#yuuki cross

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Do you think Yuki truly loved both Kaname and zero , cause she was satisfied with zero's blood but with Kaname's blood her thirst wasn't entirely quenched ?

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So I think that Yuuki loved them both, yes. But if we're talking "True Love" I think it's a lot more nuanced than that. (I'm also going to ignore the FAMILIAL dynamics in this rant bc we already know)

Let's talk about Yuuki's relationship with Kaname:

Kaname saving Yuuki from a "bad vampire" is her first human memory. He visits on occasion and is nothing but kind, caring, if not distant towards Yuuki. Yuuki finds herself seeking out his attention and looking forward to seeing him as it's a rare treat. She has only ever known since she was small that he will a) protect her , b) be kind to her, and c) he's "not like other vampires" because he is her savior. The only identifier of his vampirism she has as a child is his fangs, other than that seemingly nothing else about him is like a vampire.

In middle school, she accidentally sees Kaname feeding on Ruka and this challenges her opinion of him "not being like other vampires". She's introduced to the reality that a) Kaname is a vampire, and b) that she does not truly know him. Much like realizing that though our parents may have raised us, though we have known people all our juvenile lives, it doesn't mean we know everything about them and the intricacies of their character; That they are people, and not the objects of affection that we have placed on a pedestal.

After this realization, Yuuki puts distance between herself and Kaname, using "-sama" and treating him differently due to her anxieties around vampirism and her glorification of his saving her (in her mind, the only thing that separates him from not being the vampire that wishes to feed on her and cause her harm, the "bad vampire").

I feel as though much of Yuuki's feelings towards Kaname at the start of her time at Cross Academy are romanticized anxiety (she has feelings of anxiety and is uncomfortable around him, but those feelings are easily mistaken for feelings of "butterflies", excitement, or attraction). She has conflict within herself: being afraid of Kaname as a vampire, not knowing his true intentions and character, as opposed to her experience of being saved and his kindness towards her. And throughout the series of events at Cross Academy, because Kaname withholds the truth from her, lies to her, and consistently gaslights her, all she has keeping her afloat is faith that he has good intentions. That's not a true or healthy relationship because there is no trust or communication between them.

It isn't until after Yuuki is turned that truth is finally being obtained and Kaname comes clean about his actions for the past 10 years. They are able to build some intimacy between them. He finally shares his vulnerable past with her, as he views this as a chance for her to unconditionally accept him. However, Yuuki remains in conflict, because he has withheld the truth for so long, and she feels personally responsible for his suffering. When she suggests they start over as equals in the relationship, Kaname takes this as her ultimate rejection of him (though they have both consistently tried to bear one another's burdens).

Kaname then sets the stage for his self sabotage and plot to indiscriminately kill all purebloods and to do so he feels he must estrange Yuuki (and Adiou) from him in order to do so uninhibited.

Kaname betrays them (or appears to, even though I feel that's almost worst) and later Yuuki confronts him that she will never abandon him. Which I find to be one of the good examples of Yuuki's love. She will love him despite that which he has done, but she still believes in stopping his destruction and holding him accountable for what he's done.

Ultimately, Kaname tells her that when they were together she couldn't smile from her heart (the motif for true love), but she was the light of his life. He then sacrifices himself for the greater good (which conveniently absolves him of everything he did prior) and he remains a monolith looming over Yuuki's life.

I think Yuuki had great love for him but do I think it qualifies as "true love"? If things had been different, I think they could have had a successful relationship, but ultimately I find them deeply incompatible. Kaname is too depressed and has 10,000 years of firmly rooted self hatred to be capable of having a relationship, and Yuuki will never truly understand him and what he went through, and has immense guilt over it. Did they have love for each other? Absolutely. Did they have trust, open communication, and all that entails with a healthy relationship? Absolutely not. I don't think that either of them could provide the other with what they needed.

Let's talk about Yuuki's relationship with Zero:

Their relationship starts as Yuuki seeing Zero suffering and she decides to be his caretaker, soothing him and stopping his self harm. She recognizes his fear and pain and can sympathize with it. They build a friendship in which they are around each other constantly, and feel comfortable to tease one another, tutor and take notes for the other, and talk about serious topics. They have a friendship. (Which I feel like Kaname and Yuuki never had)

Zero is then revealed to be a vampire to Yuuki in the most literal way, a vampire who drinks her blood. Yuuki again has her reality shattered, but takes the blame for not noticing. She catches Zero trying to unalive himself and she takes responsibility for his life upon herself. And it isn't until later, she learns that Zero will inevitably become a Level E and be ended, that she thinks of the only possible solution: to sacrifice herself to prolong his life. For me this is the ultimate example of her love, that she would put her life on the line for his (especially with her fear and anxiety about vampires).

Yuuki then tries to make their "unforgiveable, forbidden acts" as pedestrian as possible, to put Zero at ease. Zero acknowledges her suffering and takes full responsibility for it. He opens up about his past to her, and she inserts herself into the Shizuka drama to try and save him again. Zero asks her "What am I to you?" because he has always known of her feelings for Kaname, and is confused why Yuuki would sacrifice herself time and time again if she didn't have love for him. When Yuuki tries to answer this for herself, she thinks about how she doesn't want him to disappear, she wants him to smile, and how she should be afraid of Zero but she can't look away.

Zero always encourages her not to pretend or hide her feelings, which is when she asks him if she would be stronger if she was a vampire because she's been feeling insecure about her lack of identity. She's afraid that expressing this fear to Zero has hurt him, and so she WILLS HERSELF TO REMEMBER HER PAST WHICH STARTS UNRAVELLING JURI'S SPELL ON HER.

In this period, Zero does nothing but support her and offer her solutions to find the truth about her past. He tells her that his life is hers, and that she is his priority and she can burden him with her thoughts and feelings, and she has every right to do so. He helps her confront Kaname on multiple occasions.

When Zero comes to check on Yuuki in one of her hallucinations, she admits that being Zero's caretaker was her own selfish way of giving herself identity, to help her compensate for having no memories and no family.

When Yuuki is turned, Zero is blinded by his hatred. They kill Rido together but Zero is in conflict with her. He confesses his feelings, and doesn't expect her to reciprocate, and asks if her worries are gone now that the has her memories. He then promises to kill her then next time he sees her. (Spoiler alert, he doesn't) Yuuki sobs as she doesn't want to be his enemy, realizes his feelings for her, and decides to lock away her feelings about him.

Every interaction they have after that, is stumbling, and awkward. She's admitted to Kaname that her thirst cannot be quenched by him alone, that she desires Zero as well.

When she reinstates the nightclass, she still worries about him but their relationship is different, and expresses a desire that things go back to the way they were between them. They say things like "treasure yourself more" to each other, Zero still shows he cares and his intentions are not to kill her, but he's struggling with his hatred. Then Zero finds out that Kaname has puppeteered him all along, and they team up against Kaname's murder spree.

Then we have the masquerade where they pretend not to know each other, and they share a kiss. Yuuki speculates that if they were both human, that would have been the normal course of action for them. Then she takes his memory because she plans to give up her life for Kaname to be human, and she can't bear the thought of Zero thirsting for her/grieving her. Kaname admits to her that Zero's love for her wasn't orchestrated by him (which both Zero and Yuuki were uncertain about). Zero remembers like two days later, and decides to accept her for who she is, to fight WITH Kaname against the vampire hoards because he loves Yuuki more than he hates Kaname.

After Kaname dies, Zero tells Yuuki that he'll always be there for her and to take her time. He is a surrogate father to Ai, and bloodshares with Yuuki, he is EXTREMELY patient with her and her anxieties around loving after Kaname, and their relationship overall is communicative, loving, and healthy. And Zero makes her smile from the bottom of her heart.

I think that they make mistakes with each other, they've had their pit falls but overcome them, they have an understanding of one another and they ultimately love and accept one another. I think that she was able to experience true, unconditional, romantic love with Zero. Her thirst may not have been quenched fully, but Zero gave a lot more than he took in the end (honesty, communication, reciprocation, etc) .

And she still had love for Kaname after he was gone. It was a love that colored her life. Even Zero acknowledges that the way Yuuki cares for him, was learned from Kaname. It's simultaneously sad and unfair, and beautiful and romantic. We are made up of our experiences, and love in toxic relationships isn't a fault, but toxic behaviour is.

Well anyway, that's my big long rant on that.

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i understand you Ai ...really , she is my favorite Disney princess too. But don't speak like that with Ruka she is kind and adores you. 'kay? :D

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Yuki x Zero❤️

Yuki Cross and Zero Kiryu from the manga "Vampire Knight" by Matsuri Hino

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Genre: Fluff

Pairing: Haruka x Juuri and Little Yuuki x Young Kaname

Setting: When Yuuki is just a little Vampire.

Status: Complete

Type: Standalone

Disclaimer: All related Vampire Knight names and characters are copyrighted © by Matsuri Hino. The plot line for the story though, belongs to myself.

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"Brother!" Kaname stirred from his seat on the couch where he was enjoying a book, his chocolate brown eyes peering over the top of it as little Yuuki ran over to him and clambered up to be seated next to him, her small hand tugging at his brown jacket.

"Is something the matter Yuuki?" Kaname asked his facial expression never changing though Yuuki could detect his concern and she giggled into her stuffed rabbit.

"No Kaname, nothing bad," Yuuki's eyes brightened when Kaname placed his book on the floor and patted his lap to get her to sit there and she gladly scurried on and cuddled into him, "Kaname, what's a kiss?" she tilted her head to the side so innocently that even Kaname couldn't stop the light blush that appeared on his cheeks.

"Surely you know what a kiss is, after sharing many with me?" Kaname asked gently stroking his thumb across little Yuuki's cheek, a small angelic smile on his lips as he leaned down and brushed his lips across her cheek making her gasp and giggle again.

"That's a kiss?" Yuuki asked and beamed excitedly when Kaname simply nodded, amused by her reaction and jumped a little when a grinning Yuuki threw her arms around his neck.

"But Yuuki," Kaname started shuffling the girl in his arms so that their eyes met, "why did you want to know?" he asked gently brushing Yuuki's long brown hair out of her eyes.

"I read it in a book Mother left on the couch," Yuuki explained blinking a couple of times before she cuddled into Kaname again, smiling happily when he wrapped his arms around her protectively and lay his head against hers.

It was only a draft of cold air that broke the pair apart and Yuuki gasped loudly again as she hurried down from Kaname's lap to greet their parents, their scent filling the young Pureblood's nose like a comforting cuddle.

"Mother, father!" Yuuki squeezed her toy rabbit in between her arms as she cuddled against the legs of her mother, Juuri while under the smiling eyes of Haruka who shuffled the umbrella in his hands and gently placed it down against the wall.

"Ah!" Juuri smiled bending down, grabbing Yuuki around the waist and sitting the little girl upon her hip, "and how is Yuuki today?" her mother's smile was beautiful at that moment and Yuuki couldn't help but stare in awe, her little fingers reaching out and touching those lips that had placed loving kisses on her forehead.

"She adores you," Haruka's deep voice sounded from behind the two females and Juuri looked over at him with a blush on her cheeks, giggling when Yuuki squealed upon seeing Kaname arrive in the entrance to greet his parents.

"Did you travel safely?" Kaname asked a little too seriously for his age and Juuri placed Yuuki on the floor before tapping Kaname's head in a playful manner.

"Oh Kaname I wish you wouldn't be so formal with us," she then cuddled him into her arms with an adoring smile on her face before swaying Kaname from side to side making both her and Yuuki laugh whilst Haruka gazed upon the sight of his perfect little family.

"Formal?" Kaname sounded a little confused, but it went unheard as Juuri then pulled away from him and wrapped her arms around Haruka's arm, beaming up at him as he just smiled silently as usual.

"Mummy, today I learnt what kisses are!" Yuuki tugged on her mother's white and pink dress trying to get her attention and it worked as both Juuri and Haruka were now looking at her curiously.

"Oh really?" Juuri asked bending down until her hands were on her knees, her face level with Yuuki's, "and what did Kaname say they were?"

Behind her, Haruka moved to Kaname's side and placed a hand caringly on his son's shoulder, smiling when the brunette looked up at him.

Yuuki didn't reply and simply leaned over and kissed her mother's cheek sweetly, giggling straight afterwards and blushing a bit when Juuri straightened up and cupped her cheeks, swaying from side to side.

"Oh I just got a kiss from Yuuki, Haruka you must be so jealous of me," a little flirtatious eyebrow lifted on her beautiful face and a deep chuckle sounded from the man behind Kaname.

"Only those of true beauty get kisses from our little girl," Haruka pointed out with a wispy tone that made Juuri blush slightly and she watched as Yuuki then went to both Kaname and her father, kissing their cheeks just so that they knew that she thought they were true beauties too wanting everybody to be equal in her family.

"Come Yuuki, we'll read together," Kaname said gently as he held his hand out to her, which she gladly took and padded after her big brother as they walked back into the room and over to their favourite spot on the couch.

"Oh look at them," Juuri sighed and cuddled her husband's arms lovingly, her free hand lifting and running her nails across his cheeks gently as she gazed at his handsome face, "they act closer than we ever did," she chuckled and grinned when Haruka smiled again and placed a kiss on the top of her head.

"You were even more stubborn back then," Haruka teased in a gentle tone and Juuri's face flushed before she gently pulled her husband's face down to hers and kissed his kips tenderly, "Juuri," he whispered when they pulled away from each other, his hand squeezing the one on his cheek lovingly as he gazed into his wife's eyes.

"Oh don't look at me like that with those eyes," Juuri playfully pushed her husband in the chest and laughed when Haruka grabbed her around the waist and pulled her back against him so their lips could meet again.

"Then don't tease me with such short kisses," Haruka replied quietly, aware that his children were in the next room and he captured his wife's lips in a sweet, almost delicate kiss that made both of them swoon against one another.

"What's snu-snugger-ling?"

Both Haruka and Juuri pulled away with a smile at the sound their young and curious child and walked into the room to find Yuuki pointing at the book Kaname had been reading a little while before the kissing explanation had taken up his time.

"Snuggling is when you grab a hold of somebody you love very much," Juuri started and then wrapped her arms around Haruka's waist, "and then get all close and squashy with them like this," she then buried her head in her husband's chest and cuddled up into his body, sighing at the scent of him.

Yuuki stared at them as if she was taking mental notes and started to do the same with Kaname who was blushing darker by the second every time Yuuki's head nuzzled against his chest.

"They are so sweet," Juuri sighed quietly to the much taller man she was still snuggling with and closed her eyes as Haruka began to pet her long hair gently.

It was times like this that Haruka and Juuri truly loved being a family, being this close to each other just seemed to fuel them completely even though they were having hard times at the current time. The sheer innocence of seeing their children play and learn together was the thing that both of the adult Pureblood's practically fed off of.

"Hey…what's sex-uo intercus?"

However, they still wished their daughter was a little less curious when it came to words she didn't know.

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{Pt.2}

Zero offered Kaname forgiveness for his sins, he really had great character development!

Of course, he couldn't forgive him for hurting Yuuki.

Kaname says that he understands and reaches out his hands to Zero, offering and pulling him in a hug.

This is one of the most emotional scenes for me. Kaname embraced Zero. Embraced the boy who's life went twisted because of him, who hated himself and lost his family, and felt deeply misunderstood. He tried to offer some comfort to Zero; Kaname knew that this wasn't enough, but he threw his heart into the furnace in order for Zero to live in peace with Yuuki.

And Zero didn't back away from the hug. He accepted it and stayed there, despite all of Kaname's wrong-doings.

Kaname wasn't ready to forgive himself, but he could at least offer Zero some affection before taking his final breath.

He wished for Yuuki and Zero to be happy.

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does anyone else not like vampire knight but severely love hanabusa aido because hes simply the best character that series has to offer

i love his growth and strength and personally hes the best character to project my mental illness too so my headcanon version of him has a couple of suicide attempts under the belt

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So I'm reading through Vampire Knight (AGAIN) and I was always under the impression that Kaname chose to turn Yuuki into a vampire, because he wanted her to be with him. During my read through previous to this one, I learned that his original intentions were to "turn" or have her remain human. I thought it was strange that he would plan on this for 10 years only to change his mind at the last second.

During my current read through, I was reminded of Rido's stupid little plot to have Ichiru administer his blood to Yuuki that ultimately was futile. Rido and Kaname have a conversation in which Rido suggests that Yuuki's transformation (via Rido's blood, I had assumed) would have been extremely painful. It's after he says this that Kaname takes Yuuki from her room and bites her.

In Volume 11 (Chapter 51?) I'm reading along, Yuuki is struggling with suppressing her Vampiric Self, when I find this translator's note:

So am I right in assuming now, that Yuuki forcing herself to remember caused Juri's spell to start unraveling (not just Yuuki's memories) and Yuuki would have returned to her original vampiric state without Kaname's intervention? That Rido was referring to Yuuki turning into a vampire regardless, and that transformation would be extremely painful to her, so Kaname intervenes and bites her so that the transformation will be less painful for Yuuki?

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Aaaaah I love it I mean not my art of course. I mean the relationship between Aidou and Yori they are so adorable together. Im just a little sad because Yori is died before Aidou finds the medicine what is made humans from vampires. :(

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Blood Lust of Beasts Chapter 2

Fandom: Vampire Knight

Pairing: Kaname Kuran/Zero Kiriyu

Characters: Kiryu Zero, Kuran Kaname, Cross Yuki, Aido Hanabusa, Cross Kaien, Wakaba Sayori, Yagari Toga

Status: Ongoing

Chapter 1

The days passed much as they did in the Academy, mindlessly boring and awfully long. The weather had taken one look at Zero’s inner turmoil and said fuck you to you too; endless days of humid sunshine followed that terrible night, the accompanying breeze pitifully weak, and Zero felt the murderous rage within him boil over.

He made a habit of snarling at any unsuspecting victims who erred even slightly in his presence. It felt as if someone had pressed the on button for the jittery tenseness that followed him around like his own personal storming cloud and forgot to switch it off.

Yuki had done a blatant 180 degrees spin the second she spied him stomping in her general direction. In her defence, Zero had been particularly harsh when she’d dared take over his breakfast duties and nearly burned the whole kitchen down. It was a reoccurring happenstance, Zero learned to deal with it during that awful time when he’d had no other choice but to cohabit with two deranged humans. Dealing with it meant a disappointed sigh and an impromptu cleaning spree, not the screaming match that awoke Cross’ serious side – he had swept into the room decked out for a fight in an all-black outfit, long hair falling loosely over his shoulders only to pause in the doorway and stare at the pans raised high above their heads clutched like weapons. Cross rubbed his eyes, muttered something about never drinking with Yagari, and trotted back to his room.

It worked in his favour in a way because Yuki did not have the courage to bemoan his avoidance tactics; he skipped changeover duties enough times that Cross felt compelled to appoint Sayori as an honorary prefect. Sayori, a perfectly lovely girl by his standards, against a throng of crazy fan girls? She would turn into a wind chime, blown this and that way.

However, it seemed Yuki had had enough.

His duty, his little sister, the person he would not fail, not this time around, not like he had failed Ichiru. She stood over him, hands on her hips, a mighty scowl in place (she learned that from him, goddammit.)

“Zero Kiryu, you will get your lazy butt up this second or so help me I will find that secret stash of manga you think I don’t know about, and I will distribute it. Then I will insert a note in each book that will give up your identity and you will have no choice but to suffer the admiration of – “

Zero was up within seconds. He pressed his hand to her mouth to prevent other rubbish from escaping the airheaded mess. Honestly, she should have been born blonde, then Zero could have teased her with so many horrible references, just as he had teased Ichiru (never mind they were identical twins).

“Fine, but if I hear even a word – “

“Yes, yes, you will end me and all I hold dearest. But Zero, you cannot harm Mr Cat.”

She clasped her hand around his wrist, dragging him. Zero deliberately slowed down, Yuki grunted at the increased weight. She soldiered on, placing his arm over her shoulder for a better grip. Zero admired her grit, he really did, if only it had been directed at a more productive endeavour.

“He’s a cactus.”

Oh, almighty god, what terrible sin did he commit to have this nonsense in his life? He just wanted to kill vampires, was that too much? Perhaps taking on the duty of protecting one Yuki Cross had been his misstep.

“Zero you mustn’t judge.”

He sighed, long suffering. Somewhat done with this nonsense he slapped a hand over his face to shield his eyes from the world; if he can’t see it, it cannot see him either. Although, Zero still heard the buzzing conversations of the honeybees loitering outside the gates. If he had to rate the things he hated in life, then this aspect of his duties had to be at least third on the list. Above it, the second and first place would be staunchly taken over by Shizuka and Kuran. Maybe he should reserve a special place for Ichiru too – the backstabbing little bitch, he could have at least warned Zero he was going to let a bloodthirsty, crazy ass vampire into their home. If Yuki turned out anything like him, Zero would just say a giant fuck you to the world and hide his sorry ass in a hut in the middle of the woods.

Yuki patted his head, but Zero ignored the pinched mouth and creased eyes silently asking for his wellbeing. If she truly cared, she wouldn’t subject Zero to this hell.

The volume of the shrieks increased tenfold as they noticed not only his presence but the dramatic procession of vampires strolling out of the Moon dorms. Zero glared at his side made up of screaming, overly excited, sexually frustrated girls; blissful silence fell over them.

“If I hear as much as a peep from any of you, I will gladly inform you that I’m hosting school wide detention camps.”

Not even the day students have been spared from Zero’s ire. They looked down or over his shoulder nervously, shuffling in place but not daring anything that could enrage Zero. He smiled. Tilting his head to indicate the other side of the path, where Yuki’s charges were making nuisances of themselves, the girls quickly caught his meaning and laboured to shush their counterparts.

The vampires glanced around either side at the morose girls but did not comment. Hanabusa Aidou couldn’t count, he was a waste of brain cells.

Zero hoped against all odds that Kuran would be absent. He was not. In fact, to his growing horror, he had stopped to chat with Yuki, who blushed bashfully (what the fuck). Sometimes, when he really looked, Yuki transformed from the cute little sister he had raised with an iron fist to one of the many girls idolizing Kuran. She lost herself in him in a way that terrified Zero and he was helpless to it.

The girls were filtering out, most of the night class had gone too. Zero could not use them as a shield! If he were to leave now, it would be too obvious that he had in a way been evading the pureblood. Avoiding his gaze would do - Zero wouldn’t have to acknowledge him, Yuki’s admonishments be dammed.

He turned his head, using his hair to cover his eyes. Kuran’s light footsteps were too close for comfort – Zero had the sinking feeling that he was heading for him. But he only passed by, closer than expected, yes, still he kept walking. Zero could practically feel his eyes burn a hole into him. He dared a peek, the vampire’s head was turned, his brandy brown eyes dissecting Zero with the careful inspection of a serial killer. Zero blanched.

His pride can eat shit!

Zero power walked, the quicker the better.

“Kiryu.”

Zero sped up.

“Kiryu,” his tone hardened.

Zero was close to sprinting. Just give him another damn minute.

“Kiryu, if you do not stop – “

He’ll start at the border to patrol the perimeter of the academy, better there where the chances of bumping into nefarious vampires – oh look a lovely vampire! Kuran had followed him. Zero glared at the hand wrapped around his wrist pointedly. Kuran did not get the hint. He used the sudden momentum of swinging Zero around to pull him in, too close for a public venue.

“For once in your life Kuran, leave me alone.”

“People are watching,” Kuran hissed.

He pushed past Zero’s boundaries, within his very actions a mask to hide as much of their conflict as possible. His nose almost brushed Zero’s cheek.

“Just fuck off,” Zero snarled.

Kuran seemed to take that as an invitation to further invade his space, his cold breath caressing the skin under his jaw. Zero turned his head to the side, hoping to increase the distance but the vampire just slotted into the empty space, his breathing a heady thing in his ear. Zero pushed at Kuran’s chest.

“Like you said, people are watching. Let me go.”

This day was becoming a surreal nightmare, or a practice in patience. Whichever it was Zero was so done with it. He was tired of Kuran and his bullshit.

Zero jerked his arm, Kuran strengthened his grip; like a tango, one written by a fucking teenager. He took a step back, opening his stance, it gave the impression of a wider space between them. In a way it worked to avoid the suspicious eyes following their movements. This was a terrible place to have this sort of confrontation. Even Yuki was watching them intently.

“You are avoiding me.”

Zero whipped his head around, brows furrowing, he could feel a headache building underneath the bridge of his nose. He scowled. Fucking Kuran.

“Given the situation last time, yes I thought that was a normal reaction,” Zero said, voice lowered but still loud enough that at least a couple of his inner circle did a double take.

“Do not make a repeat of it, you have a duty to fulfil.”

Kuran’s thumb rubbed gently over the blue veins showing on his pale wrist. Zero startled, a curse dying swiftly as the pureblood crushed it until bones creaked and the skin turned a deathly pale. Before he could find the right words to hurl at him, Kuran swiveled away, his inner circle trailing after him like puppies. He ignored the obvious stares they kept throwing over their shoulders; if they had questions they could very well ask their lord.

Fucking Kuran.