Chapter #5- The Visitor

Yori had left, as did most of the students in the entire school. The night class had also gone. Kaname had said good bye and had given me a kiss on the forehead. Now, as I lay alone in my bedroom, the moon the only source of light, I reach my hands up to touch my forehead, which hadn't stopped tingling and burning since Kaname's lips had touched there. I roll over to calm the beating of my heart. I needed to stop this. The idea of Kaname and I together was too good to be true. A fantasy. The world darkened slightly as a brush of clouds covered the moonlight. I got up from my lying position and started to make my way to the chairmans quarters. He had told Zero and I to join him for dinner, that we were having a special guest over who would be residing here for a few days. I didn't really dwell too much into it, thinking that it was one of the chairmans colleges or friends from when he was a hunter. Zero was already sitting on the table as I enter, the chairman set the last dish on the table before he looks up and smiles brightly at me.

"Yuki, your just in time. Come and sit," he says, pulling out a chair. I smile at him and take a seat. The meal is quiet except for the chairmans explanation on how he made his dishes, as usual. The telephone suddenly rings and the chairman pushes his chair back excitedly.

"That's probably them," he says before leaving the room in a ballerina dance.

I grimaced at him. I knew he only did this to rile Zero up. Fortunately, Zero ignored him and the chairman left the room. The silence pierces the air until I hear the chairman open the door.

"I'll have the snowball fight with you."

I look up at Zero. It took me a second to realize that he had, in fact, been talking to me.

"What?"

He rolls his eyes and meets mine.

"I said I'll have the snowball fight with you."

I stare at him for a second to see if he was joking, when he doesn't crack a smile or even twitch his eye, I smile widely at him. I nod my head excitedly.

"Okay. If I win, your treating me to the biggest parfait in town."

He rolls his eyes again, then pauses at his food. His eyes meet mine and my stomach flips at the look he's giving me. His eyes were deep and mischievous at the same time.

"And if I win? he asks, a slow, sly smile growing to match the mocking look in his eyes. I shrug.

"Whatever you want."

He stares at me as I pick up my fork.

"Anything?" he asks. His face growing expressionless except for the teasing note in his eyes, catching me off guard. I look back up at him and nod and smile at him.

"But I'm not going to lose," I say confidently. No matter how false those words might be, I couldn't give up. Again we lapse into silence. Where was the chairman?

"It doesn t take too much to distract you from your depression on Kuran does it." I choke on my food and start coughing, hitting my chest lightly. When the damned piece of food does go down the right pipe, I take a sip of water, just as I'm about to rebook him, the chairman enters.

"They'll be here just in time for dessert," he exclaims excitedly.


They came just as the chairman set the dessert dish on the table. Zero and I were in the living room, he was sitting on the arm chair by the fire reading while I sat on the sofa. The bell rang and the chairman was running for it before I could get up.

"They're here. Now Kiryuu-kun I want you to be on your best behaviour. Yuki, your beautiful so you can do whatever you want."

Two men enter through the door, one the age of the chairman, Who I'm guessing was Mr. Ootsuki. A burly yet jolly man who entered with a large smile on his face. The chairman, Zero and I greeted him. The second man was close to my and Zero's age. He had wavy brown hair with the same color eyes that twinkled too brightly, a wide set mouth and an angular jaw. He was a little shorter than Zeros height with the same built. His greeted the chairman and nodded to Zero. When his eyes landed on me, he looked me over. Embarrassed, I smile at him and look away quickly.

"You're just in time for dessert," the chairman says, leading the man to the dining room. Both of them talking loudly.

The boy walks towards me and brings his hand up for me to shake. "My names Agari," he says with a big smile on his face. I smile back and shake his hand.

"Yuki. And that's Zero," I say, looking at the boy behind me. Agari's eyes don't move from mine.

"You got a boyfriend Yuki?"

I didn t realize that it was possible to choke on air, but at that moment I did. I let out a cough to clear my throat.

"Um...no I-I don t." His smile widens to reveal his teeth.

"That's good to know."

He hasn t let go of my hand and I look down at it awkwardly. I feel a presence behind me. I look back to see Zero looming over me. Agari lets go of my hand.

"The chairman's waiting for us," he says, his voice slightly gruff as he moves away to let me pass. He walks behind me, between Agari and I. I can't help but smile at the protective instincts Zero has over me. We enter the room and I sit beside the chairman and Zero takes the seat beside me, Agari in front of me. There is a bowl of ice cream in front of me and my mouth waters, immediately I take a chunk and eat it. The chairman and Mr. Ootsuki, start talking and chatting about the good old days. I look up when I feel pricks on my skin to see Agrari with his eyes on me. I look away, suddenly self-conscious. He made me feel uncomfortable. I still feel his eyes on me and suddenly I don t feel like eating. I felt my stomach churn from being inspected so closely. I feel a sensation on my leg. I look up at Agari, he has his head down but his eyes look at me, they are heavy and a smirk takes over his features as he glides his foot up my leg, closer and closer to my thigh. I stand up as if electrcuted, screeching the chair back. The men stop talking and look at me. Agari is staring down at his food, trying to hide his smile. I clear my throat.

"Um...excuse me please." I leave the table before anyone can say anything.


I couldn't fathom that Agari had actually tried to feel me up in the middle of the table with 3 other persons around us. The next day I decided to skip breakfast and had an early lunch in the kitchen, thereby skipping the next meal. The three men went around campus and talked. I avoided them like the plague for the obvious reason. I couldn't look at Agari without the incident coming back to mind. When our paths did cross, I was grateful that the chairman and Mr. Ootsuki were there with him or else I was afraid of what would happen. It wasn't the fact that anything may or may not happen, I just got a really bad vibe from him. It was during the process of skipping dinner that Zero came to knock at my door. I told him I had a stomach ache and couldn't eat anything.

"Are you okay?" he asks, a hint of worry making its way into his voice. I almost smile at his protectiveness.

"I'm fine, just a smoch ache. I'll feel better if I get some sleep." He pauses for a second and I wait for him to buy it.

"Alright."

Then he leaves.


It's midnight and my stomach is having a seizure. I toss and turn on my bed to find a comfortable position to lie in but come to no avail. My mind was on food. Sweet wonderous food. I threw the covers off of me. Nobody would be up at this time. Just a little snack to calm my raging stomach. I get up and bring my feet down on the cool floor of my bedroom. I walk to my closet and find a loose sweater I had stolen from Zero and wrap it around myself. I walk out of the room, trying not to make a sound and feeling like an FBI agent at the same time. I made my way to the kitchen and immediately open the fridge. There was left over lasagne from dinner and my mouth watered and I took out a plate and set my piece on it before putting it in the microvave. The hum sounded louder than it should have, especially when I was try to be inconspicuous. Finally it beeped and I took it out before devouring it, burning my tongue in the process. I have never tasted anything so beautiful in my life. I hear the sound of footsteps and I almost choke. Was that Agari? In a moment of panic I sat frozen. It was Zero. I breath a sigh of relief and let a smile light my face.

"Zero," I breath out, "you scared me. I thought you were Agari."

He raised an eyebrow at me, "Is that why you looked so scared?"

My eyes widen. I couldn't tell him about something so embarrassing, I'd never hear the end of it from him. I shake my head, no words came out so I looked away and changed the topic.

"What are you doing here?"

"I thought a wild boar had broken into our kitchen so I came to check and found you."

I narrow my eyes at him and stick out my tongue. "I was hungry."

"What about your stomach ache?" I shrugged, embarrassed I had been caught in my lie.

"It's gone."

We both stay there in silence, him standing and me sitting, looking at my empty plate. I know it wasn't good to eat more but I was still hungry. I wanted something sweet. I'm about to get up when I hear the sound of the refidgerator door opening. I see Zero taking out a tub of icecream as well as a can of whip cream. My mouth immediately starts to water and I can't help but stare.

"It's for you." I look up to see him looking at me.

"Huh?"

"I knew that wouldn't be enough for you. I'll put you some icecream."

My heart melted at the gentle act. I smile at him and nod. He gets busy creating my perfect icecream sundae as I sit and watch. I find myself taking glances up at his face. I started to wonder how people can be so different, there was Kaname, a reserved and beautiful man, Agari with his narcisstic and showoffy actions and Zero, the quiet yet caring man who I grew up with. They were all so different from the other and I had to agree with myself that it was Zero's company that I enjoyed the most. Zero licks a smear of icecream that had gotten on the side of his thumb. The kiss he had given me instantly came to mind, but this time I don't blush away from it. I can't seem to. I want to kiss him again. I want to feel his lips against mine and the millions of tingles and fireworks that come along with it. He hands me my icecream.

"Thank you Zero. It looks delicious." He nods and starts putting everything back as I take my first bite. I almost moan out loud in ecstasy. Leave it to Zero to make the best sundae in the world in the middle of the night. I turn to look back at him and see him pouring himself a glass of milk.

"Ew. Your taste and my taste in food are polar opposites."

I scrunch up my nose as he sits down beside me on the table. I can't stop the blush from forming at his close proximity and as my heart skips a beat I think I only imagine the twitch of his lips.

"But we both like the tea you make."

I had decided a long time ago that I could and would only drink the tea that Zero had made by hand. It was probably the only grownup thing I drank. He shrugs.

"After you put 5 heapfuls of sugar in it."

I roll my eyes at him and take another bite. This time I do moan.

"Mnn, Zero. This is so good."

I feel his eyes on me and I turn to look at him. His face is close, not too close but close enough that I can see them burning with an intensity. My stomch drops and my heart beats speed up. He looks at my lips and I see a muscle in his jaw jump. I swallow the lump forming in my throat. I want to kiss him. He leans forward, and I almost hyperventalate. But instead of kissing me he takes my chin in his two fingers and tilts my face up. I stare at the space above his head as I feel his tongue lick the side of my chin. I pull my eyebrows together.

"Mnn, it does taste good."

Before I can even lower my head, I see his back leaving the room. I stare at the place he had been and can't control the horald of reactions my body goes into. From sweaty palms to erratic heartbeat and quick gasps. That man would be the death of me.