Disclaimer: I don't own anything to do with Vampire Knight. I am only using them to fuel my amusement; and they are succeeding magnificently.
A/N: We are fully immersed in the drama by now but sadly… There is more to come! I hope you all enjoy the chapter!
Cornered
Zero stalked across campus while dragging Yuuki behind him. She didn't dare speak; she could practically feel how angry he was. His anger was nearly visible around him. Lost in her thoughts, she didn't notice they had stopped until he spoke.
"What was that?" he asked softly.
"Zero?" Yuuki was confused.
Whirling around, he glared down at her with crimson eyes for the second time that day, "You don't go running into a den of vampires and antagonize their leader Yuuki!"
"But… It was Kaname-sempai!" she protested.
Zero's hand gripped her shoulders and slammed her into a nearby tree hard enough to make her gasp, "In case you hadn't noticed, your precious Kaname isn't the same! He's changed Yuuki! He could hurt you!"
Yuuki slapped his hands away from her, "Don't talk about Kaname that way! He could never hurt me!"
He laughed sarcastically, "You are so dense; the aura in that room spoke of death and pain! You're human Yuuki! What did you think you could accomplish by revealing what you heard not only to Kuran but to the entire Night Class?"
"I could have accomplished more than you could have! You always antagonize him! I just wanted to know if you did something to provoke Kaname into breaking your hand!" Yuuki shouted without thinking.
Zero stared at Yuuki with disbelief in his crimson eyes as they slowly faded back to lavender. She was taking the pureblood's side over his once again even though he came out worse for wear in the scuffle. Though he understood that it was bound to happen, it still hurt more than he expected it to.
He laughed softly as he turned away from her, "Of course… I did something to Kuran so I deserved for this to happen… I deserved to have my right hand broken so I can't even defend myself with Bloody Rose… Everything that ever happens to me at the hands of Kuran… I deserve."
"Zero! That's not what I meant!" Yuuki protested.
He turned to look at her again with pain filled lavender eyes. The sight of those eyes and the tears that clouded them left Yuuki stunned. She had never seen him look like this even as he told her what happened the night his parents were murdered.
"I bet you would forgive him even if he killed me you love him so damn much!" Zero shouted.
"Zero… I…" Yuuki was stunned, "You don't know what you're saying… I could never forgive him for killing you… You are as dear to me as Kaname-sempai is… I just wanted to know the truth."
Zero sighed, calming the intense anger that filled him. Pulling Yuuki into his arms, he rested his cheek upon the crown of her head. Inhaling her sweet scent, he forced the rage and pain back into its cage. He could never stay mad at her for long. Snarling suddenly, Zero turned to position Yuuki against a tree with his body as a shield.
"Zero?" she questioned softly.
"What do you want Night Class?" Zero growled.
Peeking over his shoulder, Yuuki saw Aido, Kain, Ruka, Shiki, and Rima surrounding the tree she was currently being held against. Their eyes were all glowing red and spoke of pain to come.
Aido stepped forward, "What have you done to Kaname-sama?"
Turning to them but keeping Yuuki behind him, he addressed them, "Classes are over, you should return to you dorm."
Aido growled as the air around them cooled, "You will answer me you lowly level D."
Yuuki gasped behind him but Zero paid her no mind. He had to keep his focus completely on those before him. With his main weapon hand damaged, he was nearly defenseless. He couldn't allow anything to happen to Yuuki.
"I don't know what you're talking about. This is a matter between Kuran and I, I suggest that you leave it at that."
"When you anger Kaname-sama you deal with all of us!" Aido snarled as icicles began to form in the air.
Circling Yuuki's waist with his left arm he spun around and clenched is teeth as he felt ice dig into his shoulder. At the smell of his blood in the air, he growled as his eyes once again turned crimson. A sudden sense of déjà vu overcame him but he shook it off. He had to protect Yuuki.
"Zero?" Yuuki whispered, frightened beyond all belief.
Smiling softly down at her, "Now do you understand why I said you should have never gone there? But please, don't be afraid… I'll protect you."
"B-But your hand…" Yuuki whispered sadly.
She knew that if she had not run off his hand would have been usable by now. Tears gathered in her eyes as she realized the truth; this confrontation and all of Zero's pain was her fault. She hadn't meant to make things worse on the hunter but she had unknowingly, at the time, done so.
Zero clenched his jaw as another shard of ice pierced his shoulder almost directly below the previous blow, "I'll distract them… They are after me. You run… Go get the Kaien and Yagari. They'll know what to do."
At seeing Yuuki's nod, he released her waist and drew his gun with his left hand. It felt bulkier in his backup hand. However, he could not let this distract him. He had to protect Yuuki from the bloodshed that was about to occur.
Spinning around he fired several shots as he shouted, "Run!"
Yuuki's instincts kicked in as she took off. She dared not look at the scene behind her as she knew Zero's only shot at survival was for her to get to her father and Yagari. However, before she could get too far Ruka appeared before her. Ruka grabbed her arms and held them behind her back with one hand as she covered her mouth with the other hand.
Zero snarled, eyes turning completely crimson with no iris, as he saw that Yuuki had been captured by the enemy, "Let her go, she has nothing to do with this. It's me you are after."
Rima appeared beside Ruka and Yuuki as she held as hand to Yuuki's neck as the fingernails sharpened to deadly lengths but not drawing blood as Ruka spoke, "Drop the gun and no harm will come to the human."
Zero's eyes hardened, "Kuran would never forgive you if you harmed her."
Rima's hand inched closer to Yuuki's neck, "We are willing to sacrifice our lives for the revenge of our leader."
Looking into Yuuki's terrified eyes, Zero's eyes softened. Yuuki knew what he was going to do so she desperately tried to shake her head no. But with a soft smile, Zero's eyes turned back to lavender as he let the gun fall from him hand and onto the soft ground. Once the gun hit the ground, Aido, Kain, and Shiki all rushed to attack Zero.
Yuuki bit as hard as she could into Ruka's hand. Not expecting that the human would retaliate, Ruka released her mouth in pain and shock.
With wide tear-filled eyes, Yuuki opened her mouth and screamed in fear, "KANAME!"
END!
A/N: I hope you all enjoyed the chapter! I'm sorry it took me awhile to update the chapter. I was focused on reading the VK manga (since I have been putting it off for awhile now lol) and then I had the insane urge to re-watch the anime once more. But all in all, this chapter isn't as long as the last one, so gomen! However, there is good news! I have the next chapter already started so it should be out either later today or tomorrow!
fujoshii92- Aw! Neither one of them are bad people, I just put them in a slightly bad position. Believe me, in the end, all issues will be resolved!
ben4kevin- Zero will be ok… eventually :D I promise lol
Evangelion-Wings- I'm glad you are enjoying this so much! It makes me happy :D
yuki-tenshee- I'm sorry that you are confused as to why Zero lost his memories. Kaien Cross explained in the last chapter. Sometimes when people suffer traumatic experiences, their minds blocks out the event until it feels that the person is ready to deal with the trauma. The brain actually has quite a marvelous defense mechanism :D I hope that cleared up your confusion for you, if not, let me know!
LuanRina- I figured you would like the part where Yuuki goes in and sticks her nose where it doesn't belong (just like the anime/manga right lol). But yes, she had made the situation between Kaname and Zero worse. I feel bad for both of them even though I am the one putting them through it. It is actually quite difficult for me to put them in situations where they get hurt :'( I hope you enjoyed this chapter! Also, thanks for adding me to your story alert list!
WolftheForsaken- I am glad you enjoyed Takuma's public humiliation. Sorry, but as I started writing this chapter, I decided to put off Takuma's punishment. However! I promise it shall be in the next chapter, which has already been started. I hope you enjoyed the chapter!
mpiedz- That is generally how Yuuki operates, in my mind however. All throughout the anime all she does is make Zero think worse of himself and hurt him through her interactions with Kaname. I, as a rule, don't like Yuuki. I hope you enjoyed the chapter :D
Elliz59- I've watched this anime at least 7 times so I was pretty sure about Takuma's eyes color (though the Night Class' powers got changed up because I felt like it lol). But no worries, I can't look at the characters the same either! No offense, but Yuuki is notoriously known for causing more problems between Kaname and Zero through her actions. Her running to the Night Class and confronting Kaname was something I felt she would actually do and of course Zero would follow after her. And yes, in the next chapter, Takuma will get his chance to explain his actions. I'm glad you are so interested in this fic.
Evil-Snow-Bear- O_O wow… I feel bad for Kaname now! But you can't truly blame Kaname for his reaction, he trusted his rival/enemy and had it thrown back in his face (even though Zero doesn't remember). He is pretty much trying to protect himself at the moment. But I am glad you are getting so interested in the fic. I hope you continue to read and review :D Also, thanks for the Favorite Story and Story Alert adds!
CrystelNightandFlameNight- Yes, Kaname is being super mean! Hopefully it will sort itself out in the near future :D I'm glad you like the fic and think it's awesome :D Here is your update, I hope you enjoyed it! Also, thanks for the Favorite Story Add!
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