It was a dark winter night. Freshly fallen snow fell delicately from the dark sky, adding more layers to the ground. As the snowflakes fall, a lonely man admires them as he walk by a long river.
Kaien Cross was taking his usual midnight walks like he normally likes to do by the river near the academy. It seemed like any other walks but the snow made it so different. It was much quieter than Kaien was used to, during the summer he would hear crickets chirping and frogs crocking. In the winter however, there was silence, only the whispers of the wind were heard.
"It getting pretty late," Kaien said to himself ,"I should probably head back home." He slowly takes in one finally deep breath from the icy cold air and turns around to the path which leads him back to the academy grounds. I was then he heard it.
Suddenly, Kaien heard cries from a distance. A cry that was to familiar to be misheard for an animal. I was cries from a baby. Kaien turned back to the stream where he heard the cry. Along the stream, a small basket with a cover came into full sight. As it got closer, the crying got louder.
Kaien begin to frantically search for a fallen branch long enough to reach the basket. Once he found what he was looking for, he use the branch to pull the the basket closer to the river's edge. Kaien grabs the basket before it could get pulled by the currents and place it gently on land. He lifts the cover of the basket slowly as inside it, a little baby girl with velvet black hair laid inside with a purple blanket wrapped around her.
Kaien's eyes widened in shock. He had experienced young children being orphaned when he was a vampire hunter but he has never witness a baby being abandoned in such a cruel way. As the she wailed even louder, Kaien slowly picked up the shivering baby from the basket and cradle her in his arms.
"Shh, it okay now my dear, your safe." Kaien comforted the baby girl, slowly rocking her in his arms. As he rocked her, the baby girl begin to squirm in his arms, revealing an amethyst necklace around her neck.
"I wonder what your parents were thinking when they abandoned you like that." Kaien whispered to the her. "You seem fine to me." He continue to rock the baby slowly.
After a while, she opened her eyes, revealing their beautiful blue iris, and after a brief glance at Kaien, a smile grew on her face. Kaien's own eyes widened.He had never seen anything as precious as the little bundle in his arms. His years working as a vampire hunter has almost hardened him, her little toothless smile had brought light into his soul.
It was then he has decided. "Don't worry little one. You have a new family now." Kaien hugged her gently in his arms. He gave one final smile before walking back home at the academy grounds.
Once inside his home, Kaien lay her gently on the couch and light up the fire place to warm up their freezing bodies. He cradle her in his arms once again before sitting onto the couch. "Welcome home little one. This will be where you live from now on." Kaien said gently to the baby girl. "I should probably name you first. Can't call you 'little one' forever." After a minute of rambling through different female names, the perfect one pop up in his mind.
"How about Auska, do you like it?". Upon hearing that name, a cheerful giggle came out of her mouth, indicating she liked it. "It's settled then. From today, I'm your father and your my precious daughter, Auska Cross!"
Kaien then leaned his head to hers ,"And I promise, I'll raise you to be a great person and give you a happy life."
Little did he know, little Auska's life will also be filled with heartbreak, mystery and secrets.
I have been waiting for so long to perfect this. Thank you for reading my first and probably only VK fan fiction I'm ever going to do. Do note that after this chapter there will be 15 year time skip and then I'll be following the same plot as the anime. But I will make some changes to help my OC fit into the story.
The story update will also have to depend on whether I'm not busy with my school work so do bare with it.
Thank you
-Gi