Thanks everyone who read and to my one reviewer of the last chapter setsuko teshiba.
If there is one thing to say about this chapter it would be - god... Kaname is freaking such a badass lol.
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Corazón
Chapter 12 Caught Off Guard
Mi corazón de cenicero...my ashtray heart
I've spent my last night
Strung up and pulled tight.
Holding out, sleeping proud
An answer comes without a please:
'Do what you want.'
Wonder why I'm so caught off guard when we kiss.
Rather live my life in regret than do this.
What happened to the love we both knew?
We both chased.
Hanging on a cigarette... you need me,
You'll burn me... you'll burn me.
Hushed with a finger
Don't say you'll never when you might,
Or just another time.
This poison comes instruction free.
Do what you want, but I'm drinking...
Zero frowned sometimes he wondered if Yuuki was really human...all that energy she had. He could get worn out just looking at the girl. Luckily Rima and Ruka were there so she slowed down a little.
It had been two days since the incident and Ruka had become withdrawn since then so Yuuki decided to take her shopping to cheer her up. Even though Ruka wasn't really her friend and could seem snobbish but Yuuki had grown up with her as she'd always hung around Kaname...so you could say she viewed Ruka as a big sister.
Rima hung back near Zero her face as blank as ever, she'd come on a whim or so she'd said to get some new hair ties.
"Come on! Zero-kun" Yuuki yelled from the top of the hill waving at them. Suddenly something tingled at the back of his mind.
"Yuuki get down!" he screamed at her pulling Bloody Rose out of his jacket. Yuuki dropped to the ground with her arms over her head.
Bang! Bang!
The Level E dissolved into dust behind her. "Yuuki are you okay?" Zero asked rushing over to check on her.
"Yeah I'm fine, thanks Zero" Yuuki replied brushing herself off as he helped her up. That was close if he had been a second later Yuuki would have been ripped to shreds.
"Hmn" he murmured. They'd been walking around town for three hours now looking through the many clothes shops and boutiques only stopping to get something to eat. So far the trip was cheering Yuuki up more than it had Ruka and Zero felt almost as bored as Rima looked, apart from fulfilling his deal with Kaname the only thing he'd gotten out of this ordeal was a new suit Yuuki had bought for him...some how she'd managed to find out about 'The Party'.
Kaname had blackmailed him into going...as if he'd ever be caught willingly in mansion full of Vampires, unless he was the one killing them all of course.
Honestly you suck a guy's neck once and he thinks he owns you!
Anyway he had more pressing matters to attend to like that the fact one of his informants was now dead or captured and the from the description of the killing he knew who it had to of been. It meant that Ichiru was now working for the other side...not that he was ever on Zero's side but he'd never put so much effort into it before.
Zero had gained a piece and loss one at the same time.
He would just have to even things up.
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Kaname had been staring over at the ex-human ever since he'd stepped into the limo.
Zero couldn't work out why, the suit Yuuki had picked out didn't even match his colouring... he'd cringed a little when she'd bought it for him as it was tight fitting black with a gold tie but who was he to knock back free clothes.
He had heard that Yagari would be at the party to watch over them for the Association. It didn't really matter to Zero, Yagari could stalk him as much as he wanted it wouldn't make him any less of a Vampire now would it.
Kaname smirked as Zero became increasingly uncomfortable with his gaze, it was such fun.
"What's with the staring all the time?" the silver haired boy asked looking out the car window.
"I heard you let Yuuki choose your clothes for tonight...that was quite risky" Kaname said "Though she should have just given you one of her dresses"
"Okay that's enough what is it with you and your stupid fixation of me in a dress, seriously I know I'm not the most masculine guy around but I'm not a freaking girl" Zero exclaimed his brow twitching slightly.
Kaname just smiled creepily.
'Kaname-sama, we have arrived' the driver announced over the intercom as the limo slowed to a halt.
As the valet opened the door, Kaname whispered into his ear "Oh really...prove it then, I wouldn't trust the Nobles to tell the difference especially if their drunk...so you'd better stick close by" and Zero just rolled his eyes.
Next to them Kain helped Ruka out of the limo in her dark purple dress, her hair had been styled so that it was almost reminiscent of Yori's if only longer and she wore a bolero to cover the remaining unhealed cuts along her arms and chest.
"So Shiki-kun and Rima-chan are you ready for some fun fun" Ichijou cheered happily, Shiki stared at him like he was on something and wondered where he could score some. Seiren who had been silently keeping guard of Kaname stepped out of the front passenger seat and maneuvered herself between Kaname and Zero stealthily as they all walked in.
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"Did you see that EX who dared to come with Kaname-sama...I heard that he was the one who murdered Kuruizaki-hime..." someone gossiped whispering to some other Nobles in disgust "Poor Kaname-sama is protecting It from the Council..."
Zero's face remained blank hearing the bigots talk about him, he was used to this kind of thing by now after four years of hanging around Shizuka...she was normally one for privacy seeing as she was in hiding but sometimes he would be forced to escort Maria to functions sometimes. Least to say they were some very unpleasant experiences.
God this party was boring...he went and lent against a pillar near the edge of the dance floor.
"So you're here as well Zero" he heard a man say behind him and a large hand rustled his hair.
"Yes Yagari-sensei...can you get your hand off me now? you're quite heavy" Zero said and sighed, he needed a drink...preferably something potent. He crossed his arms across his thin chest and looked around for the drinks table.
"So where are you going to go now that, that woman is dead?" Yagari asked taking his hand off Zero's head and shoving it in the pocket of his pinstriped suit.
"I'm staying in the Moon Dorm for now but I do have other things planned" he replied nonchalantly and something caught his eye...in the distance a silver haired figure moving into a room of to the side of the hall "I'll see you at school Yagari-sensei...".
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Takuma and Senri walked through the empty hallways of the Aidou's mansion unimpressed with the extravagant gold and silk decorations around them.
"Anything?" Takuma asked Rima as she came around the corner to join them with Seiren who was a little put out from not being ordered by Kaname to help with the search instead of being in her accustomed spot of shadowing him everywhere in her self appointed role of his unofficial bodyguard.
"No but he has been here recently" Rima reported looking around boredly and played with the hem of her pale blue gown.
"Okay, lets get back...they'll start to get suspicious soon if we don't return" Senri said with his brow furrowed in deep thought and his arms crossed.
"I will report back to Kaname-sama" Seiren announced walking back into the main hall thankful she could get back.
"Shiki-kun keep an eye on Tsukiko-chan will you, if there's anyone who'd help him it would be his sister" Takuma told the him, his face serious for once "Rima check their phone records and have Kain help looking over the financial's he's obviously got help if he's managed to stay hidden from Kaname-sama for so long"
The two younger Nobles both nodded and he linked his arms with them "Now lets go dance!" Takuma cheered pulling them along.
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Zero knew Ichiru had gone to work for the enemy...but he didn't know that he'd begun employment with the Ichijou family. He frowned, it made no sense if he was trying to get revenge for Shizuka's death but nothing he did ever made sense...the boy gave him a headache.
He worked over to the drinks table and grabbed a glass of wine downing it in one gulp. It was too much to think about at the moment and he just wanted to go home and sleep.
"So you're that little bitch dear Kaname-sama is keeping around" a older man said next to Zero, his leering eyes running up and down the teen's lithe body "You're good looking at least... so... is that why he's letting you live huh?" his voice slightly slurred as he rubbed Zero's thigh suggestively.
Zero growled angrily and was getting ready to kick the guy in the balls if his hand moved a centimetre higher.
Slap!
"Kaname-sama!" people gasped watching on in shock after the pureblood had struck the man across his face and Kaname pulled Zero close to his chest.
"Kiryuu-san is under my protection, anyone who thinks of touching him will answer to me...is that understood" He growled wrapping his arms around Zero possessively, not knowing why this feeling anger, hunger and possessiveness that had consumed upon seeing the other vampire touch Zero in such an intimate way.
"Kuran what the hell-" Zero tried to say but way cut off as Kaname pressed his lips against his own angrily and hungrily kissing him. Zero just stood there and if Kaname hadn't been holding him so tightly he probably would have fallen over...he was beginning to think that maybe he should have researched it more before forming the bond.
TBC