yuki: okay so when I checked out my story there was a lot of things to be edited in the first chapter but it wasn't that serious so I decided to leave it. Haha. Please forgive me if Zero is totally OOC. I'm going for the young matured princely attitude here.

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Paper Crane 2: The Moonstone Pureblood

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It was morning and all the vampires were asleep, except for one, he was the vampire prince, commonly known as the Moonstone Pureblood, Prince Zero.

Prince Zero wasn't tired yet and he wanted to relax in the sun to see the beautiful garden by the arch. It was what he called his garden. He cared for it and very much liked admiring it.

"Zero, we've been looking for you everywhere. Auntie might get worried if she wakes up and doesn't find you in our room." Kain said.

"Don't worry Kain, Mom won't mind. I just wanted to see the Cherry Blossoms again." He made a face that said I noticed something and immediately Kain had hidden himself.

"Don't make any unnecessary movements. Someone's coming." Zero said.

A girl appeared and then hid by the tree.

"You don't have to hide yourself. I already saw you." Zero said.

"I-I'm sorry I must've been intruding on you. I think I might've trespassed in your land." The girl said apologetically

"You don't have to apologize. You didn't know. What's your name?"

"I'm Yuuki Kuran and who might you be?"

'So she is the Human Princess. I wonder what she is doing here.' Zero thought.

"I'm Zero Kiryu." The boy named Zero stared at Yuuki like he was thinking of something but she couldn't tell what it was.

'Isn't it her 7th birthday today, I wonder if they let her out on her own, although it looks like she had just ran, she could've been running away.' He thought once more.

"Excuse me but staring is rude, don't you think?" she said as she smiled.

"I'm sorry, Kuran-san. How old are you might I ask?"

"Oh please stop with the formality, you can call me Yuuki if you want. I turn 7 today actually."

"Happy birthday then Yuuki-san."

"How old are you Zero-kun?"

"I'm 8."

"Oh."

"You should probably get back to your home. Your parents might get worried."

"I don't want to go home yet. Uhm, has anyone told you that you look beautiful?"

'I guess she doesn't know anything about the history of this world. She's not safe here, my parents might wake up, and I better get her to leave.'

'Did she just ask me if people thought I was beautiful?' Zero thought as he tried to think of the 8 years he's been living and remembered those times where people called him beautiful, gawked at him, stared and such.

"Compliments won't work on me Yuuki-san. Yes, many have said I look beautiful. You should really get going. It's not safe for you to be here."

"Why wouldn't it be safe for me to stay here?"

"Zero! Where are you?" Aido, his friend, called out.

'Crap! Aido might wake Mom up; I have to get her to leave.'

"Yuuki-san you have to go! It'd be safe for you to never mention of this meeting to anyone. Understand?"

"Uhm. Okay. Goodbye then."

'Bye Yuuki-san.' He thought.

"Where's Kain, and who was that?" Aido asked shocking Zero in the process, at this Yuuki was already too far to hear this conversation.

"Don't scare me like that Aido." Zero exclaimed his hand clutching his chest.

"Please don't change the subject Zero." Aido said and Zero remembered about Kain. He snapped his finger and Kain appeared almost instantly.

"That was the Human Princess, Princess Yuuki." Kain answered for Zero, as Zero just looked on to the field outside still picturing the girl.

"What's she doing in our territory?" Aido asked.

"I'm guessing her parents haven't told her about us yet." Zero replied this time as he was on his way to the castle and tailing behind him were the two cousins.

"How'd he find that out?" Aido asked Kain.

"I'm guessing it was the fact that she didn't know where she was and who he was." Kain said as they ran to follow their cousin.

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The Moonstone Prince was turning 17 this year and the memories of that day was still fresh in his mind, he could never forget those few minutes he'd spent with the Human Princess, it seemed weird to him since he had never been caught up with any other girl but her. A knock had broken him out of his reverie and he opened his bedroom door to see his two cousins.

"Zero, you should really be getting ready for the party tonight." Aido said as he entered the room followed by Kain.

"Fine, I'll just finish these and then I'll get dressed." The irritation in his voice was evident even with his efforts of hiding it.

"You sound irritated. Why? What's wrong?" Kain asked as he sat on the bed while Aido took his seat on the desk chair.

"I wasn't able to sleep last night.1" he explained as he fixed his files on his desk and looked into his closet for his clothes for that night.

Today was a very special day since they weren't only going to be celebrating the prince's birthday but there was also going to be a special announcement. The party had been prepared a month before so everything was perfect, from the setting to the music. Not everyone could participate but to those who could they already had the pride of being invited to such an event.

Zero had something bothering him, he didn't know what it was but it felt connected with the human princess. He was so deep in thought that he hadn't even noticed that his party had already started.

His mother, Kana Kiryu, had gone up to him. His mother was like any vampire pureblood, whose beauty was at a loss for words.

"Zero, are you alright, my son, you seem to be a little out of it?" His mother asked the concern in her voice was evident.

"I'm fine mother, no need to worry, just keep on going with the party." He replied, Zero was standing with his cousins by the throne where the king and queen were.

The king, Satoshi Kiryu, whose masculine face made you respect him, stood up and reached his wife's hand and stared at their son and then made their announcement.

"It is now time for the real meaning of this party, our son who is the second Moonstone Pureblood, but the first boy Moonstone Pureblood, is now 17. He is in the age where he is to find a wife; being a unique vampire it has been hard on us to find the perfect wife for him. Luckily we were lucky to find one who is the perfect match for our son. We would all like for you to know that Sara Shirabuki, a descendant of the first Moonstone Pureblood Shizuka Hiou."

The shock was slightly noticeable on the faces of Zero, Kain, and Aido because of the announcement, but as soon as Sara had entered the room, Zero was asked to speak a few words about this engagement. Sara who was by his side while he made his speech, made him feel slightly uncomfortable, first he didn't know her, and second she seemed to have known about the engagement. Keeping his calm he went on with his speech.

The night had ended with him feeling so tired. He had gone straight to bed when the party was over. He had managed to change his clothes before going to bed. He lay down and had immediately fallen asleep. In the darkness of the room a small light had illuminated from the door being slightly opened. A figured had entered the prince's room, the figure had long hair and a slender body, she was in fact a girl, Sara, who had sneakily entered Zero's room had wanted to greet Zero a happy birthday but found him asleep.

She caressed his face, she was admiring the way his face was hit by the moonlight, and she lightly kissed his forehead and smiled.

"Goodnight Prince Zero." She whispered.

"Yuuki…" he murmured almost inaudibly, but it still caught her ears.

The name he had spoken shocked Sara since the only Yuuki she'd ever known was the Human Princess. As she went out of the room, she pondered what had made this prince think of the princess.

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"Yuuki, this is not something we should be doing." Yori whispered as Yuuki pulled on her hand.

"Don't worry no one in the castle will ever find out, and didn't I promise you I'd take you out here?" Yuuki replied, as her smile was full of excitement she never knew she could feel.

"I know but this is dangerous, aunty and uncle already warned us of this place." Yuuki and Yori stopped, Yuuki turned to face her and Yori could see just how much she wanted to see that boy again, but she could also see the sadness that made her feel guilty she implied that the boy she met was indeed the Prince of Vampires.

"I'm sorry, Yori, you're right. This is something we never should've done. Let us go back before mom and dad catch us." Yuuki's eyes were filled with sadness and the smile on her face was no longer seen.

"You know what? Let's go, besides this might be the only chance I get at meeting your prince." Yori smiled and Yuuki's excitement was back.

They were nearing the garden and then they saw a boy with blonde hair and ice blue eyes, he was with another boy with orange hair and red eyes. Yuuki signaled Yori to hide, but their efforts were pointless when the boy with orange hair spoke.

"You guys really shouldn't be here." His tone was warning but he didn't seem to want to bring them harm.

Yuuki got up, followed by Yori, and she slowly approached them. Yori stayed a little behind and tried to stop Yuuki from going any further.

"I'm sorry but my cousin and I got lost, could you help us find our way back?" everyone sweat dropped at this but then Aido signaled Kain to do something and almost instantly he disappeared. Aido walked up to them and smiled at Yori then faced Yuuki.

"You came at the right time, its his birthday today and just the sight of you I know he'll be happy. I'm Aido by the way, I'm his cousin and the guy who went to fetch him is Kain, a pleasure to meet you." He politely bowed.

"I'm Yuuki and this is my cousin also, Yori." They both curtsied and as they waited for the prince they chatted.

"Please don't take my kindness for the wrong reason, I just want to make Zero happy, I am his cousin and one of his close friends after all. But you should be careful once you come here, and never step inside this garden because the vampires will smell you. You can't trust any other vampires besides us three." Aido added.

"Thank you very much for your kindness and the safety precaution, we will gladly obey it." Yori smiled as her worry faded, then out of nowhere Yuuki who held her breath as soon she saw the sight of her long-awaited prince, time seemed to stop just around the two. Zero didn't know what to think at the sight he was seeing. The girl who had bothered his dreams night after night was finally in front of him, although time had changed most of her features he could see that the changes were for the better and that she had grown more mature than the last time he saw her.

As he approached her he caressed her face with his pale hand and she held it in hers she smiled that smile that seemed to have his heart beating. He smiled and unknowingly pulled her into a hug which left the three to wander off into the forest.

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1 well about this it means that the timeline between humans and vampires are no different…to make things easier for me I didn't make the vampires nocturnal kekeke if I had implied it on chapter 1 then FORGET IT! thanks

yuki: mianhae!!!(yes that's Korean for sorry:)) well yeah im really sorry for the no updates thing for the past 2-3 years? Kekeke I got uninterested in writing but thanks to one person I finally got around to do it…and with this other fic im writing that will be posted on another site I hope both are successful...ARIGATO and KAMSAHAMNIDA! Kekeke, I've turned Korean sorry:P