-1Revealed

"Do you know how long it took us to find you?" one of the thugs snarled, "We didn't expect you to be in this kind of disguise though. Clever, my princess."

"What are you going on about?" Zero questioned, "we don't know you."

"Small fry like you have no right to speak," the punk shouted over Zero. "Princess, we are talking to you." He pointed at Yuuki, "are you not satisfied with us associating with you so familiarly. I do apologise, Princess Yuuki."

Zero stared at Yuuki. She felt his stare at her and she turned to face him. She was planning to do this before these hugs had arrived anyway. She wasn't scared anymore because the guilt of lying to him was more painful than revealing the truth. "I'm sorry Zero."

"What are you saying?" Zero asked, though he already kind of got the hint. All that he needed now was to see.

Yuuki grabbed at her wig and with one big intake of breath she pulled it off, letting her real, long dark brunette-brown hair flow from her shoulders downwards. "I'm actually a girl."

Zero had a disgusted look on his face which hurt Yuuki as she saw it. He turned away from her. "Why did you lie?"

"I-I…" Yuuki began, unable to say more. Revealing this was already hard enough, she didn't know how else to tell him the rest. "Zero please listen. Its shouldn't matter too much…"

"Don't familiarise with me so much," Zero shouted which startled Yuuki. "I hate girls but I hate you even more now."

There was a sharp pain in Yuuki's chest. How could it be like this? How could it turn out like this.

"Have your fight another time," the leader of the thugs said, "I'm getting impatient. We have business with our princess here. If your not associated with her then I suggest you leave."

"Zero…" Yuuki whispered, "please listen, I didn't think you'd take it this-"

"I have nothing to do with this girl," Zero said clearly, "do as you please with her. I'm leaving."

"Very well," the thug said making way for Zero to walk pass.

Yuuki watched, "no…" She felt as though her heart was being ripped apart bit by bit and it was so painful, she wished she wasn't breathing. She knew her original motive in finding Zero, her lie to him, everything she started out to do, to get close to him, all was for her own selfishness, but during the short time she had spent with him, she really did fall in love with him. She really did start to love him and she was certain she liked him because of the pain she was feeling now. Yuuki clenched her heart and breathed in deeply. It was fine though, she was used to this treatment. Yuuki bit her lips and tasted her own blood in her mouth. She suddenly calmed down, shutting away all her emotions, she faced the matter at hand. Her hear no longer hurt, it felt no emotion, she was cold from the inside. This was the way she was trained to be, to shut off her emotions and desires when the time told her she had to. Yuuki pointed towards Zero, " I suggest you try beating up my dog before you bark at me."

The thugs glanced at Zero who was still walking away and towards Yuuki. "He said he had nothing to do with-"

"You believe his words over mine," Yuuki said. She smirked, "ZERO KIRYU, do you not owe me an answer to my question? At least give me one now."

Zero turned around, not understanding what Yuuki was trying to do. He wanted to ignore her. He somehow felt really angry that Yuuki had lied about her gender and his usual female hating instincts seemed to have taken over him. He didn't even want to look at her now, but a weird part of him couldn't quite leave Yuuki alone. He knew he shouldn't have stopped or considered giving her a reply. Walking away would end everything between them but there was a strange urge in him to want to answer. "It's a-"

"HE ANSWERED. HE IS MY SERVANT!" Yuuki shouted.

As soon as Yuuki shouted, the thugs made a leap at Zero who managed to dodge in time. Zero gritted his teeth, "what are you doing?"

Yuuki breathed, reaching behind in her pocket for her weapon. "Zero, I know you probably resent me a lot. I had no idea my simple lie was this much of a deal to you but, I'm sorry." Yuuki threw her metal rod in the air and it extended. She caught it and ran towards the thugs who were already fighting Zero, "AT THIS MOMENT. WORK WITH ME ZERO." She hit two thugs away from Zero, sending them to the floor.

Zero who had hit another, took a quick look at Yuuki. He was confused as to what he should or needed to do. He also had no idea if he'd regret it but, "JUST THIS ONCE," he answered Yuuki.

It wasn't long before Yuuki and Zero managed to take out all the thugs. Yuuki grabbed onto Zero's hand and made a run for it, ignoring Zero's protest or attempt to wrestle free from her grip. As Zero followed Yuuki's run, he couldn't help but be aware of himself being touched by a girl, He thought his phobia symptoms would strike him soon but surprisingly, apart from his awareness and a bit of tightness in his chest, there was nothing else. He couldn't understand why he seemed more fine than what he expected; was it because he had always spent time with Yuuki when he was a male? No matter what, it didn't change the fact that he can no longer be with her. Zero finally stopped running and wrenched his hand free from Yuuki's.

"Enough Yuuki," Zero said seriously, "no, that probably isn't even your real name. You can hide your gender from me so you can hide anything. Just what was your purpose in getting close to me in the first place?"

"Zero, please be calm and listen to-" Yuuki tried to say.

"We have nothing to do with each other anymore," Zero said clearly, "we don't know each other. We are nothing more than strangers."

Yuuki stood very still as Zero pushed passed her and walked off. She turned to stare at his back which was getting more and more distant. She didn't understand at all, what seemed to her as something unimportant; why, why is Zero acting this way just because she is a girl? Yuuki ran after him, unable to give up. She knew little of Zero's deeper feelings but she knew from the time they'd spent together, he wasn't a cold-hearted person. If she could only get him to listen to her problems, he may still help her. She grabbed his arm, "I want your help so please-"

Zero pushed Yuuki away from him, not saying anything to her. He turned back round and just continued to walk away from her. He heard sobbing noises behind him and guessed it was Yuuki but he ignored them. There was no need for him to be involved with her any further. From the start, he shouldn't have been so kind. "Since when did I become this kind?" He reached into his pocket for his mobile then called Aidou, who picked up really quickly.

"What is it Zero? Are things going well?"

"Yuuki…I…"

"Just say it. How did things go between you two? Did you tell him properly?" Aidou asked. "Are you hurt? Where are you?"

Zero inhaled and exhaled before answering, "everything ended between us. Sh-"

"ZERO, ZERO, Answer me, ZERO…" Aidou kept calling down the mobile.

He took the mobile from the unconscious Zero and closed it, ending the call. Then glancing around, he carefully moved Zero into the back of the car. He drove off, finding her.

"Hey," he called out once he saw her, which surprised her, judging by her stunned expression as she looked inside the car.

"What are you doing?" she asked.

"This is the only way, we need him," he answered truthfully.

"No. We can't do this. He'll hate me."

"Would you rather he hate you or you loosing everything?" he asked her. "Yuuki, look at me. For him, you must."

Yuuki stared at the unconscious Zero in the back of Kaien's car. She had never expected Kaien to appear and do such a treacherous thing. "Kidnapping him won't solve-"

"We must try," Kaien urged, "Yuuki, I am doing this for Kaname's sake. I told you I'll explain everything even to you but we need Zero Kiryu first."

"He won't help," Yuuki tried to argue.

"NO," Kaien shouted over Yuuki, "get in the car now. We're heading there."

Yuuki stared at Kaien. She had always did as he said because she knew he always meant her good. But this time, his idea of kidnapping Zero and taking him there was too much. She stood there considering Kaien's perspective then got into the car. Kaien started the engine and the headed there.

Yuuki took a look at Zero, "maybe there really is no other choice. I really want you to listen to my request."

"Don't worry too much Yuuki," Kaien assured, "we are only taking him back to his past. He will always be part of this no matter how much he struggles."