A/N : Heh...heh...heh...Well, I WAS going to post this on Christmas, as a present for you guys! But...I didn't...
( I'm stating the obvious here )
Well, I can gift you with a moving plotline! And...Think of this as a birthday present..Either early, late or on time! Happy birthday from me!
Yeah, I am that lame
** The italisized words are Zero's inner thoughts **
Enjoy!
- I do not own Vampire Knight...But thats fairly obvious... -
No… I want to live…I don't want to be strapped down in one spot, staring at a wall 'till I pass away forever…Life is flying right before me…How could I even think of doing anything but savor my time? This isn't me…
I stood up, and walked for the first time in a couple days. The floor creaked warmly, as if it were welcoming me back into mobility. After pulling on my uniform, I retrieved my guardian armband from the nightstand. A few wrinkles were set into the fabric, but that wasn't important.
"Man…Zero's going to kill me for skipping out on guardian duty….If he even knows I'm in here "I muttered. I walked over to the windows, sheathed in thick curtains. I drew them back, and the room was flooded in brilliance. The sunlight on my eyes burned, and I quickly shut my eyes. After my eyes adjusted to the light, I went to open the door. I pressed my hand on the wood of the door, and my forehead followed shortly after.
"Can I really go on? Like I'll still be thriving? Will I be able to keep this a secret?" My worries clouded my head. I didn't want to go out…This is my sanctuary…Nothing can hurt me in here. But against my wishes, I turned the handle automatically. The door stopped when I got it opened a bit. I heard a small 'thump' as the door hit something…or someone. After a couple of seconds, I tried to open the door again. As it swung open, my eyes locked with the one who'd been sitting there, as if guarding my depression.
"Zero? What are you doing?" I looked at him as he stood in front of me. He looked reserved, yet I could see worry peeking through his mask. He said nothing, silence reigning over us. But looking at me some more, something clicked in his eyes, and he pulled me into a hug. My heart raced as his arms wrapped around me in a tight embrace. I held him back, not ready to accept this new reality. One of his arms was around my waist, while the other was on the back of my neck.
"Yuuki…Are you ok?"
Caring. That word echoed through my head, as I was held in his strong grasp. The memories of Setsuna telling me my fate…The loneliness…It all melted when I was with him…
….
How would I tell him? It never dawned on me that I'd have to tell him. No…I never will. He doesn't need to know…My thoughts swam, and I clutched him, needing his support…I stood there, willing my tears to go back into my eyes, to not cry. I couldn't tell him…Nobody will know…His grip on me tightened, as if he could feel my turbulent thoughts. Slowly, I broke away from his embrace. I put on my best smile, and clapped his shoulder a couple times.
"Of course I am! Lets go patrol!
Yuuki…Why do your eyes cry out so loudly…I can feel when you are troubled…Haven't you learned that yet? Why try to show me an insincere smile...
" Is the date set, Milady?"
A man, fully cloaked in the shadows of the night, whispered to a woman between the bars of a gate. The woman spoke in a low voice, which betrayed her age.
" Yes Anderson. Ten days from this one, make your move. Be efficiant, and don't return if the target still has breath."
The man, Anderson, bowed, and returned to the depths of the forest. The woman, or girl rather, picked up her bags, and headed towards the main door of Cross Academy. Smirking slightly, she set her bags down about five feet from the door. Pulling out two hairbands, she ran her fingers through her long silver hair, before shaking it out, and pulling it into two high pigtails. As she shook her hair some more, the color reverted to a striking black. She ran a slim finger across her lips, cackling as her fangs retracted to look like normal canines. She concealed her pureblood aura finally, and brushed a piece of dust off of her Day Class uniform.
" Let's have some fun, Zero "
A/N- Another lovely " I'm alive and writing I swear " chapter
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