Ok, here is chapter 3! If you guys have any opinions on how Zero and a certain night class member that isn't Kaname should get to know each other better I would be pleased to hear it. Just remember to tell me the name of that member and how he/she and Zero began to have a friendly relationship. Disclaimer: I do not own vampire knight. * curls into ball of depression and misery*
Chapter 3 ~
Zero let out an exasperated sigh, banging his head onto the hard wood of the classroom's desk. Damn it. What the hell Cross? You just have to drop the bomb on me right before we take our final exams.
" Mr. Kiryu, mind telling me what the desk did that cause you to decide to bang it with your forehead?" The teacher asked sarcastically, tapping his ruler against the black chalkboard.
" Sorry." Zero groaned halfheartedly before resting into a comfortable position, his thoughts drifting back to what Cross had told him the previous day.
Flashback~
" Zero, you're a carrier." Cross had told him somberly.
" I'M A WHAT?"
" A carrier."
" What the hell is that?"
" Well my dear apprentice, a carrier is a type of vampire. Their status is right below purebloods and what makes them special is that they are all males that are able to give birth to children. Carriers are known to have tempting and irresistible blood to all vampire and you can often recognize them due to their body's feminine appearance and the tattoo on a part of their body, mostly the neck or collarbone. The tattoo is a stork to symbolize that they, carriers, can give birth. Any questions?"
" YEAH IN A MATTER OF FACT I DO! SINCE WHEN CAN I GET FUCKING PREGNANT?" Zero shouted angrily, the force of his voice causing the pictures on the walls and the trinkets on the desk of Cross's office to shake slightly.
" Calm down will you, it's not that bad." Cross said, shaking his head at Zero's more than melodramatic ways. " Besides, what's wrong about being able to get pregnant? It makes you special and many male vampires will lust after you and your body unless they already like someone else. You'll be like a celebrity since there are such few carriers in vampire society."
" That's exactly what I don't want," Zero hissed, " Attention is the worst for me, especially since I'm already so different. I'm now not only a vampire and a hunter, but able to get pregnant as well. Do you know how both the Hunters Association and the Vampire Council will react? And what will happen now considering we have aristocratic vampires and even a pureblood in this school?"
" That is actually what I needed to talk to you about as well." Cross told him. " I will be moving you to the night class as soon as your final examines are done. You can have the summer to acclimate to being a vampire, get along with the other vampires we have here, and who knows? Even find a mate perhaps."
" And, who says I will agree to it?" Zero replied menacingly, his foul mood turning fouler.
" You will have to." Cross said calmly, " It's the only way I believe that both the Hunters Association and the Vampire Council will accept you. Of course I'll ask them but even so you will be moving into the night class regardless of how they feel."
" And Kuran and the others? How do they feel?" Zero asked.
" Oh, Kuran's fine with it. In fact, he actually seems to be happy and definitely intrigued. The only other I have informed is Takuma and he's fine with it as well. You'll have to deal with Aido and Ruka on your own though."
" Well I see how this is." Zero said sarcastically, glaring at Cross. " Fine, I'll join the night class, provided that I get my own room because I'd rather not be bit in the middle of the night by my roommate."
Cross nodded and the deal was set. Zero would join the night class after the finals.
Flashback End~
" Ugh this is a mess." Zero groaned, finally snapping out of memory lane and paying attention to the teacher once more.
" We're going to have a new student." Kaname told the rest of the night class, which had gathered in the main parlor of the dorm. Whispers of surprise and confusion instantly arose from the amassed group of vampires. " Who? What? When? Why?"
" That said you will all treat this new student with respect as the only one higher than him in status is me." Kaname finished his short announcement and swept away, his group consisting of: Aido, Takuma, Kain, Ruka, Senri and Rima following in his wake.
" Would you mind telling us more Kaname-sama?" Ruka asked, her interest showing ever so slightly. The others all nodded besides Takuma, who had a barely noticeable smile on his face. Cross had already told him who the transfer was, and the blonde haired aristocrat was interested to see how this would turn out.
" Kaname," Takuma whispered softly as he caught up with the pureblood that was a few yards ahead of the rest of the group, " Do you think Kiryu-kun will agree to this?"
" He will." Kaname answered back nonchalantly, " And if he doesn't I'll, ah persuade him to. After all, I'm not going to let my potential mate slip through my grasps."
" I thought you liked Yuki?"
" As a sister, Ichijou, not a lover."
" Oh."
" Yeah, oh. Man, you're really dense sometimes." Kaname murmured shaking his head slightly.
Takuma only laughed awkwardly.
" You may now begin your final exams." A nasally voice said from the front of the room where the teacher stood menacingly, his beady little eyes scrutinizing every student. The sound of pencils hitting the paper echoed throughout the otherwise silent room. I know this; I know this… Was Zero's constant thought as he flipped through the thick sheets of paper of his final exams. Damn, what's this again?
After, two hours of grueling hard work, the bell rang, signifying the end of the exams. Sighs of relief from the day class students instantly accompanied the ring of the bell and hundreds of chairs moved as the students stood up and stretched their arms.
" Ahhhhhh." Zero sighed as he stretched his arms, relaxing the previously tense muscle.
" Come on Zero!" Yuki hissed furiously, pulling at the hunter's arm in an attempt to move the male. " We need to exchange the night class for the final day. After all, it's summer break tomorrow!"
" Yeah yeah," Zero muttered, batting Yuki's hand away before stretching once more in his spot. " I'm coming."
" Great!" Yuki beamed brightly.
Zero sweat dropped at her bipolar mood, one moment she was worried and angry and the next she's all cheerful and happy as fuck.
" KANAME-SAMA I'LL MISS YOU!" A voice screamed out from the horde of girls.
" NO! I'LL MISS YOU EVEN MORE!" Another voice echoed out.
" TAKUMA WILL YOU PLEASE VISIT?"
" SENRI PLEASE KISS ME!"
" AIDO-SAMA CAN I COME SEE YOU?"
" KAIN I LOVE YOU!"
More and more shouts echoed out as the group of fan girls pushed forward, slowly forcing Yuki back.
" Stay back!" She screamed desperately but to no avail.
" Tch," Zero snorted at the poor brunette's desperate attempts. He jumped down into the crowd and shouted at the top of his lungs: " Ok girls back it up! Keep at this and I'll persuade Cross to not let you come to these exchanges again!"
Frightened by the hunter's harsh words, the girls quickly dispersed, walking towards the dorms because their parents were coming later or heading off to the main gates because their parents were already here.
" Good job Yuki." Kaname said with a soft smile, ignoring the silverette while looking at the brunette girl.
" Ah, thanks!" Yuki grinned bashfully, blushing ever so slightly. Zero scoffed a bit at Yuki's embarrassment before turning around to head back to his dorm room. He was almost done packing for his switch to the night class.
" Kiryu." A voice said. The hunter turned around to see Senri.
" Yes?"
" If you need any help I'm willing to assist you." The mahogany haired vampire whispered before heading back to the rest of the group.
Zero nodded slightly in thanks. " Ok."
" What were you telling Kiryu about?" Rima asked as soon as Senri rejoined the group.
" Nothing." The blue-eyed boy responded calmly, although the slight flit of his pupils gave away that there was something. Luckily, Rima seemed not to notice.
Kaname shot an unnoticed glance at his illegitimate cousin, wondering if what he told Zero would make Kaname's chances at pursuing the newly named carrier even more slim than they already were.
" And done." Zero huffed, slamming the lasts of his belongings into a ginormous trunk that he lugged out of the room. His door suddenly burst open and a flurry of cloth and blonde hair whirled in.
" Zero my adorable son!" Cross exclaimed happily as he came to a stop before the soon-to-be-former guardian's bed.
" What is it now." Zero sighed exasperated, pressing two fingers to his temple.
" I wanted to give you something to remember daddy by when you move to the night class!"
" YOU'RE NOT MY DAD!"
" Wahhhhh! Zero-chan so cruel!" Cross sobbed, fake tears leaking from his eyes.
" But seriously," The headmaster continued, switching moods instantly, " I do have something for you. It used to be your parents."
"My parents?" Zero exclaimed shocked. " Why didn't you tell me or give it to me sooner!"
" Because it's a coming-of-age thing." Cross huffed, waving his arms slightly.
" Ok, so what is it?" Zero asked.
" Here," Cross handed the hunter a single earing. The metal was pure silver with accents of gold and at the bottom dangled a single amethyst gem, carved into the shape of an intricate rose. The rose jewel was encrusted with other small gems like diamonds and sapphires that caused the earing to sparkle when it hit the light.
Zero let out a small gasp and gently took the earing. In the back he saw that a few words were engraved in the back. They said: For my dearest Zero, we love you.
Tears slowly welled up in the silverette's lilac eyes as he read the last words his parents had left him. Lifting his hand to his earlobe, he unclipped one of the earrings there and replaced it with the one Cross had given him. The dangling weight was unfamiliar, but at the same time comforting, and almost familiar in a way.
" Thank you." The carrier whispered in gratitude looking up at Cross with a watery smile.
Cross nodded and smiled back, enjoying the rare moments when the two experienced familial love. He gently wrapped his arms around Zero, comforting the younger male as he sobbed into the blonde-haired male's arms.
" Shhh, it's alright Zero. You're safe and loved." Cross crooned softly, rocking Zero back and forth. Zero let out a shaky inhale and nodded slightly, wrapping his arms around his surrogate father's neck, slowly drifting to sleep.
After making sure his adopted son was asleep, Cross tucked the boy in before tiptoeing to the door and turning off the lights. As he walked back to his room softly, the headmaster contemplated: When was the last time he had seen Zero that vulnerable and young? And when was the last time Zero had ever cried in his arms and hugged him like that? Cross's conclusion was rather troubling to him: Zero never had, not even when his parents had died. So why was it that he did now? Was he finally crumbling under everything he had been both willingly and unknowingly holding up?
And that ends the third chapter! I hope everybody enjoyed it! Please feel free to review as I would love to know you guys's opinions. Also I wanted to ask if I was perhaps portraying Zero more weak and insecure than he is in the anime and changing him too much.