A Secret Love

Chapter 8

Zero awoke from his light slumber with a terrible headache. Even in his sleep he still seemed to feel anxious and stressed out. He immediately looked around his room for some asperin to calm the pulsing pain in his head. With a cold glass of water he swallowed the pills down in one gulp.

It seemed as if his thin body were moving in slow motion, and that a simple act like getting undressed was a difficult concept.

As he dragged himself to the nearby bathroom to take a shower he began to feel the start of an incredible pain deep in his chest, an all too familiar pain, the pain of needing someone's hot, thick blood. He ignored the un-natural pulse in his chest, and proceeded to take a shower. He decided that he would deal with his blood thirst after he cleaned himself up.

Hot, soothing water trickled down his lean body, the warmth helped ease the tension in the vampire's sore muscles. Steam cascaded throughout the bathroom while flowing through Zero's lungs. The warm air began to relax the tense male so much he could have stayed there for hours.

Kaname sat at one of the tables in his room staring down at his chess game. He was feeling a bit lonely at this particular moment. He had a slight feeling that Zero was in some kind of pain, but it was very faint, he probably would be fine. He sighed, maybe he would visit some of the other vampires and see what they were up to.

He usually didn't feel this down on the weekends, but today he didn't feel like being around his own company. He lifted himself from his chair and combed through his hair with his right hand, he just hoped he didn't look too desperate for some company.

Once he opened his door to leave he started to feel better already. He decided to visit Kain and Aido.

Once he spotted them outside the Moon Dorms they waved to the pure- blood to join them. Kaname smiled politely and proceeded to walk over to where the two vampires were standing.

"Say Kaname, we were just discussing Valentine's Day, it's coming up soon".

"Yes, it is", Kaname agreed. "I am not looking forward to the screaming girls throwing themselves at me though", he finished with a small frown.

"Hmph, I rather enjoy it, especially when they bring me small gifts and love letters" he said while giving a smirk.

Kain chuckled, "wouldn't you like to settle down with one girlfriend?"

"No way! That's way too boring".

"What about you Kaname? Wouldn't you like a girlfriend?"

Kaname's smile faltered a bit, no girl could ever take the place of Zero, not one.

"Personally I don't see what the big deal is to have a girlfriend, it just seems too troublesome to me" Kaname inquired.

Kain frowned, "really? I don't think it would be that much trouble to have a girlfriend".

"Maybe you should get yourself a boyfriend, hahahahaha" Aido said jokingly.

Kaname's eyes widened with horror and embarrassment, he did not find the vampire's joke very funny at all, in fact he found it quite demeaning.

"And what would be so wrong with that?!" Kaname blurted out to the blonde.

"Uh, um… I didn't mean to…"

Kaname had enough, he turned around and walked away cursing himself for what he just said.

Kain looked at Aido with confusion and surprise. Did Kain just here Kaname say what he thought he said?

Kain gave the other a stern look, "now look what you did".

"I was only joking, I still don't understand why he got so mad", Aido defended innocently.

"I think I might have an idea" Kain had then glanced back to the doorway where Kaname had stormed off.

Kaname's heart pounded in his chest and tears started to cloud his vampire vision. Was it really such a bad and humorous thing that he chose to have a boyfriend instead of a girlfriend? He found Aido's little joke to be rude and disrespectful, he was sure Zero would have felt the same.

Kain started heading in the same direction Kaname had when he left.

"Where are you going?" Aido called out.

"I just want to make sure that Kaname is alright. I would advise you, for your own good, not to follow".

Aido silently watched as his cousin ran after Kaname, glancing up at the bleak sky, there, in the middle of ominous, black clouds was a vivid full moon.

Two vampire eyes suddenly widened in realization, was Kaname, their highly respected, and always dignified pure- blood…gay?!