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Zero was strung up in the dungeon beneath the school behind many locked doors and seals inside a room that only a select few knew existed. His wrists, bound by thick chains were anchored to the wall as the higher ups decided what to do with him. For now he was simply locked away to think over his actions.
His mind though was muddled as a foggy swamp. His body was wracked in pain as it continued to try and change him from a human to a vampire underling. He was only able to focus on one thing – blood.
More specifically, HER blood.
The stone wall above shifted high above his enclosure as someone entered and the teen's instincts, sharp and on edge, picked up on the quiet sound. His head snapped up, eyes scanning the darkness. As the individual descended the long staircase that lead to him those soft footfalls bounced off the walls as well as echo within his rib cage. At the overwhelming power and whiff of an all too familiar vampire who he despised the hybrid began to growl.
He was already in pain. He didn't want to further it with HIS presence.
The door to the room was pushed open and one of the vampire students dressed in the familiar white uniform came into view. Not just any of the vampires of course, but the pure blooded Kaname. As he entered those red eyes watched him with a coldness that could almost be called hate.
"You're nothing but a crazed beast lusting for your next meal...disgusting."
The words didn't make it through to him as Zero lunged forward, teeth snapping together in attempts to take a bite as the chains pulled at his wrists, keeping him in place.
He was no longer the night watchman but a feral beast.
The quiet beating of his heart, the sound of his blood flowing through his veins, the beating of his cells as they pushed against his skin. He could hear it all. So close he could taste it. His mouth began to water. He could taste the power in the air.
Zero's instincts screamed at him.
Eat him. Take it. The power could be yours. Feed.
Zero flinched at his own actions, at the voice in his head. Pulling himself back as he fought the vampire within him trying to take over.
The other vampire clicked his tongue at him in disgust. In an instant a pale hand was pressing the hybrids head into the wall with enough force to crack the concrete.
Zero was only stunned for a moment. His eyes were unfocused for a heartbeat before he blinked a few times, glaring up at him.
"Snapped out of it yet?"
Removing his hand Kaname flicked the blood from his fingers, glaring right back. There was a patch of red blossoming within the white hair from the contact and cracked skull. It was taking a while to heal.
He had been down there for a few days already, the small amount of blood that he had taken from Yuki was wearing off and any meals he had consumed were well past providing any healing value.
"To think you touched Yuki with these vile fangs of yours....." He grabbed Zero's chin and forced his neck to stretch, pulling him forward enough that his shoulders strained against the chains. Kaname used a finger and pushed his lip up to accommodate his finger as he moved the pad of it over his teeth. More importantly, over his fang. "You are supposed to protect her." His eyes glowed as he stared down at him. "Do you even know the consequences of your actions...? Any other pure blood would have you beheaded."
Zero narrowed his gaze. Even through the fog he could understand the lecture he was being given. The sting and throb from the earlier crack into the wall had helped him to focus on something aside from the hunger at least. It was helping him maintain some focus. Enough that he was able to hear his words at least.
The pure blood didn't have to lecture him. Zero had received even more schooling about vampires than Yuki had because of his unique living situation. Because of his past. Because of his ties to a fellow pure blood...
He knew what it meant. He knew more than he would like to...
The other's hand moved down and brushed over his throat. At the contact Zero swallowed unconsciously.
Right...
He was thirsty. He was just....SO. Thirsty.
"I want you to remember this pain you're feeling." He leaned closer, whispering beside his ear. "The feeling of your insides trying to tear themselves apart. Eat themselves in attempts to feed that hunger but never being satisfied. Of teetering on the edge of becoming a level E."
Zero gulped in air as he felt that hunger hit him once again, the haze returning once again as he was forced to return his thoughts back to the subject.
"That blood that once satisfied the wet feeling of hunger on your tongue...." He pulled back, eyes glowing red as he glared down on him. "You will never taste it again."
"She...doesn't belong....to you..." Zero managed to force the words out, vision still blurry as he attempted to focus through the hunger eating away at him.
The pure blood's fingers suddenly dug into his throat, cutting off his airway.
Silver eyes began to close as he gasped for air, weakly pulling at the restrained limbs.
"You know nothing of the bonds of a pure blood."
He threw him down, taking a step away as the other student coughed, attempting to regain his breath. Kaname seemed to take a calming breath himself, flexing his fingers. "She is so attached to you so unfortunately my hands are tied..."
Their gazes met and there was a silent exchange of mutual annoyance.
The vampire narrowed his gaze, long lashes obscuring part of the glowing red orbs as he lifted his hand to his lips. He pressed a finger to one of his fangs, applying enough pressure to break the skin.
At the first whiff of blood the silver iris became nonexistent as the red of the vampire took over, breath catching.
"I won't allow you to feed from her and if you must have something....more..." He took a step closer as Zero pulled at the restraints, fangs extended as he salivated over the meal before him, instincts taking over once again.
He held his hand just out of reach, finger hovering above his face enough that Zero was stretching out his tongue and nearly reaching the bleeding appendage.
"I'll sacrifice some of my own lifeblood if it is for her."
Zero, unable to reach the delicious smelling meal just out of reach, let out a feral growl. He leaned back before putting his full strength into his next lunge, pulling the chains from the wall at the base. Kaname was surprised as Zero suddenly grabbed his wrist, latching onto his hand and biting down with everything he had.
The finger and partial palm within his mouth twitched slightly as fangs buried themselves deep, warm blood oozing into his mouth. Zero growled, eyes glowing red as he pulled the arm close. He wasn't about to release the tasty meal he had finally managed to get a hold of.
"...a feral beast is all you are." Kaname's words were quiet but filled with distaste.
The hybrid glanced up at him, continuing to feed. Kaname glared. The blood was escaping the corners of his mouth and the pure blood reached over with his free hand and dragged his fingers up his throat.
"Messy like a child. You can't even feed correctly."
Kaname lifted his fingers to lick the lifeblood off the limbs before pressing the trapped finger down on the tongue of the hybrid.
“Remember Zero. This. Is for Yuki."
The other teen twitched in response as he essentially played with his tongue, pausing in sucking his blood before continuing.
Kaname watched him for a moment before returning his fingers to the pale, tattooed throat, spreading the ruby liquid across the pale column as he continued to gulp it down. The tattoo was glowing in response to the vampire blood within him activating, attempting to change him.
"Greedy and messy...we'll have to work on that."
The fingers on his throat spread out, moving along the side. The red liquid smeared over the tattooed seal and the body before him jolted. A shot of electricity passed between them as the red of Kaname's eyes grew more intense. He stared down at him as a pulse of power passed beneath his fingertips and through his veins.
The pure blood recognized that feeling...a new ability added to his collection. Entwining his power into his voice he used a command.
"Stop."
Zero glared but the sucking stopped per his request as those red eyes glowed with power. Watching in amusement, Kaname felt the fangs pull from his skin as the one before him trembled every now and then.
But...he didn't want to stop. Why had he...?
"Well now..." Those long, blood soaked fingers that had touched the seal moved up to settle under the pale, pointed chin, lifting it to force their vampiric gazes to clash.
"What...did you...." Zero felt the blood in his body hum in response to its owner and the seal working in tandem.
"Submit." The words were said in a soft, commanding tone but they pierced his ears like knives. Zero flinched, fangs extending as he fought the urge to relax the hold he had on the white clothed arm.
Fighting the command with every fiber of his being caused Kaname to grow annoyed.
"Useless." He let out a sigh before sending Zero to he opposite end of the room with the flick of his wrist. He slammed into the stone making a solid crater form around his body. Upon impact Zero coughed as his internal organs shifted and bones cracked. As he fell to the floor he flinched as he felt his ribs crack back into place even faster than usual.
He glared hotly up at the other teen from his current place on the ground across the room. Kaname narrowed his eyes back as he lifted his bleeding hand to his mouth, licking the wound as it healed. "If you're going to feed from me you will have to learn some manners."
After cleaning himself Kaname lifted a finger and the chain brackets that were at the end of the Zeros' chains lifted into his hands. "Now, back to your cage." Turning to the wall he shoved it into a new spot that wasn't broken, anchoring them without effort. At the use of such force Zero was yanked towards it, his body still humming with power from his feast on a pure blood. "Behave until I return."
Immediately Zero moved to pull the chain right back out of place now that he had this newfound rush of power in him only to have Kaname intervene. His fingers wrapped around the chain above his current hold, sitting on his heels to look him in the eye.
"Do not disobey me." The two crimson gazes clashed and Zero growled, fingers wanting to pull but unable to make his body listen. “You want to protect her just as much as I do. Going to her as you are now...” He looked over the current night watchman before meeting his gaze once again. “You would cause her nothing but pain.”
Silver eyes averted their gaze as he tightened his hold on the chain before loosening his hold.
Satisfied that he wouldn't leave Kaname stood and left, satisfied that his pawn would be of continued use.