HIIIIII! FIRST FANFIC. And I hope its not bad. I edited and edited and edited like crazy, so it had better be good... PLEASE READ AND REVIEW!!! (I'M SORRY, I ATE CANDIES. SHUSH)
I Present You: The First Chapter: The Past and the Present of Love and Blood
Chapter 1: The Past and the Present
Opening Theme: Ai Nante by NewS (Tegoshi Yuya and Nishikido Ryo)
(No POV)
"Everything is going to be fine…" Hakushou Metsuki tried to stifle back her tears as she tried to comfort her two children dressed in blood red in front of her. She was dressed in black, which matched her mood perfectly right now. Her neck was throbbing wildly; her vampire instincts told her to aid her husband, Hakushou Sakai who was fighting back at the mansion, but because of Sakai's last request, she ignored it. She wondered how their closest relatives where doing, wondering if they were having the same sort of conflict. The Kuran and the Hakushou family have been friends for generations…for as long as they could remember, their family had to be torn apart by gathered abnormal prevailing Level E Vampires.
"Mama…" Kazumi whispered silently in to the air, her breath producing white steam gently floated up towards the starless sky and evaporated. She was confused at what was happening, she was playing with her brother and the next thing she knew, he was hugging her tightly as they flew out of the window meeting their mother on the cold earth running for their lives into the leafless forests hearing screams of fear and terror fill the house behind them. There were tears welled up in her eyes, her long black hair covering most of her face, she was tired, her once chocolate brown eyes was crimson red. She was thirsty. Very thirsty. It was unusual for her to be tired at night, but all the commotion causing around her was just way to much stress for a young girl. Her twin brother in fact (who naturally had black hair and chocolate brown eyes like his younger twin sister)…didn't seem to feel a thing.
They belonged to the Hakushou Clan (which was a clan full of deeply respected Pureblood Vampires, as royal as the Kuran Clan) and were bounded together, engaged at a young age. Her blood was mixed with his blood, pumping in her. It was as if they were made for each other, she understood his feelings completely. He was feeling confused, somber as if he was feeling regret because he promised something that he didn't want to do… as if something shouldn't happen…his emotions confused her even further.
"Mama…I…did something happen? Where's Pa-" She was cut of immediately by her twin, something that usually did not happen.
"Mama…Are you still going to continue with the plan?" He asked with his parched grave voice… "Is it really necessary for that to happen? Why do you have to do this? Don't you understand what this means? Don't you care how I would FEEL?" He shot fury questions at his mother who was hugging her knees stoned on to the rock she was sitting on.
She lifted her head slowly; her voice rash from all the screaming she had did earlier on before they left their mansion. Her eyes painful from all the crying, she spoke, not really knowing how to reply her son…It was difficult, to put what she felt into words.
"Hikaru…You know it can't be helped. I feel the same way you do… You need to understand her situation…she's small and fragile…They can't be stopped and you know that…You promised…you promised you would protect her…"
Kazumi opened her eyes and fresh tears rolled over her dried ones…'who are they talking about?' she thought solemnly, she eyed on Hikaru. He replied her mother with a one hard nod. 'He looks so torn up….' She thought, more tears welling up. She gently went over to him and hugged him securely.
"What's wrong? Mama said everything will be fine, so everything will be…Don't be in pain…I hate seeing you like this…" she whispered in his ear, gently placing a kiss on his wet cheek that was filled with fresh salty tears. She felt his whole body tense, his hand balled up into fists. Gradually, he released them. He stared at his mother, with agonizing eyes. She nodded devastatingly at her son. He screwed up his eyes, tears streaming out as if he had never cried before, and flung himself onto his precious sister. She stumbled and they both fell onto the snow. Kazumi couldn't help herself and giggled at her silly prince, trying to break the tension.
It was music in his ears. He wondered when the next time he heard her laugh will be… His salty tears leaving dark water marks on her beautiful lacy blood red dress. Their mother looked painfully at the pair. She knew what was going to happen. She had to act quickly, obeying Sakai's wish. Trying to make the atmosphere even lighter, she jumped on to the pile of her precious children and hugged them deep into the snow. She picked up Kazumi who was shrieking with laughter and ran her fingers through her silky black hair. Her musical laughter slowed down.
Metsuki sniffed the edge of her neck, she smelled like sweet mouthwatering candy while smelling like roses and lilac mixed together. She sighed. The gathered millions of strong Level E Vampires back at the house were planning to kill Kazumi. When Kazumi was born, it was shown that she had a rare blood type. A type of blood that could heal any injuries, giving them power that no one can imagine. Naturally, Kazumi herself did not know this, only Hikaru, Sakai and herself kept the secret from her, and if anything happened, they would seal away her memories, that way, she would be safe.
Metsuki hummed a sweet lullaby into Kazumi's small ears, she rocked herself gently from side, as predicted, Kazumi's eyes slowly began to droop, falling into a deep sleep. Hikaru cried silently as he kissed Kazumi softly for what he felt for the last time, his legs were weakened and they gave up on him as he crumpled onto the snow. Metsuki's humming became raged as she opened her mouth, getting herself ready to bite into Kazumi's smooth pale neck.
Her fangs sunk in to her neck and her blood started leaking out…She tasted better than she smelt. Kazumi's eyes shot open as she bit into her, the pain was unbearable, this was the first time anyone had bitten her. She wouldn't even let Hikaru bite her, as she read from stories that the pain would be the sharpest memory of anybody's life. Vampire or not.
"Mama…Wh-…Why are you…" She could see the blood lust in her mother's eyes which were filled with tears, her vision was getting blurry, her brain started to hurt, she was trying as hard as possible to remember what triggered her mother to bite her, but it seemed that she couldn't even remember what happened to her a minute ago… She saw her mother finally releasing her grip and her eyes turned back to its usual muddy brown colour. She sobbed quietly and buried her face in her chest. Hikaru slowly picked himself up, trudging towards his fainting sister…
"Mi-chan…I'm sorry this had to happen to you…I'm sure you'll live much better without the tension... all those people who want to drink your blood… I'm going to miss you…" He gently placed his lips onto her soft ones…he sobbed as he realized that he wouldn't be able to feel her lips or any part of her body every again…until when the right time comes, he will take a bite, and she will remember everything again…Everything seemed so distant…
"Hi-chan…" she whispered
Kazumi's vision was fading completely now…she felt the last touch of her brother's lips, and she fainted into the world of unconsciousness.
Hikaru slowly stroked her face, full of sorrow and regret inside him. It was as if he was missing some sort of vital organ, even though the other part of him was right in front of him, and he was feeling her.
The sadness over took him once again…he would never be able to smile just for him; laugh just for him, look at him in a way that she would never give to somebody else…Their marriage would even be postponed… 'What…What if she falls in love with someone else? What if she would never l…love me again?' The thoughts made him cry even harder.
Metsuki raised her head in alarm so fast that Hikaru thought that she was momentarily electrocuted, until he heard the noise coming towards them. Hikaru froze, his hands curled up into a fist, his knuckles sticking out.
"Ho…How… were those… level E vampires… able to kill a……a…PUREBLOOD THAT FAST?!?" Metsuki screeched.
He gasped, not understanding what she meant by "being able to kill a Pureblood that fast.", but his inner feelings made him blurt out random words.
"No…I don't believe they defeated Papa…" he forced himself to say, his face turning pale
"Never mind that, TAKE KAZUMI AND GO!" She stood up, forced a unconscious Kazumi into his arms and slowly walked towards the whole bunch of Level E vampires. But Hikaru wasn't letting that. He ran after her, grabbing her pale hand.
"MAMA, I WILL NOT LEAVE YOU BEHIND!!!"
She turned around with tears leaking out of her eyes "Just go!"
"Kazumi wouldn't have wanted me to leave you behind…" his voice soft.
Metsuki looked at her son with soft eyes…
"Hikaru, please…listen to me. You need to live. You need to survive and make sure Kazumi becomes a pretty princess. You two are engaged." She walked back towards him, "You two are made for each other…You are the rightful owner of Kazumi…as she is yours. Whatever happens, Mama and Papa will be right here in both of your hearts" and with that, she placed her pale hands on Hikaru and Kazumi's hearts and kissed both of their sweaty foreheads.
"Good Luck… remember, take her to Sachiko and don't let her regain her memories unless it's really necessary… I love you both…" She turned around and ran at a speed so fast you can only see a blur…Hikaru's eyes were filled up with tears again seeing another member of his family run towards death…Tears brimming to his eyes, he ran with his beloved Kazumi in his arms away from the blood drenched snow…
Placing his other half on the snowy ground, he left her there. Running towards a tree and floating up slowly to keep an eye on her, waiting patiently for her to wake up…
Kazumi woke up with a start. It was snowing but she was covered with a thick layer of sweat. She was only 5 but she woke up to find herself alone. Remembering nothing of her past-except warnings of vampires spoken by a cute masculine child voice and thinking 'what is a vampire?', she stood up to find herself surrounded by bloody snow and a pair of humans in front of her.
"Are you LOST?" one asked
"We can take you home…" the other continued
"But in return, we need to drain your sweet blood" they chimed in together laughing, sending a cold shiver up her back. The two 'humans' headed towards little Kazumi, she tried to look away from their blood red eyes, but she couldn't break the contact, she stumbled backwards, her hands in front of her, screaming protests. Her brother, seeing trouble swooped down.
"Low life Vampires like you should not be draining blood off a poor 5 year old." He stated much like how his father would have done.
"Wanna stop us? A bit young for a killer, how old are you?" one questioned
"Who are you anyways?" The other sustained
"I bet you can't fight to save your life. Anyways, we just need her blood." the first one required again
"Hakushou Hikaru, 5 years old, Pureblood Vampire. You two deserve to die." With that, he plunged his hands into both of the Vampire's guts. They turned into ash almost instantly.
"And for that statement, I can definitely fight to save anyone's life." He muttered to the ash as the wind blew them away… Hikaru licked his fingers, unable to stop the thirst, he turned around looking at the little girl on the ground, making sure he kept his eyes emotionless.
"You're okay now. You should go home… It's not safe out here." Trying to stop the tears in his eyes, he turned away, walking to no-where.
Kazumi got up to her feet, stumbling a few times but managed to grab her savior's hand. His head turned around in surprise.
"What is it?" He asked, "Are you lost?" Obvious of the answer.
She whimpered something inaudible. He gave up and turned around and hugged her tightly.
"Everything is going to be fine…" He quoted his mother's words, and with that, He carried her in his arms once again, leading to a place where everything will be safe.
-Knock knock-
Hikaru was standing on a porch of his mother's most trusted best friend, Fukuoka Sachiko. The door opened revealing a woman in her 20's surprised that Hikaru had turned up at the middle of the night.
"Hikaru! What are yo- Ah…" Staring in to his arms, she realized what was going on… "Its that time isn't it…?" She asked Hikaru spoke gravely.
"Hai Mrs. Fukuoka...My mother told me to take Kazumi to you, so that you can take care of her…" He indicated the sleeping child in his arms.
"Ah…yes, she did…" She gently took the sleeping child and gestured a free hand for Hikaru to come in and have a rest.
"It would be better for me to go back…" He replied her gesture "I wish you the best of luck with my sister…I hope she has a good life ahead of her…Until I see you again…Farewell"
He started to walk away, without a last look at them.
"Hikaru…" Mrs. Fukuoka protested softly, "Don't be so upset. I'm not a vampire myself but I know that Kazumi will love you and only you."
'How was it, that everything reminds me of her?' he thought agonizingly
"Your point?" he whispered in agony
"Um…ah...well…Your parents died peacefully. They have no regrets…so please…please…cheer up…"
"…" Startled by her response he turned around and walked back towards his sister "Thank you Mrs. Fukuoka..." He bent down and softly kissed Kazumi's lips once more and whispered into her ear…
"…Be Safe…"
He stepped back took a deep bow, and headed towards the dark forest once again…
"You be safe yourself too…" She murmured into the moonlight, cradling the child of her lost best friend. She stared down at the sleeping child…
"As she wished… We need to change your name…From now on, you're Fukuoka Akari*. The girl who will always shine, as bright as a star…" She murmured into her ear, not knowing that even a weeping Hikaru could hear her new name…
Frantic eyes shot open as he woke up with a start, his sweat soaking up his bed. The boy of 15 woke up to find himself alone in his luxurious flat. Not that he was expecting anyone… The clock next to him read 9:37am, a headache already growing on. He woke up an hour late yet he was still tired.
Moist hands covered his face as he sighed into them.
"I need to see her…To continue what Mama has left for me to do…" He sighed once more and got out of bed, not bothering to do anything first he ran towards the phone and dialed the familiar number.
"Hello! This is Cross Academy, It's Chairman Cross speaking, How may I help you?" A cheery voice greeted him, making his headache worse than it was.
"Chairman Cross…It's me, Hikaru, I've thought about it…" He panted into the phone
"Ah…Hikaru-kun…and your answer?" a nonchalant voice replied
"Please apply a seat for me in the Night Class…Is the position still available?"
"Now why wouldn't it be?" he replied lightly, "There's plenty of room and Akari-san will sure have fun seeing you again…"
"…You know she's forgotten…"
"Well, I'll have a perfect room created for you with perfectly tailored uniform to benefit your rank" quickly changing the subject, "When are you coming in?"
"Today…If it's possible…"
"Is a name change necessary?"
"No…It's impossible for her to remember."
"Well then, I'll see you tonight, Hikaru-kun"
"See you" He got ready to put down the phone when the chairman shouted something, he sighed, and lifted the receiver back up to his ear again…
"What is it?" He sighed in frustration
"Mou, you don't need to be so rude" clearly a pout on his face… "I just wanted to ask you, would you prefer my wonderful daughter Yuuki to be your guide or the monstrous fire-breathing vampire hunter Zero as your guide?"
He was sick of this. Him and his dumb jokes…
"Vampire Hunters don't breath fire…" He growled and slammed the phone down.
Ending Theme: Precious One by KAT-TUN
*The name 'Akari' means: Bright
Fufufuuu first chap finished. Oh my god its long…
Just incase you still haven't noticed…I made Akari's past the same as Yuuki's for a reason which will be explained later on (near the end) in the story. Fufufufufuuu
Zero: STOP LAUGHING LIKE THAT ITS SCARING ME.
Shut up you, I like it. FUFUFUFUFUUUU
Yuuki + Kaname: .....
=.= SOMEONE DO NEXT CHAPTER PREVIEW….
*everyone backs away.*
ANYONE?!?
Yuuki: WOW, I just realized, I get two new friends
YAY THANKS YUUKI!!! GO DO PREVIEW!
Yuuki: EH??!?!?!? IM NOT DOING IT!!
Do it, or I'm telling Kaname what you dreamt about last night *grins evilly*
Kaname: Yuuki…what were you dreaming about?
Yuuki: NOTHING!!!! Fine bitch, I'll go do the freaking preview. Happy?
Tut tut…manners, or ill make you get murdered brutally in the story.
Yuuki: *Gulps* Eh…I am very sorry Akari-sama
MWAHAHAHAHAHAAA. PREVIEW, NOW!
Yuuki: I understand. NEXT TIME! We get to meet a new person! A new friend! What will be Akari's reaction? Will she be willing to guide the new Pureblood around the school? Or will Yuuki and Zero be forced to do it?
Everyone: SEE YOU NEXT TIME!
Kaname: Ne…Akari. You should at least try and be nice to Yuuki
Not my fault. Shush.
*Kaname kills cup with incredible mind power*
*screams*
You know, you're meaner than what I gave you credit for. And I thought you were hot, seductive, cute, adorable and all that.
Kaname: Oh but I am.
Besides the blasting holes through trees thing…
Kaname: But that has got nothing to do with the hotness, the seductiveness, the cuteness and the adorableness.
True.
TEASER : ""There is a new night student coming to Cross Academy" The chairman stated.
I looked up at him, he didn't seem to be kidding, Yuuki gasped, Kaname-senpai already pre-told so god knows what his reaction was and Zero was…being his usual own emo-self…
"His name is Hakushou Hikaru. I want either Yuuki, Zero or Akari to be his guide…" He asked us.
That name rang a bell…It sounded familiar but I just couldn't grasp where I've heard it before from…I saw the Chairman and Kaname-senpai shoot glances as me when I cocked my head wondering where I heard that name before.
"Gomen…but I've got detention with Zero because…we were sleeping in class again…" Yuuki apologized, "We've got it for a whole week so it's basically impossible to guide him to anywhere"
"That's fine" the chairman stated lightly as if he had been expecting this. He turned around to look at me with a way-over-the-top cheesy grin…"THEN AKA-CHAN WILL GUIDE HIKARU-KUN!"
"NANIIIIII?!?!?" I screamed at the top of my lungs."
PLEASE REVIEW!!!! Tell me how to improve and give me suggestions on pairings!
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