The Last Dance

As I was getting ready for tonight's festivities, Ruka and Rima barged into my room.

"Tonight were picking out your outfit." they said in unison.

"Don't you always." I mumbled to myself. I sat on my bed as they pilled out two totally different dresses. Ruka pulled out a pure white dress that was floor length. While Ruka held a deep red strapless dress that looked like it would rest just above the knee.

"Rima it's going to be cold tonight. A strapless dress won't due."

"Well Ruka were not going to a wedding."

"This dress brings out her pretty eyes." Ruka said full of rage.

"And this dress brings out her beautiful features." Ruka spat back.

"Well how about this deep blue strapless dress." A voice from the doorway said. We all turned around to find Kaname standing there.

"Oh yes Lord Kaname, what an excellent selection." Ruka said.

"I still want her to wear my dress." Rima muttered bitterly. Ruka shot her a deathly glare. While Kaname handed me the gorgeous gown.

"Can I please change in private?" I said while staring at all of them then pointed toward the door

"Yes of chorus." Kaname said while they all exited the room.

He looked back at me one more time as the girls left in front of him. "Your escort will be waiting outside. I'd go with you but I have to leave right away."

The door then closed behind him leaving me alone to get prepared to go as well. I gave the dress another look and found that it really was beautiful. It was long, deep blue, and strapless. The bottom of the dress would gently caress the ground as I walked, and from the knee down on my right leg was a slit. The front of the dress was loose but not revealing and the back was low.

I did a quick turn in front of the mirror with the dress on and decided Kaname had amazing taste. I sat on my bed while slipping into a pair of silver heels. I was happy for the first time that Ruka and Rima had done my make-up.

When I was finally ready I lightly pushed the door open and stepped outside my room. I wasn't expecting to hear a voice as the door shut behind me and I almost screamed.

"Hey Yuki, took you long enough." Aido said.

I lifted my hand to my heart and sighed in relief.

"Aido you scared me."

He chuckled, "You scare too easily for a vampire Yuki." Aido said as he took a step forward. "By the way you look amazing." He took another step toward me. Half a step apart now I started to feel nervous. Why was he always doing this to me? Then he took a step back, laughed and then started heading toward the main doors. I silently followed him. We didn't speak a word to each other the entire way to the limo.

"We're the only ones left. Everyone else left with Kaname. He asked me to wait for you though."

I nodded as he shut the door when we were both inside I said. "Thank you." Aido shrugged as we pulled out of the driveway and started on our way to where the ball would be held.

"Don't worry about it. I probably would have done it even if he didn't as me to."

I looked at him in confusion and he looked back at me but didn't speak. I didn't have a chance to ask why he said what he did, because we were already pulling up to our destination.

Aido got out of the car, and came around to my door and opened it. As I stepped out of the car Aido offered me his arm.

Inside the ball room, beautiful cello intertwined with piano harmonies. Vampires danced with hunters and the air wasn't tense at all, it really did seem peaceful.

"Don't let this image fool you everyone is on full alert." Aido said to me.

The cello slowly died out until it was just piano and Villon.

"Would you like to dance?" Aido asked holding out his hand.

"Sure." I replied.

He put his hands on my waist and I put my arms around his neck.

"Yuki I've been meaning to ask you something."

"Yes?"

He paused, and looked at me with those intense blue eyes. Then he pulled me into a tight embrace.

"I know you've been suffering Yuki, and I hate seeing you like this." He whispered in my ear.

"Aido…I'm fine." I said.

"Yuki you don't have to lie to me, I know that your smile is fake. I know that you miss Headmaster Cross, Sayori, and even Zero. You don't have to hide it!"

"Your right…I…" Just then I felt his presence. I turned to find Zero staring at me by the main entrance.

"I have to go." I said dropping my arms from his neck and made my way through the crowd, toward Zero. With each step I took the music intensified, to the point where it was beating right through me. When I reached him, we just stood there staring at each other.

"Zero…I…" He grabbed my hand.

"Let's talk outside." He opened the door for me and we stepped outside.

He looked at me with sadness in his eyes, which he was trying to hide then I noticed he still hasn't let go of my hand.

"Zero-" He cut me off.

"How are things at the Kuran Estate Yuki?" He said bitterly

"Well everything is fine."

"Then why aren't you looking me in the eye."

"What do you mean?" I asked.

"When you look away from a person's eyes your either lying or upset."

I still didn't face him.

"So I'm guessing it's both." He said now picking up my face forcing me to look at him.

"Whatever happened to killing me the next chance you got?"

He smiled then pulled out the bloody rose and pointed it to my head.

"Go ahead and do it." I said challenging him. He dropped the bloody rose, and it hit the floor with a clank. He held me with all his might. His face was inches away from mine. He hesitated then he kissed me!

His cold lonely lips touched mine. I felt him pouring all of his loneliness into this kiss. When are lips parted, he said breathlessly.

"I missed you Yuki. I will find a way to get that beast inside of you out."

"Zero…" I said breaking into tears "I've been so lonely …Sometimes I feel like I've gone crazy. I guess I deserve it though. For ten years kaname suffered this way… So I don't mind it …Really I don't" I finished now sobbing.

"Yes you do Yuki, you do mind. You shouldn't have to suffer this way." He said as I now clutched on to his shirt. The shirt I knew so well, the one that belonged to his day class uniform.

"It doesn't matter what I do. Every turn I make…I always seem to hurt someone. I don't want it to be this way! I shouted.

We stared at each other intensely for a few moments. The trance broken when I heard someone call out my name.

"Yuki! Hey Yuki!" I heard Aido shout.

"Hey Yuki! Kaname is looking for you-." He stopped in his tracks when he saw me in the arms of Zero. His eyes turned from blue to a fiery red. I instantly felt zero's arms tighten around me. The air was tense.

"Lady Kuran, Kaname is-."

"Right here." Kaname said stepping out of the shadows. "Come Yuki it's time for us to leave now." Kaname finished, not taking away his gaze away from Zero.

"I..-."

"Lady Yuki its time for us to leave!" Aido yelled.

Kaname placed his hand on Aido's shoulder, and the fiery red in his eyes vanished. I just stood there feeling Zero's eyes on me. I felt he didn't want to let me go but Kaname was about to leave.

"Can I have a moment Kaname?" I asked.

"Fine we will be waiting in the Limo."

"Kaname but!-. Aido began to say.

"Let's go Aido." Kaname said amongst themselves while walking away.

"Were you here this whole time?" Aido asked.

"Yes I was." Kaname simply answered as they disappeared into the darkness.

"Yuki are you happy?" Zero said tightning his arms even more around me.

"Yes." I answered flatly.

"No your not, not like you were in the past."

"How do you know?"

"I can see it in your eyes." A moment went by as we didn't say a word. Zero cleared his throat and began to talk again.

"Yuki next week on Monday meet me by the ice cream parlor." He said boldly.

"You mean the one we ate at last time we were in town?"

"Yes that one. Meet me there at eight." He said as he loosened his arms as I stepped back.

"Ok." I said with a smile. He put his hand on my cheek and leaned in to give me a kiss on my forehead. I turned around and started walking toward the darkness Aido and Kaname disappeared in earlier.