Warning: Beware of spoilers. Don't read unless you've read up to the latest update (chapter 40) just to be safe. I dont want to ruin anything for anyone.
Summary: Just after Kaname and Yuuki Kuran lost their parents, and Yuuki's existance was outed, Kaname forces her back into hiding. A few years later, Kaname allows Yuuki to emerge from hiding, and the both of them, hoping for a peaceful coexistance between humans and vampires, attend the newly established Cross Academy. After a few years there, they find they must defend themselves from both human and vampire threats, some even from within the 'safe' walls of the academy. KanamexYuki
Background: If you couldn't tell from the summary, this story is my take on how the story would have went had Kaname and Yuuki's mother not taken her memory away.
Also: I haven't read the story for a while, so if i make mistakes i'm sorry, but just roll with them.
Enjoy!
''Rido.''
They stood on the roof of Cross Academy, where Yuuki had found Rido Kuran waiting for her.
Zero stood to her left and behind her, Aidou on her right and behind her also. The others were below, fighting the other rogue vampires who threatened to destroy the academy, its occupants (though the only remaining were the Night Class), and all it stood for.
The corner of Rido's mouth twitched up slightly.
''Yuuki... you are so brave, even without Kaname at your side. You are so like Juuri...''
Yuuki was silent, and her hands tensed tightly around Artemis. Her whole body was rigid, prepared for an attack at any moment.
Rido's eyes moved from her, though he looked very displeased to do so. His eyes narrowed first at Zero, then Aidou. ''You two dare to stand in my way?''
Aidou's hands clenched into fists at his sides, and when he spoke it was through clenched teeth. ''We will fight to our deaths in order to protect Yuuki from you.''
''Enough talk,'' Zero said, as he calmly took the Bloody Rose from his belt, and pointed it at Rido. ''Let's kill him.''
Rido laughed, and his power crept along their skin, overwhelming and engulfing.
Aidou took a step back, eyes widening in surprise. Zero's arm, still brandishing the Bloody Rose, began to shake. But Yuuki stood, unwavering, Artemis expanded and at-the-ready in her hands. Her own power flooded out of her body in response to Rido's, and Artemis trembled in her hands. She looked at it in surprise, as did the others.
Before their eyes, in a rush of black power, the end of Artemis molted and transformed into a sharp, menacing blade.
A scythe.
Kaname faced the corrupt council members who stood opposite him, watching his every move with slowly growing fear.
He had come to them rather abruptly, though in all reality it should not have surprised them given the current situation concerning Rido Kuran.
They were unaware of his intention, though as their conversation drew near its end, it become more obvious.
He'd come to slaughter them all.
Rido stared at Yuuki, as she wielded her new weapon in his direction.
His power swelled, crackling around him, a black threatening mass tensed for attack.
One branch of his power jutted out, wrapping around her wrist. She brought the blade of the scythe down, severing his hold on her.
As she advanced a few steps backwards, Zero moved to take her place, a bullet launched from the gun before he'd even taken his first step in Rido's direction. Three more rapidly followed, but Rido swiftly dodged them. He merely chuckled at the attack.
His power grabbed Zero a moment later, and propelled him towards the edge of the building. He skidded against the concrete until his back hit the small concrete barrior surrounding the edge.
''Zero!"' Yuuki cried, turning to run to help him.
''Yuuki!'' Aidou's cry of warning sent her spinning back around in time to slice through several branches of Rido's power as they slithered their way towards her.
Aidou took advantage of Rido's momentary focus on Yuuki, and sent a rush of power towards him. Rido's gaze broke from Yuuki in time to stop the ice mid-attack. He didn't even have to turn around to block another bullet from Zero, still crouched on the ground near the edge of the roof.
Rido grabbed Aidou and tossed him away as carelessly as he had Zero, eyes focused intently on Yuuki.
She ran forward, swinging her scythe down towards him in a deadly arch. He only moved back enough to avoid a killing blow, allowing the blade to graze down his torso, drawing blood. His eyes flashed red, as his eyes narrowed at Yuuki.
''I was hoping you would come with me easily, Juuri. But it seems by your actions I will have to take you by force.''
His power came at her all at once, it's black tendrils swarming her, engulfing her. She sliced at them to no advail, only managing to destroy half of them by the time the others had forced her hands from her scythe, entrapping her limbs and body like fetters.
Rido appeared before her then, standing close, his body pressed along the line of hers. His arms snaked around her, and a shiver crawled down her spine as he pressed his lips hotly to her ear. ''You are mine finally, Juuri...''
''Nn...'' Yuuki said, struggling against him as tears welled in her eyes.
He smiled gently at her as she seemingly crumbled to his will. How mistaken he was, of course.
''No!"'
Rido's eyes widened in surprise as she began to break free of his hold on her, with her raw power and with her hands. The tendrils increasingly fell away, and his eyes widened in horror. She was nearly free, when she stopped to meet his frightened gaze. ''I am not my mother, and I belong to Kaname! I will never be yours!''
His eyes narrowed angrily, and he did something none of them had been prepared for him to do. His power gathered for one final blow. ''If I can't have you, Juuri, no one will.''
His power launched, seeking Yuuki's heart. A killing blow.
Yuuki closed her eyes, awaiting the blow. The blow... that never came.
She opened her eyes, surprised, to find her view of Rido blocked. Aidou stood before her, his back to her, the tendril of Rido's power protruding bloodily from his back.
Rido's power retreated, and Aidou slumped to the ground at her feet.
''AIDOU!'' she cried, collapsing to her knees at his side, Rido's presence completely forgotten.
A gunshot sounded but it did not register in her mind, not even when Rido fell to his knees, hand gripping his wounded arm. He blocked the following bullets, his attention drawn away from Yuuki to Zero.
Yuuki's arms slid around Aidou's fragile body, lifting him carefully onto her folded lap. Her hands trembled as she gently brushed hair from his face, feather-light as they observed the severity of his wound. A sob escaped her throat before she could supress it.
Aidou's eyelids fluttered open slowly, and after a few moments of unawaredness, his eyes focused on her. ''Yuuki...'' his voice was weak as he spoke, but not pained. A bitter sob of relief left her again, at the fact that he wasn't in any pain as he died.
The thought of Aidou's death heavied her chest, and she doubled over as she lost control, sobbing into his neck. She sat there for a while, ignorant to the sounds of gunshots and battle as Zero continued the fight against Rido, crying uselessly into Aidou's shirt. They sat there for a long time, before Aidou reached gently up, and pushed her away enough to see her face.
He reached weakly up, brushing his fingertips lightly against her cheek to brush a few tears away, though they were replaced only moments later.
''Yuuki...'' he said softly. A small smile crept onto his face as he looked up at her, and it brightened his slowly dulling eyes.
''I love you.''
Another sob escaped her, as she stared down into his beautiful eyes. She shook her head in disbelief. ''No... no Aidou you can't... you can't die...''
''I love you Aidou, please... you can't die Aidou... please...''
Aidou only smiled gently up at her.
She leaned down, and his eyes closed gently as her lips pressed softly against his. Tears streamed down his cheeks, as her arms tightened around him. ''Aidou please don't... please...'' but his eyes did not open again, and she knew he was gone.
She cried shamelessly as his body turned to dust in her arms, and he was carried away in the breeze, scattered among the grounds and the trees in the forest.
Forever becoming a part of the beautiful scenery surrounding the academy.
Kaname left Takuma alive as he finished off the remaining corrupt vampires, though unconscious. Collapsed on the floor of his family's mansion, Takuma would wake to an empty house and the decision of whether or not to return to the academy when he discovered what Kaname had done.
It was ultimately his decision, though Kaname hoped for his return to the academy for Yuuki's sake. And admittedly, Kaname's sake as well.
This hardly haunted Kaname's thoughts, however, as other things were pesently on his mind.
It was time for him to return to Cross Academy, to Yuuki.
Eventually, Yuuki looked up from her empty arms, to see Rido and Zero still locked in heated battle. Though weakened by the anti-vampire weapon, Rido had the advantage, and now had Zero cornered against the barrior of the roof.
Yuuki stood slowly, her body numb and surreal, and gently walked to where Artemis lay discarded on the ground. She lifted the scythe into her hands, and ran her fingertips along the sharp blade, drawing blood.
Rido turned towards her at once, his eyes flashing red, drawn to the scent of her blood.
She held out her hand to him and he came to her. ''Juuri...'' His power swarmed her once again, engulfed her within its grasp. It brought her hand to his mouth, and he licked the blood away as it leaked from the wounds.
She gently broke the bond on her other hand, and brought the blade of the scythe to the back of his neck. He broke from her hand, and looked up at her with wide eyes.
''Now.. you will never harm me or my brother ever again. And Aidou...'' she suppressed another sob as more tears leaked down her cheeks, and took a slow breath. ''And Aidou's death will not have been in vain.''
She jerked the blade, slicing into the back of Rido's neck, drawing the blade nearer and neaer to herself, until it drew out of the front of his neck, and Rido's headless body slumped to the ground at her feet.
She turned her back to him before he even began to crumble into dust. As the wind carried him past her, away from her, the wind also brought with it a familiar scent.
Kaname stood a few yards away, watching her silently.
Though she wanted to run to his arms, she supressed the urge and turned towards Zero, who had gotten to his feet and was now facing them both, a fair distance away.
Zero raised his retrieved Bloody Rose, and pointed it at Kaname's chest. Yuuki's eyes widened. ''Zero--''
''He wont pull the trigger.''
Zero's eyes narrowed angrily. ''Are you trying to provoke me?''
''Just stating a fact,'' Kaname said blankly.
Zero closed his eyes and sighed angrily, lowering his arm.
''Did Yuuki tell you what I spoke to her about last night?"'
When Kaname didn't answer, Zero continued.
''I have decided to become the hunter that my parents raised me to be.''
The muscle in Kaname's jaw tensed slightly, and his eyes narrowed at Zero. ''You realize that if you do that, I will not allow you to remain by Yuuki's side any longer.''
''I know,'' Zero said quietly. Set back for a moment, he regained his previous anger. ''You do realize what that also means, right?''
Kaname's jaw tensed again, and he nodded ever-so-slightly. ''That if you meet us again, you will try your hardest to kill us.''
Zero's silence was his answer.
Zero's eyes were pained, and he stared at Yuuki for the longest time before he finally spoke again, for the last time.
''Goodbye, Yuuki...''
''Goodbye Zero,'' Yuuki muttered softly. But it was to empty air, for Zero had already disappeared.
The Day Class returned a while later to the academy once the destruction caused to it by the battle had been repaired, their 'vacation' deemed over. They were happy to return, oblivious to all that had happened there while they were gone.
Most of the girls were disappointed to find that Aidou had transferred schools during the break, and would no longer be attending Cross Academy along with them.
Everything returned to normal for the most part, or as normal as it could be after all the losses they had suffered.
With Cross Academy opening up their doors, it once again reopened the opportunity for the peaceful coexistence between human and vampire. Though they were sure to face opposition again, and many more obstacles along the way, human and vampire would face them together.
End
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A/N: I'm so sorry about Aidou, please don't hate me. I was like crying the whole time I was writing it, so please don't hate me for it. Besides that, though, I hope everyone loved the chapter. I hope it wasn't boring or too abrupt or badly written or anything like that. I would love it very much if I got a lot of reviews for this chapter (hopefully good, lol) since it is the second to the last one, but still officially the final chapter. The epilogue that follows will mostly be Kaname/Yuuki fluff and some other things that I hope will make my readers happy. But, please, I would love for you all to review!
I'm so sad to say that this is the end of my story, besides the epilogue. I'm going to miss all of my readers so much! I really appreciate all of you for constantly reviewing and following my story, it really means a lot. Thank you!