Episode 20: The Kiss of Thorns

The Thorny Kiss (茨の口づけ Ibara no Kisu) is the twentieth episode of Vampire Knight.

Summary
Rido in Shiki's body appears in this scene, with one blue eye and one red eye. Kaname tries to harm him, but Takuma protects Shiki. Yuki has nightmares about Rido. Rido, in Shiki's body, tries to hit on Ruka but Akatsuki prevents him from doing so. Yuki approaches Kaname again, begging for her memories. Yuki has hallucinations and says "Why do you always look so sad when you are with me?" before fainting in Kaname's arms. Kaname brings Yuki back to Kaien Cross's house. Chairman Cross then decides that the time has come for Yuki to turn back into her vampire state. When Yuki wakes up in a room, she has hallucinations of blood all over the room. Zero comes in to check on her, and Yuki suddenly strangles him. After talking to him and implying that she needs him, Zero says that the one she needs is Kaname and not him. Yuki then shoos him out of the room and cries behind the door. The window then opens, with Kaname standing there. Yuki gets a shock, then runs toward Kaname and cries in his arms. Zero, disturbed by the sound of Yuki crying, races back to Yuki's room, and sees Kaname carrying her bridal-style out of the window, and saying that he will not betray Zero. Kaname brings Yuki to the rooftop, and bites her neck. Yuki discovers and tries to resist but Kaname did not stop. Kaname bites his wrist and transfers the blood to Yuki through her mouth. Kaname then asks Yuki if she knows who he is. However, Zero saw Kaname drink Yuki's blood and aims his Bloody Rose at Kaname. Yuki rushes and blocks Zero where she claims that Kaname is her "onii-sama" (brother) and apologizes to Zero before she faints. Kaname then tells Zero he would have been happier born as Yuki's real brother.