Love Unraveled (Vampire Knight FanFic)

Punishment

××××××××××Zero's POV×××××××××××××

Saturday morning the headmaster summoned Yuki and Zero to run some errands for him in the town.  Much of the items on the list were groceries so the pair, led by Yuki, decided to window shop for a while before getting started. Yuki drug the taller boy around by his sleeve stopping to admire various art, trinkets, perfumes, and jewelry.

"Ooh look at this one, isnt it pretty?" She lifted a bracelet from its case and tilted it around in her palm, letting the suns rays hit the sparkling garnets that were cut and arranged to look like roses connected by a twisting silver vine. Zero cast a bored glance at the bracelet before being drug to the next stall where Yuki was sizing up an oil painting of a sunset on the ocean.

Despite the discomfort that roaming around the crowded streets caused him, he was feeling much more calm than he had in a long while. His hunger was only a dull nagging now, and he wasnt displeased with having to spend extra time with Yuki.

Neither of them had mentioned what happened the night before.  Not that either one of them really knew if it needed to be mentioned. Zero had promised to come to Yuki whenever his hunger started to eat away at his mind, but that wasnt the part he kept thinking about.

Truthfully, he could have stopped drinking from her sooner than he did. After the hunger eased he was able to think more clearly, however his mind had soon been filled with other thoughts. How alone they were in that moment.  How far her shirt had slid down her shoulder, revealing soft porcelain skin. The warmth of her on his thigh as he had her pressed against the tree.  The whimper that escaped from her lips...

He shook his head, pulling his mind back to the busy market.  He looked up and caught Yuki staring at him and turned away before she could notice his faint blush. "We need to get to work on this list." He said, marching along ahead of her.  Yuki followed after him and the two finished the trip comparing ripe produce and gathering the rest of the items before heading back.

×××××××××××Yuki's POV××××××××××××

After they delivered the items back to the headmaster, Zero quickly departed while Yuki stayed to help put things away. Chairman Cross went on and on about how lucky he was to have such a helpful and caring daughter. Yuki only half listened as she finished sorting the last of the groceries, her head snapped up at the sound of a familiar name.

"So anyway, Kaname stopped by while you were out and asked me to invite you to visit him this evening."

"Oh, uh, he did?" Yuki asked nervously.

"Yes and I already heard you two are an item now by the way," the older man chuckled, "I expect Lord Kaname to be a true gentleman and you'll be a good girl wont you Yuki?" He teased.

"I- of course." She stammered with what would be perceived as embarrassment. Truly she had started to panic, remembering her promise to Kaname that she wouldnt hide secrets from him, yet desperately not wanting him to find out about the fresh pair of bite marks hidden under her collar.  Avoiding his invitation would surely cause more suspicion, so she decided to go.

Back in her room she covered her wound with a patch and selected a  shirt with a collar that buttoned slightly higher on her neck. She wore her hair down in her usual style and took a deep breath before starting her walk at sunset.

As she walked up to the entrance to the dorms, the door was pulled open by Akatsuki who bowed slightly as he waved her through.  Kaname was laid back across the chaise lounge, the room otherwise empty. "Leave us." He demanded. The orange-haired boy bowed once more before disappearing up a flight of stairs.

"You wished to see me?" Yuki asked, stepping slowly into the room.

"Come sit with me," the vampire beckoned. Yuki came closer and turned to sit in the armchair adjacent to the lounger, but Kaname's arm reached out and pulled her down onto the seat in front of him.  Yuki sat stiffly as he propped himself up on the arm of the chair and ran the fingers of his other hand over her arm.

Her fists tightened in the fabric of her skirt as his breath tickled the back of her neck. He softly pecked several light kisses on her shoulder and sighed. "Yuki, what will I ever do with you?"

"What do you mean?" She inquired, steadying her voice as best as she could. His lips had been so close to the bandage that she had hidden under her shirt.

"Have you been a good girl Yuki?"
He asked. He knows. Her heart skipped a beat and she froze, the hairs rising on her arms.  No that's impossible, we were alone. She almost started to ask what he meant when suddenly she felt herself pushed back onto the chair. Kaname was now at the edge of the lounge chair leaning over her, pinning her wrists to the cushions with his hands.

"Kaname!" She gasped, startled by the sudden change in his demeanor. Although she was sure he wouldn't hurt her, she was still frightened, a fact that was being loudly announced by the heavy beating of her heart.

"Yuki," kaname purred. "I know you've been hiding something from me." There was a wicked playfulness in his eyes, as if he enjoyed toying with her.  Yuki pretended not to hear, squirming beneath him as she tried to free her wrists.

"Kaname, why are you-"

She was interrupted by his velvet voice once more, "Why have you disobeyed me Yuki? Do you enjoy making me angry?" A knife twisted in her stomach, Kaname had never been angry with her before.

"I'm sorry," she choked out, squeezing her eyes shut as to not meet the disappointment in his eyes.

"What should your punishment be?" His silky voice floated over her. The strangeness in the way he was behaving unsettled her.  Her blood started to rush with anxiousness.

"Do you enjoy being bitten?" He taunted. "You should know by now that your blood belongs to me, and I dont like to share it. However, if you were lusting for fangs at your throat all you had to do was ask Yuki."  The vampire lowered his face next to hers, and turned his breath to the small bit of exposed skin above her collar, a crimson blush covered her cheeks as her wrists sunk deeper into the cushions.

"Please stop." She pleaded through gritted teeth. His lips parted next to her flesh and she could feel the sharpness of his fangs hovering over her. "STOP!" She shouted.

Kaname released her wrists and sat up. The teasing smirk on his face replaced by his usual serious and regal gaze. "See how easy that was?" He asked. "Next time Zero Kiryu tries to take what is mine, I want you to tell him to stop. And if he doesnt stop-" Kaname's expression turned stern and dark, "then I'll kill him."

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