Ohayo minna! I hope you all enjoyed the first chapter, now on to the second. Also I'm not sure whether or not I need to do a disclaimer for every chapter so I'm gonna do another just in case. Here you are: I DO NOT OWN VAMPIRE KNIGHT! (* sobs * I wish I did. Wait, I already said that didn't I? Eh who cares, the rainbows and the unicorns support me, and no one shall defy them.)

Chapter 2~

The sun shimmered in the orange yellow evening background of the sky as it slowly descended towards the mountains. At Cross Academy, the night class was coming out of its dorms to their classes.

" KYAAAAAA~ IT'S THE NIGHT CLASS!" The day class girls were all screeching and pushing against a poor Yuki, who was desperately trying to get the night class students some space but to no avail.

" Look it's Aido!"

" Over there! Over there! It's Kain!"

" Ah, Senri will be my husband!"

" No he's mine!"

" KANAME-SAMA I WILL HAVE YOUR BABIES!" Other rabid fan girls instantly attacked the poor fan girl, sort of like when you see a pack of lions all leaping on a gazelle at the same time.

The night class students all laughed softly at the hilariousness of the fan girls.

" Ok, back it up people!" Yuki shouted, attempting to get the attention of the fan girls. " Zero, help me please!"

Sighing, Zero walked over, not noticing how Kaname's eyes instantly began looking at him up and down. Firstly to see of anything was wrong like Senri had guessed, and secondly to simply pleasure his eyes with the hunter's beauty.

" IF YOU GUYS DON'T GET OUT OF HERE I'LL MAKE SURE YOU NEVER SEE YOUR PRECIOUS NIGHT CLASS AGAIN!" Zero yelled out, his voice gaining him attention from everyone. In fear, all the fan girls bolted off to their dorms, not wanting to never be able to see their beloved night class again.

" Really Kiryu," Kaname chuckled softly, " Was it necessary to be so harsh on those poor girls?"

" When it comes down to the likes of you then yes." Zero retorted sharply.

" Don't speak to Kaname-sama that way!" Aido angrily shouted at the impassive silverette in front of him.

" I'll speak to him the way I think that he deserves." Zero said bluntly, not even bothering to mince his words.

" Why yo-" Aido growled.

" That's enough now Aido." Kaname smoothly interrupted the two's " oh-so-lovely" conversation. " If you don't mind, I would like to talk to Kiryu here. Privately."

Biting his tongue, Aido nodded and walked towards class followed by Takuma, Kain and Ruka. Senri also went with them after he sent Zero a small concerned look which the latter waved off. Rima walked after Senri. Yuki sent a concerned glance at Kaname and Zero, which Kaname dispersed after giving her a reassuring nod. Satisfied, the brunette headed back towards the night class classrooms.

" So what is it that you wanted to talk about Kuran?" Zero asked impatiently.

" Have you been feeling weird lately?" Kaname questioned.

" Um, no, not really."

" Not really?"

" Why does it matter to you? In fact why would you care?" Zero said angrily.

" You're right, I don't care. You are merely a wretched level D, only minutes away from being an E due to my blood. However, if you end up posing a threat to Yuki's safety due to unknown circumstances, I must know in order to keep her safe." Kaname replied coldly, instantly regretting the words as soon as they left his mouth.

A flash of hurt ran through Zero's heart for a second before he banished the feeling and whipped out Bloody Rose, pointing the anti-vampire weapon straight at Kaname. " Say that again I dare you."

" Don't be serious Kiryu, we all know you wouldn't shoot me anyway. You care too much about Cross to destroy his dream, no matter how much you pretend to mock him." Kaname told Zero arrogantly.

The hunter clenched his teeth in frustration, knowing that that was sadly the truth. No matter how much he hated the disgusting pureblood in front of him, he would never hurt him because of Cross, his annoying yet still lovable surrogate father.

" Now if you will excuse me, I'll be off. Just warning you, if you do anything to harm Yuki, I will end you." Kaname said calmly before teleporting away to the night class classrooms.

" Why is he such a bastard?" Zero whispered to himself as Kaname's words echoed in his head: You are merely a wretched level D, only minutes away from being an E due to my blood.

" Meow." A soft cry jerked the silverette from falling into his world of misery and depression once more.

" Oh, hello Kagemi." Zero smiled softly as he bend down to pet said kitten. " Are you hungry? I'll get you some milk and food." Purring softly, the black cat butted her head against the hunter's leg in thanks, or at least what Zero perceived to be gratitude in some form.

Letting out a small sound of comfort, Zero walked back to his dorms with the only source of happiness he had in what he considered to be a cruel and unforgiving world.

" Damn it!" Kaname shouted angrily, his anger causing the glass of a window to shatter into broken pieces.

" Kaname-sama!" Ruka gasped in shock while the rest of Kaname's group just stared as their normally calm leader lost his composure in a flash.

" What's wrong Kaname?" Takuma questioned hesitantly, scared to set off the enraged pureblood.

" It's none of your business ok? Just leave me alone." Kaname replied brusquely before storming off to his room.

" I bet Kaname-sama's bad mood has something to do with that blasted Kiryu! He's always agitating our poor lord!" Aido growled viciously as he began to tear a pillow on the couch to shreds.

" Calm down Hanabusa." A cool voice said, " If you get carried away with your anger and try something, Kaname-sama will be even more pissed."

Reluctantly, the aristocratic vampire sank back down into the couch, though he was still enraged.

" I'm going to go." Senri suddenly said abruptly, standing up from his position and moving to head to his room.

" Wait why?" Rima asked, confused by Senri's change in demeanor. Said boy ignored her and walked to his room before closing the door behind him.

" You don't suppose he's hiding something?" Takuma wondered suspiciously, " Does he know something about Kiryu and Kaname that we don't know about?"

As a matter in fact, Senri did to a certain extent, although not by much. He did know however that he was not that cruel of a human or vampire to reveal that Zero had been crying. He knew that having the vampires know the hunter had a moment of weakness would be a big blow to Zero's pride as well as ego, and Senri also didn't want to be shot by Bloody Rose as a result. I wonder why he was crying though; Kiryu doesn't seem to be one to randomly break into tears. In fact, I've never seen him show any other emotion than anger and a hint of sadness. Senri slowly drifted off into dreamland, his thoughts still plagued by Zero's problem, whatever it was.

" Zero, about yesterday." Cross began nervously and apologetically.

" It's fine ok?" Zero said, looking away like he usually did. " I know you didn't mean it and I'm sorry I overreacted." Now, the silverette wasn't one to apologize, but with his thoughts in turmoil, he decided why not.

" Thank you." Cross told the hunter, relieved that he had been forgiven. Zero nodded his head. A flash of color on the smaller male's neck caught the headmaster's eye.

" Zero, can I see your neck for a second? I need to check on something." The headmaster cautiously asked for permission. Still distracted, Zero absentmindedly nodded his head. Cross walked over and tilted the younger male's head to the side, exposing the untattooed side of his neck. There on the previously pale skin was now a marking of something, an animal.

Is that a… cat? No, wait it seems to have wings. Maybe it's a bird? But what kind of bird is it then? Confused, Cross looked closer and found the bird to be a stork. His mind fizzed and lit up with wariness as he concluded something.

" Zero, can I have you step out of your clothes?"

" What kind of fucking question is that?" Zero screeched embarrassed.

" Please, it's serious."

" Ok fine." Grudgingly, the silverette stepped out of his clothes. Standing naked in front of Cross was awkward to say the least; never mind the fact that he had seen Zero naked when Zero was younger.

Examining the hunter's lower body, Cross nodded, his eyes becoming more somber. He suddenly remembered how Yuki mentioned about Zero taking care of a cat and how he seemed almost " motherly".

" I'm almost sure." Cross murmured to himself worriedly, " However, it's best of I make a final check of sorts."

" Zero, has any vampire, preferably male come in contact with your blood lately?" Cross asked very seriously, his normally juvenile visage turning mature in a second.

" Um, yes. Senri did just a day or two ago." Zero said as he thought back to the previous day.

" What color were his eyes?"

" I think they were this magenta/fuchsia color, which is weird cause isn't bloodlust usually red?"

That's it. Cross thought. I had my suspicions but now they have been proven. Oh god how is he going to react? The blonde haired man flinched as he thought of what reaction Zero would provide once he learned the truth. Steeling his nerves, Cross opened his mouth and said something to Zero.

In an instant, the silverette's eyes widened with shock and his mouth gaped open.

" I'M A-"

And that concludes the second chapter! What do you think Zero is? Take a guess, though I'm supposing that most of you already know because it really is quite easy to guess. I hope you enjoyed this story and please feel free to give me constructive criticism if you feel like I need to change something!