Chapter 8 – The Weekend Break
One week later.
"Yuuki... your going to trip down the stairs with that massive suitcase you have..." Zero said concerned as he watched Yuuki from the bottom of the stairs, looking up them to see Yuuki with a brown, over loaded, huge, suitcase, zero smirked. "Yuuki, you do know its only for two nights?... it looks like your packed for two weeks!"
Yuuki looked down at Zero annoyed struggling to carry the bag due to the weight of it and her lack of strength, moving closer to the edge of the first stair attempting to lift it up again. "I will be fine Zero! I won't tri- Ah!" Yuuki suddenly lost balance lifting up the heavy bag, swaying back and forth on the top stair, but was moving more forward due to the bag she was carrying, but before she knew it, the bag was taken from her and she was pushed back.
"See... what did i say?" Zero sighed smirking still.
Yuuki snapped out of her shocken paralysis, and looked back down at the stairs to see Zero carrying her bag easily and walking down the stairs.
Her attitude turned to annoyance and she crossed her arms, and walked back to her room to see whether she had forgotten anything. But before she could check, she heard a shout from downstairs.
"Come on Yuuki! The taxi has arrived!" Zero shouted unpatiently up the stairs.
"Okay, let me say goodbye to father!" she shouted back at him in a hurry now.
She forgot about checking her room for extra stuff she may of forgot, but instead, marched out of her room and then down the corridor to her father's office. Before she was about to knock, she heard another voice within the room, and the voice had a sense of annoyance and anger with in it. Yuuki pressed her ear against the door to listen in.
"Why on earth chairman would you let her go with Him! Have you considered the state he is in!"
"Kaname, calm down, i trust Zero-". The chairman tried to reassure Kaname Kuran who was without no doubt within the room and furious.
"Trust him! I don't trust him at all! What on earth do you think he will do? Do to YOUR daughter chairman! Think logically god damn it!" Kaname shouted back.
"Look Kaname, sit down for crying out loud. I know Zero, he wouldn't do anything to harm her to such dangerous levels, he wouldn't, and if i knew he would, i would of sensed it, as you know, and if i did i wouldn't allow him to go." The chairman replied back to Kaname honestly. "Besides, he is being watched now... and you don't need to ask by whom because you probably saw him the other day walking into the grounds."
"Yeah, but he isn't going on the break with HIM is he? Maybe i should go with them? And make sure things are okay?" Kaname replied hopeful.
"Kaname, no, I'm sorry, but Yuuki pacifically asked Zero for company"
At those words the chairman had told Kaname, Yuuki's heart skipped a few beats at the sudden guiltiness growing rapidly through her body. She didn't want to hear anymore, so she knocked on the wooden door, loud and clear.
"Oh, come in!" The chairman's tone of voice changed to his usual cheery state.
Yuuki entered but didn't completely walk in. "Dad, the taxi has arrived, i will be going now." She simply said not looking at Kaname, like he was non-existent and not there.
"Oh, well i hope you have a good time," the chairman raised up from behind his desk and walked over to Yuuki and hugged her warmingly. "I know you are in safe hands Yuuki-" The chairman took a quick glance at Kaname who stood near the door, leaning on the wall with his arms crossed annoyed. "-but keep safe anyway." The chairman pulled her away and smiled at her, before placing a loveable kiss on her forehead.
"I hope you have a good time Yuuki." She heard Kaname say to her coldly from behind her. Yuuki twisted around and smiled widely.
"Thank you Kaname, i hope i will aswell." Yuuki replied to him happily and then looked at Kaname for any reactions. Yuuki was expecting the warm, welcoming smile she got from him all the time, but instead, Kaname just half smiled at her for a few seconds before going back to his annoyed self.
"Kaname, have i done anything?" She asked confused and concerned at Kaname's weird behaviour.
The chairman had walked away from Yuuki and sat behind his desk again. Kaname took this opportunity and walked towards Yuuki and placed his hand comfortingly on her shoulder letting his dark, crimson red eyes gaze into Yuuki's dark brown eyes.
"Why is it you trust Kiryu... over me? Especially after what he did to you..." Kaname asked, with worry and hopelessness spread over his face.
Yuuki was stuck to words, it was then she realised, without even knowing, she did trust Zero more than anyone she knows, even Kaname. Yuuki didn't want to upset Kaname more, so she tried not to say too much detail into how much trust she has in Zero than Kaname.
"Kaname, what happened that night, the night Zero bite me-" Yuuki began but felt Kaname was a little agitated at that information but she then carried on pretending not to notice it. "- that never changed my feelings, and trust for him, he is still very close to me, like you are and father. Our relationship has changed a bit, but that's only because of the cautions, but besides, i need to be with him, i need to watch over him as i have control." Yuuki explained confidently and also telling the truth and then raising her right hand to show her wrists which has the bracelet that was given to her for Zero. But Kaname rejected the offer of seeing it, and pushed her hand down and pulled him towards her and hugged her tightly. "You know where i am if you need any help Yuuki, but you should be going now, i hope you have a nice time Yuuki." Kaname whispered into her ear and then let go of her leading her to the door of the chairman's office.
"Thank you Kaname, i will." Yuuki smiled once more, before walking away down the corridor and disappearing round a corner to meet Zero in the taxi.
"What took you so long Yuuki!" Zero shouted out the passenger seat window unpatiently yet again.
Yuuki walked out from the academy and walked to the car and opened it, closing the window that was open, shut again and climbed in and gently closed the door not wanting it to slam against her weak strength.
"Sorry the chairman and Kaname caught me for a while." Yuuki replied struggling to put her seatbelt on.
"Hm, i bet Kaname was annoyed at this." Zero sneered looking out of his own window now.
"He was slightly, but i told him not to worry and stuff and so did father." Yuuki explained to him being honest. "me and my father trust you."
Zero didn't reply in words but replied in the way of shaking his head in disbelief and not looking at the innocent Yuuki. And then the car started to move, driving them to their destination. The journey, as Yuuki thought and predicted, would be very quiet and tiring, and to Yuuki's predictions, the journey was quiet and tiring, she even slept half way there, whereas Zero, kept to his window peering out on it, not making another move. Hours went by slowly, and nothing was said.
"Yuuki, wake up, we're here now... wake up." Zero said nudging the silently sleeping Yuuki.
She stirred for a bit, but there was no sign of her waking up.
"Hm. Fine then, have it your way." Zero smirked quickly before poking Yuuki directly in the ribs. Yuuki shot up in shock panicking, but was pushed down against her seat again as she was still had her seatbelt on.
"Finally, we're here now Yuuki." Zero explained opening his door escaping the warm, tight spaced taxi.
The driver of the taxi was already out and was unloading the boot of the car in a hurry, like he was late for something. But once the driver and Zero had quickly unloaded their luggage from the car, Yuuki came out sheepishly rubbing her eyes due to her tiredness and to the outdoor brightness of the spring sun.
"Thanks." Zero swiftly said to the driver who was now walking to the drivers seat of his taxi to leave. Zero started to pick up most of the bags leaving three behind. "Yuuki, I left you the three light ones, which are mine."
Yuuki blushed in embarrassment and moved to the three bags hiding her face from zero, and picked them up easily and was surprised at how light they were.
"So where are we heading** Yuuki said cheerfully looking around the area seeing a calm springtime, town, which was full of civilised people walking around looking into shops. Yuuki looked frantically everywhere at a sight she was expecting to see but couldn't.
"Zero..." Yuuki asked concerned and confused. "where-"
"Yuuki, we're not really there yet, but don't worry, the beach is close, we have to just walk to the other side of this town, it shouldn't be a long walk." Replied Zero moving away.
Yuuki's confused expression turned cheery and immediately tried to catch up with Zero without any problems with the weight of bags she had to carry.
But, it was only that first half hour of walking that Yuuki didn't have any problems...
An hour and a half later
"Z-zero..." said an exhausted, out of breath Yuuki struggling behind Zero, who was still having no problems. "i thought you said it wouldn't take long!"
Zero sighed "well, i was trying not to cause an uproar of laziness and disapproval from you"
Yuuki stood still in her steps catching her breath back and was taken back by zero's comment. "i would of been fine if you told me how long the actual journey was! I get annoyed when people lie about stuff and claim that the lie was for a reason, Zero, i would of accepted it" Yuuki sulked struggling with the bags as her arms were starting to wear out.
"Hmm, well don't worry, we're close now."
"Right.. i bet that's a like as well." Yuuki replied shaking her head in disbelief.
Yuuki heard Zero chuckle in front of her and tried to catch up with him but wasn't successful.
"Blimey Zero! Where do you get your energy!"
"Well I'm just generally fitter than you and well..." Zero stopped and carried on walking realising that being a vampire also gives you extra strength and energy, especially after an in-take of blood.
Zero didn't finish his sentence, and Yuuki sensed that it wasn't a good idea to ask again.
After a few more minutes of painful walking, Zero had finally stopped in front of a tall building opposite him.
"Well Yuuki, that's the hotel we're staying in for the weekend." Zero without looking, he lifted his left arm pointing somewhere. "And that, is the beach." And he dropped it again moving towards the hotel not wanting to notice or take in the view that he has probably never seen before.
Yuuki looked immediately to her left where there was a small, narrow, muddy path leading onto the light, coloured pebbles and to the blue, warm, calm sea. Yuuki gasped at the beautiful sight and she also taken a liking to the sound of the waves hitting the shore and pebbles. Yuuki stood there gaping.
"Come on Yuuki." Zero sighed "We will go down there, but after we sort stuff out in our room! I'm not carrying all this down there."
Yuuki seemed to suddenly recover from the long, hardworking walk they did, and ran, with the bags, to Zero in a hurry.
"I will beat you there then!" Yuuki said excitedly rushing past Zero opening the hotels door.
"Well, you would beat me, but if you can't remember, it would be me beating you, as i have all the booking info and therefore will get the keys first and the room number whereas you... will be lost searching every guest's room." Zero smirked.
Yuuki looked annoyed. "okay smarty, you better hurry along now and get your info out like an old man... mmm... its a shame you haven't got a smoking pipe... it would suit your 'grey' hair." She giggled seeing that Zero's reaction was now annoyed and then turned evil.
Yuuki looked worried "Ahhh I'm sorry Zero!" and rushed inside. Zero just simply giggled to himself when he heard a crashing sound within the hotel, knowing who may of caused it, and he was right.
Zero walked in calmly and saw Yuuki gathering up many bags and trying to lift them onto a trolley from the floor, which some visitors had used for their massive load of suitcases, for there long stay.
"I'm terribly sorry, i really am" Yuuki said to the stunned elderly couple watching Yuuki try and pick up all the bags which she had rushed into and trying not to mix them up with her own bags.
"Having fun?" Zero smirked at Yuuki, and walked straight past her to the information and booking desk, dropping his own bags to the floor to talk to the lady who sat behind the desk who presumably worked there.
After a few minutes, Yuuki heard Zero say 'Thank you'. She turned round to face him still struggling with picking up the couple's luggage. "Oright, yeah." Zero said stopping at the bottom of the stairs which was leading upwards. "Our room is room 32... Good luck finding it." Zero carried on walking up the stairs slightly looking to the corner of his eye to watch her struggle and be annoyed, till he disappeared from the scene.
Finally, after walking down a few corridors, Zero had came across room 32, and with his given key, he opened it sighing in relief that he could rest in some peace and quiet.
Soon as he got in the room, he dropped his bags straight away closing the door behind him and walking further into the room to go to the bed where he fell back on and laid closing his eyes.
"Finally." Zero said to himself and sighed. "I wonder what its going to be like here." Zero thought for a minute before realising something when he was looking around the room.
"Oh god... there's only one bed." Zero looked at the double sized bed he was laying on. "Hm, it can fit us both easily and spaciously." Zero thought for a few minutes. "Na, I will sleep on the floor." And closed his eyes again smiling knowing that deep inside he would want to be in the same bed with Yuuki, but he knew she would disapprove of it, but he didn't know that completely.
Minutes went by slowly, and finally, Yuuki had entered the room. Zero heard her walk in but didn't look up to greet her but instead still laid down with his eyes closed. He suddenly felt the space next to him being taken as the bed suddenly shock.
Yuuki had laid next to him sighing.
"Well thanks for your help Zero, i really appreciated it." Yuuki said to Zero sarcastically.
"Oh, your welcome Yuuki." Zero replied back with no sense of guilt.
Yuuki sighed annoyed and then remembered something.
"Can I go down to the beach now?" she asked persuading a little.
Zero moaned. "But we only basically got in Yuuki." Zero covered his face in a tired manor.
"Fine, i will go on my own-"
"No, you will not." Zero snapped back.
"Why not? I have Artemis?" she replied annoyed again.
"Yuuki, even if you have that, you're still as clumsy as anything, and we don't really know this area well." Zero replied understandably.
Yuuki moaned and sat up and turned round to lay on her stomach to face Zero with an innocent look on her face, and waited there till Zero had realised or finally turned round to look at her.
Zero knew of her plan, and didn't look, but couldn't resist for long, and turned to his left to look at her innocent, asking eyes falling into her pleading trap.
"Fine, go and get ready." He said after a minute of fighting against the agreement.
Yuuki screeched and got up and immediately went into some of her suitcases struggling to cope with all the clothes she had cramped into them all. Once finally she got some clothes, she ran into the bathroom and got changed.
All together, it took half hour for Yuuki to get ready, whilst Zero kept falling in and out of sleep, bored.
"Yuuki, for crying out loud, we are only going to the beach!" Zero said annoyed at her.
"Stop stressing Zero, I'm done." Yuuki said happily, finally getting out of the bathroom.
Yuuki stood smiling widely, excited. She was wearing jean shorts that were rolled up to the tops of her smooth knees, and a cream coloured skinny fit, crop top.
Zero had never seen Yuuki in these sort of clothes before, and was stunned by the sight of her trying to be more girly then she used to. All he knew was, that he thought it suited her, very much.
"I'm sorry if i look over the top, but i wanted to wear these as i recently brought them." She gleamed. "and it suits the weather too" she pointed across looking at the window and then moving towards the room door. "So, come on, don't keep me waiting more." She giggled running out of the room.
Zero stood up smirking himself. **I have never seen her so happy, i would of thought she would be gloomy... gloomy with me.** Zero sighed, and shook his head of thoughts, not wanting the evening to be depressing and boring. So he walked out as well, using the key for the room, to lock it securely and placing his hands on is pockets following Yuuki down the hall and down the stairs to get back out in the spring, warm, sunshine.
Yuuki walked around, so full of life and energy, trying to hurry zero up the dried muddy, flat path near the hotel which Zero explained was the way to the beach. The path was lighted beautifully, which is why also, that Zero wanted to stay a bit behind so he can take in the beautifully lit path before hitting full sun as there were no trees or buildings to keep all of the sun away. Zero wasn't at all keen of the sun.
Zero watched Yuuki half run to the beach waiting for her reaction when she reaches the end of the path. And when that time came, his conclusion was right. Yuuki had stopped in her tracks and stayed there gasping, until zero had caught up with her and stood behind her, also gasping... but only secretly within him, not wanting to show his feelings, like he always did to keep to himself. And looked beside him to Yuuki, and to his surprise, there was tears in her eyes.
"Just as i thought... Beautiful.." She simply and quietly said staring out to sea.
Zero shook his head chuckling. "Yuuki... its just a beach."
Yuuki turned to him. "But its not just a beach to me." Yuuki stopped and walked away, taken back a bit and walked along the pebbles struggling to keep her balance whilst trying to reach the shore.
Zero had no problem with walking across the pebbles due to his good balance and strength and just chuckled to himself at the sight of Yuuki stumbling from side to side.
Yuuki had sat down near the shore with her legs crossed, enjoying the radiating warm, sun hitting her skin and she moaned in relaxation whilst looking out at the peaceful sea.
"You cant say this isn't amazing Zero." Yuuki asked when Zero had sat down by her also.
Zero hesitated looking out at the sea also. "I'm not saying it isn't, it is very beautiful" He replied honestly looking back at Yuuki who couldn't take her eyes of the site and didn't take her eyes of for an hour. There was complete silence till zero broke off seeing the sunset nearly coming to an end.
"Come on Yuuki, we need to be heading back, you can watch the rest of the sunset up in our room." Zero said looking around getting up and then bent down to Yuuki taking her gently under the arm and whispering into her ear. "Besides... i don't have no idea about the vampire activity around here." Before helping Yuuki up.
Yuuki moaned but knew this was true, so she didn't say anymore but simply stayed close to Zero on the way back to the hotel which wasn't long.
Soon as they both entered there room, Yuuki went immediately into the bathroom.
Zero sighed annoyed and knocked on the bathroom door. "You better not be long! I want a shower!"
"Just bear with me stressy!" Yuuki replied unlocking the door now in pjays, which consisted of a crop and hot pants.
Zero didn't take any further notice and walked past her slamming the door shut.
Yuuki placed her hands on her hips staring back at the bathroom door angry thinking **I wonder what has gotten into him recently...**
Yuuki shook her head of this and choose to ignore it, and walked over to the window to watch the rest of the sunset until her eyes feel upon something that she has never seen before which was standing by the shore also, by the looks of it, was watching the sunset till it fell dark. It had a human structure to it, but there was something very un-human about it. When it had turned dark, the figure had turned around and unexpectedly had glowing red, evil, demon like eyes. Nothing else was seen except those menacing eyes.
Yuuki gasped in shock, as the creature seemed to be staring up to her. Yuuki didn't know whether to scream, as it was constantly there, but she couldn't help but Scream "Zero!" when the creature tilted its monstorous face to a tilted position still looking up to her.
Zero came rushing out topless, but panicked not caring what he was wearing. He rushed out to see Yuuki sitting on the floor with her back leaning against the wall of the window, with her knees brought up to her face, looking frightened.
"Yuuki!" Zero rushed to Yuuki's side immedinatly, confused at what has happened. "What happened?" Zero asked concerned and worried taking Yuuki in a hug.
She just simply shook her head and pointed above her to the window. Zero got up to have a look out of it, but he got confused when he couldn't see anything but the moon and the pitch black darkness. "Yuuki... nothing is there?" he explained confused still looking. Yuuki looked up shocked and got up herself to look out of window. " B-but Zero! There was something there! It had red glowing eyes!" Yuuki explained staring at the spot at which the creature was standing in. "and it was staring up at me... i promise you Zero! I swear!"
Zero took Yuuki in a tight embrace. "Its okay Yuuki... I believe you, but come on you must be tired" zero unexpectedly lifted up in a way a groom would carry his bride out of a chapel, and took her over o the king-size, double bed and laid her upon it grabbing the covers and lifting them upon her, covering her up as much as possible.
"Zero, where are you going to sleep?" Yuuki asked concerned now yawning.
"Don't worry about me Yuuki, just go to sleep-"
"Zero, i always worry for you." She interrupted half smiling.
Zero simply shock his head and turned the lamp off next to the bed, so that only one lamp was light dimly so it was easier for Yuuki to sleep.
"Goodnight Yuuki." Zero said moving back to the window again.
"Goodnight Zero, thank you." Yuuki quietly said drifting off into the dream land.
Zero watched the peaceful, sleepy Yuuki and was never ever bored at watching her sleep, but was always very fascinated and when he had finished watching her, he looked back out of the window, confused at what she may of saw, but had a feeling that it was a monster he truely hated.
"A Level – e ..." he murmmered sickly to himself through his clenched teeth, till realising that he could be soon one himself. Zero moaned and closed the cream curtains of the window now moving towards a cosy looking, dark green, heavily cushioned arm chair that was placed in the corner of the room facing the king sized bed, and slouched in it still with his tired, ivory eyes on Yuuki before closing his them, resting them and then slowly but quickly, falling to sleep.
Another Dream of Yuuki's during that night -
Yuuki lay asleep on the kingsize bed that zero had comfortably placed Yuuki within. She was tossing and turning side to side, violently but slowly, mumrmuring at every turn and toss saying jibberish words of fear and worry also gripping onto her covers and pillows in what seems desperateness.
Yuuki ran through the streets of the town she constantly begged to go to for its beautiful beach, in panic, worry and breathlessness. She stopped a few times looking through the gaps of the buildings and the roads to see whether the person she was chasing after was there.
"Zero! ZERO!" Yuuki called frantically and continuously through the street which was now suddenly becoming quieter with less people. "I didn't mean to be annoying and pushy! Forgive me Zero, Forgive me! We can go home if you want, I didn't mean to get you to come here! It was me being selfish again Zero, im so sorry!" she yelled out to the empty looking streets looking for her ivory eyed and silver haired close friend.
Yuuki stopped to breath scared that she was on her own and it was getting darker by the minute. She panted heavily till hearing something that immedinatly gave her chills up her spine.
"Y...Yuuki..." She heard, a voice so like zero's but more pleading and merciful.
She looked confused, and turned to her right in which the voice came from and then to her shock and fear, the black outlined figure stood there before her with its bright, burning red eyes, looking desperate and murderous like it did, when she first saw it on the beach outside the hotel window.
Yuuki took a step back and gasped in fear as all she can see from the figure was its scary intimidating eyes, and before she knew it, the monster made a jump at her as she was screaming-
"NOOOOOOOOOO!" Yuuki sat up wide awake now screaming and panting heavily her eyes full of shock.
"Yuuki..." Zero said sitting behind her on the bed, which Yuuki was unknowledgable about and reached his hand to touch her shoulder and once he did, Yuuki immedinatly nudged out of the way of this touch not knowing or seeing where it had came from and looked around behind her straight away. "Zero..." she half smiled and then crushed zero in a tight, strong embrace causing him to fall onto his back on the bed.
"Are you okay now Yuuki? I couldn't wake you up..." Zero said holding Yuuki on top of him and stroking her hair.
She didn't reply... her face seemed to be only filled with sorrow and guityness. "Zero, sleep with me tonight?" Yuuki asked politely looking into Zero's now confused eyes. Zero struggled to answer, but it seemed Yuuki answered for him. Yuuki had grabbed both of zero's legs and had pulled them up onto the bed pulling the covers over them both, and then taking Zero's arms and wrapping them both around her body, and she lightly and gently placed her head on zero's chest resting an arm on his stomach and chest as well, listening to his soothing heartbeat.
She was confused at how she suddenly got butterflies in her stomach, but they were butterflies that she loved, she knew they weren't a bad sign, and carried on listen to it tightening her grip on Zero at every heartbeat. Zero was still speechless, and could easily take his arms off around her, but somehow, he couldn't, and he didn't want to admit that he liked it very much with this sorrowful girl. Zero looked down at her for a few minutes amazed, like it was some sort of dream come true. Zero realised what he was doing and tried to immediantly turn his thoughts to an excuse to carry on. "Okay Yuuki, after all, i do owe you a lot." Zero replied tightening his grip and closing his eyes uncontrollably quickly falling into a deep sleep and gripping his jaw in anger in which he didn't want to show, as he didn't want to keep making excuses, but he never wanted to show his feelings anymore, he didn't want to ruin there friendship and closeness either, he rather keep to himself than show his feelings off. **I'm sure she doesn't feel for me like that anyway, so no point even trying, just keep like this, and you can always see her, ahhh what am i saying! I might be just tired, i don't usually think like this** Zero thought and slightly smiled with his eyes closed falling to sleep.
Yuuki didn't reply, and she laid awake for twenty minutes, taking in the moment with her eyes wide open, looking down on zero's chest, which was moving up and down gently, and calmly. She, in the end, couldn't believe that she was in bed cuddled up with Zero, falling to sleep with him as well. The only time when they last both did this was a very long time ago when zero had woken up screaming from a nightmare, a very bad one that wasn't usual for him, and patting his head wasn't working as good, so she agreed to sleep with him that night.
Yuuki gently raised her head to look up at the man she had always cared for to see him asleep peacefully and beautifully. She gasped with utter amazement, she had never really taken in Zero's beauty and handsomeness and how well he was built up with muscle. And from there she turned slightly so she could non – stop look at him. She had also never seen him this calm in his sleep before, and to be honest, she knew that she would also have the best seep in which she hadn't had for ages. And from there, he eyelids started to slowly drop, and she was losing the battle to keep awake, so she gave up and turned back around and laid her head upon Zero's chest and wrapped an arm around him smiling in comfort and relief but she couldn't help but say quietly to herself before closing her eyes and tightening her grip on zero, never wanting to let go of him. "Finally..." she whispered and silently went to sleep on the lullaby of Zero's heartbeat.