Blood Craving
By ShimmerSweet
Chapter 3 – Knock
Kaname heard the knock, but decided to ignore it. He was so close… He continued to pull at the fabric.
But Yuki quickly knocked his hands away and scooted away from him as she wrapped her torn nightgown around herself, her hands quickly fumbling with the fabric. "Someone's here," she whispered as she covered up in an attempt at modesty. "I don't want them to see me barely dressed."
Kaname sighed and rolled up into a sitting position on the edge of the bed. He stared back at the girl with a soft smile. "We don't have to stop. I can send them away."
The knock sounded again. "Kaname-sama, Headmaster Kurosu is here to see you. He said it's important… Otherwise I wouldn't have interrupted… Sorry…" came Aido's hesitant voice that sounded quite embarrassed.
Yuki was past embarrassed and was mortified that Aido knew what they were doing. Did everyone in the dorm know? Did her adopted father know? Is that why he came? "My 'father' is waiting for you. What do we do? What do I wear? You have to go see him, he knows you're here." Yuki rambled nervously.
Kaname smiled at her, ruffling her hair. "Don't worry about it. I'll go see him and I'll have Seiren bring you some clothes." His finger pointed to a door on the other side of the room, "there's the bathroom."
Yuki quickly nodded and made a beeline into the bathroom. Kaname decided to slip on a fresh shirt from his closet, instead of putting back on his crumpled shirt at the foot of his bed. He opened the door to see a very silent Aido with a very prominent flush across his cheeks.
"He's waiting for you in the parlor, Kaname-sama," he said hurriedly, not making eye contact.
Kaname nodded. "Could you have Seiren bring Yuki some clothes."
"Yes, Kaname-sama." Aido answered quickly and raced off to find Seiren.
Interrupting his intimate time with Yuki made Kaname not too happy, miffed, borderline livid, but he wouldn't let his displeasure show. He was more distinguished than that. Whatever the headmaster wanted had to be important. He usually didn't make trips to the Moon dorm in person. Kaname made his way to the parlor, where Kain waited, and opened the doors for him to enter, and slowly closed it upon his entry.
The headmaster was sitting on a small Victorian love seat with a bundle sitting on his other side. His expression was serious.
Kaname took a seat in the identical love seat across from the headmaster, a small coffee table between them.
Silence stretched across the room.
"What brings you here at this hour?" Kaname asked politely, settling into the soft cushions of the couch.
"Some very pressing matters," Kurosu Kaien started. "How about I start with the lighter topic? If you can call it that…"
"Yes?" Kaname pressed, not too happy that the headmaster didn't directly skip to the point.
"Yuki…" His attention focused on Kaname. "I know what happened. You awakened her…" He took the bundle, which was actually a duffle bag, from his side and placed it on the coffee table between them. "She'll be staying here I presume, at least until she adjusts to the changes. So, I brought some clothes over for her. There are a few night class uniforms in there too. I wouldn't want my little Yuki to get too far behind in her studies." He smiled lightly.
"I'll make sure she gets it." Kaname raised an eyebrow. "This was the pressing matter?"
"No," he shook his head slightly, his jaw set. "There are two very important occurrences happening around the school. One is endangering the school and its students and the other is just… a problem within itself."
Kaname's expression turned grim. "Concerning?"
"The first is the situation you have going on with Kuran Rido, of which you have mentioned nothing of it to me. Second is Zero, and a problem he is having…"
After slipping into the fresh clothing that Seiren provided and the shoes that Aido had given her earlier and brushing her tangled locks, Yuki decided to go downstairs to face the music. She didn't want Kaname to take all of the blame for their actions. As the expression goes, 'It takes two to tango.'
She stood at the foot of the stairs, peeking around the corner at the parlor door where Kain stood. He immediately saw her.
Deciding it was useless to continue the act, she sidled up next to Kain.
He threw a small smirk her way. "It shouldn't be too much longer Yuki-sama."
A light blush graced her cheeks. "He's not too mad at Kaname-senpai is he? I mean, we didn't get too far…"
Kain scrunched his eyebrows together in question. "What are you—" then realization hit. "Oh…" his smirk turned into a lop-sided smile, a smile that can only be pulled off by a reserved badass like himself. "They're not talking about that. It's something totally different." He gave her another smirk that could almost be described as boyish. "You shouldn't be ashamed of that at all. It's quite natural and fun."
Yuki just about died on the inside, as the blush on her cheeks spread over her entire face. "O-oh, okay." She stammered as she quickly left his side and sat in a nearby chair. She thought her knees were going to give out from all the embarrassment that she apparently brought on herself.
Then Kain opened the parlor doors for Kaname and the headmaster.
"My little Yuki! Come give Daddy a hug!" Kaien called, arms wide open and a big cheesy grin on his face.
Yuki cast a nervous glance between Kaname and her adopted father, then decided to oblige the man.
"My you've grown!" he said too enthusiastically as he released her from the hug, then patted her on the head. "Your hair has grown too!"
"Thanks…" The blush was still on her cheeks, almost permanent at this point. "I guess…"
Kaien gently took her chin in his hand, still smiling. "Let me see these new fangs you've got. I'm just so curious!"
Yuki laughed nervously, showing her fangs.
Kaien dropped his hand from her chin and shrugged carelessly. "I guess the cat's out of the bag now. My little Yuki finally knows the truth." He ruffled her hair again, "I brought some clothes and some of your stuff over. You'll have to live with vampires in order to learn how to act like a vampire, right?" He jabbed his thumb at Kain, "he's got your bag."
Yuki looked from Kaname, to Kain and the bag he held, and back to her adopted father. "Thanks."
"Well, you be good." He said as he gave her another quick hug. "Daddy's gotta leave now."
Yuki nervously watched him walk out the door.
"Take her bag to her room." Kaname ordered Kain, who promptly nodded and left.
Yuki watched Kain leave then looked toward Kaname. "What was all that about? What did he want?"
Kaname smiled at her softly. "Nothing you have to worry about." He placed a light kiss on her lips. "How about you go upstairs and go to sleep? I have to attend to some matters."
Yuki looked up to him with a frown. "You're not coming?"
He smiled at her softly, "Go rest up for me."
Without another word, he left through the same door as the headmaster.
Yuki slowly made her way up the steps, passing a few vampires along the hallway. She didn't go to her room. She instead made her way to Kaname's room, gently closing the door behind her and slowly climbing into bed.
She lay on her side, staring at the door. She would wait for him to return. They had some business to finish.
It was the beginning of daybreak. The sun was just starting to fight off the darkness of the night. So Kaname decided to stick to the shadows as he made his way to the headmaster's office.
He entered the building, slowly opening the door to the office.
The headmaster sat with his usual smile, but he wasn't the only occupant of the room.
There was that dreaded hunter, Yagari Toga, leaning against the wall.
And beside him was the one Kaname wanted to crush with his bare hands, Kiryu Zero.
Hmm, I wonder what they're meeting for? The answer – next time!
There's something I really have to tell you guys… I'm sorry. I really am. I know this update is super late, and I'm really really sorry for that. I've been sick for almost two weeks now and I had finals all this week. That's why Blood Craving was put on the back burner. I was too sick to type. I had to spend what energy I did have on finals. Trust me, I would have rather been spitting out chapters of this fic, not studying the Scientific Revolution. I thank you for reading and leaving reviews and even for the PM's some of you sent me. I've read every one. I thank you for the support thus far, and I hope you continue to read this fic.
F.Y.I.
I update my profile with information when I take long absences. That's my way of not keeping you guys completely in the dark.
And if you would be so kind, please leave a review.
