"Do Not Deny Me"
Part Two
Ichijo eyed the dorm wall without suspicion as to who it might have been that could have torn the plaster to shreds in the manner that he had discovered it. It didn't take him long to figure out whom the culprit was because there were only two vampires living at Cross Academy that had the strength and ability to destroy something like that, but only one of them would do it on purpose. "Was this really necessary, Lord Kaname?" He asked aloud, not really expecting a response, but was not at all surprised that he received one.
A deep voice that held the power to bring a man to his knees with fear barely gave Ichijo cause to worry until he turned around and found the source standing stock still, leaning up against the dorm's stone fireplace and staring at him with menacing rust red eyes. "Does it surprise you, Ichijo?"
The blonde haired, green eyed male shook his head and made his way over toward his dorm president, feeling a little less confident that he might escape Kaname's presence without injury. "Forgive me, Lord Kaname. If you knew you were going to react in the way that you did, why did you allow Lady Yuki to leave? Wouldn't it have been…better for you both if she had just fed?"
Although Kaname trusted him indefinitely, some secrets were better left unshared. "She needs time to adjust, I suppose. It's no matter. She will eventually succumb to her desire for blood, and when she does, I will be here." Kaname set his jaw firmly into an almost permanent frown while he eyed his most loyal follower. "Tell me, Ichijo…should I have forced her to drink from me?"
Ichijo blinked rapidly, shocked by Kaname's blunt question because it required him to answer with his honest opinion. Honest opinions were not always the most welcome, no matter how much they were desired. He cleared his throat and felt his fare cheeks flush out of fear. It wasn't as if he would be reprimanded or struck if he let slip his own personal thoughts on certain situations. It was more about what Kaname might think of him from this point on if he spoke his own mind…though he had been asked similar things from him before and had not soiled their close relationship yet with how he felt.
Feeling suddenly self conscious, he tore his eyes from Kaname's demanding gaze and focused them squarely on the shoes he had decided to wear for class that evening. They were solid black with little else to count for detail except a scuff mark near his right big toe. Damn, I should have polished them before getting ready. Ichijo cleared his throat before he finally addressed the question. "Um…w-well…did you try and push it?"
"Push it?"
Kaname's voice remained steady, but Ichijo caught the subtle message that clearly screamed 'have you lost your mind?', and he quickly backspaced to edit his reply. "What I mean is, did you try and tempt her into accepting your blood before she ran out of here?"
"So I am not the only one that noticed that she ran."
Ichijo gulped and nodded. "Well…I think the whole dorm knows that she ran, Lord Kaname…"
"I am not surprised." Kaname looked down at the spot that Ichijo seemed to be oddly fascinated by, and cocked an eyebrow. "Before class, polish your shoes."
Ichijo scrunched up his face in embarrassment, nodded, and then took a chance to dare and look back up. Kaname had managed to turn around and was facing the fireplace, seeming mesmerized by it, but there was no fire. "Lord Kaname, shall I go and retrieve Lady Yuki before I fix my attire?" All he had on was the usual white and black school uniform, but his one shoe was enough to drive anyone crazy until he fixed it. "Class will start here soon, and she hasn't even eaten yet."
Kaname shook his head without turning back around to face him. "She has her blood tablets on her."
"Blood tablets? I thought you took them away from her so that she would only drink from you?"
The skin on the surrounding walls blistered and cracked, creating more veins that branched out to reach the ceiling, much like the wall near the front doors. "I did." The venom in his voice turned Ichijo's heart cold. "But she has chosen to defy me." Kaname twisted his neck so that he could study the face of his most loyal follower. "Go and get ready for class, now."
"Huh?" Ichijo analyzed the bitter expression on Kaname's face before he nodded in defeat at understanding that their conversation was finished. "Of course, Lord Kaname." He bowed half way at his waist and turned to slip away; sighing as he did so that he had endured Kaname's temper and escaped it unscathed. But before he reached the staircase, a soft knock on the front doors requested his attention. "Shall I answer it, Lord Kaname?" He glanced over toward the fireplace and caught Kaname's eye. The pureblood nodded, then turned back to the book that he had been reading from not long before Yuki made his blood boil.
"Alright." The blonde aristocrat rounded on the front doors and pulled on one of the handles. Not expecting the person on the other side, he stuttered in surprise while the smell of new blood snuck up on his senses. "C-c-can I help you? Yuki isn't here at the moment."
"Yes, I know. I'm actually looking for Kaname. Is he here?" The day class student with the short caramel colored hair looked at him without a hint of fear or anxiety, which surprised him since she was undoubtedly human. Her soft voice, however, didn't fool him. She was nervous to be in the realm of the vampires. "It's about Yuki."
"Sayori, it is a pleasure to see you again." Kaname appeared out of nowhere on Ichijo's side, startling the aristocrat even more.
"I'll just leave you two alone then, Lord Kaname." Ichijo bowed once more before disappearing up the stairs.
Yori smiled sweetly, though Kaname caught her hesitation and erratic pulse rate despite her calm appearance. "You mentioned that you were here to speak with me about Yuki?"
She was nervous, that was defiantly true, but her heart swelled with determination as she kept the fading sanity of her best friend in mind while she addressed Yuki's fiancé. "Yes, I just-"
Kaname interrupted her before she could finish. "Would you like to come in and sit down? Don't worry; everyone is currently in the process of waking up and starting the day…or in your case, night." His smile was friendly and inviting, but Yori was not fooled. She knew he was more dangerous than the rest of the night class combined. "In my company, you will always be protected."
Yori nodded and followed the direction that his now extended arm had invited her in. "Yes, thank you." She stepped past him quickly and located one of the couches in the center of the room. She turned her head toward the sound of the door closing, but her attention was snared by the fact that the paint and wallpaper of the front of the dorm was torn to pieces. Her eyes widened in shock. "What happened?"
"A little accident." Kaname answered without hesitation. He made his way to her location and motioned for her to take a seat.
"Thank you." Ignoring the wall to the best of her abilities, though not without difficulty as plaster dust littered the marble floors in various piles, Yori set out to finish her statement. "Well, you see…I'm here because I'm worried about Yuki."
"I see." Kaname sat down on the adjacent couch and leaned his head against his fist. "That is the mark of a good friend. May I ask why you are worried about her?"
Kaname may have come off as intimidating to everyone else, but to Yori, he was just another guy. But in this case, he was just a guy that happened to be deeply in love with her best friend, so she couldn't help but come to him with her concerns about Yuki. "I know that you know that Yuki has been…avoiding…you…"
Kaname turned his head sideways to hide his smirk behind his hand. "Avoiding me?"
Yori nodded, ignoring his amusement. "She's refusing to drink blood."
"Yes, I am aware."
Yori's eyes widened for a split second in annoyance. "I just saw her a few minutes ago. She could have attacked me because of her refusing to drink blood."
Kaname nodded. "Again, I am aware. Tell me, how did you manage to get over the wall to the night class in the first place?"
"If I told you that, then I would never be able to see Yuki again."
Kaname leaned his head to the side and studied her curiously. "It's not that you are not welcome here. Yuki and I agreed to have your name added to the list of visitors allowed on this side of the campus not long after our return to the school. I simply wondered why you choose to scale the wall rather than come through the front gate."
Yori blushed furiously at having been found out. "I guess I wasn't informed that I was allowed to come here. Besides, Zero would have insisted on following me, and I don't enjoy supervised visits with someone so bitter."
The pureblood vampire's amusement was obvious, though he did try and hide it. "I agree that he is not the most likable, but he is there to protect you from…vampires like me."
Yori scoffed. "You are harmless." Realizing her mistake, she cleared her throat quickly and added, "When it comes to those who care about Yuki's well being."
Kaname ran his tongue along the edge of one of his fangs, obviously wanting to make Yori uncomfortable. It worked, since the young human shifted in her seat. "Even when it comes down to those who also care about her well being, I can be very dangerous to their health. Isn't that right, Kiryu?"
Yori whipped her head around just in time to catch Zero standing less than a foot from her location. He was glaring at her with venomous, violet eyes. "Clearance or not, you are not authorized to be here without protection from the Disciplinary Committee."
Yori rolled her eyes and returned her attention back to Kaname, who was busy watching Zero cryptically. "I had hoped that you both would be together when I told you this. It must be my lucky day." She smiled weakly as both of the male vampires gave her their full attention.
"Tell us what, Yori?" Zero snarled.
Again, the human female rolled her eyes in exasperation and glanced sideways at him from beneath her lashes. "Chill out, will you? I think you need to sit down next to Kaname. I have something very important that you both need to know…before Yuki goes off the deep end."
The two vampires caught each other's gazes before Zero took a seat next to the vampire who loathed the very sight of him.
Sometime later, Yuki unwillingly returned. The weight of the unknown sent her heart rate into a spiral as she entered the front doors to the night dorm. To her relief, Yuki noticed that the public sitting area was empty of the familiar faces of the usual residents. Oh good! No uncomfortable encounters this evening! She smiled happily by her good fortune and slipped through the entrance. Tiptoeing, she made her way to the stairs and climbed up. When she looked back to make sure the doors had closed, she sucked in a sharp startled breath upon seeing the condition of the adjacent wall. How did…Kaname!
There was no other explanation. Kaname was the only one aside from herself who harbored powers strong enough to elicit that much damage to a single structure. I didn't do this…Something must have really made him angry. Her eyes followed the impact site all the way up into the ceiling. Wow…Blinking away the shock, she shrugged her shoulders and returned to her trek up the stairs. I'll no doubt find out why he did this whenever I see him next.
Shaking off the uncomfortable feeling that she was suddenly aware of, she traveled down the hall to reach her bedroom. It wasn't until she held her hand out to grasp the knob that the uncomfortable feeling in her stomach revealed its ominous source. "Lady Yuki?" A familiar male voice asked just from behind her as a feather light hand placed itself gently on her right shoulder.
Yuki snapped her head to the side in time to see guarded expression plastered on the vice president of the moon dorm's face. "Ichijo! Don't scare me like that!"
"My apologies. I have been sent to bring you to Lord Kaname. He is waiting for you in his room." He didn't once smile, which was unusual for his nature.
Yuki began to worry. "Are you alright, Ichijo? Is something wrong with Kaname?"
Ichijo shook his head. "He is indeed well, but he has requested your presence." He released her shoulder and stepped back, extending his arm in the direction of the bedroom door not far from Yuki's. "He is waiting for you now."
"Are you not going to come with me, then?"
Ichijo shook his head again. "No, I am to go directly to class after I have delivered you safely to him. The dorm is empty except for us."
Confused, Yuki only nodded her understanding and followed the direction of Ichijo's hand. "Well…alright then…" She took the few steps required to reach the dorm president's bedroom, aware that Ichijo's presence disappeared after her hand reached the knob. Something is wrong…I can feel it. She twisted the handle and peaked through the crack in the door. "K-Kaname…?" She asked as quietly as she could so as not to disturb the eerie silence.
The door knob wrenched free from her grasp. "Oh!" She looked up, startled, as the handsome face of her fiancé appeared in the doorway. "Kaname!"
"Come in, Yuki." His voice carried a hidden venomous tone beneath his suspiciously gentle command.
Slightly disturbed by the fact that she knew that she was in trouble, she quickly stepped inside of the room as not to upset him even more than he seemed in that moment. The door slammed shut behind her, making her almost jump free of her skin. "You-you wanted to see me, Kaname?"
"Yes." His velvet voice rang seductively into the shell of her ear, sending a shivering wave down her spine and out to her limbs. Every nerve ending inside of her tingled upon realizing that he was so close to her back. The space between them disappeared when his arms circled her waist and drew her back against his chest. "You have been lying to me, Yuki." There was no accusation or question. Kaname was stating a fact, and she knew it.
She felt her face heat up from their intimate embrace. "No, I-!" She gasped loudly upon feeling her body being lifted up into the air. Kaname hooked his arm beneath her knees and carried her bridal style over toward his bed. Knowing their destination, Yuki blushed so deep that she thought her face might melt. "Kaname! What are you-?"
Her back hit the mattress gently. She clung to his shoulders for dear life, afraid of what might happen if she let him go to do what her mind was imagining he was capable of in such confined quarters. Looking up into Kaname's crimson colored orbs set her blood on fire in a way that ignited her hunger pains to ache to nearly unbearable levels. Her fangs throbbed, begging for the taste of his blood, but she clenched her jaw, desperate to keep herself from taking what she craved.
Kaname took hold of her hands and shook them free from his black uniform shirt. In Yuki's attempt to hang on, several buttons popped free and scattered on the bed surrounding her, giving her direct access to eye his very tempting throat. "Kana…me…" She whispered as her throat was instantly set ablaze with thirst, the desire clearly reflected in her eyes as they took on the same crimson hue that her fiancé's held seconds ago.
Kaname took her hands and placed them on opposite sides of her head, then released them as he leaned down to capture her eyes. "You have been lying to me…I have just been recently informed of the reason as to why you have been denying yourself the pleasure of my blood…" He did not give Yuki the time to question how he had come across this information. "I knew that my blood was not the only blood that you have been craving, Yuki."
Yuki's eyes widened and her lips parted into a wide O. "How could you have…?"
"The taste of your blood…the way you have been avoiding my eyes when I ask you if you would like to drink from me and you deny that you need it. I know why…" He started down into her face, holding her gaze captive while his mere presence teased her senses. "I want you to tell me the truth before I drink from you…if you don't, your blood will."
Yuki's heart jolted from the promise in Kaname's threat. She knew better than to hide anything from him, but this was enough to make her wish he would turn her to dust instead of making her talk. "Why are you…doing this?"
"Wrong answer." Kaname parted his lips and bared his fangs threateningly.
Yuki looked on, petrified. "It's because I'm-!" A figure emerged from the shadows of the far corner of the room, catching her eye while in mid sentence, but she couldn't prevent the words that flew from her lips. "In love with Zero too!" She instantly felt her blood run cold when she noticed Kaname stiffen on top of her. The figure that emerged from the shadows, however, held her attention. "Zero?"
Author's Note: Guys, Kaname already knew her feelings for Zero, I just wanted a scene where she was forced to say it out in the open where they both could hear the truth.
OliviaAR
