Forever Gone

Vampire Knight oneshot; AU; ZeKi

He could feel her fangs sinking into his neck, no sooner did he feel her drink his blood.

She was a bit rougher with him compared to the previous nights. Maybe she was just hungrier...

"Ngh," he winced when he felt her pull back his head more by grabbing and tangling her fingers through his silver hair. "You're hurting me," he breathed out in pain.

He felt her pull away and sit up in his lap. His lilac eyes locked gazes with her maroon red ones. There was only coldness within them. She was an empty shell.

Her lips curled up into a heartless smirk and she whispered, "do you think I care? You're nothing, but a servant."

A sharp breath left past his lips when he felt her roughly bite him again, creating another mark on his neck. She was right...he was nothing more than a servant to her. A replacement...

After drinking her fill, she licked her bloodstained lips and released her vice grip on his hair. She then lovingly stroked his face, kissing his pale skin softly.

"You must know by now what your role is here with me, Yuuki Kuran. Aidou told you, didn't he?"

"Everything, Yuuki."

Her red eyes narrowed in a hard glare. She set her teeth and slapped him hard across the face. "Don't say my name so simply. Only he could call me that."

The skin on his cheek stung, but he was used to it. That's what he was hired for anyways...to deal with the pureblood princess' whims and fulfill her desires. "I'm sorry...Yuuki-sama," he whispered apologetically.

Suddenly, her gaze turned tender and almost loving as she leaned forward and gently stroked his soft silver hair. "Aidou went through so much trouble trying to find someone that could suitable replace him. I suppose I should reward him for bringing you to me." Yuuki giggled softly, gently cradling his delicate face. "I guess I really can't live without him...my darling Zero."

She leaned down and kissed him deeply. When she pulled away, she whispered against his lips, "you taste just like him. It's amazing how similar you are...right down to the blood." Yuuki went down to lick at the small amount of blood that trickled down his neck. "Maybe Zero had another twin I didn't know about," she said whimsically.

He closed his eyes when he felt her tongue run across his skin. "Yuuki...sama..."

"Do you know what Zero and I were?" Yuuki leaned against his chest. "We were lovers. We were engaged. I loved him more than anything. He was the one there for me when my brother left me, he was the one that was always there for me..."

He heard her crying softly against him.

"So then...why isn't he here now?" she asked, her voice breaking up with tears. "Why did you have to leave me, Zero? I'm so lonely! I can't-!" She stopped when she felt his hand on her head.

"Zero wouldn't want you to be crying," he said in a soft voice.

The pureblood looked up at him with teary red eyes. "What would you know?" she asked, her voice breaking. "You're just a replacement for him." She shoved him down onto the bed and straddled his hips.

"You can never take Zero's place," she said, her voice cold and unfeeling. Her hands pulled at his white dress shirt, the buttons simply popping from their seams as she tugged harder.

"Yuuki..."

"Even when you say my name like how he said it..." Yuuki touched his soft lips with great care. "I know the man I loved is dead."

With that, she ripped apart the last seam on his shirt and kissed him heatedly.

It was quiet when he slipped out of the bed. He slipped on his clothes, trying not to make too much noise that could wake her.

"Mmm..." she stirred slightly.

He looked back and saw her looking up at him with sleepy eyes. "Ne, say that you love me...just like how my Zero would say it."

His hand moved to her face and carefully he tucked a lock of her soft brunette hair behind her ear. "I love you, Yuuki," he whispered in a lovingly warm tone.

The pureblood princess closed her eyes happily, giggling like a child that had just received sweet candy.

He stared at her as she drifted off to sleep once again. Her peaceful expression bared no remaining sadness or coldness. It was just like how he remember her. Gently, he pulled the bed sheets up to her neck, covering her bare body.

With a soft smile, he left the bedside and exited her room. Just outside, Aidou stood there, looking at him with concern.

"She's not getting any better, is she?" he asked, his blue eyes lowering sadly. "Even erasing her memories didn't cure her of her depression over losing you, Zero. I'm afraid that she'll fall into madness."

Zero closed his eyes and didn't say anything. At this, Aidou took a step forward towards the silver haired man and said, "wouldn't it be best for Yuuki to know that you're alive? She still thinks that you were killed by the vampire hunters for falling to a Level E!"

Aidou hated the silence that Zero presented him.

It wasn't until a long time after that Zero spoke up. "Yuuki...wanted us to get married. She's a pureblood and I'm nothing more than a Level D vampire. The Council don't want the pureblood line to be dirtied. Especially since she's one of the few remaining purebloods left." Zero bowed his head and muttered, "it would only create more problems if she knew I was alive." He started to walk away, down the dark corridors of the Kuran mansion.

"But Kiryuu-!" Aidou called out.

Zero stopped abruptly and then turned around with a small smile on his face. His eyes reflected a hidden sadness within them that he cleverly locked away behind a fake smile.

"Please tell me when Yuuki-sama needs me again. I only live to serve our princess."

A/N Normally I don't like using the Japanese honorifics and such in my fics, but in this case...I made an exception.

Yeah so, I actually got inspired by another song called "FlashBack" by Red Autumn Sound. It's an awesome PV. Anyways, I also got inspired by a oneshot manga I read a few months ago. It's called, "Sheets no Sukima" and I really liked the fifth story in it, which this fic roughly follows.

Basically, Yuuki fell into a deep depression when she found out Zero was "killed" for falling to a Level E, which never happened. She went "insane" so to speak and Aidou "hired" Zero as a replacement for well...himself. In the end, Yuuki is left thinking Zero is gone and Zero is left watching Yuuki in distress over his "loss."

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