Hello everyone! Here's the second chapter for Twin Thing 3. I will have the next chapter up before midnight on the next Sunday; so please look forward to it.
Thanks to Akane-Hime sama, W-Rabbit, Bad Demon, and Princess de la Luna for showing interest and liking my story.
Day after day, the routine continued: history, etiquette, and combat lessons. Two weeks of the same thing went by without any word, sight, or knowledge of Kaname. Arisu was starting to think she had been abandoned.
Finally, one day something in the wind shifted. Arisu could feel it in the stagnant air; Kaname was coming. She abandoned Aido in the study as she ran for the front door. It opened just as she approached. There stood Kaname in a long black jacket, with Takuma close behind him. Footsteps echoed down the hall, her 'teachers' were joining them.
"Kaname!" Arisu gasped, running into him. She wrapped her arms tightly around his torso as she buried her face in his jacket, taking in his scent. She couldn't believe how much she had missed the man before her.
One of Kaname's arms wrapped gingerly around her, "I'm sorry Arisu that I've been gone for so long. Unfortunately I'll be leaving soon. I just need to pick up a few things."
She pulled herself away from him. Taking a few steps back, she glared at him. He had just come back home, and now he had the gall to leave so suddenly? She wasn't going to take that. She looked him over; he seemed exhausted, over tired, and hungry. Something had to be done.
"No." She said defiantly. She never lost eye contact with him as she continued, "you are going to stay for a while. You are going to rest, relax, and drink."
The nobles around them all stiffened. It was the first time that they had ever seen someone stand up to Kaname. Let alone try to command him. They had no idea what to expect next.
"Excuse me?" Kaname's voice was tight, "who are you to tell me what to do?"
"I am your future bride, and a fellow pure-blood. You can't just command me with your power. I'm just as powerful, if not stronger." Arisu could feel her power coursing through her body with her words. For the first time in her life, she felt fully in control.
Everyone was stunned, amazed and scarred of the girl that seemed to tower in the small hallway. Kaname continued to look at the girl before him, at a loss of what to do with the situation presented to him. He felt powerless, completely controlled by her. "Alright."
The nobles were shocked once again. The situation playing out before them should never happen, and yet they had front row seats. The air had shifted when Arisu used her control over Kaname. A fear filled their being: 'please don't let her turn on us.'
Arisu walked over, grabbed Kaname's hand, turned around and pulled him along. Aido, Kain, and Ruka parted to let them pass. The four nobles watched the retreating pure-blood's backs.
"Did she just…." Kain questioned.
Ruka was pissed, "I bet Kaname-Sama is mad later."
"I think Arisu-san has him like putty in her hands." Takuma commented, chuckling.
Aido took a step forward, "I think I might be falling for her…" he muttered to himself.
Arisu led them through the hallways until they got to her room. After dragging him through the door, she took his jacket off and tossed it to the couch. She pulled him to the bed and forced him to lie down.
Kaname just let her do whatever she wanted. He followed her like a marionette, and let her remove his jacket. Lying down on a bed felt good. He watched her kneel above him. He had forgotten how numb he had gotten from dealing with the senate for so long. He reached up and gently placed his hand on the side of her face, "Arisu." His voice was sweet and caring.
A smile played across her face. Her hand ran through his hair once before twirling a lock around her finger. "You really need to learn to take better care of yourself." Her tone was playful as she slowly leaned in. Her soft lips met his as she kissed him gently.
Kaname's hand slipped from her cheek to the back of her head, deepening the kiss. They continued for a bit before air was getting sparse.
She broke free from the kiss, gasping for breath. She grabbed and pulled her hair free of her neck. "Drink," she instructed. His mouth was already only inches from her flesh.
His eyes glowed red as he reached out, sinking his teeth into her neck. He drank, feeling strength return to his body. Warmth flooded through his limbs as comfort filled him. Her love for him was pure. His eyes returned to normal as he released her, licking the healing wound on her neck.
Arisu smiled, locking her eyes with him again. Hunger: dealt with, next was rest. 'I hope I can do this right.' She focused on the words she was saying, "Now sleep, please."
His face softened as his eyelids felt heavy. "Alright, thank you." She started shifting, but he reached out for her arm, "only if you lay here with me."
"Okay," she snuggled in next to him as the two purebloods drifted off to sleep, resting in each other's arms.
Arisu's mind played back the last few hours. She actually got to see Kaname. She was taking care of him. 'Wait!' the warmth from next to her was gone. Her eyes shot open to survey the empty bed next to her.
"Kaname?" she called out for him desperately. She slipped from the bed quickly. She disregarded the state of her outfit. Her dress from the previous day was wrinkled all over. After throwing the door open, she ran through the house.
She stopped each of her tutors' rooms. "Ruka? Akatsuki? Aido?" Every room was empty. Despair was filling her being as she tore through the house one more time, looking for any signs of life.
She collapsed in the hall just outside of her room. The air was still, no one was moving around the house. She was left alone. Her frame shook as she held in tears. "I'm alone…again…"