A/N: Is it bad that I already have 90% of the first arc figured out? I have this fan-freaking-tastic idea for later on I think you guys will freaking love it, I know I do! Hope you enjoy this one, especially the ending...Many thanks to gab-gabs, TheBlackBloodPrincess, lostfeather1, Onesmartcookie78, Anilisse, Dixie-Filly, SmileRen, and Guest for reviewing. You guys are still super-duper swish~! Also thanks to everyone who has followed/favorited this. You guys are aweshum too. See you at the bottom.
Disclaimer: If I owned Vampire Knight…let's see…oh, I know. It sure as shit wouldn't have ended like it did. Let's just leave it at that, yes? I only own my insane, fourth wall breaking, slightly annoying OC and grammar errors. I also make no profit from this either.
The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
-Socrates
After that memorable first meeting of ours I made it a point to try and see the twins as much as I could.
It wasn't too difficult in fact. Cross was very supportive of me having friends my own age and even took me to see them a few times. He'd natter away with their mom or dad while we ran off and played.
It was such a peaceful time that I almost forgot that there's about a month or two left of this serenity before everything will come crashing down around us.
I wasn't sure if their parents had killed Shizuka's lover just yet, having heard Shin talking with Kaien about a Level E they were tracking down a few weeks ago but I don't know if it was the right one and I have no idea how to broach the subject with them either. I can't come out and say it, they'll think I'm crazy (which is true but still) and won't believe me so I've only been able to drop hints here and there, telling his parents to be on their guard and keeping the boys from the house as much as I could.
Even if I can't save their parents maybe I can still save them-
"Ow, jerk!" I cried upon feeling a snowball smack me in the back of the head, abruptly yanking me from my musings. I glared at Ichiru, who was laughing his ass off, before glaring at Zero who had taken cover behind a bench though I could hear him giggling too.
It had taken a while for Zero to open up to me. It wasn't as though he was shy, he was simply guarded. Ichiru on the other hand was the exact opposite. He told me everything; how he wanted to become a hunter like his parents and Nii-san but was always too weak and sickly. He also told me that he wouldn't mind being a researcher or record keeper at the association rather than an actual hunter though they won't let him.
You should see the way his eyes light up when he talks about his big brother. He really idolizes him, it's so cute. I can totally relate though. I was my sister's biggest fan; I wanted to be just like her when I grew up. She was strong, independent, and so caring. She had this way of pulling others to her like a magnet, a trait I desperately wish I shared with her.
"Hey Yuuki, you okay? You're crying. I didn't hit you that hard, did I?" I glanced up at Zero in surprise, raising a hand to my cheek and feeling dampness on my fingertips.
"I'm fine. I just…got something in my eye," I replied lamely. Judging by the very incredulous look he gave me I figured he wasn't buying the bull I was trying to sell.
He was always too perceptive for his own good.
"Whatever. We're going home, mom wants to know if you're still coming over for dinner next week," he muttered, glancing away as he rubbed the back of his neck, like having me as a house guest is the worst possible thing he could endure.
If he only knew…
"Of course!" I chirped happily, giving him a megawatt smile which softened a bit when I noticed the blush on his cheeks. They really are too adorable for their own good.
"O-okay. C'mon, we'll walk you to the station. It's way too cold to be outside playing anymore." And with that he turned abruptly on his heel, jogging over to where Ichiru was sitting on a bench catching his breath.
I lazily plodded along behind him, boots sinking slightly in the snow before feeling a familiar itch between my shoulders blades. My 'Danger Detector' I have taken to calling it was going haywire. It's sort of my sixth sense dealio where bad/vampirey things are concerned except with a cooler name than 'sixth sense' and since 'Spidey Sense' is trademarked I had to make do with another name.
Just, please don't let it be what I think it is…
"Hey kids." I froze in mid-step, turning to look over my shoulder at a boy a few years older than us coming our way with sandy-brown hair and light gray eyes.
"Oh, hey Kaito," Zero greeted him, not sounding the least bit happy to see him in fact.
"I figured it'd be past your bedtimes." I scowled, immediately not liking him.
Was he in the manga? I don't remember him but then again I did only read up until Volume Eight when Yuuki was…ugh, you guys know the part I'm talking about.
"What do you want Kaito?" the elder twin asked, resting his hand on his hip and glaring at the taller teenager.
"I was running errands for Yagari-Sensei. You know, Hunter stuff," he stressed the word 'hunter', glancing at me sideways as though it were some great secret.
"She already knows about vampires," Ichiru said quietly, digging the toe of his boot into the snow and avoiding Kaito's gaze.
"Did you tell her? You know it's forbidden, you idiots! Wait until I tell Yagari-Sensei-."
"Hey, uh, Kaito was it? Yeah, I've known about vampires since I was five when I was attacked by one so it's not some big secret," I decided to let him know, not liking the nervous vibes Ichiru was putting off due to Kaito's arrival. He was kind of an arrogant douche and you guys know how I feel about arrogant douches (*cough* Kaname *cough).
He looked at me in surprise as I rested my hand on my hip, popping it out to the side in your typical 'arrogant teenage fashion'. "Who're you?"
"Yuuki Cross," I replied in a rather sassy tone. "Kaien's daughter."
His eyebrows flew up into his hairline at my declaration. I have a feeling I'll be using that status to my advantage in the years to come. As quickly as surprise flit across his face he was stoic once more. "You're His daughter? The 'Vampire Without Fangs'?"
"The what? I mean-yeah, I am," I stammered, feeling woefully ignorant of my 'father's' status in the vampire world.
'Vampire without fangs'? What the hell does that mean? Curse my ridiculous lack of knowledge of this series!
"So you know how to fight then?"
"Yep."
"What's your weapon of choice?"
"Collapsible bo staff."
"Sounds lame." My eye twitched when he echoed the same words Zero had spoken to me a few months earlier. "Your mom told me to tell you guys to get home straight away if I saw you."
"We're just walking Yuuki to the station-."
"It's fine," I interjected, not wanting them to get in trouble on my account. "It's a short walk, I can make it."
"You sure?" It was awfully sweet, how protective the boys were of me.
"Yeah, I don't want your mom to be upset with you guys."
"She won't be, she knows we were with you. She thinks you're adorable or something and wishes you were her daughter."
Aw, how cool!
"Yeah, when we broke that vase downstairs last week she yelled something about wanting you as a kid instead of us since you're better behaved," Zero replied, sharing a slight smirk with Ichiru. "But we all know that's not true."
Resisting the urge to smack them both for that comment I instead smiled stiffly and said, "Don't worry about me guys."
"Okay, see you next week then?"
"For sure!" I gave them a cheery smile and wave, collecting my backpack from the bench it was sitting on before feeling a hand rest on my shoulder.
"Be careful Yuuki." I glanced over at Zero questioningly.
"I'll be fine-."
"I mean it. Call us when you get home."
"You're paranoid Zero," I laughed lightly, shrugging his hand off and giving him another reassuring smile which he didn't return. "Contrary to popular belief I can look after myself."
"I know," he surprised me by saying that. "Just-just be careful."
It felt like he was hiding something from me, I just didn't know what.
Nodding my agreement slowly he finally turned away, jogging to catch up with his brother and 'Arrogant Douche' (Kaito for short). The trio traipsed across the snow-packed ground back towards the twins' house but not before Zero glanced back at me one last time. I shrugged off the odd feeling and beat a hasty retreat in the opposite direction.
I was halfway across the field we used to play soccer and kickball on when a chill shot straight down my spine and goose bumps rapidly appeared on my skin.
Every instinct in my body warned me of danger, more and more, and I felt the cold gaze of a predator upon my back. I froze, looking over my shoulder cautiously to see a beautiful woman with snow-white hair standing beneath a tree. What really freaked me out was the fact that buds had begun to appear on the branches before they bloomed into gorgeous cherry blossoms that mimicked the color of her eyes and it was the middle of freaking winter.
She began slowly walking towards me as my lips moved, forming her name yet no sound would come out;
Shizuka Hio.
Plot twist! Kinda! I think. Maybe…Seems like an interesting turn of events. As you can see we did some time-skipping because you don't want to wait eight chapters to get this going (or at least I don't). Did you enjoy Kaito's cameo in there? I had to do it, seeing as nobody else does and this is supposed to be an entertaining retelling of Vampire Knight. I'm kinda happy with how it turned out but it seems…lacking…I've been working the past, like, week and a half without a day off and I can't seem to get this where I want it so I'm going to leave it be for now. I'm allowed to have an off chapter every once in a while, right? *sighs sadly*. If I have a sudden burst of genius I might repost/update it, we'll have to see. Cheers.
