By: Lena
Authors note: Second chapter! Please enjoy!
Reviews and Critics are greatly appreciated!!
No Flames, onigai!
Disclaimer: I don't own Vampire Knight
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Chapter two: An Accident
Even though the carriages were quiet apart from each other, Rie could hear the other girls squeal as they neared a set of gates leading to the Yutaka province. Black ivory gates circled around another part of the village. Two guards stopped the carriages. Rie could hear voices up front and the black ivory gates swung open slowly.
The golden carriages made their way through the rich part of town that was always kept away from the poor town. Nobles and people from different societies ruled this part of the land. Rie peeked out of her window and saw mansions after mansions. Only human rich noble people were out shopping and Rie saw the elegant gowns worn by these people.
'So much money…' Rie thought to herself.
The carriages stopped again at another set of gates then began to cross a bridge. "Wow, the palace must be well protected to have us stop at two gates." Rie stated as she felt the carriage ascend upwards.
Kisa gave a small laugh. "Well yes, it has to be protected at it's best. We wouldn't want our prince to be overthrown."
The carriages made their way up towards the castle. As they neared they could see many trees giving off a fabulous shade and a huge garden full of roses and other flowers. Rie spotted a huge green house and she saw a very nice looking stable with horses inside. Everything was just to wonderful.
They passed the last set of golden ivory gates the carriages pulled themselves into the drive way. The carriage doors were opened by butlers and sunlight came through the door. Very slowly, Rie got up and followed Kisa and Yori out of the carriage door.
Rie gave a gasp. Everything about the palace was just like how she imagined it. From the beautiful white gleaming color of the palace to the golden brick paved ground, everything seemed so surreal. The castle seemed to be made out of glass. Its towers held firm as ivy snaked it's way around it.
'It's just like Cinderella, the castle that mother always described to me…' Rie thought in wonder.
"Alright, come along ladies. Right through the front door." Aido said loudly.
The golden doors swung open and they walked up the white stone stairs.
"Please stand in a line ladies!" Aido yelled as the 19 girls assembled in a neat line.
"Aido, thank you for bringing the girls here. You may be excused." A feminine voice said loudly.
All the girls eyes were focused on the person who was standing above them. Yuuki positively glowed in her pink strapped dress.
"Ah! Hime-sama, I wanted to help you tour the girls! Kain did also, neh?" Aido said addressing his cousin.
Kain remaind silent and didn't speak.
"As I remembered correctly Aido. My brother told you to drop the girls off and leave the rest to me." Yuuki said as she walked down the white marble stairs with golden railings. The set of stairs was particularly in the middle of the gigantic welcoming room.
Aido looked at Kain. It was obvious that his cousin wasn't going to help him. "Fine, I'll let you take over." Aido said and gave a bow to Yuuki. Kain bowed also and they both proceeded to the nearest door leading into a different room.
"Now, where should I begin?" Yuuki said with a kind smile.
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Yuuki was lead the way as she instructed what room was what. They walked into a room and Yuuki immediately began to tell the girls what was wrong with the bedding's and how to fix it properly. "This room is very small, it is sometimes held for visitors."
The room seemed quite spacious to Rie considering that her apartment was about half the size. Rie turned to look at all the paintings. There were so many of them. One painting particularly caught Rie's attention. It was a beautifully drawn picture of a white carriage with gold out linings. Four beautiful horses were attached to the carriage pulling it along. What really captivated Rie's eyes was the beautiful maiden in the carriage. Her features looked so real and her eyes were a crimson color. So determined and strong.
Rie turned around, aware that she now couldn't hear Yuuki's voice. "Uh-oh..." Rie whispered to herself. She was lost. Walking quickly and trying not to panic, Rie searched and tried to listen for any signs of Yuuki's voice. It felt like she was walking in a circle and she stopped near an open balcony. Looking out she saw the bobble of Kisa's head. Kisa was extremely tall for a girl and Rie could see her short brown hair. They were in the garden and if Rie didn't find a way down she would lose them.
Looking around for an alternative way down, Rie came up with nothing. Her only way down, well, was down. Rie looked to the balcony. She should be only on the second story floor of the palace, right?
Standing up and taking a couple of breaths, Rie clambered to the balcony's edge. 'It's such a long way down!' Rie cringed. Somehow she knew she wasn't going to land in a soft spot. She looked back at the garden. Kisa's slowly bobbing head was fading.
'Here goes.' And Rie dropped down.
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Free falling for about a minute Rie fell on top of something. Or someone. A loud grunt was heard as the collision hit. Rie quickly sprung up. She smelt it, the scent of blood. Looking around for any sudden pools of blood she felt something trickle off of her lip. Rie slowly touched her lip. It was bleeding!
'Aw shit! When did i-...Oh my gosh, I must have bitten my lip when I fell on top of that person.' She hastily licked her lips and wiped it on her cloak. Rie looked around and could still see Kisa's head. 'They must be observing something.'
Quickly pulling out a small spray, Rie began to spray were she wiped her blood on her cloak. The scent disappeared almost instantly. She then reached down to her leg. Attached to it was a small tube of some sort. Rie opened it and dipped her finger in the clear looking jell. She applied it to her lip and the bleeding stopped.
'Thank god I stole these things from the Vampire hunter infirmary.' Rie looked around. The person who she fell on top of was now starting to regain conscious.
"Ano...Gomen! I'm so sorry! Look, um...i'll make it up to you, okay? Just stay there, oh god, I can't see Kisa's head anymore! Yuuki-sama must have moved the group! Gomen! Honto, gomen!" Rie said hastily as she slowly stepped back. She had to go find them now, who knew how far they were at the moment.
"Just, I'm sorry! I have to go... were are they?" Rie then took of in a run, guilt was bubbling up inside her, but she had to find the group before the group found out they were missing another member.
Papers and maps were spread out on an cherry oak oval table. The people were talking among themselves. The only person who wasn't was Kaname Kuran. He sat there stock still. His deep marron eyes sweeping across the council. Standing to his right Ichijo looked around patiently.
Clearing his throat slightly Kaname straightened up slightly. The council turned their attention to Kaname.
"Is there something you needed Kaname-sama?" Genki Iou, the youngest council member, asked.
"Actually there is, I have guest today. If possible I would like to resume this meeting some other day. If that is alright with the council members." Kaname said as he folded his hands together.
There were mummumers and small nods as the Council members began to clean up. Kaname stood up and gave a small bow before dismissing himself.
"Ichijo, stay here and help the members clean up the room please." Ichijo gave a nod to Kaname.
Kaname opened the door and stepped out. Meetings with the council was always sometimes a bore. Deciding that he needed fresh air he turned and walked to the nearest door that lead outside. He propped open the door and walked out. As soon as he walked a couple of steps something or someone came crashing down from the second floor balcony.
Kaname was thrown onto the floor. The person, thank god, was light and quickly got off of him. Something cold dripped on his face and neck. Kaname could smell blood. But the impact that he got knocked the wind out of him. He was still catching his breath when he heard her apology.
"Ano...Gomen! I'm so sorry! Look, um...i'll make it up to you, okay? Just stay there, oh god, I can't see Kisa's head anymore! Yuuki-sama must have moved the group! Gomen! Honto, gomen!" She talked quickly as she tried to find the group that she was in.
"Just, I'm sorry! I have to go... were are they?" And he heard fading footsteps. Kaname got up with a struggle and wiped the blood off of his face. Some drops had landed on his lips and he licked it slowly. It tasted sweet like candy. Kaname slowly licked his fingers, whom ever that was who had cut themselves tasted delicious.
Kaname got up and saw a girl with black hair catch up with Yuuki and the other new maids. 'So she's one of the new maids huh?' Kaname thought to himself and gave a small smile.
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"I can't believe that you got lost! And you jumped out of a balcony, while landing on a person! You are really something Rie." Yori said as they made way to their selected bedroom.
"I'm sorry and don't you think I'm feeling guilty for leaving that guy on the floor!" Rie argued back.
"Rie, you can't say that. It was your fault for dazing off. Plus, you could have helped the guy up but you just left him there." Kisa stated.
"Why do you think I apologized a hundred times before I ran and left him lying on the floor." Rie practically yelled.
"Shh! Be quiet Rie!" Kisa hissed.
They stopped in front of a door that read 105 and opened it with a golden key. Inside were four bunk beds with a nice view of the town below. "Wow!" Rie said as she walked over to the window.
"That's very pretty, don't you think Kisa?" Yori asked. But Kisa wasn't paying attention.
"Look at our uniforms! That's wow!" Kisa said as she showed the other two girls their maid outfits. It was a white working blouse with a sash with a white bow tied around it. There was a black skirt with imprints of flowers and ferns on the bottom of the skirt. The shoes were brown flats with that were easy slip on. They had topaz jewels on the tip of the shoe that were shapped in a flower pattern. (A/N:YOu can see the outfit and shoes as my profile picture!)
"Hurry up and put the uniforms on Rie! We only have 15 minutes to get dressed and go down to the kitchen!"
"Hai, hai! I know Kisa, I'm almost finished." Rie took one last glance at herself. She noticed her long black curly hair was a mess. Tying it expertly up in a loose bun she clipped it with a clip that Ichiru had bought her for her 16th birthday.
"Okay, lets go." Rie said as she closed the door to the trio's room closed.
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"This room smells so good!" Nigai Hisana said. It was true. The kitchen and bakery room smelt delicious.
"I would like to introduce you to the cooks and bakers." Yuuki said with a smile.
"Hello, I'm chef Giou, you may call me Giou. I prefer no honorifics please." A large beefy man in his late 40's said.
"You may call me baker Shin. Shin is also just fine ladies." A young woman in ther 30's said.
"These two are the ones that run the kitchen. They well be the one's who will help you cook and teach you the basic of cooking. Today you will be baking tea cookies. The tea cookies should be done in two hours. The ones that taste the best will be eaten by-"
"Me." Everyone turned to look at the door way. Suddenly all the girls went wild.
I'll give you a clue: He's got dark brown hair and sexy maroon eyes.
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Please forgive me for not posting two and three together. I'm getting a new computer so i've been trying to save important folders onto Cd's. Hope you don't mind if I post three and four together! Thanks for reading and reviewing!!
-LEna