Two identical little girls, both wearing the same impatient, shared a green book. They sat between their parents, who had an amused look on their faces. The father's name was Haruka and their mother's name was Juuri. The twins, Yuuki and Yuzuki, sat on the edge as if waiting for something.

Both of the girls asked at the same time, "Isn't brother back yet?"

"He should be back soon," replied their father.

Their mother chuckled, with her hand beside her mouth. "Yuzuki and Yuuki really likes their brother."

"Yes!"

Then came a soft, but noticeable knock on the door. Yuuki and Yuzuki let out a happy exclaim. They placed the green book on the table in front of them as the door to the room opened. The twins' brother entered the room and they leapt out of their seats. The twins ran towards their dear brother and latched on to him on each side.

"Kaname-onii-sama!"

Kaname had a gentle look in his eyes as he said, "I am back, Yuuki, Yuzuki."

Yuzuki and Yuuki hugged him tighter. They pulled his hands towards the couch to sit. They had him sit in between them; Yuzuki on the left and Yuuki on the right.

Kaname began, "I saw a rose that blooms every ten years. But it will wilt once it is been plucked, so I couldn't bring it back. The next time it blooms, I will use resin to solidify it."

Yuuki asked, "Is it very-"

"Pretty, onii-sama?" Yuzuki finished.

Kaname looked heartbroken. He faced their parents. "How long are you planning to keep Yuuki and Yuzuki in this basement that does not even have windows?"

"Kaname," said Juuri, her voice a little sad.

Haruka explained, "Recently, the Senior Council began plans to use the purebloods' existence along with their blood power."

"We do not want our daughters to get involved in such a conflict. Besides, they only know I have one daughter. They do not know I have another," Juuri continued. "Although I know it is a cruel thing to do."

Yuzuki and Yuuki looked up at Kaname with a big smile on their faces.

"Yuuki and Yuzuki is alright," the twins reassured.

Yuzuki continued, "So please do not show-"

"Such a scary expression, onii-sama," Yuuki finished.

A small smile adorned Kaname's face. He pulled the two girls close to his chest. The twins smiled and closed their eyes.

"I will always be by your sides," promised Kaname.


Outside their house, a vampire stood in the freezing cold weather of winter. His red and blue eyes seemed to glow in the dark. Haruka and Juuri were standing in front of the door and glared at the vampire.

Haruka said, "So you managed to escape from the surveillance of the Senior Council, onii-sama."

Haruka's brother had on a small smirk. "I am here to take away your precious daughter."

Juuri and Haruka had on a shocked face, but it quickly vanished and was replaced by an angry look.

Juuri exclaimed, "You bastard! You want to take away my child again!"


Back inside the basement, Kaname was holding Yuzuki and Yuuki close to him. "It will be alright. I am right by your side."

Yuuki and Yuzuki both wimpered and shivered. "But, the scent of blood is so strong."

"I am sorry that I had let you have such a scary memory. Maybe I have been too indulged in the times of happiness."

Kaname looked up and his eyes determined. "However, I have decided. I will definitely prepare a place that you will never feel frightened again."

The door opened and Kaname looked to see who came in. Juuri stood by the door. "Kaname, Yuuki, Yuzuki."

The twins exclaimed, "Okaa-sama!"

They both ran towards their mother and threw their small arms around her waist. "Okaa-sama, where is otou-sama?"

Kaname walked up from behind them and Juuri up at him. Kaname then looked down. "I am sorry; I have to get rid of Rido."

Juuri walked to him. "Thank you."

Kaname looked shocked and stood straight up. Juuri bent down a little and placed a hand on his cheek. "I will leave Yuuki and Yuzuki to you."

She placed a kiss on his other cheek. Kaname's eyes widened and gave a small gasp at the gesture. She moved back and looked down at Yuzuki and Yuuki. She grabbed Yuuki's hand and looked at the twins. "Yuuki, come here. Yuzuki, go with your brother."

Yuuki asked, "What about Yuzuki and onii-sama?"

Yuzuki asked at the same time, "Where is Yuuki going?"

Juuri pulled Yuuki along with her, while Kaname took Yuzuki's hand. Yuzuki reached out to Yuuki and their mother. "No! Yuzuki wants to go with Yuuki!"

Kaname faced away as Juuri dragged Yuuki into another room.

Yuuki looked at the teary face of her twin and Kaname's back. "Onii-sama? Yuzuki?"

The door began closing as Kaname started towing a now bawling Yuzuki out of the room.

"Kaname-onii-sama! Yuzuki!" Yuuki yelled, desperately wishing for her brother and sister to come back.

The door slammed and Kaname didn't turn back even once or even look at Yuzuki. Once they were out of the room and up in the main part of the house, Kaname bent down and hugged Yuzuki.

"Kaname-onii-sama, Yuzuki doesn't want to go!" Yuzuki cried and Kaname tightened his arms.

"I am sorry, Yuzuki. You need to go to sleep right now. I will come back for you once I finish a duty." Kaname placed a hand on Yuzuki's head and his hand began glowing a soft purple.

Yuzuki's teary eyes widened and her body slumped. Kaname scooped Yuzuki up in his arms and placed her in the living room couch. He went out the front door to complete his task.


In a corner of the dark room, Juuri held Yuuki in her arms. "I will let your vampire senses all fall into a deep sleep, and turn you into a normal human."

Yuuki began trying to pull herself out of the embrace. "Okaa-sama, onii-sama and Yuzuki is… Even though there are scary things outside!"

Juuri gently pulled Yuuki away from her and had her hands placed on Yuuki's shoulders.

"After completing this ritual, although I won't be able to stay by your side anymore, I'm happy to be able to do something for you."

Yuuki gasped in shock. Juuri continued as blood flowed down from her forehead, "I hope you won't blame me for deciding this all by myself. Unfortunately, I can only do this once, so I can't do this for Yuzuki. But…."

Juuri pulled Yuuki into another embrace as blood pooled around them on the ground. Yuuki, still in shock, slowly whispered, "Okaa-sama…"

Juuri whispered in Yuuki's ears, "When you open your eyes again, you won't remember… anything."

Everything flashed red before her world turned dark.


Kaname carried a peacefully sleeping Yuzuki up the stairs to the doors of the Shiki mansion. His arrival already been announced by the guard in front, the doors opened to reveal a slightly crazed-looking woman and a boy about Yuzuki's age.

The woman exclaimed in surprise, "Kaname Kuran-sama! We were not expecting your arrival!"

Kaname explained, "I need a favor to ask of you."

"Of course! Anything! Your wish is my command." The woman, whose name is Shiki Satomi, had on a smile. Her son, Shiki Senri, looked up at the pureblood vampire with no emotion in his eyes.

"I need you to watch over my sister, Yuzuki," Kaname started explaining, gesturing to Yuzuki in his arms.

Satomi looked at the pureblood princess with mixed emotions. Surprise of the pureblood prince having a sister; Fear of the task of raising up another child; and shock of being handed such an important task. Then she realized that she had been gawking at the pureblood sibling for a while and bowed low. "I will care for her like she is my own daughter."

Kaname smiled. "She will take your name to keep her safe. No one is to know about her. If anyone asks, say that she is a relative coming to stay at your mansion."

"I will! No one will get anything out of me, Kuran-sama!"

"Good. Where can I place her?"

Satomi gestured for Kaname to come in. "She can use one of the rooms near Senri's bedroom."

Satomi and Senri lead the way to one of the guest rooms. They opened the door and the room was, in Kaname's opinion, fit for a pureblood princess. The room was simply decorated with scenery paintings of nature and flowers. The room was a beige and creamy color. The bed was big and looked very soft. Kaname gently placed Yuzuki on the bed and sat beside her.

He looked at the Shiki mother and son. "Please leave this room for a bit."

"Of course! Of course! Come on, Senri." Satomi ushered her son out of the room and looked back at the siblings before closing the door.

Kaname looked back down at Yuzuki and stroked her hair. I have to leave soon or she'll wake up and I won't be able to go away, thought Kaname. He leaned down and placed a kiss on her forehead and stayed there for a while.

He got up and went over to the desk in the room. Kaname quickly wrote a note using the utensils found on the desk and placed the note on the nightstand beside the bed. He slowly backed out of the room, leaving a lingering stare at his sister sleeping. Kaname excused himself out of the mansion.

Kaname headed to where Yuuki was.

The next day

Yuzuki slowly opened her eyes as she woke up. She sat up on the comfy bed, wiping her eyes of sleep. Yuzuki blinked and looked around in confusion. Her eyes eventually landed on a small note beside her bed. She picked it up and read:

Yuzuki,

I am sorry. Mother and father are no longer with us and Yuuki is somewhere I cannot tell you. I will visit once in awhile, but I will not come by often. I will send a letter to you once in awhile. Until then, you will be staying with the Shiki family. They will be taking care you of you from now on. Please forgive your onii-sama. It hurts me to tell you this by a note and not in person. I am sorry.

Love,

Kaname, your beloved onii-sama

Tears dropped endlessly from Yuzuki's eyes. Quiet sobs came from her chest. She cried for her dead parents, her missing sister, and the absence of her brother, but most of all, she cried of the loneliness she will have to face. The tears blurred her eyes and her sobs blocked any sounds coming to her ears. She didn't notice the door opening. The person who entered the room, stilled at seeing the girl cry.

Shiki Senri didn't know what to do. He never had to solve the problem of a girl crying before. He slowly walked over to Yuzuki and sat next to her on the bed. Yuzuki felt a presence next to her and her crying slowed. She looked next to her and saw a boy sitting awkwardly. He looked very uncomfortable, but slightly relaxed when her crying quieted.

Yuzuki studied the boy next to her. He had mahogany hair and ice blue eyes that seems lifeless. He also looked to be about her age. Yuzuki stuttered, "W-what-t is your-r n-name?"

The boy turned to her and looked her in the eye. "My name is Shiki Senri, hime-sama."

She sniffed. "Hime-sama?"

Senri nodded and explained, "Hime-sama is a pureblood vampire. So I will call you hime-sama."

Yuzuki furrowed her eyebrows. "But my name is Yuzuki. I want you to call me Yuzuki!"

Senri blankly looked at her and said plainly, "Yuzuki-hime-sama."

She opened her mouth, about to protest against the use of 'hime-sama', but the door once again opened. A woman who looked almost like Yuzuki's mother had opened the door. She had wavy, well-kept hair and tinted light blue eyes. Senri looked like the women so she guessed that the women is his mother.

His mother walked up to the children sitting on the bed and bowed to Yuzuki. "Yuzuki-sama, I am Shiki Satomi. I will be taking care of you from now on."

Yuzuki looked up hesitantly. She wonders what will now happen. How will she go on without her family beside her? Yuzuki can only hope that her new future isn't bad.