Chapter 8! What will happen between Kaname and Zero after the effects of the aphrodisiac wears off? Yeah, this update also took longer than my previous ones save for chapter 7 have been and again I'm sorry but them goddamn teachers are killing me! Last week of school and you start stacking up tests, finals, and two new projects? Like what the hell! Anyway school's over now so I should be able to start updating more.
I do not own Vampire Knight.
The feeling of softness caressing his legs woke Zero up from his slumber, blinking his amethyst eyes open slowly, the hunter wondered what the feeling was. His head also pounded slightly, sort of like a hangover, but at the same time he had no recollection of becoming drunk.
" Hello Zero." A husky voice intoned.
Zero's eyes shot open from their previously half-lidded state, headache disappearing in a flash. Lying next to him on his bed was the slightly larger body of a very well known pureblood, who had his hands currently tracing small, delicate patterns on the pale skin of Zero's thighs.
" WHA- KANAME?" Zero screeched. Mortified, he yanked his exposed leg back from the larger male's hand and pulled all the covers from Kaname, wrapping them around himself to hide any piece of skin showing save for his face.
" What are you doing Kuran?" Zero asked after he calmed himself down, glaring dangerously at the vampire before him. " And why the fuck are you in my bed?"
" Well," Kaname drawled, " Last night you fainted after your whole fight with Aido so I came and got you all ready for bed. Since I was already dressed in my nightclothes, being the lazy guy that I am, I decided to sleep here with you. It was very comfortable with you as my pillow by the way." Kaname ended off his sentence with a shameless wink at the reddening hunter.
" Cut the crap, even if it did happen why were you doing that just then?" Zero snapped, embarrassed but he didn't want to show it.
" Oh, you mean this?" Kaname asked while wrapping his arms around Zero's waist, pulling the smaller male onto his lap while leaning down to nibble on the violet-eyed hunter's earlobe.
" Ahhhhhh~ w-what are you do-doing?" Zero cried out, moaning in pleasure.
" Pleasuring my queen, is that wrong?"
" Ye- mmmmm." Zero's voice caught off as Kaname began to suck and nibble at his neck causing the pureblood to give himself a smug smirk. Zero desperately tried to push the taller male off but found that he couldn't as Kaname had more strength than him. As Kaname continued to lavish his neck with kisses and nibbles, the silverette began to wiggle more, accidentally pricking his neck on Kaname's fangs and causing a few droplets of blood to drip down.
Kaname's usually garnet eyes swirled into the standard fuchsia color when it came to carriers as he saw and smelled the silverette's blood, marveling at its sweet scent. Leaning down, he opened his mouth to take a sip from the hunter's neck, desperate for a taste of Zero's rich blood. As soon as his gleaming fangs began to sink into the delicate skin of said male's neck though, the hunter's lilac eyes flew open and he shoved the other male off of him.
Crashing to the floor, Kaname came back to his senses and his bloodlust faded. Staring in slight guilt at Zero, the pureblood wondered how the other would react. Zero's eyes swirled from the previous hesitant lust to a steely violet as he stared at Kaname with cold eyes.
" Out." He whispered lowly, his eyes filling with anger.
" Zero-"
" OUT!"
Kaname stood up and walked out of Zero's room, his heart laden with guilt. I knew he has fears of being bitten by purebloods ever since Shizuka Hio, as well as him becoming a carrier so his blood changed, and I still did that. Fuck, why am I so stupid? He stormed down the hall angrily, reprimanding himself over and over again.
As soon as Kaname left Zero collapsed onto his bed, breathing harshly from both the anger and the slight confusion that was intertwined with lust. After lying on the soft sheets for a few more minutes, he finally took a deep breath and pushed himself up onto his feet. Zero headed towards the bathroom and finished washing up before stepping into the closet to pick out his clothes and everything. Fifteen minutes later, the door opened to reveal the usually calm and collected Zero Kiryu, though his inner mind was still in deep turmoil from the morning's events.
Breakfast was awkward to say the least, with Zero ignoring Kaname as he desperately tried to catch the hunter's eyes. Takuma's small talk only made things worse. Aido was also in disarray, flinching whenever Zero came close as the previous night's memories were still etched deeply in mind.
I don't think I can ever look at Kiryu again normally. The blonde thought, shuddering slightly. I don' like him anyway, I like Kain. Plus Kaname-sama likes him so me getting in the way will only be a double negative.
Kain shot Aido a concerned glance that Aido blushed and shook his head in reassurance to. Still slightly suspicious, Kain turned back to his breakfast though he watched his smaller cousin out of the corner of his eye.
At the opposite side of the table, Senri nudged his newly christened boyfriend as a signal to shut up, not wanting the poor blonde to embarrass himself anymore. Catching the hint, Takuma finally quieted, flushing slightly though his eyes conveyed his gratitude towards the smaller mahogany haired vampire. He placed a small peck at the corner of Senri's mouth before finally beginning to eat meal.
Ruka exchanged fleeting glances with the carrier, desperate to find out what had suddenly soured the two's slowly healing relationship. Zero in return only shook his head, refusing to answer any of her stares. Slightly angered at Zero's ignorance of her, Ruka huffed slightly and went back to eating her meal, ignoring Zero the rest of the time. Not that he really minded.
Rima and Seiren wisely kept quiet, not wanting to suddenly tip the very fine balance of peace currently in the massive dining room.
As soon as breakfast ended, Zero shot out of his seat and headed towards his room, Kaname following in pursuit. Takuma took it as a chance to have some alone time with Senri and dragged said male with him to their shared room, slamming the door and locking it behind them. Rima headed off with Ruka in tow towards the pool to cool off all the tension that had started. Kain and Aido went their separate ways as Aido wanted to avoid his cousin while Kain decided to give Aido some space to cool off. Seiren on the other hand just disappeared from sight as soon as everyone else left.
" Zero wait!" Kaname shouted, desperately trying to catch up to the sprinting carrier. Upon hearing the pureblood's voice, Zero sprinted even faster in an attempt to shake him off. " Please Zero!"
Refusing to allow himself to be swept back into Kaname's poisonous but yet oh so enticing hold, Zero did a sudden turn and slipped into an empty music room, instantly hiding himself in a pile of musty old boxes to mask both himself as well as his scent.
Seconds later, Kaname ran by, totally unaware that Zero had made a small detour. As soon as the brunette's footsteps faded away, Zero let out a sigh of relief and climbed out from his hiding place.
" That was close." He murmured, wiping some sweat that dripped from his face after running through multiple corridors. " Now to make sure Kuran stops chasing me."
" Why is Kaname-sama chasing you?" A deep voice suddenly echoed behind him, causing the silverette to twist around suddenly in order to face the unknown person.
" Kain?" Zero asked after seeing the person's face. " Why are you in here?"
" I was just coming here to clear my mind." Th orange haired male responded, " So why is Kaname-sama chasing you?"
" Because he's a total asshole." Zero growled, refusing to meet Kain's eye though.
Kain thought for a while. He obviously couldn't force the answer out of the fuming hunter, but perhaps if he could get him to talk and lower his guard down he could stand a chance. But how can I do it without him becoming too suspicious? I can't just suddenly say that I want to talk to him. Suddenly, an idea hit Kain. How about I offer that he can hang out with me right now? I mean he did technically offer.
Steeling himself, Kain asked in the calmest voice he had: " Hey Zero, you know about how you said you wanted to hang out with me sometime? What about now?"
Zero coked his head a little and thought. He can't have any really bad motives behind this and I did say that I wanted to, so I guess why not?
" Sure." The silverette nodded in agreement.
" Ok then."
" And so I was busy screaming but I ended up scaring Ruka in the process who pushed into Hanabusa and sent him tumbling into the mud. He was so pissed that he chased us for two hours straight all around the house!" While speaking, Kain mimed some motions with his hands, a slight smile stretched upon his face
" Masaka! That's hilarious!" Zero said, giggling furiously at the humorous story, his previous wariness and aggressiveness gone, replaced with a euphoric aura.
The two had started off with some awkward small talk but soon became open to one another and were sharing private stories involving them, and their family (For Kain at least) in no time.
" Yeah it is. Hanabusa always gets angry every time we mention it still."
" Then I should talk to him about it some time and see what his reaction is."
" Just don't tell him you heard it from me."
" Will do."
I think I should ask now, since Zero seems to be much more relaxed. This may blow off all the work I put into getting him to relax up to now but I need to know why. After all perhaps the conflict between Kaname-sama and Zero also affected Hanabusa in some way; which would explain how he's been acting! Kain thought determinedly.
" Zero, so can I ask why you were running from Kaname-sama?"
Hearing that, the carrier instantly froze up and began to think. If I tell him, there's a chance that he will tell Kaname, no Kuran, about all that I will say. However, at the same time, Kain doesn't seem to be one to tell Kuran everything he hears. Maybe I could take the chance?
Steeling himself, Zero sighed and began to talk: " So something happened last night and when I woke up in the morning Kuran was in bed with me. He was, um, acting rather like an idiot and out of character. While doing so, he did something really dumb which pissed me off and he's been chasing me for forgiveness but I honestly don't want to see him and that annoying face right now."
That shouldn't give away much. Zero thought, satisfied.
" You know, Kaname-sama isn't as bad as he seems. Maybe you can give him a chance to explain why he did that dumb thing you said he did." Kain offered.
" I don't think there is a satisfactory explanation that can sate me for that thing he did. It's probably not whatever you think it is." Zero retorted.
" Maybe." Kain shrugged. " Did any of this affect Hanabusa? He seemed a bit off today."
" Aido? Well, today morning he was avoiding me, and Kuran was glaring at him so something probably did happen." Zero said, trying to think back to today morning at breakfast. " You might need to ask Kuran about it to find out."
" All right, thanks. I'm glad you told me." Kain thanked the silverette.
" You know what? I am too." Zero replied, feeling as if a slight burden had been lifted, though he didn't know why.
Zero stood up from his sitting position, reaching a hand down to help Kain up. As the two walked towards the door, the carrier accidentally bumped into a group of dusty boxes and tumbled over, pulling Kain down with him.
A loud crash resonated throughout the room. As the dust cleared, it was shown that Kain had Zero pinned to the floor, both their eyes wide with shock.
Suddenly, the door banged open and Kaname and Aido rushed in, hearing the loud sound that had been made.
" Wh-!" Both the brunette as well as the blonde's mouth were open in shock at the scene in front of them, their eyes suddenly reflecting conflicted emotions as their brains processed the picture they saw.
Also in shock, Kain and Zero could only stare at what would definitely be a messy and huge misunderstanding.