Author's rambling area: School will officially start in 14 days! I'm dreading it. I don't want to go back to school and solve countless problems. Why can't school be a playground?

Yuuki: We would like to thank the following for their review on the previous chapter.

Me: *mutters* And I thought I've got rid of her... xXmoonlightangelXx - You're lucky to get rid... to distract Yuuki for a hug. *hugs back* I guess I really should kick people out. And yes, Aidou is denying it.

Aidou: Am not!! Anyway... *cough* fan-of-fantasy forever - That's because I really really REALLY don't want to do work so early in the morning. *Me: That was an afternoon...* Whatever!! Anyway, I don't like Yori like that! I like her as a friend and as my secretary!

Kaname: *cough*Yeah, right... *cough* Kagome873 - Yes... Aidou is indeed looking for a death wish... And that he's very VERY lucky I wasn't there...

Zero: 'Kay...? Anyway... queenofspades19 - That's because... Well, You'll find out in this chapter... I think? But just in case this wacko forgets, I'm sick...

Me: *glares at Zero* Anyway... XxbLuE_kIttYxX - Pervert... Anyway, 'kay. I'll see how I can help *make things perverted* in your story. And the USB!!! Grr... Although what I need is CS3... But still...

Aidou: ??? Moving on... ColorfulStar - Thanks. I'm glad that you find this story funny. :D

Me: We're so CROWDED!!!!!

Yuuki: She doesn't own Vampire Knight. I do!!

Zero: ...You are OUT of your mind!

Me: I also don't own the song, Pain, by Three Days Grace. And the song, Temper Temper, by Envy on the Coast. And the guitar, Pansy. That one is owned by Frank Iero of My Chemical Romance.

Chapter 14: Depression

"Do you have any idea on why Kaname-san want us on his house?" Yori-chan asked me. I took a quick glance at her before looking back at the road.

"Actually, I don't.." I said. It's already 5:30 in the afternoon, an hour before dinner (on Kaname-sama's house... Don't ask why I know). Even though I hate the sun, I love how the sunset makes a beautiful scenery on it's surroundings. And in case you're wondering, 'Why go there an hour before the call time?' That's because, I'm not really punctual so I'll try to be one right now. And don't worry. I have the clock fixed. No more late for me. Besides, I want to keep my head, thank you very much.

"Well then, what are those for?" Yori-chan said, glancing at the backseat. I glanced back and saw what she was referring as 'those'.

"Oh. I brought them with me just in case." I said. To satisfy your curiosity, we are talking about my medical equipment. Yori-chan raised a brow and said nothing as she looked outside the window.

We were silent (save for the music blasting from the stereo) until...

Pick it up. Pick it up. Just pick up the damn phone.

"Hello?" I answered.

"Aidou, please bring with you your medical equipment." Kaname-sama.

"I have it with me." I said, driving on one hand.

"Okay. Are you on your way?"

"Yes."

"Well then, see you later."

"Laters."

"Who were you talking to?" Yori-chan asked.

"Kaname-sama. He said that I should bring my medical equipment with me." I said.

"Okay."

...

Wow... She's... She's pretty quiet... I have to say. It's kind of... Strange. I know she's a quiet person and all... But I didn't expect her to be this quiet. Damn... Last night was an exception. We were in a hurry. So there was no time to talk.

...

Last night...

...

Uh-oh...

"Uhm, Yori-chan, can I ask you a question?" I said. I can feel something weird on my stomach. What is this? Nervousness? I, Aidou Hanabusa, a noble vampire, have never been nervous towards a human, a frail creature.

"Yes?" She said, looking at me with her unwavering gaze. That look alone is enough to make me feel nervous.

"Uhm... Last night... Did I do something... Weird??" I asked.

Silence...

"Yori-chan?" I called out to her.

"Actually... You did..." She said after a few minutes of awkward silence.

"May I know what I did?" I asked, casting a quick glance at her. She was no longer looking at me but at the scenery outside.

"You..." She started, her voice nothing more than a whisper.

"You..."

Pick it up. Pick it up. Just pick up the damn phone.

"Hello?"

"Aidou, where are you?" I glanced at outside. I guess I wasn't really aware of what's happening outside because of the tension inside. Luckily, there were no other cars because, boy. I don't think that they would still be called 'cars' when they are on the road with me.

"Actually, we're already outside your house." I said. I parked my car, cut off the engine, got my stuff, went out of the car to open Yori-chan's door and locked the car. This time, my keys are safely tucked in my pocket.

Talking about Yori-chan, she hasn't answered my question yet. But just at looking at her face, it looks like she is not in the mood to answer it.

Ding dong. Creak.

"Good evening, Kaname-sama. What seems to be the problem?" I asked as he stepped aside to let us in. Yori-chan muttered a soft 'Good evening, Kaname-san' as she passed by Kaname-sama.

"Follow me." He said and we began going upstairs.

I can hear Three Days Grace's Pain playing towards the direction of Kiryuu's room. I saw Yuuki-sama outside his room, a tray containing water and medicine on her hands.

"...This life is filled with hurt
When happiness doesn't work
Trust me and take my hand
When the lights go out you will understand..."

"Oh, hey Aidoui-kun, Yori-chan." Yuuki-sama said, smiling. But behind her smile is a very worried expression.

"Good evening, Yuuki-sama. What seems to be the problem here?" I asked.

"Well..."

Flashback under Yuuki and Kaname

(Kaname speaking) After I talked to Aidou on the phone, Zero looked at me with curious eyes. In his language, that means "Why are you calling him for?". So I simply said to him, "I called Aidou to talk to you with regards to your problem."

"What problem?" He asked. I sighed.

"Something that has happened here 30 minutes ago." I said.

"I told you, I'm fine! Can't you get the message?!" He snapped at me.

"No, you're not. In case you don't know, your eyes show what you feel." I said.

"So what if you can see 'depression' or 'sadness' in my eyes? It's not like it matters anyway..." He said, getting up.

"Where are you going?" I asked. I hate to admit it but I've learned how to care for Zero over the past 7 years of living with each other.

"Back to my own room." He said and turned the door knob. Surprisingly, it opened. I guess he used some of his hunter spell to lift the spell off the poor door.

"Okay. Good night." I said, in which he responded with a nod.

20 minutes later, I heard him playing his guitar - the electric one. Pansy, I think, is it's name. This is not the first time I will say this but... I pity the guitar. The riff Zero's playing would be torture for the strings. Anyway, 10 minutes after he started playing, I heard his yelp. I'm guessing the stings finally made their come back by self-destructing themselves and injuring Zero.

"I'm going out!" Zero called out 3 minutes after his strings self-destructed themselves.

(Yuuki talking)"Is there anything that you want me to buy while I'm at it?" I heard Zero say from the kitchen door.

"Groceries." I said. After the 'war', we already ran out of supplies. Damn men for being childish.

"'Kay." Zero said and grabbed his keys from the counter.

"Where are you going anyway?" I asked.

"I will buy new strings for my guitar because they all snapped." He said, going to the garage. Then he was off.

1 hour and 50 minutes passed when Zero returned from his trip. However, when he returned, he was the Zero I knew when we were highschool. Hey! there's a huge difference with Zero before and Zero now. Zero then was very very VERY broody and RARELY smiles. Zero now is more positive than before. And he smiles more often!! But not much when at home, though. He smiles at his students when at school.

Anyway, I saw that he became more distant so I asked him what's wrong. He said nothing and instantly steered the topic to a different direction.

"I saw Ichiru today. He was buying a cello for Ana-chan. So I told him that if he wants, you can teach Ana how to play." He said, placing the groceries to their corresponding places with me helping him of course.

"Okay I'll teach Ana-chan how to play. When will they drop by?" I asked him, suddenly forgetting my previous question.

"I dunno. He said he will give us a call." He said, getting 3 boxes of blood tablets.

"Are you hungry?" I asked. Well, duh, Yuuki. He's hungry... Why would he even get blood tablets?

"Duh..." He said and began downing them in large quantities. It's really surprising to see him down so many when I can't even take a tablet. Oh well. Zero is Zero. But just to be sure that nothing's wrong with him...

"What the...?" I placed a hand on his forehead.

"Oh my gosh! Zero, you're burning hot!" I exclaimed. He rolled his eyes at me and removed my hand from his forehead.

"Does it matter?" He said and marched upstairs to his room.

Sigh. Zero is SO stubborn.

...

"Wait! Vampires don't get sick, right?" Yuuki-sama asked, looking so surprised.

"It actually depends on the body of the vampire. Whether his body is born strong or weak. Like in the case of Kurenai Maria-chan. She has a weak body even though she's a noble." I said. And they thought vampires don't need doctors.

"I'm guessing, the original reason you called me is because you want me to talk Kiryuu out of his troubles? And then you called me back to tell me to bring my equipment is because you want me to check on Kiryuu's physical condition." I said, directing the statement to Kaname-sama.

"Precisely." Kaname-sama said. Without another word, I knocked on Kiryuu's door. I wonder if he can hear me? Well, I guess he can. He's a vampire, after all. Ooh! He's playing one of my favorite songs! It's a wonder why I did not realize that he played this a few minutes ago because we are now at the middle part.

"...So I bottled it up and kept the words to myself,
And let the anger collect for a better day.
When the words are aged,
The war is waged,
And you'll watch me blow.
I can be your powder keg,
If you can be my fuse..."

Focus, Hanabusa. Ehem.

"Kiryuu, open the door!" I said as I knocked on his door harder. Don't look at me like that! I said it nicely!!!

"Go away. You're being annoying!" I heard him shout from the other side. Why you-! I'm being nice here!!!

"Uhm.. Aidou-san, let me do it." Yori-chan said. Yes. We resumed with what we call each other. The dinner date's already over. Sheesh.

"You might catch whatever his sickness might be." I said.

"It's okay. I can manage." Yori-chan said. Then she knocked on Kiryuu's door and with a soft yet loud voice (the irony), she called out to Kiryuu to open the door, in which he did after a minute of silence (save for the music). Before any of us can peek, he closed the door on our faces.

YORI's (first ever) POV

Zero sat down on the couch on his room and patted the space next to him, indicating for me to sit down, which I did.

"So, what's your problem?" I asked casually. I have to admit. He's not really that scary. He just have this very intimidating aura that would want to make you cower under your bed. But ever since he moved in with Yuuki, I guess we became sort of friends. Not best friends because I know that part is reserved for three people. Yuuki, Ichiru and... I shouldn't tell who's the other one. He might get mad.

"We broke up." He said, his voice low with sadness.

"I see." I said. I really don't want to push it further. I'll just let him tell it to me on his own. In case you don't know, me and Ichiru-kun are the only ones who knew that Zero went out with Hina.

...

Wait, why do I have people in my head? Am I going crazy? Oh my gosh...

"I... caught her cheating on me last night..." He said, looking at the ceiling. Oh. I also helped him with the planning for Valentine's.

"And I thought I found the perfect girl." He continued. I can feel that he's on the brink of breaking to tears. "But... Guess I've thought wrong..."

Silence. This is so weird. People inside my head, I mean.

"She cae here today... She said that she's sorry... But, I couldn't bring myself to forgive even though I still want her... And then, I thought that I can overcome the sadness... But... I guess I couldn't..." At this point, tears are already streaming down his face. "Then, I went to go buy new strings for my guitar since they just have to break at the wrong time. When I went to the store with Ichiru, I saw her. She still tried to explain... But... I couldn't just listen. I don't know... I just... Can't.... So..." He said as he wiped away the tears.

"Geez. I'm so pathetic..." He said. It's not the fact that he loves the person. What he's crying about are the moments he shared with her. He no longer loves the person but his feelings are still attached to the memories they made.

...

I talk like a freaking love expert...

"It's okay. I know how you feel..." I said, and I grimaced when my thoughts led me to somewhere unpleasant.

"You don't have to bring up thoughts that makes you uncomfortable." He said, wiping tears from his eyes.

"I know." I said.

Silence.

"Well, I don't know, but I'm already better. Thanks a lot." He said, standing up. "Let's go have dinner."

"Okay." I said. Then he turned off his stereo and we both went out of the room. We weren't surprised by the fact that they were still standing outside his room. It's pretty obvious that we'll be having eavesdroppers since Yuuki is with them.

"Geez... I'm fine now. No need to pull the worried look." He said as he passed by Yuuki.

"I'm hoping for a decent dinner since I'm not the one who cooked." He said as he went downstairs. At least he's better now.

"How did you do that?" Aidou-san asked me, obviously bewildered by what had happened.

"It takes someone understanding to do that." I said following Yuuki downstairs.

AIDOU's POV

Is she simply saying that I'm not understanding?! Well, I-

"You've got it wrong, Aidou-san. I'm not talking about you. It's just the fact that you felt that I was talking about you. And that would only make you guilty." Yori-chan said as she went downstairs with Yuuki-sama and Kaname-sama. Well, damn! I'm the only one here.

X-X-X-X-X

You know, I have to admit. This is quite delicious. And that's saying something because I cannot be easily appeased by foods if they are not sweets. Anyway, we'e already on our dessert when someone rang the doorbell.

"I'll get it!" Cross-rijicho said, rising form his seat and skipped to the door. That man is no man. That man is a woman.

"Oh! Ichiru-kun, Maria-chan, Ana-chan! It's good to see you! Come in!" Cross-rijicho said in a sing-song voice.

"Is that what you mean by 'I'll give you a call'?" Kiryuu said, glancing at Ichiru and his family. Yes. They are married. Shockers, right? And Ana-chan is the proof of their marriage. If you're wondering why Ichiru is alive, that's because Kaname-sama revived him because of Yuuki-sama's request.

"Well, Ana-chan can't wait till tomorrow to play her cello. So, I was hoping if it would be fine if she could play tonight because she just wouldn't stop pestering us." Ichiru said.

"Hi, Uncle Kaname, Uncle Zero, Yuuki-chan (she doesn't want to be called Auntie because she claims that it makes her feel old), Grandpa Yagari, Grandpa Cross, Auntie Yori and Doctor Uncle Aidou!" Ana-chan said with a smile on her face. This girl can be so CUTE! Oh! And yes. She is also my patient. :D

"Hello, Ana-chan." We all said simultaneously.

"Well then, shall we start playing the cello or would you like to have some dessert first?" Yuuki-sama said.

"Yay! Dessert! I can eat, right, daddy?" Ana-chan said, turning to her dad.

"Okay, if that's what Ana-chan wants." Ichiru said, smiling at his toddler.

"Yay! Thank you, daddy! How about you mommy?" Ana-chan said, turning to her mother.

"Okay, then. Just brush your teeth." Maria said. Damn. These two are raising a brat.

"No, we're not." Ichiru suddenly said.

"Huh?" I'm confused.

"We're not raising a brat. I'll have you know that she's well disciplined." Ichiru said. So everybody can hear my thoughts now?! Argh!!

"Anyway, moving on... Yori-chan... I really don't want to say this but..." Ichiru began.

"He's here..." Kiryuu finished for Ichiru. It can be noted that everyone in the room tensed with what the twins said... Especially Yori-chan. She looked more than tense. There's a mix of fear and anxiety in her eyes... But... Why? What would be her reason to have those emotions in her eyes?

Thinking about it further, what did this mean?

"It's okay. I know how you feel..."

"You don't have to bring up thoughts that makes you uncomfortable."

Just... What are they talking about? I can feel myself being left out as I have no possible idea of what's going on around me.

Author's rambling area: Yay! I've finally managed to get some people out of the area! Anyway, if you are confused, that's good. That would only mean that you haven't figured out yet my plan. :D

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