Introduction: This is a collection of one-shots including unlikely encounters between characters. If anyone would suggest an encounter between two Vampire Knight characters, I'd be happy to try writing it for you. Just PM me.
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Genre: Friendship
Summary: A couple of unlikely characters cross paths. Whether or not they are friends or foes will be justified in the meeting itself. Who will meet and will there ever be a happy ending?
Vampire Knight: Collective Friendships
One Shot – A' to Z'
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A young male steadied his pace as he exited a forest. He was careful to cling along the walls of a town ahead of himself. He lost his grip, staggering at the sudden force in winds. The gust pushed him and his brown leather coat back a little. The male, upon regaining his composure and placing his feet firmly on the ground, advanced toward the edge of the cemented building.
He quickly glanced out of his lavender colored eyes, noticing the town's empty walkways past the corner of the brick building he clutched on to. He felt for a weapon withheld beneath his coat in the left pocket of his belt.
He thought carelessly, 'Why can't I sense it anymore?'
An abrupt high-pitched cry reached the silver-haired male's ears. He dashed in the direction of the scream.
A crowd of girls were standing, wavering around a table within a small cafe.
"Please, don't worry about me. I'm fine everyone. Really." A nervous golden-haired male chuckled at his seat.
One girl approached him in protest, "But you don't look okay at all!" She worried.
"Maybe you should sit down, Idol-sempai?" Another suggested.
The waitress pleaded with the blonde male, "Please, allow me to buy your dinner?"
"Oh, no I shouldn't, I-..."
"And your right cheek seems red." The first pointed out.
The blonde noticed a tall male from the corner of his eyes. "Kiryu-kun!" He yelled before rushing to meet the male whom stood in the doorway of the cafe. "Put that thing away!"
He came to an abrupt stopped, whispering in his left ear. "Zero, there are young ladies in here."
Zero sighed as he put the exposed weapon back in his belt. "Hanabusa?" Irritably, he cleared his throat. "What are you doing here, Aido?"
"Aw.." Aido seemed worryingly frustrated with the question. "Everyone, we've been found out!" He cried aloud flailing his arms around toward the girls.
"Kiryu-kun!" He faced Zero again, this time with slight teary eyes as if mocking him in some way. "Please minion, you won't tell that evil headmaster of yours that I've stolen his precious pearls and invited them for sweets and tea would you!"
'Minion?' Zero thought off-handedly.
Zero's eyes wandered off in some other direction, "I came here with other intentions." He simply stated. "I have no reason to report you, to anyone."
Aido raised his arms above his head, "Hooray!" he cheered.
Each of the students stood up, careful to place their hands on their thighs and bow to him. "Arigatou, Zero-senpai!" They spoke simultaneously.
Zero raised his eyebrow. "Whatever..." His gaze soon fled from the unfamiliar sight as he responded.
"You must join us Kiryu-kun!" Aido chuckled as he slapped Zero's shoulder in delight.
"Hey Aido." Zero spoke in a casual tone, but with a distinct ominous demeanor. "Did I miss something?" He asked.
"You just missed the action. It was taken care of right before you arrived." He insured, nodding with a smile still stuck on his face.
Zero concluded in his mind. 'My lead vanished here. Seems I was too late.'
"Idol-sempai! It's time!" One of the girls called.
"Coming!" The blonde yelled back to the girl. "Try not to miss me too much, Kiryu-kun!"
Zero frowned. It seemed being told something as strange as this would make anyone feel somewhat uncomfortable. Well, unless you weren't Zero.
"Um... Excuse me, Zero-kun?"
"Hm?" He looked to his right, noticing the voice came from a short young girl. Her long brown hair was in pigtails and she wore form-fitting glasses. She was dressed casually, in a short brown and red plaided skirt and solid green blouse. Her eyes kept falling to her skirt as if she were worrying over its length.
She teetered on her toes, hesitant. "I um.."
"Shindo?" Zero guessed at her name.
She continued. "You don't have to call me by first name, ...if it bothers you." She noted in a soft tone. "So, I had hoped, you would like to share a shortca..."
"Not hungry..." Zero answered quickly.
"Um..." Shindo muttered to herself. "That was all I could make conversation with."
"I'm not a big fan of sweets." He informed her.
Shindo slouched her shoulders. Her nervous smile faded in one moment.
He acknowledged her sudden change in poster and responded soundly. "I'd rather just have some water." He was fast to pull out the wallet from his coat pocket. "I'll pay for your shortcake. It's fine if you don't eat it all."
Shindo was in awe for that time. She tapped two fingers together, quietly covered her mouth with them, and blushed with a smile.
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"Hey." Zero spoke to get the girl's attention.
Shindo looked up nervously. They were sitting across from each other in a booth, not too far from the other students and one cheerful male. "Yes?" She asked, some shortcake stuck in the corner of her mouth.
Zero chuckled somewhat as he leaned over the table to wipe the cake from her face. He asked. "What made you agree to come here with Hanabusa?"
Shindo giggled. It always seemed like she could never eat without becoming a little messy. "Well," She began thinking aloud. "When Aido-sempai first announced it. I thought of it as a good opportunity."
"Opportunity?" Zero questioned her.
"Yes." She assured. "It's not everyday that I'm able to spend some time with one of the night class students, right? They're all so mysterious, almost... not human when I think about it. Amazing that they don't mind attending school during the night time, but it is the moon dorm, right?"
"Hm? I'm sorry am I boring you?" She asked upon getting no response from the silver-haired male.
Zero gave a emotionless and brief response. "No."
"So, um.. what about you, Zero-sempai? What do you think of the night class?"
He groaned rather loud. "Don't call me sempai, alright?" He huffed.
Her smile was sincere. "Sorry."
"It's that sometimes they really get under my skin."
She asked. "Right, because they're popular with everyone right?"
"Hm? No. Well, I guess." He admitted.
Shindo encouraged. "It's lucky that they have you and Yuki-chan to help them everyday."
'Lucky?' Zero sighed. 'She's a real pain sometimes.'
"I apologize for interfering with your duties before, Zero-kun."
"It's fine..." Zero picked up the menu to his right. He became absent-minded as he skimmed through it's pages.
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"Aido-kun. Are you and Kiryu enemies?" An older female student from the day class asked Aido whom was taking a break from swing at a paper-mache.
"Enemies?"
"Yes, do you like Kiryu-kun? You're always fighting with him at twilight."
"Kiryu-kun," Aido paused. "Zero. He's a good friend." He whispered his smile.
"I thought..." She was inturrupted.
"I suppose I just enjoy teasing him. That's all." He smiled, pleased with his own words.
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Collective Friendships
One Shot – A' to Z' - End
To be continued...
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After Thoughts: Thanks for Reading!
[1] lol Bittersweet moment for Zero and Aido, getting to know each other through the day class girls perspectives lol. They both speak to them differently but have a connection to them as well. I hope the words flow nicely. ^-^''
Just be Friends, All we gotta do, Just be friends
[2] The title seems quite obvious to anyone who knows how to write. I thought it was funny how the letters were far apart, a little similar to the characters relationship to each other. I kept thinking that it's impossible to have them become friends, but then I thought of one thing that they could agree on.
[3] Wow, it's been a whole month, but I finally got out my promised one-shot. This one was harder than the last. Aido plus Zero equals Frienemies am I correct? Not exactly on speaking terms, but know how to handle themselves in certain situations.
[4] And lastly, if anyone was forced to read, "Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet" there is a hidden reference in there. I realized what I typed and laughed so hard afterwards.
Note: I could have done a horrible twist with Zero's friendship solution actually turning out to be Aido who was the one that was supposed to be hunted, but I don't think that Aido would have any possible reason to be executed by the senate. P.S. I guess I'm really only used to writing tragedies... haha.
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