Chapter 10: Secrets.

Akane's POV

It was the middle of the night, and Yuuki was just coming back to our dorm from patrolling. After she put her nightclothes on, she laid in her bed and looked at me, "Feeling better?"

I nodded, "Yeah... Can I ask you something?"

She smiled, "Sure, what is it?"

"You like Kaname, right," I asked.

She blushed and looked away, "What do you mean by that?"

I grinned slightly, "Are you attracted to him? Do you have feelings for him?"

Her blush went away and she smiled, "No, nothing like that. I'm just grateful to him, that's all. He saved my life ten years ago."

I rolled over, my back now facing her, "Oh... so that's all it is."

"What made you ask that all of a sudden? Do you like Kaname," she asked.

Heat quickly spread across my face, "Does it seem like I do?"

She chuckled, "A little bit."

I sighed, "I really don't know, to be honest."

"Well, if it does turn out that you like him, I'll support you all the way!"

"Thank you, Yuuki," I said quietly.

"You're welcome," she said, "Goodnight."

"Yuuki," I said, turning back around to face her, "I have one more question."

"What is it," she asked.

"Do you like Zero," I asked quietly.

She smiled brightly, "Zero is my best friend, of course I like him!"

I sighed, "You know what I mean."

"Do you really want to know the answer to that question," asked the voice inside my head.

She smiled more softly and looked away, "Well, I-"

"On second thought, nevermind," I interrupted, "Goodnight."

"Oh, ok... Goodnight, Akane."

The headmaster finally let me go back to class. I wasn't all that excited about going back, but anything beats being stuck all alone in my room all day.

Though I'll never admit it, I'm actually quite afraid of being alone.

Class was about to begin, and Zero still wasn't here. All I could think about was him the entire time.

Finally, when class was over, I stopped Toga in the hall where the night classes were held.

"Where's Zero," I asked.

"He's at the point where he could attack somebody at any given moment now, so I have him somewhere where he can't do such things," he responded coldly.

I glared at him, "Where is he!?"

He sighed and looked away, "I'm busy right now, and you're supposed to be on duty, are you not? Why don't you go do that instead of worrying about Zero?"

I watched him as he walked away, "Jerk," I mumbled.

Kaname then passed by me, "I don't believe I've seen Zero at all today," he stopped in front of the door and looked at me, "I hear he's only allowed to remain in the Day Class if you and Yuuki wear those bracelets... I also hear that things are getting much harder for you. That's too bad though, isn't it? Those bracelets can only stop Zero, but what happens when you lose control?"

I looked away, "I haven't even thought about that..."

He walked over to me and stroked my cheek, "You belong in the Night Class."

I stared into his piercing crimson eyes, "I'll find a different way to satisfy the urge."

"But what if you can't," he asked.

"I will," I shouted.

His gaze looked sad and lonely, "Very well then," he said as he slowly pulled away from me, and stopped in front of the door once again, "You've been suffering longer than Zero has, correct? Why do you think he loses control so easily and not you? Have you ever wondered why his urge for blood is greater than yours?"

With that, he went into the classroom, and I remained still.

That's true... Zero's urge for blood is greater than mine, yet I've been suffering longer... Why is that? Kaname knows something about me, that I don't, and I need to find out exactly what it is.

I sighed, "I suppose I'll just have to wait until night classes are over, so I can ask him myself," I said to myself quietly.

I sat down beside the door and waited. "How long is this going to take," I mumbled.

I continued waiting and tried my hardest to stay awake, but my eyelids were getting heavier and heavier. Soon enough, I drifted off to sleep.

Kaname's POV

I walked out of the classroom and saw Akane sleeping beside the door.

"Look what we have here," Aido said, messing with the sleeping girl's hair.

"Leave her alone," I sighed.

"Yes, Lord Kaname," he said quietly.

Her eyes fluttered open, and her gaze quickly made its way to me, "K-Kaname?"

I chuckled, "Yes?"

"I need to ask you something," she said as she slowly stood up.

I held my hand out to her, "Why don't we go somewhere more private then?"

"Uh, sure," she said, accepting my hand.

I smiled, "Follow me." I led her to my room in the Moon Dormitory and shut the door behind us, "What was it that you had to ask me?"

"About what you said earlier," she started, "You know something about me that I don't. What is it?"

Should I tell her? No... Not yet.

"I don't recall what I said earlier, I'm sorry," I said.

Tears started to form in her beautiful crystal blue eyes, "Please, Kaname. There's something seriously wrong with me, and I believe you're the only one who knows anything about it."

I wiped away one of the tears that escaped her eyes, "What makes you think there's something wrong with you?"

She sniffled, "I've been suffering for ten years, and not once have I had the urge to drink blood. Sure, sometimes I crave it, but it's never to the point that I lose control. Zero has been suffering for only four years, and he's already losing control. Plus, I... I..."

"What? You what," I asked.

"Nothing," she said, "But how do you explain that?"

I looked at her, worry filling my gaze, "You're different from Zero. I can't explain it to you at the moment, but believe me, there's nothing wrong with you."

Tears started to pour out of her eyes, "Please... just tell me," she begged quietly.

I hugged her tightly and ran my fingers through her long auburn hair, "It's not time yet."