Hey guys! I hope you guys like this chapter. I do not own Vampire knight.

Chapter 48

I looked outside to see Zero with Sara outside in the forest. 'I'll steal Zero away.' I remembered what Maria says.

'Do whatever you want. I know what you are going to say Maria. I know that I belong to Kaname, but... I have another reason.' I put my hand on the window looking at Zero. 'It's so that I won't show him the beast that wants his blood.' I was walking in the stables to see all the horses are not even afraid of me. It was morning so I had to bring an umbrella. I looked at the different horse but one horse caught my eye immediately...

...White Lily

I walked towards her and she stared right at me. I know she can feel the change in me and she walked forward. Her nose was rubbing on my cheek and I touched her neck. I can feel the tears in the corner of my eyes.

"I'm glad that you don't despise me. I missed you so much, Lily." I had my arms around her neck letting go of my umbrella. I didn't know how long we stand like this and I didn't care.

"I see that the second person that Lily likes isn't gone." My eyes were wide from that soft voice. I let go of Lily to look at...Yori.

"Yori..." I whispered softly. Yori was holding onto the railings of the horse putting the horse back to its stables.

"I talked to Yuuki." Yori starts the conversation. I looked down not wanting to meet her eyes. I don't know why but even though I met her eyes before I couldn't help but feel the vampire inside me wanting blood. "She had the most ridiculous face when she saw me." She sighed. I put my hand over my mouth couldn't help but chuckle.

"I bet. I mean she is Yuuki after all." I continue to chuckle.

"You change though." This time I looked at Yori with wide eyes, but soon I regretted to look at her. "Your eyes has somehow become cold when Zero is near you. It's somehow quite sad." Yori walked over to me touching my cheek. "Victoria...what happened to you?" I touched Yori's hand before circling my arms around her shoulders.

"I'm sorry, Yori-chan. It's just that right now, I need to be strong." I let go of her to see her eyes wide. "I need to stop acting like the oblivious girl, who can't do anything for herself or protect herself. Having someone always trying to protect me. That's why, its my turn to protect the people that I care about."

"And Zero?"

"Zero too." Yori's eyes were wide finally realizing something.

"Victoria is the reason you keep your distance and act cold with Zero is because..." Yori put her hands on my shoulders and I slowly nodded my head. "Victoria..." This time it was her putting her arms around my shoulders. "I was wrong. You haven't change at all."

I can feel the tears coming from the corners of my eyes hugging her back. I put my head on her shoulder but... I smelled her blood. I squinted my eyes trying to control myself. I can feel the vampire inside me taking over. "Your wrong Yori." I took Yori shoulders pulling her down making the horse going wild. Yori's eyes were wide looking up at me. "I'm a vampire and not only that a Pureblood. Just one bit, I can turn you into a vampire too."

"But you wouldn't do that." Yori smiled kindly at me. "Nice try, but I'm not scared." The horses calm down and my bangs covered my eyes. My shoulders were shaking before chuckling, until a full laughter.

"Aw~ I wanted to scare you a little bit Yori-chan." I was laying besides Yori in the hay still laughing. Yori was laughing along with me and the laughter was echoing in the stables. "Nothing scares you."

"Because I know it's you. You and Yuuki are alike you know?" Yori says laughing. We finally stop laughing for me to grab a blood tablet. "Your hungry." Yori says it as a statement.

"Yeah, but I won't feed off Yuuki or anyone." I ate the tablet to hear rustling. I looked to see Zero and Maria.

"Victoria-sama..." Maria spoke quietly. I sit up to look at Maria and then look at Zero. He was expressionless as always and kept staring at me. Maria was looking between me and Zero a little mad.

"Maria is something wrong?" I asked helping Yori standing up.

"I was lost and Zero was helping me going back to the moon dorms." Maria explained. I nodded my head looking at Zero one more time. I looked back at Maria.

"Tell him that I hope he gets you there." I faced my back on them.

"Just tell me yourself." Zero spoke up rudely. I didn't face him but look at Yori with a smile.

"It was great seeing you Yori-chan. Maybe next time we can talk with Yuuki." Yori nodded her head with a soft, small smile. I waved my head walking out of the stables grabbing my umbrella.

"See ya Maria, Yori-chan,... hunter-san." I walked out of the stables to walk to the moon dorms. 'Damn it! Why does he keep... God!' I take four more blood tablets feeling my throat calming down. 'Why can't he understand to leave me alone?!'

"Victoria!" As soon as I finished the blood tablets at the front door I hear someone call my name. I look up to see...

"Ichijou-sempai, why aren't you sleeping during the day?" My eyes were wide.

"You aren't either." He says kindly. I narrowed my eyes pouting. "Hey, don't make that face." He chuckles making me smile a little. "Anyway, since no one will bother us during the day, I wanted to talk to you. You must have heard from Kiryuu-kun." My eyes were wide in realization.

"Ah! Sorry, that almost slipped my mind." Ichijou waved is hand.

"Don't worry. You are busy. Do you have time to talk now?" He smiles. I smile back him nodding my head. He sits down on the couch. "Victoria doesn't know where Kaname went?"

"That's right." I nodded my head.

"Between Kaname and Sara, who do you believe in?"

"Kaname..." I said without any hesitation.

"Wow! That was fast." Ichijou's eyes were wide with surprise. I looked out the window crossing my arms.

"Kaname must have reasons for why he is doing this. Someday, I will understand why, but for now I must be patient. I'm still arrogant to the fact that my own heart is having problems." I looked Ichijou with a smile. "Like you." Ichijou's eyes were wide.

"What do you mean? I have always been jealous of you since I was so close to Kaname. I think that you are truly the right partner for Kaname. I also want to help Kaname with all my power but... maybe that would be too difficult to accomplish." Ichijou explains. I looked down at the ground to see a spider but don't say anything.

"Ichijou-sempai... has helped Kaname more than you know." Ichijou looked at me with wide eyes. "Even though you might not be useful as you think. You have helped Kaname with all of your powers." I walked over to Ichijou putting my hand on his head. I smiled chuckling a little. "I'm always going to be defeated by Ichijou-sempai in the love area." I remembered him and Sara for my eyes to sadden. "Whoever you love Ichijou-sempai just try your hardest, okay?"

"Victoria..." I put my hand to my side facing my back towards him.

"Oh, by the way, their was a spider at your feet." Ichijou's eyes were wide jumping up to look down at the spider. I chuckle to seem him all jumpy.

"That's not nice!" I couldn't help but chuckle and feel this nice atmosphere. "Ah! I need to tell you about the blood tablets before I go." I looked at Ichijou to see him serious again.

"Blood tablets?"

"The new blood tablets are probably going to be available for sale in the market. It'd be better if I old you about this." Ichijou replied.

"Takuma," I looked at the person who spoke to see Sara. "don't let Victoria misunderstand, I only made the blood tablets a little more tasty." I narrowed my eyes at her not completely trusting.

"Then please allow me to-" I covered Takumi's mouth.

"I see. Then if you don't mind. Please allow Ichijou-sempai to have some." I put my hand to my side. Sara moves out of the way for Takuma to come in.

"...I understand. Come here, Takuma. Sorry for the intrusion." Sara says.

"Don't worry." Ichijou walked to Sara remembering her words about Ouri-sama killed by Kaname. 'I know that is a lie. She can fool as many people as she wants, but she can never fool me.' I put my index finger to my lips. "...The tablets." I hear someone open the door to my room and look at a smiling Yuuki. I looked at her then looked at the window. I see Zero carrying Maria and I quickly hide.

"? Victoria?" Yuuki looked at me confused but then looked outside.

'Idiot...' I thought to myself. "...Why the hell am I hiding? I thought I made perfectly clear that I was only going to Zero has a stranger." I sighed leaning my back against the wall. "I'm such an idiot."

"Maybe...you don't want to see him as stranger..." I looked at Yuuki, who is looking at window. "...Your hurting yourself Victoria." Yuuki looked at me like a big sister. She knelled down towards me. "Victoria, what are your true feelings?" I hear footsteps to see Mimi and Kaoru walking in listening.

"You can't keep hiding anymore." Mimi spoke.

"Your lying to yourself. What do you really want Victoria?" Kaoru asked sounding almost desperate. My hands were fist as I stand up.

"I... I can't decided anymore. I... I need some time to myself please." I walked out having time to myself. 'Why? Why can't they just let me lie to myself? I need to protect the people who are important to me. I can't let my feeling gets the best of me anymore.' I continue walking leaving my thoughts alone. I was walking to the stairs and saw the person I didn't want to see again.

'Is this going to be a thing with him? Randomly coming to places when I don't want to see him.' I thought. I sighed looking at him emotionless.

"I apologize for causing trouble for you both yesterday and today. I will keep on an eye on them more." I walked upstairs passing him. "I will establish a hassle-free management system as quickly as possible. That's all I wanted to say. Good-bye."

"In any case, big shot, don't let people belittle you." Zero spoke up. "And are you done speaking to me like you don't know me?" My hands were in fist again.

'Stop talking to me.' I thought.

"If you wait for the day class pupils to become victims, then it will be too late..." My hand were in fist every time I hear his voice. "If you cannot win over those vampires then put an end to this school now."

"No...I am not going to put an end to this. It's true that a lot of them are difficult to control- But I will not give up. I'm going to try my hardest to prevent on what will happen next. And... to your question." I can feel the sadness coming to me again.

'Maybe...you don't want to see him as stranger. What are your true feelings? You can't keep hiding anymore.' Their voice keeps echoing in my head.

"The reason... is because no matter how hard I want it. No matter how hard I try to deny it. I want things between us to go back to what it was in the past." Zero and I looked at each other.

"You've become somewhat weird. You have not drank any blood for a long time, right?" My eyes were wide to his question.

"What?" He stubbornly grabbed my wrist.

"Come here." He pulled me downstairs, in the the forest and pushed me to a tree. I looked at him confused. "Formidable. You're still the same." He holds his wrist to his mouth piercing it. I looked at him with wide eyes. "Drink it. My blood."

I shake my head left and right not speaking a word to him.

"If you continue being like this. ...If you plan on fooling around any longer, I will destroy your school right now." Zero threaten me.

'Stop it!'

"I can't take it. I don't wish for such a thing." I looked away not looking at his blood or him.

"Then I'll destroy it. You, who let your true desires show on your face, should not be entrusted with their business." Zero walks closer to me.

'Stop it Zero!'

"Would you treasure yourself a little more!" I yelled at him. I can smell his blood and it makes my throat dry. 'I hate this. This is the reason why I want to keep my distance, why I want to hide my feelings.' I grabbed his wrist with both of my hands smelling his blood.

'I can't stop...anymore...' I pulled him down were I was close to his neck.

Sorry it been a couple of week, I think before I finally updated on this story.

One reviewer asked me if I have wattpad. And I do. My stories account is Victstar5. My other account is toristar1, this account will explain why I have two. So I hope you guys will like my stories on wattpad.

Please be patient for the next chapter. Thank you.

Please review.