The Rosen Vampire Knight Series

Rose~n~Thorn Vampire: Chapter 10

Kaito

You were wrong about her. You thought she would stop loving you if you told her the truth. Kogeta thought to me telepathically.

Thank you for the harsh reminder. However, I don't understand why she was so angry at Kaname. I thought back.

I remembered Emma had punched her pillow upon hearing that Kaname Kuran was the one behind Zero's punishment.

Kaname was already being a thorn in her side. He told me.

A hundred emotions flew through me like: What did he do to Emma? Why hadn't Kogeta told me? And other such things. Kogeta read them all at once.

You told me if he made a move to kill or hurt her physically that I was to alert you. You said nothing about stressing her out. And relax, he didn't do anything or say anything to her. He explained.

Then what did he do? I almost mentally shouted at him.

He made it harder for her to find out the truth. Kogeta admitted finally.

Wait, you mean she already knew what was happening to Zero? I asked back.

She had an idea what was happening, but not as complete as the truth that you told her. He replied.

I see. I shared the thought with him rather than keep it with my own personal thoughts.

So what are you going to do now? He asked, although he could've read my mind for the answer.

I'll do what I said I'd do. Get a meeting with the counsil for her. I replied.

Good luck with that. They probably won't want to hear any more of the Zero Kiriyu case. Kogeta replied, sarcasim in his voice.

Thanks for the support. I replied back in the same tone. But on a serious note, do you think you can give me a  telepathic advantage with the cousil? I asked.

Forget it. One of the purebloods on the counsil is a telepath of the same level of me. Trying to read the counsil's minds will be like playing tug of war with him---except neither side is winning or losing. He replied back.

It was a long shot. I admitted. I had already known that information.

You're doing the right thing----helping Emma free Zero----trust me. We could gain a great ally and one up on Kaname. Kogeta told me.

It was true. If we did help Zero, there could be a possibility of him joining my group. At the beginning, before I met Emma, there had only been seven of us including me. Emma had made eight, and Koien nine. That officially tied me with the number of vampires in Kaname's group. If Zero joined me after this case was over, then our count would rise to ten. 

It would make my group more powerful than Kaname Kuran's and thus I would have more say in Cross Academy's night-time activities. Which meant the Night Class. Kaname was getting to power-crazy as of late and it was about time another group stepped in. 

Don't get too power crazy yourself. Kogeta warned from the back of my mind.

All I could do in response was smirk. I had been mulling my time in Moon Dorm's back garden since Emma had left me here with a kiss. I could still feel it on my lips. Involinarily, my hand went up to gently touch the edge of my mouth, the smile from earlier gone. How I wish I could have told her the same thing back, or better yet had finally proposed to her. But the timing had not been right. I needed the perfect moment to give her the ring.

"Emma........" I murmured, but the wind carried the sound away.

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Kaname

"That girl." I growled.

She hadn't been driven away by Zero. I had even ensured that he had had extra whippings to freshen his madness up a bit for her. But no, she wasn't cowering in fear away from him, but drawn to him even more. How that girl could go after such a pointless cause was beyond me. What would it take to make her stop persuing the matter? Sooner or later she would figure out that it was I who was the true murderer of Shizuka Hio.

"What girl?" Yuuki asked as she suddenly came into sight.

"Nothing." I replied back discontentedly.

Her eyes narrowed."I don't believe that."

"Then believe what you will. My business is mine and the less you know about it, the safer you are." I told her.

Yuuki stared at me for the longest time and then turned away and stopping."I had hoped that our relationship would be still as strong as the day we found love for each other. Just like Emma's and Kaito's."

And there it was again. Another mention of the girl who had been causing me so much pain. My plans had turned on me. Instead of Emma growing distant of Kaito, Yuuki was growing distant from me.

Yuuki began to walk away.

"Wait." I called out. Not a command in any way, but more like a plea.

She stopped in her tracks, but made no attempt to turn around to face me.

"Yuuki.......my love for you never ends like the rose encased in glass I gave you so long ago." I began, but already the words were fading on my lips."Tell me what bothers you and I will listen."

"Kaname.......you're different than the person I fell in love with. The one I fell for made me his first priority above all of his work. And now.....you've become the complete opposite." She choked out.

I stood up from my chair and went over to her, wrapping my arms around her small frame. She spun around so that her face was in my chest after a few seconds of my embrace. Tears errupted from her eyes, yet she did not cry out. Her hands gripped the fabric of my jacket in silent pain.

I stood there holding her and I felt that if I had to, I would stand here forever if that would prove my love to her.

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Emma

I sat in class, but it held no intrest for me. My thoughts kept on bouncing between Zero and Kaito like a ping-pong ball. This was just like when I was human and I had to decide who I really loved. In the end, I had chosen Kaito because Zero had betrayed me for Yuuki. Although, later I had learned that Yuuki had refused Zero, because she was still with Kaname.

Such a tangle of love stories combined. It made my head spin just thinking about it. And now it was repeating, this time a little more confident where my emotions lied, but past emotions kept haunting me. But I loved Kaito---I had told him so early this night. And those emotions were just exactly what they were---from the past. I threw them away. Perhaps I could have a relationship with Zero the way Yuuki did.

Our relationship wasn't quite that way, but we could still be mutual friends. I hoped Kaito understood my position, or at least I wished Kogeta would tell him. I silently prayed that he had heard that and was planning on telling him.

I suddenly realized that I had become more independent since becoming a vampire. I had always hung out with my friends as a human, but now I rarely hung out with anyone. Violet and Hana weren't all that friendly with me and Toran and Arashi talked to me less and less. Kogeta only came around me to protect me or make sure I was okay. The two other vampires in the group, Raki and Koien, I hardly knew anything about. 

I had drifted away from everyone I knew. Was this part of being a vampire? Being independent and self-sufficient? Or was this me? These sudden thoughts flooded my mind. A shock ran through me when I thought of my cold-hearted older brother. Had he drifted from everyone he knew too? Or was this a family trait I didn't know about? With a shudder, I pushed the thoughts away. I would definately not become my older brother.

I closed my eyes in order to rest them and my mind from my wanderous thinking.

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