As I promised, here is another chapter of Blood Rose. I might take more time to update due to my studies but I will not abandon this story. So far this is my favorite ^^ I already made a one-shot called Blood Tablets and I was really pleased with the reviews. I have other ideas for other Kaname/Zero stories too **grins** But I will probably post them by September.

Chapter 6

Dinner was finally served. The room was filled with a wonderful aroma that could make everyone's mouth water. A nice looking steak lay on a plate right in front of Zero accompanied with some wine. The staff that made the food all gathered around Zero, wanting to see the reaction of the silver haired man when he takes the first bite. If it were any other staff they would probably care less about what the client would think about the food, but to this staff the moment was really special. It has been years since they have prepare dinner for anybody.

Zero, who wasn't a big fan of getting too much attention, tried to send them away with one of his famous glares. Much to Zero's dismay, the glares did not work at all. He grabbed the knife with one hand and the fork with the other. He sliced a part of the steak and put it in his mouth, tasting the delicious flavor of the steak. It was delicious. A moan of satisfaction left his lips as he continued to eat the delicious meal. The staff, who were now content with Zero's reaction, left Zero to eat in peace. Well, everyone except Juri and Yuki. But Zero felt comfortable being with them. Juri always gave him a very unique motherly vibe, while Yuki felt like his sister.

"You are lucky that Kaname hasn't woken up yet" Yuki suddenly blurted out.

Juri frowned at her "Don't disturb Zero in his diner time. He already has enough problems in his head" she turned to face Zero "I'm sorry. It's just that sometimes she worries too much. Kaname has such little patience now"

Zero noticed something in particular in her sentence.

Kaname has such little patience now

Why did she say 'now'? Does that mean that Kaname wasn't always the angry bastard he is now? Why are there so many secrets in that castle?

"Juri, Do you mind if I ask you something?" Zero asked the tea pot.

Juri nodded and waited for whatever Zero had to ask.

"How was Kaname before?" Zero saw the shock that were now visible in Juri's eyes. She was not expecting Zero to ask that. She might as well tell him something. Not everything but at least something.

"He wasn't always that tempered beast" Juri took a deep breath "He was...very mean to everyone. He did not respect other beings, except for family. But his personality was calmed. He barely yelled. His attitude with family was quite different. He was kind, gentle and caring. He might not say it at loud but...he acted so cold toward other people because...he was lonely. It's true that he had family but he wanted someone new. Someone that was not linked to him by blood. Someone he could thrust. But...his hopes went down when he earned that form"

"Earned?" Zero asked.

"I'm afraid I said too much, dear" Juri wanted to tell. She really did. But it was Kaname who has to tell Zero himself.

"But how can a person who was so calmed suddenly change?"

"That's what happens when you are stuck in a palace for four years without being able to get out. You will change" Juri told the silver haired boy.
Zero nodded in understatement.

At least she answered his doubt. He knows one more thing about Kaname. And there has to be more in that room. He has to sneak out to go in there once again. He needs to know more.

"I'll go now" Zero told Juri and stood up from his chair. He said goodbye to Cross, Haruka and Yuki and went upstairs. But instead of going to his room he kept walking to the recently discovered destination.

He opened the door. Nothing was different since the recent visit he made. He slowly closed the door, making sure that he didn't made any sound. His eyes scanned once again the room, this time their attention was caught by a book shelf. The wood it was made off was old, but he could tell than a few years ago it was from the best quality there could be. But there was something in particular that made zero very curious. The book shelf only had one book.

Zero picked up the book. It seemed new, which was weird considering that everything else in the room was either broken or covered in dust. There were some elegant writing in the cover. 'Kuran family' was the tittle of the book. Now this was something that Zero wanted to see. He opened the book.

The first page showed a woman and a man. The woman was really beautiful. Her brunette hair was of the same color of her eyes, but it suited her. She was wearing a white dress that went down to her ankles and a diamond necklace was around her elegant neck. The other figure was the man. His eye and hair color was the same as the woman's. Just as the woman was beautiful, the man was really handsome. He whore a black coat, under it there was a white shirt. And of course, some black pants finished the clothing. His eyes only stared at the woman, protectiveness was written in them. His two long arms were wrapped around the woman's waist.

Zero passed to the other page. There was another man and a girl. The girls looked like the woman he saw at the previous page, but younger. Her face showed nothing but a cheerful expression with her bright brown eyes and wide smile. She wore a pink dress that reached his knees, a blue belt surrounded it. She had a sky blue bracelet on her right arm that had a little heart in the middle. The man besides her was handsome indeed. Even Zero had to acknowledge that. His expression was calmed and it showed no emotion. He was wearing a white tux with a white tie.

Zero passed to the other page. This time he was very surprised. There was once again one man and one woman. The woman had silver hair, much like Zero's own hair. She had beautiful pink eyes that were like sakura blossoms. She wore a red dress that went down to her ankles. She wore no jewelery, but she didn't need any. Her natural beauty was enough. But it wasn't the woman who had surprised Zero. It was the man. He was handsome, but it repulsed Zero. His eyes were of two colors. One blue and one crimson. He looked older that all of the previous men, not that Zero cared, He wore a black tux with a white tie. His hair was brown and curly. That man looked like Rido.

'It can't be' Zero thought as he examined more carefully the image. It couldn't possibly be Rido. It's just someone who looks like him.

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE!" Zero heard Kaname's voice yell at him.

He gulped and turned around. Right in front of him was an angry Kaname, who kept moving closer to Zero.

"I was just...exploring the castle" Zero said as he walked backwards.

Kaname's eyes turned from brown to crimson in an instant, nothing but rage in them.

"I CLEARLY TOLD YOU NOT TO GET OUT OF YOUR ROOM" Kaname once again yelled.

Zero did not respond. He just kept walking backward, until he tripped with something. Kaname's eyes widened as he lunged himself forward to catch the item that was about to fall. Zero remained in the floor, watching as Kaname caught the rose. Once the rose was safe in Kaname's hands he looked at Zero.

"DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA OF WHAT YOU COULD HAVE DONE?" Normally, Zero wouldn't be scared of Kaname. But there was something in Kaname's voice that frightened him. Anger. Nothing but pure anger.

"I didn't mean...Zero started but he didn't finish as Kaname picked him up by his shirt. They were starring eye-to-eye.

"DON'T YOU EVER GET IN THIS ROOM AGAIN" and with that Kaname threw Zero at the wall.

The impact hurt a lot. Zero instantly started bleeding a little. Kaname paused a little as he picked the scent of blood. It smelled so sweet. But he needed to control himself. He needed to show that human to follow his orders. He walked over to Zero and picked him up by the shirt once again.

"Be glad that I didn't killed you" he let go of Zero "Now get out of this room"

Zero diddn't need to be told twice. He got out of the room running. He needed to get out of that place. He kept running and running until he reached the entrance, or exit, of the castle. He did not care if there were wolves outside. Anything was better than living with that...monster. Zero couldn't take it anymore. He escaped from the castle.

Little did he know that he would regret it later...

TBC

I updated this earlier. I was just sooooooooo bored. First five reviews get a preview of the next chapter.

And I want to point out something. There are some people requesting longer chapters but this is just my style. This is what I'm used to. So don't expect very long chapters from me cause I just can't. Maybe in the future I will write longer chapters but for now this is what I got. Thanks for reading this.

Love,

Redmoon1997