Okay, so this is an A.U story. Basically, Rido never comes to take Yuuki and kill Juuri and Haruka, making them orphan. No. He simply looks for Yuuki while they are gone. Not revealing much more than that, but I'm sure you'll figure it out. :) The song is Somewhere by Within Temptation.
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Within Temptation
By Lady Massacre
Chapter 1: Somewhere
Enjoy :)
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Lost in the darkness, hoping for a sign
Instead there is only silence,
Can't you hear my screams?
Never stop hoping,
Need to know where you are
But one thing's for sure,
You're always in my heart
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The Kuran household was once filled with joy and laughter. Now, it was empty. Empty of light, hope and love. The pureblood family's shining daughter, the only person who brought true happiness into the dark and dreary world the Kuran's lived in, was gone.
It has been ten years since the young Yuuki Kuran was kidnapped by the one person they were trying to save her from - Rido Kuran. Her fate was still unknown to the Kuran family. Still, they held some hope. Juuri and Haruka looked for her, all over the world. Kaname, although he wished to go with them, stayed at Cross Academy while they traveled abroad, in case Yuuki ever managed to find her way, and come home.
Kaname was not the same. To him, Yuuki was his only reason to live. For years, he had lived alone. But then, when his darling girl was born, he found a light to hold onto, a hope that someone could love a monster such as he. She brought the humane side of him out - the caring Kaname. He felt so bad for leaving Yuuki alone that night, they all did. But Kaname still felt that he was responsible for her kidnapping.
He wanted to look for her, he wanted to find his dear girl. He hoped that she would remember him, and that Rido would be with her, so he could tear him to shreds for taking his precious girl away.
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I'll find you somewhere
I'll keep on trying until my dying day
I just need to know whatever has happened,
The truth will free my soul
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Little Yuuki, only seven years old, sighed as she flipped through the picture book Kaname had left with her. She felt so alone. Kaname-oniisama, Otou-sama and Okaa-sama were gone, attending a ball held for Sara Shirabuki's birthday. Frowning, Yuuki had asked why Kaname had to go. Her onii-sama had explained that Sara Shirabuki was a pureblood like them, and that it was required for the Kuran's to attend balls and special occasions such as these. They were highly respected in society, so they had to go to things like that.
Yuuki had understood, but that didn't mean she had to like it. She didn't like it one bit, actually. Not once, in her entire lifetime, had they ever left her alone. The entire reason she was inside these walls was because of that one person... what was his name again? The person that Kaname-oniisama said they had to protect her from. And in order to protect her, they stayed with her, hardly ever leaving her alone in her room, much less the house.
Yuuki bit her lip. Kaname-oniisama had said not to leave her room, and at least to try to sleep, but how could she? She was a vampire, like them... How could she sleep at night, when she was nocturnal?
He had also told her to never ever ever leave the confinement of her room. It was for her own good. But... she had never been outside... and it couldn't hurt to look, right?
Slowly but surely, Yuuki made her way towards the doorknob. She grabbed it, hesitating for only a moment, before turning it. If Kaname-oniisama ever found out about what she was about to do, he would surely get mad. She didn't want to see a mad Kaname, but...
Well, for once she wanted to be selfish, and to look at the world above, because Kaname-oniisama was the only reason she stayed in her room. Because he knew she was safe.
Yuuki walked slowly up the dark staircase, gripping onto the railing on the wall, so she wouldn't fall. Her knees were giving way, her legs felt like jello beneath her, and her gut churned slightly in her stomach. What was this feeling? Was it guilt? Nervousness?
Well, she was nervous... and she had never ever disobeyed her parents before, especially not Kaname-oniisama. Yuuki bit her lip. Should she go back? Yuuki shook her head. No. It was now or never. When would she get another opportunity like this?
As she stepped out of the dark stairway, her heartbeat pounded inside of her tiny chest. She would finally get to see her home, and not the four walls she was so accustomed to. Yuuki stepped out, and step by step, she thought her heart was going to pound its way out of her tiny little body.
She was in a hall. A very long hall. It was carpeted with luxurious burgundy and decorated with various pictures and vases. Yuuki stepped up to a large one. It was a picture of Okaa-sama sitting down, wearing a beautiful cream colored dress, and her outo-sama, in a suit, standing beside her. And then, a boy, who she recognized as her onii-sama, standing beside Okaa-sama on the left, while Otou-sama was on the right.
She wasn't there.
In fact, it looked as if that one lonely room was the only evidence there was that a little girl lived in the Kuran home. Yuuki bit her lip. She knew it was for her safety, but she could not help but think they were ashamed of her.
Yuuki moved along, staring at pictures of their family as she made her way around the quiet home. Somehow she managed to find the door to the front yard. Yuuki turned the knob and stepped outside, holding her breath as she went. Staring up at the beautiful night sky, Yuuki gasped in awe. It was beautiful - there were so many stars, and the moon was so pretty! The light felt cool against her skin.
Yuuki smiled widely as she played outside, running from tree to tree, rolling about in the cool night. It felt so good, to play outside in the open air. Yuuki smiled wildly as she danced about, feeling the wind whip her hair and her clothes. She was so happy. Nothing could ruin this moment, absolutely nothing.
A dark chuckle filled the air, making her stop. Looking around desperately, Yuuki was scared. Who was that, and where was he?
"Looking for me, little one?" he whispered behind her. Yuuki turned around quickly, meeting the gaze of a dark man. His eyes, one crimson, one blue, locked with her burgundy ones and his smirk widened.
The man known as Rido Kuran grabbed Yuuki, and, in the next moment, was gone.
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Lost in the darkness, try to find your way home
I want to embrace you and never let you go
Almost hope you're in heaven so no one can hurt your soul
Living in agony 'cause I just do not know
Where you are
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The light of dusk peaked into the room, passing through the curtains and waking a certain girl, more like woman, from her sleep. She arose, yawning quietly as she rubbed her eyes, tucking her long hair behind her ear. She glanced at the man beside her; her uncle, Rido. He slept peacefully beside her. She did not wish to disturb him. Yuuki gently got off of the bed, her scrunched silk nightgown slipping down, falling to her knees. She closed the curtains so that Rido would not be woken by the light.
Tiptoeing to their shared bathroom, Yuuki gently closed the door behind her. Standing before the mirror, Yuuki glanced over herself. She ran her hand through her curly brown hair, that barely touched the floor, inches off of the looked the same as she always had. She was not the same bright bubbly girl, who she used to be, but that did not mean she was not happy. Her uncle Rido took care of her well, like he had promised when he kidnapped her.
Yuuki sighed. It had been so long since she dreamed of that night, when she first met her uncle. At first, she was miserable. She wanted to go home, to see Kaname-oniisama again, and Okaa-sama and Otou-sama. She loved them. They were her family. And she was so sorry for disobeying them. But Rido never let her out of his sight. He took care of her, and he did his best to make her happy.
She wouldn't lie and say she that did not miss her family, especially Kaname. But after she had heard about their deaths, returning to them was impossible. Besides, she was happy here. She really was. And, if she was being totally honest with herself, she would admit it. She loved her uncle, and in a way no niece should. But that was okay, because, well, she thought he loved her too.
When she was being totally honest with herself, she would admit that Rido only loved her because she was like her mother. Nothing else.
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I'll find you somewhere
I'll keep on trying until my dying day
I just need to know whatever has happened,
The truth will free my soul
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Fully dressed, Yuuki left the bathroom a few minutes later to see that her uncle was awake. He sat on the edge of their bed, just now fully waking up. She smiled at him, walking forward. Rido ran his fingers through his hair, before he met Yuuki's smiling gaze. It was a smile that could truly melt anyone's heart. He knew why Kaname was still looking for her; she was such a kind and beautiful girl. Rido stood up, and gathered Yuuki in his arms, leaning down to nibble at her ear. Yuuki giggled as she wrapped her arms around his neck.
"Rido, we just woke up..." she said, protesting. Rido growled a throaty growl as he began to kiss her exposed neck. She was wearing his favorite dress, a crimson spaghetti strap, which was figure fitting until it flowed past her knees, trailing behind her. He loved this dress, which was why she wore it. She never wore it for too long though, as Rido always managed to get it off her sooner or later (later only because of her protests, not that she did not enjoy their little... activities. It was just that sometimes, they were expected somewhere.)
Yuuki pulled away from him, much to his disappointment. Yuuki smirked lightly before she kissed him gently on the lips. "Later, Oji-sama. We still have to attend the movie ?"
Oh yes, Rido remembered.
Ten years ago, when he had first captured Yuuki, she had been miserable. They had moved to the Americas, in Hollywood, which was so far away from her home. He had done his best, and as patiently as he possibly could be, to make her happy. After school they played games, watched movies and sometimes he read her books.
That was when Yuuki had decided she wanted to become an actor. He, having needed to take some kind of career anyway, became an actor himself, and appeared in many movies as Daichi Harado. Years later, her trained her, until she just recently became an actress herself. She was known as Aimi Hikari, Daichi's fiancé. Although it was Yuuki's first movie, it would be the first of many with them working together. They planned on it.
Rido nodded. Watching the movie was important to Yuuki, because she had done a lot of work trying to play the brave heroine. And he, well, he found it sort of funny that he was playing the villain, although he was a little disappointed he was not the lead male. He purely enjoyed playing the villain though, and he found purely ironic.
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Wherever you are, I won't stop searching
Whatever it takes, need to know
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Yuuki walked beside Rido on the red carpet, smiling as she remained attached to his arm. Rido smiled on occasion, but only when Yuuki planted a kiss on his cheek, or lips. They both could hear the anchormen and women comment on how much they 'loved' each other and how it clearly showed. It was in these moments that she would truly smile. She did love Rido.
But he wasn't himself. Well, at least she didn't think he was. She had heard Rido was... well, she had heard he was an evil man. That it was his nature. But... Yuuki knew that he was grieving over the loss of her mother. Rido loved her mother more than anyone. And for some reason, for Yuuki, this hurt her. She did not voice it though. She didn't think she ever would. But, it seemed as if someone could love another so much.. how could they be evil? She was so confused.
Rido pecked her on the forehead for one last picture before they entered the theater. Rido led Yuuki to their reserved seats. Soon, celebrities, critics, paparazzi and many others filled the theater. The theater darkened, and soon, Yuuki's voice filled the theater as the film began playing.
After the movie was over, Yuuki and Rido left together for their interviews. Rido usually found this quite annoying, but he put up with it for Yuuki's sake. A woman with bright blonde hair, Joan Rivers he believed, came up to them and started asking them questions. Yuuki's arm still remained firmly attached to Rido, which the woman did not fail to notice.
"My my my, you two are very attached, aren't you?" Joan Rivers asked Yuuki. Yuuki blushed and nodded.
"Yes, very much." she said, smiling.
"Any plans for the wedding?" Yuuki shook her head.
"None yet, I don't want to rush things." Rido answered for her. Yuuki smiled in thanks.
"Did you two enjoy the movie?" Yuuki nodded.
"It was fun to see how all of our hard work was paid off."
"And your first movie too. Are you two planning on working together in the future?" Yuuki nodded, but Rido was the one to answer.
"As much as possible."
"You two worked really well together on the set. I think we were all hoping the heroine would end up with the villain, I know I was!" Joan said, making Yuuki giggle.
"We have to be off." Rido said suddenly. He was glancing warily at someone. Yuuki could not see who it was, because of the crowd. She could feel some one staring at her. Well, a lot of people were. But, it wasn't... It was different. Not exactly creepy, but as if...
"Oh alright, thank you so much for your time!" Joan said. "Lovely couple, really..."
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I'll find you somewhere
I'll keep on trying until my dying day
I just need to know whatever has happened,
The truth will free my soul
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A/n: If you think about it, the characters aren't all that OOC. Well... I didn't think they were. I mean, yes, Rido isn't quite like he's pictured to be. But, if you think about it, Kaname was a cold blooded bastard (I DONT HATE HIM DONT YOU EVEN THINK IT) when he was an ancestor, right? I mean, he acts differently around Yuuki than he does with others. He treats Yuuki with care, and treats every one else (mainly Hanabusa and Zero, lol) as pieces of a chess game.
So... what's the difference with Rido? Rido grew up with Yuuki (Kind of like how Kaname almost did, but Kaname wasn't around a whole bunch due to certain circumstances.) So he was... I don't know, softer around her? Not to mention she looks like Juuri, and he practically treats her like he would with Juuri.
And as for Yuuki, she didn't grow up with the Chairman or Zero or even her parents and Kaname. She grew up with Rido. And Rido was terribly depressed and kind of crazy, so she is calm. Not to mention she grew up as a vampire... so yeah.
Okay, maybe they are... OH! Thank Vampire Maddy for beta-ing, because she did when I didn't even ask o.o
Thank you :3