CHAPTER 19
"Kaname…" Yuki cupped his face and pulled him closer to her.
"Yuki…" he too cupped her face.
"Kaname…now I know," she continued, placing a kiss on his face. "That it is only you…it is you that I want. My heart only longs for you Kaname…only you."
Her brother's eyes widened.
"I love you Kaname…I love you! Only you…nothing else matters anymore." Yuki spoke once more. "I am no longer confused." Neither was he…at that point he was sure about what he wanted who he wanted and it was no longer her.
"Yuki…calm down please down Yuki." he pulled her into his arms into a warm embrace.
"I want you Kaname…I want to be one with you just like that night…"
"Which night Yuki?" his tone confused her.
"What do you mean which night?" Yuki asked pulling away. "The night we became one."
"Aah… you mean the night I wanted to show you how much I loved you but you were confused between me and Kiryu?"
"I am talking about the night we made love Kaname."
"We never made love Yuki." Yuki gasped but Kaname once more pulled her into an embrace. "I am not that terrible of a brother to force myself on you Yuki when your heart belonged to someone else."
"Kaname…"
"Yuki…my precious sister, please, try to forget about it…" He pulled away only to this time ruffle her hair. "It was so long ago," and then he looked up. "You need not look at us with such worried eyes Kiryu." This Yuki turned her head only to find Zero standing few feet away from them.
Once more there was an odd tension between the three.
"Come take a walk with me, both of you." Kaname was the first one to break the silence as he turned on his heels and started to walk towards the direction of the café with both Yuki and Zero following him.
The girl at the café greeted Kaname with a broad grin. "What can I get you for today?"
And he too returned it with a soft smile "If you have blueberry cheesecake and latte like usual."
"Coming right ahead."
Both Yuki and Zero watched with weird feeling Kaname's odd behaviour. Both could conclude one that he surely has changed over the years. In Zero eyes for some odd reason he looked happy but it made no sense, he was happy? Living away from Yuki he was happy? But didn't he do all this for Yuki's sake?
"Are you sure you don't want anything for yourself?" the café waitress asked Kaname while handing over his orders. That indicated one more thing to Yuki-Zero that, he was a regular there.
"Thank you but not today." And then the pureblood turned in their direction. "Yuki, Zero you both want something?"
Neither of them answered.
"I assure you the coffee here is excellent and they make really good cakes too." Then he focused his attention to Zero "and please do not worry your-self Kiryu, you will not have to spend a penny." He could not let go of a chance to mock him.
"WHAT?" Zero hissed.
Ignoring the two Kaname once more turned to the waitress. "Coffee for the two behind me."
…
The trio exited the café, and Seiran came right away to take the belongings from her master's hand. Yuki on the other hand went towards Kaname grabbed him by his arm. The four silently walked for some time till they reached an isolated area. Kaname Kuran finally made a stop with his steps and turned to Yuki gently pulling his arm away from her grasp he once again cupped her face.
"I am glad that we met," Kaname said in a gentle voice. "It was good yet disturbing to see that Kiryu is not a level-e yet." He was mocking the hunter once again knowing very well how much the silverrette wanted to shoot him in the head.
"Kaname…" Yuki asked confused. "why do I feel like you are saying goodbye?"
"Because I am Yuki." the girl's eyes widened in shock. "There is someone waiting for me…who as a matter of fact is very angry at me." And he looked to Zero. "I am glad to see that you are loyal to Yuki as ever."
"Kaname-"
"I have to go…Yuki, she is waiting for me."
"Who!" Yuki was confused "Who is waiting for you Kaname?"
"It's your sister-in-law Yuki…my wife."
And with that his body shattered into thousands of bats in seconds just disappeared along with Seiran leaving two shocked souls behind.
"Aiyora!"
No response came to Kaname with his call, and how would that even happen after all Aioyra was on the bed with her legs, hands and mouth all tied up.
This time when her husband entered her chamber, there was a serene look on his face. With a kind smile he opened the curtains and informed her, "it is a beautiful day, let's watch the sunset together."
Aiyora blinked her eyes in confusion. Well that was all that she was capable of doing at that moment, and in that state. Her mind wondered what just happened, that too especially with his sudden mood changes. When he left in the morning after locking her up, Aiyora feared that she will be locked up in this room forever but surprisingly he came back quite soon.
"The sky surely looks beautiful today," Kaname spoke opening up the closet. "I saw rainbow, it surely will be a beautiful sunset and I want to outside embracing the end of this beautiful day with you in my arms." He completed the sentence while marching back towards the bed with what looked like a fluffy pink woolen toque for head and a pair of matching fluffy slippers to go with it.
Aiyora was more than astonished by his actions as he started to undo all chains and ropes that he all tied. First he worked on the legs, then hands and lastly her mouth. In all honesty Kaname expected her to go screaming and shouting at him once he frees her mouth she did not. Only tears ran down her eyes, and it was no ordinary tears but tears that came out in fear. And once more he saw fear in Aiyora eyes that was directed towards him. She once more stared to fear him. His heart tightened, he did not want that…no. He did not want another soul fearing Kaname Kuran.
Freeing Aiyora from the iron chains and ropes Kaname put the toque over her head and sat on his knees to place the slippers on her feet.
"Aiyora?" he called her softly, gently taking her face between his palms. "…forgive me." She stared at him with blank eyes. He placed soft kiss on both sides of her cheeks while speaking, "Please forgive me Aiyora," and then he kissed her on the forehead. "Please …please forgive me."
Aiyora said nothing; well she did not know what to say since her mind was swimming in way to many directions in the pool of emotion. A part of her wanted to smack him so hard that it would put a permanent mark on that beautiful face of his. Another part wanted to give him the dose of his own doing, meaning typing him up the same way he did it to her. And last thing in her mind was not to speak to him. And she chose the last one, hoping it would give him more mental pain.
"I have made a mistake, Aiyora." Kaname pleaded her. "Now that I realize, I truly am sorry." He pressed a longing kiss to her lips hoping that there would be a smile once he would pull back but alas, there was no smile but a deep frown.
"Let's talk then," He was now fully determined that he will open himself up to her. "Shall we?"
To the pureblood's utter surprise she nodded her head no.
"Very well, we will talk some other time about it. I will share everything with you." There was no response from Aiyora.
"Will you not forgive me?"
She once more nodded her head 'no'.
"Please at east talk to me."
Her answer was still a nod of 'no'. And that led to an uncomfortable silence between the two of them with both of them staring into each other eyes in a cold gaze. It went on for quite some time till his knees started to hurt and that is when Kaname realized this has been the longest time he spent on his knees before someone. It was kind of getting into his nerve; here he Kaname Kuran, was sitting on his knees for someone for that long yet she does not have the decency to at least be kind enough and pretend everything is okay. Instead she gives him a hard glare. A part of him wondered what would have happened if Ruka was here? She would probably try to shred Aiyora to pieces for putting her beloved lord Kaname onto his knees for that girl. But what Ruka does not know is that her lord Kaname can spend an eternity on his knees if it is for Aiyora's sake.
Seeing that Aiyora was not going give up, he decided to be the one with bigger heart.
"Aiyora," deciding to put his ego down and once more take her face into his palm. "Will you at least smile for me?" he asked her in a tender and it worked there was in instant blush on her face. But she did not smile nor did she let go of her straight face. Just like the other times nodded her reply 'no'.
Kaname was no fool; he could clearly see though her struggle she was going through just no to smile.
"So you will not smile for me?" he asked her in a very serious voice. Aiyora too nodded her head no challenging him.
"Well then," he too stated in a, 'I accept your challenge voice' "I shall not be responsible for what is to befall upon you."
And before Aiyora could even register what he meant her husband dove himself upon her attacking her with the most tantalizing tickle ever.
"AAAAH…..EYAN! YOU BASTARD….I HATE YOU…."
The screaming voice and hard laughter of the lady was probably heard through all in the neighbourhood. But it was all worth it because she not only smiled but also laughed; after all she was a ticklish being to begin with.
"Yuki-sama!"
"Yuki-sama!"
"Yuki-sama!" it was the noble vampire's breathless voice from over running that seemed over joyed to finally found Yuki. "I am glad that you are alright. Please do not run off like that."
Neither Yuki nor Zero gave her any sort of answer both just stood there in some sort of awkward silence. Actually the pureblood's last sentence actually got both of them off guard; both were having an extremely hard time registering those words.
"Are you alright lady Yuki?" Hanabusa thought he was being helpful but at that moment to Yuki he was being no less than a pest. "Please do not go near Kaname-sama alone. He is very unpredictable he may end up hurting."
"Did he hurt you Yuki-sama?" the blonde failed to notice how the female's jaw tightened at the mention of the Kuran male's name.
"Yuki-sama, are you hurt-"
"WILL YOU PLEASE SHUT UP!" Hanabusa's eyes widened in shock, this was not the Yuki he knew.
Instantly both her hands were covering her mouth. Yuki was astonished; she did not know that she was capable of screaming that loud. Zero too turned his head in Yuki's direction. He was not sure what or rather how to actually feel in this situation. He had mixed feelings. He was shocked! Never in his life did he even imagine that Kaname would choose someone else over Yuki. Or rather dump Yuki for another. A part of him pitied Yuki another part of him, the selfish part of him was glad.
"Aidou senpai…" Yuki opened her mouth but was unsure of what to say. "I am sorry."
"Let's go, it's getting dark." Zero spoke up in his calm cold voice. "It will be a long drive back to the academy."
Yuki silently followed Zero's command.
"Where is Kaname-sama?" Hanbusa asked hesitantly and hoped to add some humour with his next sentence to cheer up the tense situation. "You did not kill him Zero did you?"
"Because if you kill him I will not spare y-" But Zero cut him off before he could finish.
"He went back to his wife."
"Oh I see," Hanabusa reacted quite causally but only seconds later he registers what the silver haired hunter actually said. "WAIT WHAT! …WIFE?"
With Aiyora in his arms Kaname Kuran made his way to the gardens.
"Will you still not speak to me?" Kaname to girl in his arms who still nodded no had a big pout.
"But you already expressed your feelings not too long ago," he was trying to get into her nerves. "Shouting to the world how much you love me."
"Get your ears checked mister I used the word hate not love." Aiyora spoke.
There was already while blanket placed over under a tree from the west side with a basket of fruits in them and beside that was a box with a logo of her favourite café , with her ice-chocolate latte and Aiyora knew that instant it was blueberry cheesecake inside. Her mouth water right away, Kaname's calculation was right, she instantly for forget everything just so that she could eat; thus she started to struggle get down from his arms.
Understanding, kaname did put her feet down but did not let his grip loosen.
"Let me go Eyan!" she whined.
"Not until you forgive me."
"I have forgiven you."
"Prove it."
"How?"
"Kiss me!"
"Later."
"Now!" he demanded. "Or else I will not let you go."
Groaning grudgingly Aiyora kissed on both sides of his cheeks but he did not let her go as he promised. It made Aiyora shoot a hateful glare in his direction but her husband just chuckled. "You have for gotten about my lips." It fumed up Aiyora even more thus adding to his entertainment.
She captured his lips in a sloppy kiss and broke free from his arms only to run towards the direction of the food or rather desserts.
With slow footsteps Kaname followed after her. It was cold, and Aiyora had no jacket on, she would easily catch cold. He settled down beside her. Aiyora was very small and his coat had enough room to fit another person. He pulled Aiyora into him and wrapped himself around her, keeping her warm.
"Eyan!" she blushed, her beautiful face blushed…for him and him only.
"…Aiyora…my dear Aiyora…" he buried his face into her thick long locks taking in the scent of jasmine emanating from her hair.
"It is so beautiful." Aiyora spoke totally amazed by the beautiful scenery before her eyes. While her head on its own nuzzled into him and their hand just found its way with one another to get entwined. Their hands locked tightly, the pureblood observed and all he prayed for inside was that it stays like that forever.
"I am sorry." Aiyora's apologetic voice snapped him out of thoughts. "It appears I finished the entre cake."
"Matters not, it was for you." Her husband responded by licking the cream from the corner of her mouth, which was by the way the only remains of that cheesecake.
"Eww…Eyan! You are such a pervert." Aiyora half-heartedly commented at his action but Kaname ignored her anyways by bring her head to his chest and kissing the top of her head with one plea in his heart.
"Have in your heart to forgive me…my love."
"Eyan?"
"hmmmm…."
"Will you do anything for my forgiveness?"
"Yes, I will do anything and everything to receive your forgiveness."
She immediately pulled away from him and flashed him the most evil grin she could master.
"Well then…"
…
And that led him into the kitchen…Kaname was being with immense power. He is or rather was the vampire king thus nothing should be a big deal to him. Especially winning back a girl's heart. After all Aiyora was not greedy, she did not ask a lot from him. Neither she asked him to kill someone for her nor did she ask him to sacrifice his very own life for her. She just asked him to make the dinner.
But Kaname Kuran was a multi-talented person but no cook. In fact he had absolute zero knowledge in cooking…and for that reason it been over fifteen minutes but he was still not done cutting the onions.
Both the maids were with him in the kitchen if he needed any sort of assistance. Even Seiran was outside the window on a nearest tree in case her master needed assistance.
"Mrs. Marino?" the younger maid Nina whispered into older maid's ear, "Should we help him? It's been over fifteen minutes and he is still cutting the onions."
"Master Eyan," the older females voiced out. "Do you need some assistanc-"
"I'm fine." But he defiantly was not because at this point he was in a life and death situation trying to figure out which is salt and which is sugar. And he did the dreadful thing…
….he picked sugar when he should have picked salt.
a.n. just as i promised here is another chapter. its a little big too. hope you guys enjoyed, thank you for reading.