As Zero's fangs sunk into her neck, she trembled slightly, in preparation for the pain, which surprisingly never came. He's being even more gentle than normal, but he's closer to being a level E than ever before…? Yuuki was confused about this deviation from his normal behavior and was slightly disturbed. Was this a good thing or a bad thing? She giggled nervously, laughing at herself for over thinking this. She should be happy that he didn't hurt her with that initial bite.

Then she felt his hips press against her stomach and the hardness between them. She couldn't back away because his arms formed an iron grip around her. Taking a step backwards proved useless; he took one as well and the many more that followed only succeeded in backing her against the wall. This only increased the pressure of his body against hers and did not change the way he sucked greedily at her neck. Yuuki was beginning to feel a growing seed of terror, even though she had often enjoyed and encouraged his advances. This time felt different.

Just as she was about to tell Zero that he had to stop, she was getting too lightheaded, he withdrew his fangs from her throat. His eyes were still a shade of crimson, but they were beginning to show violet through the red haze. He stared down at her, panting slightly. Perspiration was forming on his forehead and Yuuki realized that he had never sweated during one of these meetings before. She unexpectedly was falling forward as he tore himself away from her. In the matter of seconds he was on the other side of the room, pacing frantically.

"How can you let me do that to you? Doesn't the fact that I'm a thoughtless beast disgust you? I feed off of your living body, Yuuki!" Zero's voice was strangled, squeezed forcefully through his rapidly closing throat. He couldn't believe that he had allowed the vampire instincts full control when it was so dangerous. He had come here to stop exactly this from happening, but hadn't lasted a day. Groaning, he caught sight of her sprawled body, arranged ungracefully on the floor.

Using anger to fight off the remaining bloodlust flowing through his veins, he quickly rushed over to Yuuki. He gathered her limp body in his arms, realizing that she probably shouldn't stand after having lost that much blood. Dropping her onto the bed, he sat down beside her, feeling her forehead for any sign of sickness. She passed his test and he looked at her studiously, wonder what he should do. He couldn't get her to kill him yet, seeing as he hadn't had to force himself upon her; she had willingly stepped into his ravenous arms.

"I let you take my blood because it helps you… because you don't make me feel used. Afterwards… you make up for it. Your silent apologizes are enough thanks for me." Choking the words out, Yuuki tried to convey what she felt about the matter. "I get to see behind that cold face, and see what you really feel. That makes up for everything." The sad, mistreated look on her face made Zero's heart thump faster and a flush creep into his otherwise pale cheeks.

"I'm sorry. I never thought of the comfort you offered me afterwards as giving back to you. I saw it as a way to fight off the monster I am becoming, a reassurance that you didn't hate me for what I did, and keep doing to you." The anguish in his eyes returned from this afternoon, settling deep into his bones. All of this wasn't fair to her, but she kept coming back for more. What was it inside himself that she saw that he didn't?

Reaching up, Yuuki tried to gently smooth away the wrinkle between his brows. Her efforts only increased the size of it as he tried to comprehend what exactly she was doing. Finally, he collapsed on the bed, stretching out alongside her body. Zero hesitantly touched her hair, maintaining eye contact. He didn't know why he was so nervous all of a sudden. When was he ever nervous? Never. His brain went into a hyper drive, only acting to fuel the itchiness of the feeling.

As his mind zoomed around several different topics, his eyes traced their way to her lips. They were a soft plush pout, delicately parted. With his fixation with her mouth, he hadn't even noticed that he had been steadily leaning in until his face was bare inches away. He stopped fiddling with her hair and touched her lips, just a whisper across the flesh. Then his mouth found hers and there was no more thought, only the feeling of skin against skin.

As their kiss progressed heatedly, Yuuki found herself underneath the solid body of Zero. He held himself up on his forearms, still coherent enough to remember not to crush her comparably fragile body. When a need for air became rather apparent, he pulled himself away into a sitting position, trying to get his male reactions under control. Kneeling over top of her, he pulled his shirt over his head. After it had been discarded, he began to fiddle with the bottom of Yuuki's white dress.

"Is this… is this okay?" He asked hesitantly, suddenly unsure of what her reaction would be. Her face was flushed and she appeared flustered by the question. Yuuki nodded scarcely perceptibly. The unease in his eyes diminished and he slid the dress upwards, his hands skimming her body. She pushed her hips upwards, allowing the material to move smoothly up, past her plain cotton underwear. Sitting up, she raised her arms to let him pull it over her head, revealing her white lace bra. Suddenly embarrassed, she crossed her arms across her body, trying to cover herself.

"There is nothing about your body that you should be ashamed of." Zero was surprised and a bit annoyed by her self-consciousness. Grasping her arms, he pinned them above her head in one hand. The other brazenly stroked her stomach, then moved upwards to caress her bared chest. Reclaiming her mouth, he felt her arch away from the bed, pressing herself more fully into his hand. She moaned into his mouth when his fingers touched her nipple through the thin fabric.

The intensity of their hunger grew along with their panting breaths. Trailing kisses down her body, Zero avoided her neck, knowing that would only make the bloodlust rise in him once again. He moved straight down her body, between the twin roundness of her breasts, slowing as speed as he reached her bellybutton. He looked up, seeking reassurance for this advancement. Yuuki's eyes were glazed, but trusting and open.

His fingers hooked her underwear at the hips, bit by bit pulling them down as he kissed his way along. Yuuki's hands were clenched in the blankets, feeling the need in the pit of her stomach and the heat building between her legs. She was very apprehensive about what was going to happen next, because she wasn't completely sure what Zero was going to do. Laying back into the covers, she surrendered completely.

Her underwear slipped down easily, and then they were off. She felt extremely unprotected, baring herself to him like this, left in only her bra. Then all thoughts were erased as Zero pushed her legs apart, not even noticing her slight resistance. His finger glided inside her, drawing a gasp from her. She looked down at him and saw the inquisitive smile on his parted lips before his tongue flicked out to lick her. Her fingers clenched almost painfully into the covers, but she barely could feel it. Everything was centered on the sensation of his hot mouth, the strokes of his tongue, and the swirls of his finger inside her.

Lost in the chaos of heat, her fingers instead became scrunched in his soft silver hair. Yuuki was much more animated than Zero had seen her before and he groaned faintly into her, unbelievably excited by her feverish gasps. She began to tighten around his fingers and he knew she was close. Curling his fingers, he felt her spasm underneath him and her moans become exceedingly louder. A few seconds later, after riding out her shivers, he withdrew from her to collapse beside her on the bed. He held her close, allowing himself to be content with the feeling of her glossed skin against his body.

AN: Gah! Sorry this took so long. University sucks for taking away all my spare time! Thank you so much for the reviews, and please, keep them coming!