Disclaimer: I own myself and this story. I do not own any characters from Vampire Knight whatsoever.

Warnings: Grammatical errors, gayness, swearing

Song Artist: Nox Arcana

Chapter 5: Distant memories

"Zeeeeerrrrooooo-chan! My lovely nephew and son!"

Was the first thing Zero heard when he opened the front door, with quick reflexes he dodged his uncle who crashed into a nearby table and rolled his eye's before acknowledging the other man who came with Kaien.

"Hey Yagari-sensei, glad you could make it. Didn't think you would since you're usually busy."

"Brat of course I would. Someone needs to keep an eye on that lunatic." Yagari replied back to the silverette.

Zero wasn't sure if he should find his sensei's sentence funny or not since Yagari has an eye-patch.

'Hmm...I never did ask sensei what happened to his eye.' He turned to his uncle's crumbled form, still lying on the floor and doing the usual dramatics every time Kaien came over to check on him.

"Uncle, please get off the damn floor, and fix my table you broke."

"B-but Zero-rin! My dearest nephew, how can I fix something I have no knowledge of fixing?" Kaien said sadly with tears in his eyes.

"Well you should've thought of that before you tried to ambush me!" Zero answered back in a tone of annoyance.

"It was just a family hug!"

"No. It was an attack that would've ended up with me in the hospital, barely breathing...again." Zero said dryly, with Yagari chuckling in the background.

"That was one time, and I didn't hug you that hard...I think." Kaien pouted to which Zero glared menacingly at his irresponsible uncle.

"I'm pretty sure you also fed me your specialty, mystery meal that time too. Whether it's hugging or cooking, somehow you manage to mess up the most simplest of recipes or turn an innocent hug into a fucking choke-hold maneuver! Shit, I was lucky my parents came home early to save my life, sheesh." Zero sighed, massaging his temple's in a circular motion; his uncle - without fail - always gave him a headache.

Sometimes he felt like he was the older one between them.

'I need a vacation far, far away from here...away from certain, eccentric and overdramatic people.' Zero mentally pointed towards Kaien.

Zero rolled his eyes and made his way to the lounge. He saw his Rosa-chan was awake and meowing softly at him, opening his arms his kitty jumped and snuggled into his chest, purring in contentment.

Cradling his chubby cat, he went to Kaname's side and sat by the brunet who smiled at him.

"Sounds like you had trouble with your uncle." Kaname said softly, his fingers reaching out to gently massage through Zero's silky strands.

A soft purr rumbled from within Zero's chest, he usually didn't let people get physically close to him especially one he'd only known for a day, yet there was something about Kaname that he couldn't help but let his guard down.

He felt safe, and comfortable being near the brunet. It was strange... Zero wasn't sure if he liked having these feelings for a guy he just met.

As Zero moved to shift away from Kaname, the brunet slid his hand slowly down Zero's neck then back before wrapping an arm around the silverettes waist instantly bringing a slight flush of embarrassment onto Zero's face. He was growing fond of seeing the boy blush prettily in his presence.

Kaname wondered if he could make Zero blush for a different reason, to see what other cute expression he could invoke within the silverette.

"Kaname, let go. You're way too close man." Zero said fidgeting against the brunets side, yet the older male only smirked before he narrowed his eyes at Kaname and decided to just ignore the extremely good-looking bastard; because only a bastard would do something like this to him.

"I don't know why, but I feel like you're insulting me inside your mind Zero." Kaname stared down at the silver haired boy he had wrapped in his tight hold.

Zero glanced up at Kaname, once again flinching slightly at the closeness. Kaname's nose touched with the silverettes, their breaths mingling as burgundy clashed with amethyst in a gaze of fascination.

Zero thought his heart couldn't beat any faster as Kaname's eyes lowered into a half-lidded stare. Those eyes hinted with a forbidden desire that had Zero feeling flustered, annoyed, but most of all, curious. Curious to find out what they held, to see what lies beneath the surface.

He could feel an alluring darkness lurking inside Kaname, a darkness that had Zero wanting. It was so unlike him to blush easily, to feel shy or basically feel so many emotions at once.

'What are you doing to me Kaname?'

Kaname on the other hand was entranced, his treacherous mind couldn't help but wander into areas of the lustful-kind. Zero's sweet scent told Kaname the boy was still untouched which pleased his inner beast greatly, he thanked whatever deity that night he followed the heavenly aroma that lead him to Zero.

Kaname wasn't sure if it was just lust or something more he felt for the younger boy, but he knew one thing. He would pursue a close friendship with Zero - and if it's possible - maybe have a deeper, intimate relationship with the boy.

Now that the thought of courting was in his mind, he quite liked the idea of having or calling Zero his lover. Just as their lips were about to close that one inch difference, Kaname felt a pinch on his hand and heard a small hiss; both male's glanced downwards to see Rosa-chan glaring at Kaname.

Zero blushed, coughing slightly he turned away from the brunet and patted his pet's fluffy head, soothing his dear cat.

'Fuck me...if Rosa-chan hadn't interfered I would've kissed him! Kissed a complete stranger - well, maybe not so much anymore - but still, this is just crazy.' Zero shook his head, it was a good thing his cat saved him the embarrassment.

Kaname leaned back, mentally cursing the evil cat disguised as a cute ball of fluff. He didn't think a small animal could be evil or actually have a vicious glare. It's the first time he's ever encountered such a situation.

It would seem he would have a higher probability of seducing Zero when the cat wasn't around to impede his plan of making Zero his.

Rosa-chan sat comfortably on her adorable Zero-mama's lap, her tail waving and ears twitchy as her emerald eyes focused on the creature her master/mama brought home. The thing was tall and smelt different, not like the usual scent of humans her mama would be around.

She felt the thing was dangerous, a danger to her mama's safety (more like virginity), and she won't let anything or anyone harm her Zero-mama.

She wasn't elected as one of his guardian's for no reason. She's miffed that Zero-mama wouldn't let her follow him to university or work, but since he wishes it, she will obey.

Rosa-chan had a feeling her Zero-mama may learn some truths today, she would bet her fresh tuna fish that something else would happen too; what it could be she wasn't sure.

...maybe more fish or rabbit meat will appear, she could only hope for such blessings.

"Zeerrrooo-whoa! Oh my, Kaname-kun? You know my super cute nephew? How did you two meet each other? O-M-G! Zero-rin is Kaname-kun your boyfriend? Husband? I'm so proud! I'd thought you'd never settle down, you were always a free-spirit." Kaien swooned, happily imagining what his nephew's future would look like.

Outwardly Kaien Cross was cheerful and flamboyant, yet inside he was deadly serious. He might not show it often, but he was frowning (inwardly of course.) He had no idea that the person his nephew wanted them to meet was none other than Kaname Kuran, a pureblood, the prince of vampires.

Kaien had no problems with Kaname, in fact he used to babysit the young man and his sister when they were children, plus he's friends with Kaname's parents. Although the pureblood was someone he knew, he'd much prefer it if there were no vampires around Zero unless supervised.

'Well...at least it's Kaname and not some unknown person' Kaien thought positively.

Zero, the adopted son of the deceased Kiryuu's, a well-known hunter family, both Touga and himself promised Zero's parents to keep the boy away from anything supernatural.

Why? He wasn't sure, but he made a promise to them and he would keep it.

Yagari frowned also as he observed the brunet sitting way too close to be considered "friendly" next to his student. He recognized exactly who the male was and wondered how the fuck did a vampire find Zero, and why the fuck hadn't the charms that he placed alert him or Kaien of an intruder.

Instincts were telling him that there will be surprises for everyone... he hates surprises, surprises gets you killed on a mission, a battlefield, sometimes in your own home. Don't believe him? Try scaring a person out-of-nowhere whilst they're half asleep on a toilet, in the middle of the night. You'll be scared shitless...literally.

It was a sight Touga never wished to see ever again. Fucking Kaien always dragging him along to prank on people whenever the idiot was hyper or bored.

"Ah, Kaien? It's good to see you again. It's been years since we've last met, I knew I recognized that voice." Kaname greeted lightly with a smile. Turning his head slightly to the other infamous hunter, he nodded in acknowledgement.

"Yagari-san."

"Kuran."

The two entered into a glaring contest, one was annoyed at seeing a vampire near his oblivious student while the other was staring disdainfully at the raven hunter.

Kaname had a feeling that Yagari wasn't pleased to see him - no hunter did, except Kaien Cross - which isn't unusual, it's normal for hunters to be wary of vampires, but he had a hunch that the reason Yagari looked like he wanted shoot him dead would be his close proximity to a very pretty little Zero. He would likened Yagari to a overprotective father who wanted to kill the bastard who touched his "daughter" to which he hasn't touched Zero in that way... yet.

'Hn...seems Yagari is another obstacle to overcome, both he and the cat are problematic to my plans.'

Kaname smirked, no matter, he can work around it. It is highly unusual (in his case it is) to be possessive over a human he's known for less than 24 hours, but Zero was different.

He's attracted to the boy's angelic beauty, addictive scent and aura, he also wonders what it would be like to taste Zero's blood, to be the first to drink the silverettes sweet nectar.

Sooner or later, he will make Zero's his...but for that to actually happen he needs to know if Zero is currently single - despite what Kaien has mentioned earlier - Kaname wants to be absolutely sure, and even if Zero was in relationship he'll persuade (seduce) the younger male away from anyone.

'After all, I always get what I want.' Kaname purred mentally, as his eyes roved over Zero's lithe form (discreetly of course, he was being watched by Yagari.)

A/N: Is it too late to say I'm sorry? Lol! Had to sing that part hahaha but seriously though, sorry for the lateness. It was my laziness that caused it. XD

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