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~Sweet Deception~
By: Aerys Krystie.
"Well, this is annoying."
Tsuki stared out the window. What was the point of going to class? They never did anything and the only thing interesting was the way the vampires complained about the blood tablets. At least they had something to abate their hunger. Tsuki was starving and craving a hamburger. At that moment, he would've settled for a stick of celery.
Tsuki shifted as his stomach decided to start devouring itself again. The others looked up as a particularly loud grumble from it got their attention. Tsuki ignored them and counted the leaves on one branch of a tree that he could see. He was up to one thousand, three hundred and twelve. Thirteen. Fourteen. Fifteen. Sixteen. Seventeen. Eighteen. Nineteen. Twenty. What was that? Tsuki looked at his desk to see a series of darts sticking from the wood. The vampires were glaring at someone by the door. Where was I? Right. Twenty-one. Twenty-two…
Kaname had watched the scene play out. He wasn't entirely sure why Yagari had thrown the darts at Tsuki but the vampire got the feeling the Hunter wasn't pleased with the result. Kaname scolded himself for thinking something would happen. He was curious to see Tsuki's reaction to it but the feeling that the demon was going to remain as apathetic as possible during his stay with them. Kaname blinked as Yagari did a roll call.
"Kuran, Kaname."
"Present."
"Kurenai, Tsuki. I'll be damned. The devil's favorite nephew has graced this school with his presence."
Kaname's eyes widened and he got to his feet when Tsuki just appeared at the desk Yagari was standing behind. He hadn't even seen the demon move. Kaname wasn't aware if demons possessed the ability to teleport but it wouldn't be surprising. Yagari didn't seem phased that the demon had appeared in front of him but that was probably his Hunter training.
"Was that an offer, Yagari-sensei? If I took your soul I could vacation for a month. That would be lovely."
Kaname walked down to the desk and looked at Tsuki. "While you are here you will not conduct any contracts," he warned.
"Aren't you little Miss Suzie No-Fun?"
"I mean it, demon. You are already here on a job and you will not stay any longer than you have to. You have already annoyed more than enough people. If I have to kill you, I will."
Tsuki stepped back from the desk. He knew that Yagari wasn't going to give up his soul, even for his darkest desire. The demon's false eyes flickered over to Kaname. "Do you want to deal with my uncle? There's a reason I'm his favorite."
Kaname went to make his warning even clearer when he heard Tsuki's stomach growl. He blinked and looked at the demon's abdomen. He wasn't aware that demons needed to eat and he didn't know what they ate to sedate their hunger. "Are you hungry, Kurenai-kun?"
Tsuki yawned and went back to his desk. He could hold out until the next day to go to the town and see if there was anything there to stop his hunger. "Just a little, Kuran-kun. I'm out of souls to devour, though. The trip here was a little more taxing than I thought." Inwardly, Tsuki smirked as he took his seat again and stared out the window. How much more cliché could he get? Four-hundred-and-nine. Ten. Eleven…
Kaname didn't want to know anymore. He got the feeling that Tsuki was toying with him about eating souls. And at the same time, it was something that Kaname was expecting, even if he wouldn't say it out loud. He also returned to his seat and waited for their politics class to begin, once Yagari had finished the roll call.
Tsuki yawned as class finally finished. He hadn't heard a word anyone had said and was grateful for it. He had gotten bored with counting the leaves when he reached two thousand and moved on to counting the stars he could see. His mind had wandered to how he was going to complete his deal with Zero as he didn't have much longer. He was summoned the night before he arrived at the academy and was running out time. Tsuki didn't want demons to get a bad name because his target was being a little difficult about the whole ordeal.
If he had to, Tsuki would resort to deceptive ways of getting what he needed. Of course that wouldn't go down too well with Zero but it was the prefect's fault if it was to turn out like that. It wouldn't be the first time Tsuki had had to do something like that. The so-called 'virtuous' people tried to put as much of a fight as possible. Knowing everyone's secrets was always a plus.
Tsuki went to his room and removed the uniform. He changed quickly into a crimson sweater and black jeans. He was grateful to remove the contacts and wig and shook his hair free. Grabbing his brush, he ran the bristles through his long strands and quickly did it up in a high ponytail, fixing it in place with a red ribbon. He pulled on a pair of black and red joggers then left his room. He informed Kaname he was going to do his job and left the dorm.
"Hi!"
Tsuki knew the female prefect was hanging around outside the gates and glanced at her. She grinned at him. "You were the one that summoned me. Why would do you do something so reckless?"
Yuuki lost her grin and glared at the demon. "Just because I'm a human doesn't mean I don't know what I'm doing. I want Zero to be a little happier in his life. Is there anything you can do about that?"
"I already know what your intentions are. If you want me to take you back four years and not have that vampire kill his family, I can do that. But that isn't what you want, is it?" Tsuki studied her eyes. "I can't help you with that. Kaname isn't that interested in you."
Yuuki blushed. "But…he saved me! The least I can do for him is bear his children!"
"I'll play Cupid for the price of your soul."
Yuuki lowered her eyes. "And you will find a way to make Zero happy, too, right?"
"Of course. Saint Valentine's Day is tomorrow – the day of love and romance. What better time for him to develop feelings for someone?"
"You have the ability to make someone fall in love with whoever you want them to?" The demon she summoned nodded. "Hey! Wait!" Yuuki walked beside the new student and chewed her lip in thought. Demons were meant to be deceptive, right? They always found a way to screw everything up, right? Still, the only thing Yuuki wanted was for Zero to be happy and for Kaname to love her the way she loved him. "When do you take my soul?"
"In ten years." Tsuki stopped and looked at Yuuki. "The effects of the deal will wear off then, too. Kaname will realize that he doesn't love and not mourn your death as much as he should. Zero will also realize that the person he loves isn't the one for him. You could ruin a lot with this deal, Miss Prefect. Is that something you are willing to be responsible for?"
Yuuki thought about it. Was that something she wanted? Would it be worth it for the ten years? She knew that her reason for the deal was a little selfish but maybe she could come up with something different, then. "Can you make it so Zero isn't a vampire?"
"That would mean having to change the past and if I do that, he will never have attended Cross Academy. It will just be you and Headmaster Cross here to keep everything under control. You'll never have known him."
Yuuki couldn't imagine not knowing Zero. Sure, he was a pain and a slacker and emotionally screwed up but that was everything she adored about her 'brother'. Was the demon trying to talk her out of making the deal? She looked up at him and saw that he was gazing back with bleak eyes. The color of blood and yet, they looked beautiful. "Are you trying to talk me out of making a deal? Why?"
"In ten years, when Kaname realizes that he didn't love you the way he wanted to, he will hunt me down. If he kills me, my uncle will not be happy and that means that Kaname might get hurt. If I make it that Zero never attended this school, Kaname will feel that something is missing and it won't take him long to put two and two together."
"So, basically you want to make sure you're still alive? Isn't that selfish, I mean, even for a demon?"
Tsuki shrugged. "Probably. I don't exactly want to die for no reason." He glanced up at the full moon that illuminated the forest they were standing in.
"Is there anything you can do to make Zero a little happier that won't result in changing the past or implanting false love?"
"Of course there is." Tsuki began walking again with Yuuki by his side. "You care for him a great deal, don't you?" Yuuki smiled and nodded. "Why?"
Yuuki frowned slightly. "Because everyone deserves to know what it feels like to have someone care about you. Everyone needs someone they can turn to. I know that he hates drinking from me but he comes to me because he knows I'll let him. He knows that there isn't anything he can do to make me hate him, even though he's tried." Yuuki's frown disappeared and a small smile took its place. "And I love him like he's my real brother."
Tsuki raised an eyebrow. "Whatever. I'm not going to take your soul and what I do will have no effect on you or anyone else. The only person who will notice will be Zero. Of course, my uncle will be a little upset that I haven't taken your soul but I think you could do more good keeping it in you." Tsuki stopped walking and looked over his shoulder. Zero was there and had heard that last part of the conversation. That was going to be interesting. "Now go to bed. I'll make him a little happier for you."
"Thank you!" Yuuki hugged the demon and took off running, waving.
When she was out of sight, Tsuki continued walking, knowing that Zero's curiosity was going to get the better of him. "You may as well ask now, Kiryuu. I might care even less in the next three point five seconds."
Zero scowled and stepped out onto the path, walking to stand behind the demon. "You're not going to take her soul in return for making me 'happier'?" He wasn't buying it. There had to be a loophole somewhere where the demon would take Yuuki's soul and probably not do anything.
"A pureblood demon is bound by honor to keep their word. If I say I'm not going to take her soul, I'm not going to take it, Kiryuu. Of course, demons are known for their lying. So you can't really be sure if we're telling the truth or if we're telling you the truth you want to hear." Tsuki would've grinned if he gave a damn.
"You just contradicted everything you said. Is that all demons are, a walking contradiction?"
Tsuki glanced over his shoulder and turned around, his eyes boring into Zero's. The previous time they met, Zero was determined to believe that demons didn't exist and the only demons that walked the earth were in the Night Class. What had made him change his mind? It didn't matter. Zero was opening his mind to the world around him. Yuuki could be grateful about that, at least. "In a sense."
"What are you going to do to me?"
Tsuki stepped closer to Zero. "What did you want me to do? Death isn't an option, Kiryuu and neither is torture. And I'm afraid it's not physically possible for me to do that. If I were to stop that, it would take all the fun out of our little meetings."
Zero sighed. So demons were just as annoying as vampires. They really didn't care for anything except themselves. "Will I survive it?"
"Of course. What use would you be to me if you were dead?" Tsuki was going to do it, even if Yuuki hadn't gone to him but at least he had an excuse to do it now.
Zero lowered his eyes. Yuuki had been willing to give up her soul for his happiness. Why would she do that? No-one did that for their adopted brother! That was just mental. And yet Zero couldn't help but feel a little loved by her act of selflessness. And was the demon being truthful when he said he wasn't going to take her soul? Zero didn't want to damn Yuuki for his happiness.
Zero blinked as Tsuki stepped past him. He turned and caught the demon's wrist. "Wait."
Tsuki tensed and snatched his wrist back. "Don't touch me." He waited. "What am I waiting for? I don't have all night for you debate with yourself. If you want to believe that I'll screw you and Yuuki over and take her soul, go for it." Tsuki's eyes widened a fraction before going back to normal. He faced Zero. "But there's another part of you that wants to take this chance. You want a shot at being happy before you're killed when you slip fully into being a Level E."
Zero glared. He was getting annoyed at that damn demon for reading his mind. "No. I won't do it. I was obviously not meant to be happy in this life and I count down the minutes until Kuran cracks and will finally kill me."
"He's never going to do that and you know it. You know what those little looks are that he sends in your direction." Tsuki blinked when Zero's glare got a little more death in it. "You have to step out of the closet at some point, Kiryuu or you'll find Narnia." A soft gasp left Tsuki's lips as Zero tripped him and straddled him, Bloody Rose at his temple.
"What part of 'I don't swing that way' didn't you understand?" So, one could take the demon by surprise as long as they didn't think about it and just acted. Zero made a note to see if that worked with Kuran.
"The part where your subconscious is giving you erotic dreams about the same gender. And if you fire that weapon, you had best be prepared to take care of anything that reacts to the pain."
Zero blinked for a second, confused by what Kurenai could possibly mean by that. A pale blush crossed his cheeks and he got to his feet. "You're sick."
"I know. It got me what I wanted, though." Tsuki got to his feet and brushed his back off. "Tell me something, Kiryuu…Do you like Valentine's Day?"
"Fuck no!" Zero frowned when Kurenai's eyes flashed.
"Good." Tsuki stepped up to Zero and brushed their lips together before turning and walking back to the dorm. It didn't take a full make-out session for a deal to be done; that was just a perk.
Zero shifted as he watched Kurenai disappear. He had a bad feeling that the demon was going to screw around with him as much as possible until Zero felt 'happier'. What did that masochistic sadist have planned for him? Zero looked at the trees when he heard an owl hoot. Owls were considered death omens, right? I am so fucked. There was a laugh that seemed to agree with him.
"That does it! The next idiot to try and pull a stupid stunt like that is getting detention plus cleaning duties! Am I clear?" Zero glared at the squealing fan girls and groaned when they just called him mean and scary. It was Valentine's Day and even though he knew that the female humans weren't that intelligent, he was still surprised at some of the stupid stunts they pulled.
Yuuki was about as useful as a cat giving birth, in Zero's eyes but he did admire her determination. The male prefect was grateful that cursed day came only once a year and tried to block out the squealing and the throbbing in his head. He was sick of it all. He was tired of Kuran and the looks the damn vampire gave him. And he was sick of being hit on by weird femboys with white hair and red eyes, which claimed demons were real. If Yuuki tried to tell him the Tooth Fairy existed, he was going to snap.
Of course, Zero had spoken to Yagari about the possibility of demons existing and the man had informed him that they were around. Most of the time they blended in with the humans so they couldn't be hunted. He also found out they went with the order of the vampires, too. Purebloods being the kings and queens and Level Es being the blemishes of the society. Yagari had been quite knowledgeable about them and Zero was happy about that. At least he knew that demons could exist but they weren't meant to announce that fact to anyone who asked. Zero rubbed his eyes.
"Oh my god…" Zero mumbled, which was lost in the squealing. "Shut the hell up!" Silence fell and Zero enjoyed it. "What is wrong with you people? Get yourselves organized or I'll disband this little charade! Now!" The girls squeaked in fear and ran to get the best spots. Zero went over to the shade of a tree and lent against it.
The gates opened and the Night Class stepped out. Zero glanced over them and saw that someone was missing. The demon wasn't with the group. The air beside the Hunter shifted and he glanced there. As he was expecting, there was nothing there and there was no breeze. When he looked back at the group, the demon was with them, ignoring the fan girls that tried to get his attention. The demon would've known that he hated Valentine's Day, so why ask?
Tsuki looked over at Zero, a flash in his eyes and a smirk on his face before he faced forward again. Zero narrowed his eyes. It was taking all of his self-control to not fire a round at that demon just on principle alone. Zero didn't know what principle he was thinking about but maybe it had something to do with Kurenai being a demon and was evil by birth. Kind of like a vampire.
"Kurenai-kun," Kaname said. "This young lady would like to give you something."
"I don't care. Why do you all hold onto the hope I'll change?" Tsuki walked on, not caring about the heartbroken look that was on the girl's face at his words or the silence that they all fell into.
"That was harsh," Aidou commented.
Yuuki flinched at the demon's words. But at the same time, at least the fan girls had stopped trying to trample her. Some of them glared at the indifferent Night Class student that didn't pay any more attention to them. She glanced at Zero, who was actually staring at the demon as though he had a new respect for the monster. To someone like Zero, to not play into the fantasies of the fan girls and to actually get them to be quiet, the demon must've been like a god.
Kaname sighed and shook his head. He would have to have a talk with Tsuki about his attitude and make sure the demon didn't do something like that again. Of course, it would only work if Kaname actually thought that the demon would listen to him and gave a damn about what he did. How very annoying that kid was going to be.
With the students preoccupied, Yuuki pulled out the little green box that held the chocolates she bought for Kaname. She hoped he accepted it or even liked it. Shyly, she held out the box to the vampire that was standing in front of her. "I know this isn't the best time but I don't think I would get another chance to do this, Kaname-senpai. Happy Valentine's Day."
Kaname blinked then looked at the box. He smiled and took it. "Thank you, Yuuki."
That seemed to be the invitation for the fan girls to stampede Yuuki. They squealed and jumped back when Tsuki appeared beside Seiren. "Back up." When they did, Tsuki offered his hand to Yuuki. "You should be a little more careful, Miss Prefect."
Yuuki could feel the death glares from the other fan girls on her as she accepted the demon's hand, blushing softly. "O-of course! Thank you."
Zero appeared with the small group and glared at the girls that were sending hateful looks at Yuuki. "You three should head to class and the rest of you annoying bitches should head back to the dorm! This charade is officially over!"
"That wasn't a nice thing to say, Kiryuu-kun," Kaname scolded, referring to the way that Zero spoke about the fan girls.
"I think it summed them up in essence," Tsuki said and headed towards the school building, though he wasn't going to go to class. He had something else to do for that night.
Zero rolled his eyes as the fan girls shuffled back to the Sun Dorms. He glanced at the two vampires and they turned, following Kurenai's footsteps. "Kaname-senpai was right, Zero! You shouldn't have called the girls bitches."
Zero raised an eyebrow. "You call them that all the time."
"Never to their faces!"
"So you're only evil on the inside. That's just great. We should patrol the grounds so I can pretend to give a damn." Zero headed away from the school building, not wanting to deal with the vampires. He was still annoyed about why Kurenai had asked him if he liked Valentine's Day.
As Zero did his rounds, he paused when heard talking. There was only one person that he could hear and it was the damned demon. Why couldn't that asshole just stay in class? With a sigh, Zero followed the voice and saw that the demon was talking into a phone. Fake brown eyes met his as Kurenai continued talking. Seconds later, he hung up and gazed at Zero.
"You should be in class, demon."
"I had to make a phone call."
"You could've asked the Chairman."
"My parents are in hell, Kiryuu. I don't think the Headmaster would've enjoyed the phone bill."
He had just called his parents, who are in hell? What could he possibly need to talk to them about? Zero mentally shook his head. He didn't care. "Just get your ass to class."
"Do you know what the beautiful thing about being a demon is, Kiryuu?" Tsuki knew that Zero was going to say something stupid that was a stereotype of his breed. "No, the soul collecting, mind-reading and everything else you just thought of is only a plus. The beautiful thing is, as long as I don't cause any trouble here and get on the Kuran's bad side, you don't have any say on what I can and can't do. If I don't want to be in class, you can't make me go."
"As long as you're a student here, you're under obligation to listen and obey the prefects. In other words, shut the fuck up and do as you're told before I unload a few rounds into for the hell of it!" Zero gave the demon his best death glare.
"You really shouldn't play with it, Kiryuu and blow off loads for fun. People might start thinking that's your idea of getting off." Tsuki turned to leave but stopped and glanced at Zero. "Is it?"
"Piss off, demon."
Tsuki lowered his eyelids, like he was thinking about something before he met Zero's angered gaze again. "You know what, Zero; you really shouldn't be so annoying to someone that can torture you in a way that will make you go insane."
"Don't use my name, monster." There was a snicker at the nickname. "And there isn't anything you can do that could be worse than the hell I'm living now. So I'm gonna call your bluff and see how well things go. I give myself an eternity before I go insane."
Tsuki smirked, malice playing through his false eyes. "I give you four days before you tell the Day Class fan girls that they're drooling over vampires. Three days before you crack and say something similar to it." Tsuki took a step away from Zero and stopped again. "Of course, since you know I know, maybe you'll surprise me and do something just as amusing."
"I'm not here for your entertainment, demon."
"I never said you were. I just said you amuse me and I don't think I'll be going anywhere anytime soon. I'm dying to know how this will end. My mother sends her regards, by the way. I said you told her to stay in hell where she belongs."
Zero blinked as the demon walked off. Was he that predictable? That was pretty much what Zero would've said or just glared at the demon, because he didn't care about that creature's family tree. Still, it unnerved Zero a little to know that people could read him so well. But that was the least of his worries. He now had to worry about what Kurenai had in mind for him. What could the demon possibly do to make him go insane?
Zero shuddered at some of the thoughts that flooded his mind. None of them were nice and they all ended horribly – for him. There was no way that Kurenai would do physical torture because it seemed that the demon preferred to mind-fuck people more. And without even do anything yet, Zero knew that the demon had won. His paranoia was spiking to ridiculous heights and even the owl that hooted was a foe at the moment. God damn it! He's a pureblood demon, which makes him as powerful as Kuran. Does Kuran have the ability to bend and fabricate time, though? Zero shook his head.
Zero got the feeling that he was mistaking the demon for a god. Only a god had the ability to do that, right? He was thinking about it too much. Zero decided he would just expect anything, that way when it did happen, he wouldn't be caught off guard. With that thought, Zero continued on with his patrol and when the time came, made sure the vampires got back to their cave without any problems.
After a quick shower, Zero went to bed. It took him a little while to fall asleep as his mind was still trying to think of the most likely scenario that the demon would use to make him go a little insane. He had come up with things he didn't even think were possible for him to think of and knowing that he had thought of them, he turned onto his side and closed his eyes, letting sleep claim his senses. Tomorrow was going to be an interesting day, to say the least.
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End Chapter II.
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