Bloody Petals

Chapter 26

WARNING: EXPLICIT CONTENT

Kaname didn't seem deterred at all as he breathed deeply. "Zero and I are dating." And Cross immediately blurted out the coffee in his mouth, effectively showering Kaname's face with it.

Kaname slowly moved to take his hanky out of his pocket before he slowly wiped the spilled coffee off his face. He looked at Cross seriously even though he could feel Zero's panicked gaze on him.

Cross chuckled darkly as he looked at Kaname. "I think I heard wrongly. What did you say again, Kuran-kun?" And the two vampires could definitely see the dark aura coming out of him.

Zero bit his lower lip, fearing for Kaname's life. He sighed as he took it upon himself to speak next. He just hoped that he wouldn't get the same coffee-filled treatment. "Kaien-san, Kaname and I are mates now."

"Blood Mates, to be exact." Kaname added as he finished wiping his face.

"...Since when?" If possible, Cross's dark aura got even darker. A legendary hunter like him certainly knew what the hell 'blood mates' meant. It's not only what the name suggested. It also meant that Zero and Kaname were more than just lovers now, more than just partners, more than just two people sharing life as one. They've already become one. It also meant that when one of them was to leave this world, the other one would surely follow soon after... Not that he was doubting Kaname or even Zero. But... but..!

Even Cross's eyes looked like the devil's and Kaname fought back a gulp. He didn't think telling Cross about their relationship would be this hard. He could just imagine how Yuzuru had gone through when he told the same thing to Cross.

Zero gulped though. Kaname cleared his throat again before he answered. "Since two weeks ago, Chairman."

And Cross visibly trembled in his seat as the two vampires readied themselves for whatever was coming. Instead of breaking into an angry fit, however, they almost sweatdropped when Cross broke into a wailing fit. "Zero-kun!!! Yuuki-chan!!! All my babies are leaving me alone now!!!"

Zero sighed as he glared at Kaname. "I didn't think you'd tell him so soon."

"I don't want to wait since the reaction might be worse." Kaname merely shrugged as they both watched Cross wail with his childish pout on.

Zero had to calm him down after a while and Cross had been giving Kaname childish glares since then. The pureblood could only sigh at their Chairman's childish antics. But afterwards, Cross turned serious again as he congratulated them. He gave another glare to Kaname before he threatened to hunt the pureblood down if he ever made Zero cry. The silver-haired teen grimaced at that while Kaname nodded in utter seriousness.

"Alright, you two, why don't you spend the rest of the day in town?" He voiced when he felt that Zero was just wasting his time idling when it's his birthday.

"Thank you, Kaien-san. But I think I'll just spend the rest of the afternoon processing everything you said. I also... want to think about... things. Everything came as a shock to me earlier when I suddenly remembered and I can't help but want to think about it more..." Zero smiled as he bowed in respect before he left.

"Can I stay together with you while you think?" Kaname asked when they both went to the younger hunter's room. Zero merely nodded as he opened the door.

The sight of several wrapped gifts made them blink and Zero decided to open them there and then while he thought of things.

Kaname, on the other hand, used the teen's distracted thought to pull him in front of the mirror and made him face it while the pureblood stood behind him. "Happy birthday, Zero." And Zero's eyes widened when a necklace appeared from nowhere while Kaname put it on him. He scowled since it somehow looked similar to those sappy romance films that Yuzuru often watched during their younger years. But the gesture made him a lot giddy and happy nevertheless.