Chapter 3: Jealousy.
Here it is guys. Sorry for the delay it took a while fro me to write i've got loads to do with my exams coming up. Anyhoo here you go. Enjoy. And as always read & review!
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"Kaname?" a different voice from the first issued from behind the man, standing so close to Yuuki that she could probably have told you how many hairs were in his eyebrows; if you had asked. Yuuki could sense that they were in the vicinity of a pureblood and a noble who had come to witness her encounter with Kaname.
Kaname let the hand that was cupping Yuuki's chin fall to his side and removed the arm that had slunk its way her waist, before reluctantly stepping away from her. Yuuki quickly tried to compose herself, but deep down she knew that the damage was done. Taking a deep breath Yuuki stepped to the side so that their audience could see her and Kaname.
Standing just two metres away was both Ruka-chan and a beautiful blonde woman; both looking rather shocked.
"Ruka, Sara. What brings you out here?" Kaname asked, as cool as a cucumber. He acted as if nothing had happened.
Wow, he has some nerve Yuuki thought.
"Gomen-nasai, Kaname-sama." Ruka said. "Sara-sama came into the club looking for you, and seeing as me and Akatsuki-san arrived with you, I knew where you parked and offered to bring her here."
Sara was merely standing there, looking at Yuuki curiously, seemingly uninterested in the fact that the person she was looking for was evidently about to kiss someone.
"It's not a problem Ruka, arigatou." Kaname answered the blushing noble, who bowed and walked away.
"Sara, may I introduce Cross Yuuki. Yuuki, this is Sara Shirabuki, daughter of the politician." Kaname appeared bored, but Yuuki could tell from the speed of his heartbeat that he was uncomfortable in this situation.
"Pleasure to meet you, Yuuki-san." Sara smiled at her.
Yuuki looked at the pureblood standing before her. The leggy blonde had her long hair tied into a high ponytail near the top of her head, exposing her face to the moonlight. The pale skin on her arms, shoulders and neck were uncovered and the rest of her slim torso and slender upper legs were covered, if only slightly, by a strapless black dress. Her long legs had been elongated even more by the 5 inch heels she wore as shoes. The skin on her face had been plastered with a bright orange layer of foundation so that she looked like a real-life version of a Barbie doll. The sight disgusted Yuuki.
To think Kaname thinks of her as company Yuuki thought, rather viciously.
However, to keep up appearances, Yuuki forced a pained smile to appear on her face and politely bowed to her fellow vampire.
"Likewise, Sara-san." Yuuki said through gritted teeth, and returned the slight inclination of the head that Sara had given with her greeting.
Turning to address Kaname, Sara put on a puppy dog face and a pleading, babyish voice.
"Kaname…" she scowled in a playful way. "You were meant to wait for me; you said I could come and stay with you tonight."
Yuuki's eyes narrowed as she dropped the smile and stared at the back of Sara's head trying so hard to control her anger and her jealousy.
"Gomen, Sara, but Aidou had thrown such a good party it must have slipped my mind." Kaname replied, still sounding calm and collective, but even so Yuuki's sensitive ears picked up a fast heartbeat thumping against his ribcage.
"It's ok Kaname. I forgive you." she stood on tiptoes to whisper into Kaname's ear, "You'll just have to make it up to me later."
Although it was said in a whisper, Sara made sure Yuuki heard every word. Yuuki was now close to breaking point, when speaking in terms of her anger management. If Sara had said another word Yuuki would have snapped. However, seeing as Sara had now stopped talking, Yuuki started to relax.
Well…until Sara leaned in and kissed Kaname on the cheek. At that point Yuuki lost control and snapped as her eyes flashed red and the car parked on the left of Kaname lost its rear window as it smashed into a thousand pieces. Sara turned to Yuuki and with a devilish smile on her face and asked her…
"Are we giving you a lift home, Yuuki-san?" The smugness in her voice was hard to miss, and it only made Yuuki even angrier.
"In fact we are." Kaname answered the question, sensing that Yuuki could not talk due to the fact that if she moved a muscle - she would probably break Sara in two. "Yuuki lives in our apartment building, three floors down in fact."
Sara seemed surprised but not as surprised as Yuuki.
You failed to mention that!!!!!
Yuuki thought that if she had spoken that sentence out loud, she would have been shouting at the top of her lungs.
"I'm amazed that I have not seen you then, Yuuki-san. Kaname has been there nearly three weeks, and I'm usually there about four or five times a week too. Well, usually when Kaname is not doing business." Sara was now addressing Yuuki with less and less respect as each word passed her lips, however, she spoke to Yuuki so quickly and so enthusiastically it seemed to Yuuki that Sara was acting as if they had been friends forever.
"What sort of business, Kaname?" Yuuki asked, trying not to lose her temper once again.
Kaname looked Yuuki directly in the eyes, the first form of contact that they had had since the arrival of Sara.
"I'm working with your father to convince more of the council members that pacifism is the way of the future. We are having great success."
Yuuki nodded, then broke eye contact and looked down at her legs. Realising that she was still wearing Kaname's jacket, Yuuki shifted uncomfortably.
Sara noticed this and gently nipped Kaname's cheek affectionately. Yuuki's eyes flashed red again in anger, this time not fading back to their usual dark shade of brown, but remaining a pale shade of red. However, Sara ignored this and continued addressing Kaname.
"Kaname you baka! Yuuki-san's freezing; open the car will you, so that we can get inside."
"Gomen." Kaname murmured, leaning down to the ground to pick up his keys.
How the hell did they get down there? Yuuki wondered, but then it hit her that after all that had happened between her and Kaname he must have dropped them. Yuuki blushed at the memory, but felt that the moment was so long ago, rather than less than ten minutes as it had been.
Kaname opened the passenger door and pulled the lever that pulled the passenger seat forward, and stepped back so that one of the girls could climb in. Seeing as Sara seemed closer to Kaname than herself, Yuuki climbed into the back seat, making sure that her short dress did not ride up too far so that her underwear showed.
Settling into the seat behind the passenger seat, Yuuki removed Kanames jacket and fastened her seatbelt. Kaname pushed the passenger seat back into place and allowed Sara to climb in. He shut the door and walked around the front of the car and climbed into the drivers' seat, turning on the engine and starting to drive away from the parking lot.
Sara turned in her seat so that she had her back to the road, and was facing Yuuki.
She could talk for Japan in the chuffin' Olympics if she keeps going Yuuki thought.
As Sara talked away about anything and everything, not taking into account anything that was happening around her, she did not pay attention to Yuuki's wandering eyes which were focusing on Kaname's brow in the rear-view mirror.
"….I was with my friend the other day and she was telling me about her boyfriend from America and he is apparently a really good kisser but I was thinking to myself, yeah, right of course I can guarantee that he is not as good a kisser as my Kaname…"
Yuuki snapped back to her senses at this, and the rear view mirror that she had been focusing on cracked vertically along the middle.
Is it my imagination, or is Kaname smiling Yuuki supposed.
For indeed at the moment the mirror cracked, Kaname's eyes found Yuukis for a brief moment in the mirror and a small smile found its way to his lips.
Yuuki forced another smile onto her face as she silently urged Kaname to drive faster, so that she could escape the clutches of this cold-hearted, vicious, vindictive tramp that will not shut the….fu…duck up!!!!
It was another five minutes before the Lamborghini elegantly pulled up in front of their apartment building. As soon as Sara had left the car and pulled the seat forward, Yuuki clambered out rather hurriedly and practically ran into the building. Kaname gracefully tossed his keys to the usher standing near the door, and followed Yuuki inside. Sara snuck up behind him and wrapped one arm around Kaname's waist. She squeezed him into a hug and forced him to place his hand, reluctantly, around her shoulders. Her smug smile was visible to Yuuki, ten metres away.
Once inside Yuuki tried to escape as soon as physically possible but had been held up by the lift, which in Yuuki's opinion, was plotting against her, forcing her to stay in the company of a witch. Watching Kaname and Sara walk towards her through the shining doors of the lift, Yuuki could not help but feel a pang of jealousy. Sara looked so content snuggling into his toned chest with her eyes closed. Yuuki believed that if she looked any longer her hands would accidently wrap around the pretty little blonde's petite neck! Forcing these violent thoughts to the back of her mind, Yuuki impatiently waited for the lift doors to open in front of her, literally jumping in as soon as she could, and putting as much distance between herself and the loving couple as the enclosed space would allow.
Unable to stand it any longer because of the blisters on her feet, which were in Yuuki's mind, the size of pancakes. Yuuki leaned against the wall of the lift and slid to the floor. Spreading her legs in front of her she removed the handbag from around her wrists. Examining them carefully, Yuuki could see a thick line of red all the way around her wrist were the bag strap had irritated her skin. Sighing, she allowed her head to rest against the wall and closed her eyes, perfectly willing to sleep there for the night.
"As comfortable as that position surely is - Yuuki I don't think you can sleep there tonight!" Kaname chuckled, as he looked down at the sleeping beauty he wanted so badly.
"Damn!" Yuuki laughed, still with her eyes closed "What floor are we at?"
"Nine" Sara interrupted, not wanting to be left out of the conversation.
As Yuuki opened her eyes she found everything within the elevator was tinted red. There was something about that woman that annoyed the living daylights out of Yuuki, but she could not put her finger on it. Staring at the back of Sara's head, Yuuki allowed her anger to flow into her stare, until she noticed Kaname looking at her.
The red in her eyes subsided when he looked at her, the kindness of his eyes and the intensity of his stare made Yuuki calm; but as she looked at the dial and saw the number '12' she knew this experience was to be short lived. Sighing, Yuuki brought her legs to her chest in an attempt to get up.
Kaname dropped his arm from around Sara shoulders and offered her his hand to help her up. Smiling at him, Yuuki grabbed his hand and allowed him to pull her from the floor with ease. The moment their skin touched Yuuki felt electricity flow through her entire body; his skin was smooth and his hand held hers gently but firmly at the same time; loosely, but in a way which seemed to Yuuki as if he did not want to let go. Yuuki now realised that she had been holding Kaname's hand for nearly two minutes and was still staring at the point of contact. This was quickly changed when she let go and pulled her hand away from his.
As much as I dislike Sara-san I'm not going to steal her boyfriend. After all, I've only known him for two weeks.
The elevator shuddered to a halt as Yuuki sidestepped passed Sara and Kaname before entering the hallway of her floor. Turning, she saw Kaname had stepped in front of the doors, not allowing them to close as he spoke to her.
"Arigatou, Yuuki, I had fun tonight." he smiled at her, and Yuuki felt her insides twist into a knot and her heart do a somersault.
What is going on with me? What is this feeling?
"Yuuki-san, it was a pleasure meeting you." Sara chirped up from behind Kaname as she snaked her arms around Kaname's waist. "We will see more of you?" she asked, sounding curious, but from the look in her eyes Yuuki knew that she did not mean a word of it.
"I hope…" Yuuki replied, as Kaname stepped back into the elevator and the doors shut before she could finish her sentence. This is probably a good thing, because the words that were formulating on Yuuki's tongue were along the lines of "...you rot in hell, Sara-san." Yuuki smirked at her own evilness and walked towards her apartment.
"Kuso!" Yuuki shouted as she noticed that she had failed to retrieve her bag off the floor of the elevator. Now what am I supposed to do?
"Unoki!" Yuuki gasped, and started towards her neighbours' apartment. However, Yuuki had only taken three steps when she realised that her feet were about to drop off.
"Ow! Ow! Ow!" she whispered, and sat down on the rug in the middle of the corridor and began to pull her boots off her legs and feet. It cooled her hot legs and relieved some of the pressure on the soles of her feet. Yuuki's legs were smooth and tanned, protruding from the bottom of her blue dress and disappearing into a pair of white cotton ankle socks.
Probably not the best outfit choice but who's going to see me now?
Yuuki was now exhausted from her activities and struggled to get up off the rug, but eventually forced herself to her feet and toddled up to her neighbours' apartment. Yuuki and Yori had given Unoki a spare key to their apartment in case they lost or forgot their copy, and Unoki always kept it in the bottom of the hanging basket outside his front door. Yuuki retrieved the key and went back to her apartment.
"Yori?" Yuuki whispered, "Yori? Are you here?"
Switching on the light of the living room, Yuuki noticed that the apartment was spotless.
It wasn't like this when we left; was it?
On the cleared coffee table was a note written in neat, loopy handwriting which Yuuki instantly recognised as Yori's.
Yuuki turned on the little lamp resting on the small table next to the sofa. Yuuki switched off the ceiling light and sat down, before picking up the note and reading.
Dear Yuuki,
Sorry about leaving you tonight but I really didn't feel well. I came home and tried to get some sleep but Jamie wouldn't leave me alone. So I cleaned up a little and I'm off to Jamie's for the night and probably tomorrow night too, so don't expect me home. Ok?
See you Monday at Uni.
Love Yori xx
Yuuki finished the letter and dropped it onto the table. She reached up and knocked out the lamp before staggering to her bedroom, falling onto her bed and fell asleep instantly still fully clothed.
Being a vampire, Yuuki by rights should not really go out during the day as the intensity of the sun damages her eyes and burns her skin; but being raised as a human Yuuki failed to grasp the concept of sleeping during the day and wandering around at night. I mean, come on, there are no decent shops open at night!
This however changed the night after Aidou's party. Vampires, although not really affected by alcohol at the time of consumption, get really bad hangovers. As a result Yuuki did not plan to leave her bed all of Sunday, due to the huge headache she had and how sick she felt whenever she moved. Groaning, Yuuki turned over onto her stomach and tried to block out the sunlight by burying her face into her pillow.
Knock! Knock! Knock!
Yuuki groaned, who could this be?
Hauling herself off her bed she hobbled to the front door of her apartment. Not exactly walking in a straight line, Yuuki managed to walk into the sofa and the table next to the door before she reached the door.
Rubbing the top of her head and trying to focus her dazed eyes on the doorknob, she clumsily grasped the cold metal and pulled the door open, almost loosing her balance and toppling backwards onto the wood floor of the living-room.
"Whoa! Yuuki are you alright?" Standing in the doorway was a very cheery Unoki from next door. Although Unoki couldn't be classed as a bad looking guy, there was something that had never appealed to Yuuki. Yeah she thought of him as a friend, a very good friend actually, but she had never actually considered going out with him. He had a small pot belly which had always put her off. Holding out his hands, Unoki attempted to steady Yuuki but she had clasped hold of the wooden door before he got there.
"What? Oh yeah, I'm fine, just a bit of a hangover." Yuuki half-laughed, and leaned against the door for support. "You knocked?"
"Yeah, I noticed you took the spare key from the plant pot. Did anything happen last night?" Unoki sounded concerned, but Yuuki was more focused on the fact that she was out of bed and was slowly starting to drift off standing against the door.
"Nah. I left my bag on the floor of the elevator when I came back in." Yuuki explained.
"Oh, sounds about right for you." Unoki joked.
Yuuki found herself smiling.
"Listen Yuuki, if you're feeling up to it, do you think we could go out for a drink tonight?" Unoki spoke quietly, and to his feet, nervous and embarrassed.
"Eh? Oh right, erm… Ok, why not?" Yuuki replied.
Wait! WHAT? This is so the hangover talking
"Really? That's great. Erm… so I'll come get you at eight. Is that ok?" Unoki was grinning like a Cheshire cat, unable to believe that Yuuki had accepted his offer.
"Yeah fine. Oh, and Unoki?" Yuuki was finally falling asleep and sounded ill when she spoke this.
"Yeah?" he said.
Plunging her hand down her bra, Yuuki pulled out the spare key and handed it to Unoki.
Unoki looked at her amused, and slightly confused.
"What? I had no pockets." Yuuki argued, and smiled before saying goodbye and closing the door before turning to walk towards the kitchen
I need chocolate Yuuki thought.
Outside in the hallway, the elevator doors slid open and Unoki stumbled straight into the firm torso of Kaname Kuran. Bouncing off, he bowed to him and apologised before he rushed into the elevator as Kaname stepped out.
Walking towards the door marked '11' Kaname clasped the small pink clutch bag that belonged to Yuuki, which she had left on the floor of the elevator.
Chuckling slightly, Kaname thought to himself. She still hasn't changed: always forgetting things!
Knock! Knock! Knock!
Kaname knocked lightly on Yuuki's apartment door and stepped away. From inside the apartment Kaname heard a lot of noise, which sounded like the smashing of glass and someone falling over various objects before the door was answered with…
"Stupid fucking phone charger. What?" Yuuki snapped, sounding aggravated and annoyed.
Slightly taken aback by the hostile greeting, Kaname silently held out the bag to Yuuki who looked at it for a while, confusion written over her face.
Yuuki's dishevelled appearance and dazed expression made Kaname stare in wonder at her. Even hung-over, Yuuki still looked even more gorgeous than any other girl that Kaname knew.
"Yuuki?" Kaname questioned.
Yuuki's eyes snapped upwards, but the dazed expression remained for a while before Yuuki slowly began to understand the situation.
"Gomen, Kaname. I've got a little headache, I got confused." Yuuki spoke slowly and softly, wincing when Kaname replied at normal volume
"That was obvious from the look on your face." Kaname laughed.
The sound of his laugh and the smile on his face sent goosebumps all over Yuuki's body, and her stomach twisted into a knot.
"You left this on the floor in the elevator; I kicked it when I reached my floor. I was going to bring it back down, but Sara was in the apartment and the last time I trusted her alone in there she had practically moved in." Kaname sounding annoyed, and slightly repulsed, at the idea of his girlfriend moving in with him.
Yuuki widened her eyes in an attempt to straighten her vision and remove some of the blurriness. However this only seemed to make Yuuki loose balance and topple forwards slightly. Yuuki braced herself for an impact with the hard floor when Kaname gently caught and steadied her, before returning her to a vertical position.
"Steady Yuuki. I think you drank a bit too much last night." Looking into his eyes, Yuuki could see the concern Kaname was showing for her.
"I think that too." Yuuki laughed, and leaned on the door again.
"Here's your bag." Kaname reminded her.
"Oh yeah. Arigatou, Kaname. I had to get a key off Unoki, my next door neighbour." Yuuki explained, but then snapped her head off of the door and widened her eyes in horror.
"What? What's wrong?" Kaname asked, looking over his shoulders.
"Oh my gosh!" Yuuki wailed. "I just agreed to go on a date with him"
"Was he the guy just going down the elevator?" Kaname enquired
"Must have been, I have just literally shut the door on him now." Yuuki sighed. "Ah well, the damage is done now; nothing I can do now without seeming rude. Anyway it won't be that bad, Unoki's a nice guy."
Kaname's eyes began to tint red and his heart started to beat faster as he clenched his fists.
My Yuuki! Why does she want to go out with him???
"I hope you have a nice time." Kaname uttered, through clenched teeth.
"I'm sure I will. Gomen Kaname, but do you think I could cut this short? I need sleep my head is killing!" Yuuki requested.
Kaname was disappointed; he had been hoping that he would have been able to apologise for Sara and explain some things to her. Also, in the back of his mind, Kaname was hoping for a chance to finish what they had started the previous night.
"Oh it's ok Yuuki. I hope you and… Unoki, have a nice evening."
"Arigatou, Kaname." Yuuki smiled, and the effect it had on Kaname was hard to describe. His heart fluttered and his mind raced. Butterflies appeared in his stomach and he had the urge to pull her close to him. However, he could not do this as Yuuki shut the door and he heard her walking away.
Kaname raised his arm and placed his hand on the door. Sighing and bowing his head Kaname whispered, "If only, Yuuki, if only". He held this position for a few minutes, before dropping his arm and turned for the elevator, his thoughts staying with the pureblood now sleeping in apartment eleven.
Later that night…
Kaname leaned against the purple wallpaper of the foyer and pondered over a piece of paper in his hand. His brow was crunched into a slight scowl and his mouth formed a slight frown. He looked up when a commotion at the doors drew his attention.
Through the revolving doors staggered a very drunk Yuuki and Unoki. (Yuuki more so than Unoki). Yuuki, who had been so dressed up the night before, had opted for a more casual look for her date. Her long hair fell in two plaits on either side of her face, while her fringe was held back by a yellow headband. She wore a pale yellow cardigan with a white tank top underneath; black shorts which stopped just above the knee, and yellow converse. Whilst spinning around and yelling that she was playing a game called "dizzy dinosaurs" urging Unoki to copy, a black bag swung from her shoulders until she stumbled, and sidestepped to the right in order to regain balance.
Yuuki giggled like a schoolgirl as Unoki nearly collapsed in fits of laughter, but continued on his path to the elevator and to where Kaname was standing, staring intently at the drunken pair. Out of the blue Yuuki ran up behind Unoki, jumped, and screamed "Piggy back!" before wrapping her arms and legs around Unoki causing him to stagger under her weight. Unoki laughed and shrugged, so that Yuuki climbed further up his back.
"Kaname? Is that you?" Yuuki yelled. "Yes it is, I thought so. Hi!"
"Hi, Yuuki." Kaname said, "Had a good night?"
"Hell yeth!" Yuuki was slurring her words. "Thish boy knowth how to treat a girl." she giggled, and tapped him on the head.
The elevator opened and the three of them piled in. The elevator ride was awkward.
Gosh. Now I know how Yuuki felt last night. Kaname thought, glumly.
Yuuki and Unoki continued their childish ways all the way up to the sixteenth floor, upon which the doors slid open and Unoki fell out, still carrying Yuuki.
"Bye Kaname!" Yuuki screamed, before turning to Unoki and loudly whispering "Shush!"
Unoki giggled and moved closer to Yuuki, grabbing her arms.
Yuuki looked at Unoki like a curious puppy and, without warning, pulled Unoki towards her and passionately kissing him. Shocked, Unoki did not respond immediately but soon got into it, and started returning the kiss.
Kanames eyes turned from dark brown to blood red in a second and without realising, he bared his fangs. As the doors closed Kaname saw Yuuki unlock the door to her apartment and drag Unoki inside. The light above Kaname's head shattered and the light went out. Sighing, and resisting the temptation to return to the sixteenth floor and rip Unoki to shreds, Kaname concentrated on the elevator. He hated the thought of what Yuuki and Unoki could be getting up to at that very moment. Kaname put his arm on the lift door and leaned in to rest his head on his arm. The lift stopped, and Kaname walked out towards his apartment.
That could be me. It should be me. God! What the hell is coming over me? Kaname, remember it's impossible - she doesn't remember you. It'll never happen. It never should have happened. But still… why do I feel so…
Jealous.
Et Voila! (yes i know there is an accent missing)
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