ducks Don't kill me! I'm really, really, REALLY sorry I haven't updated in so long, but I didn't have time and stuff, so, yeah. I'm all hyped up on Halloween candy though, so maybe something productive shall come out of tonight.

I don't own ANYTHING, but hey, neither do you! HAHA! We should make a club...

-----club-----

Yoko groaned softly in her head. Her lips were stuck together, and she opened and closed them to release them. A soft rythym lulled her into falling back asleep, but then she realized that she was hanging off of something.

Opening her eyes fully, Yoko bit her lip and tightened her grasp of the person's neck. She was riding piggyback style on someone's back, arms around their neck and legs tightened at the knees, instead of crossing them across the person's front. She fancied herself to be riding a horse, the way she pushed in with her knees to avoid from falling off of the back.

That was, until she figured out who's back she was riding on.

"Ouch!" Yoko released her grip and slid down, landing on the ground with a soft thud. Yoko looked up and stared at the face of her escort.

"Glad to see you're awake, but I'm afraid I'm going to have to banish you from getting another ride. You have a great strength, and I'm glad you awoke before you strangled me," the deep, calm voice of Kaname Kuran said. He held out one hand to help Yoko up, the other busy holding an unconscious Zero up. Yoko took the vampire's hand and tugged lightly until she was back on her feet.

"What are you doing here?" Yoko mumbled, not really expecting an answer. She took one look at Zero and went to his other side, helping to support him. The poor silver-haired boy was still weak, and though his body reacted to the movement with shaky steps, the boy couldn't be more knocked out.

"I got a report about two vampires fleeing a warehouse district, both injured badly. I sent Shiki after the vampires, but when I didn't get an information on Zero, I had to come find him myself. I wasn't expecting you to fall into the picture."

"Yeah, well, I was expecting to find Zero almost dead in an alley between two empty, abandoned warehouses, but hey. Life isn't supposed to be all by the rules." Yoko muttered, supporting Zero's heavy weight as much as she could. "We need to get Zero back to his dorm room," she continued, talking to herself more than to Kaname. "I can clean him up properly there, and we can get him into a pair of clean clothes. DAMN! Shit! What about...oh hell! Mother fuckin'--"

"You have a very colorful vocabulary," Kaname interrupted, amusement twinkling in his eyes. Yoko snapped her head up to glare at the older boy, and Kaname resisted the urge to chuckle.

"Yeah, well, it might just help you to have a bit more color among your reds and blacks," Yoko threw back. Kaname lifted an elegant eyebrow at her, and Yoko looked away from him. She glanced up the road they were traveling, noticing that they were taking the back entrance to the school. She could already see the Moon Dorms sticking up into the moonlit sky. "Are we almost there?" She asked, even though she knew the answer.

Kaname glanced down at the girl, as though he seemed to know what she was thinking. "Anxious to get him back, aren't you? You shouldn't worry too much; with the amount of blood you gave him, he'll be practically perky come morning." Yoko frowned, exaggerated her look at Zero's staggering body, and then looked back up at Kaname.

"Somehow I doubt that. Zero's never perky, extra blood or not. Besides, he's barely able to walk right now, and I bet he'll have one helluva headache when he wakes up." Yoko laughed a tiny bit, humoring the notion of Zero in chibi form, dancing around his dorm room acting "perky".

"Yes, well, he can take a few Tylenol when we get back to the Moon Dorms. I know where there's a brand new, unopened bottle." Kaname's voice was sarcastic.

"He's not going back to the Moon Dorms," Yoko said softly. "I'm going to take him back to his own dorm room, with or without your help."

Kaname gave Yoko a scathing look. "Do you really think you can do that?" he asked. "You don't even have the key, and I bet you have no clue which room it is."

Yoko stopped in her tracks and reached her hand into Zero's right pocket, the one that was closest to her. Pulling out her hand, Yoko grinned and opened her palm, showing off a tiny, silver key. "How much do you want to bet that I know where the room is? Don't bet much, cause I've been stayin' there just about every night this week. Hold on, scratch that. I've been there every night this week. It's amazing what fangirls will do to keep you out of your own dorm room, huh?" Yoko twirled the key on its keyring around her middle finger, obviously gloating in her small victory.

"You've been staying with Kiryu?" Kaname asked, the shock seeping past his emotionless facade. "Does Headmaster Cross know this?"

"Nope. I would have told him, but it never came up in conversation," Yoko replied nonchalantly, continuing to walk with Zero's weight. They were now past the school gates, and were heading down the path to the Sun Dorms. Supposedly, Kaname was going to follow Yoko's lead on this one.

"I suppose it's fine, as long as you two haven't done anything inappropriate," Kaname mused. Yoko seemed to bristle slightly as she listened to him talking to himself.

"Listen, I hope you aren't planning on sticking around once we get Zero to his dorm, cause I'm not even going to let you in," Yoko said, her voice full of confidence she didn't know she had. Kaname raised an eyebrow to this, and smiled a sadistic little smile.

"How are you going to get Kiryu into his bed, so that you can take care of him? You can't support his entire weight; you're just a little girl. Not to mention you're going to need someone to get him dressed for you, unless you'd rather do it yourself..."

Yoko's face turned a bright red, and she muttered something that Kaname couldn't make out. Kaname held up Zero while Yoko opened the doors to the dorm, and then they helped the unconscious boy up all of the stairs. Luckily, it was late at night, and no one was roaming the corridors. Kaname took Zero's weight once more when Yoko unlocked his dorm room, and then the three students entered, Yoko closing the door behind them.

"Just set him down on the bed until I find him a pair of pants. I'm going to need to wash the wounds on his chest, so he can't wear a shirt just yet, but maybe once I bandage it you can slip one on him..." Yoko told Kaname as they entered the shared bedroom. Yoko immediately jogged over to the dresser, rummaging through the drawers Zero kept his clothes in. Pairing out a pair of baggy, black sweats, she threw them at Kaname, who caught the pants with a flick of his elegant wrists. Yoko walked across the room to the bathroom. "I'll get the supplies out that we'll need; just tell me when you're ready." Kaname nodded, and Yoko closed the door, already on her quest for a first-aid kit.

A few minutes later, Kaname knocked lightly on the bathroom door, and Yoko opened it, exiting with a flourish, her arms laden with bandages, antiseptic, washcloths, and a small cup she had filled with warm water. It was the same cup she had filled with water when Zero had had his coughing fit. Kaname watched curiously as Yoko sat her materials down on the bed where Zero was now lying, clad in only the black sweatpants. Yoko tutted in disapproval and wetted a washcloth, ringing it out before starting on the blood smeared over the vampire's chest.

"Don't just stand there gawking, help me," the smart-assed girl threw at Kaname. The elder vampire flinched, afraid in the tiniest sense that his senses might over come him, and he might try to drink Kiryu's blood. It was unlikely, but it could happen to any vampire. "Damnit Kuran, get your ass over here and help me!" Resigning to his fate, Kaname walked the small distance to the bed and helped Yoko disinfect Zero's wounds, most of which looked worse than they really were.

Sighing lightly to themselves, both students' thoughts centered on how it would be a long night...

---sigh---

Zero ached when he woke up the next morning. His chest hurt like hell, and his head had a dull pounding sensation that would switch on and off periodically. What was odd was that he realized he wasn't wearing a shirt. Not only that, but he wasn't in the alley he had fought those demons in. Instead, he could feel the soft fluff of a nice, warm, comforter. Just where was he?

Opening his eyes, Zero grimaced at the amount of sunlight coming in from the windows. Looking around, he realized with a jolt that he was in his own room. Staring down at his bare chest, Zero wondered when he had changed into his old, black sweatpants he had worn for gym every winter. He couln't remember anything...

And it was really pissing him off.

Zero groaned and swung his legs slowly to the side of the bed, fully knowing that if he tried to stand he would just be forced to sit back down again. His interest was perked, however, when his legs hit something solid. Leaning over so that he could see over the edge of the bed, Zero was surprised to see a sleeping Yoko huddled on the ground. The girl was curled up into a small ball, head resting on her hands, legs tucked in neatly. Her face was peaceful, and her features were soft in the early morning light.

"She's cute when she's sleeping, isn't she?" a soft voice came from the corner of the room. Zero tensed and searched out the familiar voice, ready to spring into action at any moment. "Much more tranquil than when she's awake and cursing any moving object."

"Kuran, what the hell are you doing here?" Zero growled, his voice cracking from neglect and dehydration. Nonetheless, it sounded somewhat intimidating.

Kaname held up his hands in peace, amusement twinkling in his eyes. "Just waiting for one of you two to wake up so I could leave."

"Then leave," Zero was still growling.

Kaname nodded and stood up from the chair he had been sitting in. He walked towards the door leading to the main room, ready to take his leave, but he stopped almost as an after thought. Nodding his head to Yoko, he said seriously, "That girl did a lot to help you. I'd thank her if I were you." Then, the next moment, the eldest of the three in the room left in a silent fashion.

Zero stared fondly down at the girl he had almost stepped on. She had helped him, and in more ways than one. She was one of those special people, like Yuuki, who always knew what to do to cheer him up, or always knew what to say next.

Yes, Yoko was a very special person to him.

But how could he show her that?

Zero stood up, making sure to step around Yoko. Stretching slightly, Zero flinched when his muscles protested at the movement. Gazing down once more at Yoko, he bent down, lifted the girl in his arms, and set her down on the bed as though she weighed no more than a small bag of flour. Kissing the girl on the cheek, Zero disappeared into the bathroom, ready to start his morning ritual and get ready for a boring Saturday.

Yoko stirred when she was picked up in strong arms she knew so well, and was passive when she felt soft lips upon her cheek. She knew, oh yes. She knew...

----it was love----

Kay, plz don't kill me! I know, this was short, but hey. I was really focusing on my Spirited Away fanfic! Also, I know I haven't updated in a while, and I feel really bad about that too. Just review, please!