Chapter 6
Zero remained wide awake, even as Yuki dozed off and fell asleep on his chest, and gently dragged his fingertips through his ragged hair. He was left utterly speechless after the act so Yuki falling asleep was beneficial, for he knew himself well enough to know that he would have started an argument out of pure lack of knowledge on what to say next. His eyes were fixated on the ceiling above them, a familiar sight he had grown accustomed to at all hours of the night, and he couldn't bring himself to look back at her. Yuki eventually began to fidget in his arms as she attempted to regain a comfortable position after gradually waking up. "Zero," she said in a small voice before releasing a yawn and rubbing her eyes. She lifted her head from his chest and gazed up at him, disappointed by his lack of interest in looking back, and then slowly sat up in the bed. She had stirred slightly until the two of them were no longer touching and Zero's eyes never left the blank ceiling. "I know what you're thinking," he finally said, "and don't deny it when I say it aloud." Tension built between them in a matter of seconds and continued to grow until Zero finally said quietly, "You wish that I were Kaname right now. Right now and a few hours ago when I was between your thighs."
The two sat beside each other in a deep silence before the school bells suddenly began to ring among the campus. It was the bell for first period in the day class. When they began, the bed shifted as Yuki rose and redressed herself in her skirt and panties from the night before. Zero didn't look at her. "Maybe a part of me did wish it were him," she said. Though he didn't show it, the words leaving her mouth was enough to strike a hard pain in the mid of the boy's chest. He hitched in a sharp breath and waited for Yuki to leave before he finally exhaled. Her coldness, he thought. It was something that he remembered all too well from the last time they had met. Something he had wished to never see again.
"I'm giving up my campus duties. You can find someone else to monitor the little girls." Zero spoke mostly to his adoptive father in passing but this time, he made the effort to sit down across from his at the breakfast table and entertain him enough to even take a bite of toast. The taste of it practically turned to ashes in his mouth but he continued to eat anyway at of some sort of odd respect that he had suddenly gathered for the man. Kaien Cross was the only person he could even have a remotely normal conversation with at this point, he might as well give the man something to be happy about. "But Zero, you know that I can't just give that position away to anybody!" His father instantly developed his old, whiny voice that Zero had grown to hate so much and tried his best to put on his guilt trip, "You're going to let me down just like that? And Yuki, she needs help as well-" And just like that, Kaien stopped speaking. His eyes met Zero's and he noticed something vulnerable peeking through. He hadn't spoken his daughter's name in front of the vampire for nearly a year now out of fear of upsetting him, and now that it had slipped, he was scared would come next. Zero's eyes dropped away from his father's and though the reference had stung, he simply sat up from his seat and said, "I'm sure she will manage."
Yuki Kuran sat at her dresser and stared into the wall mirror, running her fingertips through her long chestnut hair and gazing uncomfortably at her reflection. Ever since she had returned to the night class mansion, she had been avoiding Kaname at every cost and stored herself away in her private room. Whenever she would leave her room, she would be confronted by somebody; whether it were a bitchy Ruka or an annoying Aido, it was always someone she just didn't want to see. She had combed her hair out for what felt like hours but still hadn't showered. Though it felt gross to sit there with what was left from the love making fest she had just been exposed to, it felt somewhat comforting to have Zero's scent smothered all over her after so long. His blood was still steadily pumping through her veins and sat peacefully in her full belly. She hadn't felt filled like this since the first time she had drank from her beloved Kaname Kuran.
A gentle knocking at her door was enough to send Yuki flying out of her seat. Though she had heard his familiar footsteps out in the hallway, she never expected him to approach her door. She was sure that when she returned that he had smelt Zero on her, for he had used his condescending tone and said "I'm sure you had a nice time" before returning to his study. Yuki's voice trembled as she said softly, "Come in, Kaname Senpai." And with those gentle words, her gorgeously built brother came striding through the door.
Kaname shut her bedroom door behind him with a soft click but his expression was anything but. "Is there anything you'd like to tell me?" He said. His tone was stern and unlike usual, he kept his distance from her. Something in his eyes read as sad and the air he brought in the door with him was melancholy. Yui gazed up at him before sinking back down to her seat and turning to face the mirror. Her fingertips dragged down the length of her hair, which was now draping across her face, and she began to feel her stomach churning inside of her. She could still somehow feel Zero between her thighs. Despite how it had left off, she somehow missed it. "No, she said softly. The girl turned to face her sweet Kaname and said with a weak smile, "Why would you ask?"