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Chapter Six
Warnings: slow chapter and plot making.
Naruto bounced on the balls of his feet, impatiently waiting for the other Pure Blood to come down from his special haven. Today they were going out to the town! Naruto was so excited that he could hardly keep still. It felt like ages since he was last outside of the school. Yeah, Naruto wasn’t good with caged areas… They made him feel cornered in.
But there WAS a reason for going out. You see, Naruto kept this little secret from just about everyone, but he was…a police officer, to put it simply. Well, more like the Chief of Police than anything else, but still a police officer. The only thing different about his branch was that he worked directly under a secret vampire government and took cases on vampire murders. Well, either vampire murders or murders made by supposed vampires. Of course, if the murder was made by a Level E they stepped back into the shadows and let the Noble Vampires take care of it. If the case didn’t seem to be important enough they normally just let life run its course.
Their work was much harder than that, though. The cases they always took on were slaughters done by other vampires. It was hard to plan things according to their enemy, not to mention the field work. Naruto shuddered at the thought. At those times, Naruto was most glad that he was a vampire. All those scars on his skin wouldn’t look good for his complexion.
Nobody except high-positioned government officials and the vampires under Naruto himself knew about the branch. They were a shady group. Naruto prided in that fact even though he didn’t like to lie to everyone. Actually, he wasn’t lying, but giving half-truths…which was pretty much the same thing. He hoped that he was making the right decision on letting Kaname in on the secret. He would deal with the consequences later.
Naruto’s ears picked up the sound of footsteps walking toward the Night Dorms and cocked his head, turning from the staircase to the double doors with a questioning look on his face. The left door opened to reveal Zero and that bastard Sasuke, both wearing disgruntled expressions.
“The hell are you two doing here?” he demanded, giving them a look that included a raised eyebrow.
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Naruto rolled his eyes. “We can take care of ourselves, thank you very much!” He ignored the muttered, “Unfortunately,” from Sasuke. He gave Zero a bright grin. “Hi! We haven’t been properly introduced yet! I’m
“I don’t care what your name is,” came the muttered retort. Naruto huffed and pointed accusing fingers at the two Perfects.
“That is soo rude!” he exclaimed. “Your mothers should be rolling in their graves from the shame you’re causing them.”
The air froze. Naruto blinked, his eyes carefully taking in both expressions from the Perfects even as he pretended not to notice. Sasuke seemed to seethe at the comment and Zero had entirely closed down, glaring with a cold look in his silver eyes.
“You know, if you keep those expressions up no girls will want to date you,” Naruto remarked, keen blue eyes hidden by a close-eyed smile. He could practically hear Sasuke’s teeth grinding together in fury.
“Idiot,” the black-haired youth grated out, “How, exactly, did you know that our parents were dead?”
Shit, a slip-up, Naruto thought, giving an internal grimace. Well, he couldn’t exactly tell them about a case that had happened years ago, could he? No, that would make matters worse. Naruto knew that there was this fine line that stopped both Perfects from taking their weapons out to use on him. Though he knew he could probably take it… well, it would just plain suck if it ruined the interior furnishings of the Night Dorms, wouldn’t it?
“What do you mean?” he asked instead, adding a small frown of confusion. Two pairs of cold eyes glared at him. They were interrupted by another voice that came from the top of the staircase.
“Naruto-san.” The blond wanted to make a face when his heart started to beat slightly faster.
Naruto turned with a grin instead. “Heya, Kaname-sama! Took ya long enough!” He saw Kaname taking in the two Perfects before glancing back at him.
“Sorry. I had business to take care of before I could leave,” came the murmured apology. Naruto grinned in response and looked back at the two Perfects still seething by the door.
“Well,” he said, bouncing energetically. “Let’s get going! Got things to do and people to see!” He skipped to the door as he glanced behind him, twisting his body to beckon to the others before flashing outside. Kaname followed his lead and walked outside, raising an eyebrow when he heard Naruto happily talking to the gatekeeper. The two Perfects gave a glare to nothing in particular before shuffling outside as well, trailing behind the two Pure Bloods.
A few moments later saw the group heading on the path that showed the way out of the school. Naruto took in the peaceful atmosphere as his arms swung at his sides.
“So, Kaname-sama,” he started, turning to look at the Pure Blood next to him. He admired the Kuran heir with a quick check, taking in the fine fitting clothes with a wistful glance. Kaname was wearing an open throat sapphire blue shirt under an elegant black coat. (1) Simple black slacks covered the Pure Blood’s long and lean legs. It fit his graceful form beautifully. Naruto wanted to tear them off and have his naughty way with the wine-eyed vampire. A small blush formed on his cheeks and he looked away.
“Yes?” Kaname prompted when Naruto didn’t continue.
“Why are you going out to the town anyway?” Sasuke gritted out from behind the two Pure Bloods. Naruto scowled at the rudeness.
“Oi!” he barked out, craning his neck around to glare at the Perfect. “Don’t interrupt conversations. It’s rude and barbaric!”
“Are you going to answer the question or not?” Sasuke asked, irritated.
“Why do you care?”
“Why are you avoiding answering the question?”
“Why are you being so persistent in me answering the question?”
“Just answer the fucking question!” Sasuke roared, glaring at the blond. Naruto stuck his tongue out at him and gave a huff, before smiling innocently.
“It’s a se-cre-t!” He drawled out the word and looked back at Kaname. “I’ll ask you the question once we get out. I can’t exactly remember what I was going to ask anyway.” Kaname glanced at him with a stare that had him squirming. Naruto wondered what those rich red-wine-eyes caught that no one else saw.
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When they were finally a few yards away from the gate leading to Cross Academy, Naruto sighed with relief and gave a brilliant smile to the waiting Pure Blood on his right. Kaname gave him a glance that showed he understood what Naruto was feeling and the blond caught the slight twitch on the Kuran heir’s lips as it tilted upward for a slight second. Naruto’s world brightened the slightest bit before he remembered his promise, and he grew solemn, staring hard at the ground beneath him. He glanced up and gave Kaname his serious look.
“I know you want to know why I allowed you to come with me,” Naruto started, giving Kaname a hard stare. “What I’m going to tell you is top secret. No one can know about it. That includes the others back at the academy and the Council of Elders.”
Kaname gave him an expressionless look. “Is it really that serious?” Naruto gave a nod as he started to walk again, Kaname at his side.
“I have to get your word that you won’t tell.” Kaname seemed to consider this, staring at Naruto though the blond didn’t look at him.
“Pure Blood’s Pledge.” (2)
Naruto mulled over the choice with a hint of surprise, though he didn’t allow it to show on his face. A Pure Blood’s Pledge, huh? Naruto had almost forgotten about that type of promise. He was grateful it came up though. It meant that Kaname was taking him seriously. The blond once again hoped that he was doing the right thing telling Kaname about the secret. Naruto started off with a question.
“Are you aware of the vampire murders that started around the time I transferred to
“Yes,” Kaname answered, murmuring low. “I had strange sensations and summed it up that other vampires were being killed out here.”
Naruto gave a curt nod. “It’s been happening for a while. During the three days I’ve been at the academy, there have been six vampire murders and fourteen human murders.” Naruto led Kaname to the fountain as he glanced around from under his bangs. “What you’re going to see is confidential that borders on clandestine. You MUST NOT talk about it – no, don’t even think about it. Okay?”
Kaname gave him a look that had a hint of an annoyed glare. “I already gave you my pledge.”
“I’ll hold you to that,” Naruto muttered. The blond noticed no other people around and took the chance. He grabbed Kaname’s arm and ran –well, more liked dived- into the fountain. Extremely risky, Naruto knew, but he had to take it. He couldn’t afford to keep his team waiting for him any longer now that he was out of the academy.
He switched his focus to Kaname, watching as the other Pure Blood took in the new settings as he shook out his wet hair.
It was dark and wet. Naruto knew that these were the caves where his team had set up camp. Gaara had given him quick instructions on how to find them in the midst of everything.
He looked back at the fountain with a raised eyebrow. “Nifty,” he said, grinning his approval. “I’ll have to congratulate Neji for finding a cool place with a cool entrance.”
His vampire eyes switched on, and he noticed belatedly that Kaname’s had, too. The red film over his vision made things irritating for the blond. He hated it when they came on, though he admitted to not knowing why. It just made him feel…stressed. He recalled the directions with a sigh and motioned Kaname to follow him as they walked deeper into the maze.
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(1) Want to see what Kaname is wearing? (http://reveriedream. deviantart. com/ art/ Vampire-Knight-Bloody-love-120524509) Just follow the linkkk~! And don’t forget to remove the spaces! Ah, I didn’t ask the artist to use the imagery so… it’s best if you not mention this… ^^; Not sure if the person is okay with it being in a shounen ai/yaoi fanfic… Heh…
(2) Made up pledge that should only be used by Pure Bloods. This might come up later so I won’t mention what happens when a Pure Blood breaks this pledge.
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