Zero was awoke from his sleep many times that night. His awakening annoying the other boys in his dorm. No one thought to ask what was wrong... But someone did.
"Hey,Zero, what was wrong last night? Everyones been asking why you were screaming and waking up in the night. You can tell me,I won't tell anyone, I promise" Yuki Cross, she says she wouldn't, but she sometimes let's stuff slip.
"Huh! What, nothing, just a nightmare,I've been having a few recently,this was the worst though".
Yuki spotted the holes on Zero's neck, "Zero?! You've got bites on your neck? Tell me what's going on,right now, or I'll tell father!"
"Its nothing! Now stop pestering me!" Zero ran,"And I won't be back for the switchover, so don't come looking for me!"
"BUT ZERO.."

Zero was in the stables, his only private place where he could sit.
Well, at least it was private until someone came looking for their horse.
And it was someone Zero didn't want to see.
"What are You doing here,Kuran? Your horse riding lesson doesn't start until your classes start"
"I just came to have a quick ride. Shouldn't you be on switch over patrol?"
"Why should I? I hate the sight of you already, I don't want to see you again now. Now get your horse and get out of here".
"Well,someone's a bit angry today, you shouldn't let yourself get so worked up"
"Look. I don't have to listen to what you say Kuran, so why don't you save your energy and tell someone who cares"
Although Zero acted stern and unhappy, he had to keep his emotions under wraps. He couldn't dare to let him know how he felt. Not yet anyway.

"Zero?... Are you in here?" It was Kaien Cross, Zero's father and Headmaster, he was obviously saying it was time for his Switchover duties. But this time, it wasn't. "Zero, Open the door please. I need to speak to you..."
Zero opened his door, not in the happiest of moods, "What do you want?"
"Mhm, so it is true. Yuki wasn't lying after all"
"What did Yuki tell you?!" Zero had become angry. Yuki had dug herself a hole, and she will be digging it further if she lies to Zero.
"She said that you'd been acting up and you had marks on your neck... Zero, who gave them to you?"
"No one."
"Zero... Please. You can trust me. I won't tell no body, Now, tell me what happened,please"
"Okay... It was Kaname. He saved my life but I nearly killed him. So i Saved his life. What are you going to do now? Rat me out to everybody? Make me stop my switchover patrols?"
"Well, President Kuran did do the right thing. And you did too.. I am not going to punish you.. But, You still have to do your duties... So, You better get ready, switchover starts in 10 minutes... Don't miss again, it's hard for Yuki to do it all by her self"

Zero made his way over to his Switchover patrol, he didn't look or say a word to Yuki, but his eyes lit up as Kaname led the group to their classes, even blushing a little. This time, it was Zero who passed the note. Kaname found it when reaching for his pen to write with.
'Kaname, Meet me by the Stables at Dusk. We need to talk.'

Zero was waiting at the stables as he said, and at dusk, as he said, and he waited for Kaname, reciting lines he had prepared hours before his switchover duties.
"Oh, there you are, Zero.. What did you need me for? Do you need blood already?"
"N-No, I don't, Not yet.. Listen get in here, quick, before someone sees us"
Zero pulled Kaname inside the stables and closed and locked the doors.
"Was there any need for such mannerism? I am pretty certain that there wasn't."
"Look, we need privacy for this talk. Now please, This is serious"
"Go on, I'm all ears Zero..."
"Well... I realised something a few days ago... I am falling for a vampire... Not an aristocrat or an ex-human, but...a p-pureblood.."
"Which Pureblood Zero?"
"Well, Uhm, Y-you Kana- I mean, Dorm President Kuran.."