Fay: This chapter took me a little longer than I thought it would. Despite my intense germ fighting abilities, I came down with the flu. I was drinking orange juice like crazy with my dehydrator beside my bed and can of Lysol in my hand to spray every so often.
Um, little update here. While Blood Ties is currently getting along great, my other stories are kinda suffering from neglect. I'm trying to update them but it's really hard because I want to write more of this story. Plus, I've hit a small bit of a block in my mind for Silver Lining, Control, and TGWP. Sucks for those fans but its good news for you guys because I'm updating more frequently for this story. Yay. But seriously, expect me to just drop off the face of the earth at some point. Just saying.
Warnings: Same as last chapter.
Disclaimer: I do not own it.
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Zero opened the door to the classroom and a harsh smell stung his nose. The human smell clung to everything in this building and it was beginning to make him grow lightheaded. Holding his breath he rushed to the back of the classroom where the burning scent of cinnamon was less intense. He cursed the little candle sitting on the edge of the teacher's desk and then cursed the teacher herself.
Zero…I know you're a little mad at me right now, but do you mind keeping it down? I'm trying to sleep. Kaname's voice echoed in his head.
I don't really care about you right now. I'm still pissed at you because of what you've made me. I mean, have you noticed my family line? I'm the last Kiryuu, the last Vampire Hunter in my family. I can't live up to my family name being a pureblood vampire! It wouldn't make any sense for me to go killing vampires while I myself am a pureblood!
Kaname forced his annoyance over the Blood Tie. Zero…I'm truly sorry. There is nothing we can do about it now though. There isn't a cure for a Blood Tie unless you count suicide as one.
Damn it! Just stop it. I can't take hearing your voice right now. I'm angry and I just broke part of my desk so just shut up and leave me alone!
Kaname immediately shut up. The silence in his mind told Zero that Kaname was attempting to sleep. For a whole moment, Zero was relieved. His body was relaxed and his mind wasn't being invaded by another person. It felt good to have his mind back to himself for a moment. He had spent the entire night and morning fighting with Kaname over the Blood Tie. It was an emotional battle really, neither one willing to be the first to speak about it, but after a while, Zero passed out from sheer exhaustion and got a good two hours of sleep. Zero took a deep breath, hardly even minding the harsh smell of the burning candle over his anger.
His relief vanished when a boy sat next to him. Yori and Yuuki took their places in front of his desk. The smell of human blood was in the air, almost as if someone had chopped off their arm and was bleeding to death in this very room. Zero's overly developed senses were on high alert, ready to pounce on the first human that turned their head wrong. His mouth was watering and his stomach was clenching. At first it was bearable, just like a few hours after you eat a full meal and you feel slightly hungry. The boy turned to him and smiled brightly.
"Hi, Zero!" the boy greeted. A huge wave of human scent washed over Zero's nostrils, the biggest part he could smell being blood.
Zero looked at him confusedly, his gaze landing on the boy's neck. He could see a little vein just under the boy's pale skin, pulsing lightly with the carefree throb of his heart. His mouth watered and his fangs extended, the overwhelming desire to bite the boy growing larger by the second.
"Oh, you don't remember me do you?" The boy chuckled nervously under the blank stare of Zero. "I'm Kai…your roommate? I don't expect you to remember me since you never actually staying in the room all that much."
Zero acted like he understood. "Right!"
"Kai!" The teacher yelled from the front of the room. "Stop talking and listen to the lesson!"
Kai's heart rate sped from the freight the teacher gave him. Zero's breath hitched as he heard the annoying thumping of the boy's heart. It made his stomach lurch and his muscles clench as if preparing for an attack. His mouth started to slowly open, his fangs longing for the tender neck of the boy, and his own heart rate picked up. Kai's hair fell over his neck, obscuring Zero's attack line. Instinct took over and his feral mind searched for the next best place for blood. Zero's eyes immediately fell on a small pulsing area in the boy's wrist. It seemed to call out to him.
Leaning closer and closer his mouth began to water even more.
He jerked back as a small wave of disapproval leaked over the Blood Tie.
I was sure it wasn't me that was thirsty considering I was full yesterday. Zero, you need blood. The Blood Tie makes it so that you can only taste and enjoy my blood. And since you were changed yesterday, it's only natural that you are this thirsty after such a short period of time. Please come. I don't want you to kill anyone on your first official day as a pureblood.
That set Zero off. Anger flared up in him and he momentarily forgot his hunger. You bastard! I will not drink from you! I refuse! I hate your guts and the fact that I share some sort of DNA with you now. I'll just drink the blood tablets…even if they taste horrible.
Kaname was getting irritated on his side. Zero you are such a baby. Get over it. You are a pureblood now and you can't do anything about it. Drink from me, just a few sips of my blood and you'll be free to ignore me for the rest of the week until you need more blood.
Zero clenched his teeth, his hands gripping the desk tightly. How do you expect me to ignore you when you are in my head all the time!
Figure it out, Zero.
The desk splintered. Kai looked at his fuming neighbor nervously. It seemed as if Zero was getting ready to explode.
"You are such a bastard!" Zero yelled.
The teacher stopped teaching for a moment and turned around, her eyes wide with anger. "Zero Kiryuu!" She yelled at him. "Why are you using such horrible language in my classroom?"
Zero cursed Kaname in his head. "Well, um…you see it was…"
"Detention! Tonight, you will be cleaning the desks!" She clucked her tongue and turned around, going back to her lesson.
Yuuki turned around in her seat. "What was that?" she asked in a whisper. Yori turned her head slightly, wondering the same thing.
"I fell asleep and had a dream about vampires," he said sarcastically.
Beside him, Kai was trembling in fear.
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During his next class, Zero was good about not arguing with Kaname. Kaname had fallen asleep after Zero's outburst that had landed him in detention and pretty soon, Zero was able to concentrate on his work hard enough to ignore the smell of the humans. But as the day wore on, he found it pretty hard to concentrate on anything besides the loud heartbeats beside him. Every time a particularly sweet smelling person would walk by, his mouth watered and his eyes began to glow ominously. But somehow, Zero was able to keep his fangs away from them.
Kai followed Zero around like a lost puppy with wide brown eyes and an expectant expression. During every class, he would sit next to Zero, his heart thumping pleasantly in his chest all class period long. It drove Zero insane. The boy even talked to him every chance he got, his minty breath too close for Zero's comfort. The worst thing the boy had done had been when he tripped over a step and landed on Zero. They were sprawled on the ground, the human boy's chest pressed flush against Zero's. Not only could the silver-haired teen hear the boy's heart thrumming embarrassedly, but he could also feel the heartbeat. He wasn't sure how he got away from that incident. The next few minuets afterward were a blur.
Finally, it was the last class of the day and miraculously, Zero had managed not to lash out at anyone or rip their throats out. In his opinion, it was great accomplishment, one for the books, even.
The teacher at the front of the room stood directly in the middle of the room and looked at her students. "Today, class, we are blood typing." The teacher held up a needle. "Just prick your finger and-yes Zero?"
Zero had to come up with something fast. He couldn't possibly be in this room with thirty other students pricking their fingers and making them bleed. There would be no telling what would happen then but he was sure that it wouldn't be good. "I'm squeamish," he said loudly, earning a few chuckles from amused students. He didn't care so much about his pride as he did their lives right then though. "I can't stand the sight of blood. Yuuki knows, she's seen me pass out from the sight." He sent her a warning glare.
Yuuki nodded. "Yep. It's really bad, teacher. So, maybe he should step outside until we're done?" She smiled at Zero sadly. She too didn't want the other students to be in danger just because of a simple finger prick.
"Alright, Zero. You may step outside." The teacher held up the needle again and began explaining the process. Zero hurried outside before she could stab her finger with it.
Outside, Zero took a deep, steadying breath, contemplating whether or not to go see Kaname. He could do one of three things. He could hold out for as long as possible until he finally snapped and killed a student. That didn't appeal to him very much. Or he could down a few blood tablets that would taste like shit and leave him feeling horrible, but less hungry. Or he could go to Kaname. He picked the second choice. As soon as the classes let out, he would grab a few blood tablets and drink until he didn't feel the need to kill anyone.
The classroom door opened and guess who stepped out into the hallway? Kai.
"I don't like the sight of blood either," he said with a shrug as he stood in front of Zero embarrassedly. It was as if he didn't know whether or not to sit down on the floor or stand up.
Once again Zero heard that annoying thumping of the heart hammering inside the boy's chest. His stomach clenched and suddenly he had no control over his actions.
He pushed Kai against the wall, using his whole body to pin the boy down. One hand pressed against the boy's chest, just to feel the promising heartbeat, while the other wound its way into the boy's hair. Zero pulled gently on the hair, the boy's head falling back hesitantly.
"Z-Zero?" Kai breathed excitedly. "I-I didn't know you liked me like…this…"
Zero bent his head down, not caring about what the boy was saying as he opened his mouth and-
Zero stop! Kaname's voice echoed in his head loudly.
What? I was only…teasing…
Zero sighed at his own lie and took a step back. "I'm sorry…I have to go…" Zero took a deep breath and started running down the hall, not wanting to inhale anymore of the human scent than he had to. He ran straight to the chairman's office.
The chairman wasn't there this time; so Zero flopped onto the couch with a loud sigh. His decision was made as soon as he had pinned the boy down. After the sun went down, Zero would make his way over to the Moon Dorms and see Kaname, whether he liked it or not. Even though he seemed like a total ass most of the time, he cared for the lives of the other students.
Turning on his side, he allowed himself to doze off for a bit until it was time for him to leave.
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Yuuki opened the door for her friend. The wide oak doors creaked ominously but her friend didn't seem the least bit afraid. Instead she looked slightly excited about entering the vampire's dwelling place.
Yori was jumping for joy on the inside so much, she couldn't help but grin outwardly as the doors creaked and she stepped inside.
"This is the foyer," Yuuki said informatively. She tugged her friend into a room on their left. The room was magnificently decorated with dark colors like black and red and blue. The couches looked expensive and modern but the carpet covering the floor looked ancient. "The symbol on the floor is the Kuran Clan symbol," Yuuki answered Yori's unvoiced question.
"Wow," Yori said breathlessly. "It's amazingly…expensive looking."
"Yeah," Yuuki agreed. "This is Lounge Room A, where most of the vampires gather when they want to just hang out. Lounge Room B is the same. The Library is over there, but it's nothing special since none of the vampires ever go in there."
"Are we going up the stairs?" Yori asked, examining the large staircase. It looked like a lot to climb.
"Yep!" Yuuki answered with a grin. She tugged her friend up the stairs and into the hallway where the vampire's rooms were.
She pulled her friend through so many hallways that Yori could hardly keep up. Secretly she hoped she didn't have to memorize any of this because if she did, she was going to fail at this new job miserably.
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"Kaname?" Zero opened the door slowly, not wanting to frighten the older boy.
"I know," Kaname whispered as he grabbed Zero and pulled them farther into the room. "Make it quick because the more blood that you take, the more likely it is that the Night Class will smell my blood and that would be bad for us."
Zero nodded. The moonlight was behind Kaname, making his lithe figure a silhouette against the window. He stepped closer to Kaname and brushed the older male's hair back.
He didn't have to search at all for the perfect place to bite down on because it was already programmed into his mind by the Blood Tie. His fangs sank in, directly over Kaname's most sensitive area of neck.
"Ah!" Kaname gasped as he brought his hands up to grab onto Zero's shoulders. He pulled the shorter boy against his body, making the experience slightly more sensual than it already was.
Zero was too lost in Kaname's warm blood to notice anything else but the savory taste of pure blood.
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"And that is Kaname's room," Yuuki finished.
"He's got like…the best room in the whole building," Yori pointed out, looking at the large double doors that led to Kaname's room.
"Because he's a pureblood. He gets practically whatever he wants just because of his social standing. Cool huh?" Yuuki beamed. "I've only been inside once and it's super amazing. He's got his own private bathroom, a sitting area and a bedroom separated from everything else. It's brilliant! Now, before the others get up, I'll race you down the stairs?"
Yori nodded and smirked, knowing she could beat Yuuki at anything. Yuuki, seeing her best friend's knowing smirk, stuck out her tongue and tore down the hall, ruffling the rug as she did.
Yori couldn't move. She had heard something, she was sure. What was that strange noise…?
It was coming from Kaname's room.
Slowly she cracked open the door, just wanting to see what was going on, even though she knew something bad was going to greet her eyes. For some strange reason the phrase, "Curiosity Killed The Cat," flashed across her mind.
In the room, she saw two figures, curled against each other; one with its head thrown back, the other with its face buried in the others neck.
Zero pulled back, blood dripping all down his front and Kaname's neck.
Yori screamed.
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Fay: Ugh, it sucks. I didn't beta it because I'm too lazy and I haven't found a beta yet. I've had a few offers but I'm searching for someone special.
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