Title: A Present from me to you
Fandom: Vampire Knight (anime)
Character(s): Hanabusa Aidou, Yuuki Kuran
Summary: Being stuck up in a mansion as Kaname went off and traveled was not what Yuuki had planned on when they left Cross Academy. This causes the girl to get an idea of giving Kaname a present and showing him that she can handle things on her own. Of course her protector, Hanabusa Aidou, has to follow alongside her to keep her safe.
Disclaimer: I do not own Vampire Knight or any of the characters
A maid, unsure of what to do, looked at the 'do not disturb' sign hung on their doorknob and sighed greatly.
"Why me of all people?" She asked herself, remembering back to the conversation she had with her boss the second she clocked in for work.
"This couple came in early this morning, the man said to not disturb them unless asked, but he only signed for a cheaper contract if they didn't spend the night. They have two hours until their time is up, tell them to either get out, or pay the full price. We only gave him a discount like this because he is," her boss's personality completely changed, looking like an obsessed fangirl,"the hottest man I have ever laid eyes on."
"Uhhhh, sure boss." She replied, walking away slowly from her boss, whom had hearts in her eyes.
"I have to be confident!" She told herself and clenched her hand into a fist. She had to do it, she had to do her job and do it right! She knocked briskly on the door three times before saying, "You have two hours to leave the room, or pay the full price for the night."
She heard something smack into the door and she ran away before she angered anyone else.
As soon as Aidou heard a faint sound from outside the door he flung the closest object to stop the noise, but sadly all it did was wake him up even more along with the girl sleeping in the other bed.
"Ugh, what time is it?" Yuuki asked, looking over at the clock in a sleepy manner and nearly flipping out at the time. "It's almost night time!"
Yuuki's loud yelling woke Aidou up completely and he glared at the princess before yawning from being woken up.
"I have to hurry!" Yuuki yelled, grabbing her backpack and running into the bathroom to get changed. Aidou took that time to silently fix his bedhead before having to deal with the uncomfortable feeling of his hair being a mess.
It did not take Yuuki too long before she was out and fully dressed. She was wearing her second shirt she had bought the other night, which was a simple blue shirt. She didn't want to be flashy when her plan was to find Kaname a present and get back to him as soon as she could.
Aidou just walked lazily to the bathroom with his luggage to do the same, but before doing so he called room service and ordered some food for when he was done getting ready. Yuuki sighed at his extravagant tastes, but knew better than to think that he would settle for anything else. He did not take too long in the bathroom—which was a first for him, but the second he was ready he was greeted by the room service girl, whom instantly fell in love with him.
"Just like all the other ordinary human girls." He sighed inwardly, but smiled at the girl and gave her the attention she craved. Yuuki should be lucky by his nice manners, usually if he wasn't stopped by Lord Kaname he was as rude as he could be when he dealt with girls.
"Thank you so much for the food, you may be dismissed." Aidou said to the girl, bowing slightly and giving her the fake smile. She smiled back, bowed as low as possible, and dismissed herself from the room in silent happiness with a blush on her cheeks.
"I swear I thought she was going to watch me eat my food or something." Aidou growled, grabbing some of his food and eating it with slight manners. "Human girls are so shallow."
"Not all of them are like that!" Yuuki retorted, thinking of her best friend, Yori. She had not seen her best friend since the times back in Cross Academy, but she still missed her dearly.
Aidou just scoffed and ate the rest of his food in silence, not wanting to argue with the girl.
The night had already started when they stepped out of the hotel, Aidou was reprimanded for staying longer than he said, but the girls at the desk allowed him to leave happily when he winked at them. Yuuki just walked on, not wanting to even deal with him at all. She was irritated with his attitude and wanted above all else for him to just go back to the mansion and leave her alone.
"Why are you so grumpy tonight?" Aidou asked, putting his arms behind his head and walking causally behind her. They left the town heading east in search for another place to go. So far their journey was completely pointless and almost left Yuuki disheartened.
"Because I can't find my fiancé a prefect present and I have to deal with you until I can find one!" She yelled, thankful that they were out in the town skirts where no one could hear her yelling. She sighed heavily and walked faster than before. Aidou just shrugged and continued on picking up his pace as well.
"I told you before; the perfect present for Lord Kaname is your safety." Aidou sighed, looking away from Yuuki and up at the stars. He never really took the time to stare up at the sky, but didn't realize that Yuuki had stopped walking and bumped into her. "Watch where you're standing, geez."
"I'm sick and tired of you saying that." She whispered, "I want him to see me as a strong girl, not someone he always needs to protect."
Aidou looked carefully at her form and saw that it was shaking slightly. "Is she crying?" He reached to touch her shoulder, but she walked forward and turned towards him.
"You know, a pureblood shouldn't show their weakness in front of other people." He commented, knowing he had said this once before to her. He almost felt honored, but pushed that feeling away before thinking too deeply into the subject. He hated her; he did not like her for stealing the one person he held precious to him. Whether he actually loved Lord Kaname or not, he knew that he held that specific pureblood vampire close to his heart.
"I know." She turned around once more and started walking, trying to keep her distance from the aristocrat.
Aidou figured it was for the best to keep his distance from the pureblood vampire and followed at a slower pace, watching the stars once more to keep himself from thinking too much. He did not want to think about Yuuki right now or Lord Kaname for that matter.
They walked for hours in silence, the sounds of nature and their own footsteps kept them company through the cold spring night. The trees were slowly beginning to turn back to their beautiful form, and Aidou even caused a tree to blossom fully in cherry blossoms in front of him just for his amusement. Yuuki smiled at his action, but kept her silence and distance from him all the same.
"Trying to cheer her up was a lot harder than I had expected. I know she cares for Lord Kaname and wants to show her worth, but even she should know this entire journey is just a big waste of time." He inwardly sighed and walked forward; ignoring the beautiful cherry blossom tree he had created. He frowned and crossed his arms at his thoughts.
"Thanks for trying to cheer me up." Yuuki said later on in the night, keeping her pace the same and not turning to face the vampire.
"I wasn't doing that for you." Aidou growled, but knew she could tell that he was just lying to hide his sensitive side. Maybe he really didn't hate Yuuki after all.
"Right, well thanks anyways." She smiled though she knew he couldn't see it. She looked ahead at a small village and decided to take a look around. The night was still upon them so they could continue on without having to stop for the morning.
"Nothing in this village will be a good gift for Lord Kaname." Aidou retorted when Yuuki said that they could go window shopping for a little. "This is just a small town; nothing will hold his interest here."
"As if you know what Kaname likes!" Yuuki shouted back, crossing her arms but giving up knowing he was right. Why would Kaname like something from a small village, she had to find him something that was one of a kind, not some stupid little present from a stupid little village.
"Do what you want." Aidou shrugged, but grinned when Yuuki walked on passing the village. "That's right; you better listen to my advice when I give it." He won this round, Yuuki: 0 Aidou: 1.
The morning sun was peeking in the sky as the two vampires continued on at a quicker pace, hoping to reach a town or city at any point in the next hour. Aidou checked to see if they were anywhere near a town by climbing a nearby tree, but frowned when all he saw was more landscape and absolutely no population.
"Worst morning ever." Aidou grumbled, crossing his arms and looking around in hopes for anything to shelter them for the time being. No caves, barely any trees, and just the soon to be blazing sun. "Good thing its early spring or else I'd kill someone right now."
"Aidou!"
"I was kidding!"
Yuuki pouted and crossed her arms as well. They were just irritated from being out all night without much food and no shelter in sight.
"Look let's just hope that we'll find something soon, if we stop here we'll just get an even worst sunburn." Aidou suggested, speeding up, hoping for Yuuki to do the same.
She trailed on at her usual speed, looking weary from the night and Aidou sighed at how weak she was. He didn't even offer or say a word, but before Yuuki could protest he had picked her up bridal style and walked on as if he was not carrying the pureblood princess.
"Let go of me!" She yelled, struggling slightly, but soon sleep took over her as Aidou lifted his hand above her forehead.
"Geez, I was just trying to be kind." He mocked, looking at her sleeping form. She looked so peaceful when she wasn't being herself. "But of course she has her cute sides too." He shook that thought out of his head, hoping the blush on his cheeks would disappear as well. When the blush continued to stay on his cheeks he was just happy to know that Yuuki couldn't see it.
He walked on for another hour or so into the morning at his faster pace before reaching a city. He looked around for a little, still carrying her as if there was nothing wrong, and browsed the shops slightly to see if Yuuki would be interested in anything from the town. Nothing appealed to him at all so he gave up and sat on a bench in a nearby park under a tree. He placed Yuuki next to him, putting her in a comfortable position. He thought about what to do next and decided to do something daring.
After resting slightly he picked her back up and walked towards the train station. He went to the person behind the desk and asked, "When is the next train and how much is it for two tickets?"
"Uh excuse me mister but you're supposed to buy them in advance." The man responded. Aidou winced when his charm didn't work. "Where are all the girls when you need them?"
"Let me rephrase this. My wife and I are on our honeymoon and simply forgot to buy tickets. I'll pay triple the price. Also I prefer first class." Aidou smiled and handed the man the right amount of money, pretty much bribing the man at the desk. The man looked around slightly and handed him two first class tickets. "Thank you for your business." Aidou bowed slightly, holding the tickets firmly in his right hand while keeping Yuuki comfortable in his arms.
Girls blushed as Aidou walked past them, in a normal situation he would wave at them and make them fall head over heels in love with him, but his arms were currently taken up by the sleeping beautiful princess. He walked on to the right station and placed Yuuki on a bench while waiting for the train to arrive. Aidou had asked a random girl when the next train would be, she blushed and said it was going to come in about thirty minutes. Aidou thanked her for her business and walked away without another word; she looked distressed but continued to blush even when she went to tell her friends what had just happened.
By the time she finally woke up she felt slightly strange, like she was moving, but she knew that she was lying down. She kept her eyes closed and almost fell right back to sleep from the comfy pillow she was currently lying on.
"Comfy pillow? Moving while lying down? No, he couldn't have? No, he mustn't have!" She shot up from her resting spot and realized that her 'comfy pillow' was actually Aidou's lap!
"Where are we?" She almost yelled, but held back her rage when she noticed the situation she was in.
"Calm down, honey, we're on a train, heading towards our honeymoon." She could almost see the smirk in his fake smile, but when she looked around people were staring at them strangely.
"Oh, I'm so sorry dear I must have had a bad dream." Yuuki replied with sarcasm etching in her voice. The people didn't notice her change of tone and looked away, seeing that everything was alright. They probably wanted to make sure that Aidou actually knew the girl he carried onto a train while she was sleeping in his arms.
"You know I hate it when you do that to me." She whispered into his ear, referring to when he forced her to sleep. "I did not need your help. And why are we on a train anyways?"
"I figured you needed a rest." He smiled that fake smile again. "Besides I looked around the stores, nothing was of interest so I decided that we should check out a different area all together. Don't want to be too close to home since Lord Kaname probably already knows that area." His 'know-it-all' face was shining brightly and his nose seemed to grow longer as his lies continued.
"Right." Sarcasm was Yuuki's best friend today. She sat up straight, looking out the window instead of at Aidou and realized the amazing view she had as the train passed by the landscape they had faced just that night. They were traveling a lot faster than they had hoped to go and avoided the sun as well. She looked back over at Aidou to comment on how amazing the scenery was, but when she looked he was already fast asleep. She smiled softly at him, as if silently thanking him for actually caring for her. Maybe having him as a traveling companion wasn't as bad as she had once thought.
Those were her last thoughts as she too went back to sleep, resting her head on his shoulder, not caring that people around them were staring.
