Disclaimer: Awfully painful braces, yes. Vampire Knight…? Uh…yes!! Ok, ok, fine… NO. (sniff!)

NOTE: I have NOTHING against dental braces, nor against the general orthodontics society. I can not deny the benefits I would reap from these…uh…'lovely' little metal contraptions in my mouth…but as of now, I am in pain. So…anything else goes, k?

WARNING: characters may seem OOC! Well…what do you expect from all this pain- er, I mean… hormones…? Hehe…?

CAUTION: CHOKING HAZARD…to all yaoi-haters…hehe…well, not NOW but maybe…soon…who knows…whatever…yeah. Whatever.

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"Uh…Kaname…?"

Dark clouds were on the horizon. Thick, foreboding… A flash of lightning streaked across the already darkening canvass that was the sky. It seemed like it was going to rain…well, not quite. It looked more like the sky was going to rain down not water but dangerous streaks of lightning that will fry anyone or anything that it would come across.

Mmm…fried humans.

"Kaname…? Are you ok…?"

It was dark, gloomy, and foreboding. No, it was not just the sky now. Kaname Kuran, dorm president and head of the Night Class, held such a…morose expression he put the depressed sky to shame. It was autumn now, and sun-dried leaves carpeted the school grounds. The brunette was walking back to the Moon Dorms from an appointment. The leaves gave a satisfying crunch underneath his black boots.

"… Did something happen…?"

Ichijou had been calling out to him since a while ago, asking him about his trip. So far, he got no response. And the look Kaname had was… Well, from the looks of it, what happened was not good…at ALL.

"…"

"…Kaname…?"

Seething reddish-brown orbs looked at the blonde. "What is it, Ichijou?"

The blonde felt like he was being looked upon like a small helpless mouse…a big fat one, about to be pounced on by a terribly hungry cat. Nevertheless, he spoke, "…Uh…How did the appointment go…?"

Those scary red eyes narrowed dangerously at him. Oh, he was doomed, doomed, dooooo-

Kaname turned and walked up the grand staircase, his black overcoat swishing in a dangerous motion, like a giant gliding manta ray. Upon reaching the top, he glanced back at Ichijou and motioned for him to follow with his hand.

The blonde gulped unconsciously. Was the cat going to eat him somewhere else now?

Oh the heck with it.

As they say, 'curiosity killed the cat…'

…or maybe in this case, the 'mouse'.

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Zero glanced outside the class window, wistfully staring at the now 'balding' tree. The leaves were the most attractive shade of red and orange and they fluttered down like butterflies…shot down into their doom…one by one-

"Huh?"

The silver-haired teen blinked at the new 'metaphor' he had just formed. He'd just remembered… Yuuki kept telling him he had too many violent thoughts. He should try to tone it down, or something. She was probably scared that he was going to do that 'attempted suicide' thing again.

-…-

-…'less violent' thoughts, huh?-

-…-

-There was a bluebird perched on the tree branch now.-

-…-

-They said that bluebirds were a symbol of happiness.-

-…-

-…It's…kinda alone, isn't it…?-

-…-

-…Maybe it's partner got shot or something.-

-…OH CRAP. Violent thought again. Dammit…-

-Let's try again-

-Yeah, bluebird…alone…no partner…-

-…Is it even a 'she'?? Or maybe it's…OMG! It's GAY!!-

Zero twitched. This 'no violent thoughts' thing was driving him insane. He should probably listen back on the lesson-

-But wait-

-Can a bird be actually GAY?? (O.O)-

…

Another leaf fluttered down from the tree branch, falling like the delicate strands of Zero's sanity…

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(Back at the Moon Dorms…Kaname's room)

"Pfft…"

"…"

"M-my goodness-"

"…" A stare.

"…Seriously…?"

"…" A solemn nod.

"Oh. God. …Pfft… I'm so sorry, Kaname but…but…" Ichijou was shaking. He couldn't take it anymore…

"hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!"

Kaname's eye twitched. "It's not THAT funny, Ichijou…"

The blonde wiped a tear from the corner of his eye, "I'm sorry! It's just that…you're a-…and braces-"

"I know. It sounds ridiculous. I tried to tell him it wasn't necessary but he-"

"A vampire with braces!" Another long train of laughter, interrupted only when Kaname put a hand to Ichijou's mouth.

"Listen, NO ONE should know about this. This will be a secret between you and me, understand?"

A nod.

"Good." The brunette released his 'prisoner' and walked solemnly over to the floor-to-ceiling window.

The blonde blinked, "So…when does he want you back…?"

"Tomorrow. Afternoon."

Ichijou smiled, "Then you'd better take good care of your teeth until then."

Kaname looked at him incredulously. How could this…person be taking this news so lightly?? Doesn't he realize the pure gravity of this situation-

The blonde patted Kaname's shoulder, "Now, don't you go overboard on this. They're just braces. I'm sure you can handle it."

"-almost as how easily I can break that dentist's head off-"

"Kaname."

A defeated sigh. "Fine. I'll try not to kill him."

"…Kaname…"

"I'll kill him when the whole thing's over and done with."

Sigh. Ichijou shook his head quietly. He has a feeling that somehow, someway, the entire balance of the cosmos had been broken. Then again, what was life without some adventures, right…?

TBC

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Yayzzz!! Chapter one up!!

Oww…darn, these things are STILL aching…dammit…

Oh dear, I can hardly wait until my lovable dentist puts on the bottom half. (yes, I am only wearing the top part first. My ever-caring dentist said that if he put in both I might…get shocked and die. Ok, the 'die' part was my own thought but HEY, it could happen… T.T)

Anywayyyy…

I hope y'all review!! Cause that's practically the only way I'll continue with this…:D

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