A/N: PLEASE DO NOT READ THIS CHAPTER YET! I had to upload it because I had to do a system reboot on my computer due to a virus and I could send any files to my email and I couldnt open any of them so, I added this chapter before it was finished so i didnt lose it. I know it has been quite a lot of moths since i uploaded last but the whole writing on paper then typing it on the cpcmputer then editing and removing and adding... it just took so long... and im sorry. But believe me this chapter will be long... I will try and finish it as soon as I can. I have been really busy will school and catching up and that takes alot of my time but i will try my best.

Chapter 7

"So many letters today." I mumbled, while shuffling through them. Confession letters have been coming more recently then normal, but it's probably due to the last week of the vacation the Chairmen gave us. People have been going home to their families to celebrate Christmas early because the Chairmen wants to make up school studies around Christmas. 'Which reminds me; I'm going to grandfathers.' I grimanced.

"Why don't you come to my house to Celebrate Christmas?" Sora Kuroyuri offered, as we stood by the staircase. "I'm sure my parents wouldn't mind, and we have plenty of room." Sora has been one of my best friends for two years now. Up until two years ago, Sora has been taught at home by her parents. Her mom, being a fulltime Model and her dad, being a sucessful owner of five clubs across the world, they began to become to busy to teach her and put her in Cross Academy.

"For the last time, it's to celebrate Christmas and I don't know, Sora..." I sighed. "You know how my Grandfather can be when I don't show up for things I said I would. Especially when it involves seeing him."

"And I also know how much stress you're under around him, Takuma. Why don't you just tell him that you decided to stay here, at the Academy with Kaname?"

"Like I said, I don't know. I mean, what if my Grandfather decides to come to the Academy?" I sighed depressingly. "Then what?"

She rolled her eyes. "For someone who thinks positively 90% of the time, that's a bit too negative for you."

"Even the most positive person in the world, can't always think positively Sora," I said, looking back down at the letters in my hands. "But fine. I will tell my Grandfather that I decided to stay here with Kaname-sama."

She smiled brightly. "Yay! Well then, I must be going. I have to pack for the coming week." She quickly hugged me, then ran up stairs. I stared blanky at my hands, then laughed. "That girl..."

"Kaname is going to kill you, Aido." Kain said, coming through the front doors and dragging Aido with him.

"You were with me and you didn't stop me, so he's going to kill you too." Aido said, holding onto his arm.

"I wasn't the one sucking life from that Day class girl. And I was trying to pull you off of her if you hadn't noticed. But that's right, you wouldn't have noticed because you were too busy making a feast of her."

"Here we go again..." I muttered. I walked over to a chair and sat down. I put the letters in my lap and started opening them.

"She offered herself to me. I didn't think it would hurt anything..." Aido said, with an act of pouting.

"You didn't think it would hurt anything?" Kain mocked. "We go through this all the time Aido. And that girl will probably be laying in the infirmary for a week, just like the others."

"It wasn't even that much blood, Kain. And I repeat, She offered herself to me!" Aido said, now sounding a bit aggrivated.

"No matter how you look at it, she did offer herself. But whether she specified what she was offering or what she wasn't, there are rules against feeding on humans while going to this Academy." I said, hoping to have settled it before Kaname-sama could have gotten any wind of it.

"Shut up, Ichijo!" Kain and Aido said in unison.

'Don't say I didn't warn you...' I didn't even have to look up, to know who was coming down the stairs. As soon as Kaname-sama came off the last step, Aido rushed over to him with Kain following behind him. "Kaname-sama...! Tell Kain, that if a random Day class girl offers her body to you, it shouldn't matter what you do!"

"Kaname, tell this insolent fool... that just because she offers her body to you, doesn't mean she offered her blood to you!" Kain said, composed and a bit irritated.

"Wait... You drank from a human? A Day class student?" Kaname-sama said, also composed but slightly angry.

"Yes, but it wasn't that much really... And she offered her body to me..."

"When she said "My body is yours to use.", She wasn't talking about using her as food, Aido. She wanted you to fuck her!" Kain said, raising his voice. The room filled with unheard gasps, and no one moved. Kain doesn't talk much, but is wasn't rare either. Usually when Kain and Aido have their quarells, it's always a few choices of strong words thrown at each other. For Kain to words like that is just... Extremely rare. "What?" Kain said, in response to the silence. "You know how many times we go through this. I was bound to snap and say things like that sometime... And stop staring at me! Go back to what you were doing already!" Eveveryone blinked and did as so. I chuckled as I read a letter, from one of the Day class girls:

'Dear Ichijo-sama,

Ever since I came to this school, I thought there wasn't ever going to be a reason to stay. My parents didn't want me coming here because I had no reason. At first they agreed because they were old time friends with the Chairmen, but after the Chairmen formed the school and my parents found the reason why, they quickly refused. Their reasoning being, that they didn't want their daughter to go to a school where students walked amungst filthly blood drinking monsters. I don't think the same as they do though. I told them and finally convinced them that this was the best school for me. I mean, sure I was going to have to move away from my friends and my sister was going to have to travel to see me, but all my friends went to different schools and my sister had to travel just to come see our parents. Moving on... When I started coimg to Cross Academy, and got use to my classes and my room mate and new friends, I really didn't know where I belonged. Then one day, as I walked from the dorms on my way class, I went over to large number of crowding girls to see what they were fussing over and that's when I spotted you. I instantly fell inlove. I felt as if I was struck by love. Or was that the door to the classroom I ran into? That's not what matters... What does matter is that you understand my feelings and hopefully accept them.

Signed yours truely,
Miki.'

"Wow... She ran into a classroom door because me? I hope she was okay..." I said, followed by a laugh.

I heard Kaname-sama sigh annoyingly. "You know that's against the Academy rules, Aido. As much as they don't suffice, that is the reason why blood tablets are given to us." he said, and directed at Kain, "And must you use that language? Surely your vocabulary isn't that terrible."

"But they don't taste anything like the real thing..." Aido said, pleadingly. Kaname-sama sighed once more. Aido must have heeded his warning because he soon followed Kain and sat next to him on the couch. I open a decently sized letter and a rancid smell hit my nose. "Woah~! This smells horrid. What kind of perfume is this?" I winced. I threw the letter in the trash bin next to the chair. I picked up a letter that was completely blank. I opened it caustiously and my eyes widened and I froze at the first three words. 'It's me, Sora.'

'Why is she sending me a confession letter? A love letter... I don't understand...'

"Is everything alright, Ichijo?" Kaname-sama said.

I looked over at him and blinked. "Um... Yeah. Everything is- perfect." I said, my voice sounding a bit off. I cleared my throat and placed the letter in my pocket. "Just didn't expect that letter is all." I smiled and went back to reading the rest of the letters. Though, I was just pretending to.

"If you say so..." Kaname-sama trailed off and started talking to Seiren.

I couldn't stop thinking about the letter Sora wrote for me. Everyone would pass by me, often asking me what was wrong, but soon just gave up trying to get me to actually tell them and left the dorms. Not once have I moved from this chair. Not once. Which occurd to me why they were so worried about me. I have been sitting in this chair for a little over two hours, just staring at the sheets of paper that lay in my lap.

'Takuma,
It's me, Sora. I know it's surprising, recieving one of these from me, but I wanted to get this out before it was to late. I love you, Takuma. I always have. Ever since I came here. You were the only person, that didn't like me because of who my parents were; who was truely my friend for me. I've tried to deny these feelings for you, to make it hurt less, but have utterly failed. Which brings what I'm about to say, all the more painfull.

My mom was offered a job in paris. The guy that offered it to her, seen her photos from previous jobs and thought they were exeptional; He absolutely loved them. He wants her to model all his currant and future collections. This guy Takuma... People say he is one of the most famous designers of our kind. Not only does he design, he's also the photographer for all his photoshoots. He told my mother, that he was willing to pay her triple the amount she is getting paid now. I've never seen her that happy in all my life. She was so happy, that she accepted the offer without hesitation. This is why I invited you to come to my house this week. Takuma, this will be our last Christmas together. I know this may seem sudden, and I know how you must be feeling, Takuma and I deeply apologize. I wanted to hold on to this letter, atleast until the day I left, but part of me just couldn't leave you that way. I am so sorry, Takuma. I hope you can forgive me.

Love always,
Sora.'

"She is moving to Paris?" I kept repeating the same question over and over again. I didn't want to believe, What I was seeing on paper. I refused to believe it. She has to be lying. That's it. This is just a joke or some kind of horrible dream that goes on, what seems to be, forever. This only thing is... Is that Sora isn't the one to tell jokes like that. So she is and most deffinately, telling me the truth. "This is... Just... so unfair." I let go of the letter and it fell to the floor. I placed my head in my hands and continued to sit there quietly.

"The nerve of him...!" I fumed. "I should have the right to know why I was being ignored," I sat in a corner of my room, furthest from the door, curled up in a ball. I had my blanket wrapped around me, only because I was on the floor and too mad to go out into the living room, to turn the heat on.

"Zero, you idiot!" I said, and started crying. There were a few small taps on the window that sent chills up my spine. "Stupid t-trees..." I squeezed my arms. It was quiet for a few minutes, the it started again. 'Tap. Tap. Tap.'

"Oh my god..." I whispered. "This is exactly what happened in that movie, Yori and i watched..." 'A girl sat in her room, by herself and curled up in the corner, fuming over a fight she and her boyfriend had. Then she starts hearing taps on the window and begins to freak out. Before she was able to defend herself, her boyfriend came through the window, with a knife, and slit her throat.'

"But that was just a movie. It isn't like it's real or anything." I laughed nervously. The window slowly began to open and a shadow of a person started to get bigger. Then the reality of it hit me and I screamed. I covered myself up with the blanket completely and continued to scream. 'I don't want to die. I don't want to die! I have so much to live for, so many things I have yet to see.'

"Yuuki? Yuuki! YUUKI! Shut the hell up! It's me, Zero."

I stopped screaming, but didn't come out from underneath the blanket. "I k-know who it is."

"Then why are you screaming?" he said, sounding annoyed.

"Because you are going to kill me!"

"What?" he paused, then started to laugh. "That is completely rediculous. I didn't come to kill you."

"Oh.." I mumbled, and uncovered my head. "Then why did you come here; more so, why through the window? The door's unlocked or did you forget how to use one?

"I know how to use a door, but it's locked. I'm surprised you haven't heard the vigorous pounding I was doing, trying to open the damn door."

"There is no need for your shitty attitude, you jerk." I sighed. "I was just asking."

"Says the person who nearly deafened me by her screaming." He rubbed his ears, walked over to the bed and sat down.

"I never said you could come in and why are you in my room anyway?"

"I wanted to apologize."

"But you already did that..."

"I know, I know. But I want to apologize for not telling why I wasn't talking to you." he said.

I looked at him, trying to see if he was telling the truth. I couldn't tell. I can always tell when his is lying or not. His eyes never leave mine when he is telling the truth and he becomes really defensive and tired looking, like it makes him physically tired to lie. But he wasn't doing either. "What is the reason?"

He took a deep breath, then let it out. "The truth, Yuuki, is that you aren't as great as you may think you are. When it comes to sex I mean."

I just sat there, staring at him, hoping he would tell me that it was a joke. One of those jokes people tell you that tend to hurt you more then they think and they apologize for it after the damage has been done. There is so many things I could think of to tell him, but I could say was "What?"

"I said, You're not as great as you may think are."

"I know what you said, you idiot. It was a rhetorical question." I sighed heavily and looked out the window. "Why are you telling me this now? I mean, you were just telling me earlier that I was amazing..."

"I thought it would be better to tell you now, rather then hear it from someone else. And I just didn't feel right lying to you like that."

'He has talked to other people about our sex life? About how terrible a "lay" I was?' "You didn't feel right lying...?" I whispered. "So you were just saying that to make me feel better?"

"I wasn't trying to make you feel better at all. I just said what you wanted to hear and honestly... I've dated plenty of girls with more skill then you have." he said, and it sent an invisable arrow through my heart. But for some strange reason, I wasn't reacting like I was mad. Most people are totally pissed after hearing what Zero said, but I just sat there, a strong wave of calm washing over me. Or maybe I just haven't the energy to fight with him right now. "I don't really care how many girls you have screwed. And I didn't even ask."

He looked at me blankly, not saying anything. He stared at me for so long, if he had laser vision... He would have burned holes right through me. He stood up, but didn't move from where he stood. "You really don't care... I've slept with countless girls before you, girls way more experienced, and all you can say to me... Is that you don't care who I have screwed?" he said, then bit back the urge to scream in frustration. "Most people... To here that... They would be absolutely furious!" He paced back and forth, then stopped to look at me again. "But not you, No... You sound completely and utterly, Okay with that."

I had no idea what he was saying... Mostly because I was ignoring him. "Look, I really haven't the energy to fight with you right now, Zero... So please make sure the window is shut tightly."

He stood there for a while, unsure of what to say, then finally walked to the window and climbed out. I heard the window latch, then sighed. "What a complete Idiot..."

' I don't remember falling asleep... Though when I opened my eyes, the entire room was dark-besides the light from the moon shining in through the window-. "The things Yori would say if she were here right now..." I laughed, silently and stood up. I stretched as I made my way to the door. I opened it, trying to be as quiet as I could, and walked out into the hall. It was quiet though... It isn't like it was unusual, because it deffinately wasn't, but it wasn't exactly normal either. I walked passed the living room and sighed. "You watch a movie, grab some popcorn, and forget to clean up the mess you made trying to catch them in your mouth... Honestly, Zero!"

Aside from that, There wasn't anyone in there. Why am I even worried about it anyway? It isn't like I was expecting anyone to be here... certainly not anyone 'In particular'. That's the problem though. Every word of it, was a total lie. I heard the sound of glass breaking, and slowly head for where it was coming from... The kitchen. I stopped right before the kitchen. Part of me wanted to see what was going on in there, while the other part want to get the fuck out of here. Every sensor in my body was going off, but my body moved forward anyway. Like it had a mind of it's own. I stood just inside the doorway, looking over toward the sink. What I had seen, what had me speechless, had made me lose my balance.

I fell to the floor, landing on stray glass, and stare at the two people before me. "W-W-What?" I stammered. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. Two Zero's... Two! How in the hell is that possible. Then it accurd to me... "Twins?"

They both looked back at me, just as surprised as I was. I couldn't make heads or tails of who was who, though I'm going to take a wild guess and safely assume that the one holding the broken wine bottle, isn't Zero. The guy with the broken wine bottle looked back at Zero. "I thought you said no one was here, but you..."

Zero looked at the guy, just as confused as he was. "There wasn't anyone here, but me."

"Then why in the hell is she here?" the guy said, waving the broken wine bottle in my direction.

Zero didn't answer. He just stared at the guy. That's it. Just stared. Who was this guy anyway? I mean, he had to be somehow related to Zero... He looks like him for Christ sakes. "You told me she wasn't going to be here, that she didn't even live here, and yet here she is... Why?" Again, Zero said nothing. Almost like he didn't feel the need to explain himself. "I swear, Zero!" the guy spat, and brought the broken wine bottle to Zero's neck. "I won't hesitate this time. I will kill you."

"We've been through this, Ichiru!" Zero yelled. "My answer will never change, Never. If you want to kill her, You'll have to kill me first." he smiled, hatefully.

'Is that his name? Ichiru...?' Ichiru smirked and clench the broken wine bottle tighter. "Those are mighty big words, considering you currant position."

"Says the person, who thinks that that bottle can actually kill me. " Zero laughed.

I looked at Zero blankly. 'What does he mean by that? Of course he can be killed... Why would he even say that?' Ichiru laughed with him and threw the bottle to the floor. 'Did I miss something?'

"You know, you're absolutely right. How foolish of me!" Ichiru stopped laughing, becoming serious again, and brought his free hand behind him. "But you see, Zero... Like you had always taught me to do, I came prepared." He slid his hand under his shirt and removed a gun from the waist band of his jeans. 'What is he doing with Zero's Bloody rose?'

Zero gritted his teeth. "How did you get that?"

"You really are a heavy sleeper, you know that? Anyone could go into your room, while you're sleeping, and take whatever the please." Ichiru calmly said, while examining the Bloody rose. "I wonder... What would happen if I shot you with your own weapon? I mean, you use it to kill vampires, so..."

"Shut your mouth, Ichiru! Don't you say another word." Zero spat, acidly.

Ichiru gasped. "You mean, you haven't told her yet?" he laughed, like Zero said a joke that was histarically funny. "You've know her for as long as you've lived here and you haven't told her, 'that'?" Ichiru wiped the tears from his eyes. "I would have thought that you would have used her as your personal 'fountain'." I haven't the slightest clue what Ichiru meant by that, but it seem to mean something great for Zero to get that pissed. His face had gotten red with anger and he knocked Ichiru across the kitchen. Ichiru hit the floor and slid to the floor.

"What I choose to eat, what I absolutely love the most, happens to be Vegetable soup. Like I told you Ichiru, nothing you can say or do, will change how I feel about Yuuki... Nothing and I rather you kill me then harm even one hair on her head." Zero said, suddenly looking very tired. "But that doesn't mean we have to stop talking, Ichiru. I will always make time for you, no matter what. You're... You're my best friend, Ichiru. I could never just ignore you like that."

Ichiru slowly got to his feet and look over at Zero. The look he was giving him was murderous. It was absolutetly terrifying. He just stood there watching Zero like he was going to attack at any moment. Then, just as if a convorsation happened with being said aloud, something inside Ichiru snapped and he aimed the Bloody rose at Zero. "Don't underestimate me, Zero! I will do it. I swear I will! I've changed. I'm not that weak and fragile anymore, Zero... I've grown up; I've gotten stronger."

"Coming at me with a bottle, planning to shoot me with my own weapon, is your idea of stronger?" He said, trying to act calm. But I could see the slight tremble he was trying to hide. He sighed and his body language was that of defeat. "Let's take a second and talk about this, Ichiru. I mean, do you really want to face the Concil after you have killed me; A hunter, whom of which you had no authorization too?"

"I don't care anymore! We would be here if it weren't for you."

"If it weren't for me? What in the hell are you talking about, Ichiru?"

"That night, after mom kissed us both goodnight, and before we actually fell asleep... Remember the convorsation we had?" Ichiru said, his arm shaking. He waited until Zero didn't say anything and continued. "I had asked you what you would do if I weren't on this planet anymore and you told me it was impossible. That it was impossible because we would be together forever and I would never leave your side, as well as you."

"Yeah..." Zero said, seeming to ave remebered what it was Ichiru was talking about. "You had been getting weaker by the day, Mom and Dad had you stay in bed and rest and I never left your side. Even when Mom forced me to go outside and play... I didn't because I felt guilty for leaving you behind. I even gave you the matching necklace I made. The one with our favorite flowers..."

"Yeah, White Lilies and Roses." Ichiru smiled, and quickly hid it. "But do you remember the reasoning behind them?"

"Yes..." Zero said, and looked away from Ichiru. "They were the only flowers we could touch without breaking into hives, they were our two favorite colors, and-"

"They were Mom and Dads favorite flowers." Zero and Ichiru said in unison. Ichiru nodded. "That's right. I still take some to their graves every year, but I never see any from you."

"I haven't had time to, Ichiru. I have been so busy recently, that i only have time for school."

"No, you're lying." Ichiru said, and looked over at me. "Ever since my brother has met you, he hasn't visited our parents graves even once. He never even calls me; His own brother."

"She had nothing to do with me not visiting Mom and Dad, Ichiru." Zero said, with a hint of anger rising in his voice. "The reason I haven't visited their grave, is because I personally do not see the point in going to see someone whom isn't even their."

Zero has a good point. I mean, There isn't really anyone there to visit... Their spirit lies within the hands of a high power; God. The only thing you would be visiting is a grave full of bones and that isn't my idea of remembering the deceased. It's rather grotesque actually. I shuddered at the thought. I looked up at Ichiru and a second later, he was darting for Zero. Zero was quick to block, but it didn't last that long. Ichiru jump back and aimed once more. Zero's eyes widen and he started to tremble. "Ichiru, think about what you're doing. We can handle this some other way..."

Ichiru laughed. "You haven't been shot by your own weapon have you?" Ichiru didn't even wait for Zero to answer. He just shot at him. 'How could he do that? Zero is his brother. Even if they are angry at each other, that shouldn't give him the right to shoot Zero...' Zero stood there frozen with shock, then he fell to the floor. Ichiru laughed and quickly disappeared. What just happened? Can a Hunters weapon have the same effect on a human that it does a vampire?

"Zero...?" I whispered, like someone was sleeping. I made my way over to Zero and shook him. " Zero... Zero? Come on, get up! Ichiru is getting away...!" I needless shouted and shout for him to get up, but he didn't. I watched his lifeless body turn to dust.'

"No~!" I sat up in bed, screaming. I looked around the room, in hopes to find Zero sitting somewhere, but he wasn't. I looked down at my blanket and then over at the corner by the window. "How did I end up in my bed?" Then the realization of my dream come back to me and I began to cry. I got up from my bed and searched every room for him, but he wasn't there either. I stood in the hallway staring at nothing in particular. 'My dream was real... I can't believe it.' I was too lost in my own thoughts to realize that someone was trying to get the front door open. I pulled myself away from my thoughts when the door started to open. Zero came in, hands full of grocery bags, and looked at me. "Just don't stand there, Yuuki... Help me with these." He said, urgently as he shut the door with his foot.

"Oh, right." I mumbled, and grabbed some of the bags from him. I walked in the kitchen and sat them on the table. He came in a few seconds later and set the other bags on the table as well. "I didn't hear you leave..."

"I would have told you that I was leaving, but you were sleeping and I didn't want to wake you." He said, as he decreased the number of bags on the table.

"Atleast I would have known you were gone..." I said, tears freely falling from my eyes.

"You looked so tired, Yuuki... So I let you sleep. I wasn't even gone that long... It's amazing how nearly empty food markets are in the afternoon." He said, standing next to me now.