Kaname opened the door leading in his room. Moonlight was playing in there, touching the floor and caressing his bed. It was always like that when the moon was in the sky. Moonlight and smell of roses, this was a romantic atmosphere for him. Carrying Yuuki in his arms, he came to his huge bed and gently laid her there. He slowly took her shoes and jacket off, and tucked her in. While rising up, he looked at her. She looked like a child, with no worries which could bother her, just sleeping. He caressed her face so gently that he barely touched her skin.

He turned away. "Oh, no. I must not think about her like that, I must not…" He looked at her again. Her half parted lips were standing there like they are waiting for a kiss, she looked beautiful while the moonlight caressed her face. Kaname kneeled beside his bed.

"Oh, my sweet girl… Much time have passed since I tucked you in like this, caressing your face and being there beside you until you fall asleep." He let a tear fall down his face while restraining himself from kissing her. He slowly lifted his head from his cover and kissed Yuuki's forehead. As quickly as he could, he walked out of his room wiping his tear.

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Yuuki was dreaming. She was walking trough the forest and ran into Kaname. He looked concerned watching her walk towards him. He was pale but still looked beautiful, standing there on the moonlight in his white school uniform, anyone would forget the fact that he was a vampire. Yuuki's eyes widened as she noticed the sadness in his eyes.

"He is so beautiful. Caring, sweet and lovable. He was always like that, but sometimes when we meet I feel that this person feels lonely. And now, I saw the sadness in his eyes, and it hurts me to see him suffer… I want to make the sadness go away and never come back… I want him never to become sad again… And… If it means to beat my shyness, then so shall be it!… I need to tell him… I am going to tell him!"

Yuuki took another step closer to Kaname. He looked at her eyes and waited for her to speak her mind. "He is always so patient. I must not keep him waiting, not this time!"

Yuuki opened her mouth and talked, but didn't hear herself. Her lips moved but no sound came out. She looked scared at Kaname who had tears in his eyes. He reached out to touch her face.

Oh, how gentle was his hand, a sweet smell of roses brushing her skin. She wanted to touch his hand, to feel his skin on her hand. When she touched his hand she felt darkness hugging her and she woke up.

Yuuki rose up and looked around her. "What… Where am I…? Was that real, or a dream…?" Yuuki suddenly recognized the room. While the name occurred in her mind, Kaname knocked on the door and went in.

"I heard you awakening. Have you slept well, Yuuki?" Kaname came to his bed and looked smiling at his little girl.

"I…I think so… What happened? How did I get here?" she looked at Kaname waiting for the word that will tell her if that was just a dream.

Kaname went to the window and let the twilight come in and brush Yuuki's face. She closed her eyes trying to get used to the soft light, and when she opened them she saw Kaname standing near the window hiding from the light, looking at her with his big brown-red eyes. "I found you sleeping under a tree near our classroom. Why were you there at those late hours?"

Yuuki felt like he was scolding her. She looked away. "I…I just…wanted to talk to you…"she felt her hand trembling and a heat rushed trough her neck to her face. She hoped she wasn't blushing hard.

"And what is it what you wanted to talk about?"He came a little closer to his bed. Yuuki looked at his stomach and blushed. "No! I am not going to choke! This time, I will speak my mind! I will beat my shyness!"She closed her eyes.

Kaname felt some strange atmosphere so he went back to the window and started closing the curtains.

"I wanted to say how I feel about you!"

Kaname suddenly turned to her, eyes widening while the words came into his mind. He was again patient. Yuuki swallowed and continued.

"How I feel about you… watching you all these years visiting me, feeling happy to see me, making me comfortable and needed…and loved. You saved me, took care of me, and I am grateful…"

"Yuuki, you don't have to thank me after all these ye…"Kaname's expression was gentle, solemn and he said it like he meant every word he could say, and he did. But Yuuki cut him off.

"No! That's not it! I wasn't finished!" Kaname waited for her to continue. "That friendship we had… it grew and the feeling evolved… to love. And I don't care if humans and vampires are not meant to be together!" She looked at Kaname and rose on her knees. "I love you!" Kaname's eyes flicked from excitement. "I love you from the bottom of my heart! And it had never changed, all these years. I was afraid to tell you 'cause I'm shy and was scared of telling you that for some reason, but I don't care anymore! I just want to make you happy! I want to chase away that sadness and loneliness in your eyes!"

Kaname's eyes were shining and so were Yuuki's. He knelt beside his bed, Yuuki instantly hugged him and they both let their tears go.

"She saw it! She saw the sadness I kept in my eyes and was worried about that, how have I been so careless…?"He broke the hug. Yuuki looked at his bloodied face. She touched his face gently like he was touching her in the dream. She touched and tried to wipe his soft red tears waiting for him to speak. Kaname bent his head, he couldn't look at her.

"I am so sorry for making you worry about me… It was never supposed to be like this, I never wanted you to find out…"Yuuki lifted his head. "…that the person who makes me happy, also makes me sad… I love you, Yuuki. From the bottom of my vulnerable bloody and tainted heart. I love you with whole of my undead being." Yuuki kissed his forehead. "Will you make this old, vulnerable vampire heart happy?" He wiped his face so there were small leftovers of his tears.

"Yes."Yuuki whispered as she approached his face.

"Will you… be my lover?"

"Yes!"Yuuki whispered while holding his face in her hands. They were so close to each other that their lips were barely touching. "Thank you." Kaname whispered and they kissed.