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"Yuuki, no" choked Zero. He felt sobs rise in his throat and tears well up in his eyes.
He gave her little slaps and called her name in desperation. She didn't react.
He bit his own wrist and sucked some blood into his mouth. Parting her lips, he fed her the blood mouth to mouth. The vampire repeated the process countless times. He didn't know if it was going to work.
He was such a monster. He hated himself. He was killing the one person he loved. Like an animal.
Between feeds, he listened to her heart and breathing. At least, he thought, it wasn't getting worse.
She wasn't bleeding much from her neck anymore. He had ripped his shirt to make a compress.
Her skin was so cold. She must be freezing. Zero got up and retrieved towels. He wrapped her in them in an effort to keep her a little warm.
Yuuki's brain was swimming freely. Nothing mattered anymore. She didn't feel hungry, thirsty, or cold.
She didn't feel hate, love, or resentment. She barely even remembered her loved ones. She couldn't see their faces.
There was a faraway voice though. One she didn't recognize. It was calling her name.
It was getting a little closer every time. Or was she the one moving towards it?
The light was blinding. She didn't want to get near it. It hurt her eyes.
She then saw everything. She saw her body. Her…dead…body? She saw Zero hovering over her. Her lover was crying while petting her hair.
She looked more closely at herself. There was blood everywhere. Someone had bitten her. It had to have been a vampire. But he or she didn't seem to be there anymore. She didn't even remember how she had gotten into that state.
Now she saw Zero clearly. She already missed him. She wanted to reach out and touch him.
She didn't want to see him cry.
Yuuki heard his call very clearly.
This time, she agreed to be pulled by it.
Yuuki's heart started beating a little better. He felt her breath. He sighed in relief but decided to keep on feeding her.
An hour later she opened her eyes. She felt very weak.
"Yuuki, do you hear me?"
She nodded weakly. She was in a bed in the school infirmary.
"What happened?"
"I'm so sorry, Yuuki. You almost died from blood loss. I…"
"Did you catch him?"
"Who are you talking about?"
"The vampire who drank my blood. I don't remember who it was."
Zero stared at her confusingly. She didn't remember? She didn't know he had done it?
He had to tell her it was him who did it. But, she wasn't mad at him. She wasn't afraid of him.
He did not tell her.
She stayed in the infirmary for a few days during which she received visits from friends.
Her adoptive father came, bringing her ugly yellow flowers and a huge get well card that let out a horrible song every time you opened it. Zero came to check on her a few times a day. He also insisted on spending the night in a bed next to hers. Kaname also visited her a few times.
The pureblood vampire was the only one who knew exactly what happened the night Yuuki was attacked by a vampire. He knew it all but was waiting for the right time to tell her. He wanted her to regain her strength first. He was quite happy. When she learned what that low level vampire had done to her she would certainly come running into his arms. There would be no competition left.
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