Cinderella Story
Chapter 8
Secrets Revealed?
"Bits and pieces, I feel like a jigsaw puzzle with missing links all over. Almost enough to get the picture, but at the same time not enough to get anything. All I know for sure is that I'm a vampire, and even now I'm starting to question that." Yuuki's eyes started to cloud over while she tried to think about what she knew.
Kaname looked over at her, his eyes filled with sympathy, wondering how she would take the news.
"Yuuki, your past is filled with small voids, leaving you questioning what you are. I can give you your answers with a small price. Your past is filled with blood and tainted memories, are you sure you want that?" For the first time in years Kaname was acting for and on someone else. He didn't care what others said, what he said was absolute.
Her eyes widen at what the young prince said. He could give her the missing links she needed. Yuuki then remembered he said that it was stained in blood. Though even with this information she agreed. "Yes, but please help me through."
Her small façade against the prince was slowly vanishing.
"For you to take this path there is no turning back." Kaname warned. She nodded and closed her eyes, waiting for whatever to happen. That's when it happened, Kaname Kuran bit Yuuki.
Memories flooded back into Yuuki like blood flavored water.
Juuri crying as she sealed her powers.
Haruka fighting against Rido, to save her.
Her being pulled away from Kaname right before she blacked out.
All of it fled back into her memory.
"Brother? Kaname?" Slowly she formed the words in her mouth.
"Yuuki, do you remember?" his eyes were filled with hope. He just returned everything that was taken from her when she was little. "Will you return? To the palace, father, mother, and me? We have all missed you dearly"
Slowly but surely her head nodded, "Kaname, I want to go see mother and father."
She went to hug Kaname but when she tried she winced and moved back to her original place. A wave of concern washed over Kaname when he seen her actions.
"Are you alright?" he grabbed her arms to see what could possibly be wrong.
Along the whole length of her arm were bruises the size of quarters from the endless labor and whippings she received.
"Yuuki, who did this" Kaname's voice was border line from cracking.
"Brother it's nothing! I was just clumsy one day and fell down my stairs" she lied.
"This wouldn't happen from stairs. Did your step family abuse you?" Yuuki grimly nodded. His eyes lit up in fury as he slowly released her arms.
Kaname popped his head out of the wagon and barked his orders to the driver 'Head to the palace!' The driver named Hanabusa nodded and whipped the horses a bit to make them go a bit faster.
They arrived at the castle a short while later.
