Disclaimer: None of the characters from Vampire Knight belong to me.
A/N: Just a short Kuran family ficlet. Thanks for reading.
Promise
Propped up by a number of fluffy pillows, she watched in silence from her place in bed as the boy who was her son and yet not, tentatively approached the elegantly handcrafted wooden cradle beside her where a tiny infant lay in peaceful slumber after the tiring journey it had made into the outside world just moments ago.
Somehow, she just could not help but wonder what was going through that mind and those eyes of his that held both wisdom far beyond his years and the simple curiosity befitting of a child as he leaned over with a passive face to caress the infant's soft check with such gentleness as though it was made of glass so fragile that it could fall into pieces at any given moment without a second's warning.
"Don't you think that your little sister, Yuuki, is so adorable?" Haruka murmured as he reached past the boy to pick the bundle of joy up.
"Yuuki?" The boy questioned as he took a sit on the edge of the bed, eyes flickering up to the man beside him.
With a smile, her husband carefully placed the newborn into the boy's arms before explaining, "We named her Yuuki because while all girls are born princesses, to us this little one is all that and so much more."
For the first time since the incident with Rido, the boy's stance began to relax and his lips curved upwards into a gentle, breath-taking smile as he locked gazes with big brown orbs that had just flickered open to reveal a whisper of dark red tinge.
"She looks so innocent and pure…just like freshly fallen snow. But, I'm not really her brother…" The boy trailed off into silence when he felt Juuri's gentle eyes on him, a look of contemplation and study on her features as she held her right fist to her lips.
"Kaname, I don't think that Yuuki would mind such a minor detail. After all, she is born to be your future wife," She commented, reaching over to pull the boy into a loving hug. "And despite the circumstances, we love you just as much. See, even Yuuki agrees with me." She beamed, when the baby let out a soft gurgle.
Placing a kiss on the boy's cheek, she felt her heart overflow with a mother's pride when she heard the boy whisper a promise ever so softly into the infant's tiny shell-like ear. "No matter what happens, I'll always be with you to protect you and your smile – forever."
