So I hope every one enjoyed the last chapter. I won't drag this on any longer… and I hope you all enjoy this one as well! Well, maybe I'll drag it on a little bit more. In this chapter, Ichiru is introduced! And yes, I know (SPOILER ALERT) he technically died and all (SPOILER DONE) but for plot purposes, he's alive in the story, doesn't hate Zero, the two have a very close brother bond and is a capable fighter. Let's just say his chronic illness disappeared. Also, he may be OOC considering he's one of the characters where I am bad at characterizing them. Ok, NOW I'm done. I think.
I do not own Vampire Knight.
Silver beams of moonlight shined and reflected off of the stained glass windows of an old, abandoned castle. Inside the castle, footsteps echoed off of cracked stone floors and walls as creatures of the dark howled and chittered, their cries disappearing in the night.
" The boy; how is he?" A voice hissed through the darkness in a small, secluded room of the castle, " What does he feel towards his chosen?"
" Everything is going as planned my lord. He now hates his chosen and is longing for your son now. Soon, we will overpower the purebloods and rule the vampire realm! Another thing is that we have located the other boy as well. He'd make a wonderful bargaining chip." Another answered.
" Yes." The first voice mused, " He's an excellent plus to the perfect bride for my son."
" Soon Zero Kiryu will be ours for the usage, whether through my poor, unsuspecting, son's charms, or through the torture of his beloved brother: Ichiru Kiryu."
Ichiru sat in the cushioned seat of Cross Academy, uncomfortably looking at Kaien Cross and Toga Yagari who were currently scrutinizing the Zero look-alike. Well, at least the latter, the former simply sat there with a huge dopey grin on his face.
" So, am I accepted?" Ichiru hesitantly asked, to which Toga scowled and Kaien nodded his head furiously, bouncing up and down in his seat in excitement. He seemed to be holding in something, as usually he would be freaking out by now.
" Great!" Ichiru sighed in relief, " Can I ask to be assigned to the same room as Zero?"
" Well, Zero has currently been transferred to the night class due to special conditions you'll have to ask him about." Kaien replied apologetically, before perking up in an instant.
" BUT YOU CAN BE THE PSUEDO ZERO IN THE DISCPLINARY COMMITTEE, HELP MY DARLING YUKI, AND BE THE SON THAT I NEVER HAD AND ZERO REFUSED TO BE!" And with that, Kaien finally exploded and lunged over the table to hug Ichiru, startling the poor boy to blot out of the seat and causing Toga to sigh in exasperation as he grabbed the blonde by the waist and pulled him back down to earth.
" Um, ok… Well, I guess I'll be going then. Room number please?" Ichiru asked as he slowly backed towards the door and the only exit that you don't need to break to go out of the room.
" 173." Toga said shortly before nudging his head to the door, signaling the younger male to get out as he grappled with a struggling and sobbing Kaien.
Nodding quickly and shooting his former mentor a look of thanks, Ichiru rushed out of the room, thankful to finally be out of the sight of the former " Vampire without Fangs" and now crazy lunatic and headmaster of a top boarding school: Kaien Cross.
As soon as the door slammed shut behind the fleeing silverette, Kaien calmed down and stopped wriggling, allowing Toga to finally release him. Huffing due to the immense struggle he had previously put up, the headmaster collapsed back into his chair and allowed his thoughts to drift to the intimate way Toga was holding him by the waist; which then in turn caused a sprinkle of pink to be splattered across his pale cheeks at the realization.
" Why do you always have to act like that Kaien?" Toga sighed in exasperation, rubbing a hand on his forehead as his eyes closed.
" Obviously because I love all my children!" Kaien scoffed back in a childish manner, his petal like lips forming into an undignified pout.
" When was Ichiru ever your child?" Toga pointed out.
" He's related to Zero-chan and since Zero-chan is my son (" He'll admit it one day." Kaien whispered off to the side, causing Toga to raise an eyebrow in skepticism.) Ichiru-chan is obviously also my son!"
" I always wonder form where in that sponge of a brain of yours does all this irrational, illogical, logic come from."
" How mean! My brain is not a sponge unless you mean that I soak up information!" Kaien pouted once more and aimed big, watery, hazel eyes at Toga, which sent the eye-patched man's heart a-beating and a small pang to his groin. Now if Kaien was giving him such a look while they were making love… Instantly, a naked Kaien sprang up in Toga's head. Imagination Kaien was lying on a ginormous bed completely naked and looking up at Toga with the same gaze real Kaien had as he begged the dark haired hunter to fuck him. No, no, no! He was not to have sexual thoughts of the clueless yet very beautiful man in front of him! Groaning slightly, Toga pinched himself harshly to get rid of the seductive image and growing hard on that he had acquired.
" Toga, daijoubu ka?" Kaien inquired, worried about his friend.
" Yes, yes I'm fine." Toga grumbled as he began to bend over to sit on a chair. As he reached his hand out to grip something to help him sit him down, his fingers brushed up and grasped onto fabric. A surprised gasp echoed throughout the room and in a whirl of cloth, Kaien tumbled onto Toga's lap and Toga fell to the floor with a grunt, his hand coming up on reflex to the small of Kaien's back to support the blonde man's weight.
Black eyelashes slowly ascended upwards to reveal hesitant hazel orbs that peered down at the larger male, who now had both arms wrapped around the headmaster's waist.
" Ah. Toga?" Kaien gently asked, shifting slightly only to accidentally slip a bit downward and his ass landed right onto Toga's cock, eliciting a small gasp and shiver from the smaller male.
Toga's blue eyes clouded with lust and he murmured huskily: " Fuck it." Before crashing his lips onto Kaien's own plump ones. A whimper escaped Kaien and he melted into the other's embrace, opening up his mouth for Toga's tongue and responding eagerly to the ravenette's administrations.
Panting, the two then separated, a thin string of saliva still connecting their lips though.
" Bedroom?" Toga asked as he pulled Kaien up to his chest from their previous position on the floor.
" I thought you'd never ask." The latter replied, a teasing smile making his way onto the blonde man's face as he gently pulled himself out of Toga's embrace and began padding towards his bedroom, his hips swaying seductively from side to side.
With a growl, Toga rushed forward in response to Kaien's teasing and swept the headmaster up into his arms bridal style before rushing into the bedroom.
Zero had awoke early that morning, and as last night's events hit him at full force, his heart shattered once more. Images flashed before his eyes. Shouting, screaming, unbearable anger, then flash of ivory white fangs, two holes punctured in delicate flesh, and red. The red was beautiful and deadly, scarlet and bloody. And he remembered his consciousness slowly fading as Kaname sucked his body dry of it's nourishing liquid. Some crystalline tears came to his eyes as he realized the trust he finally gave was so brutally torn apart yet again. But then again, what should I have expected? Purebloods will be purebloods, and vampires will always be monsters. Nothing has ever changed; people just tried to sugarcoat the harsh truth and in doing so tricked me. Look at me now: Zero Kiryu, heir to the Kiryu family, one of the best hunters, and now a broken doll to the king of the vampires: Kaname Kuran. What a laugh. There's no wonder that nobody respects me.
He looked around the room. It was empty of all presence and was nicely furnished, but it wasn't one of the night class dorms. Apparently they were still in the Yokubo manor. Everyone was probably too tired after the party to leave so Shitto must've offered to let everybody sleep here for the night. Or rather day since they're vampires.
Groaning, Zero slowly sat up, before noticing that someone had changed his clothes from last night to a large nightshirt. He just hoped to god it wasn't Kaname. Swing slender legs out of the covers and over the side of the bed, the carrier slowly stepped onto the cold, carpeted floor. As he took his first step, a wave nausea and fatigue hit him like a tsunami and he nearly doubled over from the feeling. Kuran took too much blood from me; I need blood. A familiar pang of sensation went through his body at the thought and his fangs began to peak out.
No, I can't go to Kuran for blood. Not him. Never him. I must survive, I've resisted for so long and the fact that I'm a carrier doesn't change my need for blood when too much is taken from me.
Zero pushed down the overwhelming illness he felt in himself and took another step, using the wall to support him as he slowly made his way out of the room and down the corridor his room resided in. If I can just make it to the kitchen I'm sure that there are some blood bags somewhere in there.
Stumbling, Zero turned once more and began to go down yet another hallway. All the hallways looked the same and the hunter felt himself becoming more confused and feeling very lost.
A sudden voice startled him out of his confusion. " Zero? Is that you?"
" Machigai. Oh thank god." Zero sighed in relief; thankful to see someone he could still trust. Not caring that he was letting down all his barriers and revealing his weaknesses, the silverette pulled all the strength together that he could and walked over to Machigai before collapsing, causing Machigai to reach out purely out of instinct to catch the collapsing male.
" Zero, are you okay?" The brunette's voice echoed in his ear as the hunter desperately tried to keep his conscience up. No more subtle flirting was left in the aristocrat's voice, only pure worry for the man he felt like he was in love with.
" N-need blood." Zero rasped, " K-kitchen should have s-some."
" I don't think you'll get there in time." Machigai replied, knowing the kitchen was quite far and another two levels down to where the servants resided. " Here, just take mine."
" I-I, I s-shouldn't."
" I insist Zero, you need it." Machigai firmly stated before using his nail to make a small cut in his neck and causing fresh blood to pour out, enticing the weak carrier.
Zero's lilac orbs slowly bled into red as his being gave into the bloodlust and went up to Machigai's neck. Giving a few soft licks to an area near the jugular vein, Zero bit down, making Machigai moan slightly at the pleasurable sensation of having the one they love drink from them. As he sucked up the aristocrat's thick blood, Zero's control over himself returned and he immediately detached when he was sure he had enough to sustain himself.
Machigai smiled at Zero as the latter looked down at his feet, blushing at the fact that he had taken blood from the former. After all, taking blood was usually considered a very intimate thing for vampires.
" Hey, you're alright now right?" Machigai questioned, his emerald green eyes shimmering with worry. As soon as Zero nodded though, the worry swept away to become utter relief.
" I guess I should be going now then." Machigai murmured as he slowly pulled away from Zero.
Zero, on reflex suddenly leapt at Machigai, wrapping his arms around the brunette's neck. " Please bring me with you."
" What?"
" I, I don't want to go back with Kuran. My lack of blood was all his doing. I'd much rather prefer to go with you."
" But, he's a pureblood, I shouldn't disobey him."
" Please Machigai." Zero pleaded, not even caring. The only thing in his heart he felt for Kaname was fear now. Not even anger. Just the pure, unadulterated fear that the pureblood would drain him of his blood once more.
Looking at Zero's lilac eyes that were pleading with his very soul. Machigai slowly nodded his head in acceptance.
" Alright. But please listen to me okay?"
" Okay."
And with that, Zero's choice was made. He would go with Machigai now, leaving behind the night class and Cross Academy. At least, he would leave for a short while.
Meanwhile on the other hand, tensions ran high between Takuma and Senri while Ruka and Rima's affections for each other's have begun to bloom. And we all know Kaname's reaction that Zero's gone will not be pretty.
And what of the appearance of Ichiru? How will he react now that his big brother has disappeared?
The moon is newborn, and the night is still young. So roam out into the darkness and discover what truly lies in the depths.
And yeah! I hope you all enjoyed this chapter. Please review if you want to! And I'm sorry, but I just had to do another cliffhanger. That will be the end of this story but don't worry! I will be posting a sequel that is the continuation of this story very soon. So it will feel like pretty much another update to this. I hope you all enjoyed the story again!