me is back ppls ^^
and i bring a lil chappie with me ... enjoyz

Thee, buried in the past

The door closed with a definite thump. The second wood contacted wood Yuuki threw herself backwards on the sofa. She was sure that her face was as red and hot as the sun; she could practically see it radiate heat all around her. In fact, she could probably melt half of the North Pole with just the front of her head.

When did she become so, so, so... direct in love and the showing of affection? Because, she can clearly remember being the shy one and sometimes turning away in embarrassment whenever Kaname had decided to kiss her.

What is it about him now that makes her so different in her approach? She has to admit, though, that taking the lead once in awhile is fun. And it certainly is fulfilling to see him at a loss for words for once. Seeing him in a daze(of her making) like that is almost as cute as seeing a bumbling little puppy trying to find his little legs when he first stands up. Of course, Kaname was a bit more adorable than that.

His lost gaze immediately made her want to hug him and hold him tight to herself. Which she did, and found out that the contact between them affected her in the same way whatever time she was in. Those lost eyes drew her in, she had no choice but to obey them.

His vulnerability automatically made her change her approach. He has always been the one to protect her, he was always the one who comforted her, he was the one who carriedall the responsibility. And she was the carefree, ignorant one, even after she awoke again. She feels so disappointed in herself for not even noticing something as big as this bothering and torturing oniisama.

Now she wants to be the one to protect him, she wants to be the one who will comfort him and the one who he will rely on. She is almost there, he had given up altogether. He had completely opened himself to her, there's no turning back now.

Did he, himself, even see how much he has accepted her already? He may not know the scale, but his soul does, and it has shown her how much through his eyes. Maybe it was as not straightforward and noticeable as it felt to her, but it had definitely been there. She had seen, lying deep underneath the surface, the feelings of acceptance and a heavy yearning that were his most fundamental and deep-rooted emotions. They were so primal that one's own conscious mind wouldn't recognize it.

She knows that she probably doesn't even recognize her own feelings that go as deep as that, but Kaname seemed to see them in her back then. And, like that, she too had seen them in him now. Funny, how life had mirrored their roles in such a little time span.

She blushes, does that mean that she will have to start the kisses from now on. Her blush deepens; why does she automatically think that there will be more kisses? 'Ungh', she cuddles up into a ball, was she really turning into such a pervert.

Although, she shouldn't blame herself. It's only natural to want to kiss and hold, and touch the one you love; it's just so unusual for her to be the first one to do it. If possible, her face heats up even more and she starts to frantically roll from side to side in her embarrassment. She really did resemble an insane person like that.

When her bout of typical Yuuki passed she laid flat on her back again. One leg was stretched out on the sofa and the other dangling from the side, her arm lightly thrown over her face (T/N just like Kaname in the dorm).

It, too, is only natural to feel the yearning for the blood of your loved one. And her hunger has now let itself be known. It wasn't that strong and devastating though, she could handle it. It's better than burdening Kaname with her spoiled and childish nature like she does in the future/present.

But she really craves his blood, and it's barely been a day since she came. The amount of it that she took from Kaname should have comfortably made her full for some time. So this means that she is hungry for his life energy, hungry for him. And not because of any nutritional reasons.

Sigh ... should've known

But, if she were to take any blood from him, could she give him her own blood in return? Her memories would flood into him, and that wouldn't be fair. She supposes that giving him little snippets that are difficult to understand wouldn't be harmful, but the question is would she be able to give him just snippets. She is not very good at hiding things, she never was. Maybe if she were to think of something else while he was drinking from her...

But, who says that he would let her drink from him. Who says that he would even consider drinking from her (T/N in denial, I know^^). He would have to have strong feelings towards her to allow her to drink from him, and even stronger ones to, even a little, crave her blood in return. And she doesn't think he feels anything even remotely close to those feelings right now.

Although, his eyes showed that he was starting to. Her heart leapt at that fact.

Knock, knock, knock.

The three short taps on the door brought her out of her reverie. She straightened herself into a sitting position and looked at the door confusedly.

Why would anyone be knocking on it now? They had already called Kaname, and he is with them. This is his room, so there is no reason to knock on the door of someone who they know is not here. Is someone looking for her?

''Yuuki-san, could you please come out?'' the voice of the friendly girl asked.

Yuuki stood up and went for the door. 'How did she know that I'm here?' she wondered and blushed fiercely. 'Did she smell me on oniisama?'

Still blushing, she opened the door and looked shyly at the older looking girl.

The girls' eyes widened a bit at the sight of a blushing Yuuki and her demeanour seemed to soften a tiny little bit. She cracked a smile, uttering ''Follow me'' while she slowly turned around and began walking.

The soft click of the door closing could be heard and Yuuki was quickly by her side. The girl would better be described as an innocent puppy than a dangerous monster.

The blush still in place, if a little fading, Yuuki asked ''Um..., how did you know where to find me?''

The girl chuckled ''I saw you leaving after Kaname-san. And, Kaname-san seemed a little spaced out when he and the rest passed us, so it wasn't difficult to guess where you would be'' she said looking at her, Yuuki turned a deeper shade of pink. ''Plus, I can feel your aura and recognize you by it.'' She continued while turning her gaze on the hallway in front of them.

Yuuki nodded and also turned to look ahead. She felt a little bit happier than before. At least there was someone here who liked her enough to have small talk, and not reply with one-word sentences. 'There is still hope for the future if there are people ready to accept some of us even now' she smiled.

''Um, why do you need me?'' she asked.

The girl gave her a sidelong glance and answered ''I want to introduce you to the injured that you helped. They should know who saved them, and who they owe their life to.''

''Is that alright?''

''Yes. You helped us and we should show you the gratitude your act deserves.'' she answered right off the bat, then frowned a little ''Some of us are just too thick-headed to understand.'' The girl smiled at her.

''If you say so. Where did Kaname and the rest go?'' she asked, a little bit worried about them. The girl said that oniisama was spaced out.

If he was spaced out enough for others to see it, then she really gave him something to think about.

The girls' smile grew, she noticed the conspicuous absence of a suffix at the end of Kaname-san's name. This girl really did know him well enough to be so intimate with him. And it is pretty obvious from Kaname-san's dazed aura that she affected him in a way. She only hopes that the others haven't noticed it too much, or it could spell trouble. Especially if that hot-head found out, who knows what he'd make out of it. Let's just hope that he'll be too focused on other things to pay too much attention to Kaname-san. The girl sighed, why did he have to be one of the people to go out.

Upon hearing her sigh Yuuki turned her eyes to her worriedly; the colour was almost all gone from her face by now ''Is it that dangerous?'' she asked.

She blinked and smiled at Yuuki sheepishly ''Oh, no. Not at all. They went out to look around and observe. I believe Kaname-san called it reconnaissance, or something like that. They are not going to have a mayor fight or anything like that, there are too little of them for that. This is just to see which... vampires are too dangerous to be left to live.''

Yuuki noticed the pause and little correction. She found it sweet that the girl would even consider her comfort and amend the things she was going to say. It was clear that she was used to saying monsters or, the hunter preferred, bloodsuckers.

She smiled back at the girl. ''Okay, that's good. Thank you for telling me.''

''No problem'' the girl answered ''Come on'' she called back at her as she speed up.

i dont think i'm going to write yuuki meeting with the injured or anything like that, i'm too bored to do it and there is not enough patience and imagination for it. So the next chapter is most likely going to be centered aroung kaname... again (i find it easier and easier to write while centered on his thoughts, him in particular ^^)...

there is one other thing that was bothering me: if it turns out that the hunter girl isnt a hunter girl, rather a vampire with the hunters and kaname, I WILL rewrite the story and make it more acceptable+accurate and less AU-ish ^_^

hope this chapter was good and you enjoyed it ^^