Blood Oath: Cursed
Summary: It has been just under a year since the wedding of Kal and Ametsuki. The clock continues to tick down until the curse that is on Ametsuki is fulfilled and with the only one able to save her from it frozen in ice and her unable to remember who the one in the ice is, hope is low for her friends and family. Will those closest to her be able to lift the veil over her eyes? Will she remember who the one in the ice is before it is too late?
Prequel
Ametsuki sat before the fireplace in the study of the Kurai estate staring at the fire for a moment due to how for some reason when her husband was home he all but insisted that she remain in his sight at all time, when she had asked, he had insisted that it was the best way to insure she remained protected. She did not know why but she felt like she was a prisoner in her own home and had been ever since the wedding. Tearing her cerulean eyes from the fire she glanced down at the silk material of the full length dress she was wearing that matched her eyes. Something Kal had insisted she wear along with ones from a wardrobe of dresses of the finest materials and heels or shoes that he had picked to match each outfit. 'Why does he dress me like I am a doll?' she thought to herself as she slowly stood only to hear the cold voice of her husband.
"Where are you going, darling?" he asked as she looked toward him to see Kal stand and slowly walk over toward her as the firelight cast more light on him illuminating his features. His dark hair seemed to be styled to fall perfectly about and in his face at the same time. He was wearing a long sleeve button up shirt that had the top few buttons undone revealing put of his chest, along with black pants and boots to match. Though his steel like eyes were watching her closely as he came to a stop before her only to tower over her.
"I was just going to go for a walk since sitting here has become boring at the moment." She said as she looked down thinking of how for some reason even though she felt no attachment to the man she had said she would be with despite how almost a year ago she had uttered wedding vows binding herself to him.
"You know I do not want you going around alone." Kal said in a stern tone but Ametsuki looked up at him with a pleading expression.
"I promise I will remain inside that way there is no chance of anything happening." She said as Kal eyed her for a moment before he relented.
"Very well, but stay away from the basement." He said as Ametsuki nodded before she turned and walked from the room.
"You are almost too trusting of her." A voice said from the shadows after the door closed only for Kal to chuckle as he remained facing the fire.
"That may be, but is one of the few things keeping her under my control at the moment. That and how so long as she does not regain her true memories of before, she will never unfreeze that boy." Kal said as none other than Kaname Kuran walked out from the shadows. "Though I must admit I thought you would have gone into hiding after how you have lost our bet. My sister will not go through with carrying a child for you, meaning that I have won our bet. Once the year is up I will take your crown from you and reform the monarch with my unstoppable queen at my side." Kal said as he soon walked over and sat down in the chair bringing his elbow to rest on the arm rest and then rest the side of his face against his lightly formed fist.
"Do not count your winnings just yet. That girl has shown the ability to see through even multiple memory spells, and I have a feeling that you will not be the victor." Kaname said as Kal merely smirked at him.
"Oh? And why is that?" Kal asked in a near mocking tone since he saw it as that Kaname was just being a sore loser of their bet. "I have married a suitable queen, and in time, she will produce a fine heir for me." Kal said as his smirk grew even more.
"And yet you already forgot about one of the memories you removed from her." Kaname said only to turn and leave, not even having to look back to see that Kal was not too happy about what Kaname had said. All due to how there was still the chance that despite Kal having taken Ametsuki in every way as his wife, her heart would never fully be his due to how even in the deepest parts of her heart, there surely was a lingering feeling of connection to the one she had frozen the day of the wedding.
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Ametsuki walked along the dark corridors of the house as she knew there was only one place she wished to go, the basement. It was not just to defy her husband but also because the young man who had tried to crash the wedding was locked away down there, still frozen in ice that she had trapped him in. So soon she reached the door only to pull out the key to the basement from a pocket she and her sister-in-law had placed along her dress as she unlocked the door before slipping in only to quietly close the door behind her. It was dark and cold but she did not care, she only ever felt like her life was real when she went to visit the young man frozen in the ice. So she went down the stairs and then down a long corridor to where the cell was. Once there she unlocked the large wooden door and pushed it open as she stepped in to see torches lining the damp stone walls, casting dancing light across the ice.
She walked forward almost hesitant only to soon stand before the ice as she stared at the young man within who appeared to be sleeping. "Who are you…?" she whispered as she rested a pale hand on the ice as she stared at him. "Why do I only feel solace when I sneak down here to see you?" she stepped closer so that she was almost against the ice, her curious cerulean eyes locked on the handsome face of the young man. She was about to speak again when she heard the door from the other end of the corridor open and slam shut as she froze in a panic, fearful that Kal had come looking for her only to find she had gone where he had said for her not to.
With one last almost longing look at the frozen young man, Ametsuki turned and rushed over to the door and through it before she shut it and then took off down the corridor as fast as she could hoping that it was not her husband that she was hearing approaching. She thought she might be in the clear if it had just been one of the servants messing with the door to insure it was locked but she was not ready to hold to that hope just yet. Within a few seconds she rounded the corner only to run into a solid body that had moved their arms forward and caught her when she almost fell back from the impact.
A/N: Here we go with the third installment of the series! This one has a lot planned for it! Though with how I have a few other active stories, it might be like with before where I only update every few weeks to a month at a time. I hope those who have stuck around for this series to play out this far enjoy the latest installment! Also as a note, I do not own the series Vampire Knight, only the characters and locations not recognized from the manga or anime.
