Welcome to the Early Victorian Era where this version of Vampire Knight takes place. Yuki must play the maid for the great Duke Kaname Kuran and hopefully she survives his vampire powers... ^-^ Enjoy!

Chapter 1

Mine

Mine forever, mine and only mine…

"You're mine forever, from today on." Lord Kaname Kuran answered me.

"Yes-milord." I answered him politely my jaw clenched. This was my stepfather's entire fault. If it weren't for this huge debt that he made I wouldn't have to play the maid to the Duke.

He wasn't even human either, that man was creature of the night. He was a vampire and not just Bram Stoker's Dracula either. This was a demon in the body of a human.

That man would rue the day he had decided to jest with me.

It had all started one week ago at my dear old stepfather's parlor. He was what you would call eccentric and slightly insane but I did care for him. I was his ward or shall I say adopted daughter, he saved me as an orphan in the streets of London. If it weren't for him I would have died off in a wayward alley of London's poorest streets.

There were no memories of my past that I am aware of except for that of a lone vampire who had saved me from the doom of London's rakes and scoundrels. I had been attacked not only by a scoundrel but a vampire as well. If it weren't for that one kind monster of a man (Lord Kuran) I would have been killed instantly.

Throughout the years I met him only ten times, I knew not much of him. Except for now he was London's most eligible bachelor of the season. He came from a strong powerful family of vampires and many a man feared opposing him. What the humans didn't know that so much of their special elite people of society were really creatures so horrifying. Most of them were vampires. But Lord Kuran belonged to an elite group of elites he was a Pureblood. The most powerful type of vampire in the world.

My stepfather being the idiot that he is gambled away much of our precious money. Whatever was he thinking in that small head of his? The grand Kuran family came to our rescue, it had seemed that the Duke otherwise known as Kaname Kuran was dear friend of my stepfather. With his social status and grand money power (along with his magical vampire powers) he had saved my stepfather and me from social ruin.

But unfortunately it came with one exception in return I would work for the Kuran family as Kaname's maid. That was how I became the maid of the esteemed Duke Kaname Kuran. If only things had turned out for the better…

Now begins my story of being the vampire's maid. My story of fate, love and deep dark betrayal… Yuki Cross was going to get revenge on those who had made her suffer.

"Yuki!" The Duke called for me loudly even those I was still in the same room with him.

This maid's outfit was quite improper for a lady of the ton. The dress was a deep midnight black and so were the petticoats almost the color of mourning unfortunately it was quite short, my knees were barely showing. While the edges of the arms, my back, and the front were traced with a deep gray color. The stockings were long but came up to right under my knees they were a sharp black and white stripe pattern. Roses were everywhere on the buttons, on the edge of my skirt and even on my required necklace/bracelet pair that I was forced to wear. Whoever designed this outfit was quite mad for ever thinking of such a thing.

But then I was the only one wearing such an outfit since I was Kaname's only maid ever in his entire lifetime. Which made my job a delightful one indeed. Not.

"Mi-lord." I replied ever so kindly faking a smile it hurt my cheeks.

"Please fetch me some tea." The Duke instructed me to do his biding while he sat in his study. His dark hair fell down perfectly over his eyes, no wonder many young women wanted him.

"Yes, your grace." I curtsied and left the room feeling lost. I didn't even know my way around his lavish mansion and he already was demanding me to do his orders. This was going to take a while especially with my sense of direction.

Finally after asking a butler for the right way to the kitchen I got the tea that the Duke asked for. Who knew vampires also like to drink tea, or was it just for show since there was a guest coming in later?

One way or another I was going to find out what Lord Kuran's true intentions are.

"Kaname." A young man's voice exclaimed, it must have been his guest who was in the study with him. Eavesdropping was wrong but I was so curious about what was going on.

"Ichijo." Lord Kuran answered his voice was deep.

"So you have a new maid, is she the one that you've been searching for?" This voice asked, this young man must have been on great standings as Lord Kuran.

"Yes, I knew it all along but it feels great that I've found her." Lord Kuran replied. What did this have to do with me exactly? This just kept getting dramatic by the moment. "Yuki please do come in with that tea." His voice instructed me and I almost dropped the tea tray. How could he sense me behind the door listening in on their conversation?

But I had something else on my mind; I was caught. What would be my punishment?

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