Okay, I sincerely apologize for the incredibly long wait and I gave you the answer to Chapter 1's puzzle to compensate. Enjoy.

Two days later, Kaname still wasn't back and Zero was watching the news to pass time. A bulletin lit the screen and Zero sat forward when he saw the headline: "Kanata Ciruelo, 22 years old, found brutally murdered in home."

"Kanata Ciruelo was found, dismembered in his apartment with no trace of the killer. I must warn you, these images are disturbing."

Photos of the crime scene appeared on the TV and Zero covered his mouth. There was blood everywhere. It was like someone had painted the room with it. Pieces of Kanata's body were strewn all over the room. His large intestine and stomach were hanging off the bookshelf and his liver, small intestine and lungs were laid on the coffee table, as if on display. His heart, however, was placed smack dab in the middle of the room, crushed. Zero saw what he thought were globs of grey matter on the carpet, but the news crew reported that the head wasn't to be found in the apartment. Zero clicked off the TV, now knowing what had woken him up the day after Kaname left. He'd heard the scream. Zero felt Kaname dash by him and into the bathroom, slamming the door shut.

"Kaname!" Zero tried to open the door, but the Pure wouldn't let him. "Kaname, I swear to Christ, if you do not open this door right now, I will leave you!"

There was a moment of silence before the door clicked open, "Don't say that…" Kaname whimpered. "Don't say you'll leave me…"

Zero entered the bathroom and saw drops of dark red, almost black blood on the ground. The younger's lover was on the other side of the bathroom, leaning against the counter. Zero followed the blood drops and stood beside Kaname who had his head hung, raven black locks covering his face.

"Kaname?" Zero put a hand on the elder's face and he jerked away from the pale hands.

"Don't."

"Kaname, look at me."

The raven allowed Zero to cup his face and lift it. Kaname's face, and body for that matter, was completely spattered with blood. His hair was matted with the dark liquid that stained his clothes and skin.

Kaname looked away and ran a hand through his blood tangled hair, "I…I just got so angry, I couldn't…let him live, knowing he'd done that to you."

Zero blinked in shock, "So…S-So you butchered him?"

Kaname frowned and looked away again, bangs covering his eyes.

"What were you thinking!"

"Zero-"

"What if the association finds out!"

"Zero-"

"What the hell is wrong with you!"

"SHUT THE FUCK UP!" Zero flinched back, silenced by the elder's pulsing anger. "You think I did this because I wanted to? You think I killed him for the pure fucking joy of it!" Kaname stood, towering over the silverette. "I did it for you! He didn't deserve to live after what he'd done to you! Don't you dare ask me, 'What's wrong with me,' because everything I've done, everything, has been for you."

The brunette brushed past his stunned lover, unbuttoning his shirt and throwing it into the washing machine. He sighed when he felt Zero wrap his arms around the Pureblood's stomach.

"I'm sorry," he whispered, nuzzling into the back of the elder's neck. "I'm sorry, thank you."

Kaname dug the balls of his hands into his eyes, "It's all right, love. I get it, it's okay," he turned around and hugged the boy tightly. "I swear, Zero, everything I do, I do for you."

"I know, I know, thank you."

Zero ran his hand over the blood that was beginning to crust on Kaname's chest. Kaname pulled away and kissed Zero's forehead before going into the bathroom again. Zero waited in the bedroom until Kaname came out, a towel wrapped around his waist. He was drying his hair with another that was around his neck. The brunette sat beside Zero on the bed and sighed, falling back on the bed.

"Are you okay?"

"Yeah…Yeah, I'm fine."

Zero leaned over Kaname and cupped one of his hands on the latter's face, "Why were you gone so long?"

"I thought about whether or not I should actually do it for a day. Then I realized that it was harder to plan it, so I didn't plan, I just did," Kaname reached up and tousled silver locks. "He can't hurt you ever again."

2 WEEKS LATER

Kaname walked through the front door and took off his coat, shaking it free of snow. He kicked off his shoes and walked into the kitchen following the delicious smell. He looked in to see Zero at the stove, stirring spaghetti in a pan while listening to the music coming from his headphones. He went over and wrapped his arms around the silverette's waist; resting his head on the latter's shoulder and plucking the ear bud out with his teeth.

"Hey, babe," Kaname purred, nipping his lover's ear.

Zero smiled back at him, "Hey. You just get back?"

Kaname hummed in response and Zero turned around, pressing their lips together. A crack in the window attracted the brunette's attention. When Zero pressed closer, the crack lengthened. Kaname pulled away, watching as the glass cracked further when Zero hugged him.

"What? What's wrong?"

"Hm…Nothing. Can you call me when dinner's ready? I have some things to take care of."

Zero nodded and turned back to the pan. Kaname went up the stairs and closed the door to his study. He sat down and opened his laptop, dialing Takuma's number.

"Hello? I need you to help me with something. Shoot. It seems that when I get close to Zero, something breaks. Kaname, please, I don't want to hear about your sexual encounters. Not what I meant, idiot. For example, I hugged him today and the window cracked. Last week, I kissed him in the hallway and the light bulbs broke. Sound familiar? Hm, you want me to do some digging? If you could, thanks. Sure. Be careful. You might want to stay away from glass when you touch him. That's a shame… Why? I like fucking him against the window. Okay, I'm going to go wipe my memory of that image and then I'll get to work. Jesus, Kaname, what makes you think I want to know that? You're my best friend; I'm supposed to tell you everything. Okay, enough, goodbye. See ya'."

Kaname snapped his phone shut and put it in his pocket, leaning back in his chair and rubbing his eyes.

"Ah, this is bullshit…"

"Dinner's ready!"

"Coming!"

The next day, Takuma called Kaname at 7 in the morning. The brunette groaned and disentangled himself from the younger hunter beside him.

"What? Whoa, no need to sound so hostile. I found out what your problem is. Lay it on me," Kaname said, distractedly as he twirled silver locks around his index finger. "Your powers are spiking. What does that mean? You must still be half asleep. In response to feelings your body isn't used to, your powers are reacting in an unorthodox fashion. Meaning? Meaning that every time you touch Zero, your powers will spike and something will definitely break. It's going to keep getting worse. So much to the point that, even if he's, say, six feet away from you, glass will start to break. How do I stop it? Well…the book doesn't say. But I'm guessing that…ah, staying away from Zero would be the best solution. What! Don't snarl at me, Kaname, I'm trying to help. I'll keep looking for a way to stop it, but until I find one, you don't really have an alternative. Thanks, Takuma. You have absolutely no intention of listening to me, do you? Not a one."

Kaname looked at his sleeping lover and leaned over, kissing his temple before getting up and pulling on a pair of jeans and a loose grey t-shirt. He yawned and ran a hand through his hair, making his way to the study. At about 8:30, arms wrapped around the Pureblood's shoulders, the latter setting down his pen. When the lamp on his desk began to shake, Kaname ignored it. When Zero sat on the brunette's lap and the lamp started cracking, he ignored it. When he started making out with his lover and the lamp blew up, he had no choice. Zero cried out and covered his left eye, crimson liquid running from beneath his hand. Kaname moved so that Zero could sit down and pulled at his hand.

"Zero, let me see!"

Zero's jaw was tight with pain, his right eye shut. He let Kaname push his hand away and heard his gasp.

"Oh, shit…"

"What?" Zero ground out.

There was a shard of glass stuck in the white, now red, of Zero's eye, "Bite my hand, because this going to hurt."

Zero lightly took the proffered hand in his mouth and chomped down on it when Kaname slid the piece of glass from his eye. As soon as the obstruction was removed, Zero's eye healed. The blood stopped flowing and the veins in his eye receded to normal size. Kaname licked the blood from Zero's face while the latter healed the bite wound. Kaname pulled back at looked at Zero's face. He sighed in relief and nuzzled into the silverette's throat. He heard the window begin to splinter and pulled away.

"I'm…sorry, baby, but could you leave me alone for a while? I have some work to do."

Zero blinked, nodded and stood, leaving the elder alone. Kaname dropped his face into his hands.

"Fuck…"

A week later, Zero found Kaname in his study, looking out the large floor-to-ceiling window.

"Oh, here you are. I was looking for you," Zero leaned against the door. "You've been avoiding me for days."

Kaname sighed but did not turn from the window, "I want you to stay away from me, Kiryuu."

The 20 year old silverette was confused to say the least as he faced his brunette lover.

"W-What?"

Kaname sighed again and turned away from the window to face Zero, "I suppose I should repeat myself. I want you to stay away from me. You, of course, may still stay here, but you must keep your distance. Have I made myself clear?"

"B-But why? I-I don't understand!"

Zero took a step forward and noticed the clear squeal of glass being strained. He stepped forward again and the window behind Kaname began to shake in protest.

"I warned you, Kiryuu. Stay. Away," Kaname warned, moving back. As more distance was put between them, the glass shook less.

Zero didn't care, "Explain to me 'why' and I will. Now explain!" the commanding tone in Zero's voice slightly overriding the shake as he moved forward.

He stood only a foot away now and the glass panes began to splinter and crack behind the Pureblood. Zero tentatively reached forward and touched the brunette's arm. As soon as they made contact, the glass burst behind Kaname, the latter instantly moving to shield Zero from the sharp splinters. When the crashing of glass stopped, Kaname relinquished Zero from his hug and moved far back.

"W-What's happening…Kaname?"

Kaname covered his eyes with one hand and leaned back against the wall, "Damn it, Zero…Why can't you ever just listen!"

"You honestly expected me to just stay away without a reason! If you thought that you obviously don't know me as well as I thought!"

Despite the hunter's fiery opposition, a solid glare from the other could still cool his anger and shake him to the core.

"I know you better than anyone and I love you more than anyone which is exactly what our problem is!"

Zero stared at the Pureblood as he sank to sit on a fallen bookcase, elbows resting on his knees and a single hand on the back of his neck.

"What…do you mean, Kaname?"

"I care about you too much. I care about you so much that I get too distracted to even keep my powers in check. Whenever I'm with you, my powers spike and shatter things. I don't want to hurt you and if that means that I have to stay away from you, then so be it."

Zero ached to touch his lover, "There has to be someway-"

"Takuma's looking. If there's a way to stop it, he'll find it."

"So…I can't touch you?" Zero was amazed by how much that bothered him.

"No. You can't even come near me, or you'll get hurt again," Kaname looked up to see the wounded expression on Zero's face. "I promise, Zero. I promise you, I'll find a way to stop this."

Zero looked down, forlorn. I sure hope so.

Well, there it is. That's the long desired answer to the 1st chapter. I'll come up with something new soon so, 'til then, peace!