Keikan's POV
Valentine 's Day
I was in the stables, lying in an arch on the hay, I liked the hay, liked the smell of it, I had some valentine's day presents hidden in my fur, I was waiting for Zero, I knew he would come, to escape the fan girls, I lifted my muzzle into the air and closed my eyes, enjoying the light coming in from the setting sun, as I had predicted, Zero came in, looking dreary
~hello, vampire hunter~ since using my power to absorb the powers of the night class, I could communicate using my thoughts, it looked comical and ridiculous for human words to be formed with a wolves long muzzle
"those fan girls" he sighed. I became 'human' and he took my place, sitting in the hay, I glanced around and shrugged inwardly, I gently tossed a box of chocolates into his lap, he looked up and I smiled at the look on his face
"here, stupid" I said before walking off, I transformed outside and napped in a tree near the moon dorms
"yeah the wolf fits right in" came Kaname's sarcastic voice, I opened my eyes and looked at him
~oh yeah! Of course!~ he tossed a small box up to me, I caught it in my jaw and smiled a wolfey grin, I knocked a different box off the branch next to me, Kaname caught it
~happy valentine's day bro~ I thought to him and he smiled. I went back into the stables when Zero was gone and went back into the hay, someone had added fresh hay, I rolled in, completely covering all but my wet, black nose, I heard footsteps and smelt Zero, he sighed and sat in the hay, he was right in front of me, but never noticed me, I was arched around him, he looked at a little box in his hand and sighed again, I looked at the box, on it, was one word; Keikantora, I could smell chocolate, I closed my eyes again and pretended I wasn't there, Zero left eventually, I climbed out of the hay and settled on top again, I inhaled deeply, I could smell Zero, the scent attracted me, I closed my eyes, the only physical thing about me that didn't change when I transformed, I kept thinking about Zero 'am I falling for him? More importantly, am I leading him on?' I reflected on the events that had happened since I met Zero 'oh by fang and claw!' I thought (the saying "by fang and claw" is just an exclamation, like oh my god!), 'I AM in love with him!' I shook my head, my black shaggy fur dancing, I let out a yawn, I didn't get a lot of sleep in the dorms 'well, the horses won't mind if I nap a little here' I thought, I closed my eyes and made another wolfey yawn, I settled my head into the hay and began to dream
{...I was in the stables with Zero, our lips were glued together, he caressed my cheek and pushed his tongue into my mouth, my hands were on his chest, he touched my hands and leaned forward a little, I moaned and an enraged voice rang through the night
"what is going on here?" I broke the kiss and turned to see my brother, Zero hugged me protectively and I tried to make amends
"K-Kaname, it's not what it looks like" he paid no attention
"You don't fraternize with hunters? I can't believe I trusted you, Keikan"
"And I can't believe you said that!" I growled, Kaname narrowed his eyes
"get back to the dorms. NOW" he spoke slowly, I shook with rage and shouted
"just because you're older, doesn't mean you can tell me what to do!" Kaname became red with rage and Zero stood in front of me protectively
"get out of the way!" Kaname snarled
"I'm not going to let you hurt Keikan" Zero snarled back
"Zero look out!" I cried, Kaname grabbed Zero by the neck and slammed him against the wall, slowly strangling him
"I told you to get out of the way" Kaname growled, Zeros face became strained, Kaname was slowly crushing his windpipe, killing him, I ran up to Kaname
"leave him alone!" I grabbed his arm and burned it, his skin became red and blistered, Zero mustered all the breath he could
...Keikan..." he dropped to the floor...}
I woke, my sides heaving, I let out a low whimper, most of my dreams are predictions, visions of the future, I let my heart calm, and my breathing slow, I saw a small box, it had my name on it, I sniffed and the sweet scent of chocolate met my black nose, along with another scent, tantalizing and sweeter, it was Zeros scent, I smiled with my eyes, I was right, Zero had fallen for me, I curled up around the paw-sized case, resting my head on my tail, and being careful to make sure my warm fur didn't melt the chocolate inside, I sniffed again, Zero was near the stables 'he probably wants to see my reaction' I thought, I closed my eyes but looked through my eyelashes, Zero came in, he looked at me for a long time and smiled, he stroked my cheek, I opened my eyes and he turned three shades of red, caught in the act
"um...sorr-sorry..." he muttered, stumbling over his words, I stood 'I can't change the future' I thought to myself, I changed to my normal form and advanced, he flinched slightly, I smiled, I kissed him gently on the cheek, he gasped and his eyes widened, I looked at him and spoke
"Zero...I think I might love you" he blinked rapidly, his breathing was shaky, Kaname would flip, but...why did this feel so...natural? Like it's supposed to happen, Zero looked more composed now;
"um...what about Kaname"
"what about him?"
"He won't be very happy" I lifted an eyebrow
"Not all purebloods couple between kin" he looked shocked
"what?" I smirked
"You don't know my last name, do you?" he shook his head "my last name is Kuran" his eyes widened to double their usual size
"you mean..." I nodded
"I'm Kaname's sister, why else would he be so protective?" he stepped back and I turned into a wolf, I trotted and turned at the door
~oh and Zero?~ I thought to him, he looked at me ~thank you...for the chocolates~ I smiled with my eyes and he smiled back, it was a smile that showed everything he was feeling, embarrassment, shock, longing, sadness, and many other emotions, I left the stable and trotted back to the dorms, I hid the chocolates in my room and leaped out the window, landing softly on my feet, I set off at a brisk run and went into the forest, weaving through trees, I noticed the moon, it was full, I smirked inwardly and leaped onto a jagged boulder, I tilted my head back and howled, I heard real wolves howling along, many misunderstand the meaning of a wolves howl, they think it is simply a call to their pack, but it is so much more, a howl is a song, a way to pour your heart out through your lips, a way to release your true feelings, I howled love, I howled longing, I howled hope.
Zero's POV
My mind was racing 'Keikan...kissed me?' I looked into the night sky, I heard a lone wolf howling, I knew that wolf was Keikan, her voice would never change, wolf or not, she always had a voice like a harp, a voice you would expect to hear from an angel, I wandered to the sound, it was deep in the forest, I saw a pack of grey wolves, gathered around a harshly jagged boulder, they were all howling along, quietly, so that the main sound was the midnight black wolf standing on the boulder, I looked at her eyes, they were squinted at the moon, but unmistakably dark red, I listened as the howls faded, Keikan's were the last to fade to nothing, the wolves left, Keikan kept staring at the moon, I figured she hadn't noticed me yet...
~attracted by my cries?~ the voice was in my mind, even without ears I would be able to 'hear' it, I smiled and walked out into the clearing where she stood, I gazed up at her, one could tell that she was a pureblood, she stood regally, confidently, she looked back at me and leaped down, changing to her normal form as she flew, once she landed in front of me, she was in her normal form, I stood, frozen
"what did you want to say?" she murmured, I smiled a little
"it's not what I wanted to SAY, so much as what I wanted to DO" she cocked her head, I stepped closer, she was so beautiful, so, so beautiful, I cradled her seemingly delicate face, not forgetting that her name means 'fierce and strong tiger', I moved slowly, giving her plenty of time to push me away, to reject me, she didn't, I leaned in, our lips met, she seemed like she was expecting this, I drew back and looked at her face, she smiled, her face giving the illusion of weakness, but her eyes revealing her true powers 'what are you thinking, Keikan?' I wondered 'am I in your mind?' she nuzzled my cheek, closing her eyes, I inhaled the scent coming from her neck, so amazing, so sweet, so tempting. I closed my eyes, getting drunk on the scent of her neck, I felt her lips part, she wanted to say something, but she closed them again, drawing away again first
"Zero, I know what you crave" I looked down, I thought she was going to make me take another blood tablet, she made two neat holes in her neck with her nails, surprising me and drawing blood, her blood smelled even better than her neck, I couldn't take my eyes away, I couldn't bite her, if I did, I was more than likely to lose control, to kill her
"no" I turned away
"Zero, take it from me, the best way to slow your fall to level e is to take my blood!" she growled, I grabbed her waist and held her arms down by instinct, I sank my fangs into her neck, moaning in pleasure as her sweet blood hit my tongue, it was the best thing I had ever tasted, I didn't want to look at her memories, it was another vampire instinct, but to my mind's eye, nothing appeared, she had hidden her memories from any attackers, the only memories I could see were the ones happening at that moment, and even in those, I couldn't tell her thoughts or feelings, only images, which disappeared after a few seconds, she moved a little
"stop now...Zero" she murmured, I tried, but I no longer controlled my body, she spoke again, firmer "Zero..." I bit her harder, drank more, I wanted her to say my name again, to whisper it, longingly, lustfully...she touched my chest
"I'm sorry...Zero" I felt the skin around my mouth warm up, it didn't bother me, it kept heating, heating, heating, it became like fire! My lips burned, my tongue seared, I finally threw myself off her with a cry of pain, I looked at her neck, she was holding two fingers over my bite marks and I could see that her skin was fading from red to its normal colour, she had burned me
"I'm sorry, I didn't know what else to do" she looked at the ground, I closed my eyes
"that doesn't matter, are you all right?" she smiled
"it'll take more than that to hurt me"
"I'm sorry for losing control" she raised an eyebrow and took her hand away from her neck, making sure that none of her blood stained her snowy white dress
"don't apologize Zero, you have resisted the level e for so long, it's not your fault that you can't control the urge for blood" I watched her eyes carefully
"How do you know so much?" I asked, she put a finger next to my eye
"your eyes tell you more in a minute..." she touched my lips "...than your lips tell you in a lifetime" she finished, lightly brushing her lips against my own, I closed my eyes, enjoying her touch, she looked at the sky, I did the same and she spoke
"it's getting late" I hugged her
"Goodnight, Tora" (Tora by itself means tiger) she smiled at the nickname I gave her, she transformed into the black wolf and trotted off.
Keikan's POV
I trotted and began to sprint, not for any particular reason, just to feel the wind rush past my whiskers, I opened the door into the moon dorms and walked in, Kaname was waiting
"where have you been?" I didn't bother transform, the smell of blood on me would give me away
~I'm tired right now Kaname, unless you want to have to carry a sleeping wolf, let me go to bed~ I thought to him, he nodded and watched me trudge up the stairs into my room, my tail drooped, I definitely looked like one tired dog, I yawned as I entered my room, exposing my teeth, unusually white for a wolf, I pushed the door shut with my head, I had tried not to show it, but Zero had taken way too much blood, he had sapped my energy along with it, I didn't bother climb onto the bed, didn't even bother to transform, I laid sprawled across the red sofa, it was comfortable, I fell asleep.
A few weeks later
I woke and stretched, yawning, I didn't get enough sleep again, the day class which didn't go home over the weekend decided to sit outside the dorms screaming, to my vampire ears, it was painful beyond belief, I changed into my black dress and wore dark boots, I walked out of my dorm and went to Kaname's room, I had to let him know I would be in town, I knocked on the door
"yes?" came Kaname's voice
"it's me" I opened the door and came in, Kaname seemed tired, he lay as I did, splayed across the couch, he turned his head
"what is it Keikan?"
"I thought I should tell you, I'll be in town all day" he nodded and I left, I closed the door 'how can he, my beloved big brother, do something like that?' I thought, reflecting on my dream, I left the dorms and transformed, sprinting across the grounds, I ran to the sun dorms, most of the students were already awake, I caught the eye of a few and they ran over
"awww! What a cute little dog!" I let out a low whine, it was all I could do to not snarl and snap until they were missing a few limbs, or to transform back to my normal form and frighten them off, I spotted Zero, he started walking over, the day class girls were patting and stroking me, I whined again
"awww the cute dog wants something"
"I know!" one of them seemed to pull a collar and lead out of nowhere, I struggled and tried to bolt, but I was surrounded by the girls, they tightened the collar around my neck so I couldn't wiggle out, my ears drooped as the girls led me by the leash 'the indignity' I thought to myself, Zero came up and glared at them
~took you long enough~ I thought to him, a faint glimmer of a smile appeared in his eyes, Zero snatched the leash off the girls and led me into the forest, we reached the clearing where we had first kissed, he crouched in front of me and slipped the collar off my head, I shook, grateful to be rid of it, he looked at me
"still think it's a good idea to go anywhere near the sun dorms?" I rolled my eyes, an oddly human gesture coming from a wolf
~it seems I can't go there in ANY form~
"At least the boys didn't bother you"
~yeah, the girls are even worse~
"wow, that's saying something" I nodded
~I'm going into town, would you like to come?~
"Sure"
~ill race you~ I grinned a wolfey grin, he smiled back and put a forefinger on my muzzle
"see you there" he shot off and I sprinted after him, I ran alongside him for a while, I looked at him
~yes, I'll see you there~ I ran faster and overtook him, I waited in town, I was next to a tree, I rested with my head on my paws and waited, Zero appeared, panting a little
"I guess you win"
~what's my prize?~ I asked playfully
"change and I'll give it to you" I transformed, he took my face in his hands and kissed me softly, I shivered in pleasure and wrapped my arms around his neck, he pressed his tongue against my lips, I opened them and he pushed it into my mouth, I moaned and hugged him closer, he inhaled deeply and pulled away
"that...is your prize" I smiled
"we should race more often" he laughed and pressed his nose against my cheek
"I agree" I didn't usually feel a need for blood, but Zero's neck, smelled welcoming, I felt starving, it used all of my self-control to not think about it, I couldn't bite him, if I did, he was more than likely to become my slave, I couldn't let that happen
"So what did you want to come to town for?" I smiled
"to spend the day in town with you" he smiled back and kissed me again, I caressed his face and drew an invisible line down his cheek with my finger, he closed his eyes as my finger made its way down his neck, onto his chest, he smiled
"it looks like I've done what I promised myself would never happen" I touched my nose to his, bringing our faces together
"what's that?" I whispered
"I've fallen in love with a vampire" he murmured back, he kissed me, my mind was far away
"do you sense that?" I asked when he pulled away, he cocked his head
"what?"
"something...never mind" I closed my eyes, I couldn't define what I sensed, Zero nuzzled me
"well, shall we?" we wandered around town, I had only been there once before, briefly, with Kaname, Zero and I held hands and he showed me around, he eventually took me to a nice café, Zero sat first, then pulled me onto his lap, I smiled and kissed him, we ate, paid, and left, we sat for a while in a garden, we watched the sun set, I sensed Kaname and pulled away
"what is it?" Zero asked
"I sense my brother" I answered quietly, he nodded and we stood
"I guess I'll see you tomorrow?" I nodded and hugged him, we kissed in front of a romantic full moon.
Kaname's POV
I walked through the town, looking for Keikan, I knew once I got near her, she would sense me, I looked out over a garden, two figures stood in front of the moon, they were wrapped together, kissing, I turned away 'I should give them some privacy' I thought and continued to look for my little sister, I wandered for a few minutes after and encountered a black wolf watching the moon
"I was looking for you" the wolf turned its head
~well, you found me, what did you want?~
"come on, we should be back at the dorms by now" I changed to my own wolf form, she head butted my side affectionately and I led the way, I was faintly aware of a pair of eyes on me, I stopped, so did Keikan
~what is the matter?~ I looked and saw Zero watching us intently
"the vampire hunter" I replied, she followed my gaze and looked at him, she pushed me again
~aren't we supposed to be in a hurry?~ I nodded and we continued running until we reached the dorms, she stopped outside the door, we transformed and walked in, we went into my room, I sat down and we played chess, it is a favourite childhood pastime of ours, both of us had great minds, so the game always takes an incredibly long time, the sun was rising when finally...
"check" came Keikan's voice, I smiled, she had me, no matter what piece I moved, she would put me in checkmate, I decided to move my queen, she took it and spoke again
"checkmate" I smiled wider
"Is it just me, or have our games of chess gotten gradually longer?" she laughed
"It's not just you" she got up and left, I stayed and kept thinking.
Note from the author: Yes, Keikan does enjoy playing chess, but she doesnt use chess to represent life like Kaname does, as well as that, she still kicks his ass in it, YAY KEIKAN!
Keikan- *smile* you're energetic for a human
Me- I'm not a human! see my pen name? I'm an ASSASIN! there's a difference *pouts*
Keikan- *laughs* okay Assasin
Me- YAY! ASSASINS FOREVER! THE CREED ARE MY FAMILY! :3