"I had to turn it down because even though it's so cheap, no one will eat it anyway." Kaien Cross was babbling again, talking about his trip to town this morning.
He continues to pretend to listen to him but on the corner of his eye, he is observing Zero. Especially his new aura.
The boy wasn't and isn't much of a talker. He literally hasn't talked to him nor to Kaien about his mating.
While he admires Zero for his strength and courage, his other twin was the one who wears his heart on his sleeve. Ichiru was easier to read. In fact, they didn't have to read him, he'd tell everyone how he felt.
Toga knows as much as the boys' parents that Zero feels guilty for being healthier than Ichiru. In order to compensate for that Zero was the one who always had to take a step back. He was the one who always had to give up his toys because Ichiru wanted them more, telling his mom he doesn't like sweets so he could give it all to his brother… even convinced his parents to let Ichiru come with him to their training because the latter would be bored at home alone. He's selfless and never wanted to be a burden even if he had to endure it all alone.
Toga feels so strongly about Zero. He's the one he wanted to protect the most. But it seems like he doesn't need him anymore.
Makes him a little sad.
Does he open up to Kuran Kaname now that they're finally mated?
Does Toga really need not to worry anymore? Why is Kaien so at peace?
Toga stared at his old friend who's talking so animatedly that it's funny. Perhaps this is what people will become after living for so long.
He couldn't help laughing and Kaien started laughing with him thinking he made him laugh with his story. Not even close.
"Everyone! Look who's here!" Yuuki's voice is too lively and pitchy. She left for a moment to answer the door earlier. After looking, he figured out why.
Right next to the young girl is the pureblood himself and based on Zero's expression, he knew the silver-haired boy also did not detect him coming. Damn purebloods with their exceptional powers to hide their presence.
He automatically stood when Kaien did, out of instinct more than anything, and Zero did the same but he's sure the boy met the pureblood's eyes for a moment because he's now looking elsewhere except Kuran's direction. The half-bitten cookie awkwardly rests on his hand. He was dunking it earlier on his cup of hot chocolate, a habit Toga remembers from his younger days.
"A pleasant afternoon, Headmaster Cross, Mr. Yagari…" Kuran Kaname greeted them formally to which they answered with a nod, but the pureblood paused for a while to give Zero a meaningful look; one that is a little too long for a casual greeting, before he said, "How are you, Zero?"
Toga saw how the young hunter quickly looked down on his cookie and dunked it on his cup. Finishing the entire thing a little too quickly. This close he could see the little tint of redness on his neck up to his cheeks. "Shut up." He uttered.
The atmosphere is dizzying. The pureblood's aura is surrounding them despite the open air.
"Zero-kun!" Yuuki called the boy out, glaring at him for talking to Kuran that way. "Please sit down, Kaname-kun." She smiled and gestured for the pureblood to sit next to her and then reached to give the pureblood a cup on a saucer then poured him some tea.
"Thank you, Yuuki." Kuran gave her a pleasing smile. "My apologies for intruding on your family time." He said, and Toga wasn't sure who it was directed to.
"You can join us anytime, Kaname-sama. You're practically family now." Kaien said, looking too pleased for Toga's liking.
Toga saw Yuuki eyeing the remaining chocolate-chip cookie on the little box but when she reached to get it, it was gone in a blink, her cheeks puffed to find it on Zero's hand as the boy nonchalantly dunked it on his hot chocolate.
"Why, Zero, you ate it all!" She huffed, pouting and glaring at Zero's direction. "I was going to give that to Kaname-kun."
"There are literally dozens of other cookies and biscuits in front of you." Zero said, glaring back at Yuuki.
"Now, now kids…" Kaien personally served the pureblood a saucer of the remaining flavors of the desserts he brought. One of each. "I'm sure Kaname-sama wouldn't mind trying the other flavors I bought. These are the best in town."
Kuran accepted the saucer and Toga could tell the pureblood himself wouldn't even mind not having any of those. He looked quite conflicted looking at the pile of pastries given to him.
"I know Kaname-kun doesn't like sweets, but I wanted him to try Zero's favorite cookie." Yuuki shared, rolling her eyes at Zero and then smiling sweetly at Kuran. "See? I told you he'd be gobbling them all up for himself."
Toga saw the pureblood now staring at Zero across the coffee table. He watched him watch Zero eat the way he did. He saw his eyes move, following Zero's little movements.
"Does it taste better to eat it that way, Zero-kun?" Kaname asked, attention undivided.
He raised a brow at how rattled Zero looked under the pureblood's gaze. He wasn't staring back but Toga knew Zero could feel the intensity of such eyes on him. Zero looked cornered. He looked up to see everyone was looking at him. He never did like being the center of attention. So, in defense, "Yes." He said, flustered as he drank what remains of his hot chocolate in one go.
"Oh! Did you know that the baker allowed Zero to watch him bake?" Yuuki excitedly shared. "He goes there all the time."
"Our Zero-kun re-creates their cookies once in a while." Kaien proudly added.
Toga shook his head. It was like there was a silent competition between Kaien and his daughter with who gets to tell Kuran the most facts about Zero and who's prouder.
"I'm out." Zero stood after setting his cup on the table.
He saw the way Kuran's jaw clenched before giving Zero a longing look. It was disconcerting, to say the least. It's as if he wants Zero to turn and look back at him.
When Zero left, he could be mistaken but he might have noticed the corners of the pureblood's lips turning into a small frown.
He wanted to understand their dynamics. He wanted to know if Zero was happy. By the looks of it, the pureblood is infatuated. Zero on the other hand…
He's naive. Toga hopes he's not just being swept away by the intensity of the pureblood's attraction for him. He could still remember his shocked expression when he told him…
'Bonding is basically just a vampire term for…being emotionally, romantically, and sexually attracted to someone. It's the vampire's version of falling in love.'
Zero was floored.
He wondered if his feelings had changed.
"Kaname-kun, you should try this…" Yuuki's voice brought him back. He shook his head to fully disconnect from his deep thoughts.
Toga wanted to remind Zero of his next mission with Kaito so he stood to follow him.
"Please excuse me. I have to discuss the details of Zero and Kaito's new mission next week." But before he stood, he had Kuran's attention.
"A mission together?" The pureblood asked, his voice grim.
Toga met Kaien's eyes before he met the pureblood's inquisitive ones. Yuuki within earshot of the conversation made him hesitate to respond. So in the end, he decided "The headmaster will explain it to you later, I suppose?" He motioned for him to turn to the ex-hunter to his right.
"Ah, yes! Yes, of course." Kaien threw in, able to read the situation. "I will have a word with Kaname-sama later. In private."
At the door, Toga even heard Yuuki say, "I have something to tell Kaname-k-kun in private, as well."
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And because Yuuki wanted to speak with him alone, Kaien left them to head to his office where he awaits his presence after.
He couldn't wait to finish all these engagements so he can finally go back to his mate. Zero. He longs for him already.
Zero pretending to be indifferent towards him intensifies his need to own him, mark him and claim him in front of everyone. His fangs and beast ache to punish anyone who ever thinks Zero is not his.
Soon. After he's settled his issues with the council and his responsibility with his lineage. He can't afford Zero in the frontlines anymore. He just needs to make a few adjustments.
He sips the tea he was offered and tries to focus on Yuuki wringing her hands in front of him. Takuma had to drill into him that he had other duties and responsibilities that needed his attention at the moment. Such as Yuuki.
He was told that the girl had come looking for him many times.
Kaname knows and remembers his obligations. He feels a little remorse for Yuuki now that his whole perspective has changed.
What he can assure Yuuki is the fact that he will continue to protect her and fight for her.
"I-I've been having those dreams again…"
Not only her voice but the fear in her tone drew him in. He sat straight and focused on her.
"Since when?" He asked, careful not to let out any unnecessary reaction.
Yuuki's eyes clouded as she tried to remember, "Last week." She shook her head, "It's not every night but… it's just been a while and… while most parts are the same.. There are some that are new."
He knew about those dreams. He made her promise to tell him everything about them. Kaname needs to know.
"New parts?" He asked, curious. Yuuki nodded, "Could you tell me about them?"
"The creature… It spoke to me. He… He said he's my uncle and he just wants to play with me." Yuuki shared, confusion in her tone. "The light went out and he finally came close. He… He bit me.. But what's weird is that his eyes were mismatched…" She continued, "They were blue and red…"
Kaname's heart beat deepened. He knew about the light and how this creature remained in the dark. That was what all her dreams were about. Kaname forced himself to calm down.
It's happening.
"It feels like.. He knows me and I know him." Yuuki smiled sadly. "If only I could remember my past." She whispered.
He reached to hold her hand. "Yuuki… with or without your memories, you have to live a good life because you deserve it." He told her. His anger bubbling up, trying to resurface and wreak havoc in frustration. "There's nothing else we could do about your past, but you can still have a good and happy future." He carefully ran his knuckles over her cute cheek before he moved to pat her head like he always does. "I'll always be here to make sure of that."
An image of a wide-eyed young Yuuki, smiling at him while he patted her head made his heart ache.
Now, the older Yuuki looked at him with teary eyes, telling him of the ghosts of her past that's haunting her in her dreams.
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Kaname's fond look on her holds so much assurance and Yuuki couldn't stop herself from reaching out.
For the first time in a very long time, before she became aware of how she feels towards him, she wrapped her arms around him and hugged him tight. He'd been scarcely around anymore and she really really missed him.
When she felt him hug her back, she tightened her hold on him and pressed her body even more, seeking out his warmth and scent that used to calm her down after being troubled by her nightmares.
"Promise me, you'll always be by my side." She said, feeling like she could ask him the world and he'll give it to her. She'd always felt special for Kaname. This conversation is a reminder that she still is. "Promise you'll never leave me."
"I promise you, Yuuki." The way Kaname ran his hands gently on her back, up and down to comfort her made her sigh in relief. "My little Yuuki."
He smells really great. Not that she'd smelled a lot of others or that she has a really good sense of smell, but Kaname's scent is her favorite. It reminds her of home.
She remembered sleeping on his lap and waking up to him tucking her to bed. She remembered his fond smile as he waited for her to blow her birthday candle or his gift.
Kaname is the first person she could remember seeing. He is the beginning of her memories and she can't imagine her future without him.
Why is she suddenly having these thoughts? Kaname made a promise to her in the past and him being busy nowadays wouldn't change a thing.
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"Ready to share?" Kaito asked, smiling like an idiot.
Zero wanted to smack him in the head. More out of embarrassment for the lewd memories he was suddenly reminded of.
"Another word and you're really going to get it." He threatened, reaching for another carrot from the bunch hanging on the side of White Lily's stall and stopping himself from throwing it.
"Don't get me wrong. I'm not a fan or anything." The older hunter said, turning to lie on his back on top of the stacks of hay he covered with some sheet so he could lie down. "I would have helped you do something to break it, but then you went ahead and completed it." Kaito turned his head in his direction. "You have to do something about your aura, you know."
He paused, "What about it?"
Kaito suddenly got up, then looked at him with his mouth open. "You know I actually felt sorry for you, but now I feel sorry for that pureblood. He married someone as clueless as you."
Zero's face heated up. "What the fuck? What do you mean married? And I'm not clueless!"
The older hunter scoffed, "What a child." He uttered, stretching his arms and back, cracking tight muscles. "Come to think of it, you can't even ever get a divorce! You're stuck for life." He's laughing, teasing him like he always did in the past. "I hope you gave that a lot of thought."
"Shut your trap, Kaito." Toga Yagari's voice made them both look at the entrance of the stables. White Lily neighing and kicking like she'd seen her greatest enemy.
"Shhh… shhh… it's alright Lily…." He reached to pet her and calm her down.
Kaito was laughing his heart out. "That horse is a menace. I think it's okay this far, sensei." He motioned for the senior hunter to stand next to him right across Lily's stall. Just when Toga did, Lily actually calmed down. That was an acceptable distance, apparently.
Which made Zero wonder. "How odd…" He uttered, but the idiot Kaito heard, of course.
"What?" Kaito asked, ever curious and meddlesome.
"Lily doesn't do this to Kaname." His voice is still low enough only for himself, but the two hunters have a trained sense of hearing. "Maybe it's my scent. She probably smells it on him."
Just when Zero thought that was the answer, "I don't think so." Is what Toga Yagari said. "Kuran Kaname gave you that horse when you first came here. So it must be that she recognizes him."
He turned to his godfather in shock. "Lily?"
Toga nodded, "The headmaster said so. I'm guessing it's from the Kuran Manor. I heard that place is huge." He added. "They probably have a lot of horses."
Zero felt blindsided. He didn't know at all. He never even bothered to ask. The headmaster told him it was a donation from a benefactor and he never asked who.
"How sweet." Kaito said sarcastically and jumped off his makeshift bed. "That's my cue. I'm out of here." He moved to leave but their sensei's hand on his arm made him stop.
"I will give you two a short brief of your next mission." Toga's tone made Zero pull away from White Lily. It was a little difficult to tear his gaze from her now that he knows Kaname gave her to him. Or maybe he gave her to the school? He just happened to get close to her. "But before anything else, Kaito is right, Zero." His sensei said, "The scent mask spray I gave you could hide the pureblood's scent on you but now that you've completed the mating process, you now carry his aura as well."
"My aura is a pureblood's aura?" Zero clarified.
"A mix of both." Kaito answered that one. "We can still sense you… and Kuran. As one."
He unconsciously felt his chest, trying to digest the information.
So this is why he could feel Kaname inside of him literally all the time.
"What should I do?" He asked. "I don't remember it being taught in the hunter's training."
"Because we can't." Kaito shrugged. "Humans and even hunters.. We don't have the ability to do that. We can only learn to detect them."
Nodding, Toga said "Just like how Kuran Kaname can conceal his aura. You have to ask him to teach you how. You can't go on any mission like this. Or meet other hunters." Toga reminded him.
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Zero stood just outside the main building where the Night Class are having their classes right now. He's hesitating, to say the least.
He'd spent a couple of nights in the Moon Dorm, yes, but he'd always come in and out through the window so he didn't have to cross paths with the other Night Class students. He knows they don't like him for being him. All the more reason for them to hate him for trapping their King into a pact with him forever.
Does that make him their Queen now?
He couldn't help laughing at the absurdity.
What on earth has he done with his life?
Forget it!
He started walking away. He'll ask Kaname when he comes to visit him at the headmaster's house.
He paused. He will visit him, right?
'He married someone as clueless as you.'
'Come to think of it, you can't even ever get a divorce! You're stuck for life.'
Kaito's voice rang in his head. It's true. By virtue of their Blood Pact and the completion of their mating… They are practically married.
'Live with me?'
When Kaname asked that… He wasn't prepared for it.
But now… the thought of living with him reminds him of an actual married couple.
Zero gasped and it was too late to let out a scream nor reach for Bloody Rose because the arm that wrapped around him from behind him was too tight while one hand covered his mouth.
His heart beat in panic before he felt a pair of warm lips pressed against the side of his neck before they started moving to give his skin little bites and sucklings.
"You better be thinking of me." Kaname's voice and the way it vibrates on his now sensitive neck made him shiver in the sudden wave of lust that filled his being. Instead of inserting more force to get out of the pureblood's tight hold, he melted into his arms. "I missed you." He whispered against his ear before biting it and then soothing the tiny sting with his tongue.
"We saw each other this afternoon." Zero reminded him as Kaname's scent wafted into his nose followed by his aura that not only blanketed him but also seeped into his skin, sending tiny pleasurable tingling sensations all over him.
His mouth suddenly felt too dry and parched for his mate's taste.
"You ignored me." Kaname managed to sound sulky.
Zero felt Kaname turning him around for the very same intention. They both frantically closed the distance and claimed each other's mouths for a deep deep kiss. Deep enough to remind them both of each other's taste, one that makes each of them so addicted to the other.
He couldn't tell how long they've been wrapped up in each others' arms and kissing a little too heavily for an outdoor skinship but Zero didn't want to stop for anything. He wants to keep going.. But his mind is already bugging him for fear of being seen.
He ran his fingers up and down his nape, combing Kaname's luscious hair with his fingertips and feeling his warmth through his palm as the rest of his body is pressed into the purebloods' own. Zero's sucking and licking at Kaname's lips and tongue and then welcoming him in to do the same to his mouth in a cycle he is not willing to stop if not for the tiny aura that is coming their way.
Zero was only thinking of it but Kaname's already doing it. Like he had read his mind.
He felt the pureblood lift him up by his waist, followed by a dizzying movement with the cold crisp air on his skin and then next thing he knew, he was being laid down on a soft bed of thick grass in a silent clearing somewhere in the forest.
"Kaname…" Zero uttered, his voice and body trembling in delirious need.
He saw Kaname's lips stretching into a smile, "My pleasure…" as he whispered before pulling his pants down and off of him so swiftly that Zero felt the grass on his buttocks before he finished his gasp.
"You're too fast, Kuran. I can't keep up." He managed to humor him. As much as Zero wants instant gratification, he also wants to take it slow for once. He wants to see Kaname in every step of their mating. One that he wasn't able to do the previous times because he'd always been swept up by either his own maddening desire or Kaname's pace.
"Your wish is my command, your highness." Kaname replied, a smirk on his mouth when Zero started to feel his head pressing his entrance. "How do you want your sex, tonight?"
Zero almost choked after half-gasping at the pureblood's cock gently pushing inside and then laughing midway at his even more humorous retort. "Ahh… mmnnhh…" He's trembling at the contained laughter as he holds on to Kaname's shoulder. "W-wait ahhh…"
When Zero opened his eyes after adjusting to Kaname's size again, he was met with a pair of burning golden orbs, his reflection in them. While the pureblood's stare would've embarrassed him before, now he's loving the view of Kaname looking at him. "Slowly, okay?" Zero asked.
Kaname leaned and captured his mouth in a slow rubbing and sucking of lips. "Then, we'll take it slow tonight."
True to his words, Kaname gave him deep slow thrusts that made him feel his length and girth against his walls, thrumming his pleasure spots repeatedly. His little entrance eagerly takes him in, softening and then tightening as he slowly ascends to the zenith of pleasure.
Zero's body is getting hotter and the same warmth is coming from Kaname's skin on his. He didn't have time to wonder about the heat considering they're outdoors in the evening because he's feeling his insides twist and tighten.
"Damn… you're gripping me so good." Kaname uttered, out of breath and face flushed.
And then Zero found himself mesmerized… he was enchanted by the alluring image of Kaname on top of him with the moonlight like a halo on his head and the stars accentuating his ethereal glory.
Kaname kept his thrusts slow and steady and Zero could tell the amount of self-control he's using not to pound him to an explosive orgasm. Then he leaned down to kiss him but as much as he wanted to bite and suck on the pureblood's red bitten lips right now, he wanted to keep looking at him. So he pulled away, "I want to see you, Kaname."
He's going deeper into him with each thrust but then he starts pulling out all the way, making him groan and gasp at the sudden loss before he's filling him again with his throbbing erection. He does that again and again.
Zero's shrill cry sounded too pitchy but he couldn't care less, he's heedless to anything but this moment and the way his mate looks. Kaname was patient with him but he was still relentless. He's rutting into him and between the two of them, it's his own patience he's starting to feel slipping away.
He now wanted Kaname to thrust into him with abandon like he usually does, but there's a different kind of pleasure in feeling every single moment, every detail of the unforgettable sight of the pureblood's sculpted face exquisitely twisting with ecstasy and desire all because and for him.
Heat and passion swelled deep within him and Zero felt his desperate orgasm rise as his abdomen contracted with the impending explosion.
Zero's climax was blinding and seemingly unending. Like a tornado growing and crashing over him again and again from the tips of his toes exploding through his contracting entrance where they are joined. Delicious electricity crawled up his spine and spread at once to every single nerve endings of his body and burst like fireworks behind his eyes.
While still in his drunken pleasure, Zero caught Kaname's satisfied eyes on his face just right before his own orgasm reached its peak inside him. He felt his cock harden as it contracted with deep hard lunges as a rush of hot cum burst inside of him.
Each burst of his seed accentuated the explosions of his orgasm as they both rode it to the end with their eyes on each other.
"You're all I want…" Kaname whispered before collapsing forward on top of him, "..all I need, Zero." His deep voice moaning into his ear with his final spurt of cum as he buried his cock deep inside him.
Zero stopped a sob and instead wrapped his arms around his mate as tight as he could.
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"We need to get back." Zero reminded, and yet he's not willing to move from his place.
He's enjoying the sound of Kaname's heart beat as his cheek is pressed on his chest on top of the pureblood. He was pulled on top of him at some point.
Kaname's hand is lazily tracing all the skin his fingers could reach in their position. It's as if he wants to memorize and feel every curve and every inch of him.
"Will you sleep with me?" Kaname asked.
Zero knows what Kaname means. So he looked up to meet his eyes, "I have to get up in a few hours anyway. Kaito and I have to train and practice for our next mission."
Kaname's eyes glowed red and Zero knows it's not a good sign. "No." The pureblood declared with finality.
He knows he's going to say something like that too. "Oh, I almost forgot." He started to get up but was stopped by Kaname's arms, keeping him in place by his waist. "Kaname, you have to teach me how to hide my aura." He said and then shook his head, "I mean.. Your aura. They told me that now, I carry your aura apart from mine. So I have to hide our aura."
Kaname's face hardened, his eyes glinting in anger. "You're not going to hide it and you're not going on a mission with that hunter."
Determined to hold his ground, Zero asked "What am I supposed to do? Wait in your bed 24/7 so we can fuck anytime you want all day? I have a life too."
"Is that a suggestion?" Kaname asked, smirking now.
"You're such a child. Aren't you already supposed to be a great-great-great grand-grand-grand father or something?" Zero quipped.
Kaname laughed loud enough to wake any sleeping animal around. He went on and on, his body trembling and making him bounce a little on top of him in the process. "A great-great-great grand-grand-grand father who can fuck you and make you moan and squirm like a dog in heat." And just like that, his finger reached to knead his entrance that is still sensitive and wet from their earlier activity.
"Kaname, stop!" He rolled to the side as quickly as he could to get away from the pureblood's hardening cock. He gave him an angry look while he fumbled with his clothes. He could feel the stream of hot cum leaking out of him but he's decided to take a shower once he's back in his room.
By the time he was finished putting his clothes on and had stood up, Kaname was all done, waiting for him with his fists clenched. He was visibly calming himself down.
"I cannot mark you.." He sounded like he was seething, "You mask my scent on you and now you want to hide my aura on you. How will everyone know you're mine? Or that at least you're taken?"
Zero immediately felt so guilty. He'd only been thinking about everything and everyone except how Kaname feels.
He could feel his anguish through the bond and it's making him feel so bad.
He leapt towards his mate and cupped his face in between his hands. "I'm not doing this to deny our bond." He explained. "I have responsibilities as a hunter just like you with the Council."
Kaname looked away, turning his face in order to avoid him. Zero could see his jaw tightening, his eyes cloudy and he knows that his explanation is not enough. He needed to bargain.
Zero pulled him down by the back of his head and tiptoed to meet him halfway. He kissed him deep enough for him to hopefully understand him, encouraging him to respond. Kaname didn't do anything at first but Zero didn't give up… "I'm yours…" He said against his lips. "You're mine…" He sucked on his lower lip. "Let's let the world know soon."
Slowly, Kaname's rigid body started to soften with his touch and kisses. Until eventually, he kissed him back fervently, hands on his back pulling him closer. Zero sighed at his swelling happiness.
He'll never get tired of kissing him. Of his fingers on his hair and Kaname's tongue in his mouth.
"If you get hurt, you'll never go on any mission again. Understood?" Kaname said, pulling away at once, golden eyes glowing under the moonlight, his aura clamping down on him heavily and dangerously that Zero thought he saw black smoke surrounding them before it dissipated into the air.
His body instantly responds, like somewhere inside of him something is beating aside from his own heart. It wasn't the kind he could literally feel, it was somewhere deeper.
"If you close your eyes and listen to where that is coming from, you will find your center." Kaname explained, urging him to close his eyes by closing his own first.
When Zero finally did, he tried to listen harder and as he did, the quieter it became.
"You will start to lose awareness of your bodily senses." As if Kaname heard his thoughts, he answered his question.
In the darkness, as Zero follows the sound of something beating… colors started to appear like sparkling dusts flowing and moving in different directions. As he got closer to it, everything started to look like the milky way from the pictures he could remember on their textbooks. The sparkling colorful dust is spiraling, all moving to that center that's pulsing and where all the sparkling dust is gathering to create an even brighter ball of light.
"Your center is where your aura is coming from." Kaname's voice this time feels like it's coming from that big ball of light, like it's the one speaking to him. "You've never accessed your center before, but if you get closer, you can actually enter."
And entered the big ball of light, he did. He suddenly felt a heat that was too much to bear, it entered his body and Zero suddenly felt like he was burning all over. "Ahhh! Kaname!" He screamed at the searing heat. It felt like it would never end. "Kaname!" He called his name again. It was scorching for far too long and Zero screamed and screamed but Kaname wouldn't respond anymore.
What is happening~
Zero wanted to get out of the light but he couldn't. The light is gone. It consumed him! He became the light.
He screamed and screamed for Kaname to get him out of there as the charring heat hurt him like nothing he'd ever experienced before. Then out of the blue, Zero felt the first pulsing…
He is pulsing.
What-
Zero started noticing the heat dispelling… by his own will. It's as if just because he willed it to, it became bearable.
"Zero…"
This time, the voice is coming through his ears.
When he felt the rest of his body again, he opened his eyes to Kaname's glowing golden orbs in front of him but also somehow he could see a vision of him in his mind with the same set of golden eyes staring at himself.. or … at Kaname?
"Kaname, what's happening…" He's starting to feel scared. His eyes could see Kaname but in his mind he could also see himself through Kaname's eyes?
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Kaname could see Zero panicking.
He could understand. In fact, he could relate.
Because he is aware of everything. Every single detail of everything.
He moved forward to pull the silver-haired boy into an assuring embrace. "Shhh… calm down.. Calm down.." He kissed his temple and ran his hands up and down his arm and back. "Zero… I think we just opened the link to our bond."