A/N: Ah…finally Vampire Knights…I've been itching to write this for a while, and Im hoping to get it finished while I'm in the peak of my obsession.

Warnings: Now I am not sure but there may be a rating change in the future. Just a heads up little kiddies. Yaoi fans…feel free to rejoice (.)

Disclaimer: All references to Vampire Knights are reserved to Matsuei Hino and her publisher company…and whoever makes the anime. Of course I own rights to this particular plotline.

A loud crash resounded throughout the stone walls of the castle. Zero gripped the small coffee table, anchoring his body to something tangible while the intense nausea racked throughout his body. He couldn't go on like this. His pale shaking fingers reached towards the small white circles that dotted the floor. Dull sanguine-specked eyes squinted as he tried to make out the individual blood tablets strewn over the stone floor, however the shuddering from his body didn't help the blurred shaky image from becoming any clearer.

Making a final lunge from his resting place, Zero fell onto the floor weakly. He desperately clawed the floor for the godforsaken poison that he knew would not help him. It was like trying to perform CPR on a cadaver, purely hopeless. He was too far gone on that cursed path that guaranteed a torturous death. However his primal instincts still demanded to hold on to that last precious golden thread of life.

" Still writhing on the floor like the animal you are I see. "

Zero's ears pricked up at the bored tone of a certain pureblood. As much as he hated the man to the very essence of his core, he could not suppress that small flicker of relief that instantly flared up at the sight of the brunette.

" Kuran," he spat, as if it were a curse word. Kaname gave no indication of acknowledging the ex-human's disrespect. He sidestepped the vampire on the floor and stood in front of his face with the natural air of superiority and arrogance all purebloods possessed. Zero of course, refused to grovel in front of such a creature, shoved the last bit of his dignity before him, and flinched back in a kneeling position before scrambling to get away from the pureblood.

Kaname watched him, mildly amused as a small hint of a smile graced his sensuous lips.

" What are you doing here? Don't you know that it's not right to disturb the dying? You sick bastard!" Zero knocked his head back against the stone wall, feeling the damp coolness permeate through his skull.

" Well I hardly call this the look of a 'dying man', wouldn't you say Kiryuu-kun," Kaname gestured to his hungry look. The glowing crimson orbs that emanated from Zero was even enough to make him feel a slight tingle in his stomach. He could just smell the need coming off in waves from Zero's body. Kaname breathed in deeply. This would be amusing…

" Just get out!" Zero moaned as he felt another wave of nausea pass through his body in a ripple effect. He knew what he needed, but his body betrayed his words. Zero breathed in deeply, hoping the cool damp air would somehow stave off this unnatural desire. His hands went up to grasp at his chest as he panted heavily, all the while thinking how pathetic he looked next to the immaculate pureblood.

" It's not going to go away Kiryuu just because you will it away. You know what you need to do…" Kaname nonchalantly unbuttoned his sleeve and nipped his wrist. A small drip of crimson elixir beaded from the tiny wound, before the small fang mark vanished totally from his pale skin. Zero suddenly had all his senses transfixed on that one drop of liquid, nesting right on the hollow of his enemy's wrist. He heard and saw nothing else. Even if someone were to pour hot burning magma down his back, he didn't think he would even care. His body lurched forward instinctively towards the pureblood as another wave of the bloodlust rippled within him.

Kaname grinned at Zero's reaction to his small act. It was like playing with rats in an unescapable maze, watching them twist and turn.

" Why?" Kaname cocked his head as he heard the whisper emitted from the now hunched over ex-human. Zero was now clutching his hair desperately as he shivered, trying to hold himself in. Cold sweat ran from his temple down his cheeks and mixed with a certain salty liquid. Silver bangs fell over his eyes, attempting to shadow them in order to preserve some sort of dignity.

" Why do you have to take away my integrity too? Don't you have enough? You have Yuuki now! Just leave me alone and die in peace…This is so wrong," Zero groaned in exhaustion. He needed to get away.

" I'm afraid I can't do that Kiryuu…because we all know when that day comes, " Kaname took a step forward towards the shivering Level D. The soles of his leather boots were silent as he kneeled down in front of the ex-human. Zero could sense the pureblood near him. He wasn't liking that presence one bit, even more so now with the seductive metallic fragrance rolling off that one area of the pureblood. As he turned his body to move away, cold steely fingers grasped his jaw with a bruising grip, forcing the ex-human's fangs to protrude fully.

Zero hissed at the sudden action and struggled to push the pureblood off him, but his weak attempts only made Kaname laugh. It was like a kitten pawing helplessly at the tiger who had its body in his deadly grasp. The pureblood suddenly slammed Zero's skull back into the stone wall behind him. Zero gasped as the new sharp pain reverberated throughout his head, making his nausea even worse. Suddenly, his breath hitched in his throat as he felt the brunette's hair tickle the outer shell of his ear before feeling the warm breath caress the side of his neck.

" When that day comes for you, I wouldn't miss it for a thing." Zero could almost feel the smirk on the sadistic pureblood's lips. A cold unsettling shiver trickled up his spine at the proximity of the elder vampire.

Before his mind could register another thought, Kaname then brutally shoved the surprised Level D vampire into his wrist.

" Drink," he commanded. Zero needed no more coaxing that that as he latched his fangs around Kuran's wrist. His senses were immediately knocked to the back of his mind as the first taste of blood tingled his tastebuds. The essence that poured out of it intoxicated the starving low-level vampire to no end. He allowed the elixir to run down his throat as it dulled the throb that echoed from the depths of his stomach. Zero unconsciously shifted his fangs around the bite wound , intending to drain more blood by changing the angle his fangs sank into the pale flesh. The pureblood hissed as the silver-haired vampire leeched onto him, not letting go.

Kaname knew that Zero was enjoying this immensely. He could almost hear the purr of satisfaction as Zero savagely guzzled down the scarlet essence, some of it even dribbling from the side of his mouth as it made a macabre image of feasting in its rawest form.

Zero groaned as he became intoxicated with the blood. He could feel his head become cloudy as he reluctantly removed his mouth from the wound. Taking a deep breath of air into his lungs like a man dying of thirst after he had his gallon of water, Zero finally felt refreshed and normal, not like the insane monster he was before.

" Now there, all fed and happy are you?" Kaname stood up, kicking the chains that bound the ex-human to the wall. Zero winced. Now that his sense were heightened, the metallic clang of the chains were like a shriek to his ears.

" I have to go back to the banquet…my fiancé is all alone attending to the guests…you wouldn't want Yuuki to be overwhelmed with such stress don't you?"

" Kuran! I swear I'll get you one day!"

" Yes, you surely will…" Kaname gave Zero another once over before slamming the dungeon doors. The echo of it seemed to mark Zero's hopelessness.

My god…how did it come to this?

Flashback: 3 months ago

Zero gulped down the amber elixir. The burning path it left behind was rather refreshing than painful. He had gotten used to this taste…brandy it was called. Once he had rummaged through Cross's cabinet in search of some of those god-awful blood tablets in order to delay his hunger. Ever since taking Kuran's blood before he had mechanically used him as a pawn against Rido, he had found that he developed some tolerance to the tablets, in sparse amounts of course. Although recently he had found that no matter how many tablets he took, his bloodlust would gradually grow by a small increment. Instead of finding those, he had come upon a vintage bottle of brandy. It then started from there…Zero and his love affair with the alcohol. In the beginning, he had used it to get by whenever he had the urge, rather than taking those nauseating tablets. It usually worked since it made him so drunk that he immediately fell asleep, dulling his senses. He would deal with the consequences in the morning…rather hangovers than bloodlust anyday.

He was surprised that alcohol had helped even a bit. Why shouldn't it? After all it was a depressant used by everday ungrateful humans to go about accepting their pathetic lives. And Zero was…human.

He took a another swig before glancing at the moon outside his window. It had been two months since Yuuki, his best friend and love, had fully accepted Kuran's proposal and moved in with him. The wedding date was set in about six months. Six months before Zero lost Yuuki completely. Then again, it was always Zero's loss and Kaname's gain. Zero's dulled bloodshot lilac eyes narrowed at the thought as he began gulping down more of the liquor.

Even when they were in school Kaname had all of Yuuki's attention. Although her eyes held concern over Zero, he knew that she always looked at Kaname with her heart. It's just that now that they were graduated just a month ago, everyone's true colors began to show.

If it weren't for Cross who allowed Zero to stay in his dorm and Toga's recommendation that he rejoined the Hunter's Association, Zero knew that he probably would have been shot down somewhere dead. That or suicide.

Zero put down his bottle as he began reminiscing…although that was sort of difficult seeing as the furniture in his room started to look like shapeless amoeba…just dark figures sitting around him…they were laughing at his pathetic state, his pathetic life, his pathetic soul…they began moving around him as if taunting him with their dancing…then Zero knew no more...

Zero gasped as he felt the cool water splash upon his face. It dripped down in rivulets in his surprisingly parched dry throat. His tongue unconsciously lapped at the liquid…wait but there was something else there. Something sweet and familiar.

Lilac eyes flashed open as realization hit him. Blood…wait…but whose?

" He's awake, bind him." Before Zero could register what was happening, two burly men in black overcoats grabbed him and locked him in vampire-binding manacles.

" Kiryuu Zero you are hereby under arrest and awaiting execution for your multiple murders of humans and vampires alike."

A/N: gasp Zero is getting arrested?! And why is Kaname being such a smexy sadistic bastard keeping poor Zero in prison? Stay tuned for the next chapter! Reviews are greatly appreciated :D