Bloody Petals

Chapter 24

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WARNING: EXPLICIT CONTENT/MATURE CONTENT

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Zero could already feel his nervousness growing just at the thought of what would occur. He felt his face heat up when Kaname gave him a particularly warm smile earlier this afternoon, during the time of their patrol, and he couldn't help but acknowledge the pureblood by tipping his head toward the other's direction. Kaname gave him a silent signal then.

The pureblood wanted to meet with him.

And now, he could feel his cold clammy hands from his pocket as he walked to the forested area of the school. The sky was dark and the winter night felt very cold to his skin. He just finished his dinner and he told Yuzuru and Yuuki that he might not be able to perform his prefect duty tonight. It was due to the fact that he had to meet a certain brunette in this very forest right now.

He suddenly stopped walking and scowled when he felt Kaname's presence in the vicinity just before he felt warm arms circle his waist from behind. "Kaname, don't do that."

A light chuckle rang just beside his ears and the sound sent delightful shivers to his very spine, no matter how much he tried to deny them. "Did I startle you?"

And Zero scowled even more. "What do you think?"

"Oh, so I did." Kaname continued chuckling as he kissed the hunter's nape, much to the latter's surprise and unwilling delight. "Are you going to tell me your answer now?" The pureblood asked, though he was sure even Zero could hear the fast beating of his heart as well as the barely veiled fear in the air. He's scared to know the answer... He's scared... because Zero was everything to him now...

Zero couldn't help but sigh at Kaname's suffocating fear. "Kaname, stop that." He sighed again after a while when he realized that all the brunette did was hide his fear, but it didn't lessen, if the hands that held him tighter were any indication. The hunter tried his best to relax in the embrace. He leaned his back on Kaname's chest and his head at the crook of the brunette's neck. The pureblood seemed to like it because Kaname shivered slightly and Zero couldn't help but chuckle. "You're too nervous."

"I know." Kaname said as he hugged the hunter even tighter. "...I'm afraid." The hunter smiled warmly. For Kaname to voice it out loud meant that he trusted Zero enough to reveal his weaknesses to the teen. It made him feel warm...

"...Idiot, I accept it." He voiced quietly as he pulled himself away from the brunette in order to face him. The first thing he saw was the pureblood's confused expression. "I accept it, being your mate... for eternity." He elaborated with a scowl since it was too embarrassing to say. And Kaname's face suddenly turned from confusion to deep surprise to confusion again before it turned into barely contained joy and excitement in mere seconds.

Kaname stared at Zero, eyes wide and mouth gaping a little, unable to ask if he heard right since he might have heard wrong and he didn't want to feel disappointed. But the voice the hunter spoke with was full of clarity and confidence that he knew he wasn't just hearing things.

Zero watched in silent amusement as Kaname tried to contain himself by acting calm after what he heard. But the delight and excitement were showing on his features and Zero had never seen Kaname this gorgeous – grinning like a child while blushing in happiness.

"I love you, Zero." Kaname said when he recovered a little, before he hugged the hunter tightly. "I love you, I love you. Thank you so much..." He voiced before he kissed the surprised Zero full in the mouth. The hunter's eyes widened and this time it was him who turned red. But Kaname didn't stop there. He continued giving the hunter chaste kisses on the cheeks, forehead, nose, neck, jaw, and other parts of Zero that he could reach while hugging him.