A/N: To let you know I have nothing against Yaoi but there are very few stories in which Zero is a female so I wanted to write one. Also a small part of the plot (New Orleans) was borrowed by the American TV show called The Originals.
Warning(s): Might contain violence, curse/bad language and sexual content. Also Zero is a girl!
Rated: M.
Disclaimer: Vampire Knight © Matsuri Hino. I don't own the Vampire Knight. Matsuri Hino does. However I do own my OC and story.
XLonelyDreamerx
For the love of a Queen
Chapter 1
"Aunt Mihoko, what's going to happen now?" A ten-years old Hope asked.
Mihoko shook her head, half of her was still shocked while the other half panicked. She should run away; yes that's what she'll do but looking back to her little niece, she knew that she should get her somewhere safe. Where no harm shall come to her.
Shaking her head once again, she ignored Hope and kept driving. "…what's going to happen?" What's going to happen? Mihoko didn't know, her moth- no; her dead mother came out of nowhere catching her, Lydia and her two brothers off guard. It wasn't fair. She and Hope had returned back home to their little 'kingdom' five years ago; finally having the life she's always wanted. And then…
"Hello my daughter." Her supposedly dead mother's voice was heard.
Gone. Everyone was gone, her best friend and mother of her niece Lydia, her oldest brother Kai, and her favorite brother Ryozo. She didn't have anyone except of her small princess who although tried to be calmed and brave knew as well that her parents and uncle were dead. Mihoko felt guilty for not thinking her niece feeling, she had seen her own family dying in front of her as well…
"Don't worry Hope, you will be okay." She had promised her brother when Hope was still a newborn the she'd protect her no matter what. After casting another cloaking spell to make sure that her niece wouldn't be found. The lilac eyed vampire had put some people to watch over New Orleans while she'd run away to distract her mother. And Sheila- Hope's trainer in magic would come to Japan to keep training her niece as well as keeping her safe. Mihoko knew that her mother wouldn't search here and having the hunters on her side help a lot too.
"Will you?" The little girl asked anxiously. Of course she would ask. Mihoko thought. Always worrying about others.
"Don't worry about me sweetie. Now, you'll have to listen to me careful okay? That woman-"
"My Grandmother?"
"Yes-
"I thought she was dead."
We all did.
"Well she's not now, please hear me Hope. I'll go away to distract her and get her away from you and New Orleans. You can't come with me so you'll stay in this country with a family of hunters."
"Hunters?" Hope knew that her grandmother wasn't good. That all her family expect her aunt were dead but her parents last words had calmed her down and she had promised not to panic and worry.
"Yes, I met them years ago and they own me for a lot of things, here, I want you to wear this necklace all the time, it will put you in disguise and you'll look like their son to everyone and no- no one will sense your aura." Giving Hope the necklace that a witch had spelled, she explained.
"But what about the Hunter Assos- something, and you! What if they kill me?!" Her small voice was now loud in the car.
"Hope I hate this as much as you do, I don't want to let you go either." Holding her small hand . "The Hunter Association will know you as Zero Kiryuu, son of the infamous hunters and elder brother of Ichiru Kiryuu."
"Wait, I'll have to pretend to be a boy?" finally something on her side, at least she wouldn't have to worry about clothes anymore.
"Yes, and being the older of the two will explain why you're going to be stronger than him based on the twins hunter curse, okay?"
"Okay." She mumbled as she wore the necklace.
Getting out of the car Mihoko took Hope's – no Zero's hand and raised her hand to knock the door. Mihoko tried to remind herself that it was the right thing to do. Living with the hunters' was going to be good for Hope since she'll be protected. Even though she didn't have enough time to think for the bloodlust she was sure her niece could handle everything. Living with the Kiryuus would be fine, nothing bad was going to happen here.
How wrong she was…
Taking a deep breath Mihoko knocked.
Cross Academy
Zero looked back at the clock she realized that it was about changeover and Yuuki would probable need help.
Yuuki…
Zero sighed at the thought of her 'sister'. She was one of the few people who knew the truth about her… Well part of the truth. Headmaster, Yagari and Yuuki were the only people that knew she wasn't a male/boy and was just a girl. What they didn't know apart from the Chairman, was that she wasn't a Kiryuu either…
Shaking her head she walked up relaxed watching the Day Class girls screaming on top of their lungs. She suddenly stopped as she saw her least favorite vampire touching Yuuki's cheek. Going forward she grabbed his hand tightly and said coldly. "Class is starting Kuran."
Kaname Kuran.
President of the Night Class and of course a Pureblood.
Zero had feared Purebloods when one had tried to kill her when she was just a newborn baby but after what happened when she was staying with the Hunters the fear turned into hate. All Purebloods were the same; manipulative, selfish, and egoisticalcreatures, only caring about themselves.
"You're scaring me Mr. Prefect." He answered back sarcastically and left.
"It's none of my business how much you suck up to Kuran, but you do know the rules, right?" A vampire and a human was an impossible relationship plus Zero didn't want the bloodsucker anywhere near Yuuki. Unfortunately for her Yuuki has been in love with Kuran for years now and knew that she couldn't change it. While Kuran thought that Zero was in love with Yuuki, he didn't know that she was a girl and frankly she didn't want to. It was good to know something that the Pureblood didn't.
"I know already! They're different from the rest of us."
And that's Yuuki Cross, she is the adopted daughter of the Chairman and was found and saved by Kuran. Her partner watching over the Night Class and also her only friend here.
But the Night Class isn't just an elite group of 'beautiful' students. The secret that no one knows about the Night Class is that every one of them is a vampire.
The Day Class girls started screaming and leaving as Zero took a deep breath and screamed "Listen up brats! Get the hell back to your dorms! Why do I have to deal with you running around screaming, "KYA", "KYA", every damn day!? Why!?"
For that reason…
"You were late again! Useless jerk!" Yuuki started hitting her as hard as she could with her small fists.
"I'll get you for that later."
"As If."
Our real job is to act as the "School Guardians". To protect the secrets of the Night Class because they are too stupid to protect it on their own.
The existence of vampires is still a terrifying reality especially to those who are not even supernatural creatures.
"This is ridiculous." Zero stated in the Chairman's office.
The reason why students in the Day Class don't know about this school's secret…
"How can you possibly expect just the two of us to guard the whole bunch of those bloodsuckers and deal with the screaming idiots!? Mr. Chairman!?"
The chairman could never understand how difficult it was to handle the bloodsuckers and the students. Zero's problem were much more than that but nobody knew not only because there're was no way Cross could help her but because she knew deep down that he'd always side with Kuran.
"I admit that it is difficult to deal with every night." The Headmaster admitted while he drinking his tea.
"So find someone to help me before this whole thing implodes! She's worse than useless!" Having Yuuki around was indeed huge problem; not only was she distracted, she didn't even know how to fight a vampire!
"I'm not taking that from someone who's late half the time and absent the rest!"
"I'm sorry but that's impossible." The Chairman started saying. "The role of the Guardians is critical. If the Day Class and the Night Class are to successfully co-exist. You two are the only ones I can trust. Besides it's a thankless job, with long hours, sleepless night, and no respect. No one else would take it and I know that my two adorable daughters won't let me down."
After he finished his small speech Zero's blood was burning and her anger was almost suffocating her. Although she had known him for her whole life she didn't want to get attaché to Kaien Cross… And she was sure as hell that she would never, ever call him; 'Father' or even worse daddy.
"You might have taken care of me…" And I'm thankful for that. "…but I don't remember ever becoming your daughter!"
Whining like a child…"You always obsess over the details." Important details.
Suddenly she remembered Yuuki's present.
"Hey Yuuki, you're more his kid than I am. Don't you have anything to say?"
"But the night Class seems to be getting on really well with the others. I'm just happy to help. Ehehe!" She finished giggling nervously at Zero's glare.
"You're such a good girl Yuuki! I'm so proud of you!" Tears starting running from his eyes and Zero knew that a melodramatic speech was coming.
"Yuuki is the only one who truly understands my pacifist idealism! And me!? I dream that one day we will break out of the dark circle of hatred that haunts the relationship between humans and vampires! I believe that If the youth of today can grow together with openhearts and inquiring minds we can finally build a bridge whereby our two rages will be able to live together in harmony! That is the glory of education. That is the purpose of the Night Class!"
Not able to take it anymore Zero decided to leave, "Hey!" Zero heard Yuuki's small voice complain at her sight of Zero leaving.
"I'm out of here. I'm going on patrol. This nut is all yours Yuuki." Since you're the one who caused it anyway.
Getting out of the Chairman's office Zero finally took a deep breath and headed to her usual spot; under a tree. Laying down she thought the previous conversation inside. Oddly Zero remembers everything from the day she was born till now, it was weird but then again weird and complicated was usual for Zero. The first time she had opened her eyes; after her mother had given birth to her; she was held by a stranger; a witch. Then finally held and surrounded by her mother's warmth which was quickly taken from her and again in the stranger's arms. Of course there were things which she wished that she didn't remember like almost being sacrificed by evil witches who were controlled by her grandmother.
Zero sighed, Yuuki always wanted to remember her past, her parents, everything before she came here. She couldn't understand the beauty of the ignorance; that ignorance was bliss.
Taking out of her uniform's pocket the tablets she thought that she truly wouldn't last long. After her aunt had left her in Kiryuus' care she had to learn how to control her thirst.
Where could her aunt possible be now? And what about her grandmother and Ichiru?
After the 'incident' as she prefer to think of it, she had been searching for Shizuka Hio and Ichiru for the past few years- of course she'd love to kill Shizuka like the bitch had killed her adoptive parents but she cared more about Ichiru's well being. Ichiru Kiryuu was the real son of the Kiryuus' and her childhood best friend. Ichiru was born with poor health and was not able to complete his hunter training and with Zero's appearance as his twin. People could blame it to the 'twins curse.' But Ichiru betrayed them by letting the female pureblood into their house.
After the 'incident' Zero realized that the necklace which was given by her aunt did not had enough magic to recreate her appearance and to mask her aura. Therefore Zero had to work with her magic and create the aura of a Level D. Later on she lied and said that she was bitter by Shizuka and with the help of Sheila – her trainer in magic, she created a tattoo which was supposed to cover the bite while in reality it was helping to cover her real aura better since she could not use magic while wearing her necklace.
Although she wasn't in danger to fall to Lever E, she did need blood; real blood. As a hybrid; part of vampire and part of a witch, she needed to be fed regularly which she didn't and tablets would not hold her for long since her body wasn't accepting them.
Zero was just hoping that she'd be able to hide her thirst a little bit longer.
"Cross!" The teacher yelled at the sleeping girl.
"Good grief! Nothing wakes those girl up! Alright then, Kiryuu!" The teacher yelled out and a Day Class boy raised his hand.
"Sensei, Kiryuu's also asleep." The boy informed him. The teacher got annoyed, and lost his patient.
"The two of them do this all the time! What on Earth are they up to!?" The teacher complained.
"Detention for both of them!" The teacher yelled out.
The Day Class teachers don't know about the true identity of the Night Class students either.
Both girls finally woke up. "Not detention again!" Yuuki complained.
"It's your own fault for staying all night and sleeping all day." Wakaba Sayori, one of Yuuki's friend and also roommate said. Zero was the only student from the Day Class who had her own room.
"That's something only a vampire would do." Yori's little careless comment made Yuuki flinch in shock.
"Y-you don't really believe in vampires, do you?" Yuuki asked nervously.
"Of course not. I was kidding." Yori said to her.
"Hey! Will you come to detention with me today? Please Yori. It sucks having to do it alone with that jerk!" Yuuki said and Zero's temple throbbed.
"Anyway I thought that you guys were good friends" Yori said
Yuuki looked over at her tall sister who pretended to be a boy and said, "As If!" rudely.
"Zero is flakey, bad tempered, and she's always so gloomy it's depressing!"
"Yuuki I can hear you"
Although Zero knew that Yuuki was only joking it kind of hurt hearing saying that. Yes she might be gloomy but once she gets out of the Academy and away from the Night Class she becomes a completely different person.
The short haired prefect stuck her tongue out at Ζero.
"I'm saying it because I know you can hear me."
"Wait! Yori!" Yuuki called while she was leaving.
"Now that I'm thinking about it, you and Zero are perfect for each other. By the way you're late." Yori said, and left.
"Look outside. It's getting dark." The Night Class teacher voiced to his vampire students.
"We here in the Night Class are the first of our kind in the world to test these newly developed blood tablets. Not only are we the pride of this school, we are also the pride of the entire vampire race." The teacher said proudly, but seriously.
"Somehow I really doubt that." Ruka commented with a smile.
"We're just a study group, anyway." Another student added in.
"I don't know about that. After all, co-existing with humans like this, is a huge step forward. Right, Kaname-Sama?" A girl asked Kaname who chuckled and closed his book.
"That's right. After all, we have the Headmaster to thank for everything that we've learned here." Kaname responded to the girl.
The two prefect were standing on the balcony. Zero stretched her arm over her head and looked out of the shadows of the tree. She yawned and then looked back at Yuuki. From what the silver haired girl could guess she was probably watching Kuran.
"So how is Kaname Kuran, your hero?" The huntress asked, finally breaking the silence.
"W-what!? I wasn't looking only at Kaname!" She said and started blushing which only gave her away even more. To make her point she ran over to the edge of the balcony and looked at the grounds. "Yes, yes. Everyone in the Night Class is behaving themselves perfectly tonight! Oh and it doesn't look like anyone from the Day Class is wandering around either! Good!"
"Really?" Zero asked sarcastically.
"Yeah!" She smiled and put her hands on her hips. "It's nice and quiet. No problems with the schools discipline!" She said finally getting somewhat over that little spy/panic attack and I grinned.
"I know that the Chairman thinks that the members of the Night Class are pacifists but I don't believe it. And there is no way in hell that I'm going to let my guard down. And that's why I just don't understand how an adult like the Chairman could ever co-operative with them."Zero said kind of angry, true coexistence would be If humans knew about vampires as well. She knew this kind of stuff due to the coexistence she had created in New Orleans.
"You said yourself once."
"The reason why they look like humans is so they can hunt us down more efficiently." Shaking my head she started leaving. "I'm going on patrol."
Being a hybrid is hard and do your own kind of coexistent from father away is even harder.
New Orleans.
Her town. Her home. Zero would always travel to New Orleans during holidays or in some missions. She couldn't bear the thought of not visiting home at least once in a year. And New Orleans of course couldn't bear without see its princess. However Zero had put her best friend; Anna in charge and she was always told of what was going on. In return Zero would tell her everything about here. Anna was an orphan vampire; ahe was bitten by a Pureblood and with her help she turned into a Level C vampire. Zero had immediately taken her under her wing, therefore Anna considered Zero not only her partner in crime but also best friend and sister.
New Orleans was and is a vicious place your enemies are everywhere, people you haven't seen coming. So coexistence between vampires, humans, hunters, werewolves and witches was impossible- at least that was what people thought before going to town.
The difference between Zero's type of peace and Chairman's was that she understood that, for creating piece, blood must be shed. And it took Zero eleven years to do it but she did and she is still doing it. She was just seventeen and was able to control five different species which was quite impressive and Zero couldn't help but feel a little proud of herself for her accomplishment.
Zero suddenly stopped sensing two vampires nearby. Walking faster Zero saw Aido Hanabusa and his cousin Kain Akatsuki, Hanabusa was holding Yuuki closely and was saying something about drinking her blood. That girl seems to always attract trouble. Yes Yuuki's blood did smelled good but there was something off about it.
"Drinking Blood on school grounds is strictly forbidden. Did you lost your mind drunk on the scent of blood, vampire?" Zero said coldly trying to control the sudden fury that came over her. Being a hybrid was making her more sensitive and witches were known for their big temper while vampires were known to be good at killing with many different ways and combine both things and you could create chaos.
"Zero, no!" Yuuki yelled at her as she saw her adopted sister pointing her antil-vampire gun towards the blond haired vampire.
"You've finally revealed your true nature." I knew Kuran wouldn't be able to hold his pets for long.
"It was just a taste" Aidou responded cockily. Oh I'll give him my taste. Zero thought wanting to shot the bloodsucker now!
"No!" Yuuki cried out as she quickly pulled Bloody Rose towards the sky so Zero missed her shot.
"Idiot! Why did you shoot!? Yuuki scolded her. Is she for real?
"Wh- Whoaaa, that was scary!" Aidou said little shaked up.
"What the..-" Akatsuki started saying but was cut by a very familiar voice.
"You should be more careful. It's called 'The Bloody Rose'…"
Oh Kuran is here. What a honor! Zero thought sarcastically.
"… it is made to kill creatures like us." Zero didn't miss how Kuran was looking at her while he was saying that.
If only he knew…
"Kaname-Sama!" Aidou exclaimed happily, and a little fearful.
"I will take care of these fools. The Chairman will need full report." He grabbed Aido by the collar of his jacket. "Is that acceptable to you, Kiryuu? Kaname asked.
"Just take him away" Zero said and put his Bloody Rose gun away.
"Akatsuki." Kaname said diverting his attention to the forgotten Akatsuki Kain.
"Me?" He said shocked.
"You didn't stop Hanabusa. You're just as guilty as he is. What about the two girls who fainted? Shall we take care of that too? Or-"
"Don't worry" Yuuki cut him and said smiling, "We'll take them to the Chairman to have their memories modified."
"I hope it hasn't awoken any bad memories for you… Yuuki."
"Oh no! He didn't hurt me, so don't worry." Yeah he only wanted to suck your blood, nothing bad. Zero thought in her head wishing for the conversation to end quickly.
Zero's POV
Yuuki always thought that Kuran was different but Zero never did. There was always something dark about him which could make everyone around froze in fear but not her…
"Come one…" She said and grabbed Yuuki's hand and took of her red tie, and tied it on her hand.
"Thanks Zero" The brown haired girl thanked her while smiling gently at the lilac eyed girl. That' was what Zero wanted to protect. She know from experience that once you mess up with the supernatural world there's nothing pure in you anymore.
"Let's go. We still have to deal with the girls." Zero told her while she started leaving.
Ever since that day four years ago when Zero lost my second family, she had nothing, but hatred for Purebloods. she was used in hiding those feeling deep in my heart by pushing people away. She would only let Anna, Dean and her teacher in magic; Sheila but…
"This place reeks of blood. It's making me sick" I murmured angrily.
She didn't like entering in a stranger's territory without carrying a weapon since the young girl couln't use her magic.
"It's proof that they're animals. The fact that they actually like this smells…" And one day I'll be like that.
"What are you doing in here?" Yuuki shouted at her as she came to the bathroom. Really I may look like a boy but I'm still a girl!
"Bite me! The Dorm showers are closed until dawn!" I shouted back at her.
While Zero started taking off her shirt, Yuuki continued. "I'm still a girl, I need privacy!"
No you're not.
"You just thought 'No, You're not!' Didn't you?" She asked her seeing the small rare smile on her face.
Rolling her eyes Yuuki turned to the mirror brushing her hair when Zero suddenly came from behind me and started sniffing her.
"Em… What are you doing?" She asked probably a little creped out.
"I can't smell the blood anymore" She stated. Thank God!
"Oh shush! My hand has already stopped bleeding."
At Cross Academy the Day Class and the Night Class live side by side.
"Ten days suspension?" Aido said with a little whine in his voice.
"It was worth it for a taste of Yuuki's blood." Aido said putting his hands to his cheeks, and rested his elbows on his knees.
"I don't think I'll be able to endure living off tablets for much longer. Yuuki's blood was so delicious…" Aido stopped talking as Kaname stepped towards him. Kanme slapped him, not pleased at all.
"Pardon?" He said and his tone shown obvious anger as well.
"Sorry" Aido apologized with a pout.
However…
Back to his room Kaname licked off Aido's blood from his fingers.
There is a secret that is kept from the Day Class students. It's that every one of the Night Class students is a vampire.
Zero walked to her room and finally took her necklace off, letting her natural appearance reviled. Walking to her mirror she started taking deep breaths with her eyes close.
But what I didn't realize…
Turning around she thought she saw someone but then again maybe she was just shaken from what happened earlier.
What she failed to notice was a figure watching her.
…was that there is also another secret...
