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Content warning:contains yaoi, fluff, OOC, KanamexZero M for later chapters

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Moonlight Feels Right

By

Hanamaru

Kaname returned to the Moon Dorm not long after. He lounged on the sofa in his private suite with a thoughtful expression.

Why had Zero Kiryu suddenly come to his attention, and pique his interest? When did the silver haired boy first catch his notice? Why the interest - dare he say attraction? What did he truly feel about Kiryu?

But most importantly, what did Kiryu feel about him?

He had known the fiery tempered prefect for quite awhile now. They both attended Cross Academy, which a small enough school that almost everyone knew each other. Zero was a prefect, or guardian, and an infamous figure around the campus. In addition to being the Headmaster's 'adopted son', he served as a buffer between the night class and the day class.

The major difference being, of course, that the night class was comprised of Vampires, the day class appeared to be comprised of humans cum insane raving fangirls with shrill voices. Oh, and a few guys who wished they were never born - being a guy in the day class did not aid the improvement of self esteem since all the girls cared only for the eerily beautiful night class boys.

Kaname had always found the teen to be gruff and brusque. He had learned that Zero had a keen mind, always at the top of his class despite perpetual lack of sleep and long, thankless hours tutoring that… study-challenged Yuuki.

Although Zero's aura and demeanor kept most at bay, a few people, such as Cross and Yuuki, could see his softer side.

Certainly, even by looks on its own, neither Kaname nor any other vampire had received the gift of those gentle lilac eyes. The handful of day class girls who did note his unusual good looks, however, were soon annihilated by his scowl.

Zero always stood up for his beliefs and what was right, and was fearless in the face of the vampire nobles. No ass kissing for him. Not now, not ever. Fear a vampire? Never; he would go down fighting to his last breath.

Kaname thought his attitude foolhardy but you had to respect that what you saw was what you got with Zero Kiryu. Not many were so carelessly honest or unswervingly loyal.

And Kiryu was in a tough place, neither accepted by the humans, vampire hunters nor the vampires themselves.

The hunter association used him as an expendable commodity; they constantly test his loyalty, sending him out on the most dangerous of missions, usually without full disclosure or concern for his safety. It was a definite no thanks to the association, but his own abilities, that he rose to be one of the best hunters ever.

Yet, the vampire society looked down upon him, beneath their notice and took umbrage at his manners and familiarity when addressing Kaname or the nobles.

Zero, too, was a vampire but the similarity ended there.

Kaname was of vampire royalty. A pureblood, descended from the long line of the Kuran clan. Zero, on the other hand, was an ex-human - a mere level D capable of slipping into madness to a level E. To make matters worse, he was a vampire hunter from a prestigious line of hunters. Sadly, it resulted in a tragic massacre of his family by a rogue pureblood vampire.

His hatred of vampires knew no boundaries. He was barely civil to the night class and outrightly disliked Kaname Kuran. For some reason Yuuki adored the brunette vampire prince and for her sake alone he refrained from shooting Kuran with Bloody Rose.

Although technically a vampire, Zero remained in the day class. His vampire tendencies were somewhat held at bay by the hunter charm tattooed over the bite mark where he bore evidence of his attack by a pureblood.

But the charm was wearing thin; he struggled mightily to restrain his vampire half. His deepest fear, in which he would not admit even to himself, was that he might lose control and hurt his beloved or innocent people.

Both hunter and pureblood shared the same affection for Yuuki, although Zero was more like a doting older brother. After all, they have both been adopted by Headmaster Cross.

Little by little, Kaname felt his gaze drawn by the boy. He began to admire that silvery hair and wondered what it would be like to stroke and feel it against his skin. To have those lilac eyes deepen to violet with emotion and passion meant only for him.

He had to admit it: he was fascinated by Zero Kiryu. Had he been bewitched by some magical spell or by the lonely repressed boy with the 'rockin bod', or by the rarest violet eyes to die for?

Where had that come from? Since when did he use the term "rockin' bod"? But still it was an apt description of Zero. He was in his own way unique, lovely and very beautiful.

Kaname smiled to himself. Kiryu would kill him if he the brunette thought of him with those feminine terms. Kaname was pretty sure the boy was still a virgin. That thought was appealing as well. Nothing was more memorable than the first time, and Kaname could make it an experience that could never be replicated.

Well, this project from the Headmaster would be a good chance to see what made Kiryu tick, to satisfy his curiosity. And perhaps his hunger?

Hmmm now he was actually considering deflowering Kiryu. Working on this project together would be marvelous. He was so bored being the stuffy, dutiful aristocrat. This would be the perfect thing to break his ennui. To tease and be teased by Kiryu? And it was all too easy to get a rise out of the boy. Perhaps he could get a different rise out of him this time. He smiled and chuckled evilly to himself. This semester might actually be a challenge.

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