In
the end, I want to be the one who crushes you.
Zero sat silently in the empty corner, his head hidden deep within his arms.
Ever since the day he lost all self-control, his lust of blood overshadowed his life, bringing him nothing but isolation.
You’ve chosen the
path of the fallen... There’ll be nothing ahead for you but darkness.
Nothing but Darkness.
Darkness.
The words, the voice, haunted his thoughts, his dreams and echoed in his head every night, disrupting his peaceful sleep.
“Leave me the fuck alone!” He yelled in a sudden fit of rage, his fist slammed down onto the brick wall beside him. The pain of his skin peeling from the impact brought him back to life, at least for the moment.
Lifting his head up slowly, he discovered he was engulfed in a room filled with utter darkness.
Night had fallen hours ago, grey clouds coating the entire sky. Grabbing one end of the curtain, Zero yanked the material together to stop the moonlight from peering in.
‘I’m
slowly turning, aren’t I? Even the rays of light from the moon is enough to
sting my eyes...’
It was then he remembered he had missed another day of remedial class.
‘Yuuki’s
going to get pissed at me for ditching again...’
But Zero couldn’t care anymore, besides, it wasn’t the first time he’s failed a year before anyways.
‘It
would be the best for everyone if I’d just stay in this room for the rest of
his life. At least I wouldn’t be able to go out and harm anyone again.’
... He really didn’t want any more innocent people to fall victim to his sadistic vampiric urges.
Then it happened again. The same thirst that he’s been dying to suppress began to resurface, causing his body to shiver in a moment of weakness. Desperately, Zero shoved his hand into his pocket, ignoring the wound and began searching for the small packet of blood tablets that Chairman Cross had left for him the other day.
Grabbing hold of the small medicine tin, he slipped it open roughly and tossed two pills into his mouth and swallowed. The pills left a bittersweet aftertaste in his mouth, causing Zero to cough in disgust.
He was slowing turning... Degrading into an E Grade vampire, wasn’t he...?
One who lusts for blood and nothing but blood. A monster that would kill without any rational thought just to be able to taste a fresh drop of blood.
If
I ever lose control of my mind and turn into a blood-sucking monster... I want
you to kill me, understood?
“Yuuki...” Zero whispered weakly, clenching onto the centre of his chest through his t-shirt. “Since the night I bit you, nothing... Nothing has been the same... I’m...”
The pain in his chest was growing more and more intense as the days past.
‘This
isn’t good... My body is starting to reject the tablets fairly quickly
nowadays... I don’t know how much longer I can put off my urges...’
Glancing at the small dried patch of blood on his knuckle, Zero lifted it upon his mouth, sliding his tongue against the delicate wound. He lapped at the blood fiercely, not caring it was his own.
‘Any blood is better than nothing...’ He thought dully in his mind, enjoying the familiar copper taste that lingered within his mouth.
This was getting rather pathetic.
He was sitting there alone in a room, drinking his own blood out of sheer desperation!
Coming to his senses, Zero reluctantly tore his mouth away from his flesh, his teeth bearing in another moment of frustration.
“Get yourself together Kiryuu, you’re a fucking mess.”
He scowled at himself while looking into the direction of the full-length mirror that hung on his right. The reflection before him showed a fallen boy, who was foolish enough to have stepped into the dark side when he knew of the consequences that followed.
Sighing heavily under his breath, Zero leaned a little, allowing his head to fall back against the wall with a loud thud.
It was all his fault.
Kuran Kaname. He’d curse that name until the day Yuuki shoots him with a single silver bullet from the Bloody Rose.
Although ‘despicable’ was barely enough to describe half the hatred he had for the pure blood vampire, there was always something that bothered Zero in the back of his mind.
... In a way, Kaname fascinated him.
He wasn’t like any of the other students from the night class; he had this cold aura that surrounded him, followed him wherever he went. The fact that he was one of the only surviving pure breeds fascinated him too, as he wondered why he still hasn’t chosen a partner, a mate to be precise, after living for so many centuries.
Whether it was walking to class or just sleeping, Kaname always managed to look alluring to the eye and rather... Seductive?
But none of these things mattered to Zero, because ultimately, Kaname was just like her.
The hateful woman that gave him the fatal bite four years ago, the one who turned him from a child, into a bloodthirsty monster...
‘If it wasn’t for him, I would’ve killed Hio Shizuka with my bare hands and drank every last drop of her blood. Only that way will she know the pain she has caused me, not to mention that she took my brother away as well...’
He hissed again, sinking his teeth into his tongue, almost drawing blood.
If Kaname had decided to mind his own business for once, then all the pieces of the puzzle would’ve fallen perfectly into place. Zero would’ve killed the bitch for ruining his life and for bewitching his beloved brother.
If only he hadn’t chosen to intrude into the matter, if only he…
"..."
The sound of the door creaking open interrupted his chain of thoughts, causing Zero to reach alarmingly for his gun. He always hid the spare gun in his jacket, just in case the night academy students decide to break the peace treaty and go on a killing spree through the school.
A tall shadow slipped into the room, his long brunette hair swept across his wide shoulders, his dark ruby eyes shimmered and glow in the darkness.
It was none other but the person he loathed so much...
“I see you’re the same as ever, Kiryuu Zero.”
Kaname spoke in his usual calm tone, offering the silver-haired boy a somewhat sly smile. From his expression, it was obvious to Zero that the brunette was completely unintimidated by the presence of the weapon, which was pointing straightly in his direction.
“Bastard.” Zero mumbled under his breath, his finger tightening around the trigger of the gun as the tall brunette approached closer and closer.
He didn’t have time for his games tonight.
“Explain yourself Kuran. Why the hell are you trespassing into the day student dorms when you’re suppose to be having night classes?”
Silence. Kaname offering him nothing but a look of aggravation.
“Stop flattering yourself, I’m not here for you. I was simply looking for Yuuki and you just happened to be sitting here.” He stopped right in from of Zero and brushed away his gun from his chest in a violent shove. “And you better change you attitude, while we’re still inside the Academy, you should address me as Senpai. Or should I report to Chairman Cross and tell him about your foul attitude, hm?”
“Fuck you Kaname. I don’t care what your excuse is, but for you to step inside this dorm at any time of the day is strictly forbidden in the academy rules.” Zero pointed the gun at the brunette, glaring deeply into his dark crimson eyes. “I don’t care who you are to Yuuki, leave now before I do something that you’ll regret—.”
“Go ahead, try and shoot me. I dare you. You know I won’t die from these normal bullets, the wounds would properly close up in less than an minute.” An amused smiled curled on the ends of his lips, a rare gesture that even Zero had never seen before.
Kaname
kneeled before Zero, his face pressing besides his victim’s ear, his lips
brushing against the various piercings that he found on the shell.
“It’ll heal even faster if I drink some fresh blood beforehand.” He whispered in a husky tone, causing Zero to shudder involuntarily at his seductive voice.
Glancing at the mess beside him, Kaname picked up the small black tin and pulled it open, allowing the small tablets to drop freely into his large hand. Blood tablets and about five were left in the medicine box.
“Have you been taking these again?” He asked, crushing the tablets into thin dust with his fingers. Zero looked away, almost ashamed, before snatching the tin from Kaname.
“What do you think, if I don’t take them, I’ll go crazy with bloodlust again and god knows what I might do next time...” Zero finished his sentence quickly, ignoring the scent of his own blood that was still present on his hand.
“These are going to stop working sooner or later, especially if you take them in frequent large amounts, which I presume you have.” Kaname sat back and looked over to the ripped curtains that covered the only window in the room and started calculating a sum in his head.
“I’ll give you a week the most, before your body rejects the pills completely. You’re already taking these tablets more than three times a day and its damn obvious that you’re starting to grow extra sensitive to the light.” Kaname moved forward and grabbed Zero by the collar of his shirt and yanked him closer.
“Then what will you do Zero? Go insane like that pathetic E Grade vampire that you killed last week? Or will you kill Yuuki and drain every last drop of her blood before she even has the chance to shoot you?” He questioned in a tone filled with resentment, slamming him hard against the wall. The thought of Zero biting his precious girl and tasting her blood before him caused Kaname to feel a serge of anger to erupt within.
“Shut up, I don’t need to hear this from you. You’re not a lot better yourself Kaname, I’ve seen the way you killed Shizuka and one day, you’ll do that to Yuuki, I’m sure of it. Its only a matter of time until you lose your self-control too.” Zero glared back, his voice coated with fury and despair. He placed his hand on Kaname’s wrist, digging his nails hard into his skin.
“Let me go.” He demanded, shoving his nails harder into his wrist, breaking the skin as blood started to trickle out slowly from the wound.
“I can save you Zero. I can save you from yourself, because you know very well that it’s only going to be a matter of time before you degrade into a psychotic monster.” Not budging at all from the pain inflicted upon his wrist, Kaname slammed Zero against the hardness of the brick wall, but not hard enough to cause his victim to fall unconscious.
“W...what the fuck can you do for me?” Zero replied in a weaker voice than before, his vision faded slightly from the rough impact of the brunette’s action.
Unimpressed with his continuous attitude, Kaname bit hard into Zero’s neck, his razor-sharp fangs sinking into his flesh easily. Letting out an involuntary groan of pain, Zero tried his best to push the brunette off his body. But the more he struggled, the harder Kaname would shove him onto the ground, causing pain to arise from every part of his body.
Separating himself from his victim after a long moment of resistance, Kaname wiped the blood that encrusted his thin lips.
“If you want me to help, you better start by changing your attitude... Because if I bit you for any longer before, you might’ve died... But don’t get me wrong, your pitiful life isn’t worth anything to me—I’m just keeping you alive to make Yuuki happy.”
Kaname ran his tongue across his lips and offered Zero the same uncomfortable smile as before, that same sadistic smile, which was filled with nothing but a notion of wickedness.
“You see, now that Shizuka is dead, you are no longer under her control. But without some kind of blood source from a pure bred vampire, you’re bound to go insane and turn into a monster.” The brunette moved forward and kissed the deep fang mark that was embedded on Zero’s neck, causing his victim to hiss. “I can offer you my blood, Zero. I can guarantee that it’ll satisfy your thirst beyond anything that you’ve ever tasted before. I can give you blood whenever you desired it—it will help calm your urges a lot better than those useless pills.”
The same smirk yet again.
“But don’t think it’s going to be a free service because I desire something in return... More or less, your rights to life and your body... I want to control both of them Zero, would you accept my proposal?”
“You fucking bastard, you’ve been dying to do this ever since the day you met me, isn’t that right? You just want to control me like a doll, the same way Shizuka has been controlling me for all these years!!” Zero retorted icily. “Fuck you, I will not play your twisted mind games, Kaname. I will never sink to your level.”
“Don’t compare me to that woman, she was a disgraced to my kind.” Kaname hissed in return and suddenly, he had the urge to bit Zero again until he killed him. But he calms his senses and continues in his most normal voice. “And I’m not playing any games, my proposal is genuine. Zero, I don’t desire your loyalty or your service, I only want your body to be truthful, I’ve wanted it, lust for as long as I could remember.”
Shock shook Zero’s wounded body, but he was too weak to even fight back his advances after how mercilessly he had fed on his blood a moment before.
“You f-fucking pervert... What about Yuuki, don’t you care about her feelings at all? She loves you, idolises you like a god.”
“Of course I care about her... But before I can claim her as my own...” Kaname moves closer and traces his tongue across the thin opening between Zero’s lips. “I’ll just have to claim you first.”
Cutting off any words that were about to escape from his lips, Kaname pushed his weakened prey onto the carpeted floors with a loud thump. And then he bit him again, right on his bottom lip, drawing blood, causing it to stream down the side of his mouth.
“Stop this, get off me!!!” Zero fought back with every last ounce of strength that was left in his body, but failed on every attempt.
You should know better than to fight off an unharmed pure blood vampire.
The heady scent of blood filled the room, eventually crawling up Zero’s nostrils, intoxicating him, teasing him. Zero struggled even more wildly than before in response to his predatory instincts.
There was no denial, he needed blood now and fast.
Even if it were Kaname’s blood; anything would do for now. He needed to calm the urges in his body.
Looking at the patheticness of the silver-haired boy caused Kaname to feel pity for him, at least for a short moment. He pulled back a little, lifting the weight of his body off him before slitting a small wound on his arm with his long sharp fingernails.
Tipping his arm in a degree that would cause the blood to drip direction onto Zero’s lips, Kaname said, “Go on, I know you need it. Don’t act like you’re full of pride, you’ve fallen to the depths of bloodlust a long time ago.” Kaname watched amusingly as Zero frantically ran his tongue across his own lips, tasting the red crimson that was present there.
“But remember, once you’ve devoured my blood, that means we have formed a agreement, a bond—a blood oath that cannot be broken until the day I perish.”
By now, Zero was driven mad by his teasing.
“Damn you. Shut up and give me more.” He simply said between clenched teeth, the last of his pride lost among an incontrollable urge for Kaname’s blood.
Pulling his wrist down roughly, Zero brought his fangs upon the flesh, biting as deeply as he could into the vein. Kaname hissed in response, his hand slipping sneakily into Zero’s pants, running his hands and his claws against the soft velvety skin of his inner thighs.
Even though he was a vampire, he still had the beautiful, fragile body structure of a human. He was so delicate; Kaname could easily break his skin with a light slice of his nails.
‘I
could crush him, kill him with my bare hands, without even using any of my
power... You’re like a butterfly to me Zero, fragile, short-lived... And now I
shall rip your wings and entangle you into my net.’
Zero continued to feast on the blood that was offered to him, sometimes stopping for a mere second as Kaname’s hand began to wonder higher up his legs, violating his innocent body. He had never been touched like this before, not even by a girl, so all the sensations he felt was so new to him... So surreal.
“Mmm...”
After a moment or two longer, Kaname proceeded to push Zero away so he may regain some control. By now, Zero was awfully hard due to the work of his experienced hands, his arousal confined painfully under his long white pants.
“You can have more later, Zero. But for now, I’m going to fuck you. Then you’ll know what it really feels like to have a vampire as your master.” Kaname whispered lowly, licking the blood that was dripping down the front of his victim’s face.
Wasting no time at all, the brunette pushed his victim down yet again, pinning him down with so much strength, leaving Zero—and his body in particular—completely vulnerable to him.
Tearing his shirt with absolute ease, Kaname moved forward and attacked everything Zero had presented in front of him. He began to nip his jaw gently (much to Zero’s surprise), before moving down to the crook of his neck, where he ran the rough surface of his tongue against the deep fang mark; the mark that branded Zero as his sole possession.
Still acting stubborn, Zero placed his arms around the brunette and dug his nails painfully into the small of his back, scratching and leaving shallow bloody scars all over the flesh. Kaname groaned in response.
Fuck, he had been waiting way too long to do this.
Kaname had missed the thrill of the chase. He had missed it all so much, the art of seduction where he used to lure attractive females—and sometimes males—victims into his bed whenever he felt the urge to sin.
And he’d fuck them, fuck them until their voices grew weak from screaming his name, screaming and moaning with absolutely pleasure and pain.
After all these years as a partnerless vampire, Kaname had the freedom of sinning with many different sexual partners. He had gathered more than enough experience to please either of the sexes without any exertion.
And tonight wasn’t going to be any different.
‘I
want to hear him scream my name.’
Kaname’s hand found Zero’s arousal and proceeded to tease it, causing his victim to wince from the sheer roughness of his actions. He curled his fingers around the smooth hardened flesh, pumping it in a rough rhythm while his mouth busied with teasing his chest. Kaname’s tongue skilfully wrapped around the small pink flesh and sucked softly, before his mouth moved in for the kill, biting hard into the nipple.
Zero’s body was rocked with another wave of ecstasy mixed with raw pain and he finally lets his guard down by letting out a loud throaty groan, his voice low and hoarse.
“K-Kaname...!”
And he had done it. Kaname had succeeded in breaking the very last barrier within Zero.
Zero knew he had lost everything to him. Not only his self control, but also his dignity and his lust for Kaname that he had tried to hide so well from everyone for all this time.
I’m
his now.
Satisfied with himself, Kaname separated himself once again, causing Zero to give a small sound of protest. He even stopped and pulled away his hand from his aching flesh, just as he was about to come.
Giving him the same devious smirk that he had seen so many times before that time, Zero watched as Kaname brought his hand to his lips and trailed his tongue teasingly against the small beads of precum, left on his hand from a moment before.
“You taste good.” Kaname said firmly, licking his palm and fingers to savour every lasting drop of his victim’s essences.
Reaching back, Kaname reached for the zipper of his pants, undoing it as swiftly as he could. He grabbed hold of Zero’s legs, pulling them wide apart, lifting his knee onto his shoulders.
That’s right, you are mine.
Holding his waist down, Kaname pressed himself down into his entrance, thrusting roughly. Both allowed a loud moan to slip from their mouths at the very first feeling of connection. Zero wrapped his legs desperately around Kaname’s hips, hoping he would move closer as he began moving, rocking into him.
“It’s your first, isn’t it?” Kaname growled dangerously, his eyes narrowing as the feeling spread across his body with every movement. “Fuck you’re tight...”
“N-nrgh!”
At that moment, sex just didn’t seem enough. Zero wanted, needed more blood.
More of his blood,
to be precise.
Yes, Kaname was right, his blood was different. It satisfied his senses more than anything else he had ever feasted upon, setting every molecule within his body alight.
And now he ached to taste it again, to taste the bittersweet concoction in his mouth once more, no matter the consequences.
Kaname moved down willingly, allowing his head to rest on Zero’s left shoulder as he continued moving easily into him. Zero ran his fingers through Kaname’s hair, smoothing the strands like velvet, his eyes fluttering close. Zero moved his head over, burying his mouth into his master’s flesh for the second time of the night.
“Zero...” Kaname hissed between clenched teeth, moving faster and consequently, a lot rougher than before. His movements were violent, causing Zero to gasp in pain between his sucking. The throbbing of his lower body was growing too sore to be to ignore.
Hearing him whimper painfully, Kaname slowed down a little, whispering a small word of apology before continuing.
They were both close and Kaname could feel his victim shifting and writhing underneath him already.
All Zero could feel was the blinding pain whenever the brunette pound roughly into him again and again. Words could not describe the mixture of pain and torment that he experienced at that moment, but nevertheless, he was coming. And coming hard.
Embarrassed as the feeling brought a small bead of tear to his eyes, Zero hid his face back into the crook of Kaname’s neck, his tongue licking the fang bites.
Finally, their loud synchronised moans echoed into the empty hallway of the dorms...
They had finally finished, but their dance had continued for a lot longer than expected.
By the time they have finished, Zero could already see the first ray of the morning sun, seeping annoyingly through the thin material of the curtains. But his eyes seemed to hurt less from the contact of the light, causing him to sigh silently in relieve.
‘I
guess his blood must’ve helped after all.’
Zero swore softly as he tried to sit up, the dull pain still remained deep within him. It wasn’t very noticeable, but still there nonetheless. He looked over to find Kaname sitting on a nearby armchair, redoing his clothes in a neatly manner before straightening his messy hair with his long fingers.
Zero shuddered momentarily at the sight before him. He could remember all the things that Kaname had done to him before, to his body, with those very same fingers...
“...”
“I have to return to my dorm before night class ends.” The brunette finally spoke up, breaking the silence between them. “I expect you to come to me now, whenever you need blood... But you know what the payment, don’t you.”
Kaname glanced over to the silver-haired boy with a sly smirk.
“Whatever.” Zero simply replied, grabbing his jacket and throwing it over his cold naked body.
“Oh and just one more thing...” Kaname trailed off as he reknotted his tie and headed towards the door. “Let’s keep this little secret between us k? Yuuki mustn’t learn of this, it’d ruin my repetition and her respect towards me completely, especially since you’re nothing but a pitiful ex-human vampire.” He stopped and an amused smile curled on his lips again.
Zero offered no response to Kaname’s words. Instead, he only looked away to the brick wall in slight annoyance. He wanted to hurt Kaname, but he couldn’t, because of the blood oath and its controls over his actions. He couldn’t harm him anymore; a servant can never harm his master.
As the brunette walked towards the door, he simply whispered the words “I win” under his breath. Zero felt mildly sick in the stomach, looking at the victorious smile on the brunette’s face, while his arms dropped lifelessly beside him.
After
Kaname had finally disappeared from his sight without any further insults, Zero
found himself slumping down onto the empty red chair that the brunette had
occupied moments before he left. The seat was still warm.
Lying
back on the armchair, Zero closed his tired eyes, his sensitive nose unable to
resist the enthralling fumes of blood and sex that surrounded the atmosphere of
the small bedroom.
Not
only that, he could still smell his scent.
He belonged to him now, Kaname, his most hated rival.
But it felt so right... Yet so wrong.
“Fuck, I’ve sunk to a new low...” Zero whispered, bowing his head in shame to hide his eyes behind his long silver fringe.
Bastard, what have you done to me...?
Fin.