Fay: Yay, another update. Sometimes I wonder what would happen if I really did die. What would you fans do? Like, mutilate my computer until it told you what my future plans for this story are? Like, honestly, what would you guys do if I died and no one could update my stories? Jayne always knows what I'm going to do for my stories but she's way to lazy to do that. When I say lazy, I mean lazy as in wont quit basketball to write with me. Jerk.

Anyway, this is the chapter everyone wants. No there isn't a lemon, but it's where everything changes for Zero. He starts to figure things out, and he's forced to make a decision that will forever change his life. Yay. I'm so excited for this chapter.

Warnings: Same as last chapter loves.

Disclaimer: I still do not own it. Gosh, like Kaname would propose to Zero if I owned it. And Zero would say "Hell yeahs!" and they would go make love like bunnies!

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Right before her very eyes, Yori saw something her virgin eyes couldn't manage to process. There beside the window, was Zero and Kaname. Only, Zero had his fangs sinking deeper and deeper into Kaname's neck while the blood poured down Kaname's neck and into Zero's hungry mouth. Zero's hands were clutching the back of Kaname's shirt, pulling him closer and closer until their bodies were curved against each other. Kaname's head was tossed back with his mouth open as a soft moan escaped his perfect lips. Bringing his hands up, he fisted one hand in Zero's silver hair and the other was placed on the small of his back.

Yori screamed.

Zero yanked his head back. Kaname cursed as he felt Zero's fangs slide against his skin in a very unpleasant way but quickly recovered when he saw the screaming girl. She was staring at them with wide unfocused eyes as she pointed at them in a horrified manor. Kaname wondered if she was even seeing them anymore. He snapped his head towards Zero who was trying to calm her down.

"Yori!" Zero managed to yell over her screaming. "It's okay, it's okay," he soothed as he stepped forward. "It's just me, Zero. You know me, and you know you aren't in any danger so just please be quiet." He made a claming gesture with his hands.

At his name she stopped screaming and her eyes refocused. "Z-ero?" she choked out. Her eyes roamed over his figure, taking in the blood and fangs just as she fell backwards and into the arms of a surprised Aido.

SHIT! Zero screamed in his mind. Out of the corner of his eye he saw Kaname flinch. He felt a pang echo through the Blood Tie but didn't have time to dwell on it as he suddenly realized that there were many pairs of eyes on him. All of them were wide with surprise as they gazed upon the fanged Zero. Zero's eyes were wide too, but instead of surprise, fear reflected in his violet irises.

Zero, this isn't good, Kaname whispered in their minds.

Zero glared at him from the corner of his eye. No, really? I thought we just won the freaking lottery!

Kaname ignored his sarcasm. We can get through this…I hope…

Shut the fuck up! Kaname, I don't want to hear it right now. Sometimes, a person doesn't always need comfort. Sometimes, it's best just to let them deal!

No matter how much he was screaming angrily in his mind, his body was rigid with fear. The other vampires were staring at him disgustedly, obviously coming to the conclusion that he was one of them. They weren't too happy that the one who tormented them was of the same race as them.

Aido was the first to find his voice. "Zero Kiryuu…is an ex-human?" he said slowly, tasting the words strangely. He let Yori fall to the floor, completely forgetting her existence for a moment. She sagged to the floor with a soft 'thud.'

Do they not know about Blood Ties? Zero asked Kaname.

No, I don't think so. Since they are only aristocrats, they don't have to learn the pureblood rules all purebloods have to live by. Most likely, they've heard of the Blood Tie and know what it's capable of but don't how it's started. Either that or the teachings of the Blood Tie didn't make a big enough impression for them to be able to drag up enough information to make the connection.

Perfect, Zero said sarcastically. They won't know about me being a pureblood and tied to you in a strange mental way and will kill me because they think I'm a freaking ex-human! Peachy.

Kaname looked at Zero, thankful that they only thought he was an ex-human, but he was still worried about where this would be going. From the looks in the eyes of the other vampires, it wouldn't be good.

"Does the chairman know about this?" Aido asked quietly.

Kaname nodded stiffly.

Aido flushed red with anger. "And how long has this been going on?" he asked hotly. "Long enough for the rogue vampire to come crawling to the pureblood for help I suppose! He's been given special treatment hasn't he? Gotten to live along side the humans and putting them in danger! I can't believe you would trust this…this ex-human," he spit the word out as if it were laced with poison, "with Yuuki's life? I will not stand for this. If you wont do anything about it, then I will." The blonde vampire turned around and grabbed his cousin by the arm, tugging him through the crowd of shocked vampires.

Kaname didn't blame them for being shocked. Usually no one had enough guts to stand up to him. He guessed Aido felt very strongly about this. Grabbing Zero by the arm, he followed after the aristocratic vampire. As he passed through the crowd, he tugged a surprised and tired Shiki after him.

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"Please, Chairman Cross!" Zero was near sobbing at this point. His hands scraped across the top of the desk, his eyes wide and pleading as he looked upon the chairman. "I'll die!"

Aido scoffed unpleasantly. Kaname knew that Aido thought ex-humans were pitiful creatures but he also knew that Aido would stop at nothing to protect the humans from the vile creature. It probably had more to do with it being Zero than anything else though.

"Zero…" The chairman bit his lower lip, looking around the room at the clearly agitated vampires. Aido, Kain, Kaname, and for some reason, Shiki were all in the room. Aido and Kain were glaring, Kaname looked uncomfortable, and Shiki looked like he was about to pass out from sheer exhaustion. But then again, when did the tired boy ever not look like that?

"It's not fair to let him stay around the humans!" Aido shouted. "Especially because he's an ex-human! Us aristocrats have more control than him but even we have accidents!" Kain nodded. Kaname resisted the urge to snort. Kain merely nodded because it would make Aido happy. Kain was too nice to his cousin for his own good. If he wasn't careful, maybe one day Kaname's hand would just slip and…

"But you rarely exercise that control!" Zero snapped. "That's why you have 'accidents', because you go looking for trouble." Zero looked at the chairman again, his eyes swimming. "Haven't I been good so far? I've been a damn ex-human for four years without one problem!"

"What about that time with Yuuki?" Kaname blurted. He flinched when he felt a painful wave trace over the Blood Tie.

"She came back to me after that! She wanted to help me afterwards." Zero was struggling to defend himself. The vampires were becoming more and more convinced that he should die by the second. Yes, it had gone from moving dorms, to just a plain life or death situation.

Kaname was agitated right now. He could picture Yuuki offering her neck to Zero and it pissed him off. Zero was no one's but his! He was almost tempted to leave the room to go and murder the girl right then but he forced the picture into something different, one with Zero straddling him, fangs sinking into his neck while Kaname grasped at his shirt.

Gross, you sick perv. Zero was not happy that Kaname was possessive over him. That picture was going to be burned in his mind forever.

"Anyway, she won't be offering herself up to me anymore anyways so she doesn't matter right now." He wanted to hurry away from the subject of Yuuki before Kaname did anything irrational, like blab about the Blood Tie to the other vampires. After all, they were working so hard to keep it and right now, they were balancing on a fine line, in which they could fall either way.

"He doesn't belong with them," Kain said simply.

Aido nodded vigorously. "Yeah. He belongs with us now."

Zero placed his forehead on the desk, fighting back tears. "I'll do it! I'll kill myself if you put me with them! If I don't kill myself first, then they'll have done it themselves!" And I'll drag you down to hell with me, Kuran!

Kaname straightened. "Why don't we have a vote, right here right now?"

The Chairman knew it was fruitless but he still nodded. "Okay. All those in favor of Zero Kiryuu moving to the Night Class?" Aido and Kain raised their hands confidently. "All those who think he should stay with the humans?" Shiki and Kaname raised their hands.

Ah, so that was why Shiki was here. Kaname was a devious little vampire.

"It's a tie! It should go to us!" Aido shouted at the chairman.

"I'm a pureblood, so my vote counts as two people," Kaname proclaimed. Aido turned to him, his mouth agape.

The chairman sighed. "And yet, I am still the headmaster. Zero, I'm sorry, but we made a deal. As long as they didn't know your secret you were to stay with the humans. A deal is a deal."

"B-but, we don't have any rooms!" Kaname tried.

The chairman shook his head sadly. "Then let him stay in your room, Kaname. It will probably be safer if you protected him anyway." He lifted his head and glared straight at Aido and Kain. "But under no circumstances are you to torment, or attempt to kill Zero Kiryuu. Understand?"

Kaname glared at them too. "Understand?" he asked again for the chairman when they didn't answer.

Aido looked down at his feet. "If you command it as such, Kaname-sama," he said grudgingly.

"I'll keep him in order," Kain suggested as he pulled his cousin out of the room. Shiki followed, yawning as he did.

When the door was shut, Zero slid all the way down to floor, laying spread eagled on his stomach. "Just do it!" he commanded to Kaname. "Kill me now!"

Kaname stooped beside him. "I'm sorry, Zero. I tried."

Zero was quiet for a moment. "Yeah. I guess you did, even though you did a crap job of it. Thanks." He chanced a smile at the other pureblood and saw Kaname smiling back. "Now kill me," he said effectively making the smile drop.

Rolling his eyes, Kaname yanked Zero to his feet. The silver-haired teen had not expected to be pulled so forcefully and as he was jerked to his feet, he lost his balance, falling straight onto Kaname.

They landed on the floor on a tangled heap. Zero's head slammed into Kaname's, giving both of them a monstrous headache, amplified by the Blood Tie.

"I hate you," Zero mumbled.

"I know," Kaname groaned.

The chairman merely chuckled.

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Fay: Gosh it's so short! I wanted it much longer than this but it would have been super long if I just continued. Plus I was too lazy to write anymore. The next chapter will be utterly pointless, just something to pass the time. It's simply a day and night with Kaname and Zero, how they react to each other in class and in the bedroom-but nothing too smutty. In fact, nothing romantic will pass between the two in the next chapter. I wouldn't be surprise if you guys complained.

So if you can stand one pointless chapter, please stick around. I guarantee that afterwards will be super amazing for you.

Please request a story you would like for me to write for you guys okay! I'm currently working on one for a fan with the couple of Cross and Yagari. Should be interesting to say the least.

PEACE AND LOVE!!!