Man. It's been very long since I updated this. But at least I am back again. I got some free time (like at 2:30 in the morning xD) so I'm writing bit by bit the story. I hope that you haven't lost any interest even after the long wait. Thanks for the reviews, subscriptions, favorites and pms I received. They all mean a lot. And I'm now gonna stop with the note cause I'm sure you wanna start reading the story.
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Chapter 6
"Come inside, Takuma," the pureblood told his blond childhood friend.
Takuma complied, entering the pureblood's dorm. He knew that if Kaname had requested to see him, it was definitely for an important reason. 'Maybe it had to do something about Kiryu Zero's disappearance,' he thought. He seated himself in a comfortable position, waiting for Kaname to inform him.
"As you know, Kiryu-kun has been gone for a while now. We've spent quite some time searching for any clues concerning his whereabouts," Kaname started quietly.
"Well, we haven't had much luck now, have we?" Takuma commented back at his friend's previous words.
Kaname prepared to speak, mentally debating on what to call Zero.'I can't just tell Takuma that I'd spoken to Zero; the other would think me insane.' "That isn't true. I had a talk with one of my...contacts. He found something rather interesting and showed me the other day," he said calmly, displaying the family photo of the vampire society's most high-ranking members.
Confused green eyes gazed at the picture. He saw nothing in there that could help with Kiryu's disappearance. 'But Kaname always had an eye for these things.' His longtime friend knew things far beyond normal eyes' comprehension. "What am I suppose to be looking at?" he inquired. Kaname handed him the picture, making it easier for the other man to examine.
"Look at it once again," the brunet urged.
Takuma checked again with intense scrutiny; he saw a mix of emotions like happiness, irritation, scorn, and perhaps sadness. And then he saw what his leader saw. One boy, probably a pureblood, had a very odd expression that Takuma couldn't quite place. Was it mischief, grief, anger, excitement, tenacity? He was sure that this boy was the only one to hold so many emotions at once. "I see," Takuma finally said, returning the picture. "It's about that boy, right?" A brief nod was Kaname's response. "So what attachments does he have with Kiryu-kun?"
"According to Shizuka, both of them used to be very close. Lovers, I might say." Kaname ignored the painful, twisting feeling inside his chest at the word 'lovers'. Taking a breath, he continued, "At least, I suppose they were until Shizuka separated them, sealing away Zero's memories in the process. Somehow he learned that Zero was alive. He's the only person in my mind that'd have any intention of kidnapping Zero. This is only a hypothesis, of course, not the truth."
Takuma processed the information. 'The details fit, and the hypothesis is a good one.' It surprised him that his leader would take such an interest in Zero's case. 'Wait a minute...since when did Kaname start calling Zero by his name?'
"Something wrong, Takuma?" The silence was broken for a mere moment by Kaname's question.
"Nothing. Just thinking..." Takuma murmured. A pregnant pause followed his three words. "Well, is there something else I could help you with?" he began, his trademark smile not reaching his eyes. "I might not be that helpful, but—"
"There's something that's been eating at me." Kaname intertwined both of his hands placidly. "Is it possible for two beings to have some kind of mind-link?" It seemed like a proper question. He knew he had that kind of link with Zero, but just not how.
"Of course. If two beings are connected, they can somehow be able to connect telepathically. It is rare, but not impossible. Why do you ask?"
"Just curious. I have some…important things to handle. You may leave now." Kaname dismissed him with a minute gesture towards the door. The blond noble stood up and exited with respectful bow.
Kaname laid still on his bed once he felt Takuma's aura far away. Closing his eyes, he focused his thoughts on Zero. Minutes passed, and despite his effort, no results came. 'Still nothing! Takuma said people could connect through their minds. I know I did it before, but why wasn't it working—That's it!' Kaname relaxed his mind, trying to fall asleep. He'd been asleep each time he'd managed to contact Zero, the when his mind was relaxed, free of any other thought. He felt his body going numb, begining to drift into the world of slumber—currently Zero's soul.
Yes…he recognized the room, the dark area that surrounded him, the one, mysterious door ahead. He'd successfully managed to re-enter the silverette's soul.
"What are you doing here, Kuran?" came that voice laced with mild surprise.
"In case you've forgotten, you were the one who asked for assistance," Kaname reminded. He suddenly pushed a picture into Zero's pale hand.
"You don't need to remind me," Zero grumbled. His amethyst eyes widened in shock as he finally looked down at the object he held. "Where did you find this?" Zero asked. The picture showed a younger-looking version of Akira. 'That's surely him. Why are he and Kaname in the same…do they know each other?'
"Is he your kidnapper?" asked Kaname softly.
"Yeah. I'd recognize that look anywhere." Zero gave Kaname the picture back. "Do you know him?"
Kaname shoved the picture into his pocket. "Afraid so. That's Akira Hio." Seeing Zero's eyes bulge at the mention of the last name didn't phase Kaname in the slightest. "He is Shizuka Hio's younger brother and a pureblood vampire. He has been off-limits for a while now. Nobody knew about him for years."
"So he's a Hio." Zero stared at his feet, not wanting to look Kaname in the eye. 'Another Hio, the wretched family that took away my humanity, that ruined my life. I was trapped by a fucking Hio!' His fists clenched at the thought.
"He is indeed."
"What are you planning to do now? You already know who Akira is. What do you plan on doing?"
Kaname didn't know how to reply to that question. 'I was so caught up on discovering Zero's kidnapper that I didn't even bother to think of the next step once I found out.' He felt Zero's radiating uneasiness. He would be preoccupied for his well being too if he was in Zero's situation. Sadly, he had no answer.
"Are you just going to stand there all day or are you going to answer?" the silverette growled out, miffed by the lack of response.
"I don't know..."
"So the almighty pureblood doesn't know what to do for once?" Zero spat humorlessly.
"You shouldn't speak like that to somebody who is trying to help you," Kaname managed to say, attempting to calm not only Zero, but himself as well.
"Help with what? After all of the time that's passed, you've only managed to find out his identity. You don't even know what to do now!" Zero retorted. "You don't know what it feels like, knowing that every passing second, you just get closer and closer to inevitably becoming a lifeless puppet. Depending on your enemy to save your life, as well. You don't know!"
Kaname didn't say a word, letting Zero relax a bit after his outburst. When he deemed Zero emotionally stable enough, he shifted towards him. "You're right. I don't know what to do." Zero's angry glare rested upon him. "I mean, not yet anyway. To come up with the perfect plan, you need to know what you're up against. Now that I know who has you, it'll be easier to come up with a plan. I just need some time," he assured.
Zero's expression seemed to soften. He un-fisted his hands and looked directly at Kaname. "Why are you even helping me?"
"You asked for my help," Kaname stated as if it was the most obvious thing in the world, much to Zero's annoyance.
"That's what I mean. We've been enemies ever since the day we met; we've done nothing more than argue all of these years. Why would you, of all vampires, do something just because I asked you to? I'm pretty sure you wouldn't help if there was no reason at all!" he snapped.
"I'm doing this for Yu—" started Kaname.
"That's not the complete truth!" Zero interrupted. "I know you care for her, but you wouldn't risk your pride nor your reputation for a mere ex-human. Not even for her."
Kaname was speechless, watching as the other vampire's eyes began to water, a rare sight considering he was calm, collected Kiryu Zero. His heart began aching as one crystal-clear tear managed to escape its prison and roamed the pale cheek. He felt no control of his body as he cupped both sides of Zero's face and brushed his lips against Zero's soft ones.
It was shocking for both of them; Kaname couldn't believe he was kissing Zero, and vice versa. It was just the simple touch of lips against lips, no tongue or anything involved.
Kaname pulled away, fighting the urge to blush just as strongly as Zero. 'That was…unexpected. Why did I do that? I love Yuki, not Zero…'
Did Kaname just kiss me? Zero wondered, the thought being the only one on his mind.
Akira smiled to himself as he made his way over to his precious boy. 'I'd love to see Zero again. Maybe I'll even feel up to one of those ex-human's arguments. He is truly beautiful when enraged.' How lucky he considered himself to have someone as wonderful as Kiryu Zero.
What he was not up to was the sight of Zero kissing another person. By the feeling of his aura, he could tell that it was a pureblood like him. 'A Kuran.'
He saw as the two pulled away, both clearly too shocked to say anything to each other. They didn't even notice him around. When he saw Zero's finger tracing his own lips, Akira finally snapped. Eyes turned bloody red and an animalistic growl escaped his lips, ready to fight for his prey. The Kuran looked at his direction, Zero as well, completely frozen.
"You." He pointed his finger to the brown-haired man that just kissed his silver-haired soon-to-be. "How dare you touch him!"
"How dare you keep him locked away inside of himself!" Kaname shot back.
Dark energy began surrounding Akira, an extremely powerful one. It surprised Kaname to see so much power in another being.
"He is mine!" The energy smashed into Kaname instantly, causing the pureblood to disappear. The red eyes were now on Zero, who seemed to have recovered from his light daze.
"What did you do to him?" Zero shouted, defiance still burning even as Akira closed in on him.
"He will not be able to come between us anymore," Akira murmured in Zero's ear.
"Is he—"
"Dead?" Akira finished knowingly, seeing Zero nod tentatively. "Oh, no. I simply blocked away his access to this place. Such an annoyance, right?"
"Hn."
Elegant, deadly hands roamed the soft, silver locks. Akira yanked the teen closer to his face, smashing his lips into Zero's into a forceful kiss. It was nothing like Kaname's. 'But did Zero even liked Kaname's kiss?'
"You are mine, Zero. Don't you forget that. The pureblood won't be able to see you ever again. He will not love you as much as I do, and I don't care if you love him. You will remain with me."
"I don't love him!"
"I'm glad to hear that."
"That doesn't mean that I love you!" hissed Zero. He crossed his arms, scooting away from the vampire defensively.
"We'll see about that," sneered Akira.
TBC...
O.O Kaname kissed Zero. Confused feelings are starting to show xD
I want it to be summer already. I promise that once summer arrives I will update this way faster than I update now. Stupid school. It takes so much time . Motivate me with your reviews plase. I love to read your opinions.
Here is the preview for the next chapter.
He smiled softly to himself as he saw the silver haired boy sitting by the lake. All alone with a bored expression on his face. He approached him by surprised, earning a small yelp from the boy as he wrapped his arms around him.
"Akira! You idiot!"the silver haired boy yelled as he saw who was behind him.
Akira chuckled and kissed the boy's cheek.
"Nice to see you too Zero"
The boy, Zero, rolled his eyes at AKira's reply. He was excpecting something like that coming from the raven haired boy.
"What took you so long. I've been here for half an hour already" Zero motioned his clock to AKira.
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