First of all, sorry this chapter took so long. I had problems with word and a few things came up after. I'm not sure the title of the chapter goes along with the whole chapter but it gets the point across I guess.
Happy late 4th of July to all of you! Hope it was a blast. Laughs Mine certainly was interesting. I wanted to get the chapter up that day but somehow word deleted it or lost it or something so I had to rewrite the beginning. Thank you for all of the reviews, I really appreciate it!
Chapter 9: Growing Deception
Kaname was now walking briskly over to where Yuki and Zero stood on the dance floor. He saw Zero say something to her and he kissed her while Yuki closed her eyes. Kaname didn't realize that Yuki had accepted the kiss. Kaname grabbed Zero's arm and squeezed it, nails piercing into his skin through his jacket and he jerked Yuki away from his arms.
"I told you to leave her alone." Kaname growled in an icy voice.
"You should stop hanging around with other women, Kaname. She doesn't deserve the way you are treating her." Zero barked back at him. Aido and Kain stepped up behind Kaname and the other Vampires just watched.
"Zero! Stop it!" Yuki pleaded with him, placing herself in between the two of them.
Hoshi stepped up next to Kaname and linked her arm through his. "Kaname, leave these humans alone. They don't deserve your attention." She led a reluctant Kaname away from Zero and Yuki. Hoshi continued to the side of the dance floor and danced with Kaname, who was still watching Zero and Yuki closely.
"Yuki… Why did you kiss me back? If your heart belongs to Kaname?" Zero asked, studying her actions and words very closely.
"I… I-I wanted to… I don't know, Zero!" Yuki said as she ran to the entrance to outside and she continued to walk around the courtyard. The breeze was very cold that night and froze her shoulders and chilled the skin on her neck. The crescent of the moon hung weightlessly in the sky with blazing stars peering out through the midnight sheet. Yuki occupied a stone bench a few moments later and placed her hands over her face. Ten minutes passed by as a few people retired from the party and back to the dorms.
Dress shoes clicked on the stone steps behind her and alerted her nerves. A familiar feeling loomed over her and she knew it was someone from the Night Class walking around the bench to her right side. The figure leaned against the wall of the building not too far from her. Yuki looked up and saw Aido's calm face looking at her with concern.
"You alright, Yuki?" Softness appeared in his voice she had never heard before.
"I'm fine. I just needed time alone and to think for a bit." Her eyes closed.
"Have you come to a conclusion?" Aido took a seat next to her and stared up at the crescent looming in the sky.
"I wasn't really set on coming to a conclusion. Emotions can misguide you… as well as words." Yuki wrapped her arms around herself to shelter her from the cold wind that just blew by. Aido draped his jacket over her shoulders and she mumbled a thank you to him. "My feelings for Kaname have always been there… but tonight I was terribly wounded."
"Well I don't know what goes on between him and the other pureblood, but as far as I am concerned it is just a status agreement. He cares for you, Yuki, in some way or another." The Vampire tried to comfort her.
"I know. What you told me that day… about me owing every drop of my blood to Kaname still echoes in my head. Now I wonder what would happen if I did so. Would he take my blood so I could always be next to him, or just take it for a feed like I owe him?"
"I didn't mean what I said that way!" Aido panicked.
"I know." She laughed a little. "It just makes me think. Zero is a kind person and he has never really hurt me."
"Nothing is as it seems. Remember that." The music from inside died down as more people came out of the halls. Kaname emerged with Hoshi on his arm and the other Vampires behind him all except for Shiki who probably left early.
Kaname noticed the two of them talking and looked towards them with a blank expression. Hoshi's arm fell to her side as he left her to walk towards them. "Aido, accompany Hoshi and take her to the Mansion." Aido rose and did as he was told without saying a word or making a sound. "Yuki, I'm sorry for the way I acted earlier… it was-"
"It's alright." Yuki cut him off and rose to her feet clutching Aido's jacket. "Can you give this back to Aido for me? I forgot about it…"
"Sure." Kaname took the jacket from Yuki's hands, in turn grabbing one of them. "Yuki… I'm sorry I didn't get to be able to spend time with you tonight." Kaname's blood red eyes gazed into the trouble looking ones of Yuki's.
"I didn't expect you to be able to since I wasn't your date." The statement came out harsh and in the tone of a yell, but pain was behind it.
"About that… I had no choice. She wanted to go at the last moment." Kaname touched his right hand to Yuki's ice cold arm.
"I understand. You better go to her now, she is waiting for you." Yuki gestured her head to where the bunch of Vampires were standing. Apparently, Hoshi didn't want to leave without Kaname so they had all waited. Yuki turned lightly to leave only to be stopped by Kaname.
"I don't care about her. I care about you, Yuki. About you! You have no idea what went through my head tonight when I saw you with Zero…" The red orbs were narrowed, pleading with her to forgive him.
"You're right, Kaname… I have no idea what went through your head… What goes through mine every time I see you is if you care about me the way I want you too."
"Yuki…" Kaname breathed her name as all of the pain came to the surface of her eyes and it hit him like a tidal wave. "I do care about you that way. I want to show you…" He hugged her as his heart seemed relieved since she didn't pull away. After a moment, he wished she would have pulled away than saying what she did.
"I don't know, Kaname. I have to think…" The statement was clear. He dropped his arms from her and turned his face away from her. Without a word she retired to the dorms leaving Hoshi to drag back Kaname.
A moment later a yell reached her ears. "YUKI!!! Wait for me!" Yori finally reached her side.
Yori's hair was tousled and it made her wonder what Ichijo did to her. "Sorry, I was sort of in a daze. What's up?"
"It's alright. Tonight was the best! Ichijo and I talked all the time and he never left my side and acted like a total gentleman. He even gave me this necklace!" She picked up the red rose that lay against her breast bone and smiled strongly. All the way back to the dorm Yori kept talking about Ichijo and everything that happened, and Yuki just listened quietly. The two reached the dorm as Yori opened the door. "You are coming in?"
"Oh, no. I'm going to stay in the Private Quarters tonight. I'll see you in class tomorrow. Goodnight and sweet dreams Yori!" Yuki waved to her and continued to climb the stairs to the second level. After winding down hallways she found the room. She lifted up a loose board in the floor and grabbed the spare key and unlocked the door, letting herself inside. It was quiet and peaceful. Yuki noticed the light in the bedroom was on and wondered if the Chairman was up gathering their laundry. She let her hair down while she walked to the doorway. "Oh. Hey Zero." Zero was lying on his bed reading a small book for school.
"Hey." He didn't look at her and continued to read, flipping pages occasionally.
"You still haven't finished reading that book?" Yuki placed the pins from her hair on her night stand as well as the corsage Zero had given her.
"Well, we can't all read as fast as you." He chuckled. "I'm not an honor student, remember?"
"Yeah, yeah, I know." She stood in between his bed and hers. Zero was dressed in a white button up shirt but it was open and the same black pants he was wearing for the dance. "Umm, Zero? Can I barrow a shirt? I left my clothes in the dorm…"
"Yeah." He saved his page and set the book down. With a large sigh he lifted himself off of the bed and walked to the closet. "Any specific color?"
"Whatever you want to give me." She told him.
Zero took a blue shirt off of the hanger and walked over to Yuki. "This one is clean."
"Thanks." She took the shirt from Zero and looked him in the eyes. "You okay?"
"Yeah, I'm just so exhausted. I don't know why either, I haven't done anything. I lost blood fighting another berserk Vampire earlier today, but nothing serious." His body looked like it was drained of all life and he took to the bed again. "You still have pins in your hair."
"Oh." Yuki swept her fingers through her hair. "Ouch!!!" She pricked her finger on the jagged pin and retracted it from her hair.
"You okay?" Zero asked, now alerted by the smell of her blood.
"Yeah, just a little prick." She set the pin down on the table.
"Let me see." Zero got up off of the bed and took the injured hand in his. "Don't waste it." He brought her index finger to his lips as his tongue slid out and licked it free of blood. At the taste his body fumed and lusted for more immediately. He sucked on her finger, drawing out more blood.
"Zero! That hurts!" Yuki drew her finger back. Zero looked into her eyes and his were blood red now. He wrapped his left arm around her waist and dug his right into her hair, brushing it away from her neck.
"May I?" Zero asked her permission first and she nodded. He lowered his mouth to her neck. His hot, wet tongue slid over her neck causing her skin to chill. Instead of biting, he kissed her neck once, and then traveled up to her jaw.
"Zero… What are you-?" Yuki's eyes were half way closed and a blush covered her cheeks.
"I never said what I was going to do." A smirk formed on his lips as they covered hers. Her knees grew weak and she braced herself up against Zero for support. A moan escaped her lips as his tongue slipped into her mouth. She flicked hers against the new entry and got a gasp from her partner.
Yuki was lowered to the bed with Zero hovering over her skinny form. Yuki's arms wrapped around his neck as he dove his tongue in deeper, tasting every curve of her mouth. Her tongue ventured into his mouth and twirled playfully around his large fangs. "It's not fair to tease." He spoke into her mouth as their tongues clashed again. Zero took a chance and laid himself on top of her. Yuki's breasts pressed to his bare chest through her dress and his hips met hers. His left arm wrapped around her lower back as his right hand gently massaged her left breast, earning a moan from her. Zero's blood boiled beneath his skin as he could feel the blood rushing through her veins speed up and fill with adrenaline.
Yuki turned away from his lips and went for his neck. She bit at the nape of his neck as his grip on her tightened and he growled out a moan. "Yuki!" She looked at him innocently, knowing what she had done. Zero got up off of her and brought her with him. The two were standing now, her back touching his front. He wrapped his right arm around her waist and gripped the zipper of the dress, slowly dragging it down. At the same time he licked the base of her neck again and set his fangs to puncture her sweet skin. The zipper was all the way down and the front of the dress gave way and then the whole thing slipped off of her onto a pile on the floor at her feet.
Warm blood trickled down her chest as she listened to the sucking sound of blood being drawn from her. Her mind fuzzed as it wandered. One day, Kaname's lips… Will gently touch this neck of yours… And slowly, Kaname's teeth will sink in. If you hear the sound of Kaname drinking your own blood, you will surely be in ecstasy. Aido's words ran through her head while she listened to Zero suck her blood. She wasn't in ecstasy, her head only felt a little fuzzy. Zero finished up and licked her clean of blood while she quickly threw the shirt he gave her over her body and buttoned it up. Zero was taken aback but didn't say anything about it. He knew she needed time to think.
"I'm going to bed." Yuki crawled in under the covers and thought about Kaname. The way his blood red eyes burned for such emotion to her… The way his long brown hair blew about his face igniting his sex appeal… The way his tongue met hers in a gentle but passionate kiss with such emotion… How he held her in his arms like she was the only thing in the world that mattered to him… How his voice could melt every inch of her. The only conclusion she came up with was that she could never find in Zero what she felt for Kaname.
Zero still stood where she left him. He looked at her sleeping form. The curves of her body showed beneath the blankets as his heart raced inside his chest. She let me do it because it was spur of the moment… It was an act so that she could get me to drink… That must be why. He crawled in bed without another thought of it, knowing she was just being a good friend. If he probably hadn't have drank he wouldn't wake up tomorrow. She must feel really strongly for Kaname… Lucky bastard…
Ok, I decided to comment/reply to the reviews that you all submit to show how much I appreciate them, and I take time to read each one thoroughly. These are my replies to all the reviews that reviewed for Chapter 8. If I missed anybody, I'm sorry, let me know in your next review and I will make sure to put a comment up. Thanks!
Harrypocky- I'm not saying who the ending couple will be heh.
Princess of the Wind- I didn't mean to make Kaname come off as a player… But I guess it works. Zero is indeed a sweetheart.
Ulat Bulu- I'm really glad you like it.
Nari-chan13- I "Grr -.-" Zero too, lol.
pz93- I agree that Zero does need love too. He is really hott I think too, cause I am a sucker for white hair.
GSandM- Yours I have to do in #'s since it's long hehe. Long is good.
Kaname does find out about the kiss as you can tell lol 2) From what I gathered from the book purebloods do end up with other purebloods as their so called "mate". 3) I'm glad you like my cliffies. 4) Don't let your friends get in between you writing. If that happened to me, I wouldn't have written the 13 stories that I have. Keep going strong!
AsylleClaire- Umm… If you find a place where you can watch the Anime of it, let me know lol. I'll lick the screen every time Kaname shows.
TopUp- Yeah, Yuki was being mouth raped by Zero… Wait, no she wasn't, she let him kiss her!!! Lol
Yoruhoshi-Sora- Pulls you out of grave You don't need to be there! I need you alive to review!
Wielder of the Mighty Pen- Yes… Yuki did kiss Zero. I can't kill off the main guy! Lol If I was a strict Kaname lover I would though.
Kou-Shuurei- It seems like everybody is voting for a Kaname/Yuki pairing with a few exceptions of Zero.
Xxpatixx- Now that I think about it… Kaname could kill Zero if he wanted to… Zero doesn't have any powers… Just the gun. But no, he doesn't kill Zero.
SkyCullen- Kaname isn't a jerk… Cries Just kidding. I would be mad at Kaname too if I was a reader.
Anju Kitsune- No offense to me if you like the Zero/Yuki pairing. Half do, half don't. At this point, I don't really know who I'm voting for.
Yuki7- I like Kaname too, he's shmexy!!! 3
Kingdom-x-Hearts- YAY!!! My story's beautiful! Thankies!
kate avalanche- Zero/Yuki sort of disgusted me at first for the same sibling like reason, but after seeing them together I was like… "That is a hot pairing!"
ChildlikeEmpress- I know I'm an evil authoress. I just love it! Dances around cause I got a nickname (Sort of) The decision between the two couples is hard for me… I'm writing it! lol