Crimson Dawn
I do not own Vampire Knight. This is my first fanfic, so sorry if it's rough. Also, I'm only to the forth Vampire Knight book, so if something's inaccurate, I apologize in advance. However, my friends have given away some of the events so I know more than what happens in the first four books.
She traced patterns in the ground with a pointed foot. Her arms made a graceful circle above her head. He was entranced from watching her dance with so much passion.
She leapt through the air, and landed perfectly on her toes. He remembered when she would leap and then trip- it was so adorable, he would manage a laugh. When she heard the laugh she would glare in his direction as a smoky rose shade flushed to her cheeks. He loved that blush. It made her all the more adorable.
He watched her sashay and twirl much better than the other girls in her class. She had so much control for something she made seem unconscious. She's still dancing when the teacher announces class is over.
A smile creeps on his face. He starts to get up so he can take her home. But then she looks in a different direction. Her entire face lights up, and he knows of only one person who could make her glow like that.
A tall figure walks in with a gentile smile on his face. How sickening, he thought, that a monster such as him could make her smile. Could make anyone smile.
He resists the urge to stab or beat the man as she runs up to him. He sat back down immediately, not wanting to look stupid in front of her. Not that she would notice.
The man talked to her, and took her hand as they left to bring her home. However, the man did notice the boy in the corner, the boy who had been watching her dance. The man- or monster, as the boy called anyone of that kind- gave him a glace. And all at once, Zero knew what that meant. Kaname had won her over.
Even though such days were over, he wished he could relive them. They had all grown up into teens by now, and the girl had no such interests as ballet anymore.
What happened to the girl he used to know? Now, the tender princess-
"ZERO!" Yuki called. She ran over to where he was sleeping under a tree, grabbed his shoulders, and shook vigorously.
-Now, the tender princess wasn't so tender anymore.
Zero opened his eyes as Yuki said " C'mon, Zero! We have perfect duties!"
But Zero wanted to ask her what happened to the good 'ol days?
"NOW," she tried again, "those nutty fan girls are already all lined up! We have to get there before the night class comes!"
"Yeah right," Zero said, "you just want to get there in time to see your beloved 'Kaname-sama'"
That same rose color from years ago rose into her cheeks. "No, well…" she turned around and started running, "just hurry up!"
"Ichijo, can you keep it down?" a drowsy Aidou whined as he came out of his room, "I'm trying to get a bit more sleep before we go to school"
Ichijo was having a laughing fit from reading his manga. "I'm sorry Aidou. There's the funny part where the main character-"
"Nyaaaaaaah!" Aidou moaned, "too much noise! It feels like you're hitting my head with a sledge hammer!"
That can be arranged Ichijo thought, annoyed. He kept on smiling and said, "well, no point in going back to bed now. We should be heading over soon."
Aidou gave up and dropped himself on to the nearby couch, giving a loud sigh. Suddenly, Kaname crept down the hallway towards them. Aidou sat up.
"It's about time to get going," he said.
"Yes, Kaname-sama," Aidou said obediently.
Ichijo rolled his eyes behind his book. Aww, what a good puppy Kaname-sama has.
Ichijo lowered his book and said, "Okay"
Ruka finally emerged from her room, stretching her arms and yawning, showing her razor fangs to everyone. She saw Kaname and her eyes got wide as she muttered "Ah! Kaname-sama…" and headed over to the rest of the group as they were preparing to go.
"Wait," Ichijo said, "where are Shiki and Rima?"
Aidou, still cranky, sighed, "they're probably already there."
As if on cue, Shiki and Rima burst through the front door. They were both panting.
"We…we were taking a… taking a stroll before class…and…" Rima started before she collapsed into more panting.
"Aristocrats," Shiki finished, "they don't go to school here…we found them spying up in a tree. They saw us, but they disappeared before we could engage in battle."
"What?" the rest chorused, except for Kaname, who stood the in deep thought.
That night, Yuki was washing her face and generally getting ready to sleep. Zero barged in and took the free sink.
"Can't you at least wait until I'm done?" Yuki asked.
Zero sighed in his mind, and ignored her. Usually that doesn't work, but tonight was different. During a long and awkward silence, Yuki kept looking over to Zero. Zero noticed and asked "What? Something bothering you?"
"It's…it's nothing…." She shied away from it, and the delicate pink color surfaced on her cheeks again.
Another long and awkward silence.
"Zero?" Yuki tried again. Zero looked over to her. "You know about the night class formal, right?" Zero nodded his head.
Some of the night class students had been complaining about not having any social events like the day class, or any other school. So headmaster Cross came up with a formal that would be held in the same ballroom as the day class' formals and dances. The headmaster invited Yuki and Zero, seeing as they already know about vampires. That and Yuki kept dropping obvious hints that she wanted to go.
"Well…" she said, "I've been thinking of asking…"
Suddenly, Zero's heart sped up. He didn't know why, and before he could stop himself, a thought crossed his mind: She's going to ask me to the formal. Oh. My. God.
His mind flooded with other thoughts and memories he seldom thought. The time when Yuki cleaned all that blood off of him after he got attacked by that Pureblood. How silky and shiny her hair was. Yuki, helping him get accustomed to life at Cross Academy. How beautiful her eyes were. Yuki, agreeing to let him suck her blood.
All of these thoughts hurt and gave him a feeling of sadness, but also gave him a wonderful feeling of familiarity and tenderness.
"…Kaname…" she finished. The instant the word, the name, hit his ears, he actually thought he could hear his heart wrench and twist sickeningly.
Yuki looked down, and then left to her room.
Zero stood there for what felt like an eternity. It's always like this, he thought, everything and anything always goes back to 'Kaname-sama'. Why does she love a monster? But then he realized that he himself was a monster.
Yuki entered again flustered and confused. In her hand, was a rose.
"Is this from you?" she asked.
"No," Zero said, arching his eyebrows.
"But uh…then…" she said looking back down at the rose and noticing a little piece of paper attached to it. She took it off and unrolled it. "'Prepare to be swept off your feet tomorrow'… no signature… do you think it's from Kaname?" she asked, suddenly giddy.
Zero didn't think so. He knew Kaname as a bit more reserved; he definitely wouldn't put himself out there with his feelings. If he even had any.
Before Zero could answer, Yuki headed off into her room, branding the thought into her brain. She knew she was going to have pleasant dreams tonight.
She got into bed and turned off the light. She didn't see the two pairs of glowing red eyes that were staring at her through the window.
The owner of one of the red eyes took out his radio transmitter.
" I trust the rose was delivered?" a husky voice asked on the other end.
"Mission accomplished, sir," responded one of the Aristocrats spying on Yuki.
Hope you liked it! If people like it, I'll continue this! It'll get more thrilling and exciting (I should hope). Meep! Well, like I said, it's rough. It goes too quickly! I'll make the next one longer and more interesting…most of this chapter was improvised on the spot! But the next chapters are more planned out…
