One year since leaving the academy

Serena's POV

I flick through the old photo album I found on a shelf in the study, I'm really bored all I do now a day's is sit in here and read. Kain and Ruka come to visit every now and then but most of the time I'm alone in this house. Kaname is always out doing work somewhere and I'm alone in this house with no servants he doesn't trust any one expect our friends from the academy. I stop at a picture of Kaname as a little boy with his parent's; I stroke my finger over his cute face in the photo smiling. I roll on to my back and look out the window at the white snow falling to the ground.

"It's been a year now hasn't it," I say to myself as I watch the snow fall on to the window still. I stand up slowly cracking my back I'm stiff from lying on the ground for some long since I have nothing better to do. I walk over to the window the sky is a beautiful shade of pale pink like candyfloss, thinking of food makes my stomach growl with hunger. I pull a face, I know there is no food in the house since I have eaten all of it and Ichijo hasn't been round for a while with more food.

My bare feet slap on the marble stairs as I go down them, the only light in the huge front bit in the house where the staircase is the light from my torch. I stop at the bottom of the stairs when I sense a group of vampire's coming towards the front door of the house I look round for a hiding space. My eyes stop on the door into the kitchen I run for the door as the group of vampires walk up the front steps, my heart is pounding against my ribs as I hide in the cupboard scared.

No one's POV

Ichijo swings the front door open wondering if Serena will be sitting on the stairs like last time but she's not Kain, Ruka, Rima and Shiki follow him into the house.

"I guess she's asleep we should put this food in the kitchen for her," he says walking into the kitchen. Everyone follows Ichijo into the kitchen each carrying a shopping bag full of food for Serena to eat and one filled with blood tablets since Kaname's away all the time.

"I'll start putting things away you guys can wait in the living room if you want," he says opening a cupboard to a very big surprise Ichijo screams like a little girl when he sees Serena sitting in the cupboard looking at him with big eyes.

"Why are you in there?" Kain asks completely unfazed by her appearing act.

"I didn't know it was you," she says letting Ichijo pull her out the cupboard to put food away. Serena looks at everyone it feels like a century since she last saw them she runs over to Ruka and Rima hugging them tightly.

"Please stay tonight," she begs them not wanting to be alone for another night. Rima gives her a thumbs up with a tiny smile Ruka smiles at her their arms still around each other.

"Sure I have nothing on tomorrow," Ruka says to her.

"I have no photo shots till Friday so I can stay to," Rima says.

Serena's POV

I hug Kain as he leaves the house with Ichijo and Shiki.

"Hey I found this in your old room," he says handing me a folded picture I unfold it slowly unsure what I'm going to find a photo of a boy and me with bright blonde hair smiling at the camera. I look at his arm round my shoulder as he holds me closely into him, I look at myself in the picture my eyes are looking at him and they're so filled with love towards him. But who is he.

"Who is this?" I ask him confused.

"You'll figure it out soon Serena," Kain says to me walking out the house into the heavy snow. I fold the picture up and hide it in a near by book hoping Kaname won't see it I don't know why I don't want him to see it but I just feel like I have to hide it.

"So Serena we have to do some thing about those split ends, dirty nails and those horrible toe nails," I turn round to see Rima and Ruka standing holds hairbrushes and make up brushes. I step back pressing up against the front door staring at them with wide eyes.

"Wait please. Ruka, Rima please come on I look fine," I say stammering.

"It will be over in a few minutes," Ruka says with an evil grin.

No one's POV

Kaname shrugs his coat off his dark chocolate brown hair covering his eyes as he stands a vision on beauty.

"Serena," he says as he walks up the stairs.

"Your home," he turns his head and looks down at a vision of true beauty before him. Serena stands her hair is freshly washed and hanging in loose curls framing her beautiful face, she is dressed in cute white nightgown with frills lining the bottom of the skirt. Her feet are bare Kaname knows she prefers to not wear slippers her smile warms him inside after so long away from her.

"It's so good to see you Kaname," she says coming up the stairs towards him. Kaname puts his hand under her legs lifting her up off the stairs she laughs at him smiling at him a soft smile on his lips.

"I'm so happy to see you Serena," he says kissing her cheek as they enter their bedroom. Kaname lies down on the bed Serena sitting on his lap he kisses her passionately she kisses him back her hands on his shoulders. Kaname stops when there is a knock on their front door it echoes through the house Serena frowns at him unhappy about someone disturbing them.

"I am sorry Serena I wish I could spend more time with you but I have to go for a meeting with the council in Europe," he says standing up. Serena watches him leave their bedroom, leaving her along again for a long time.

"Bye," she says to the empty room tears falling from her eyes as she starts to cry.

Kaname steps outside into the cold blowing wind the snow is lying thinly on the ground as he walks towards the black car. He feels bad about leaving Serena alone again but he must deal with the council before they can be together like a couple for once.