A/N: Here I come! I've actually thought out a plot! Well sorta...kinda...ENOUGH FOR A CHAOTER 2 OKAY! So I'd still really like reviews with suggestions. In fact, since I know it can be quite a hassle to write one or two lines of helpful critisism(yeah I'm being sarcastic) For every review I get, will equal one lost item of clothing belonging to Zero and Ikuto in the next chapter. So the more reviews I get, the faster they'll get naked :D Muhaha, I love using the fanbase to MY advantage! BTW, just a little did you know: If any of you have seen that Zeruto pic on DA, you know, the ZeroXIkuto NOM NOM NOM? Yeah, I DREW IT! :D that is all. P.S sorry if it was hard dto read the last chapter, I thought my little seperation lines would show up so thankfully this time I know better ^^
|\/| The Lion and the Lamb |\/|
Xx chapter II xX
The morning light seeped into the room through the thin curtains, thin spider thread's of honey spilling into the dark room until it was too bright for the vampire to ignore. Zero groaned in annoyance, turning away from the rays of light that managed to seep through his eyelids. A second body turned aswell, curling up to Zero's shirtless frame. The silver haired boy's eyes opened wide as he jumped up in his bed, kicking the unkown figure out from under the covers and pulling the light blue sheets over his chest.
"What the hell!" He hissed as he glared at the half naked form of his new roomate whom was on the floor, cursing and nursing(A/N :D it rhymed!) his head.
"That should be my line..." The blue haired teen croaked as he continued to massage his sore head, eyes still hazy with sleep. "Why did you kick me?"
"Why did I kick you! WHY WERE YOU IN MY BED!" Zero half yelled half whispered, keeping it down because it was still early and most people were probably still asleep. People whom probably hadn't woken up to their half naked roomate in their bed.
"It got cold and I wanted a warm body. Yours worked nicely." Ikuto smirked as he said the last part. Zero's face tinted a soft shade of pink as he glared at his roomate. "Stop covering your chest like a women, we're both men aren't we?" Ikuto teased, grinning as the blush on Zero's face darkened.
"Shut up!"
Ikuto ignored the silveret's statement and got up, going over to where his school uniform hung neatly and pulled it on, leaving the overcoat open as his own little touch. It fit nicely, he thought.
"You should get ready too." Ikuto grinned at the other boy, who still had his blankets protectively covering his bare torso.
Zero continued to glare at the boy as he left the room, waiting until he was out the door and down the hall before letting his guard down with a sigh. Was this going to happen every morning from now on?
|||||HALLWAY WITH IKUTO|||||
Ikuto walked down the long corridors of the school, hands planted firmly in his pockets as he passed an open door where students were gathering. Yoru poked his head out from Ikuto's pocket and gave him a curious look.
"Nya, Ikuto. You just passed the classroom." He mewed, crawling out of the blunet's pocket and floating up to his shoulder.
"I know." Ikuto said non chalantly, continuing to walk passed the classroom without turning back.
"But its your first day nya~!" Yoru said as he floated in front of Ikuto. Ikuto smacked the small chara away, Yoru hitting the wall as his eyes became dizzy swirls. He quickly shook his head as Ikuto didn't bother to stop or wait for him. "Nya! Ikuto wait uuuuuuuuuuuup!"
|||||WITH ZERO :D|||||
Zero finished pulling on his clothes(A/N: Awww, you guys missed him gettin naked :o) and looked outside the window. It was a little cloudy outiside bit it was still sunny, it would be such a shame to waste a nice day like this sitting in class, listening to boring lessons.
And with that argument he figured no one would blame if he decided to take yet another mental health day.
"Zero? Zero I know you're in there and I know you're going to ditch again!" Came Yuuki's voice from behind his door as she banged on it. "Open this door right now."
Zero contemplated his options.
He could a) Open the door and let the girl drag him to class where he would sit bored all day but avoid the hour long lecture that would come sooner or later, or b) leave through the window and deal with the consequences later.
He chose the former.
With one graceful leap he was out the second story window, landing perfectly on his feet. He could always deal with his brunette friend another time, right now he had some much needed(and deserved) R&R to get done.(A/N: SEE! Zero's saying you should read and review! LISTEN TO HIM!)
As he walked over to his favorite ditching tree he noticed another figure sprawled out at the base of the large oak. It was none other then, you guessed it. Tsukiyomi Ikuto. Zero continued to pad tpwards the sleeping figure, towering right infront of him, his shadow blocking the sun. The blunet's eyes started to blink opened, hazy and clouded from his previous cat nap. Ikuto stretched his arms, letting out a felinish yawn as he gazed up at Zero.
"You shouldn't ditch you know, especially not on your first day." Zero said to him, arms crossed over his chest as he glowered down at the still half asleep boy.
"Says the one who should be in class by now." Ikuto shot back, a victorious grin plastered on his face.
Zero huffed, an amused smile on his lips. "Fair enough." He said as he sat down beside the other boy, back against the tree with one knee propped up.
The two stayed silent, neither wanting to break that silence. Talking lead to a conversation, and conversations lead to socializing. Zero didn't necessarily want to socialize with the strange student after this morning's incident.
"Is there anything to eat around here?" Ikuto grumbled boredly, breaking the 5 minutes of silence.
"There's the cafeteria." Zero nodded his head in a certain direction. "But if you want food that's less likely to poison you then we could head out to town and grab something to eat." He suggested.
"Are we even allowed outside of the campus?" Ikuto asked, his arms behind his head as he turned to look at Zero.
"Would that really stop you?" Zero asked, standing up.
"No, but it's always nice to know." Ikuto smirked, getting up after Zero and following him outside of the school grounds towards the town.
|||||In The Town|||||
The duo walked over to a small cafe, entering and sitting down at a random table as they waited for a waitress.
"Yuuki and I used to always come here." Zero murmered as he looked over the menu.
"And you don't anymore?" Ikuto asked.
"No, we do but it's not the same."
Ikuto arched an eybrow at the silver haired boy about to ask him what he meant when the waitress appeared out of no where, pen plucked from behind her ear as she looked at them with an almost too eager smile. "May I take your order?"
"The usual." Zero muttered, pushing his menu away from him. The waitress nodded, tucking a stray strand of her brown hair behind her ear.
"And you sir?"
"The ice cream sundae." He told her, handing the waitress his own menu as he lean back in his chair, arms resting behind his neck as he closed his eyes.
"So what brought you to Cross Academy anyway?" Zero asked suddenly, not really knowing himself why he had asked that of all questions. He kind of wanted to talk to the blunet now.
"To get away."
"Away from what?" Zero was curious now as he leaned forward, resting his chin in his palms.
"Just...to get away." Ikuto mumbled, the words barely audible as he folded his own fingers and rested his chin on the hammock, looking the other teen straight in the eyes.
Zero brought his face back a few inches as his cheeks burned a soft red. The table top itself wasn't that wide already making both of their bent over faces only inches apart. As if to save him from the awkwardness, their waitress put a steaming bowl of ramen in front of him and a tall glass cup filled to the rim with ice cream, a single cherry perched at the top.
Zero looked at his ramen as he broke his chopsticks, sighing when he saw glob of pinkish meat resting on top of the steamy meal.
"What is it?" Ikuto asked, scooping a spoonful of iced cream into his mouth.
"I guess the waitress forgot that my usual doesn't have a chunk of salmon in it." He groaned, plucking the squishy feeling raw meat with his chopsticks. He hated fish.
"If you don't want it I'll gladly take it." Ikuto offered, cheek restin on his knuckles with a small smile perfectly placed on his pale lips.
Zero figured it would be better then wasting it and held out his chopsticks, expecting the blue haired teenager to pick off the pice of fish but instead he leaned his head forward, taking the morcel into his mouth along with the first few inches of the wooden chopsticks and slowly pulled away.
Zero swallowed at the action, his face tinting a soft shade of pink for the billionth time that day. He blinked when a small red orb was being dangled infront of him and saw Ikuto smirking as he held out the candy cherry just centimetres away from his lips. Zero eyed the small fruit curiously, as if silently asking what Ikuto expected him to do with it.
"Fair trade. You can have my cherry if you want." Ikuto shurgged, wriggling the tiny red orb infront of him.
Zero nodded and Ikuto took that as a sign to press the juicy fruit against his lips. Still blushing, Zero parted his lips, letting the other boy push the cany fruit into his mouth. He shivered slightly as the pale digits brushed his lips, darting his tongue out to lapp at the reddish fluid on Ikuto's finger tips. By now, even Ikuto seemed to be hiding a slight blush behind his smirk as he withdrew his hand, going back to indulging in his sundae.
When they both finished they left the cafe, leaving their money for the waitress to take as they wasted the rest of the day in town together. Zero was starting to admit to himself that he enjoyed having Ikuto's company, even if the boy could be a little rude and down right odd at some times.
The sun was already starting to go down, painting the sky a brilliant pink behind the clouds which had increased in mass throughout the day.
"We should start heading back, it'll be getting dark soon." Zero insisted, knowing far too well about the things that go bump in the night.
"Yeah, sure." Ikuto agreed, stretching his arms out as they walked back towards the school yard. Zero took a step forward, his foot getting caught on an uprooted tree root as he tumbled forward onto the unsuspecting blunet.
Ikuto huffed slightly as he groaned in pain, the heavy body of Zero laying ontop of him in a more than suggestive manor. He felt the other boy push against his chest as he fought to sit up.
"Sorry, I tripped." Zero grumbled as he rubbed his sore forehead from where it banged against Ikuto's.
"Its fine." Ikuto said. He winced as he felt a slight sting in his hand and brought it to his face where he saw blood trickle down where a rock had cut his palm. "Oww..." He muttered, looking at the wound. Suddenly hands gripped his shoulder's tightly and Ikuto looked up to see Zero's eyes wide, his mouth parted as he panted slightly.
"Zero? Are you alright?" He asked, slightly worried by the horrified look in the silveret's eyes.
Zero leaned his head against Ikuto's shoulder, where his collar bone met the crook of his neck as he continued to breath heavily. Ikuto was getting a little freaked out at this point and tried to push Zero off of him but the other boy only held tighter, with bruising force.
"Zero, you're hurting me." Ikuto winced as his hand gripped the other's in a way similar to how he was being held, only not as tightly.
"I-I'm sorry..."
Ikuto was about to ask him why he was sorry when a sharp pain took over his body as fangs pierced his throat.
A/N: Mwahahah! I is evil :D I'm gonna end it there cause I'm tired and I'd really like you people to beg to get the next chapter up. Remember, for every review I get another item of Zero's OR Ikuto's clothing shall be said.
Zero & Ikuto: We never agreed to that...
Me: TOO BAD!
Zero & Ikuto: ...
Anyway, leave a review. The more there are the more zeruto nakedness there will be :D