For the longest time I never thought I would fully understand Kaname. When we were kids, he was my dear friend. And, though I never admitted it, I knew I felt more than friendship for him.
I always have, and I probably always will. I will always do anything he asks of me. And a lot of people believe that is because of my very scary grandfather, Ichio, but that's not the case...
To be honest, I love Kaname... But he's a Pureblood and I am not. That's why I will just settle for him being my friend.
It was an August day at Cross Academy. I was in class, but Kaname was not. It confused me because he rarely missed class. He liked to be in class in order to keep the other Night Class members in check.
I also noticed that Hanabusa Aidou was absent. A few minutes after I realized this, he opened the door and walked in.
He looked directly at me.
"Ichijo, Lord Kaname is looking for you. He's in his room," Aidou said, he pouted as he took his seat next to his cousin Akatsuki.
I stood up and excused myself from class, then I headed toward Kaname's room.
The whole way there, I couldn't help but wonder why he wasn't in class and why he wanted to see me.
I reached his door and lightly tapped on it.
"Come in, Ichijo," he said from within.
I slowly opened the door, and peaked inside. Kaname was standing at the window looking out. The only light in the room was the moonlight coming in. I walked the rest of the way in and closed the door.
"You wanted to see me, Kaname?" I questioned.
He didn't answer my question, instead he asked one of his own.
"Have you seen how beautiful the leaves are already? And they've only just started to change," he stated, befuddling me more.
"Yes, I have seen them, and you're right. They are beautiful, even though they have only started to change, and it is just the end of August," I paused. "So why did you call me here, Kaname?"
Our Pureblood leader turned toward me then, and he had the normal blank look on his face.
Then he smiled. "Ichijo, I have something to ask of you. A favor of sorts," he said.
"Of course. Anything I can do for you, I will. You know that, Kaname." I smiled hugely at the one I loved.
He walked over to me and took my hand in his. I blushed; however, I hid it pretty well.
"I want..." he paused, making it seem very dramatic. "I want you to be my... lover, Ichijo. Do you understand?"
And just like that, he dropped what seemed like a bombshell to me. I blinked and couldn't do anything but stare at him blankly.
"Takuma?" The worry I heard in Kaname's voice finally made me answer.
"Yes? I understand. But... why me? I thought... you and Aidou... or Zero... What about them?" I asked cautiously.
Kaname yawned as if tired or bored.
"You're the one I like. No... wait. Love. You're the one I love. Hanabusa loves Akatsuki. Zero no longer likes me. Not since Ichiru came back. And I never really cared for him the was I do for you," he babbled, which was so unlike him.
Then he did something even more unexpected. He kissed me, long and deep, but still gently. After a minute, he pulled back.
I agreed to be his lover and then we spent some time at the window to see when the leaves changed.