She didn't even realize when she fell asleep, but when she woke up she was in an enormous bed in a beautifully and expensively decorated room. She looked at the clock and it was about 8 pm. She got up and walked to the door. Before she had a chance to even touch the door handle, the door opened wide and Yuki rushed in and hugged her best friend so tightly Yori felt she couldn't breath.
"I am so happy that you are here,Yori-Chan. I have missed you so much, life has been so boring here..." Yuki said and Yori smiled.
"I am really glad to be here , and I have missed you too." Yori replied but was quick to ask her question. "How did I get here?"
"Apparently, you fell asleep in the car. So when you got here, they brought you straight to your bedroom."
"They?" Yori asked confused.
"Well, Aidou was carrying you, and then when he brought you inside, I asked Akatsuki to carry you upstairs. Aidou protested and said that he could do it. After a long argument, Akatsuki grabbed you from Aidou's hands and cursed at him, calling him an idiot. Aidou followed him to make sure you got to your bedroom safely."
"Why would Aidou-senpai do that?" Yori asked.
"What do you mean why? I thought you two were pretty close before the invasion, that is why I always put him in charge of protecting you."
"We were?" Yori asked and finally had her moment of realization. That jerk, Aidou had erased her memories. That was why she kept having all those flashbacks of memories she had forgotten.
She asked Yuki some time to get dressed, and then they would hang out. Once Yuki left, she started thinking what she would do. If it was Zero in her place, he would probably shoot Aidou the moment he realized it. Yuki, she would probably get mad at him and would make a huge deal out of it immediately, and eventually forgive him. But she wasn't like that. She decided to wait for the right time to bring it up.
As soon as she got dressed, she went to the living room and began hanging out with Yuki, talking and sharing. At some point Yuki burst into tears, screaming how much she had missed Yori, the chairman and everyone. The person she didn't mention was the person that Yori knew Yuki had missed the most. Zero. She didn't say anything though. She didn't want to push her, so she waited for her best friend to bring it up.
"How is Zero?" Yuki asked eventually.
"He's fine, I guess." Yori said and Yuki gave her a confused look.
"What do you mean?" she asked.
"Well, he has been kind of... what's the right word? Well, I guess he has been kind of indifferent to everything lately. He barely comes to class, and that is only when I force him to. He still sleeps at the stables, but I noticed how he spends almost all of his nights away. He seems more tired and hopeless than usual, a bit more angry. A bit more... a bit more thirsty." she said and Yuki looked down with a sad look. Yori could tell she was blaming herself for all that was happening to Zero.
"I wish I could help him, I really do. But he hates me now..." Yuki said and tears filled her eyes.
""Oh please, Zero doesn't hate you. You of all people he could never hate. He has been in love with you ever since I met you two. But you might have to try a bit more hard to get to him." Yori said and Yuki looked at her shocked.
"Zero... loves me?" she asked shocked and Yori smiled.
"Please, it doesn't take a math genius to figure that much out. And I happen to know that you feel the same way, and don't even know it." Yori said and Yuki blushed and then laughed.
"I guess you know us pretty well." she said and hugged her best friend.
"To be honest, this past year I have gotten closer to Zero, trying to keep him out of trouble. He has opened up to me a little, and I think that he actually considers me as a friend." Yori said and Yuki smiled.
"Well, of course he does. He always has and he has always kept an eye on you, as much as he had on me. Of course you made his job easier, unlike me..." Yuki said and the two girls laughed. Then Yuki turned serious and looked at Yori. "Please take care of him. He won't admit it, but he needs someone to keep an eye on him too. Just continue keeping him out of trouble and try to force him to take care of himself more. Be there for him if he wants to talk to someone, okay?" Yuki asked and Yori looked at her with a huge smile.
"I'll be like the sister he never wanted." Yori said and winked at Yuki, who laughed.
"Just don't tell Eito, or else he will get jealous." Yuki said and Yori laughed and then looked a bit sad.
"Well, even if I wanted to tell my brother, I couldn't. He's on another of his mystery trips." Yori said and Yuki placed her hand on Yori's shoulder.
"How long has it been since you last heard from him?" Yuki asked.
"Well, about six months. He doesn't get it, but every time he disappears for that long, I get left behind, worrying." Yori said with tearful eyes.
"Hey, I am sure he is fine." Yuki said trying to comfort her best friend.
"I know, but he won't be when I get my hands on him. One day, he'll just appear with that huge goofy smile of his, like everything is fine and I will kill him." she said and the two girls laughed.
"What about your dad? How is he?" Yuki asked.
"Fine, busy as always. He called me a few days ago and let me know I would be meeting my fiancée soon." Yori said and Yuki got angry.
"Yori, I don't want you to marry that man. Why won't you let me help you?" Yuki yelled.
"Because I don't have a reason to decline. It's not like I am in love with someone else, that I love so much to go against my father. I knew this day would come, so now I just have to accept it. I just hope I can get Eito to come to the wedding... And you will be there too, right?" Yori asked with a sad smile and tearful eyes, and Yuki didn't say anything. She just looked at the door, which she knew Aidou was hiding behind and eavesdropping. She was right. Aidou was furious and had his fists clenched. The room got much colder and Yori started shivering.
"Is it my idea, or did the room just went cold?" she asked and Yuki pulled her into a hug.
They talked for many hours, but at around 4 am Yori couldn't take it and fell asleep. Yuki played a bit with her hair, and looked at her best friend with a caring look. Yori had been her best friend for so long, that talking to her was the most natural thing in the world for Yuki. Still, this was the first time Yuki noticed how cute Yori was. She was breathing steadily and calmly. Yuki could hear her heart beat and almost feel the blood going through her veins. She was a beautiful girl and smelled delicious. Then a thought came into Yuki's mind. How did she taste? No, she couldn't think like that about her best friend.
"Hanabusa-senpai?" Yuki yelled and the bond vampire came into the room with an angry look.
"You don't have to yell, you'll wake her." he said annoyed.
"Nah, Yori-Chan is a heavy sleeper. If she wasn't, she would had woken up every night I returned from my prefect duties, since, if you haven't noticed, I can be kind of clumsy and kept on bumping on things. She never woke up though." Yuki said and Aidou smiled and looked at the sleeping girl. He had learned yet another thing about her. "Anyway, can you get her to her room, she needs some sleep in a comfortable place." Yuki said with a smile and Aidou rolled his eyes. She was annoyingly happy when he was suffering. And when he suffered, the whole world had to suffer with him.
"Why me?" he asked, trying not to make it too obvious he was dying to take her there.
"Well, if it's too much of a bother, I can ask Akatsuki-senpai to do it." she said.
"Fine, I'll do it, no need to get Akatsuki to do it." he said, remembering what had happened the last time Akatsuki had carried Yori to her room. When he had placed her to her bed, he had commented that she smelled really nice and the he wondered how she tasted like. Akatsuki had never said something like that before, so he decided that leaving the two of them alone was too risky. He didn't want her hurt.
He picked her up from the couch and began walking towards her room. She looked so pretty when she was sleeping. Before he placed her to her bed, he couldn't resist to give her a kiss on her forehead. He softly placed her to her bed, but didn't leave. He sat next to her, watching her sleep for a while. Suddenly she, still asleep, seemed kind of scared. She was murmuring something he couldn't quite understand. She seemed more scared than he had ever seen her before and grabbed his hand and held it tightly. She began crying and begging someone to stop. He couldn't tell who, but he wanted to help her. He leaned down to her and caressed her cheek. She appeared to calm down a bit, but then she began crying and begging again. He couldn't take it, so he decided to wake her up.
"Hey, Wakaba. Wake up, it's just a dream." he said calmly and she opened her eyes. She was breathing heavily and looked around the room, shocked. She sat up and looked at Aidou kind of embarrassed and blushed.
"I'm sorry Aidou-senpai, I didn't mean to scare you." she said quietly. He put all his strength into resisting the need to pull her and tell her everything was going to be okay, and keep his cool, indifferent attitude.
"I wasn't scared. You were. Were you having a nightmare or something." he asked and she nodded.
"Yeah, something like that. It felt so real though, I..." she said and noticed she was holding his hand. She quickly let go of his hand and bushed even more. "I'm sorry Aidou-senpai." she said and he could barely hide his smirk.
"Don't worry, girls tend to do that when I am around them." he said cockily and she rolled her eyes.
"Sorry, I almost mistook you for a real person, and not an arrogant playboy doll." she said annoyed.
"What does that mean?" he asked insulted. She had a strange feeling of deja vu.
"Oh forget it." she said and rolled her eyes. "What were you doing in my room anyway? Were you watching me sleep?" she asked a bit freaked out.
"It's not my fault you look so cute when you sleep." it slipped from his mouths, and she looked at him shocked. He blushed and realized he needed a way out of there, quick. "I mean, your blood smells delicious." was all he could say, and it was better she thought of him as an asshole vampire that wants to drink her blood, than a boy who is in love with her. At first she didn't respond, until she burst into laughter.
"Why are you laughing? Is this funny to you?" he asked annoyed.
"No, it's not. Well, maybe a bit. Yes, yes it is." she said and continued laughing.
"Whatever." he said and walked out of the room. He walked to his room without looking behind for a second. He laid on his bed and rubbed his eyes. For some reason, he felt happy. What was wrong with him? She was laughing at him, yet he was glad. He was glad that he was able to make her forget about her nightmare and bring that smile on her face.
The next morning, Yori woke up bright and early. The rest were still asleep, naturally since they were vampires. She got dressed and exited her room, only to realize she had no idea how to get to the living room. The mansion was huge and Yuki hadn't showed her around, and every time she had gone somewhere so far, she had either been carried, or been with Yuki. Everyone was asleep, so she would have to wait in her bedroom until someone woke up.
She decided to risk getting lost and began exploring the mansion. She avoided opening doors, out of fear of ending up to someone's bedroom, but at some point she was completely lost. She couldn't even get back to her room. She was in a dark and cold part of the mansion, and couldn't find a way out of there. She began panicking, thinking she would never be able to get out of there. Fortunately, someone found her. Unfortunately, it was the one person she disliked most in the world. And he was shirtless. And he had a great, muscular body too.
"Kaname-sempai." she said and bowed. "I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to bother you." she continued, trying not to look at his abs.
"It's okay. Are you lost?" he asked with a polite fake smile. She hated that.
"Well, sort of. But it's okay, I'll my way to the living room eventually." she said and he laughed.
"I'll take you there." he said and she began panicking. Out of all people, why did it have to be him?
"You don't have to go to all that trouble, I'll be fine on my own." she insisted.
"What kind of host would I be if I left my guests lost? Please, follow me." he said and she reluctantly did. He gave her a tour of the house, when they finally arrived at the living room. Through all that time, she was forcing a fake smile so as to be polite, but the truth was she would much rather be lost than spend all that time with Kaname.
"Thank you very much Kaname-sempai." she said and bowed. He smiled at attempted to touch her face, but she pulled back quickly before he had the chance.
"I get the feeling you don't really like me. Am I wrong" he noticed and she looked away from him.
"I am very grateful that you allowed me to stay here and spend all that time with Yuki-Chan senpai." she said coldly.
"That didn't answer my question." he said and she remained quiet. "Don't worry, I won't get mad at you." he said.
"Well, I don't really like the way you treat people, especially Yuki." she finally said and he seemed amused, which annoyed her a bit.
"And how is that?" he asked with a smirk.
"Like there are pons in your game. And you act like Yuki is your property. As her best friend and as a smart person, I cannot like someone like that." she said and he smiled. She was the second person to tell him she didn't like him, the first one being Aidou, who now adored him. And she was right, he did treat people and Yuki like that.
"Well, I do like you." he said and she looked at him shocked. "I like your honesty and courage. Most people wouldn't even dare to look at me when we are alone, yet you just confessed that you dislike me." he said and she didn't say anything. "Plus you care a lot about Yuki and you make her happy, which is why I allowed you to be her friend in the first place." he continued.
"See, that is what I am talking about. What do you mean allowed me to be her friend? I don't remember asking for your permission." she said aggressively.
"Well, I guess you do have a point." he said with a fake smile.
"And that smile, I hate that smile. It's so obviously fake I don't know who it offends more, you or me. If you can't smile for real, then you shouldn't smile at all." she said.
"You're too smart for your own good." he said and she nodded. "But maybe if you gave me a chance to become friends?" he asked and she looked at him confused.
"Why would you want that?" she asked suspiciously.
"Well, you seem really special, and since Yuki loves hanging out with you so much, then you must be fun to hang out with." he explained.
"So, for Yuki, right?" she asked and he smiled. A real smile this time.
"Yeah, I want to get to know someone who is so close to her." he admitted and Yori smiled back at him. At least he really did love Yuki. "I am willing to try and be friends with a human, if you are willing to be friends with someone you dislike." he said.
"Sure." she said and he smiled. He was about to say something, when Yori heard a familiar voice from behind her.
"Kaname-Sama? Wakaba?" Aidou asked shocked of what he had witnessed. Kaname was alone with Yori, and he was smiling. Was there anyone this girl couldn't get to smile?
"Hanabusa, good. Make something for Yori-San to eat, I will be at my studies." Kaname said and left.
"''Yori-San?'' What just happened?" Aidou asked, still shocked.
"Well, I am starving. What's for breakfast?" Yori asked ignoring him.