Hey guys! All right, don't listen me about when I'm going to do. Because frankly I have no idea when I'm going to update. I'm just going to update when I think the time is right. And, I want to catch up to this as fast as I can, then start the other stories.

By the way, I'm really sorry about the grammar in my story. I know it can get confusing but that's because I didn't re-read it. Also, some of my characters are going to be in and off as well including Yuuki. I'm going to change her a little bit as the story gets further in.

Please enjoy. I do not own Vampire Knight.

Chapter 11

Consequence of Desire

I was walking in the forest with Mimi turned into a necklace. I decided to check on Yuuki to see if she is remembers anything. As I was walking I saw from the corner of my eyes with trees covering a window I know well. Ichiru is pointing Bloody Rose at his beloved brother, Zero. My hands were in fist about to walk to there when I remembered about the plan.

'Look for Yuuki and...Maria...' I looked at the window one more time before facing forward and walking through the forest. I hear heavy breathing and quick feet to look behind. Behind me was short, brown hair girl with sweat coming down her forehead. She looks at me terrified and wanting to understand. She stopped in front taking breathes.

"Yuuki..." I looked down at her tired form. She looked up at me grabbing my shoulders.

"What happened to Zero?! Is Zero okay?! Victoria, please answer me!" Yuuki kept shaking me and I grabbed one of her arms.

"Zero is fine." Yuuki looked at me with relief and wide eyes. She let's go of me smiling at me. My bangs hidden as I couldn't smile back at her.

'For now...'


"I'm glad he's alright. I was so worried about him." Yuuki spoke while we were walking in the forest. I kept nodding every word she says when we passed the boy's dormitory, I stopped staring at it. Yuuki stopped in front of me confused. "Victoria?" I didn't look at her but continue to look at the boy's dormitory.

"I'm going to check on Zero." I finally replied walking to the direction of the boy room.

"Huh? Uh...sure. Tell Zero I said hi and get better." Yuuki shout out to me. I nodded my head disappearing from her sight.

"Mimi..." In one simple name, Mimi transformed in a pink puff ball but...something seems wrong with her. I glanced at her concerned and confused. "Mimi..." Mimi looked with a small smile and her bright blue eyes shinning.

"I'm okay Victoria. I'm just a little weak is all." She waved her thin arms spinning around me to tell me she had full energy. When she was in front of me, her form changed into a child making my eyes wide but it disappear back to a puff ball.

"W...What...?" My eyes wide as I blinked a couple of times to look at Mimi. She tilted her head looking at me. She was still puff ball and that child I saw before soon disappear. I shook my head thinking I was seeing something. "Mimi...are you positive you're all right?" I looked up at her. She was in front of my face with a closed eye smile.

"I'm fine Victoria." She moved around again energetic and happy. "See? You worry too much. Come on! We have to go to Zero's room don't we? Haha!" Mimi suddenly started to fly away making me look at her surprised.

"Hey! Mimi! Wait! Mimi!" She wouldn't listen to me as she kept flying and me running. "Ugh... Mimi! Minami!" I kept running trying to chase her. I had no idea that someone this small can be so fast at the same time.

Mimi was flying ahead of Victoria and continue to look at her a few times. She was breathing heavy trying to catch up to Mimi. Mimi was happy that she was worried about her but she felt something else as well. ...Guilty. She felt so guilty. She looked straight at the boy's dormitory close at range and gave one final look at Victoria. 'I'm sorry for lying to you, Victoria.'

Zero's room

I put my hands on my knees breathing in and out from chasing Mimi. She was in the middle of Zero's room looking over at the with a huge smile on her face. I looked up at her shinning eyes feeling myself relieved and smile on my face.

'So she really is okay. ...Good.' I stand up straight still looking at the energetic, child-like Mimi. She noticed my stare to look at me tilting her head.

"Is everything okay?" Mimi asked. I shook my head left and right but kept the smile on my face.

"No. Nothing at all." I walked in the room to look over at his sink. His sink had mirror, strange patters on the sink, and blood tablets that are lay out and open. I wasn't surprised to know that Zero was still taking them.

'Even though his body is rejecting them...' My hands were in fist looking at them. I took 3 or 4 tablets in between my fingers. 'I wonder...how they taste...' I plopped one tablet into my mouth making Mimi surprised.

"Ah! Victoria, you shouldn't have done that!" Mimi shouted at me alarm. I chewed on the tablet then spitting it out and coughing near the sink. "Victoria!" She flew by me as the tablet was out of my mouth.

"Disgusting. It's taste like cooper." I put my hand through my hair looking at myself in the mirror. My eyes widen as my hand slowly went down.

"Why did you do that? Of course it would taste cooper like to a human!" Mimi shouted but I didn't pay attention. I kept looking at myself in the mirror as images of Zero's pain, violent coughing, and the rejection of tablets were coming to me.

"Is this the pain that Zero felt?" I asked myself and Mimi. Mimi stopped shouting to look at me surprised. "Coughing violently, while standing up to look at yourself in the mirror. Zero thought he was monster when he looked at himself." I looked at the mirror one more time then around the room. "Suffering this much...and I couldn't imagine the pain." I touched my neck remembering him biting into me. I looked up at Mimi to see her eyes widen.

"Victoria..." Mimi flew closer to me as I rubbed her soft fur between my fingers. She leaned closer to my touch closing her eyes.

'I can save Zero. It's okay, because it's Victoria...you should stay the way you are.' Kaname's voice suddenly rings in my head unexpectedly. I looked out the window having Mimi in my arms. She looked up at me then looked out the window.

"Where you thinking of Kaname-senpai?" Mimi asked me. I looked down at her a little surprised to see her know me so well.

"He suddenly popped into my head. I...don't why though." I looked out the window wrapping my arms tighter around her. "We should go set the ball decorations, huh?" Mimi looked up at me with smile nodding her head.

I walked to the door looking behind me one more time as my eyes become calm. "Back to the expressionless Victoria." Mimi shook her head but smiled too. I looked down at her closing the door.

"I made a promise to Kaname-senpai...when the ball starts I'll show my emotions." I closed the door fully walking down the hallway.

"And Maria's deal?" I looked down at Mimi shaking my head. Mimi pouted looking down. "I see." I looked down at her when a ball of light was coming from Mimi. I closed my eyes blocking the light from my eyes when I open them...Mimi was gone. I looked down to my neck to see Mimi turned into a necklace. The necklace seemed different somehow that I couldn't put my finger on it.

'Mimi...are you okay?' Mimi didn't answer me. 'Mimi...?' She still didn't answer me and I was growing worried. 'What happened to Mimi?'


The ball decorations

I was siting down preparing the decoration along with Yuuki. She was sighing in having a dazed expression. I looked down at her dazed eyes placing my hand on her forehead.

"You don't have fever." Yuuki looked up at me startled than touched my hand.

"I'm fine. I'm fine." Yuuki wiggled her arms around in the air. She smiled at me laughing a little. We were interrupted with an angry aura and footsteps coming towards us. We looked up at the frustrated Class President.

"Cross-kun! You're just spacing out! Just what are you planning to do?" Class President shouted at Yuuki making me angry.

'Why does he only pick on Yuuki?'

"It's all your fault that my class has to handle all the preparations for the ball! I heard you only wrote your name on the answers sheets and left everything else blank." Okay that I was a little shocked by. I mean, I didn't notice Yuuki having the same symptoms as me when she lost her memories, right? "If you cause me to lose my chance to dance with Ruka-san, I'll-"

"Yeah, yeah. We get it." The class pres. looked at me angry and surprised. "You'll put a curse on Yuuki for the rest of her life. Jeez, would you shut up and do your work? Or you'll never dance with precious Ruka. You're so annoying." I stand up picking the the white decoration. The door suddenly slammed open and I turned my head to look at the breathless Zero.

He was bleeding from his ribs showing it on his uniform. He looked around while everyone was startled and whispering to each other. Zero entered a room while I followed behind him. I tapped on Yuuki's shoulder making her look at me surprised. I ignored her expression walking to the same room as him. I closed the door behind us facing my back on Zero

"Idiot. Shouldn't you change before entering here? Now everyone-"

"Have you seen that transfer student?" Zero cut me off. I turned to side glance at him and our eyes connected.

"You're injured." I narrowed my eyes at him as he looked away from me.

"It's healed already." Zero replied to my statement. I narrowed my eyes even more facing my back on him.

"Spoken like someone who isn't really pale." I glanced at him. He narrowed his eyes at me when I caught his eyes sight looking down at my neck. I moved my hand to pull some of my hair away from my neck. He looked at me surprised. "You don't have to ask. Just don't make me faint like before. It was really annoying-!" Zero suddenly grabbed both of my wrist on the door biting into my neck without hesitations. My chest was press firmly on to the door while he chest is on my back. He tighten his hold around my wrist, hearing him drink my blood.

'He's thirsty.' I looked at him from the corner of my eye. 'It's no surprised from that injury.' He was breathing heavy against my neck. "What does my blood taste like, Zero?" Zero moved his head up to look at my calm eyes turning me around. His eyes were crimson red and my blood was dripping down his neck.

"Why does it matter?" His voice harsh and cold. My eyes widen slightly from his angry by just one simple question. He pulled my back to the door biting down on the same spot he was drinking my blood again.

'Zero...' I moved my head back a little giving him better access to it. My eyes closed the sudden deal from Maria ringed in my head. 'If you want to save Zero, let's make a deal. You can offer yourself to me, or...bring me the corpse of Kuran Kaname.' I hid smirked and my eyes from Zero.

'Hiou Shizuka...is seriously an idiot.'


In Our Room

I looked in the mirror to see the bandage that is wrapped my neck. In the room that I'm by myself, I continue to think of the deal I made with Shizuka. Including the promise I made with Kaname. I looked at myself in the mirror with a blank stare.

'Damn it! Why the hell did I promise him that?! When I try so hard to keep my distance! Kaname-senpai is ruining everything!' I had my hands in my hair getting irritated. I started remembering the deal that he has for me. 'He better dance with Yuuki or I'm dropping this 'show more of your expressions' crap.'

The door suddenly open surprising me. I turned around to see a smiling Yuuki. "Victoria, we have to get going soon. The ball is going to start." Yuuki has her hands on her hips.

"Yeah. Yeah. I hear you." I faced my back on her. I looked at her through the mirror to see her eyes surprised. I watch her eyes staring at the bandage around my neck.

"Zero, he..." I glanced at her through the mirror narrowing my eyes.

"Yuuki, he didn't hurt me. Don't have any ill feeling towards him, okay?" Yuuki looked at me surprised before nodding her head.

"I...I don't have any ill towards feeling for him. In fact, I'm jealous of you, Victoria." I actually turned my whole body towards her with surprised in my expression.

"Nee-chan..." Yuuki smiled gripping on her skirt.

"That's the second time you said 'Nee-chan'. I'm so jealous of you." Yuuki repeats her statement. "Your able to help the people you care about while I'm oblivious to everything. I mean, I can't do anything without your help or Kaname-senpai's."

'Now...she realizes. Out of this whole anime, she finally realizes it.' I had a blank face looking at her with speaking stupid-idiot-Yuuki.

"You're very strong, brave, but you're also reckless." Yuuki chuckles. "But...your very distant. Like your doing everything on your own." I looked at her with wide eyes as she stared at me with a knowing look. "You gave Zero your blood." My eyes widen even more.

'When did this smart and knowing Yuuki come in.' I was suddenly confused by this. She never was like this in the anime or manga, except for when she was a vampire.

"I hate it when you do everything on your own. So from now on," She walked to me holding my shoulders. "You are going to tell me what is wrong and what is happening. I don't want you to face this on your own. I want to help you."

My conscious is screaming at me saying, Yes! Yes! But in my head it's completely the opposite. It's screaming, No! Don't! You don't want her to get hurt! You want to protect her! I'm actually having a battle with myself again! I thought for a few minutes before sighing looking down.

"Give me time to think. I'm actually battling with myself if wanting say yes to that or no." Yuuki looked at me confused going to question but decided to give up on it. She let go of my shoulders still looking at me.

"Okay." It was quiet, a comfortable quiet, that actually helps me controlling my thinking. The quiet was interrupted when Yori was knocking on the door.

"Are you both ready, Yuuki, Victoria?" Yori asked opening the door. She was in red dress with roses going down, and a purple dress. She was holding two packages in her arm, one was purple with green wrapping, the other one was blue with white wrapping. Yori looked at us surprised. "Huh? Do you both plan to attend the ball in your uniform? Even though we're working behind the scenes, we can still dance, you know."

I scratched the back of my head facing sighing. "We don't have dress for the ball, Yori-chan. Besides, the headmaster keeps reminding us to be extra careful tonight." I replied while Yuuki laughs smiling at Yuuki but I notice the sadness in her eyes.

'I rather be in my uniform then wear some stupid dress.' I thought my expression getting irritated just from the thought of it.

"What a terrible father." Yori says. I stopped thinking to look at her. "So he's saying you can't have fun?"

"No, it's not like that." Yuuki tries to reassure her.

"Here, this came for you both, Yuuki, Victoria." Yori handed me the package with blue while handing the purple one to Yuuki.

"Huh?" My eyes widen holding the package and seeing a note on it. I took the note reading it.

'Please enjoy this gift. I thought you would look lovely in this, Victoria.

Sincerely

Kuran Kaname.'

'Kaname-senpai...? I looked down to see more.'

'P.S. I won't forget our promise if you don't forget yours.'

I couldn't help the smile that was on my face from his stubbornness on wanting to see my expression. 'So stubborn.' I open the package to see a beautiful dress that was in my favorite color. Yuuki looked over at my dress having the biggest smile on her face.

"Wow! That's so pretty. Come on pull out and show it to us, Victoria." Yuuki smiled. I did as she asked pulling the dress to showing in front of me in the mirror. The dress was Caribbean blue in the inside with white on the outside. The white looked like a long jacket covering the inside, blue, short dress. It had long white sleeves with little ruffles on the blue part of the dress. "So pretty!"

'Kaname-senpai...' I looked down at the floor sadly but I couldn't help the smile that was growing on my face. 'Why...why won't he stop...?' I didn't show it to Yuuki or Yori as they were in awe of my dress and Yori was in awe of Yuuki's dress, but...I allowed a single tear to come slowly down to my cheek.


In front of the ball

Zero was looking down at the floor guarding the entrance. He was looking down at the floor with a depressing look.

"Kiryuu-kun," Someone called out to him. Zero was turning his head to the person when that person was also poking his cheek. Zero glanced at the smiling Headmaster. "thank you for insuring the security of the ball." He was all dress for the ball that only he can think of to wear.

"I had no choice but to come, since it was an order by the Headmaster." Zero replied coolly. The Headmaster had his hands behind his head.

"Seriously, you are so scary, Kiryuu-kun." The Headmaster spoke happy. "Plus, you've been really gloomy lately. It's as if you were taking up all the bad luck in this area." Zero narrowed his eyes at the headmaster with a 'hmph.'

"I didn't mean to order you around so much as to ask a favor." Headmaster looked in the ball with all the students. "I hope you can protect the happy lives of the students on this campus." He turns to look at Zero serious. "And rather than being imprisoned by an unseen future, I want you to enjoy the present more." Zero looked down sadly and serious. The Headmaster smiled saying, "Just kidding. But wasn't I cool when I said that?"

Zero looks away from the headmaster until Yuuki shouted, "Zero!" Zero and the Headmaster turned to look at us. I was blushing wearing the dress from Kaname having both sides of my hair in pig tails and going to the back of my head. I was trying to hid my unusual expression. Yuuki smiling at them. "We didn't think you'd actually arrive before us."

"Wow! Yuuki and Victoria is all dressed up!" Headmaster shouted happy. "You both must dance with Daddy later, okay, my dear daughters?"

"Guess we don't have a choice, right, Victoria?" Yuuki elbowed me on my rib gently. I glanced at them nodding my head. Yuuki smiled turning back to look at the Headmaster. "Just for a little while, later on, okay?"

"Okay!" Headmaster shouted extremely happy. "I'll see you later!" He waves away frantic never leaving that smile from his face. Yuuki smiled at Zero lifting her fist.

"We should get going too. Even though we'll probably be caught up in all kinds of trouble later, let's try to enjoy this as much as we can, okay?" Yuuki smiled walking pass Zero and into the building. I kept my head down walking pass Zero.

"I thought you weren't excited about the ball." Zero spoke up making me stop. The blush was still on my cheeks as I turned to look at him.

"I-I wasn't...I-I mean..." I stopped speaking to look at him. He had wide eyes and his mouth was an O shape. I was startled when he put his hand over his mouth, facing me his back, and his shoulders shaking. I was confused when I suddenly hear him chuckling, which is unusual. I completely was shocked and mad. "What's so funny?"

"Y-You're shuttering...and blushing..." Zero spoke between laughter's. "S-S-So anti-Victoria...Hahaha!" He was laughing really hard making me even more angry.

"Stop laughing! I promised someone that I would show more of my expression!" I faced my back on him crossing my arms. Zero stopped laughing to stand up looking at my back.

"Is that person Kuran-senpai?" His voice sounded so serious as I looked at him. His eyes kept staring into mine intensely.

"T-That's none of your business." My voice sounded angry. His eyes widen as I stormed in the building. 'Zero is such an idiot.' I stormed in the building next to Yuuki. Yuuki look around with relief to see the Night Students and Day Students having fun.

"Thank goodness. It looks like nothing weird has happened yet." I looked around when suddenly Yuuki was in vision. I step back to look at her surprised.

"What?" She smiled at me taking my blue rose all of a sudden. I looked at her surprised as she heads towards Zero.

"Hey, Zero!" Zero looked down at Yuuki surprise and she tighten his tie. "All male students must wear their uniforms properly. Even if it's only for tonight." Zero kept looking down at her. Yuuki looked up at Zero mad. "What? Does the Prefect have a problem with that?" Zero looked away sighing. She smiled satisfied he not saying anything. "Last, but no least..." Yuuki raised my blue rose taking us, Zero and I, by surprise. She placed the rose on his jacket. "All male students must have a singel rose pinned to their chests. I hope you don't mind it being blue."

Zero looked at the blue rose then looked up at me. Our eyes connect and said, "No...I don't mind." It felt like Zero was actually speaking to me instead of Yuuki. My eyes widen but soon I turned a different way trying not to blush. I felt someone tugging on my arm to see Yuuki placing her arm around mine and looking at Zero.

"Now all you two have to do is get rid of that frown on you faces and you both will be perfect." Yuuki smiled at us. She definitely held the innocent factor for sure but also the oblivious one too. I couldn't help but smile feeling like she is the younger sister than I am.

"Right." I smiled looking at her. I actually showed my smile to Yuuki and she was in complete shocked.

"Ah! So cute!" Yuuki surprised me by putting her arms around me in a bear-like hug. I was so shocked that I felt like I was going to tip over but I found my balance and put my arms around her too.

"Y-Yuuki! Careful." I scolded her. Yuuki released me show me her smile.

"It's been so long since I saw you smile like that. I missed it so much." Yuuki almost tears in her eyes. I blinked looking at her over exaggerating.

'Has it been that long for Yuuki to have tears in her eyes.' I sighed but nothing less smiled at her.

"Yeah. Don't get use to it. This is the only one time deal, got it?" Yuuki looked at me with softness in her eyes nodding her head. My smile widen see her all happy when I looked around.

"Say, why don't you go find Kaname-senpai? He told me that he wants to be the first person you dance with." I lied but in all honest I think that is true. Yuuki looked at me blushing.

"R-Really?" Yuuki asked. I nodded my head continuously walking behind her.

"Come on now. We mustn't let the man your in love with to wait." I pushed her back for Yuuki to look at me surprised and blushing.

"Victoria!" She shouted. I chuckle waving goodbye to her and wishing her good luck. Yuuki gave me one last smile before walking to find Kaname. I turned to look at Zero and our eyes connected. I smiled up at him as I looked over at Yuuki's back.

"I'm really happy for Yuuki. She has been waiting for this for a long time." Zero kept on looking at me.

"I don't get it." He spoke up. I looked up at him confused, not really sure what he means. "How can you smile?" It took me a few moments when I finally realized what he means.

"Yeah. How can I smile? It's a mystery even to me." Zero's eyes were blank but I continue even with his rough expression. "But I know for one thing. I smile because I'm happy for other people's happiness. Plus, someone who is always grouchy and is always late on patrol is the person that I want to see smile." Zero's eyes were wide knowing I meant him. "I just wished that I can him smile one day." I turned my gaze at him.

I looked at him for a couple of minutes when something caught me in the corner of my eyes. I noticed Yuuki walking to the terrace where Kaname obviously is. 'At least, he's keeping his promise. I should keep mine too.' I looked up at Zero to grab his wrist.

"Come dance with me." I pulled Zero into the dance floor.

"Hey! I don't dance." Zero complained but I pushed him anyway.

"Just shut up and listen to the music." I scolded him placing his hand on my hip, my hand on his shoulder, and our hands touching each others. "Ready... 1 2 3... 1 2 3..."

'I feel like I'm teaching a child.' I looked up at Zero to see he was watching my feet. "A gentleman should always look at the woman, Zero." Zero looked up at him but then looked away clicking his tongue. I couldn't help but chuckle at this. This is so unlike Zero. My eyes widen when a sudden smirk was on my face, and a thought enter my mind.

"This is so anti-Zero." Zero looked at me with wide eyes. "Not knowing want to do and getting embarrassed by a girl-" Zero suddenly bumped his forehead with mine gently.

"Your doing this on purpose. Pay-back I bet." Zero narrowed his eyes at me looking mad. I continue smirking tilting my head looking like a devil.

"Even I have to get some fun in this ball too, despite the promise." Zero smirked. I gulped knowing that smirk like before thinking this double pay-back. I was going to protest or move, but he suddenly smirked and twirled me really fast. "Ah! Zero!" He kept twirling me fast and not going with the rhythm making me laugh. "You suck at dancing." I laughed not paying attention to what's around me.

I continue to laugh and when I open my eyes. Something unexpected happen and this was definitely anti-Zero. He was actually...smiling. I felt my heart beating and the heat was coming to my cheeks.

'He's actually handsome when he smiles.' My eyes widen from the sudden thought as I shook my head. 'What was I thinking? What's wrong with me?'

"Was that better anti-Zero for you?" My eyes widen when I noticed that smile was actually smirk. I looked somewhere avoiding his gaze as my eyes caught Shiki and Rima dancing.

"You win." I replied. Zero spin me one more time taking me out of the dance floor. We let go of each other and our eyes connect for a few minutes. I smiled bowing down. "Thank you for dancing with me, Zero." I looked up at him for him nodding his head. He faced his back on me and said,

"At least, you're not so distant from me." Zero's statement completely shocked me. I walked in front of him narrowing my eyes.

"Don't get use to it. It's only a special occasion. Got it?" Zero nodded his head until his eyes were wide for some reason. I followed his eyes to see Yuuki away from Kaname to get a drink. I tilted my head in confusion.

'Maria didn't speak to her. She would usually run out by now.' I thought moving my eyes to Kaname, and to my surprise our eyes connect. It felt like my whole world was going in slow motion as he slowly turned around never taking his eyes from me. He faced me his back not looking at me anymore and everything is back to normal. I blinked a couple of times looking down.

My hands were in fist wanting to walk over to him. Someone suddenly pushed me forward almost making me trip. I turned around to see Zero facing me his back walking away. I looked at Zero and Kaname over and over... 'Zero...' I smiled bowing down to him and walking over to Kaname. 'Thank you, Zero.'

I finally went to the terrace to stare at his back. "Kaname-senpai!" Kaname turned around to look at me.

"Good evening, Victoria." Kaname replied. "I am delighted to see that you are wearing the dress I gave you. And keeping your promise to me." I looked down at the dress and remembered the expressions I made with...Zero.

'He was watching me!' I was shocked but smiled at him. When I smiled at him, his expression seemed surprised.

"Yeah. I would like to express my gratitude for the dress and your part on the promise." I bowed to him making sure he doesn't see the Disciplinary Committee badge around my wrist.

"Has something happened?" Kaname asked. I looked up at him surprised and confused. "Your face looks odd, Victoria." My eyes widen as I put my hand on my cheeks.

"Eh? Really?" I looked around confused until my eyes landed on Kaname. He was hiding his eyes and shaking his shoulder. I remembered this from Zero so my mouth was an O shape. "You tricked me!"

'Why does everyone have to pick me? Just because I show my expression?'

Kaname stopped laughing to smile at me. He saw my anger in my eyes and expression as I crossed my arms over my chest. "I'm sorry. I just wanted to see your expressions is all. Your just too cute, Victoria." My eyes widen and the blush return to my cheeks. "The dress looks lovely on you." My eyes continue to grow wide as he walks over to me grabbing my hand with the badge on it. "If you would like to show your gratitude for the dress and promise, may you dance with me this time?"

"With me?" I titled my head. Kaname got the badge off of my wrist and pulled into his arms.

"I saw you dancing with Zero." Kaname replied in my ear. My eyes widen even more knowing for a fact that he was watching the whole time. I blushed from the embarrassment of not knowing he was watching.

"I see."

Meanwhile, Yuuki and Zero were standing next to each other watching Victoria and Kaname dancing with each other. Yuuki had a huge smile on her face as she looks around, and Zero just leaned against the wall crossing his arms over his chest.

I noticed that Kaname wasn't following the rhythm to the music, so I looked up at him confused. "Senpai, why aren't you following the music?"

"Oh, I am not listening to the music." Kaname replied closing his eyes with a smile. "Let us dance slowly." He open his eyes looking at me. "Just like last time." Kaname always seems to surprise me, no matter what comes out of his mouth. I looked down at the ground hiding my eyes.

"Yeah." The moments of when Kaname and I dance together when I was young and the memories of Kaname and Yuuki dancing came into mine.

I was really bad at dancing. It was Kaname-senpai that helped me dance including with Yuuki. When I saw them dancing together, I knew for a fact they were perfect for each other. Since then, I never danced with Kaname-senpai...until now.

I looked up at him and our eyes connected.

That was so long time ago. A very...long time ago.

Suddenly, the images of Kaname erasing my memory came into my vision and I couldn't help but get angry by that. I stop dancing to look back down, my hands were in fist.

"Victoria?" Kaname spoke up looking at me worried and concern. He still had his arm around my waist.

"How long do you intend on treating me like a child?" I asked him with anger in my eyes.

"That was never my intention." I looked up at him pushing him away.

"Never your intention? Kaname-senpai, you're the one who erased my memories, you're the one who keeps asking Shiki and Rima-chan to protect me, and you're the one who is trying to stop me. I'm not a little child anymore, Kaname-senpai." Before I know it, I was practically shouting at him. "I don't want you to keep on protecting me anymore! Just what are you afraid of?! Don't you trust me at all?!"

"That's not true." Kaname replied and he embraced me. My eyes widen with soon realization of tears in the corner of my eyes.

'Why was I crying?'

"I do trust you. I was not treating you like a child." Kaname continue and my eyes widen even more. "I only wanted to protect you. At that time, I thought that what I did was for the best."

'What?'

Yuuki and Zero were watching as Kaname embraced Victoria. Yuuki was surprised and confused by this, but Zero looked down sadly. Zero then looked out the doors to see Akatsuki and Aidou walking out.

Kaname tighten his hold on me surprising me even more. "Kaname...senpai..." He didn't answer me but tighten his hold almost as if he's afraid to let me go.

'Say, Victoria-san...if you want to save Zero, will you grant me my wish?' Maria's voice suddenly spoke in my head. 'Kill Kuran Kaname for me. Kuran Kaname's armor will only crumble before you. Only you can do it. But if you can't bring yourself to do that...'

I closed my eyes moving my arm to touch his arms. "I understand." Kaname loosen his grip on me to look at my eyes. 'Because it's Victoria...you should stay the way you are.' I hid my eyes from my Kaname and smirk plastered on my face.

'Shizuka...is really an idiot.' I put my hand on my head. 'Like hell I'm going let her win.' I looked up at Kaname to see him still staring at me. I smiled up at him touching his arm.

"Kaname-senpai...do you remember what I told you? When Ichiou-sama was coming over?" Kaname nodded his head looking at me confused. "Don't hesitate, Kaname-senpai. Don't hesitate," My eyes narrowed having my cold expression back on. "on what you're planning to do." Kaname's eyes were wide as I got out of his arms and ran away. I quickly avoided the gaze of Yuuki and Zero walking out of the building.

I'm not going to let Shizuka win. I won't kill Kaname-senpai and I know what Kaname-senpai is planning. The one thing that Shizuka doesn't now about me...The biggest mistake of her life...was choosing me.

I smirked looking ahead of me to keep running to where Maria is.

'Good luck Victoria-chan!' I stopped shortly after when that sudden voice comes in my head. This voice sounds so sweet and innocent, a voice I haven't heard until now. I smiled finding the relief that she is okay.

'Mimi...' I looked ahead of me to start running once more.


At the ball

Yuuki was standing next to Zero when suddenly someone asked Zero to dance with her. The only person that dance with him the whole time was Victoria. Zero replied by saying he can't dance and is far to busy. Yuuki looks at Zero shocked and the girl that asked him sad. She looked between them finally deciding to follow Zero. Zero was heading to where Kaname is.

"Kuran-senpai." Zero spoke up. Kaname turned around to see Zero and Yuuki. "Where is Victoria?"

"I have given you your role, have I not?" Kaname asked getting angry. "You are to serve as Victoria's and Yuuki's shield. It would be troublesome for me if you've forgotten." Zero looked down slipping of his badge running pass Kaname.

"Zero!" Yuuki shouted. Zero jumped off the terrace leaving Yuuki and Kaname. Kaname turned to look at Zero and Yuuki noticed the window's cracked. Ichijou suddenly appeared beside a shock Yuuki.

"What is it, Kaname?" Ichijou asked smiling. "You seem to be in a foul mood. What's the matter?"

"I need you to hold me back so I do not do something foolish." Kaname replied. Kaname looked down at Yuuki to see her looking at him. "Is something wrong?" Yuuki took a deep breathe to look up at him with confidence in her eyes.

"Kaname-senpai...are...are you in love with Victoria?" Yuuki asked tilting her head. She can feel pain in her heart just by asking that one question. Kaname looked at her with sadness in his eyes stroking her hair. Ichijou left the terrace leaving them alone.

"Yuuki..." Kaname closed her eyes as images of Victoria came into his mind. 'Don't hesitate, Kaname-senpai. Kaname-sama! You tricked me! Yuuki is in love with you. I was just worried about you.' Small little memories that flow into his vision and mind, even the ones when she was little. 'Kana..me...Kaname!' Her smile... 'The one you chosen to love all your heart...is Yuuki.' The heart break in her eyes that keeps haunting him until this very day. Kaname slowly open his eyes to see the anticipate Yuuki waiting for his answer. Kaname took another deep breathe to finally answer her saying,

"I am."

I hope you guys like this chapter. I actually like the ending but I do have to feel bad for Yuuki though now knowing that Kaname is in love with Victoria.

Oh! I almost forgot. People keep saying that I spelled their names wrong that Kiryuu is with one 'u' or Yuuki is with one 'u'. I don't know anymore so I'm just going to stick with this. Two Us for both of them.

Sorry about the bad grammar but like I said, I don't re-read it. I hope you enjoy this chapter.

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