Chapter Three: The Vampire of Vampires

-4 YEARS AGO-

Normal P.O.V

A man in a kimono stood in front of the girl covered in blood on the floor. "Does it hurt? Are you suffering?" He asked.

Zero looked over at the bodies of her parents, not answering him.

"Your parents hunted down many of my sweet brethren. This is their retribution." He pulled a napkin out of his sleeve and wiped the blood from his lips. "The Kiryu clan was well known as vampire hunters….but they were no match for me, a pureblood vampire…" He moved the napkin, his fangs gleaming in the light.

"Kaname...this girls parents were killed by a bad vampire." Headmistress Cross said as she brought the girl inside the house with her. Four years ago, on a cold winter night...the headmistress took in Zero. "She was the only one who survived. We'll be taking care of her, alright?" I looked at the girl and saw the glare in her eyes. "As you can see, she's covered in blood, so have her take a bath. I have to go to the police and other places." Katrina turned around and left, closing the door behind her.

I looked at Zero and pointed to the other room. "Um...then I'll take you to the bathroom." I went over to her when she didn't speak. "May I touch you?" I asked before putting my hand on her back and leading her to the bathroom. I pushed the door open. "The bathtub is already full, so please use it." I noticed she didn't say anything since she arrived. "Do you want help with your….clothes…?" I removed the blanket from her shoulders and saw that her neck was completely covered in blood. I stared in horror. So much blood...is it somebody else's or is she hurt? I thought as I dipped the washcloth in the tub of water before standing in front of her. "May I wipe...your neck?" Zero didn't say word, so I asked her for permission each time I did something. I wiped the rag across her neck, washing the blood off. Good...she's not hurt, I thought. I approached Zero cautiously...because I felt that the girl in front of me would fall to pieces otherwise.

-Present Day-

Kaname P.O.V

"Yo! Kaname."

I woke up when I heard someone say my name. "Hmm?" I sat up, rubbing my eyes. "Whaaat, Zero?" I said.

"Don't 'whaaat' me. I'm going to start disciplinary committee duties. Finish up with your supplementary classes, then run over." Zero said as she left the classroom.

I rolled my eyes and mumbled under my breath. "Right...It's easy for you to say that, but…" Four years later, she talks a lot more. But….today Zero...looks as pale as she did the first night I met her. In this private boarding school, Cross Academy...there is a special Night Class, separate from the Day Class. The Night Class is for vampires only.

Yuki P.O.V

"I didn't think I would see Yuki Kuran of the Night Class in the school building." One of the boys from the Day Class said.

"It's not yet time for the Night Class to come school." His friend said. Zero stopped in her tracks when she saw the me along with Ruko. And...Zero and Kaname are members of the disciplinary committee. They are the school guardians. Their job is to keep the secret of the Night Class from the Day Class. They work day and night.

"How strange, Kiryu….Kaname isn't with you today?" I asked, smiling. Zero glared at me before walking past us.

"He has supplementary classes, Kuran." She said.

I looked over my shoulder. "Kiryu...how are you nowadays?" Zero turned around, a look of shock on her face. "Take care." I said before walking in the opposite direction. Zero stared at us as Ruko glared at her. "Ah, Yuki. I thought you'd come." Headmistress Cross said. I closed the door and looked at the headmistress, my expression serious. "Headmistress Cross...how much longer are you going to keep Zero Kiryu in the Day Class? That time...is approaching for her."

Zero P.O.V

I stood with my hand over my face. I looked up when I heard footsteps approaching. I reached into my jacket and withdrew Bloody Rose, pointing it at Ruko's throat. "What do you want...Night Class?" I asked.

Ruko stood there, his fangs showing. "Why does Yuki-sama show consideration to a human like you? I can't allow it." He growled.

Takatsuki stood behind him. "Don't be too jealous, Ruko...and the rest of you. If Dorm President Kuran found out, she would reprimand you." Takatsuki moved and reached out to put a hand on Zero's arm. "Hey. You put that away too, Kiryu." I gripped Takatsuki's arm and flipped her over onto her back.

"How embarrassing…" Seri and Rami said together.

"Shut up!" Takatsuki yelled at them.

I put my gun away. "So you're all here...to beat me up, using Yuki Kuran as an excuse." I looked at them, smiling as I cracked my knuckles. "Come on, vampires. I've been pissed off lately."

Kaname P.O.V

I ran up behind them, using the top og the gate to hurtle over them. "Hold it right there!" I landed behind Zero. "Fighting is prohibited! It says so in the student handbook!" I stood up, grabbing my arm badge. "If you all really want to fight...I will fight you first, as a member of the disciplinary committee!"

Takatsuki sighted. "Uh...enough already."

Ruko looked at her and sighed. "Yeah, I don't feel like it anymore. Let's go back to class."

I watched as they all went back into the building. "Zero, what were you doing? I wasn't sure whether I should say this...but you've been acting strange lately." I looked at her and my eyes widened when I saw she was glaring at me. I reached out to touch her arm and she pulled away from me.

"Just leave me alone." She said.

Yuki P.O.V

Headmistress Cross sat behind her desk and pushed her glasses up her nose. "I couldn't hide it from you, Yuki. You really are in a class of your own." She looked at me as I stood in front of her. "Your bloodline doesn't contain even one drop of human blood. Your lineage is rare among vampires now. You've inherited the powers of strong, ancient vampires...and are feared by other vampires. You're the vampire of vampires...a pureblood vampire…" Katrina smiled. "Thanks to you, the Night Class is united, even if it is full of problem students."

I stepped towards the desk and braced my hands on it. "Headmistress Cross…I trust you, so I have avoided speaking about this issue. But you have taken only slight measures, and you still treat Zero as an ordinary student." I dug my fingers into the wood, causing my nails to scrape into the wood. "Are you going to let Zero destroy your pacifist ideology?"

Katrina kept her gaze even. "Kiryu's parents were killed by a vampire…and in the bloodbath, only she miraculously survived. How can I be more cruel to her?"

I leaned over the desk. "But her family wasn't attacked by an ordinary vampire…they were attacked by a pureblood vampire like me."

Zero P.O.V

Zero stood with her back against the wall and doubled over, clutching her head. I stood on the roof, looking out in the distance.

Kaname P.O.V

"Zero…" Rejection. A heart closed to me…as always. Is this how it will be from now on? I clenched my fist and ran into the building, running down the stairs as fast as I can. Zero! I was always by your side…I wonder why she doesn't trust me. "Zero!" I reached the landing and kept my hand on the banister.

"I told you to leave me alone…Kaname…" I heard her say from behind me.

"Zero?" I started to turn around.

"DON'T LOOK!" She yelled as she grabbed my face and my hand from behind.

"Z…ZERO?! Wha…" I said as she licked my neck. The next thing I knew, a stab of pain hit my neck. HUH? What… "Zero!" I yelled. What is this?! I struggled against her. "No…stop…" I shoved away from her. "NO!" I leaned against the railing, my hand over my neck to stop the bleeding. I looked over my shoulder at her as she wiped her hand across her mouth. Eyes with a blood-colored luster…fangs protruding obscenely from her lips…

"Kaname…" A beast in human form. I looked at her in horror. This is her true self.

Yuki P.O.V

"A human bitten by a pureblood vampire transforms into a vampire." I said.

Katrina closed her eyes. "Yes, Yuki… The vampire who drank Zero's blood wasn't an ordinary vampire but a pureblood."

I looked at the ground. "When that happens, there can only be one of two results…dying from the loss of blood…or unfavorably surviving and suffering the pain of slowly transforming into a vampire. Other vampires don't possess this dark power that purebloods have." She explained. "I respect her strength of will… she was only human, yet she's resisted the powerful vampire instincts for four years."

Kaname P.O.V

I looked at her, keeping my hand pressed against the wound. "...Why?" I asked. She looked away, her eyes remaining red.

"I'm sorry…" She said. Zero…IS A VAMPIRE?!