A/N: I was on vacation for a week. Growls I totally didn't want to go, but you know how parents are. The saddest thing was that no computer was where I was going… Uggh… My dad wouldn't let me bring his laptop.
Anyways, Hope you like this chapter. The earlier one was a page short than my usual, I noticed. Gomen. I have more reviewers now, so thank you very much for reading. I noticed the story was added to their favorites, but they aren't reviewing. I would appreciate it greatly if you did. Enjoy!!!
About the replies to the reviews, I took it out because to me it seemed like I spent time on that when I could write more. Hope none of you mind; if you have any questions go ahead and ask I will send you a pm back or something.
Chapter 10:Unexpected Vacation
It was a new day, and Yuki felt more refreshed than ever. The end of the week was here; meaning that spring break started after school let out. The Chairman hadn't told Zero and Yuki his plans, so he most likely had something great in mind. Any time Yuki found him in the hallways that morning she pestered him, but he wouldn't break. The Chairman just laughed at her and told her it was futile to try and get it out of him. Gossip of the dance swarmed the school and almost swallowed it.
Third period rolled around for Yuki as she sat next to Zero and Yori in Science. A few of their friends were also clustered around them. The teacher was preoccupied with writing element formulas on the whiteboard. Yori found this the perfect time to brag about her night with Ichijo.
"He was such a gentlemen! I always thought he was the shy one, but he is tremendously funny." Yori turned to Reena.
"Oh yeah? Well I was with Senri Shiki. He is the most gorgeous person I have ever seen. No wonder why his whole family comes from a line of models." Reena blurted out, trying to top Yori's date.
"Shiki doesn't even look like a model. More like a scarecrow." Yori pressed on.
"Can you two stop already? I suck at science, yeah, but I can't concentrate. I've been trying to read a paragraph on sulfur twenty times already." Yuki pouted.
Zero just sat there pretending that he wasn't listening. The way that girls drooled all over the Night Class disgusted him. The more he thought about it the angrier he got. He finally thought to himself- Is that the reason that Yuki likes Kaname so much? Maybe if I got transferred into the Night Class… No way! I couldn't stand being in the same room with Kaname for ten minutes!
"EARTH TO ZERO!!!" Yuki yelled and waved her hand in front of his distracted face.
"What?" He asked a little bit annoyed.
"I asked you if you knew what the Chairman was planning for Spring Break." Yuki repeated herself.
"No. You would be the first one to know about it anyway." Zero sighed and closed his eyes, trying to drown out the monotone voice of the old female teacher.
The rest of the classes were just test taking on the last lesson before break. Yuki struggled through her math test of around a hundred questions. Frustration took over her as she calculated a large problem and was two numbers off after she checked her work. The pencil broke three times and that just made her nervous. Zero breezed through the test; he most likely failed it.
Class let out and Yuki had four hours until she had to escort the Night Class out. She thought that the best way to spend her time would be to pack for the trip. The Chairman didn't say if they were going anywhere, but if she knew her father, it wouldn't be to stay at the school. A large black rolling suitcase was pulled from the back of her closet and she basically threw everything from her closet inside of it. When she was done with packing she snuck a glance at the clock- 7:24 pm. The Night Class was probably on their way to the courtyard waiting for her and Zero. Within a flash of color she was out of the room then out of the building.
The class was just walking in from the gate when she arrived. Zero had his hands full with three girls who were screaming for Aido and Kaname. Kaname was walking with his eyes closed and opened them when Yuki stood right in front of him. "Good Evening." A slight smile covered his lips as his hair hung loosely.
"Good Evening! Have a nice sleep?" Yuki beamed a million dollar smile at him.
"Of course. Did you have a good day?" Kaname asked as he brushed away a piece of hair from Yuki's white face.
"Yeah. I had a lot of tests today. I hope I didn't fail my math test…" Her hands were clenched together and brought to her chest. "Let's get you to class."
"We are not here to go to class." Kaname said. Yuki just now noticed that they weren't dressed in their uniforms. "Where is the Chairman?"
"I'm right here." The chairman appeared behind Yuki. "Now, let's get going shall we? Off to the limos!"
"Where are we going that requires us to ride in limos?" Zero asked a little confused.
"On vacation of course! The Night Class will be joining us!" He shouted happily.
"WHAT DID YOU SAY?!" Yuki and Zero turned and yelled at him as everyone covered their ears from the sudden rise in volume.
"Is there a problem?" Kaname stepped up and asked to the trio.
"O-Oh, no problem at all!" Happiness was the only expression that showed on her face.
Zero tried his hardest to burn holes into his guardian, but couldn't. "You trust them that much to take them to the condo?!"
"It seems like you are the only one here who doesn't trust us, Zero." Kaname looked up from Yuki's beautiful face. Silence followed.
"Well, we need to get going or the limo is going to leave." The Chairman ushered them to the cars. All of the baggage was already preloaded and placed in the trunks. Yuki would be riding in a limo with Zero, Kaname and Ichijo. The Chairman would be in the second with the others since he needed to talk to Aido and Shiki. The sleek black stretchers cruised down the street with grace. Headlights pierced the darkness as other lights shined back in their place.
Yuki had her nose pressed to the left window as she stared at all the city lights. "It's so pretty…" Her voice trailed off.
Kaname couldn't help but smile at her child like behavior. "You're fogging up the window."
"Oops! I'm sorry!" Her brown hair swirled in a semicircle as she faced front again. The ride was very quiet. The most entertaining thing to do was watch as Kaname and Zero glared at each other. That got boring to her so she started a conversation with Ichijo. He explained what his family was like to her. Ichijo was from a very rich and long branch family just like Kaname and Aido.
Yuki's eyelids started to get heavy and drooped so she could no longer see Zero sitting in front of her. Sounds were drowned out as she slumbered. The limousine made a left turn and her body shifted so that she leaned on Kaname's shoulder. He was a little shocked, but adjusted to it. He moved so that his arm was around her and her head laid on his chest. Zero looked out the window so that his stomach wouldn't turn in anger at the sight. Ichijo fell asleep as well soon after Yuki.
"You better behave yourself at the estate." Zero spoke without looking at Kaname.
Kaname was annoyed that he was pulled out of his relaxed state. "I always behave myself, Zero. I don't do anything she doesn't want me to. You are the one who should behave." Zero looked at him as Kaname's hand brushed Yuki's hair from her neck. Graceful fingertips brushed over the puncture wounds and Zero eyed them. "What a pity. This girl was so pure and you defiled her with your retched fangs." Zero turned his head and decided not to say anything. What he said was true, and he was in no place to deny it.
The limousines stopped at their destination- the Cross Estate. Zero stepped on Ichijo's foot and stirred him awake. Tears formed in his eyes as he mumbled how mean and heartless Zero was. Yuki was sleeping heavily and showed no signs of waking up if disturbed. Kaname sighed and gathered her slim form in his arms. Ichijo exited the car and Kaname followed after.
"I expected nothing less from her." The Chairman chuckled as he noticed Yuki's face pressed into the comfort of Kaname's chest. Kaname just smiled at him like he understood what he was talking about.
The other Vampires carried the luggage since Kaname was carrying Yuki; it would be informal for him to carry luggage anyway. The oak wooden doors to the lovely cream colored compound opened gently revealing a dark deserted house. Furniture was still in place and no dust could be seen on any item.
"Where's Yuki's room?" Kaname asked the Chairman.
"She's in a room with me. I'll show you." Zero lugged a heavy suitcase down the hall on rollers.
"She has her own room this time, Zero." The Chairman set a few bags in a leather chair in the front room.
"What?! Why?" Zero demanded an answer from him.
"She is the only lady here, of course. It is only proper that she has her own room away from all of the males. Her room is on the top floor, second door on the left. Zero, yours is two doors down from hers. Kaname you can take the Master bedroom across from Yuki's. Ichijo, Kain, and Shiki you can choose out of the remaining rooms. I will take the room down here since it is so close to the kitchen." He rubbed his hands together evilly; completely happy with the way he planned out the rooms.
Zero growled an insult and staked his way to the stairs with Kaname and the others following behind. Kaname carefully opened the door to Yuki's room and pushed it open with his foot. Pictures of her and Zero covered the fireplace mantle and the bedside table. An older picture of Kaname was laid on top of her pillow. A smile spread across his face as he laid her gently on the bed. He picked up the photo and placed it on the table. Her shoes were taken off and he covered her up with the blankets.
"You are truly a sweet girl, Yuki." Kaname leaned over and kissed her lightly on her forehead. Her skin was so soft against his lips and his stomach flipped at the contact. Kaname felt someone glaring at him from the doorway and refrained from continuing his display of affection. Purple eyes met blood red orbs. "It was just a kiss." Kaname walked past him without another word.
"That's what bothers me." Zero mumbled to nobody in particular. The door was latched closed as everybody helped with the unpacking downstairs.
Shiki and Kain were sent to the store to pick up food that the Chairman ordered them to get. Zero was setting the table for dinner and Ichijo sat in the front room with a pile of manga books in front of him; with his nose shoved deep into one. Kaname was sleeping on the long couch next to Ichijo.
"Wake up Kaname. Sleep later." Aido poked playfully at his arm that was covering his eyes. Kaname lifted up his arm and gave him an evil glare. "Oh, umm… Sorry." Aido cowered behind the couch and Kaname went back to his resting position.
"Here." Zero chucked a bottle of blood tablets on Kaname's stomach. "Stop looking so helpless. It's disgusting."
"I will not dirty my blood with these stupid tablets." Kaname threw them at the back of Zero's head. Anger clearly covered his face.
"Stupid purebloods. Ruka's not here, and you need blood, but you won't use the tablets." Zero kept arguing with him.
"W-why does Ruka need to be here?" Yuki asked drowsily from the bottom of the stairs. She was carefully rubbing sleep from her eyes.
"It's nothing." Kaname's mood turned completely around when he heard Yuki's voice. "Everything is fine, my dear girl." Every body stood motionless at the last three words. Kaname finally noticed he had never said that in front of his comrades.
"Kaname is just growing weak. He's lusting for blood, but won't use the tablets." Zero said to everybody in the room.
"You need Ruka's blood?" Yuki asked, fully awake now. "Can't you drink somebody else's?" Yuki came face to face to Kaname, with her hands grasping the back of the couch.
"I'm fine for now. I will drink later." Kaname smiled at her and pat her on the head. Yuki sighed.
Shiki and Kain came back from shopping for the supplies. The Chairman ran about the kitchen, trying to keep up with four pans boiling on the stove and cutting vegetables and meats. Zero and Aido helped the Chairman after he burned himself on a cast-iron skillet. Half an hour through cooking Kaname and Ichijo disappeared upstairs. Yuki was entranced by the TV as Shiki stared out the window into the darkness of the night.
"Dinner's ready." The Chairman yelled. He was still piling the food on the table so Yuki decided that she would let Kaname and Ichijo know that the food was done. She knocked on Ichijo's door but there was no answer. The door creaked open slowly and she noticed he wasn't inside. Maybe he's talking with Kaname. Next, she turned the doorknob to Kaname's room and it clicked open. The room was pitch dark except for the street lamp light shining in through the rear window. A strange smell reached Yuki's nose but she refrained from turning on the light.
"Kaname…? Are you in here?" Yuki found a large figure to the left of the light shown window and focused her eyes. Ichijo's ocean blue eyes pierced through the dark of the room and she gasped. Kaname's blood red eyes met hers as he turned away from the pinned Ichijo. Ichijo was pressed against the wall with his arms around Kaname's shoulders. A few drops of blood stained the corners of Kaname's lips. Yuki's eyes darted to Ichijo and noticed the bite marks and running blood from his neck. She took a step back to the door and grasped the handle for balance.
"Ka… Kaname…" Was all she could say. I didn't think he meant that he would drink one of his own Vampire's blood.
"I'm sorry… That you had to see that." Kaname gently licked the blood from his lips. His face wasn't as messy as Zero's after he had a feed. Ichijo wiped the excess blood from his skin and his eyes went from dazed back to normal.
"Why…?" She asked.
"He needs royal blood in order to sustain himself. Kaname won't use the tablets or drink from an unwilling human." Ichijo left the room after revealing that to Yuki.
"Kaname…" The two stared at each other for a long while. Yuki took steps closer to Kaname and grabbed the front of his black dress shirt, which was always half unbuttoned. "Why?!" She screamed at him. Tears stung her eyes as she looked up at him. "Why won't you drink MY blood?!"
Kaname's eyes glowed red for the first time. It was an unnatural glow; not like the lust glow that she saw when Vampires lusted a feed. His pink tongue licked at the tips of his fangs as he wrapped his arms around Yuki's waist. Kaname bent down and whispered in her ear-"Because… You never asked."
Waits for the screams from the cliffe Yes, yes… I know lol. I just love my cliffies and I think this is the best one from my point of view. Please Review, I will highly appreciate it. Yes, I had to include in there that Zero is the messier eater; it just so suits him. I never expected Kaname to be a messy eater so I made him cleaner and have more manners during his feast. Arigato for reading!!!