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The windows in her room had been covered by a pair of deep red curtains that blocked out the sunlight, it was cold without the sun shining in but the temperature didn't really affect her as much.

"What am I doing"Yuki laid there on her old bed, the soft comforter now covered her completely

'My stomach hurts…but my chest feels so…full'Her thoughts of confusion only mixed in with her exhaustion from the long car ride from the home she shared with Kaname to the Academy, and will all her nerves she hadn't been able to sleep on the car ride there.

"I need to rest"

-Zero's—

He'd followed behind her and now stood outside her door. Unsure of himself. He'd have till 5 with the Chairman came back to talk to Yuki and sort out what had happened between them. At the time she was willing but now.. she'd ran away from him.

'I can't let her go again..I'm selfish…I know she'd be better with Kuran but..'Zero held her doorknob in his hand, preparing to turn it. His thoughts full of selfish wants and yet wanting what was best of Yuki at the same time.

'Why did I have to wait so long'His hand slipped from the door knob as he turned his back to the door, deciding it'd be better to wait until she was awake to talk.

But as minutes turned into hours, Zero had been sitting there contemplating things, the chairman would be home in a couple of hours but Yuki still hadn't come out from her room. He was wondering if she was even still asleep, or just hiding from him. The thought only hurt.

"Yuki"Zero whispered her name softly hoping she was still asleep as he opened the door, she never locked it so there was no worry about him not being able to enter.

"She'd still asleep"It was a giant relief for Zero that she was hiding from him. Yuki laid there, curled up into a ball, hugging her pillow.

"Yuki..Yuki wake up"His took a seat on the bed and gently began to shake her. Attempting to wake her gently so he wouldn't scare her.

"Zero?"Yuki looked up, with only one of her eyes open you could tell that she had just woken up from a deep sleep.

"Yeah, Yuki, the chairman would be home in a couple of hours, and I think we need to talk"Zero watched as she sat up, she nodded and rubbed her eyes.

"I know… I'll go wash up"Yuki stood up and collected her things from her old dresser the chairman really hadn't changed as thing.

The bathroom had been just down the hall, since she was little she had always used the chairman's private one, of course there was another bathroom but it didn't have a shower in it. She pushed it open seeing as how the door still had never been fixed, but after she had left what reason was there really to fix it? Zero always left his towel on the door so there had never been a privacy problem for him. Her fingers traced the counter top as she placed her clothes down and started to undress; as she stepped into the shower her she looked back against the wall where she had given Zero her blood countless times. It was strange to see it now, and to remember how simple everything was before she had become a pureblood.

-Kaname, at the main house—

'Yuki.. I wonder what you're up to'Kaname stood there at the window, peering out into the nothing less around him. They had moved back to his family's old home, it was isolated with no other life besides the occasional visits.

"If you're waiting for my permission to enter then come in"Kaname did not turn toward the door to greet Aido as he walked in. It hadn't been long since they'd seen it each, in fact Aido had made it a habit of coming by every week as of late.

"Kaname I was wondering where Yuki was, I was supposed to come by and tutor her"Aido held a book in his arm as he approached Kaname. He'd been tutoring lately on and off to bring her up to academic speed, after all she did leave school behind to come live here with him.

"I sent her to visit the Chairman, she missed him"Kanames answered was short and simple, he moved slowly and sat within his desk chair, not seeing to care about Aido presence.

"I guess I'll just be going then… unless you wanted to do something today maybe?"Aido had become more comfortable or not foolish over the past few months. He'd begun to invite Kaname to do things with him, knowing fully well that he had no reason to do much trivial things. A long moment passed before Aido took his silence as a no and began to leave

"Aido"Kaname called his name as he was about to leave, surprised by Kanames sudden change of heart Aido couldn't help but hide his excitement

"I want you to go to Cross Academy for me, check up on how Yuki is doing"Kaname looked over to Aido, he had obviously been confused but willing to do whatever Kaname had asked of him.

"Sure but why? There's no vampires there anymore"Aido wasn't quite understanding

"There's one vampire there, and I may have miscalculated how dangerous he is"

-Yuki and Zero, living room couch outside the chairman's bed room—

They'd been sitting there without saying a word to each other since Yuki returned from her bath. The couch wasn't large but they still managed to put space between themselves. Yuki played with her long damp hair and Zero seemed to just be intensely staring at the wall

"What did you want to talk about Zero?"Yuki looked over at him, his eyes still in a staring contest with the wall. This was making her nervous, she had come here to see Zero.. and she… wasn't sure what else she had come for now

"What am I to you"His eyes broke contact with the wall as he turned to face her, his voice was deep and sincere as he wanted for the answer. But this question had caught Yuki off guard, it wasn't like Zero to be so up front with things and just ask.

Yuki took in a breath and stopped playing with her hair, she placed her hands over her chest and slowed her eyes for a moment, collecting her thoughts as they seemed to have been scattered about.

"You're by best friend Zero, and I love you"Yuki looked at him, a sincere meaningful smile placed on her face. She was confident in saying this, she had said it many times before. But Zero looked annoyed now.

"I know that Yuki, but what else, tell me what I am to you because what you're saying and what your blood is saying aren't the same"He wasn't good at hiding when he was annoyed, especially when he wanted an answer.

'I could have been wrong, that taste.. it was..something deeper'Zero remembered the taste of her blood, how much it had changed and how sweet it had become, he remembered the emotions that flooded into him when he dug deeper into her.

"I don't know what you're asking for Zero"Yuki was confused now, utterly confused, that is what Zero was to her, if she had to put a label over his head for the world to see it would have said "Yuki Cross-Kurans best friend"

"How do you feel about me Yuki"That question wouldn't have been more towards the point could it? Zero waited for her answer, trying to figure out how to get her feeling out. She surely was aware of them.

"I love you Zero, you're my.."And that was it Zero, couldn't take it anymore. He reached out and grabbed her hand pulling her towards him. His hand wrapped around her waist as he lifted her up onto his lap where she was now holding onto his shoulders, unsure of what to do

"I want yes or no Yuki, answer me honestly because my patience is wearing thin and I don't want to do anything that you'll regret" His words were plan and simple. Yuki nodded in response as she cheeks flushed a bit from her current position

'I've never don't this before'Yuki's cheeks flushed as she sat there in his lap, she couldn't remember the last time she'd ever sat on Kanames lap, at least not a time after she was a child and with Zero it felt different, strange but yet comforting. She felt Zero move one of his hands to trace his fingers with her, this made her cheeks go from a pink to red, she had held his hands in the past, but not like this, it has always something more distant.

"Do you like it when I hold your hand like this?"He tightened his grip slightly bringing her attention to their hands, fingers laced and palms touching together closely.

"Yes"With a slight nod Yuki answered him, and Zero pulled his hand away from hers

"Do you want me to hold you"His hands moved to her waist, wrapping around her and allowing her to lean forward, resting her head on his shoulder with his hands pressed against his chest, she closed her eyes feeling his heart beat

"Yes"As Zero straightened her up, pulling her back from his chest she made a small frown and then blushed at her own reaction. His hand touched her cheek, and went down to her lips, his finger gently traced the outline of her soft delicate lips as she tried to pull away from him.

"Do you like it when I kissed you"His fingers stopped as he waited for her answer, this was the question he needed to hear before moving forward with her, he wanted her for himself… but not if it meant her being unhappy.

"I..I"Yukis words stumbled out as she felt her heart starting to race. She remembered the kiss they shared a few hours ago, it was possessive, passionate and left her lips tingling for more, but did she like it?

"Yes or No Yuki"Zero reminded her, he knew she was embarrassed and would give some odd explanation or simply scold him to asking her, but he needed an answer

"Yes..I liked it"Yuki admitted as she closed her fists and eyes trying to hide from her shame. It was embarrassing to admit how much she enjoyed it. But this only brought a small of relief to Zero's lips

"Do you want me to do it again Yuki"His voice sounded a cocky, expecting her to say no since she was already highly embarrassed from that had just happened. With her eyes still shut she covered her face, feeling the redness and her heart beat moving out of control with everything that was happening. So when she answered he was a little more than surprised.

"Yes"Her blurted out, feeling her chest tighten when she dropped her hands and looked at him, he didn't say anything but leaned up and placed kiss on her lips, this time it was different, it wasn't possessive and passionate like his last kiss, it was sweet and left butterflies in her in her stomach that she felt fly up into her chest. But then he pulled away and placed her on his side, taking her gently off his lap.

"Yuki"He placed his hand over hers, gently gripping it in his hand

"Do you love me….like you love Kuran"This was the question he was dreading, if she said no then he was forever her best friend and nothing more, but if she said yes, where would they go from here

'Do I..love Zero like Kaname? Do I..'Yuki thought for a moment, she remembered her feelings for Zero, and how much they presented themselves in the year she had been away from him.

"It's a different kind of love I.. my chest hurts when I don't see you and my heart beats fast when you hold me close.. I love you Zero but I don't.. I don't know how to explain what kind of love it is.. I love Kaname too but it's different, and I love the Chairman too but it's different, I suppose I even love Aido to an extent too but it's all so different and I don't know"Yuki gripped his hand tightly, she was confused, confused and unsure of what she wanted or more so who she wanted

"Yuki, you may not return the feeling but I do love you too Yuki, but in the way where I don't want to spend a day without you, I want to hold you at night and wake up with you in the morning, I didn't have the nerve to say this before because I feared your rejection… but now I fear you leaving more"Zeros words where honest, it was more than likely the hardest thing he had ever admitted to and the hardest thing he would ever have to say to her. But he looked into her eyes, waiting, searching for any sign of discomfort or disgust from his confession, instead all he saw was tears starting to swell up in her eyes

"Zero I.. I didn't know, I had so many nightmares of you hating me, I was scared I'd come back and you would have replaced me, or refuse to talk to me"She swung out her arms and hugged him, her sobbing made her words hard to understand but Zero caught the important parts. He was mumbling on and on after that like a baby as he held her close, listening to her cries with a loving look in his eyes, he never thought Yuki would accept his feelings, even if she didn't realize that she returned them, it was a good start. And with all the walls down, his heart felt free. He could finally start to… try… to try with Yuki to build something together.. hopefully it would be strong enough to stop her from leaving.

"Yuki..let's go on a date"

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