To Protect Her

Anime/Manga - Vampire Knight

Pairing - Zero x Yuuki

Rating - M

Warnings - Lemons in later chapters, swearing.

Summary - Yuuki and Zero have to stay at the academy for three weeks on their own. Zero has become more distant and rude after a vampire hunter mission. Why is he this way? Why is he treating Yuuki rudely?

A/N - In all honesty, I have lost quite a bit of my hope from this pairing with all the events that have happened in the manga. But, I still care about the pairing. So here we are. I do not like Yuuki as PB vampire so she will not be one in this. I find her... annoying. Well, more annoying.

Also, this chapter is in Yuuki's point of view, other chapters might be in Zero's. It all depends.

Chapter 1 - Yuuki's Point of View

"Yuuki. Wake up," a voice said. I heard shuffling and I heard the curtain open, I instantly hissed and covered my head with the pillow.

I heard a masculine sigh, "Wake. Up." the voice was much more stricter this time.

"G-give me... five more minutes..." I mumbled and pressed my head further into my pillow.

A chuckle was heard, a very rare one too, "Just... wake up, Yuuki. You'll be late for school."

And with that, my blankets were pulled off of me and the full power of the sun light woke me up fully. I hissed again and glared up at the man that decided to wake me up so early in the morning. Lavender eyes stared down at me with a smirk on his pale lips. "You suck... Zero." I said honestly and sat up before rubbing my eyes.

"Tch," was his response.

The silver haired vampire glared at me, "The stupid headmaster woke me up. He said that I had to wake you up, now get up."

I whined and stood up, nearly falling over in the process, I glared playfully at him and he sighed before closing his eyes and heading out. "H-hey! Why does the headmaster want us any ways?" I called out before he closed the door behind him.

The lavender eyed hunter stared at me for a moment before shaking his head, "It seems that the headmaster wants you to come a hunting mission with me. I have no clue why though, you'll just get in the way."

I winced at that one, "Ano... Okay. But, why does he want me to go with you?"

Zero merely shrugged, "I can't read that idiot's mind."

I laughed a little at that, "I guess so Zero."

He nodded stiffly before walking out fully. I glanced at my dresser and walked over to it to pick out my clothes.

"Zero..." I whined.

It was a warm day and we have been walking around town for about three hours without a break. Zero would not let me stop though, typical Zero. He was walking slightly ahead of me, but made sure not to leave me on my own. I guess that it was nice of him.

"What are you complaining about now?" the silver haired hunter asked.

I pouted at him even though he could not see me, "I'm so tired. And my feet hurt."

He sighed, "I want to get this done as soon as I can. Stop complaining."

Right now, I wanted to whack the hunter against the head. But... he more than likely would have dodged me any ways.

"But Zero..." I whined again.

Zero then stopped and looked around. I stared up at him and stopped beside him and looked around myself.

"Zero?" I questioned and his nose wrinkled.

His lavender orbs flashed crimson for a moment, "There's blood here. Lots of it."

"Oh!" I responded and he walked into an alleyway with me following behind him.

A feral growl resonated. Zero pushed me behind him and unholstered his weapon, The Bloody Rose. A vampire jumped down, it had long claws and its eyes were glinting brightly in the shade of the alley. It growled again and looked to Zero.

"What is this you protect... hunter?" the vampire questioned and then eyed me, drool descended from the fangs of the level E. Zero aimed the gun at the vampire, but the vampire had other ideas. It charged at us with its claws extended.

Zero growled, his own fangs extending slightly. His eyes were not red however, he shot at the vampire twice but both shots missed. The level E jumped onto the wall and then jumped off. Zero shot again, I pulled out Artemis and glared at the vampire.

"Pretty little girl... I can find more than one way to pleasure myself!" he growled.

Now Zero was angry, "Shut up!"

"Oh... do you want this girl for yourself... hunter? But you're a vampire... hm... this makes no sense. Maybe you want to sink your fangs into her while you're pounding into her, hm?" the level E questioned.

This infuriated Zero more, his eyes turned a bright crimson. He then charged at the vampire with his own claws extended, he easily sliced the vampire to pieces before growling and disappearing from sight.

"Z-Zero?" I stuttered and looked around for the silver haired hunter who disappeared.

I then felt warm breath on my neck, I turned my head and saw a red-eyed Zero. His fangs were elongated and he was panting slightly. His eyes were on my neck. He groaned and cupped his head as if he was in pain and I understood. I turned around to face the lusting vampire, he was watching me wearily.

"W-what the heck are you doing?" he questioned and licked his lips.

I undid my shirt a little and pressed myself against him, the vampire hissed in response. He eyed me carefully, I pressed my hands against his chest and looked up to him.

"What's wrong, Zero? I thought you were fine this morning... where did this all come from? I usually notice when you're hungry," I said.

Zero looked down, "He made me angry... that usually sparks blood lust, Yuuki."

"Okay... just take some, okay?" I said and he looked at my neck before pushing me away.

I pushed myself against him once again, "Stop it Zero!"

He growled in a feral manner before burying his head into my neck. He gently licked my neck and I shivered in slight delight before closing my eyes. Zero recently would take his time before sinking his fangs into me, I kind of wondered why but I would never ask him because he would more than likely lash out at me angrily. I felt his fangs scrape against my neck leaving very light scratches, he would also do that as well but again, I did not question him about it.

He finally bit into me and I gasped. I pulled on Zero's shirt and moaned lightly. His tongue deliberately licked down my neck to get to the drops of blood he missed. After a few moments, he pulled back and looked down. He wiped his mouth and looked up, I noticed that his fangs were still quite long.

"You can have more, you know?" I questioned.

The silver haired hunter closed his mouth effectively hiding his longer than usual fangs, "I do not need more, Yuuki."

"But you took way less than usual." I said back.

Zero glared at me, "Shut up Yuuki."

I sighed and ran a hand up and down my neck. I felt my warm blood and looked to Zero who was still looking away with a masked expression.

"Can you... clean this up?" I questioned and motioned for my neck.

Zero turned to me with confusion evident in his smoldering orbs, "What?"

"I don't... I don't have anything to clean this up with... and I can't exactly go into town like this, can I?" I said and felt deep down that I wanted him to agree.

He sighed and leaned in once again before burying himself into my neck, I felt his tongue lick around the area to clean up his mess. After a few moments, he pulled back and licked his lips before looking at the twin bite marks angrily.

"There, happy?" he questioned, his eyes hardening slightly.

I looked down and pressed my foot against the dirt, "Sorry..." I said sheepishly.

"It isn't your fault, it's more mine than yours," Zero said after a moment of silence.

He then looked to the dust pile and then back at his hands, "Since when could I...?"

I looked up at him with a little confusion, "What's wrong, Zero?"

He looked to me again, "Don't worry about it. We should head back before your father goes and sends out a search party or something."

Zero then looked to my hand and picked it up. I stared at him with a little shock, "W-What are you doing?"

"Hn... I wondered if you wanted me to clean this as well..." Zero said and dropped my hand.

I lifted it again and noticed that some of my blood was stained there as well. I bit my lip before nodding. He cupped my hand and his fangs were longer again, "You're going to bite again?" I questioned.

He shook his head, before lowering down onto my hand. His red glossa lashed out and he licked my fingers before taking them into his mouth entirely. I could feel his fangs. He took the finger out and licked the blood away before pushing away and blushing lightly. I smiled a little at him.

"Thanks, Zero," I said and he sighed before wiping his mouth again.

The silver haired hunter turned then looked around and sniffed, "There's more blood here... I want to see if there are any bodies."

I nodded and followed the vampire hunter, he looked around and would sniff the air to try and find what he was looking for. I guess there was a good thing to being a vampire in a way.

"Stay here, Yuuki." Zero ordered and then looked behind a trash container.

He turned back to me with a crinkled nose, "There's a body there..." he said and closed his eyes.

I looked down and wrapped my arms around myself. Zero crouched and held his head in the palm of his hands, he had a disgusted look on his face.

"That bastard deserved to die!" the angry vampire muttered before he pulled his lips back and growled, revealing his fangs.

I stared at him with a little shock, why was he so angry? I know that the victim died but I have been on so many missions with him and he has never acted this way. It kind of scared me. I watched over the angry vampire that was once again standing, he then pulled out a mobile phone and dialled a number into it.

"Yes, I need-" he was interrupted by the person he was talking to. "Zero Kiryuu." "Iie. I need-..." Zero then decided to put it on speaker, he crouched again and motioned for me to come sit by him. I did as I was told and sat down beside him.

"Zero Kiryuu, you need to have a full-time vampire hunter there to ask for this assistance." a female voice said and the vampire's silver eyebrows furrowed.

"I don't fucking care. Hurry up and send someone to town, trace this mo-..." he was interrupted once again.

"You're a vampire, you should not even be in the association." After that comment, I knew that Zero Kiryuu was now beyond furious once more.

"There is a rape victim here, unless you would like me to leave the body for some innocent bystander to come by... go ahead and keep up with this shit!" Zero half growled into the phone.

The victim was raped? I stared at Zero with a little shock and he held me closer to him and muttered a few curses to himself.

"Hai, hai. I can send Toga Yagari to you, he is in town at the moment..." the operator said and Zero sighed in relief.

Zero then nodded to himself, "Yeah, send him."

The silver haired vampire then hung up and put his phone into his pocket before sighing. I turned to him and blushed when I realized that Zero had not let go of me, the vampire on the other hand noticed and moved away from me and stood up. He then looked down at me and motioned for me to stand up.

"Yagari-sensei might come here soon, he probably won't come fast because this does not have anything to do with hunting..." Zero sighed and then closed his eyes for a moment.

"Z-Zero?" I whispered and he opened his eyes and looked to me, "Yeah?"

I looked down and twiddled my fingers, "Was the victim... really... r...raped?" I questioned and Zero nodded.

"Hai, rape victims don't usually have-..." he stopped when he noticed that I had silently began crying.

He hugged me again, "This won't happen to you, Yuuki."

I nodded and hugged him back, he rested his head on top of my head and mumbled little things under his breath.

"Why... why do vampires... always d...do this kind of stuff?" I questioned.

Zero coughed and I instantly knew what I said, "I was not meaning you Zero. You should know that by now."

The silver haired man nodded on top of me, "They do it because they only use their instincts. They only care for themselves."

"But, that isn't you... Zero. You care too much about a lot of things," I said and he chuckled a humourless chuckle, "Yuuki, I do not care about many things. You should know that by now."

"Are you saying that you do not have anything to protect?" I asked and looked up at him to see his lavender eyes.

The lavender eyed man sighed, "I did not say that at all, Yuuki. And, you should know by now that I have something to protect."

I nodded and snuggled back into him, he was nice and warm. Even though it was a warm day already, it was nice to be surrounded by his warmness.

I looked into the mirror and gently poked where the gauze was placed, I closed my eyes and sighed to myself. It would heal soon enough. I then heard a knock on the door. I turned my head and walked to the door and opened it to see a mahogany eyed vampire looking down at me.

"Ohayo, Kaname-sempai!" I said and smiled to him.

He smiled back, "I heard that you went on a mission with Kiryuu?"

I noticed the bitterness in the way Kaname had said Zero's name. I nodded my head. He then looked at my neck and frowned before looking at me again.

"You should really stop feeding your blood to that level D. He does not deserve it." Kaname said harshly as his mahogany orbs hardened considerably.

I glared at him, "He is my best-friend Kaname-sempai. I cannot just leave him to fall into the state of level E. I will not abandon him. What is it you wanted?"

Kaname sighed and ran a hand through his dark brown hair, "Sorry Yuuki, I did not mean it that way."

I could tell that he was lying when he said that, I frowned at him and he looked away.

"I came here to inform you that the school will be going on holidays this Friday. Everyone is leaving other than you and the other prefect..." Kaname said and I looked up to him.

I was a little confused by this, "Why is the headmaster having holidays a week early?" I questioned.

"He wants to repair the dorms over a three week period." Kaname answered.

His mahogany eyes were gentle once again, "I will be seeing you in three weeks then?"

I nodded and he hugged me in a friendly manner before leaving my room. I sighed and closed my eyes. Kaname was confusing sometimes, I then sat down on my bed and stared at the ceiling. Why did the headmaster not mention anything about it earlier? I mean... that would have been a smart idea to have told me earlier. Sometimes I did not understand the headmaster either.

It was about four o'clock in the afternoon. Today was a Wednesday night. I had to go on patrol later. The headmaster allowed us to have the day off to do this mission and I was fine with that since I had homework due to today that I had forgotten all about and thinking about that... I sat up and walked over to my desk. Headmaster bought me a HP laptop a few weeks ago. I sat down and turned the computer on and waited for it to load.

I tapped my nails on the desk and the computer loaded. I quickly opened Word and got out the document I needed before beginning to type what I needed.

"There!" I said loudly and felt proud of myself. I had finished this assignment, I looked at the clock at the bottom of the screen and shut the lid of the laptop before stretching. I quickly got changed into my uniform and jumped out the window. I looked around and stretched before heading off towards where Zero would more than likely be.

I eventually made it to the horse stalls and like I thought, Zero was lazily lounging on a hay bail beside the white mount, White Lily. The horse looked to me and snorted, Zero sat up and stared at me before nodding his acknowledgement.

"Hey," I said casually and kept my distance away from the angry mount.

The horse was pounding its hooves on the ground and seemed to be growling at me. I was used to this but that did not mean that I liked it.

Zero nodded before standing up and straightening his tie, he walked passed me and looked to me, "What are you thinking about, Yuuki?" the silver haired vampire asked, his lavender eyes seemed to be peeking inside my soul. He could do that and he knew it.

"Ano... did you hear that we have to stay at the academy for three weeks?" I asked and he raised a silver brow.

I looked down, "The headmaster wants us to stay here for three weeks while everyone is on holidays. I thought you would have known this."

Zero shrugged, "Unlike you, I do not listen to gossip."

I glared at him for that one, "For your information, Kaname-sempai told me about it."

"Of course... your pureblood best friend would have told you," Zero snorted.

What was with him? Earlier he was much nicer. Seriously, he changes his personality all of the time and it is really annoying.

"What is with you? What did I do?" I asked and he smirked, "Nothin', I'll go ahead. You can patrol the Moon Dorms so you can spy on your pureblood."

I looked down and watched as he left the stables, he was in a really bad mood. I fed him blood earlier and that usually makes him more tolerable for a few days. Something must be gnawing at his mind if he is like this. I then felt fear shoot through me. Is... is he becoming a level E? I then ran off in the direction of my silver haired friend.

And... I could not find him. He has gone missing. Again. He knows when to disappear when I need to talk to him. I swear he does it to annoy me sometimes. I was panicky though, I needed to find him and ask if what I thought was true.

I then found a silver haired man walking through the school grounds with his hands shoved into his pockets, I stayed still and watched him. I quickly scurried into the bushes and watched him from my hiding spot. He was staring at the ground and he stopped by the fountain and ran his hand through the flowing water. He was... calm. He did not seem to be in turmoil. Lavender eyes looked around and looked beautiful in the bright moon light. It was a full moon tonight. His eyes were always pretty when they were in the moonlight.

The vampire hunter then looked into my direction and I froze. I hope he did not notice me. And then he began walking this way. Retreat! I quickly scrambled further into the bushes, I turned my head and sighed in relief when I noticed he was not there. I continued walking forward and walked into... a chest? I looked up to see lavender eyes staring down at me. Oh crap...

"What are you doing, Yuuki?" he questioned and I looked away.

"Ano... I was... looking for a uh... ball. Yeah, ball!" I said with a bright smile.

He rolled his eyes and glared down at me, "Why were you watching me?"

"Um... I was looking for you..." I said honestly, that was true so it's all good.

But... the look on his face did not say the same as what I thought. His lavender eyes hardened quite a bit and his eyebrows were furrowed. His mouth was pulled into a straight line and he was giving me the death glare that I wanted to move away from.

"Why?" he asked.

I sweat dropped, what's with him and questions today? "Because... I was worried."

Zero's angry look was replaced by a look of shock, "Why were you worried about me? You don't need to worried about me."

I looked down, "You're acting all weird and I was... was really worried about you, Zero. I thought that you were turning into a..." I trailed off and looked up to a blank faced Zero.

He frowned again, "You thought I was turning into a level E. You thought I was distancing myself away from you because of that. Yuuki... we can't be friends. I can promise you one thing though, at the moment... I am not turning into a level E."

I stared at him with shock. He... he did not want to be friends?

"Just... leave me alone, Yuuki." Zero said and walked out of the bushes.

I stood there with confusion filling me entirely... he... he didn't... I was about to cry and I knew that. I looked down and rubbed my eyes. I can't... I couldn't...

And with that, I ran off to my dorm room to sob into my pillow.

A/N That... was a really long chapter. I hope you enjoyed the first chapter of this Zeki fic. Also, I will not be able to update for a few weeks but I will do my best to write down chapter ideas on a piece of paper so I can then type it up and put it on here.

Disclaimer I do not own Vampire Knight and/or its characters. I also do not own HP laptops or computers... or anything from them when I think about it *scratches chin* Oh well.