An: Thank you so much for the reviews!
Warnings: AU, HarukixKaname, ZeroxYuuki, Violence.
Summary: Yuuki wasn't alone on that fateful snowy night. Instead she had her twin brother with her. With another Kuran in the world looking a great deal like a certain hooded lady, fate gets twisted and Kaname finds there's one piece on the board he can't control.
Haruki- shining sun
{Breaking the strings of fate}
Through the blackness he could hear her voice.
"This is the only way I can apologize for what I have done."
A soft hand stroked his face. Who?
"Hopefully this time you can find the happiness that you couldn't here."
A drop of water fell on his face. Why was she crying?
"Goodbye Harry."
"Aniki."
He opened his eyes slowly and sat up rubbing the sleep from them. "Mmm?"
"Zero just left for prefect duties, you should go join him. I need to go to extra classes." Yuuki said from beside him.
Haruki nodded and got up from his seat. "Ah."
His sister giggled, "You're so cute when you wake up." She cooed, reaching to rustle his hair.
He yawned. "Unlike you, who greatly resembles a zombie having a bad hair day."
She scowled. "Mou! Just go already."
"Yes ma'am."
Ever since he had fainted after his and Zero's 'alone time', he had been having weird dreams, and oddly enough it was about a strange woman calling him by a strange name. He didn't know if it was because of the blood loss and his body was just having a weird way of recuperating, or he was finally going crazy. But he did know that Zero looked a lot better since he had taken some of his blood, which was great but Haruki couldn't help but wonder why. Didn't blood usually make level E's go crazy faster?
Maybe Zero's hunter blood has helping fight it off or something.
"Kyaah!"
He was jolted out of his thoughts by the shrill scream, and his smile twitched, he knew what that scream meant, one or more of the Night Class students was nearby.
He glanced around, looking for the intruder.
"Haruki."
He startled slightly and turned, feeling his heart stutter in his chest when he came face to face with Kaname. "Kaname-senpai…" It took a good amount of force to keep his blush down, especially since the vampire was just in front of him.
The purebloods brown gaze seemed to bore into his very soul. "How are you Haruki?"
"Fine." He replied finally calming down, and shifted his gaze to look around the hallway for Zero, he knew the silver haired prefect had been this way and could only hope that Kaname hadn't ruffled his feathers too much. "I apologize but I need to go." Haruki said, giving Kaname an apologetic smile.
A hand lashed out and grabbed his wrist before he could completely pass the vampire by, an electric shock echoing through his body as the other males hand touched his skin.
He turned his head to look over his shoulder, and felt his body stiffen when he saw that the pureblood was focused on his neck.
"Did you hurt your neck?" Kaname asked, his gaze locking on the bandages peeking out.
"Yeah, it's nothing though, just a scrape." Haruki explained hurriedly, giving his wrist a light tug, but the vampires hold didn't loosen.
"I see," Kaname murmured softly, his eyes closing as he gave Haruki a gentle smile. "Make sure to be careful."
Silently his wrist was released and the vampire walked off gracefully. Haruki watched, grabbing his wrist with his other hand as Kaname vanished into the Chairman's office. That was odd, he mused silently, Kaname almost seemed mad.
Shrugging he continued back down the hallway, ignoring the giggling girls as they gushed about his and Kaname's interaction.
{Breaking the strings of fate}
"Ah, Kaname." The headmaster greeted. "I thought you'd come."
The large door to his office shut with a click and the pureblood turned to face him. "Headmaster Cross." His eyes showed no emotion. "How much longer are you going to keep Kiryu Zero in the day class?"
Haruki ran down the hallway, his breath coming out in sharp gasps, he had taken too long to find Zero, and the bad feeling in his gut wouldn't leave. Something was going to happen, and that thought only made him push his body faster.
The headmaster sighed and pushed up his glasses. "I couldn't hide it from you Kaname. You really are in a class of your own." He peered up at the pureblood. "Your bloodline doesn't contain even a drop of human blood. Your lineage is rare among vampires now. You've inherited the powers of strong, ancient vampires, and are feared by other vampires." Cross smiled. "Thanks to you, the night class is united, even if it is full of problem students."
Kaname leaned forward, and rested his hands on the large desk. "Headmaster Cross, I trust you so I have avoided speaking about this issue. But you have taken only slight measures, and you still treat Zero as an ordinary student." His fingers easily made large indents in the wood. "And despite how loyal you are to your beliefs you allow him to threaten them by drinking from Haruki."
"Zero!" Yuuki called, glancing around. She had to find Zero, he was obviously in pain and she wasn't going to allow him to bear it alone.
"I told you to leave me alone…" Zero's voice sounded behind her, making her eyes widen. "…Yuki."
She turned, spotting him leaning against the bottom of the stair case. "Zero!" She quickly made her way down the steps.
His hands were suddenly grabbing her, and she felt her face heat up as he brought her into a restraining embrace, his breath coming out in sharp pants beside her ear. "Don't look."
A wet appendage licked at her neck, and her heart felt like it was going to burst. "Z-Zero?! Wha…"
If Cross had been any other man, the angry aura would have sent him fleeing, and even then he could feel goose bumps rise on his skin. "I had thought you wouldn't figure out about that."
Kaname leaned forward. "Kiryu is feeding off of something extremely precious to me." His eyes took a red hue. "The question is why do you allow it?"
The headmaster stared straight into the purebloods eyes. "Because Haruki finds it his job to protect Yuki, just like you Kaname, so he takes it upon himself to make sure she isn't attacked."
Kaname paused, his eyes thoughtful. "Yes, it's his instinct to, even in such a state their bond stays connected."
His head turned up, and he gazed up at the two figures bathed in moonlight. To anyone else it looked like a lovers embrace, but he could see the long protruding fangs peeking from the silver haired prefect's lips.
His feet raced up the staircase.
"Even if he had known Zero for twenty years, if he got the smallest hint that Yuki was going to be hurt by Zero, he would be on him within seconds."
Much like that fateful day, his mind was blank, and his body moved without his permission. Yuki, he had to protect her.
"Even if it cost him his life, he would do anything to protect her, Yuki feels the same for him."
Her body was pushed forward harshly, and she instinctively put her arms out to stop her head from hitting the ground. She sat there for a moment, confused, until a pained grunt caught her attention.
Slowly she tilted her head, her eyes widening as a drop of blood landed on her face.
Gulp
"A-aniki…?"
Gulp
Haruki's head was tilted back, a large hand gripping his brown hair in a tight hold as a slow stream of blood tricked down his pale neck. An arm was holding him in place, as a loud gulping echoed through the corridor, and her eyes slow turned to see a familiar shock of silver hair.
"Y-Yuki it's okay…" Haruki said, a comforting smile crossing his features despite the painful hold on his hair. "Zero couldn't control himself and he attacked you, but I want you to listen very closely."
Gulp
His green eyes bore into her brown ones, and she nodded hesitantly.
"Don't be afraid of Zero, it isn't his fault."
Kaname's head snapped sideways, and his eyes stared at the closed doors intently.
"What's wrong Kaname?" The headmaster questioned.
"I smell blood." In a white flash he was out the door, ignoring the headmaster's calls.
{Breaking the strings of fate}
This really wasn't good for his health, Haruki mused, and the large amount of blood that was being consumed by Zero was most definitely taking a toll on his body. But Zero was rather greedy as a Vampire, and more times than not Haruki ended up fainting like a girl afterwards.
Once he was sure that his sister understood that there was no need for her to feat Zero, because he knew if the prefect saw any fear from her he would be disgusted by himself, he worked on trying to stop Zero.
" Zero." He called, tapping his head like he had before. "I need you to stop."
It took a moment, but he felt Zero stiffen and take his fangs from his neck, a look of horror crossing his features as he stared at his neck.
Haruki smiled. "It's not as bad as you think Zero."
The hunter blinked, and turned his gaze toward his sister, his lilac eyes widening. "Y-Yuki…"
Yuki seemed to hesitate for a second before she finally walked forward, her brown eyes full of worry. "Are you okay Zero?"
"You…" Zero looked speechless. "You're not afraid of me?"
Haruki locked gazed with her for a moment, she sent him a grateful smile, and he slowly took a step back. They, he realized, watching as the two communicated, looked great together.
"Haruki, Yuki."
The two twins turned to look at the pureblood that was walking up the stairs, his eyes switching to Zero's bloodstained face and Haruki's blood covered neck.
Haruki blinked. "Kaname…"
The pureblood's eyes narrowed dangerously, and he pushed Haruki behind him. "You have been reduced to a bloodthirsty beast… Kiryu Zero." A dark aura seemed to pulse off him, as he slowly headed toward the shocked prefect.
Yuki made a sound of protest and quickly put herself between Zero and Kaname, her arms spread wide.
"No! Kaname!"
Haruki raised a brow at the action, finding it brave of her sister to try and stop Kaname without fear. Kaname surprisingly stopped, looking into Yuki's eyes.
"If you insist Yuki." The tall brunette said after a moment, looking at the pair with an unreadable expression.
The vampire suddenly turned toward him, and he unconsciously stiffened. "Let me bring you to the infirmary Haruki."
He nodded hesitantly and followed him downstairs, as they passed he spotted the headmaster and knew that Yuki would soon be explained about what was going on. This made him feel better, even if he wanted Yuki to enjoy life to the fullest, being shielded from the world would do her no good, and perhaps she would be able to help Zero better than he had been able to.
{Breaking the strings of fate}
"The blood has stopped flowing, but the puncture wounds…" Kaname gazed at the fang marks with an unreadable expression. "He really pierced you deeply."
Haruki sighed, taking his chin from the purebloods hold. "Well I'm sure it will heal eventually." He replied, forming a strained smile.
"Haruki."
He looked up, and Kaname peered down at him. "Are you afraid of vampires now?"
The smaller brunette blinked, and gave a small chuckle. "Why would I be? Zero hasn't done anything bad to me."
He received a nod and the vampire slowly got up, Haruki followed his movements, halting when his vision started to darken.
"Haruki?"
Blood so much blood, everything was covered in it.
He was vaguely aware of someone calling his name, but he couldn't find it in himself to reply.
When he moved his head to the side, a girl with curled brown hair stared lifelessly back at him, her brown eyes wide.
His hands came up to cover his face and his breath came out in sharp gasps. What…
She… when he looked at her, his soul cried out and he was consumed by sadness. She was someone dear to him, like a sister.
"Kaname what is happening?"
Footsteps quickly started toward him, and he felt warm hands cover his own and tilt his face up.
"His memory…blood loss….can fix…don't know how long it will work…"
The red head a little ways off was the same, a dear comrade of his; they both had been with him since the beginning.
Haruki didn't like to call himself weak, and on many occasions he looked down on those who were. Because if he was weak, that meant he was incapable of protecting Yuki, of making sure he could see her smile once again.
But it was undeniable when a warm hand covered his head, and he finally lost consciousness. He was the older twin, thus it was his duty to protect, not be overwhelmed by strange dreams and force Kaname to calm him.
The trio was walking down the large hallway, the red head and brunette bickering back and forth making him smile. He felt safe here, and when they looked at him, asking who he thought was right, a good natured smile crossed his face.
"Hi Harry."
He turned, and felt his heart pick up when he spotted a small red head giving him a small smile, her freckled face flushing as they locked gazes.
"Ginny."
{Breaking the strings of fate}
Tossing a knife up in the air without even looking, the pureblood thought back to what had happened. Zero, the lowly level E, had taken Haruki's blood, and it wasn't the first time. He had noticed of course when it first started, but didn't say anything about it.
Now though, after such a violent act and in front of Yuki no less, that was unacceptable. He had been ready to slaughter the prefect, and had it not been for Yuki he would have done it with no regrets.
The hunter was walking a thin line, and now that he had both of his precious people focused on him, Kaname was less than pleased. Not only that, but the seal Juri had put on Haruki was starting to fade faster than it was supposed to, most likely because Zero had slowly been feeding off of his blood for so long, thus making the seal fade.
The knife was suddenly flung down on his desk and pierced the picture of the three prefects, or one silver prefect in particular.
He would have to keep an eye on Haruki.
In the court yard Yuki stopped Zero from leaving, promising him that she was his ally and that she would stop him from snapping if he wanted her to. That no matter what, she wouldn't leave his side, she wasn't going to be afraid of him.
The moon cast a silver hue on the couple, and a thread of destiny broke apart.
{Breaking the strings of fate}
An: It's been a while since I've updated this, sorry about that. Anyways, since Yuki didn't show fear at Zero's vampire experience the prefect wasn't as 'hurt' as he was in the manga. And really, that expression of loyalty from her is going to bring them closer together, even if it was Haruki who comforted her in the first place.
And his past will be explained, sorry if I'm confusing anyone.
Hope you enjoyed the chapter!