The Other Destinies

Third Person's POV

Life passed.... The school still occurred just like always with Night Class being fawned like no tomorrow, some of the Day Class students still as crazy as ever, Haruki still with his usual unfeeling exterior but caring attitude, Yuuki with her clumsiness and optimism in life, Ichiru with his loyalty to Haruki and worry for his brother, and Zero with his always bad temperament.

But... there were some little things that changed, that was because for whatever reason, Haruki tried his hardest to avoid Kuran Kaname. While crossover passed, he just observed from somewhere... and when there was a little chance that the two of them would meet, Haruki deliberately turned around and vanished to who knows where. 

And Kaname... while he respected Haruki's choice and just went with the flow... was started to get annoyed because Haruki had a very troublesome, according to Kuran Kaname, ability to vanishes from everyone radar so he couldn't always know Haruki's position. And that kind of mood started to be noticed by his own 'follower-slash-minion'.

And now, Kaname and Souen Ruka, who insisted on assisting Kaname, calmly walked to Headmaster's office when Day Class still took place. Fortunately, or not, on the way to the Headmaster's office they met none other than Kiriyu Zero.

"Oh... It seems I get lucky sometimes. I've want to meet you Kiriyu Zero." Kaname stated calmly and easily but for some reason there was undercurrent malice in his tone.

Zero stopped walking and stared at Kaname, a deep frown appearing on his face. Though after some time he just walked away from Kaname without a second glance.

"It's very rude to ignore someone who talks to you Kiriyu-kun." Said Kaname then followed Zero to wherever Zero wanted to go. "But it is as expected from some barbaric Hunter."

That statement got Zero's attention for he immediately stopped, but didn't turn around to face Kaname.

"It seems I've gotten to your nerves. I just want to ask you, how are you feeling? Sooner or later you will snap and I can't let you go rampant and attack the  students body." 'Especially Haruki and Yuuki.' he added silently in his mind.

Zero just clenched his jaw and formed his hand into a vicious fist, ready to strike if needed. "I..." Zero started but immediately was cut by a voice.

"Zero..." A familiar voice called out, and not only Zero but also Kaname and Ruka looked up to find the source of voice.

And there... a slender and rather short teen, clad in crisp Day Class uniform, who just called out Zero rather coldly, but... for some reason the teen had a smile in his angelic face with unruly black-as-night hair framing it. A beautiful visage... if not for said smile which didn't reach his gorgeous but cold green eyes at all.

Souen Ruka's POV

I volunteered to assist Kuran-sama to Headmaster's office without any thought... but inside my mind I wondered why he wanted to go there while Day Class still occurred. I just accompanied him because I didn't have anything to do, couldn't go back to sleep, and Kain Akatsuki –my mate– was still sleeping.

Though more importantly, because we in Night Class could feel the drop of our Leader's mood... so unanimously we agreed to always accompany him wherever he wanted to go, as safety measure. Not like he needed it because there was a zero chance for Kuran-sama to lost control of his power just because of bad mood.

I looked at my surroundings with distaste for the Day Class's students that looked at us like that. Honestly... we are just like them, someone who need to eat, drink, breath, and live. The only difference was our diet, not like they knew of course.

But all though about Day Class students went through the window when the worst possible condition occurred. We met that blasted hunter that just frowned at us and didn't even show any bit of respect. 'How rude... as expected, huh...' I thought.

But Kuran-sama still wanted to have a conversation with him anyway. In my mind, I cursed this situation and that blasted hunter. But... when I heard the last piece of Kuran-sama's words, it caught my interest. 'What condition that makes a 'mighty' hunter freeze like that?' I wondered.

But my thoughts were interrupted by a voice, an angelic voice that I'm pretty sure I never heard before. Kuran-sama and I turn around in unison to witness a smile that was so fake that it felt and looked creepy... so contradicting with the owner of the voice appearance –slender, graceful, elegant, and gave of the appearance of fragile young human–.

'Who?' I thought confusedly. Though after some time, I remembered that this person was one of the guardians that seemingly never did his duty, as far as I remember.

"Zero." That voice came again to call the hunter, "I thought that you have an additional lesson and a detention for sleeping in and coming late to class."

The hunter only grunted and answered sullenly, "I didn't have any detention today, though I do have additional lesson... but it's already finished."

He hummed and chuckled, "Considering Yuuki is not with you... She is still in class, huh...." He mused and the hunter grunted again as an affirmative. Then the one that has the soothing voice walked toward us. "Well then... Let's go before Yuuki finishes and our duty calls us."

"Where to?"

"To cure your stubbornness and hardheadedness...." He stated with a calm voice.

But before the two of them could go to their own way, a hand suddenly sneaked fast and grabbed the teen fragile-looking wrist. I blinked once... twice... and immediately widened my eyes slightly in shock when this ridiculous situation dawned in my mind.

Because what I saw was something bizarre and out-of-character of my Lord. What with his strong hand held the teen-with-angelic-face-but-creepy-smile wrist delicately but also firmly... as if Kuran-sama tried to keep him from leaving. 

"Haruki..." Kuran-sama called him softly. I widened my eyes again... because... am I still dreaming? Kuran-sama only used that kind of voice for that human girl who was also a guardian. "How are you feeling today?" He continued with voice full of concern.

I could feel a twitch of an annoyance because I didn't know what kind of situation this is. 'Urgh... I don't know anymore!! What the hell is this situation?! I need to consult this with everyone!' I screamed in annoyance inside my mind.

He, Haruki, now that I thought about it his name sure came out when we were discussing about the Prefects, turned around and faced Kuran-sama calmly, "I am all right Kuran-san. Can you let go of my wrist? I have something to do with a brat who can't do anything right about something that related to his own health."

"Why are you avoiding me Haruki?" Kuran-sama asked... completely disregarded Haruki's answer to his previous question.

From my position, I could see that Haruki's eyes widened slightly. Though not even a second later, his expression came back to its previously polite but distant façade.

"What makes you think like that, Kuran-san? I don't understand what you are talking about. I think there is nothing unusual with me." He answered calmly.

Kuran-sama only stared at Haruki blankly, like he didn't believe a thing that comes out from the prefect's mouth.

"Just like always, huh... If I don't really know you, I would believe it." He mumbled and the next thing I knew, Kuran-sama tugging Haruki's wrist rather forcefully and hugging him protectively. 

"Whatever it is... Please know that your avoidance is hurting my feeling." Kuran-sama continued in a whisper full of emotion.

But before that touching scene could go further than the prefect's widened eyes and stiff as board reaction, Haruki was yanked from Kuran-sama's embrace harshly, too harshly, by that blasted Hunter. "What do you think you're doing Kuran?!" He stated viciously.

Before Kuran-sama could answer the rude question, I felt something that rarely came out in this safe zone of the Academy, but rather normal in a vampire gathering.

That was a feeling of pressure from unleashed power, usually used by the Pureblooded Vampires to 'announce' their presence.

But when I snapped my attention back, I found that the rather terrifying pressure was not coming out from Kuran-sama as I was expecting, but coming from the one called Haruki. I widened my eyes instinctively.

'What's going on?! Why does this human have so much power? A very terrifying one at that! It's impossible! It's almost like......' I trailed in my own thought because I couldn't entertain whatever it was my mind conjured.

"Zero..." The voice called the Hunter again, "I know that you are in a thin thread right now, but please control your emotion. You don't have to do what I want you to do, but please think about what you want to do first before your emotion get the better of you.

I appreciate you for wanting to protect me, but what you do just now is not the answer." He said it all with such calmness that almost frightened me, if not for the touch of sadness in his voice.

"I..." The Hunter tried, but after some time he just looked away. Though after a few second, the Hunter mumbled a simple, "Sorry, Haruki." before walked away from us, and we could only watch him go to who-knows-where.

Haruki's POV

When I called Zero out, my restlessness about Zero's condition was already at its peak. Unfortunately... he was with someone I tried to avoid. And when I walked towards Zero, my wrist was caught by Kaname's hand. 

I knew that he was rather agitated because of my 'disappearing' act, because for some weird reason he always made it his habit to search everyone he knew in the Academy's ground, without fail. I let him know my position all this time because it was easier to calm his 'paranoia' than answering unnecesary inquiry. 

But after that night, when I woke up in my own dorm room with his jacket enveloped my body, I started avoiding him and completely masked my presence, be it my smell, my heartbeat, my aura, and the slight power that managed to slip past my iron clad grasp, even if I know what I did will make his paranoia shot through the sky. Though, honestly I myself didn't know why I avoided him like a plague.

'It's not like he likes me much, except from his responsibility as my older brother, I'm sure he won't care much about me. Why did he always make it his business to know where am I every second of the day? As much as his paranoia reared its ugly head, I'm not a 'kid' anymore, honestly...' I often wondered.

I knew that sooner or later he will 'demand' my presence and asked me why. But I never thought that it would occur here, in a corridor where anyone could stumble.

When he started to ask me everything I predicted, he started to give out feeling full of despair, like my being avoiding him hurt him too much. And when he suddenly hugged me and whispered those words, I stayed rigid and could only widened my eyes in shock.

But... before I could comprehend anything more, I was yanked backward rather harshly. One moment I could only feel confusion, and the next for whatever reason I saw red.

In that bit moment, I lost some control of my power because my own brain betrayed me and became blank... only instinct rushed forward and tried to eliminate a threat. 

I remembered throwing some 'words' to Zero's way. And when he looked away in guilt... that was when my brain started to work again and my instinct took a back seat, then I started to squash my magic back to its container.

After that... when Zero went away, I took a deep breath to further took my control back and calm my instinct and magic. And finally, when I got back my control, I faced Kaname and his acquaintance.

"I apologize for Zero's behavior and my sudden relapse." I intoned calmly and looked straight at the one who shook my very being with his presence.

"Haruki..." Kaname said. His voice tinted with worry, concern, and suspicion. What kind of suspicion... I think I know what about but didn't want to admit it.

"Yes?" I replied with a confused voice.

Kaname then just closed his eyes and calmed himself, "No, nothing. Be careful Haruki."

I stared at Kaname and wordlessly conveyed that I didn't buy his words at all. Though not even a second later I just shrugged it off and stated, "Then I will be on my way". I nodded at Kaname and Souen Ruka's direction, and walked away.

The last thing I heard was Kaname ordered Souen-san to return to the dorm to prepare the Night Class, and he, Kaname, will face the Headmaster alone. 

After I parted from Kaname and Souen Ruka, I immediately sought Zero out, but then Guardian's Duty called and I went to my post hoping that Zero was already there. But unfortunately, he wasn't.

After the Night Class settled, I went to search for Zero again, but as expected, I couldn't find him.

'He sure can hide when he didn't want to be found. If only Ichiru was here...' I thought gloomily.

But he isn't here because he got some job from Hunter's Association. It's already a week but he was still not home yet. Sometimes I wonder if Zero and Ichiru officially became Hunters really worth it. At times like this... I didn't think so.

After hours searching for Zero, I was sure in the verge to gave up. Honestly... Why the Headmaster thought that this monstrous building was good as a school building, I would never know. It's true that I'm immortal, but my physical being is still that of a normal human.

If it was just another day, I wouldn't care much what happens with Zero....... Well, that's a lie, I care about Zero just as much as I care about Yuuki and Ichiru.

But today was different, somehow my feeling blaring something to me. My very soul screaming like crazy, unsettled for something I didn't even know. And when that's happening there will always be something going on.

'Tch.... If only I had Yuuki's power, maybe I could manipulate it to work as I please and I could know what's going to happen. I hope I'm not too late if that bad thing is really going to happen.'

And then, in that second, I didn't know what moved me to go to the stairs in this corridor, but my feet just moved. First I was walking, then without me knowing my feet was running. When I got there, it felt like my heart stopped.

In front of me, Zero licked Yuuki's neck, ready to pierce those sharp fangs into my beloved sister's delicate neck. I didn't really know of what happened next, I just let my instinct take over my body.

I ran to where Zero and Yuuki were and pulled Yuuki's body away from Zero's grip. I didn't even care that I pulled Yuuki hard enough that she landed in her hands and knees in the floor, without a doubt, painfully.

Because in that moment... Zero's fangs pierced my neck through my school uniform. From behind me, the faint sound of Yuuki's gasp thick with disbelief and worry, but I could only focus my mind on the brat in front of me.

It was my first time feeding a vampire. Usually, I just observed from the shadows when Ichiru fed Zero. I could only widen my eyes because of the feeling. It... didn't hurt, but there is a feeling of wrongness and discomfort. It was more like all my essence was sucked from my body, forcefully.

'Ahh... I wonder if this is the feeling of being 'kissed' by a Dementor? Not hurt per se, but...' My mind absentmindedly thought.

I was snapped back to reality when my feet started to feel like a lead and Zero still didn't stop feeding. Why? Is it normal? When I saw Zero fed from Ichiru it was so fast, and in the blink of eyes it was finished. But.. Now is not the same.. It's different..

"Zero.... I think that's enough, Zero..." I said calmly at first, but Zero still sucked my blood, and my heart began to thud like a drum in my chest.

"Zero... Oi Zero!" Still, he didn't budge a bit. And here I started to see shadow from my own eyesight.

'Tch... To hell with it...' I gritted my teeth in desperateness before finally I screamed, "ZEROO!" with the last of my energy.

I could tell that Zero's mind finally snapped back to its place with that scream, but it seemed he was still gathering his mind, because he didn't retract his fang from my neck.

'Well, at least I didn't feel like something sucked my own soul anymore.' Was the last thought I could gather before finally my feet failed me and I fell backward into Yuuki's waiting arm.

Kaname's POV

I glared hard at the man in front of me. I thought that if I talked to him straightforwardly, he would give me the answer without a fuss, but it seems it isn't the case.

Here, after parting with Haruki hours ago, I stood in front of the Headmaster, with the Headmaster still reciting the history of vampire, specifically the pureblood. I really didn't need it, honestly.

"Headmaster, just give me the answer. When?" I asked with a thin thread before I really snapped.

The Headmaster gave me a look then sighed, "I don't know Kaname. Most likely he won't go there and stay in the Day Class."

"But..." I tried to protest.

"I know, but so far there is no problem, Ichiru, from their bond, gives the sacrifice, and Haruki works day and night to prevent him from becoming a Level 'End'. There is also Yuuki. My instinct tells me that Zero and Yuuki fate are entwined. Believe them Kaname, I know that...."

Before the Headmaster could finish his words, I slammed my hands on his desk and hissed, "You don't know that for sure! Do you hear yourself? You said instinct?! I will not rest until my mate is safe and sound! Give me-." 

But I never get the chance to complete the sentence because my instincts abruptly screamed alert and danger, then a scent of blood, a familiar one at that drifted to my nose.

Unconsciously, I widened my eyes and gasped, "Wha...." without bothering to complete it.

"What's wrong Kaname?" Kaien asked me with a hint of curiousness and also worry because of my unusual action. And just like that, I bolted from Headmaster's office.

'What's happening? This blood... Yuuki? No... It's Haruki!' My thought analyzed the condition and my feet ran as fast as I could to the source of the scent. It seemed to take forever to get there.

But when I get there, I could only see the falling figure of Haruki. I didn't know if at that time my heart stop beating, but I'm grateful that Yuuki was there to break Haruki's fall, because for some reason my feet stuck in the floor like some kind of pathetic human in shock. And after some times with Yuuki only stared dumbfounded, she started calling out her brother's name.

"Haruki... Haruki.... Wake up Haruki! Haruki..." I heard Yuuki calling Haruki, once.. twice... and as the time passed with more urgent in her voice. "Haruki, please wake up Haruki!" And now I could hear Yuuki's voice accompanied by sobbing.

I snapped from my mind and walked, surprisingly, calmly. "You have already becoming a monster, Kiriyu Zero? You sucked Haruki's blood till he lost consciousness. And here I thought you hate us." I said to him, calmly but with a razor in each of my words.

I heard Yuuki calling my name softly, but my attention was immediately drawn back to Zero. When I got to Yuuki, Haruki, and Zero's place, I stood in between Zero and my siblings. "As someone who already fallen, you deserve to die." And I raise my hand, ready to strike Zero.

Immediately after my last word, Yuuki shouted "Stop!" and with surprising speed, Yuuki who was behind me just seconds ago, now stood in between Zero and me.

I eyed her critically and I could see she was nervous, but still she put her own body between us. "Please don't Kaname-senpai! Haruki will not allow it, not after all the help that Haruki did for the Kiriyu's twin."

I narrowed my eyes and said coldly, "You know?"

"I just know that Haruki really cares about the Kiriyu's twin and wants the best for them. I thought that what he worked was for Ichiru because of his sickness, but it seems I made a wrong assumption. And beside..."

"Beside?" Kaname prompted

Yuuki bit her lip and started to say something but hesitated, "Besides...."

Kaname only stared at Yuuki in askance.

"I can't live if he is gone!" She blurted out without any pause.

With that words, both Kiriyu Zero and I widened our eyes. But I bet our understanding was different.

I sighed at the stubborn look that Yuuki worn right now.

'Not brother, not sister.. The two of them will be the death of me with their stubbornness.' I grumbled inside my own mind.

"Very well, but if he hurts Haruki, or even you, I will reconsider my choice." And with that, I spun around and picked Haruki up in my arms, "I will take him with me." I curtly informed them and then walked away.

"Please take care of Haruki, Kaname-senpai. And thank you for your understanding." That was the last thing I hear from Yuuki before Zero's protest about letting me leave with her brother reached me.

I turned around in the next corridor and saw that the Headmaster was waiting for us, "I'm sorry for this mess. I didn't think that Zero was that stubborn."

"Please clear up this situation, I will take Haruki with me."

"Alright."

Yuuki's POV

I could only gaze with horror when Zero pierced Haruki's neck with his fangs. 

'Why does he have fangs?' And from that question, my mind ran amok to pieces the puzzle.

The strange behavior of Ichiru, Zero, and sometimes even Haruki. The reason why Haruki always busy with his secret research, even though I knew that Haruki's 'sessions' with Ichiru had already finished long ago. And then all of the strange things that happened after Kiriyu's twin moved to our home after that night.

I'm not as stupid as everyone thought. How could I be stupid when my little brother literally a genius? And Haruki knows too. Sometimes we share what happens to us, but Haruki always avoids some subjects, like the subject of Kiriyu's twin and Kaname-senpai.

After the incident that was happening in front of me, at least I know one part of the puzzle finally solved itself.

But all of those thoughts just happened in my mind, so far from reality that I just figured them out in autopilot mode, because on the surface all I could do was sit there on the hardwood floor, petrified, looking at my beloved brother that increasingly become unbalanced. 

Not long after that thought passed through my mind, Haruki staggered and slipped from Zero's grip and fangs. Instinctively I threw my arms to catch him. 

'Ahh.. He is so still in my arms. I never thought about it, but Haruki is not that much bigger than me.' I mindlessly thought while I looked at him in a trance before I snapped myself to attention and called him, softly at first and more frantic as time passed. He was so pale.

Then Kaname came and threatened Zero. And like a mocked up fate, I stood up to Kaname-senpai, my saviour, while protecting Zero who becoming like that monster that night a long time ago.

But... this is Zero, who was a family to us, to me and to Haruki. Who was always there for me, who was always grumpy but at the same time cared too much.

But all of my actions were not just because of kind-heartedness or even because of obligation as a family. There is a selfish reason for this. A reason that I still am not really sure was true. That reason was because of the dream I get since my fifteenth birthday, that is my connection to Zero. My very own thread of fate to Zero, my precious one.

 That dream itself was so confusing at first, but after I thought about Haruki's power, why not the possibility that I have some power like Haruki? That's why I believed that dream.

"Why did you let Kuran take Haruki? He's injured for goodness sake, and you let a beast take him?!" Zero almost shouted his protest to me.

I just side-glanced at him and looked at his appearance up and down, "Like you are one to talk." I said rather unkindly at him and he immediately froze.

Then he made a face, a forlorn face, and said with a voice that was barely there, "I'm sorry Yuuki, but I understand if you can't forgive me and hate and fear me now. I'm becoming something that I hate wholeheartedly. I honestly should take your brother's lectures more seriously."

I just stared at him, long and piercing, "You know Zero, I'm not as ignorant as everyone believes, I knew that Haruki and Ichiru did some kind of research since you two came to live with us, but unfortunately I didn't know your condition. So I couldn't make an accurate conclusion.

And even if it is true that you are a thickheaded idiot most of the time and can't listen to other people, I can't blame you. Haruki too won't let anyone, yourself included, to blame you. After all, his research and work are for you, please appreciate it. I don't blame you for this mistake, but we could avoid it if you just listen to Haruki." I lectured him for real this time.

He just stared wide eyed at me, together with his gaping mouth. I could think of this moment as funny if not for the situation just mere minutes ago. "I know, I'm sorry." Finally, he responded to me.

I just smiled a soft smile then grabbed his hand and guided him out of that place, "Then let's go home for tonight. With your condition, you can't stay in the dorm tonight. And then I can treat you because Kaname-senpai is already treating Haruki."

After the last sentences came out from my mouth, I could feel that Zero's grip in my hand tighten. "That's right, why did you trust Kuran to treat Haruki? Even if he won't harm Haruki and can protect Haruki from the other, why?"

"Why not? If I must choose someone to take care of Haruki, I will choose Kaname-senpai in a heartbeat. Except Headmaster, me, you, and Ichiru, I only trust Kaname-senpai with Haruki's wellbeing."

Zero grunted in reluctant acceptance before he started again, "What about what he said? From what I understand, Kuran seems to implicate that you're second to Haruki. It feels like he treasured Haruki more than you."

"What about it?" I genuinely asked in confusion.

Zero made an annoyed sound before he flatly asked, "Don't you like him? Like, romantically?"

I blinked once, then twice, before I widened my eyes in understanding and bursting a laugh put loud. Maybe a few seconds passed by me laughing at Zero and him looked at me like I'm some kind of lunatic.  "Heh... even you can imagine a relationship? Much less that kind of relationship." I teased him.

Surprisingly or not really, he just scowled at me, "Of course I know. I'm not some naïve child. And as a Hunter, I must know everything about vampires and I know that a vampire's mate is not always the 'normal' kind."

"Hmmm.... I honestly am a bit surprised about Kaname-senpai's action towards Haruki just now, I didn't expect him to display his affection to Haruki so clearly.

And by the way, you must be blind if you didn't know about them, or at least in Kaname-senpai's part. But on the other hand, Haruki really is clueless about things like this."

"What about you?"

"What about me?" I tilted my head and stared at Zero uncomprehendingly.

"Don't you like Kuran Kaname?" Zero asked me with a frown.

And Hearing his question, I snorted, "Honestly Zero, I love Kaname-senpai like a brother. And before you ask why I always blush and act shy in front of him, of course I am going to shy away if being faced with my Hero. After all, it is because of Kaname-senpai that Haruki and I are still alive." I answered his question softly and he just blinked in comprehension as an answer. 

"And besides that, Kaname-senpai isn't my destined one, there is someone else," I confessed and side glanced at Zero who tensed because of my declaration. I just smiled a soft smile and hummed while we walked to our home.

Kaname's POV

After the accident, I brought Haruki to the infirmary and tended to his 'wound'. The temptation to just lick it clean and heal it was hard, but I got myself through.

"Haruki... Haruki...." I called softly to his ear, hoping for him to regain his conscious so I could ask him if he is alright.

But for some unknown reason, he didn't even stir, even though I knew that Haruki wasn't a heavy sleeper. I wonder if he really was that tired.

'I wonder if I should bring him to my dorm or to his dorm...' I trailed in my thought, and after a slow and heavy sigh, I decided to wait. 'I should just wait... the last time I did something like that, he avoided me like I have the plague.'

I sighed inside my own mind and promptly took a seat in the rather uncomfortable looking chair beside the bed.

I stared at his innocent and free-of-stress expression in his face while he slept like a log. It's been a long time, bar that time when I brought him back to his dorm, since I watched him slept like this. He usually was always guarded himself tight when he is conscious. I didn't know if it's instinct or habit in Haruki's part.

Speaking of Haruki... He is truly an enigma. He is not as simple as Yuuki but also not as hard to interpret like the Kiriyu's twin. Sometimes he acted like the child he is, but a lot of time he act as old as I am. I wonder if he would answer me honestly if I asked him. 

'Doubt it... He is too much like me to answer directly..' I answered my own musing with rueful smile.

"Nii...-sama..."

I jolted through my musing at that whispered calling, and immediately snapped my attention to the one who laid in bed.

"So... it's not a dream, huh... that I have family... Haruka otou-sama, Juuri okaa-sama, Yuuki nee-sama, and you, Kaname nii-sama... It's already broken, but at least I know how it felt being loved by a family." He continued with glazy eyes and whispered voice.

I could only blink in confusion.

"Don't leave Nii-sama... Even if you will choose Yuuki eventually... Don't leave me like they left me..." 

"I..." I trailed.

"No, that's wrong... Just leave me be for I don't want your pity. I hate them, because I don't need them, I need an answer. You two are the only family I have left, so don't pity me because I'm not a burden, I also am not a wheel to you and Yuki-neesama.

Just... Leave me be. Give me a true answer, Don't make me wait and guess, because I have a habit to think the worst of all situations." He rambled in unconsciousness.

"Haruki..." I called out but Haruki continued like he didn't even hear me.

"I am sorry, Nii-sama... I only want family that will always love me without question." He finished with a single tear streaked his porcelain-like cheek before his breathing evened out and he went back to sleep.

I stared at his sleeping face, speechless. 'What... was that? He... remembers?' I thought to myself.

'I know that he is not anywhere near normal even for a vampire, but...is he... perhaps...' I could only ponder my own thought about the mystery of my mate in my own mind. 'But... the only thing clear about this situation is...'

I trailed before I hold Haruki's hand in my own hand, lightly but also firmly. "I don't know what story you brought with you, my beloved. But know this Haruki, I will not choose anyone but you, and I won't leave you even if death come to me. 

I will always stay by your side, I will always choose you even if you somehow become the worst sort of people in far away future, and I won't ever leave you even if you somehow remember nothing about me. This... I promise you, Haruki." I spoke up with all conviction I could muster.

Even if my only witness to my vow was the white wall of infirmary.