Disclaimer:

I do not own Vampire Knight or any of its characters no matter how hard I wish for it to be.

WARNING: Rated M for language, rape, sexual harassment, torture, boyxboy, seductive lemons, supernatural themes and the pure awesomeness that is Vampire Knight.

Enjoy!

Phoenix

Kill Me Softly

-Enemy Threats and Embarrassing Situations-

Akatsuki lay back in the jacuzzi that adorned his bathroom, swirling the remains of hopefully his last blood wine for the night. His thoughts troubled. His cousin's expressions from that night worried him, the slight flinches, the anxiety and most of all the unusual quietness of his cousin continued to play in his mind. Maybe Aidou had taken Kain's initial refusal of his apology to heart. Maybe Hanabusa had been on his best behavior all night simply to get back in Akatsuki's good graces. But Aidou had never bothered with such pretenses before and now he was suddenly acting like a kicked puppy, too frightened to even speak and with a fresh bite-mark on his pet's neck.

Akatsuki frowned, taking a small sip of his drink.

Bites among masters and pets were hardly uncommon, but a full-bite from Aidou was. In their years at Cross academy, Aidou had received quite a reputation of being the only Night-Class student to go against Kaname's wishes. He'd sampled as many day class girls as he could get his hands on in his time there. But that was just it; sampling. Aidou like to play with his victims drawing them in with his natural allure then inserting a single fang just beneath their skin in order to gain a few drops of nectar.

He never cause any lasting damage and he never took more than a few drops. He wasn't serious when he bit others, that much was clear, and despite what others thought, Hanabusa was very similar to Kain in the sense that they both had an amazing control over their emotions especially bloodlust. If Aidou didn't have such control, he would've never been able to taste the day-class girls without accidentally draining them dry. He was always in control, but now...

Akatsuki sighed, now he didn't know what to think. From the look on the pet's neck she'd defiantly been attacked in a bloodlust rage. But this was Hanabusa he was talking about. Hanabusa certainly drank his fill of blood tablets and fresh blood if he needed it, but he was never brutal, never so desperate enough to harm his victims unless he had been starved for months and truly needed it to survive.

So that begged the question; why did Aidou let himself get to such a state of hunger? Had he been starving himself?- or worse; had he been denying himself in his own strange version of self-inflicted punishment? Was he punishing himself for being so mean to Kain?

Kain shook his head.

No, Hanabusa wouldn't do that. Sure he knew his cousin was quite insecure at times, especially when it involved their friendship, but Aidou wouldn't starve himself, would punish himself for his actions. He just wouldn't... Kain hoped.

Akatsuki drained his glass, set it on the floor before climbing out of the jacuzzi. As the water drained he toweled himself dry and pulled on his silk sleep pants, no longer bothering to wear his shirt to bed. When he entered his bedroom Zero was curled up on one side asleep, shirtless for the first time in Kain's bed. Kain leaned on the doorway watching the pet for a few moments.

Ah... the second problem.

Yes, Zero certainly was a troubling subject on his mind and his heart. Truthfully, he didn't know how he felt about the boy, he was still as uncertain of his feelings as he was when he admitted it to Peter that time before. When he thought about Zero everything just got muddled and when Kain tried to sort through that mess he just got a migraine. And that was why, up until this point he's tried not to dwell too deeply on his emotions.

Takuma had said that it was natural to feel affection towards one's pet and yes Kain did feel that for Zero. Before he'd been taken Kain had wanted to possess the boy, or more likely tie the boy to him so that Zero could never be taken away from him because even then, even in the very early days of their 'arrangement' Zero had become the most important thing in his life because it made him feel alive again, it stopped the aching hollowness that had once burned in his chest.

But then Zero had been snatched and everything had become all that more confusing.

The night he'd retrieved Zero from those blasted snatches Kain himself had realized that he cared more for the boy than his role as the Nightlife King. Hadn't his realizations been proven just days ago when he found out HQ was robbed, that his career was going to go up in flames and all he could think about that night was the silver-haired youth in his arms? After Zero had been saved, Kain had been confused, torn in his emotions. He didn't want to possess the boy anymore, because doing so would make him no better than the vile filth that dared to kidnap Zero. But where did that leave the ex-hunter and the noble then?

Takuma had informed him that he needed to help Zero overcome the kidnapping and Kain had done so not knowing what else to do. And so the feelings of needing to possess and control had receded and in it's place the need to protect and comfort had taken over.

For weeks now Kain had stayed by the boy, comforting him, saving him from the throws of nightmares, forcing him out of bed and to operate, inspiring him to feel happy again by going out to all the places he would like and even now Kain held back his unquestionable desire for the boy as to not frighten the pet away.

He was probably the most un-masterish master there was.

And yet, Zero still did not trust him. At least not to the extent Kain wished him too. Just what were the boy's feelings towards him?

Zero had confided in Kain, had sought comfort in his embrace, they had laughed together, tormented each other and yet Zero still pulled away from him; flinching at Kain's touch, retreating from voicing his concerns and panicking when the noble so much as stared too long. Did Akatsuki's efforts mean nothing to the boy?

Kain sighed. They had made little progress over the past month or so, much less than Kain would have preferred, but Akatsuki was determined not to push the boy or not to hurt him in his advances. Kain pushed away from the wall and slipped into his bed. Wrapping an arm around the boy he curled the pet into his embrace while he lay on his side, gazing down at him deep in thought.

Surely there had to be a way to get Zero to trust him.

Surely there had to be a way to show the boy just how much he cared.

Zero stirred lightly from his slumber. For a moment, he wondered why he had been suddenly lulled from sleep so shortly after he retired. With his mind still ladened with sleep, he felt strong arms settling him in a warm embrace. Somewhere in his mind, Zero realized that Kain had just come to bed. Zero hung between slumber and consciousness, realizing after a few minutes that his body didn't want to fall back to slumber. Instead, it was more focused on the light prickling sensation on his face. Zero's eyes fluttered open, and just as his body had warned him, he was being watched. Zero took one look at the noble's face before closing his eyes again.

"Kain." Zero grumbled.

"Mhhh?"

"You're doing it again."

"Doing what?"

"Staring...like...staring" Zero groaned inwardly at his sleep hazed speech.

"Oh...sorry." Zero felt himself drifting back off, yet still the prickling sensation of being watched continued.

"Kain."

"Yes Zero?"

"You're still doing it."

"I know."

Zero tried to sigh, but somehow it came out as an extended groan, completely oblivious to the effect the sound had on the noble.

Kain's eyes darkened and heat immediately shot to his groin. Inwardly he shuddered.

Just a touch...surely he wouldn't mind...

Kain lowered his head to Zero's neck, wrapping the boy deeper into his embrace. When Kain pressed his lips to the curve of Zero's neck, the boy shivered and let out a what seemed to be a contented sigh.

Kain felt his heart begin to pound lightly in his chest. This was a good sign right? Surely if the boy wasn't protesting he could continue?

The warm hands that pressed against the boy were suddenly moving. Very slowly, slower than the norm. They maneuvered away from their usual positions. The hand that normally rested against Zero's chest was now moving lower, until it finally settled low on the boy's stomach, tracing unfamiliar patterns just above Zero's waistband. The other had made it's way down Zero's side, right down to the inside of Zero's lower thigh, stroking the skin there through silk material.

Zero squirmed lightly in his state of unconsciousness. The warm breath at his neck was incredibly distracting. Goosebumps were littered across his skin and Zero found himself moving towards consciousness once again. A warm pair of lips were mouthing at his neck while a hot tongue savored his skin. It was not unlike the manner in which one vampire drank from another... it was rather pleasant.

Another sigh left his lips and Zero allowed himself to float in the warm haze he now found himself in; the gentle caresses of warm hands, the adoration of the mouth at his neck and the delightful breath fanning across his skin...

Wait- What?

Zero's eyes snapped open and he literally jerked into consciousness. His hands instinctively reaching out to cover the foreign hands with his own in the attempt to still them and when he jolted awake the mouth at his neck paused before sinking back down to meet skin again.

"K-kain?"

"Hmmm?"

"W-what...-what-?"

"Ssshh Zero, you're safe." Zero had begun to shake. The hands that touched him were now moving out of his feeble grip and began their search for new territory.

"Kain" Zero clenched his eyes shut. His voice was a strained whisper. Immediately the hands stopped. The warm mouth left his neck and suddenly, Zero was being turned, trembling he curled instinctively into the warm chest. It was strange, he wanted to flee the hands but not the host or the comforting embrace it offered. Zero curled deeper into the warmth, he didn't know he was thinking at the moment, everything was muddled and unclear. Zero blamed it on sleep.

"Zero?" The soft whisper was joined by a hand on his chin, raising Zero's face. "Zero look at me."

Clenching his eyes shut for a moment more, Zero finally opened his eyes and almost gasped out loud at the scorching intensity of Kain's gaze. His eyes were like molten fire, burning their way into his soul.

"I will not hurt you Zero." Kain's voice was still a whisper. Zero trembled violently at the sound of it. Heat rose in his gut, nerves shuddered across his skin and Zero fought to catch his breath as it came out in soft pants.

"K-k..-"

"Do you trust me?"

"W-..wh-"

"Do you trust me Zero?" The voice was filled with such sincerity, such intensity that the ex-human felt himself at a loss for words. Instead he simply nodded.

"Tell me if you want to stop." Zero nodded again as another shudder ran though his body. Kain's words were frightening to him, yet he did not feel fear exactly, more like nerves. Not for the first time, Zero wished he would stop acting so helpless especially in font of this man. And yet in this situation, in such unfamiliar territory Zero literally felt as if he had melted or crumbled into a heap. He felt weak, exhausted and yet hyper all at the same time.

"Just look at me Zero." Zero forced himself to stay focused on those eyes, he couldn't see anything else but them and when he blinked, they were still there in his mind. Warm hands, growing hotter by the minute were tracing up along his spine. Jolts and shudders followed them. The hands moved to his shoulders, caressing the sides of his neck. Zero felt his trembling become more violent. When the hands moved over his chest and lower to his stomach, Zero felt as if live flames was tumbling in his gut. Hands caressed Zero's waist and cupped his hips for a moment, before sliding around to meet his lower back once again. They paused at the band of Zero's bed pants and then, with deliberation dipped beneath them. Zero's breath was coming too short now, he was beginning to feel dizzy.

"K-kain...-"

"It's okay Zero." A shudder ran through Zero's body, heat rose in his cheeks and Zero looked away, unable to meet Kain's gaze.

Instantly the world around him dimmed, as if he wasn't really there. A sudden chill had filled the room and Zero swore for a moment he the hands upon him were no longer Kain's.

"Zero?"

Zero's eyes snapped open to meet warm amber ones. Seeing the sudden fear within the boys eyes Kain immediately ceased his actions.

"Zero what is it?" the pet looked away.

"N-nothing." Kain wrapped his arms around the boy, Zero did not fight him.

"What is it? Did I hurt you? Did I-?"

"-No." Zero still wouldn't meet his eyes. "I-it wasn't you."

"Then-"

"Ryuu." Zero's voice was soft as if he rather his confession not be heard. "When I looked away... it was Ryuu." Akatsuki tightened his hold, comforting the boy.

"He can't hurt you anymore, he's gone."

"I know... I just..."

"I understand." For a long while Kain allowed the boy to continue to curl into his embrace while Akatsuki ran his fingers though the pet's hair, waiting for the erratic heartbeats to slow and Zero's breathing to eventually calm.

"Thankyou." Kain wasn't sure if he heard it. Gently he pressed a small kiss to the pet's forehead.

"It's okay, just sleep."

Zero woke hours later to the sound of distant arguing. Sleepily, Zero rose from the bed and headed to the neighboring study.

"...-You should be thinking of our clients"

"You should be thinking of your future!"

"What's going on?" Kain calmly looked up from his desk and away from the raging human before him.

"Good evening Zero- did you sleep well?"

"Umm..-"

"-Don't ignore me when I'm talking to you Kain!" Peter slammed his hand on the desk.

"Don't interrupt me when I'm talking." Kain shot back. "And stop punishing my desk it's quite expensive."

"Kain-" The noble turned away, pointedly ignoring his assistant once again.

"No nightmares Zero?" Zero paused, unsure if he should be intruding. Up until this point he'd only seen Peter happy and a little bit of a nagging mother, no where near like the stressed, frustrated person he seemed to be tonight.

"Kain I mean it- if you don't start addressing this situation your going to lose everything!" That caught Zero's attention.

"What do you mean 'everything'?" Peter turned to Zero actually looking relived that someone was actually paying attention to the serious matter.

"I mean everything! This git over here is completely ignoring the fact that some highborn company is holding a guillotine over our heads and he continues to do nothing about it!"

"Peter I already told you, Serien is working on a new security system as we speak."

"And what about the product that was lost? The letter? Kain they're going to slaughter you!"

"Wait- what?" Zero was no longer tired anymore.

"He means figuratively" Kain quickly narrated.

"No I mean literally!- Take a look for yourself" Peter thrust a crumpled letter towards Zero. Kain growled in protest.

"There's no point showing him that." Zero took the letter, it was a traditional threat letter with all the words made up of letter clippings from magazines. It had one simple demand. 'Close down your business or we will do it for you.'There was a photo on the side, it was of the inside of HQ's safe leaving no doubts as to who sent the letter.

"It arrived today, unfortunatly certain individuals don't work day-shift and chose to sleep with their phone off." Peter glared daggers at Akatsuki as the noble lit up a cigerrette.

"I was busy today." Kain replied arily, finding the window much more appealing that Peter's face.

"You were sleeping!"

"Oh I wouldn't say that- what do you think Zero?" Zero felt his whole face flame up. The noble could not be bringing that up. Was Kain some sort of exhibitionist?

"I-I...that-y-you-"

"The letter Zero, what do you think?" Kain raised an eyebrow, a small smirk on his lips when he say the boy's face flush even deeper. The pet really did make it so easy to taunt him.

"I-I think it's s-serious." Zero finally got out, burning in shame.

"Thank you!" Peter flung his hands up, and Zero felt a surge of relief that Peter hadn't commented on his obvious blush. Kain rolled his eyes.

"Obviously it's serious, but really Peter, if we acted on every threat we've received-"

"-There are others?"

"Of course Zero, it's part of the job- my point is that if we were intimidated by every meaningless threat-"

"They broke into HQ!" Peter growled. "That has to be enough reason, if any! To know that they mean business."

"What can they do Peter really?" Throw out a few pictures, some allegations? We have the resources to cover this up, I don't know why you're acting out on this-"

"They can do enough to put a large stain on your reputation, most of our partners don't even look at people who have even a spec of dirt on them. We'll be without funding, without international influence-"

"Okay, okay" Kain sighed, taking a heady drag. Peter watched disapprovingly.

"So dose this mean your finally going to listen?"

"Listen yes, act no."

"Kain-"

"I'm not going to fold just because some bankrupt idiot decided to bite out of something he can't chew. Get Rick's men on this, make them find who's sent the letter. In the meanwhile, we act as if nothing has happened. Continue racking up the sales and keep pushing for higher profit, the more pressure we put on, the more likely they are going to strike in desperation and slip up."

"That's your plan? Make them more angry? God Kain, you must have a death wish or something"

"Good thing I'm immortal than isn't it?" Peter grumbled in half agreement, it sounded very much along the lines of; 'let's just see about that?'

"Go get some sleep Peter, you need it."

"You need to stop smoking."

"It's my first one of the day!"

"It's your third and you know it."

"Do I look like I care?" Peter scowled, hands on hips and looking very much like an unimpressed mother. Kain ignored him easily. Eventually Peter sighed in defeat.

"Alright, I'm going- but make sure you keep your phone on."

"Unless I'm busy of course"

"What can you possibly be busy with? You give me all your work!" Kain and Peter locked stares in a death match for a few moment before Kain ended it with a deliberate raise of his eyebrows. Peter blinked, not understanding for another moment until it finally clicked. A red flush began to appear on his skin.

"T-that's no excuse!" he managed.

"It is for me."

"What's not an excuse?" Zero asked, completely dumbfolded by the silent conversation that had passed between the two. Peter went even redder.

"I'm going, but if you don't answer your phone i'm coming right over here and kicking your butt!"

"Well knock on the door before you enter at least." Peter went even redder.

"Yes...well...goodnight." He gave a small nod to Zero and darted out of the room, tail tucked between his legs.

"What was that about?"

"What do you mean?" Zero's eyes narrowed at Kain's all-too-innocent expression. Zero frowned suspiciously, why would Peter be getting all embarrassed? And with what or who would Kain be busy with if he didn't have any work to do? The only person Kain was around was-

"D-did you just use me as an excuse to not answer your phone?"

"Yes." Zero felt his face growing redder by the minute as things began clicking in place.

"So when you said you were 'busy' you meant you were with me?"

"Yes."

"And by meaning 'with me' you mean...-Kain!"

"Yes Zero?"

"You can't keep saying things like that! Now Peter thinks we're sleeping together as well! It's bad enough Alfred thinking it and now you go and tell Peter-"

"I never told Peter anything"

"But you just-"

"I implied."

Zero felt his face burn with anger and shame. The noble was impossible.

"You didn't seem to have a problem last night." Zero could've died of embarrassment and shame.

"I-the...-it wasn't my fault!" Kain's eyes flashed with an emotion Zero recognized all too well. It was the look of a predator as it cornered its prey. Zero backed up. "I was half asleep and you were...and you w-were-"

"-I was?" an amused expression lighting his face as he edged closer towards the pet.

"You were being all pervey again!" Kain smirked.

"I heard no complaints."

"You are now!" Zero let out a startled sound when the wall hit his back. Kain had effectively cornered him and the stupidly smug noble knew it.

"Surely you can think of better things to do with that mouth." Kain stood before the ex-human, close enough for their chests to brush together. Akatsuki placed his hands beside the boy's head, effectively pinning him there. Zero swallowed loudly, trying to ease his dry throat. His body was doing it again damnitt; the hot flushes, shortness of breath, the trembling, the nerves and his brain suddenly the equivalent to the pile of mush. He'd always been at a loss with the noble, right from the beginning, but lately, lately these emotions, these symptoms were more apparent than ever and it was driving Zero up the friggen wall.

"S-surely you can t-think of a n-new line." Zero cursed the stutter in his voice and cursed the fact that his eyes kept darting from Kain's mouth, as close as it was, and intense look Kain was giving him. It was very similar to the way the noble had looked at him last night.

"You think so?" Kain was close enough to feel every tremble in Zero's body. Akatsuki's grinned, loving the helpless expression on the boy's face. Numbly Zero nodded in reply, swallowing again. Kain watched with interest at the simple movement. He leaned closer breathing in the boy's natural scent, delighting in the soft, shaking breaths that came from parted lips, fanning across his face. Heat swelled within him.

"I think...-" Akatsuki murmured, brushing a lock of hair out of Zero's face. "-We should stop talking...-" Zero felt himself cower slightly as the noble came closer to him, close enough to brush their lips together. Tiny shivers raced up Zero's spine, causing goosebumps to appear on his skin.

"Zero...-"

"Master Kain...-oh!" Kain lifted his head, to see a startled Alfred in the doorway flushing head to toe. "B-begging your pardon sir, I didn't mean to i-interrupt-"

"-You didn't interrupt!" Zero's voice came out almost like a desperate squeak, effectively as red as the butler. He pushed Kain back.

"I didn't realize you were-"

"We we're doing anything!" Zero waved his hands, slipping out from Kain's hold and away from the wall. "We were just talking-r-right Kain?"

Akatsuki stood frowning first at Zero and then Alfred and their red faces. His ears filled with muttered apologies and claims of innocence. He folded his arms.

"We were making out." Both Zero and Alfred went instantly redder-if that was possible at this point.

"K-kain, y-your such a joker- no really Alfred we were just talking-" Zero could feel the beads of sweat forming on his brow.

"What is it anyway Alfred?"

"I- well... I was just wondering if you would like your breakfast now."

"Yes, that will be fine thankyou, we've both worked up a bit of an appetite." The look on Alfred and Zero's faces was well worth the taunt. The butler left as quickly as Peter did. Zero groaned in dismay when he did.

"Kain! That's the second person you've chased out this evening by giving the the wrong impression!"

"Does it really bother you all that much?"

"Of course it bothers me- you're stirring trouble!" Kain gave a blank look.

"So?" Zero clenched his fists.

"Kain-"

"Oh shut up." In an instant, Akatsuki placed himself before Zero once again, one hand securely wrapped around the boy's waist and another tangled in his hair, angling Zero's face up to meet his. Before the pet could even mouth his protest, Kain had descended his mouth to Zero's and was prying the boy's lips apart with his own.

Zero grabbed Kain's arms, clutching them as if to push the noble away, but by then Kain had successfully managed to break through and was now slipping a velvety tongue into Zero's waiting mouth. The hands that were supposed to push the noble away seemed lost, simply frozen in place. Kain slid his tongue up against Zero's and the boy shuddered. Taking it as a good sign, Akatsuki's pulled the pet closer into a tight embrace. His tongue searched more desperately, breaking the kiss only to nip at Zero's bottom lip before soothing in gentle kisses, taunting the boy to participate. The hand on Zero's back was now sliding down to grip the left curve of Zero's arse and the hands in silver hair were tugging at the strands, taunting him.

Soft, unsure lips moved against dominating ones, slowly responding to the shivers shooting up and down their host's body. The hands that rested against Kain were suddenly gripping him, almost asking for the noble to come closer.

A low, appreciative growl sounded in Kain's throat as the shy youth within his arms began to respond; nervously pressing up against him, cautiously meeting Kain's tongue with his own.

It was as if the boy had never been kissed before, Kain knew this to be false because he'd kissed the boy the first night after Zero had awakened. Then again that wasn't exactly a proper, head on kiss as this one was. Zero had been in a state of bloodlust.

Was this Zero's first proper kiss?

Kain seriously doubted that, but either way the boy certainly lacked the confidence and experience that much was obvious. Another small growl rumbled in his chest, at the realization that he would probably have to teach the boy everything.

And Kain most certainly had no problems with that.

"Master- oh!" Alfred looked away from the embraced pain. "I-I'll just, I'll leave the trays here" Alfred left the room as quickly as possible, but not quick enough to escape detection. Zero made a sound of protest.

"Kain-"

"I know." Kain pressed his lips back to Zero's

"Kain!" Zero's growl was lost as warm lips met his again. They were not as harsh as before, not as demanding. Instead they were softer somehow, gently coaxing a response from Zero's own. Deciding to damn it all to hell, Zero responded. There was nothing unpleasant about what was happening to him and they were completely alone once more. There couldn't be any harm in doing this-right?

An annoying nagging voice at the back of Zero's mind clearly told him there was and he was going to regret his actions later. But at that moment, Zero couldn't seem to find a reason to care at the moment. His mind was like mush and there were certainly more pressing matters at hand.

Zero moved his mouth with Kain's, following the older vampires lead as their lips caressed each other in a slow, sensual dance. A pink tongue licked at Zero's bottom lip, seeking entry. This time asking rather than assaulting and forcing it's way in. Zero granted it's passage allowing it to brush up against his own tongue before shyly mimicking the actions and sliding together.

Kain groaned softly and increased his ministrations, massaging the boy's scalp with his hand and kneading Zero's rear with his other before dragging it back up to Zero's unclothed chest, exploring again with curious fingers.

Zero felt as if his skin was on fire, burning wherever Kain's hands touched. A soft, barely audible moan caught in his throat and he embraced the noble further. Their bodies slid tantalizingly up against each other until dimly Zero became aware of a hard bar of flesh coming between them and then with a mortifying realization that his own body was responding to it.

"K-" Zero recoiled, his heart pounding in his chest, he could literally feel Kain's doing the same. Zero pulled back, the noble would feel him any minute. Zero's face was burning in shame.

This is wrong...

"It's okay Zero." Kain soothed.

"But-" Zero broke the kiss. Kain's hands were suddenly on his hips, gripping him and holding him there. Molten gold eyes burned into his.

"I know."

Kain rolled his hips forwards, holding Zero still at the same time. The firm flesh met Zero's and for a split second Zero's eyes literally rolled into the back of his head.

"Zero?" Zero blinked. His breathless pants were so loud between them, Zero felt as if his body had been scorched by a naked flame. "Zero?" unfocused mauve eyes met amber and before Zero even had the chance to blush, Kain hand moved Zero backwards towards the study lounge and had tumbled them down onto the plush cushions.

"K-kai-"

"Do you trust me Zero?" Zero didn't know if he could answer. All the blood that had been working his brain seemed to be going elsewhere and he felt impossibly dizzy, due to his breathing which definitely bordered hyperventilation. Part of him, a distant part, warned him to stop, to realize and think about what this was going to do to him later, but it just seemed too much effort to worry about that now. His body was screaming at him, demanding something Zero couldn't even decipher.

"Zero?" The pet nodded, unable to do anything else at that point in time. Everything was just so strange, so foreign, so confusion and yet at the same time, something he didn't want to stop.

Hips rolled down again and a loud, lustful moan echoed around them. It didn't take long before Zero realized it was coming from himself.

Not giving Zero a chance to dwell on this or to be embarrassed yet again, Kain pushed himself down in a deliberate roll that brushed both shafts of flesh together in one smooth stroke. Zero's eyes had rolled back into his head again and Kain growled, his voice thick with desire. Unable to stop himself, he leaned down and locked his lips around the smooth skin at Zero's neck. He sucked at the pale skin, hard. Another needy moan escaped the pet as he withered before the noble. When Kain released the tender flesh, a deep red mark marred his skin, the middle tinged a deep purple. Kain's eyes flicked red as his vampiric side rejoiced in marking a mate. Unable to control himself, Kain gripped Zero's hair and tugged it back, angling the boys head up and exposing his neck further. Akatsuki continued to mark the ex-hunter, soothing the skin with his tongue before drawing it into his mouth and making yet another red stain all the while rocking his hips in time with Zero's which produced lusty groans from both of them.

"Oh...God...K-kain." Zero tossed his head, he was dying of sweet torture and yet it wasn't enough, he gripped the hips above him, seeking more friction for the throbbing heat between his legs. When it wasn't enough a distressed cry left his throat. Sensing his pet's dilemma, Kain reached between them, palming the boy though the thin layer of silk. Zero cried out, his head thrown back, Kain growled, biting, licking, sucking at any part of Zero's neck he could reach.

The pet was bucking, withering, squirming beneath him. Never before had Kain seen Zero so undone, so out of control and it almost made the noble cum right then. He rolled the boy in his palm, massaging the hard flesh and gaging the pet's reactions, savoring the high blush in the boy's cheeks, the extended moans and desperate sounds falling from swollen lips. Zero seemed to be at war, fighting to hold his eyes open, yet at the same time unable to as sensation after sensation ran through him.

"K-kain!" The gasp was an unnecessary warning, Akatsuki had already felt the twitch from below. He gave a deliberate squeeze and rocked his hips forward one last time.

With a cry the world went white.

Yes I know this chapter took forever.

I seriously wanted to give up on the whole thing like two days ago. I had to rewrite this chapter AGAIN and it just wasn't working no matter what I did. I hope it doesn't seem too disjointed or just plain wrong.

YAY! we finally got some citrus!

and if you're wondering why Zero wasn't so over analyzing or more hesitant in this chapter, I can't really tell you for I don't know why myself-that sounds a little weird- so I am sorry if he seems a little OOC. ANYWAY I do know that he will most likily be going 'oh shit' for a while afterwards lol.

Can you believe that i've been writing this fanfiction for like a year now.

SHESH! I need a break.

Just kidding, I think i've had enough delays to last a full holiday anyway lol.

I think its safe to say NOT to trust my upload dates will be spot on, but I will do everything in my power to keep posting as close as I can to the uploading date and keep you guys posted on my profile as to how the updates are coming along. Next post should be AROUND the 10/7/11

Once again a massive thankyou to all the story alerts, favorites, and of course the wonderful reviews who I hope have not abandoned me after being put through delay after delay...

please review, comment, question, these boys need it as much as I do. They are my life force when writing.

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