Chapter One

A knock on the door. Kaname looked up from his book, surprised to see his little sister standing in the doorway to the living room. Four-year old Jeannette still had her pajamas on, her eyes half-open as she walked across the distance between her and her brother. She sat next to him on the sofa and leaned her head on his shoulder.

Kaname smiled and ruffled her brown hair. "Why did you wake up so early? You must sleep a lot in order to be smart when you grow up."

Jeannette relaxed against him. "I'm too excited to sleep!" she said, looking up at him. Unlike Haruka, Juri, and Kaname, who had brown eyes, Jeannette's eyes were silver. Kaname loved those eyes. He often dreamed of the day when those eyes would be looking at him intently, full of passion and love.

"What are you excited for?" Kaname asked, even though he already knew the answer.

Jeannette grinned, revealing her growing fangs. "The baby will be here in two days!" She took Kaname's book away to ensure that he was listening. "You know what I want to name her, Kaname?"

"I thought Mother and Father would name her, Jenny," Kaname teased.

She pouted. "Then my name could be her middle name, right?"

"Of course."

She cleared her throat. "I want to name the baby, Yuki, as in "little princess". Is that nice?"

Kaname kissed the top of her head. "It's beautiful, Jenny."

"Yay, you like it!" she squealed. "I can't wait for Yuki to be here!"

Kaname Kuran woke with a start, his breaths coming in pants. His body was covered in cold sweat, and his head hurt like hell. He closed his eyes, trying to un-see what he had just seen. Beside him, Yuki stirred, aroused by her partner's sudden awakening. She opened her eyes to see her brother inhaling and exhaling slowly, his hand covering his face.

"Kaname? What's wrong?" She sat up straight and put a hand on his shoulder. This action made Kaname flinch, the muscles in his body tensing.

"Sorry," Yuki muttered. "What happened?"

Kaname suddenly remembered that he wasn't alone in the bed, and he immediately felt ashamed for letting himself be weak in front of the one person he had to be strong for. He uncovered his eyes and looked at Yuki, confusion and worry lined on her face.

Kaname got off the bed and grabbed his pants from the floor. "I'm sorry for waking you. I was just having a…an unpleasant dream."

Yuki took his hand before he could leave. "You know you can tell me about it, right?"

Kaname looked into her eyes. Brown eyes. Not silver. Pain washed over him like a flood, and he felt like falling. Regaining his control, Kaname smiled at his sister. "Don't worry, Yuki. I'm just going out for a walk. I'll be back later tonight." He bent down and kissed her, leaving her flustered and blushy, like she usually was. Then, with a wave, he was out of the room and down the hallway.

It had been a year since Kaname and Yuki left Cross Academy, and it was only a month ago that Kaname announced Yuki's existence to the Vampire World. It had been just the two of them all that time…

Kaname sighed as he opened the door to the porch. Outside, the sun was beginning to set, marking the "morning" for vampires. Kaname was usually never up this early, but ever since last week, the nightmares had been keeping him awake. He trudged through the snow-covered grass, shivering because he forgot to put a coat on.

This is dangerous, he thought. I can't allow this kind of behavior before the Council. They'll never let me live it down. He walked as far as the entry-gate to his and Yuki's mansion, hidden away from the rest of the Vampire World.

The dream he had…it wasn't a dream, actually. It was a memory. That memory took place two days before Yuki was born, and four years before Jeannette left. He remembered how happy Jeannette was at having a little sister, and how angry she was when she left them for good.

He sighed and tried thinking of other important matters. Things with Sara Shirabuki weren't going too well, what with the fact that she killed her fiancée. Kaname knew he had to dispose of her, because she was giving the wrong impression of a Pureblood to everyone else. He knew that one day, he'd have to leave, and Yuki would have to take care of things without him.

He leaned against a tree and closed his eyes. "Jeannette…" he whispered.

A/N: There goes Chapter One! I really hope you enjoyed it, and that it wasn't too confusing. Chapter Two will be up as soon as I'm finished with it, so please stay tuned! Also, please review! It would really make my day! : )