"How are you feeling?"
Veronica, who was unaware that she has dosed off, snapped her eyes opened. She closes the book that was lying upon her chest, placing it on the table she sits up. Yuki Kuran-Kiryu the doctor who caused all these chaos rushes to her side to give the younger vampire a hand of help to make her sit up.
"How are you feeling now?" she inquires again checking up on her temperature by touching her forehead. "Do you have a fever?"
"No, I'm fine…just the tiredness is still there." Veronica spoke. "And every now and then I find myself falling asleep."
The forced smile on Yuki's face falls down to a frown; as far as she is aware Veronica Shouto knows that she suffered a miscarriage and lost her child in the unfortunate accident. But there is actually more to it. The reports suggest that she was actually poisoned, slowly and carefully poisoned for quite a long time. And for that her recovery is taking so long. The poison may have been taken out of her body, Veronica may no longer in danger but its aftereffect is still there which in causes her tiredness, the nauseous feeling, pain in her lower abdomen and many at times to fall asleep every now and then.
"Now that the baby is gone you all seem to have forgotten me." Veronica complained while motioning the maid in duty to go and get tea for Yuki.
"It's not like that Veronica. You know how much I am busy with my medical carrier. Mother and father on the other hand are so upset that they barely even that they barely live their normal life. Father goes out only on special occasions or very important meetings whereas mother on the other hand barely leaves the house…"
Yuki started to describe in detail how miserable the environment was currently at the Kuran mansion while the maid walked in with the tea and some snacks.
Veronica with her own hands poured Yuki a cup of tea while carefully listening to every single detail that the Kuran princess continued to provide her with.
"…Mother spends most of her time in the child's nursery that she was more than half completed. She cries most of the time saying the Kuran family is cursed, we are all cursed or else one accident on top of another… only curse could cause such a thing."
Veronica continued to listen to Yuki as she went on non-stop.
"I'm sorry I failed to protect the baby." Veronica suddenly said feeling the guilt of not protecting the responsibility that was assigned upon her.
"Oh Veronica…" Yuki spoke in a sympathetic tone. "You need not feel this way! You poor child already going through so much...but situation is so bad that I barely have any words to offer my condolences, I mean after all what my brother did with your sister is unforgivable."
This time Veronica who was sipping into her own tea became alerted. She snapped her head up at Yuki and demanded:
"WHAT?"
"Um …you don't know?" Yuki hesitated to proceed.
"What is it that I'm supposed to know?" Veronica asked placing her cup back on the tray. She charged Yuki; her warm green eyes full of query and demand while her voice stayed firmed asking in full demand "Did something happen to Kaname?"
"Veronica…" Yuki found herself in a very complicated situation. "I think I should go. You take rest I will come back to check up on you soon." And on that note Yuki quickly placed her tea cup back and stood up but just as she was about to leave a hand grabbed her wrist making her stop in track.
"Yuki…? Why is Kaname planning to leave the country?"
A tired sigh left Yuki's lips. Now she knows she has no way out; after all this female maybe young but definitely not someone easy to fool.
…
Entering his personal wing he tossed the coat over the sofa. His mind and soul totally worn out from the recent stress that is going on. For the first time he, Kaname Kuran fell into a trap. Not just any trap but a real messed up one indeed; the more he is trying to swim out the deeper he is being pulled into it.
With every step he took towards the office his pace fastened. It was the sweet aroma from the inside that was luring him. He opened the door with quite an impatience and saw her. She was facing the window showing her back to could feel the remaining air leaving his lungs.
Veronica turned back feeling his presence behind. She looked at him with disappointed eyes. Those deep green pupil of her showed nothing but sadness, agony and rage.
His lips parted. He wanted to explain. He wanted to tell the truth...or at-least his side of the tale; but will she believe him? No! Never will she. Why should she? When his very own family is having difficult in believing him. The realization made him retreat on his decision. Therefore he tore his gaze away from ehr and looked down suddenly finding the floor quite fascinating.
"Why?" Her question froze him while at the very same time his insides dried out like the dessert.
He looked up locking his guilt filled gaze with her demanding one. Still no words left him.
"Yuki told me everything...all that you did!" Veronica started taking her steps towards him. "...so you raped my sister?" she demanded but somehow Kaname found her tone to be softening down. "You raped my sister?" she was only an about a hand away from him.
"Kaname-sama?" she addressed him with utmost respect and her hand extended to touch his face cupping it affectionately. "Did you really do such a hideous thing? Are you capable of such ugliness?"
The situation was abnormally complicated for him. He could neither tell the truth or the lie.
"What did Yuki tell you?"
"She apologized for your nastiness. She believes that you have sexually assaulted my older sister. Your mother believes that, so does your father, so does the entire council." His heart crunched to see the tears that gathered at the corner of her eyes shining with shame. His hand, his fingers ached to wiped the tears off her face yet he felt too filthy to even bring himself to touch her.
"And I am going to assume you believe the same thing as them?"
He finally spoke leaning into her touch believing in his heart that this is probably the last time they speak. She said nothing giving him the chance to continue but surely retreated her hand back taking away the warmth he was temporarily enjoying.
"I do not blame you for what your heart wishes to believe." he contained. "Yet it hurts tha-"
"You have hurt me Kaname..." he could no longer keep his eyes open. He let the lids fall and closed them off completely. It was so hard, so heart wrenching to look at her for a fault that he was falsely accused off.
"Why did you not tell me?" Veronica asked.
"Tell you what?"
"...That you are innocent." his eyes snapped open his ears could not believe. How is that even possible?
"I do not know what you speak of little girl."
"Now you are lying!" Veronica exclaimed wiping the tear from the corner of her eye.
"So much happened and you told me nothing. And here is thought you actually considered me your friend but now i know I was nothing more than a surrogate to you. Correct?"
"Very well then tell me what could have I told you? That Lydia sexually tried to exploit me? She tried to take advantage of me?" The tone of his voice started to rise slightly above norm. "Tell what could have I told you when my own family finds it hard to believe that I am the victim here. You spoke to Yuki, and I'm sure by her tone you already know which side she will drive to. So now tell me what could have I told you when there is no evidence to prove my innocence. How would have I made you believe that I Kaname Kuran am indeed innocent? When the society is not ready to believe that a woman can try to sexually expolit a man...that there are woman who can rape a male gender?"
It is not in Kaname nature to speak that much however nothing about Kaname Kuran can be considered normal at this point. After all attempt to rape by a beautiful woman does not happen every now and then. Nor are there many such male available to have experience this.
"I was never going to ask you for evidence. Your words are enough for me to believe." This time she took a daring step and cradled his face between her hands bringing them down.
"You have that much faith on me?" He could hardly believe that.
"You never gave me a reason to not to trust you." His eyes widened at her comment. At that moment for him it was probably the biggest compliment he ever received.
"Kaname people may say many things about your past...it is true that you have had bad reputation about romancing many ladies at the same time. It is true that despite seeing how young I was when your sister inseminated me you still tried to flirt with me at every chance you received. You may have done may wrong but however you never lied...at least to m. then tell me why should I not believe you?"
She pulled his face further down his the left side of his face, the corner of his right eye and his forehead affectionately and longingly.
Speechless was what he became at that moment.
But still somehow the words left his mouth...how? he is still no sure.
"Please...allow me to hold you even if it is for the brief time onto my arms." It was no order, no command, no demand but simple request or rather a very well concealed desperate one. Most likely the second one. And before the young vampire could even voice out her permission he engulfed her in his arms and lifted her feet off the ground.
...
The way they both cuddled against one another over the couch that if a maid or any other person is to walk in, they would surely mistake them as lover who has just climaxed after their intense session. But that was not the case that is what their clothed body suggested.
"So do you still plan on leaving the counting and resigning?" Veronica asked drawing various patterns over the uncovered part of his chest.
"At least temporarily..." he replies burring his face over her head while combing his fingers through her light brown hair. "This is the only available option I have to save my honor."
"You cannot do that." She interjected getting up slightly above his chest. "Kaname you will not do that. You will neither resign nor will you leave the country because if silently back away the world will forever believe you to be the guilty one. Listen to me Kaname, you will stay back and fight."
The beat of his heart increased at a lightening speed.
"I am with you Kaname and together we will fight back...fight for our truth...for our honor!"
His hold on her body tightened.
"Veronica as of now it no longer matters if the decision is in my favor or not...as long as i have your support I will fight," He placed a deep kiss atop her forehead.
"I will fight till the very end."
"And Kaname...there is nothing to fear because no matter how powerful a lie is... in the end it's the truth that always wins."
a/n: thank you all for reading hope you guys enjoyed.