I Changed My Mind - Zeki

"Who is it?" Zero sighed as he heard someone banging on the door to his dorm room. He was half undressed – not that it mattered to him anyway.
"Um...it's me." The familiar, girly voice sounded from behind the door. Zero heard her shuffling around a bit. "Can I come in...?"
"Sure, whatever." Yuuki opened the door to see Zero shirtless, sitting on his bed. The strands of his hair were damp, signalling he had just come out of the shower. His beautifully sculpted chest was illuminated by the moon, shining through the window. A small blush crept onto Yuuki's embarrassed face.
"What is it?" Yuuki bit her lip, and closed the door behind her.
"I'm having trouble sleeping...could I maybe...stay with you for a bit?" Inside, she felt like such an idiot. Asking her closest friend to stay with her during the night was dangerous, and she knew it. Bowing her head, she didn't notice Zero's shocked and embarrassed face. He stood up, and ruffled her hair.
"If you want, although I'm not sure of what help I could be to you." Zero turned his back to her, walking towards his cupboard to grab a shirt. As his bare hand reached into the blackness, he felt a small hand cling to the muscles of his arm. "...Yuuki?" Yuuki's body moved closer to his back, so that she was almost hugging him from behind. Without warning, her arms slipped around to the front of his chest, and she wept into his back. Her tears soaked Zero's pale skin, and she hugged him tightly. Zero closed his eyes, and listened to the weeping girl behind him. Not knowing how to react, he put a hand on one of hers, and gripped it tightly. After moments of sobbing, Yuuki removed herself from Zero's back, and sat down on his bed.
"Sorry..." she mumbled, clutching at the soft fabric of her night dress. "I don't know what came over me..." A slender hand reached out to rest on Yuuki's shoulder reassuringly.
"It's alright, Yuuki. I'd rather that you came here than worrying alone." Zero flinched as those last words came out of his mouth. Did he sound like a complete and utter idiot?
"I guess it's just that...I feel safe around you, Zero. And...I don't want to lose you..."

Before she could realise what was happening, Yuuki was on her back on Zero's bed, with him looming above her. His firm arms were placed either side of her head, and his face was dangerously close to hers. Their gazes locked. Yuuki wanted to look away, but couldn't. It was as if she was drowning in Zero's intent gaze.
"Z-Zero..?" was all she could say to him. Confusion had already engulfed her mind, and she couldn't move. "Do you...want blood?" She could feel his hot breath against her lips, and the tip of his nose just touched hers. Her feet dug into the bed sheets, and she held onto his bare shoulders.
"I need more than your blood, Yuuki..." Zero mumbled seductively, a small smirk decorating his thin lips. Their foreheads were now touching, and Yuuki could feel Zero's soft eyelashes tickling her skin.
"I...don't understand..." she whispered. She could feel her legs shaking beneath Zero's body. His pale lips moved closer and closer, until they gently brushed against hers. The blood rushed to Yuuki's cheeks, illuminating her face a bright red.
"Zero?!" she muffled against his lips. "What're you-?!" Zero's lips instantly broke apart from hers, and he cursed himself as he came to terms with the situation. He moved off of her sprawled out body, and began to back away.
"Yuuki...I..." his words trailed off into silence, and he clenched his fists. His fangs drew blood from where he was madly gritting his teeth, as he gazed at the innocent and confused Yuuki, who was now sitting upright on his bed. Her face was flushed a deep red, and he noticed that she was trembling slightly. A long, chilling silence followed, before Zero slid down against the wall, sitting on the cold floor. He hung his head in his hands, refusing to take one look at Yuuki. Even when he felt a small hand on his shoulder, he still refused. Even as the small hand stroked his cheek gently, he still refused. He smacked her hand away, biting his lip as he heard Yuuki squeal in pain.
"Z-Zero...t-there must be something bothering you...are you...ok?" Yuuki instantly wished she had phrased that a bit differently. It sounded as if she had completely disregarded his kiss, and she didn't want to do that. It would only upset him.
"Of course I'm not alright. Yuuki, just leave me alone." Zero's hard, protective shell was back on, and Yuuki knew it. Choking back tears, and shaking slightly, Yuuki gently placed her warm hand on top of Zero's. She felt him move his hand away, rejecting her.
"I won't do that, Zero." Zero finally looked up at her, glaring at her with eyes that would make any normal person petrified.
"Yuuki, I mean it. I really don't want to see you right now." He growled back at her, fists shaking madly.  Kissing her was the stupidest thing he had ever done. She didn't want him. It was obvious.

"Zero! Can you even hear yourself?! Why are you acting like this?!" Yuuki's delicate hands moved to cup Zero's face, gripping him tightly. "I want you to shut up and listen to me." Zero made eye contact with Yuuki, feeling himself quickly becoming ensnared by her beautiful, luminous coffee eyes. He prepared to receive a lecture from her, as she always did when she told him to listen. But he still didn't understand how she was able to even look at him, after what he had done. But that was answered soon enough.
Yuuki moved in quickly, pressing her lips hard against Zero's, stroking his hair with one hand, and the other tracing his jaw line. Zero let out a huge sigh against Yuuki's lips, closing his eyes in content.
"Mmmh...Yuuki..." He breathed against her lips, still not daring to move his hands from the floor.
"Hey...I said I wanted you to shut up and let me talk...ok?" Yuuki grinned at Zero, blushing, before hugging him tightly.
"But...just a second. I don't understand. What about...Kuran...?" Zero hated mentioning that guy's name whilst the girl he loved was in his arms, and he didn't want to ruin it. But he had to know – Wasn't she still crazy about 'that guy'?
"Who said a girl can't change her mind...?" Zero stared at her with wide eyes, and Yuuki giggled, playing with his long silver fringe. "I...I know that it's not the best time, and you might hate me for it, but...I have really changed my mind..." By 'not the best time', Zero knew she was referring to his countdown to Level E.
"Are you sure...? With Shizuka dead, there's no way of saving me. One day, I'm inevitably going to become a Level E..." Yuuki pressed her lips against Zero's again to keep him quiet. She didn't want to think about all of that right now. It all seemed so horrible and unfair. Knowing that no matter what she did, there would be no way of rescuing him from his cruel fate.
"I...I really don't want to think about that...because I believe that somehow, you'll fight it off. Besides...I'm going to be the one to kill you, right?" She gave Zero a sad smile, and she traced her fingers down his throat and along the lines of his black tattoo.
"I guess you're right...but I want you to know, I'm not scared for myself – I'm scared about leaving you behind." Those words struck the bulls-eye of Yuuki's heart, and before she knew it, she found herself sobbing in Zero's arms, clutching at his shoulders, and burying her face into his neck. "Shh, it's alright, Yuuki. Please, don't cry." Zero placed a finger underneath her chin, and forced her to look up at him. He wiped the tears away from her puffy eyes, and smiled. "You truly do look a lot better when you have that carefree smile." Yuuki giggled shakily in response.
"..and you look a lot better when you're not grumpy." Zero let out a quiet chuckle, and stroked her cheek with his thumb. Yuuki felt herself blush a little. It still felt a bit strange that her lover was also her closest friend, but she didn't care. She kissed him again, with more passion than earlier, smiling against his lips. Zero's hands gripped her waist, pulling her closer, feeling almost smug that he had managed to 'steal' Yuuki from Kuran. He had no idea how he had managed it, but it didn't seem to matter anymore. The girl he had loved since day one was now his, and he felt his self-confidence flooding back to him.