A/N: Ok, so I'm a huge sap. Thanks to awanbiru, Snookens5, and yuki-eevee I started crying because of their encouraging reviews! I was thinking "Someone likes my story, three people like my story!" and then I was like "O.o must type!" So now, I give you Chapter Two!

Disclaimer: I do not Own Vampire Knight... if only... *sigh*

There was a clatter as Zero dropped his gun, a pop as Ichiru dropped his jaw, and a gasp as Circe saw her cousins. Within seconds, Circe was running across the room, hugging her cousins. Ichiru wrapped his arm around her neck, amazed. Zero was too stunned to move as the three fell onto the floor in a heap. The only sound heard was Circe's hiccupped breathing as she tried not to cry.

"Oh, my, god!" Yuuki covered her mouth as she tried to understand what had happened, what she was seeing. They looked so alike, it was insane.

"Come here." Ichiru pulled Circe into his arms and pushed away her hair, looking into her eyes. "Zero, she's…. we know her. I mean, she's part of us, our family. We have seen her before. I remember her."

Zero reached over and cupped her face. "What are you doing here?" he growled. He pushed Circe away harshly, causing her to fall out of Ichiru's lap, and hitting her head in a table.

"Zero!" Ichiru, Yuuki, and Kaien yelled at him. Yuuki ran over to help Circe, but she shooed her away.

"I'm okay." Circe touched her hand to her hand and pulled it away. "Ugh, blood"

Zero's eyes turned red as he smelled her blood. He began to stand up and stalk over to Circe.

"W-what?" Her voice shook as she looked into his eyes. Vampire eyes. Circe began to scream. Her own cousin was the very thing she feared most.

"Zero, don't!" Yuuki shouted as she stood between the boy and girl. Ichiru ran over and picked up his cousin, running out of the room with her as she screamed hysterically.

"Oh no, oh NO! Oh god! No No NO! He's going to kill me! Vampires are going to kill me!" Circe cried as she screamed, reverting back to that night when her family was attacked. Ichiru set her on the living room couch as she shook. He kneeled on the floor in front of her, holding her face and running his hand threw her silver hair.

"Ssshhh… Sssshhhhh. It's okay, I'm here. I'm here." Ichiru whispered, pulling Circe to his chest. Already, after only five minutes, he loved this girl with his whole heart, and only on vague memories of the blood stained past.

"I'm scared!" Circe sobbed as she wrapped her arms around Ichiru's neck tightly as she sobbed.

Ichiru sat beside her and pulled her into a lying position. "I remember you. You used to be so little. I remember Christmas at my house now that I think about it. You had long hair then too. You begged Zero to braid your hair and he refused, so you started crying. He caved in and started do to one side, and then I came and braided the other side. We braided ribbons in your hair and you looked so pretty! You still are, but you changed big time. You used to be girly and know, well, you seem kind of emo like Zero…" Ichiru babbled on. He remembered that night clearly now. His brother and him had been seven, Circe only five. She had on a cute little red dress, she was so girly. As he looked at her now, she had on black skinny jeans, a white tank top, and a leather jacket with black leather boots.

When Ichiru looked down at his little cousin, he sighed with relief, she had fallen asleep. She was clutching his hand to her face with both of hers. There was a soft knock at the door.

"Come in." he whispered, placing his hand protectively on her head.

"I'm okay now. I've got…" Zero walked in and held up a glass containing red liquid.

"Blood tablet?" Ichiru asked.

"Six." Zero frowned, "Six blood tablets to a glass of water. It's getting out of control. How is she?" he set the glass down and walked over to his brother and cousin.

"She's alright. She was freaking out and screaming and crying and shaking, so I started babbling about what I remembered. Then, she fell asleep." Ichiru smiled down at Circe.

Zero walked closer to his small family. He kneeled down on the floor, and laid his head on Circe's back, encircling her and Ichiru in his arms. "I'm glad we have one more with us, and that we can protect her." His voice was muffled by her hair.

Ichiru nodded, "I wonder what happened to her."

"I do too, maybe the headmaster knows. We already know she was attacked by a vampire. She doesn't seem to be an ex-human." Zero inhaled her scent, a light vanilla lemon. It was relaxing. "Do we wake her?"

"No need." A small voice whispered.

Zero jumped up with a start, "I-I'm sorry… about earlier."

Circe sat up and took his hand. "I had a dream. I was getting attacked by a vampire, and you saved me. I know I'm safe with you." She leaned over and wrapped her arms around his neck as tears filled her eyes. "I love you"

Zero sat for a moment before he hugged her back. "I love you too. And I will do everything to protect you from everything and everyone who would hurt you. I will never hurt you. I promise."

Ichiru smiled. His brother finally told someone he loved them. And as he watched tears form in his brother's eyes, he never felt so proud.

A/N: Aw! How cute! Zero opened up a bit! So how did you like the second chapter? Sorry it was so short, it was a to make an easier transition for the next chapter! Review please!