I FINALLY uploaded. FINALLY! I got writer's blocking then school started back up so I've been a little behind on my writing, but I FINALLY posted it.

I had someone ask me if it was over. No the story's not over yet. But I will be wrapping it up very soon. I got the ideas semi in place and all I need to do is type it down and correct it (which is the hardest part) Anyway there is probably only two or three chapters left to this. I will try my best to upload faster.

Chapter

9

"I told you last night that you didn't have to make breakfast in bed for me."

"I know, but I wanted to. Try it. It's delicious."

He turns his head away from me. "You could've just called me down to the kitchen."

I frowned. "I can't do that. You're still healing."

"Yuuki, it's been two weeks already."

I got tired of arguing with him. "Just shut up and eat." I break a piece of rice omelet off with a fork and stick it in his mouth. His face doesn't change but his eyes widen in surprise.

"Not bad, right?" Usually my food didn't taste that good, but this breakfast was probably the few edible dishes I made.

He swallows it and I feed another piece in his mouth.

"I can feed myself you know," he remarks but he doesn't stop me from putting more in his mouth.

It's been almost two weeks since the incident happened. Things have been going extremely well between Zero and I. Sure, it might not seem that way right now but they are. He always complains when I do things for him though I know he secretly likes me to. Zero's wounds are completely gone now and only scars (which will eventually heal too) remain.

"Aren't you full?" I ask him.

He nods his head. "Did you eat anything?"

"Yes Zero, I ate before I came up so you can stop worrying about me, okay." I can't fight the urge to kiss him any longer so I press my lips to his. He doesn't waste any time responding immediately kissing back. I move myself off the bed and on to his lap almost knocking the tray of plates on the floor. My action makes him groan and press his mouth against mine harder. I do the same. Our tongues explore each other for a long while then we reluctantly break apart for air.

"Let's do something fun today," I suggest once I caught my breath.

"What do you mean by fun?"

"I don't know…" I stop to think for a second. "Let's go to the zoo or the aquarium!"

Zero looks at me with a not-gonna-happen face.

I think it over again. "What about a carnival?"

"A carnival?"

He responded. Does that mean he's giving it some thought? I know he wouldn't go for it but it's worth a try. "Yeah, you know, play some games, eat cotton candy, ride the Ferris wheel."

There is a long silence in the room as Zero sits there (me still on his lap) and mediates. Everything I said he probably hates and I started to lose hope. Then he looks up at me. I raise my eyebrows. "So?"

"I guess dinner and a movie is out of a question?" he asks weighing out his options.

I shrug my shoulders.

I wouldn't be surprised if he says no. If we absolutely have to go see a movie then I'll go. I mean, two hours in a dark theater with Zero isn't an entirely bad idea, but we already did that last Saturday. I want to do something different. Something we never did as a couple before.

He sighs in defeat. "There's this Sakura Festival the next town over…We could go to that."

I kiss his cheek and throw my arms in the air. "Thank you! Thank you!"

He rolls his eyes at me before dismissing the subject. "We should get dressed now."

I was so happy that I forgot what time and day it was.

Today we had a half a day of classes.

I hop off the bed and stand on my feet, hurrying off to the bathroom before Zero can.

School was boring as usual. The teachers I had that day talked endlessly and tediously and the day just dragged pass even if it was cut in half. After the final bell rung Saiyori and I went out for Sundaes at this nearby Café.

"So how are things going?" Yori asked me.

"Hmm?" I look at her with curious eyes.

"You and Zero, how are things going between you two?"

I completely forgot that for the last two weeks I've been living at Headmaster's house. Headmaster has been missing more and more days of work so we both (Zero and I) decided to stay there and watch the house until his schedule is back to normal. Plus, Zero's injuries needed to be taken care of. The only time Saiyori and I got to see each other was during school and the little time I have before I go on patrol.

"Well…" It's not that I didn't know, it's just that I was taken back a little by the question. I mean I never sat down and thought about our relationship enough to tell people the details.

"Well?" she repeats waiting anxiously for my answer.

"Good, I guess…I feel like we're closer than we were before."

"That's good. What about the sleepwalking?"

"I think it's gone. I haven't walked since the fire happened." I could've gone on about how it was Kaname's existence that made me do all this stuff and now that he's out of my life I can focus on what's really important. But that's in the past now.

"I'm happy to hear that Yuuki." She looks as if she wants to say more then, she smirks at me.

"What is it?" I ask suspiciously.

"Nothing; I was just wondering if Zero a good kisser?"

"What?!" I say not sure if I heard her correctly.

She repeats it and my cheeks immediately grow red. "Umm…I don't know. I guess he is."

"Do you see fireworks like they say?"

"Well…not exactly…I feel…my heart beating really fast like it will explode." And it was true. Zero's kisses do some crazy things to my heart.

"Do you really have to tutor me now?" I look up at Zero, my face invaded by sadness and confusion. "It's a Saturday."

"Exams are coming up and weekdays are usually busy for us."

"But what about the Festival?"

"We can go afterwards. The train doesn't leave until 4:00. We have plenty of time."

"Studying is so boring."

"It'll be even more boring when you have to repeat your 2nd year."

I was a little hurt by what he said. I wasn't that far behind where I was on the verge of failing. I was giving enough effort where I wasn't at the very bottom of my class. I was close to it, but not at the bottom. And I was trying my best at every class no matter how tedious it got.

I sighed loudly and then pulled out my English book. "I hate you." I say.

"If you hate me just say it in Japanese."

I ignored him and flipped to the correct page.

I sighed again. I didn't hate English but it was very difficult. Math, on the other hand, was actually the one I hated the most and I knew that was coming up next.

"You owe me big time for this."

"What; saving your ass from failing?" Sarcasm was evident in his voice.

"No; making me study on a Saturday."

After the two hours of torture (tutoring) we got are things ready and made our way to the train station. The line at the ticket booth wasn't too long and we were on a train within twenty minutes. The inside had a sizable amount of people but we were able to find good seats with an even better view. When the snack cart came around Zero brought us canned coffee and Pocky Sticks. An hour later the train jolts to a stop. The doors open into a surrounding that is completely different from what I'm use to. There are people in colorful kimonos. There are huge buildings. There are beautiful cherry blossom trees. I smell a mixture of delicious aromas coming from all directions. Everyone is laughing and playing games. The atmosphere is so fun and exciting here and all I want to do is have the best time ever.

"What do you want to do first?" I ask hooking my hands around his arm. "What about this."

I ran over to this carnival game where you had to use the water gun to pop the balloons. Zero popped them with hardly any effort at all while I took forever just to pop one and I refused to leave until I won the teddy bear by myself. After that we went gold fish scooping. Zero was good at that too along with wack-a-mole and ski-ball and this one game where you had to swing a hatchet to ring the bell. Me, on the other hand, had trouble with ever game we played.

"Why do you have to be so good at everything?" I grumbled.

"What kind of question is that?"

"Why do you have to be so perfect all the time?"

"I'm not perfect."

"Well, you act like it."

"Isn't it your dream to have a boyfriend that is good at everything?"

It's not an entirely bad thing that he's good at everything. He's good at cooking, good at cleaning, good at studying, good at kissing, and good at protecting me. It's every girls dream to have a boyfriend like that.

"Well…" I didn't really know how to answer.

"Well?"

I was about to open my mouth to respond when something happened. A feeling washed over me; an eerie feeling. I looked up at Zero who was looking around suspiciously. Someone was watching us.

We both stand there looking around for a long while then Zero abruptly grabs my hand and drags me off.

"Zero…" I'm at a lack of words again and I just follow Zero blindly to his destination. He stops and a long line of people appear in front of me. It's the line to the Ferris wheel.

"Don't look at me that way. Didn't you say that you wanted to ride it?"

"Yes but…"

Whatever we were sensing back there, was it real? Was there actually someone watching us or were we just imaging it?

We stood there in silence the whole time. I was afraid to talk to him because if I did I would ask him what the hell is going on. And I was afraid of the answer he would give me. I was afraid that it was something I didn't want to hear.

Our turn is up and I step into the cart first. Zero closely follows. I thought he was going to sit next to me but he sits across from me instead. He doesn't make eye contact with me either. All he does is stare out at the horizon and I watch him.

"The view is beautiful up here." I say as we climb to the top. My voice is shaky but I manage to flash a small smile. "Every since I could remember I've always liked Ferris wheels, especially big ones like this." Zero doesn't respond so I continue talking. "A few months before you came to live with us, Headmaster took me to a Sakura Festival in Tokyo. The Ferris wheel was huge and the view was amazing. I could see all the lights in the city from way up there."

He still doesn't answer and I start to feel anxious and weary. I can't avoid the questions that's been bothering me this whole time. "Zero…is something wrong? Is...something bad going to happen?"

He turns to stare directly in my eyes. Without saying a word he kissed me. The Ferris wheel stops at the very top and we are frozen with are lips pressed, not even bothering to break apart to enjoy the view. The cart starts moving again and I try to push away but his grip on my back to too strong. Now, I am worried. This bypassed the I-love-you kiss. It more like the this-is-the-end kind of kiss. Like the ones in those romance movies where they never see each other again. My heart starts beating faster and I know that Zero can hear it because he finally lets me go. His lilac eyes meet my cinnamon ones with a anguish expression and my heart drops to my stomach. He is about to tell me something, something bad, like I predicted. I close my eyes and wait for my ears to hear the worst possible scenario…

Instead of words I hear silence. I open my eyes to see a lone rose pedal floating slowly into the cart. This is strange because we are hundreds of feet in the air far away from any plant life.

Then Zero's phone starts vibrating in his packet. I am in full panic mode right now but Zero answered it calmly.

"Hello?"

There is a pause as the person on the other line speaks. "Who is this?" His face is frowning as if he's thinking about something. "No," he answers. This time there is a long break and I wait anxiously. "Zero?" I call out. "What's going on? Who are you talking to?" I keep shouting questions at him but he isn't concentrated on me.

Another rose pedal falls in and I watch as Zero's eyes dilate with angry surprise. The phone slips through his hands and hits the floor with a bang. I don't know what's happening but I'm already terrified. "Zero!" Who was it? Who was on the phone? Did something happen? Please tell me?" I am yelling to the top of my lungs and know the people in the carts below can hear me.

His face is turned my way but he refuses to meet eye contact. "Headmaster was attacked by a gang of Level Es..."

"Is he okay?"

"He's…in a coma."

"What!"

"And the person on the phone was Shizuka…Hio."

I am paralyzed in shock. I heard every single word crystal clear but none of it made sense to me.

He turns his whole body away from me and slammed his hand against the seat. "That son of a bitch."

It just couldn't be true. Hio was the one who killed his whole entire family and turned him into a vampire. But I doubt it has anything to do with Zero. Her intentions are based solely on world domination or something very similar to it. I mean, why else would she make all these Level Es.

The Ferris Wheel stops and we run as fast as we can to the gate, me dropping all stuffed animals and leftover cotton candy in the process. Zero stood on the curb waving down a cab while I searched my pockets for some extra money. The trip home will cost a fortune by cab.

The whole ride there was tense and silent. It was so quiet that I could hear sounds that I usually didn't hear like the crickets chirping, the tires crashing against the pot holes, the trees swaying in the wind and worst of all I could hear my frantic heart beats.

The car stops with a jolt. Zero throws the money at the driver without even counting it. I am already passed the front gate running up the path to Headmaster's house. I'm not even sure if he's here or not. He could be in the hospital for all I know. Yet, I keep running until I reach the front door of the house. Zero is right behind me now. We grasp our weapons before going in.

"Headmaster!" I call out making my way to the living room. "Headmaster!"

The house is quiet, suspiciously quiet.

I follow Zero upstairs to Headmaster's room. He knocks on it a few times. "Headmaster, are you in there?" He tries to turn the knob and when he realizes that it's locked he kicks it down with no hesitation.

I don't know what exactly I was expecting to see. An empty room? A note from Hio saying that he's at the hospital? But the room isn't empty and there is no note. All I see is the body of Headmaster sprawled out on the floor. Sword in hand, hair undone and draping over his shoulders and his eyes closed as if he was once conscious but could hang on anymore.

Zero runs over to him and presses his hands on his chest. "His heart is still beating and his body is warm."

"So he's a live, right?"

"He's alive but just barely…"

So, I guess Shizuka really was telling the truth. Headmaster really was in a coma.

"Did she do this?" I decided to go with "she" because someone like that doesn't deserve a name.

"Her and her son of a bitch army of Level E," he answered crudely.

A gust of wind comes blowing in from the busted out window along with another blood red rose pedal. I know something is about to happen to me since I learned that nothing ever goes right when red roses are involved.

The delicate flower lands soundlessly on the shattered glass pieces. As I focused on the rose I feel my body and eyes grow tired and then out of nowhere I am blocked out from the world. The last thing I remember is Zero shouting out my name and me being carried off somewhere.

So Yuuki gets carried away again?

Sounds familiar doesn't it.