Be careful what you wish for...you might get it!

by Molested Bunny

Rating: M

Summary: Through a game of fate, Kaname realizes Zero is the reincarnation of his dead soulmate from a long time ago. Moreover, something is wrong with Yuki, Takuma is trying to save Shiki from Rido's traces of darkness and Aidou pays for toying with an unknown spell.

Warnings: Non-consensual blood drinking (maybe). Yaoi - Slash.

Spoilers: Yes, for the whole Vampire Knight series.

Pairings: Kaname x Zero, implied Kaname/Zero x Yuki, Takuma x Shiki and Kain x Aidou

A/N : So, finally I have an update. This is for all my lovely reviewers who begged so prettily. Thank you for your support and patience and sorry that is such a short chapter.

Disclaimer: Vampire Knight and its characters do not belong to me. They belong to their inspired creator Matsuri Hino. This story is for entertainment purposes only; no money is being made from it. I also don't own or I am associated with the song and the artist mentioned.

Chapter VIII – THE WORLD CHANGES AROUND US

"Entangled in spiraling threads, making a seam from the four edged core

Leading fate, shouldering it together and walking on

A countless number of hurts that cannot be wiped away, uncountable sadness

Heavy chains wrapped around my body, falling to the earth screaming the truth"

Kumo (MUCC)

Kaname was restless. Almost boarding on paranoid. Every second spent apart from Zero gave him a feeling of uneasiness. The pureblood vampire told himself that it was normal taking in consideration the circumstances, and he had nothing to worry about, but that wild, dark instinct ingrained in his soul didn't give him peace.

Was something going to happen with Zero while he was gone? His senses were tingling, and not in a good way. Kaname was present only in body, the words spoken at the meeting landing on deaf ears. His thoughts and his heart were at the Academy.

There were other matters to dwell on as well: Ichijo was going crazy because of Shiki who seemed to have his own coping to do. The two conveyed the feeling that they were running after each other without being able to cross paths. It was unnerving and the pureblood didn't know how to help them since he couldn't figure out what the problem was.

Even more worrying was Aidou who apparently was fading away because of Kain's idiocy. The first time he smelled what the two of them were going at Kaname almost laughed out loud and teased them, but one minute later he caught a whiff of Aidou's misery. After he witnessed Kain's behavior towards Ruka in front of Hanabusa, he almost snapped at the older cousin. It was damn obvious that Aidou was completely utterly in love with Akatsuki, but the vampire was trampling all over his feelings because of his stupid pride.

Another issue and his main cause of his headaches, was his dear, precious sister who was becoming the epitome of pureblood bitchiness. He had no idea how to deal with her, but he surely hoped she won't do something stupid and tried to hurt Zero or their blood relation won't mean a thing: he will tear her apart.

What was a pureblood king to do when everything around him was falling to pieces while he was bathing in joy, so to speak?

And now it seems they had an extremist hunter faction wanting vampires totally erased from existence. Wait, what? When it had happened? Shit! Zero was making him lose his mind. He had to pay attention to the council's meeting. No more wandering thoughts for him today. His spider lily could wait…for now.

Zero was pouting. He had received a troublesome message from the Vampire Hunter's Association. It looked like a group of hunters have gone rogue and were aiming to destroy all vampires, without any regard for their principles.

The silver haired snickered to himself in derision. Just before he would have probably cheered for them, but things changed. Now, he was sulking because those idiots could ruin his plans to help Aidou during the ball.

Zero asked his only vampire hunter friend to help him by blatantly hitting on Aidou in front of Kain…well, maybe he actually blackmailed him, but that was of no importance. The bastard deserved all the angst coming from this. He was starting to panic that the blond vampire will just disappear one day. That's how awful he looked. And he couldn't accept that, especially now when it looked that despite all their previous antipathy they were striking a weird awkward friendship.

True, the blond vamp could be annoying as hell, but he had the most redeeming qualities: unwavering loyalty and truth be told, he could be damn adorable at times. Zero almost giggled imagining the faces that Aidou and Kaname would make if they knew his thoughts. That one would surely blow in his face.

The hunter was becoming more like his old self. He didn't know if he should be upset or not. The others looked at him as if he had grown another head, especially Yuki. He was still heartbroken that his childhood friend, the one he wanted to spend his life with at some point, was letting herself consumed by darkness. That was even more noticeable now that Kaname left for the council and Yuki asserted her authority in the Night Class.

The situation was distressing. Zero didn't know how to deal with the pureblood princess and hoped his lover knew what to do since he was completely clueless. If someone would have told him that he and Yuki will fight over the right to stay beside Kaname, the hunter would have laughed in their faces or shoot them, or laugh and then shoot them.

Aidou looked in the bathroom mirror once again and he barely stopped from bursting into tears seeing his sallow face. His eyes were red rimmed and he had dark rings, his skin looked feverish, but it had an unhealthy color, the corners of his mouth were turned down and his hair was resembling a bird's nest. What the hell was wrong with him?

The feelings for Kaname had never done this to him, but again, that was only infatuation. Contrary, what he felt for Kain was true love. A true love that destroyed him bit by bit, clawing at his insides like an enraged beast. This wasn't what he expected from "true love". How could a feeling so wonderful burn his blood and his sanity like a poison? At this point, Hanabusa felt that death was more merciful. Everytime he gazed at Kain, the older cousin was ignoring him consciously or was dotting on Ruka.

The noble was his childhood friend and he loved her, before all the mess he even wished for the two of them to get together and live happily ever after (like the romantic fool he was),but now Aidou wanted to gouge her eyes out and freeze that obnoxious laugh on her face. Before the damn spell, she brushed off all of Kain's loving gestures and now was bathing in all the attention.

Aidou frowned at his own image in the mirror. This wasn't him. This person full of hatred and resentment was nothing like him. He hoped Zero will help him because he was starting to lose it and if that happened, the end won't be pretty. Not that anyone cared lately. Besides Zero, apparently.

Zero with whom he was striking an odd friendship, Zero who was Kaname's beloved, Zero who seemed a completely different person from the high-strung vampire hunter that he was before.

Moreover, Yuki had gone absolutely mad. She was on a power trip and was making everyone nervous, even Zero, who lately was the favorite target of her fury. That was a bad thing and Aidou prayed to whoever was listening up there, that the day when he will have to step between Zero and Yuki will never come.

Where was his precious Kaname-sama when he needed him? Yeah, right. As if the pureblood king didn't have enough problems to deal with.

Kain was in turmoil. He didn't know what he was supposed to do. He hated seeing Aidou so depressed, but his own mind would not let him approach the other. He had already done more harm than he could ever imagine. How could he look in his cousin eyes without seeing the pain, the self-doubt and the utter misery he put there? He couldn't face all of it. It was the best for both of them if they stayed clear of each other for a while.

The noble was torn apart between his affection for Hanabusa and his own pride. More so, Aidou was deluded in believing that they were in love. Of course, Kain had deep feelings for the younger, but they were nothing more than family. He loved Aidou, but he was in love with Ruka. Tha was another reason for which he had to stay away from the blond.

Somehow, his cousin had deceived himself in believing they were meant for each other. It was just the damn spell fooling with their heads and Akatsuki wasn't going to let that ruin his hopes with Ruka, who finally paid him some attention. That's the damn spell's fault as well whispered a traitorous voice in his mind.

It would have been simpler if his treacherous body wouldn't have craved Aidou's blood, touch, smell or smile. It was driving him insane with want and that in turn, made him bitter and cold toward the blond, even if he despised his own behavior regarding his precious cousin. It was like a vicious circle he couldn't get out from.

The vampire was also concerned with the new raising problem: Yuki! What were they going to do until Kaname-sama came back? He was the only one powerful enough to oppose her. The entire Night Class was compelled to obey her and it seemed that she was developing a kind of rivalry with Zero so, no help coming from there. Everything was crumbling around them like a castle of cards.

For the first time in his long life, Kain felt like a child stumbling through the darkness. All of them had so many problems, each of them kept their own little secrets, making it difficult for the others to help, but he was sure of one thing: everything was going to change. If it would be for the better or not, only time could tell.