Disclaimer: I do not own Vampire Knight; if I did there would have been a lot more Kana/Zero action.

A/N: Wow, I am actually quite surprised at the turnout I got for this story. I'm also quite surprised at how many of you… protested against me having Zero's heart stop, though I didn't plan on it happening either, it just kind of… well happened lol. I'm sorry if I gave you all a scare, but there was no way Zero was going to die, just needed to be done to move the plot along, as you shall see in later chapter! I still have places I want to go with this story and Zero can't be dead for that!

Anyway, again, thank you to all who reviewed on this story, ever, you inspire me to write knowing that so many people are waiting for updates! *bows to everyone* Thank you so much!

Some Answers Gained

Again, Toga nodded to show that he understood, and then asked, "Now would you kindly explain to me what the hell has been happening the past two days?"

Kaname sighed, wishing that the master hunter would have at least chosen an easier question to start off with. The past two days have been an emotional roller coaster for him; desperation, happiness, betrayal, anger, only to become desperate once more. He didn't know if he could explain it words exactly what had taken place over the past two days. That and he was still bitter about how Zero acted after he had poured his heart out to the younger man.

"I'm sure that Zero has informed you of what has occurred," Kaname answered with a bitter smile.

Kaien shook his head, "No Kaname-kun, we only know what happened earlier this evening with his hand."

The pureblood at least had the decency to look a little guilty, "I… did not mean for that to happen. Zero and I have never been… close but I have always endeavored to be civil. Earlier this evening… I let me anger get the best of me."

"Why were you so angry at him?" Kaien asked softly, clenching his hand on Toga's arm as he felt the man tense at how easily the pureblood admitted to hurting his student.

Kaname shook his head, "I still can't quite believe he hasn't told you."

Suddenly Toga was before him, slamming his hands down on the desk, "He can't!"

Kaname jerked back in surprise at the man's proximity, "What are you talking about?"

Kaien pulled the other hunter back, shooting him a dark glare, before addressing Kaname, "Kaname-kun, I believe all this renewed anger and hatred between you and Zero-kun is a simple misunderstanding."

The pureblood laughed curtly, "I hardly doubt that, he was quite clear how he felt the next morning."

Kaien's eyes widened, "You guys didn't, did you?"

Confusion crossed Kaname's face before his eyes widened in horror, "NO! What in the world gave you that idea!"

Toga chuckled slightly at the pureblood's reaction, "Well, with what we managed to get out of Zero and the way you worded that, can you blame the poor idiot?"

Kaname's brow furrowed, "What you managed to get out of him?"

"Whatever happened between you two that night… Zero doesn't remember Kaname," Kaien told the man before him.

The pureblood scoffed, "Yeah, I'm sure."

Takuma stepped in then, "Remember Kaname, I told you the same thing right before all this happened tonight."

Kaname went to speak but Toga suddenly grabbed him the front his uniform, "You knew!"

Growling at the hunter, he grasped his wrist in his hand and squeezed until the other released him, "I did not, Takuma suspected."

Sighing wearily, Kaien stood up and laid a hand on Toga's shoulder, "Maybe we can all sit down and talk about this like the mature adults we are?"

Huffing lightly, Toga ripped his wrist out of the pureblood's grasp and threw himself back into the chair. He was normally calm and collected, but the scare with Zero had left his nerves frayed. And knowing that the pureblood before him was partly at fault for it just incited his anger.

"Now Kaname-kun, I can honestly tell you, Zero-kun doesn't remember what happened. After the… incident with him hand, we had a lengthy conversation about it. All he remembers is waking up in your bed, he can't even remember leaving class to pursue his prefect duties," Kaien told the pureblood.

"Vampires don't forget," Kaname told the hunter.

Kaien smirked at the pureblood, "You seem to forget that Zero was human to begin with, he was turned into a vampire. Though you may not realize it, a level D retains some of their human qualities when they are turned. There are many documented cases at the association pertaining to level D and level E vampires that forget moments of severe trauma."

"What do you mean?" Kaname asked genuinely confused, he had never made it a point to study human psychology.

"I suppose one could call it repressed memories. If something traumatic occurs, the human mind has a defense mechanism that allows the person to forget until the mind has deemed the person ready to handle the events that occurred. Many studies have been conducted on the matter, but not conclusive evidence has ever been found to show how the mind does such a thing. In most cases, the memories return over time, but sometimes the memories are too horrible and they never return," the chairman explained as simply as he could.

Kaname nodded, "You believe this is what happened to Zero then?"

Kaien nodded as well, "I do. When we were speaking earlier, Zero-kun told me that he remembered waking up in your bed and nothing else. He also confided in me that he has these daydreams where he is in a clearing surrounded by night class students and that there is tree he is bound to and there are others where he just feels the need to protect someone."

A harsh sigh sounded in the room as Kaname massaged his temples. He felt like an idiot, this could have all been avoided if he had just manned up and talked to the silver-haired hunter. Then again, there was no guarantee that he would listen to the pureblood, not when he didn't remember what they had gone through. The silver-haired man was just too much to deal with at times. Honestly, the man gave him a headache.

"Kaname?" Takuma asked softly, seeing the pain flutter across his face.

"How troublesome," the pureblood muttered.

"You think it's troublesome?" Yagari ground out, "Imagine how that idiot feels, he doesn't even know what the hell is going on."

"Please Kaname-kun, tell us what happened," Kaien nearly pleaded.

Kaname sighed, dropping his hands back into his lap, "What do you want to know?"

"Let's start with tonight, would you care to fill us in as to why Zero-kun is in such a state?" Kaien decided to start out easy.

"As you have already guessed, I have been quite volatile the past two days. I suppose the nobles found out from my actions that Zero was the cause of my mood. They took it upon themselves to punish him for me," Kaname explained sparsely, still needing to get all the details from the others.

"On your orders?" Kaien had to ask.

Kaname shook his head, "No, I ordered them back to the dorm after classes were over. Takuma and I were… preoccupied at the time and didn't realize what was happening until it was too late. Believe me; they will be punished for this transgression."

"So what exactly did they do to Zero?" Toga asked, not satisfied with the pureblood's answer.

"I'm not quite certain as I haven't spoken to them yet on the matter, which I shall do later. You know as much as I do, Yagari-sensei. Aido bit Zero, an acceptable punishment among vampires, but I would have to guess that after not consuming real blood for such a long time, the temptation was too great for him. He drained Zero, as you know, to a near fatal level," he told the one-eyed hunter.

"How exactly will they be punished?" Toga asked, a maniacal gleam in his blue eye.

"I believe it would be best if we all four decided on that after we have heard the story from the others. However, at this time that is not possible because the main transgressor is most likely unconscious. Besides, I'm sure there is more you wish to discuss with me?" Kaname asked.

Kaien and Toga both wanted more answers but the pureblood before them, no matter how hard he tried to hide, looked dead on his feet. Though vampires normally didn't show age, Kaname looked too old for his years. His normally clear rosewood eyes had a sheen of exhaustion settling over them. His body also showed the toll the night had taken on him; his body was slumped in his chair and weary lines stood out among his sharp features.

"Maybe we can postpone this conversation until you have rested, you are obviously exhausted," Kaien stated.

A grateful look passed through Kaname's eyes until it was smothered once more by exhaustion, "I would greatly appreciate it."

Kaien stood then, followed by Toga, "Then we'll come back after it the sun has set? I suppose you won't be going to classes for awhile?"

Kaname spoke his approval, "That would be fine. I will not be leaving until Zero has fully recovered. Would you mind bringing some of his clothes with you tomorrow evening? I will dress him in some of mine until then."

"I can arrange that, I will have Yuuki bring them over sooner if you wish," Kaien told the pureblood.

"No, Yuuki cannot set forth in this dorm, cannot see either Zero or I, until this is all over. Zero has fed on her before, as I'm sure you know, and the familiar scent of her would not be good. Also, I will have to continue to feed him so I will constantly be low on blood. I cannot afford to have her around when both of our controls are so weak," Kaname told him, and then asked, "How is she?"

Kaien had wondered when Kaname would get around to asking, surprised that it had taken as long as it had, "She will be fine, she was just knocked unconscious and will only have a bruise to tell of her encounter. She is still resting at the moment. I will try to keep away from the dorm, but I suggest you warn the others as well as you know how she can be."

Kaname smiled at that, "She never did quite listen when she needed to… One would almost think her and Zero were actually siblings."

Kaien chuckled at that, "Yes, they are quite alike in some ways. Anyway, we should let you to rest. Please let us know if anything changes with Zero-kun."

"I shall. If anything changes, you will be notified immediately, I'll send Takuma to fetch you," Kaname nodded to them, signaling their dismissal.

Kaien nodded back, as did Toga, and the two made their way out the door with one last glance at their fellow hunter. Once they were gone, Kaname heaved a great sigh as he struggled to pull himself from his chair. Thankfully, Takuma was there beside him, helping him to stand.

"Where do you want to go Kaname?" Takuma asked his friend.

"Take me to the couch, I can't sleep in the same bed or we might just kill each other," Kaname chuckled morosely, thinking of both of their hungered states.

After settling Kaname on the couch, Takuma decided to assert himself, "If I may be so bold, I shall stay with you both tonight?"

Kaname appreciated the concern of his friend, for both himself and the hunter, "That will be fine if you don't mind taking the other couch."

Takuma smiled, "That is no problem. I just want to make sure that you are both ok."

"I've been meaning to ask, but why are you so worried about Zero?" Kaname asked, confused at his friend's change of behavior.

"Again, if you don't mind me being bold?" the blonde asked, then continued when he received a nod, "It was obvious the other night that Zero-kun managed to touch a part of you that you had kept hidden for years. You told him things that you haven't even told most of the other nobles. You also fed him, more than once that night. He touched something in you Kaname, and that's why is hurt so much when he acted the way he did," Takuma explained, barely making sense to even himself.

"And which part way that Taku?" Kaname muttered, sleep already beginning to close around him.

Takuma covered up his friend as he answered with a smile, "You're heart Kana… He touched your heart."

END!

A/N: Aw, wasn't that so cuuuute! Anyway, as you could tell, there wasn't much going on in this chapter but it needed to be there I think, especially for the ending conversation between the two friends. I hope you all continue to enjoy the story and continue to review. Please let me know what you think of the chapter!

fujoshii92- I can honestly say that I have no idea how long Zero will be out of it. I hope he wakes up soon too ^_^ All I do is write, I swear the characters have taken a mind of their own and taken control of my fingers. I'm glad you like the story and I hope you continue to review!

forgotten season- of course Zero won't die! I can torture him all I want but I could never kill him… At least not in this story! I'm glad you like the story!

Evangelion-Wings- I'm not quite sure how I'm planning to punish the others yet but I promise, something will be done! If I'm honest, I was in shock too when I wrote it, if that makes sense. It just came out of nowhere and down through my fingers and onto the screen! I hope you enjoy the other story as much as this one!

Love332- Zero will recover eventually, I promise. Kaname is gentle, until you make him angry! I hope you continue to enjoy the story.

WolftheForsaken- I don't know how I'm going to punish them yet, but it will happen. I'm happy you liked the double update, I seem to be hitting a groove for writing this week after a month gone. I've been updating all of my recent stories :D I hope you enjoy this chapter as well!

freakish88- I'm sorry you thought he died T_T I could never kill Zero off in this story! Here is the update, I hope it's soon enough :D

lili974WOLF- I'm glad you still like the story and are continuing to read! Here is another chapter for you!

ben4kevin- I'm glad you like the story! I hope I don't disappoint you!

ishala8- Lol, I so know what you mean. Those scenes of Kaname feeding Zero have been haunting me in my sleep! I hope you continue to enjoy the story.

Brookie cookie17- YAY FOR HEARTBEATS! I'm glad you like it!

CrystelNightandFlameNight- lol, so demanding :P! My fingers are cramping as it is after two days of practically straight typing! But here is the chapter, please enjoy!

LuanRina- of course I couldn't kill Zero off! But I'm glad you liked the melting pot of emotions I threw into the last chapter, it was actually quite difficult to put it all in there. And yes, Zero is staying with Kaname and things will begin to heat up… as soon as I decide to let Zero wake up ;) As for the other story, I have 8 chapters written, I just haven't posted them all because it was supposed to be a one-shot and then it turned into a, currently, 45 page story so I need to go through and make chapters. I will be posting the next chapter of Relinquish right after this one :D I hope you liked the chapter and I sincerely hope you continue to review :D