~Sweet Deception~

By: Aerys Krystie.

"Zero! You have to get up!"

Zero buried his head further under his pillow. He hated mornings. Technically, he hated every part of everyday. But he knew that if he didn't get up, Yuuki would bust through the door and force him out of bed. It would just be easier if he got up and saved himself the abuse that would come with her. With a sigh, he pulled his head out as Yuuki continued to pound on the door. He pitied the crap that slab of wood had to go through.

"Okay, Yuuki! I'm up! Christ, give it a rest. I haven't seen this hyper since yesterday!" Zero sat on the edge of the bed and ran his fingers through his hair, trying to wake his body up.

Rubbing the nape of his neck, Zero got to his feet and picked up a towel. If Yuuki was telling him to get up, she had obviously showered and was ready to control to drool over that damned vampire. He went to the bathroom and kicked the door shut behind him. He turned the shower on and undressed as steam filled the room. Turning on the cold, Zero stepped under the spray and closed his eyes.

That damned demon could go back to hell and stay there. It was scary that even though Zero had no idea what Kurenai was planning, he slept quite well. There were no nightmares, no ridiculously happy dreams. It was just a calm, blank landscape that changed to whatever Zero wanted it to be. He actually felt more refreshed than he thought he could ever feel again.

Taking his time, Zero washed his hair and body and then just enjoyed the warm water. He cried out and jumped back as the water went stone cold. He cracked a tile with his fist and hissed in pain. He quickly turned the water off and stepped out, drying himself. He was going to kill Yuuki one of those days. Wrapping the towel around his waist, Zero stepped out and went to the kitchen.

"Yuuki, I'm going to kill you!" he threatened and froze when he saw that Kuran was with them. Well…fuck. That was embarrassing

Yuuki smirked, Kaien grinned, Kuran raised an eyebrow, running a critical eye over Zero and the silver haired prefect narrowed his eyes dangerously, mainly directed at Kuran for daring to looking at him while he was half – three quarters naked. Zero sighed and turned; going to the room he spent some time in and dressed for the day. He joined the others in the kitchen and saw that Kuran had taken his leave in the five minutes that Zero had been out of the room for. Not that Zero gave a damn.

"What the hell was so damn important you had to wake me up early and get me out of the shower so soon?" Zero demanded as he helped himself to an apple.

"You never know what the fan girls will do on a day like today, Zero!"

Zero paused mid-bite, staring at Yuuki. That conversation seemed eerily familiar, especially Yuuki saying that about the fan girls. "What the hell makes today so important?"

Kaien and Yuuki stared at Zero like he had grown a second head. Kaien got over the shock first and adjusted his glasses. "It's Valentine's Day, Zero-kun."

Zero narrowed his eyes as he waited for them to tell him they were joking. The seconds ticked into a minute and Zero crushed the apple in his hand. "I'm going to slaughter that demon!"

Yuuki blinked, not sure if Zero was referring to the actual demon on the grounds or to one of the vampires. It was hard to tell with Zero most of the time. As she opened her mouth to ask which demon he was talking about, he left the kitchen.

Zero didn't have to go far to find the demon as it appeared the creature from hell was waiting for him, outside the house. "You're going to make me relive Valentine's Day?"

Tsuki glanced up from his cell phone and nodded. "Of course. It's one of the most hated days of the year for you. Consider this payback for pointing a gun at me, thinking nasty thoughts towards me and for calling me a weird femboy. Don't worry; there is a method to madness. You'll just deny it and it will probably take a week for it to even sink in."

Zero gritted his teeth. "You're a demon, Kurenai. I don't know what you're planning or what you think might happen from this but I suggest you give up on it." He wasn't going to let that demon think it could boss him around. He was Zero fucking Kiryuu! No-one got away with telling him what to do.

"Stop being stupid for once, Kiryuu-kun."

Zero growled. "Okay. I'll stop being 'stupid' when you stop being indifferent. Suck on that, bitch." Zero walked past the demon, who stared after him. Zero got the feeling he could possibly regret those words but it was something he could worry about later.

Seeing as it was Valentine's Day, Zero went by the Moon Dorm to make sure none of the fan girls decided to try and do something stupid. There were a few there but they were huddling together and talking almost mutinously about something. Zero didn't care and ordered them back to the dorms as it was too early for them to be out. They scoffed but did as they were told.

With the girls gone, Zero glanced at the building for a few seconds before doing a quick sweep of the grounds, which should take up enough time for him to have to get his ass to class. Seeing as there were no vampires wandering around, the creepy demon bastard wasn't anywhere to be seen and there were no immediate threats that Zero could sense, the Hunter headed to class. He got in a few seconds before the teacher did and took his usual seat.

The day wore on like it always did and Zero fell asleep. He awoke just before the classes were to end and rubbed his eyes. At least he had a little extra energy to deal with those brain-dead idiots that worshipped a bunch of monsters. Class was released and while the fan girls went to get their chocolates, Zero headed to the Moon Dorm, taking his time about it. He took the long way, passing by the stables to greet Lily.

"Is that the horse you got off the gypsy eBay?"

Zero glared over his shoulder at the demon, which was smiling at him and looking rather friendly. God fucking damn it! He's stopped being indifferent just to prove a point. "Go back to hell, Kurenai. I'm sure your uncle is missing you." Zero frowned slightly when Tsuki looked over his shoulder and something glinted in an exposed ear. That demon had more metal in its ear than a can recycling bin did.

Tsuki lost the smile and rubbed his cheeks. "I hate smiling. So, are you prepared to stop being stupid about the whole thing?"

"You're making me relive the worse day of the year! Do you honestly expect me to say that's it okay and whatever your planning is fine by me? Are you that retarded?"

Tsuki gazed at Zero, impassive once again. "I would say 'fuck you' but I get the feeling you'd probably enjoy that idea." With that said, the demon walked away from the stables.

Zero turned his eyes back to the gray mare. "I think I attract the real weirdoes to me, Lily. I'm not liking the way Kuran has been looking at me lately, either. And that demon…apart from being way too feminine, I think he has the hots for me." Zero sighed when he heard the squealing of the fan girls. "I guess I'll see you later tonight then." He stroked her velvet nose once more and then left the stables.

Zero arrived at the messy scene just in time to catch the girl that fell because they tried to pull a stupid stunt and Yuuki frightened them a little. He caught her and placed her on her feet, glaring around at the others. "Shut the hell up. You're all annoying. Is it any wonder why the Night Class only humors you instead of actually doing something about it?" They don't need to know that they couldn't do anything even if they wanted to. Zero ignored their screams of him being mean and that it wasn't true and stood behind the crowd.

A few minutes later, the gates opened and Yuuki explained the rules of the derby for a second time. Zero scanned the crowd of monsters and saw that the demon was with them that time. He looked over at Zero and smirked and the male prefect wasn't as comfortable with his terms as he was that morning. Maybe it would work out for the better. He doubted it and he didn't even believe what he was thinking. Zero blinked when he caught Kuran's eyes and glared at the vampire.

Zero shifted slightly when Kurenai suddenly lent in to Kuran's ear and whispered something before walking on. A few of the fan girls seemed to enjoy that sort of closeness as they squealed at a pitch that could shatter glass and have a whale randomly beach itself. Zero stepped closer to make sure the fan girls stayed where they were.

Like yesterday, Kuran placed a hand on Kurenai's shoulder. "Kurenai-kun, that girl would like to give you something."

But unlike yesterday, Kurenai grinned at the girl. "I don't care."

Zero lowered his eyes as it looked as though the girl was going to burst into tears. When he looked up, Kuran was glaring at the demon but softened his eyes and turned to the girl. "Would you like him to have the chocolates? I'll be more than happy to make sure he receives them, whether he cares or not."

The girl shook her head. "Thank you, Kaname-senpai, but no thank you."

Zero watched as she moved to the back of the crowd and gazed after Kurenai. He couldn't help but think that demons really were quite heartless. More so than vampires. There had to be a reason for it. After all, no-one was that heartless naturally. Not that Zero cared, anyway. Maybe Kurenai would be able to get the message through to the fan girls, though he doubted it.

The vampires and demon stopped what they were doing and looked towards the gates of the Moon Dorm. The fan girls followed their eyes but they saw nothing, the same with the prefects but Zero felt it. There was an aura hanging around and it seemed to affect Tsuki more than the others. The demon's eyes narrowed and his mouth became a hard line, as though he was concentrating on something

Kaname stepped up to Tsuki. "Is something wrong, Kurenai-kun?"

Tsuki's eyes flashed dangerously and Zero felt the need to protect the fan girls that were waiting for the answer to the demon's strange behavior. "Someone's here."

Kaname blinked. "Who?"

Kurenai narrowed his eyes. "Someone...that shouldn't be here. Another demon."

"Okay, everyone! Valentine's Day Derby is over! Return to the dorms, now!" Zero ordered. The girls pouted and complained but did as they were told…eventually. "Night students, get to class. Kurenai, go to the Chairman's office and get this mess sorted out."

"No. If I see him, I'll kill him."

Zero suppressed a shudder at the honesty in those words but sighed. "Then go there and kill him."

Tsuki gazed at Zero blankly. "Murder is a sin." With that, the demon turned and headed to class.

Zero sighed. Demons were too complicated for anyone to understand. Kuran gave the other vampires the order to continue to class. Like the fan girls, they hesitated but did as they were instructed. Yuuki stepped up to Kaname, an eyebrow raised. She was curious, anyone could tell that.

"Why would another demon show up?" she asked. It was a good question and Kaname didn't have an answer for her.

"I think I'll find out. You two should get on with your duties." Kaname smiled down at Yuuki and left the prefects alone.

Zero groaned. He was stuck in a loop and had to deal with another demon? He came to conclusion he really must've pissed some god or deity off in a past life to have all that bad luck dumped on him. With a sigh, he went to do his rounds. He got the feeling that Yuuki's curiosity was going to get the better of her and she was going to hang around the Chairman's office to find out all that she could. If she got caught, well, that was her fault.

Zero sat beneath a tree and closed his eyes. If he was stuck in a loop, then it wouldn't matter what he said to the fan girls. Kurenai said he was going to crack and Zero sighed. Why did he even care? Probably because he was sick of being fucked with. If it wasn't Kuran then it was Kurenai…Zero opened his eyes and glanced up at the moon. Kurenai really was replaying the same day and night. Did it click over at midnight? Did it matter? No, no it did not.

Y x Y

Tsuki stared out the window of the classroom. He couldn't bring himself to concentrate, even if he was interested. Kaname hadn't returned from the Headmaster's office and he could still sense his brother's ridiculously overpowering aura. The other demon wasn't trying to hide his presence and it was beginning to get on Tsuki's nerves. What did that idiot hope to accomplish?

The vampires were on edge from the power being emitted and their lord being around it. Tsuki didn't blame them. His brother was stupid enough to try and take on Kaname. Of course, Tsuki was hoping that the vampire would wipe the floor with his older brother. Even if Kaname wasn't aware that the older twin was alive. No-one did. Hell, no-one knew that that there was another Kurenai son. He was a disgrace; he had been disowned.

Tsuki was on his feet two and a half seconds before the vampires. He stared at the door, waiting for Kaname to enter and tell him he was needed at the office. He rolled his eyes and went to the door, leaving the room without a reason. It seemed the teacher didn't give a damn as he didn't call out but just continued with the lesson. Kaname nodded and they went to see the Chairman.

"He looks identical to you."

"You think?" Tsuki glared at Kaname. "Don't even think about putting us in the same category as Zero and his twin!"

"Very well. Did you want to explain why no-one knows about you having a twin?"

"Every family has a dirty secret."

Tsuki lowered his eyes. He growled at the memory, frowning darkly. It wasn't a meaningless family dispute; Tsuki hated his brother, Taiyou. If Zero ever wanted to meet a monster, Tsuki would be more than happy to introduce his brother to the prefect. Tsuki entered the Chairman's office without knocking. He stepped up to his brother and punched him.

"Just what in the fuck spat you out, Taiyou?"

Taiyou blinked his false brown eyes and rubbed his cheek. "You're still as fiery as ever, little brother."

Kaien jumped out of the way when Taiyou was thrown onto his desk. "Violence is not tolerated at –" Kaien sighed when Tsuki threw Taiyou out of the open window.

"I'm aware of that, Chairman. I don't care, right now. If you'll excuse me, I have a few issues I need to work out." Tsuki went to follow his brother out of the window and growled when there was a strong arm around his waist and he was thrown into a chair. He glared at Kaname.

Kaname was happy to see some sort of real emotion on Tsuki's face but it was for the wrong reasons. "You will abide by the rules of Cross Academy while you are here. If you continue to resort to violence, you could be expelled." Tsuki gritted his teeth. "If you are the one to constantly start it."

Tsuki narrowed his eyes at Kaien and Kaname. "The next one of you to think I have a brother complex is going to be spending an eternity in hell wondering just exactly what it is that is crawling through your bowels."

Kaname raised an eyebrow and Kaien shifted. It seemed that Tsuki was getting annoyed with anything at the moment. With a sigh, the demon removed his wig and shook his hair out, staring out the window. He had no idea what Taiyou was going there. If someone had wanted to make a deal, Tsuki would've been called to take care of it, seeing as he was the closest demon. It would appear that Taiyou was just looking to cause trouble.

Taiyou walked into the room and glared at his brother, who shot back the same hateful look. "After twenty-five years, that's the 'hello' you give me?"

"Twenty-five years?" Kaien and Kaname enquired.

Tsuki shrugged. "No-one asked my age and I can pull off seventeen so well." He raised an eyebrow and the chair he had been sitting on was thrown at his brother and broke on impact.

"Kurenai!" Kaname snapped, narrowing his eyes. "What did we just say?"

"I didn't attack him. The chair did. There's a difference, if you think about it." Tsuki gasped and shot a dirty look at his brother. "Don't start that again," he warned.

"You're still weaker than me, little brother."

It didn't surprise Kaname that he was being ignored but at the same time, he didn't like it. If they were going to fight, they weren't going to do it where an innocent could get hurt. With a sigh, he brought both of them to their knees. The twins shuddered. Taiyou glared and Tsuki looked indifferent. So, that was the way to tell them apart. The more emotionally detached was Tsuki. Their parents hadn't been that original with their names, though.

Tsuki rolled his eyes. "Real mature, Kaname."

"K-Kaname? As in Kuran Kaname?" Taiyou gazed at the vampire with wide eyes, almost in awe of being in the presence of the great pureblood.

"Who else do you think could bring us to our knees like this?" Pursing his lips, Tsuki got to his feet and glanced at Kaname, enjoying the slight look of surprise on his face. "Don't let that statement go to your head, either, Kaname."

"Since when did you refer to me so casually?"

"Since you decided it would be fine to crush my bones."

Kaname looked Tsuki up and down. Crushing their bones had been the only idea he could think of to get them to stop trying to attack the other. Well, he hadn't really crushed their bones. Just a few fractures in their ankles. Just enough pain for them to not concentrate on killing the other. Of course, Kaname hadn't exactly counted on Tsuki being so defiant. It was like dealing with another Zero.

"I did not crush your bones," Kaname said, half explaining it to the Chairman, who was looking a little worried that Kaname would attack another student.

"You used pressure to fracture the bone. That's a crush."

"Hm. If we're going to go into detail, perhaps you should not have used your telekinesis to throw a chair at your brother."

Tsuki's eyes flashed. "He's not my fucking brother!"

Kaname shielded the Chairman as the desk exploded into a million splinters. Glass was turned into shards. Stone was cracked. The entire office was destroyed and Kaname got the message that Tsuki had sent across. Don't refer his twin to him as a brother. The Chairman was fine, though his office was nearly obliterated, Kaname turned his raging eyes to Tsuki, who appeared to barely have the strength to stand up.

"What was the point of that?" Kaname demanded.

"He never could control his anger," Taiyou explained, deeming if safe enough for his little brother not to attack within the next few minutes. "Why do you think he's always indifferent? He doesn't know how to handle emotion. I mean, duh!"

"Taiyou, shut that hole under your nose."

Kaien knelt down in front of the pile of splinters. "Why does everyone always feel the need to take their frustration out on my desk?"

Tsuki sighed and the room repaired itself, including the Headmaster's beloved desk. "Taiyou, fuck off. If I ever see you again, I will make sure that the only reminder anyone ever has of you is the bloody smear they had to mop up."

Taiyou smirked and Kaname narrowed his eyes at the older twin. "If you don't depart, I will assist him in your demise."

Taiyou lost his leer and got to his feet, brushing off his jeans. "I guess this is where I say the generic bad guy thing: You haven't seen the last of me."

When Taiyou left the office and Tsuki could no longer feel him, he turned to Kaname. "Thank you." With as much dignity as possible, Tsuki left the office also. He got as far as the tree line for he collapsed against one and closed his eyes. He hadn't eaten in a couple of days and that display of power had worn him a fair bit. It was going to take a lot to keep Zero in his loop.

Y x Y

"Zero! You have to get up!"

"Fuck off!"

There was a surprised squeak from the other side of the door and Zero opened his eyes, staring at his pillow. It was Valentine's Day again. The one that happened yesterday had been bad enough, the one before that wasn't as good and the original day sucked just as much ass. Zero was finding it difficult to sleep at night and he sensed that Kaname was getting a feeling of déjà vu. How many freaking times was he going to relive the same god forsaken day?

It was his fourth Valentine's Day and Zero was beginning to think he was going to relive it for a year until the demon grew bored and moved on. Yesterday, Zero had committed suicide. He just woke up when Yuuki started pounding on his door. He couldn't even escape the cursed day in death. That demon was so twisted.

But Zero was going to put an end to it, that day. He sat through breakfast and his classes. He did leave an hour early, lying about seeing the Headmaster and went to the Moon Dorm. He invited himself in and was a little shocked to see Kaname sitting on a sofa, as though he was expecting the Level E. Zero doubted it, though.

"You're three minutes late. Kurenai-kun is up in his room."

"What the fu…? Did he tell you I was going to show up?" Zero growled. "Never mind! I don't care! Which room is his? I'm going to rip his fucking head off."

Kaname got to his feet. "I can't allow you to do that, Kiryuu-kun."

"And why not?"

"Zero," Tsuki said dully. "You're here." He glanced at his watch. "Four and a half minutes late."

"What do you want, demon?" Zero hissed venomously.

Tsuki raised an eyebrow. "Are you happy, yet?"

Zero narrowed his eyes and turned on his heel, storming out of the building. He exited the gates as the first lot of fan girls were making their way over. They chirped excitedly to each other about who they were giving their gifts to. Zero didn't care. He was sick of having to deal with it. Four times in one year was enough to send anyone insane.

"You know what, Zero; you really shouldn't be so annoying to someone that can torture you in a way that will make you go insane." Zero sighed. That bitch. He sighed and rubbed his eyes. If it continued to be Valentine's Day, Kuran would probably think he was up to something when he actually had to feed. He watched the fan girls and groaned to himself.

A whistled sounded and the girl fell again. Zero caught her. God damn it. Why the hell me? She thanked him and he placed her on his feet, glaring at the others. "Alright, enough is enough!" Zero watched as the girls backed away from him. "Get some sort of a brain in the next two and a half minutes or I swear to god, I will make you all clean a toilet bowl with your tongue!"

Zero raised an eyebrow and smirked as they all ran into formation. He would have to remember that one. Again, Yuuki explained the rules of the derby and for the fourth time, had to red card Aidou. The girls on his side did as they were told and conducted themselves with some form of dignity. Zero flinched as the girls squealed even louder.

"Tsuki-senpai has a twin!"

Kurenai spun around, his eyes narrowed at the mirror image of himself. Zero blinked. He knew that Kurenai had a brother but he didn't think they would be twins. The twin smirked and flicked his fake brown hair out of his eyes as he gazed at his brother. Tsuki growled and Zero looked around. It seemed that time had stopped. But that was another law that didn't seem physically possible. Of course, replaying the same day wasn't possible either but Zero was forced to do that.

As it was to be expected, the only ones not affected by it were Kuran, the demons and Zero, who was still trying to figure out why he wasn't frozen, either. He enjoyed the silence, though. A soft gasp left his lips as electricity crackled around Kurenai, literally.

"When was the last time you ate, little brother? You're starving and you still emit so much power. I'm impressed."

"Taiyou!"

The crackling got louder and more frequent. Kuran stepped up to the electrifying demon. "Kurenai-kun, this is neither the time nor the place."

There was a growl and the electricity stopped. "Of course, Kuran-kun. I'll just kick his ass the old fashioned way!"

Zero went to take a step but stopped himself and ducked as the twin was thrown in his direction. Kurenai followed and they disappeared into the trees, screams of agony puncturing the silence. There was a long screech of pain and then silence. Kurenai stumbled out of the forest, his white uniform speckled with red that was slowly turning brown.

"Some owes me a fucking burger!" he declared and passed out in the walkway.

Oh fuck. Time went back to normal and the last thing anyone needed was for the fan girls to realize that something was missing. Namely how Kurenai got that far down the walkway without any of them noticing or why he looked like he had just had the shit beaten out of him. The girls gasped and the vampires shifted, all wanting answers. Kuran glanced at the vampires and they nodded. As for the humans, well, there was nothing that a little memory erasing wouldn't cure. Zero ordered the girls back to the dorm and told Kuran he needed to speak with him. Kuran nodded and picked the demon up. This sucks…

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End Chapter III.

Well, I don't know how in the fuck this chapter came about! It was so random and to be perfectly honest, I have no idea where the hell the brother came from. I really don't. It just sorta happened.
Now, something that's probably playing over everyone's mind - what's the pairing? Right now, and this is subject to change, I think it's leading towards Zero x OC and then eventually Kaname x Zero. As I said, I don't know. I'm just the author!

Now! For the fun part!

ben4kevin: Yeah, I hope so, too! It's been a while since I wrote anything sexual between anyone.

Amari-Chan: Aww, I'm glad you like my OC because I hate his guts! I don't see how he's hilarious but if it makes you smile and giggle, I'm glad!

Snookens5: Yes, toying with Zero is fun! And in the next chapter, I plan to have the OC toy with him a little more because he's that much of an asshole! And can I ask how you got Devil May Cry from this?

Mai Kurosaki: Probably something you were expecting and I hope you meant Tsuki is terrifying in a goodish way! Not that I care, I hate the bastard.

Everyone that has alerted/favorited: Thank you all so much and I hope this update was worth it for you!

Everyone else: Please review. Ya know ya loves me!...Granted, this is my first time in this section of anime but hush! No-one needs to know that!