Coloured Confliction

A Vampire's Halloween

Leaves crunched loudly as Amber Monhagen walked down the path leading the the dorms of Cross Academy. Her long black hair trailed behind her as the wind lightly pushed it, making it sway in the wind. Her fit, skinny body also sway in time with her hair, as if dancing to an unknown and unheard beat. As she walked, her stormy green grey eyes glanced at the day students passing her, each giving her a smile or adoration. To each smile she received, she gave a smile in return, seeing it only to be fair.

Once she was only a bit away from the dorm, someone came behind her and wrapped their arms around her waist, placing their face near her ear. "Happy Halloween." Whispered the voice in a husky tone.

"Zero!" She cried, recognizing his voice immediately.

Zero chuckled lightly as he kept his arms tight around her waist.

When she heard him chuckle, Amber couldn't help but smile happily and blush lightly. Out of all the people at the Academy and outside of it, Zero only ever smiled or laughed with her, and knowing that both warmed her insides, and made her heart ache that he hadn't found important people in his life.

"What time do you want me to get you for the Halloween Ball tonight?" Zero asked as he finally loosen.ed his hold on her, allowing her to turn and face him.

Amber turned and looked up at him, her eyes wide. "Ball? But I don't have a costume!" She cried.

Zero just smiled down at her, a glint in his eyes that she knew all too well. "Follow me." He said, releasing his hands and holding his left on out for her to place her hand on.

Amber quickly placed her right hand in his left, eager to see what he had for her. As soon as her hand was in his, he puled her off campus to a small costume shop in town. As soon as Amber saw it, her eyes lit up and she gave him a hug.

Zero hugged her back, a smile full of love and care on his face. "Come on, let's go inside." He said as he open.ed the door, motioning for her to enter first like the gentleman he was.

~*~ Two Hours Later ~*~

The courtyard at Cross Academy was a Halloween lovers dream come true. The theme for how the ball was decorated was the Nightmare Before Christmas. There was the curved hill in on of the corners, and Jack Skellington with Sally in a corner, looking longingly in each others' eyes, and the small ghost dog, happily prancing around. The floor was covered with so much fog, that nothing was visible from the mid calve down. Everyone was chattering away to one another until a couple walked under the black rose archway at the entrance of the courtyard.

Amber had mask on her face, framing her eyes perfectly, bringing out the green in them. It was all black with black lace around the eye holes and on the perimeter of it. She wore a beautiful black Victorian style dress with layers on lace on the skirt and a beautiful bodice that hugged her figure perfectly. Beside her stood Zero with a midnight black tux and simple black mast on his face, bringing out the beautiful violet of his eyes. The two entered quietly, Amber's arm looped around Zero's. Though the two were quiet, everyone else murmuring to each other, trying to find out who the two beautiful and mysterious people were.

Once they were at the far end of the party, Amber turned so she was facing Zero and gave him a smile. As she did that, she felt something, like a tickle at the back of her throat, causing her smile to decrease slightly.

"What's wrong?" Zero asked in a slightly worried tone upon seeing that.

"It's nothing." Amber said, giving him a reassuring smile as she felt the tickling grown slightly. [i]Not now, please not now.[/i] She thought to herself.

As soon as Amber finished talking, a slow song came on. As soon as the first few notes of the song started playing, Zero placed his to hands on her waist, pulling her close to him. When he did that, Amber laced her arms over his broad shoulders, placing her head in the crook of his neck. As soon as her head was placed down, the tickle grew into a light fire burning in the back of her throat. "Zero?" She said.

"Yes?" He asked, placing his cheek on the top of her head. "What is it?"

"You know what we made each other promise when we became close?" She asked him, her breath going uneven as her gaze focused on the vein in his neck.

When he heard that, Zero pushed her at arms length and examined her, his eyes wide in surprise. "No..." He whispered, pulling her out of the ball. As soon as they were away from the night and day class student, he stopped and turned to her again.

Amber looked up at him, her eyes sad, but something was off in them. As Zero continued to stare at her, he noticed that they looked as if a drop of red food colouring was dropped in each eye, and it was spreading. "My time has come Zero." She whispered. "You promised me that if I ever fell to level E before you, that you would be the one to end my life. And I promised to do the same for you."

But Zero wasn't listening. He kept shaking his head back and forth, saying "No, no, no." Over and over again.

As Amber watching him do so, her eyes welled with tears. She tried to blink them away, but instead they fell down her cheek. While she cried, her vision started going black as if she were being pushed deep inside her body to a place where she could never escape. "I love you..." She whispered as everything went black.

Zero quieted down as he felt her leave him, leaving an insane level E in the body of the woman he loved. He walked close and hugged her, pulling out the Bloody Rose gun and placing it above her heart. "I love you too..." He whispered as he pulled the trigger.

Amber gasped as the bullet went through her heart, killing her immediately.

Zero caught her body and slowly lowered himself to the ground, holding her close to his chest. "Happy Halloween." He said, kissing Amber's cold lips before she turned to dust in his hands, tears steaming down his face.

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Alrighty. This was a one shot I made AGES ago.

For those of you who don't know, it's based off the anime/manga Vamppire Knight.

I do not own any characters in this story, other than my OC Amber.