this is my second chapter of my 'Vampire Knight' fanfiction as told from Zero's point of view. it is when Zero is finally drawn towards Yuuki for the first time since meeting her. it is also the first time Zero falls in deeper love for all the right reasons with a girl like Yuuki, of all people, instead of a shallow infatuation like in his past.
disclamation: I do not own 'Vampire Knight' or Zero's point of view. the only thing I truly own in this fanfiction is the fanfiction, itself.
It was several months before I started to speak again. I will never forget when I finally had. I could still feel a touch of that awful woman's bite, despite the fact that it was several months prior. I could not take it anymore, however, and tore at the very spot on my neck which that woman had bitten the night she turned me into a vampire. That was when I suddenly heard a voice say my name.
Voice: Zero, what...
It was a girl's voice, that much I could tell. I turned slightly towards the door to the room in which I was tearing at my neck and saw that it was none other than the daughter of the man who was now my foster father, Yuuki Cross. She looked very worried about me. As nice a it felt to have at least someone worrying about me as much as she was, I no longer deserved to worry anyone about my well being.
Yuuki Cross: Zero, what are... you doing?
That was when I finally spoke to Yuuki Cross for the first time since I had ever met her.
Yours Truly: It's disgusting. It's still there. I still feel that woman's touch.
I just continued to tear at my own neck, completely distraught at what I had now become and what I knew without a doubt I would one day turn into.
Yuuki Cross: Zero, stop. That has to hurt.
Then, this Yuuki girl leapt at me and pulled my hand away from my neck to keep me from tearing at it any further.
Yuuki Cross (continued): You're talking about that vampire who did horrible things to your family, aren't you? And she did awful things to you, too.
Then, she held my hand with which I tore at my neck towards her head. What Yuuki Cross had said next was not anything like what I had expected to hear from her, of all people, if at all.
Yuuki Cross (continued): But, it's all OK, now.
I suddenly felt a throb from inside me. I think that it might have just been my own heart. I even started to feel a twinge of relief upon hearing her words.
Yuuki Cross (continued): I'll always be with you, so you'll be alright.
I did not know nor did I understand what had come over me at the time. It was as though my heartrate had suddenly been put into overdrive mode.
Yuuki Cross (continued): Maybe, you should let me try to clean up your wound so it won't get infected.
Yuuki finally said it to me as a direct request instead of a question this time.
Yours Truly: Yeah, I suppose you're right.
I just followed her to the restroom to let the wound on my neck get cleaned up, once again. This time, however, it actually did hurt, quite intensely, too, I might add.
Yours Truly (continued): Ouch! Easy with that rag! It hurts!
Yuuki Cross: It only hurt because you were moving around.
I know that I used to not care much for girls like her, but I believe that Yuuki's kindness finally got me to fall for the first time in love with someone for deeper reasons than just looks alone.