Summary: AU Story. Yuuki the orphaned pureblood vampire has been adopted by the Chairman. The story of Zero and Yuuki's meeting. One sided Zero/Yuuki. Some Yuuki/Kaname possibly.
Author's Note: This is the first fanfic I've ever written. Your reviews are appreciated!
Disclaimer: Neither Vampire Knight nor any of its characters belong to me, and I love the work that Hino-sama is doing and hope I don't insult her with this.
The New Arrival
There was barely any room to sit there, nonetheless a small dark haired girl sat perched precariously on the sill of the window, masked from view by the outside world by the lacey curtain. A ball of tension sat in the pit of Yuuki's stomach, but she was clueless as to why. The Chairman had made such a peculiar request, asking her to stay inside and keep completely out of sight until he notified her. He had then left abruptly in what was an abnormally agitated state. Yuuki hardly ever saw the Chairman so serious, so she waited apprehensively the window for three hours for his return.
Yuuki's patience was rewarded when the Chairman showed up gently guiding a young boy toward the house. She waited until they were nearly at the door, before silently slipping out to the kitchen, another room away from where she could still watch unobtrusively.
The door opened slowly and Yuuki could hear the Chairman's voice, speaking soothing words to the boy. The silver haired boy with him was sullen and silent, staring into the floor in a manner that Yuuki might have thought he was struck dumb except she spied the blood stains spread all over his neck and over his clothes. There was a lump in her throat as she felt a rising amount of horror grow within her heart. Yuuki felt tears welling up, she remembered an incident all too recently where she had been attacked by a crazed vampire and for a time she'd be afraid of her own kind – it was a scene she remember vividly, particularly his eyes, beastial and filled with an uncontrollable thirst for blood. She had been kept safe thanks to her beloved brother, but this boy in front of her had not been so fortunate.
Yuuki was confused as to why the Chairman asked her to keep away from this boy. She understood it was related to her vampiric nature, but he'd had never used such caution before when she had met victims of vampire attacks and they had not noticed anything unusual about her. What was so different about this boy? She studied the boy as the Chairman puttering about, still trying to put the boy at ease. She guessed he was about her age, but he had a sad almost emotionless look on his face that made him seem much older and his angelic face was marred by the blood spattered over it. She briefly wondered if it was his blood or someone else's, she hoped it was the latter, but she was not truly certain which was better.
Yuuki's frustration grew as she watched the Chairman ineffectually comfort the boy, she fought the urge to run out and help. As though he had heard her thoughts, the boy's head jerked up and he started looking about wildly, unexpectedly his eyes locked onto her direction and for a split second his eyes meet hers.
Yuuki jerked her body backwards out of view. She froze as she listened for a moment, waiting to see what the response would be, but no words came from the hall, the Chairman had fallen silent and miraculously, the boy didn't say a word about her presence. So she stealthily retreated back to the comfort of her bedroom.
The young girl's heart beat wildly as she threw herself onto her bed face down into her pillow. She willed herself to calm down. She now understood why the Chairman had asked her to stay hidden and Yuuki now regretted not being more cautious. Her cocky attitude had caught her out, she deserved to be punished for her mistake, but even if the Chairman had ever been inclined to do such as thing, he had far more pressing things on his mind right now. Yuuki was certain she had just made things more difficult; she wondered how on earth she might fix this situation.
She rolled over onto her back, she stared up into the ceiling as her got her heartbeat back under control. Her mind wandered back to that moment when she met his eyes, for once her wretched memory keep the image glaringly clear. She shivered a little, his eyes had been filled with rage and hatred, hatred for vampires, Yuuki knew it well.
Author's note: This story is being written because I posed a question asking if Zero would still be in love Yuuki if she had been a vampire from the beginning, as yet, no one has said yes, so I'm writing a fic to see if I can make it true! This may be a very long story.
