Ta Da! New Chapter! and no super long wait! i'm so proud of me!
For The Past or For The Future?
Chapter 14: All Bets Are Off
"I love you." Kaname said as he pulled Zero in for a long searing kiss.
"I love you too. I'll see you in a bit." Zero slid out of the car and walked up to his apartment.
He didn't want to go to the Association three days in a row in the same clothes. It would be a dead give away. So he had Kaname drop him off at his and Kaito's place so that he could shower and get ready for work. It was quiet when Zero walked in and he looked around for Yagari's jacket or boots but he saw only his and Kaito's stuff. A sigh of relief came from Zero. "IS that you Zero?" Kaito called walking out of the bathroom while brushing his teeth.
"Hey, How was your night." Kaito blushed and went back into the bathroom. Zero laughed it was not like Kaito at all to dodge a question. So Zero walked to the bathroom and leaned on the doorframe. "So?"
"So, shove it Zero."
"Oh but see you know about my relationship and you're leaving me in the dark over here about yours. Not fair. Not fair at all."
"It's none of your business." Kaito spat out the toothpaste and rinsed his brush. "Now please leave so I can shower."
"Not till you let me know this is for real and not just a joke to scare me. You and Yagari are really together."
"Yes! Now can you drop it?" Kaito's face was bright red by now.
"Nope." Zero smiled and closed the door as he left to his room. After having spent the night with Kaname the whole Kaito-Yagari thing was quite laughable now. At first Zero had been embarrassed and scared shitless but now it was funny. Kaito had been giving Zero shit for dating Kaname and now he could give Kaito shot for dating Yagari. It all evened out and was quite funny.
Zero picked out his clothes for the day and straightened his room as he waited for Kaito to finish with the bathroom. Finally Kaito lef the bathroom and practically ran to his room to avoid seeing Zero. Smirking Zero called "You know we're still going to the Association together… so don't leave me."
"Whatever." Kaito shot back.
Laughing Zero got into the shower. He smiled as he washed and rinsed himself under the warm spray. Then a random thought dripped into his head. He was really and honestly happy right now and he couldn't for the life of him remember the last time he was happy like this. It felt good to be smiling for no other reason then that he was alive and everything in his life was working out.
Following Kaito to the car Zero noticed that his friend was walking stiffly. "Listen, Kaito…" Zero finally broke the awkward silence.
"Zero quite it! I know you're probably freaked about Yagari and I but I'm not going to ditch him. I've liked him for ages so please just understand that…"
"Hey quite jumping to conclusions dummy. I'm fine with it. I was just going to let you know that since you gave me shit for being with Kaname… well it's payback time."
"What?" Kaito looked over his shoulder to his smiling friend.
"Kaname and I are placing bet on you two now."
"No you're not."
"Ya we are." Zero and Kaname weren't but Kaito didn't need to know that.
"Oh great!" Kaito threw up his arms. Zero just laughed. The rest of the commute passed just as it normally did now that Kaito had relaxed and calmed down.
The two were walking into the Association when Zero grinned and said, "Just make sure you let me know when you two are having fun at the apartment. I promise to stay out of the way." Kaito's jaw dropped. "See ya I've got to catch up with Kaname." Zero waved and walked off from his gaping friend.
Zero walked through the bustling corridors till he got to Kaname's office. He knocked once then went in. "Hello Zero." Kaname said with a big grin on his face.
"Hello." Zero walked over and kissed his boyfriend.
"Shouldn't you be at your desk?"
"Nope. We still have a report to finish before we can go on our next mission. Which we should finish it today since you said this next mission is going to be a tough one." Zero walked around the desk and took a seat.
"Yes it will be. But since we're both Vampires it should be pretty easy to do it." Kaname opened the file on his computer that had their report.
"So like how difficult. You still haven't outlined what it is that we're going to be doing."
"Because… it's difficult to explain." Kaname didn't look at Zero as he spoke he simply finished typing in information into the report asking Zero questions every now and then.
Two hours later they were finished and on their way to Yagari's office. Zero knocked then entered. Yagari was behind his desk flipping through folders. "We finished the report for you." Kaname said as he dropped it on the desk.
"Splendid." Yagari looked up at Kaname then his eyes flicked to Zero and away in an instant. Zero had to bite back a laugh at his mentors actions.
"So do you have the mission that we're doing next? Kaname said it was difficult to explain."
Yagari raised an eyebrow at Kaname then looked back to Zero. "Actually it's rather simple. You need to take down another Nobel."
"Gees Kaname what's so hard about that?" Zero rolled his eyes.
"It's how we're going to do it Zero." Kaname bit the inside of his lip. He had been thinking through the plan for a while now but had been to shy to ask Zero to do it.
"Okay then explain it in simple two or three syllable words. I should be able to get it then." Zero cracked a smile.
"Very funny. I'll tell you later, come over for dinner and we can discuss it then."
"Fair enough." Zero looked at Yagari. "This means the apartment will be clear till at least 2 a.m. tonight. No need to worry about embarrassing walk-ins or anything." Yagari turned bright red.
"Don't be ridicules." Yagari said gruffly. "Now be on your way. You and Kaito have some re-constantine to run today for a mission. So get out of my office." He shooed his student out.
"Well just thought I'd let you know! Bye!" Zero walked out laughing.
"Don't be to hard on them." Kaname smiled.
"Oh I'll go easy on Yagari. But Kaito so has it coming to him! So I'm not going easy on him at all!"
"Fair enough, he is a prick." Kaname followed Zero back to his desk. Kaito was at his flipping though a magazine, apparently waiting for Zero.
"Was wondering when you'd come." He looked up at Zero. "Oh look you brought your little blood sucking boyfriend. How cute." Kaito smiled sarcastically.
"Shut it Kaito." Zero looked at the few pieces of mail on his desk.
"I'll see you tonight then Zero?" Kaname whispered in Zero's ear.
"Of course." Zero smiled and rested his hand for a second on the small of Kaname's back.
"Have a good day then."
"You too." Zero smiled after Kaname before he turned to Kaito.
"God that look on your face is disgusting. Can't you scowl more often." Zero did scowl at his friend. "Ya just like that. It's more fitting. Besides a happy Zero… haven't seen it for years… ease into it dude cause you're scaring me."
"Oh so sorry that I forgot to ask your opinion on ever little detail of my life. Heaven forbid I smile without asking you!" Zero chucked the letters on his desk and crossed his arms. "So are we gonna run re-con or bicker all day?"
"Thought you'd never ask. So come on let's get going."
The two left the Association and drove off toward their destination. It was daytime so there should be no Vampire activity. Kaito pulled off to the side of the road at the right mile marker. "This should be close enough."
"Gosh another den of Es in the woods. Do they ever hide anywhere else?" Zero rolled his eyes.
"Course not that would make no sense. Gees Zero you're close enough to an E shouldn't you understand their mentality?"
"Fuck you Kaito." Zero threw a punch and caught Kaito's shoulder spinning the hunter to the side.
"Yo! What the hell! I was only joking!"
"No you weren't. you're such an ass to me. I'm so glad you're not my partner anymore. Kaname is way better then you."
"Really? How do you know he's better then me? We've never had sex."
Zero clenched his fists. "I seriously would love to kill you right now."
"No need to get violent. Seesh. I'm only joking."
"Ya well shut it or I swear I won't give you and Yagari time to be alone."
"Like you could." Kaito scoffed although he knew Zero was dead serious.
"God you're still as immature as ever." Zero walked off toward the den with Kaito in tow. They were silent after that not wanting to cause a disturbance in the forest.
The re-con was simple and they were back at the Association before night fall. They handed in their findings to Yagari before leaving for the night.
Zero went home and showered while Kaito lounged on the couch. Zero was putting on his shoes when Kaito asked, "What time are you going to be back?"
"After midnight probably. We've got to discuss the mission."
"Sure, sure."
"I'll text when I'm on the way so I don't catch you sucking Yagari off again." Zero smirked as he left. It was so much fun to make Kaito bush for once instead of it being the other way around.
Zero knocked on Kaname's door. "It's open come in!" Kaname called. So Zero walked in.
"Hey Kaname!" Zero walked over to where Kaname sat on the couch so he could kiss him.
"So what's up with the missions?"
"So it's pretty basic. But it's what we're going to do that's difficult. Now if you don't want to then you can say no." Kaname looked at Zero.
"You've got to explain it first for me to agree or not."
"Fine. I've got an invitation to a party that will be attended by all the higher up vampires and our target, Sakura Rihto. So we'll be going, but what's going to be the hard part is getting him alone." Kaname looked Zero dead in the eyes. "That's where I'll need your help. I'll be too swamped by other people to target him and get him alone. So I'll need you to get him alone where you can kill him."
"Oh that shouldn't be too hard." Zero shrugged.
"Zero are you understanding me?"
"Of course. I just have to get him alone where I can kill him. Super easy."
"Zero you need to get him back to his room, alone."
"Oh." Zero's eyebrows shot up. "That won't be too easy then…"
"Of course it will. You're handsome enough that anyone would follow you to a hotel room."
"Gee thanks." Zero rolled his eyes. "But nothings' happen since all I have to do is kill him right?"
"Of course. That's the plan."
"Are you comfortable with it?"
"I have to be." Kaname said in a cold tone.
"No you don't. you can disagree with it…" Zero prodded hoping that Kaname would say something more.
"Well we have to do this. He's been causing trouble. He's obviously allied with a Pureblood because Rihto is into Human trafficking and that's where he gets the candidates for his hoard of Es."
"Ahhh… well good thing we're taking him down then. When's the party?"
"Next Friday. So we have a week to look into Rihto and see who he's going with."
"Wait Kaname. I just thought of something. What if he's not gay? Then it won't matter how good looking I am he won't take me to his room."
"No he's defiantly gay. I've already been looking into reports. If he wasn't I would have asked someone else onto the mission with me."
"Oh. Well aren't you smart." Zero said sarcastically.
"And don't worry Zero I'll be close by if you need any help."
"Good." Zero moved closer to Kaname. "I always feel more comfortable when you're around." Zero placed a kiss on Kaname's throat and he inhaled the Pureblood's sweet scent. Kaname just hummed his approval and put an arm around Zero as the Human moved so his head was in Kaname's lap. "Kaname… why do you like me so much?"
"Because you treat me as an equal."
"Is it really that big of a thing for you?"
"Of course. I grew up with everybody idolizing me and putting me on a pedestal."
"That must have sucked."
"It did. Then I met an insolent Hunter boy who tried to kill me with a kitchen knife."
"Wish I could remember…" Zero smiled.
"That was the first time anyone had ever tried something like that on me. I was shocked but at the same time I was intrigued. That's when I started watching you."
"Makes you sound sort of creepy."
"Well… I suppose I am. Even though you hated me I still tried to get near to you."
"Well your persistence has paid off. You finally have me." Zero sat up so he could look Kaname in his beautiful maroon eyes. "I'm glad you didn't give up." Zero smiled.
"Me too." Kaname took Zero's chin lightly in his hand and pulled him into a kiss.