"Still confident?" Chou asked Kaname Kuran with a smirk. They were in his room; Chou Suzuki stood while the pureblood rested in his chair behind the desk.
He picked up the black queen from the chessboard displayed in front of him and twirled it around in his hand. The half-blood took his silence as a "yes".
"You really hate admitting things to me, don't you?" she muttered as she walked over to the windows and gazed at the night sky.
"What about you, Chii Shizuka? Is your child doing well? Does the father know about his existence?"
Chou gently placed her hand on the arm of his chair and said, "I would prefer that you don't speak of my other name so freely. Even if you are a pureblood, I have the Shizuka clan behind me."
Kaname gripped the black chess piece in his hand and smiled. "I wouldn't dare try to oppose you," he assured.
"Really? When you look at me with such malice? Besides," She reached down and pried the queen from his fingers, "You owe me for killing my cousin, Hiou Shizuka... Maybe we'll be even... when I slice the pretty neck of your lover, Yuuki."
"If you do that, the head of your son will be dropped at your feet... by me."
"You really are different when it comes to her... The rumors are true," Chou sighed. "I'll let the matter drop... for now. It's about time for me to leave."
"You still haven't mentioned the proposal I offered you this morning... It seems like time is running out," Kaname said.
She placed the black queen right in front of the white king and growled, "Like I'll ever agree to a deal with you!" Chou quickly left the room.
Kaname Kuran picked up the chess piece that was just moved and found a deep crack on the side.
"That human boy was supposed take care of him while we were away! Where has the young master gone!?" Sora snarled as he rushed down the staircase of the Moon Dorm. He was given permission from the headmaster to temporarily stay there. He is supposedly underage, so he was not able to stay in the academy as a full fledged student. "Only if Ichijo got up early enough to help me! He's so lazy!"
Sora quickly opened the door of the dark dormitory and jumped away in surprise. He let go of the handle to rub his eyes, blinded by the sudden morning sunlight. One day had passed since he and Takuma Ichijo arrived at Cross Academy to look for Chou Suzuki. Sora Hayashi muttered, "I wish I were back in my room, hidden from the sunlight, too..." and pulled the door open again, dashing outside. However, I must get this over with without Chii, no, Chou-sama knowing! Alright, so that human boy said that he was traveling in the town nearby when he stopped to stare at some lingerie and forgot all about the young master... That lustful fool! Sora shook his head in annoyance and sped off to the town, ignoring the surprised looked of the Day Class students.
"So, what did we skip class for again?" Zero demanded in a bored tone.
"For our date, silly!" Chou giggled and lightly slapped his arm, "We always skip class anyways, so let's put that free time to some use!"
He looked around with blank eyes, staring at the hustling people and the shops with colourful signs. Zero Kiryuu tilted his face up to the sky, noticing the dark clouds from afar and muttered, "It's going to rain soon..."
"Hey, Zero! Try this on!" Chou suggested and lifted up a smoky grey trench coat from a rack outside a store. He glanced down at it and shook his head. The girl frowned and put it back, looking around for something else. She pulled out a navy blue jacket and held it up. Again, Zero rejected it and Chou hung it back with a sigh. "I get it..."
"Hm?"
She slid her hand down his arm with a wink, "You want to get to the hot and steamy stuff already, don't you?"
"What are you talking about? You're crazy to think that we'll do it in the morning," Zero said and shrugged her off. "Besides, aren't you mad at me about a few days ago?"
"I'm over it," Chou replied and hugged his arm, "Wanna try out some cakes? I know a good place nearby..."
"Nope."
"Then let's go to a hotel."
"Hell no!"
"Then what do you want to do!?"
He sighed as he looked down at her, having the feeling that his girlfriend will burst into tears any second. Zero knew that Chou didn't mean any of those perverted jokes and the reason why she was so clingy was because Kaname Kuran came back for Yuuki... meaning that Yuuki didn't need him anymore. He said, "I know that you're acting like this because Kuran is here and Yuuki is busy with him, but... it's not the time..."
"What do you mean, it's not the time? I love you, Zero! Can you please stop thinking about her and look at me for once!?" Chou shouted, tears of rage welling up in her eyes.
Yup... knew this would happen... Zero thought to himself, already feeling the curious gazes of passing people on him. Their argument was already attracting unwanted attention. He grabbed Chou's wrist and led her away into the darker streets of the town, where they could be alone.
"Wait, Zero! Stop! It hurts!" she squeaked faintly, trying to wrench her arm away from him. However, he didn't let go until they were well away from the busy streets. As soon as Chou felt his grip loosen, she slapped his hand away and massaged her sore wrist.
"Chou... I'm sorry, but..." Zero breathed in deeply, "About Yuuki, I can't forget about her... You were right."
"I won't let you..."
"What?"
"We are not going to break up!" Chou yelled, clenching her fists. She knew that with her own mouth, she told him that it was alright for him to end it with her, but she couldn't help it. "I don't want to break up, Zero! I finally got over my fear of men because of you and I love you so much! What happened to the days when we were so happy together?! I thought you actually cared about me! Besides, there's somebody out there, somebody who needs our relationship to stand more than anything..."
"I'm sorry, Chou..."
"I.. I-I'll kill her! I'll kill Yuuki Kuran! Did you know? Half-bloods were created to kill off purebloods and help vampire hunters grow stronger than them-" Her words were cut off when Zero's hand roughly slapped the side of her face, causing her to stumble back. Tears streaming out of her eyes, she collapsed onto her knees, holding the side of her face tenderly. "I didn't mean it... I-I d-didn't..." she stammered.
Zero stepped away from her, the hand that had hit her trembling. He stared down at it, not believing what he had just done. What... What did I do? Why... She did nothing wrong! I knew she didn't mean it... but...
"D-Does... does my existence really mean nothing to you at all? What about that night a few years ago, before I left? What did my life mean to you then?" Chou sobbed softly.
"Chou... I-"
"Ma...ma!" A gurgling voice cooed from behind him. A baby boy that looked around six months old was crawling over to them at the speed of a panicking turtle. He flailed his short plump arms as he tried to move faster, not noticing the heavy atmosphere. He wore a baby blue bodysuit that had splashes of mud and dirt from rolling around in the streets. The child had jet black hair and round purple eyes. "Ma...ma!" he squealed again.
"Why is a baby here, of all places?" Zero muttered, turning towards him. As soon as the infant saw Zero's cold dark face, his gurgle turned into a wail.
"Don't... Don't touch him!" Chou warned, quickly jumping to her feet. She forced her way to the child as fast as she could and picked him up, cuddling him in her arms. "Don't cry, Aoi, don't cry..." she whispered. Why is he here?! He should be safe in Sora's care, not wandering around in a place as dangerous as this!
"What's going on, Chou? How do you know that kid?" Zero growled.
"That's because he's mine," she replied in a soft voice as she stroked Aoi's black tufts of hair. The crying stopped almost immediately and the baby happily tugged at his mother's shirt.
"Yours?"
"And his father.. isn't you. He was a better person than who you are right now," Chou snarled back.
"What... You...! I don't care about you anymore!" He yelled and left her, rage boiling up inside of him.
A single tear slid down the girl's right cheek and Aoi wiped at it, then giggled, amazed by the wetness. He stuck his wet fingers in his mouth and immediately spat it out, starting to cry. He didn't expect the tear to be so salty. Chou smiled sadly and lightly hugged Aoi. "'Anymore'... that's what he said. At least he used to care about me," she breathed, slowly breaking into sobs.
I'm sorry Zero fangirls... he's kind of OOC in my fanfiction... _ _"