Bloody Petals

Chapter 27

WARNING: EXPLICIT CONTENT

Zero sat in the compartment of the moving train with a glass of milk in hand. He's quietly sipping it while he contemplated everything that happened. It seemed only three hours have passed before he was found by Kaname and Yuzuru in Rido's mansion. Kaname used their bond to find his location and successfully rescue him from the older Kuran.

His mind was still more than shaken and also tired and exhausted. Even his strength was sapped from his body because of the fact that he was almost raped by another male even though he was male himself. His exhaustion was also partly caused by the immense power control he had displayed earlier. Not to mention Rido's face when he died continued to plague his senses.

The sudden warm hand on his silver locks made him look sideways to Kaname who held a cup of tea. "Save the thinking for another day. You should relax for now."

"For now, huh..." Zero chuckled mirthlessly as he finished his glass of milk before he leaned onto Kaname. "...Thank you, Kaname." For a lot of things... for everything...

Kaname took the glass from Zero's hand and put it on the tray before he resumed on patting Zero's hair in comfort. Really, Zero was just too nice for his own good... He now wondered how the hell Zero managed to kill all the other vampires when he felt sympathy and grief over the death of someone they hated.

Yuzuru, on the other hand, kept on thinking about the events earlier. He wanted to ask Zero about everything. But he knew there was no way he could interrogate his kouhai when the latter looked ready to cry again any second now. He wanted to smash Rido's face a thousand times just so it wouldn't appear in his mind again. He almost lost it when he saw the position Zero and Rido were in. Kaname was no better. The young pureblood looked ready to kill when they saw Zero. But at least the pureblood managed to contain his rage and prioritize Zero's safety...

Zero, on the other hand, looked more than traumatized, though he was strong enough to not wallow in fear, hatred, and depression. He was just like that, kind in his own way. But Yuzuru liked that part of Zero too, even if it sometimes hurt the younger hunter. Even so, there was no way Yuzuru could voice anything at the moment. Not to mention he didn't think he could open his mouth right now anyway, let alone express his presence in the room, what with all the sappy romance movie going on in front of him – courtesy of Kaname and Zero.

"...That person was a miserable man." Kaname talked quietly after a while, making Zero look up at him. "He was called the black sheep of the Kuran Clan. He's the eldest of four siblings and yet he's the most irresponsible and violent. He couldn't get along with anyone, not even his siblings. My parents told me that the clan even sealed him away once because of his unforgivable acts against his own kin."

"What a troublesome man..." Yuzuru voiced, making the statement a little bit lighter than how it would've normally been. Zero nodded at that.

"I heard he was able to get out of the seal because of some noble vampire underlings who helped him. When he escaped from the seal, he started hunting down the Kuran Clan and started drinking their blood. More than being just violent and temperamental, he was then believed to have lost his mind during the time when he was sealed. The last people that he killed before he was once again sealed were my parents." Kaname voiced quietly. "I guess he must've turned your mother sometime before or after his first sealing. He must've escaped from his second seal because of some connections."

Zero nodded initially, but then both he and Kaname realized that Yuzuru didn't know anything about that, if the sudden wide eyes that the other had was any indication.

"What do you mean... turned?" Yuzuru asked as he stared at them both. It seemed Kaname knew a lot about Zero's past while he was kept in the dark. It's unfair.