Yuuki sank into depression. She had skipped school two days in a row. She hadn't eaten for three days and she only came out of her room to shower, brush her teeth, and go to the bathroom. Chairman had come to check on her several times and brought her food. He left it at her door and she hadn't even touched it. Zero had not talked to her since that night. She hadn't seen him at all. Then again she hadn't seen anybody because she locked herself in her room. She felt terrible. Zero was the only thing on her mind instead of her kiss with Kaname. She wanted to apologize to him more than anything, but she knew he wouldn't forgive her, no matter what she did, no matter what she said.
She didn't know what she was going to do. She just wanted to shut out the world until she knew what she was going to do. But she knew she couldn't. So she slumped back on her bed and clutched her pillow to her chest, soon falling into a restless sleep.
Yuuki woke with a start. She got up and walked out of her room to go use the bathroom. She walked in and froze. Zero was in there. He turned and saw her. She couldn't take his gaze and turned to run, but he grabbed her wrist and spun her around. He pulled her to his chest and held her tightly. "I'm sorry, Yuuki… I'm sorry for the way I acted that night. I was just so angry that he would do that to you without your permission… You worried me. You haven't been showing up at school and you haven't been eating. Tell me what I can do, Yuuki…" Yuuki clenched his shirt in her hands and buried her face in his chest. "Please Zero… Just forgive me…" Zero stroked her hair. "I forgive you, Yuuki." She pulled him closer and looked up at him. She smiled for the first time in three days. "Thank you, Zero…" He nodded. "Now, let's go get you something to eat." She nodded and they walked out of the bathroom. They arrived at the Chairman's kitchen and Zero cooked up some onigiri and noodles.
Yuuki ate it all gratefully. "You should've at least eaten something, Yuuki. You shouldn't have been starving yourself." Yuuki nodded and looked down at the table. "I'm sorry, Zero… I just didn't know what to do… I just wanted to shut out the world until I figured it out." Zero only stared at her, so she continued. "I felt like a criminal for hurting you, Zero… I wanted to punish myself for doing something so selfish…" Zero nodded. "I'm sorry, Yuuki. I didn't want to hurt you so bad… I was an idiot…" Yuuki shook her head. "It's me you should be calling an idiot… Don't blame yourself, Zero." Zero stared at her. Yuuki almost withered under his searching gaze. "Are you ok, Yuuki?" She looked at him and smiles, her eyes crinkled up. "I'm fine, Zero." Zero gave her another searching look. "I'm going to take over your duties for the next week." Yuuki shook her head quickly. "No Zero, don't do that-" Zero cut her off. "It's ok, Yuuki. You need a few days off. I can manage." Yuuki sighed. "Arigatou, Zero." He nodded. "Don't mention it." He stood up and took her dishes to the sink and washed them. Then he walked back over to her. "We should get some sleep." Yuuki nodded and they walked back to her dorm. She turned to look at him. "Thank you again, Zero. You really helped me." He nodded. "Now, go get some sleep, Yuuki. I'll come check on you in the morning before school." She nodded. "Okay. Good night, Zero." He turned. "Good night, Yuuki." He walked off down the hall. She watched him go and walked into her room, closing the door. She brushed her teeth and washed her face then climbed into bed. She stared at the ceiling and a slow smile morphed on her face. Today was better than she had thought. Zero forgave her. Everything felt fine now. She turned onto her side and slowly fell into a deep, dreamless sleep.
Yuuki slowly awoke to her door softly closing. Zero must have just left. He did check on her… She laid there for a short time before she finally got up and went to the bathroom to shower. She walked out a short time later and got dressed, then blow-dried her hair. Then she went down to the kitchen to get something to eat. Then she walked back up to her dorm. She lay in her bed and dozed off. She awoke again. To Zero walking into her room and checking on her. He laid a hand on her forehead. "You're burning up, Yuuki. I'll go get you a glass of water and some aspirin." He walked out of her room. He was right. She was shivering and she was snug under her comforter. Zero returned a few short minutes later with a tall cold glass of water and two aspirin. He handed her the glass and the aspirin. She took it and he took the glass and set it down on her night stand. She settled back into bed. "Thank you, Zero…" he nodded. "How have you been?" She shrugged. "Fine. Though I'm kind of disappointed that I woke up with a fever." Zero nodded. "I've had my own experiences with them." Yuuki sighed. "I hope I can sleep okay tonight." Zero shook his head. "I'm sure you'll be fine. Though it was stupid of you to take a nap without covering yourself properly." Yuuki nodded.
He stood up and walked to her door. "Goodnight, Yuuki." Yuuki smiled at him. "Goodnight, Zero." He closed the door. She snuggled into her comforter comfortably and fell asleep after a few minutes.
Owarinai Yume…