~Sweet Deception~

By: Aerys Krystie.

A/N: Okies, not sure if I should up the rating because of this chapter but I didn't because it wasn't all that graphic but there is something there. So, please enjoy!

Zero glared at the two sitting at the table. The Chairman had invited Kuran and Kurenai over for dinner and much to the Hunter's displeasure, they had agreed. Now he had to eat horrible food and deal with the demon's sarcastic remarks towards everyone and everything. On the plus side, it would be interesting to see how he reacted to the Chairman's idea of food.

The four teenagers sat at the table. Yuuki asked questions, mainly about why Tsuki had had all of his hair cut off. She had liked the long hair on him. It was different from the all the other Night Class boys. Tsuki just smiled and shrugged and Yuuki, while not being as quick as most, got the hint that she wasn't going to get a definitive answer. No-one understood demons and Yuuki was beginning wonder if they even understood themselves.

While Kaname and Yuuki engaged in unimportant chatter, Zero glared at the demon that was still responsible for his bad mood. There really wasn't any need for the Hunter to be used as a shield to protect a pair of jeans. Zero didn't care if they were a designer brand. The walk back to the school had left him sticky and annoyed. Mainly annoyed because he was sticky and if he had said anything like that to anyone, it could be taken the wrong way.

"You have got to stop living in the past, Zero."

Zero rolled his eyes. "A past is what defines and creates a person. It makes them stronger."

Tsuki raised an eyebrow. "It can also destroy them. It's destroying you." He sniffed the air. "Can anyone else smell that?"

"Dinner is served!" Kaien declared, twirling out of the kitchen with a large pot in his hands. He set it down on the table, grinning. "Tsuki-kun, I know you're going to love my stew!"

"If it smells like road kill on a hot day, I doubt it." The lid was removed and Tsuki covered his nose, looking into the pot. "What the hell is that? It looks like toxic waste."

Kaien chuckled, ignoring the insults. "I know it doesn't look the best but everyone loves my stew! Won't you please try it?"

Tsuki nodded. Being a demon of impeccable etiquette he knew it would be rude to tell the Headmaster where he could shove his stew and the demon was thankful that he had had a large breakfast, though he was still hungry. He knew the others were waiting for him to try it first so they could see his reaction and Tsuki already had a bad feeling about it. The slop was ladled into a bowl and Tsuki raised an eyebrow.

"Do I use a normal spoon or one made of orichalcum? I think it just winked at me," he said after poking it with the spoon.

"Don't tell me a demon as powerful as you are is frightened of stew, Tsuki." Kaname smirked.

"Why aren't you eating it, then?"

"I'm a vampire; I don't eat food. I merely do it for show."

Tsuki took a deep breath and put a spoonful of the goop in his mouth. He spat it back out immediately. "It tastes like pure evil." Yuuki burst out laughing, Kaien cried, Zero raised an eyebrow and Kaname continued to smirk. "Where is your holy water? I demand that that stew has an exorcism performed on it so it can go back to hell where it belongs." Tsuki shuddered.

"You're so unkind to me, Tsuki-kun!" Kaien wailed.

"I can just see the menu for a restaurant you would own, Chairman. Today's special: Slop or Stew. What's the stew? Yesterday's slop." Tsuki stood. "I'm going to order out tonight's meal, if that's okay. I'm tired of being starved at this school."

Kaien cried a river of tears and Yuuki tried to comfort her father. "Its okay, Chairman. Your cooking just isn't for demons."

"It shouldn't be eaten by humans, either. Not even Cerberus would eat that." Tsuki headed to the bathroom to rinse his mouth out.

If Tsuki's reaction was anything to go by, Kaname was grateful sometimes that he didn't eat normal food. It wasn't like the demon to attack someone for no reason, either and Kaname would admit he was a little weary about letting Yuuki eat whatever it was that the Chairman had prepared. The smell of it wasn't that appealing.

Kaname gazed at Zero as Kaien was trying to make Yuuki call him daddy. "Is everything okay, Kiryuu-kun? You've been rather quiet during all of this."

Zero gritted his teeth but didn't raise his head. He got a bad feeling that his eyes were red. His heart was beating in time with the others that were surrounding him. The sound of their blood rushing through their veins was deafening. Zero got to his feet abruptly. Silence fell and the three other studied him and without a word, he turned and left the dining room, going up to the room he rarely, if ever, used. The room the Chairman had given him.

"Zero…" Yuuki went to follow him but a hand on her shoulder stopped her. "Kaname-senpai?"

"Let me talk to him, Yuuki." Kaname smiled at her and followed Zero's footsteps. He passed the bathroom and saw Tsuki leaning against the doorframe.

"You could take it all the way tonight, Kaname. It'll get you a step closer to what you want and it'll be a step closer to completing the deal." Tsuki pushed himself off the frame and rejoined the others.

Kaname continued. He knocked on the door and wasn't surprised when there was a growl of 'fuck off'. It was a good thing that it was Kaname and not Yuuki. The poor girl wouldn't know what to think if Zero spoke to her like that. Unbeknownst to Kaname, Zero already had. Kaname knocked again and got the same response. He wasn't going to just walk away, though, like Zero was probably expecting him to.

Kaname opened the door and invited himself into the room, closing the door behind him. Zero was sprawled out on the bed, shirt open and an arm flung over his eyes. It was a delectable sight but Kaname kept himself under control. He stood beside the bed, taking in all that Zero was offering unconsciously at the moment.

I could take it all the way. I don't think I will, though. Kaname touched the arm that was over Zero's eyes and the boy shot upright, glaring at the person that would dare to disturb him. His eyes narrowed even more when he saw the pureblood and looked away. Kaname could practically hear Zero's thoughts without having to delve into his mind.

"Zero, you shouldn't hide and worry Yuuki like that." Kaname sat on the edge of the bed, staring at the door.

"How many times have you told me that? You're not the only one who doesn't listen, Kuran." Zero glanced at the vampire, surprised a little at himself for not being pissed off that the bloodsucker had used his name. It actually sounded…nice.

"I know. You should listen, though. Yuuki doesn't worry about me as much as she does for you." Kaname turned to Zero. "Shall we get this over with?"

I know she cares about me. She was willing to give up her soul for my happiness. Zero looked away when Kaname began unbuttoning his shirt. That demon said he would make me happy. Does he know something about me that not even I know? Zero frowned when a hand cupped his cheek. He glared at Kaname but then lowered his eyes. He must know something. He would know the obvious one. Anyone that knows me would know that. Is there something else I want that will make me happy? Zero blinked as the hand had moved from his cheek to his hair.

"What are you doing, Kuran?"

"Just thinking that you're much tolerable when you're lost in thought. I could have murdered you with how out of it you were." Kaname smiled.

"You vampires really think you can have anyone you want, don't you?" Zero scoffed. "Sorry, but you're not going to get it this time, pureblood."

Kaname's smile stared where it was but his eyes hardened slightly. "I know I can make you eat those words, Zero. Is that what you want? I can be the monster you think I am."

Zero's eyes widened as he felt his body moving onto its knees and towards Kaname. "Stop it!" he hissed. "Are you going to prove me right?"

"No. I just wanted you to remember that it is because of me that you are still living and that there is much more I can do to you other than just your life."

Zero growled, gripping Kaname's shoulders and pinning the vampire to his bed. It took them both by surprise but Kaname quickly got over it and changed their position. "At least you know that your mind-control is the only way you'll ever get me to do anything with you!" he spat viciously.

"Perhaps not, Zero. Anyone can see it in your eyes. Even Yuuki can see the confusion that's been playing in them since last night. You enjoyed it, didn't you?"

Zero blinked as Kaname's face got closer. If Yuuki could see it, then he was being too obvious. "Shit…" He sighed and closed his eyes. "I thought you were here to feed me, not show off your power?"

Kaname exhaled silently and pulled back. "Only if you're willing, Zero. I'm not going to force it onto you, like I have been. Please remember, however, that if you decide you don't want to do it tonight, you will slip and fall into a Level E. I don't think I'm prepared to kill you, yet."

Zero pushed himself onto his elbows and searched Kaname's eyes. "We're still only doing this for Yuuki, right?"

"Of course."

Zero snorted. "Liar. Talking about being obvious, I could see it a mile away, Kuran."

Kaname smiled again, despite being thrown off inside a little by that statement. He knew what Zero meant and thankfully it wasn't what Kaname was thinking the Hunter had meant by it. "Of course it is for Yuuki, Zero. I need someone to be able to protect her. Especially with demons around."

"You're the resident pureblood, Kuran, I don't think there are any demons stupid enough to try and take her soul. I think it's gotten around hell that she's not to be touched, if Kurenai won't take her." Zero lowered his eyes in thought. Why wasn't her soul good enough for a demon to take? She was pure, anyone could see that. Weren't pure souls worth a lot in hell?

Kaname took Zero's chin in his fingers and lent forward. "You don't need to worry about her soul, Zero. I know she's in good hands as long as Tsuki continues to keep the hordes at bay."

Zero's mind flashed back to the previous night and the betrayal of his mind and the thoughts he was thinking about Kaname and his lips. And there they were, barely an inch from his own, curved up in that smile that hid everything the vampire was thinking. Zero couldn't tear his eyes from them. They were just…there.

Zero slapped Kaname's hand away and pushed the vampire back. "Don't invade someone else's comfort zone, vampire."

"That wasn't an invasion, Zero. This is."

Zero knew he wouldn't have time to think as Kaname moved forward and descended his lips onto the Hunter's. It wasn't rough, like Zero had been expecting it to be. It wasn't completely gently and limp-wristed, either. It was firm and there was something else in it that was making Zero shudder. His body felt like it was on fire and he wasn't going to let Kaname think he could best him.

Zero wrapped an arm around Kaname's neck, deepening the kiss. He knew he had taken the vampire by surprise. The soft gasp had been enough but Kaname quickly took control of the situation again. Zero's shocked moan was devoured by Kaname's mouth as the pureblood's tongue ran along his own. He moved his arm so his hand could grip the back of Kaname's neck and brought the vampire closer.

Zero opened his raspberry eyes when Kaname conveniently cut his tongue on a fang as the sweet liquid invade the Hunter's mouth, taking over his senses. With a strength he didn't he possessed, Zero pushed Kaname onto his back and broke the kiss, staring down at the vampire beneath him. He lent down and licked away the few spots on Kaname's lips.

There was a hand running down his torso and something primal in Zero's mind snapped. With a growl he tore open Kaname's shirt, determined not to let the vampire leave until he had satisfied everything his body needed. He took in Kaname's body and found it slightly upsetting that he wouldn't be able to see it littered with his bite marks.

Kaname watched. Zero acted as though he had never seen a vampire shirtless before. Supernatural eyes flashed to his own and Kaname nodded, turning his head to the side. "Feed, Zero. I feel you'll be needing as much of your strength as possible for tonight."

I said I wasn't going to take it all the way. I guess this makes me a hypocrite. Kaname forced a shiver down as Zero's tongue ran over his neck. He raised a hand, ready to make Zero drink when the Hunter punctured his neck. Kaname's eyes widened for a moment before they went back to normal. Zero was never gentle when it came to his feedings but at that moment, he was positively savage about it. Kaname frowned slightly when Zero pulled back after a minute. It wasn't possible for his hunger to be sated.

Kaname was going to ask what he was doing but Zero decided to claim his lips in a rough kiss. There was an animalistic sound that escaped Zero's throat and Kaname raised an eyebrow. He pulled away and Zero's lips continued down his throat to his collar bone, finding a sensitive point, making Kaname give out a small moan. Fangs were dragged down the skin of his abdomen and a tongue ran along the soft red marks left behind.

Hands were working on undoing his belt and Kaname stopped them, pulling Zero up. He was aware of the state of mind that the Hunter was in and knew that was why Tsuki said he could go all the way that night. Kaname wasn't going to take advantage of the Hunter, though. He wasn't going to give Zero another reason to complain about vampires.

"Don't be an asshole about it, Kuran. I'm not going to hold this against you because right now, I need a release and you're closest thing. We don't have to talk about it again."

On the other hand, maybe Zero was in the right state of mind. Kaname nodded. Tsuki knew how it was going to end and knew how his entire trip to Cross Academy was going to play out. Of course, he was never expecting Yuuki to be the one that had summoned him. Kaname wasn't sure if he should go all the way with Zero, especially considering Tsuki was known for toying with people. There was a laugh that seemed to agree with him. Oh well. Que sera, sera. Kaname was more than willing to deal with the repercussions when and if they happened.

Zero continued with undoing Kaname's belt and his slacks. He couldn't remove them fast enough and Kaname felt as though his feet were going to be ripped from his ankles in Zero's haste. Clothes and shoes discarded to the side somewhere; Zero licked the inside of Kaname's thigh and bit his hip, licking up the small droplets of blood that appeared.

Kaname watched the Hunter with a smirk. He would allow Zero to have his fun before he would take control again. He wasn't going to let Zero think he could be the top in their little non-relationship. A soft gasp let his mouth as Zero's tongue attacked his erection. For someone that was meant to be straight, Zero really knew how to make his tongue a gift in the homosexual community. Kaname closed his eyes and enjoyed the pleasure.

It didn't strike Kaname as odd when Zero got bored with his own teasing and took the organ into his mouth, causing the vampire to tense momentarily before relaxing again. Kaname opened his eyes and watched. A strange sight, indeed to see a Hunter doing that to the very creature he despised more than anything in his life. Kaname wasn't going to complain, though. What Zero was doing to him should be illegal.

Kaname flinched slightly and pulled Zero's head up by his hair. "Do not use your fangs there," he warned, narrowing his eyes.

Zero smirked. Kaname would have to cut him some slack; it was his first time giving oral pleasure, after all. Then again, Zero was seeing what he could and couldn't get away with. It would seem apparent that Kaname didn't want his cock pierced anytime soon. Zero lowered his head to the shaft, taking it into his mouth again. In the back of his mind, there was a small voice telling him that he should bite it off and cause as much pain as possible to the vampire.

Zero glanced up at Kaname and frowned. He grinned inwardly when a gentle moan slipped out of the vampire's mouth and his head snapped up when the window of the bedroom shattered. It was going to be difficult to explain that one. Kaname growled out one word and Zero had to cock an eyebrow. Kaname was sexy when he got greedy. Still, Zero wasn't going to take orders from the pureblood just because he wanted a release.

"You were the one that wanted this, Zero. Remember that. I can leave at any time."

"And just remember that my mouth is going around your cock. If I have to bite it off to make the point clear, I'll gladly die." Zero smirked and crawled up Kaname's body. "I'd like to see you get off on torturing me then."

Kaname's eyebrow went up. "Very well."

Zero's eyes widened as their positions were changed and his pants were almost ripped from his body. Kaname moved up his body, attaching his lips to Zero's throat, making the Hunter bite back a moan. Those lips were more talented than Zero ever gave them credit for. The vampire's tongue snaked out to glide alone his jaw and up to his ear. It played with his piercings as nails were lightly dragged down his torso. Zero's body arched into the touch.

Why does this seem familiar? Kaname murmured his name in his ear as a hand gripped his erection and worked in a torturously slow manner. A nip was placed behind his ear and Zero moaned before he could stop himself. He felt Kaname's lips curve up against his skin. Zero closed his eyes and ran his fingers through Kaname's hair. It was amazing how tender the vampire could be.

"Did you enjoy it?" Was he fucking with me? Zero's hips bucked upwards and his hands gripped the chocolate strands. Kaname sucked on his throat and grazed his fangs over the skin, though he never pierced the flesh and for that, Zero was thankful. The hand on his pride and joy picked up its pace and Zero gritted his teeth, trying to be quiet as he didn't want anyone – except the damn demon, who probably already knew – to know what they were doing.

Kaname watched as the small marks he made on Zero's creamy skin healed almost instantly. He glanced at the Hunter's face and smirked. Zero's hips rocked in time with his hand, giving Kaname the signal that the prefect wanted to orgasm and just that once, Kaname was going to give in to the ex-human's demands. Zero removed one of his hands from Kaname's hair to bite it as the movement got faster. Kaname lent in close to Zero's ear and gave him the command as he tugged on the Hunter's earring with his teeth.

Zero tensed and came. He waited until Kaname was finished squeezing the last of his essence from his body before he opened his eyes. Kaname was gazing at the mess and Zero was grateful his face was flushed from the pleasure as his blush blended into it. He focused on Kaname when the vampire sat back, looking at the semen on his hand.

"Tsuki is right, Zero; you do need to masturbate more often, instead of using Bloody Rose."

Zero glared at Kaname. "Go to hell."

"I've been there before. I didn't care for it much."

Zero turned his head away. "In that case, excuse me for not finding time to jerk off."

Kaname used his clean hand to make Zero look at him. "Remember, we're not to talk about this again."

Zero nodded. He actually had a small amount of respect for Kaname now. He still hated the damned vampire but at least he wouldn't have to worry about being embarrassed about getting off by the hand of a pureblood. On the other hand, it might make a couple of the vampires angry enough to try and attack him and Zero was kind of itching to kill something.

"What about you?"

Kaname blinked and shrugged. "I don't need it as badly as you do. If you want to take care of it, that is your choice."

Zero blushed and sat on the edge of the bed. "No, thanks." Zero felt guilty but at the same time, he was embarrassed. He hung his head and ran his hands through his hair.

Kaname nodded and got to his feet. He found his pants and pulled them on, after wiping his hand clean on the bed covers. It wasn't the most dignified thing to do but he didn't really want any stains on his clothing. He put his shoes on and did up the buttons on his shirt that Zero didn't remove. He glanced at the Hunter as he headed to the door.

"What the fuck is wrong with you?" Tsuki's voice pierced the tense silence of the room. "Why would you hold a parent teacher night?"

Oh no. Kaname left the room, closing the door. He joined the others in the living room. Tsuki was on his feet, glaring at the Chairman. "Is something wrong?" he asked, hoping no-one would notice his shirt.

"Yes! That idiot wants me to call my father to this school! My father! Who already knows that I'm failing my ethics class." Tsuki turned his raging eyes to Kaname. "Could you please talk him out of it?"

"It might not be a good idea for Tsuki's father to come to the campus, Chairman Cross."

Kaien sighed. "I know. But unless he's orphaned, everyone's guardian must come and speak with the teachers. I'm not ruling anyone out, even if they are demons."

That's right. I haven't told him who Tsuki's father is. "There you have it, Tsuki. No-one exempt from it."

"Is it such a bad thing, Tsuki-senpai?" Yuuki asked meekly.

Tsuki calmed down a little before he looked at the girl. "You have no idea how lucky you are to be orphaned. That's all I can say." With that, Tsuki left the Headmaster's house, heading to the dorm.

Kaien glanced at Kaname. "Did I miss something? I know he's a demon, which would mean his parents are as well but I never expected him to react like that."

"What did he put down on the form when it asked for his father's name?" Kaname inquired, taking a seat on the sofa where Yuuki was.

"Josef Nazareth."

Kaname blinked. The Chairman honestly didn't find that weird? "And I'm assuming his mother was Mary Virginia?" Kaien nodded, raising an eyebrow. "Chairman, sometimes you give me reason to worry about you."

"I didn't think anything of it because it's not uncommon for a demon to be the child of unwed parents. I know their names were odd…Who are his parents, then?"

Kaname smiled and got to his feet, wondering why he sat in the first place. "I guess you will find out when the man arrives next week. Goodnight, Yuuki, Chairman." Who is going to run hell while the leader is up here, hearing about which classes his son is failing? Kaname shook his head. It was just one problem after another.

Zero spent the following day in his room. When Cross asked what had happened between him and Kaname, Zero lied and said he went too far with pissing the pureblood off. Kaien had told him to apologize and Zero just walked off. Staring at the sunny day was irritating him. How could the day be so nice when everything was so shit?

Zero stood in front of the window, arm on the wall and his head resting against it. They might not talk about it but that wasn't going to stop Zero from thinking about what had occurred the previous night. It wasn't like him to lose his self-control like that. There had been plenty of other times that he wanted to jump Kaname – or anything that could help relieve some tension – but he never did. So what made the night before so special?

There was nothing out of the ordinary, except the damned demon. Zero closed his eyes and sighed quietly. The only thing that was shit at the moment was him. Am I really that much of a lost cause? He had spent the rest of the night thinking about it and he still couldn't get it out of his mind. Kaname hadn't done anything wrong, which left only Zero to be blamed for it all. The Hunter turned around and pressed his back to the wall. Yes, I am.

Zero half opened his eyes and stared at the wall across from him. Why can I forget it? It wasn't anything that special, anyway. That was true. It wasn't as though Zero had fully given himself to the vampire and still, he couldn't shake the feeling that there was something more there. There weren't any feelings involved and he shifted slightly. Did he want there to be feelings involved and if so, what feelings? He didn't know much about emotion. There was nothing there…

I can see why I never bothered. This is annoying. Zero pushed off the wall and sat on the edge of the bed, pulling a knee to his chest. If there was nothing there, why was it continuously playing on his conscious mind? Why couldn't do what he normally did when something he didn't want to remember happened? What made that interaction so special? Was it because of Kaname? Was he the reason? He lightly touched the area behind his ear that Kaname had nipped after murmuring his name.

Everything had been sensual but there was nothing there. Kaname had been the master of making it special without doing anything noteworthy. He didn't even care that I had been selfish. Zero lowered his eyes as that thought hit him like a truck. Somehow, he didn't think that Kaname was allowing him to live for Yuuki any longer. She had the protection of that demon. Kurenai had gotten pretty fucked up while protecting her. So maybe I'm not the only one being selfish.

Zero dropped his foot to the floor and rested his elbows on his knees, hands on his neck as he stared at the floor. What was Kaname planning? There had to be some hidden agenda to why the vampire was keeping him alive. "The only reason I'm allowing you to live is for Yuuki." Is Kurenai leaving soon? Is that why you're still keeping me around, Kuran? Zero couldn't bring himself to believe it. He wasn't sure why. Any other time, he would've been the first to agree to something like that. There was something else surrounding the reason. The night before had been proof of that, in Zero's mind.

It could be pity. Did the vampire think he was that pathetic that he needed to be kept alive so he could continue to wallow in self-pity? That didn't seem like Kaname's style, though. What do I know? We're not even on a first name basis. I've got nothing to base any sort of character assumption on. It just didn't feel right for Kaname to do something like that. Yuuki had been an excuse and Zero wanted to know the reason. He closed his eyes, trying to figure out what the pureblood could be hiding.

Kaname never gave anything away. He was a perfect student and had been raised to be a ruler, at some point in his everlasting life. Behind his lids, Zero could see Kaname perfectly but for some reason, on his left shoulder was a small version of Tsuki, who smirked at him. On his right shoulder, a small version of Yuuki, that grinned. Both of them seemed to be urging Kaname to do same thing and that was when Zero decided he needed to get sleep and soon.

Zero fell backwards, keeping his eyes closed. The image of Kaname with Tsuki and Yuuki on his shoulders disappeared and a new one popped up. It was just Kaname, standing beside a tree in the forest. His eyes still held the same tinge of sadness they always had. I never noticed that before. Kaname only ever looked happy whenever he was speaking to Yuuki…And me, recently. Would things really go back to normal after their little encounter in the bedroom? Of course it would.

There had been nothing there, Zero reminded himself, opening his eyes and gazing at the ceiling bleakly. So why was he nervous about tomorrow and seeing Kaname? Was that nervousness or something else? Not caring how pathetic it was, Zero rolled onto his side and curled up. He was alone and no-one was ever going to see him like that. Why did it still feel like he was missing something? It felt important, too and obvious. Really, really obvious. I'm never going to forget last night, am I?

Zero curled into himself a little more and closed his eyes. Images of the previous night came to his mind's eye. That's what it was. There was something in Kaname's eyes that wasn't meant to be there. But what was it? He sighed. There was no point in thinking about it while he was that tired. It had taken him hours just to realize what it was that had been different about Kaname. His eyes had looked nicer; almost human. For a short time, Zero had been able to forget that it was a monster that held his life hostage. But Kaname wasn't. There was nothing there…but maybe I want something to be there…

Somewhere not too far away, the damned demon smirked and made the phone call he was dreading.

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End Chapter VII.

And there you have it! It's taken a while but I'm trying SO desperately to keep them in character and make the story move along at a decent pace (I don't want this bad boy to become eighty chapters long or something ridiculous like that!). So, I hope everyone enjoyed it and now to get on to my favorite part of the story! Yeah, replying to all the lovely people who keep me going is the reason I write stories. Sad, right?
And I guess you can all imagine the insanity that's going to take place in the next chapter!

Mai Kurosaki: First off, THANK YOU! THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! I'm so happy to know what you HONESTLY think of the chapters. I hope Zero was a little better in this one for you than he was in the last one. Please be sure to let me know if there's anything else I should keep an eye on!

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