"Why do you ask such question my dear Ruka…?" Kaname asks. He couldn't hurt her feelings, especially since Ruka had giving him the greatest gift of all… love. Unfortunately… he didn't return the feelings, and never would.
"You know why I ask my lord" She responds in a firm tone.
"Why should I not marry Yuri still my dear Ruka…?" He asks.
"Because… Hiroaki told me something, and not just he, but almost everyone in the castle" She says in a saddened tone.
"Why do you believe other tongues…? You know that they love to gossip" He quickly responds.
"This is no gossip… I see it in your eyes Lord Kuran, you have never seen Yuri with those eyes-" Suddenly, Yuri storms into the living room, furious.
"Kaname my brother… I have just come back from our town!" She snaps, ignoring Ruka's presence.
"And…? I assume everything went well" He responds bluntly.
"I ran into Kyrie… and for once he didn't try to attack me or anything, yet in a way I would have preferred that!" She yells this time.
"What did this animal tell you…?" Kaname asks, worried that Kyrie knew about Vivien.
"He tells me you're seeing this mortal girl! At first I didn't believe him… and then he brought me this mortal that works with him and he even told me her name..!"
"Why do you believe in his wicked words… did you not stop and think that Kyrie wants us apart…? After all he is known to manipulate humans with his powers!" Kaname says in a firm tone, trying not to lose his temper.
"Vivien, that's her name isn't it? At first I couldn't believe it, for Kyrie is our enemy… but he seemed so sure of himself, and that human was not in any trance" She says, trying to hold her tears in. Kaname didn't know what to say, what to do at this moment. He was the one that forced the brother sister marriage among purebloods, yet he was breaking his own rule.
"I do not know of such Vivien…" He yells. It hurt Kaname deeply to deny his love… but what could he do? He had to protect her, and denying her was the only way how.
"You lie… I see it in your eyes Kaname!" She screams at him.
"Lady Yuri, how could you honestly believe in Kyrie's cruel words? It is obvious that he loves you and only you, and will marry you" Ruka dared herself to say. She really didn't care if Yuri's heart was broken… what she cared for was Lord Kuran's safety. Without answering, Yuri slowly walks away to her room. Ruka follows her…

"Lord Kuran… how could you honestly deny Vivien…?" Hiroaki suddenly says with anger.
"Hiroaki for once be quite… Lord Kuran has his reasons" Ken says.
"You overheard our dispute I see…" Kaname responds.
"Everyone in the castle could hear… this isn't like you or Lady Yuri" Ken informs Kaname.
"Ken, make sure that if you hear gossip... you silence them immediately," Kaname orders.
"Silence them Lord Kuran…?" Ken says, not sure of what Kaname meant.
"Kill them… no one has the right to talk about my life with Yuri" Kaname says stiff tone exiting the living room.
"How could he deny Vivien like that Ken…?" Hiroaki asks without looking at his cousin.
"He has his own reasons… let it be Hiroaki, for yours and Vivien's sake" Ken responds. He disliked the mortal; she only caused trouble for not only their lord, but for his dear cousin. What good could possibly come out of this so called love? Yet, Ken wasn't one to judge.

The next day, I tried my best to get up early to make breakfast for Rosalie and father. It was fifteen minutes past six… damb Rosalie should be up by now. I look over at Rosalie's bed to find it already made.

"Rosalie always wakes up before me…!" I giggle to myself. I get up from bed and tidy it up, quickly freshen up and go downstairs. I walk into the kitchen and find it empty…

"Rosalie…? Where are you Rosalie…?" I ask aloud. No answer. I rush upstairs and knock on daddy's door.

"Daddy… open the door please!" Daddy quickly opens the door. He had shaving cream all over his face.

"Oh Vivien… I'm surprised you're up so early, usually Rosalie is" he says in a startled tone and adds, "Is everything okay… you seemed frightened my little Vivien" He says in a concerned voice.
"Daddy… Rosalie is not in her room, and she is not in the kitchen!" I exclaim.
"Are you sure she didn't go out early for groceries…" he asks.
"I don't know… Rosalie would always leave a note"
"Let me wash this cream off and we'll look for her outside" He says, walking back into his room.
"Daddy I don't mean to alarm you or anything… I just became really nervous"
"Don't apologize my Vivien, your feeling is natural. Let's just pray that Rosalie is okay" He says, trying his best to sound cool. Father dries his face with a towel and walks out of the room. He was very worried… he was only half shaved, and didn't care. Usually, father would never dare walk out of the house untidy. I didn't blame him one bit though. Suddenly, I felt my heart jump when a knock on the door was heard. Father quickly rushes downstairs and opens the door.

"Ms. Kobayashi…" Father says in astonishment. The look in her eyes made me fear the worst.
"What's wrong Ms. Kobayashi…?" I dared myself to ask.
"Mr. Tsukino… Vivien" She says, turning her gaze towards the floor and adds, "I have some news…" She says in a broken tone. I feared the worst…