I must explain the later chapters I know they are a bit confusing so I will answer the most frequently asked questions.
First, the reason that the vampires in the night class dislike Akane so much is explained fully in this chapter.
Second, I had Akane mention that she had great powers and people were asking if that meant that she was stronger then Kaname. That was a good question and I know I should have explained. First, we must remember that although Kaname is the most known there are still a few other purebloods such as Sara-sama who is introduced at the Vampire Soiree, so I meant that Akane possibly has higher powers then them. You must also remember that we…you, do not know all of Akane's powers and no one knows all of Kaname's (I'll probably make up my own for him in this fic). So to summarize, no it does not mean she's stronger then Kaname but she will probably be stronger then the others.
And lastly, from the last cliffhanger, people are wondering if I'm going to let Akane give up or commit suicide which I realized I made it unintentionally sound that way and I'm sorry. What I meant from the last lines were that Akane's not giving up, she's getting pissed. The reason she apologizes to Zero is also explained in this chapter.
I am sorry for that confusion and I hope that this helped. Please, if any one has questions or doesn't understand my wildly altering imagination let me know because I realize that I don't go into enough depth at times and that is something I need to work on. Thanks so much for the reviews!!!
Reminder: I do not own VK and this plot is pulled out of the twisted folds of my own mind so if there are a few small differences, please don't hold it against me!
Zero Yuuki thought sadly as he pushed her closer into the wall, the blood dripping down to her collar bone. He must have lost more blood then I thought. He's taking a lot. And he was, he was taking too much. It wasn't long before Yuuki began to get lightheaded. "Zero…" She said hoarsely, when he didn't respond she turned her head to the side.
She knew he needed more now that he was hurt and she would have gladly given him her last drop if she had to but at the moment she remembered Akane and knew they shouldn't leave her alone for too long. Besides, the cuts across his chest and arms were almost gone and she had to be able to make it back to the room.
"Zero!" She demanded and then he did let her go, taking a step back, a trickle of blood running down his chin.
They stood their in silence. Yuuki tried to even her breathing, clamping her hand over her neck as an attempt to save her shirt. Zero wiped his chin with the back of his palm and then looked down at the floor.
"I'm sorry." He repeated which seemed like the hundredth time to Yuuki, causing her to frown.
"It's ok, I'm fine." He nodded, obviously unconvinced but unable to do anything about it. He noticed that he had bit her twice, the marks on her neck were wider then usual. The fact inwardly tortured him. He knew that his lust for blood had heightened, but he didn't mean for it to go this far.
"I better get back to Akane. I'll send her to your room in the morning, ok?" He nodded once more, feeling another twinge of guilt at the mention of the little girls name.
Yuuki looked at him, instantly understanding the sadness reverberating from his eyes. She opened her mouth, trying to find something comforting to say, and then she knew there weren't any words. Instead she stepped up to him, wrapping her arms around his torso.
Zero's body froze for a moment and then he returned the embrace, pressing his face to the top of her hair, inhaling the sweet scent of her shampoo. They stayed like that for a long minute until he pushed her back at arms length, turning around so he wouldn't have to see her face.
"You better go, she'll be worried."
"Alright. Good night Zero." Yuuki whispered, waiting to see if he would at least turn back to acknowledge her. When he didn't she let out an inaudible sigh and hurried back to her room.
Zero listened until he heard the bedroom door close and then headed for his own room, knowing that he was about to face yet another sleepless night.
"Zero-san?" Akane asked in a whisper, leaning her ear against the door to see if she could hear him moving around. When she didn't she opened the door slightly, peeking around it to gaze inside.
Zero was still laying in bed but the minute the door opened he turned his head to look at it. Akane's face came into view and he pushed himself up on his elbows to see the clock on his bedside table. It read five in the morning.
"What's wrong?" He asked quickly.
"I couldn't sleep and I knew you were awake. You said you wanted to speak with me anyways. May I come in?" He sighed in relief then nodded watching her dance lightly into the room, closing the door behind her as she skipped over to his bed. Her pale nightgown fluttered around her legs as she jumped onto the bed by his feet, settling down on her knees to face him.
Two days ago, he would have demanded that she leave and wait to talk but now, he didn't really mind. He had stayed up all night thinking about what had happened and how he would fix it. It was actually a relief to see her white face starring expectedly back at him. At least he knew she was safe.
Zero sat straight up in the bed as he rubbed his eyes. "Does Yuuki know you're here?" He asked.
"I wrote her a note. She was in such a deep sleep." Zero inwardly winced, knowing that she had probably passed out from the amount of blood he had taken. "What did you want to speak to me about?"
"You know I went to the Hunters Society, I wanted to see if they would help us but I made your situation worse.-"
"I know." Akane replied, she had read Yuuki's thoughts last night, the room fell silent. "I suppose I have a confession as well. I've decided that I really love being around the humans, but, I'm going to have to side with the vampires now. I have to if the hunters-"
"I know." Zero said, nodding for he had known that however bad both sides wanted to kill her, the council would never openly allow it. They wouldn't stop attacks but they wouldn't send any either. The vampires were the safest thing she had.
"I'm sorry Zero, I'm going to have to fight against them, I'll have to kill them." She said simply, as if the decision was no more important then choosing between a kitty or puppy.
"Yeah, I'm sorry to." He replied and then after looking at each other for a long second they both flopped down onto the bed, laying on their backs to stare up at the ceiling.
"I'm sorry for the mess I've caused." Akane said sadly.
"It's not your fault."
"It is. I asked Kaname-sama if I could stay with you and Yuuki, causing you two so much trouble. I just couldn't stay there anymore."
"Why? Why do you think they dislike you?" Zero asked, turning his head slightly to look at her. She was now laying down on the other half of his bed, her shinny black hair sprawling over the pillows with her hands entangled together and resting on her stomach. She sighed, this was the exact conversation she had wanted to avoid.
"When the vampires first found out that my father was in love with a human they were furious. They tried everything they could to talk him out of it, it was scandalous, the worse thing a vampire could do, especially a pureblood. When my father ignored them they turned to violence. A lot of the vampires tried to kill my mother, especially when they found out she was pregnant with me.
"I suppose you can say that there was a war. My father, fought against a small group of aristocrats, and other upset purebloods. There were too much for him to simply overpower and he was trying to protect his family. So he used his powers to control most of their minds and the group that had set out to kill my mother was forced to kill each other. It was rash of my father, stupid, but in the end, the council allowed that it was self-defense and he wasn't punished.
"A lot of those vampires that died that night were either members or friends of the parents of these night class students. The grudge, it seems, is now against me."
"And it was another group of vampires that killed your parents wasn't?" Zero asked. Akane nodded. "I found something at the hunters headquarters that might help us now."
"So you said."
"Did you know you have an uncle?" Zero asked. Akane sat up to look at him, the surprise on her face said that she hadn't. "I found his name in your family records, but everything about him stops eight years ago." Akane suddenly frowned then collapsed back into her formal position, sighing.
"He found out about me and got his name erased from the files?" She guessed.
"I don't think that was the case. There were some letters between your father and him. It seems that he liked your mother."
"Do you think he's still alive?"
"I don't know." Zero said and they both turned their heads to look at each other. He knew that he was giving her a blind hope by saying this but the glint of possible happiness in her eye was a relief to him. He wanted her to have something to hold onto, even if it could be false, even if it were just for a while he wanted to give her that much.
But the happiness stayed for only a moment and her gray eyes clouded even more.
"I wouldn't blame you, if you sent me back to the night class." She said. He closed his eyes and shook his head.
"I'm not sending you back."
"But-"
"I'm not sending you back." He repeated in a firmer tone. "I'll never let you out of my sight." He said under his breathe. She couldn't help but smile and closed her eyes.
"I'm very glad that I met you Zero-san. You're the nicest person I've ever known." He looked at her in surprise but she was already, drifting off to sleep.
He sighed then stood up from the bed to pick her up and shift her under the blankets. She mumbled for a second and then fell silent again as he tucked her in gently, laying her head softly on the pillow. After that, he stepped back to look at her.
With her eyes closed and her midnight black hair framing her face she looked more angelic then vampiric. Her eyes fluttered in her sleep and she snuggled into the spot Zero had been laying on moments ago.
Zero smiled slightly, he couldn't help but feel an almost parental protectiveness towards her. He worried about her, wanted her to be happy, to feel safe... He hadn't known any feeling like it since that fateful night that he and his brother was separated. Maybe he had thought the same for Yuuki but it was different with her. He was attracted to Yuuki as a lover, compared to the attraction he felt to Akane as an older brother.
Both of the girls meant a lot to him, and he suddenly knew that he would rather die then to see either of them in pain. He had gotten more caught up then he would have liked, he had planned to stay away from Yuuki, so he didn't have to hurt her.
It killed him to want to hold her in his arms, and then whenever he got the chance, the lust for blood always took over. He wanted so kiss her without the tightening in his chest. He had wanted to see love and happiness in her eyes instead of the exhausted worry that she wore whenever he had to feed.
For Akane, he had never wanted to have anything to do with a vampire, half or whole. But after spending just one day with her. After feeling the true, utter, human like fear flowing through her body when they were attacked… he had been bound to her at that moment with the instinct to protect that had followed him to this day, growing stronger every second he was with her. She was so innocent, so seemingly frail… He tried to remember that she was still partly a killer, it was in her nature, it was what she had been made for but even that didn't seem to phase him.
Like it or not he was bound to both of them. He had tried to stay indifferent, he hadn't wanted the responsibility but now that he had it, he couldn't complain. He had gained so much more then he lost.
Blah, I know, sappy ending but there wasn't really a chance for a good cliffhanger. I promise that I'll bring more of the night class and action in the next chapters.