Vampire Knight story 7: A Blooming Beginning
What is the purpose of my existence?
What is the reason for my sufferings?
…
Why am I even, alive?
It was a typical, cold afternoon in Cross Academy. Dark, gloomy clouds were hiding the bright sun and it looked like it was about to rain, not that it really mattered. Zero sighed while pushing himself off the stony wall. He ran his hand through his silver hair as he began walking around the school grounds, making sure no Day Class students were lurking around. Suddenly, he saw two dark figures hiding behind a tree and Zero took a few steps closer.
“Oi, get back to your dorms now!” He yelled at the two girls and they both let out a scream.
“It’s Kiryuu-kun, let’s go.” The girl with the brown hair whispered to her friend but of course it was loud enough for Zero to hear. Her friend simply nodded and they walked towards the Sun Dorms, holding tightly onto each others hands.
“He’s so scary, I don’t like him at all.” They whispered and Zero couldn’t help but roll his eyes. He didn’t really care what others thought of him and wished nothing but to be left alone. Everyone thought of him as scary, cold, bad tempered, grouchy and what not. Zero was glad that they didn’t bother to get close to him or didn’t dare to talk to him… as it was expected by all those naive and small minded humans.
But somewhere in his heart and soul, there was a part of him, a small one that wished and prayed everyday for someone to look deep into his eyes and break the mask he constantly wore to protect himself from unesecary emotions. And no matter how much he tried to deny the feeling of loneliness, his heart knew that even Zero needed a person who would love him and take care of him. And unfortunately only one person managed to see the tender side of him which annoyed him to no end.
It was all her fault. Yuuki taught him the glorious feeling of love and friendship, the feeling of being loved and wanted despite the monster he was. If Zero hadn’t let her get so close to him, he wouldn’t be the wreck he was right now. His heart wouldn’t break into million pieces everytime he thought of her existence. She broke him like no other ever had and killed everything he thought was real. And yet, he still yearned for her warm hands, her bright smile and her kind eyes and everytime he did, Zero cursed at himself for not being able to forget one single girl. No, not a girl, a vampire. An arrogant Pureblood. It was almost a sin for a hunter to harbor such tender feelings for a Pureblood, he was well aware of that fact.
“I am such an idiot…” He mumbled to himself and sighed, continuing his way around the school grounds.
It had gotten slightly darker outside once Zero finished his duties. He thought about going out to town to get something to eat since he was starving. He walked towards the gates when he suddenly stopped as he saw an all too fimiliar figure.
There she was standing, looking breathlessly beautiful in her white uniform with her long, brown hair dancing in the air as the wind blew against her heart shaped face. Yuuki must have sensed his presence because she turned her head to the side. Her eyelashes fluttered a couple of times before she greeted him with a small smile. Zero remained cold and distant but his gaze was locked with hers.
“G-Good evening, Zero.” Yuuki said cheerfully and rubbed her neck, showing signs of nervousness. He simply sighed and walked towards her, his hands inside his pockets.
“Don’t you have class?” He asked in a flat tone and Yuuki shrugged her shoulders.
“I do but I felt like skipping today.” Her voice was barely a whisper. Zero raised his brows and studied her face expression. She looked uneasy and unusually tired. There were dark circles under her brown eyes and he could have sworn her reflection was paler than usual. Under different circumstances, he would have taken her into his arms and would carry her back to her room so she could rest.
“Oh.” It was the only thing Zero could come up with. He wasn’t allowed to care anymore…No, he didn’t want her to know that he still cared.
After a few seconds of silence he began walking away from her but Yuuki pulled him back.
“Where are you going?” She asked and quickly released her grip on his jacket.
“It’s none of your business.”
His harsh tone took her off guard and she dropped her head in shame. Yuuki put a strand of her behind her ear and nodded.
“Yeah, you’re right. Sorry for asking.” Her voice broke at the end like broken glass and Zero closed his eyes for a moment before grabbing her warm hand to prevent her from leaving.
Unable to move on…
The past is hunting me like a shadow…
I am tied to you and always will be…
Yuuki blinked and soon after she felt the blood rush up to her cheeks as she stared down at their hands. Zero noticed and quickly let go of her, taking away the warmth he created with him. She suddenly felt cold and shivered.
“I was just going to get something to eat.” He mumbled as he turned around. “You…You can come if you want.” Yuuki’s brown eyes widened and her lips curled up into a soft smile.
“Err, s-sure.” She stuttered and began to walk towards him, her heart beating rapidly against her chest.
After half an hour they were both standing in front of a ramen restaurant and Yuuki groaned, memories of the past flooding inside her mind.
“What? You didn’t have to come.” Zero snapped and walked inside, leaving Yuuki standing in front of the door. She let out a sigh and followed him inside.
Zero had already found a table in the end of the room and a man somewhere between his 40s was talking to him. The place was somewhat small but it gave Yuuki a comfortable and warm feeling. The walls were painted in a soft, chocolate brown color, matching the light wooden floor. As she walked past the tables, she suddenly felt all eyes on her. She blushed and dropped her head a little, trying to hide her embarrassment. Once she reached Zero’s table, she sat down and ran her hand nervously through her hair.
“Oh, Zero who is this pretty, young lady? Your girlfriend?” The old man asked him and Yuuki blushed once more.
“Just bring us two bowls of Shio Ramen, now will you?” Zero said annoyed and the old man chuckled as he left. Zero sighed for the millionth time today and his pale eyes scanned the room.
“They’re all staring at you.” He mumbled to Yuuki. She looked up at him and raised a brow.
“I…noticed that, I don’t know why though.” Zero leaned his back against the chair, his eyes locked with hers. Yuuki thought he would soon look away but he didn’t. For the first time, Zero didn’t look away, his face expression however remained emotionless, just like a frozen statue. Yuuki stopped breathing as she felt herself drown inside the ocean of his eyes and her heart once again began to beat rapidly as if it wanted to jump out of her chest. Moments of silence passed and Zero suddenly cleared his throat and managed to break their eye contact. Yuuki almost groaned.
“Err, excuse me.” Both Yuuki and Zero looked at the young male who was standing next to their table. He had messy, light brown hair and dark brown eyes but they weren’t kind and gentle, quite the contrary, they were filled with lust and excitement, emotions Yuuki wasn’t very familiar with. “Hey, well, me and my friends were wondering…” The male pointed at the table which was surrounded by three other guys. “Do you mind if you come and join us? You look like a really cute girl and we would like to…get to know you.”He winked at her and Yuuki simply blinked, dumbfounded by his request.
“Ehh? N-No but thanks for the offer…”Yuuki’s words stumbled out of her mouth. The young male gave her a puppy look and was about to grab her hand but Zero was faster and slapped it away.
“She said she doesn’t want to so get lost!” Zero glared at him, hoping he would back off and return to his table. The boy however didn’t leave.
“What’s your problem, I asked her, not you so mind your own business, man.”
“She is my business.”
“Hey, come on sweety, leave this guy and come with us…”
“I already said no, didn’t I?” Yuuki snapped and stood up, feeling guilty for creating such a scene. She sighed and walked towards the door, wanting to leave this place as fast as possible.
“Hey, not so fast you bitch!” Zero grabbed the guy from his collar and pushed him against the wall, his eyes threatening and dangerous.
“Call her like that one more time and I will break your nose.” He let go of him and Yuuki grabbed Zero’s hand, pulling him towards the door. Once they were outside, Zero sighed and shook his head.
“Err, I’m really sorry for this. I guess I’m really no good…” Yuuki laughed soundlessly and scratched her head. She realized that she was still holding his hand but couldn’t find the willpower to let go.
“Don’t worry about it. It’s not your fault he was being such an ass.” Zero mumbled. “Let’s just… get out of here.” Yuuki nodded and they began walking back to the Academy. His hand was still holding hers tightly and she was too scared to even move an inch.
She never wanted to let go of him, not now, not never.
He gave her strength and courage, things in which she lacked.
Maybe he didn’t hate her, maybe he still cared about her.
Maybe there still was a chance for them in the future…To be friends.
Friends…
Just…friends, that’s what she wanted, right?
[It took me four hours to write this o.O]
*I got it from Tumblr.com*
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