Disclaimer: I do not own VK. All rights belong to Matsuri Hino.

Author's Notes: I'm honestly not sure how long this will be. However, please enjoy and feel free to leave comments!

Warnings: none

Zero fans, enjoy!

Preview Line: Zero's lips curved into his usual half-smirk, showing fang in all the right places.


The Stained Marble

Chapter Six
Little Pet

"Hey! Hey, Hanabusa?"

Aido lifted his tear-stained and snot-filled face up from his knees to gaze upon sparkling violet eyes and silky silver hair that seemed almost white in the glow of the moonlight.

"Ack! What the hell's wrong with you?" Zero asked as he half-leaned over Aido, looking down at Aido skeptically.

Aido huffed and embarrassingly wiped at the tears that lingered on his face. He tried to sniff and wipe at his runny nose, but resolved that he was only making it worse.

Deep down when Aido had heard Zero's voice, Aido's damn heart had sped up, and like a damn fool, he'd looked up, hoping it was Kaname. Kaname had really done a number on him. Aido had deluded himself into believing Kaname would really become his and his alone.

Zero still stood over Aido, arrogantly looking down at him with his lips half pulled upwards in an amused smile at Aido's misery. Aido's heartache vanished quickly as anger took its place. Aido wanted nothing more than to wipe Zero's cocky smile off his face.

So what if that damn bastard had been correct in calling Aido pathetic? Aido would never admit that to Zero, and he sure as hell wouldn't let Zero make fun of him anymore since Aido had no intention of being chained up by Kaname anymore. Enough was enough.

Aido pushed up off the ground by his heels and stood up, almost hitting the top of his head against Zero's chin if it weren't for Zero's fast reflexes. Zero moved at the last second just as Aido predicted he would.

"Shut up, Zero," Aido said, trying to sound menacing like Kaname somehow always managed. "This is all your fault anyway, you and that girl, Yuuki's."

Aido really hadn't meant for that last bit to slip out, but the visual of Yuuki and Kaname wouldn't leave his mind. Aido knew just how close Yuuki and Zero were, so why not blame it on both of them? That didn't make a lot of sense, even in Aido's mind, but his mind wasn't functioning properly since his heart was all knotted up inside.

"Huh?" Zero protested and gave Aido a curious look. "How the hell is it my fault? And just what did I do anyway? If anything, I'd think the reason you are out here like this would be because of that bas—," Zero said, but Aido abruptly cut him off.

"Shut up! You don't know anything!" Aido yelled, and cursed himself when the back of his throat felt hot and tears threatened to fall.

"You don't know anything, Zero, so don't talk like you do," Aido managed to say, distracting himself from the tears, but his voice came out soft and barely above a whisper.

Zero tsked, as if annoyed by the whole conversation and said, "Seriously, what the hell? Why the hell are you and Yuuki so hung up on Kaname? What's so great about that bastard anyway?"

Aido didn't respond. He couldn't. What was so great about Kaname? Everything. But if Aido answered Zero with that, Zero would just make fun of him again, and Aido was tired of arguing already. Perhaps, it was from too much crying, but Aido was worn out from his emotions running too high. Aido needed to find a way to end this conversation with Zero and head back to the dorms. Aido hoped once he was back there he could sneak back into his room without running into Kaname. However, the following day and the next day Aido would surely have to face him. He didn't know if his heart was up to the task.

Aido stared off past Zero, forgetting to think about a way out of this conversation since he wasn't sure if wanted to go back yet. His thoughts drifted to Kaname again and what Aido would do once he saw him again when Zero drew his attention back to the here and now.

"Hanabusa," Zero said, but his tone had changed so completely, that for a moment Aido thought Kaname was calling him.

When Aido glanced back at Zero, his violet eyes were still cold and cruel as if they could melt the polar caps themselves, but confused, Aido was sure he'd heard that distinct seductive tone in Zero's voice, and yet, his eyes reflected none of that.

Aido was relieved, but when Zero took a step forward, almost like a hunter stalking its prey, Aido froze.

Wait, was Aido misreading the signals here? Aido studied Zero's expression more closely, and saw Zero's lips were pressed together and turned slightly downward as if he were irritated, or perhaps, infuriated. The usual cocky and arrogant Zero had utterly vanished from sight. Wait, when had that happened? Why was Zero pissed?

"You truly are pathetic," Zero said, the words hitting Aido like daggers, but Zero's tone was not harsh, and instead, he'd almost whispered those words like a lover would.

By the time Zero finished speaking the words, he'd reached Aido, and his hands reached out and grabbed Aido by the shoulders. He firmly and somewhat harshly yanked Aido into his warm embrace and against his chest. Aido was too shocked to do anything but stare at Zero's black Day Class jacket against his cheek. What the hell just happened?

Aido tried to shove against Zero's chest and ask him what he was doing, but all too suddenly, Zero leaned down next to Aido's ear and whispered, "Don't worry. I'll help you forget."

Zero pushed back against Aido, who continued to struggle in vain, and Aido vaguely wondered how in the hell Zero had gotten so strong. Zero had been turned into a vampire by Shizuka Hio, but as far as Aido knew, Zero still struggled with trying not to fall to a Level E. Zero shouldn't be stronger than a noble vampire by any means.

Zero's lips curved into his usual half-smirk, showing fang in all the right places. Zero bent down before Aido could protest and pressed his lips hard against Aido's.

For several seconds, Aido lay motionless against Zero's lips, too stunned to move. His body froze as he stared wide-eyed at Zero and inevitably felt Zero's lips begin to move across his own.

Zero's lips pressed hard into Aido's, demanding and insistent, and as they moved across Aido's paralyzed lips, Aido felt the need, the familiar desire, and the pure longing that those lips brought forth. Aido fought with everything he had to resist, and even managed to shove Zero back against his shoulders.

Zero didn't move far, but his lips did fall back an inch or so, if only briefly. Aido stared horrified into Zero's dark purple pupils and shuddered. Aido recognized that desire-filled gaze and wanted nothing more than to escape it.

However, in the flash of a second, Zero was on his lips again, ignoring Aido's obvious discomfort. Zero's lips brushed against his more softly this time, but only momentarily. Aido felt Zero pull back his lips ever so slightly and suck in Aido's lower lip. Aido jolted despite himself with the overwhelming sensations as Zero skillfully sucked and stroked his lip with his warm tongue. Aido's guard was slowly shattering against the onslaught of pleasure.

And as Zero's upper fang nicked and delved into Aido's bottom lip's tender flesh, drawing out a delicious stream of warm blood, Aido's hands shot up from Zero's chest to intertwine into the luscious locks of his silver hair. Distantly, Aido noticed as Zero's hands loosened on his shoulders, fell down his back, and wound around his waist tightly, pressing him close against Zero's chest.

Zero's hands kneaded at Aido's back and dangerously trailed lower, which seemed to only excite Zero even more. He sucked with a renewed vigor at Aido's bleeding lip, and Aido found himself desperately clutching Zero to him, internally begging for more.

Aido arched his head backwards and tilted it up so that Zero could have better access. It took all of Aido's concentration not to moan excessively into Zero's mouth, and on top of it all, Aido felt himself growing hard. Aido tried to remind himself not to press the full length of his body up against Zero, but as Zero sucked harder and more passionately, Aido himself grew that much harder, which in turn made him want to press against Zero and rub over and over…

Quickly, as if his life depended upon it, Aido detangled his fingers from Zero's silky hair and shoved again against his shoulders. Zero broke free from Aido's swollen bottom lip, but didn't move farther back than a few inches from Aido's face.

Zero gave Aido a wicked smile, and in a blink of an eye, closed the distance between them again. He, swiftly and fleetingly, flicked his warm tongue across Aido's entire mouth, as if Zero were promising something, but then moved away again, still holding Aido by the waist.

"See?" Zero said, grinning widely and even giving Aido a wink. "You feel better, right? But don't expect me to do this next time Kaname kicks you around. Next time, it'll cost you much, much more, Hanabusa."

What? Just what the hell did Zero think of Aido? And how dare he treat Aido that way! That bastard. But more than anything, now that Zero's true colors had been revealed, Aido again felt like a complete idiot for even letting Zero touch him.

"Screw you, Zero!" Aido spat back at him.

Even if Zero had gotten a rise out of him, it had only been because he'd been vulnerable. It'd only been because Zero had come at the right moment while Aido was all messed up because of Kaname, but Aido would make sure to never make that stupid mistake again. Stupid Zero!

"Hey, you are the one who gave in so willingly," Zero said and licked his lips as if savoring the taste of Aido. "Although, I can't say it wasn't worth it. You are truly delicious. I can't wait till Kaname kicks you around some more. I want to taste every inch of you, Hanabusa. Come to me next time, my little pathetic pet."

"I'm not your damn pet!" Aido yelled back, but immediately wondered what the hell Zero meant.

"Yes, yes, that's right. You are Kaname's," Zero said, chuckled, and released Aido's waist.

Aido was truly troubled by Zero's comment and was trying to figure out just how much Zero knew about his and Kaname's true relationship. But Zero was already walking away from him, unconcerned by Aido's troubled expression. As usual, Zero had gotten the last word.

Zero had probably just meant that Aido always followed Kaname around like his little pet, and not in the sexual sense. There was no way Zero would know that Aido had become Kaname's lover, right?

But then why had Zero kissed him like that? Was that Zero's way of threatening to expose Aido's and Kaname's true relationship? Was he telling Aido that if he didn't become Zero's "little pet" he'd expose Kaname's secret? If so, why hadn't Zero just said so? Or did Zero just really want Aido to be his "little pet"?

This was why Aido hated Zero; the bastard never made any sense to him. But somehow, Aido had probably gotten himself into a complication situation. And for some reason, Zero's heated, tingling kiss still lingered on his lips, complicating his thoughts even more.

He shouldn't be focused on Zero. He should be thinking about Kaname and Yuuki, but for some reason, Aido couldn't even remember the words Kaname had spoken to her, or why they were important anymore. Why had Aido been so upset?

Aido's thoughts and emotions were all over the place. Maybe a warm shower would help to clear his head. Hmm, perhaps, he'd also masturbate in the shower since Zero had turned him on so much. Ah, he'd think of Zero's fang sinking into his lips again, and Kaname's delicious member sliding deep inside of him. Oh, that was so wrong!

Yet, Aido was getting turned on even as he walked back to the Moon dorms. He reached down into his trousers and adjusted himself. He didn't want to be sprouting out of his pants in case someone was still up and in the sitting area when he entered. But Aido figured everyone would be asleep by now. It was well past Night Class' curfew, and Aido would be scolded if Kaname found him out and about.

Although deep down, Aido still ached to see Kaname, he didn't know what he'd say to him if he did. He didn't know how he'd handle the situation if Kaname pretended nothing happened and continued to act as his lover. And Aido had no desire, this late at night, to confront Kaname, so he opted to be as quiet as possible when he opened the front doors of the Moon dorm.

A small lamp shone brightly in the sitting area as Aido entered. Sometimes the lamp was left on by accident; however, tonight Kaname sat in one of the long, white couches with the dim light illuminating his black silky pajamas and fuzzy black slippers. His long legs were leisurely crossed, and in one hand, he propped open a copy of William Shakespeare's Othello.

Kaname's gaze lifted over the rim of the book upon hearing the door. He silently closed the book and set it aside. Kaname's cold, calculating gaze sliced through Aido as he fully stepped into the room and closed the dorm's doors behind him.

Aido was not ready for this encounter, and seeing Kaname's dark intent, Aido lost his nerve. Aido knew he was supposed to be mad at Kaname, and that Kaname had no right to be mad at him, but in the world of vampires, emotions didn't apply. Kaname was a pureblood, and his gaze alone demanded respect, demanded Aido bend at the knee. And every time Aido's eyes gazed at Kaname, he was entirely inclined to do so. Every petty thing that Aido was supposed to be mad at Kaname for, every thing that Kaname had done to hurt Aido was forgotten in the blink of an eye. Aido only had a pure desire to please and serve Kaname.

Even though in the back of Aido's mind, he heard himself asking, why can't I change? Why can't I break free from his chains?

Nevertheless, he found himself down on his knees, bending his head low to Kaname, and said, "I'm sorry, Lord Kaname. I lost track of the time. Please forgive me."

Aido heard Kaname rise from the couch and take a few steps closer to Aido until he could see the tips of Kaname's black slippers a few feet from him.

"Hanabusa, I heard you earlier when I spoke with Yuuki," Kaname said, his voice edgy and scolding like talking to a five-year-old. "Why did you not return to the Moon dorms immediately? Where were you?"