Requiem: Chapter two of my VK story. I hope you find it enjoyable!
Disclaimer: Don't own Vampire Knight, except for Hana and other original characters.
Morning
"Hana!" The dark haired girl was shaken awake. Her cerulean eyes snapped open, meeting a steely, violet gaze she recognized as Zero's. "You were having a nightmare." He told her and she couldn't believe him. She shook her head, telling Zero that it wasn't possible. She didn't feel scared in the slightest. Zero sighed, "Nightmare's aren't always scary."
Hana blinked, dumbfounded, by Zero's words. "What…do you mean?" She asked with her hands laced together on her lap. She stared down at her hands, watching her twiddling fingers rather than Zero. She glanced over at him for a brief moment. "Zero-kun?"
"Nightmares can sometimes be…" He sighed, running a hand through his head. He couldn't find the right words to explain that nightmares sometimes were about events that caused you internal pain…or something along those lines. "Never mind."
Hana looked over at him, "Zero-kun…I think…" She stopped speaking, freezing in her position when Zero reached his hand out and wiped at her cheeks. She moved her hand, feeling tear stained skin. "I know…what you mean." She muttered, frantically wiping away any reminders of her supposed nightmare.
"Come on," Zero moved to lift Hana up in his arms, but the girl stopped him. "What's wrong?" He asked and she shook her head, telling Zero that she had to try and walk for herself. Zero took a cautious step back and watched closely as Hana slowly stood from her bed.
Her legs were buckling under her badly, but she refused to give up. Hana steadied herself and took a shaky step forward. Almost instantly she fell, but not crashed, to the floor and Zero was quick to act. He caught her upper body in his arms and gently set her down.
"Zero-kun…can you…" Hana grunted as she whirled her body around in his arms to face him. "Help me?" Zero wasn't sure what she meant until she explained in her halting words. "Help me to stand…and then…help me walk."
Zero did as she asked, taking Hana's forearms into his hands. He made sure she wouldn't fall as he took a step back and she took a step forward. Zero continued to take slow steps back until he felt Hana could walk on her own. They made it all the way into the hall and to the staircase, but this is where Hana stopped.
"Zero-kun…I don't think I'm…" She shook her head, clinging to his arms. "I can't, at least not yet." Zero blinked as Hana spoke more fluently. He nodded and took her from the floor and into his arms. He headed down the stairs and met Kaien and Yuuki at the entrance of the Sun Dorms.
"How are you feeling today, Hana-san?" Yuuki asked, with a bright smile on her face. Hana smiled back and nodded, telling Yuuki she felt much better than yesterday. "Good, today we'll work on walking a bit. After all, you'll need to know that if we're going shopping later."
"Shopping?" Hana repeated, blinking and looking over at Zero. Before she could say much else, Kaien lifted the girl from Zero's arms and set her into a standing position. "Eh?" Kaien smiled and cuddled the girl, continuously saying he was hopeful for her.
Zero pulled the chairman away and Yuuki laughed lightly before turning her attention to the quivering Hana. Yuuki did the same as Zero had done, placing her hands on Hana's forearms. "Just relax Hana-san, I promise everything will be okay."
Hana nodded and took a slow step forward as Yuuki took a slow step back. When Zero had returned, he noticed Hana was doing much better than this morning. Yuuki slowly stepped back and beckoned for Zero to stay close, in case Hana fell over he would be there to catch her.
"I'll be okay." Hana muttered as she took slow steps forward. She felt her legs buckle and she shut her eyes tight. She felt her strength diminish, and she nearly gave up. She would have, if not for the voice that echoed in her mind. You know how to do this, Hana-chan.
Hana released a held breath and walked forward, a steady rhythm to her footsteps. She slowly stood straight, taking one careful step after another, and soon enough, she was able to walk. Granted, the pride that both Yuuki and Zero felt was quickly gone when Hana had stumbled into a potted plant.
"She's…" Yuuki laughed, rubbing at the back of her head as Hana's behind was firmly stuck in the large pot, dirt piled onto her legs.
"Clumsy." Zero finished, heading over and fishing Hana out of the pot. He lifted her and helped her to stand, the girl holding an embarrassed blush. She thanked him and proceeded to dust off the dirt that had claimed her in her fall.
Afternoon
Yuuki walked over and petted Hana on the back. "It's alright, I was planning to head into the town with you and get you some clothes." Hana blinked dumbfounded at Yuuki's words. The other girl chuckled and ushered Hana back up the stairs, helping her to navigate each step with care.
"Why do I need clothes?" Hana asked, the two girls having reached Yuuki's room. Hana looked around as Yuuki scavenged her closet, looking for something suitable for Hana to wear. The ebony haired girl was about Yuuki's height, with a petite body that was similar to Yuuki's.
In that sense, the female prefect had no problem finding her a black and white, striped tank top to go along with black, knee-length pants and black ankle boots. Yuuki finished off Hana's look by tying Hana's long hair up into a ponytail.
"Wow." Yuuki muttered, rounding Hana and examining her new look. Finally, Yuuki stood before Hana, a smile on the prefect's face. "Hana-san, you're very pretty." Hana smiled back and thanked Yuuki for her help. She could pass for a night class student…
"Are you ready to go?" Zero asked as he entered the room. His violet eyes trailed from Yuuki to the newly dressed Hana. He blinked, a thought running through his head, but ended up casting the thought aside. "Yuuki, Hana?"
"Yeah." Yuuki said and took Hana's hand. The three Cross Academy students headed out of the school and into the nearby town, going to the closest clothing store they could find. Zero lulled at the back of the store, watching with bored eyes as Yuuki threw masses of clothes at Hana.
It had taken, literally, hours for the shopping to be done. In the end, Yuuki had managed to put together about six to eight different outfits for Hana to wear on the weekends. Other than that, she would simply dress in the school's uniform.
As the three headed back, the sun was just about set and people were already heading home. Zero walked a few steps behind the two girls, keeping a watchful eye for any level E vampire that loved to rear their heads at nightfall. His attention turned back to the girls when Hana had accidentally bumped into someone.
"S-Sorry." Hana mumbled and recollected the bag that had fallen to the sidewalk. The woman they had bumped into was, probably, no older than they were. She had elbow length white hair, with bangs cut short, and she held amazing deep blue eyes.
"It's quite alright." The woman spoke and her voice entranced Zero. He was completely captivated by her. She smiled down at Hana, and seemingly ignored Yuuki and Zero. "My, you're quite the lovely young lady, aren't you? Tell me, what's your name?"
Hana opened her mouth to answer, but was cut off as Yuuki yelled. "We're going to be late!" The female prefect shoved the bags, all of them, into Zero's hands and quickly tugged Hana along, taking off in the direction of Cross Academy.
The white haired woman was left standing there, watching Hana's retreating back. She smiled, a sinister and cruel movement. "I've found you." Was the only thing she uttered and disappeared into the coming night, seconds later.
Night
Hana, with the help of Yuuki, had neatly put away all of her new clothes into the dorm closet. As soon as they got back, Yuuki and Zero had taken Hana to a dorm room, for herself only, that was down the hall from Yuuki's.
Now, Hana fell back against the bed. Dressed in a white nightgown that Yuuki had bought for her, Hana stared blankly up at the ceiling. Her hand reached up, trying to grasp at the slowly spinning blades of the fan. Of course she couldn't reach, and her hand fell back down to her side.
Hana slid her eyes closed, settling into the bed as sleep took over.
She was again, surrounded by the same blackness of the night before. She gasped as Hajime suddenly stood before her, a soft and caring smile on his face. She smiled, nervous and shy, and took his offered hand.
"What will you show me tonight, Onii-kun?" His smile grew and before she knew it, Hajime had placed a warm kiss onto her cheek. "Eh?" He laughed and pulled back, holding her hand tight. Hana blinked as Hajime, with a wave of his hand, distorted the blackness.
It felt as if they were moving at lighting speed, thousands and thousands of still frame pictures zooming around the two. Hana released a held breath as Hajime suddenly stopped the whirl of pictures and chose one by tapping twice onto it. "Watch."
Hana stared closely as the picture began to move and turn from its gray shade, to different colors until it fully focused. It was like watching a movie of you, and it was the strangest thing to Hana. Still, she watched intently as her movie played.
A young, about five or six year old, Hana Haruka smiled brightly. Her hair was short, styled into two small pigtails. What's more is that young Hana's hair was white, just as Hajime's was. As if on cue, a young looking Hajime walked onto the scene, a bouquet of white roses hidden behind his back.
"Onii-kun? What are you hiding?" Young Hana asked, sitting in an extravagant looking garden. Surrounded by exotic flowers of all kinds, but none of these flowers were her favorite. Only Hajime knew her favorite flower was the white rose. Hana walked over from her spot, surrounded by flowers, over to her twin. "Onii-kun?"
He was blushing furiously and didn't dare to make eye contact with his twin sister. "Eh…I-Imouto-chan…" Young Hajime stepped away, took a breath, and stared Hana directly in her curious eyes. "I planted these awhile back, and this morning…they were fully grown. So…here!"
Hajime thrust out the bouquet of white roses, the blush on his face spreading and becoming an even deeper shade of red. Hana smiled, sweetly, as she took the flowers in to her arms and was completely intoxicated by the scent. "Onii-kun!" A blush spread on her face now, and she thanked her brother over and over.
"Ow!" Hana suddenly shouted, having squeezed the flowers too tightly and her hand caught a thorn. She set down the roses at her feet and brought her hand up, staring with glossy eyes at her bleeding hand. "Onii-kun…" She cried and Hajime gently took her hand.
Hana said nothing as Hajime brought her bloody finger up to his lips and ran his tongue over the wound. He cleared up the blood, and slowly covered the cut with his mouth. He stared straight at Hana, his mouth sucking onto her finger, taking in all of her blood.
When he moved away, the cut had been completely healed.
"That was…us?" Hana asked as her cerulean eyes fell upon her twin. He nodded, looking back at her with identical hues. "But…" She grabbed a piece of her hair, staring at the ebony tinted locks. Hana couldn't understand why her hair was white in the memory, but it was a shade of black now.
"To keep you safe." He told her once again, taking in strands of her hair. He turned over the ebony locks, examining each strand carefully. "It keeps you hidden, from those that would want to hurt you. But…" Hajime placed a cold hand onto Hana's cheek. He smiled softly, his thumb running across her skin. "Your eyes. The Haruka family eyes, will tell some people too much."
Hana said nothing as she took Hajime's hand into her own. She smiled at him, and then softly placed a loving kiss onto the palm of his hand. With that, he disappeared as Hana's dream had ended.
Morning
Hana had quickly showered and dressed, glad to be able to do things more for her now. The dark haired girl was told to dress in the day class uniform today, although she was unsure of why, she still obliged with the prefect's request.
She carefully headed downstairs, meeting Yuuki and Zero. Yuuki instantly brightened, "Wow! You look really great in the uniform Hana-san!" Hana blushed and thanked Yuuki; Zero merely stuffed his hands into his pockets and began to walk away. "Zero-kun?"
Yuuki sighed heavily and took Hana's hand, leading her out of the dormitory and where Zero waited at the academy gates. "You could have waited, you know." Yuuki scolded the male prefect, releasing Hana's hand.
"What's going on?" Hana asked, hands clenched together as she stood in between the two prefects. She turned her cerulean eyes to Yuuki, "Cross-san?" The other girl smiled and told Hana she could call her by her first name; there was no need to be so formal. "Yuuki-san, then."
"Well, the chairman and I thought it would be good for you to meet some of the night class." She glanced at Zero and shook her head. "Zero isn't really on board with the whole thing, but we outvoted him!" Yuuki laughed lightly and patted Hana on the back. "They'll be here soon."
"If they're the night class, then why are we meeting them in the morning?" Hana asked, and Yuuki couldn't find the right words to explain. So, Hana turned her eyes to Zero. "Zero-kun?" The male prefect said nothing; he merely toyed with something in his pocket.
"It's safer this way." He finally said as a group of people arrived at the front gate. Hana looked passed Zero and Yuuki at this point, staring at the group that she assumed to be the night class. From what Yuuki had told her, these were definitely the people.
They all had a certain air around them; it felt dangerous and yet…calming to Hana in a way. Hana made no eye contact with any of them, her cerulean hues passing over each student quickly. Her heart seemed to pick up in speed when she met the eyes of the foremost student, a male with black hair and deep eyes that almost seemed to be a crimson hue.
She watched him silently, and for a brief second, there was a look of shock to his face as he registered who he was looking at. But before she could say anything, the look was gone, returning back to a mask of sadness. At least, that's what this man appeared to be to her. He appeared to be sad and lonely, as if something was missing.
Yuuki had been talking, instructing the students on what to do all the time that Hana had been staring at the black haired man. Before she knew it, the gates were being opened. "Before I forget… everyone!" Yuuki commanded everyone's attention. "This is the newest student to Cross Academy, Hana Haruka."
No one said anything at this point. Hana was mentally freaking out and she instinctively stepped behind Zero, shielding herself from the empty gazes of the night class. She clutched onto his back, and he reacted. Zero glared down the night class, wordlessly warning them to stay away from her.
However, this action seemed to have an opposite effect. The night class students who hated Zero Kiryuu, they were bold and defied the prefect. Within a blink, Aidou Hanabusa stood to Hana's left. He smiled, charming and a little bit seductive, towards her. She blinked, seemingly unmoved by his "charms".
"Hana Haruka, right?" She nodded meekly, stepping back away from the blond. "My name is Aidou Hanabusa." He expected her to break into a squeal, or compliment him in some way. But she gave him nothing; she just blinked at him and mumbled a, "nice to meet you".
Thus, Aidou was left standing there in utter shock as the rest of the night class moved on without him, Kain had stopped however and patted Aidou on the back telling him not to worry, he still had thousands of Idol fans after all. What did one girl matter?
Hana kept close to Zero, feeling uneasy around the beautiful, and probably rich, night class students. What made her feel uneasier was the staring. She could feel a pair of eyes boring into her back. Hana tentatively glanced back, meeting the deep eyes of Kaname Kuran for a brief second, before turning away.
Kaname Kuran…he's the one that Onii-kun told me about. Hana thought, keeping her eyes steadily forward. She feared if her cerulean hues wandered, they would surely catch Kuran's eyes once again. And once again, he would send that shivering feeling down her spine. Keep close to Zero-kun. She told herself, recalling what Hajime had told her.
As long as I do what he says, things will return to what they were before…to what I can't remember. Hana mentally sighed, not wanting to dwell on memories she couldn't remember. No matter how hard she would try, it was no use.
"Here we are!" Yuuki chimed and directed all attention to her. "For returning students, return to your rooms. For new students, Zero-kun and I will show you to your new room." Hana stood back, watching as Zero and Yuuki went to work to get the night class into his or her dorm room.
Although, before she knew it, Hana was left alone. Everyone had piled into the dorm and in all the excitement and Hana was left forgotten. What is this feeling? Hana clutched at her heart, her fingers shaking. I don't want to be alone…
Hana's legs buckled and she fell back, her backside hitting the bark of a nearby tree. She slid down to the ground, her heart racing. "Please…don't leave me alone." She whispered in a low voice, an image of a bloodstained woman flashing in her mind. Hana gasped, the image of that woman tearing at her insides. "She'll find me…she'll find me if I'm alone!" Hana yelled, trying to claw away at the woman, trying to tear away that image of blood.
"Haruka-san." Hana blinked, staring up at the night class dorm leader. Her previous anxiety seeming to disappear as their eyes met. He extended a hand to her, and she stared. "Do you need some help?"
Hana said nothing to him as she took his hand and he lifted her to her feet. She gulped, feeling nervous and flighty around Kaname Kuran. "Kuran-sama, why did you come back?" She asked him as he began to walk away. He was going to leaver her alone again, and Hana, despite feeling strange around him, wanted him to stay.
"I heard someone." Hana blinked, wondering if he had heard her whispered words. "There is no need to be so formal with me, Haruka-san. In any case, would you like to come with me and see the moon dorms?" Hana smiled softly and nodded, she gladly followed Kaname.
Kaname Kuran allowed Hana to walk a few steps ahead of him; he stopped for a second and glanced back. He peered into the trees that lay behind him, watching as the leaves shifted and the presence he had felt earlier, was now gone. He turned back to see Hana waiting for him at the gates, a sweet smile on her face.
As he walked to meet her, some strange feeling passed over him. His eyes glazed over, as he explored the deeper, inner sections of his memory. For whatever reason, he believed Hana to be there. Somewhere, hidden, in his memories. He regained himself when he stood before Hana Haruka.
"Eh…Kaname-sama…" She said his name with such tenderness that Kaname ever only found in Yuuki. "You…err…don't have to be so formal with me as well." She told him, a shy blush on her face as he led her up the stairs and down the male wing of the dorms.
He smiled, soft and elegant, to her. "Hana-san, then." She nodded and looked around. "Is something wrong, Hana-san?"
"Eh?" She shook her head. "No, it's just…the dorms here." She laughed lightly, noticing the intricate designs and beautiful artwork that decorated the moon dorms. "Everything here, the rooms, the artwork, and even the people! It's all really…amazing."
"I am glad to hear you say that." She looked over at him as he continued. "All of the students that stay within the moon dorms, they have already experienced these kinds of things, so they don't really appreciate it as much as they should." He stopped at a door, opening it and ushering in the girl.
She walked in silently, gasping when she saw the extravagant room. She couldn't find the words to describe it, but it was certainly breathtaking. Hana had a feeling that the dorm leader would get a better room than the usual night class student.
"This is your room, right?" Kaname nodded, shutting the door behind him. "Kaname-sama, you must be used too much greater things." She mumbled, not expecting him to answer. To her surprise, he did.
"Perhaps. But, I have grown fond of this place." He set himself down at the chessboard and lightly he had lifted the knight, turning the piece over and examining it. "What about you, Hana-san? Are you not used to these things?" Kaname was determined to unravel the mystery of the girl that, now, sat across from him.
"Even if I had," She began, picking up the black queen piece. "I don't remember." She sighed, setting the queen down and shaking her head. "I believe I can tell this to you, Kaname-sama." She spoke, staring down at the chessboard. "When I came to Cross Academy, it was as a student. From what Yuuki-san and Zero-kun have told me…I was found out by the gates by Kaien Cross. He graciously took me in, but…I couldn't remember anything. Not even how to walk or eat for myself."
Kaname sat silently, quietly contemplating her story. He wanted to learn more; he wanted to get Hana to tell him more. For he felt that she was keeping something solely to herself, some secret she had yet to share with the prefects, if she even planned to share it at all.
"Also…" Kaname listened, intently as Hana struggled to get the words she wanted to say out. "I know. I know that if I stay close to Kaname-sama, that I'll be safe. He told me that…you would protect me. But-" Before she could say anything else, or Kaname could respond the door burst open. "Zero-kun!"
Zero stalked into the room, grabbing Hana's arm tightly and pulling her up. He glared, deathly, at Kaname Kuran. "Come on." He directed towards Hana and began to take her from the room. Hana went along with him, but not before thanking Kaname for his help.
Afternoon
Many of them had complained, but they all eventually fell to the pureblood's will. It was how their world worked, whether they wanted to or not, they would all give their complete obedience to him. Kaname Kuran, a rare breed of pureblood, sighed as he set himself into the chessboard seat.
The day class students, returning and new, would be arriving tomorrow. He stared outside his balcony window, watching as three of those day class students checked the ground for any of the night class students that dared to defy Kaname. It was a rare instance, but not impossible. Aidou Hanabusa had done so himself on a number of occasions.
Kaname's eyes went directly to the laughing girl, Hana Haruka. She laughed, her smile wide and bright, as Yuuki and Zero fought over some ridiculous thing. His mind flickered back to the conversation they had in the morning, his mind trying to decipher what she had meant in her last words. If only Zero hadn't of interrupted them…
Three swift, short knocks broke Kaname's thoughts. He turned, just as the door opened, seeing the blond hair of Takuma Ichijou. "Kuran-sama, I brought you the literature you asked for." Takuma smiled softly, his green eyes curious. "Kuran-sama, why is it that you need these?" Takuma gently set down the stack of books on Kaname's desk.
"Personal reasons, Ichijou-san." Kaname responded, while taking a leather-bound book riddled with dust. Takuma nodded and knew he couldn't inquire any further, at least not without suffering some consequences. The blond left wordlessly, leaving Kaname Kuran to delve deeper into the mystery of Hana Haruka.
Kaname thumbed through the first few worn pages of the book; finding only faded words written in a very ancient style of writing. Nonetheless, the pureblood continued to search the pages, scanning each delicately written word very closely. Kaname had a hunch, a big one, about who Hana was. All the research material that Takuma had brought for him would either, prove him right, or completely prove him wrong.
Really, there was only one way to find out.
Night
The day seemed to have zoomed by. Hana sighed into the soft pillow, her eyes slowly falling closed. Her mind flashed with images of Zero, Yuuki, and most of all Kaname Kuran. Hana buried her head further into the pillow, "Maybe I shouldn't have said all those things…" She quietly scolded herself. "He must think I'm strange."
I want him to like me. Hana confessed to herself, pulling the sheets up to her neck. She sighed once more, feeling sleep take her. She smiled lightly, not being able to wait when it came to her dreams. Hajime-kun said he'd show me a sweet dream.
And he did. When Hana awoke in her dream state, she found herself surrounded by the same darkness, but this time, thousands upon thousands of pictures in still frame danced around her. She reached out, trying to touch one but her hand only went right through it.
"Eh?" She tried again and again, but the result was the same. She gasped when Hajime's hand was suddenly over hers, his fingers entwined with hers. "Hajime-kun…" She glanced back, seeing him standing directly behind her.
"You are too anxious, Hana-chan." He smiled softly, taking her hand and waving it across the air in a left to right motion. Hana remained silent, watching as that simple action caused the still frame pictures to move. They zoomed around the two, and Hajime repeated the action from before, stilling the frames. "This one, for tonight."
Hajime released Hana's hand, and double clicked on the frame before them. Hana watched intently as the screen came to life, becoming another movie of a forgotten memory.
She was young. Older than her last memory, by only a few years, but still young. Hana was about eight years old in this memory. She was garbed in a fitting white dress, laced with black, and was dancing around an extravagant ballroom.
She wasn't alone however. Hajime sat off to the side, playing a beautiful melody to follow Hana's dancing. Their joint song and dance came to a stop when glass doors opened and a young looking man and woman stepped into the room.
They had hair of white; with those same icy blue eyes. The woman stepped over to Hana, kneeling beside the smaller female. "Sweet Hana-chan, what a beautiful dance!" She lightly kissed Hana's forehead, and continued praising.
The man had gone over to Hajime, praising him for his excellent piano skills. "I would say you are better than Haru-san now." Hajime shook his head, not willing to take the compliment. The man gently patted Hajime's head. "Now, now. As your father, you should learn to accept my praise, I do not give it out often."
The woman laughed and nodded. "Indeed. It is a rare instance when your father gives praise. You should accept it willingly Hajime-kun." Hana and Hajime's mother smiled and took Hana's hand, leading her over to the two males. "You two, you really do a mother proud."
"I am looking forward to their marriage." A new voice broke the calm, serene atmosphere. All eyes turned to a teenage female. She too, held the same features of white hair and icy eyes. "Hana-san and Hajime-san, they really are a perfect couple."
The woman and man tensed as the other female came closer. "Haru-san. I thought you were out with your mate?" Their father said, teeth grinding and fists clenched. He instinctively sheltered Hana and Hajime behind him.
"No, I was bored of him." Haru's eyes caught Hana's and she beckoned for her younger sister. "Why don't you come to me, sweet Hana-san?" The young Hana smiled slightly and began to do so, but was halted by Hajime's hand.
"Do not touch her." Hajime warned, his eyes fierce. "Haru-san. I suggest you leave." She laughed, mocking the nine-year-old Hajime. Hajime scowled and prepared to lunge at Haru, but he felt a calming arm encircle his.
Hana smiled gently at her twin. "Onii-kun, I think we should go to the flower garden." He sighed and nodded, following as she tugged him away from the ballroom.
"I…don't understand." She stared at Hajime, staring into those icy eyes of his. She had those same cold eyes in her memories. She also had his snow white hair, so then, why did she have ebony tinted hair now? Why were her eyes of a cerulean hue, rather than the icy blue in her memories? "Onii-kun? I…"
He shook his head. "Until next night." He smiled, sadly, and leaned towards her. Their foreheads touched and Hana felt her heart flutter. "Imouto-chan, I'll also show you a sweet dream, next night."
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Requiem: Done! This chapter came out a LOT longer than I had thought it would. Either it was that, or it would end up coming out really short. Granted, I don't even know if anyone is even reading this. So…let me know! You know, in reviews and what not.