Summary: Zero has beautiful feelings for Yuki, but has no way to express it. He aches to hold her in his arms and for her to love him back...but he thinks she'll refuse him. Chapter one to my first fanfic ^^ Hope you like it. :3

Disclaimer: I own nothing!!(As much as I want to own Zero, I can't xD)

Takes place somewhere in Volume 4, the ball scenes. Only of course its a fanfic and it won't happen the same way! ^^

Reviews please!! :D

She's Not as Cute as You

Chapter 1: Ask Her to Dance

Zero Kiryu POV

"Zero! Hurry up! We're going to be late and something bad is going to happen!" Yuki yelled at me at the other side of the door. Today was the Cross Academy annual ball, and I had to admit I wasn't looking forward to it. A big event where girls wore dresses and satin ribbons were streamed across the walls didn't appeal to me. If I had another choice I wouldn't go, but unfortunately I didn't have a choice. I was forced to go to babysit the Night Class bloodsuckers, just in case a crazed Day Class student tackled them. But it wasn't the only reason. The main reason was...

As much as I wished, I knew it wouldn't help me. As much as I wanted to be able to hold Yuki in my arms and dance with her along to the music, I knew it couldn't happen. Yuki has only thought of me as a friend, not that I have ever tried to make it more. She would refuse me, and why shouldn't she? I have depended on her in the most horrible way... depended on her blood to give me life.

I have fought against my senses for four years, to deny them, to not become the horrible thing that took my parents and little brother. It also took me, and made me attack the girl that meant the most to me. Yuki never gave me grief over what I did, and I didn't deserve it. I didn't deserve to still be able to be so close to her...

...to get that close to her neck.

"Zero! Hurry up!" Yuki's screams interrupted my thoughts. I quickly buttoned my shirt and adjusted my tie. Staring at the mirror wishing for impossible dreams to become realities wasn't going to take me anywhere.

I opened the door, and Yuki took a step back. Apparently she had been standing right behind it, and I could've hit her accidently if I hadn't opened the door slowly.

I walked around her to the door that led to the hallway, and picked up my jacket from the coatrack. I hesitantly put it on, and turned back to stare at Yuki, who was still standing by the bathroom door, staring at me.

"Are you ready?" I asked.

"Yes," Yuki stated blankly and walked out the door onto the hallway.

We walked in silence towards the ballroom, listening to the music as it became louder in the hallways.

Right outside the open entrance to the ballroom, Yuki stopped and spoke.

"Hold on, Zero," she said and pushed me away from the entrance against the right wall, hidden from everyone inside.

I was confused. What brought all of this on?

"You can't go into a ball looking like that!" She whispered.

Before I could respond, her hands adjusted my tie so it was more tightly pressed against my neck and buttoned my vest. I blushed. She usually didn't touch me this way, and it was unusual for her. Well, not unusual for her to make me look nice once in a while.

"There," she said as she finished. "You've got to look nice at least once. You would look so good if you smiled!" She smiled and stood on her tiptoes to pat my hair.

"Okay, let's go!" She grabbed my hand and skipped to the entrance, entering the elegant ballroom. She seemed excited, even if she could only dance once in a while and having to babysit vampires.

She let go of my hand as we where fully in, almost bumping into the group of dancers, and smiled. Before I could speak again, Headmaster Cross came out of nowhere to us.

"Yuki! You didn't dress up? Aw, you would've looked so cute!" The Headmaster exclaimed, making Yuki blush and pat the back of her head nervously.

"Why, you look nice, Zero-kun! It's a shock, you never button your vest!" He squeaked before walking away towards some of the teachers.

"Zero, you look bored! Ask someone to dance!" Yuki squealed excitedly at me, smiling. If only she knew she was the only one I wanted to dance with...

I was about to ask when a quiet, timid voice sounded behind me.

"Um, Zero, would you like to, um, dance with me?" I turned around to see Shio, a girl from one of my classes, one which I have had to save many times from falling off the Moon Dormitory's walls.

I turned around to look at Yuki, pleading with my eyes. "Go on Zero, she's cute!" Yuki whispered in as I had leaned my face closer to her. I wheeled back, and Yuki smiled at me.

She's not as cute as you.

"Um, sure," I answered reluctantly as I turned back to Shio. I walked slowly towards a gap in the dance floor, and Shio fallowed me. I akwardly put an arm around her waist and took her other hand and began to twirl.

I looked back at Yuki, who turned around to another boy who was asking her to dance. Yuki accepted, took his hand, but didn't seem eager. I had to admit I felt a little better, but I was dancing with another girl, who wasn't her.

I kept looking after Yuki as she danced uncomfortably in the arms of a strange Day Class student, when Shio's words interrupted me.

"You like Yuki?"

Her words had taken me by suprise. I turned around my face to look at her.

"Er, no," I lied. I blushed, of course she didn't believe me.

To my suprise, she giggled. "Don't lie, of course you do!"

Well of course she could tell. She must've seen the longing and pain in my eyes staring after the only girl...

"Okay, yes I do," I muttered quickly and looked away and blushed once more.

"But I...I don't know what to do," I mumbled pathetically as I turned my gaze to the floor.

I don't know what to do.

Shio giggled again. "Zero, tell her!" She whispered, smiling.

I looked up. "But...she's going to refuse me," I whispered in pain.

"I don't see why not, Zero. You're so adorable, of course she can be yours."

You're so adorable...of course she can be yours.

Shio smiled, as I began to think. What did she mean, I was adorable? Do I look like a teddy bear or something? And...there was the possibility that she can be mine?

"You just have to tell her correctly. Somewhere private and pretty and hold her hands...and don't forget to blush!" She giggled. Haha, yes, very funny.

"Do you really think so?" I asked desperately, aching for a yes.

"Well, of course I do! Don't be so silly! Just tell her! She'll accept you, if she's a bright girl," Shio added.

I was starting to think of the idea as we continued to swirl around the dance floor, not really paying attention to the music.

"Tell her in the private patio close to the Moon Dormitory, I hear it's pretty there. And just, blurt it out. But don't scream. That's scary," Shio went on.

The song ended, and I dropped my hands to my sides and backed away.

"Thank you, Shio," I thanked as I started to walk away.

I turned to walk away but something yanked my jacket, holding me back. I sighed, and asked,

"Yes, Shio?"

"Ask her to dance right now, Zero!" She giggled as she walked towards her friends, leaving me in the middle of the dance floor, stuck and trapped by dancers.

Ask her to dance, Zero.