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Hours later found them in the Moon Dorms, her using the shower as he sent Ruka to find her suitable clothing to wear while he had Aido search some of the history books they kept in the Dorm's library of their kind's origins.

Meanwhile he worked his mind into a frenzy as he searched his scant memories of his time as an Ancestor, finding only brief moments between the two of them.

The clearest revealed a brilliant picture of them.

It was the hours after his coronation- he had worked so hard for this that he couldn't help but be pleased by it all.

His lover sat beside him in her own throne made of carved bone, her lip teased beneath her teeth as she thought hard- on what, he didn't yet know.

It didn't matter- she was to be his forever more after they went back to their rooms.

He had once waxed poetic in her ear and for the first time in a long while he wanted to do so again.

She looked spectacular beside him, her gown more western in style, taking inspiration from fairy tales that she had whispered to him so long ago after he had taken her to bed.

A long, flowing plum colored gossamer skirt, a corseted waist that drew his eyes upward to latch onto her ample breasts, the simple golden silver necklace he had once given her when he could afford no more drawing his attention.

She had never willingly taken it off and even though he had offered her more she had smiled and kissed him.

"This necklace means so much to me, Kaname. Even more so because it was from a time when we could not afford much of anything. I do not require more than this."

Her words had brought him such satisfaction that he felt near helpless to not be able to gift her even a piece of it.

She had seen it in him, kissing him in the way she always did- like she cherished him.

But tonight her eyes were glazed and she barely moved, barely glanced at him.

Did she think to refuse their bond?

As if sensing his unease she turned her gaze over to him, reaching out to rub small circles across the back of his hand.

"What troubles you?" He asked her and she sighed.

"I… something seems off tonight. I cannot pen down as to why."

She breathed slowly and he took it as sign to draw her away from the dying festivities to their bed chamber within the palace lower level vampires had built for them.

With barely a glance he sent his friend to close it all down, guiding Amaya through the halls.

He threw open the doors to their rooms himself and he drew her to the bedside, kissing her deeply, searching her mouth for her familiar taste.

She laughed when he pulled back and he took pleasure in knowing that he had brought her happiness once again.

She turned around and bid him to help her undress and he took his time, untying her while nipping at her shoulders, his fingers dancing along her warm skin until her dress slid to the floor leaving her bare before him.

She kissed him then and he let her take as much control as she wanted, barely noticing as her hands kept busy till he stood bare as well.

He pulled back and bid her to fall against the bed, his hands sliding up her legs to her hips to her breasts where he knelt by a knee to lick and tease until she urged him further.

"Kaname please."

He grinned and she pouted below him until he sunk down to kiss it away.

She let out a laugh before flipping them off, leaving her perched atop his lap, her warmth making him near painfully hard beneath her.

She ground against him and he let out a growl.

She bent over him, her breasts falling to graze his chest as she licked and nipped her way up to his lips.

Her lips curled into a wicked smirk as she pulled away briefly to look down at him through hooded eyes.

"Take me, master."

Kaname blinked as he came out of the memory, muttering a curse beneath his breath as he felt a near painful erection.

He stood from his chair in his office and stepped into his bedroom adjoining and found his mate sleeping his his bed wearing nothing but one of his button ups.

He made quick work of changing out of his dirty uniform that had been covered in the prefect's dried blood, throwing it in the trash bin as he made his way into the bathroom to shower.

Through the bond he felt her awaken at the sound of the door closing, but sent her soft words of comfort.

I'm not leaving you.

Amaya blinked her eyes hazily as she felt Kaname's words ring down to her via their refreshed bond, her mind aching as the memories of near a hundred hunter's lives bore down on her hazy mind.

She could recall only the major details of most of them, but they seemed to be fading as one life took precedent- that of a level-D ex-hunter.

Zero.

Who was Zero?

At times it seemed as if she and him were one in the same and she could feel his memories as real to her as her own. Were they the same person? The very idea rang true in her mind and it brought a mass of questions forward as well.

Had Zero loved Kaname?

Had Zero remembered her life?

Who was Yuki?

As she flickered through the last Kiryu heir's memories she felt jealousy spark like a wildfire in her heart, though she made short work of hiding it from the bond's reach.

Had Kaname loved Yuki?

Had he truly forgotten her?

Amaya couldn't bear the thought.

She sat up in the bed and tucked her legs underneath the blanket, scanning the room for entertainment. A small book was perched on the dresser across from the bed, but she stood in favor of glancing out onto the balcony as morning light began to flood the room.

Her eyes burned a bit before they adjusted and she looked out upon the grounds of an academy.

Cross Academy, Zero's memories offered and she nodded to herself.

How long had it been since he died? Not long, Amaya thought as she could still smell the blood that had dried on her mate's clothes.

Suddenly she could spot a figure on the horizon-a girl.

As she made her way closer, Amaya darted back inside but still kept her eyes trained on the girl as she ran to the Moon Dorms.

Short brown hair, big brown eyes, petite stature.

Yuki?

Amaya swallowed down her jealousy and blew out a breath, shutting the black out curtains and making her way back to the bed, her desire for entertainment gone as she waited for Kaname to finish in the shower.

She didn't have to wait long and as he stepped out of the bathroom with a towel wrapped around his hips she felt her inner beast near purr in excitement.

He sent her a subtle smirk before gliding over to the dresser for a pair of sleep pants.

Now why would he think that was a good idea? He should know that the moment he laid down beside her she would quickly rid him of them.

He was stopped by a knock at the door and a blond noble stuck his head within, blushing when he caught sight of her.

She smirked when she felt Kaname bite back the desire to snap at the other male via the bond.

He had not recalled yet how to control it, Amaya would not be helping him with that. No, she loved reading her mate's emotions as they were inadvertently sent to her.

"Takuma," Kaname drew and they could all sense the irritation that clung to his tone.

"Kaname-sama, Yuki-chan is here for you."

Amaya could not fully control the wave of jealousy that burst from her heart before clamping down on her side of the bond.

Kaname glanced at her with thinly veiled curiosity.

She sent him her most innocent smile and he turned away from her though she could sense his amusement.

Did that mean that he thought her jealousy was silly?

That is was unfounded?

She hoped so, even as Zero's memories played back in her mind of Kaname looking at the girl with love in his eyes.

Zero had thought the girl worth loving once upon a time too, but as the years had passed he had come to see her cons too- her thoughtlessness, her foolishness, her superiority complex.

Amaya was disgusted by the girl as she glanced through Zero's memories.

Kaname waved Takuma off with a few words and soon a female knocked on the door, carting in more than a few shopping bags.

Kaname introduced them.

"Amaya, this is Ruka. Ruka, treat her as you would me."

He left the room when he had dressed himself back in dress pants and a black silk button up.

Amaya stood from the bed and approached the girl.

"Hello, Ruka-chan."

The girl swallowed and smoothed her uniform skirt near nervously before her, sensing her pureblood status.

Amaya smiled at her kindly to soothe her nerves.

"Can you put together an outfit quickly? I… would like to to meet this Yuki."

Ruka calmed and nodded, "Yes, Amaya-sama."

True to her word, the young woman put together an outfit, helping her dress in a plum wrap-dress and knee high black socks and plum ankle wedge booties.

Ruka's words- not hers.

The Noble led her through the second floor down to the first where she found Kaname sitting in the front sitting room. Amaya sent Ruka away after thanking her, making the other girl blush before she went off the go to bed for the day.

She knocked on the door before stepping within to find her mate sitting across from the tiny brunette by the window.

The girl looked up first, her big eyes red and teary and maybe it was the pureblood in her that made her think the girl weak and annoying or maybe she had changed since awakening, but all she could think when she saw the girl sniffle and wipe her face with her sleeve was how disgusting humans were.

She plastered on a warm expression on her face though, if only to not start anything that might ward her mate away from her.

Kaname finally glanced at her and she smiled at them just as the girl seemed to finally realize she was real instead of just some strange vision.

"Amaya, this is Yuki."

Amaya stepped forward and approached the two of them and she could feel Kaname's apprehension through the bond.

He must truly care for this girl.

Why?

She scoured Zero's memory but it appeared that he had never been able to decipher why the pureblood male adored the girl so much- Kaname had apparently saved her life as a child, but Amaya couldn't help but wonder why?

The girl sniffled and wiped her snot away with her sleeve again before offering her hand to shake.

Amaya did not take it, glancing at Kaname.

She lost someone she cared about last night, Amaya.

Amaya bit back a scoff- the girl had ignored Zero for the most part in favor of Kaname, and it wasn't as if the girl really knew the Kiryu heir. No, she had been caught up casting doe eyes at Amaya's mate.

But still, she pasted her kindest expression on her face and without taking her hand, introduced herself.

"Hello, Yuki-chan. I hope I'm not interrupting. I was just curious about who could possible pull my m-"

"Amaya," Kaname interrupted and Amaya turned her gaze to him.

She doesn't know about us.

Amaya bit her retort back, swallowing down her anger and turned her eyes back to the human.

"Hi, Amaya-ch-chan." The girl stuttered, as if sensing the pureblood's anger.

There was no way she could- Amaya had impeccable control- so she chopped it up to emotional instability.

They were all silent after that and soon enough Amaya could sense that her mate wanted her to leave them be.

She barely blinked as she felt his aura change from open to closed and after locking away her jealousy and hurt, she smiled one last time at the girl.

"Well, I really must go, Yuki-chan. I hope you feel better soon."

Yuki smiled at her with reddened eyes and Amaya left the room without a glance toward her mate, coming out into the foyer before considering her options.

She really didn't want to go back upstairs yet, no, she wanted to go for a walk to clear her head and perhaps dull her fury.

So she flitted outside with barely a thought, closing the door quietly before sliding out of the Moon Dorm gates, using Zero's memory to find her way.

She inevitably found herself in the stables where Zero's beloved White Lily was kept, walking blissfully undisturbed inside.

Most animals were afraid of vampires, but Amaya had an affinity for them so they reacted usually quite well to her.

She passed down several stalls until she found herself in front of Lily's, stopping a foot away from the door so as not to surprise the horse.

The white beauty gave a soft snort before approaching the door on her own, sniffing the air as she drew near.

Amaya smiled briefly and held out her hand.

The horse sniffed it once before nudging her for pets.

So she spent an hour in the stables as her mind calmed, flitting out when she heard humans begin to make their way about their campus during their off day.

Amaya, not one to deal with human stupidity even at her most patient, slid into the shadows of the forest surrounding and flitted through the trees, stopping almost ten minutes later when she discovered a small lake.

It was too shallow to swim in really, but it provided a comforting scene for her to sit beneath the shade of a thick tree, closing her eyes briefly to enjoy it.

"Aren't vampires supposed to be asleep this time of day?" A male voiced and she sighed, rolling her eyes.

He stepped out of the tree-line to reveal himself to her eyes.

He was a young man- no, a hunter.

Zero's memories provided her with his name.

Kaito.

He was subbing in as a teacher at the school, or at least that was the excuse the H.A. had provided him with.

"Aren't hunters supposed to be asleep too by that logic? You lot tend to be night owls as well, if only to hunt."

"Who says I'm here to hunt you?"

Amaya laughed, "I never said that. You may not have noticed it, but it would take more than a few hunters to kill me. Even in the day."

"What's your name?" He asked, sitting down across from her against his own tree.

"Amaya."

He grinned, "Not going to ask mine?"

"I already know yours, Kaito-kun."

He dropped his grin, "How?"

"I am in possession of the Kiryu line's ancestral memories."

He swallowed, "Do you know what happened to Zero, then? They won't tell me. I was away for a mission until this morning and they- Cross and Yagari won't tell me anything."

Amaya glanced at him and she felt something akin to pity.

Even if she was right in her suspicions that she had been Zero, or at least a part of her had- she would not be able to offer any consolation to the young man before her.

The Kiryu heir had borne much pain in his life and Amaya wanted no part in it- no, she would not chain herself down to his memories, she was her own person after all.

But that did not mean she had no heart- Kaito had been a major part of Zero's life at least until his family was attacked.

"Come," She said, standing up and offering him his hand.

"I will tell you much, but you will not breathe a word of this to anyone else, am I clear?"

Kaito swallowed, and maybe it was the sleep deprivation, but he seized her hand and followed her further away from the Academy, ignoring his hunter senses that said she was not to be trusted.

She resembled Zero so much it was uncanny- and Kaito had tried to so hard to lay aside the feelings he had for the bitten hunter since they were children, back when it was only Ichiru that served as his competition.

So he went with her willingly, knowing that nothing good awaited him when he heard her words.