Disclaimer: I do not own Vampire Knight nor any of it's characters. I wish I did though.

Warnings: BoyxBoy, violence, possible language. Don't like don't read.

A/N: Now I know you were all expecting Lemon with the last chapter, BUT~ I can't deliver said deliciousness until after around mid-late July of 2013. I hope you all stick around for when I add the lemon into chapter 2 and chapter 4. Their rightful places. Oh and some extra notes.

[] = Kaname's inner voice/conscience/desires

'-' = Consious thoughts

"-" = speaking

Italics = memories

A/N at bottom

Chapter 3~

Kaname laid in bed breathing harshly as his body tried to recover from the night before. 'God damn Zero taking so much blood! I can't even heal at the normal rate!' The pureblood thought with a grumble as he turned over onto his side before letting out a quick gasp at the sudden pain shooting up his spine. 'Damn, blood is soooo not a good enough lubricant. Why the hell did he have to be so rough?' the brunette thought and his own mind answered almost instantly. [Because you asked him to. You kept screaming for more.] Kaname growled at his own thoughts. "Shut up you," he said aloud to himself. Great now he was losing his mind. Well at least it won't be too much longer before the pain goes away.

The garnet eyed male let out another sigh as he sat up, memories of the night before flooding his mind. The silver hair shining in the moonlight, pale lips flushed bright red with heat pressing all over him, calloused hands exploring….

Thud.

Kaname banged the back of his head against the headboard to shut down the memories before they completely took over. What the hell had he even been thinking last night?! Why the hell did he even let the ex-human do such humiliating things to him. [Because you like him. And you wanted this. You even thought it was always meant to be that way. Remember?] his inner voice spoke to him and he grew angry.

"Lies" The pureblood hissed, denying the thought vehemently. He refused to believe that he had any sort of feelings for the hunter. That man infuriated him, angered him, went out of his way to piss him off.

[But he doesn't does he? He's only reacting out of pain and rejection. You know this. You know you can finally give him closure by outright rejecting him don't you? Yet you don't. You can't. Because you love him] his inner voice chided. Without thinking he turned and slammed his forehead against the headboard screaming at it to shut up.

However he immediately regretted his actions as a sharp pain reverberated throughout his skull. And he had just gotten over the pain in his ass and spine too. Ugh.

[Not one of your best ideas was it?] the voice chided once again and he growled in frustration. He threw himself out of bed and stormed to his wardrobe to get dressed.

"I'm going to go for a walk" he growled and the voice laughed in the back of his mind.

[Oh you think that will get you away from me? I'm in your head you idiot] the voice laughed, earning another growl. Kaname threw on his clothes, a simple dark red dress shirt and a pair of black jeans and shoes to match before storming out the door.

'I do not have feelings for him!' Kaname thought viciously as he walked out of the dorm, but a laughter in the back of his mind nearly made his temper slip before he made if off school grounds.

"God damn you Zero" he spat as he shoved his hands into his pockets as he walked his anger off.

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Kaname had been going for quite a few walks lately Aido had noticed. He'd also been quite short tempered lately, nearly anything set him off and he came up with even more ridiculous punishments than before. Not that Aido would complain. No he would never speak out against his beloved pureblood. His thoughts however were cut off by a cold voice hissing at one of the Night Class students.

'Ah, there he goes again. Someone must have said something wrong. I wonder what?' Hanubusa thought as he snuck over to eavesdrop in on the conversation.

"And why is it Ruka that you see fit to compare me to Zero?" the pureblood hissed. 'Oh… that's what they did. They mentioned Zero. He'd seemed to be a particularly subject lately. Poor poor Ruka. God help her.' Aido thought as he peeked in on the situation. Oh did Kaname look pissed.

"Well… I uh… I didn't mean to Kaname-sama. I just… well you seemed a little cranky lately. And Uh… well it just slipped cause Kiryuu's always so angry," she stuttered trying to cover up her tracks. Both her and Aido flinched at Kaname's fierce glare upon her.

"You dare mention him again? Why is it I'm hearing about him so much? Hmm… can't you all just drop the subject of Zero Kiryuu?" he growled and Ruka visibly shrunk away. She was obviously scared. As she should be. Kaname's wrath wasn't even on him and he was afraid. But that didn't stop Aido from eaves dropping.

"Well.. Um.. you've been avoiding him a lot lately, and you've been so.. irritable. I'm just worried for you Kaname-sama. Has he done anything to you? If he has…" the woman started. Hanabusa could swear he saw Kaname flinch when Ruka had asked if Kiryuu had done anything to him. However that was replaced with rage.

"HE HASN'T DONE ANYTHING TO ME! HOW DARE YOU THINK HE COULD EVEN SO MUCH AS TOUCH ME WITHOUT REPERCUSSIONS!" Kaname practically roared. Oh that pissed him off and Aido could see Ruka practically piss herself. Well she certainly didn't have anything to say to that. Though their precious pureblood seemed to calm himself down enough to speak calmly.

"However your insolence cannot go unpunished. You can muck the horse stables for the rest of the year!" Kaname hissed with a deadly grin and before Ruka could protest (which would have probably earned her worse) the pureblood stormed off towards the door mumbling something under his breath. Aido made it in his best interest to disappear to his room.

"Oh boy was Kaname-sama pissed. I wonder what's bothering him" Hanabusa commented to himself before walking to the window to look outside. 'Oh Kaname's outside… He must be going for a walk.' Aido thought idly as he spotted his beloved pureblood. He frowned as the same question entered his mind.

What was bothering Kaname?

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Kaname worked off some of his frustration by pumping his legs in a fairly brisk pace of walk. He had a hard expression though his frustration was still visible through the cracks in his mask. People and hunters stared at him alike as he stormed through the nearby town. People parted like the red sea and hunters got weapons ready in case he proved to be dangerous.

'Not like it could help them anyway' Kaname thought idly, thinking perhaps a small tousle might ease some of his anger and frustration.

[Well you wouldn't be frustrated if you weren't in denial] His inner voice chided once more. Kaname growled at it to shut up. Unfortunately he did so aloud earning quite a few stares. He then thought it a very good idea to head somewhere less populated.

Kaname found himself wandering the currently deserted alleyways near the apartment complexes, hotels and stores. He was about to relax a bit until he felt a familiar aura. He growled as it was the last person he wanted to see. He was the source of all this mess.

[Maybe you should go see him and tell him how you feel] his inner voice offered. God it was like he was developing a split personality with this voice. He did not have feelings for the hunter. He was not in denial.

[Yes you are] the voice said in what it probably thought was a corrective tone. Kaname growled at the voice glaring at the stone wall in front of him.

"Maybe I should go to reject him outright so I can get this mess over with." Kaname growled pushing himself up from the wall. He could have sworn that he heard an exasperated sigh in the back of his mind. Kaname then began following the aura with a sense of de ja vu all over again.

'I do not have feelings for him. I donot have feelingsfor him. Idonothave feelingsforhim. Idonothavefeelingsforhim!' Kaname thought over and over as he stalked his way towards where the silver haired male was. Turned the corner to confront Zero, about to call his name before the sound caught in his throat in surprise at the scene he saw.

Zero was frantically fighting level-e's off of him, obviously caught off guard by the fact he was in casual clothing and there were splayed grocery bags and food in the alleyway. They were surrounding him on all sides. The hunter was holding his own but there was a huge gash in his side and he was holding it and his movement was limited. The silverette couldn't even focus on the ones pushing up behind him.

Kaname could feel a burning rage boiling through his blood as his expression contorted to match. Walls around him were cracking and the splits in the stone snaked their way down the alley towards the scene.

How dare they touch his Zero. HIS Zero. No one had the right to touch what was his. They were going to pay dearly for this. Kaname knew as the splits in the brick reached near the level-e's they began disintegrating into dust. It was actually all the pureblood could do to not demolish the homes around them. However Zero didn't fail to notice as all of his attackers simultaneously burst into dust. His face turned slowly to look at Kaname with wide surprised eyes before he looked quickly away as soon as he saw Kaname, sliding down the wall holding his side.

The pureblood could have sworn he saw sadness in those beautiful amethyst eyes. He panicked for a moment as he rushed up to the hunter and knelt before him.

"Zero?" Kaname said quietly, his voice cracking slightly. 'God, did my voice really sound like that?' Kaname swallowed nervously as Zero looked up at him, not bothering to hide any of what he was feeling. Pain, obviously, sorrow, shame and… hope?

"What are you doing here Kuran?" the silver haired male asked, his voice sullen and quiet. Kaname felt a pang in his chest upon hearing it. Knowing it was his fault. His expression became shamed and worried as he looked upon the delicate hunter.

"I was out for a walk. And I just, well… saw what was going on. So… yeah," he responded quietly, as if the tone of his voice being off would anger the hunter.

'But it would be better than hearing him so depressed' Kaname thought as Zero looked down away from him.

"I see," Was the silverette's response. Kaname reached a gentle hand out and gingerly caressed Zero's face, getting the hunter to glance up at him. He could see the slight confusion on the hunter, as the slight bit of hope. Yet also the wariness that he was just going to get hurt again.

'I'm not going to hurt you anymore. I promise to be good to you now' Kaname thought as he looked upon the hunter. "You should drink," he said as he pulled his hand away from Zero's cheek to undo the buttons of his collar to expose his neck. Zero just nodded complacently and leaned forward slowly, gripping one hand on Kaname's shoulder.

Kaname closed his eyes as he felt the hunter's fangs slide into him, the most gentle they've ever been as the silver haired male drank. He wrapped his arms around the hunter and pulled him close. He heard a slight whimper of pain from the hunter as he had pressed on to his wound unintentionally. He immediately loosened his grip. He didn't want to hurt the male anymore. He wanted to protect the male now, and make him happy. Had he ever seen Zero happy? No… and that fact hurt. A memory briefly surfaced as Zero pulled away, licking his lips and amethyst eyes focusing on his garnet ones.

You love him.

His reminiscing was cut off as Zero started to push himself away from Kaname. He wasn't looking at the pureblood anymore and Kaname frowned.

"I should go, Yuuki and Cross are probably worried," Zero said, his voice betraying the real reason for the escape. Kaname tightened his grip on the hunter, now that he didn't risk hurting his wound anymore.

"No," Kaname said, his tone stern and amethyst eyes looked upon him in shock, as if Zero couldn't believe what he was hearing.

"W-why?" the hunter stuttered with a slight blush of being held in Kaname's arms. Kaname brushed a couple silver locks out of Zero's face as he gave him a soft smile.

"Because I don't want you to go" the pureblood said as if it was the simplest answer in the world. The hunter looked absolutely confused for a moment before a brief glimpse of hope as he looked away his expression saddening immediately.

"But its not like you ca-mph!" Zero started to say but his predicted thought was cut off by Kaname's lips stealing his. The amethyst eyes widened greatly in surprise before closing slightly. Kaname could feel the hunter's lips work with his own, reciprocating the kiss and he couldn't help the little jump his heart made. He pulled away from the kiss with a soft sigh, resting his forehead against Zero's.

"Why?" was the only sound that cut the comfortable silence. Kaname locked eyes with his hunter, understanding what was meant with the question. However he did elaborate just in case.

"Why did I kiss you? I like you. I know I'm an idiot for saying this, and just realizing this now. But, after… what happened that night, I was so confused and frustrated about my feelings I was in denial. Then when I saw you getting attacked, saw you hurt. I just lost it. I felt like I was going to boil over in rage at them. And then seeing you so upset, and knowing it was my fault, I guess… I just kind of realized how precious you were to me" Kaname confessed, watching Zero's expression as he spoke, expecting him to get angry with him. However he was surprised at the tears that welled up in the lilac orbs and threatened to spill over as the hunter threw his arms around his neck and buried his face in it.

Kaname blinked in surprise at the hunter. "You're not mad?" he asked dumbly as he looked down at Zero, earning a muffled laugh as the hunter looked up at him with a smile, and wet cheeks. Looks like the tears won.

"You're such an idiot!" The ex-human proclaimed before he brought their lips together in a sloppy and needy kiss. Kaname smiled as he wrapped his arms tighter around Zero and deepened the kiss.

He was only too happy to fill that need for him.

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Yay!~ Chapter three done. And the plot bunnies didn't quite get enough encouragement to be out on time. Sorry about that. But I need more reviews to boost their confidence.

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Oh and final note to this, Do you guys want the lemon just added into the chapters or perhaps as separate chapters on their own as Omake's at the end of the story. In the timelines they will be in chapters 2 and 4. Hope you enjoyed chapter 3 and Review my lovelies Review.