Chapter Five
(Nene's P.O.V)
The low glow of light outside told me that the sun was rising on a new day, which I wish had never came since I didn't sleep one bit last night. I can still picture what happened after the dance, at the time it might have been exciting and all that but now I'm not so sure.
Sitting up I brought my legs closer to my body as I rested my chin on my knees, I can't stop thinking about Kaname and myself. That walk we took was something I hadn't expected. It started out just me taking a walk to clear my mind before bed, but he followed me.
'Why did you do that Kaname…? Why did you kiss me like you did…?'
(End Nene's P.O.V)
(Flash Back)
The dance had just finished with students heading back to their dorm rooms, Nene had said good night to Yuki, Zero and most of the Night class students. Sadly Aidou was one of them and demanded a hug, in the end she gave in to just to get rid of him. On the way back to her dorm, Nene slipped into the shadows like a Ninja and ran off to find a quiet place or just walk around, either way it would be quiet.
Unknown to her Kaname had followed her; he was only going to say good night to her before seeing her go in another direction. Of course curiosity got the better of him, and the fact he could actually be a lone with her. No distractions, no noise, just the both of them…alone.
The moons light gave the area Nene was in some brightness from that of just darkness. The soft light even gave her a glow, Kaname, who had finally caught up with her, noticed it first off. The glow brought out her pale skin against the dress and her hair but her eyes, they looked even more captivating. Nothing he had ever seen before. Slowly her head turned to see him standing there just staring at her, blinking she blushed lightly.
"Kaname…I thought you had gone back to the Moon dorms?" she asked softly placing her hands behind her back.
Her words brought him out of his thoughts, those that revolved around her. The night beauty she held yet she was nothing of the night. She was human and he was a Vampire, one of those of the night.
"I was going to bid you goodnight but when I saw you walk off I thought I should accompany you, make sure nothing happens to you" he said clearing his throat a little.
Nene couldn't help but smile, "I bet you're only saying that because you're a prefect, right?"
Kaname walked over to her and shook his head, his elegant yet messy looking hair moved with the shaking, "no…it's not that. I care about you…that's why" he replied softly.
She blinked, smile dropping as she looked at him. Had she heard right? He, Kaname Kuran, cared about her, a Day class girl who is nothing? Biting at her lip ring she looked down at her feet, she was totally confused. Of course she dreamt of something like this yet she wondered if it was actually what she wanted.
Kaname looked at Nene; he could tell that the words he used weren't the right ones after all. He didn't even know why he said something like that; yes he felt something but to actually tell her that he cared for her. Maybe he had frightened her with the truth? Suddenly his eyes widened, he could smell blood. But just not anyone's blood, it was Nene's blood.
His breathing became a little faster as his fists clenched together, the smell was driving him to temptation. To drink her blood, relive the taste he had gotten a sample of. As if a pencil had broken, so did his willpower. Stepping close to Nene and placing one arm around her waist as he brought his free hand up under her chin, tilting it up he saw were the source of blood was. Her bottom lip, Nene must have nipped her lip as she played with her lip ring.
'What…what is he doing?' She thought as his head began to lower, lips in line with her own.
The look in his eyes freaked her out a little. No emotion as they had glazed over. Her eyes widened as her face flushed, Kaname's soft lips had made contact with her own. The blood on her lips met his making him softly groan, he was so close to satisfying his need of her blood. Slowly his tongue snaked out from his mouth and ran along both her upper and lower lips, collecting her sweet blood.
The contact of his appendage snapped Nene back to reality, and with as much energy she could muster she pushed against this chest. It didn't feel right, something felt so wrong with him. Usually his calm and gentle nature seemed to turn into something of a predator. But of course Kaname is one; he is a Vampire who needs blood. The smell can change any beast and it has been prove at that moment.
At her attempts to escape Kaname snaked his other arm around her waist, holding her against him with his vice like grip. Yet made sure not to hurt her in anyways, he just wanted to indulge in her forbidden nectar. Just like the Vampire Taboos, gypsy's also had theirs. The main one was being broken at this moment, yet neither knew it.
Slowly Nene began to give up and began to enjoy the kiss, though in her head she screamed to stop. Taking that as a sign Kaname deepened the kiss, his tongue forcefully entering her mouth and exploring all it could. Timidly her hands ran up his arms and rested on his shoulders. Of course that made him smile as both his and her eyes closed. Slowly Kaname was returning to normal since the blood stopped flowing from her lip. It saddened him yet he was now enjoying their kiss. He was the normal Kaname once more who was enjoying something so sweet with the one person he cared about.
But as all great kisses start they must end as air is needed, slowly pulling back both their eyes opened, Nene's staying half way closed of course. Kaname placed a few more pecks upon her slightly swollen lips before resting his forehead against hers. He looked at her face, more like tried to look into her eyes yet she could do it. She avoided those eyes of his; she was scared to see that emotionless look they had.
Before he could say one word to her, tell her how much that kiss felt to him. Something happened to the two of them, they saw a girl of her late teens in what appeared to be elegant and noble clothing standing before a small amount of people. But what and how they saw it was completely different. Kaname looked at it as it was he himself who stood there, looking up at the faceless girl as he felt something he had never really felt before. Nene on the other hand found herself to be looking down on a small amount of people as she sat; their faces remained blank not allowing her to see who they were. The words they spoke sounded like static. Neither got anything other then a picture.
Then in a blink of an eye what they saw was gone. Both of them were in disbelief and wonder yet Nene recovered first. Seeing Kaname was still out of it she pushed him and successfully freed herself of his hold on her. That brought him back, his eyes looking to the disarrayed girl who avoided his gaze. As he took a step towards her, Nene took to running away and no doubt back to her room. No words were spoken in those few moments of her escape, now Kaname stood there feeling guilty, confused and sad.
(End Flash Back)
Nene groaned as she turned over to lay on her other side looking into the darkness of the room. She lay like that till her alarm clock went off; she couldn't believe she laid there in a zombie like state without sleeping. Sighing she rose from her bed before opening up the curtains revealing the morning sun, which made her groan in disapproval. By now we know Nene wasn't a morning person just by the dark cloud that hung over her head.
Yet she did her morning things; shower, brush teeth, comb hair but when she was about to get dressed, there was a knock at her door. Sighing she put on a bathrobe and went to her door. Upon opening it she was greeted with none other then Yuki.
"Morning Nene-chan!" she said all cheery while Nene groaned.
"It's a little early for such a bright attitude Yuki-chan" she sighed moving back into her room with Yuki following behind and closing the door.
"Sorry, I forgot about you not being such a morning person" Yuki said with a small giggle.
"Yeah…" Nene yawned as she pulled out her uniform till Yuki told her to stop as she sat on the unmade bed.
"I was sent to tell you not to worry about classes".
"Really? Good, I could use some sleep…didn't get any last night" Nene stated with a sigh.
"Why not Nene-chan?" came Yuki's curious nature.
Nene only blinked and wondered if she should tell her what happened, would she tell Chairman Cross about her sneaking around? With a sigh she sat down next to Yuki, her face had a soft serious look to it.
"What I tell you must stay between us…got that?" Yuki nodded, "last night after the dance…I kinda took a little walk and ended up kissing someone…"
Yuki's face had a small amount of delight while the rest was a stern, "Nene-chan…as much I am happy for your kiss, but you know you shouldn't have walked off in stead of coming back here".
"I know Yuki, and that kiss…it shouldn't have happened" Nene mumbled remembering that moment she had with Kaname.
"Why's that? Wasn't your first kiss good?"
'That's right…that was my first kiss and it was ruined by Kaname…' Nene thought flopping back on her bed.
"No…it wasn't" Nene sighed closing her eyes, "not to change the topic…but why do I have to see Chairman Cross for?
"Oh Yeah! Your brother Ken will be taking you out for the day!" Yuki said smiling brightly.
Nene groaned, "great! I wonder what he wants".
"Aren't you happy that you're going to see him?" Yuki questioned with a frown upon her face.
"No, not one bit! He always shows up to make my life miserable" Nene stated moving from the bed and began to pick out her clothes for the day.
"Oh…don't you get along with your bother?"
"No, and technically he is my step brother. He just likes to think of me as his dear sister", Yuki could tell from the tone of her voice that Nene despised her step brother.
"What happened?"
"Huh?" Nene asked pulling out a black Gothic Lolita skirt and a crimson long sleeved top that had a hood with cat ears that had a bit of leopard print, "when I was growing up my step brother would be loving around my parents, family and friends but as soon as it was just us he would be the total opposite. He hated me with a passion".
"But why? There had to be some reason?"
"I don't know exactly why…but I think it had something to do with my father and how he seemed to really care about me more then him. I guess sibling rivalry was between us…"
Nene looked at herself in the mirror; images of her childhood flooded her mind. Ken had done so many un-brotherly things to her. Numerous times he had taken her into town and left her there in hopes she would lost. Sadly Police and people who knew their parents always brought Nene back; Ken would of course use the excuse that Nene had run off. Then some times if he was angry enough, Ken would hit Nene. He never left noticeable bruises, and if he did it was under clothed parts of her body. Her childhood was a real dark one.
"Why do you think he's here to see you?" Yuki's voice asked brining Nene back to reality.
"I'm not sure…but I have a feeling it's going to make me feel like crap".
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(Kaname's P.O.V)
The small amount of light that passed the curtains of my room hadn't woken me as I lay there in bed; my sheets covered the lower half of my body while the upper was bare. My arms were folded behind my head as I lay there. I haven't slept one minute of sleep yet. The guilt of how I must of scared Nene was killing me.
With a sigh I closed my eyes in an attempt to get to sleep yet all I saw was her. But then I saw that girl whose face I couldn't see. She looked important from her clothing and the way she sat before us all. What did this mean?
I would have pondered that thought more if there hadn't been a knock upon my door, with a sigh I sat up so that I was leaning against the headboard. Running a hand through my hair I looked to the door.
"Who is it?" I asked with a small amount of annoyance in my voice.
"It's me Kaname…" Ichijou's voice came from the other side of the doors.
Shortly after I called for him to enter he did just that, closing the door behind him before he came closer to me as I watch him closely. I have a feeling what he is here about, he saw me go after Nene after the dance and I'm pretty sure he was watching us.
"Are you alright Kaname…?" he inquired softly.
"I am fine Ichijou" I sighed leaning my head back, "I'm just…thinking".
"Would the reason for your thinking be a girl? Maybe from the Day class whose name is Nene?" he asked sitting right at the end of my bed.
'So he had been watching', I sighed once more. "So what if she is?"
"Kaname…you know the rules and are supposed to enforce them so that there will be peace…"
What he said is true, I am supposed to make sure things like what happened between myself and Nene never happened. Yet I slipped, I gave into temptation.
(End of Kaname's P.O.V)
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The ride with her step brother hadn't been the most talkative and when he would try to speak with her, she would end it. Nene didn't hate her step brother; she just wasn't fond of him and everything about him. Ever since he did what he had when they were young she had never forgiven him.
When they arrived in town they spent most of their time shopping, Ken had brought Nene some new clothes, shoes and other such stuff. At the same time he complained about her clothing style, make-up and hair. But now they sat in a café, the same one both she and Yuki had been at.
"I don't see why you can't dress more proper Nene, both mother and father give you money to buy such better clothes" he complained once more, "and take out that damn lip ring out!"
That was it! She had had enough of this constant picking. Placing down her cup of coffee she glanced at her brother. Her gaze was filled with anger and hate, that look reminded him so much of both his step mother and grandmother.
"Ken, I have had enough of your constant picking at me! Just because we're well off doesn't mean I have to dress like a total snob! I like the way I dress, I like my hair the way it is and I like my lip ring!" with that said Nene rose from her seat, "bye brother" the word 'brother' dripping with venom.
Nene left the coffee shop not bothering to finish her coffee; Ken sighed and went after his sister. He had failed at trying to make amens over the past. He had to talk with her about what was happening but it would be harder then he thought.
Swiftly Ken walked after Nene and called out to her in an attempt to get her to stop. Yet she was to stubborn to even listen or care. But when he finally caught her, Ken pulled Nene into a tight hug. Not letting her get away from him and thankfully they had ended up in a secluded area of the local park.
"Let go!" Nene yelled while pushing against her brother.
"No Nene…" he replied as he held her closer as he finally gave into saying what he wanted, "I'm sorry…I'm sorry for everything…I'm sorry for how I've treated you in the present and past…"
Hearing those simple words, each filled with some emotion, Nene stopped fighting, "do…do you mean that?" she asked softly.
He nodded, "yes I do Nene…I made your life hell" he was telling the truth that he felt bad.
Ken knew that she was the reason but shouldn't have taken out his anger on his little sister. Beating her up and trying to get her lost wasn't the right thing.
"I should have just told someone how I felt, our parents divorce was hard on me because…because you were the reason for it" he said finally telling Nene she was the cause.
Said girl looked at her step brother, so many questions ran through her mind right now. Not to mention emotions; hate, anger, etc.
"How…how was it my fault?" Nene asked softly, "how could I do that…"
Ken release his sister and they both sat on a bench, "you see Nene…your mothers side of the family isn't completely normal" he sighed. "You side of the family consist of gypsy, or rather the blood line and you have that blood…only somehow pour blood. That blood entitles you to take the head of the community and council, father found out about how you would gave power and we both know he is power hungry with work. Having so many people at your hand made him a little more…thirsty for it".
Nene couldn't believe what he was telling her, from there he told her the rules that she would have to follow now and what is more appropriate. She hated the rules; Nene was never a rule person and knew she would be going against them.
"Nene you have to understand the rules and taboos of our ancestors" Ken said pulling out their grandmothers book, "I was to give you this one your sixteenth birthday…but sadly I won't be around for that since I am going overseas to work. But grandmother wanted you to have this, it holds rules, lessons and instructions to what your capable of" he smiled softly as Nene took it.
"You know something Ken…for years I dealt with grandmother and her rules, teachings and demands. Not once did I do what she wanted, sure I compromised but never did it out right, nor will I start now" she stood up and looked to her step brother, "I do the things I do because I don't want to be like you or any of mother side of the family. Mother, I think, was the only one who actually understood what I do. Grandmother told me day after day my fate has been written but sadly I am not going to do that, I make my own fate and it wont involve this…sorry".
With that said Nene walked off with the old book clutched under her arm, Ken of course followed his younger sister knowing she wanted to go back to the academy. Either this afternoon or tomorrow Chairman Cross will fill her in on the school's secret. That should make her rethink things and do what her fate is supposed to be.
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Arriving back at the school Nene had had her few bags taken to her room as she said her goodbyes to her step brother. They hugged for a few seconds before letting go of the other. Nene didn't really care what happens to her brother as long as the next time they see each other it would have been at least five or more years away.
"Goodbye Nene, continue doing well in your studies" Ken said with a monotone voice.
"I shall, goodbye Ken and have a safe trip before continuing with your work" Nene replied before turning and walking away.
She knew waiting around for him to leave was pointless. They had set things straight between the two yet she still didn't care for him that much. The peace had been set and that was enough for her.
Walking back to the dorms she noticed that the crazy fan girls were out and waiting for the Night class. That only meant one thing; she would no doubt see Kaname. Walking a little faster Nene saw the students exit there dorm building.
'Crap!' She thought looking a head making it as if she hadn't noticed them, but it is a little hard with so many damned girls screaming their names.
At that time the Night students walked in their lines, Ichijou was beside Kaname while both Kain and Aidou in front of the two. Looking out Ichijou seemed to notice Nene walking by.
"Don't look now, but I believe your Day toy is acting as if she doesn't see you or us" Ichijou stated softly so that Kaname was the only one to hear.
At those words Kaname looked to Nene, he could see she hadn't attended classes before noticing she was holding a small shopping bag. That was when he guessed she had been in town. How absorbent Kaname is.
Nene chanced a look at the Night students, seeing that Kaname was looking at her and seemed to be heading her way; she quickly looked a head of her and walked faster. Of course that made him stop and watch her, along with both Yuki and Zero. With a look at each other Yuki left Zero and headed after Nene.
Kaname of course sighed and headed off the class while kicking himself on the inside, 'I scared her…' he thought catching up with Ichijou.
To Be Continued...
