A/N: I haven't seen any TakumaxAido fics out there, so this is my tribute to them. A side store to "Spell of a Blueblood" of how exactly this unlikely pair came together. Chapters will be posted whenever I have the time to write them, for a taste of their chemistry, check out the Bonus Chapter 5 in Spell of a Blueblood.
Disclaimer: I do not own Vampire Knight, it belongs to Matsuri Hino, I only lay claim to my original characters and plot bunnies.
WARNING: YAOI, boyxboy, don't like, don't read. No one's twisting your arm. :P
Enjoy the read!
Hanabusa Aido stuffed his mouth with a spinach pastry. He hated having to show up all dressed up for parties like this, when he'd much rather be poking about in his personal lab, fiddling with the latest test results for the requested blood tablets.
It was half his brainchild and he was proud of the development—granted the nasty things tasted quite horrible and he'd yet to find a way to remedy that, but it was the initial idea that made him feel a spark of genius and he reveled in that for as long as his vain mind would allow. He moved silently along the edges of the crowd, keeping an eye out for his beloved Kaname-sama.
If it weren't for the pureblood, he would never have set foot inside the Ichijo residence. There was something about it that always rubbed him the wrong way when it came to the elderly vampire. Asato Ichijo was of considerable power and influence.
Considerable power and influence that he was not against using to get whatever he desired.
Aido swallowed, pushing away his thoughts for later and searching the room for the familiar shock of dark, chocolate curls. Kaname had a way of standing out in a crowd and at the moment, he was currently the center of attention in his own little crowd.
The curly headed blond watched as his beloved pureblood made gracious conversation with those around him and finally excused himself for a moment, continuing to mingle as he crossed the room.
Relief flooded him when the swirling burgundy eyes flickered up briefly to lock onto his own icy blue ones. Aido suppressed a smile, but knew it would show in his eyes anyway. Kaname tilted his head to one direction and Aido followed the line with his eyes, finding it to end at the refreshment table.
He thought for a moment, then slowly made his way towards it. He had learned early on to read the nonverbal signals the pureblood was so fond of using.
Sure enough, a few minutes later, Kaname Kuran moved away from the latest group of admirers and strolled towards the refreshment table, his face serene and free of expression. As he approached the table, his head turned and Aido took note of another faint tilt of his head. He wondered for whom it was intended, only to see a smiling, cheerful, green-eyed vampire circle around from the opposite end of the table.
Aido blinked.
The smile on the vampire's face was positively blinding.
It almost made him sick.
He swallowed, watching as the green-eyed boy intercepted Kaname, a slender wine glass in hand. They exchanged words at which, the green-eyed teen took a sip from the wineglass, smiled, then handed it over.
To Aido's complete surprise—Kaname took it, smiled, nodded and took a sip barely a scant few seconds later. The conversation continued and before he could bring himself to walk over, Aido stared as Kaname walked off and the cheerful green eyes turned towards him.
For a moment, the piercing intensity of those swirling emerald orbs made him swallow again. Then he shook the dizzy thoughts from his head and trotted forward as the other vampire approached. The smiling fellow stuck out his hand as soon as he was within range. "Hello, I am Takuma Ichijo. Kaname-sama requested I introduce myself to-"
"How dare you drink from the same glass as Kaname-sama?" Aido barked.
Takuma's blond eyebrows danced up to the neatly combed fringe of blond bangs across his forehead. He smirked. "You must be Hanabusa Aido."
~*~*~*Thanks for reading! Chapters will be longer in the future. I simply wanted the introduction out of the way.~*~*~ ^_^