Dear Zero,
I miss you. I think about you all the time. Your smile, your eyes, the way you say my name…I'd everything to have that back. To have you back. I'd come and visit, but Kaname won't let me leave the house. (What did I ever see in him?) I wish I'd never left you. It was the biggest mistake I'll ever make.
Do you hate me now? I really hope not, but if you do I'll understand. Just know that I'll never hate you. Ever. You do know that, right?
Living the life of a pureblood isn't all that it's cracked up to be. All I do is sit pretty and be a doll. We had much better times on the Disciplinary Committee back home.
I'll come back to you as soon as I can. I promise. I love you. (That's right. You)
Love, Yuki
I proof read the letter and sealed it in an envelope.
An hour later when the mail man came I was waiting by the box.
"Please," I begged. "Deliver this immediately." And I handed him a tip. A hefty one.
"Thank you."
About twenty minutes later, Kaname came home from work. I didn't greet him at the door anymore, so he caught me off guard in my study.
"Yuki? Can I have a word?"
Had he found out about my letters and bribing the mail man? Besides that, I never wanted to speak to him again. But I didn't have that option anymore.
"I suppose. If you must, that is." Brrrr…Chilly :D
He perched on the edge of my desk. Great. Now I'd have to burn it.
"Yuki, I've just had a phone call about an urgent event. I don't have time to give you the details, but I'll have to leave immediately. I'm sorry. I wanted to say goodbye, because I'll be gone for at least a month.
"However, I also wanted to warn you: Do not make any trouble for Aido, Kain, and Ruka. I will be informed immediately if you do."
My eyes were wide as I absorbed this information bit by bit. My thought process went like this:
Kaname's leaving.
He'll be gone for a month.
He wants be to 'be good'.
Yeah, right, Kain and Ruka will be paying attention to each other, not me.
Kaname seemed undisturbed by my wide eyed reaction. Self absorbed git probably thought I'd miss him. "Do you think you'll be ok?"
I smiled reassuringly. Correction; I tried to smile reassuringly. "I'll be fine."
"Alright. Goodbye." He kissed my hand (he knew better than to try for my lips at this point) and left, shutting the door behind him.
I was free to revel in my happiness. I waited a few minutes until I knew he was gone, then I made my move.
I tip-toed down the hall to my room and started packing. I had to be quick and slient; I knew aido'd come looking for me soon. I packed all the essentials, then went to my dresser for two last things. Well, one. I was already wearing the bracelet that matched Zero's tattoo.
As I pulled on my day class uniform from Cross Academy, the wave of nostalgia hit me, urging me to go faster.
I climbed out the window with my suitcase. Freedom was close enough to taste. And then I ran.
I ran and I ran and I ran. Mile after mile. Finally, I stopped. I sensed a sparrow nearby, and bent it to my will. Pureblood powers came in handy sometimes.
"Deliver this," I told it. And then it flew away with the last letter I'd ever write Zero.
'Dear Zero,
I'm coming home.
Love, Yuki Cross'
Two day later, I was still running. I could see the academy. I could see the gates. I could see a figure waiting for me.
"Yuki!" Zero cried. I ran into his arms, and he spun me around before kissing me.
"I missed you," I told him.
He looked me in the eye. "Yuki Cross, don't you ever leave me again."
"Don't worry. I won't. I love you."
"I love you, too."