Warning: Beware of spoilers. Don't read unless you've read up to the latest update (chapter 40) just to be safe. I dont want to ruin anything for anyone.
Summary: Just after Kaname and Yuuki Kuran lost their parents, and Yuuki's existance was outed, Kaname forces her back into hiding. A few years later, Kaname allows Yuuki to emerge from hiding, and the both of them, hoping for a peaceful coexistance between humans and vampires, attend the newly established Cross Academy. After a few years there, they find they must defend themselves from both human and vampire threats, some even from within the 'safe' walls of the academy. KanamexYuki
Background: If you couldn't tell from the summary, this story is my take on how the story would have went had Kaname and Yuuki's mother not taken her memory away.
Also: I haven't read the story for a while, so if i make mistakes i'm sorry, but just roll with them.
Enjoy!
A Few Years Later
Kaname made an appearance one calm, beautiful night. Yuuki had been lounging on the roof, enjoying the cool night air, when she'd sensed him approach. She went to the edge of the roof and jumped down, landing directly in front of Kaname, blocking his path. ''Onii-sama!"'
Kaname smiled when he saw her, and he brushed his hand against her cheek. ''Yuuki.'' He bent forward and, closing his eyes, pressed his lips gently to Yuuki's cheek. ''I wish I was here merely to see you, but I have business to tend to with Cross.''
''What kind of business?''
Kaname just smiled slightly, ''If all goes well, I will tell you.''
Despite her protests, he ushered her inside without speaking another word. Zero, just exiting the hallway, froze, staring at Kaname with wide, angry eyes. He quickly retreated down the hall and into his room, slamming shut the door. Yuuki started to go after him, but Kaname's hand gripped hers suddenly, restraining her.
''You would leave my side, to chase after another man?'' Kaname asked, a slight edge to his voice.
Before Yuuki could say anything, Cross emerged from the kitchen, and smiled at Kaname. ''Good, you are here, Kaname.'' He smiled at Yuuki. ''Would you please excuse us, Yuuki, we need to discuss something privately.''
Yuuki frowned, but sighed, defeated, and nodded. With one more kiss on the cheek from Kaname, she disappeared down the hall, and into Zero's room. However, one sliver of their conversation reached her ears before the door clicked shut.
''We need to determine the possibilities of establishing an academy...''
Over the course of two weeks, Kaname visited the house several more times, always restricting Yuuki from joining in on his and Cross' private conversations. However, on this night, he asked for Yuuki and Zero both to join him and Cross in the living room. Kaname and Cross were standing erect, facing the couch, both considerably tense compared to the friendly atmosphere Cross tried to establish in the room.
When Yuuki and Zero had both settled on the couch, Cross cleared his throat, and began. ''For the past year, I've been trying to find some way to bring together vampires and humans, to establish a safe environment where the two species can co-exist together peacefully.''
By the end of the speech, Zero had stood, fists shaking angrily at his sides. ''That's impossible. The vampires would slaughter the humans--''
''Let me finish, Zero,'' Cross said, kindly interrupting the youth. ''That is precisely why I have involved Kaname in this plan of mine.''
Kaname stepped foward, and continued. ''Cross wants to construct a school, Cross Academy, where vampires and humans can attend school together. I, along with Yuuki, and you, Kiryuu, will attend this school. There will be two classes, the Day Class, made up of humans, and the Night Class, consisting of vampires. Along with the classes, the dorms that house the students will be split.''
''What's to keep the vampires from harming the humans?'' Zero asked.
Cross smiled at Yuuki and Zero. ''That's where you two come into play.''
It took a month to construct the main building of the school and the two separate dorms. Cross put Yuuki and Zero to work, having them move furniture into the dorms, desks into the classrooms, and do other important tasks conscerning the brand new facility. Kaname was absent the entire month, spreading word among the vampire society, gathering trustworthy vampires that could take part in Cross' vision of a peaceful coexistence.
It took one long, exhausting month for the academy to be finished. It was all worth it though, because Cross Academy was truly beautiful. Not only by physical appearance. What it stood for, what it represented-- this seemingly impossible peace between species-- made it all the more beautiful.
It seemed that once the work was done, they could finally breathe.
Yuuki was staring out the window of one of the classrooms in the main building she'd been cleaning (since the students were due to arrive in only a week), when she saw several sleek black cars arrive on the lot. There was a slight aura to the cars that both frightened and excited her.
She continued to watch out her window, intent on seeing who the new arrivals were.
The first person to exit one of the cars was Kaname.
Yuuki's eyes widened in surprise and elation, and she slid open the window. Though she was three stories up, the jump would be easy for her. Climbing onto the ledge, Yuuki prepared to launch herself down to the ground.
What she saw next made her stop, frozen on the ledge.
A beautiful blond girl emerged from the same car as Kaname, and went to stand by his side. Yuuki's heart dropped when she saw Kaname give the girl a small smile.
Kaname used to only smile for her.
Yuuki stifflled her jealously, and jumped from the window, just as others began emerging from the other cars as well.
When he heard her land, Kaname turned and watched Yuuki as she made her way towards him and the others. There was a tenseness, a strictness in his posture that made Yuuki nervous.
Desite this, Yuuki smiled brightly at him. ''Kaname, you're finally here!''
Kaname smiled slightly. ''Yuuki.'' He held his hand out towards her, and she took it. His fingers clasped around hers, and he pulled her to him in a gentle embrace. ''How has my dear girl been?''
Before Yuuki could answer, she felt a hand on her shoulder, pulling her backwards and away from Kaname. ''She's been fine, I've been taking care of her since you are always too busy to,'' Zero's voice was full of venom as he spoke, his prefered tone when speaking to Kaname. He looked at Yuuki, ''What are you doing out here anyways? Cross wanted you to clean.''
''I was,'' Yuuki said defensively, frowning at Zero. She looked back at Kaname, sighing. ''He's right though, I should get back to cleaning.''
Kaname nodded.
''Perhaps later I can meet your...friends,'' she said. On the word 'friends', Yuuki's eyes involuntarily moved to the blond girl, then back to Kaname. She did not like the amused look now evident on his face.
Kaname approached her slowly, tauntingly. He leaned down so they were eye level. His beauty so close was breathtaking, as was hers for him, she noticed, for he hesitated and had to take a breath before continuing. A slight, amused smile twitched onto his lips. ''My dear girl,'' the husky edge to his voice surprised Yuuki, for it was the first time she had ever heard it. It made her legs weak. ''Are you jealous?''
Yuuki's cheeks flushed, and she moved away from Kaname, slightly irritated. She started to walk away, but he caught her hand and pulled her back to him. He planted a quick, surprisingly harsh kiss on her cheek, before releasing her. ''Go with Zero, finish your chores. I will get the Night Class situated in their dorms. When you are finished, join me. I will introduce you to my... friends.''
Zero grabbed Yuuki by the elbow and pulled her away from Kaname, back towards the building.
''You want us to do what?'' Yuuki asked, surprised.
''I want you and Zero to act as guardians for the Day Class. You will both protect them from the Night Class,'' Cross repeated.
Zero scoffed openly, and Cross and Yuuki looked at him questionably. He seemed to hesitate for a moment, before saying, ''If something were to go badly, I'm not sure we can trust Yuuki not to side with the vampires out of loyalty.''
Yuuki frowned, somewhat hurt that he didn't trust her to do the right thing. ''If something were to go badly, and it was the humans fault, who would you side with, Zero?'' she asked. It was a cruel question, because they all knew the answer.
He would side with the humans.
Yuuki smiled brightly at Zero. ''We will keep each other honest, and work together to keep both classes safe from each other. Okay?''
Zero said nothing, so she took his silence as a yes.
She turned to Cross. ''What would being a guardian entail?''
Cross smiled at her willingness, glad he did not have to argue with her to cooperate. ''Zero will attend class during the day, since he has not yet awoken as a vampire. Both of you will patrol the grounds at night.''
Yuuki frowned. ''But what about my classes...?''
''Kaname has set up times for you to be tutored by Takuma, one of the other Night students. He would have liked to do it himself, but since he is the head of the Night Class, and as you know, holds a very high position in vampire society, Kaname will be much too busy.''
Yuuki's heart sank at this news. She tried to keep the disappointment off of her face, but at the concerned look from Zero, she knew she was not succeeding.
After listening to Cross explain for a few minutes more, and after receiving their anti-vampire weapons-- Zero with the Bloody Rose, and Yuuki with her staff, adjusted to have a handle so she herself could use it-- Zero and Yuuki left to continue their chores around the academy.
Yuuki wiped a bead of sweat away from her forehead, as she swept one of the classrooms. She had been working for many hours straight now, and the night was nearly over. She figured Cross and Zero had long since gone to bed, but to her surprise, Zero entered the classroom in which she was cleaning, and sat on one of the desktops, watching her.
After a few minutes of silence, Yuuki paused her cleaning and turned to face Zero. ''What are you doing up so late?'' she asked curiously.
''I thought I'd get adjusted to staying up, since I will be up all night patrolling anyways, as one of the school guardians.''
The subject, which had initially brought excitement to her, brought her dread. Though she tried to hide it once again, Zero could see right through her charade. ''It should be fun--''
''Why were you so disappointed earlier?'' Zero asked. ''Why are you still disappointed?''
Yuuki sighed, ''It doesn't matter.''
''It's because Kaname wont be tutoring you, isn't it?'' Zero's voice turned accusing.
Angry, defensive, Yuuki glared at Zero. ''It has nothing to do with Kaname.''
''Oh really?'' his tone portrayed that he did not believe her.
''Yes, really,'' she said back, her anger dampened by the tears now wellling in her eyes.
Zero took her lack of vigor as a sign of weakness in her argument, unaware of the tears. ''I knew it. What a stupid reason to be so upset--'' He started to walk towards the door, but stopped when he heard a soft thud. When he looked back, he saw that Yuuki had collapsed onto her knees.
Yuuki sat back on her heels, and held her hands limply in her lap. Her eyes were downcast as she spoke. ''I've been confined my entire life. Only allowed around a select few people, always caged inside. I've never gotten a chance to be around a lot of people before, let along vampires. Finally, I get the chance, to be a part of the Night Class... and its taken away from me. I wont even get to go to class with them. How am I supposed to make friends, finally experience life out of confinement, if I don't even get to be around other people?''
Zero watched her helplessly, unsure of what to say to comfort her. She was right though, he knew. Even free from confinement, she was still being kept in a carefully controlled environment. It made him angry, because he knew it was Kaname's fault.
But Zero said nothing, just silently stood there until Yuuki managed to force a smile onto her face. Finally, after a few more minutes of silence, the smile became more real. ''I'm sure it will be fun though,'' she said truthfully. ''And if it keeps the Day Class and Night Class safe, then I am proud to be a guardian.''
Her sudden mood change from her near breakdown surprised him. Someone being able to recover so quickly from something that was deeply troubling them, proved how strong of a person they were. A deep appreciation for this strength welled in his chest, a light pressure.
Even though slight, and very rare, a small smile formed on Zero's lips as he stared at Yuuki, still kneeling on the ground.
When the chores were finished, and last minute preparations were complete, the academy was ready for the students to arrive. The next week, the students came, filling the empty halls, the empty rooms, the empty beds.
History would be made with their presence.
Author's Note: Hope you enjoyed this chapter. Not my favorite so far, but I still thought it was important enough to include. I know that I did not write about Yuuki meeting the other vampires, it just didn't seem to fit well in this chapter, so I'm waiting. It will probably be a flashback in the next chapter. Next chapter will be the final time skip, to the present (ten years from the beginning). I know it wasnt the greatest chapter yet, but I still hope you enjoyed it! Please Review!