a/n: Sorry... I know this took forever....but here's a new chapter! .

Fanged Delight

Hungry?

Chapter 9

Kain awoke with a start, the events of last night slowly coming back to him. Looking down, he smiled, noting just how cute Yuka was, still fast asleep. Slowly, he slipped out from under her, thinking of how to best surprise her this morning...(morning for them anyway)

elsewhere

Zero scanned the desert corridor before continuing to monitor the rest of the building. Before long, he instantly got the feeling of being watched once more. He stopped, glancing behind him, before taking another step forward. The feeling returning, he swiftly pulled out his gun, as he turned, scannign the seemingly empty hall.

The sound of footsteps alerted his senses, and he whipped around once more ,facing his gun directly at the person.

"ZERO!"

It was only Yuki. He sighed.

"What are you doing?! Waving your gun around like that?!"

"Hmph," was all he replied as he made his way down the hall once more.

....Zero... Yuki lowered her eyes, and continued down the other end, unaware of the pair of eyes hidden in the shadows, watching as she did so.

meanwhile

Kaname sat, his head in his hand as he found himself lost in thought. He came to, just as there was a knock on the door.

"Kaname?" Ichigo smiled as he entered, quietly closing the door behind him, as Kaname looked up.

" Yes? What is it?"

Noticing his worn look, Ichigo smiled and put his hand up in defense.

" I was just wondering is I might have a quick word with you?"

Kaname said nothing, linking his hands together and placing his mouth behind them. Ichigo took this as a sign to continue.

" To put it simply Kaname, I'm worried about you." He moved closer to the window, withdrawing the curtain's back slightly. " We all are."

"We?" Kaname inquired, slightly bemused.

Ichigo nodded. " The Night Class of course. They sense you are troubled." He made towards the door, pausing slightly before thinking better of saying what more was on his mind, before walking out and leaving Kaname to his thoughts.

Placing two blood tablets into a glass of water, he reached over and grabbed a nearby file, reading the tab: Akakura, Yukata.

elsewhere

As Kain made his way down to the kitchen, he raised an eyebrow at the sight of Ruka. She started, before turning and giving him a rare smile.

" Yo." Kain greeted, lazily. He continued to walk past her until he felt a gentle tug on his arm.

" Ruka?"

" Kain...can we talk?"

He looked at her desperate expression and sighed. " Sure."

She gestured toward her room and they entered, closing the door quietly behind her.

"Ruka, what is this a-" He stopped, turning to see her figure trembling to the floor.

" Kain....you're the only one I've been able to trust... i- it wasn't supposed to mean anything, but-" she stopped and Kain kneeled down, brushing her bangs away from her face, and tucking it behind her ear.

"Who?"

She looked away before answering. "Zero Kiryu."

Kain returned to his dorm room sometime later. He just hoped that Yuka had not awakened yet. As he opened the door with one hand, he smiled, watching her form sleeping peacefully. Closing the door quietly, he carefully made his way over to the bed. After placing the a bed tray of desserts, he smoothed her hair from her face, and watched as she stirred awake, her eyes opening slowly.

" Good morning sweetie." He greeted, picking a strawberry from the tray and taking a bite out of it. " Hungry?"

a/n: again I know this took forever...but since it's summer i'll be updating A LOT more now...so yeah. .