"Uh…. hmmm.. ahhh!"
Zero bit his lip but still couldn't quell the moans of pleasure that burst from his throat. He can't remember how many times it's been or what time it already is.
The whimpers of pain he used to make from the sting of unused muscles when Kaname thrusted deep inside him the first few times have definitely improved and turned into an addicting pleasure.
His body was slowly getting used to Kaname. Getting used to the stretch and friction.
Zero loves everything about this, but especially when Kaname comes, his hot release inside him and the feel of being filled. It feels so intimate. The idea that he's taking in him not just Kaname's blood but also the essence of his orgasm… his satisfaction. That Zero is his satisfaction.
It's making him want to keep up.
Until he couldn't.
Kaname nudged his hips and rocked them both in a slow circular motion that made Zero feel every single bit of the pureblood's dick inside his walls. His moans only fanned the fire as Kaname repeated the motion over and over, exaggerating his movements only to make him cry out louder and louder, sensations pinging through him.
"You're good.. So good for me…" Kaname bit and licks at his ears, his own breath is ragged and getting shorter and his hot breath on his neck is making his skin tingle in the want to have him in any way, may it be through a kiss, a nip, a suck or a bite.
Zero lost himself in the sensations as the orgasmic feeling was building up once more, rising again as Zero lost count how many times Kaname had brought him up to that blissful nirvana and right now here they are again, just almost there.
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Kaname gave another brutal surge, shoving both their bodies on the poor mattress with his next push. Zero cried out, his voice raw and sounded throaty after long hours of moaning, grunting, crying and screaming for him and because of him.
It gives him great great pleasure, but despite that, he only ends up wanting more. As soon as the orgasmic sensations die down, he goes in for another.
He thought the consummation of the bond will finally quench the thirst. And it did, tremendously. He feels the best. Except that, there is a kind of wanting deep in him that he thinks will never really be sated. That he will always want Zero.
"Kaname…." Zero called, his tone begging for the release as his walls clenched around him so tight that Kaname wanted to come then and there.
"Zero… Come for me…" He commanded, noticing his own raspy voice. He brushed his lips over Zero's chin, raking his teeth over his jaw as the silver-haired boy's body contorted in long seething constriction and lithesome relief.
He pulled away to look at his beautiful face, taking in his enchanting expressions when Zero is at his highest and as his orgasm rocks him while he continues his plunder until it was his turn.
His gut-wrenching growl filled and echoed in his ears, shaking and purging the tension as he pumped his release inside Zero. He looked down on their point of joining with gratification and pride. The way his cock moved under his skin, bulging a little over Zero's stomach just for him to see himself moving inside of him and filling him.
The hot jets of come that splashed Zero's stomach reached up to his chest.
The image of Zero under him is so sensual and attractive that not even a minute after coming, he feels himself getting hard again. This image makes him all the more possessed knowing he's the only one in the world to see, and he'll be the only one… period.
He looked so thoroughly fucked and used. Zero is covered in both of their sweat and essences. His rosy flushed skin is literally glowing in the euphoric bliss he's in.
The panic he saw only amused him when the hunter felt him getting hard again.
"N-no, no… please Kaname… I can't do it anymore…" He's practically begging and it's not a very common thing so he's feeling gracious.
He reached to run his hands over the inviting body slicked with sweet sweat and stopped himself from running his tongue all over because he knows he'll end up fucking him again and then it will be another long day.
Zero's labored breathing is an indication that Kaname needs to stop now. He can't push him beyond his limits. This is still his first time and Kaname's pretty much crossed the line already.
He leaned and gently crushed their mouths together, savoring each other's flavors and the post-orgasmic haze. He continued to kiss him, too chaste for what he truly wanted but he let his heat and touch lull Zero to sleep.
He knows and appreciates Zero trying to keep up with him and he's definitely far from sated but one thing he won't do is fuck him to death.
His appetite for sex was never like this at all. It was just a practice to scratch the itch and go. But Zero is not it. To use the word in the same sentence as his name is so preposterous.
Zero…
He desires him so fucking much.
Once he'd accepted that, his world turned upside down.
There was a short but powerful moment of clarity right before the first time he claimed him.
It was a last ditch-attempt his mind played on him. It showed him all the work he's done for ten thousand years and all that he's about to lose.
But none of it all mattered. What Zero told him has reset everything.
'Look at me… I want you, Kaname… I really really want you…'
It's one thing to need him. But to want him is everything.
'Let me help you…'
'Let's figure it out together.'
For the first time in a really long time, Kaname doesn't feel alone anymore.
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The room was eerily quiet and for the first time, Takuma was at peace. The other nobles have gathered in his room, of all places.
Akatsuki and Ruka looked visibly upset. Surprisingly, Hanabusa is calm. Takuma thinks he might have finally learned a lesson or two about thinking before acting after his squabble with Kaname.
This is the point of no return. Their leader has finally chosen a mate.
And as if they read his mind, he heard "I don't think Kaname-sama chose this." Akatsuki finally uttered.
"I agree. After all this time, why now? And why him?" Ruka agreed.
Their confusion is justifiable because they don't know the half of it. Or anything at all.
They will be surprised to know that it was Kaname who first established the bond. He doesn't want it to come from him anyway.
Takuma believes it's better that they do not know. It's better that they think Kaname didn't have a choice. They think so highly of Kaname that they will surely be disappointed. It's a small detail. An unnecessary one.
"So, does this mean Kiryuu-kun is moving to our dorm? Or transferring to the Night Class?" Rima is asking the right questions.
"No, and no." Takuma answered. "Zero was adamant about it, and I don't think he'll change his mind." He stood and closed the book he pretended to be reading to avoid joining their conversation. "With everything that's happening, it's best to keep things as they are."
"What do you mean?" Hanabusa asked, "We pretend that Kaname-sama and Kiryuu-kun are not mated?"
Nodding, "Something like that." He said. "If the council finds out about this, Kaname-sama would lose the support he currently has. This is a very crucial situation. A lot has been going on and we do not know who we are truly up against, so it's better to assume that it's anyone at this point."
"He's going to drag him down." Ruka uttered, her fists clenched. Everyone turned to her direction. "Because of him, Kaname-sama now has a weak spot." She looked everyone in the eye with anger in her own dark-brown orbs.
"It's too soon to think about that, Ruka." Takuma reminded her.
She rose, "Too soon?" She scoffed, "Purebloods are being killed one by one! The same purebloods we all knew to be untouchable."
"What we are not going to do here is point fingers." He couldn't help the threatening tone. "Zero is Kaname-sama's mate now, so you all either accept that or don't!"
He belatedly realized that his eyes had shone red. Only after seeing his reflection on Ruka's eyes.
"I-I'm sorry." He said, reaching out to hold Ruka's arm who was now looking away. Her jaw is clenched just like her fists. "What I'm trying to say is, let's give him a chance."
Ruka pulled her arm none-so-gently and dashed out.
Akatsuki stood to follow her.
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Zero woke up to the sound of birds chirping just right outside the window pane and to the fingers stroking his hair ever so gently and the forehead kisses that's half pulling him out of sleep and half lulling him back.
Soft kisses moved against the shell of his ears and then tracing his jawline down to his throat. When the close-mouthed gentle kisses suddenly turned into biting, sucking and licking… his eyes shot open and he automatically pushed the warm muscular chest away.
"Kaname… I'm still sore…" He said. The said sore buttocks screaming in stinging pain when he moved a little.
He moaned involuntarily when he felt Kaname nipped at his collarbone and then licked it to soothe the sting.
Kaname's arms are tightly wrapped around his body. His nakedness is pressed against his own. His one leg is in between his legs and the other locked around him. He could feel his breath blowing against his neck.
"I don't like it." Kaname grumbled before biting and sucking his neck again.
"Aghhh… Stop it." Zero tried to move away. His dick is reacting and he's not ready for sex yet as much as it feels great. "What do you mean?"
He turned to look at the pureblood's face and once again was in awe of his exquisite beauty. Kaname looks ethereal. He is glowing from the gentle beam of sunlight that escaped the curtain folds through its seams.
He's frowning and yet still looks this dashing?
His red lips pursed and even though his eyes are trained on his neck, he could see the crystal-like red-brown hue dancing in his orbs courtesy of the sunbeam reflecting his face.
Fuck it!
Zero just can't stop himself. He wanted to taste those inviting lips. He wants to taste Kaname.
He lunged forward, a hand behind Kaname's head and the other on his face as he kissed those lips. Zero sighed into Kaname's mouth as the pureblood kissed him back softly. Soft presses and nibbles of lips until they're panting in each other's mouths.
Kaname's fingers cupped his waist to pull him closer as he deepened the kiss, tilting his head for a better angle and opening his mouth and losing himself in the pureblood's comforting flavor and scent.
"What is it?" Zero remembered asking. He looked so disappointed earlier. He pulled back, trying to cut the heated kiss before it went further.
With their foreheads resting against each other, Kaname traced a spot on his neck with his finger. Their breaths mingle.
"The marks I give you." He answered, "They disappear too quickly."
Zero's wounds started healing faster, how much more was his bruises and bite marks?
"It's because of your blood!" He pointed out. He's thankful though. Zero remembered Kaname's hungry possessive bites and kisses all over his body. The pureblood literally didn't leave an inch unkissed, unbitten and untasted. "If I didn't heal quickly, I'd be a walking hickey by now."
"It's my mark." He reminded him. Kaname didn't like what he heard so he tried to glare at him but couldn't miss the humor in his words so they ended up laughing at the thought.
But a sudden gush of warm sticky stuff leaked out of Zero with every laughter. He stilled, eyes widened and realized what happened, so he moved to get out of Kaname's arms but to no avail.
Kaname, curious to what's causing his reaction, tightened his hold on him even more. He even pulled him on top of his body.
"Let me go!" He wriggled hard, flailing and pushing against Kaname's chest. Then stopped when he noticed Kaname's eyes started glowing red.
"Keep doing that and see if you get to see the rest of the daylight today." Kaname's voice was deep and dangerous.
The brute is getting hard!
And Zero's traitorous body responded to the sultry voice with a clench inside his stomach and causing more of the sticky liquid to ooze out of him.
"I'm… uh leaking." He's feeling quite embarrassed. "I need to go to the bathroom." He whispered, looking away. He can't keep meeting his eyes like this, he'll get hard in no time.
"Oh…" The way Kaname pretended to be surprised. "You took so much of me, that's why."
Zero gasped at the long finger that poked and probed his sore entrance. "No! Kaname!" He pressed his face on the nook between the pureblood's neck and shoulder when the slide of his finger caused too much pleasure.
"You're so tight, you clenched around me so hard and milked me this much?" Kaname's voice in his ear is so hot and tempting.
"Fuck!" Zero uttered, feeling a little helpless as Kaname added another finger and started rubbing his walls inside. His body shivered despite being so spent and sore.
"I finally did, didn't I?" Kaname nibbled on his ear, there was humor in his voice. "All these…" He pulled his fingers out, causing his semen to come out, some trickling down his ass crack to his balls. Then Kaname pushed his fingers in to repeat the process until most have come out and Zero's already on the edge, ready to free fall into the abyss of pleasure.
"Fuck you." Zero grunted. His body trembled as spurts of his hot come splattered on to Kaname's stomach and his nails dug into the pureblood's skin drawing a tiny bit of blood.
"Let me prepare myself for that." Kaname responded, voice sounding so irritating that Zero just wants to punch him but is too weak for that. "For now, let's get you cleaned up." He kissed him gently by the temple.
He couldn't even fight Kaname's hands when he moved to carry him to the bathroom. He's really angry.
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Zero almost emptied the container of scent mask his master gave him. He sprayed himself all over and made a mental note to ask for more.
He doesn't know if it's just him or not but he could still smell Kaname's scent on himself. It's like he's under his skin. It won't go away despite taking his time in the second shower he took after getting back to his room.
Ahh.. Zero still feels so full! Literally and figuratively.
As much as he wants to smell of Kaname, he can't. They haven't fully discussed everything yet, especially because he kindof escaped by the window when the pureblood went down to ask for breakfast after he literally threw a fit kicking him out of the shower because he needed space. It was suddenly so suffocating.
He was mad.
Mad at Kaname for making him come while taking his essence out of his ass and helping him clean himself up?
Maybe.
He's just mad.
Mad at the fact that his body betrayed him! That his body seems to be more loyal to Kaname than to himself!
He knew there will be changes and he can't say he's kept up with it fast and well. He needed a little bit of time. Perhaps to take it slow?
He's not as experienced as Kaname with basically everything. And-
Knocks on the door jolted him out of his thoughts so he walked to open the door.
"I'm just here to let you know that you're in-charge of the first, second and last rounds today since you missed everything yesterday." Yuuki's little frame appeared with both her hands on her hips and one of her eyebrows raised.
"Yeah, right." He nodded and moved to close the door again but not before Yuuki stepped to let herself in.
"Where did you go yesterday?" She asked, tone suspicious.
Zero's heartbeat accelerated. She must never find out that he's now fully bonded to Kaname or that he spent literally almost 24 hours having sex with him in his room yesterday. That's too lewd for her. She's too innocent for that and also…
He knows of her crush on Kaname. She fancies him from the beginning. He was there to witness most of the phone calls with the pureblood while she's blushing and suppressing a giggle. The sharp shrieks every time the phone call ends as she rolls on the floor like a worm drenched in saltwater.
Now this is a problem.
How to tell Yuuki or if she should know.
She never really admitted it.
Didn't have to.
How bad is it that he's taken her chances with Kaname from her? He was her hero. Probably even her first love.
Great.
"Can I go with you, sometimes?" He heard her voice out of the blue. She was now standing too close for comfort, trying to study his face.
Zero was afraid she'd suddenly develop a power to read his mind. She'd be blushing to the roots of her hair if she knew what he'd been up to.
"What?" He stepped back and pretended to be busy checking his books.
"To your mission."
"No!"
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That was a hard no.
She'd thought about it. Only recently but she's serious.
"Is it too late for me to start training?" She asked again.
Zero looked confused and shocked at the same time. His face looked so funny, but if she wants to be taken seriously, she has to look serious.
"Training? What? You're not making sense." He said, walking out of his room with his book in hand and she followed knowing he's going to the dining room.
"Literally everyone in this house are hunters except me." She said, sitting on the counter table when Zero automatically positioned to start cooking breakfast.
"No." His tone was dismissive.
"Oh, I'm not asking for your permission." She pointed out.
"Still a no." He added.
Yuuki huffed and puffed. She shouldn't have even told him.
"You think just because I'm a girl that I should just stay on the corner and wait for my savior because I can't save myself?" She's getting angry. She hasn't told anyone because she actually knows they'd say no and she's hoping she could persuade Zero. She knows he has a bit of a soft spot for her. And then he could convince the others.
"I didn't say that." He paused for a moment, but still didn't turn and continued chopping whatever.
"We have the same story, Zero. We both survived a vampire attack! Why are you allowed to become a hunter and I'm not?"
She flinched at the sound of knife clattering on the kitchen sink.
"We're doing it so you don't have to, Yuuki." Zero sounded so serious that she was taken aback.
"I know I don't have to. I just want to." She whispered, not really intending to make Zero hear it but also not minding if he does.
"Uhh, good morning? That was too intense for breakfast, don't you think?"
The annoying sound of Kaito's voice made Yuuki roll her eyes and jump off of the high chair.
"I'll take my portions later. Bye!" She left the kitchen.
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"What was that? An existential crisis?" Kaito asked, eyes and hands inside the refrigerator to get something.
Zero shrugged. He honestly doesn't know the answer or how much Kaito has heard to ask that kind of question. It doesn't matter, the conversation is over and he doesn't want to talk about Yuuki with the older hunter.
"There are women hunters, you know. Your mother, for example." Kaito is now on the other end of the counter by the juicer, cutting fruits.
"She'll change her mind soon. Like always." Zero answered, putting the last batch of bacon on the pan. He didn't want to talk about his parents either. After what he just did.
"Uh huh…" Kaito nodded and then shrugged. "Then are you gonna tell her about you and Ku-"
Zero's hand quickly reached the oven mitts and threw it hard knowing it's too soft for the kind of pain he wants to give Kaito and his loose mouth.
"Ow! That hurts!" He screamed, the sound of the silicon heat resistant oven mitts hit him on his right cheek like a slap.
"Mind your own business." He threatened him.
The older hunter rolled his eyes and sighed. "Alright alright… but did you two really- Aw!"
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"With Level E's surprisingly upgraded abilities and the anti-vampire weapons no longer working, the Hunter's Association is in serious trouble." Toga explained.
"For now, hunting solo is no longer being advised." Kaien added, then turned to Zero and Kaito across the table. "You two will be hunting together and sharing each other's missions from now on."
"Care to share why Zero's weapon still seems to work?" Kaito asked, looking at his master for answers.
Zero looked interested because he had no idea as well. What he's about to hear will definitely surprise him.
What most hunters and even most vampires know is that the anti-vampire weapons were made using a secret spell and ritual that only a select few people in the Association have access to.
When hunters reach a certain level and position like he did before retirement, they uncover some secrets one by one. Bound by oaths, they are not to disclose them to anyone in lower ranks. Otherwise they will be tagged with espionage.
Of course, Kaien doesn't know all the secrets of the Association.
A little more than Toga Yagari but definitely not much. Only this much, and more.
Toga looked at him to do the honor. Of course they won't tell the two young hunters about the details. They will tell them what they need to know without actually spilling the secret.
After Toga came back from the meeting with the Arms and Weapons Department Head, he found out that the hunter had already been told about the Blue Flame. He wasn't promoted recently so Kaien knows that the department head made his call and already broke some protocols. It only means that the situation they are dealing with is truly grave.
"The weapon Zero has is different from the ones you and the other hunters are given." He started explaining. "They are made from different spells." He spoke carefully, chosen words that won't give away too much. "The Bloody Rose and Yuuki's Artemis Rod are two of the first five anti-vampire weapons that were created using the old spell." He's going to keep the part about them being more powerful than the others to avoid opening a can of worms.
"What's wrong with the old spell? Why did they change it?" Zero asked.
"The person who could conjure it died-"
"Killed?" Kaito asked before anything else.
Kaien paused after being cut, "The spell was too powerful, and it killed her. That's all I'm gonna say."
That sounded like a great story. Not far from the truth.
"So where are the other three weapons?" Kaito seemed to have a lot of questions and perhaps even doubts.
"Didn't you hear him, kid? That's all you need to know." Toga stepped in.
"Why did you give it to me and Yuuki?" Zero's confused voice made them all pause.
Kaito gestured towards Zero for asking about the elephant in the room. "Why indeed."
Kaien shook his head. He turned around to indicate that he's done.
"At least, tell me." Zero pleaded. "Why wasn't I given the ones just like the others? And why Yuuki too? She's not a hunter."
There goes the can of worms. Big mistake. What a rookie mistake.
"You both have to understand that Toga and I do not have the authority to tell you further." Kaien explained hoping it all ends here. "You two are not in the right position to know yet."
"Then maybe you can loan the Artemis Rod to Kaito for our missions." Zero suggested, keen on getting his answers.
"We can't. It doesn't work like that." Kaien shook his head again. "This meeting is adjourned. You may leave now." Kaien didn't have a choice but to impose and exert his position's power as the headmaster and a senior hunter.
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It's been half a day and Zero was still bothered by the meeting earlier.
He can't stop thinking about the way his master and Kaien looked at each other meaningfully. He knows they're hiding something and that he should respect their decision should they choose to tell him then or later, but they're just weirding him out.
He'd been checking Bloody Rose to see what makes it different and still can't help thinking why they were chosen to use them.
Yuuki is a human, not even a hunter and yet she has the Artemis Rod.
The person who created the five weapons…
'The spell was too powerful, and it killed her.'
...is a woman.
Kaien Cross must know her and she gave him the responsibility of safe-keeping the weapons.
That's probably all there is to it. Kaien has the other three and chose to give him and Yuuki the two to use in the academy as prefects.
A loud stinging shriek felt like a sharp arrow in his ear. He realized that the gates have opened and he's assisting the crossover with Yuuki on the other side of the pathway.
His heartbeat felt like a drum. Each beat is loud and strong enough to shake him.
For the rest of the day, he felt his body in perfect condition, humming in peace and contentment, and his mind was filled with memories of and with Kaname until the afternoon meeting. Since then that's all he could think of.
A wave of pleasant aura traveled in pulses like a soft air that hugged his body. It was warm and comforting and Zero knows even without looking that Kaname is near.
He could feel his presence all through the day. However, his presence is no longer coming from the outside but this time, it's from inside his body. Like Kaname is with him and in him.
When Zero looked up to see in front of him, the whole Night Class did not even look in his direction except the vice president who even smiled at him, much to the shock of the girls behind him.
To be honest, they saved him from an awkward encounter. He didn't want to deal with them right now. He knows they don't like him and he's fine with it. They don't matter to him.
His skin prickled and heat surfaced to the first layer of his skin making him feel hot and bothered. He found himself turning around, unable to meet Kaname in the eye.
There's this strange strong pull that forces him to connect.
He's shaking for some reason and fears that it may get worse if he meets those piercing lust filled eyes that feasted on his naked bod–
Fuck!
His dick is starting to get hard in the middle of clueless lovestruck highschoolers.
So he did the next best thing.
He slipped through the crowd and ran away.