21th story in my series of short stories with various VK characters. Independent from the previous 20. :D #: 21 Aidou ponders on the events of the vampire party in volume 6 of the manga, his feelings for Kaname, his family, and their relationship.
Title: A pureblood's seed.
Characters: Aidou (Implied Kaname x Aidou m/m relationship. Don't read if that squicks you.)
Mentions of Kaname, Tsukiko (Aidou's sister) and Aidou's father.
Boring, perhaps. I wrote this just because I felt like writing down Aidou's vision of that, and well, a plot bunny popped into my mind and wouldn't let go. XD; *lol*
Midway there, it gets strange. 8D;;
Disclaimer: I don't own Vampire Knight, this is a fanfic written for fun and for love of the series. I'm not making any money with it.
Warnings: Spoilers for volume 6 of the manga, but nothing bad. (Just the ball scene with the Aidous & Kaname.)
Narrated from Aidou's POV.
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I couldn't believe it at first.
I was mortified when I heard my father's words and saw that endearingly cute but downright silly blush on Tsukiko's face.
Truth to be said, perhaps I should have seen it coming – after all, among the vampire aristocracy, that is one of the main things on the forefront of absolutely every father with a daughter of age, much less three.
Some even have the impudence of whispering among themselves that it's a pureblood's main duty to our race. Some among those –fiends who in my opinion don't deserve the air they breathe— even dare to say it's a pureblood's only 'use' in this day and age. I could choke with shock at the mere memory of the various times I've overheard such unforgivable talks. Or at the memory of the look in Kaname-sama's eyes when he overheard them – as if the fools could possibly speak low enough for him not to hear. Perhaps they meant for him to hear it. I wish I could freeze and shatter to pieces every single last one of them. I wish I could free the world of anyone who wishes to force anything upon Kaname-sama, or anyone who dares to cause his beautiful eyes to be filled with that cornered look that breaks my heart, and that he disguises much too well --so well that other people would think it is no more than bored annoyance, while I know well that it is so much more than that.
But I digress.
I was talking about the party my father held, where he introduced my sister to Kaname-sama, in the foolish attempt to get him to perhaps grant her a night and grace her with his pure seed to strengthen our clan.
As I was saying, it's really not uncommon for male purebloods to honor the families of their chosen allies with their seed in this manner, but to ask such a thing of Kaname-sama of all people! What a presumptuous idea!! Especially when so many impudent fathers had been already pestering him with their daughters from the very first moment he hit puberty, to the point that he actually had to make clear that he intended to reject the subject completely, for them to actually leave him alone for a moment.
Until my father dared to put Kaname-sama at the foot of the wall in the party we held and invited him to, that is.
For some reason I had never expected my genitor to make that request, and I was utterly shocked at the words coming out of his lips.
Perhaps it was because Kaname-sama had made it clear over the years how much the idea displeased him. Perhaps it's because my whole family worships the ground Kaname-sama walks on – which is completely understandable, I do it just as much if not more than any of them.
Perhaps it's because I'm still too much of an idealist, and I assumed that my father would respect Kaname-sama as much as I did, and wouldn't dare asking him something that we all know well he did not wish to do.
But then again, perhaps my father puts his offspring above his respect for Kaname-sama, however much that may shock me, and however much immense his respect may still be. I would never doubt my father's loyalty to Kaname-sama, but I realize that when one has a family, some things are inevitable, horrible as they may seem. And my father has many daughters. Any aristocrat vampire with this many daughters would be begging at the doorstep of every pureblood they knew, in hopes that at least one of their daughters would be graced with a child of powerful blood to strengthen the bloodline.
I would like to think it is just that, a father's natural worry for his offspring making him take extreme measures. That might still be forgivable, but if my father had dared to ask because he assumed in any way that Kaname-sama was indebted to us, I would never forgive him.
By the way, Kaname-sama was of course absolutely gracious in his reply. Until now, he would merely refuse to even discuss the subject when someone had the gall to bring it up, but just because it was our family making the demand, he was kind enough to say he would consider it, even if I know he only said it to be polite.
The collateral effect of that kindness is that my sister Tsukiko seems to be strangely hopeful. She was naturally quite taken aback by him – who wouldn't be?
Since then, it has evolved into a complete crush. I was rather shocked to see her notebooks filled with hearts around Kaname-sama's name, drawn in pink ink. Embarrassing to say the least. Not that I haven't done the exact same –minus the pink ink, mind you—, but I have the decency to hide it better. Especially from Luca.
And now, each time I visit my family, Tsukiko comes running to ask me if Kaname-sama has mentioned her, or if I think he might still be considering the question, or if I think he might have forgotten –the latter said in a nearly tearful voice.
I found the demand incredibly impudent, but I love my family and seeing my sister sad inevitably saddens me too. Moreover… I can't help but feel a terrible pang of guilt in my heart when I lie to her, insisting that I have no idea at all, and that Kaname-sama doesn't tells me anything on the subject. I feel even worse when she looks too sad and I end up occasionally making up stories to try and make her feel better, telling her things like 'I'm sure he hasn't forgotten and might just need time to make up his mind or something', when in truth I have always known he never intended to consider it seriously.
Because the truth is, I do know the answer.
He tells me everything these days –or almost everything, at least– and the answer to Tsukiko's demand is no, because his seed already belongs to someone else...
Me.
I'd try to explain, at least to my father, if anything because I can't help the burning curiosity to know if he would be shocked or approve –shocked for my well-hidden penchant for men, or approve because my lover is Kaname-sama.
But I know I will never tell him. I have always been his beloved son, the long awaited male heir born after several daughters and so many years of waiting. I'm too comfortable with that position, and much too afraid that on light of my relationship with Kaname-sama, my father might change his mind about me… or the opposite, feel some sort of misplaced pride and tell me he wished I had ovaries, since I've so well taken Tsukiko's place.
That would just be much too disturbing to hear.
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My Aidou fangirling mood has been high lately. XD;; (And from the strange way this fic went, my Muses seem to be high too. XD;)
I've written this fic a long time ago, but only now ended up editing and posting. :)
It starts serious, and then it kind of turns to crack somewhere along the way. XD XD;; *lol* At some point by the part where Aidou was writing Kaname's name and drawing hearts around it too. *LOL*
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Unrelatedly, since many of you have asked me when "Cradle of Blood" 12 will be out, I meant to post it this week-end, but I'm not sure if it will be ready on time, sorry. ^^;
My Muses are being fickle and end up writing scenes from different chapters of it ahead of time instead of properly finishing chapter 12 first. XD;;;;;
So if it's not out this week-end, then (hopefully) it will be Wednesday. :D Sorry for the delay on that chapter. ^^;