Category:Volume 2

Cover
Zero and Kaname with his back to the viewer holding the evolved Artemis Rod. Zero is pulling off a white bloody glove with his teeth.
 * Zero wears a dog collar with a chain connected to his wrist.

Plot Summary
Zero is faced with a level E for the first time since he's turned during a trip into town and fails to perform. Yuki and Zero attend Ichijo's birthday party, but Zero runs off when disturbed by everything, Yuki follows and Zero almost bites her and they fall into the river as Yagari shows up to shoot Zero. Yuki seeing Zero suffering with his bloodlust and rejection of the blood tablets, makes a pact with Zero to feed him her blood. Yuki does not reveal the truth to Kaname, but he already knows, as does Yagari. Yuki realises Zero is prepared to let Yagari kill him now that he has given into his bloodlust again, but they are stopped by her. Yagari leaves, but warns Zero about 'that woman'.