A BOUQUET OF WHITE LILIES

Genre: Hurt/Comfort/Angst/Romance/Family/Friendship

Rating: T-16 (rating may go up in the future)

Warnings: cursing, war themes, and mentions of character deaths

Pairings: various; BL, shojo-ai, hetero, but it mainly revolves around KaZe

Disclaimer: Vampire Knight does not belong to me and neither does any of its characters. I do not own any of the references to other series either, but I do own the OC's that appear in this story, as well as this story's plot.

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Scene 2:

Greetings from a daughter

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"Father?" inquired Yuki, eying the laced package in her guardian's hand.

"Ah, as I heard Zero-kun saying that this bag had a signature of a hunter line, I thought it wouldn't hurt to try. And what do you know, it did work," he chirped, slowly taking out what was in the bag.

It was a pendant.

What greeted their eyes was a smooth white glass marble, encased in solid gold ringlets and fastened on a silver chain necklace. Aidou was a bit disappointed. That was it? All the trouble for a simple pendant? It was beautiful or course, but he thought it would have been much grander than something like this.

"Oh look, isn't it pretty?" Kaien gushed as he held it up to the light. The marble sparkled in different colors, and everyone suddenly felt a wave of calmness wash over them for some reason. Kaien lowered the stone and further inspected it over, all the while continuing to gush how sparkling it was. Yuki was not far from joining him, and everyone could only sigh at the duo's behaviour. They were father and daughter alright.

"So, the tome belongs to Kiryu-kun, the letters, to Kaname-sama, and the bag, the headmaster? Isn't that a bit strange?" mused Takuma.

"A bit strange Ichijou? I would say something suspicious is going on here! I can understand if an item under the Headmaster's signature could be present in one of Kiryu's possession as they are both hunters, but how in the world did a Kuran possession get inside it too?" rebuked Aidou.

"Well, the headmaster and Kaname-sama's parents were friends right? So it isn't that difficult to figure out their family's connection. But I'm not sure with Kiryu-kun's family. Was there a time your parents might have crossed paths with the Kurans?" This, Takuma inquired to the silver-haired hunter, but with caution. Mentioning anything about Kiryu's family was one topic that the hunter never willingly liked to talk about. Luckily, Zero only knitted his brows together.

"It's a possibility, but if they had, they never mentioned it. It's also a possibility that an ancestor of mine could have had some ties to the Kurans, as loathe as I am to admit it." And it was a big possibility. Who was to say a family member actually got in good graces with Kuran Kaname's parents or grandparents for that matter? He didn't want to believe such a thing. It was a sickening thought that a hunter would really want to be friends with vampires, let alone Purebloods, but...

Zero looked towards his adopted father and knew that there really was at least one hunter who had close ties to a Pureblood family. The headmaster at times would speak of past friends that have long gone, and the sadness and grief he'd shown was very real and rang true. Maybe he will never understand his views on feeling sorrow for losing friends that were vampires, but he could sympathize with the headmaster when it came about loosing important people in your life.

Kaname was also thinking about Takuma's earlier words about possible ties between his family and Kiryu's. True, it's something not impossible, and like Kiryu's parents, his own parents might have crossed paths with hunters of the Kiryu line, but didn't bother to mention it to him. Maybe because the said hunters were long gone, and both Juri and Haruka didn't want to open old wounds? He continued to ignore the conversation between his followers and Kiryu, and instead turned towards the bundle of letters in his hand.

Could there also be a possibility that their many questions lied within any one of these letters? Wanting to find out, he quickly, but with great care, untied the black ribbon wrapped around the bundle and set it on the desk. He shifted through each of them and was surprised, suspicious, yet fascinated that each envelope had names of everyone in the room at present, with the exception of a letter belonging to someone he had heard about, but had never met. Finally on the last envelope, he noted that it harbored no name, but a quote:

"Hope for the future"

"Kaname-sama, did you say something?" Kaname realized he said the words out loud and looked up to see Takuma's worried and curious expression.

"Each of these letters belongs to each of us," he replied as he held up the bundle in his hands. Everyone started at that.

"Me too Kaname-sempai?" asked Yuki. Kaname nodded and handed her her envelope. He then proceeded to do the same with everyone else's letters until he only had in his hands his own letter, the the letter belonging to the person not in the room, and the letter with the weird quote.

'Could this day not get any weirder?' thought Zero as he sighed and looked over his envelope, the words, 'to the Silver General, Zero Kiryu', glaring back at him. Silver General? What the heck was that all about?

"To the Chilly Academic, Hanabusa Aidou," the blond noble read on his letter. "I didn't know I was called such a thing. It's fitting I guess. What does your say Akatsuki?" The tall red-head merely showed his envelope and Aidou couldn't help but chuckle. "To the 'Wild Fire', Akatsuki Kain'. Man, whomever gave us these nicknames seems to have a literal sense of humor. What did they call you Ruka? The 'Obsessive Fangirl'?" He only smirked at the deathly glare he received from the female vampire.

"For your information, mine's much more sophisticated and less degrading than a mere 'Fangirl'." She held up her letter, and Aidou could make out the words 'to the Illusionary Rose, Ruka Souen,' written on the envelope.

"Wah, I'd say that's actually fitting for you Ruka," commented Ichijou, grinning also at the title he was given, 'the Noble Swordsman'. Ruka smiled a little and looked to her Vice President's own nickname.

"And yours kinda fits you to a 'T'. You're always so noble in everything you do, and you can't even seem to disappoint those Day class girls if you could help it." The pale brunette's words at the end turned to a sarcastic note, making Ichijou sweat drop. He and the others then questioned the last three Nobles of their titles. Rima's was 'the Silent Nymph', Shiki's was 'the Blood Bender', and Seiren's was 'the Graceful Assassin'. All three only held amusement with the nicknames they were given, as it really hit the mark about themselves. They all then gave inquiring gazes to their vampire leader.

"I'm afraid mine's not anything special. I've been given the title of 'the Pureblood King'."

"Ah, but Kaname-kun, it fits you so well," praised Kaein. Kaname merely gave a smile.

"And yours as well Chairman; a shorter way to word your much renowned title?" For indeed, the words written on the Chairman's letter was, 'to the Fangless Vampire'. Kaien just chuckled, a tiny tiny undertone of bitterness just lying underneath, something that you couldn't really hear if you didn't know it was there in the first place. The only ones who caught it were Kaname and Zero. It didn't take long for the ex-hunter to regain his chirpy self though, as he now was asking Yuki what title she was given.

"Mine says 'to the Warrior Princess, Yuki Cross'," stated the brunette prefect. Warrior? Her? Zero had to hold back a snort as he imagined his adopted sister dressed in armor with a sword strapped to her side. Yeah right, Yuki was the last person he'd ever think of as a warrior. "Hey, you just laughed at me didn't you!?" Yuki exclaimed in indignation, pointing accusingly at Zero.

"I don't know what you're talking about," the hunter feigned ignorance, crossing his arms and turning his head away. He could practically feel the Pureblood's intense stare directed towards him, probably mad for upsetting Yuki. Damn overprotective Pureblood, he should already know that this kind of banter was normal between him a Yuki.

"Na uh! You totally were laughing at my title. Fine then, let's see if yours is any better!" Before he knew it, the brunette snatched Zero's own letter from his grasp. "Oh wow, yours is better and makes a lot more sense than mine, unfortunately. 'The Silver General' has a nice ring to it don't you think?" Zero frowned.

"How does it exactly make sense? It makes me sound like that character from Final Fantasy VII. What was his name? Sephiroth?"

"Exactly! You should cosplay him one of these day, I think you'll look nice in an all leather costume, a replica of Masamune included," she grinned mischievously.

"Yuki, that's off topic, and no way would you ever catch me in that kind of get-up." Yuki gave him a challenging look.

"Just you wait, I will!" Zero snorted, yet inwardly smiling at her antics.

"Silver General?" chuckled Aidou. "Really Kiryu, you? A general? Of what, the Association? With what you are, I doubt they'll let someone of such poor upbringing make you a captain of anything, let alone a general. After all, we wouldn't want to leave more promising candidates in the hands of someone, untrustworthy. You never know what they'll do if you leave them unattended," he smirked with a subtle cruelty, wanting to rile the hunter up. Amethyst eyes flared with hate, and he was about to point Bloody Rose at the vampire, but he stopped short when a loud slap resonated in the room.

Aidou blink out of his stupor and touched his red cheek. He looked to see Yuki's brown eyes glaring back at him. For a moment, just a moment, he saw her eyes change into the same shade of russet-brown as Kaname-sama's eyes, and it sent a momentary chill down his spine.

"Yuki?" Kaname was surprised. He didn't think she had it in her to actually slap a vampire like that. But he had to admit, Aidou went over the line with that one; both taking a jab at someone's dead parents, as well as alluding to Kiryu being an ex-human in front of the others (how did Aidou find out anyways?). Zero had a right to be angry, but for Yuki to have defended the hunter in his stead like that...Kaname unconsciously clenched his fist.

Yuki didn't know what came over her, but Aidou-sempai had went over the top with that remark. Poor upbringing? Untrustworthy? Zero was the most trustworthy person she knew. She may not know anything about his time with his family when they were still alive, but Zero was the way he was because of how he was brought up. He may act mean, and may tease her a lot, but he was kind and caring. He was always there for her when she had a hard time sleeping or when another person decided to pick on her simply because she was the headmaster's daughter. How dare Aidou-sempai say something so hurtful!

"Aidou." Said blond gazed back at his lord to see displeasure once again reach his eyes. "You've been rude enough this evening as it is, and right in front of the headmaster. Please do tell me why I should not have you cleaning all the bathrooms of the moon dorms? By yourself (an invisible arrow struck Aidou)? And in a janitor's outfit (another arrow)?" Most of the other Nobles were giving him sympathetic looks, but as always, Ruka gave a most satisfied expression. Score another one for her.

Oh burn, Zero thought. He wouldn't admit it to the Pureblood in a million years, but it was entertaining to see the blond be put down in his place. He then glanced to Yuki who was still glaring at the blond, and he couldn't help but feel warmth take hold of his heart. She didn't need to do that, he could take care of himself just fine, but it was a nice gesture nonetheless. He touched a hand to her shoulder and got her out of her angry haze.

Yuki looked back at him, and she could read in his eyes his gratitude, but there was also a scolding undertone behind that expression. She decided to let Kaname-sempai handle the blond and went back to her still spellbound father. Needing something to distract herself with and to calm herself down, she picked up the pendant and started looking it over. She brought it to the light, and once again, she felt that soothing aura wash over her. It felt really good, and her mood immediately lifted.

She then blinked when something in the marble started to appear. Slowly, a black butterfly brought itself into existence and flapped its wings. Surprised, she fumbled with the pendant, trying hard to make sure she didn't end up dropping and breaking it. She breathed a sigh of relief once she had it secure in her hands. She looked inside the marble again and saw the same exact butterfly, but this time, is began to glow a white, and soon growing brighter by the minute. Activity everywhere stopped as their attention was brought to the now glowing marble.

It shot towards near the door and hovered over the ground. Glowing black butterflies then started swirling around the pendant before coming together to form a shadowy figure. Everyone tensed and was on high alert. Zero stood in front of Yuki and the chairman, Bloody Rose now in hand. The Nobles encircled their lord and stood by and ready for any danger that would befall him. The form was soon complete, and the body, solid.

It was a young girl about 13 years of age; with dark brown hair and a familiar set of russet colored eyes. Her beige winter coat was pristine and spotless, and the dark grey fur trimmings contrasted greatly against her peach colored skin. At the sight of the gathered people in front of her, a lovely smile graced her lips. The girl was rather beautiful and Yuki couldn't help admire her looks, but she was also an unknown. Still, the smile didn't seem deceitful, rather soft and gentle.

"I bid you a good evening, hunters and vampire lords and ladies of the past," the girl greeted with a voice filled with confidence. The way she spoke in that tone of voice made Kaname feel a bit uneasy for some reason. Narrowing his eyes, he decided for everyone that he would be the speaker against this girl.

"Who are you? And what do you mean by the past?"

"My name is Sayori, Kaname-sama," the girl answered with a small bow, paying no heed to the small gasp that was heard. "Kuran Sayori to be precise."

"What!? But that's impos - " Aidou was cut off of his accusation by the Pureblood's hand, signaling for him to stop. With a warning look telling him that he was walking on very thin ice, the blond settled back down.

"I do not recall having any past relatives that bore your name, and I would know if there were any other Kurans still living besides myself." Yes, say you're the last of your family when one is only a few feet within your reach. Lie to everyone's faces and not tell them that your demented Uncle is half-alive and waiting for his moment to strike in revenge.

The girl in front of him though, he could tell, wasn't lying about being a Kuran. She had all the features of the Kuran line; from her long dark brown hair that ended in waves, right down to her facial structure of nicely sculpted lips and high cheekbones, as well as the way she presented herself; tall, proud, light, and brimming with confidence and power. He also could not ignore the knowing glint in her eyes when she discretely gave a glance towards Yuki. He inwardly tensed at that, but her eyes said it all that she had no bad intentions for his 'dear girl'. He was still wary though.

"I exist not of the past nor of the current present. I have yet to be conceived in this timeline." And there was the bombshell. Sayori knew of the current thoughts dancing around everyone's heads. 'It was impossible', 'there's no such thing as time travel', 'she was crazy', and the list goes on. However, three expression told her otherwise, and those three were the ones who would be able to rebuke the others' accusations.

"Time travel has been the stuff of legends and wishful thinking. When one does something wrong, they would wish to go back to that moment and fix their mistake. Everyone wishes to fix the many mistakes in their life, and that gives motivation for people to create machines and maybe even spells that can transcend space and time. But it's impossible right? Because such a phenomenal thing does not exist right?"

"But clearly, here you are." It was the silver-haired hunter who surprisingly, remarked. He for one did believe that time travel was possible, but even he knew how dangerous tampering with time could lead to. It wasn't definite that you'd end up in the exact place and time of your choosing. You could end up farther back than where you intended to go, or even, instead of the past, you could end up stuck into the far future.

The girl gave a soft smile to the hunter, one that was very familiar to Zero, but exactly from where?

"Yes, here I am, right in front of you all, and in the flesh. But my existence, my soul, is solely dependent on this pendent. Without it I remain an empty husk, and if it is destroyed, then I will die." At that, Yuki felt a tightening in her chest. To only exist thanks to a small trinket, and if she were to be parted with it, she would be like a living doll. Horrible, terrible. That was no way to live! Suddenly, Yuki wanted to cry for this poor girl, wanted to wrap her arms around her and tell her that everything was going to be okay.

"You are my daughter or at least a grandchild if you are insinuating that my bloodline still exists in the far future." Kaname's voice cut right through the sullen air, his voice cool and calm as he continued to gaze steadily at the girl. His tone was firm and without any hesitation or doubt. Everyone else, especially the Nobles, stared wide-eyed.

"You are correct. I am indeed your biological child, Father," Sayori replied with another smile, happy that her younger father would come to that conclusion quickly without her saying it outright.

Kaname released the breath he didn't know he held in. This girl was from the future. She was his child - his own flesh and blood - and his heir. But was it with Yuki? Did he decide to go with his plan to awaken her in the near future? Or did he in the end chicken out and leave her as a human, free from the cage of the beings known as Purebloods? Kaname did not favor the idea of not only being stuck in a loveless marriage, but also with another female Pureblood that wasn't Yuki. He was afraid to ask.

"How?" was his only response.

"By the use of the 3 Forbidden Spells." Her answer floored everyone, except Yuki who of course was practically clueless when it came to these things.

"I thought they were just myths," mused Takuma. Stories about how these spells were both wondrous and dangerous, were used a lot in bed time stories. Even his grandfather, although initially interested, told him to never consider the idea of the spells being true. So he didn't, but that didn't stop him from asking others to tell him more stories based around them.

"No, they are not. Their history is a true as it can be."

"Um, what exactly are these forbidden spells?" inquired Yuki nervously. The dark brunette girl graced her with a small smile. It seemed to calm the prefect, and Yuki gave a small smile back.

"The forbidden spells are as their namesake, forbidden. The ability to travel through time and space, the ability to tie one's soul to an object, and the ability to change vampires into humans. Supposedly they were created secretly during the Pureblood Wars as a last resort to end it. But the prototypes were too unstable to use, and not to mention the complex ideas and functions were far too advance and seemingly impossible to create at that point in time. In the end, they were scrapped...or at least that is how the stories go, which is false by the way," Sayori mentioned to the Nobles who were still stunned by the idea of a bedtime story being real.

"We found out the truth. The Pureblood who came up with the ideas for the spells had secretly given her most faithful followers her work for both safekeeping, and with the hope that someone in future could finish her work for her. That Pureblood was the same one who had produced the first generation of vampire hunters." At the mention of her, Kaname froze for a second before hiding himself back behind the blank mask he always wore.

He knew this, that was for sure. She had entrusted one of her spells into his care, the spell that could change any vampire into a human. Haruka and Juri's parents were the ones who tried to complete the spell, and only managed it to a certain extent. The idea was to find a way to change vampires into humans without a sacrifice, but that wasn't achieved, even by his parents. He himself had been on it on and off, but he hardly had the motivation nor the energy to continue. He had always wondered though, of the other two bloodlines she entrusted her other two spells to. He had never bothered to find out, and only didn't press the matter, because she had asked him not to.

"There was a reason that each of the objects; the book, the pendant, and the letters, were from three different bloodlines, the three bloodlines that are now present in this room, and whose family have in their possession each of the Ancestress's spells."

Kaname's eyes widened and turned towards the silver-haired prefect and headmaster. Both of them were also shocked at the revelation, it seems. The Pureblood's eyes narrowed specifically at Zero, who noticed and glared back. So she entrusted one of her spells to the Kiryu line...

Of course...why didn't he think of them sooner? The Kiryu Ancestors were indeed extremely loyal to her despite their obvious loathing of the Purebloods. He got along with them fairly enough, but only because he was a comrade. Yet, they always watched him like a hawk, just waiting to strike should he ever turn on them. And that's where the ties between the Kuran and Kiryu began...in the past.

"Yes? Is there something you want to say to me, Kuran?" Zero rudely inquired the staring Pureblood. Kaname merely raised an eyebrow.

"I'm just surprised that your family happens to have one of the forbidden spells, but I don't think I should be. The Kiryus have always been loyal to the cause of eradicating vampires." He wasn't trying to take a jab at the hunter, he was merely stating the truth. He was surprised again when the hunter didn't lash back and only pointed out his own simple truth, although in a very crude manner.

"And I'm surprised that with you being the last, you now have the spell to do as you wish. You aren't thinking of using it in the near future by chance?"

"And are you with yours? Since you are too the last of your blood?" Zero's eyes narrowed.

"I would never! I'm not that stupid and desperate enough to mess with time itself. It's too fickle, and the consequences, too dire!" The prefect then realized his mistake. He had just announced to everyone in the room on which spell his family owned. Kaname gave a small triumphant smile, pleased at knowing which spell the Kiryus had in their possession. Which means, the last spell, the power to contain souls, was entrusted to Cross's family line.

"The power to traverse time and space, to contain souls, and to give vampires, a human life. All three of these are spells that must never be attempted and never be used on a whim or for petty reasons. We all knew this, and yet in the end, we dared to complete and use them." She looked at everyone in the room straight in the eye, more so her father.

"I don't regret what we did, not one bit."

Silence, and then...

"Why are you here? What do you hope to achieve by using the power of time? How did you even acquire the spell in the first place?" Zero questioned the young Pureblood, ignoring the warning stares from the other vampires. Sayori turned to the hunter and gave him an intense look, a look Kuran had given to him many times, come to think of it.

"Why else would we use the power of time if not to want to save the future? Your future? The future I come from no longer exists or holds any meaning. Everyone I love and care for are dead and either scattered in the winds or buried deep in the ground, or are dead and in the belly of savage creatures that many in the future have come to fear, and I'm not talking about vampires."

"Savage creatures?" Ah Yuki, always the curious kitten. "Much more scary than level E's Sayori-chan?" At the other's widened eyes, the brunette realized her slip up and started apologizing to the young Pureblood. Sayori only chuckled, and seemed not to be offended at all.

"It's fine, you can call me that. You always did in the future...Yuki-chan." Here, Sayori gave a side glance to her father to see his reaction. To many, it seemed like he hardly reacted at all, but Sayori knew her father. With not calling Yuki her mother, the young Pureblood knew without a doubt that her father was having an inner turmoil about the issue of who he married. Was it Kuran Yuki he married, or some other Pureblood like Shirabuki Sara? She deigned not to speak about it at the moment. He'll find out later anyways.

"Sayori-chan it is then!" Chirped the gleeful brunette, ignoring her adopted brother's warning aura about being buddy buddy with a Pureblood vampire. Especially if it was the child of Kuran.

"And to answer your question Yuki-chan, due to unforseen circumstances, the future gave rise to creatures who prey on anyone with vampire DNA, so both vampires and hunters are their main course. They drink not only the blood but eat the flesh as well." She could see everyone blanch at that. To think, there would be creatures that actually fed off of vampires as their main meal. It was a sickening thought even to Zero. "They are called, Duras."

"Duras," Kaname muttered under his breath to test out the foreign word. "I have to wonder what these unforeseen circumstances are, and how it ties in with all of us." These Duras monstrosities did not sound very pleasant at all, but surely both the Association and Council would do something about it, no matter how much he loathed the current elders. They were after all always trying to uphold a good image to their names. Using these Duras for that shouldn't be a problem.

Sayori sighed and strolled closer to her father. Aidou who had guarded her father from the front, reluctantly backed down when she gave him the exact same piercing look Kaname-sama usually gave after he did something his lord didn't like. She turned back to her father and pointed to the remaining letters on the desk.

"The one that says 'Hope for the Future', please open it." Her father gave her a questioned look, but did as she asked. Like with the black ribbon, he neatly opened the envelope and took out its contents. Inside a cd case lied a compact disk with the word 'Hope' written across it in black marker.

"This disk has all the answers you seek. The reason why we used the power of time, how we managed to obtain it, what exactly are Duras and how they came to appear. Call it a biography if you will. There is also more than just these facts. Watching this video will reveal deep secrets from each of you, secrets you either are trying so hard to keep from others, or secrets that you may not even know you had. Especially you, Father and Uncle Zero." She gave each of the two a look that clearly said, 'are you ready for this?'.

Zero was momentarily startled when the Pureblood called him Uncle. Uncle? Him? To a Pureblood? His bewildered expression at being called an Uncle by a Pureblood child was washed away to an even more confusing problem. What did she mean if he was ready? Ready for what? As far as he knew, he didn't really have that big of a secret other than him being a vampire. But the other Nobles were bound to find out sooner or later, so it really wasn't a big loss. Beside, he had a feeling that both Ichijou and even Aidou knew, but have yet to bring it up. And that was saying something, as Aidou used against him any dirt he could dig up. As a whole, they might end up demanding him to be part of the Night class, but he'd fight tooth and nail against them should that ever happen.

He turned to Kuran and immediately saw the panic in the other's eyes, but they were concealed rather quickly. Zero thought that he would have liked seeing such an expression on Kuran, as he knew that the Pureblood would have many secrets that he even keeps from his followers. But, it terribly didn't suit him, and was downright just plain wrong. He briefly caught Sayori's eyes and soft smile on her lips. Really, that smile really reminded him of...

No, Kaname was definitely not ready for this. He never calculated that this would happen, not now of all nights. It was too soon to divulge his plans to everyone, let alone let them know about Yuki's real heritage. He couldn't risk her safety, knowing that Kiryu was in the same room. Not that the boy would actually shoot his adopted sister, but he didn't want her to be hurt just because of Kiryu's feelings towards Purebloods. He caught his future daughter's eyes, who had nothing but full sympathy and understanding for him.

Are you afraid on what they'll think of you?

I am.

Are you afraid Yuki will hate you?

Yes.

You don't want them to know exactly who you are?

No.

Why?

Why? Why indeed.

Aren't they your friends?

Friends?

The others...aren't they your friends? What's there to be afraid of? They'll understand.

They won't.

Really? Do you honestly believe that they'll turn on you, they're precious Pureblood?

They only follow me because I am a Pureblood.

Truthfully? Do you think them to be that shallow? They are your friends.

Kaname still had an uncertain look, and Sayori only gave him an encouraging smile, a smile that reminded him so much of... He took a glace towards his friends and saw, really saw the worried and concerned expressions in their eyes, even the usually stoic Seiren. For him. There was still great fear gripping down his body, but...

"Headmaster, may we use your living room to watch this?" Kaien, who surprisingly was quiet throughout the ordeal, only gave an encouraging grin to the president of the Moon dorms.

"Of course of course Kaname-kun, I'll even make dinner for you all."

"NO!" cried Zero, Yuki, and even Kaname and Sayori. The chairman raised an eyebrow in surprise. The Nobles acted no better.

"We appreciate the gesture Headmaster, but, by the way Sayori is cautioning us about the video, there may be certain parts that may cause us to...loose our meals," Kaname reasoned quickly, taking a glance to his daughter. Sayori nodded.

"Yes, it's just as Father says Uncle Kaien. I'm sorry, but we wouldn't want all your hard work to only end up as messy stains on the carpet floor," she chirped, while the other vampires and Yuki turned pale at the implications of her words. Immediately, crocodile tears started falling down the headmaster's face, and his eyes held sparkles. He startled the young Pureblood by glomping her.

"Oh Sayori-chan, so thoughtful, and so kind, like my dear precious Yuki!" Said girl sweat dropped as she gave an awkward smile and a pat to his back. Yuki sighed and Zero scowled. Suddenly, Kaien felt a strange shift in the air. He looked and saw Kaname smiling at him, but for some reason it felt cold. The Nobles started to shuffle nervously, especially Aidou who was inching himself away towards the door, knowing personally what exactly that smile meant.

"Headmaster, you are making Sayori a bit uneasy. Would you be so kind as to release her." It wasn't a question, that, Kaien managed to figure out quickly enough, but he didn't have the vaguest idea why Kaname-kun seemed to be upset with him hugging the cute girl. Oh, maybe that was why. Was dear Kaname-kun jealous that he got to hug his daughter first before him? Aw, now wasn't that such an adorable thing? He smiled at the Pureblood with knowing eyes (ha, he made Kaname-kun's eyes twitch!), and released his bear hug from Sayori. The young Pureblood smiled apologetically to the headmaster.

"Don't worry about Father, Uncle Kaien, he's still a bit tense." The girl then walked over to the fuming Moon dorm president, and tentatively touched her father's arm. Kaname looked at her with eyes still full of displeasure, but they - unconsciously - soften as he continued to stare into her warm gaze. "Let's go, Father." And with that, she took his hand and lightly tugged him towards the living room.

Everyone watched as Kuran's lips twitched up with a smile, a smile Zero only ever saw directed at Yuki. And for once, since the time he first met the infuriating vampire, he ignored, ignored Yuki completely. He should be glad that Kuran's attention was currently not on his adopted sister, but instead on his newly found daughter. That was how it should be, as Sayori was his flesh and blood. So why did he feel so...

"Zero?" Yuki's gentle voice broke through his thoughts. She gave him concerned look but brushed it aside.

"Come on," he muttered before following everyone out of the headmaster's office and into the living room.

TBC...

Author's Notes

Here's chapter number 2. I hope this one was more exciting than the first chapter, or at least it's making you excited for the next one. Chapter 3 is where the fun starts, and I'm already almost done with that one, and so far it looks like it's going to be a much longer chappie than the first 2.

So now you can see why this story's a semi time-travel fic; the tome and its contents came from the future, a future that's hinted to be a rather bad one. Sayori's looks is based off of Yuki's daughter in the manga, so you know where to look if you want an image of her. She's younger in this story though.

Now I present to you some questions for you to answer...if you want.

Questions

1) Can you guess why I named the girl Sayori?
2) Can you guess how the 3 Forbidden Spells was used on the tome and Sayori?
3) Do you think you can guess what other anime series will make their appearance in this story? I've only planned 2 of them as the main crossovers, but there might be some others hidden away. If you read closely, one of the main ones is mentioned in this chapter.
4) What do you think of their titles? Especially Yuki's? Just to say, this is a title given to her future self.
5) Am I doing okay with the characters? Their personalities and responses to the happenings so far?

NEXT:

"Oh, but my dear Zero, both you and Kaname give ME cavities everytime you two act mushy together, right, Maria-chan? They can't seem to get enough of each other's attention, and their wandering hands don't seem to want to stay put."

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Scene 3:

A Shocking Prelude

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