Lost in Paradise

Disclaimer: I don't think I own Vampire Knight or the song Stupid Cupid since the back of my underpants doesn't say so.

BIG thanks to ShyLikeThat for editing this little work of mine that was so plain and boring until she reached out a helping hand and brought color to this (formerly) super dull and sleep inducing fanfiction. Please enjoy.

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#1- Lost in Paradise

Yori blinked her eyes groggily. The sun was settling high, its rays breaking through her eyelashes and intruding into her sleepy brown eyes, yet for some reason, she found that she wanted to sleep in. She turned around slowly on the mattress but stopped midway when an arm seemed to be loosely draped across her waist.

She shifted again, and found that her 'bed' was unusually very warm… and comfortable...?

Something on the back of her mind told her that she better get up, however, the uncharacteristically slothful part of her screamed to just stay in for 5 more minutes. But her being Sayori Wakaba, she followed logic instead.

Boy, was she glad she did.

Turns out, she was sitting on none other than the infamous elite Night Class student, resident playboy, not to mention troublemaker, and lady-killer, Aido Hanabusa, and she was comfortably making a pillow of his chest.

He did smell good though.

Yori made a motion to sit up, careful not to wake the dozing 'Idol'. However, it seemed that fate was not with her because intense blue eyes shot open, blinking and looking around before settling on her.

They stared at each other, silent still dazed and unknowing of what to say. Well, until Yori opened her mouth to speak anyway.

"Hanabusa-senpai." Yori said, acknowledging his awakening in a soft voice.

He did not say anything; just continued staring at her. "Hanabusa-sen-"

"Hmm?" She was cut off by his sudden response.

"Hanabusa-senpai, I need to sit up." He didn't answer this time, and instead looked at her quizzically. Yori looked down herself; he followed her gaze down.

To her chest

He was so not a pervert.

Down

Down

To her waist, which he was holding, quite protectively.

Aido let go of her waist heatedly, mentally berating himself for acting so nervous.

"Uhh… err... umm... I-uhh…Good morning?" He winced, he sounded so stupid, even to himself.

"It's noon, Hanabusa-senpai," she looked around, "And I'm not sure where we are."

Aido looked at her blankly, not registering what she had just said. He looked around, then looked at her, looked around again, and finally, at her.

His eyes lit up.

Oh..

And the light died down.

"I'm not sure either."

Yori sighed, seems like they were going to be stuck in here for a while.

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She was deep in thought when she heard Aido yawn. He had stayed up all night to look after them, incase there were wild animals lurking around waiting to pounce their asses when they were most vulnerable.

They had been sitting under a tree, leaning on its hard bark, for almost half an hour; trying in vain to remember what happened to them.

Yori eyed her companion. He looked exhausted, like his life force was forcefully drained out of him, so unlike his usual energetic demeanor. She sighed.

"Sleep, Hanabusa-senpai," Yori whispered gently, not wanting to sound demanding.

Aido opened his mouth to tell her off, and to state that he was terrifically wonderfully absolutely fine, but was interrupted by another yawn. Yori gave him a look, to which he responded with a grunt.

Nonetheless he tried, but failed, to make himself comfortable against the hard bark of the tree.

Because no matter the circumstances, elite noble vampires didn't just sleep like this.

This was SO not his thing.

"Hanabusa-senpai," she started, "You can lay your head here." Yori patted her lap to emphasize her point.

He was about to protest again, she knew, so she cut him off with a smooth tone.

"You made me sit on yours."

He reddened.

She pulled his head down delicately, while he was dazed, and made herself comfortable against the tree. Aido was about to get up, and refuse any of her attempts of seducing him into making a pillow of her lap. Nevertheless, all his thoughts flew out of the window—of a 50-storey building on the 50th floor—when he felt her cool fingers running on his scalp and gently massaging it.

His eyes gradually closed, as he began to drift to dream land. But before he fell into a deep slumber, he heard her voice say:

"Sleep tight, Hanabusa. I'll take care of you this time."

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#2- Eye Candy

When Yori had first laid eyes on Hanabusa Aido, she had only thought of him as another Night Class eye candy for the Day Class girls.

Therefore, she had not thought of him again and got on with her life. It never crossed her mind that she would see more of him in the near future.

However, that was then.

An eye opener came, in the form of her beloved best friend, and she had more than what she had bargained for. After knowing the truth about vampires, Yori never thought she would be more interested in him than she currently is.

Moreover, it never occurred to her that he was slowly, but indubitably becoming her obsession.

Like how she was becoming his.

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#3- In the Rooftop Things can happen

The first time that she talked to Aido, they were both waiting on the rooftop and they weren't really talking. Rather, she was proving a point and he was being an ass.

A group of Level E's had been chasing them, and he was getting low on energy because he had been fighting all day and keeping her safe. The newly awakened Pure Blood had pleaded him to do so, and Aido, being well… Aido-ish, flatly declined, but with a few words here, a little threat there, and some blackmailing everywhere (!), he was then forced into submission.

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"Hide behind the water tank, and don't come out until I tell you so." He turned away from her and started out towards the exit.

"Aido-senpai,"

A hand gripped his wrist, stopping him from getting anywhere near the blasted door.

"Please, drink some." Yori held her wrist to him.

"Tch." Aido scowled, and pried her hand away from his wrist.

"You need to regain the strength you've lost." Her voice was serious, like their lives depended on it, which was probably true.

"And you expect me to suck your blood?" He was definitely mocking her.

"…yes." She averted her head to the side but did not move her wrist even a centimeter away.

"Have you lost your mind?! Those damned E's will smell us here!"

Oh Gosh. Was this girl trying to kill herself, not to mention him?! If she was, then he should just suck her dry now and kick those Level E's asses, like an ass-kicker should, that way he'd be doing her a favor which will probably benefit them both.

"I know, but you'll be there to finish them off." For a second, Aido forgot what he had been thinking and basked in her words of ego-booster. It almost felt like everything was going right, and she was just another faceless girl among the crowd vying for his attention. However, her tone told him otherwise.

"Aido-senpai..."

Yori brought her wrist closer to his face. Aido grunted and turned his head to the side. He was firm with his decision; there was no bloodsucking happening tonight.

Seeing his apparent disagreement, Yori sighed and made her move. She bit the tip of her index finger so hard that it bled. Faster than Aido would have liked to notice, she shoved her bleeding finger inside his mouth.

Aido was left shocked.

Who knew this girl could be so bold?

He was about to violently remove her finger, when the taste of sweet blood invaded his senses. There was no going was no going back now.

'This isn't fair… but it's not like I forced her to do this, might as well take the chance, I doubt another one is happening so soon. Those blasted E's will get some major ass kicking when I'm done with this. '

In the end, he could not resist the temptation of her sweet blood.

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#4 Drug

To Aido, Yori's blood was an addiction he couldn't, can't, and won't get rid off. He was helplessly obsessed with her luscious blood, and it was slowly driving him insane.

Every time she would walk in, he had half a mind to just jump her, puncture her neck, and taste her oh-so-sweet blood.

Damn, just thinking about it makes him want to find her and do just that.

"Aido-senpai?"

Speak of the devil. (He could even freakin' recognize her voice without looking damn it!)

"What are you doing here, senpai?"

He slowly turned around, a questioning look pasted on his face. However, the expression on her face made him realize something.

Oh, right! He was on the Girl's Dorm, the Day Class Girl's Dorm.

Shit.

"I-Uhh... I—umm... err... I was just looking around! Yeah! Just looking around… I wasn't looking for yo-- err... I mean… umm… yeah. Hahahahaha…" He laughed nervously, lightly scratching the back of his neck, while she merely raised an elegant brow at him.

"Uhh… You, what are you doing here?" His brows suddenly furrowed, "Isn't it a bit too late for you to be out?" He asked. There was still a hint of agitation present on his voice, nonetheless, he sounded sincerely worried that she didn't miss a beat in answering him.

"I saw you."

He was caught off-guard by her answer, his jaws dropping a little and his eyes widening a fraction.

She followed him out.

Because she wanted to spend time with him, together alone, in the dark, with no evil Ruka, meddling Yuuki, suspicious Kain, indifferent Rima, taunting Shiki, and stupid Kana—weeell…not really, but let's get back to the point here: SHE wanted to spend time with HIM.

OMIGAWD.

If he were not an elite student and a noble at that, he would have damned pride and jumped in joy or hugged her while squealing like a banshee. (Un)fortunately, he was, so he settled with a little reddening.

Aido cleared his throat uncomfortably and looked at her, red-faced.

Yori gave him a blank look, to which he responded with a much more redder face.

Hey, hey set me free
Stupid Cupid, stop picking on me

Oh god, he was a goner.

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#5 Don't call me THAT

"Aido-senpai," he scowled, and walked faster almost leaving a trail of smoke behind but never loosened his grip on her hand.

"Aido-senpai," if he wasn't planning on slowing any moment now, Yori was sure that she'd be dragged along the way like a rag doll, and if she wasn't hell bent on staying clean (she washed the freakin' uniform THREE freakin' times to make it THIS white, damn it!), she'd be passing out right then and there.

"Aido-sen—"she called again.

"Stop that!" Aido suddenly halted in his steps causing Yori to bump against his hard (but warm) back.

She gave him a look of contempt when he looked down at her, a smirk beginning to bud on his face, with what she could make off as a look of smug satisfaction, a look that told her: Oh right, you're short. Again, she gave him a piercing stare.

"Hmph."

Very mature Aido.

"Stop... what, senpai?" Yori began, changing the subject, away from her comfort zone.

He took the bait rather easily.

"That." A scowl began to bloom on his beautiful face again.

"What is 'that'?" She inquired earnestly, a quizzical look pasted on her delicate features.

"Stop calling me senpai." Aido said demandingly, like he was the master and she was his loyal sidekick, which was probably how he looked at their relationship at the moment (no matter how far from the truth it was).

She gave him blank look but opened her mouth to answer:

"But you are my senpai."

"It's still annoying!" He stomped and flailed his arms to prove that, damn it! She should be answering to his every whim and pampering him with all her words of praises and gracing him with her words of endless love and devotion right now! But nooo… She just had to continue and persist to resist his irresistible charms and oozing sex appeal.

"Then how do you suppose I call you?" She RUDELY interrupted his musing, and self-appreciation.

"Uhh…" And why was he so speechless around her anyway? It's not like he likes her—

Oh..

Ohh..

Oh god…

Blush

Raised eyebrow

Blush harder

"Ha-na-bu-sa?" she asked, testing the syllables on her tongue.

Ripe-Tomato-red
hard

"Would you like it if I called you that?"

He could only nod numbly.

"Hanabusa then." She said, dismissively.

Yori looked around, above, then at him.

"I need to get inside, Hanabusa. It's rather late. Goodnight." Aido could do nothing but utter a stammering goodnight as he too began to make his way to the Night Dorms.

But he was the happiest vampire in the world.

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Please notify me for typos since I did not check for anything. I still have lots and lots of homework to do but I wanted to do this first.

Again, thank you to ShyLikeThat! And thank YOU for reading this. Don't you hear the little purple button calling out to you to drop a line or two, hmm? Run along now, I'm sure you don't want to be delayed. ;D

If you're reading this Aborable, I'm really sorry but I wanted to post it now since I'm afraid I might lose the interest to do so in the future. .