Hey readers~ In the last chapter, we left our mama Zero in tears, so now that it's another chapter let's see if mama Zero has a bright ending. (Of course, he will ;D). But be WARNED, we have a little Ocs in this chapter~!
Ok, no more talking on with the chapter!
Note: I DO NOT OWN Vampire Knight.
Chapter 11: Patching things up part (1).
Back to Yuki, Mochi and Zero
Yuki continued to stare at Zero eyes still wide before suddenly, her eyes hazed over and she saw blood, red eyes, and recalling that fateful night.' A memory? Mine?' Before Yuki could dwell further on the sad memory, Zero suddenly collapsed onto his knees, his hand grasping his tattooed neck as he hissed in pain.
"Zero? What's wrong!" said Yuki as she tried reaching for the male hunter, but stopped as he stuck out his hand, warning to keep her distance.
"Stay...away...I might attack again..." he managed to say, as he leaned on the wall for support.
Headmaster's office
Kaname's eyes widened as the smell of blood hits his sensitive nose. "What's the matter, Kaname-kun?" Kaien asked, looking at Kaname in confusion as Kaname suddenly turned and faced the door.
"I smell blood..." Kaien's eyes widened as Kaname ran out of the room, slamming the doors opened as he did.
Kaien stood up. "Kaname-kun!" Kaien yelled after the Pureblood Vampire.
"*huff*...*huff*" Zero continued to struggle to as he finds it harder to breathe every passing second, his throat, especially his tattoo feels like it's burning and the strength in his arms and legs refused to cooperate, his body starts to overheat making him sweat buckets, it's suffocating!
Yuki couldn't help but watch helplessly, as she tried to help her adopted brother with her cleaner hand reaching out.
"Zero...I..." Zero tensed up as Yuki took a step closer. "Please...Yu-ki...stop..." Zero muttered breathlessly, as he tried to lean away from her.
"Zero? Mochi? Yuki?" Came Kaname's voice.
"K-Kaname-senpai..." Yuki stuttered out, as she turned to see Kaname walking up the stairs to where they were. But Zero refused to face Kaname, knowing how the Pureblood would lash out at him, seeing that he tried hurting his precious Yuki. However, instead of expecting a hard slap on the face or being berated with a list of insults, a hand was gently placed on his forehead for a matter of seconds, before feeling himself being lifted up bridal style, by the one and only Kaname f*cking Kuran.
"W-what...you think...your...doing...you...you..." said Zero as he could feel his face get hotter and hotter, as he struggled to get out of the Pureblood's grip.
"Zero, I'd appreciate it if you'd focus more on your current condition," said Kaname, as he raised an eyebrow in amusement at the overly blushing silverette.
"S-shut...u-up..." was all Zero managed to say before his eyes finally rolled back into his skull and laid limp in Kaname's arms as he continued to breathe heavily.
"Finally, he's unconscious and this could buy us some time... Yuki can you quickly assist Headmaster in patching up Mochi for me, while I take Zero to the Moon dorm Nurse's office?" asked Kaname.
"R-right of course," Yuki replied with Mochi still secure in her arms.
Kaname gave a small smile, "Thank you." he said. As he turned around and walked back down the stairs and passed Kaien, who was standing there with a worried frown on his face. "Headmaster..." Kaname trailed off, knowing that Kaien would understand his unspoken words.
"Yes, I know...I've already called 'Her', she said she's on her way." Kaien trailed off.
In the Nurse's office, Mochi was placed on a clean bed, with her bite wound cleaned, patched up, and a drip attached to her that had honey and water mixed together to keep her glucose level stable. While Kaien continued walking back and forth in a worried manner, Yuki sat on a stool beside Mochi as she nervously played with her thumbs.
After what seemed like minutes had passed, the Nurse's office door was suddenly kicked open to reveal a woman in a white lab coat. "I'm here. Were's the dragon?" she commanded.
Kaien placed a hand over his chest to calm down his beating heart. "D-don't do that Alice, you scared the daylights out of me!"
"Oh, come on Kaien. I was just doing my job to save the day, " she said as she puts her hands up with a big brown bag at hand to show she came in peace.
Yuki just watched the duo exchange words, as she observed the woman named Alice. She was wearing a tight skirt with a white lab coat so long that it dragged on the ground. Her skin was an unhealthy pale shade, almost making her look like a vampire, but was surprisingly not, sensing that her aura was 100% human. But her presence was so faint that she seemed like a ghost. She also looked like she didn't bathe in a while and let her bangs grow so long that they covered one eye, but underneath all that red hair, Yuki could tell she was a beauty.
"I see that this young lady here is your daughter Kaien?" Alice asked Kaien smiled warmly.
"Yes, this is Yuki Cross, my daughter." Kaien introduced, Yuki stood from the stool and bowed politely. "Nice to meet you, Alice-san."
"Nice to meet you too Yuki-chan. But now that I've noticed, this is my patient right? Mochi, Correct?"
"Yes, that would be her."
Alice nodded as she took out another stool, sets her bag on the nightstand, took out her medical equipment and sat down while she removed the patch to take a closer look at the young dragon's wound.
"Hmm...good news is that the Dragon is alive as you can see by her horn's here, there's still a healthy brown colour. But if you see signs of her horns turning grey, you must contact me immediately, understood?" Kaien and Yuki nod in unison.
"But what about the wound, is it critical?" asked Kaien.
Alice shook her head," The bleeding on her wound has stopped, it's not critical. But it's deep." Alice had one hand keeping Mochi's chin up, while her free hand was near the bite marks, not exactly touching the marks but close enough. "Judging by the size of the bite, it would take about around 3 to 4 days for the wound to completely heal," said Alice as she started repatching the wound.
"Thank you so much for your hard work Alice-san." thanked Kaien with a warm smile.
Alice just returns the smile as she finally packed up her things and stood up. "No need to thank me, I'm just doing my job. Oh, but before I forget, can you stop by the Night dorms and tell my mother I said hi?" asked Alice, as she reached the door.
Kaien nodded, "I will keep that in mind. Till then, have a safe evening."
"You too old friend," replied Alice, as she closed the door behind her.
- In the Night Class Nurse's office
In the Nightclass Nurse's office, Zero had just woken up. With a start, he tried escaping the unfamiliar room. But he cursed under his breath when his legs gave out under him, causing him to fall back in his oddly comfortable coffin bed.
"Hehe...I see that you're already up and about, deary." said a voice, Zero turned around facing a friendly face of an old woman in a white lab coat and longsleeved orange dress. Zero continued to stare in silence, as he watched the old woman place a plate of cookies and a cup of warm milk on his nightstand, as she took a seat beside him while she rested her cane by the wall. "Now when was the last time a student came to nurse's office...2 or 3 years ago I think?" she muttered, before facing Zero again with a smile.
"Umm...excuse me? Madam, do you know where we are?" asked Zero politely.
"Why, your in the Night class Nurse's office, deary and my name is Mrs Crocombe, I am the head or should I say, the only nurse in the office," she replied, Zero nods understandingly, before asking again. "If your the head nurse of the Nightclass, does that mean that you're a vampire too? But you don't feel like one at all..."
"Oh deary, once I hit that old age my fangs lose their strength to pierce flesh. So, I have to settle for blood tablets. So there's no need to worry about this old nurse biting that pretty little neck of yours." said Mrs Crocombe in a teasing tone.
"So, um...Mrs Crocombe. How long have I been asleep?"
"I would say around 5 hours, you sure gave me quite a shock deary. Having Kaname slam the door wide open with you in his arms, as you were having a high fever. But, after the transformation, your body finally settled down-"
"W-wait, what transformation?" asked Zero.
"Why being human of course!" replied Mrs Crocombe.
Zero's eyes grew to the size of saucers. "WHAT?!"
Mrs Crocombe rolled her eyes and sighed, "Calm down deary, you're only just half human..."
"Half human?" questioned Zero. Mrs Crocombe nodded. " Yes, half humans are another theory made up by the researchers. Who had studied the effects on a rare blood that turns vampires back to human beings. However, only now I have seen the first of it's kind..." she looked at Zero, "And that would be you, Mr Zero Kiryu."
"But do you have any proof that I'm only half human and you are not mistaken?" asked Zero.
Mrs Crocombe pulled out a small pocket mirror from her lab coat and lifted it to the left side of his neck. "See here," she said, as she points towards his now half tattoo.
"You see here? Your once whole vampire chest has now been broken and faded to now a half mark. However I'm positive that your blood cravings are gone, but your vampire abilities would still be there. Would you be alright with it deary?" she asked.
At this point, Zero had no words, as he lay on the coffin bed, his face filled with shock, and then guilt. He stayed that way for a few minutes, before burying his face in his arms. Mrs Crocombe took this time to leave and left Zero with his thoughts to himself, before saying "I'll let you think about it, but if you need me I'll be outside." She then closed the curtains to give him some privacy.
-End of part 1-
And that's it for this chapter~ I know it's a little short, but part 2 is coming soon. But the upload maybe a little slow due to school restarting...However! If you have any comments, questions concerns or requests, just ask away~ See you in the next chapter~!