Outsider Chronicles: Becoming More than Zero

Being reborn can be a pain in the ass as any Outsider can tell you. However, at least most are born as their own person. I wasn't so lucky and now I have to put up with being one of the gloomiest characters in the Anime equivalent of Twilight. Fuck that, I'm my own man!

And we are back. Due to various reasons, I have made a slight alteration to the first chapter. Nothing really earth shattering, just changed Zeros ancestor so he's a bit more distantly related to her. Yes, her. Enjoy!

Chapter 3

Pure. Bliss. That is the only way I can describe the taste of Yukis blood. If I thought I was ready for how good she tasted from that tiny amount I had tasted before, I was sorely mistaken. It was like a nuclear bomb of flavor had gone off in my mouth and this time I couldn't resist the moan that escaped my mouth.

"Z-zero…"

Yuki shoved me away and I staggered back, my mind fogged from the taste of her blood. I shook my head, clearing the fog and looked up at Yuki, who was holding her neck and staring at me in shock. I had just got my brain back in gear when something dropped out of the tree I was stood under and landed on my head.

"No biting on campus."

"Damnit Sayuri!" I growled at the Witch who was now standing on my head, "Get off!"

I took a swipe at her as she hopped off me and glided over to Yuki, who looked like she was about to pass out at the sight of her friend floating off the ground and wearing a stereotypical witches outfit.

"S-Sayuri? W-whats…" she waved and fell over backwards, the shocks of the evening clearly becoming to much for her.

Fortunately, Sayuri was close enough to catch her and hoisted her with a bit of magic.

"I'll take her back to our room," she said.

"Good idea and make sure you tell her whats going on," I said, "I think she should probably know about the rest of the gang. Hmm, can you get everyone else together tomorrow?"

"No problem."

She gave me a thumbs up, before flying off with Yuki.

"Are you sure thats a good idea Zero?"

I turned to see Cross stood nearby. Looking at me through serious eyes.

"What, telling Yuki about us?" I asked, "Or biting her? Because the second one was definitely a bad idea. However, Yuki does kinda need to know since I'm the one whos been keeping them under control and you know that Kaname's going to try and get me transferred after this debacle."

Cross sighed.

"Your right. Of course you are, you know the Monsters better than I do. Just...keep her safe."

"Hey, keeping people safe is my job," I said with a grin as I tugged on my arm band.

Cross just rolled his eyes.

A little while later, I knocked on the door to Yukis room, which opened to release a cloud of green smoke and the smell of rotten eggs.

"What the bloody hell?" I spluttered as my face streamed with tears.

"I thought I should do something to stop you from biting Yuki again," said Sayori from where she was stirring a big, black cauldron that was full of green goop.

"So you decided to make a potion that stank up the entire room?" I growled.

"No, it only smells bad to Vampires," she said.

I scowled and moved across the room, throwing the window open to release some of the smell. I had no idea whether Yuki was still vampire enough to get gassed by this awful smell, but I wasn't going to take the chance.

"Thats completely unnecessary," I said, "The only reason I lost control tonight is because my power was released."

"Hmmm, of course it was," said Sayori, apparently completely unconcerned by my glare.

"Unngg."

At that moment, Yuki stirred and opened her eyes. I was about to go and check on her, but before I could a washtub appeared out of nowhere and slammed into my head.

"How are you feeling Yuki?" asked Sayori as if she hadn't just taken a leaf out of a certain prepubescent witches book.

Yuki rubbed her neck where a slight mark like a lovebite could be seen.

"I feel like my world has been turned on its head," said the girl, "But I can't remember why."

She looked around the room, before her gaze fell on me as I pushed the washtub off my head and stood.

"Zero…"

"Hey Yuki, are you alright?" I asked, "I didn't hurt you too badly did I?"

Yukis hand moved back to the mark I'd given her as she glanced at Sayuri.

"N-no, but should we…"

"I already know," said the Witch, cutting her friend off.

"K-know what?" stuttered Yuki.

"About the Night Class and this moron."

CLANG!

"OW!"

Yuki stared at the washtub that had just dropped onto my head after appearing from nowhere in shock, before her eyes shifted to her friend and the wand in her hand.

"You didn't actually think that Vampires were the only supernatural creature in existence, did you?" asked Sayori, looking amused.

Yukis look said it all that she did actually think that.

"Well, get that thought out of your head because its far from true," I said as I got to my feet, rubbing my head, "Hell, there's even a whole highschool for Monsters and we have more than a few in the Day Class. Sayori is a Witch and we also have a Lamia, a Werewolf, a harpy, a cyclops and a few others I can't think of off the top of my head."

"Don't forget the Vampire," said Sayori, "You probably ought to explain that as well."

"I was getting to that," I growled before turning back to Yuki, "As you probably have guessed, I'm a Vampire who used to be human. I won't go into the hows and whys, but the gist of it is that the Vampire that attacked my family was a Pureblood, meaning that her bite has the power to turn a human into a Vampire. Normally, this results in a weak creature barely worth calling a Vampire who would eventually lose their sanity and become a bloodthirsty monster. I however am a bit different. I'm still not entirely sure how, but I found out that I'm actually very distantly descended from a very powerful S Class Vampire. The Purebloods bite basically caused my ancestors blood to activate, turning me into an S Class."

"What exactly is an S Class?" asked Yuki, "I mean, how is it different from the other Vampires in the Night Class?"

"Well let me put it like this," I said with a grin that showed off my fangs, "Kaname Kuran is not the strongest Vampire on campus. I am. Vampire's are broken up into 6 classes, going from those who were once Human up to the Purebloods at the top, the ones with the highest rank in the Vampire Realm. S Class Vampires however are a bit different. We don't have any real rank in the Realm because we are technically a subspecies that came into existence about 500 years ago. Our strength is massive and it scares the Purebloods and Aristocrats, so they tend to ignore that we exist and hope we go away."

Their was a moments silence as Yuki absorbed everything I had told her.

"Are you OK with this Zero?" she asked at length.

"OK with what?" I asked, confused.

"Being a Vampire. I know you hate them."

I blinked, before letting out a groan and dropping my head into my hands.

"Seriously, why does everyone assume that I hate Vampires?" I groaned, "Yuki, I don't hate Vampires, I'm pretty much ambivalent to them. Sure, I don't like Kaname and some members of the Night Class, but that's because their stuck up and self righteous idiots, not because they're Vampires. I am many things Yuki, but a hypocrite is not one of them."

Yuki flinched slightly at that.

"Sorry Zero," she said, "I just thought…"

"Yeah, I know," I said, already knowing what she was going to say, "I get why people would think I dislike Vampires, but I don't lump everyone from a group into one category."

"Weren't you the one who coined the phrase no biting on campus?" asked Sayori.

"Shut it, stupid Witch," I growled.

CLANG!

Yuki giggled as I glared at Sayori for the latest bump on my head and Sayori and I couldn't resist joining in.

"So, do you have any questions?" I asked once we had stopped laughing.

"Actually, I was wondering why you changed when I broke that cross," said Yuki, pointing at my Rosary.

"Ah, right," I said, gently rubbing the cross at my neck, "This is a Seal meant to keep back most of my power so I don't endanger everyone around me. You've got to understand, S Class Vampires are known as the Strongest for a reason. With my full power unleashed, I could easily destroy an entire building without trying so this seal helps keep my power at a reasonable level."

"Speaking of, how was Yuki able to remove it?" asked Sayuri, "Last time someone tried that they nearly choked you."

"Not a clue," I replied.

"I see."

"Zero, what happens now?" asked Yuki, "I mean, if your a Vampire, doesn't that mean you'll be transferred to the Night Class?"

I snorted.

"Not likely. Like I said, S Class Vampires are feared by the rest and theres no way that any of them will agree to me being in the same class as them, not even if Kamame insists."

Yuki looked relieved. I smiled at her and got to my feet.

"Well, I really need to get going," I said, "I'll finish up our patrols alone, you stay here and get some rest. You've had a lot of shocks tonight and I'm sure you have hundreds of questions for Sayori."

I left the room and headed back outside, taking a deep breath as I left the dorms.

The next day started bright and early (unfortunately) with me stalking into the classroom to find everyone talking about a new teacher and squealing over him.

"Oh great, looks like this is happening earlier than I thought," I grumbled, resting my head on the desk.

I largely ignored everyone's prattling as I tried to get a few minutes extra sleep, only really fully waking up when the door opened and our new teacher entered. As expected, it was my old teacher from my childhood and everyone immediately started murmuring about how cool he looked with his eyepatch.

"Before we begin, Yuki Cross and Zero Kiryu, the Headmaster wants to talk to you," he said, fixing me with a one eyed glare that I countered with an utterly bored stare.

I wasn't really that scared of him since I hadn't done anything to get myself on the Hunters shitlist.

"Really?" asked Yuki, "What does he want?"

"I didn't ask, but you two had better go," said Toga.

I stood and exited the classroom, pausing outside the door to wait for Yuki, before continuing to the Headmasters office.

"Hello you two," said Cross when we arrived, "I'm afraid I need to ask you for a favor."

He handed Yuki a piece of paper.

"I need you to go and buy a few things from the village."

Yuki nodded as she scanned the list.

"Sure, lets go Zero," she said.

After getting changed into street clothes, Yuki and I headed out of the gates and down into the village, quickly buying what was on Cross' list so we could enjoy the trip of the grounds. Naturally, I ended up carrying everything, but I didn't mind. It was worth it to see Yuki smiling after everything that had been going on lately. We ended up in a small cafe, with Yuki enjoying a large sunday and me drinking some tea.

"Hey Zero, do you know that new teacher?" asked Yuki.

"I do," I replied, "And hes not as scary as he might appear. He taught me back before…"

I trailed off and Yuki seemed to pick up on why.

"O-oh, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to bring up bad memories," she said.

"Its OK," I muttered.

Although I had been expecting it and, quite honestly, came out with far more than I ever expected to, that didn't mean it didn't hurt. It was my family after all, although I had come to terms with it a long time ago.

"E-excuse me," said a waitress as she came over, "Are you from the Cross Academy Night Class?"

I sighed and shook my head.

"Sorry Miss, I'm not," I said, cutting her off.

"O-oh, sorry," she stuttered, before leaving with a red face.

I let out another sigh and got to my feet.

"Yuki, I'm going to go wait outside," I said, grabbing our bags.

The waitresses comments had made me notice the fact that most of the women in the cafe were eyeing me with verous looks on their faces that was making me extremely uncomfortable.

"Oh, OK," said Yuki, looking at me worriedly, "Just let me pay and I'll be right out."

I nodded and headed out the door, leaning against the wall with a sigh. Almost as soon as I did, the wind changed and I became aware of a strange smell on the wind. I narrowed my eyes at the scent and pushed off the wall, glancing around to try and pinpoint it. I slipped out perches into a nearby planter to hide them, before heading off in the direction of the scent. I wasn't entirely sure what I was smelling, but I knew that it couldn't be anything good.

I followed my nose into the network of alleyways that crisscrossed the town and up onto the rooftops where I quickly found the source of the smell when it dropped down in front of me. It was a Level E who looked like he was on the prowl for prey and for some reason decided that I looked like a likely target .

"Who the hell are you?" he growled, eyeing me warily, "You don't smell like a Human."

"Who I am doesn't matter," I said, "I can't allow you to remain here to attack Humans unchecked."

The Level E gave a feral grin, revealing his fangs as his nails lengthened to claws.

"You think you can stop me?" he growled, "Don't make me laugh!"

He charged, but he looked like he was going in slow motion compared with some of the foes I had faced. I sighed and held up my hand.

"So weak," I muttered, "Learn your place."

I shot past him and skidded to a stop a few meters behind him, blood dripping from my fingertips as the Level E exploded.

"Didn't even need to release my Seal," I muttered, "I am so glad for whatever it was that kept me from becoming something like that."

"Oh my, this is unexpected."

"Great, that means this was even more of a waist of time."

I turned to face the new voices and was utterly unsurprised to see that it was Shiki and Takuma.

"I take it you were here to deal with him?" I asked, indicating to the pile of ashes that was quickly being blown away.

"Indeed, I must admit that seeing you take him out so efficiently was quite the surprise," said Takuma, "It looks like the rumors about you are true Zero."

"You mean the ones that say I'm S Class?" I asked with a smirk.

"Exactly. By the way, Lord Kaname would like to meet you at some point."

I narrowed my eyes.

"Alright, I'll talk to him tomorrow night," I said, "I'm afraid that I already have plans for tonight."

Takuma nodded.

"Very well. Well, have a good day!"

The two Night Class students turned and left the alleyway.

"You can come out now Yuki."

Yuki stepped out from one of the side alleys where she had been hiding.

"How did you know I was there?" she asked.

I just tapped my nose.

"You have a very distinct scent."

"I see."

Yuki slowly approached, eyeing the pile of ashes.

"What was that?" she asked.

"That was a Level E," I said, "A Vampire who was once Human who has lost all sense of humanity and turned into a bloodthirsty monster."

Yukis head snapped around to look at me.

"So then… He was like you?"

I chuckled.

"Nope, not even close. Well, it would have been me if not for my bloodline. Their is no risk of me becoming like that."

"Thats a relief," said Yuki with a sigh, "Come on, we should be heading back."

She walked past me, heading for the entrance of the alley. As she passed me, I caught the scent of her blood and caught her hand, gently rolling up her sleeve to reveal a small cut.

"Zero?"

"You should really be more careful," I said, reaching into the bag that Yuki held and pulling out a box of plasters.

I got one out and stuck it over the wound, before I caught Yukis look.

"What? You thought I was going to lose control again?" I asked with a smirk, "Don't worry, I have better control than that."

Yuki blushed. I smiled and rubbed her head, which made her blush even harder.

And thats the end of this chapter. I hope you all liked it.

I also hope that my explanation of the difference between VK Vamps and R+V makes sense.

Don't have anything else to say really other than a request for you to review!