Disclaimer(applied to all chapters) : I obviously don't own Vampire Knight. Although I wish nobody owned Vampire Knight, because then it would be real.

Note: There's no specific time period during Vampire Knight that this is taking place.

Prologue to Vicissitude

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Zero's lithe body was poised, ready to strike. He awaited in the dark shadows of the abandoned alley-way. Well, abandoned save for he, his gang, and the fair-haired girl that had no idea what was about to hit her.

The foreboding atmosphere of the black night that veiled atop of him threw him off-kilter. It created a tugging thought that something would change tonight. Something would throw him off balance. He wasn't quite sure why, but the uneasiness of the feeling wouldn't cease.

His gang lay in the shadows silently, waiting for him to follow thru with the idiotic game they played out daily. The objective was to find some sullen & extremely unlucky passerby and shake them up a little bit. Maybe throw them around, jostle them up, and give them a trifle scare.

He found it disappointing that this was the only way they got their kicks, but said nothing of it. Who was he to look down on others? It wasn't like he had anywhere left to go but down either.

Abandoned, and alone on a baron night, his present gang picked him up. They offered him comfort & support. Something he had been seeking for far too long. His entire family had been butchered; he was somehow spared through the mayhem & found himself on the streets, seeking some kind of remedy to end the desolate isolation he felt.

Sadly, the gang Zero found himself belonging in- Hunters they called themselves – became the most treasured thing in his life. They were what he woke up to, what he ended his day with, the way he spent the time in between.

And through it all was-ugh- school. He felt no obligation to go every day, so when he was bored & the cold streets held no amusement he would trudge on to school. Partially also because Kido, his leader, often reprimanded him if he didn't. They might act badass & tough on the outside, but inside the Hunters members were all fairly decent individuals who actually cared about academics.

Shaking himself out of his thoughts he brought his attention back to the dark-haired girl. She was completely oblivious as to what was going on around her, she seemed very clueless of her surroundings.

This should be fairly easy. He thought. And it should have been. He planned the whole thing out in his head as the dark cloak of night veiled over him; hiding his presence. She'd continue walking towards him and right when her body became aligned with his he'd greedily outstretch his arms & frighten her. Just a bit.

He loathed doing this with girls, they deserved better. Nor did he enjoy doing it to innocents. Although with criminals he didn't mind. But he went along with it anyways; fearing the only solace he had come to know with his gang would be taken away and they would leave him if he did not follow thru with their obligations.

She was right there. The moment came & his arms grabbed her towards him & faced her. His pupils dilated & his eyelids flew up. What the… He was rendered helpless, unable to do anything but stare into the warm brown pools of life that were her eyes. Her pale face surrounded her delicate features softly, & the wisps of her brown bangs passed right above her eyelids. She was beauty's reincarnate.

Yuuki stared back, equally stunned. Neither knew how many moments passed by as they stared helplessly at one another. Surely he should pull away now; this was far beyond the limits of proper etiquette. And though he knew his boys were watching him, & that he should have let go long before, he made no move to.

Her presence captivated him. Right then he wanted- no needed- to know everything there was to know about this delicate, porcelain-skinned women-child before him.

The full, beautiful moon shone tenderly on his fair, silver hair. His ratty jeans hugged his calves gloriously as they stayed absolutely immobilized to the ground. Yuuki's eyes raked up hungrily to the tailored leather jacket that relentlessly covered up what she knew would be a perfectly sculpted body. Dressed in all black he blended well with the night. His dark eyes penetrated her to the core; they didn't move from hers for a split second.

Silently she cursed whoever had thought to create clothing; she wished it had never been created. Such a sinful thing to be taking away her access to lay eyes on his beautiful skin. She wanted-no she needed- to know this shocking boy that fate had presented in front of her.

He froze her in longing, & couldn't move even if she willed it. His perfectly sculpted features chilled her to the bone. Surely no one could be this perfect? But he was. There was no denying his other-worldly beauty. Yuuki felt meager in comparison.

Zero let her go, much sooner than to his liking, but the foreign emotions that welled up inside of him were frightening. This was hardly normal. Afraid of the intensity this young adult brought in her wake he mumbled an apology before turning away to the incredulous faces of his gang.

Tonight there would be hell to pay for his mistake.

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