Twist and Truth
NORMAL POV~~~
Akatsuki and Hanabusa stood rooted to the ground, gaping at the dragons. They did not expect this at all. What was worse was that the way they were talking about River sounded like she was powerful or had an important part to play.
"Hanabusa, remind me never to go with you to solve any mysteries ever again." Akatsuki growled.
The said boy yelped a bit. He was berating himself for not working out the clues earlier. An Ice Dragon can put Akatsuki's power, and the identical dragon designs on the entrance door. He looked at his left side, whee River lay.
'Kaname-sama is going to kill us.' He groaned.
"Quit your whining!" The Ice Dragon roared.
"Calm down, brother. You are scaring them. Be at peace, young fledglings. We have no desire to hurt you, but to hear our story and help the girl." The Fire Dragon exhibited his gentle manners.
"Wait, what? Help River-chan?" Hanabusa asked, feeling lost at one of these rare and important times.
"Yes, you two will guide River Alora, in all aspects. Otherwise, you would not be born with powers gifted by us. Though it's a small portion."
Hanabusa hated to admit it but it made sense. Level Cs have one type of power, but he and Akatsuki had gained powers of nature- something which is not rarely seen. Both are powerful in their own rights. Their families-who had been shocked at first, were proud of them.
It seemed that his cousin figured it out too. For his next question was, "Who is River Alora?"
" A human who will bring the balance back to the world, but at a great price." The Ice Dragon answered.
Just then, River awoke. She held her head gingerly as she woke up. Akatsuki kneeled down to her level and assisted her in sitting up. "Are you alright?"
River did not answer, as she was busy staring at the cause of her fainting.
RIVER'S POV~~~
"HOLY! THIS IS NOT REAL!" I didn't pay any attention to Akatsuki covering his now slightly damaged ears.
"What's wrong with you, River-chan? Have you gone MAD?!" Hanabusa yelled back, covering his sensitive ears.
Before I could shout more, I felt a hand on my back. Akatsuki was rubbing circles and its effect was instantaneous. I mellowed down and settled for glaring at the annoying blonde-haired vampire.
"Child, what's wrong? Why do you seem so afraid?" The Fire dragon prodded gently, though curious.
"Of course she is afraid. I bet her world did not have any vampires or dragons." The Ice Dragon mumbled.
"But the Vampire Knight manga did not have dragons! They only have vampires!" I cried out, not caring that I let the cat out of the bag.
'Another world? Manga?' The two Level C vampires thought.
"Oi! River-chan, can you explain what you mean by Vampire Knight manga? I read through Takuma's manga collection. I did not recall any mangas of that title." Hanabusa said with annoyance lacing his voice. Things are getting too complicated for his liking.
I launched into the story of how I came to this world. For a moment, I thought they would not believe me, but they did. Hanabusa's jaw went slack, as he remembered the times that he found River suspicious. 'Her story makes sense. Especially with the way she backed away from me and how she used that tidbit of red eyes.' Hanabusa thought.
Akatsuki, on the other hand, felt sympathy for the poor girl. It was no wonder she had a meltdown that night. He continued rubbing circles gently on River's back; feeling more determined to protect her from any threats in the future.
The Dragons did not seem too surprised. The Fire Dragon murmured.
"River Alora, you really are the prophesized child. We felt the resonance, and so did the two vampires, when you have arrived."
"Hey! If you mean getting tingly all over, then that doesn't happen when she arrived. It happens when we have contact with her!"
I suddenly had a flashback on the time when Hanabusa pestered Akatsuki not to tell me why the former was acting weird after patting his back. 'So that's what had happened.' She thought.
The Ice Dragon mused.
"Well, maybe its different for vampires."
"But wait. Why am I in this world? What am I supposed to do?" I asked. After all, that's the main point right?
The Dragons faced each other, and with a nod, they turned to face us. In a loud, timbre yet soothing voice, they spoke.
"Fire and Ice, both
Ying and Yang,
Black and White, merge to
Balance the world.
River, you are the epitome of Air, the balance."
What the Dragons got in return were 2 scrunched up faces and 1 in awe. Hanabusa turned to River and inspect her, not believing it. Noticing this, Akatsuki asked Hanabusa to explain.
"Its simple. River is prophesized to end the feud between vampires and vampire hunters. That means she's powerful."
"Don't worry your pretty head though. I'm sure Kuran is more powerful than me." I added this in appeasement. The Dragons wisely held their tongues.
'Now I feel like Harry Potter.' I thought. Another popped up and I voiced it.
"What are my powers?" I inquired.
"You will see. And River, do not forget, these two vampires are born to be your guide. They can be trusted with anything."
"Well, thank you, Dragons. Or do your have names?" I wondered, curious.
The Dragons in question were shocked. Other than their First Masters, none of their descendants had ever asked for their name. Warmth filled their heart.
"My name is Fotiàs." The Fire Dragon announced.
"My name is Pàgou." The Ice Dragon announced.
"Well, Fotiàs and Pàgou, it's a pleasure to meet you. I'll try my best to out a stop to the war between the vampires and vampire hunters." As River said this, both vampires realized she did not include them in helping her. Yet, no one said anything.
"Very well then. Unfortunately, you must return to your school. I sense an irritated vampire." Pàgou mused.
"Oh shit, Kuran!" I cried out in horror, totally having forgotten about him.
"Kaname-sama." Hanabusa squeaked.
"Punishment as usual." Akatsuki facepalmed.
"Close your eyes, wimps." Pàgou said.
As soon as I closed my eyelids, I felt a layer of something warm on me. The next moment, I found myself in the forest, just like the fellow vampire cousins. I grinned.
"Wicked." And then my mood soured at the thought of Kuran.
"Guys, we need to form a cover-up story. Akatsuki, can you melt Hanabusa's ice and get us drenched?" I asked, a plan forming in my head.
We got drenched, which wasn't pleasant as the water was still cold from ice. I continued,
"Okay, so we are going back to Cross Academy like this. When I drop you off at the Moon Dormitory, Kuran will most likely catch you and ask where you have been. You will say you found me in the forest and we found ourselves playing with your powers until we got drenched."
"That doesn't seem so convincing River-chan." Hanabusa rebutted.
"Don't worry, he will have to believe it. I'm telling Uncle everything that had occurred. He will support my cover story." I reassured him.
"Wait you mean Chairman Cross knows who you really are?" Akatsuki asked.
"Yup! Yagari-sensei also knows too! I just didn't want Kuran to know because he would most likely find a way to manipulate me and change the storyline."
"So there really is a manga about us?"
"Yes….. Hanabusa, you have a stash of junk, which got destroyed by Kuran's powers in a fit of rage. Akatsuki, you like Ruka a lot, but you don't act on it because she has feelings for Kuran. Am I correct?" I grinned cheekily.
Both looked at me in disbelief, their secrets found out. I giggled,telling them to get used to it.
Soon, we reached the Moon Dormitory. I bade them farewell and wish them luck. After that, I strolled back to home, pondering what had happened in this past two hours. "I'm home!"
"River-chan , you're back in time for lunch. I ordered Indian Cuisine. Is that fine with you?" Uncle asked.
"Sure! Uncle, are Zero and Yuuki joining us for lunch? I have loads of things to tell you and Yagari-Sensei."
Uncle stopped washing the dirty dishes, and looked at me in worry. I smiled.
"Don't worry. Nothing bad had happened." Uncle's posture softened a bit as he continued doing the dishes. I helped in drying them. The rest of the time was filled with a companionable silence until Zero and Yuuki came.
"Sup?" I greeted, trying to be polite.
It didn't work as zero ignored me. At least, Yuuki gave me a small smile. Some progress made at least. The doorbell rang.
"That must be the takeout. I'll go get it." I muttered.
After paying the deliveryman, I went to place the takeout on the table. The plates and cutlery were already set up. As soon as Uncle sat up on the dining chair, everyone digged in.
After a painstakingly half an hour later, the dishes were in the sink and I was cleaning the table.
"River-chan?" Uncle called.
"Yes Uncle?"
"Go get changed. We are going shopping. I doubt you can wear Yuuki's clothes all the time."
"Alright!" In glee, I hurried to my room to change.
MOON DORMITORY~~~ NORMAL POV~~~
As soon as Hanabusa and Akatsuki crossed the doorstep of the Moon Dorms, the sight of Kaname reading a book on the sofa greeted them. As if he had just sensed them, he said nonchalantly,
"Oh your back." However, the cousins could hear the silent question of where they had been accompanying his tone.
"Hai, Kaname-sama. We were supposed to go to a bookstore to get the latest issue of a magazine but we encountered River-chan on the way. Somehow she roped us into playing with our powers and we ended up drenched from melting the ice."
Hanabusa said with no stutter that Akatsuki was inwardly shocked. He thought the idiot wouldn't be able to lie to the Pureblood. 'Ever since River came here, surprising things are occurring.' He thought.
Kaname scrutinized them heavily, trying to catch any sign of lie. He could not ask Seiran as he wasn't aware that the two of them went out until he sensed them using their powers outside. He tried to play it cool, but deep inside, he was raging with jealousy at the thought of them being with his River.
"I see. And what did River think of your powers?"
This question startled them a bit as they weren't sure on how to approach it. Akatsuki then answered,
"River was shocked at first and nearly ran away in fright. But after that, she just looked at us in awe when we did harmless stuff like making shapes and sculptures."
"At least, she is warming up to the idea of vampires. You can go back to your room and rest until evening."
"Yes Kaname-sama." Both of them were hurrying to the stairs, relieved when they heard him.
"Oh, and ten days of suspension for mixing around with a Day Class student and exposing your identity and powers."
They continued to their room and after they locked it (soundproof rooms), Hanabusa started ranting. Akatsuki was no better. He banged his head on the wall. But when they looked at each other, both laughed it off. Yeah, the punishment is worth the secret that they have discovered.
Another update! This time, we all know what role is river supposed to play. But when will it occur? Even as a writer, I do not want to progress so fast as to let River reveal her powers. After all, that's not rlly that fun. The next chap will be more on River's rs with people. Yuuki, Zero and the rest. More romance moments with Kaname coming soon Let me know what you think of it or is there any improvements that I need to make.
RD~~~
