Okay, I'm going to fast forward a bit into the future for this chapter. Enjoy! ^_^

Chapter 12 – Scream – Krysa's POV

"Huh..."

"Are you in love or something?" I raised my head from where it was balanced on the railing, to see Zero walking over to me holding two large bags of chips. He handed one over to me, and I mumbled a thank you when I noticed he's already poured some ketchup, mayonnaise and burger sauce on them for me.

"And NO Zero, I'm not in love or anything. Unlike some..." I gave him an obvious stare and he simply smiled, looking on into the sea. I was sighing very heavily, but it wasn't because I was in love. I was expecting Kaname to have already began to work his magic on Zero, yet absolutely nothing happened. It's been a whole week since we left Cross Academy, and today is our last proper day on this cruise ship – they say it's a ferry, but it may as well be a cruise ship, these rich people are something else. Anyway the coach trip was fun, as me and Zero spent the entire time writing notes and playing games on the flat screens. Yet it was still pretty uncomfortable as I could basically feel someone drilling holes into the back of our heads, which is never a good sign. Still, when they were allocating rooms I was expecting Cross to announce Zero and Kuran would be sharing a room together or something, but no.

Nothing.

Natta.

ZILCH!

To be honest, me and Kuran are still only on a need to know basis with the plan, so to be fair I'm almost as oblivious is Zero; however there's a perfectly simple reason for this. I don't trust Kuran, and he doesn't trust me, the only reason we put up with each other is because of Zero. We both understand that if the other steps out of line and hurts Zero, there won't be any hesitation on either side to kill them. But I would never hurt Zero...

"...Unlike some... bastard..."

"Did you say something?" I glanced up when I realised I'd said it out loud, and really looked at Zero. His silver white hair seemed to float as it caught on a gentle breeze, looking as pale as the few stray clouds splotched against the light blue sky behind him. The sun's shine was intense, and as it reflected off of his pale lilac eyes it added an almost ethereal glitter to them. The vest he wore clung to the skin of his chest, with his shirt hanging open, gently being swayed by soft wafts of air. I sighed again in frustration, turning back to the shimmering surface of the sea and began my sulking.

"Fuck you Zero. You just had to be a hot gay guy didn't you? Why couldn't you have just stayed straight and make my life easier? But noooo! You just had to fall for a guy who doesn't deserve you and leave all the world's straight women shedding tears of sorrow... ass" He looked at me with a blank face, before he burst into loud laughter, the smile lighting up his face and making him even more good looking...

I swear if we really were related, I'd have a complete brother-complex.

"Erm... I'm assuming that's more of an insult than a compliment, but thanks anyway. What brought this about anyway?" I shrugged,

"Everyone around me seems to be hooked up, or in love or something, even if it isn't going well. Ruka and Kain, Takuma and Shiki... Aidou probably has someone too, but Seiren will forever remain a mystery. Still, it would be nice to fall in love once, I don't want to end up being another eighty-year-old-virgin with five hundred cats" He laughed at me again, patting my head gently.

"You won't, you'll find someone who'll love you just for you eventually," I snorted.

"It'll be pretty useless on my death bed Zero,"

"Still... to be honest, I'm happy that you're not hooked up with someone. Hear me out before you slap me" I glared at him, but placed my raised hand back against the railing. "Well, as you can see, love comes with a lot of problems. It's not all dates and holding hands. Unless you guys have a proper understand of each other and good communication, no matter how much you love the other person it'll fail. Take me for example, when I was with Kaname I was to stubborn and embarrassed to ever admit to him just how much I loved him, because I thought it would make me all weak and vulnerable. And what happened? By the time I finally was able to say the words; he was walking out of the door and didn't even let me finish them." His smile had faded completely, and I felt horribly guilty for making him remember the pain he went through. I patted his shoulder gently,

"I'm sorry for bringing this up; you don't have to talk—"

"No, its okay, I'm fine. But anyway, this is the truth; because I could never get my feelings across properly he chose someone else. Now, it's three years after he left me, and even now I'm still torn up. Not only because it hurt, but because when I look back all I can do is regret that I couldn't tell him sooner. I'm still madly in love with him and there's nothing I can do about it, because he doesn't love me back."

"...You never know, he could still love you"

I KNOW I KNOW!

I KNOW I shouldn't be letting this slip, and I KNOW that this may be messing up Kaname's plans, but honestly can you blame me? If you were in my shoes, wouldn't you want to do or say anything possible to cheer up a depressed Zero? Still, I found out that this turned out to be pretty useless anyway.

"Krysa, I know you're trying to cheer me up, but please don't say things like that. Kaname chose Yuki; he left me there on the bed that night Krysa. He loves her."

"He hasn't touched her at all Zero, and don't tell me that's because he's a virtuous person. Anyway, you and I both know that their marriage would be nothing but a political one"

"But still..."

"Look, these chips are making me thirsty; I'm heading in to grab a coke, I'll get you one two." I handed my bag to him and headed inside, lining up behind some Day Class girls in the cafeteria. I recognised them and began to talk to them, making the wait to buy my drinks even shorter. But although I was talking to them, my mind couldn't help but wander to Zero's dejected face when we were talking about Kuran and their shared past.

Even now, he still doesn't believe Kuran could love him.

It pissed me off and broke my heart at the same time. I wish Zero could see what I see; I wish he could see the wonderful, cheerful, and caring person that he really is. I wish he would stop with this inferiority complex of his and just accept that although Kaname may be a pureblood, it doesn't mean he loved (LOVES) Zero any less because he was of lower status. As I paid for the drinks and slid out of the queue, I glanced up and saw Kuran entering the cafeteria. Our eyes connected, but I simply turned away and headed towards the glass doors that lead to the balcony I left Zero at.

It was then that I noticed Yuki was with Zero.

A sudden dread filled my heart when I realised they were arguing. I ran to the doors at full speed, and smacked them open, running towards them.

Suddenly time seemed to slow down.

I watched as Yuki's hands gripped the fabric of Zero's shirt and wrenched sideways, easily throwing him into the railing...

...

I watched as Zero went over the edge, out of sight...

And I heard the crass of something hitting the water...

...

...Zero can't swim...

...

It was then, that I screamed.

:-O