Disclaimer: Betcha thought I was dead, huh?? HUH????? .. Well, actually, I thought I was too. For a couple of days. Hehe. The school-monster gobbled me up, and I am now in its fourth stomach nicknamed 'College'. Yah. True story.
Inner self: I know I don't have to do anything to make your situation worse since your readers might already have their riot torches and just need to dust them a bit but—SAY A DISCLAIMER ALREADY!! Sheesh, you always misuse this space…
Me: Oh. Right. I do not own Vampire Knight. If I did, I sure as hell won't be making fanfiction for it since it'll be filled to the brim with yaoi.
Here's what y'all have been waiting for!! And- seriously- sorry for the wait. You can torch me later after this chapter.
WARNINGS: fluff, Yuuki the yaoi fan girl, the evil that is Kaname Kuran…you know the rest.
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Zero sensed that something was not right.
Well, first of all, the Day Class girls (-were they actually really girls, with their freakish brute strength and rabidity…?-) seemed tame. Almost quiet and subdued. They yelled their affections for the Night Class at tolerable noise decibels. Zero didn't even need his ear plugs.
Second, he hasn't seen Yuuki since class that day. He would have been really annoyed but since the Day Class girls were tamer than usual, he didn't mind the absence much. But still, Yuuki should have told him something. Who knows, she might be calling up danger somewhere by now.
Honestly, that girl…
…
"Uh..ano…Kiryuu-kun?"
Silver amethyst orbs glanced at a particular female member of the mob behind him. "Hm?"
…
The girl looked shy and reserved. She had big round glasses and her hair was in two braids that hung by the sides of her face. Her voice was also very soft. Well, that was what Zero thought before she spoke again…
"WE'REHAVINGAFAIRTHISWEDNESDAYOURCLASSWANTSYOUTOSINGYUUKIWANTSYOUTOSINGTOOWEALREADYAHAVEASONGYOUPRACTICETOMORROW….OKAY?????"
Zero blinked, "Uh…What—"
"THANKS! WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW IN THE H.E. ROOM!!!!"
And with that, the girl disappeared from sight.
The silver-haired lad had NO idea what he had gotten himself into.
…But somehow, he had a feeling that Yuuki had something to do with it.
…
A familiar squeak.
A subdued version of a 'Kya!'.
…
Zero sighed, knowing full-well what was coming...or more specifically, who were coming.
As if on cue, sparkles seem to appear out of nowhere as the famous Night Class made their way out into the 'imperfect' human world they were forced to live in.
Honestly, these people were so perfect they make everything else look second-rate. Even the trees feel second-rate.
Damn… Zero hated them.
... And that was even before the 'incident'.
…
Speaking of that incident…
The silver-haired prefect braced himself, not only for the onslaught of the fan girls but also for his internal mental banter that will undoubtedly ensue when he passes by.
…
Anytime now…
…
Zero blinked. The Night Class Vice President just passed by with Shiki. There was no one else behind them. And to make sure of that, the gates have already shut with its version of a click and the crowd dissipated.
The lilac-eyed teen furrowed his eyebrows as his gaze trailed behind Ichijou and Shiki.
'It's not just today too…'
"Ichijou-senpai."
The blonde turned, megawatt smile on place, "Yes, Kiryuu-kun?"
"Where's Kana—er.. Kuran-senpai…?"
Shiki stopped walking as Ichijou did. Both noticed the –almost- slip of tongue. They also noticed the faint dusting of pink on the prefect's usually pallid face as he also noticed the slip.
The couple gave each other brief knowing looks before the blonde turned to Zero.
"Kaname is busy, signing paperwork from the Council."
Zero blinked, for the second time that evening. Then he gave a quiet nod of 'Thanks' before he went on his way.
…
Ichijou couldn't help but frown as they watched the dejected puppy's (:3) retreating form.
"I wish he would stop making stupid excuses and just come talk to him. The poor thing…he's obviously sad."
Shiki 'hmm'-ed in response.
"Kaname's being a total idiot over this."
"Hm."
"Shiki…"
Worried and slightly annoyed emerald green met electric blue.
The younger of the two sighed.
"We can't do anything. It's their problem, after all."
"But can't we do anything to at least help them..?"
…
There was a suspicious scuffling in the nearby bushes. The two vampires went to a completely guarded mode.
Shiki took hold of Ichijou's arm and was about to call on his blood whip when…
…a poorly disguised Yuuki Cross popped up from the bushes.
"Sorry! Did I scare you?"
Yuuki was wearing something that looked like a full bush of leaves, except that the stuff was stuck all over her Cross Academy uniform like some freakish growth. She was also sporting a bushy helmet and was wearing camo binoculars with the classic lipstick war stripes on the sides of her face.
In short, she looked like a bush that had grown a Yuuki in it. (XD)
"Uh…"
Shiki twitched and had to turn his back to the girl to hide his guffaw.
"I think what Shiki's trying to say is…what were you doing in there? Aren't you supposed to be patrolling with Kiryuu-kun?"
Yuuki looked around a bit, slightly alarmed, "There's no one around, right? I thought I heard Zero a while ago…"
"He left to patrol the grounds…which, it seems, you are not keen on doing tonight."
The small brunette ignored the jab at her duties and, instead, turned with full attention at the couple, "I overheard you talking about Zero and Kaname-senpai. There is a way you can help them."
Shiki stopped laughing long enough to stare at the girl, "How are we gonna do that?"
"Well, I guess you both already know of the Winter Festival our school has a few weeks from now…"
The two nodded.
"This is what I want to happen.." A beckon of her hand and the two leaned in.
…
The circle of conspirators broke up a few minutes later.
"I think it's a great idea!" Ichijou's smile brightened.
Shiki nodded too, "But how are you going to make them do that…?"
Yuuki looked up at the blonde, "I was thinking you guys could help me on Kaname-senpai's part."
Ichijou nodded, and so did Shiki.
The girl flashed a determined grin, "Phase Two, Complete!"
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(Kaname's Room)
The brunette sighed, sprawled on his spacious bed. His closet was open, revealing rows of his pristine Night Class uniform, all ready to be worn. But they never were worn…at all…for the past three days.
It had been four days since the incident.
Kaname thought it would be fine to go on as it was the day after 'it'. But the moment he passed by the prefect, he felt like his legs turned to mush and he had to thank his innate sense to gather up his wits before he did something stupid in front of everyone.
The memory was still fresh in his mind…and he had no idea why he kept remembering it.
…
It wasn't like Kaname lacked the ability to selectively forget any…'inconvenient' parts of his memory.
But this was a particularly stubborn one. Really…really -particularly- stubborn.
…
Was it because the incident brought to semi-life his daydreams of the silver-haired prefect?
…
Maybe.
…
Well, duh. Obviously.
…
But it's not like he can do anything now. The said prefect seemed to have formed the iron will of forgetting about the incident, if the way he avoided his gaze back then was of any indication.
…
There goes his hopes and dreams. Down the toilet.
…
Flush…
…
"Cheep?"
…
'Cheep?? Toilets don't go 'cheep'…'
…
Kaname looked up from his position to the window. There was a cute bluebird watching him from the branches of the nearby tree.
Deciding that a natural distraction was needed, he approached it, even opening the window so there were no barriers present between them.
'-Sigh.- If only being with Zero was this easy…'
He held out an elegant hand to the bird, who happily perched on it (just like a scene from –insert beloved Disney movie with animals and pretty maidens here- XD).
"You're a cute bird…"
The said bundle of blue feathers tilted its head to the side.
Kaname sighed again. "If only Zero would come to me as easily as you did."
The bird blinked…then pecked the pureblood's hand.
"OW! What was that for??!?"
Satisfied, the bluebird flew off and back on to the branch where another bluebird awaited it.
…
Kaname looked at the 'peck mark'. It wasn't that bad. Just a small wound.
What was up with wildlife these days??!??
…It must be global warming, or something.
…
But thanks to that, Kaname realized that he can't expect Zero to just come to him. If he really wanted him, he had to do something about it. Lying around here, moping, won't change anything! He had to take action!!
… But what kind, though?
…
As if on cue, there was a knock on the door.
"Kaname…? It's Ichijou. We need to talk about…Kiryuu-kun."
The tall brunette wasted no time in opening the door, "What do you have in mind?"
For one of the few times in his life, Kaname saw the blonde smirk.
It was a good sign…A very good sign.
(-insert evil laugh here- XD)
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(The Next Day… Day Class Home Ec Room)
There was a distinct 'ting!' sound as the oven seemingly signaled the silver-haired hunter over.
Leaning over, Zero managed to get a hold of his perfectly-done vanilla soufflé. The girls (and some of the guys) all crowded around him, squeeing at how good Zero was in baking. Also, the stuff smelled really good so getting in close was of really good benefits. It was also good if you had a fork with you…
"Ne, ne…Zero-kun!! Can we have a taste???"
The prefect shrugged and put down the delicate pastry, "It's all yours."
Loud 'kya'-ing ensued, followed by the everyone trying to get a piece of the delicious object (-the soufflé, not Zero :3-).The noise level and the girls' rabidity almost equaled that of the times they meet the Night Class at twilight.
Zero thought so too, but he merely scoffed at the thought, preparing for another soufflé. He had been baking since class started. It was not like it was a problem with the teacher or anything. It was Home Ec, after all.
That, and he promised the teacher at least half of his baked goods.
It's not a problem, seeing as he was so keen on baking today.
…
Why was he so keen on baking today, anyway…?
…
Any well-versed girl could say that Zero was suffering from a bout of depression and was trying to distract himself with baking, which is a stress-relieving past time.
But of course, no one could say that to his face for fear of their lives.
…
The class bell rang for break just as Zero put the pan into the oven.
Before he could start cleaning up, Yuuki and a bunch of girls crowded around him.
Zero sighed, "It won't be done until after a few more minutes—"
"We're not here for the soufflé, Zero."
He blinked, "Uh…Then what—"
Without so much as a warning, the girls pulled the poor prefect out of the room, into the hallway, and finally into the music room.
"We had a deal, Kiryuu-kun."
Zero blinked. She was that girl from yesterday. What was she doing here?? And what was happening???!?
"We all know your problem, Zero. I know, and I told them so we can have help." Yuuki was staring at Zero innocently while the taller prefect was being tied down to chair so as to prevent him from bolting away anytime soon.
"What problem???!?! What are you talking about???????" Zero struggled against his restraints, but he was no match against jump ropes and Girl Scout knot tying techniques.
"It's your love problem, Zero."
"Love problem??!?!? What love problem????"
"The one you have with Kaname-senpai, of course."
…
Zero was stunned into silence for a few minutes.
Yuuki paced in front of him, talking like an expert detective does to an obviously guilty but in-denial criminal.
"When you were bothered days before and told me about your love problem that had gone awry, I had many suspects in mind. But just yesterday, I've had confirmation from Ichijou-senpai and Shiki-senpai…who look fabulous together, by the way…"
There were a couple of nods around the room.
Zero, whose face was now strikingly red, twitched, "You even have those bloodsuckers in on this???!?!? What the hell is going on????????????????????!?!????"
Yuuki leaned in, an evil little glint in her eyes, "What's going on is that we are going to help you get the love of your life, whether you want to or not. But there's not use denying it- we all know you want him."
Another round of collective nods.
Before Zero could say a grand biting retort (-he had none, by the way…-), Yuuki (-whom Zero has now deduced to be an evil yaoi fan girl-) pointed at the nearby radio, "START OPERATION LOVE PUPPY!!!"
-TBC-
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LOL. I seriously thought of doing this as a final chapter but there were so many things happening…
OH yea, before I forget…The explanation for the recent chapter's:
Note: (1)- seme and uke- every yaoi fan girl knows this. 'Seme' means top and 'Uke' means bottom. 'Nuff said. :3
Whew. My fingers are tired from typing so rapidly. I haven't been writing for soooo looonggg… but the next chapter won't take too long. Don't worry :D Oh, and don't worry about Kaname's braces. They're still there and will make a special appearance next chapter XD
And what would make me work faster on it are your reviews, dear beautiful people.
So make me work rapidly!! Send a review now!!
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