Chapter 6: That strange feeling
Uwah, I'm really sorry for the long delay everyone. The beta progress of this chapter took longer than I'd thought and then my schoolwork just suddenly came up at the same time so I rarely had time to translate this chapter. I know, I'm such a bad guy, that's why this time I also draw a picture of chibineko KanZe for you guys, go to my profile for it, please accept it as my apology for being late (again), I promise to bring the next chapter to you as soon as possible. Once again, I'm soryyyyyyyy *Hide in a corner and cry*
Ah, forgot to mention, in the last chapter, when Zero thought he couldn't tell Tsubasa that he had been able to keep his sanity because of drinking Ichiru and Kuran's blood, he was referring to Yuuki Kuran, not Kaname. As I had said, Zero never drank Kaname's blood in this story, well, he would do it soon, but not now or in the past, I'm telling you that so you won't get confused.
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Now, onto the chapter, shall we? ;;)
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Chapter 6: That strange feeling.
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*Flashback*
The pureblood turned back and saw Zero standing there, the hunter's face didn't show any emotion, he motioned the Night Class and Yuuki to go ahead then started to walk to Zero's side.
"What's wrong, Kiryuu?"
Zero lowered his face awkwardly, he kept quiet for a while then looked up at Kaname, looking puzzled:
"I...uhm...about your wound..."
"What about my wound?" Kaname asked again, both surprised and excited at this newly expression of Zero.
"Thank you...for saving me." Then Zero quickly turned away and ran toward Tsubasa and Akuma who was urging him to hurry and Kaname was left alone, suddenly aware of Zero's words after being stunned for a long moment.
*End flashback*
Kaname opened his eyes lazily and realized he was lying on the sofa with his usual book on his chest. Actually, Kaname has a habit of falling asleep while reading a book but there were not many people who know about it. Takuma is the only one and he also didn't want to tell anyone else... Kaname suddenly remembered his previous dream, he didn't understand why Zero's face when he thanked him continued to appear in his mind repeatedly after returning from the picnic and the encounter with those level E recently. The reluctant face with a red tint of the hunter made him feel interested every time he recalled it. Although he also found himself a little strange when he really thought of him but he couldn't deny that Zero's expression at that time was very cute. "Kiryuu, you're more interesting than I'd expected" the pureblood thought and smiled softly.
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At a place near by
"Achoo"
"Zero, are you okay? Look like you got a cold neh, or may be it was because you were caught in the rain last week?" Tsubasa asked anxiously when he saw Zero sneezing and shaking even though the weather was very nice.
"I'm fine. No need to worry, I'm not that weak" Zero replied and turned forward. "Look like someone has just mentioned about me"- he suddenly thought.
Somehow Kaname's image suddenly appeared in Zero's mind but it was suppressed immediately right after that when Zero shook his head "What's wrong with me, how can I think about him? He didn't have anything to do with me anyway." The silver-haired boy continued to let his mind drift off, not paying attention to everything around until he bumped into someone who went from the opposite direction...
"Ah..." - Yuuki moaned because of her falling to the ground and then she was stopped while trying to stand up by a hand reached out in front of her
"You ok?" Zero said, not bothering to look at his –used-to-be best friend, he should have ignored her but it was his carelessness which had made Yuuki fall, that's why helping her couldn't be avoided.
"I'm fine. Thank you, Zero" Yuuki smiled and gently took his hand and let him pulled her up.
"Hn" The prefect nodded slightly, intending to walk away but Yuuki's grip on his sleeve made Zero can't do that.
"Uhmn, I...Zero, about last time..." Yuuki faltered.
"Zero, what are you doing there? We're going to be late for class" - Tsubasa said from behind Zero and he breathed a sigh. The first time he was glad to be called by Tsubasa, he'd rather go with him than continue the conversation which he did-not-like with Yuuki.
"I have to go now, or else that Tsubasa will complain again." He quickly turned away before Yuuki could say anything. He was suppose to get angry or told her to get her hand off him when she wanted to hold him back but somehow he has been able to control his temper and returned to his patient self like he was in the past with Yuuki Kurosu. Sighing, he thought it was probably a second of his unusualness, but deep down inside, Zero knew it was because of another reason-
- Kuran Kaname-
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"What took you so long Zero?" - Tsubasa said when Zero came to his side.
"I bumped into Yuuki Kuran." - Zero replied shortly
"Oh, I see, but hey, you didn't get angry with her or something? Zero, I know you hate her but being rude to a pureblood is not a good idea."
"Don't worry, I know what to do. I also don't want to hear that Kuran nagging forever about how I have to treat his sister." Zero said tediously, even though he didn't want to admit it but his change of attitude towards Yuuki was mostly because of Kaname.
"Good, I'm glad that you understand, look like you has become more mature after returning from our picnic trip, you were even less grumpy with the Night class than before, Zero, Zero, you're completely grown up neh~" Tsubasa said enthusiastically
"I don't need your comment"
To tell the truth, Zero was also surprised with himself when he said that, when did he begin to care about his actions and attitude in front of Kaname? It's just...after being saved by Kaname from the level E and having a talk with him Zero had realized that Kaname wasn't really bad as he'd thought. He...was quite nice actually, If so, may be he won't argue with him anymore, it's not like he will die if he tries to treat Kaname normally right?
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"Onii-sama, I have something good to tell you." Yuuki stepped into Kaname's room with a merry face.
"What is it Yuuki?" Kaname looked up from the tower of paper in front of him.
"I won the first place in the Treasure hunting contest and was rewarded with a couple of tickets to the hot spring. I will go with my colleague so I thought it's better if you know about it." Yuuki said and waved the two tickets in front of Kaname.
"I see, it's good, you will go with Yori right?" Kaname smiled gently, so that's it, the hot spring huh? Headmaster Cross is quite generous then.
"Yes" Yuuki answered her brother with a cheerful smile.
"But you look more happy than usual, is there something else? Since I do believe you are now also used to enjoying those luxurious places like that."
"Yes, actually there was one more. Today I met Zero and he didn't ignore me or being grumpy like before, he even helped me to get up when I fell, it looks like Zero doesn't hate me anymore."
Kaname suddenly froze. He was supposed to feel satisfied when Zero began to treat Yuuki better, but the scene of the hunter smiling or being friendly with Yuuki again made Kaname feel uncomfortable, no, Kaname absolutely didn't get jealous. It was because he had remembered about that painful look in Zero's eyes back then whenever he heard someone talking about the silver haired boy, yes, Kaname still remembered, those eyes that filled with mixed emotions when it came to Yuuki. And he feels upset because he understands too well about the meaning of those feelings he had seen...
-Although he had tried to show his hatred, but apparently, Zero had loved Yuuki very much-
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"Onii-sama, is there something wrong?" Yuuki's voice pulled Kaname out of his thinking.
"Ah, no, nothing. But I've just remembered that there were still some paper works left for me to do so you have to go back now, we will talk later." Kaname remained the calm look on his face even though he just wanted to be alone for some unknown reasons.
"Oh...okay." Yuuki replied quietly, she was a little surprised since Kaname never told her to get out like this, whereas he was willing to chat with her at anytime.
Yuuki gently closed the door and left, leaving Kaname with those thoughts and feelings that he couldn't explain. Kaname lied down on the sofa and closed his crimson eyes. Then Zero's image once again appeared in the brunette's mind. He has been getting this strange feeling everytime he saw the hunter after returning from the trip. A feeling he's never felt before, he could not name it or even get a clue about what it was. He only knew... there was something that is growing in him and constantly changing his thoughts about the silver haired boy.
But how could I have this feeling for him?
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"Wow, I'm so happy, the class has ended already! I want to go home and take a nice bath with hot water right now..." Tsubasa yawned tiresomely, wishing to be able to rest after all day long.
"Don't be excited yet, we have to do our prefect duty before going home. Look like that nice bath of yours has to wait until we got home." Zero smirked when he saw the depressed face of the pureblood.
"Aaaaaa I don't want to ~ I'm dead tired here but you won't allow me to go home? What an unlucky guy I am, poor me..." Tsubasa groaned and pouted.
"Stop making that face, aren't you a pureblood? Just a little thing like this and you're tired already then why did you want to be a prefect in the first place?
"Because I want to spend more time with Zero-chan neh, going home alone is really boring you know. Aku-chan also comes home late so I'd rather stay at the school. At least I will get to play with you" Tsubasa turned to look at Zero, smiling.
"Don't say those disgusting words, they make me get goosebumps all over" Zero said as he waved his hand to shoo Tsubasa away.
"Ah, you're blushing, Zero-chan is sooooo cute"
"What the hell with that 'Zero-chan' and 'cute' stuffs? I told you not to say that anymore" Zero growled.
"You two appear to have such a lively conversation there." A familiar voice suddenly rang out as Zero turned his head. And the person standing behind him is none other than Kaname Kuran.
"Kuran, what are you doing here, isn't your class going to start soon?" Zero frowned.
"I need to talk with you, Kiryuu, please forgive my interference, Hamasaki" Kaname said while tugging Zero despite the fact that the hunter are resisting fiercely.
"Hey, Kuran, what are you doing? Let me go and return to your fucking class!" Zero said with an angry face and tried to escape Kaname's grip on him.
"I said I have to talk with you!" Kaname replied scowlingly which made Zero suddenly become quiet.
"What is it now? I thought we had clarified everything together last time already" Zero exhaled, giving up, he wasn't in the mood for arguing with Kaname anyway, which means he had to hear his freaking "I-want-to-talk-with-you" conversation. Sighing, he lamented silently "Why do purebloods have to be so damn annoying?"
"Yuuki had told me what happened this afternoon. I want to know the reason behind your change of attitude Kiryuu. Though I don't know what you are planning but you better keep a little distance with her, those friendly actions of yours might made Yuuki want to return to the Day Class" Kaname said, looking frustrated and annoyed, he didn't know why he was losing control like this, it's just because he found no pleasure in knowing about Zero treating Yuuki nicely
"What? What plan? Aren't you the one who told me not to treat her coldly? This is what you wanted." Zero said angrily, feeling extremely uncomfortable with Kaname's ridiculous question.
Kaname suddenly stopped talking, Zero was...right, he completely forgot about his previous request. Many things had happened and it seemed to make him forget what he truly wanted to do. But why is it? If he was the one who told Zero then he should be pleased that Zero had followed his request, but instead he was angry and disgusted, even doubting Zero like an eccentric. Why? What is happening to him? Where is the usual calm and mature self of Kaname Kuran?
"You're right, I shouldn't get angry with you, this is not like me at all. Sorry" Kaname finally said after being quiet for a long bowed his head down to advoid Zero's inquisitive eyes and look at the ground like a child who was being scolded by his parents
"Whatever, I think you should go to rest, look like your brain is not working properly" - Zero said sarcastically in order to irritate the brunette because of his unreasonable actions.
"May be...anyway, you don't need to worry, I'm alright now. You can go back to your duty, I apology for wasting your time like this." - Kaname said and walked away, leaving Zero with a not-so-happy expression on his face.
Zero frowned as he watched Kaname's figure gradually faded away, his mind was filled with wonder. What, he just made fun of Kaname and he didn't response, moreover, he even apologized. So what was happening with the pureblood exactly?
"Tch...that Kuran, why does he always have to make things worse? And here I was going to be nice to him."Zero grumbled and turned away, hands stuck in his pocket.
But Zero didn't know a certain someone has "accidentally" heard his complains and had planned for a surprise that he didn't expect.
"Heh, this is interesting, I have to tell Aku-chan right away~"
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"Aku-chan, I need to talk with you" Tsubasa kicked the classroom's door of the Night Class then calmly went to Akuma's table and pulled the long haired pureblood by the sleeve.
"Sorry to bother, but I have to borrow Aku-chan for a while. I got something important to discuss with him" He turned to smile with the teacher and walked out of the room with his best friend. After that the lesson was continued as if nothing had happened, Kaname didn't say anything even though he was also a little curious. Of course, Tsubasa might be a Day Class student but he's still a pureblood, that's why no one would dare to interfere with his business.
"What's so important that you can not wait to talk about it with me Tsubasa? What will everybody think if you just stormed inside the room like that? Can't you wait until I got home?" Akuma spoke as he sat down next to Tsubasa under a tree.
"It's not worth mentioning. Right now I need your help with a plan." Tsubasa ignored Akuma's second question and told him about the conversation between Kaname and Zero earlier.
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"Ah, it that so? Okay, I understood what you mean" Akuma rubbed his chin, excitement showed on his face clearly.
"Uh huh, actually, as I had seen, Zero and Kaname might not hate each other like they thought. In fact, I think they even have many things in common with the other. After all, the reason for all of their fightings was just because of that princess Yuuki, if they really have a chance to get to know each other may be their relationship will be much improved, it is perfect right? More friends, less enemies"
"And let me guess, you will be the one to create that 'chance', right, Tsubasa?" Akuma smiled, he would know what his friend was thinking just by looking at Tsubasa's facial expressions along with his tone of voice. After all, how many years has he been spending being with the childish pureblood until now already?
"You know me too well, Aku-chan. As expected of my best friend for years."
"Who would understand you if I didn't? But hey, I still don't get it, why do you have to care about whether Kaname and Zero hate it other or not?" Akuma raised one eyebrow
"Nothing, but you know, the way those two were acting in front of each other lately is indeed interesting, and with my extreme hate for boredom, do you think I will let such fun slip away? Also, I haven't been able to provoke Zero anymore so this may be a great chance." Tsubasa grinned and waved his hand excitedly.
"Yeah yeah, Tsu-chan, you're such a kid eh, in the end it was all for your own entertainment. Then did you have any plan?
"Of course, we will do it like this..."
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"Ah, good evening Kaname-san" - Akuma went to walk along with the pureblood when he saw him walking on the campus.
"Good evening, Shihebi-san, do you have something to talk about?" - Kaname smiled with his classmate. It was really rare, normally Akuma would always come back to Tsubasa's home quickly right after school while today he deliberately stayed at the school in order to meet him, there must be something about it.
"Yeah well it's nothing important, you see, I was pulled away by Tsu-chan earlier and missed our classes so I want to borrow your notes" - Akuma said, scratching his head, his reason of borrowing Kaname's notebook didn't seem convictive enough but he had no other choices to start a conversation without being dubious. Even though they were both pureblood but Akuma rarely talked to Kaname if it was not to say'never'.
"All right, then please come with me to the Moon Dorm, I will get them for you" - Kaname replied politely though he was still doubtful about what Akuma has said, the long haired pureblood was really not the type of a hard-working student who always care about taking his notes completely, he even didn't listen to the teacher ever. But Kaname didn't think there was anything suspicious about Akuma borrowing his notebook so he let it go.
"Thank you, and sorry to bother" Akuma said ceremoniously.
"It's okay, I was going to come back to eat lunch anyway"
"Ah, so everyone at the Night Class is waiting for you right? I heard Hanabusa said he would not eat as long as you weren't there."
"Aidou has a habit of making a great fuss about small things, actually it's not important whether I came back or not, to tell the truth, I prefer to eat alone" Kaname smiled softly at the thought of the excessive attention the blond vampire gave him.
"Uh huh...by the way, speaking of eating, have I ever told you that Zero was a great cook?" Akuma suddenly asked Kaname.
"I know he can cook but unfortunately I haven't had any chance to have a taste" Kaname spoke calmly. Right, as if Zero would cook for a pureblood vampire anything, not to mention the one who he hated the most
"Eh, really, it's such a waste then. Zero always cooks for us on every weekend if we don't have classes, his miso soup is really delicious you know, Tsu-chan almost begged him to make him a lunch box. He said we were really lucky to have a house-mate like Zero" Akuma said excitedly.
"Yes, of course Hamasaki would be happy, living together with a person who can cook like that" Kaname replied coldly, feeling unhappy at the thought of Tsubasa clinging to Zero and courting fondling from the hunter.
"Hey, why don't you come to our house for dinner tomorrow to see how talented Zero was at cooking? After all, today is Friday already" Akuma invited.
"I don't think that is a good idea, moreover, Kiryuu will be unhappy if I come" Kaname shook his head slightly
"Heh, it is okay. Tsubasa will talk with him, it's not like it's a big deal too, Zero is not that mean, just a simple dinner and that's all"
"But I..."
"Aw, come on, don't worry about anything. Moreover, watching Zero making himself busy with food in the kitchen is really interesting, last time he got a cut on his finger but still managed to continue cooking" Akuma waved his hands in the air to describe the situation while Kaname started to feel interested...Zero got a cut on his finger? And with two purebloods around? Even though Akuma didn't say anything about it but Kaname could still imagine the sight of the hunter suddenly became highly vigilant because of such a small cut, not to mention the instant that wound was healed automatically would once again remind him about his vampire instict which he always denied. Needless to say, Kaname knew for sure Zero then would become angry and went completely quiet with his tragic thinking again. And just because of a careless moment, how ironic that was. Kaname smirked, perhaps visiting Zero after this small incident is also a good idea. He wanted to see how stubborn the hunter could be as he continued to show hatred towards vampires while he himself was one of them.
"So?" Akuma asked again when he saw the pureblood has been quiet for a while.
"May be...I can come" Kaname finally said.
"Heh, so you accept then. How about 8pm tomorrow? Can you come at that time?" Akuma clapped his hand, seeming to be really excited. All right, the fish was baited.
"Okay, now let's come back to the Dorm so I can get the notes for you. It's getting late." Kaname signaled Akuma to go with him, the long haired guy nodded and quickly went after Kaname.
"Exellent, a part of the plan was accomplished. I hope tomorrow Zero will be in a good mood. A bullet for the dinner is absolutely not my favorite dish. Ah! I have to tell him to make miso soup then. Tomorrow will surely be exciting eh." Akuma thought and chuckled, wishing that his plan will go smoothly...
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After that, the fated dinner has finally come. And Zero's yell when Kaname stepped into the dining room is inevitable.
"Tsubasa! Why is Kuran here? I thought you said today an accquaintance of yours will come for dinner?"
"Ah...calm down Zero. Isn't Kaname-san an accquaintance? Anyway, won't it be more fun if he is to eat with us, the more, the merrier right?"
"You're only good at defending yourself." - Zero snorted. "I have no other choice then", he sighed "That stupid Tsubasa, how can he tell me such lie, that... *There will be an important guest tomorrow so you should try your best to make a great dinner!* – Important my ass! Not to mention that Akuma dared to tell me to cook miso soup. One day when this fucking agreement ended I will shoot the brain out of those bastard's heads." The hunter thought angrily.
"Kiryuu, I didn't know you have this kind of hobby...pink..." - Kaname leaned back against the kitchen door, trying to hold his laugh when he saw Zero was wearing a pink apron.
"Shut up! I allow you to eat my food doesn't mean you have the right to say anything you like! I swear... if those freaking pureblood eyes of yours can find any other aprons without this disgusting color in this house then I will let you do whatever you want with me!" - Zero snapped. Then suddenly realizing what he has said, he slapped his forehead and blushed madly and the chuckle coming from Kaname just made things worse. The hunter turned his head and took a deep breath - "Get out of here Kuran, immediately!"
"Okay, I'll go, don't be angry, ah...a little suggestion, you know..." - Kaname lingered a bit, using his pureblood abilities to retain Zero's image at this time in his mind.
"What?" Zero scowled, still feeling embarrassed.
"You should turn off that cooking-stove Kiryuu, Hamasaki will not be happy if his luxurious kitchen suddenly has a black and ugly piece on its wall" - Kaname found himself smiling softly when Zero's expression changed from blushing to panic as he ran to the boiling pot.
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"Zero, it smells so good. But why hasn't the food been served up? I'm hungry..." - Tsubasa groaned
"Shut up, the kind of a useless person who only knows to wait like you have no right to open your mouth." - Zero brought the dishes to the table, each one is presented simply but still looked good. Kaname was surprised, he knew Zero cook well but didn't expect it to be this amazing.
"Yay, it's eating time at last. Come on Kaname! Enjoy the talent of Zero now!" Tsubasa said with a cheerful and happy tone, making the long haired pureblood sitting beside him smile softly.
"Itadakimasu!"
"Ah, it's reallyyyy yummy, as expected of our talented chef neh~" - Tsubasa praised Zero to the skies while eating.
"No need to flatter me" - Zero glared at the pureblood that was flapping his abdomen satisfactorily.
"I don't think Hamasaki is trying to gain your favor, the taste is very nice indeed" - Kaname spoke calmly.
"You too, shut up" Zero also gave Kaname an equal glare as Tsubasa's earlier. But the pureblood just let it slip, since he didn't want to cause more trouble in the presence of Tsubasa and Akuma.
And may be the meal would pass quietly if the two devilish purebloods didn't carry out the next step of their plan.
"Aku-chan, have you finished reading the novel I gave you?"
"The novel named 'You and I' eh? I've done reading already, it was really good." Akuma answered enthusiastically.
"Kaname, have you read that novel?" Tsubasa turned to the side, asking Kaname.
"Unfortunately, I haven't"
"Such a waste then, it's just a normal love novel, mainly for reading to kill the time but its plot is quite interesting. It was about two main characters who were enemies initially, but somehow the goddess of fate has brought them to love each other. Ah, there was a scene in which they hugged while sheltering from the rain. The words are really gentle, also the inner emotions of those two characters are pretty well-described, and they kissed after that. It was rumored that the characters had a tragic past too, but the end was sooo romantic~" Tsubasa twirled around and made the face of a housewife who likes to watch romance movies.
"Cough"
"Oops, Zero, are you okay? How come you're choking with water neh?" Tsubasa said as he patted Zero on the back.
"I'm fine, eat your food already...cough...you talk too much" - Zero pushed the pureblood out while coughing constantly.
"Eh...but I was just summarizing the book for Kaname"
"Hamasaki is right, I'd love to hear more about it" Kaname turned to the two pureblood "Could you lend me that novel?"
"Ah...well, I happened to find that book in the school's library and I'd lent it to Akuma after I'm done reading because I think the story was really heart-wrenching, right Aku-chan?"
"Yeah, but unfortunately I have just returned it to the library, you have to find it then"
"All right, I will tell Aidou to borrow it later, now let's eat or the food will get cold" He bent down and continued to eat as if nothing had happened.
"Yes." Akuma and Tsubasa said unanimously.
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Finally the meal has passed peacefully, no Bloody Rose, no Zero's screams and no one choking with water.
"Well, it's this late already. I should go back to the Dorm now, thank you for inviting me to dinner."
"It's nothing, we would be happy if you could come again next time, Kaname" Tsubasa said as he waved his hand to bid Kaname goodbye while Akuma leading the brunette to the front gate. But the sudden incident that both Tsubasa and Akuma couldn't predict was the huge storm that night.
"Oh, a storm eh? Look like you won't be able to go back yet, Kaname" Tsubasa patted Kaname shoulder but inside he was really happy, how couldn't he be? The god had given him such a golden chance.
"Ah! Going outside in this kind of weather is really dangerous, well, actually it's not, but I don't think you will return in one piece with this terrible rain and stuffs, how will we bear the responsibility for our careless act if anything happens to you? I think you should stay here tonight, you can call Yuuki to let her know about this."
"Won't I bother you?"
"No, of course not, Aku-chan and I will be happy if you stay" The two purebloods both smiled cheerfully.
"What about Zero?" Kaname took a glance to the kitchen in which the silver haired boy was washing the dishes.
"We will talk to him later. Don't worry, the least he can do is yelling again" Tsubasa said optimistically, wishing things would be that simple...
"What the hell does this mean?" Zero shouted, looking at Kaname who was sitting in the living room calmly, drinking tea with Tsubasa and Akuma.
"Come on Zero, there is a storm out there, how could we let Kaname go like that, it's too dangerous, all of us would be killed by the Vampire council if he's hurt." Akuma slowly sipped his hot tea and spoke.
"You should look at the positive side too, Zero. Is there any worse to come besides this awful storm which stopped the car from driving huh?" And Tsubasa's opinion was completely wrong.
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And everything suddenly went black
"Great, what did you just say Tsubasa? What worse can happen huh? Do I have to answer you that bad thing is a blackout?"
"Oh, this is really not good, it seems that we all have to sleep in the living room tonight" Tsubasa sighed as he looked around the house which only has the light coming from the fireplace in front of them.
"As fas as I remember, your head didn't get struck by lightning earlier, Tsubasa" Zero stared at the pureblood contemptuously.
"Please Zero...it's rare to have a chance to sleep together like this. Moreover every room in this house only has electric heaters so it will be very cold. What will I do if you get sick? Who will take care of our duties as prefects? Please, Zero, stay with me neh..." Tsubasa held Zero's hand and begged him.
Zero was silent for a moment then shook his head and sighed "All right". But as soon as Tsubasa opened his mouth to say something he immediately raised his hand to cover the dark haired vampire's mouth. "Shut up, I'll go immediately if you dare to speak anything."
"Yay! Tonight I get to sleep together with you, Aku-chan and even Kaname. I'm so happy" - Tsubasa muttered softly and took Zero's hand to run upstairs to get the mattress and pillows.
"Hey, Kaname-san, Zero seems to spoil Tsubasa too much right?" Akuma whispered in Kaname's ear.
"Yeah, they were really close with each other" - Kaname replied, not being interested. To tell the truth, he was feeling extremely uncomfortable when he saw Zero agreed with every request of Tsubasa just because he begged him while he did not do the same thing for him ( not that Kaname has ever begged) and vice versa. But why was he upset by it now? He didn't care about what Zero did previously, why now...
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"Hey, why do I have to sleep next to you?" - Zero said grumblingly when he saw the one who would sleep beside him was Kaname.
"I don't know, why don't you ask those two?" - The pureblood frowned, did Zero need to be so annoyed as if he has contracted a disease?
"Because I want to sleep between Aku-chan and Zero but Aku-chan didn't want to sleep next to anyone except me so...heh heh, Zero, you will have to put up with this now" - Tsubasa said with an excited face.
"You're such idiots" - Zero stared at the two purebloods who continued to talk with each other. Then he sat up and leaned back against the sofa right beside Kaname.
"Hey Zero, do you believe in ghosts?" - Tsubasa also sat up and went to Zero's side, turning on the flashlights and and pointed it towards his own face.
"Why do I have to believe in those stupid stories, of course I don't. Only fools can be scared by such an imaginary creature."
"Don't say that Zero, ghosts reallydo exist. Let me tell you neh, this is the real story which had happened to me. There was that one time I had been lost in a dark forest while I was travelling around, I kept going deep into the forest after that and finally saw a big mansion, it was believed to be haunted because the people who lived there in the past had been robbed and killed ruthlessly, their souls haven't been able to go to heaven so they still remained in the mansion. I was curious, that's why I came inside the house, hell, I was so scared because of the cold air around me, then I turned to my back and see...eh Zero are you listenning?" - Tsubasa was saying nonstop but when he realized the silver haired boy didn't reply he glanced down and saw Zero has fallen asleep for god knows how long...
"Kiryuu is asleep" - Kaname whispered, his voice was quiet like he was afraid he would wake the hunter that was sleeping on his shoulder.
Kaname watched quietly as he took in his mind the sleeping face of Zero, the storm has stopped for a while and the gentle moonlight beaming on the hunter has made his unique silver hair stand out in relief.
"It will be easier for everything if the usual you would be this docile-looking" Kaname gently stroked Zero's porcelain cheek.
"Dad...mom...Ichiru" - Kaname was almost startled when Zero suddenly struggled and reached out his hand to grab his shirt. His calm face has been replaced by a painful expression. Zero bit his lower lip until it was bleeding, the hunter was clawing his body, leaving long streaks of red blood on his white smooth skin. He would hurt himself badly if Kaname didn't prevent him from doing so sooner. All memories from that tragic night were flooding in him, bringing a flow of darkness and cold to his mind and tightly wrapped around the hunter's soul, trying to prevent his escape from the nightmare that was tormenting him. He clung on to Kaname increasingly, he was very scared. His sweat was oozing and the silver strands of his hair stuck to his pale face.
The cold and emotionless face of Shizuka Hiou when she slaughtered his family...
Blood was everywhere.
Was this his blood? Zero didn't know...The wind wrapped around his slender figure in a violent and hurtful way...
Loneliness...
The frightened boy, with his bare feet leaving prints on the white snow...
It was so cold...he didn't stop crying...
Despair.
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"Zero, Zero" - Kaname gently pulled Zero closer to him and called his name softly, the hunter was no longer struggling but instead was silent as a doll, tears rolling down his cheek, Kaname felt anxious. He hugged him to his chest and raised a hand to fondle with Zero's hair while his other hand lightly massaging the prefect's sweaty back. "It's ok, everything will be fine, no one can hurt you anymore Zero", he whispered.
After a long time, Zero's breath gradually became steady again, Kaname was also relieved but he did not let go of him, instead he pulled him deeper into his chest
"Has he always been like this every time he sleeps?" - He asked Tsubasa, not bothering to look up. Obviously the two purebloods has been awake for a while but still remained their lying position.
"Several times a week" - Tsubasa muttered and closed his eyes, falling asleep.
Kaname's arms tightened around the hunter. The storm was gone, he can return now, but no...
He can not let go of this boy, absolutely not.
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TBC.
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So how was it? Did I made this chapter worth your waiting or did I just ruin it completely? Well, I don't know what do you guys think but as for me, I really like the part when Tsubasa and Akuma was talking about that love novel, lol, did you realize what was they trying to get at, and the hugging and kissing scene while sheltering probably had reminded Zero about his talk with Kaname in the cabin right? Tsubasa, you're such a genius:))
A little spoiler for chapter 7, Akuma will tell Zero a big secret of him. And guess what, Kaname will be jealous over Tsubasa, this time it's a serious one:D