C H A P T E R - One - Reunion

R A T I N G - T - Some mild violence/bad language

P A I R I N G S - Zero x Yuuki

N O T E - Don't own Vampire Knight

The waves of color splashed across the picturesque fields of lush grass on the hills. Bluebirds sung their morning tunes to each other, males attracting females to entice them to sing along in their love harmony. Flowers bloomed and the fragrance of their scented petals would give any perfume designer a spasm, or perhaps a feeling of natural jealousy. Yuuki herself was no exception, though she wasn't a perfume designer so what matter did the welcoming of spring have against her. She could only watch from her bedroom balcony and greet its warm embrace back.

A soft knock came from the doorway, "Yuuki," Kaname's velvet voice spoke, "won't you come down for breakfast?"

"Coming!" She was about to pass over to the other side of the door when she crossed paths with her reflection. Her long tendrils of hair that shadowed her face were matted and rough, there was no way in hell's name she could approach her fiancé like this. She brushed it through, and then changed from her night-gown attire into a more meaningful spring dress that fitted snuggly around her petite body. The sun brought with it a comforting glow as the silhouette of its UV rays ran from the window's glass into the large bedroom. Yuuki became blinded when she took a faint glance towards the light; her acute sense of sight was too great to overcome the sun's powerful shining aura. Though of course she'd prefer the humanly sensation of the morning over the monstrous daunting chills that the night gave to her. As a vampire however, the night always conditioned her to become what she was born to be.

Eventually she lingered from her stationary position in her room, down the hall and the flight of stairs, into the living room. It was a charming and cozy house that she and Kaname had been living in for a few months now. The old cavern that had once sheltered them as children together with their parents had been discovered by vampire hunters and was ultimately destroyed, though thankfully the two lovers weren't burned with their furniture. Nowadays they live in peace and safety here, isolated from the rest of the world by miles of forests, mountains and whatever Mother Nature has created. Weekly there would be someone - Aidou, Ruka, Kain, Seiren or Touya and Shiki – who would enlighten the couple on what has been occurring so far in the outside world.

Kaname's appearance out of another door broke Yuuki's day-dreaming. His trade mark smile soothed any apprehensive thought that could come to mind. But that wasn't nearly enough as when he added, "You look beautiful," to it all.

She glowed red and thanked him dearly in a not so calm manner, in fact she was still acting as eccentric as she always was. Bowing her head repeatedly and scratching her hair to evade the belief that she was making herself all the more a joke of than a princess. She could only make a sheepish reversed smile towards him when she sunk down into her wooden chair to eat.

Kaname seated himself precisely across the table from his companion. He sat with such a profound grace that Yuuki had trouble concentrating on landing the container of orange juice into her cup. She became so distracted by how the breeze of the wind from the open window and the similar glow of sun framed his whole exterior godlike profile. Until today, she hadn't really incorporated how bloody lucky she was to have scored with a man of this caliber. Kaname truly lived up to his apprised role as a pureblood.

"Something wrong?" His eyes were suddenly fixated on her.

Again Yuuki put on her elaborate display of bowing, this time in apology not gratitude. "N-No, I'm sorry I shouldn't have stared." Inside her she felt a sense of physical and emotional frustration though. They both have come close to consummating their engagement but something always seemed to hold her back. An annoying thorn in her side kept poking at her every time they tried to get close. Then there came a sense of female angst that was waiting for the perfect moment when it could finally force her body onto her prince of the night. However, she stayed firm in her chair, finding that to be a bit out of character.

A knock hit the front door, then another, then another. The couple was already over to it by the fourth. They opened it to see an unusual sight. Everyone - Aidou, Ruka, Kain, Seiren and Touya and Shiki stood at the entrance. Their facial expressions were mixed, some daunting others apprehensive.

"Kaname-sama," Aidou bowed, "we have important news."

"What is it?" Yuuki asked.

"It would seem there have been a large group of vampire hunters detected in the region, and they seem very well equipped." Seiren explained for the rest of the party. Her same monotone voice made it feel as if it wasn't an emergency at all.

"Forgive us but we must bring you two far away from here it is not safe anymore." Kain advised before the party assisted the couple in packing whatever they could into the car that was presented for them to drive. They drove off leaving the country house behind as a distant memory now.

Yuuki couldn't comprehend it. Once again she was being torn away from her home that she had only just gotten accustomed to and was forced to thrive elsewhere. If this was how things were going to be than she might as well put a bullet through her head before things in there really begin to spin out of control. How much longer will she take it until she is the one not Ze--him who would make her fall, the one who would stop her life short when it feels as if it has only just begun. She still felt like an infant, having eaten her human side to survive and to refuel her thirst. But still sensed a form of humanity locked away inside her that only pours out whenever she has the need to cry. Weeping was a sign of weakness, a sign of discrimination especially among vampires alike, an embarrassment of the species. She might as well die.

Her eyes altered at that moment from the window to the person sitting beside her. Of course, how could she die knowing that Kaname would be completely heart-broken seeing her leave him. With that painful likely thought polluting her mind she rested her head on his shoulder and coiled her arms to one of his. Kaname sat statue-like, no motion, no words, just silence crept between them as the car continued to drive them to their new destination.

"Ugh! Good mornin' sunshine!" Isao grinned warmly as he entered the garage to greet Zero who only sneered back.

"Wow, easy there kiddo what's with that poisonous attitude? I'm only saying hello." He raised his hands up to prove he wasn't playing games. He watched what Zero was screwing around with, "Wacha' doing?"

"Trying to work on this tracking devise you recently invented."

"Careful with it sunny, I'm still testing it, you can't go throwing it around like a friggin' ball it's delicate and still needs time." His expression darkened, "And if you dared to fuck it up I'll fuck you up."

Zero reversed the glare.

"Or not," Isao nervously laughed reverting to his normal laid-back self. "I'll never live up to your level, I'm still only human." Isao was a former cohort of Kaien, the Headmaster of Cross Academy, and long time friend. He welcomed Zero with open arms and a heavy heart. Truthfully he has become Zero's friend as well, being the only one now who keeps the hunter company. His sanity is also put under restraint by a special serum Isao had created that enables Zero to go a few days without having to sink his fangs into anything that went on blood. Of course, there were some days where the hunter wasn't so acceptable of the serum and that can cause a whole hell of trouble when his eyes begin to glimmer red. One time it became so serious he nearly was the death of Isao, and even after he regained consciousness he still had the urge to drink his associate's blood completely dry. Isao on the other hand understood what Zero was going through even though he never was told how he had become this way he still had the respect and loyalty to work by the hunter's side.

"So are you planning to patrol later today?"

It seemed like a stupid question to ask, "Obviously." Zero chuckled, a rare sight. He put the tracking device down on the table and seated himself in a large patient's armchair that usually would be found in a dentist's place. "I need my morning dose."

"Oh right," Isao scavenged around in a nearby cabinet and took out a hypodermic needle. He knew how Zero suffered from a partial case of aichmophobia even if he never directly admitted it; the vampire hunter still had to accept the fact that he needed this above all other things. The needles point touched the skin where Zero's tattoo rested.

"1…2…3…" Isao sunk it into his skin and an aggravated grunt slipped from the hunter's mouth. The serum was steadily pushed in and then the mechanic retracted the needle. He wanted to bandage it up but his patient had already left the seat. Voices were present and he had noticed that the television was clicked on. Zero was watching the news channel with intensity and seriousness.

He equipped himself with his gun and stormed away, "Got to go."

"Alright, see ya later and be care--" But Zero was already gone. Isao smiled and scratched his greasy hair, "Man, why the hell do I keep saying that? I know he'll always come back. Isao you sure are an idiot."

Zero power-walked unusually down the street his attention set on something in the distance. Smoke. The news planted a bomb on him that a hotel residence filled with innocent guests was being blown to smithereens by some life form. He was the only one who knew the faintest idea of who the culprit was. Despite being more fashionably ready to kick some vampire ass, Zero was more than willing to try and protect the needy especially if that included children, he hadn't completely succumbed to the darkness yet. There was still some light inside him, maybe his weakening human side that seemed to battle nonstop with a monster that has become like a parasite, eating away at his core.

He arrived at the smoldering scene. A large crowd of spectators mixed with men in red, firemen, surrounded the frontal side of the building. His eyes briefly scoped the infinite number of people watching in awe as the flames continued to engulf everything. One pair of eyes altered towards him. They were sapphire blue, and the face of the man was perfectly carved, with honey blond hair. The hunter and he had a wide eyed stare down, until the man eventually mouthed his name.

Zero ran around the side of the building, avoiding who he had just familiarized himself with. He caught sight of a particular figure that was perched atop the roof; they were dangling someone in their hand. He crawled up a flight of stairs lying against the hotel. Fire-drenched flames pricked at his face and hands as he climbed to the very top to meet the culprit and victim. He could see the enemy's face rather clearly but the helpless woman, he assumed, was only a silhouette.

He took out his gun, "Release her at once or perish."

The vampire laughed, "Oh my how delightful, I finally get to meet you at last."

"I'll ask you again, release her or I will shoot."

Another chuckle came and the vampire rotated his whole body towards the hunter also allowing his victim to come into view. Zero froze. He recognized that same fragile frame that he had once left behind at the academy. She was unconscious however, so her deep-set brown eyes were unable to penetrate through him. Still he was unsure of how to react, locked in a pause of shock. The vampire dropped his victim and went for an attack only to be shot through the head point blank. He cried out before completely evaporating.

The hunter peered down at the unconscious princess. He knew he couldn't allow her to die in a place like this or above all like this. As much as he wanted her dead his body reluctantly picked her up bridal style. She felt warm against his chest, and he had almost forgotten how fragile and petite she was. She seemed to weigh less than a backpack or whatever mechanical contraption he's had to carry around while helping Isao. At long last he had finally reunited with her and strangely his heart frolicked in rejoice for it. But wait, where the hell would Kana--he be? Wouldn't he care for the safety of his beloved fiancé or wife if they got married already? The thought of marriage irritated Zero and it plagued him with beliefs of how happy she may or may not have been while tying the knot with her own brother. Never the less he departed from the scene with her still held closely to him. He was going to have to be the one to kill her after all…right?

Yuuki rose up from a warm bed to greet the sun-bleached room. She rubbed her eyes and took in her faint surroundings. Nothing was familiar; she was in a small room, no a cabin actually, that made her feel slightly claustrophobic. She could have sworn the last place she remembered was being engulfed in flames but everything after that went blank until now. There was a tapping sound and then the door to her right creaked open. She altered her attention towards it where a person was standing. The light continued to beam down from the window above and it was only too soon that she realized who the face belonged to.

Her eyes widened, No.

Those piercing moonlight eyes, pale luminescent skin, and long strands of flatly styled silver tendrils. There she was, staring up at the face of her former best friend and partner. The tension in the room only grew with every passing moment they stared into each other. Then after an eternity of silence had made its mark she let out his name in one simple stroke.

"Zero?"

Author's Note:

Sorry for the delay, I wanted to make this chapter slightly longer than the first and since I am working on making my writing more professional it took a while longer to finish it. I hope you guys are satisfied and now we have them finally meet up again. Seems like next chapter will be even more interesting XD Once again forgive me for the lateness but this last week of school was annoying, especially Friday (two tests and a quiz), so I wanted to take a breather. Not to mention: I HAVE A LIFE TOO!

FYI: I forgot to include this in my previous chapter but this takes place after chapter 49 of the manga. I know chapter 50 is out already so i am just stating this to ensure there is no confusion between my plot and the original. Anyway please review for more!