A/N Thank you so much to everyone who has put this story into their alerts and/or favourites. Also, even more thanks to those who have bothered to review.

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"Ze...ro...?"

My heart was beating so fast and my breath was coming in short, erratic gasps.

"Zero!" I tried again.

Hoping that somehow, he'd hear me.

Somehow I could break through the hunger that was blinding and deafening him.

I hadn't been scared.

But it was starting to creep up on me.

My heart was beginning to flutter softly like a birds wings.

I was fading, and I could feel it.

The sound of my own blood leaving my body was filling my ears.

Everything seemed insignificant now.

Maybe I was going to die.

But, it was an interesting way to die.

The dark fog was starting to cloud around the edges of my vision.

So, that's what dying feels like.

It's cold.

Like ice, yet there's a warmth and comfort to it.

It wraps itself around you slowly, until you relax into it and then it sweeps you away.

But I wasn't about to give in.

I still had so much I wanted to learn.

"Zero!" I yelled it now and tore away from his iron grip.

His eyes slowly became lilac again.

The safe colour.

The colour I had first seen them.

Instead of looking slightly kind and worried like I remembered seeing them first time,

They were now sad and held an emotion I'd never wanted to see him hold.

Hate.

But I knew instantly it wasn't directed at me.

He hated himself.

So, so much.

I backed away a little and swayed on my feet.

He rushed over and caught me before I fell.

"Ze...ro...It's...alright..." I managed to tell him, before nausea overcame my head.

"Just...put me...on...the bed..." I whispered.

I had to shut my eyes to stop the pain.

I felt the contact of bed sheets and a mattress under me.

But I could not bear to open my eyes just yet.

The bed moved near my feet and I knew that he had sat down.

"Yuki...Yuki I'm so sorry..." I hear him mutter.

"No...Zero...I would've stopped...you..." I replied, trying to make my voice sound convincing.

It didn't sound too good to me.

I opened my eyes slightly to look at him.

His head was in his hands.

I noted his clothes, which were covered in my blood.

If Kaname saw this...

Zero looked at me again.

I could tell he was trying to force his expression to stay calm.

It might've worked on Kaien, but I could see through it straight away.

I forced myself up so I was sitting.

Ever so slowly, I reached a hand out to his face.

Carefully, I placed my hand on one of his cheeks and kept it there.

I had expected him to push away such a gesture.

But to my surprise, he leaned into the touch and placed his own hand over mine.

"Yuki..." I heard him murmur my name.

"It's alright Zero...It really is..." My voice was a little stronger now.

The nausea was coming back.

But I couldn't show him, I didn't want him to despise himself anymore than he already did.

"I'm the one who should be sorry...I didn't stop you, even though the headmaster had asked me to..." I looked away, shame creating colour on my cheeks.

"Thank you." He murmured.

I frowned, not sure what he meant.

Before I could ask, he stood up.

"I have to leave Yuki. Before Kuran gets here. He probably smelt the blood." Zero's tone had changed.

I know he was forcing himself to sound casual.

But it made me happy anyway.

I nodded and lay back on my bed, grateful for the time to rest.

When I heard my door close I sighed and fell into a strange sleep.

Between consciousness and awareness.

Half way through the night, I had a dream.

Maybe it wasn't a dream, but I can't be sure.

I didn't open my eyes.

But I remember feeling the cold, smooth hand caress my cheek and a voice whisper in my ear.

"No matter who you choose Yuki, I will always love you."