Here is chapter four! I hope you all enjoy it, as well as the previous chapters, and remember that I would love some constructive criticism if anybody feels I need to change anything. I do not own Vampire Knight *starts growing mushrooms like Tamaki*. Also, this chapter is dedicated to Azure Crystal Snow Storm, as she was the one who came up with part of this chapter's plot!
Chapter 4~
The sunlight shone into the room, illuminating a certain hunter's pale face as he tossed and turned in his bed. After curling under the covers for around 20 more minutes, Zero finally got up, yawning all the way.
Grabbing a skintight V-neck t-shirt and a pair of tight leather pants, the silverette donned them on while putting the new silver collar he bought Kagemi on her. Picking up the ginormous trunk he had packed all his belongings in, Zero sauntered down the stairs with Kagemi trailing after him to where he would be saying goodbye to Cross and Yuki and heading to the night class dorms.
" Zero, I'm going to miss you and Kagemi so much next year in school!" Yuki cried out as soon as she saw her surrogate brother and his adopted kitten entering the room.
" You'll still see me Yuki, and you barely know Kagemi." Said male grunted annoyed but secretly touched at the same time.
" I do know Kagemi! Also I won't see you as much." Yuki pouted, " Only at transfers and weekends more or less."
" Yuki's right Zero!" Cross said, " Don't forget to bring your kitty and visit your loving daddy and sister!"
" You're not my dad." Zero groaned, although he didn't deny Yuki being his sister. His romantic love for the petite brunette had faded out a few months ago and became a sibling sort of love. He really had no interest in anyone at the current moment. Perhaps Cross was right; he contemplated. Maybe I will find a mate this summer. Argh! What am I thinking about! I don't need a mate nor do I want one. Yes that's right I don't need nor want one. The more Zero went on telling himself that, the more it seemed like he was trying to convince himself rather than state the truth.
A knock on the door jolted Zero out of his thoughts. He watched as Cross pulled open the door to reveal Senri. The mahogany haired vampire smiled slightly and waved at the two teenagers at the breakfast table. Yuki cast a questioning glance at Cross.
" Ah, Senri's here to help us move your stuff Zero, I also told him about your transfer." Cross explained. Zero nodded slightly. To be honest, Senri was probably the vampire, or one of the vampires he disliked (read: hated) the least. He definitely disliked Aido and Kuran with a passion; Ruka, Seiren, Takuma and Kain were ok but he was still extremely wary of them because Ruka was obsessed with Kaname; Seiren always listened to Kaname; Takuma was Kaname's best friend plus he acted too nice and Kain doted-ish on Aido. Then there were Senri and Rima, who were the ones he could actually tolerate give or take.
" Meow." A small cry caught the aristocrat vampire's attention. Looking down, Senri caught sight of the little black cat.
" Aww." Senri said, enamored with the cute little mammal. " Who's is she and can I pet her?" He then asked.
" She's mine and sure." Zero cut in before Yuki or Cross could say anything.
Nodding slightly, the mahogany haired vampire lent down and gently rubbed his fingers over the black kitten's belly, causing the small animal to purr in delight.
" So, do you need my help in carrying anything?" Senri asked standing up after he was done petting Kagemi, " Or do you just need me to show you and your kitten to your room and all."
" Just show me to my room." Zero said shortly before nodding goodbye at Cross and Yuki. He picked up the trunk that he lugged from his room; made sure Kagemi was following him and carried the trunk down to the courtyard where he and Senri then headed for the night class dorms.
" And here's your room." Senri introduced to the silverette, opening the mahogany doors to reveal a large bedroom. Zero and Kagemi walked into the room. In the middle was an antique maple tea table with four plush seats surrounding it. The king sized bed was neatly tucked into the right corner of the bedroom and the lilac and silver sheets on it tumbled over the edge of the bed in a cascade of silk. A lace veil hung from the four elaborately carved posts of the bed, giving it a slight feminine stature. Across from the bed and a slight bit down was the writing desk, stationary already set and an empty, ginormous, oak bookcase towered next to it. Next to the bookcase was a closet that was empty but still luxurious all the same. Opposite to the bed was a birch door that lead to the bathroom. Stepping inside, Zero was greeted with shimmering walls of marble as well as beautiful mosaic floors. There was a shower at one end of the bathroom while a Jacuzzi rest at the other. In the middle area was where the sinks stood, all polished and gleaming. Next to the sinks was a small closet; inside filled with toilet paper, towels, toothbrushes, and other necessities for washing ones self.
" Wow." Zero gaped in shock at all the luxury, " Does every vampire have a room like this?"
" Well no." Senri said, " We usually share a room with another but you're a special case obviously. The only other vampires who have their own rooms are Kaname because he is like our " King" and Seiren because there was no one else for her to share a room with. We also don't have as splendid of a room as you or Kaname since we aren't up to your standard in vampire society."
Nodding slightly, Zero asked another question: " I do like the color scheme, but why is the bed so… feminine?"
" Well, I suppose if you say a pureblood is the king, then a carrier is the queen. However I didn't choose how the room was set, but if you liked, I could just take down the veil if that helps with the whole femininity thing." Senri answered.
" Please do."
" Alright then."
Senri bit his finger and then summoned his blood whip. Using the blood whip, the mahogany haired vampire leashed off each side of where the veil held on to the posts and then brought the veil down.
" Would you like me to remove this?" Senri questioned.
" Thank you for taking the veil off but actually no." Zero replied, taking the veil from Senri's hands. " I think I'll use this to, maybe make something for Kagemi. What do you think girl?" He asked, looking down at his kitten. Kagemi looked up, tilting her head slightly before nodding.
" She's very intelligent." Senri noted.
" That she is."
" Well, I'll be leaving now, if you need anything just come up and ask me ok?"
" Alright thanks."
After Senri left, Zero looked around the room some more. He saw that there was a bit of empty space at the bottom of the bed and nodded slightly in satisfaction. This will be a perfect place to set Kagemi's bed up. I can use the veil that Senri took down for me to decorate her part of the room up a bit.
" Ah." Zero suddenly realized, " I need to bring Kagemi to the vet today for a check up as well as register her in. That will also give me a chance to buy some more supplies for her."
" Alright, come along Kagemi, we're going to the town to get you all checked up at the veterinary office."
Meowing slightly, the kitten stood from where she was previously curled and followed the silverette out of the room.
" Well, I'm glad that you don't have any diseases or stuff like that." Zero said in relief as he and Kagemi walked out of the veterinary office, a shopping bag of supplies as well as the veterinary papers in his right hand. Suddenly he bumped into a young woman with a bunch of shopping bags on her arm, accidentally knocking both her and the bags to the ground.
" Ah! Sorry miss, here let me help you." Zero apologized before kneeling down to help to young woman up and pick up the shopping bags that he knocked over.
" Kiryu?" The young woman remarked.
" How do you know my name?" Zero asked suspiciously, looking up. Staring right back at him was the stunning face of Ruka Souen.
" How dare you bump into me you lowly level D!" Ruka said angrily, glaring daggers at the hunter.
" Look, I said I was sorry ok." Zero replied back, refraining himself from fighting against Ruka in an attempt to make peace with at least one vampire. " So can we stop arguing."
" Fine." Ruka said reluctantly, " I suppose… thank you for apologizing."
" No problem." He nodded.
" Meow." Just like with Senri, Kagemi's mew jolted the two out of their conversation and focused their attention on her.
" Oh my god you have a kitten!" Ruka suddenly uncharacteristically squealed. " Can I please pet him? Or is it her."
" Her." Zero said, " And sure why not?"
" Thank you!" Ruka squealed again and knelt down gently petting the black cat that basked in the attention the toffee haired vampire lavished on her. Ruka blinked in surprise when the kitten did not bolt from her presence when she knelt down like most animals usually do.
" Why didn't she run away?" The aristocratic vampire asked, slightly confused.
" Well, Kagemi's not like that." Zero explained. " She's a very brave kitten and loves attention from everyone. She's like, I suppose an… anti-racist kitty."
" I can tell." Ruka said with a small smile, a real smile, not the fake poised one she would put on when necessary.
The two headed back towards the night class dorms laughing and talking all the way and as the minutes passed by on their journey, the two became closer and friendlier, learning things about each other that they hadn't before. When Ruka and Zero finally reached the dorms they conversed for a little while more; decided to become friends; and bid each other goodbye, heading towards their respective rooms. The moon went up and the stars bean to shine as night settled soon after. The lights in the night class dorms slowly flickered out one by one until only a single light was lit: the light in Dorm President Kaname Kuran's room.
Kaname glared harshly from the tinted glass of his window, watching as Ruka and Zero talked and laughed.
Are the two falling in love? He wondered fearfully, scared that his darling hunter would be taken away from him. I must eavesdrop!
The brunette vampire opened the window slightly and sharpened his vampire hearing, tilting his head so he could hear the two down below's conversation easily.
" You know Zero, you really aren't a bad person." Ruka said with another smile.
" You aren't either." Zero replied with an equally happy smile, one that probably no vampire besides Ruka currently had ever seen in his or her entire life.
With another soft giggle Ruka asked: " Friends?"
Nodding Zero said: " Friends."
Then the two dispersed and went their own ways to the room. Kaname heard their footsteps enter the dorms and hurriedly shut his window. Gnashing his teeth together, the pureblood thought: What if they fall in love? I must stop them from being together.
Little did he know that he needn't worry, because Ruka already had someone that she liked. A certain orange haired female vampire by the name of Rima.
Hey, so I think I forgot to mention that I will be having some side pairings so here are the ones I will have: Takuma x Senri, Kain x Aido, and Ruka x Rima. (The semes are the ones in front and the ukes are the ones in the back.) Also, Azure Crystal Snow Storm, I hope you enjoyed this chapter!