Hey guys! Well, I guess you can say this is my debut chapter for my story 'A Wish'! It's my first story that I have ever published online and I can well say that I am feeling quite nervous right now. Hopefully all you guys and gals who read this can leave me a review. I'll appreciate it a lot.. Sorry if Yuki sounds a little too OOC, I guess I just decided to make her more rebellious and bolder than the soft-spoken Yuki in the series. I hope you don't mind too much. Anyways, without further ado, here's chapter one!
The maid had come to wake her up at daybreak. Cross Yuki sighed as she dragged herself from under the covers. She didn't want to get out of bed. She didn't want to wake up to reality… Because she was not like any other fifteen year old that she's ever met. She belonged to one of the most pristine group of vampire hunters in history. The Cross Clan. And as a daughter belonging to a pristine family, she was supposed to be lady-like and keep up the reputation of her family. Apparently, only certain females in the Cross Clan were chosen to become hunters and obviously Yuki was not one of them. And those not chosen were expected to be graceful, intelligent and everything a lady of the household should be. Everything that Yuki was not. She preferred to be the rebellious and inept person she was but obviously her perfectionist of a mother would never allow that. Hence, she was forced to live a life of misery and obedience. As she clambered her way out of her poster bed, she looked out her window. It was a perfectly bright and sunny morning. Dismissing her maid, she shuffled over to her adjoining bathroom; getting ready for the day. Thirty minutes later, she was out the door and walking down the grand staircase with three maids trailing silently behind her. Yuki decided ten years ago she could never get used to this, what with the many maids and bodyguards trailing behind her everywhere she went. Early in the mornings, when she went to school, she would have at least a car full of bodyguards following her behind the Mercedes that she rolled up to school in. It's the 21st century for goodness sake! She wanted to scream, Nobody has this many traditions to follow anymore and why do we have so many freaking maids?! It was something that she asked herself daily but obviously has never gotten the answer to. Sighing again, she sat down at the ridiculously long dining table for breakfast with her parents. Her father was noticeably absent at the head of the table, probably out killing some vampires somewhere. Yuki shuddered at the thought. For whatever reason her father killed those vampires, she thought they deserved it. Blood-sucking monsters in human form, not exactly the best kind of people. She took a seat next to her mother, "Good morning mother." Her mother smiled kindly at her, "Good morning Yuki." As one of the butlers served her breakfast, she looked at her two older brothers seated directly in front of her and greeted them.
"Good morning Zero-nii and Ichiru-nii."
Ichiru returned her greeting with a smile, "Good morning Yuki-chan!"
Zero merely scowled, his way of saying good morning. Both of her older brothers were hunters-in-training as her father, Cross Kaien called them but Yuki knew they had already passed that stage. They were official vampire hunters. It was a pretty cool title to have actually. It seems that the only bearable part of her life was her two brothers and her best friend, Sayori Wakaba. Yuki let her eyes wander as she ate a generous serving of scrambled eggs and sausages. As usual, Zero was reading his newspaper while Ichiru had his nose buried in a book he found in the library upstairs. Their mother in the meantime was reading up on some paper work. She was the head of a lawyer's firm she ran somewhere in the city. Yuki had never bothered to ask and her mother had never bothered to tell. After a little more staring, Yuki had noticed that it was a Saturday after staring at Zero's newspaper dates. It means that there was no school and she was free to do whatever she wanted! She grinned like a crazy psychopath all through the rest of breakfast.
After finishing her meal, Yuki had excused herself from the table and sought permission from her mother to leave the house and wander about the city square. Permission was granted and Yuki left the house. Bringing with her a few bodyguards of course. It was nice and cloudy when she stepped out of the Cross Clan's vast property. Perfect weather for exploring the city.
Getting into the black Mercedes that awaited her outside the grand gates, she could see small kids riding their bikes around their neighborhood. One of them even waved 'hi' at her. She grinned. They were such cute yet fragile creatures. The three of four bodyguards had left her side to get into a white BMW behind the Mercedes. One remained with her in the passenger seat of the Mercedes. As they drove through the very exclusive neighborhood where Yuki and her family lived, she looked out the car window and at the leaves that were beginning to change colors. Autumn was fast approaching. It was a pretty spectacular view, Yuki decided. After getting bored of looking, she then lay back on the seat and closed her eyes, drifting off into a deep sleep…
It's cold…
Pure white snow…
What is pure white?
What is snow?
It… It is… something that is not red…
What is… something… red?
"Are you lost, little girl? Yuki looked up to see a man with glowing red eyes approaching her, "That is… May I suck your blood?" Yuki's eyes widened in shock when she saw the fangs… Fangs that protruded out of his mouth…
The ones who take people's life force…
Beasts who take on a human form…
She backed away, tripping carelessly over the pile of snow behind her. The man lunged at her and she gasped, screaming, "No!"
Yuki could only see a white scarf that fluttered in a breeze when she heard an immensely loud ripping sound. Blood splattered over the snow… She then saw a teenaged boy, his arm through the body of the man. His hand thoroughly covered in blood. A sickening but yet familiar smell… The boy pulled his arm out from the man's body, speaking as the body dropped lifelessly on the floor, "You are a disgrace to all vampires." He licked his hand, his eyes the same blood red as the man that had attacked her moments before.
A vampire…
"Miss Cross, wake up."
People must not go near vampires…
The coat the man was wearing was carried away by the strong winds, his body turning into a mass of sparkling blue dust before disappearing completely. The boy approached her, his coat splattered with blood. His eyes had become a deep burgundy red instead of the blood red earlier and he had a soothing and kind tone in his voice, "Are you okay?" He extended her a gloved hand.
If they go near them,
"Miss Cross, wake up."
She reached out for him, letting him hold her close. Accepting the warmth that he had brought her…
"Miss Cross? We have arrived."
You will be captured by those eyes…
Yuki felt a gentle shake on her arm. Rubbing her eyes, she realized that it was one of the bodyguards waking her up. She felt her face flush, "Gomen, gomen!" She apologized profusely as she stepped out of the car. It was that dream again… she thought. For whatever reason, she always thought of him. The boy that had saved her from the vampire ten years ago… After he'd sent her back home, Yuki had never seen him again since.
"Arigato onii-chan." Yuki smiled as she hugged her savior goodbye. He smiled warmly at her, "You're welcome, Yuki." As he left, she realized she didn't ask for his name when in return, he knew hers. "Onii-chan!" she called. But he didn't turn around. He just kept walking, his dark figure disappearing into the snowy night, leaving Yuki alone on the porch steps of her own home.
She had always wanted to find him. To thank him. To finally know his name. But after much wandering and hoping, she realized that she would never see him again. Hugging herself tightly, she entered the cobblestoned streets of the central market. You would expect a central market to be the hustle and bustle of the city but no. It was a quiet place with not much fuss going on. People there quietly traded while others sold things. Yuki always found it rather suspicious but she loved this place anyways. It was where she always came with her parents and brothers when she was a little girl. Back then, her parents actually spent time with her. Now... Before she could continue thinking, she pushed the thoughts away. It was slightly too much to bear. Sighing, she continued through the streets, collecting stares from passersby's who were shopping. It's the bodyguards… she thought. Yuki turned to them and smiled gently, "You guys can go now… I'll call you when I am ready." One of them, she believed his name was Kazuo Tsuchi, spoke up, "But-
Yuki cut him off, nicely but sharply, "Don't worry. If anything happens, I'll be held responsible." They had no response to that and did not bother to argue with their mistress. They bowed and left, leaving her alone in the market. Even if she understood the point of having bodyguards, it was getting annoying. Feeling slightly rebellious, she grinned. She had about half a day to spend at the market without any 'miss' here or 'mistress' there. It was going to be a fun day… Little did she know about what was going to happen...
So? What did you guys think? I left it on a cliffhanger. Sorry if it's kinda boring... I promise it'll get more suspenseful soon! :)
So in the mean time, please R&R? I will also update the new chapter soon :)
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