"Wait," I say, hoping to pause this action from going any further. Kaname stops and looks into my eyes. "If this is a dream, then can't I change it however I want?" I say mockingly.

Kaname smiles at my words. "If it is a dream, then I don't see why not."

I concentrate hard on him, trying to picture the perfect death sentence. The only thing that comes to my mind, though, is tying him up to a bunch of bombs and watching him being blown to pieces. Yes, that is the true death sentence that he deserves.

WHACK!

I jerk awake with my hand quickly rushing to my face. "Who the hell just slapped me?!" I shout.

"You wouldn't wake up," Zero says.

I look at him and notice his smile. "What the hell happened to me?" I ask, trying hard to ignore the fact he just slapped me.

"You passed out at lunch and no matter what we did, we couldn't wake you up. Yuki told me to bring you back here and she'd take care of Toga." Zero walks over to the window and for the first time, he actually looks worried.

"Zero, what's wrong?" I ask. I push the covers off of me and sit up in the bed. I watch Zero. The only thing he ever seems to do is stare out of the window, lost in his thoughts.

"You talked in your sleep," Zero says. I begin to blush out of embarrassment. Zero looks at me out of the corner of his eye and I quickly turn my head. "Do you have dreams like that often, with Kaname in them?"

"It was a nightmare, Zero." I slowly turn my gaze back to him. "After all the things he has done, why the hell would I want to be with him?" I ask.

Zero shakes his head. "I don't know why you'd want to be with him, but you wouldn't have had that dream for no reason," he says.

That comment makes me think. Zero is right. I wouldn't have had that nightmare for no reason. Unless it was a memory… I fall back on the bed and cover my eyes with my arm. "Zero, I just remembered that… I remembered that my nightmare has happened before. Not exactly like that, but Kaname has told me he loves me once before…"

I hear footsteps walking towards me. They stop at the side of the bed. I feel hands pull my arm away from my face, letting Zero look in to my eyes.

"What do you mean he told you he loved you?" Zero asks, his tone worried and sad.

"The night before I left Kaname's home, he cornered me and told me that." I look away from him. "I don't know why I couldn't remember that until now, but I wish I didn't."

"Do you still think he cares about you like that?" Zero asks.

I shake my head. "I doubt it. After that night, things haven't been the same." I sigh and close my eyes. "What time is it?"

"It's only nine," Zero replies.

"We should probably help Yuki out, then." I hop off the bed and walk to the door with Zero behind me. We walk outside and I can't help but observe how bright it is out here. But then I remember that it is a full moon.

"Should you be out here, Rose, considering that it is a full moon," Zero says.

I look at him. "No, I probably shouldn't be out here. Especially after what happened last night. But as long as you are here, I don't see why it matters." We continue to walk when I hear another pair of footsteps approaching us. I turn towards the sound and, to my surprise, see Toga. Zero puts his hand on my shoulder quickly, but I don't know why.

"Master," Zero says.

"Zero," Toga says.

"Uh….." I don't know what to say. Toga looks at me and I flinch. The way he stares at me gives me the creeps!

"Yume, Kaien has asked me to watch over you tonight in case Hanabusa comes after you," Toga says.

"You don't have to. I know you'd rather see me dead right now," I say. Zero's hand tightens on my shoulder.

Toga chuckles. "Of course I'd rather see you dead. You're a vampire and a pureblood. Vampires like you are what makes our job harder than it should be. Constantly biting humans to only have them as slaves. But then they go after humans and fall to Level E."

I glare at Toga. "For the last time, I'm not like that," I cry. "I don't even want to be a vampire. So why can't you let it go?"

Toga looks up to the moon and smirks. "Because Shizuka has something in store for you." He looks back to me, his smirk fading. "If I wasn't so curious about her intentions, I'd kill you so you wouldn't have to live like this."

Zero's grip on me is unbearable now. "Master, I won't let you talk to her like that," Zero says.

Toga's eyebrow raises in confusion. "What?"

Zero pulls me behind him and blocks most of my view of Toga. "She has done nothing wrong. This isn't her fault. If you want to blame anyone, you should blame Shizuka."

I am shocked. I never thought Zero would have defended me like he just did. And I'm not the only one.

"Why are you defending her?" Toga demands.

"I never said I was. But I can't stand for people to blame others for something that isn't their fault," Zero growls.

Zero is defending me, but I know he'll never admit it. I think to myself.

"You know she is just like Shizuka. She is a pureblood," Toga argues. "Why even been around her if she is the one thing you hate more than yourself?!"

Zero makes a fist with his hand. "Because maybe I like her!"

"What?" I whisper in shock. I don't know what to do. Did he just say he liked me?

"Zero, you're kidding," Toga says.

Zero looks back at me and smiles. Then his gaze falls back on Toga. "Maybe life has something different in store for me than just killing off vampires and myself. Maybe she was brought here to help me. Or maybe so I can help her," Zero says.

"Zero," I say.

"Zero, what has happened to you?" Toga asks.

Zero glares at him. "Master, I'm sorry if I've hurt you, but Yume isn't like the rest of them. She is different. No, she isn't even one of them. Yume is-"

"Just like the rest of us, Zero," someone says.

I quickly look behind me to see who it is. "Hanabusa!" I say.

I feel hands on my shoulders again. "Rose," Zero whispers, "stay calm." I nod my head and Zero steps in front of me once more. "Hanabusa, you should be in class."

I hear footsteps coming up from behind, and then Toga appears at Zero's side. "Hanabusa Aido, if you disobey school rules, I have the right to shoot you," Toga says harshly.

Hanabusa laughs. "Well prepared, Rose, for having so many bodyguards" Hanabusa says.

Toga looks down at me. I'd forgotten that he only knows me by Yume, not Rose.

"Hanabusa, why are you here?" Zero asks.

Hanabusa glares at Zero. "For Rose, of course. But I wasn't expecting to hear you say that you liked her." Hanabusa steps closer to us. "Besides, you can never love her. So why even bother?"

I watch Zero's face become angry, if not enraged. Why is he acting like this when he made it clear he didn't want anything to do with me? "Hanabusa, I'm afraid you are the one incapable of loving her." Hanabusa's face turns dark. "The only way you could ever love her would be to give Kaname up. But you will never do that."

As I watch Hanabusa, I feel scared for the first time in my life… Scratch that. Last night was pretty scary too. I grab Zero's hand and pull him back. He looks at me, but all I can do is shake my head. I continue to pull him back, trying to get as far away from Hanabusa as possible, until I run into something. I stop moving and slowly look behind me to see what I'd run into.

"Yume, what is going on?" Kaname asks.

"Ka-Kaname," I say just as slowly as my movements had been.

"Kaname, you need to watch over your classmates better," Zero says.

Kaname and Zero stare each other down. Then the silence is broken by another laugh from Hanabusa. Zero and I turn around to face him.

"This is sweet and all, but I'm not the one you should be worried about," Hanabusa says.

"What do you mean?" Toga asks after his long period of not saying anything.

"There is someone else who you should be more worried about," Hanabusa replies.

I roll my eyes. "Yes, Hanabusa, we get that. But who the hell is it?" I ask.

Hanabusa cuts his eyes at me, his bloody red eyes. "You know who."

I think for a moment. Who could it be? "No," I whisper after thinking harder.

Hanabusa's smile widens. "Yes, I'm afraid so."

I quickly pull away from Zero and run to the school building where Sky is. Even though I've only know her for a short time, there is no way she can handle all of this without going insane.

As soon as I get to the building, I find Yuki standing outside doing her Guardian watching over everything.

"Rose! Where have you been?" Yuki shouts at me.

I run up to her, grab her arm, and pull her into the building. "Yuki, I'm going to need your help," I say as we rush down the corridors.

"With what?" Yuki asks.

I glance back at her as we near the classroom. "With Sky," I say.

I stop at the door and burst in. Everyone seems shocked to see me in here, but I don't really care.

"Akatsuki, where is Sky?" I ask.

Akatsuki shakes his head. "I don't know. First Hanabusa disappeared so lord Kaname went in search for him, and somewhere along there Sky disappeared."

"Shit," I mutter. I take a deep breath and try to think. Where could she be? Or is this just Hanabusa screwing around with my mind?

"Rose! What are you doing here?" a shrill voice asks.

I turn around and find Sky standing behind me. I run up to her and hug her. "Sky," I cry. I can't keep the tears from falling out of my eyes, but she doesn't seem to mind.

"Rose, everything will be fine. I'm fine, too, I promise. Now," Sky says as she pushes me away to wipe the tears off of my face, "why are you here?"

I look up at her. "Hana told me you were…"

I don't finish because Sky begins shaking her head. "Don't believe anything that ass has to say. He is just trying to get to you, and if you keep believing everything he says he will win."

I smile. Sky hugs me and walks Yuki and I back out of the building. As we walk around outside trying to find Zero, I notice Yuki's face is a little uneasy.

"Yuki, is something wrong?" I ask her.

Yuki jumps at my sudden voice. "Oh, yeah, I'm fine. Why?"

I smile. "You just seemed… lost in thought."

Yuki shakes her head. "No, I'm fine."

"So, do you like Zero?" I ask her, changing the subject.

Yuki's face turns red. "Well, um… Wha-what would make you ask that?" Yuki asks trying hard not to show her embarrassment.

I giggle. "I just thought you might," I say.

Yuki shakes her blushed face away and looks into my eyes. "Are you worried that I am going to take him away from you?"

My eyes widen. "I… I…" I'm at a loss for words. I hadn't even thought about it like that. When Zero and I first decided that we would do this, I didn't think I'd like him. But now, after all that has happened, I can't help but feel attracted to him.

"Yuki, Rose, where have you been?" a voice calls out to us.

I turn around to see Kaien walking towards us. "Kaien, what are you doing?" I ask.

"Looking for you," Cross says. "Zero told me you ran off. I got worried and came looking for you."

"Wait, you ran off?" Yuki asks.

"Yes?" I say.

Yuki sighs and looks to Cross. "Headmaster, what is going on?" she asks.

Cross shakes his head. "You do your job and look for day class students and I will take care of Rose," Cross says.

"Yay, I get to be stuck with a psycho," I mumble. Yuki snickers and walks away, leaving Cross and me alone.

"Rose, you shouldn't have run off," Cross says.

I huff. "It wasn't my fault I was worried about my sister. Besides," I say as I put my hand in my jacket pocket and pull out Zero's gun, "if anyone had tried anything, I would have pulled this out at 'em."

Cross walks over to me and takes the gun out of my hand. "Rose, have you ever shot a gun before?" he asks me.

"No, but I'm sure it wouldn't be too hard if my life was in danger," I say with a smile.

"Let's get you back to your room. Kaname is waiting in there for you. He said he needed to talk to you about something." Cross turns around and begins to walk, and I sluggishly follow.

I wonder what Kaname has to say to me now? I think. Whatever it is, I know it can't be good. Not even of the slightest. And it is only midnight now, not even close for the moon to disappear. I bring my hand to my head and sigh. "Kaien, is it safe to be near Kaname right now?" I ask.

Kaien chuckles. "He is one of the few that is safe to be around at this time. Other than Zero, anyway." He stops suddenly and I almost bump into him. I step back and he turns around to face me with a grim look. "Rose, is something wrong between the you and Kaname?"

I scoff at his question. "Only an idiot would ask that. Of course there is something-"

"I meant 'what' more than 'is'," Cross quickly says.

I blink at him. Does he know what happened so long ago? Did Zero tell him? "Like what?" I ask questioningly.

He pushes his glasses back and looks away from me. "I know the two of you haven't always seen eye to eye, or if you ever have, but he seems… drawn to you in a way I've never seen drawn to anyone before." Cross turns his gaze back to me. "I guess all I really want to say is be careful and don't get yourself hurt."

With that, he turns around and starts to walk again. I follow him to my room and he leaves. I take a deep breath and open the door. I walk in and shut it, hoping to avoid Kaname's gaze, but even with my back turned I can feel it.

"I'm glad to see you are still alive," Kaname says.

"Tch! Like you care," I say turning around to face him. As my gaze falls on him, I see that he is standing by the window like Zero does.

"Rose, I do care," Kaname says looking straight at me. "But for some reason you choose to ignore the fact that I can and do care."

I freeze. Those words, I've heard him say them before. My dream, no, that night long ago. "Why?" I ask. "Why are you doing this to me?!"

Kaname sighs and gives me that evil glare of his. He walks closer to me and all I can even think about doing is backing up in to the wall next to the door. Now Kaname is standing in front of me. He smiles and places one hand on the wall just above my shoulder, blocking any escape for me, and, with his other hand, places one finger under my chin so I can't turn away from him.

"Rose," Kaname says sweetly, "all I have ever wanted in life was-"

"Kaname!" Zero shouts as he slams the door open.

I turn away from Kaname and look at Zero. His face is full of disgust. "Zero," I say softly. I feel a tear roll down my face, and I know Zero saw it because of his expression; his facial expression changes from disgust to sympathy.

"Zero Kiryu, what are you doing here?" Kaname asks.

"This is my room. I should be the one asking you that question," Zero says hatefully.

Kaname moves away from me, and I hadn't realized it, but I had almost stopped breathing until now. "I thought I'd asked Kaien to keep you out of here while I talked to Rose. I see he didn't."

"I'm surprised he let you talk to her by yourself," Zero snarls.

Kaname looks at me. "He trusts me, Zero. That is something you don't know too well." Kaname turns back to Zero. "Now, I would greatly appreciate it if you would let me finish talking to her."

Zero laughs. "Like I'd leave you alone with her. Can't you look at her face and see that she doesn't want to be with you!" Zero yells.

"Zero… what are you doing?" I voice.

Zero looks at me, but not with the look of repulse he had for Kaname, but with confusion, no… love maybe.

"I'm telling him something he needs to hear," Zero says.

"And what might that be?" Kaname asks.

Zero turns back to Kaname. "She doesn't love you and she doesn't want anything to do with you! In fact, I'm sure I care more about her than you do!" Zero shouts.

"Oh? Is that so? So, Zero, are you telling me that you love her more than I do?" Kaname asks, intriguingly.

I'm sorry for the wait. I've had a hard time with this part. I wasn't sure if I should keep going and act like the dream was just a dream or something more like a memory. Well, I went with the memory. And it lead me to "So, Zero, are you telling me that you love her more than I do?" I hope you liked it. I enjoyed writing it. Just to warn all of you readers, it might be a while longer before I can update, what with school starting back again. High school is a pain, and I have three more years of it. Anyway, thanks for reading and please leave a review if you haven't already. Or, even if you have, let me know how my story is doing. Thanks so much!