she trailed off recalling that she was now a pureblood—the thing Zero hated the most. Yuuki broke out in another round of tears as the realization of what she thought Kaname meant by protecting her from Zero could mean.
Kaname could see where the conclusion that she had formed lead, but he was not grateful for it because it too had caused her more unneeded pain. If ever there was a time that he hated himself, it was now. In trying to save her, he had only hurt her more; he just had to fix it. Pulling up her chin, he looked into her eyes and promised, "Yuuki, it's going to be okay. I'm going to make it okay. I need you to trust me though. Can you trust me still?" he asked with sadness filling his heart at the possibility that her answer would be no.
Yuuki for once in her life was unsure of Kaname, but she could not let this one infraction—no matter how shocking—sway her fate in him. If he was telling her the truth, he was only trying to protect her in the first place. She dug inside herself for strength, and looking back at Kaname asked, "Is he dead?"
Kaname said a silent prayer of thanks to whatever god was out there—she didn't say no. Relief unlike anything he had ever known washed over him, and he was joyous, even though no one could tell on the outside. "No, he isn't dead. Just hurt." Although he didn't elaborate as to how hurt he was.
Yuuki was relieved to hear this. She had suspected the worse but hoped for the best, and she was happy that Kaname was not the killer she had thought he was. Feeling much more light, she replied, "I'm gonna trust you on this, but I would like to see him soon. I don't understand what's going on, but I'm sure this can be worked out."
"I'm going to try my best, but there are no grantees that he will want to see you. You have got to be prepared for that. You understand?" Kaname said. He wasn't exactly lying to her; Zero more than likely would not want to see her after everything that had happened. However, Kaname was unsure if Zero could stay away; the bond was a force of its own. And he knew that even though Zero hated Yuuki he would not be able to stop himself from being drawn to her in some way.
Yuuki nodded her head; she did understand. She understood better than anyone else the hate Zero had reserved in his heart for purebloods. No love of any of kind could withstand that kind of abhorrence.
Suddenly Yuuki didn't know where to put herself. Under normal circumstance, she would return to her dorm or to Ichichou no ie, but now things were different, and she knew she no longer belonged there. She was a vampire, and apparently always had been. There was no place for her in the human world.
Kaname could practically sense the conflict in Yuuki, and loving told her, "Yuuki why don't you go up to our room and I'll have someone bring you some tea. I'll be back soon, and then we can eat together if you like." Even though he didn't think she would be able to eat anything.
Yuuki nodded her head thinking this was her new life now; there was no going back. She slowly walked away from Kaname and back up the stairs. In all the chaos, she had forgotten to ask Kaname about these strange feeling she was having, but she did notice that they were getting less intense. So that had to be a good thing right? She would have to ask him when he got back.
Kaname watched as Yuuki ascended the stairs to his room, but was well aware of all the eyes that were still on him. He turned to the group with his entourage and signaled for them to come to him.
Aido was the first one to move, secure in knowing from past experiences that Kaname was not in that bad a mood, so he was approachable. Kain soon followed his cousin more out of concern for the blond than servitude of the pureblood. Ruka and Rime was both too stun and scared to move, and were relieved when Kaname did not call them again.
Aido already knew what Kaname would ask; they had discussed it earlier, but he did wait for Kaname to speak.
"Aido, I would like you and Kain to stand guard while I'm gone. Do not under any circumstance allow Yuuki to leave the dorms. I know that she is a pureblood, and you, as a noble, must obey her, but I am the one you chose to follow, and to do otherwise would be going against me. Have I made myself clear?"
Aido understood perfectly what Kaname meant, and he would do everything in his power to accomplish the task put before him. "You, have nothing to worry about. I will make sure the little hime stays put," he said then put his hand across his chest and bowed.
Kaname never expected anything less from Aido, and an unexpected ting of gratitude nicked his heart. He began to turn to leave, but looked back on the two frozen girls to call out to them. "I would appreciate it if one of you brought Yuuki up some tea." Then he vanished from the dorm, leaving all the vampires in a totally state of confusion.
Ok here's the thing, some of you know, but most of you don't so I'll enlighten the rest of you guys. The reason that I am writing fanfiction is because I need to become a better writer. Yes, I know that is the whole point of this site is it not. But I'm not writing in hopes of one day to be published; I'm writing so I can pass my English classes. The whole point that I'm trying to make is I can't become a better writer without your help. What I mean is I need reviews to let me know how you feel about my story. I know that some of you probably read 20-30 fics a month—I know I do…so you guys defiantly know what is excellent, good, mediocre or just plain bad and If I'm any of the above either way please let me know. I will appreciate and consider anything you have to say.
I'm also conducting a poll on the Kaname-Yuuki-Zero triangle I want to know where you, my reader stand on that issue. You can find the poll at the top of my profile page. Who knows if I get a large enough majority between the results it might just sway the direction of the story ;)
