nekonee-chan (AKA Neko and your Inner self:L) Thank you! Glad you like the story and don't worry. There will be some lemony action between the two soon so it won't even matter if it was magic or real!
Yaoi-Obssessed Lonergirl Thank you! LMAO! I am really glad to see you like Gina. And don't worry, the magic is only just the beginning of a very complicated love story:L
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I do not own Vampire Knight. If I did, then I would have this adorable baby girl that comes in that is nuts! I love me a psycho little girl who sings nursery rhymes in a really creepy/spooky voice!

Vampires Covered In Blood Are Prohibited From Entering This Fanfiction.

Chapter Nine

Even though he said he was fine, Kaname insisted on taking Aidou down to the medical room so that he could be checked over by a real nurse or doctor. Kain didn't go with but he watched the two as they left the room. All the while Kaname watched Aidou almost desperately. Like he wanted to wrap his arms around him and help him along without ever letting him go again. It was crazy. Kain knew that. But he knew that look so well because it was the same look he accidently found himself giving Ruka when she was hurt or sick both mentally and physically... Yes, Akatsuki Kain knew that look very well.

In the medical room, Kaname lay Aidou down on the bed and told him to stay. Then he left the room in search of the nurse to come and give Aidou a once over. Aidou watched him go and then lay there. His head on the soft large white pillow and tried to keep the smile from forming on his lips.

Kaname was worrying about him. Kaname was actually worrying about him! Worrying about him so much that he had personally brought him down to the Medical Room. The spell had actually worked!

It was almost too hard to believe. It could have been a dream. But Aidou knew it wasn't. He was still feeling ill from the magic and if it had been a dream then Kaname would have showed up, alone, in Aidou's doorway. That would be when the dream grew hot. Much like they always did. Not that he had ever told anyone about his dreams. They were far too embarrassing.

Suddenly he appeared by his side again, so silently that Aidou almost feel off the white bed. The pretty nurse was standing in the doorway, looking rather worried herself.

"How are you feeling?" Kaname asked immediately.

"I'm fine." Aidou nodded sharply, almost regretting it instantly as his head began to ache. But he kept up the nodd and lied. "Really. I'm fine."

"Are you sure?" Kaname pressed. Sitting down on the bed and taking his hand while the nurse was left to stand in the doorway, no idea what to do. Vampires rarely got sick so she obviously did not know how to deal with Aidou. But she couldn't say no to Kaname.

"Really." Aidou said, nodding like a bobble head.

Kaname stared at him for a moment longer before nodding his head. He didn't let go of his hand the whole time. If anything he tightened his grip on Aidou's hand and smiled at him slightly more than he needed to. The way his eyes were staring at Aidou. They made him feel a little excited as well as embarrassed. But the more he stared the boy embarrassed and uncomfortable he felt as well. With a punch like feeling in his stomach to tell him something wasn't right.

"Um..." Aidou mumbled. "I really am better." He looked pointedly over at the nurse.

"Good." Kaname nodded. Still staring at him he then spoke to the nurse. "Thank you for coming, but he seems alright now." she left as quickly as she could before he could change his mind. Leaving the two alone once again.

Aidou wet his lips and looked down at his lap. It was nice to do this but it was also very uncomfortable. Plus the stomach punching feeling was still hitting him rather hard. Kaname was acting so strangely too and-

Kaname kissed him!

OK, it wasn't a hot make out kiss on the lips like he sometimes imagines. It was just a peck on his cheek before he stood up and let go of Aidou's hand but still! For Kaname... That was major! And his cheek was burning like someone had set fire to it. Aidou's jaw dropped and he stared at Kaname, blinking like a owl. He even, stupidly, reached up and used the very tips of his fingers to touch the cheek. Almost like if he pressed too hard then the feeling of the kiss would disapear.

"Come, we should get you back to your own bed." Kaname said, lifting Aidou to his feet.

"Yes, Lord Kaname." Aidou mumbled.

They walked side by side in silence. Aidou couldn't stop thinking of the way Kaname was holding him close and tight. And he couldn't stop thinking of the way Kaname's kiss was still tingling gently on his cheek. And he couldn't stop feeling the ache in his stomach. It had stopped feeling like a punch but now it just felt hollow, like something was missing.

He swallowed and tried to resist the urge to shiver when he thought back to it again. Kaname's arm rose and rested around of his shoulders instantly warming him up. It was crazy. Kaname was never this nice to him! Kaname was never so gentle with him!

The only possible answer was that the magic really had worked.

But for how long? Forever? A few years? A few months? A few days? A day? Even a few minutes or seconds from this very moment?

And what about when or if it wore off. Would he remember? Would he be angry? Would he fall in love with Aidou on his own or attack him out of embarrassement?

Aidou shook his head. He was thinking too much. He trusted Gina (at least more than he trusted Ichiro) and she had been pretty confident about it all working out for her.

Might as well enjoy it while he could...

000

The next day Aidou found himself back in his bed with Kaname in the kitchen. Kaname had sent everyone else back to class but had demanded that Aidou have one more night in bed to be sure that he was OK. Kaname even insisted on staying to make sure he was OK. It was sweet but a little unnerving. Like it wasn't really Kaname. The feeling in his stomach had gone away and he suddenly wished he could talk to her. So he flicked through the book Ichiro gave him and followed the instructions as best as he could.

"Gina..." Aidou mumbled repeating the name. "Gina..."

Hanabusa?

"Gina! There you are!" Aidou was so glad. He was worried it would be too hard for him or he would need Gina's full name.

Are you in my mind? How the hell are you doing that?

"Sorry, I used a spell from the book. I don't think I can hold it for very long so we need to talk fast!"

Oh, yeah, sure. Tell me what's wrong.

"The spell worked-" Aidou began.

I know! You should see everyone! Humans and vampires! All the girls want to be my friend and all the boys want to be my boyfriend! They all want me! Plus, I looked in the mirror and it is almost like it isn't even really me but a better version of me!

"Gina!" Aidou snapped, then quickly dropped his voice. His eyes were closed so he couldn't see if Kaname was coming in. He would have to rely on his hearing to see if Kaname would come into his room. "This is important. It worked but... I dunno... Kaname seems to be, almost not like Kaname anymore. Maybe we went a little over the top..."

Well, a girl did try to use a knife to cut my skin off for herself today...

"Gina!" Aidou yelped. "Are you serious?"

Yeah but... Well we just thought that maybe she was getting some kind of a fever or something. Her parents came to get her and don't you think the good out ways the bads? Besides! I could be wrong! Maybe it has nothing to do with magic! Maybe she really was sick in the head or... or...

"Look, I think Kaname is coming. But we have to meet up. We don't have to stop the spell but maybe tone it down a bit."

Yeah... I guess...

Aidou cut off the connection without saying goodbye. Instantly the nice weightless feeling he had earlier dropped leaving him heavy and hot. Aidou shut his eyes again, tightly, shivered and forced any bile rising in his throat to go back down. It was disgusting but he wanted to show Kaname he was better so he might leave him alone long enough that he and Gina could re try to spell. Lying back, Aidou pretended to be asleep and curled into a ball, ignoring the over hot feeling he was getting. He was always feeling either stuffy hot or freezing cold.

"Hanabusa?" came Kaname's sweet voice from the doorway.

Aidou stayed silent.

For a moment he couldn't hear anything. Then he listened as footsteps made their way over towards of his bed. He heard a class being gently set down and felt Kaname's cool touch gently touch on his forehead. He knew he would be hot but he hoped Kaname would leave it...

Then the hand was gone and instead a wet clothe was placed over his forehead instead. Then he listened as the footsteps slowly left the room again, shutting the door behind of him.

And being alone... Aidou realized he didn't want to be alone. He wanted Kaname. Over the top love or not.

Standing from the bed, Aidou walked to the door and stepped outside. The magic was confusing him. He couldn't tell what exactly he wanted half of the time. But he knew for sure what he wanted now. And that was ANYONE! Kaname must have heard him at some point because he didn't get farther than the top of the steps before he stopped and turned around. Waiting for Aidou to come to him.

"Are you alright?" Kaname asked, immediately sounding tense.

"I just didn't want to be alone." Aidou confessed. Halfway through the sentence his voice cracked.

Kaname was on him before he could take a breath. Arms around of him, holding him against his chest and almost rocking him slowly from side to side. He was warm and gently. His touch was soft and sent shivers down Aidou's spine. For a moment he almost couldn't breath but when he did he took a deep breath to take in Kaname's scent. His own arms found their way around of Kaname as he burried his face in his shoulder.

It was hard to breath when Kaname around of him. He felt so nervous and guilty. He didn't know why he was guilty... All he did know was that he would happy never breath again as long as he could stay in the embrace.

"Do you want me to sit with you?" Kaname whispered.

The feel of Kaname's hot breath on his neck made Aidou freeze. He tightened his grip on Kaname's white blazer and took a deep breath in through his nose and out of his mouth to steady him on his feet. The last thing he wanted was to collapse the moment Kaname let go of him. But his mind was still focussed on the feel on Kaname's breath falling down and patting the back of his neck, just bellow his ear. So he just stood there, still leaning on him. Not completely hearing the question.

"Hanabusa?" Kaname asked, leaning back slightly. Where his body had previously been touch suddenly felt ice cold.

"Yes?" Aidou mumbled. He realized he was shaking.

"You're sick, aren't you." Kaname said, leaning down slightly to look him in the eyes.

"No." Aidou said. He stared at Kaname and could feel himself growing colder still. He wasn't sick. Aidou just had a strange cold feeling inside of him. Colder than he was used too (and he was used to holding a chunk of ice on his bare skin!). It was making him shake and feel empty. Was it the magic? Or was it just the way Kaname left him feeling. "I'm just not... Feeling like myself." Aidou mumbled, looking down at his feet.

Why couldn't he enjoy Kaname's company? Why?

Anger mixed with confusion made Aidou pull away. He shook his head as he ripped himself free from Kaname's arms. "I'm sorry."

"No. Hanabusa." Kaname grabbed his arm and held him tightly. Not enough to hurt but enough to keep him from pulling away again. "I'll sit with you. You're not well. Nothing for you to be sorry for."

In the end there was no fighting with him. He sat on the side of Aidou's bed while stroking his hair and holding his hand. The whole thing made him feel sick again. It was all too fake. He wanted Kaname to love him. But the way he was acting, it was like he wasn't Kaname at all!

"This is so fake." Aidou mumbled.

Kaname didn't seem to notice.

And then, just as he thought he might be able to get some sleep, Gina appeared in the doorway. Aidou blinked and nearly jumped out of the bed in surprise when he saw her place a finger to her lips. Aidou glanced up at Kaname who was still watching him closely. Then he watched as Gina nodded her head and pointed a hand at Kaname.

Acting on an impluse, Aidou reached up and grabbed Kaname's hands in between his own. He lay it on his chest just above his heart and let his eyes slide shut. He felt Kaname squeeze his hand back but ignored it. The magic came quickly. Ichiro was right. The more magic he did the easier it seemed. Soon he could grow stronger too. Maybe stronger than Ichiro himself. But for now he still had to watch in case he went too far and nearly killed himself like he did last time.

Now he had to make it clear what he wanted the magic to do for his this time. He wanted Kaname to act and behave like Kaname. But he wanted Kaname to notice him. To notice all the good things about him. And maybe fall in love with those things. He wanted Kaname Kuran. Not someone who looked like him.

Words of magic filled his head. It was his voice... Mixed with Gina's and Ichiro's even though it was clear that Ichiro was not doing any magic with them. It said words he couldn't follow. They sounded like a whole other language. The kind that was so fast and so confusing with so many made up sounds that it was impossible to be able to remember any of the words properly. It passed through his mind like someone had pressed fast forward on the TV and left him to stare at the buzzing screen.

Then the warm feeling came. He was comfortable warm and weightless with tingles than ran through his body making him smile. If there was one thing Aidou wished he could do, it would be to just stay like this.

But then, as both his head and his chest began to feel far too light and weightless, he pushed back the magic and let go. As always it came back hard on him. Ice cold chills ran over his skin and the tingles turned sharply from pleasent to irritating and annoying that he wanted to scratch his skin raw. The lightness in his body made him feel heavy and his stomach began to churn.

He felt his stomach twist and tense as he forced himself NOT to gag. He swallowed everything that came up and cringed and winced. He ducked down under the blanket, still clutching Kaname's hand.

"Hanabusa?" Kaname's voice broke through his thoughts. He was so focussed on not throwing up it was a surprise to hear the voice. "Are you alright? Do you need to be sick?"

Aidou nodded sharply. He knew he couldn't keep it down any longer and so he let go of Kaname's hand to roll over. The bucket was slammed down just before a dry heave splashed from his throat in a gust of air. Eventually some saliva managed to dribble its way down into the bucket bellow him but nothing else came up. Aidou half wished he had something to throw up. He hadn't eaten much and even what he had eaten, none of it seemed to be coming. He preffered throwing up to heaving. Heaving hurt so much.

"Are you alright?" Kaname asked again. He was holding Aidou and stroking his sweaty forehead. But his voice was colder than normal. The spell had worked yet again. Just like snapping your fingers. Once you learnt it was pretty easy... But painful if you did too much.

"I'm fine." Aidou gasped and smiled. He lay back. "Perfectly fine."

Gina had disapeared from the doorway again and Aidou let his eyes slide shut. Kaname frowned a bit when he saw Aidou smile and didn't seem to move away from him but he was no longer clutching Aidou to his body constantly in fear and worry.

Just before Aidou fell into a sleep he found himself thinking in a strangely greedy tone. 'What shall I do next?'