Episode 6: Their Choices

Their Choice (彼等の選択 Kerare no Sentaku) is the sixth episode of the Vampire Knight Series.

Summary
The episode starts off with a flashback of young Zero talking to Master Yagari. Zero was feeling regretful for not listening to Yagari before. Then, Zero ask "why do vampires hurt people?" Yagari replies "Because they are pitiful beings who live only by instinct" and that vampires can only be the vampire hunter's enemies.

Back to present time, Zero is hurt really badly by the rifle bullet (which was packed with an anti-vampire spell). Then Zero decided to let Yagari kill him right then and there. But Yuuki got in the firing line and told Yagari that even though she doesn't know the connection Yagari and Zero has, but she said that she won't let Zero die. Zero got her a bit away from him and said that it's alright. Yagari was about to pull the trigger again. But this time, Headmaster Cross came and stopped Yagari from shooting Zero. When Yuuki and Zero got out of the pool, Yagari told Yuuki that she really is the adopted daughter of Headmaster Cross. Because Zero was trying to kill her before, yet she sees Yagari as the enemy. Then Headmaster told Yuuki he'll handle the situation here and for her to go back to her dorm.

In her dorm room, Yuuki can't stop worrying about Zero. During Yuuki's class-time, she saw that Zero isn't in class and wonders where he is. Before Yagari went to a job he has to do, he was stopped by Yuuki; asking him what had he done to Zero. Yagari just told her that Zero was put in a seperate room because Zero was on the verge of killing someone at any moment. It was also revealed that Yagari will be the Ethics teacher for the Night Class. Later, when Yagari leaves the classroom, he saw that Yuuki is still standing out there. Yuuki said that she won't move until he tells her where Zero is. Due to her persistence, Yagari did told her where he kept Zero (in the Headmaster's guest room) and Yuuki went there.

Yuuki asked Zero why didn't he leave, since that the door had no lock on either side. Zero told her to leave. But Yuuki stopped him and asked why is he doing everything Yagari tells him to. In response to that, Zero told her of a time when he saw a Level E for the first time. In a flashback Zero stated, there was a lovely, beautiful nurse at his school. Then, suddenly, that nurse became a Level E right in front of them. Yagari was about to shoot her, but young Zero got in the way trying to protect her. The Level E nurse attacked young Zero. But Yagari got Zero out of the way, costing one of Yagari's eye in the process. *Flashback ends* Zero said, ever since he saw that, he became terrified of vampires; that was what Yagari had taught him and that Zero is willing to do anything Yagari says. Yuuki says that he is wrong and saying that all Zero is doing is giving up/running away on everything. Then Yuuki tells her to let her in. After a bit of no response, Yuuki let herself in and led Zero to the bathroom...to continue from last night.

Inside the bathroom, Yuuki unbuttons her outer jacket. She says that this is the only thing she can do and told Zero to drink her blood. At first, Zero was being hesitant, but he does what she says anyway. After a while, Zero is done. Zero is that he is a hideous being who can't control his urges for blood. Then he told Yuuki to just abandon him and that the blood tablets is only just a "temporary measure." Yuuki refuses to abandon him; saying of that promise of killing him if he does go out of control. She also said that Zero is still Zero and that its fine to hate vampires...or even her, and that those are ways of not giving up. Zero says that he couldn't possibly be ever mad at her and asked her if she is alright. Yuuki replies that she is fine and that she has no problem going to class tomorrow. Then she tells him that he'd better go to class tomorrow as well.

After that, she is walking in the courtyard. Kaname approaches her from the opposite side and notices the ends of her hair is wet. At this time, Yuuki had a bandage on her neck from where Zero bit her. Kaname was about to take that off, but Yuuki was afraid he would see Zero's bite marks. Instead, Kaname hugged Yuuki; saying that since when did Yuuki stop telling him things. Then leaves her. Yagari appears beside Kaname in the trees and asked Kaname why Kaname didn't kill off Zero. Kaname said that it was not to lose Yuuki and he continues on.

The next day, Yuuki still didn't see Zero in class. In fact, Zero is still in a room; not feeling much well. Yagari enters in and asked if Zero's graze wound had completely healed. Because, even if hit by an anti-vampire bullet, vampires have the power to heal at a moderate pace. That is...if a vampire doesn't drink the blood of a living person while it was in the process of healing. Over at where Yuuki is, she hears one of the students say that Yagari is being slow. That makes her realize something then she rushes over to Zero. She saw, just in time, Zero was about to get killed there by Yagari using his own Bloody Rose. 2 shots fires, but it turns out that Zero re-direct the gun's aim to miss him. Yagari leaves the room but without saying that a certain woman is still alive. Yuuki doesn't know what Yagari meant. Yuuki let that slide and went into the room further and told Zero that she thought that Zero was going to die. Zero reasures her that he'll stop running away. Yuuki, not wanting Zero to see her tears much more, went to the curtain saying that she believes she made the right choice.

End of episode

Quotes
Yuuki: "I will not regret...my decision."