Disclaimer: Yes, I'm still in pain. Yes, this chapter was written on the same day I wrote and posted the first chapter so my pain isn't THAT prolonged. No, I still don't own Vampire Knight. Yes, I am Zero's fiancée… XD Ok, ok…enough jokes. Some fangirls might skewer me alive on that one…
A special thanks to glozinga for being my first reviewer!! Hehe…I know it's kinda unfair to just give appreciation to the first reviewer but –hey!- you have to admit, glozinga was pretty quick…or lucky to spot my fic!! Domo arigatou!! :D
A big thankies to all who reviewed!! :D
WARNING: Uh…well, basically the same as the first chapter's. hehe. And if you don't know that…you are a rare specie of people that reads only the second chapter of fics and eats everyone's left shoe. …No wait, that's Stitch… XD
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"Ahh…Kaname-sama! It's so nice to see you again!"
The brunette flashed that one-million-dollar smile at the dentist, "Likewise, Enju-sensei (1)."
The dentist's office was small, compact, and neat. That was because he was a special dentist. A vampire dentist. Nevertheless, he also caters to normal people's dental needs. However, no normal human client seems to notice that their dentist doesn't seem to age. At all. He always looks, like, 19 or something.
"Please." A motion to the dental chair.
Kaname always hated that chair. It looked like the modern version of the iron maiden to him (open-air version, of course). And don't get him started on that special light. It annoyed him to bits.
Thankfully, Kaname Kuran was a person of amazing self-control.
…THAT, and Ichijou would nag his head off if he finds out that this particular appointment did not go as smoothly as he planned.
"Open your mouth please."
'So I can bite your head off? Why, of course.' The brunette chuckled inwardly at the random inside joke. Hey, if he keeps doing this, he might just get through this meeting well. You know, with no casualties whatsoever.
Yeah…inside jokes…
The dentist blinked and pulled away from his initial inspection, "Do you have any past experiences with dental attachments before, Kaname-sama? Retainers, perhaps?"
'No. And I don't plan on having any.' A polite shake of his head. Man, Kaname was good at this. Maybe this whole affair was nothing to get flustered about after all-
"Ah, I see. …I suppose we could just put in molar bands first so you'd get used to it…" The blonde dentist turned his back on the noble and leafed through a random cabinet.
'Give me all you've got, doc. NOTHING in this little dental office could possibly hurt me.'
The dentist was back now. He was holding a small roll of metal wire. He set it down beside the now ominous-looking dental scissors.
Still, Kaname held fast to his pride. He smiled back at the dentist, seeming confident.
Enju-sensei's smile never faded one bit either, "Let's get started then."
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(Cross Academy… Transition Period)
"Ok, everyone. We're going out now-"
"Ne, Ichijou!"
Sigh. Renewed mega-watt smile. "Yes, Aido?"
"Where's Kaname-sama??"
Silence.
Ichijou twitched. He was hoping that no one would note that particular question. Well, of course there were many easy answers. He could just say that Kaname was busy in his room. Or that he was tired. Or lazy. They'd accept those reasons like a thirsty rabbit accepts water. But… he already tried a random 'acceptable' excuse with Kain a while ago.
And, needles to say, it didn't go too well…
((Flashback))
Humming.
Takuma Ichijou was humming a cheery little tune as he walked down the dimly-lit hallways. He was a stark contrast to this whole setting. He stood out like a bright lit candle.
However, there were people who blended well into the dark setting.
"Ichijou."
The blonde jumped a bit. Did that pillar just talk to him??
…Akatsuki Kain stepped out of the shadows.
A relieved sigh. "Oh Kain! It's just you… Is anything wrong? …Did Aido do something again?"
The taller teen jabbed a thumb at the general direction of their bedroom, "No. Aido's still asleep. I came to ask you about something."
"Oh. Ok. What is it?"
"… A while ago…"
"Yes..?"
"…While I was walking in that hallway over there…"
"Uh-huh…?"
"I heard something strange. Like…laughing. Your laughing."
The blonde froze. So he WAS laughing too hard. Well, at least it was just Kain. He can get by this easy. "Uh…It's just that Kaname told me this hilarious incident-"
"So Kaname-sama told jokes now, huh?"
Ichijou felt uncomfortable underneath that blank but questioning stare. He nodded.
"…Speaking of Kaname-sama…Where is he?"
'-GAH! Use humor, Takuma!! Humor always works!!' "Uh, don't tell me that you've already caught Aido's Kaname fandom, huh, Kain? Ah, Ruka has some competition then, eh?"
Kain looked at the -now-obviously twitching blonde. "…"
"Ahahaha… ha…ha…"
"…"
The blonde blinked, "Uh, well, I can assure you that Kaname is in an important braces-I mean-meeting! Well, I have to go! It's almost twilight!"
Zoom.
The orange-haired teen blinked. "…braces…?"
((End of Flashback))
Ichijou bit down on his lower lip (with his normal human teeth, of course). He really should just keep his mouth shut…
"Wherever he is, I'm sure it's because he has to do something important, right Ichijou?"
The blonde blinked and nodded (appreciatively) at Shiki's excellent entrance.
The still-sleepy looking brunette gave a random small smile at the blonde before heading out with the rest of the Night Class.
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(Moon Gates… Transition Time)
"PRRRRRRRRRTTTTTTT!!" Yuuki blew her newly-acquired whistle (or 'human heralder' as Zero calls it…) to part the already excited girls.
Zero didn't even need to speak. He was just standing there staring (down) at the girls coldly. It was a good technique, though, seeing as how the girls were frozen in fear.
They all heard a creak.
The girls squealed but the Moon Gates did not open. Instead, the creak came from the main entrance gate, so they all focused their attention on that one (because humans like staring at creaking gates…lol).
A walking figure in a black overcoat was walking towards them.
The atmosphere suddenly got…chilly. And Zero hasn't even recognized who that figure was.
He only recognized 'it' when 'it' came closer.
"Kaname-senpai!!" Yuki chirruped, not out of her usual greeting but as a way of exclaiming.
Kaname…in a word…looked…scary.
The girls, who usually crowded him, parted like the Red Sea. It didn't help that Zero was in the way, either.
The brunette stared at the Kiryuu. Everyone thought that a glaring fight was to ensue, but Kaname turned and avoided him before making his way to the Moon Gates.
Zero was…confused, to say the least. It was bothering him, and it was probably just a trick of the light (A/N: what light??) but he thought he saw Kaname…pink. You know, like with a slight flush on his cheeks.
Dammit, it made him look cute.
'AGH! ZERO KIRYUU! GET-A-HOLD-OF-YOUR-SELF!! You HATE that guy, remember??'
'-Well, yeah, but he looked cute then-'
'NOOOOO!! SHUT UP, SHUT, UP, SHUT UP!! …and MAN, WHY am I talking to myself?? …And inside my head, too…'
'-I dunno. Your fault, I guess-'
The silver-haired teen stopped his mental banter just at the exact time he saw Kaname's head collide with the side of the opening Moon Gates.
Kaname, it seemed, was a bit out of it and did not quickly open the Moon gates as soon as he reached them (flustered…? Dizzy…? Pink…? Lol). So, in a way, the gates opened themselves for him. (:D)
There was a small 'bump!' noise when the Moon dorm president's head hit the gates. The said dorm president automatically put a hand to his injured (-noggin-) head and stumbled back a few steps.
Ichijou audibly squeaked when he saw who he had hit. Oh darn, if he only knew opening the gates needed some sort of loud verbal warning like 'I'M OPENING THE GATES. PLEASE GET OUT OF THE WAY.'. But this has never happened before!! So how could he have known-
"Ichijou—"
'Oh crap! Kaname saw him!!'
"You—"
The blonde quickly grabbed the brunette and ran with him back to the dorms, slamming the door in the process.
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Stunned silence.
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Shiki walked over to Yuuki and borrowed her whistle. He blew on it and hand-signaled the Night Class to follow him, which they quietly did.
As the Night Class was being heralded away like a bunch of obedient sheep, Yuuki walked over to Zero, who was now sporting an expression aside from the usual option 'brood'. In fact, it seemed that an amused smile was creeping its way into his face.
"What do you think happened to him, Zero?" Yuuki's worried voice floated into the other's ears.
Zero just shook his head. Well, whatever it was, it certainly was amusing.
The two walked away now, to watch over the vampires.
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Yuuki blinked.
…
"Zero… Are you smiling??"
Zero put a hand over his mouth and forced the newly-formed smile down.
"Waaiii!! You were smiling!! I better go tell the Headmaster!!"
"No, wait!! Yuuki!! Don't!!" The other twitched, and ran after the suddenly-hyper child.
A happy little (married) bluebird chirruped happily in the distance, almost as if it was heralding the events to come.
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Wahaahahaha!! Chapter 2 up!!
OMG. That 'Kaname-hitting-his-head-on-the-gate' thing was soooooooooooooo totally random!! But it was worth it, though! XD
NOTE: (1)- Enju-sensei: he's an OC of mine for Bleach. His full name is Furumikoshi Enju (Miko, for short). I just used him randomly here. He has blond hair and is a very nice guy. :D
Anyway, I must leave and fill my stomach with foodstuff.
But, more than normal physical hunger, I also hunger emotionally.
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Feed my soul reviews.
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-OMG! That was soooooooooo creepy. XD
Hey, my teeth aren't aching that bad anymore!! XD
(innerself: That's because you've forgotten about that 3-day pain period your dentist told you about T.T)
Eh, right…
Soooooooooooooooooooooooooooo………
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