Disclaimer: I do not own Vampire Knight.
It has been two weeks since Zero took over the position of headmaster. He finally managed to keep up with the increased workload, at the cost of having just enough time to sleep, but the fact that his adoptive father still relied so much on paper-based work irritated the tech-guru silverette.
Cross Kaien had to move out of the house and closer to the association, thus, leaving Zero by himself. He did not feel lonely though; Yuki would come to pester him every chance she gets with the excuse of being bored since the others were sleeping during daytime. Aido would come to hang out whenever he has time or when Ichiru comes over to visit. The hunter was grateful for that but never expressed it under his annoyed façade. Surprisingly enough, the person he believed would be a great nuisance did not bother him as much. In fact, Kuran Kaname did not come to pester Zero about the previous incident or the debt that he would think ways for him to repay. The pureblood interacted with him in a professional way only. However, instead of feeling relieved, the hunter felt more anxious for reasons he himself could not pinpoint.
Once exam period was over, the students and faculty were given a long weekend off to go home and rest with their family. Zero took this opportunity to go back to his place after arranging things with Kaname to take care of urgent matters in his absence. Being exempt from hunting missions due to his new obligations led the frustration to build up with no outlet. As a result, the silver beauty decided let off some steam during the weekend before going back to working himself to the bone.
The next Monday, he was back at the academy first thing in the morning feeling refreshed, ignoring the dull ache in his lower back due to the weekend marathon. The school was bustling again with the lively students coming back from home and resuming their activities. The acting headmaster pushed the door to his office, already knowing whom he would find inside waiting for him. Kaname stood from his seat as soon as Zero entered the room and greeted him.
"Welcome, Kiryuu-kun! I hope you enjoyed your weekend; I placed the documents that need your urgent signature on your desk. If you have any question, you can call me anytime. I will be on my way," said the pureblood in a professional tone as he made his way to the door.
"Thanks Kuran! I appreciate," answered Zero as he hanged his coat and headed to the desk.
As soon as the two man passed each other going into opposite direction, the hunter jumped in surprise as a he felt a hand gripping his left arm turning him to face scrutinizing red-brown eyes. "I can smell a faint scent of blood on you, your blood it seems."
Zero looked lost for a moment, before realization dawned on him. He quickly yanked his arm from the grip of the pureblood and put some distance between them. "It is none of your concern, Kuran! It you have no more business here you can leave." He said it as calmly as possible as not to let his trepidation show in his voice.
Kaname stared at him for few moments before insisting on helping the hunter, "It would be better to seek assistance if you were injured and the bleeding did not stop. It is a cause of concern as it will stir disturbance later when you have to move on campus"
Zero sighed and looked into burgundy eyes, "Look, its fine okay! I know the cause and will fix it as soon as you leave, I will not let the scent excite those bloodsuckers of yours. So… Just leave already"
Kaname was perplexed at the hunter's agitation and it made him even more suspicious, "Could you please enlighten me about the cause?" asked the older man, making the other more riled up.
"No, that is none of your business," snapped Zero, glaring at him.
"I insist!"
At this point, Zero was aggravated by the persistence of the pureblood who stood firmly in the middle of the room with arms crossed waiting for his answer. He decided to tease him a bit hoping that would get him to leave, he breathed out, with hands on his hips and a mischievous smirk on his face, Zero spoke:" Since you are so eager to know, I will tell you. The truth is I have probably overdone it with the weekend's fun when my body was exhausted to begin with, and my partner might have caused a "tear" because of his size, I guess." The hunter paused after dropping the bomb to observe the reaction of the pureblood, nothing. All he could see is a poker face and nonchalant eyes. He sighed and continued, "Now that you satisfied your curiosity, you can take your leave and I will go get a couple of blood pills to fix this issue."
"I see… as long as you can deal with it in no time, I will not bother you any longer than this… I will come back later to collect those documents. Have good day, Chairman!" the tall man left.
Alone in the office, Zero felt his hands starting to shake, "That was close". He took out his phone, dialed a number, and started talking as soon as the other person picked up "Hanabusa! I need you to come to the Chairman's house right this moment and bring me some stuff ASAP. I kind of messed up and need your help!" He hang up as soon as he got the confirmation from the vampire, grabbed his coat and locked the office before sprinting to his destination.
On his way to the research building, the pureblood could not shake the feeling of irritation he felt at the revelation of the hunter. He tried his best to retain his composure as the urge to rip to shred whoever had his way with him was getting stronger. He knew it was baseless, he had no right to be upset about the fact that he substituted for him in order for the silverette to writhe in pleasure under another man. As Zero said, it was none of his business as both are free to do whatever they want with whoever they choose.
As he reached the lab, he found Aido rushing out claiming to have some urgent matter to attend. Since Kaname initially came to assist the blonde vampire, and now said vampire in not coming back anytime soon, he left the building towards his office in the moon dorm. After going through a couple of documents, he put his fountain pen back in place, and left his office. Still bothered by the hunter's action, he went back with the excuse of collecting the documents to check on him.
To his surprise, he found the office closed with the usual sign for contact details in case of emergency, which is Cross's landline number. Kaname lost no time getting to the Chairman's residence. Alarmed as he smelt the blood again, this time more than earlier, he barged into the house without bothering with the bell. Following the source to the bathroom, the pureblood slammed the door open almost destroying it in his rush. He was surprised when the smell suddenly disappeared as he came face to face with the stunned hunter. The hunter was bending slightly with one hand holding the hem of his open pants and the other seemingly picking up a silver necklace from the floor. The ancient vampire froze as he quickly took in the ex-human topless appearance; his waist was slimmer that what it appeared to be under the clothes, his taut stomach was flexing as the hunter stood upright… As he looked up, around his chest area, Kaname had to blink few times to make sure he was not imagining things. "Are those breasts?", it was a rhetorical question as he stared at the pair of small protruding mounds, pink areolas and pert nubs adorning the hunter's chest area.
As soon as the hunter realized who entered and where he was looking, the panicked man hid his chest and jumped toward his discarded clothes to get bloody Rose, never reaching it. He was slammed back against the wall. Groaning at the impact, he pushed hard trying to get away from the man trapping him with his body. The taller man gripped his hands by the wrists in a bruising fashion, and locked them above his head with just one his own hands as he let out a throaty growl and ordered, "Stay still!" The hunter looked up, surprised by the bestial sound coming from above his head. He was immediately overwhelmed with absolute fear as he met blood-red eyes staring down at him. He looked to the side and started shaking involuntarily, his mind going blank with terror. The pureblood was completely oblivious to the mental state of the hunter or to the fact that his eyes morphed red; he drew back just enough to look at him without allowing him to escape his clutches, his free hand slowly reached out, cupped a small mound then gently caressed it before teasing an erect nipple with his thumb. In his trance, Kaname inched down to bring his face closer, ignoring the whimpers and plea of his trembling hostage. However, before he could get a taste the tempting nub, Aido rushed inside the bathroom and squeezed in between them barring the view and snapping Kaname back to reality. "Kaname-sama, let go of his hands!"
Once his fogged mind cleared out, his eyes turned back to their original color and he regained some of his composure. Kaname then realized the position they were in; he was still gripping Zero's hands and Hanabusa was clutching his wrist trying to free the captive man. The blond vampire was standing in-between them, covering zero protectively with his body and his free hand extended in a position ready to launch an attack. Kaname was surprised to see such hostility coming from his most loyal subordinate and most trusted friend.
"Are you ordering me, Aido! Or maybe threatening…!" spoke the pureblood after bringing his face closer to the man's ear, satisfied to feel him tense up at this threatening tone.
"I apologize for my impertinence! You are free to punish me whichever way you see fit later! But, please Kaname-sama, I beg of you to let go of him right this instant and leave. Please…" Aido's voice trembled in fear as he begged, not looking away from the burgundy eyes staring down at him with disdain and never letting go of the wrist he was clutching.
"Be prepared!" was the last thing Kaname said before disappearing into thin air. As soon as his hands were free, the hunter fell on the floor. Aido turned around and found him curled up into a ball shaking and mumbling to himself "No… please…no more". The golden-haired vampire removed his jacket and wrapped it around the trembling figure before proceeding to pick him up and take him to his room. He came back few minutes later to find him in the same curled up position, so he carefully pulled his arm, stretched it and gave him a shot. It did not take too long before the sedative took effect and the hunter relaxed into deep sleep.
Aido dialed his lover's number and waited for him to answer,
"Hey baby! I am surprised to get a call from you at this time, missing me?"
"Of course I always miss you!" replied the vampire trying to keep his voice even before continuing "Listen love, I… I have some unpleasant news!"
"Huh?"
"Don't panic okay, and just listen…" he waited for a moment to make sure he got his boyfriend's attention, "Kaname-sama just found out about Zero's condition."
"WHAT?" Ichiru shrieked over the phone blasting his lover's ear.
"Geez, Ich, I told you to listen not to turn me deaf… Anyways, the situation does not look good. I managed to get him to leave now. However, it seems that there was a bit of struggle and by the time I reached, I found Kaname-sama pinning Zero to the wall with eyes morphed red from the scent of blood. I guess seeing that caused Zero's mind to freeze in fear. I had to sedate him; he should sleep for five to six hours I hope. In the meantime, I want you to hop on the earliest train and come here to be with him when he wakes up. You need to come because I cannot guarantee I will be beside him by that time. I expect some retribution is in store for me because I kind of threatened Kaname-sama to let go of your brother, and he did not take it well." Aido could hear his lover cursing to himself and moving around in his apartment before he answered him.
"Oh god! Okay, I will tell Ryou-san to take care of the store and will be on my way. Will you be okay?" said the twin, out of breath.
"I don't know, but I will survive somehow. Love you!" answered Aido with a trembling voice.
"Love you too, take care,"
Once the call finished, the anxious vampire took the necklace he found on the bathroom's floor, put it around the hunter's neck, and made sure to lock it properly. He pulled the cover over the sleeping man and left.
See ya next chapter ; )