Vampire Knight: Legend of the Blue Wolf

Pairing: KanameXOc, possible YuukixAidou or Zeki (depends how I feel or you feel)

Disclaimer: I own nothing of Vampire Knight or its characters, they belong to Miss (Mrs.?) Hino. The character known as Mayumi Sakamoto is one of my own devices.

Summary: It is said in a tale that a mysterious blue wolf roams the forest outside the vampire kingdom. It is also said that they who catch it shall get a wish granted in return for being let go. Very rarely has one ever caught this blue wolf. That was until it approached a young boy instead of the other way around.

Legend of the Blue Wolf

By Angel Ayami

Tale One: Prologue of the Wolf

Inside the vampire kingdom called Lustaria ruled by the ancient pureblood family, the Kurans, an odd tale was passed down from villagers and hunters about the forest. They whispered about a rare blue colored wolf that's fur shimmered in the light of the moon as like the light of the night sun against the ocean itself. It is also said that its eyes are a rare mix of silver with just a hint of blue, rare and very beautiful with a long elegant tail. As the stories continued to flow into the BARs and taverns even the inns of the kingdom, the tales continued to change until one day a hunter came into the tavern and spoke with a group of men over some ale. He spoke of how he actually caught the rare creature. He also spoke of how it talked to him, speaking that it would grant him a wish in return for being let go. What had he wished for? Well, a gem so rare that he thought would be wonderful to have a smith to cut it correctly to fit a ring for the one he loved. The wolf told him that it would be done by the next morning, he said. By the next day, wrapped in a small pouch of deerskin was a beautiful, raw, pink colored diamond with a small note of thanks from the wolf.

The story seemed to deem true after a long time. Many villagers who were skilled at hunting, some not, tried to work to capture the wolf to have their own wishes granted. However, many attempts failed, the wolf seemed to not show up or just outright outsmart the villagers with its cunning. All seemed to give up while some did not until they perished of old age.

The story seemed to just fade into just that, a mere story.

The story now told to little children to help them sleep at night. Mothers spoke of the wolf highly like it was a miracle, and told of the cunning to their children. The wolf never harmed a soul, just hunted in its grounds like all animals did. They even made up a hunter who caught the wolf and had his wish granted, like the hunter at the bar, but instead the hunter was a prince who only wished for the wolf to be human…a beautiful girl to help him fall in love. It ended happy.

So, the story was passed on as a children's tale, even to the newborn, highly regarded pureblood prince, Kaname Kuran.

The little prince always seemed to take the story to heart as he aged from three to five. He always wanted his mother, Juuri, to tell it to him every few nights. It made him believe that the moment he was old enough to go out into the forest alone; he would search for the wolf too and see if he could get a wish that he held close to his heart granted. His dream though…would become reality sooner than he thought.

At the age of seven, Kaname was playing a child's game of hide and seek with the sons of the family knights, Zero and Ichiru Kiryuu. Kaname was one to hide as well as Zero while Ichiru was the one to find them. However, the young pureblood had chosen to hide a little ways into the forest, not far, far enough to be in bounds…or so he thought. He never knew that the forest was so dense and so dark. Being a vampire and being afraid of the dark was impossible, but…being alone in it was a whole different story!

Kaname felt very lost and alone. The forest trees were close together it created a nightly atmosphere, he could see clearly, but he thought hadn't wandered too far away from home. It was the silence that frightened him most, had he moved so far that he could no longer hear Ichiru calling for Zero and himself? He nearly screamed when a large raven swooped just above his head cawing at him did he feel most frightened. A pureblood was always taught to never cry unless it was something to cry over. Was feeling lost and alone something to shed tears over? He did. Hot tears were running down his small, young face as he looked around for any part of the way back. He called desperately for Zero, Ichiru, even his parents. He wanted to go home so bad.

His voice felt raw already, between his crying and calling for his friends and parents, his throat felt scratchy and sore. Kaname sat himself between two large roots of a tree he was close to and curled his knees up to his chest, resting his head on them as brown locks brushed against his tear-stained face. "I'm afraid…" he muttered quietly to himself, his body couldn't stop shaking at the thought of what could come after him while he sat here so vulnerably, "I want to go home…I miss my family and friends." He felt alone, but was he? A small twig snapped in two and alerted the young prince to look up into the darkness. With a shaky hand he picked up a sharp stone that was beside him in case he had to use it as a weapon. "Wh-Who's there?" he spoke trying to sound confident, but failed with the stutter in his tone.

"Why do you cry little one?" a voice spoke, it was slightly deep, but none the less female. "Put the rock down, I won't hurt you." Out of the darkness came something that made Kaname drop the stone, not because he was told, but in shock. Before him, just a little bigger than him, was a wolf and not just an ordinary wolf, but the blue one of legend. It was the same one as described in the story his mother told him…it matched right down to the long elegant looking tail. The blue wolf of the stories was right in front of him.

"I...I um…" he didn't know what to say in response to the wolf, so instead he fell silent. He nearly drew back when he felt the wolf's warm breath brushing his hair back a little; the wolf was sniffing him, collecting the scent of his tears and the scent of the vampire.

"Why aren't you back at home little prince? Your parents are probably worried very much about you." The wolf told him as she tenderly licked away the tearstained cheeks. It felt gross, a little strange, but it was comforting to the alone boy.

"How did you know…that I'm a prince?" he asked tentatively.

"Your scent of a pureblood as well as the news that spread vastly amongst the animals about the pureblood prince, it isn't that hard to put the pieces together."

"A-Are you going to…eat me, like all those other wolves?" he asked, it was a silly question, but it made the legendary wolf let out a bark of laughter.

"Haha, you have heard perhaps a bit too much from hunters, young prince. I am of course that blue wolf of legend that many have spread word about."

"So…So that means you grant a wish?" his eyes seemed to light up a little bit. He couldn't believe whom he was talking to and so early in his youthful life.

"Yes, but only to my captor. Many have tried and very few have succeeded. In exchange for my freedom I do grant a mere wish. Most of them sadly are always so greedy." She sighed as her long, elegant tail drooped a little. "I have yet to meet someone who has a selfless wish that I can grant with ease."

"Oh…" Kaname's heart sank a little, he had not trapped the wolf therefore he could not grant her freedom through the wish he held dearly to him. "I…I didn't intend to stray far from home. I was playing a game with my friends and I thought I didn't wander far into these woods. I guess I was wrong…"

"The palace right, were you playing in the back courtyard with your friends?"

"Ye-Yes, that's right." Kaname nodded his head, "How did you know?"

"I have seen the castle a few times, the back courtyard is always the best for children to play." The wolf chuckled softly. "Would you like me to take you home young prince?"

"…If it's okay with you…" he muttered then jumped when the blue wolf knelt down before him, baring her shoulders.

"Climb onto my back, you'll be more comfortable that way." She told him before the pureblood prince could ask. Without hesitation Kaname carefully pulled himself off the ground and onto her back. His fingers wove gently into the soft ocean blue fur. Every strand under his fingertips was like silk. The stories were right about the wolf…every last detail, his heart was just hammering with joy and his mind was racing with so many thoughts he didn't realize they were moving.

The blue wolf took gentle strides in the woods as she carried Kaname on her back, back to Lustaria's palace. However, as it was…Kaname hadn't strayed too far from home after all, he could see all the rose bushes and water lilies of the back courtyard garden, as well as Zero and Ichiru looking around for him beyond the iron fence, the gate was still wide open. Still in the shadow of the trees, the wolf soon stopped to let Kaname off.

"I'm sorry young prince, but I can only go so far." She spoke as she knelt down on her front to let him off easier. Kaname hesitated then slowly got off.

"I see…thank you for helping me. Thank you for coming when I needed someone most." He smiled a little sadly. He thought that this would be the last time he would see the blue wolf until years later. Then something brushed into the palms of his hands and he grasped at what it was, looking down. Clutched in his hands…was the wolf's tail!

"What would your wish be young prince?" she asked in a slightly teasing, but mostly kind tone. "Tell me, what is so close to your heart that you want to come true?"

Kaname stared at the tail in amazement…she was letting him have his wish. Oh how his heart leapt with joy. He looked at her, his wine red eyes set against those silvery blue ones in determination. "Blue wolf of the stories, my one and only wish I could ever ask of you…is having you as a friend."

"Is that what you want young prince?" she asked after a moment of silence. In return he nodded. A smile graced the wolf's lips. A silvery light took over the wolf's body and hind legs became a human's legs, front paws became arms and hands. The hair on her body seemed to recede except for her tail, her body grew and curved into that of a woman's body. Long hair cascaded down to her lower back…then the light was gone. Before the young pureblood prince was the wolf of the story in her human form…pale skinned and beautiful with her wolf ears atop her head and her long tail still clutched in his grip. Kaname slowly let go…he couldn't help but stare. "You have such an unselfish heart…you don't know how much your wish lifts my spirits." She smiled her voice was gentle and sweet, almost like a bird's song. Then she knelt before Kaname, taking one of his hands in hers, bringing it close to brush her lips against the top of the hand. "My name is Mayumi Sakamoto…the blue wolf of Lustaria's legend. I will be happy to become a friend of yours young prince."

The words she had spoken almost made Kaname's heart burst with a hidden happiness. His arms reached around and hugged her tightly; in return she hugged his small form back. He couldn't be happier than he was now.

Over the next few years, Kaname and Mayumi often met up at the edge of the forest to talk. More often than not Mayumi would teach Kaname things of the forest he could use in the future if he ever got lost again. Kaname would often bring books to read with her and even a little bit of food he snatched from the kitchens of the castle, they would even tell stories about what happened to them over the days. The young prince was very happy as well as the blue wolf of legend. However, their happiness and times together were not to last. Kaname had soon turned 10 years old and became very busy in his studies and his family he no longer came to the forest's edge to see Mayumi. Mayumi often waited for him, but all she got when he came to the gates to see her was an apology and that he couldn't come out and be with her. The blue wolf soon gave up on waiting on the prince, believing he had long forgotten about her she turned away one winter's night after waiting for hours on him, going deep into the forest to become what she was again; just a mere story.

The only question that remained was: had the prince truly forgotten about the blue wolf?

End of Tale One

Angel Ayami: Phew…believe it or not it took me only two and a half hours to write this story. It was originally an rp idea, but I chose to make it into a fanfiction. This is my second time making a KanamexOC story, the first one I wanted to make was a summertime fic, but I never had the time for it and I lost what I wanted for it. In honesty, I'm glad I wrote this more. I thought it would be something cute to write about. There will probably be more chapters to come if you guys like it.

Also, if you guys have a different vampire kingdom name, besides Lustaria, or if you like it, leave it in a review. Just leave a review in general; I tried to make it as interesting as possible.

Catch you all later, and I hoped you enjoyed!

P.S. Yes, this is AU, so Kaname's parents are still alive, so don't ask me about it. Okay?