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Kaien finished building the school he and Juri wished for and Kaname had already spoken to the Aido family to let Hanabusa promote the school with the help of human newscasters. Takuma found it funny how Aido seemed to enjoy the spotlight, but Kaname refused to watch the broadcasting. Akatsuki stopped the boy from speaking any further.
"I thought he'd start talking about Kaname and the academy, but Kain stopped him in the nick of time," Takuma stated, watching the cameras of the news reporters turn off. "Kaname! Shouldn't you have watched Aido's gallant performance? It's over now." Hikaru stood at the door that led to the terrace, he glanced over at Kaname who leaned on the stone railing.
"Takuma about Aido..." The pureblood began, confusing Takuma. "He's beginning to get on my nerves..." Hikaru's eyebrow twitched.
'Didn't he always...not like Hanabusa...' Takuma laughed nervously.
"Well...it's because he's in love with you..." Kaname glared at Takuma, who instantly shut his mouth and slid back inside. Kaname turned his gaze to Hikaru who sipped on his mug of hot chocolate while nervously avoiding looking into Kaname's eyes.
"Does it not bother you what you just heard?" Kaname asked curiously. Hikaru smiled awkwardly and answered honestly.
"You're too handsome. I know you're bound to attract people, so why would I be jealous of something I knew was coming?" Kaname's mood worsened a dark aura seeped off his being, making Hikaru sweat.
"It wouldn't bother you if someone were to be amorous towards me?" Hikaru hesitantly answered,
"Y-yup..." Kaname glared at the boy now, but Hikaru pretended not to see it.
"And what if I were to return that person's feelings?" It was then that Kaname heard a quiet crack coming from the boy's mug. Hikaru however kept on smiling as he replied,
"If that's what you want and will make you happy then I'm ok with it." Kaname studied the boy's face and waited before Hikaru's smile began to slip. "But..would you?" Kaname finally got the reaction he wanted but gave the boy his answer.
"Of course not." This made Hikaru relieved.
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Kaname and Hikaru made their visit to Kaien to discuss the school's plans. When they entered the home of the new headmaster, he was explaining to Yuki and Zero the purpose of the installed night class.
"The classes will run at night and most of their studies will be high leveled research and they won't receive grades either. You see these are nocturnal students, who live much longer lives. We can't treat them like us. Every student in the night class is going to be a vampire." This displeased Zero to the point of enraging him.
"What are you trying to do? Letting those things into the school?"
"The goal is to promote peaceful coexistence between vampires and humans and to educate young vampires so they become a politically moderate force. That's his plan," Kaname answered.
"We're here!" Hikaru cheered to break the tension that was beginning to build in the room. Yuki ran up to them in excitement.
"Kaname! Hikaru!" As per usual Hikaru grabbed hold of the girl and threw her into the air before bringing her into a hug.
"Yuki!" Kaname patted the girl's head and greeted her,
"Good evening Yuki."
"This is ridiculous! There's no way vampires would want to peacefully coexist with humans their history is stained with the blood of innocent people's lives!" Zero argued.
"And it is our goal to put an end to that. I know how you must feel Zero, I to have lost someone because of them." Hikaru looked at the Kaien with concern knowing that someone was probably their mother.
"But why?!"
"Don't worry Kaname and Hikaru have agreed to join the night class as well. This will ensure that the other vampires will behave." Hikaru then spoke up.
"Well mostly Kaname, I never actually agreed to take on the president or vice president role."
"HUH?!" Kaien questioned the boy in shock. "But I thought it'd naturally fall to you since your Kaname's older brother!"
"I don't like taking on responsibilities if I could avoid them..." Hikaru answered shamelessly. "But I know the perfect person for the job." Kaien was relieved to hear that but disappointed since he believed Hikaru was the perfect person to bring the vampires and humans closer than Kaname was.
"If they betray us it will be the end of us." Zero muttered angrily and walked off to his room.
"I'll go see him," Yuki began but was pulled back by Hikaru.
"Stay here Yuki, let me try to talk to him." Yuki looked at the boy with worry, while Kaname and Kaien looked at him surprised.
"Hikaru-" Kaname was going to stop him, but was quickly cut off by Hikaru who was already making his way toward the direction Zero left.
"I'll be fine! It'll be really quick, you two keep the discussion going." Kaname watched his brother go before turning back towards Kaien.
Hikaru in the meantime knew Zero was going to be hostile the moment he sensed his presence.
"Here goes nothing." Hikaru knocked on the boy's door, only to hear a shout.
"Why are you here?!"
"May I come in to have a little talk?"
"There's nothing for us to talk about vampire!" Hikaru knew this would happen, but kept trying.
"Please? You can kick me out the moment I say something that displeases you." It took a moment before Hikaru felt the boy stomping towards his door and swung it open. Hikaru smiled nervously seeing the hatred-filled eyes stare at him.
"Just hearing your voice already disgusts me." Hikaru chuckled awkwardly hearing this.
"Well...I'm sorry but I can't do anything about my voice. But may I enter for a few seconds?" Zero hesitated, he hated the idea of letting the pureblood into his room and really didn't want to talk to him, but he also sensed that Hikaru didn't have any bad intentions. Zero quietly stepped aside but kept his glare on the vampire.
"I'll kill you if you try anything." Hikaru nodded and entered.
"Thank you, I promise I'll try to be quick." Zero continued standing at the doorway, watching the pureblood make his way toward his bed, but instead, he took a seat on the ground before he looked at the boy with hope. "You can sit on the bed, I'm not planning on getting anywhere near you if you don't want me to." Zero was getting annoyed, but left his door open and walked over to sit on his bed furthest away from Hikaru.
"What did you want?" The boy spat. Hikaru rubbed his neck, a sign of discomfort, but proceeded.
"Right...If you don't mind keeping this a secret though, I don't really want anyone knowing I told you this, but..." Hikaru took a deep breath in and out. "I can see why you hate us so much and I can't really say I disagree with what you said. I also don't like much about our species or the way we are and what we've done. You see...it was a few years ago when Kaname and I also lost our parents to some vampires. No one is supposed to know this though since the higher-ups decided it'd be best to cover it up." Zero stared at the boy in confusion.
"If Kaname Kuran and you are purebloods then that means your parents were too. How is it possible to kill two purebloods?" Hikaru didn't want to reveal much and shrug his shoulders.
"Who knows." Hikaru then continued, "But my parents were very kind people, especially my mother, not to mention she was friends with a human." Hikaru smiled fondly, he didn't plan to reveal that the human in question was Kaien. "My mother believed in a place where vampires and humans could be together in peace. Luckily for me and Kaname, we found someone willing to help even if my mother is no longer with us." Hikaru happily glanced at Zero. "So you're right, it's a dangerous plan, but hopefully everything goes right and we can learn to live together peacefully." Zero remained silent at this before speaking up.
"This is stupid." Hikaru looked at the boy in confusion. "I still think it's impossible, but you look so convinced, unlike Kaname Kuran."
"Well I'm Kaname's older brother so whatever I say he'll have to go along with it." Zero then looked at the pureblood with doubtful eyes, making Hikaru frown. "What's with the look? You don't think he will?" Zero scoffed.
"If anything you look like a pushover."
"That's rude of you.." Hikaru whined and began sulking. "Although you aren't completely wrong..." Zero watched the weirdly acting pureblood for a moment before cutting off his mood.
"Is that all you wanted to say?" Hikaru tensed and quickly jumped to his feet.
"Right! Um, Thank you for hearing me out. I appreciate it. I'll get out of your space now." Hikaru walked to the door and grabbed to close it. "Well see you another time, Kiryu. Bye now." The pureblood left the boy in his own thoughts. Zero did not like the vampire, but he was beginning to feel like Hikaru was gonna be more tolerant in comparison to Kaname.
Once Hikaru came down, Kaien asked how it went anxious to hear the answer, Hikaru simply answered that everything went fine but gave no further explanation. When their discussion of the school's setup was over and the two purebloods left. Kaname questioned Hikaru about what he told Zero.
"Just a little pet talk," Hikaru answered not turning to look at Kaname. Kaname narrowed his eyes. He knew the boy was lying to him. Kaname wrapped his arm around Hikaru's waist stopping him in his tracks and pulled him strongly into his arms. Kaname leaned his head into Hikaru's neck.
"If you don't answer me honestly, I'll just find the truth out myself." Hikaru was frozen in place, he didn't expect Kaname to be forceful. The boy brought his hand up into Kaname's locks. Kaname took this as a sign that he'll just have to find out for himself and opened his mouth to bite down on the boy's neck. Suddenly Kaname's head was yanked back from the strands of hair Hikaru gripped, shocking him in the process.
"Aren't you getting too bold with your older brother, Kaname?" The boy's tone was impassive. Kaname looked toward his brother to see what expression he wore. The shocked pureblood wondered if he upset his older brother with the icy expression he wore, but when the boy leaned in and kissed Kaname's cheek, he knew he had been tricked. "I'm kidding, I just told Zero a little about our past and why we want this school to happen. I didn't give out any important information, so you don't have to worry about him asking any questions."
"I wish you would be more honest with me or the next time I won't let you off so easy." Kaname recovered from the shock he received as Hikaru dismissed the statement with a wave of his hand.
"Yeah, yeah. I got it."