A/N: So this week I had written this chapter only to have it accidentally deleted by my father who doesn't know a lot about laptops. To say I was devastated would be understandable; I gave him the cold shoulder for three days until I couldn't take it anymore because seriously, my father has one of the best puppy-dog eyes. Anyway, after getting over my pain, I rewrote it, and here it is! Also, I don't know if I answered to everyone's reviews, but if I didn't, you have a big thank you for me. I'm sorry if I have grammar mistakes, but english is not my first language. A small part of the plot (New Orleans) is borrowed by the American tv show The Originals. Enjoy.

About this chapter: I promised to one of my readers; DragonFire Princess that this chapter would be longer, and believe me I had planned to write much more but then I decided that I've written enough. However, since I've already decided what is going to happen next, expect the next update to be soon.

Total words: 6,640

Warning(s): Might contain violence, curse/bad language and sexual content. Also in this story, 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 OCs and story.


For the love of a Queen

Chapter 17

Gone

Zero and Ichiru were gone

Yuuki was used seeing both twins being strong, therefore she never expected for them to die, but here they were; both lying in their own pool of blood.

Ichiru's death had been quick and he died almost immediately while Zero fought. Oh how she fought and yelled and cursed, only to end up just like her brother.

Yuuki looked down and wiped some of her tears as she heard the familiar laughter again; his voice was husky, rich and absolutely intimidating. "Run, Yuuki, and don't look back." That was Zero's last words.

She should have listened, God, if she had, Zero wouldn't have to protect her and she would have been able to defend herself better.

"You can't run anymore Juri!" The man called and then burst laughing as Yuuki ran faster.

She didn't know who "Juri" was, she had tried to say that she wasn't her but the monster would only laugh more. She needed help, she needed…

Kaname

Her kind Kaname would help her, he would average both Zero and Ichiru.

As if she had heard her thoughts, the monster shouted, "The boy can't save you again!" His voice sounded nearer and Yuuki panicked as she glanced behind her but saw nothing. She suddenly tripped and fell down and Yuuki felt the shadow behind her.

Cold hands touched her shoulder as he forced her to face him, "Won't you open you eyes princess?" Yuuki shivered in disgust as she felt his tongue licking her cheek.

Opening her brown eyes, Yuuki saw the familiar demon – her own boogeyman; he was handsome, of course, weren't all the monsters supposed to be beautiful? He was beautiful, with a youthful look and had red-brown curly hair that stopped roughly at his shoulders. His most interesting characteristic were his eyes; so odd and terrifying. With complete heterochromia iridum, his left eye was reddish-garnet color, while his right eye was an icy blue.

She felt her heart stop when she saw his lips twisting into a smirk; so dark and sinister. "Like a butterfly, I finally have you." His eyes held an unfamiliar gleam as an emotion she couldn't name was in his eyes, "And now you're left unprotected..." he paused.

"No, no!" she struggled against his grip as more tears streamed down her cheeks; she felt absolutely hopeless as the demon laughed at her pain.

If evilness could have a voice, this laugh would make it whimper in fear; it was a laugh that plunged her into the deepest of despair. "Yes! Cry; cry like Juri did!"

Yuuki trembled; she wasn't Zero, she wasn't strong and brave enough to go against everything that stopped her. So she wasn't surprised when her body did what he wished and opened her lips, only to let out a loud scream.

Yuuki shot up straight in bed, sweating and breathing heavily as she could particularly hear her heart pounding. The dream had been so vivid, so real, and for a moment she had thought she was still held by him. Yuuki laid back and closed her eyes as someone knocked the door.

She quickly faked a smile as she spoke, "Come in!" she tried to make her voice cheerful but failed.

"Yuuki?" a concerned voice asked. Closing the door behind him, Ichiru sat beside Yuuki's bed, "Another nightmare?"

Yuuki didn't open her eyes as she answered, "Yes."

Ichiru shook his head, "You have to talk to nee-chan."

This time Yuuki opened her eyes, "Why do you want me to talk to Zero so bad?"

Ichiru sighed as he replied; he could still remember when he and Zero were young, the nightmares his "twin" would see, it was rather terrifying for him to wake up upon hearing her screams but in time, he learn to block them, "Zero knows about nightmares." he said simply, "She can help you."

Yuuki pouted, "Fine." For a moment she eyed Ichiru and noticed that his hair were different today, they were pulled into a ponytail and were tied by a red ribbon. "You changed you hair."

Ichiru blinked and a small blush appeared on his face, "Yeah, I thought about trying something new." his voice became nervous, "D-do you em like it?"

"Yes, you look even more handsome." she blushed when she said that as she started playing with her fingers. When she glanced, she noticed the big smile on Ichiru's face and Yuuki's nightmare didn't bother her that much anymore.

As long as Ichiru was by her side, Yuuki felt safe.


In Atlanta, inside a block of flat, in the master bedroom, a vampire was sleeping peacefully when he was awoken by the strands of sunlight that were coming from the window.

With a groaned, Dean covered his black eyes from the sun and turned around.

He was feeling nauseous, he had a huge headache and his whole body was aching. Death was finally come to greet me" he thought melodramatically.

However instead of death he had miserably though, a tall blonde entered the room wearing... Is that my shirt?

The beautiful blond-haired woman smirked as she jumped in the bed and landed beside him, "Hello handsome." she kissed him as got on top of him and with her free hand, she untied her hair from the ponytail she had made and ran a hand across his nipples as she started kissing his neck, when she was suddenly pushed way.

"Whoa-whoa calm down woman!" he got up from the bed and immediately groaned the woman's voice worsened his headache.

He winced when he caught his reflection across the mirror; his wavy reddish-brown hair were messy and he had red cycles under his black eyes, making him appear like he was a druggie instead of a vampire. Just how much did I drink last night? He rubbed the back of his neck

"So umm..." What's her name? Oh well, "so, beautiful, just where am I?"

The blonde didn't seem to be taking him seriously as she smiled playfully, "Don't do like you don't remember." Her giggles were cut when she noticed his raised eyebrow, "You really don't know?"

Dean sighed in annoyance, "No, I don't. Will you tell me now?"

"Well handsome you're in Atlanta."

His black eyes widened. Just how the hell did I get to Atlanta? Dean remembered, he was in Vegas, having fun, playing poker, dancing with some women and then... nothing.

"So umm..." What was her name? He silently wondered, it was obviously they had slept together but it didn't surprise him, he couldn't remember. Tara? No. Tori? Nah... Tarni? Oh yes! "Tarni can you-"

Her face became red in anger as she cut him off, "My name is Trina!"

Dean rolled his eyes, it wasn't as if he cared; he could sense she was aristocrat vampire and he wondered how he ended up with her, of all people.

Before either of them could say anything; the door in the entrance opened. "Oh no!" she exclaimed, "My husband's back." she ran towards the bedroom's door and closed it, trying to figure out what to do.

Dean looked at her wide-eyed, "Wait, you're married?" He only had one rule and he broke it; never ever go with married woman.

"A little"

"And you slept with me?!"

"Hey! Nobody's perfect okay?" she snapped at him as she tapped her foot; her husband was coming and there was no time. "You need to go!" she whispered him in a hurry tone.

"As if I wanted to stay here and drink tea with your man!" he quickly searched for his pants and shoes but he couldn't find them.

Suddenly he was pushed towards the balcony, and he looked the woman surprised, "What the hell?"

The blonde sighed and looked little apologetic, "Look, I'm sorry but I can't risk my marriage."

"What about my close?"

"No time." she closed and locked the balcony door, leaving outside in nothing but his pair of boxers.

Why do always end up with the crazies? Dean hugged his body as a soft wind blew around his. From afar, Dean noticed a cigarette lying on the ground and he instantly felt jealous; a cigarette would do well to him now.


Cross Academy

In her room Zero was surprisingly already wide awake and was sitting on her bed with a skeptic look. In front of her there was a black box, and inside there were the presents Kol had given her – except the chocolates.

She didn't exactly know why she had kept his presents because truth to be told she never liked them much. Diamonds, dresses; they were things you could buy as long as you have the money, however if it was something handmade then the present would be much more valuable.

If Yagari hear of this, he'll kill me. With a small sigh Zero took the phone beside her and text to the person she shouldn't have, as at the same time noted to ask Anna what she knew about blood sharing.

After texting, Zero could sense her brother outside her room and asked, "Why don't you just come in?"

When he did Zero smiled, Ichiru seemed to try too hard to impress Yuuki, it wasn't as if the short brunette cared much about appearance though she must have liked the way her 'twin' styled his hair. "What's going on?" she asked when she noticed the worried look on her brother's face.

Ichiru sat on her bed as he voiced his concerns, "Yuuki has been having nightmares the past couples of days with some guy who seems to be a vampire and he always-"

"Wait!" she stopped him, "Yuuki has been having nightmares and I'm hearing this now? Why?" she knew that her and Yuuki weren't as close as they used to, mostly because Zero didn't let her in, but that didn't mean she didn't care about her.

Ichiru shrugged, "She just didn't know how to tell you."

"So, what do you want me to do?"

"You used to have nightmares," he pointed out, "I bet you still do."

She bit her tongue, it wasn't the same; Zero was dreaming something that had happened, Yuuki was having dreams of a random guy. It could be just her imagination, but nevertheless Zero was still worried. "It's not the same…"

"Can't you do some magic and get into her head?" Ichiru insisted, if someone could help Yuuki, he was sure, that would be his sister.

"If I do this then it means that we'll have to tell her about my magic, Ichiru, and knowing Yuuki she'll ask more."

"Maybe it's about time she knows." said Ichiru. "Nee-chan, I'm sure Yuuki won't care whether you were born vampire." he assured when he saw the hesitant look on her face. "She'll accept you," he squeezed her hand and smiled warmly, "Like I did."

Zero pursed her lips in concentration, before she let out a sigh of defeat and nodded, "Fine, I'll tell her."

Ichiru's eyes widened and he hugged Zero tightly as he whispered in her ear with a smile on his face, "Thank you, nee-chan."


When it was time for patrol Yuuki was searching for Zero as always; Ichiru had told her that he spoke to Zero and her sister had agreed to help her, how? Yuuki didn't know. Nevertheless no matter how grateful she was, she wasn't going to let Zero skip patrol... again.

Faint footsteps were heard until they stopped just outside the stables. It had been long since she had seen White Lily, but it didn't surprise her that Zero would hide in the stables. Yuuki glared at the entrance, waiting outside. White Lily was staring her, making small noises but was ready to attack at any moment, probably in order to protect Zero.

Taking a peek, she saw Zero sleeping peacefully and Yuuki's eyes softened a bit but still glared her with her hands on her hips.

With a heavy sigh, Yuuki threw a glance at the horse that seemed to be glaring at her, before she called Zero. "Zero… Zero, wake up!" Her silver haired sister didn't make any movement and Yuuki shrunk away a bit when that psycho-horse came closer.

"Zero!" Yuuki yelled again. Lily made a sound of disapproval before she went towards Zero and started nibbling her hair. "Zero!"

"What is it Lily?" she asked, her voice hoarse from sleep as she opened her eyes. When they landed on her, Yuuki glared her and crossed her arms.

"Ah-ha I found you at last." Yuuki raised her chin, "My name is not Lily, and I can't believe the fact you even mistook me for psycho-horse!" she complained as she glared daggers at the animal, and she could swear it gave her the same look; one thing was certain she and Lily hated each other, though Yuuki wouldn't admit it but, she was slightly afraid of it.

"As the members of the Disciplinary Committee, we aren't supposed to skip detention!" even though it was unfair we were given one again. She completed in her head. As she took some steps closer Lily made a high-pitched whinny that sounded like a squeal, with a short piercing 'EEEE', and Yuuki's eyes widened as she backed off.

Zero didn't bother to respond, instead, she started petting her horse on the head, "Easy Lily calm down," she told the horse softly, "She's a very simple-minded and uncomplicated girl she's by no means a threat to you." she reassured the beautiful horse. "Even if she tried to be." a small smirk appeared on her face and she could particularly feel the daggers Yuuki was sending her.

Yuuki's face became red and her brown eyes narrowed as she clenched her fist, "What did you just say?!"

"You heard me." Zero got up and turned to face her, "What did you want anyway?"

"You can't keep skipping you duties!" Yuuki exclaimed and then sighed when she saw the silverette rolling her eyes, Come on, it's time for switchover." she said and handed her the prefect bandage.

Zero let out a small huff, before she took it. "Hey, Yuuki?"

"Hm?" she looked Zero and frowned when she saw her sister having that worried look on her face.

"During patrol, I'd like to talk to you."

Yuuki nodded silently as Zero walked away, leaving Yuuki staring at her back as she walked away.


In another place, there was a car on a highway with a couple inside, they were speaking about a concert they had just been to see outside of town, the man named Joseph Malloy hadn't been very impressed with what he had seen, but if his woman Mina Katako was happy then he was happy.

"One hour of driving to hear nothing. It wasn't even a band, but a guy with a guitar. One hour each way." Young Joseph with shaggy dark brown hair said with clear disappointment in his voice.

"It wasn't that bad." The blonde argued with a pout of defense on her lips as she reached over and pushed him teasingly.

"It looked like James Blunt." He countered with a frown which she caught, she liked James Blunt.

"And what is the problem?" She raised her eyebrows.

"We already have a James Blunt and that is enough." He answered and she laughed a little covering her face while shaking her head from side to side making her blonde locks bounce with the movement.

"So, why did you come?" She cocked a thinly shaped eyebrow at him and he reached over and held her hand within his own.

He replied to her with a cheesy grin playing on his lips, "Because I love you." and she nodded quickly.

"Nicely done." She approved of the way he easily redeemed himself as they continued down the road when they saw a thick fog starting to form around the car, it layered the road in front of them with a thick blanket. "What about all this fog?" Mina asked as she looked out of her window at it suspiciously.

"It will pass soon." He answered confidently, as he continued to drive carefully through the thick mist desperately to keep on the road.

Suddenly Mina saw a dark figure through the fog laying down the ground, and she screamed as the car sped towards him. "Watch out!" She hollered.

Joseph tried to stop in time but it was too late, the car jumped as it ran over the dark, mysterious figure on the floor. He skidded to a halt in the middle of the road taking up both lanes as the couple sat there in completely and utter shock.

"Are you okay?" Joseph asked his girlfriend fearfully but she was in a serious state of shock, they had just killed a person.

"We ran over someone." She breathed out as she stared down at the road, her eyes widen like a deer caught in headlights "Oh my God!"

"Call for help." Joseph ordered as he got out of the car to attend to the person that he had just hit, he tried to search for the body over his own panic.

Mina was trying to get reception on her phone but she couldn't get any. She was almost in hysteria "Come on! Come on!" She whispered under her breath and closed her eyes, trying to stop herself from shaking.

Joseph saw the male laying in the middle of the road; he sprints over to him muttering under his breath. "Please tell me you're alive!" He took the man's hand checked his pulse for any sign of life, but found nothing. "Oh my God"

The poor dark haired Darren was taken by surprise when the 'dead` body in front of him reanimated and grabbed him by his neck at a speed that was like a blur as he bit down his neck with his deadly sharp fangs.

Mina was still with her back turned away from her boyfriend's car, tears were streaming down her cheeks from the fear and shock of what had happened. "There is no signal! Joseph!" She called into the silent night.

When she didn't hear back from him, a new state of panic washed over her as she got out of the car and looked around for her boyfriend who was nowhere to be seen. "Joseph?" She shouted as loud as she could when suddenly there was a slam on the hood of the car, looking over her shoulder she saw her boyfriend laying across the bonnet with a chunk missing from his neck.

Mina screamed loudly as she took off down the road running as fast as her legs could carry her but it wasn't fast enough and the predator caught her.


Meanwhile, at Cross Academy the silver-haired huntress was pacing back and forth while she waited for Yuuki in the gardens; she and Ichiru had decided to take it slow and tell Yuuki about some of her powers and from where they came from, however, Zero was little anxious; she knew Yuuki would make a fuss about not telling her earlier etc.

"Hey nee-chan," the voice of her brother made her pause. Turning around she saw Ichiru and Yuuki who was looking between them with a puzzle look on her face.

"What's going on?"

"Yuuki, I talked to nee-chan and she can help you, but only if you let her." Ichiru explained.

However, Yuuki became even more confused, "How can you help?" she asked directly Zero.

The silverette sighed, this was more difficult than she thought, "Yuuki, as you already know, there other creatures in this world, like vampires but…" maybe I should take a different approach "Do you remember when you were a kid and I used to tell you scary stories when I wanted to be left alone?"

Yuuki blushed but nevertheless smiled, even though she hated when Zero teased her and scared her, they were fond memories. "Yeah." she nodded and tilted her head to the side, "You used to tell me stories about werewolves and witches and vampire hunters, but I don't understand what this have to do with my nightmares."

"Yuuki, I'm a witch." she could she from the corner of her eyes that Ichiru was looking at her wide-eyed, he clearly didn't expect her to tell Yuuki about this so… flatly.

For few seconds there was only silence between the three students, and the only thing you could here was the breeze as it gentle caressed the trees.

That was before, Yuuki burst laughing, of course.

"Zero, I know you may not believe in yourself a lot, but you don't have to insult your own self."

Zero rolled her eyes, easily losing patience, she expected Yuuki to shout at her, hell even curse her, not to be laughed at. "Yuuki I'm serious!"

"Right, whatever you say." she said in sing-song tone.

Clenching her fists, Zero looked at Ichiru as she raised her hand, and he suddenly found himself in the air.

"Wow I didn't know you could do that!" Ichiru said excitedly as he laughed. Hs reaction didn't really surprise her, in fact she expected it, Ichiru had always been excited when it came down to magic, not that she could blame him. Magic was fascinating and almost priceless.

"Oh my God!" Yuuki whispered and she swallowed hard, as she looked at the 'twins' wide-eyed.

"Am I or am I not, cooler than Peter Pan?" his eyes lit up when an idea crossed his mind. "I could even be better than Santa, and we could make it a family business, to deliver presents to the world!" He smiled a childlike smile as he continued dreaming.

"Ichiru!" the silverette snapped him out of his thoughts. "You clearly forgot why you are here in the first place." she pointed Yuuki who looked so pale and ready to pass out. Lowering her hand slowly, Zero let Ichiru, who was currently pouting, on the ground as she looked at Yuuki.

"Look I know you're probably in shock, but say something."

Yuuki blinked before she started stuttered, "H- how, w-when? I-I mean... you... I thought you..."

Maybe nee-chan broke her. Ichiru thought as he looked at her with pity. "Yuuki take a breath and calmed down."

Yuuki did as she was told and suddenly the nervousness vanished from her face as she glared both of them and demanded answers, "How are you a witch, and why didn't you tell me earlier?!"

"I didn't tell you because you have that stupid crush on Kuran and you would have probably told him!"

Yuuki blush furiously, "I don't have a crush on Kaname-sempai anymore." she crossed her arms,

Why the hell do I feel relief? Zero thought and shook her head as she continued listening Yuuki, "And I would never tell him something you don't want him to know. We're like sisters; we're supposed to be sharing everything between us!"

"Yuuki, put yourself on her shoes." Ichiru told her as soon as he saw the guilty on his sister's face, "You've close with the Pureblood for years, you can't blame her for not trusting you."

Yuuki but her bottom lip, in a way they were both right; if Zero had told her this years ago, she'd complain to Kaname without even thinking about how it would affect Zero. Ever since I met Zero that night, I've always wanted her to be honest with me, and I did everything I could to make her happy. She looked down. Selfishly seeking her happiness for the sake of my own. "I'm sorry." for being selfish for so long.

Zero's eyes softened, "You don't need to apologize for anything, Yuuki." she told her, "I promise, from now on; I'll be honest with you."

The brunette raised her eyebrows, "Really?" she looked between them, "Both of you?"

"Yeah" "Sure" Both of them answered at the same time.

"Okay…" she nodded to herself, "I have questions."

"And we have answers." Ichiru started teasing her but stopped when he saw his sister's glare.

"How did you become a witch?"

"It's not a choice Yuuki." Zero rolled her eyes, "You don't become a witch you're born one." she leaned against a tree and continued, "My mother was a witch and my father was…" every single atom in her body told her not to tell her, but she was tired of hiding, tired of always lying and so she told her, "a vampire."

Yuuki's jaw dropped, "What?!"

"Long story, sort: My mom slept with my dad, she got pregnant and so he invited to stay at his home till I was born, and during the night months they fell in long with each other; typical romance, I know, but yeah that was their story."

Yuuki shook her head, hard to believe what she was hearing, "But you hate vampires!"

"No." she argued, "I hate purebloods and dislike nobles, there's a difference."

"What about when that Pureblood attacked your adopted parents?"

Zero and Ichiru shifted uncomfortably, "Actually Yuuki I-"

"I faked my bite and aura because I didn't want to go to the Night Class." Zero cut her brother off; the death of their brother was something Yuuki didn't need to know.

"So you a vampire and a witch?"

"A hybrid." Ichiru corrected her, "With the ability to haunt vampires."

"Wow" Yuuki sighed, "There's so many things I want to ask…"

"And you will." Ichiru reassured her, "Another time. Now we have more important things to do." he looked at Zero who nodded.

"We have to figure out what your nightmares are; they're obviously not normal."

"What do you think they might be?" Yuuki nervously asked.

Zero opened her mouth to respond but Ichiru stopped her by saying, "Why don't we go to Zero's room?"

"Why mine?"

"Yuuki and I have roommates. You, on the other hand, don't."

"Wait!" Yuuki tried to protest, "What about patrol-"

"Oh please Yuuki, I'm sure the vampires can stay out of trouble for one night."

Yuuki hesitated, but then nodded, they were right; nothing bad would happen if she skipped her duties for one night.

As the three students started walking away towards Zero's dorm room, unbeknown to them a vampire was hidden and had heard the entire conversation.


Inside Zero's dorm, Yuuki, Zero and Ichiru were sitting on the floor; a small candle was in the middle of their small circle. "Okay here's the paper." Zero put the notebook behind her and place the paper on the floor, beside the candle.

"That's all we need?" Yuuki raised an eyebrow and looked at her in disbelief, "A paper?"

"And a knife." she took the knife she had kept hidden under her skirt, "Okay, now give me your palm."

Yuuki frowned in confusion as she brought her hand and Zero placed it on top of the paper. Slowly Zero cut Yuuki's palm who she winced as soon as the knife made contact with her skin. Drops of blood feel to the white paper, and Zero let go off her hand before she brought her own and repeat the same action.

After a minute the drops of blood connected to one another and it was shaped into a perfect circle, "It's done." Zero handed Ichiru the sharp knife and he placed it behind him without taking his eyes off them. He had see Zero's magic before, but after years of separation, God knows how much powerful she must have become. "We're connected, for now."

Yuuki nodded and looked up, "Now what?"

"Now…" Zero put her hand on Yuuki's shoulder and looked at her in her eyes, "You must relax, so I can see inside you." she closed her eyes, "Close your eyes and try to remember all your nightmares."

Yuuki took a deep breath and obeyed; she closed her eyes and tried to remember her dreams which wasn't really hard, she could never forget those nightmares that had been haunting her for weeks.

She remembered the fear she felt every time she saw him, his laugh; always so loud and scary. Those eyes, those odd eyes; blue and red, red the color of blood, the blood everyone had; everyone who was dead in her dreams…

"Ichiru" Zero broke the silence but did not open her eyes, "Can you go and bring some glass of water from the Chairman's home?"

Ichiru nodded but then he realized that she couldn't see him so he spoke, "Yes, I'll be right back." He got up and left, but not before glancing one more time.

"You always dream of death Yuuki." Zero said in a soft tone, does that mean you're afraid of us dying?"

Yuuki nodded silently, not daring to open her eyes. But after couple of minutes she couldn't help but ask, "Do you see anything?"

Zero nodded, "Yeah…" she placed her hands on Yuuki's head and tried to focus more. "I see…"

Everything was dark, like an old faded photograph, when suddenly a shadow of a woman in white dress appeared, "Yuuki really loves her brother." Her voice was soft and kind, but her image was fuzzy.

A child – no, a little girl… "Onii-sama is back!"

"I came here for the daughter you've been so carefully hiding." red and blue eyes. That must been the man Yuuki saw. Zero thought

"I can smell lot of blood!" The little girl screamed but Zero couldn't find her.

"It hurts me to see you so scared." From where have I heard this voice before? Zero wondered as she tried to get a better look. It was as if there was a shield in Yuuki's mind and it wouldn't let her take a closer look, in fact it was trying to push her away.

Zero held Yuuki's head tighter and didn't seem to care when Yuuki let out a whimper. Zero tried to see closer but nothing was clear; she couldn't see the faces and the voices were more like whispers.

Opening her eyes Yuuki gasped in shock as soon as she saw Zero face; red blood was running from her closed eyes and nose. "Zero stop!" she told her but Zero didn't listen instead she came even closer. The sight of her sister's blood made her stomach twisted into an unfamiliar feeling she couldn't name.

"I just hope you don't hate me for making this decision for you, Yuuki." White dress. Zero thought and chose to ignore the pain she was feeling. It's the woman with the white dress!

The silverette coughed, and crimson blood came out of her mouth. Her eyes snapped open, and Zero let go of Yuuki's head and took a step back as if her hands were burnt.

Meanwhile, the door opened and Ichiru re-entered, only to look at them wide-eyed, "What happened?!"

Zero didn't seem to be even listening as she continued to cough and more blood burst from her mouth like a fountain, splattering the floor and dribbling down her chin onto her shirt. Dropping to her knees, she inhaled quickly and rapidly, the air became even heavier and Zero passed out when her eyes rolled back in her head as everything became too much for her body to take and soon the world went dark.


Night Class

Meanwhile, as the Night Class students were having their lesson, Anna was the first to smell the delicious blood in the air, it was awfully familiar and it made her eyes narrow; Zero and her had always had a close bond, mostly due to drinking her blood, but still, Anna always knew when her best friend was in trouble and now it was one of the moments she was.

As she got up, Anna heard another chair and when she glanced behind she saw that the Pureblood had gotten up as well. She didn't asked permission from the teacher or from the Pureblood, because truth to be told she just wanted to see what was going on with her friend.

Unfortunately for her, the Pureblood king wasn't far behind and he quickly caught up with her, and having no other choice both of them headed towards the direction the delicious blood was coming from; Zero's room.


Zero woke to a tremendous amount of pain flowing through her body, her head was still spinning and her eyes refused to focus on anything in the familiar room she was used to. However, when she finally managed to see clear, she saw a figure standing over her desk and she quickly recognized him.

"What the hell are you doing here?" she wished she could be able to sound strong but instead her voice came out weak.

The Pureblood placed the photograph he had been holding on the huntress desk before he turned to face her; she looked like she did when he was watching her sleep; weak and fragile. Gone was her usual glare and was replaced by a look of exhaustion. The blood that had been once running from her eyes and nose was gone; her friend – Anna had cleaned her up and had changed her into something more comfortable that was also giving Kaname the pleasure to see more of her skin.

"I would like to know what occurred last night?" to say he was curious would be understandable. On the way to Zero's room he saw Ichiru and the Chairman, and when they entered they found Yuuki trying to wake up the bleeding huntress who had lost consciousness. Everyone, even the Chairman, seemed to understand what was going on, expect him. It frustrated him beyond everything but when he asked his little sister, she had said she had promised to Zero not to tell anyone, which was what had caused him to be here – other than the worry he had for his little huntress.

Last night? Zero glanced at the curtains that were surprisingly closed and she realized it was actually morning "Didn't you ask Yuuki?"

Kaname nodded, "Yes, and she refused to tell me."

Zero smiled faintly before she glared the Pureblood, "Then I have nothing to tell you, I did Yuuki a favor, it had nothing to do with you." she said with a scowl on her face.

Next thing Zero knew, Kuran was on top of her, his face so close to her that their noses were almost touching, "What the hell?"

"After so long…" he slowly brought his palm against her cheek, "…someone would think that you may have leant not to be so disobedient, but you never stop. Do you?"

She didn't like that; Zero didn't like having Kuran so close to her. It made her feel odd, like she wanted to have him close, as if she actually liked it.

She struggled; a poor attempt to get out of his hold but when she realized that she not only couldn't but also a small part of her didn't want to, she started sweating.

"I wonder would you mind telling me, what makes your heart beat so fast?" had his voice always been so seductive? Zero, for a brief second, wondered.

He was so close, that for a second she thought that he may even kiss her and the second the thought crossed her mind she wanted to slap herself for even thinking about that. Zero sighed in relief when the Pureblood moved his head, only to freeze when he placed his ear against her chest.

Kaname on his part, felt peaceful, he wished time could just stop moving. When he glanced up, he saw his little huntress blushing and he smirked, "You're blushing… how cute."

Her eyes widened before she glared at him and started yelling at him, "I you don't get off of me, I swear I'll-"she started threatening him but was cut off.

"You'll do what, Zero?" He lifted her chin with a curled index finger and forced her to meet his dark gaze.

Those eyes… Her breath hitched within her throat and she opened her mouth to yell at him when the door opened. "Nee–chan did you- oh." Ichiru stopped before he smirked, "I hope I didn't interrupt something."

"Of course not!" She told him but he didn't look convinced. Turning toward Kuran she sighed in annoyance, "Do you mind!?"

The Pureblood had to hold back his aura and calm himself in order not to kill the boy, he finally had a moment with his little huntress and her brother had ruined it. "Very well." Getting up, he told her, "Zero your presence is required at the Moon Dorms after your classes are over; that friend of your would like to see you."

When he left Ichiru smirked once again as he now had something to tease his sister about, "'The huntress and her King', hmm, it sounds little cliché, maybe how about 'the king and his queen'?"

Grabbing a pillow from behind her, Zero threw it at Ichiru who simply laughed at her, "Shut up!"


A/N: I wanted to thank you for reading, I know this chapter didn't have a lot of Zero/Kaname in it, but the next one will.

Also, in the next chapter, you'll finally know who the vampire, who had been killing all these people, is.

xLonelyDreamerx