CROSSED. A VAMPIRE KNIGHT//TOKYO GHOUL FANFICTION.

[13] a better love story than twilight

I woke up to an empty, dark room, my eyes slightly stinging from the sleep that held my eyes shut. I sat up to see a blanket on top of me and a pillow underneath my head, and no Akatsuki to be seen. Obviously, the class time had come and nobody wanted to be the person that woke me up. I shifted my legs and stood up, leaving the blanket and pillow on the couch.

I glanced around, the moon dorm looked strange without any light or life. I flick my hand and the candles followed my command, lighting up in one fell swoop. I slowly walked up the stairs, really taking in the architecture of how the moon dorms were built. Apparently, the building was the old teachers' dorm, and it reflected as such with a more mature atmosphere compared to the sun dorm.

It complimented the vampires here though. All of them were so grown up, I suspected that they had already lived much longer than I have. But at the same time, the vampires seemed to act more carefree than I had ever seen them outside of school. I guess you could say it was a place for them to relax, away from the pressures of being "nobility."

I pitied them for that reason. I never knew of vampires having a fulfilling childhood. Everything I read on them was on the contrary. For that one thing, they garnered my sympathy.

I roamed the halls of the dorm, getting lost in the winding architecture. I somehow made it to Kaname's room, all too familiar with where I was by the many fun encounters I've had here. I pried open the door and snooped around, finding a chessboard with what has got to be the shittiest game of chess on it. Other than that, his room was about as bland as you can get. There was his old-timey furniture in it sure, but there were zero decorations that would indicate some sort of personality. Yeah, I expected that.

I was just about to go looking through his draws when I smelt something in the air. I sniffed at it, trying to wrack my brain to figure out what it was when the realisation dawned on me.

Yuki.

This was Yuki's blood, a lot of it.

I couldn't be late this time, not like just before. I opened the window, trying to find where the scent was coming from, pinpointing the exact location. I know I promised myself that I wouldn't do this again but it's an emergency. I closed my eyes, squinting them shut and imagined the staircase. When I opened my eyes, I was there and I saw what was happening.

Yuki had blood dripping down her neck, her skin was so pale it was nearly translucent. Zero stood, blood all over his front and his eyes glowing viciously red. And Kaname, he stood with a look on his face I could only describe as pent up rage.

Kaname held Yuki in his arms, she had passed out. That's when I saw Kaname take a step towards zero. My body moved on its own as I got between the two, my arms stretched out and my height giving me little intimidation points.

'Don't do it Kaname, kill him and I swear I will destroy you!' my eyes flashed red, a dangerous tension rising between us.

'So be it.' he made another move forward, I unsheathed my sword and pointed it at him, the anti-vampire lightning reaching to hurt Kaname, my enemy at this moment.

'Kaname I swear to god, you lay even a finger on him and Yuki will never forgive you.' he stopped in his step, hesitating at my words. He looked down at the unconscious Yuki in his arms, and then back at zero, who stood behind me.

'Satisfied Kiryu?' Kaname callously said, properly picking Yuki up and heading to what I suspected was the sickbay. I sighed and lowered my arms, turning to zero.

'Are you okay?' he didn't reply back. A broken boy stood before me, unable to move, to talk. A husk of Zero. 'Come on, let's get you washed up.' I held him in my arms and teleported us to the bathroom in the headmasters' house.