Hello everyone, this is the first time that I've posted any fanfiction in years. Now that University is finally over and done with I've decided to go back to writing. Hopefully this is good practice for the future. I'm not sure how far I'll go with the concept, so I'm going to start off writing the first chapter and see how things go from there. :)
Summary: What if instead of being turned human Juri failed and only wiped Yuki's memory and left her reduced to the level of a normal Vampire, how will Yuki survive at the bottom of the Vampire food chain.
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Yuki always wondered what could have been, if she had been born into a noble family. Yuki's father Kino Yusuke, who was of noble blood, would often tell tales of his childhood. Yuki would sit with him in front of the fire, as he told her of a large house with an army of maids. How his family would go on exclusive holidays halfway across the world, and the night parties. As a child Yuki would often lay awake at night and imagine parties full of handsome men and beautiful women in splendid dresses. Yuki could only imagine what a night party was like because she had never been invited. Nor would she ever be invited, all because her mother had once been human.
It was probably her looks which had driven the pure-blood to convert her. Her mother had been a beautiful woman with ivory skin and long blonde hair. As a child Yuki would sit in front of her mother's mirror and stare at her dark hair and eyes, and wonder why she hadn't inherited any of her mother's features. Like most humans who became vampires, her mother lacked any special powers. Yuki too had never shown any potential. She often thought that she had the misfortune to inherit her father's looks, and her mother's lack of vampire powers.
She remembered once asking her father how the two had met. Her father would smile, despite the many hardships their marriage had caused, and say "When I was young my family often engaged in business with a pure-blood by the name of Kanayama-sama. Your mother was one of his servants. One day Kanayama-sama was found dead in the library. There was nothing left but ashes. She was so beautiful and lonely, so I took her home and married her."
Her father had been ostracised from his family for marrying a woman far lower that his social status. By marrying Hiromi (she didn't even have a last name) he'd sunk to a level lower than they wished to associate with. After that her father had chosen to withdraw from vampire society completely, and moved away to a small manor in the mountains. Yuki had interacted with very few vampires throughout her childhood, except for the housekeeper Nana. There were also various Vampire servants throughout the years, who maintained the property and provided them with fresh blood.
They had lived happily together. Until the day that her mother fell to level E.
Yuki had been ten. But there was a steady decline in her mother's sanity for years. Her father attempted for months to pacify her. He gave her his blood, servants blood, human blood, but it was never enough. Yuki suspected that he still blamed himself for not having blood pure enough to halt the change. Eventually her mother was locked away in the cellar, screaming day and night. Yuki's father, as strong as he was, didn't have the courage to take her life. It was only once a hunter crossed the threshold that her pain ended.
After the incident the household had fallen into a fit of despair. She would find her father aimlessly pacing the halls throughout the night. As though looking for his wife who would never be found. The gloom, which floated amongst the many rooms, would only lift when her father's human friend Cross Kain paid a visit.
He was strange man who was human, but never seemed to age a day. His enthusiasm was also limitless. He would greet her before retreating with her father to the library, where they would discuss business in hushed voices. If Yuki ever attempted to listen in, Nana would suddenly start cleanly nearby and shoo her away.
When she was twelve, Cross Kain spontaneously dropped by dragging a teenage boy by the arm. He was a tall boy with dark hair and blood red eyes. Yuki recalled thinking that if he hadn't been trying to run away, she could have mistaken him for a prince. He was still struggling when they burst through the door, but Cross refused to release his death grip on the poor boy's arm. "Oi let me go, you never said that we were coming here," he protested, but his eyes fell onto Yuki and he froze.
"Yuki-chan I want you to meet a friend of mine Kaname-kun," said Cross in his usual singsong voice.
There was stomping down the hall, and her father burst into the room with a scowl on his face."Cross what is the meaning of this, you didn't eve-, Oh Kaname sama." he bowed. "I'm terribly sorry for my lack of manners, Kaname-sama is always welcome in this house," he said in his politest tone. It shocked Yuki, who had never seen her father address someone like that before. It confirmed in her mind that Kaname-sama was someone very special.
"Kaname-sama?" Yuki repeated to herself, to help memorise the name.
"Nana," her father yelled down the hall. "Please prepare supper for Cross-san and Kaname-sama," he then turned to Yuki."Yuki, this is Kuran Kaname, he's a distant relative of ours."
Yuki's face lit up at the word relative. She had never met someone who she was related to before. Once she looked closer, she could see similarities between the young man and her father. Except her father's eyes were brown like hers, not red.
The boy named Kaname quickly noticed her attentive glances and smiled. "Hello Yuki, I'm Kuran Kaname."
Yuki's face instantly went red, and she hid it behind the book that she'd been reading. She could hear Kuran Kaname quietly laughing to himself.
She may have only been twelve years old, and it was the only time that she would ever meet him, but from that moment on Yuki was smitten.
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It was Cross, yet again, who also suddenly appeared at her house two months ago. It was the middle of the day while her father had been sleeping. But even after consulting with her grumpy father, in his pyjamas, Cross emerged from the library grinning from ear to ear.
"Yuki-chan, gentle princess, how would you like to go to school?"
Yuki had heard of the thing called school from Nana, who walked past one to go to town. From what Nana said, school was apparently a place that humans sent their children to get rid of them during the day. "School?" she questioned.
"Yes school, I am the chairman of a super elite school where Vampires and Humans co-exist together. It's a step towards my dream of Vampire and Human peaceful co-existance!" Out of no-where he whipped out a pamphlet and thrust it in her face. "Look, it even has exclusive dorms, first class dinning halls, not to mention the adorable uniforms!"
Yuki scanned the pamphlet. Words such as exciting, and fun were emphasised in bold print."It does look very nice doesn't it."
"Just think of the opportunities Yuki-chan. So many more young vampires to make friend with, humans too. Experience the joys of youth! Even Kaname-kun is currently enrolled."
Her heart leapt at the mention of his name. It was the prospect of meeting Kaname again, and the picture of a giant parfait on page three, which convinced her to enrol.
Her father did not share Cross' enthusiasm, became depressed, and refused to leave his room for two days. Yuki momentary considered not going, so she could keep her father happy. But the prospect of being able to make new friends, and see Kaname again, was something she could not give up.
Eventually her father came to accept the idea. He even grumbled that it would be a good way for her to make friends, and enter Vampire society.
On the appointed day it was her father who also accompanied her to the train station. It was only as she stood on the platform, staring at the train, that Yuki realised that she would finally be leaving. Her father also seemed to understand. All of a sudden she could see wrinkles around his eyes that she had never noticed before, and she began to wonder how lonely he would be in the house with only Nana and a few servants to accompany him.
"I've also talked to Kaname-sama who is also part of the night class. He's promised to keep an eye out for you," he said.
Yuki accidentally dropped her bag at the sound of his name. Her face went red as she quickly picked it up and attempted to pretend nothing had happened. "Really father is that necessary? I think I'll be ok on my own," she muttered.
The lights beside the platform flashed red, indicating that the train would soon leave. Yuki saw it as the perfect opportunity to escape the current awkwardness. "Look at that the train is going to leave, I best be going father."
He hugged her before she had time to escape. It was odd considering her father had never done it before. It was also tight, painful, and very awkward. Yuki could even see tears swelling up in the corner of his eyes as they parted. It made her wonder how dangerous high-school could possibly be.
"Take care Yuki."
Her train trip was occupied by day dreams of Kuran Kaname floating out of Cross Academy's gates at the news of her arrival, and proclaiming his love for her. If Kaname-sama was at the same school they would see each other everyday right? They would bump into each other in the corridor, or eat lunch together, or study in the library. In the coming months before her arrival, Yuki had prepared for her life amongst humans by reading human romance manga that Nana had purchased in town. So far she had learnt that high school was more about love triangles than studying.
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I hope you enjoyed chapter one. What awaits Yuki in a school full of vampires? If you could review it would be much appreciated. I would like as much feedback as possible, good and bad.
Hope you stay around for chapter 2
Missq
