"Hello Yuuki."

Zero watched her from across the room, slumped against the wall. He studied her surprise, the swallowing of the nervous lump in her throat, the way her hands fidgeted in the folds of her pink dress. She stood there in the dark, her eyes wide and apprehensive. He felt slightly chagrined, thinking about how this must seem. Well, it was how it seemed. All night at the party, he'd stared at her, trying to think about how best to do what he wanted to do, without her hating him forever. What if she really only wanted Kaname? What if now, she's decided that he was just not what she wanted, that three was a crowd? He wanted her so much, too. He wanted to shake that innocent, dainty exterior of hers, to make her stare at him the way she'd stared after Kaname on the balcony. And he would.

"Yuuki... I'm... I'm sorry." He knew his eyes were glowing, and what effect they had on her. It scared her, the red washing into his irises. He slumped along the wall further, looking pained. She reacted immediately, rushing over to him.

"Zero! Are you okay?" He felt her hands under his chin, soft and smooth, pulling his face up to look at her. She smelled sweet, like lavender. He breathed in deeply, and suddenly, he wasn't so nervous anymore. He wouldn't lose Yuuki, not ever. His hand flashed out, grabbing her wrist. She instinctively tried to pull away, but his grip was strong, now that he was becoming a vampire.

"Zero, what are doing? Let go of me." Her attempts were feeble, not very determined. Kaname was right. The more she was exposed to her feelings, the less she'd resist. Kaname had known she'd try to distance herself from one of them. Naturally it would be Zero, who she'd known less, and who she didn't feel indebted to like Kaname. Well, he wasn't about to let that happen.

His grip tightened on her wrist. "I'm sorry, I'm just...so hungry Yuuki." He pulled her closer, watching the fear and anticipation- yes there was anticipation there, crossing her face. She didn't want him to pull her closer, because she wanted him to. He hid his smile, his head down. She pulled harder against him. Normally, she wouldn't hesitate to help him out, he knew. Now that she was aware of him as a man, she was more uncomfortable letting him feed from her. Well, he'd always been aware of Yuuki that way, even in the midst of losing control of his instincts. As he embraced her, he was aware of the tensing of her muscles, of the slight tremor running through her.

"Zero...I don't think-" He cut her off with his mouth, stifling her protest with a kiss. It was long and deep, stealing their breathes away. She seemed to struggle at first, but soon she relaxed, sinking into his arms. Zero pushed her down against the floor, crawling on top of her.

And that was when they froze at the knock on the door. Zero cursed under his breath. It was past midnight, who could be knocking on the freaking door?

Zero let Yuuki up, straightening his clothes as, dazed, she answered the door. It was Yori, Yuuki's roommate. The small shy girl that always seemed scared of him, he remembered. Yuuki was looking flustered, putting on a light mood, although she was clearly nervous. "Yori! I didn't realize you'd be back today!"

Yori looked over to see Zero in the room, her eyes wide. "Hello Yori. I was just leaving." Yuuki watched him go with a slightly helpless expression. "Zero.."

Zero waved to her, smiling. " I'll see you soon, Yuuki." His voice left no doubt on how he'd be seeing her. He left her with her friend, a blush spreading across her face.

"Dammit!" Zero yelled, punching the wall next to him, not caring that the wall was pretty solid. Blood dripped down from his ripped knuckles.

Kaname eyed the red liquid trailing down the pale skin. "Calm down Zero. I don't like holes in my walls, and I don't think you want to shed too much blood around me right now." Kaname's eyes flashed red.

Zero didn't care. He was pissed. "I almost had her. She was willing, until her roommate showed up." He absentmindedly licked the blood off of his hand, freezing when he turned back to look at Kaname. The pure blood was staring at Zero, watching him lick the blood with an expression of almost pain. "Sorry". Kaname went to wipe the blood on his pants leg, but in a flash his arm was snatched up, thin pale fingers twisted around his wrist. Kaname's eyes were glowing brightly, a dangerous look on his face that Zero had come to both fear and enjoy. "Don't waste that."

Kaname raised the wounded hand to his face, and Zero watched nervously as Kaname began to lick the blood languorously, his tongue rasping the wounds sadistically, making Zero gasp.

"Really Zero, you're so careless. Always hurting yourself..." Zero felt teeth graze the cuts on his knuckle, making him jerk his hand back. He stared at Kaname, his feelings the same as they always were now; a mixture of fear, lust, and helplessness. Kaname always knew how to manipulate him, to make him resist even as he hoped Kaname would keep going.

Kaname smiled knowingly, his dark bangs hanging in front of his eyes, making him look devious. " You're so fun to play with Zero. So fun."

Zero felt his body slammed into the wall, Kaname pressing into him, his hard body molding against Zero's, his attraction plain against Zero's abdomen. Kaname was wearing a black cotton dress shirt, the top buttons open and exposing Kaname's upper torso. His black dress slacks were soft, loose. He was so beautiful, Kuran Kaname. The long dark hair, the dark amber eyes that glittered at him, the red of hunger fading, replaced by the warmth that could only mean one thing;desire.

Zero felt himself shiver. How had he ever managed to get caught up in this devilish creature, he didn't know. One night had become two, then four. Soon, Zero's body had not been able to go without Kaname for long. He was addicted to that tall lean frame, the pale skin and roguish smile. The smile was what he liked most about Kaname. Since he'd known the vampire, Zero had not really ever remembered seeing him smile at anyone but Yuuki. Knowing that made Zero care for him more.

He winced at the nails scraping down his arm. Even if Kaname was a bit twisted. Zero liked that too. Kaname was always rough, always dominant. The pure blood had a streak of sadism that both disturbed Zero and enflamed him.

He inhaled sharply at the feel of Kaname's head nuzzling his neck, the tongue flashing out in a quick wet line.

"K...Kaname?"

"Mmm?" Kaname's hand was sliding up into his shirtwaist, fingers brushing against Zero's stomach.

"Why do you treat Yuuki so gently, and me so...roughly?" He could hardly get the sentence out, he was so distracted by the hand playing with his pants buttons.

Kaname stepped back a little, looking into his eyes. Kaname's were warm, like melted copper. "Because Yuuki sees me as gentle. I won't ruin her image of me. You, Zero, have always seen me for who I am. You've called me a monster, a devil. And I am, in some ways."Kaname pulled Zero close, slowly, his mouth at Zero's ear, whispering. "I treat you roughly,Zero, because I like it. And so do you."

Kaname's fangs plunged into Zero's neck, sharp and hard, making Zero's back arch painfully. He didn't drink much, just a little, licking at the edges of the wound. He hadn't wanted to feed, he'd wanted to cause Zero pain, and pleasure, to prove his point. And he had. Zero could feel himself breathing hard, his legs weak with desire, a twisted kind of desire only Kaname could bring out in him.

It was as if he'd become a slave to his couldn't escape Kaname, even when it hurt. Zero felt himself growing larger, not able to control his reaction to the vampire. Kaname's hand was sliding down his body, wrapping around the bulge, massaging it, making it throb almost painfully. Zero's moan of pleasure turned to a gasp of surprise as he was spun around, putting him against the wall, his hands splayed in front of him to keep from smashing his face.

The hands became rougher, pulling his jacket from his shoulders, unbuttoning his white shirt. Leaving his open shirt on him, the hands were working on his hands, unbuttoning them, then sliding the zipper down slower. Zero heard the sigh behind him as Kaname's body molded against his back, the thighs pressing against his back, sending a bolt of desire surging like lightning across up his spine. Closing his eyes as Kaname's lips began making their way up his throat, kissing him softly and slowly, Zero groaned sharply when he felt the hand sliding into his pants, grasping him through his boxers, squeezing and rubbing him to near insanity.

So caught up in what they were doing, they didn't hear the knock on the door. Zero's moan of pleasure was loud, his head thrown back in ecstasy when the door opened with a soft creak.

They froze, both of them slowly turning to stare at the shocked and bewildered Yuuki. Her wide eyes took in the embrace, the open shirt, with Kaname's hand against Zero's chest, and trailed slowly and almost dazedly to the hand still frozen in Zero's pants.

Yuuki put a hand to her mouth, backing out of the room slowly. She looked almost as if she were about to faint.

"Yuuki!" Zero called out, pleading. He wasn't sure what he was supposed to say, and his voice cracked with emotion. He didn't want her to leave, to not understand what was going on..What was going on? It looked exactly like what it was.

Yuuki was too shocked to blush, her face pale and confused.

"Yuuki." Kaname's voice was soft, tender, worried. It was too much. She fled, and Zero watched her go, his heart breaking into pieces too small to see.

Kaname pulled away from Zero, and Zero slumped against the wall, too hurt to think. Gone. Yuuki was gone. He stared unblinking at the floor, not sure what to do.

Kaname kneeled down beside him. Zero didn't look at him. His mind was replaying her expression, and he hardly noticed the tears streaking down his face.

Kaname's hands shook Zero's shoulders, trying to force Zero to look up at him, but he just couldn't.

"Zero, it's not your fault. You did nothing wrong." Kaname's voice was almost pleading. It was nice of him, to try to comfort Zero. It wouldn't work though.

He stood up, Kaname's hands falling off of him. Mechanically zipping up his pants, and fixing his shirt, he walked past Kaname stilled crouched on the floor. His jacket was laying on the floor by the fireplace, and Zero went and grabbed that too, dazed.

Kaname stared at him as he did this, his eyes unreadable. Standing up, Kaname made to walk over to him, but Zero stepped back, shaking his head. Kaname stopped, his hands falling to his sides helplessly.

"Zero, don't go. You're hurting."

He couldn't see well through the tears, but Zero didn't bother to wipe them away. "She hates me, Kaname. She saw us, together, and she hates us now."

Kaname shook his head vehemently. "No! She doesn't hate us, she was just shocked. She's very innocent, Zero. What she saw, it's not easy for her to comprehend."

Zero smiled sardonically, his mouth twisted in pain. "I imagine it wasn't."

Zero passed Kaname on the way to the door, and Kaname didn't stop him. He just watched, and when Zero had reached the door, Kaname called after him. "Zero. She'll come around."

Zero loved Kaname. He didn't want to cause Kaname any pain, ever. But what they were doing, it had hurt Yuuki, and now...now there was no going back. Zero couldn't face him anymore. Turning away from him, he sighed. "No, Kaname...she won't. She thinks we're horrible, I could tell by the look on her face. It's hurting her. So I won't do it anymore."

He turned around, smiling sadly at Kaname, trying not to notice the pain in Kaname's eyes, an emotion that Zero had never seen in the vampire. "Goodbye."

And then he left, his world crumbling in his heart.