Sorry it took so long to update! And KanaYuu fans, please don't lose your patience with me, because that pairing will come into the story a lot more often very , I would like to say that when I started this story, I had it all planned out. In comparison to a road, it was a vehicle straight, clear highway. Now however, from it's original course, it has veered off the highway, into the forest, and is now in uncharted territory. Now I know that this story writes itself. I won't underestimate my over-active imagination anymore.

Disclaimer: I do not own VK or any of it's characters.


Chapter 11- Truth:

(About a week later...)

Rima was finally back in school, just in time for the last few days.

Shiki was wheeling Rima's new wheelchair down the street while Yuuki walked beside them.

Of course, Rima, being stubborn, was arguing about it.

"Shiki, I can move the chair on my own you know! I'm not totally helpless!"

She had been doing this every day since she had been let out of the hospital.

"Rima," Shiki told her, "trust me, I know that you're not helpless, but if you try to do this on your own, you'll be late for school."

It was really no use arguing with her.

"No I won't!" she shouted, crossing her arms over her chest and sighing, "But I'll let you push me anyway..."

Suddenly, they heard:

"Hey, would you mind if I walked to school with you guys?"

Shiki and Rima's heads shot up to stare at the boy who usually never spoke to them.

Kanme Kuran was standing there and... smiling.

"Why?" they asked in unison.

"Why not?" Yuuki questioned Shiki and Rima. They looked at each other for an minute, then Rima said,

"Never mind..."

They kept walking, and Yuuki was the only one who kept up conversation with Kaname.

---

"As you may have heard before, the truth sets you free..." said the smiling Health teacher. The class, which consisted of the younger catering crew members, Yuuki, and a few others, were learning a unit on psychiatry.

"...And so, over the summer, you will write in these journals, and record the entire truth about the way you spend your time, your inner thoughts, and your memories..."

There was a long groan from the class.

"I think it sounds like a good idea." said a girl with short fiery hair, who was named Yori.

"Of course you do..." muttered Ruka.

"But d-don't worry miss Souen, For no one will ever see this journal except for you!" said the overly-smiley teacher.

There was a long silence.

"Then what the heck is the point anyway?!" scoffed a boy in the back of the classroom.

"It is s-so you can vent your feelings." replied the teacher.

Yuuki took her journal from the front of the classroom just as the bell rang for lunch.

She was about to start thinking about what she would write, when she heard a voice coming from the doorway of the now empty classroom.

"Yuuki, do you want to go to lunch with me?"

Yuuki turned around in surprise to see Zero.

'What are you doing here?!" she asked, then realizing it was sort of a stupid question anyway, because he went to school here.

"Wow," he said, almost laughing, "Do I really skip so much that you have to wonder why I'm here?"

Yuuki nodded her head hesitantly.

He shook his head slowly.

"I'm almost disgusted that I find that funny."

They walked out of the classroom, and Yuuki headed towards the cafeteria.

"Where are you going?" he asked her.

"You said you wanted to go to lunch-"

"Not here." he said and walked toward the exit.

"What? But... we're not allowed to leave school property for lunch..." she trailed off when she saw the way Zero was looking at her. She then realized that that was the whole point.

They began walking down the hallway, and just as they got out the door they heard "Hey, stop!"

They turned around to see Kaien Cross running down the hallway towards the large glass double doors.

"Come on!" said Zero, grabbing Yuuki by the wrist and breaking into a run.

---

They ran until they were far away from the school.

Zero stopped in front of a house that was know to be abandoned.

"What are we doing here?" asked Yuuki, suddenly feeling uneasy.

He looked at her and lowered his voice.

"I live here."

"What do you mean--"

"Come on." he said urging her inside.

The house looked old and unkempt on the outside, but once inside and past the first room, it almost looked lived in.

Almost.

"So you live here." Yuuki said.

"Yes."

"And," she continued, "no one else knows that you live here."

"No one besides you and my brother."

"Don't you have anywhere else to stay?"

"No."

This was surprising.

Was this where Zero's family used to live? Yuuki wondered.

Zero pulled a small gas stove (like the kind people use during power outages) out of a cupboard, and pulled food ingredients out of the cupboard as well.

They ate lunch together, and Yuuki felt nervous about her uncle the whole time.

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That night, after Yuuki had been scolded for breaking school rules, and served detention, then was given another harsh talk when she got home (although it seemed her uncle wasn't very good at getting mad at people).

Sitting on her bed,she opened the reddish-pink paperback journal she had received at school, and began writing about her day.

Suddenly she wondered: Without uncle Kaien would I be in the same situation as Zero now...?

And for the rest of the night, her thoughts and her tears from the past all spilled onto the paper.

And even if anyone really wanted me, all I could do was run and lie to myself...

Then there was a knock on the door of her small, sunflower yellow bedroom her bedroom.

"Yuuki," said her uncle, "You have school in the morning, you should go to sleep soon."

She glanced through her tearful eyes at the clock. 2:47 AM.

"Yes," she said, trying to hide the weakness in her voice, "you're right."

She waited until she heard her uncle's footsteps retreat down the hallway, then she threw the journal against the wall, and cried herself to slep with the lights still on.

CH.11/END


So, how was it? Please tell me, because it seems that most of my (former?) reviewers have disappeared. If I wrote something that made you dislike the story, please tell me what it was so I can improve.

Thank you very much for reading, and I would appreciate you feedback so much!

-Zeki4Ever

P.S.: I have decided that I might change my pen name. I may not, But when I decide on a name, I will let you all know what it is as not to confuse anyone.