My thoughts wandered aimlessly in the new dream that began to form inside my head. I saw Yuki and Kaname, happy and full of life, and then I saw Zero; the hopeful boy he once was, and the boy he has become. It made me realise that Zero is all I really have to live for now. My entire family have turned against me, the truth I once believed in was a lie, and my hope for the future is only filled with bloodshed.

Is there a way out of this maze?

Well, I can't surrender, can I? I can't back down; I have to fight my way out of this. I have to be strong, and I have to keep breathing. Death isn't the solution, because it prevents the drowning sadness in life from ever getting better.

A silhouette of a boy was captured in my vision, a shadow that seemed to dance every time I blinked.

"Val." Zero spoke, a majestic song to my sensitive ears. "Val." His voice soothed the incinerating ache inside my heaving chest, relaxed my worn muscles and made my lips stretch to a curve.

I missed this feeling, the feeling that made me whole even when everything in life seemed to be breaking apart. As long as Zero was here, holding my hand and whispering words that I held dear, I would be able to contain my sanity.

"H-Hi...Zero…" I breathed out a ton of oxygen just by speaking quietly, so it drained me just to utter a few syllables. My vision was altered too, so the room just appeared to be white, like a lifeless hospital room in the middle of the night.

Footsteps hit the floor like a crazy tap dancer, and I immediately knew it was the Headmaster making a bubbly entrance in hope of lifting our spirits even a tiny bit.

"Zero, Val. I know Rido's death is still quite a shock to you both, but you must listen to what I am about to say." Seriousness overwritten his cheery attitude, and I shifted my neck to meet Kaien's sad eyes.

"What is it, Headmaster?"Zero's hands clutched mine even tighter, my palms started to sweat.

"Valeria, your heart is failing. Unfortunately, no amount of vampire blood will amount to an antidote…U-Unless…" He trailed off, straightening his glasses and sniffing with obvious sorrow and perhaps regret.

"Unless what…?" I muttered, counting each and every breath I was taking, like every ounce of oxygen was the final countdown to my death.

One…Two…Three…Four…

"Unless you devour the blood of a Pureblood Kuran."

Zero isn't the one who needs saving. It's me.

Hello everyone! I would like to apologize for not updating in a while. I've just had a lot of things going on lately. But I assure you that this series is STILL ON-GOING, so don't fret, I will still be writing as much as possible, but you'll have to bear with me. xD

Lots of hugs for everyone who's still reading,

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