My first ever Vampire Knight fanfic. I was completely inspired after reading the manga/watching the anime that I had to write something about it.
I'm more of a KanamexYuuki fan, so that's the pairing for this fic. If you don't like them together, then I don't really recommend reading it. Flames are a waste of time because they will be ignored. Any other kind of feedback is appreciated. I love hearing from reviewers! Just don't be too harsh. I'm new to Vampire Knight writing.
But anyway, it's basically a story I'm writing about Yuuki's choice. We all know that she has feelings for both Kaname and Zero, but has yet to really choose one of them. This story is set during the time right after Zero whimps out of kissing Yuuki. In this story, Yori and Yuuki's relationship is a bit stronger, but nothing too different. Yori's just more observant about her relationship with Kaname and Zero.
I hope you all enjoy it!
"I feel like I'm being a burden to you, Yuuki."
"Oh no, Yori-chan! Not at all!"
Yuuki Cross and her best friend and roommate, Yori were out in town shopping. Yori decided that she wanted to go and find a new jacket before the winter really came. And being who she was, she asked Yuuki to come along, afraid to go out shopping alone in this time of year. And Yuuki being who she was, agreed to come along for her friend.
It was a quiet evening in the town. The sky was dimmed with silver clouds and every now and then, a gentle snowflake could be seen falling from above. Yori had commented when the first went outside that it was a very romantic setting, and Yuuki had to agree that it was.
"You seem so distracted lately, Yuuki," Yori mused as she looked in a window at a long-sleeved dress. "Would you like to talk about it?"
Yuuki started and blushed at her friend. "What are you talking about, Yori-chan? Do I really seem that troubled?"
Yori shook her head and made eye contact with the blushing girl. "Yuuki-chan… it seems that you have been avoiding contact with Kiryuu-kun much more than usual. Is there a reason for that?"
Sighing, Yuuki made shut her eyes and lifted her head to the dark sky above them. "Yori-chan…he tried to kiss me the other day…But he didn't know how to react…and neither did I for that matter. So he didn't kiss me."
Yori nodded in comprehension now. "I see now. You are embarrassed about his trying to kiss you. That's why you seem to be avoiding him and not meeting his gaze whenever he walks by. I was worried that something serious had happened, actually. This is better news that I had anticipated."
"But…I don't know Yori-chan, it was so odd. Zero claimed that he had a bad dream…I don't really understand what that means. It happened so fast that I didn't even have time to realize what he was doing until he dropped his head."
Yori pulled on Yuuki's arm for them to continue walking. Her friend, after a second, followed after her along the sidewalk. "Sounds like you're confused, Yuuki. I've always had a strong feeling that you've liked Kiryuu-kun… but then again, you and Kuran-senpai also have a strange relationship."
"Strange is one way to put it," Yuuki mumbled.
"How do you feel about them? Both of them?"
Yuuki's eyes went wide and she stopped walking. Yori stopped as well and turned to look at Yuuki with questioning eyes. She was unaffected by her friend's reaction, knowing that she would be shocked to hear the inquiry.
"Zero, Kaname-senpai. I-I don't know what to say to that, Yori-chan. I mean, I've known Kaname-senpai for such a long time that having feelings for him is part of my very being. But ever since I saw Zero four years ago, I've felt a strong attachment to him as well. I care for both of them."
Yori raised her eyebrows. "But you love Kuran-senpai, am I right? And you only like Kiryuu-kun?"
Yuuki waved her hands fervently in the air. "I never said that!"
"But is that what you meant?"
"No!" Yuuki defended. "I…I believe that I love them both, in their own ways. That's a given. But it's so different, Yori-chan. My feelings for them are completely different from each other. I want them both to be happy, but I don't think that that's possible if things stay the way they are."
"A tough choice indeed," Yori noted. She pointed to a nearby store. "Do you mind if we take a quick look in here?"
"Oh no, not all at," Yuuki replied, following Yori into the store quickly to escape the cooler air outside.
It was a small store the specialized in winter clothes. Yori smiled when she realized that she had picked a good store to look in. Of course, she went off on her own right away, leaving Yuuki to ponder the shelves in silence as Yori went to the coats to try them on.
It was here that she ran her fingers over a red scarf, feeling the soft cashmere-like fabric under her touch. The color reminded her of blood, which brought her to the conversation she and Yori had just had. Did she love Kaname different from Zero? Yes, she knew that much. But which did she care for more? It was a lot for a fifteen-year-old girl to figure out when she was utterly confused about her own heart.
While Yori tried on coat after coat, Yuuki decided that the heat in the tiny store was getting too much for her and she stepped outside for a few moments. She leaned her back against the glass window of the shop and put her hands behind her back, her head titled down. Her heart ached at the thought of one day having to choose between Kaname and Zero. Did life always have to be so difficult?
Finally, after a long while of staring, Yuuki heard the door to the shop open and Yori walked out with a bag in tow. She smiled at her friend and held up her bag. "I found one," she told her with a big grin. "And I love it."
Yuuki beamed. "That's good. You were worried about not finding one too."
"Yes. Now I won't freeze too much during the winter. It's nice to have a coat that won't fall apart on me like my last one."
"True," Yuuki laughed, pulling her own jacket closer as the wind began to pick up. The sky was even starting to get darker, casting a very eerie glow around them. Both girls looked at each other and automatically turned to go back to the academy.
"Is it me, or has it gotten colder?" Yori asked, digging through her bag for her new coat. Her body was shaking from the abrupt change in the winds. Her hair, though short, was whipping the back of her neck and she was desperate to pull a hood up to protect it.
"Oh yes," Yuuki said, pulling her arms in to keep herself warmer. The hood of her jacket was already up. Though tiny strands of her sienna hair whirled around her face still.
They walked back down the sidewalk swiftly, desperate to get back to the academy where it would be much warmer. However, atop the roofs of the buildings they passed by, someone watched the girls intently, his or her red eyes gleaming against the gray background. A laugh echoed deeply in its throat and it leapt from the building top, landing several feet behind the girls.
Yuuki blinked when she sensed that she and Yori were not alone anymore. She did not say anything to frighten her friend, but she did reach her hand under her jacket to where her Artemis Rod was attached to her leg. Yuuki lithely pulled it off and held in her hand, out of sight from anyone who saw them walking.
"Yuuki," Yori whispered. "I'm getting a really weird feeling right now… What do you think that it could be?"
The prefect shook her head. "Yori-chan," she said very, very soft, so that her friend could barely hear her. "I think that we're being followed. Don't make it seem like you know… Just keep walking for now."
"Yuuki—," Yori began but she shook her head again to silence her. Yuuki did not want Yori to know that they were being followed by a vampire. It would cause her to panic and for the vampire to attack.
The vampire in question stalked closer to the girls, inhaling the scent of them that the wind blew in his direction. His wide lips turned into a smile, exposing his row of glistening white fangs. It contrasted greatly with the gray undertones of his face, making him seem more malignant. It was almost too easy, pursing these young girls. They hadn't even gotten sense that there was someone behind them. And did they ever look tasty, especially the one that had the light brown hair. Her scent was more prominent in his mind, and saliva burned in his throat to taste her. But he must wait until he was sure that there was no one around them, he must make sure that they are not heard, as he tasted their flesh.
Yuuki sensed him clearly now, sensed that he was inching closer and closer to them as they walked. They were close to the academy now, but not close enough if he were to attack now. If they could just hold off a little tiny longer, they might be able to make a break for it. Well, at least Yori could while she distracted the vampire away from her friend.
Once the line of the academy could be seen, and the path got much thinner and darker, Yuuki leaned closer to Yori. "Yori-chan," she said. Her friend's eyes moved to look at her face. "When I touch your hand, I want you to run to the academy as fast as you possibly can. Don't look behind you, just keep on running until you get there. Then find Zero and tell him to come and find me. He'll come, don't worry. Just run, Yori."
"But Yuuki-chan," Yori whimpered. "What about you?"
"Don't worry about me, Yori. I told you that you will have to run. The person behind us won't go for you if I'm here to distract him. I'll be fine, I promise."
Yori just glared at Yuuki for a long moment, before finally nodding. Yuuki sighed and watched as the academy almost became in plain sight. Holding her breath, she reached out and lightly touched Yori's hand, giving it a gentle squeeze before Yori whined and suddenly shot forward like a bat out of hell.
The vampire hissed when he saw the one girl take off in a flash. She was a quick runner he saw, but she would wear out shortly. Ignoring the sweeter smelling girl that had not run, he sped off after the retreating girl.
"NO!" Yuuki screamed as the vampire ran past her, toward Yori. "No! Leave her alone!" And she sprung forward, releasing her weapon, heading toward the vampire that was gaining on Yori.
Yuuki gained much more ground than she would have bargained for, but it was still not enough. The vampire sprang forward and tackled Yori to the ground, the momentum causing them to roll slightly in a mass of dust. Yuuki's heart ached as she kept her legs pumping, her weapon ready to strike the vampire. He growled as he lowered his head to Yori's neck, who was screaming in protest. A laugh resounded in his throat as he brought his lips closer to her delicate skin. The moment Yuuki reached him; his fangs had brushed the surface of Yori's skin, but did not break it.
"I said leave her ALONE!" Yuuki shrieked, stabbing the vampire with her staff. The vampire howled in disapproval and rolled off of Yori and away from Yuuki's weapon. Despite the shook that Yori was in, she gained enough strength from the look in Yuuki's eyes to stand up and shakily run toward the academy again.
"Did you not hear me the first time," Yuuki said to the vampire as he stood. This time, he did not go after Yori. He knew that his real prey was here, ready to stand and fight him.
He snickered and approached Yuuki slowly. She saw that he was not a Level E, like she had originally thought. But something about him was off; something about him seemed as though he was once human. Perhaps it was the slump when he moved, or the way his mouth panted with restraint. He may not have been a Level E yet, but he was approaching that status.
Her hands tightened on the Artemis Rod and she held it up at the vampire, ready for him to come at her. He threw his head back and laughed, his entire being shaking as he did so. Yuuki's body shook slightly from fear, but she kept her ground, knowing that she could fail Yori.
The snow was falling heavily now almost obscuring Yuuki's vision, but she kept her eyes on the vampire intently, almost squinting to see beyond the white flakes. He, however, could see her clearly as though right in front of his face. The weather would work to his advantage more than it would to the girl's.
Yuuki was unprepared when he charged at her, her body too cold and the snow too thick for her to really see him. He leapt on her and knocked her staff clean out of her hands. He leaned over her, his fangs brighter than the snow. Yuuki screamed, feeling the old memories of snow and vampires flood her body and she thrashed against the wild vampire in hopes of freeing herself. She did not care for fighting; all she wanted was to flee.
"Why do you fight me, little girl?" the vampire asked in a sickly sweet voice. "All I want is a little taste." His lips touched her neck and she screamed louder.
"NO!" she shouted. Her hands were pinned under the vampire's knees and she could not free them. She was completely hindered by the creature above her and for a long moment, she thought that she was going to die.
She was almost positive that she would die when the vampire's teeth sunk into her neck. Blood spilled out her veins and into his mouth as he sucked. Her cries were completely muted by her pain now, and all she could do was lay there as he killed her.
But as he sucked, her body began to convulse from the amount of blood being taken, and the shaking turned into her thrashing again. She fought him, kicking his legs, trying desperately to free her hands. It worked eventually for he had to move in order to continue feeding and she used her hands now to claw and slash at his face to get him to stop. She could not give up now; she had promises to keep…faces to see once more. So Yuuki's fingernails found the vampire's eye and she dug in deep, feeling some kind of liquid pool around her fingers. He screeched in utter pain and moved his head away from her neck, whimpering and cussing at her.
Yuuki sat up and put her hand to her neck, feeling the warm blood that spilled freely now. But she did not stop to see what had become of the vampire, she reached for the Artemis Rod and lifted her feet off of the ground in an attempt to run back to the academy. She stumbled blindly, her world becoming fuzzy and almost black. But she kept running, not looking back to see what had become of the vampire that she had managed to free herself from. She did not want to know what had happened. All she wanted was to be safe.
'I can't…keep running…' she thought, her run slowing as she neared the gates to the academy. She was so close, but her body would not move anymore. The blood from her neck ran down her hand and arm, staining her jacket sleeve. Her hair was matted with it and her eyes rolled as she stumbled another step forward.
She fell to her knees, clutching her neck with both hands now, frantic to stop the bleeding. But it did no use, it only spilled in a steady flow all over her and she became sick from the pain.
A hand reached out and grabbed her hair, pulling her head back. The vampire stood behind her, his one good eye blazing a scarlet red. The other eye was bloody and bruised from her finger. It made her smirk to see the number she had managed to do on it. But she knew that it wouldn't be enough.
"Stupid girl," he spat, bringing her back further back to expose her ruined neck. All the blood was driving his senses completely wild and he needed to taste her now. It was a matter of life and death at this point.
Yuuki was done now. She could not fight him off any longer. Her body was too weak and she was in too much pain. Death was here, breathing along the wound on her neck. It pained her to know that she was breaking her promise to Yori, to Zero, to Kaname… She could not bear the thought of breaking their hearts and she closed her eyes, trying to escape the pain.
She braced herself as the vampire's teeth touched the spot on her throat once more. Here it was, the final moments of her life. And they would be spent bleeding to death in the arms of a wild vampire.
But that final piercing of his fangs never came. All that she heard was the sound of something being hit. And then she felt her head come in contact with the stone below her. She wondered why death had not come to her, why she was being prolonged this horrible pain.
The sounds that reached her ears were horrible. Ripping sounds, tearing sounds, growling and cursing was suddenly all around her. Finally, a loud bang echoed, shutting out all of the other noise. A dull thud and a sudden rush of air were the next things she heard.
And then…silence.
"Yuuki!" a voice called out. She knew that it must have been louder than it sounded. But she was drifting in and out of consciousness.
"What the hell happened!?" another voice called out, farther away. "YUUKI!"
'Zero…' Yuuki thought groggily. 'Is Zero here…? Did…did he come?'
Suddenly, the first voice was right by her ear. And then arms supported her. But they began to fade, all the sounds and sensations. But she tried to hold onto the voice that was now speaking to her.
"Yuuki! It's me! You're going to be all right! Yuuki!"
It was Zero. Zero had come to save her.
'I hear you… I'm right here, Zero,' she thought weakly.
"Oh Yuuki," the second voice whispered. Lightly, fingers touched her forehead and it made her heart sing in her chest. The second voice…was Kaname. Kaname had come for her too.
"K-Kan…ame…" she said very, very feebly.
"Shh," she heard Kaname say. "Don't you say anything. Just relax."
She groaned and turned over feeling Zero's arms move with her. Zero and Kaname were speaking now, but she could not hear what they were saying. She was surprised that she had been conscious this far.
"Allow me," she then heard Kaname's cool voice say. Her body then moved and a different set of arms now supported her limp frame. Kaname then stood, holding Yuuki tightly in his grasp. He looked at Zero, giving him a silent thank you before he turned and headed back to the acedemy.
Zero followed after them quickly, shoving the Bloody Rose back into his uniform. He watched as Yuuki's eyelids fluttered for a split second, trying to open to see their faces. But he reached out and touched her cheek.
"Yuuki…" he murmured. He ignored the look Kaname gave him as he said this.
The last thing Yuuki heard and felt before she drifted off into unconsciousness was the sound of Zero's voice whispering her name softly. And then all she heard and felt was blackness.
"Yuuki-chan…"
"Why wasn't there anyone with her?"
"There was."
"Yuuki-chan, wake up."
Three distinct voices came to Yuuki's ears as she drifted awake. The closest one, the one right by her ear, was the voice of the Chairman, her father. The other two, she heard, were Kaname and Zero; both of who were mumbled an argument.
Her eyelids peeled back to find her fathers face very close to hers, his eyes filled with concern and relief. And for once, she was more than happy to see his face greeting her. She had thought that she would never see them again.
"Daddy," she said to him. Tears filled the Chairman's eyes and he reached out to touch her face.
"Yuuki-chan, you called me Daddy," he said softly.
She realized that there was no pain. Her body did not ache anymore; her neck did not feel as though it were oozing blood. "It doesn't hurt anymore."
"Yes, I know. Kuran-kun fixed you up. You were pretty bad, Yuuki-chan. But you are going to be all right."
Yuuki blinked and turned her head to the other two men in the room. Zero stood by the doorway, his arms folded across his chest. Kaname stood behind the Chairman, his Tucson brown eyes filled with the same emotion as her adopted father.
"You're all right," she heard Kaname sigh. "Oh Yuuki." The Chairman moved out of the way and allowed Kaname to sit where he had been. He then left the two boys in the room with Yuuki. As he sat down, Kaname's smile was gentle and filled with adoration as he looked upon her. His hand touched her cheek. "I was so frightened."
"Kaname-senpai…" Yuuki murmured. "How did you find me?"
His smile turned sad. "Your friend found Zero and Zero found me. She was screaming and crying, saying that you were going to die."
"Oh Yori-chan," she said painfully, shutting her eyes. "Is she all right?"
"She was treated and her memories erased. And yes, she will be fine. You need to worry about yourself, Yuuki. You were half-dead when we came for you." She saw the sadness in Kaname's eyes as he said this.
Her eyes closed for a long moment. "Thank you. Both of you." Then she opened them. "Zero…I heard you," she whispered. He looked over at her; his lavender eyes focused on her face. "Your voice. I heard you and I held on."
Zero sighed, a faint smile gracing his lips. "Thank you, Yuuki."
"Would you like us to leave you?" Kaname asked intensely. "Would you like to rest a bit more, Yuuki?"
She shook her head. "No. Please stay. Please."
Kaname reached across the bed that she lay on and pressed his lips very softly to her forehead. "I was so worried for you, Yuuki. I thought that I was going to lose you. You have no idea how afraid I was when I saw you there. You were so bloody and weak…"
"Did Zero kill the vampire?" Yuuki asked Kaname.
"Yes. He was there faster than I was, actually. I arrived by the time that Zero had disposed of the vampire. Yori had gone to him first and told him. He had a large head start in getting to you."
She knew what Kaname was trying to say. He was trying to say that he would have been there faster if he had known before Zero. He was attempting to argue that he cared as much as Zero. And she knew this to be true.
Her hand touched his hair. "It's all right, Kaname-senpai. I'm fine, I promise. I'm going to be all right."
Suddenly, the sound of a door slamming was heard and Yuuki jumped. She looked around Kaname's head and saw that Zero had left the room. She turned back to Kaname and saw him sigh.
"Perhaps it was best for us to leave after all," he said.
"What…?" she began to ask.
"Yuuki, leave him be. He needs time."
"Why?" She looked at the closed door with a heavy heart as Kaname spoke quietly to her.
"We almost lost you, Yuuki. And the sight of your blood…it was driving Zero crazy. I saw it as he held you. I carried you back because I saw his resolve breaking. He is ashamed for those thoughts as you lay dying. He thought things that he regrets."
"Oh Zero," she breathed. Even though she was going to be fine, Zero's well being was an entirely different story.
What did you guys think? Should I continue on with it? If I don't get a lot of reviews, then I'll take the hint and not finish it. But I like the idea of it, so if you do too, let me know in a review. I like them a lot!!
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