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Format Notes:
'Blah' - inner thoughts
''Blah'' - speaking
Blah - normal pov
*_* Wait... I'm forgetting something aren't I?
Oh yah! The disclaimer! OK here it is:
Disclaimer:
It is not my fault that my computer, albeit influenced by my hand, decided to type the names of Vampire Knight characters in MY story (-_-').
What is rightfully mine is mine and what is not is not.
Enough said.
Onward to the story!
Prologue
Chilling raindrops crept their way down his lithe figure; no place on his body left untouched as the water explored his every crevice. His rain slicked hair was plastered uncomfortably to his neck and forehead; its normally light orange colour darkening to deep ochre under the water's influence. He was barefoot, clad simply in a pair of boxer shorts and a silky night shirt; the material clung to his form like a second skin; sinfully transparent in its wetness. The shirt hung off his left shoulder and trailed down to his elbow; pooling into the deep arch of his back and resting atop the sprawling rise of his behind. Akatsuki Kain was indeed a beautiful man...
But alas, under the frigid pelts of unrelenting rain and blue flashes of lightening illuminating the mansion's grounds, this Kain's aesthetic wiles were the farthest thing the family's minds this night.
...
Akatsuki Aya gazed worriedly at her son's silhouette through the veil of salt tinged droplets atop her lashes. She too was drenched to the bone. 'In water, amidst other things,' she mused darkly. But she'd rather not dwell on that. She took in her son's hunched form, the downpour blurring her vision. To the untrained eye, he looked almost serene. But to her, the tell tale signs of her son closing in on himself were all too obvious. The rigid lines of his back were clearly visible, and his fists were clenched tightly, as if to stave off the inevitable flare of his long kempt emotions.
Lastly, her eyes sought out her son's bowed head; his anguish plain enough to see even without the help of his face. He was backing her so she couldn't see his eyes. She couldn't see the proof of her observations so blatantly revealed there, and for a second; she was glad. Glad she didn't have to see him laid so bare before her, because she didn't think she could handle it. But she was his mother 'No you're not,' her mind whispered spitefully, but she silenced it viciously. She couldn't deal with those kind of thoughts now. She was his mother and it was her duty to at least comfort him when she coudn't carry the load of his burden herself.
"Akatsuki," she called pleadingly.
As his name fell softly from her lips, she lifted her arm towards her Baby Boy. She moved towards him, then stopped abruptly when she saw him stiffen.
She knew she shouldn't see it as such, but the rejection hit her hard. Aya's throat constricted painfully as she held back a choked sob, her tears flowing parallel with raindrops running down her face. Had the boy been looking at her, he would have seen her anguished eyes; he would have seen her out stretched arm extended towards him, then maybe, he wouldn't have denied her. Little as it was, the rejection nearly crushed what was left of her heart.
Saitou watched the exchange and stood helpless between the two, for he could go to neither without feeling as if he'd abandoned the other.
Kain heard his mother's footsteps falter behind him, he knew he shouldn't have pushed her away, especially when they needed each other so desperately. But, his wounds were too fresh, the guilt too crushing…
He couldn't even bear to look back at either of his parents; not knowing that they had been so close to deaths door because of him. As those chilling, pain filled screams echoed mockingly in his head, Kain's teeth sunk cruelly into the soft flesh of his bottom lip, his extended fangs tearing harshly at the delicate tissue. He practically felt his parents tense behind him as the fleeting smell of his blood hit the air.
It was cold out and the storm had only sharpened its bite. But he didn't care. The coldness matched his mood perfectly he thought bitterly. He felt utterly frozen inside, his soul still chilled from the scene he had come home to...
It all seemed like a terrible nightmare and how he wished he could wake from it. He wished he could go back to the light hearted contentment he had been immersed in earlier that day. Flashes of the moments he'd enjoyed most assaulted his mind...
~*/:FLASHBACK:/*~
In front the Kain mansion...
"Just drop me off at the gate Senri. I'll walk in," Kain said to Shiki Senri as they drove toward the Akatsuki mansion.
It had been one hell of a day at the park, Kain mused contentedly. "It isn't a problem Akatsuki, I can just-'' Shiki started.
"No, no it's fine," Kain interrupted, his smooth, gentle tone telling Shiki it was nothing personal. "I just wanna walk through the woods, that's all," Kain reassured as he opened the car door to get out. "I haven't graced them with my presence in a while," he joked lightly, his voice alight with wry humour. With an amused snort, Shiki nodded understandably as he turned back to the wheel. Overall, despite the tedium of Aido's demand that they try every ride; it had been a very fulfilling day.
Earlier that day...
He, Kaname, Senri, Rima, Ruka and Aido had decided to spend the day at the amusement park. To be honest, that wasn't true (-_-'). They'd all been annoyed to the point of intolerability, by Aido of course, until they finally caved and were practically dragged to the park by said tyrant.
Kain had been surprised that Kaname-sama had actually joined them. The pureblood almost never took part in such obvious frivolity. He normally preferred pleasures of a more subtle, articulate type, like chess or art, but Kain was secretly glad that Kaname had finally taken some time off to enjoy himself. It was refreshing to see the pureblood like this- hair flying, eyes widened slightly and filled with a certain measure of happy exhilaration as the ride moved at breakneck speeds. Kain chuckled softly to himself, how his cousin had actually managed to persuade the pureblood to board the roller coaster was beyond him.
"AHHHHHHHhhhhhmmmph," the startled, albeit subdued scream came from the purebloods mouth as the ride lurched downward into a series of stomach twisting, upside down loops. Kain barely managed to choke back his laughter as he heard Kaname's muffled scream, before the pureblood caught himself and schooled his features - only to lose himself once more as the ride dropped again. Though Kain was trapped in a similar state of exhilaration, beside him, his master's antics proved to be even more entertaining. As Kaname's hand clutched desperately to his pants leg, Kain had to turn his head away so the pureblood wouldn't see his rapidly blooming grin and laughing eyes. As a matter of fact, he was having one hell of a time trying to hide his outright laughter at seeing Kaname trying to remain collected on a rollercoaster ride of all things...and failing miserably.
After at least twelve more different rides, and what Kain had counted as a hundred and three boxes of Choco chips later, Aido was finally at a 'relatively' satisfied point *_*. It was only Kaname's intervention and the closing of the park itself that finally saved them all from Hanabusa's erratic tendencies. Kain lips twitched slightly at the thought of even the park refusing to be recipient of Aido's tenacity a minute longer.
Back in front the Mansion...
Normally they would have all gotten out to say Hello, but seeing as Aido had thoroughly wiped them all out, said culprit fast asleep on Rima's lap, Kain had to settle for murmured 'Byes' and promises of 'See you later' from the others. As Kaname reached to close the car door, he looked up at Kain and said, "Have a nice evening, I'll see you back at the academy later." Being the ever polite noble he was, he added with a smile, "And tell your parents we said Hi."
Kain's eyes softened as he looked towards the pureblood, his head nodding in acknowledgement of Kaname's words. The car door finally closed and Kain stood in the driveway as he watched them drive away, a small smile tugging at his lips. The high wind tussled his hair almost playfully as he stood there.
Thinking back on it now, that was probably why he hadn't smelt their blood long before he had. And he knew they couldn't just ignore what happened...
...
"Not this time," he whispered hoarsely, the anguish and guilt in his voice shockingly raw even to his parents. His parents, who were the only ones allowed to see the real Kain Akatsuki; the only ones he let past that cold, emotionless facade he so gracefully presented to all else.
In the back of his mind, a little voice made itself heard, 'Liar' it whispered. Kain bowed his head even lower, almost as if he was being weighted down by the accusation in that single word. The truth was, he still held back, even around his parents. He was afraid; afraid that if they saw how utterly fractured he was inside, they'd break too.
'And you won't have anyone left to build you up again,' that little voice finished callously. His fists clenched even tighter, because he knew it was the truth, no point lying to everyone else and to himself as well.
With their keen vampiric senses, Kain's parents heard his soft whisper clearly enough. Their ears pushed the continuous patter of the heavy rain and peels of distant thunder to mere background noise.
"It'll be fine baby boy, we'll get through this," Saitou said huskily, his throat still sore from screaming.
"Maruel and Jasdevi will adjust your seal and," he paused, gathering his thoughts, "and we'll go back to normal," Saitou continued desperately, trying to convince both himself and his family of this. He wished Akatsuki would let them see his face, but deep down he was still reluctant to see what he would witness in his son's eyes. Regardless, he got his wish though, and his heart plummeted as the teen turned.
"Fixing my seals won't change ANYTHING!" Kain spat resentfully. Anger flaring at his father's words. 'Did he really think that it would be so simple?' He wondered incredulously.
"You can't just shove what happened in the back of your mind and pretend like it was nothing!" He yelled angrily, voice trembling with quelled emotion.
As he spoke he let his father see the sprawling web like cracks rapidly ensnaring his soul; he let him see the fragility of the glass inevitably being swallowed by the cracks.
A cold hand wrapped brutally around Saitou's heart. His knees threatened to buckle as he finally looked into his son's eyes. All the heart rending grief and torment Kain had hidden so desperately stared mercilessly back at him.
And that's what scared him most. Seeing his son's pain so unbound.
Kain thought they didn't know, but what kind of parents would they be if they didn't? They had known since Kain was nine years old that he still held back a fair portion of his emotions from them. The little tyke had gotten sick and refused to admit how horribly he really felt; out of fear for them worrying too much! Saitou still marvelled at the thought even after all these years. And now to see his son's emotions with such clarity, it was overwhelming; immensely overwhelming in what it meant and Saitou could already feel himself falling to pieces in its wake.
For his Baby Boy to be so raw, it showed how close he really was to breaking.
His son's harsh voice snapped Saitou from his despairing thoughts.
"What would have happened if I had come home a couple minutes later huh! Huh!" Kain demanded harshly. His voice took on a vicious tone at the denial he realised his parents were trying to blind themselves with, but not this time, he wouldn't let them!
He didn't even wait for either of his parents to answer his question, rhetorical as it was.
"You would've DIED!" He screamed ruthlessly, ignoring the violent winch that shook his mother as he spoke.
"My power would have RIPPED YOU BOTH TO PIECES!," He screamed bitterly.
Kain raised his hand and threaded it tightly into his hair, tugging savagely at the dripping locks. 'His power,' he thought desolately, the guilt clawing forth once more.
Peering into his mothers dulled, weary eyes, he saw her grudging acceptance of his words. They couldn't just sweep this one under the rug.
"Not this time," he whispered. His voice fizzed out and became hoarse as the tears he'd stubbornly been denying finally fell.
...
Not this time. They all knew it.
'Hell,' Saitou thought bitterly. He was still wearing the proof of it morbidly stained into his clothes. He was most thoroughly drenched, but not even the battering rain had been enough to fully wash away the accursed remnants of fresh, clotted blood. So vast in its quantity, that once crisp, white linen emerged a daunting crimson.
He remembered how the blood had been forced through his very pores as Kain's power racked through his body, setting his veins alight with a scorching heat; the likes of which wrought an agony so mind boggling he couldn't even scream.
Aya had screamed though; and he swore his pain had tripled. To have had to helplessly watch his love suffer like that... It had scarred him. He knew his wife's screams would haunt him for many years to come, along with the outcome of this night. Whatever it may be.
Author's Note
Well I hope you guys enjoyed it ^_^!
Oh Yeah! I have no clue what Kain's parents' real names are so... if anyone knows just drop a comment or PM me k? =}
Anyhu, Until my next update (Which I will make a point not to tell you(-_-')
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