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Darkest Awakening

Under My Skin

When I feel you close to me
It's easy to believe
To the depths and back again
To find that I'm still needing
Feel the fear dissipate
When you are everything you are
Feel my soul come awake
You carry me away

When I hurt, when I bleed
You're holding me
Feel you scratching at the surface
Under my skin


"Who's a cute little baby?" Zero cooed at Ryo who was looking at him with a smile on his cherubic face.

"I want to hold him!" Yori said seeing the now two-week child.

"Kids, hurry or you'll be late for school." their mother said sowing some clothes on the sowing machine, she was making a cute outfit for Ryo.

"But mom, what if he gives you trouble?" asked the silverette teen rocking his son, yes, Zero called him his son because he had an empty feeling inside him that he could not fathom. It feels as if someone had ripped something from him, like a huge and important part of his life. And with the child, he feels a little bit at ease.

"Don't worry honey, I'll watch over him. He's a good baby." she took Ryo out of Zero's hands and began to rock him back and forward. The baby cooed and closed his eyes as sleep took him to beautiful dreams. Zero was curious, he saw himself holding two bundles while he sat on a rocking chair with a calm and happy expression. He blinked and shook his head wondering where had that image come from.

"Fine, we are to wait for Ichiru since Darius and Valerian left early." Yori said with a knowing smile and a glint in her eyes making Zero look at her with a lost expression.

"Hmm," his lips formed a thin line making his cheeks puff out a bit giving him the expression of having chubby cheeks.

One of the things he likes to do is walk, he really enjoyed the peace that the street he takes gives him. They crossed the cross walk when Zero felt eyes on him. He stopped right in the middle of the sidewalk and stared behind him turning his body halfway only to see that the trees were blowing and a wind made his clothes and hair rustle. Something wasn't right about the wind. It just came from out of nowhere and a creepy vibe hit him. Right under a tree Zero saw a dark figure, he didn't know if it was a man or a woman, the sun was hitting the trees and it wasn't all the way up yet. But a person was standing there looking right at him for he knew their eyes were locked with his own.

"Zero, you're going to get run over if you don't hurry and cross." Yori shouted from the other side making Zero look at her.

He nodded towards her and turned back to see that the figure had disappeared and the winds had died. Something wasn't right and he will have to watch his back. What if it was Noir that was stalking him now! Knowing that Noir will get his ass handed back to him, Zero left catching up to Yori leaving Ichiru in the back.

Said teen stopped and looked behind him, his lavender eyes glowed a shocking-red making a hard wind blow just were the trees were standing. He made sure to use his shadows to try to scare off whomever was there. It was something dark and evil. Ichiru will just have to kill it, if it looked like he will hurt his mother. He walked forward and quickly caught up with his mother and Yori who were talking about the finals before Christmas.

"You are not human," she said with a sad smile.

"No, but what did you want to talk to me about?" Shizuka said looking at the person standing right in front of Kaname and herself.

"When my time comes, I am begging you to please take care of my children. They may not be my biological children, but I still love them." she had tears running down her thin cheeks.

"What you ask is something out of my reach. What if your children would want to go back to their home? I am no one to stop them." Shizuka raised an eyebrow at the woman while Kaname held the sleeping baby.

"I do not wish for my children to go back home. Everyone is dying and I feel that my time is coming. I just want them to be in hands that I trust." she said looking at the cream-colored floor, not a stain on the clean floor.

"Very well, I will take over in watching your daughter." Shizuka smiled seeing the slight panic raising on the woman's eyes when she did not mention about Zero.

"I will look after Zero and our son," Kaname stood up towering over the small woman who looked at him with a curious expression.

"Come sit, what you are about to hear is not something to take lightly. You may think we are insane, but we are as real as you. What is said here, stays here and nowhere else." Shizuka said with a threatening voice making the woman jump a bit. If they were trusting her with this, then all she could do is listen and keep quiet.

"We are not human, we are what you call vampires." Kaname said seeing the light in her eyes flicker.

"Go on," she said trying hard not to run and scream for help. The word insane popped out a few times.

"We don't drink from human's it is illegal." he said making her sigh in relief.

"Then what do you use?" she tilted her head in confusion.

"Pills, substitute for blood. They're nasty, but satisfy our thirst for blood." Shizuka answered smiling inside.

"OK." she was still confused, but she will go on for them. She will have to wait until they are comfortable with her so they could show her their 'fangs'. And if they are ready, will she be able to go along with them?

"The reason why Zero is going to be with me is because he is my mate. My other half, the mother of my children." Kaname said while Shizuka waited and see the reactions they got from the human.

"So Darius and Ichiru a─"

"Kaname and Zero's children." Shizuka took over when Ryo began to whimper for food. Kaname left for a bit and fetch him a bottle of warm milk.

"But they are older than my son," she said seeing the gentle gaze that took over Kaname while he fed Ryo. He sat back down on the comfortable seat next to the woman.

"Let me tell a story, a story of a fool that thought beauty was once important in his life and how the most beautiful person showed him his place..."

Kaname told her how he had fired Zero's father and that the silverette was beyond livid and punched him on the face. she laughed at that, but became serious when Zero's real father was sent to the hospital before that. She felt sorry for her son and wanted nothing more than to comfort him. she sat still while listening and wondering how in the world did one changed genders for the night. But she kept quiet for the rest of the story.

"Zero~" Yori sang while walking next to him to the gym.

"What now?" he raised his eyebrows.

"It's dodge ball, and the teacher will be selecting the teams!" she looked at him.

"And how is this my concern?" he asked her.

"That Noir's class will be joining our's since it looks like it will rain today." she said seeing many girls crying on about how they took hours to just do their hair and makeup while others were going on about their looks snf fragile bodies. She rolled her eyes seeing one girl pulling her long locks to the side and staring at them sadly as if they would fall off if the ball even graced it. She hated girls like these, all dramatic.

"Real freaking great," Zero groaned seeing that the two gym teacher were discussing over the teams. His eyes landed on Noir's and he saw the teen smirk at him, Zero glared back and stomped his way out of view. He hated his smirks. It drove him insane, just like a certain bastard's smirks. Zero would love to lift a vending machine and smash both smirks, then he would be the one to hold the last smirk.

"And that's how annoying this class will become for me," Yori rolled her eyes seeing her brother walk to the bleachers and sit looking around. It didn't help her that he was smirking like some sadist about to murder someone with that smirk, she sighed. Too bad the twins weren't there with them or they might be able to make things more interesting. And might cure her boredom while they were at it.

"Class we placed a bet. Losers get to buy us Christmas presents!" one of the gym teachers shouted making the students all smile at the bet.

"How much?" one of them raised their hand and asked.

"Around twenty-five bucks. Is everyone in?" one of them was a female and the other male.

"YEAH!" everyone shouted with pumped fists in the air.

"My, my." Zero shook his head and saw all his classmates get excited over a simple gift. His smirk faded, damn bastards and their stupid ideas.

He stood up and heard his teacher scream at them to win and not shame his class while the other teacher was all being nice to her class. Zero wondered if her class will win, and if they did he would rather not be in this class any longer knowing his teacher's temper could send even the devil back to hell. He got ready position and until twin whistles blew then did the games begin.

It was half an hour into the game when Zero noticed that they were loosing by two points. He could almost see the gates of hell inside his teacher's mouth while he shouted demons at them to hurry up. He glanced at Yori who hit one of the cheerleaders with a sweet and innocent smile as if apologizing. He knew better than that, he saw Noir throw a ball and hit some girl with long hair tied back in a white ribbon and sent her to the ground hard. She had tears in her dark orbs, but managed to drown them back. She was in the dance club and tried to persuade him to join, which he decline nicely. And by that he almost shoved her down the stairs while standing on top of them.

Zero saw Yori hit the ground hard and looked to see Noir smirking his way with a winning gaze. Zero glared and threw his ball fast almost hitting him, but the boy behind Noir wasn't so lucky because his back hit the wall hard. He looked around and dodged other balls that were aimed for his lithe body. He was glad for a small body, it was faster to move around. He dodged a ball that Noir hit making the ball hit the wall with a hard forced.

"Bastard's doing this on purpose." he hissed seeing that his class was slowly reducing in numbers. But victory will be on his side when more of Noir's classmates were hit and sent them to sit down on the bleachers next to his class.

Zero found a ball just as Noir grabbed one and he dodged for it, he─with all his force─ hit the ball just as the same time Noir threw his and both balls were sent flying to their targets. Zero smirked when Noir was hit on the face and boom! He was on his back in the ground. But his short victory was short-lived when pain erupted on his stomach and sent him almost flying backwards thanks to his underweight that was not helping at all to stop his fall. He landed on the floor hard scraping the side of his face. He had his eyes closed for a second, but opened them when Yori shouted his name. He didn't notice the slight sting on his cheek when he sat up.

"Are you all right?" his teacher asked concerned. An emotion Zero wasn't familiar with the teacher.

"Yeah, just my stomach that is in pain right now." Zero said groaning while he touched it, oh yeah it was going to leave an ugly bruise.

"You're bleeding!" Yori said seeing a thick trail off blood coming from out of Zero's cheek. And a bruise was under his jaw along with another one on his neck.

"Here let me take you to the nurse's station." Yori said helping him up along with their teacher.

"Lets go," the teacher told the other one to take care of his class. She nodded after she confirmed that Noir was OK and checked him over a second time. They left with the teacher holding Zero's arm if he had a concussion.

Zero felt dizzy and ill at the same time, he couldn't believe that Noir did this to him! Well on second thought, he could since he had rejected him so many times in the past and will be in the future. He knew something like this was coming his way. Which made him go into a sour mood for taking things too far. He will be ready for the next one. May God help Noir, because he is sure that no one will after he is finished with him.

"Let me see what's the problem," the nurse said making Zero question on how long where they there and he didn't even notice before.

"The cut is pretty deep and will leave a scar, luckily it wasn't too deep to have stitches." she put a band-aid after she cleansed it.

"How are we going to tell mom," Yori wondered out loud making Zero and the teacher look at her.

Zero ignored her and focused on the mirror in front of him on the other side of the room. A nasty bruise was adorned under his jaw, and if he looked closely he could see hints of another bruise on the side of his neck almost where the shoulder began, he looked for another bruise, but found none. He looked back at the three of them all looking at him with questioning glances.

"What?"

"I said that would you like to stay here and rest until school is over. It won't be long." the nurse said.

"I'll come pick you up with the twins later." Yori didn't wait for his response, she knew what it was and made her leave.

"I'll stay, I don't feel so good." Zero said rubbing his stomach.

"I understand, I'll call the rest of your teachers and let them know that you will be here resting." the nurse and gym teacher left leaving Zero alone in the white room. He didn't like it one bit, but who was he to deny sleep? He took off his shoes and climbed into the bed falling asleep right away.

When he woke up it was because of the bell that rang loudly and the students making their way out with so much noise that he wondered how he managed to sleep through all that. He got out of bed putting his shoes on and grabbed his bag that mysteriously appeared and headed his way out. He pushed open the wooden door almost jumping seeing the nurse just on the side with papers in front of her resting on the metal desk. She smiled at him.

"Feeling better?" she asked giving him a lollipop.

"Yeah, thanks." he took it and left seeing the river of students.

He walked through them feeling like he was a tennis ball going back and forward from all the shoving. But he luckily got out of the human river and walked out the double doors of the front school. He passed benches where some students sat listening to their iPod's or their friends. He waved when some of his...let's just say they are a little close to friends to him than acquaintance.

"I thought I told you to wait for us!" Yori said from behind him ignoring all the students shouts of happiness.

"I forgot," Zero said seeing that Darius waved at Valerian who was walking towards his part-time job.

"Well next time─"

"What in the seven gates of hell happened to you!" Ichiru asked looking at his mother worried.

"I just fell and scraped myself on the floor with a small nail that was sticking up from the floors. It's nothing bad, they took out the nail before another student injures themselves." he said seeing Ichiru's heated glare.

"Don't lie to me! Yori told me everything and I wanted to see if you were going to tell me the truth or not. And I see that bastard is still bothering you." Ichiru glared at the bruise under the jaw.

"We will take care of him, just say it and we will have this problem solve." Darius said with a darker voice making all the students around him shiver from the temperature dropping.

"No one is taking care of no one." Zero said walking ahead of them.

The walk wasn't long, and they were all home in no time. His mother was making dinner and Zero screwed the maid outfit to hell and wore the─only─frilly apron helping her while Yori did her homework. He will start once dinner was finished and when Yori is helping do the dishes. He smiled seeing his mother's necklace sparkle when the sun hit it. But it turned sadly when he noticed that he could clearly see her collarbone and how thin she was becoming. Her face was thinner and dry as if she wasn't eating enough. He could see an outline from under the sleeve, it was a dark mark, he was getting worried.

"Mom─"

"Honey, go tell them that dinner is almost ready. And I have a feeling that you would want to see your son. Kaname has been taking care of him while I do the chores. He is a very kind man." she smiled shooing her son off.

Zero glanced at her with a questioning face, but left to go find everyone. And once he was done, he helped his mother serve. But he had to find Kaname and Ryo, he found them inside the baby's room on the chair rocking back and forward with eyes closed. Zero saw all the sharp features, Kaname is a very handsome man, he saw that his eyelashes were thick and long, and his hair was complimenting on how beautiful his face was. He almost felt jealousy because Kaname was pretty while he was just plain and simple with unique features. He bet that under those clothes was a strong and healthy body. He didn't notice that he was leaning close until Kaname leaned up and captured his lips with his. Zero froze, and quickly composed himself to see a smirking Kaname holding tight to Ryo who woke up from the quick move.

"B─as─bastard! I thought you were asleep!" Zero touched his lips with a huge blush covering his pale cheeks.

"Hmm," Kaname licked his lips seeing another fifty shades of red cover Zero.

"Uhwaaa," Ryo cried seeing that he was getting hungry and needed a diaper change.

"Here let me hold him," Zero said taking Ryo out of Kaname's hold and laid him on his crib. He grabbed a diaper, wipes and powder to change his diaper. He noticed that the diaper was a little to big for Ryo's tummy. He looked at Kaname who had on a sheepish grin on his face.

"Not used to it just yet." he winked making Zero blush again and get on with the change.

"Dinner is ready, I'll feed Ryo while you eat." Zero said walking downstairs knowing that Kaname was walking right beside him.

"All right," he smiled seeing their child look in between them with the rubber pacifier on his mouth.

Zero walked inside the kitchen but Kaname kept following him until they were alone, but Kaname noticed that Zero's mother was there looking at them on the other side of the kitchen with a slight excitement. She saw them and knew that Kaname will prove to her that their kind are real! Zero still didn't notice her and won't be because Kaname was towering over him. He stared up at him and Kaname placed his fingers around the band-aid. He slightly peeled it off and frowned at seeing the bright red line that still had some blood coming out,

"What happened to your face?" he asked getting closer and bodies almost touching.

"Darius and Ichiru have already told you," Zero shivered. His mind wanted to shove him out of his way while his heart wanted him to some closer. But the heat, God! He wanted to get closer to the vampire. His body heat was screaming at Zero to come closer and everything will feel good. Mm...

"That they did. They are worried of their mother." Kaname said leaning closer. his breath washing over Zero's face.

"So, that's what happened." Zero tried to step backwards but the sink wouldn't let him anymore unless he could reach the small window and escape out of it. He wouldn't make it far if he even tried.

Kaname leaned forward just as Zero faced the direction where his mother was not and she could clearly see the ugly scratch. She held in her gasp and saw Kaname's pink tongue dart out to lick it. Kaname almost moaned in pleasure when the taste hit him with a full force. He wanted to bite down and take him at the same time, but had to wait in case he would scare the teen away. Instead he licked the wound close hearing Zero's soft moans, he knew that the teen tried to surpass them, but Kaname was God of pleasure back then before he met Zero. He was satisfied that the wound closed and he began to leave kisses down to his jaw and lick it too. He made sure to keep licking it and going as far as his neck.

Zero was growing hot all of a sudden and remembered his dream. It felt just like this, and if he was lucky he wished to dream again, his mind was going hazy and his mind shut off. Zero leaned forwards to Kaname's tongue while he shivered in pleasure and desire. His blood began to boil and his stomach was feeling tight, as Kaname kept licking his neck and jaw for a while longer until.

"Uhwaa..." Ryo was hungry and Zero snapped out of it.

"I─I need to feed him," he said out of breath with a flushed face.

Kaname cursed, he had to wait and turn Zero before anything else could happen. Well it was already to late for that, but he needed to silverette to love him and not hate him. He looked behind him to see the woman gasp out loud. He knew she saw how shockingly red his eyes were, then they turned back to his normal brown-reddish eyes that he was born with. She believed them, and that was all he needed to know.


Hot damn! Zero almost giving in to Kaname! xD Thank you for reading this chapter, I took a mini vacation and will be back to work around Thursday. Dx Luckily at work rumors have it that a new place is opening and most of the workers are leaving. xD Shit my life is getting better and better, and alsoo~ Today is my Birthday~ xD Abd the first chapter of ma new story~ Or should I make it two~ xD I'm just so happy that I got to spend ma birthday with my friends, family and Yaoi! xD