Chapter 3: You, her, and us
At last, chapter 3 is up everyone; sorry it took a longer time than usual. And wow, 13 reviews, you guys are awesome. I love you all * give hugs and kisses*
And here are some replies from me to my dear readers :")
JTFLAM: Well, it's true that Tsubasa has some intentions with Zero beside curiosity and stuffs, but you probably has overestimated him, he's the type of person who speaks out loud what's on his mind but at the same time can be considerate of what he's said too, not some evil guys who hide his true nature under a smiling face:")
Love332: Yeah, Tsu-chan's surely interested in our dear Zero-kun :D. And Zero, well, you will hear him saying "I like you" to Tsubasa later, but don't worry at all, this story is KanZe :D.
LuanRina: In fact, if Yuuki had chosen Zero over Kaname may be I wouldn't have hated her so much like now, but yeah, as we had known, she's just a bitch after all, I have nothing against incest, really, but she just makes me sick :(. And yeah, thanks for liking this fic, I'll try update it asap, so could you do the same to your fic "Falling" too ;;)
ben4kevin: It's KanZe, Tsubasa is just a stimulation :D
iBunny: Don't worry, he will not treat our Zero badly. He's a little noisy but definitely a ...erm...good guy
Harumi-sama: We'll see if Kaname would be jealous ( And btw, it's not only him :"))
Now, onto the chapter, shall we :D
Chapter 3: You, her, and us.
Written by : Hinagiku
Beta reader : Ruyuha (me ) and Ikeru.
Zero fixed his suit for the last time in front of the mirror. It was said to be a suit but all of that was just his normal prefect clothes, the only difference was a red rose attached on his left chest. This was inherently the nature of Zero, he's never been interested in dressing for swank just because of a party, he only wears what he likes and feels comfortable with it, he could even wear his simple white shirt and uniform pants if he wants and doesn't need to care about what other people might think or say about him.
"That Tsubasa will definitely complain about this" Zero sighed and thought about the scene of Tsubasa whining about him not wearing the clothes that he'd chosen.
"Well, I have to deal with it later, now it's time to go." Zero told himself, he gently closed the door and walked along the long corridor to the staircase.
"Hey, Zero, why are you not wearing the suit I've chosen for you? It took me 2 hours to find the ideal one and I thought that it would suit you admirably, but now... You make me really sad." Tsubasa lamented at the exact moment Zero had his foot downstairs.
"It's my right to wear what I want, not your business. Besides, I feel more comfortable with my prefect clothes than that tight costume which you had given me." Zero replied coldly, barely interested in Tsubasa's tone and expression of grief. As he has thought, Tsubasa had begun his speech at the moment he saw Zero. Completely contrary to him, Tsubasa dressed himself up very classy with a golden tie-pin, branded shoes and a classic tuxedo with a rose attached on his left chest as well. He looked like a modern prince in general. "All pureblood are the same, always love to flaunt." The hunter thought angrily.
"Well, it's ok, though you still look cute in this outfit; I think it suits you the best." Tsubasa smiled gently to Zero, the only thing he wanted now was that the silver haired hunter would be happy to come to the party, that's why he didn't want to upset him. "Shall we go then?" He raised his hand to make signal for Zero.
"Yeah, but hey, call me 'cute' again then don't blame me for being too heartless to you." Zero threatened. He didn't like that word at all; it made him sound like such a kid.
"Huh, but it's the truth." Tsubasa said innocently and immediately had his head being targeted by Bloody Rose. "Stop fooling around and go quickly." Zero growled.
"All right, all right, that's it, you're really a short-tempered boy, one day you must quit your way of settling things by force or else you will be in trouble." Tsubasa sighed and slightly lowered Bloody Rose
"It's not your business, vampire."
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" Zero, come on, hurry up" Tsubasa said out loud to urge the silver haired boy who was still going slowly at the entrance door, he would meet up with Yuuki and Kuran soon, it's hard to believe that it was half a year from the day when they left the Cross Academy. What's with this sudden return?
Seeing Zero's anxious face, Tsubasa walked toward Zero and gently rub his head. "It's okay, I will be with you so you have nothing to be afraid of." He assured him with his cheerful and innocent smile as usual.
"Who said I was afraid? Just go quickly" Zero flung Tsubasa's hand away lightly and walked toward the car waiting for them. Even though Tsubasa's last words had made him calm down, but when did he start to belive him? He only talks to him and sometimes comforts him, thats' all. So why did he feel safe now with Tsubasa by his side?
"Don't worry, I won't run away." Zero turned back to Tsubasa and said, because by now he had understood that if he continues to escape reality then he will never be able to move foward. So he will have to face it no matter how difficult it will be.
"Yeah" Tsubasa replied Zero with his small smile. I hope everything will go smoothly he silently thought.
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The car stopped in front of the large mansion where the party was being held, Tsubasa and Zero got out of the car and walked to the hall together. Zero could see Kaname and Yuuki from afar; he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his chest. Yuuki, his –used-to-be-best friend now was standing with the person whom he hated the most, Kaname Kuran.
"Everything will be okay." The voice of Tsubasa as well as a pat on Zero's shoulder has cut through his line of thought.
"I know"
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"It's my pleasure to meet you, Kaname Kuran and lady Yuuki Kuran, I've heard a lot about you two and have been constantly looking forward to the day when we would have an opportunity to meet, I hope we will be good friends." Tsubasa grinned while shaking Kaname's hand and gently kissed Yuuki's when he went to greet them.
"Me too, it seems to be a good start of friendship there" Kaname smiled back. He was really surprise to see Tsubasa was still intact, he has heard from headmaster Cross about Zero living together with a pureblood named Tsubasa Hamasaki because of the peace agreement appointed by the Hunter Association, to tell the truth, when he first heard about it he had felt...pity for this Tsubasa, because he thought the unlucky pureblood would have received some bullets from Bloody Rose sooner or later, and yet...he didn't even have a scratch on his body while Zero just stood silently beside him throughout the conversation between them.
"I wonder what did he do to 'tame the beast' like that?" Kaname asked himself since even him couldn't do it well without being pointed at by Bloody Rose.
"Oh yeah, Kaname, this is Zero, I guess you knew him already neh, he's living with me now, he's really cute, isn't he?" Tsubasa said as he put his hand on Zero's shoulder, pulling him closer to him. Zero seemed uneasy because of Tsubasa's act and quickly pushed him away which is of course accompanied by some frustrated muttering words but absolutely no taking out Bloody Rose as usual, Zero didn't want to behave like an idiot while Kaname was here, Zero was sure that he would put on his hateful teasing smile like he wanted to say "Oh, I see, you're still the same stubborn and short-tempered Kiryuu like before, no change huh". And Zero certainly didn't allow it to happen no matter what.
"This is the address where I was living at, if you have time may be you and Yuuki can come to play neh, I'm always ready to welcome you guys" Tsubasa said smiling while giving Kaname a small paper that had his address on it.
"Thank you, I definitely will come" Kaname took the paper in a polite way, he was also curious to know what Tsubasa had done to make Zero was so 'obedient' like that.
As for Zero, he was really frustrated when Tsubasa did that, he will certainly ask for his stupid behavior right after the party, did Tsubasa think he'd like to see this arrogant pureblood so much that he had to give Kuran their address? It looked like the paper has been prepared before, that's why Tsubasa could get it out of his pocket so easily like that. If this was one of his jokes then he'll surely be dead when Zero had done with him, on the other hand, if he thought this little friendly thing would help to resume his relationship with Kuran and Yuuki then he was wrong, nothing could do that, even if he did want it to...
"Well, okay, now we have to go to the other guests here, I hope you will enjoy your fun at the party." Kaname said to Tsubasa and Zero then continued to go to greet the other people with Yuuki.
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Zero sighed in relief when the figures of the Kuran brothers were out of his sight; the hardest part was over, now he can relax a bit more then. That's what he thought until...
"Ah, isn't that Tsu-chan?" A voice emanating from behind Zero
"Ehh, is that Aku-chan, you're also here?" Tsubasa's face brightened with joy and cheerfulness when he found out the owner of that voice. Zero also turned back, he saw a young man with a tall, slender figure and striking appearance with dark red eyes and long black hair which was plaited pigtail. The powerful aura emitting from him made Zero realize he was also a pureblood.
But the strange thing here was the way that unexpected guest had stared at Zero intently before an evil smile appeared on his face (which was, according to Zero, quite similar to Tsubasa)
"Is this him?"
"Yeah, my new love, what do you think, isn't he cute?" Tsubasa replied with a smile and an innocent voice.
"Yeah, not bad, your sense of beauty is excellent as always, Tsu-chan" the long haired pureblood said before turning back to reach his hand out toward Zero" Zero Kiryuu, isn't it? I've heard about you for a long time, but to know that you're my best friend's lover is unexpected."
Realizing the meaning of the talk from earlier till now, Zero suddenly became angry.
"W...what, Tsubasa, how dare you..." Zero's hand grabbed Tsubasa's collar and intend to strangle him but suddenly became aware of Kaname's inquisitive look from a distance, he reluctantly let go because he didn't want to make a fuss, lowering his voice, Zero hissed " I'll kill you later, but for now, who the hell is this pureblood?" He said while pointing to the long black haired man.
"Pointing your finger toward another person is very rude, Zero, and by the way, since you have asked, this is Akuma Shihebi, my best friend from childhood~" Tsubasa raised his hand and fixed his collar as well as smiling satisfactorily.
"Great, another pureblood." Zero thought, cursing his own fate, why did he always have to meet up with purebloods everywhere?
"It's an honor to meet you, Zero Kiryuu, please forgive my discourteous action earlier" After finishing his sentence, Akuma smiled and bent down to kissed Zero's hand lightly. Of course it made Zero flush furiously because of embarassment.
This time it seemed the hunter's anger had reached its limit, not caring about what the vampire in the party would think about him, he immediately took out Bloody Rose from his pocket and shot over Akuma's shoulder
"Eh...?" Both Akuma and Tsubasa still tried to feign innocence despite the fact that there was a gun pointing at them.
"I-Will-Kill-You-Two." Zero hissed, emphasized every single word.
"Zero, put your gun offf quickly, everyone's looking, do you want to die so soon?" Tsubasa lowered his voice, trying to withdraw the Bloody Rose from Zero's hand but he was soon scolded by him.
"Shut up, I will kill you first you pervert" Zero growled, the word 'anger' was clearly written on his face, and perhaps things would have gone worse if it wasn't for the intervention of a –certain-someone.
"Kiryuu, you're attracting too much attention, put away Bloody Rose and try to calm down now." A familiar voice rang out, making the hunter quite startled; he turned around and saw Kaname standing next to him.
"This is not your business!"
"I'm afraid that it is, this is the party everyone has held to celebrate my return with Yuuki, I can't let you destroy it. Moreover, if you really want to shoot Hamasaki and Shihebi now then, one, you will be in big trouble with the Hunter Association, two, you will be eaten alive here, or if you're lucky enough to escape then you'll still have to hide for the rest of your life. Therefore, I suggest you should think more carefully before taking action." Kaname replied calmly.
"You..." Zero gritted his teeth, he was angry because...Kaname was right. He's always right, even though he didn't like it at all but he had to accept that what Kaname has said couldn't be rebuffed. Moreover, if this incident reached the ears of the Association then it would deem obviously for Zero to kill himself. Zero quietly grumbled while putting Bloody Rose into his pocket again.
"Oh, I almost forgot to introduce to everyone, this is Zero Kiryuu and he is living with Tsubasa Hamasaki sama as a request from the Hunter Association. He's a little short-tempered so don't bother yourself with the "I will kill you" or anything, it was just a joke from him to Hamasaki sama, now please continue to enjoy the party" Headmaster Cross spoke up to break the atmosphere which was increasing the stress level.
"Look like you've escaped this time, next time if you intend to do something stupid or acting like a child then you should consider carefully whether it's worth your life or not." Kaname said coldly and turned towards Yuuki whose eyes were still wide open because of fear and confusion at the noisy scene earlier.
"Phew, it was lucky that Cross and Kuran had helped us " Tsubasa sighed in relief. "But Zero, why were you suddenly so angry?"
"You still need to ask? What with the 'my new love' and then 'not bad' huh? Am I your toy?" Zero hissed.
"Eh, why do you say that? I never see you as our toy. I just thought that you and Akuma were both my friends, and it's okay for friends to joke around a little in order to introduce each other, right?" Tsubasa replied calmly, deliberately emphasizing the word 'friends' .
"Friends?" Zero asked surprisingly, it's just...it's been a long time since he's used that word, probably from the day he refused Yuuki, but now there was an idiot blatantly stood in front of him and told him he was his friend, and to made it worse, that idiot was a pureblood. To tell the truth, Zero was quite embarassed to hear such things from Tsubasa.
"Of course, what are we if we weren't friends?" Akuma said as he hugged Zero's neck while Tsubasa smiled gently.
"Hey, let me go you sick pervert, I'll surely shoot you, and Tsubasa, if you have time to stand watching and laughing like that then come here and help me!" Zero growled, slapping Akuma's hand violently.
"Ahh, there you go again, it's too cute you know that..." Both Akuma and Tsubasa said in unison
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"Those three seem to be friendly with each other, at first glance they look like they've been friends for so long." Said Headmaster Cross while coming to stand beside Kaname.
"Yes, it seems so" Then he smirked, feeling interested with the scene in front of him. Kiryuu and two pureblood vampires being friendly to each other, strange things like that surely existed on this world.
"Kaname-kun, I don't know if I should ask you this, but why did you and Yuuki return to the Academy?"
"Because Yuuki wanted to visit her friends, that's all"
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"It's so boring" Zero sighed, he hated parties because he never has anything to do except standing on guard silently or watching the others dancing and eating. Akuma and Tsubasa have gone off to somewhere together after that noisy incident, he didn't care, he's happy enough as long as those two leave him alone.
"Hey, Zero" Yuuki said shyly, she has came from behind when he didn't notice. Zero was wrong again, he always had to meet up with some fucking vampire every time he thought that he would be alone for five seconds. Last time it was Akuma, now it's her.
"What are you doing?" Yuuki tried to make a conversation with her friendly voice.
"Nothing" Zero replied coldly, not bothering to look at her face.
"Oh, I see, umhn...how have you been lately?" Yuuki continued to speak with a halt which made Zero feel more uncomfortable.
"I'm fine, just leave me alone" Zero said as he walked pass Yuuki. Despite sayting he would not shirk, but to him, meeting her like this is enough. He didn't have the mood to talk to her as well as Kaname. "Anyway, it will be useless." He thought, talking won't help him and Yuuki to return being friends like old times, he'd rather leave before he causes more suffering for both of them. It's better that way.
"Z-Zero, wait" Yuuki reached out for Zero but was slapped away sharply by him. "Don't touch me!" He said sharply then quickly walked away leaving Yuuki with a stunned face. Then Yuuki felt Kaname's presence behind her, she went to hug him and sobbed.
"I really don't know why Zero was like that, I just want to chat with him like we'd done in the past, after all, I came back here because I want to meet him again." Yuuki choked back her tears and whimpered.
"It's ok, don't cry anymore. I'll talk with Kiryuu later." Kaname comforted his beloved sister while whispering in her ears - "You only need to know that I'll be right by your side."
Yuuki seemed quite happy with that sentence, she quickly wiped her tears and smiled "Yes, oniisama"
The cold wind outside the balcony made the hunter shiver, well, of course, now is the beginning of February, that's why the weather is like this.
"Zero Kiryuu." A sudden voice rang out made him startled, he turned around and saw Kaname. Angry because of being disturbed several times today, he grumbled.
"What did you want?"
"Nothing important, but I want to know why you can be friends with those two pureblood Hamasaki and Shihebi but not with Yuuki"
"If this is all you want to talk about then excuse me" Zero said briefly then turned to walk away.
"You haven't answered me yet" Kaname raised his hand up, blocking Zero's way.
"It's because I hate her, if you want to you can tell her this. Now get out of my way, and don't call me by my full name like that, it makes me sick."
"All right Kiryuu, if you want, but from now on if you don't want to talk to Yuuki then I require you not to appear in front of her, I don't want to see Yuuki being hurt because of you.
"No need to remind me about that, Kuran." Zero immediately walked away before Kaname could say anything.
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"Zero, what's wrong, you don't look so well, are you okay?" Tsubasa's worried voice intertupted Zero's thinking.
"I'm fine, but hey, can we go back now, I'm tired already" Zero shook his head and walked away.
"All right, if you want to" He smiled to Zero and turned to say goodbye to Akuma before going to the car outside.
Zero didn't say anything during the trip back to the mansion and so did Tsubasa. Because he knew that the silver-haired boy was very sad. He wanted to comforted him but he also understood that any words of comfort right now couldn't make Zero happy, what he needed was being alone.
The car stopped in front of their house, Zero came out quickly and raced to his room. He shut his door violently then knelt down on the floor, panting. He wondered why he suddenly felt so tired, all of his feelings was rushing back in a flash, the lonliness and coldness as well as anger mixed with grief. He recalled the time when he and Yuuki were still together and promised to be friends forever. Now those happy times are far away...too far away...
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Kaname stood in front of Tsubasa's mansion hesitatingly for a long time then pressed the door bell, it's true that Hamasaki has invited him but he didn't intend to be so urgent, it's just because Headmaster Cross wanted to give some parcels to Hamasaki and Kaname having some works near by is such a convenience, that's why Cross has depended on him for help, Kaname of course couldn't refuse Yuuki's adoptive father, so now he was here, in front of this large mansion. The door opened automatically and Kaname allowed himself to go inside. Right after Kaname stepped through the gate, he immediately heard Zero's yell rang out from the house.
"No, stop, let go of me now you bastard, it's hurt!"
"Ahhh! Come on Zero, stop struggling, everything will be much easier if you..."
"No way, let me go, idiot!" – Zero cut off Tsubasa's word.
Curious of the convesation which sounded rather harshly with an ambiguous content he'd heard. Kaname gently opened the door "Let's see what Hamasaki had done to tame Kiryuu like that after all" , so soon as he got inside, Kaname saw a scene he shouldn't see...
To be continued
Wow, a cliffhanger isn't it. And anyway, chapter 4 has yet to be written so you probably will have to wait a little longer, it's now my friend Ikeru's turn to write and she's quite busy, I will try to write some omake for you in the waiting time, or if it's too long then I will write chapter 4 myself, Ike-chan can take her turn in chap 5 so don't worry :D. And btw, I have up a link to my drawing Tsubasa and Zero in my profile, if you're interested you can go and see it. Now bye bye, have a nice day everyone.