Unsure of what to say to the older boy, Zero lowered his gaze to the ground. I’m glad l ran away from a family like that.’ Sometimes they don’t even want to see each other’s faces. Some families have members who each do their own thing even though they’re living under the same roof. ‘Not every family in the world is as successful as yours.
There was a strangely adult smile on Kaito’s lips when he turned around. He ignored me all the time anyway, and I was never concerned about him either. ‘Being brothers just means that we both have the same blood in us, that’s all. It’s just one of those things,’ Kaito said. ‘You must miss him…’ Zero whispered, only to receive a negative reply from Kaito. Some sustained injuries in the course of duty, like Kaito’s master, while others were killed. With vampire hunters for parents himself, Zero knew very well what that meant. ‘Yeah,’ Kaito let go of Zero’s hands and turned around. Somewhere at the back of Zero’s mind, the light suddenly dawned. The look on Kaito’s face was one of nonchalance – perhaps even overly so, because compared to his usual expressionless countenance, it almost seemed like he was forcing himself to put on an act.
He was just a loser, and I’m never going to become like that.’ Season of Transience: Vampire Knight novel