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****Please note, the characters from Twilight are as of the end of book four. As the characters of Vampire Knight is of the end of the anime series, not long after Yuki is turned into a vampire as well.

But first, on earth as Vampire sent,
Thy corpse shall from its tomb be rent:
Then ghastly haunt thy native place,
And suck the blood of all thy race;
There from thy daughter, sister, wife,
At midnight drain the stream of life;
Yet loathe the banquet which perforce
Must feed thy livid living corpse.
Thy victims are they yet expire
Shall know the demon for their sire,
As cursing thee, thou cursing them,
Thy flowers withered on the stem."
-Lord Byron (Giaour)

Chapter 3: The Secret Weapon…that kills…literally

As they knocked gently on the door again, Zero clutched his head. He had enough pressure to create pain, which distracted him from the creatures that lay beyond his bolted door. They had come for him. She had come for him and he knew it too well. He inhaled again only to smell her sweet luscious blood pounding slowly throughout her body. It was now that he wished he didn't. Perhaps it would have done him better to hold his breath, until the life inside him escaped for her scent was worst than a drug addiction…it was ecstasy.

"Zero, are you there?" Yuki asked, her voice was muffled from the thickness of the door. The tension from his hands loosened slightly as he heard her voice. Of course she could tell he was in there, with her sharp senses, it was obvious. Or perhaps it made her content to see a small boy breaking up on the other side of the door?

"Zero, open the door." A more masculine voice echoed. It wasn't a suggestion—it was an order. Looking up to the door, Zero's purple eyes stared coldly at it. It was the only thing that separated him between the vampires and himself, yet it was also the only thing that prevented his escape. Ironic, wasn't it? To be saved yet slaved at the same time.

"He won't listen, Kaname-sama." Akatsuki's voiced told the vampire king. No response was heard, Zero himself strained to hear some sort of reply.

"Zero, I'm breaking the door." Kaname said calmly. Zero could hear the shuffling of feet as the vampires backed away from Kaname as he kicked the door open. The blast was very quick as little debris fluttered in the air as an after result. As Kaname walked into Zero's bedroom, Zero, who was perched on his bed, watched him like a wounded tiger. They both knew that if Zero wasn't suffering from the effects of a level D/E vampire, he would be at his throat. Sensing Zero's anger, Kaname tried to lighten his facial expression, however, this changed nothing in Zero's ominous glare.

"What-" Zero began but then Yuki walked into the room. His words seemed to be chocked in his throat to continue. A sign of relief flooded Yuki's face and that allowed Zero's bottled up anger to subdue and wash away.

"I was so worried about you Zero." She began as she walked over to Zero, however a hand held her back from doing so. Confused, Yuki looked up to her brother's stern face.

"Brother wh—"

"You must remember Yuki, he is on the brink of a level E vampire. His personality could change at any second and I will not tolerate to have you in danger." His gaze was fixated on Zero.

"You must know," Zero sneered at him, which he could see out of the corner of his eye agitated the vampires behind Kaname. "I would never hurt Yuki." Arching an eyebrow, Kaname said nothing, but his hand didn't waver.

"Besides," Zero added in the same hostile way, "She has my permission to kill me if I go insane." Satisfied with his answer, Kaname lowered his hand and Yuki rushed over to Zero. Kaname made himself at home as he walked over to an armchair and sat down. Similarly, the vampires did the same, with only two standing, guarding the door's exit.

As if I could run, Zero thought. Kaname looked at him as if he could hear and laughed softly. "They are there in order for no one to come inside Zero." Zero was tempted to open his mouth and protest, but thought different of it as Yuki squeezed his arm.

"What do you want?" Zero asked. "I can tell you're not all here because you're worried about me or something."

"Yes, that is entirely true." Kaname answered. "I could care less about you Zero, if it wasn't for Yuki who demanded that…you are the only one who can save the race of the true vampires." The words stopped flowing form Kaname's lips, but Zero remained shell shock. Did he just hear what he thought he heard?

"You must be kidding me," He sneered, "Why would I, a vampire hunter, be the so called 'savior' of your race?"

"Quite true." Kaname replied plainly. Zero hated when he did that. "Yet," He continued, "You are also a vampire."

"Yeah, a lousy level E, worst than dirt to you guys." Zero spat. He was tired of everything.

"Our survival depends on you." Kaname repeated. Bursting with a sudden rage Zero yelled out 'why?' Kaname retained his calm composure as Yuki sat quietly beside Zero. "Why you ask, because you are a vampire. How am I different, you might reflect, because you are a vampire and a vampire hunter at the same time, and that's the difference."

"So what?" Zero shot back. Kaname answered as he clasped his hands together.

"You are able to killed vampire with a gun, even within purebloods like myself and Yuki," He stressed, "you are able to injure us with your Bloody Rose." Instinctively Kaname lifted up his arm and the window behind him burst into tiny shards. "Sorry, it was getting a bit humid in here." He explained and lowered his hand. "Now, any vampire cannot touch your gun, therefore, neither should the Volturi."

"And who the heck is this Volturi?" Zero asked annoyed at his lack of information and at Kaname of course. Sighing, Kaname ran his hand through his hair.

"The Volturi are a group of vampire cousins, shall we say. They sparkle in the light, unlike us, they are pale white, unlike us and their very existence was a mistake. Over the course of millennia, they have managed to drive us into a smaller area of land, until we only inhabit this small country known as Japan." Kaname explained. "They have recently killed one of our kind and so this is war inevitably."

"And you want me to side with you." Zero stated more than asked.

"Yes," Kaname agreed. "You're skills as a vampire and a vampire hunter will be an overwhelming benefit to us. As well as a prize for helping us, you will be able to drink a purebloods blood which should prolong the change." Gasps from the night class filled the room. Zero himself was a bit perplexed with Kaname's offer.

"let me get this straight." He said slowly, thinking it faster in his mind. "You are willing to let me drink blood from you if I help you?"

"Incorrect," Kaname said, "I will let you drink blood from Yuki if you agree to help us." Zero was in even more shock. Yuki however grabbed his arm again as support. "It was her decision." Kaname added. "She offered to do it. Besides, when you fight for our side, you'll be protecting Yuki as well, and I don't think that is something you can easily decline." Swallowing, Zero reflected on what was said. True, he couldn't leave Yuki; she was the only thing that gave him any reason to live. She was kind to him and she cared about him. Even before she was a vampire, she allowed him to drink over and over again from her neck. He was in debt to her service, something he knew he would never be able to replace. Therefore, he couldn't back down on this offer as well.

"Fine." Zero said. "Though note this Kaname," He began staring coldly in Kaname's eyes. "This is only for Yuki's sake."
"Perfectly understood." Kaname said with a slight grin. "I wouldn't have wanted it any other way." A night class student appeared at the doorway, slightly out of breath, but determination reflected in his eyes.

"Yes?" Kaname asked, "speak." The night student nodded and began to talk.

"I was at the airport like you said, Kaname-sama, Yuki-sama," the student said nodding to both, "And the first deployment of the Volturi vampires have arrived." Murmurs began throughout the room. This was indeed quicker than anyone had anticipated. They had all thought that at least a week things would begin to pick up.

"Where are they stationed now?" Kaname asked coolly.

"I saw them go into a hotel in Tokyo." The student replied. "They all seem like they were expecting someone to follow them."

"Describe their appearance." Kaname said, getting up and walking towards the broken window, looking outside into the moonlight.

"Four women and four men, as well as one child." The student reported. Arching an eyebrow Kaname turned back to face the other vampire students.

"Interesting that they should bring a child, don't you think?" Kaname stated. "Indeed, they are vampires, but I do not think that they mean war, at least, not yet." He said more to himself than anyone else.

"So what does this mean, brother?" Yuki asked, speaking for the first time in a while. Kaname turned to her and answered,

"It means that this is our chance to get information and make a decision."

"That means we're going to confront them, Kaname-sama?" Aidou asked.

"Yes." Kaname said. He turned to the night student. "Where's Seirin?"

"She's watching them this very minute, Kaname-sama." The night student replied. Nodding, Kaname walked out the room and the rest of the night class students followed.

"Yuki," Kaname said gently through the doorway. Yuki looked up to see her brother's serious yet gentle face. "I'll see you in Tokyo." Smiling Yuki nodded and Kaname and the night class students left. She didn't know how long the two of them remained silent. Perhaps ten minutes, perhaps thirty. Maybe it was just being there, sitting in the silence that the time that lapsed was golden.

"Why are you doing this Yuki?" Zero finally asked, his back facing her. "Do you really feel pity for me?" It pained her to hear him say that.

"No Zero, I care for you, really I do." She said. A sudden rage of anger flooded into Zero's mind again, thirsting for blood.

"You don't need to now that you have Kaname." Zero said curtly and then got up. He grabbed is Bloody Rose and placed it securely in his pocket. Pulling a sweater over his shirt, he eyed Yuki, as if expecting her to do something harsh. Instead he saw a girl that was on the verge of tears.

"…" Yuki opened her mouth to say something, but the silence only progressed. Zero closed his eyes; he didn't expect much of an answer anyway.

"I'll help save your vampire race, but that's it." He announced. "I don't want to be your lapdog anymore, until this war is over, you have to make a decision about Kaname or me." And with that, he walked out, leaving Yuki in an array of despair. A faint whisper hovered through the air.

"…Zero-kun."

Kaname waited outside the hotel as he knocked on the correct hotel room number. He alone wanted to talk to them. To get some sort of just of their arrival. What did it mean? To make his visit seem somewhat friendly, he had ordered the other night class students to disperse within Tokyo. Thinking about that now, he doubted if they even listened to his consideration. He could sense their presence nearby, probably lingering around incase the worst should occur. That wouldn't happen, he knew it couldn't.

That is until Zero arrived.

In a very bad mood, he glared at Kaname down the hallway.

"I thought I could smell something…foul walk in." Kaname said plainly, as if to taunt him.

"And what the hell is that supposed to me?" Zero snarled.

"Temper, so much temper. Where's Yuki?" He asked with some concern. Arching an eyebrow he continued to the suddenly silent Zero. "You didn't leave her alone did you?"

"What she does is her own business." Zero answered back. "Now what's the issue here?"

"Friendly confrontation shall we say." Kaname said in his cold voice. As he racked his mind, he knew he shouldn't have left with Yuki. Zero was only toying with her emotions, trying to make her feel guilty for what she was. He wouldn't let that happen.

"Just so you know," Kaname began, lowering his voice, as movement beyond the door was heard. "If you ever, in anyway, hurt Yuki, you'll have me to deal with."

"Oh really? Is that a threat?" Zero spat back. Kaname clenched his hand into a fist inside his coat pocket.

"You think you have Yuki's pleas to save you when you hurt her? Well, no matter how much she does plea, I'll make sure your existence is erased, and that is a promise." As Zero was about to answer back, the hotel door opened. This was it, it had begun. What had been prevented over hundreds of years now was face to face.

The confrontation between the two vampire races was about to begin.

Well that's it for chapter 3! Please leave a review, even if it's a bad one. It still inspires me in some way. Thank you for your time to take the time to read this and I hope you will continue to read. READING IS AWESOME! :D

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