Chapter 14: the key to my release

The sun was shining through the gap in the curtains and something was glinting in the rays making my eyes hurt behind my closed lids. I didn't want to wake up because I was so comfortable but I didn't feel tired any more. I peered at what was glinting at me and there was something silver on the pillow next to me. I suddenly rememberd were I was and what had happened last night and my cheeks flushed. I wasn't wearing anything but tucked neatly under the quilt. Zero wasn't next to me and that sort of made me panicky but the shiny ting was distracting. I picked the silver thing up and realized it was a charm. A little miniature key hanging from a loop.

"Do you like it?"

zero was just coming in from the door a piece of toast hanging from his mouth and he was also holding more rounds on a plate. He smiled at me. The panic left when I realized he hadn't left me but went to fetch breakfast. It sort of felt weird though. Is this what's its like to be married haha ?

"you got me another charm?" I looked at The really delicate and beautiful mini key in all its detail. "its perfect" I attached it to the bracelet which was on the bed side table. I looked at the floor and our clothes over most of it.

"you really should'nt have" I told him but I felt smug and happy that he wanted to treat me yet again. But he really shouldn't be spending so much money on me. I had hardly any money to do the same for him. I wanted to treat him but zero didn't seem that type of person.

He was wearing just sweat pants his chest bare a creamy smooth white in the sun. He put the toast on the bedside table then passed me something from the floor. It was his black shirt. I put it on without argue and buttoned most of the buttons it was big on me like a nighty and felt nice. I grabbed toast thanking him. And he smiled at me. He looked different. I don't no how he looked different he just did. Maybe it was the fact that his hair was all messy the way I liked it, and the fact that he didn't seem to need to cover up his face anymore in front of me.

Or maybe it was the way his eyes seemed to shine and the way his crooked smile could almost reach his ears.

"I didn't actually pay for it though. Its been in my family for years it was my mothers and well I thought you should have it"

"zero I can't except such a thing its to valuable to you!" I told him reaching for the bracelet to take it of but he beat me to it and put it around my wrist.

"no I want you to have it."

"are you sure? So what does this one represent?" I asked him while feeling slightly strange still but filled with awe that he was giving me something so important. But I didn't keep arguing with him it really did suit being attached to the bracelet were it was accompanied with 4 other charms. They all seemed to match, even though each one was different and random.

"well my dad gave my mum this because he always said that she was kiss keeper. And if you'll have me I think you are mine" he said shyly. I was his keeper though wasn't I the keeper of his death The gun was still in my uniform in my room. I pushed the thought far from my mind though. That shouldn't spoil things. I could be the keeper of his life also. I could save him. I had to save him.

"zero" was all I said my eyes were welling up a mixture of sadness and overwhelming happiness.

He seemed to understand what I meant and sat next to me on the bed. He pulled me towards him and he hugged me and didn't pull away while he reached for another piece of toast.

He kissed the top of my head. And I thought about everything that had happened last night. The meal and restaurant was out of this world and so beautiful and then I had asked him to stay in my room with me again. Only this time it wasn't much about sleeping. My cheeks flushed a little and my heart seemed to skip and flutter.

I had never ever imagined that zero would be my first and even though if I did think about it I would shrug it of because I never thought of him that way but last night had been full of passion and uncontrollable lust. It had been perfect even if it was vampiric.

I hugged him after I finished the last piece of toast and sighed. Id never thought me and him would be like this ever. But everything felt so right and just, well, perfect. There was a nagging feeling at the back of my mind telling me that nothing stayed perfect forever and sooner or later something would go wrong. Why did things always have to go wrong, I guess because there needs to be balance somewhere along the line.

"are you okay yuki your not dizzy?" he asked me. His voice didn't sound as relaxed as before but I took that as him being concerned. He didn't sound like he had back then. Not to long ago his voice would be pained and full of regret when he asked me if the blood loss had effected me.

"nope im fine" I looked up to him and his cheeks also looked a little pink. I guess we both hadn't of expected what had happened. I cuddled into him more welcoming the warmth and put my face closer to his. I kissed him then and he kissed me back. It was sweet and tender. A complete contrast to how it had been.

"I love you" I told him as I pulled away.

His eyes turned glossy as if he would cry and I watched as a whole range of emotions went across his face quickly. The only one that seemed to stay there was happiness and I felt complete. Complete that I had succeeded in making another person as happy as I was.

"yuki.." He whispered and we hugged for most of the morning.

A couple of hours had passed and I felt slightly annoyed that my stomach rumbled so I had to get up and make lunch. Zero laughed and told me that he had to go on duty later. His vampire hunting one in fact. He'd laughed at my cold expression and hugged and kissed me goodbye promising that he would see me tonight at our room. I nodded and got dressed when he left. He was gone before I could give him his shirt back. So I folded it up onto my bed and got changed then went to my dorm room.

Yori was there sitting on her bed reading a magazine and she looked up at me mouth gaping open.

Okay so I was walking in wearing last nights clothes and yes I knew my hair was a complete mess but that still didn't mean she should stare so much.

"what" I told her and raced to the bathroom to have a shower. I heard her say something but I put the water on before she could ask me any questions. When I got out and was dressed she was still waiting for me on the bed her arms were folded and her legs crossed.

"well are you going to tell me what happened" she said while a big smirk came across her face.

I raked a hand through my still wet hair sighing. I wasn't very good at telling stories. My bracelet jingled slightly because of the dangling charms and her eyes widened as she noticed it.

"Oh my god did he get you this?" she grabbed my wrist and looked it over.

"its so pretty, and looks old and expensive!"

"yep he said it was a present because I do so much for him"

"what happened last night then!" she gave me the eye, the one were she wanted me to tell her every last detail. My face turned red and I looked away from her.

"ohhh my" she said exasperated and then started laughing.