DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN VAMPIRE KNIGHT!
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Zero's POV
My mind was spinning as I tried to understand what Iris meant the other day about me being blinded by illusions. I cursed u see my breath when the hot water became cold. I turned off the shower and dried myself off. I changed into my sweatpants and headed out of the bathroom. I paused at the door that supposedly leads to the extra bedroom. Something always urges me to open the door but something always compels me not too open it.
It was a honest curiosity. Why would I live in a two bedroom apartment by myself if I didn't have any use for the spare bedroom?
I reached for the doorknob and waited for the weird feeling that forces me not to open the door. I cocked an eyebrow when it didn't happen. I turned the knob and tried to open the door but it wouldn't budge. I tried to push it open but nothing. I released the doorknob and made a mental note to ask for a decrease in my rent if all I'm paying extra for is a fake door.
I started to head to my room when the fake door opened by itself and I looked at it in disbelief. I heard faint voices mumbling in the room and I cocked an eyebrow. I headed towards the room and poked my head inside to see what was going on however it looked as though I was trying to look through a foggy mirror. I could some what make out a woman sitting. She had a familiar long slightly messy slightly curly reddish brown hair and dark blue eyes. "Iris, it's alright. You know I won't let someone hurt you." I heard my voice reassure her.
I felt my eyebrows furrow and I stepped into the room. Suddenly everything was dark except for someone sitting in the middle of the floor chained. They looked similarly like me but covered in blood. "Wake up." a distant voice call. "Zero, wake up!" Iris called.
Iris's POV
Zero jolted up from his desk and he looked around frantically. I placed a gentle hand on his shoulder which was probably not smart since he clearly just woke up from a nightmare. I yelped from surprise as all of a sudden he was standing in front of me with his hand around my throat. He didn't have a tight enough hold to choke me which was a relief.
He blinked and stared at me surprised then at his hand that was around my throat. He quickly removed it and pulled me into a tight hug. "I'm sorry! I don't know why I reacted like that, are you alright?" he asked. I fought back a snicker and gave him a reassuring pat on the back. "I'm fine, Zero, you weren't strangling me." I assured him and forced myself to wiggle out of his embrace. I wanted to just stay in his arms for as long as possible, however I have to respect the fact he's with Suki even though he isn't aware it wasn't out of his own volition.
"I was dropping off paperwork for you and saw you were asleep on your desk. I didn't want any of the other hunters to see their future president sleeping on the job." I informed him as I pointed to the folders I had left on his desk. He nodded but he didn't look at them.
I fought back the blush creeping in when I noticed the familiar look in eyes that either lead to being kissed or him drinking my blood. I cleared my throat and tried to move away. "I uh...need to...um...I need to...uh...drop off these off to Kaien." I stuttered. He blinked and nodded as he stepped back.
"I'll see you later, Zero." I told him and tried to hurry out of the room, however I stumbled a bit and I blushed brightly.
Way to go, Iris, you still managed to make a fool out of yourself!
I managed to get to the door of Kaien's office before I stopped to calm my frantically beating heart.
I don't know what Zero was dreaming but he was acting different. I would say it's a good different however it's the kind of difference that would make me go against my morals.
Sure it would be the same injustice Suki did to me, but I'm trying to be the better person here even though it tears me up inside. I stepped inside the office to see Kaien was once again looking like how he was the other day, sleep deprived and focused on papers and books that was on his desk. "Is there a reason why I've been seeing you like this?" I asked. He looked over and I clicked my tongue when I saw he had clearly not been sleeping for a few days. "Step away from the books right now and go take a nap, no offense but you look like shit." I told him sternly. He waved me off and smiled at me. "I'm fine, Iris~chan! Do you have paperwork for me?" He asked. I crossed my arms over my chest and gave him a stern look. "I'll give it to you as long as you lay down on that couch over there and take a nap. If Yuuki saw you like this she would have my head on a spike and I happen to like my head where it is." I informed him. He sighed in defeat and nodded.
"Whatever you're trying research can wait, your health is more important." I added. He chuckled a little and smiled at me. "You sound like your mother when you scold me
like that." He mumbled sleepily. "Well She was my mother, so no surprise there." I deadpanned as he got up from his desk and headed to the couch in his office. I headed over to his desk and straightened the paperwork on his desk when I noticed they were notes he was taking. I glanced over at Kaien to see he was already dozing off on the couch and I skimmed through his notes and books he was reading from to figure out what he was writing about.
There were books about mentalism spells, and tricks on dispelling illusions. Though judging by his notes he was trying to research ways on how to undo strong spells like the one Zero is under and how to protect yourself from the vampires that do practice illusion or mentalism spells.
So he was trying to help me with this after all. I was starting to fear he gave up on Zero like everyone else seems to be doing. They won't say it but I can see the look in their eyes. They pity me and a hopeless look appears whenever I mention helping Zero. It's quite clear no one wants to say anything till it's clear I am giving up.
However, the problem with that is I'm stubborn and have no plans on giving up until either Zero or I become dust.
