Hey everyone! *Dodges shoes throw at her from angry readers*

I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I know, I'm very late with the update, but with the 3 quarter of school coming to an end (Which means PTC's!), I had to work hard to get my grades as high as I could! :D

Um, I know this chapter is a bit short, but it has some important information. And as you read it, you might think Yuuki is being a bit...uh...dramatic, but try to imagine the situation she's currently stuck in.

Oh yeah, she also has super-humanly strength from all the training she underwent when she was a child...yeah. Okay, let's go with that!

Anyway, I do not own Vampire Knight, and all the absolutely smexy characters that come with it!

Please read and review, and every message I get will be held close to my heart! (-So deep)

Enjoy!

The silence in the room is deafening, the only sound being my erratic heartbeat as I try futility to calm it down. My hand grips my neck, where two incisions had been placed, ignoring the agony sent through it by the simplistic gesture. My body is hunched behind a table, covering my almost exposed chest with my bloodied clothes, as I quiver in fear and shock from the sudden turn of events, which had attacked me so suddenly. I quickly, but clumsily, pull my shirt on, and lock my eyes with illuminant crimson ones that were piercing me, like a predator who would eye his prey. Zero takes a step forward, and I immediately jump up from behind the furniture, then turn to the door, as I try strive away from him to avoid the possibility of another attack.

But luck wasn't on my side today.

My foot, which is still intertwined with the bed sheets, jerks backwards, and flips me off my feet, causing me to spiral towards the ground, crashing me into the toppled furniture as I plummet to the floor, landing roughly on the cold tiles. I grip my shoulder, which had smashed into the corner of the desk, and struggle to get the sheets off my foot, which were slowing my escape with my uninjured hand. My vision blurs from the pain and the blood loss, halting my retreat for a few moments, and it takes me around ten seconds, all of which were valuable, to unravel my foot from the blasted blankets, and to stand up shakily.

I look behind me, and I see that Zero hasn't come too close, but he could still reach me, easily. Facing the front, I sprint towards the door of my room, and grip the door handle. Wasting no time, I rip the door off its hinges, ignoring the protesting in which my shoulder was doing, and strengthened by my adrenaline, with a battle cry, hurl it at Zero. He dodges fluently, but my throw was too fast. It knocks him a bit on his face, marking a scratch, but sadly, only causing his determination to unravel, as he calls out for me, stretching his hand in my direction. I panic, and start to run out the open space, in which the door should have been, but Zero catches my wrist and pulls me forward, away from the exit, then proceeds to drag me to the bathroom. I pull my arm to get out of his grasp, swearing, screaming, and scratching at him, any kind of desperate attempt I have to escape this predicament. Ignoring me completely, he throws the bathroom door open, and then chucks me in it, while he steps in himself, locking both doors; the entrance to his room, and the escape to mine, now completely blocked off. He turns towards me, locking his gaze with my own fearful one, his eyes still glowing blood red, and then gradually starts forward to me, yet again.

I slowly back away from him, and every step he takes, I inch away two. But, his strides are longer than mine, and he soon catches up to me. He grabs my shoulders, while turning my body to face him. I yelp a bit, as he presses on the area where I had banged on the furniture, and ultimately stiffen, and twist my head away, avoiding eye contact, as my orbs held terror within they're premises, as I bite my lips to stop the shriek which has been building up, burst through my mouth. I stay like this for seconds, even minutes, before I hear an impatient sigh, and a strong hand grabs my face. I remember quickly, how Zero had done the same thing before feeding off me, so I screech, and swat his hand away. I again, start to back away, only to slam my foot into the bottom of the toilet, causing me to plunge to the floor again. But this time, as I lay sprawled on the ground, I don't have enough of seconds to give away to get back up on my feet. Desperately, I crawl backwards on the ground, as fearful tears start to weld up in my eyes. My voice shakes with my whimpers and my pleas for Zero to stop this, to give up, to subside with this perilous game of cat and mouse, but he doesn't relent.

When my back hits the wall, I gasp sharply, automatically sucking in my breath, as the first tear falls, escaping my eyes, and down my shaking, blood stained face. I hesitantly look up to Zero, or rather, down, because he ducks beneath me before I can get eye contact. I'm about to question cautiously what he was doing, but I quickly get lifted into the air, a couple of strong, lengthy arms encircling my waist. My eyes widen immensely, and I instantaneously try to swing out of his grasp, shaking violently while aiming pointless kicks at his body, screaming bloody murder, tears streaming down my face at the fear of dying such a horrible way. But, Zero simply walks to the bathtub, stills for a bit, and drops me in it, my body disappearing from his view as it falls into the crevice of the vessel. I stay on the bottom of the bathtub for a few moments, recollecting my thoughts, wondering why the hell I wasn't dead yet, all while slowing my tears to an absolute stop, a very troubling task.

After a minute or two of constant thinking, I perk my head up and look for Zero. I see him currently residing on the toilet cover, looking rather guilty, his gaze pointed directly at me.

My heart skips a beat, and I push back further in the tub, but decide I have to talk, no matter how scared. I try to sound fearless, but my voice betrays me harshly, stuttering over words, and its tone quavering. "Z-Zero…why? W-why me, Z-Zero?" I see his eyes clench, and I flinch backwards, hitting the wall sharply, though I continue. "H-have you drank before?" My voice stumbles when I say 'drank'. "Are you really a vampire?" He stands up, and I whimper a bit, but yet again, continue. "Are you going to attack me again...?" I whisper, shaking enough to cause an earthquake. He comes close enough to reach for me, grabs my wrists, and surprising me, pulls from out of the bathtub, and into a hug. Again, I stiffen, and wait for the possible attack to intonate. My heartbeat quickens to the point where it might beat out of my chest, and my breathing gets heavy and panicky, as I clench my hands hard enough until my palms start to bleed and my knuckles go white, and bite my lips to stop my sobs. But, nothing happens. Zero tightens his hold around me, and speaks, in a low, soft intonation.

"I'm sorry, Yuuki. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to. My instincts just took over, and I…" He crushes me even closer, before he speaks again. "…I couldn't help it. Your blood was so…!" I feel Zero's body go rigid, before he drops me abruptly. I slip on the ground from the sudden landing, though before I can hit the ground, I slam into something hard, toppling whatever it was with me. As we fall to the floor, my body is cuddled into something warm, apparently protecting me from the damage of falling again. When we land, I find that it had done a good job, as I hadn't gotten any bumps worth worrying about in the whole ordeal. I lift my self a little from the supplement of warmth, and slowly open my eyes. I nearly shriek when I see Zero on the floor, and me right above him, accidently pressing my head into his neck. I jump to get up immediately, but Zero, wraps his arms around me, pulling me closer into his chest. I blush madly, as I collide with him once more, this time feeling his defined chest more easily, my hands and eyes accidently scanning. I feel my heart beating through my ribcage, but I couldn't do anything about it. After staying like that for a few moments, he pulls my head up, and looks straight in my eyes, the crimson now replaced by amethyst. "Are you alright, Yuuki?" I nod my head fervently, staring at him. I can't help but wonder…where has the fear gone?

"Good. Now please, be careful, would you?"

Where is it? Where is my fear? Wasn't I supposed to scream now? I mean, a vampire had drank from me, chased me, and when finally catching me, had hugged me, then protected me from a fall. He had acted nice before, but all these signs could just be him, trying to gain my trust, and then luring me into his trap. And in his arms, he could easily bite me right now, and end my life, while my blood, my life force, prolonged his. So, why am I not scared?

He releases me, removing the thought of him biting me, and I jump of his body immediately. I take a few steps back once my feet touch the floor, still a bit apprehensive, but nowhere near as before. After all, how could I trust him? He has to work a bit harder for me to trust him again, right? He stands up, and comes close to me, then bends down on his knees, to speak face to face to me. I instinctively take a step back, but then face him, to hear what he has to say, even if my heart is racing.

"You must understand this, Yuuki. I'm about to say something rather…frightening." I clench my teeth, debating whether or not to let him to continue, as such things could prevent my escape. The over whelming urge to flee is boiling through my body, but my current interest turns my feet into cement, gluing me to one spot. "I am a vampire." I flinch a bit. But it's obvious, isn't it? "But I was originally human…actually, a vampire hunter." I nod a bit. I guess I'll just stay here, then. "Now I know you've probably read in your studies that vampire hunters have a bit of vampire DNA in their systems. That is true." I nod my head shakily, though, as it was a bit hard to process. So, had he been a vampire in the past? "Now, humans turned into vampires will slowly descend to Level E…wait, have you learned about the vampire class triangle?" I, again, nod my head. The vampire triangle represented how much blood of the original vampires rested in your veins. Level A is Purebloods; Level B is nobles, and so on. "Good. Now, you know that Level E is the state of uncontrollable bloodlust, causing vampires to attack humans on will." I flinch a bit. Is he implying that he's a Level E? "I promise you…we are not like that." Apparently not. But, wait…

I tilt my head. "We…?"

Zero nods his head, and looks pointedly at my neck. "I will get to that later. Now, as a vampire with almost no vampire blood in their system, I will descend to Level E. But there is a way to stop that." I lean forward a bit. He smirks faintly, clearly amused at my wonder. "I must drink the blood of the one who bit me. But, the one who has turned me…has gone missing." I sag my head a bit. So Zero will fall to level E… "But…" I perk my head up. "The time it takes for me to ultimately fall to the state of uncontrollable bloodlust can be lengthened." I lean in even closer, eager to hear a way. "I must either drink the blood of a Pureblood, or drink the blood of that of a Royal Heritage." I look down a bit, and point to myself. Zero nods. "Yes. You."

As he finishes his speech, he turns away from me sharply. I stare down intently at my hands, as I start an internal conflict in my mind. Zero needs blood… my blood, so he won't descend to Level E. But, if I don't give it to him willingly, he might attack me again in his fall to his uncontrollable thirst, and this time, not be able to control himself, either hurting me, or ultimately killing me. I shudder a bit at the thought. Should I do it…should I be brave? Well, it doesn't matter, really, as my blood will be sucked either way.

God. Why does this have to be so complicated?

"I…" Zero perks his head up, facing me, while his eyes bore into mine intently. As I gaze on the guilty look on his face, I decide quickly on what I must do. "You may drink from me w-whenever you feel in pain from the b-bloodlust, okay. I really don't care whether or not your a vampire, and my fear is something that I come along almost everyday. And I like you…a-as a f-friend, of course!" I flail my arms wildly. Zero merely raises an eyebrow, and waits patently for me to get on with it. I return almost immediately to my serious mood. "So, please…use my blood to help you."

Zero's eyes slit menacingly. "Yuuki, no! Don't be stupid!" He exclaims. "I've already drank enough!" I laugh a bit.

"Already have? I've hardly known you for a couple of days! And don't worry, I'm doing this out of my own free will." I stand up curtly, not giving any room for discussion and walk to the bathroom exit. As I raise my hand to unlock the door, a burning sensation is sent down my shoulder. I wince harshly, and face down at my shoulder, while pulling down the strap of my t-shirt. A nasty bruise, the size of an egg, currently resides on my shoulder, staining the once beautiful tan with a dark purple and blue, covering most of my shoulder. I turn to Zero. "Sheesh. Must have hit it harder than I thought. I'm always getting hurt, aren't I?" I smile sheepishly, and turn back to the door. Before I can open it, I feel a presence move behind me, and a hand that grips my healthy shoulder. Bending down, Zero places a kiss on the bruise, and slaps something on my neck. I jump a bit, and reach a hand up to my nape, skimming over the band-aid that now occupies the space in which the two wounds had been placed. Zero suddenly opens the door of the bathroom, and walks out hastily, not even stopping to close it. Stunned by the caring gesture, as well as the kiss, embarrassment creeps up on me, as my cheeks turn a bright red, and my mind starts spinning. My eyes lock on to Zero's moving back, as I stutter over my words, whipping my head back at the door, which was left open by Zero. I open it the rest of the way with haste, and examine my attacker. When he finally leaves, I look down at my injured shoulder.

The bruise isn't there anymore.

"Oh god, that's still so cool…" I mutter. Straining my gaze from the non-existent bruise, (Or maybe just Zero's saliva on my skin) I run out of the bathroom, and to Zero, who was calmly sauntering down the hallways. Heh, does he think he can get away, just like that? I dash through the open door, and out of my room, until I spot Zero. Running up to him, I viciously punch him on the back, using my speed to my advantage, sending him sprawling on the floor. He looks back up to me, glaring knifes at my body while gripping his back.

"The heck was that for?" he snaps. I smile sweetly, and pivot away.

My back facing Zero, as I saunter in front of him, and without turning back, say, "That was for biting me, and not telling me what's going on, as well as revealing you were a vampire after you had bit me." I stop, and then turn back to him. "But don't worry. I'm sure you can heal the bruise yourself." I smile brightly, and shift again, facing the front, as I hear Zero sigh with exasperation behind me. But, I ignore his obvious annoyance. There is, after all, something I still have to take care of.

Sitting on a table, I glare at the people occupying the once empty chairs. Glancing back and forth at everyone, my eyes retain a nasty glint as I examine the faces of my newly acquired comrades. No guilt. Just an ass-load of confusion. Hmm…so they haven't been informed yet, eh? Oh well. I could always tell them that I found out, right? I mean, they won't be shocked, eh? After all, I had to find out sooner or later.

That they're all vampires, right? Well, sort of. And what they do in their organization, right? Zero had informed me on my way here. The conversation is still fresh in my mind.

"What? Are you freakin' kidding me?" I exclaim. I stop walking to face Zero, as I shake my head abruptly from side to side. But, they can't right? They can't be vampires! Right…?

"Sorry Yuuki. I forgot to tell you that." I glare a bit at him. He doesn't falter, and continues. "But, the only ones who are vampires are…"

"Oh, please. Don't tell me that there's some kind of requirement for people to be blood sucking monsters…" I mutter, and sigh a bit, as I turn to Zero. As his eyes are furious enough to burn a hole in my face, I wail a bit, and turn my face away, hastily adding, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry! Please, continue!"

He sighs sharply, and starts again. "As I was saying, only the officials of our organization are vampires. The officials are ones who you are already familiarized with."

I do a double take. "You mean….Ruka, Shiki and Rima…they're vampires? And only them?"

Zero nods his head. "As well as Aido, Kain, and Takuma, don't forget them. On top of that, each of us controls a special power or element, which no one else has or can control better. For example, Rima controls electricity, and Shiki controls the blood whip, but Rima does not wield blood, and nor does Shiki control electricity. We also have healing powers through our saliva and blood, and we heal faster than a normal human. "

My mind was reeling. So, that's how Rima and Shiki had used their powers in the battle, as well as the fact that Ruka could hypnotize through images and scenarios, and how Aido froze me to the ground from before. But…there's still something I have to clear.

"How do you people know how to fight? Why are you not frightened by blood shed? What's so special about officials? And what does your organization do?"

Zero chuckles a bit. "One at a time, eh?" I nod. "We are rebels of the kingdom, either from betraying the royal army, or just a plain mercenary who wants to overthrow the king. There are many other bases stationed out across the world, all of which are trying to overthrow corrupt rulers, much like us. Our group gathers here, and completes missions from our leader to gather money to give to the poor, or to fund our organization. Other missions benefit us, as well as removing people who we deem to be threats, and we are sometimes hired for assassinations or whatnot by ordinary people. We are called The Revolutionaries, as we strive to create a better world."

"I see…so that's what Kain and Ruka meant by my presence being a help for them… to have a princess of the very country they want to over throw on their side must be beneficial…Anyway. Who's your leader?" I question. This is pretty cool. Regardless of whether I came here or not, they would be hunted, eh? Well, in their point of view, it might be horrible. But in mine, at least I know that it's not completely my fault that they're being pursued. I look up to Zero, and wait for his answer to my previous question.

"We don't know." His face maintained it's calm features, but soon, his eyes widened a fraction, and he tilts hid head a bit. "Hadn't Ruka told you already?"

I tilt my head. "No. Why?"

He looks a bit surprised. "They tell everyone automatically, and I had assumed they told you."

I frown a bit. "Regardless if I knew or not, you still bit me, if that's what your trying to say."

He growls at me sharply, and I shrink back a bit as he speaks. "I didn't mean it like that. I'm simply surprised that they hadn't told you about them, as well as what they do."

I shake my head, and look to the floor, a bit disappointed that they hadn't trusted me with the newly acquired information. " More fleeting secrets, I guess." I sigh a bit, before I look up, and see Zero opening a door.

"Were here. Shall we go in?"

"We shall."

I sigh, as I recall the memory. But of course, it would still be fresh in my mind. Hmph, whatever. I give everyone a final veer, before I start talking. "So. Is there something you want to tell me, guys." I see some faces contort with surprise and fear, while others remain impassive. I smirk a bit. "I'm mean, were comrades, right? Were supposed to trust each other, right? No secrets, eh?"

Aido scoffs. "What are you talking about? W-we're keeping no secrets from you." Hah. But I know you are. And, even if I didn't, did I just hear hesitation? Hmph. A dead give away.

"Sure. So, you wouldn't happen to know any vampires, would you?" Again, a cruel smirks is etched on my face as I enjoy playing with them.

Almost everyone in the room jerks a bit, and I know I've hit a bull's eye. But still, Aido tries again. "No. We don't know anyone like that."

Hmm. Quite stubborn, huh. Oh, well. I could always try again. "Are you sure? Because, I'm sure that there's at least…say, seven." I keep the bitter smile to myself, as again, I hear almost the whole room gasp.

"N-no! Where did you get t-that?" Aido tries one more time.

They won't relent, eh? Fine. I guess I have to resort to drastic measures. I take my finger, and put it in my mouth. I bite down viciously, and take out my finger, now bleeding. I let the blood drip down in drops, collecting in a tiny, red pool on my lap. Although it's a small amount, Aido, Ruka, Shiki, Rima, Takuma, and Kain jerk wildly at the spilled blood like it was poison. Almost all cover their face with their hands, as I see their eyes turn a luminous crimson, just like Zero's had.

"Odd, eh… because, is that a symptom of bloodlust I see? So, does that mean, are you vampires?" My voice reeks of sarcasm, and I try to at least stop some of the bitterness sweeping through my voice, my brisk movements.

Aido, again, tries to avert my attention from the actual truth. Though, he's gasping pretty hard, a dead give away, he still tries. "I-I don't k-know what y-you're talking a-about!" I nearly snap then, because the evidence was so clearly out there. But they still won't comply!

I lick my finger to stop the bleeding, and to calm my temper, but as I see apprehensive looks sent through out the room, signs of worry and unrest, and mutters of disappointment, but especially entrust, my patience bursts. I break my oblivious act, and let my voice crack with ferocity.

'They tell everyone automatically, and I had assumed they told you.'

"Why didn't you tell me, you idiots?" I let my temper soar, and strive towards Aido, and grab him by the shoulders, as he was the one doing all the lying, and shake him brutally. His smile was blinding, mocking me, like he was enjoying this the whole time, even when being thrown practically everywhere. "For your information, I already knew! Can you not trust me with your superficial secret? " I scream, and jerk Aido harder.

People in the room rush to us, as they try persistently to pull me away from Aido. Using the much disturbing aid, he breaks free of my grasp, and pulls his hands up in a defensive posture. The people circle my arms and waist, and pull my a decent distance away from him, apparently fearing what I could do to the officer. Even after this, I still struggle to get out of their grasp, and on him. I succeed, as I remove their hold, and rush towards my victim. Yet, more people come and try to tame me, but I refuse to get held back more. I start aiming punches and kicks at him widely, but Aido only smirks, and continues annoying me. "Whoa, whoa, hey! I didn't know you wanted to know!" He exclaims. I struggle to again to remove my bonds, only fueling my determination. He laughs a bit, breaking his smile into a obnoxious chortle as he tries to protect himself from my onslaught of attacks. But soon, he stops shielding himself, as his body suddenly goes rigid and still. I practically feel the confusion and the aggravation in the air, as his eyes, once alight with amusement and smugness, now slit in chagrin and vexation. I automatically stiffen, my anger evaporated, as remorse takes its place. My eyes widen, as Aido's lock on to my neck, where the band-aid covered my bite mark, him glaring at the plaster quite resentfully. That's…I put the pieces together quite perfectly, as they fit like a jigsaw puzzle, a horrible, fate deciding puzzle. He found out…

Well, this is quite the impressive flip-flop.

I whirl my face away from him rapidly, and jump out of my capturers' grasp, backing away hastily, turning around, and instinctively covering my neck with my hand. "Sorry. I had simply wanted to know why you hadn't trusted me with the secret." I sigh heavily, and try to sound calm and collected, completely in contrast to the storm raging inside of my body. My stomach is lurching, and my blood is pounding in my ears. "Alright, then I'll…Eh?" Suddenly, Aido's arm circles my waist, preventing any of my movement, and stopping my retreat completely, by stilling my body from the waist downwards. His hand grips my wrist, pulling it away from the band-aid, so he could examine it better. His hand skims across the nape off my neck, and comes to a rest over my plaster. He keeps it there, and doesn't move. I suck in my breath, my heartbeat going miles per hours, as I wait in anxiety for what will happen.

"Ow!" Quickly, the band-aid is ripped from my skin, leaving raw skin, and my bite wounds, exposed for the room to see. The plaster held in Aido's fingers, he takes it, and waves it in front of my face. My hands jerk out of Aido's grasp, though my waist still held, and snap them up to my neck, covering the incisions before anyone else's gaze could catch them

"Who did it?" Aido acts curtly. I flinch, then shake my head briskly. "Who did it? I'm sure you must know that it's completely forbidden for a vampire to drink in our base!" Although he was not yelling, there's a certain harshness to his voice, and I warily avert my eyes from his calm, but obviously tense on the inside, ones. Unfortunately, I come face to face with Ruka's concerned orbs, as her soft hands come up, and touch my wound carefully, after removing my balmy hands from it.

"Yuuki…? Your first day here, and you already got…bitten?" I shake my head, refusing to speak, at the apprehension of how weak and miserable my voice would sound. "Yuuki…who did it, Yuuki?"

"I-I…um…tsk." I look down at Aido's arm, which was still held firmly around my waist. I click my tongue, ponder my options. Well, I could tell them…don't know what would happen to Zero, but it'll get me out of trouble. Or I could do exactly what they were doing to me before. Acting oblivious to the facts when the were so clearly revealed. I perk my head up, and make a decision. "Sheesh, I always seem to be stuck in situations like these…" I shake my head. "Fine. I'll tell you on three conditions." I glance at their faces. Most seemed willing, so I continued. "One, don't ever lie to me again, as you realize the reason I was bitten was because you guys didn't tell me in the first place." People's faces covert to guilty smiles, and disappointed sighs. I smile menacingly as I say the next condition, my voice turning sickly sweet. "Two, Aido remove your freaking hands from off of my body before I rip them off and stick them up your ass." Aido quickly listens to my order, releasing my hands after a bit of hesitation, then jumps back a couple of feet. Enjoying my, once again, much strained-for freedom, and I stretch my arms, and crick my neck. How many times have I been captured today…? Sometimes, this is too much for someone to handle, regardless of being a princess. "Three, just…don't kill the person, okay?"

Ruka laughs a bit. "Kill? Why would we? But, there is punishment to whomever did it." I see her eyes darken a bit, as her voice drops menacingly low, but she reverts back to her normal self once her eyes meets my trembling body, my hands held up in a desperate defense position.

I swallow my saliva, and brace myself…well, no. I send a prayer to the God to protect Zero, and declare rather loudly,

"It was Zero!" I watch said person's form on the wall jerk, and start to turn slowly, as the people occupying the room gasp for like, the hundredth time today. I continue. "He was the person who did it! But, don't be angry!" People look at me expectantly, their eyes widened in confusion. "Because…" I take a gulp of my saliva, and brace myself yet again to the lie in which I have to use to save Zero from his own comrades.

"Because I let him do it!"

Oho, confession time! Well, kind of.

Anyway, if it was hard to follow, Yuuki just lied for Zero's sake, even after she found out the "forbidden practice of blood drinking", or whatever. :D

Yup. That takes some guts!

Anyway, please review!