Hey everyone!
Wow it's been a while hasn't it? Sorry to keep you all waiting i know it's a pain and i don't mean to honest. Well here is chapter 21 of Love in an elevator i am sorry to say that apart from the epilogue this is the final chapter, i'm devastated i never actually thought i would ever finish it. I don't know when the last chapter will be updated i have uni applications, exams, 6th form stuff and work going on all at once, me time is a bit of a no-no at the moment but i will try not to leave it another five months like last time :s (sorry again).
I also want to tell you all that unfortunately i am without beta now! (So if it sucks ass then i'm terribly sorry) because VampireMaddy is so fantastical she has been stolen from us lowly commoners by University! How very dare it! So seh won't be able to check that my grammer and such is up to par :) Big big thank you to Maddy for her hard work with this story we hsall miss you. You are the bestest bestest bestest ever and we love yoooooou! Thanks m'love xx
Enjoy folks! x
Chapter 21: Old behaviours, New arrivals.
Two weeks has passed since Kaname had found Yuuki's letter. Two long and miserable weeks but there was still no sign of her. Kuran Kaname had disappeared into his bed chamber after the first night searching the grounds of cross academy and, as such, had yet to venture out of the dark sanctuary he had withdrawn himself into.
Needless to say those closest to him were seriously concerned for his wellbeing.
"Still playing the vampire-in-the-bell-tower card?" Zero sighed, his tone of voice conveying nothing but exasperation over the purebloods' current lack of movement.
"Shut up, Kiryuu." snapped Ruka, who had reverted back to her fawning ways since Yuuki had vanished.
"Ruka, stop it." Kain pleaded, his frustration and patience running thin, a man could only deal with his girlfriends' sycophantic ramblings over another guy for so long.
"No" Ruka hissed "Kaname-sama is hurting right now; we should be comforting him not making fun of his pain."
"Yeah because trying to make him fall in love with you is really going to make him feel better" Zero scoffed "It didn't work before it won't work now, so get over yourself, woman."
Ruka, on the verge of tears, shot zero an enraged glare and stormed from the room. Sulking and feeling more than a little unloved, Kain reluctantly followed.
"He hasn't left his room since Yuuki left and he's barely eaten as well, going into his room his starting to become dangerous...even for me" Ichijou moaned.
"That's the last thing we need" Zero growled "A starving pureblood on the rampage."
"He'll get better sooner or later...right?" Ichijou asked, afraid of the answer.
Zero eyed the other vampire hesitantly, unsure whether he should answer. Sighing in defeat, he ran a hand through his hair and exhale loudly.
"Honestly? I don't know" he replied quietly, earning a groan of fear from Ichijou "Yuuki means everything to him, he finally got his sister back after all these years and she just ups and leaves him. It can't be easy on him, I've half a mind to track her down and slap her for him"
"Can you do that?" Ichijou pleaded hopefully.
"I searched the whole grounds and there wasn't a trace of her; she obviously doesn't want to be found. Whatever issues Yuuki has right now she needs to sort them out herself. What we need to do is figure out a way to get Kuran out of his room and acting like himself, at least a little bit."
Ichijou nodded in agreement "but how are we supposed to do that? He refuses to talk to anyone."
Silence fell over the moon dorm, the morning sun shone through the high windows, casting a warm glow onto the vampires sitting in the foyer. The majority of the night class were already in bed, sleeping.
The heavy, oak front door creaked open and a grumpy looking Aidou tumbled in, mumbling to himself.
"This is getting ridiculous."
"Tell me about it!" Zero and Ichijou chorused.
"Ichijou, here's Kaname-sama's letters. Not that he'll open them anyway; they'll go straight in the bin just like every other stinking piece of mail I've had to wait up for, for the past two weeks. Don't get me wrong I love doing things for Kaname-sama but this is getting old...my eyes hurt and my face is wrinkling look!" Aidou ranted, pushing his perfectly normal face uncomfortable close to Zero's.
"Calm down, idiot." Zero grumbled flopping down onto one of the red sofa's while pushing Aidou's face back to a more appropriate distance but not before Ichijou hastily took the four or five letters from Aidou's hand.
As Aidou loudly expressed his views on why he shouldn't calm down and how unfairly he was being treated by his peers, Ichijou silently perused the letters in his hands.
"Shut up will you" Ichijou shouted "I think I have an idea."
"Idea for what?" Aidou huffed.
"For getting Kaname out of his room!"
That got everyone's attention.
"What? How?" Zero frowned.
"Here."
Ichijou passed onto Zero one of the open letters he had been holding. His forehead creasing in confusion, Zero quickly read the elegant script flowing across the paper.
"A ball?" Zero stated, seriously rethinking his opinion of Ichijou "You think a ball is going to get him out of his room. You want to get him back on the "dating scene"?"
"Don't be stupid" Ichijou snapped back "Kaname may love Yuuki more than anything but his sense of duty is considered ridiculous...it says on the letter that purebloods need to attend the council meeting and, if we stress it enough, he will go."
"I'm still not sure it will work, like you said he won't even talk to you" Zero shook his head.
"That's why you're going to talk to him!" Ichijou smiled mischievously.
"Me?" Zero blanched "Why do I have to be the one to do it?"
"Because if you go rather than one of us, it will show Kaname how important this ball is, plus I know Akira-chan and if I tell her this is very important and you don't do it she will eat you alive." Ichijou grinned mischievously.
Zero cursed the vampire under his breath before sulking up the stairs towards Kaname's room.
The heavy door creaked open. Zero's nose was assaulted with the smell of stale air, he absentmindedly wondered how long it had been since a window was open. The room was pitched in total darkness and even Zero's heightened eyesight had trouble picking out furniture on his way around the room.
Grabbing a handful of the dark, heavy curtains, Zero pulled them back letting the morning sun invade the space. Once all the curtains were pulled back and a few windows opened, Zero started his search for Kaname who, even in one room, managed to disappear.
"Kuran I know you're in here." Zero called out while navigating his way around two weeks' worth of debris "will you get your miserable backside out here and stop acting like a baby?"
"A baby?" a voice growled from the shadows "I just lost...everything and you're calling me a baby."
Unfazed by the menacing ring to Kaname's voice, Zero just rolled his eyes. "Yes, Kaname, we all get it. You're hurting and we understand but Yuuki wouldn't want you to mope around wasting your life like this"
Kaname visibly flinched at the sound of Yuuki's name and his posture seemed to deflate, before he sank to the floor with his head in his hands.
"Kuran, you need to stop this. Everyone is panicking without you there to fix it all, Ruka is beyond annoying. Do you really think Yuuki wanted this? Do you really think that she expected you to fall apart like this?"
"I never expected her to leave." Kaname whispered "In my head, I always thought she would accept everything and that would be that."
"Nothing is every easy, Kuran, I thought you of all people would know that" Zero sighed
"Why did you come Kiryuu?" Kaname asked dejectedly.
"To get your sorry hide out of this god forsaken room!" he shouted.
Kaname almost laughed in mock humour, what was the point in leaving the room anymore?
"And before you start avoiding the subject I'll give you a choice, either you leave this room or I don't, I'll stay for as long as you do"
"Well make yourself at home Kiryuu; you'll be here for a while" Kaname huffed, getting up and walking towards the windows. Squinting slightly against the light of the morning sun, he examined the ground once more in a fruitless attempt to try and make some sense of how Yuuki managed to disappear without anyone knowing a thing.
"That's what you think."
"What do you mean?" Kaname frowned.
"I'm getting married in a few weeks, Akira will kill us both if anything goes wrong...and you're going out tonight." Zero replied, so casually it was as if he had just announced the weather for the day.
"No one but you said you had to stay" Kaname stated flatly "It would be your own fault I had nothing to do with that. And no I'm not going out tonight"
Their conversation, although centred on a relatively important matter, sounded so trivial that it almost seemed like idly small talk between old acquaintances concerning the weather outside.
"Aidou got one of your letters today" Zero announced pulling the crumpled sheet of paper from his jacket pocket "It's from the council..."
Kaname let out a low growl of animosity.
"Shut up" Zero quipped "It's an invitation to a ball. For tonight. And you're going".
"Not happening, so I suggest you leave"
Completely ignoring Kaname's defiant attitude, Zero read from the page. "`The event is in honour of momentous news that has just reached us; a new pureblood has been discovered'. What do you think of that? Pretty important stuff"
"Not important enough" Kaname shrugged, shuffling further into the dark corner.
"Nothing is important enough to you, there never has been. Look Kuran, you and I both know that I am not your biggest fan ok? I came up here because you've barely been feeding and no matter how noble your ideas or how amazing your self control is, I can't have a hungry pureblood on the grounds. I am asking you nicely to go out, get a bit of fresh air or whatever. You need to pull it together man, even just a little bit"
Kaname shifted, slightly uncomfortable with the truths Zero was laying on him. He was putting the people around him in danger, something he had always avoided doing at all costs.
"I guess you're right, but I still don't want to go"
"You sound like a child" Zero snapped "They say it's important, purebloods are rare and you know it. If they've found another don't you think you should go? Aren't you like a God to those people?"
"The Kurans are a well known and respected family" Kaname replied monotonously, an automatic reaction ingrained from a young age.
"Shouldn't you keep that image then?"
"Why should I care what they think of me?"
"Maybe you shouldn't" Zero shrugged "But if Yuuki ever comes back and takes back her name, she might want a family that isn't known for being hostile and reclusive".
It was a low blow, Zero knew, bringing Yuuki into it but he knew that she would not want Kaname to sulk around like he had been. Kaname was important to a lot of people, he couldn't just give up.
Kaname sighed, running his hand through his hair. "Zero, leave please" he sighed turning away from the hunter and wandering towards the bathroom.
Zero smiled inwardly, the pureblood sense of duty bordered on the obscene.
Closing the door with a snap, Zero was surprised to see a small group of vampires gathering outside Kaname's room. Ichijou rushed to the front as soon as a laid eyes on Zero.
"Did you do it?" he asked in a high-pitched, slightly frantic voice. Controlling the night class for two weeks had taken a toll on the vice-president. The vampires in the absence of their leader had started causing trouble amongst themselves which was starting to become a problem.
"What? You doubted me? I'm hurt" Zero mocked, making it seem easier than it had been. Zero had actually believed he would have to camp in there for a few hours and was glad to be away from Kaname.
Ruka let out a breath, silently mouthing something under her breath. A hand clasped to her chest she turned towards the men. "Now we can all relax that Kaname-sama is back with us, soon everything will be back to normal, back to how it was before." A small smile rose onto her face which had a slight hint of self-satisfaction.
"Oh for heaven's sake Ruka!" Kain shouted. The hall fell silent.
"Kain? What's wrong with you?" Ruka asked sounding slightly irritated.
"Have you even listened to what you're saying? How it was before? Do you mean before Yuuki came? When all you cared about was pleasing Kaname-sama? If that's how it is Ruka then you can count me out, I will not put up with your fawning anymore. Do you even care about what you're doing?" he yelled "What you're doing to me?" he added in a small voice.
Frowning, Ruka opened her mouth to say she didn't understand but the look in Kain's eyes silenced her, the anger and pain there caused a shock to through her.
Shaking his head, Kain exhaled and walked off without looking back.
Aidou, who had been staring after his cousin slack-jawed, suddenly burst into action, rushing after his cousin but not before giving Ruka a sharp knock with his shoulder.
"Wha...I...I don't understand!" Ruka exclaimed.
Almost laughing in disbelief Ichijou and Zero walked off leaving her to her thoughts.
"Unbelievable" Zero laughed "what a bimbo!"
"Never mind her. What was Kaname like?" Ichijou asked
"Quiet" Zero admitted "It wasn't pretty and I had to pull the Yuuki card but I think we're good"
Ichijou visibly relaxed and an easy smile came back to his features. "It will be good to have him back, even just a little"
"I swear I might actually kill Yuuki if she doesn't come back, Akira will be devastated" Zero mumbled
"Aww, Kiryuu you've gone soft" Ichijou joked earning a low growl from the enamoured hunter.
Zero and Ichijou silently made their way back to the foyer so that Zero could make his exit, he may have come to be a vampire and even sort of like a few of them, but they still made him uncomfortable.
Before Zero had any chance to heave open the heavy, oak door and step out into the warm, morning sun, Aidou came sprinting from a left hand corridor and skidded to a halt right in front of them.
"R...ru...RUN!" he panted, clutching onto Ichijou's shoulder for support.
"What? Why?" Ichijou asked, slightly panicked by the terrorising look in Aidou's eyes.
"I only just got away" he gasped, finally getting his breath back "They're heading this way, we don't have much time."
"What do you mean I've never cared about you?" Kain shouted in the distance.
The furious tone of Ruka's voice as she shouted back made even Zero's pale skin whiten "All you've ever cared about is what you want, not me!"
"Well if all you cared about wasn't Kaname-sama then maybe I wouldn't seem so useless to you, when are you going to accept it Ruka, you can't have him! He doesn't want you, but still you cling to him like there is no tomorrow. I'm just left on the sidelines, something for you to run to when he's too busy to pay the tiniest bit of attention to you so you can satisfy your own sick fantasy" Kain bellowed, letting out a lifetimes' pain and anger in one short burst.
A nearby curtain burst into flame.
"Don't do it, Ruka!" Aidou screeched, attempting to douse the fire in her own eyes. Many of the dorms inhabitants had been woken by the noise and came to investigate while trying to maintain a suitable distance.
As flame built up in Kains palm, his eyes betrayed the battle within him trying to keep his temper in check. He was angry but he didn't want to hurt Ruka, he would never want that.
"I'll do anything I damn want to" she sneered back, turning her gaze onto one of the nearby vampires watching, her amber eyes flashed violet, as did the mans' under her gaze.
With sudden and violent determination, the vampire flew at Kain intent on doing Ruka's bidding: harming Kain.
"Ruka! That's enough!" Zero yelled, unleashing his bloody rose and pointing it directly at the controlled vampires head. "You have three seconds!"
As Zero counted down, the vampire continued its route towards Kain. "Three" Zero said under his breath, as his finger applied pressure to the cold trigger. The bullet was on target, the vampire disintegrated into a small pile of sand.
Undeterred by the sudden death of her agent, Ruka turned her gaze on two other moon dorm residents who, without pause, ran for Kain too.
With deadly precision, Kain let loose the fire in his fist, letting it roar through the air towards the closest attacker leaving Zero to dispatch of the other. Aidou jumped in and used his ability to freeze Ruka's neck; her gaze could not fall on any others, her rage however diverted towards Aidou as well as Kain.
"Just you wait..." she hissed at them both.
"Ruka" a calm voice called through the now silent foyer.
Panic swept through the vampires of the moon dorm, those not directly involved in the fight quickly vanished from the area back to their rooms, without daring to make a sound. Aidou, Kain, Ichijou and Zero stood stock still as they watched Kaname descend the marble stairs. Zero still had his gun held out, pointing at Ruka in case she broke free of Aidou's hold. Aidou looked close to tears as he stared at the floor, Kain's pain filled gaze couldn't leave Ruka's face as hers drained of colour and rage.
"No..." she whispered, lowering her gaze to the three sand piles littering the floor around her "what did I do?"
"Precisely what I would like to know" Kaname said in a calm, collected voice, it was indeed as it had been before: eerie and terrifying.
"Kaname-sama, I..." Ruka attempted to explain but choked on withheld tears.
"When did you last feed?" he asked her. Kain took a step forward, confusion and guilt seeping into his feature, how had he not noticed?
"Since, Yuuki-sama left Kaname-sama" she murmured.
Kain moved even closer, perhaps it had all been because she had lost a friend and didn't know what to do.
"I vowed I wouldn't eat again until you did Kaname-sama" she continued half-proud, half-ashamed.
Kain moved back to where he had been, his hope dashed, there didn't seem to be any hope for her now.
"How noble" his tone of voice made her flinch even though there was no anger in it "however, my fasting did not result in the unnecessary deaths of three innocent vampires did it?"
As he spoke he lazily waved a hand in her direction, the ice holding her head in place splintered allowing her head to sink to where she wanted it to be. "You are to return to your room and stay there until I say otherwise. Rima will leave your room for another and you shall have no contact with anyone until I see fit. Understand?"
"Yes, Kaname-sama" Ruka nodded before walking away without another word.
"Kain, Ichijou clean up this mess" he instructed and both vampires sprang into action. A seething Zero followed Kaname out the door and into the sunlight.
A soft hum of conversation hung in the air, excitement and anticipation filled the room to an almost tangible level, the fires in the numerous fireplaces cast those standing near in a warm glow. And yet, it still seemed so cold.
While he nodded politely and spoke when it was expected of him, Kaname barely noticed the horde of nobles surrounding him, hoping to receive a small portion of the respect and acknowledgement which came with his title. Pureblood. The reason he had to be here in this godforsaken place, because they found another pureblood. Was there no end? When could he just get on with his own existence without being hassled by these idiots?
The others around him feigned polite interest in what little he had to say, he could see in the eyes of the women around him who, even though they wore masks, their longing, betrayed by their covetous gazes. How boring. While the elegance permeating throughout the hall far surpassed any other gathering in the world, the masquerade themed ball held little interest to Kaname. All he cared about was Yuuki, if only she were here. Zero was right; if she ever came back then she wouldn't want to have become an outcast from a world she barely knew just because of his selfish actions.
Why the council had taken to hosting a masked ball baffled Kaname. It was something they had never done before. Not that he cared all that much.
The orchestra played a soft, relaxing melody for the masses as the night slowly wore on. Kaname lost count of how many people had came up to him, wishing him well or asking about the academy. As was customary in the vampire world everyone, no matter how rich or powerful, bowed to the purebloods.
It all got a bit tedious after a few millennia.
A new presence filled the room, an unfamiliar yet powerful one. The new pureblood had arrived. The nobles, council and the few class C vampires in attendance all turned towards the doors in welcome, their faces awash with excitement and anxiety. A few wore smiles, many more had looks of reserved caution as they took in the newcomer. As if rehearsed, the multitudes all fell to bended knee and lowered their heads. Only the purebloods remained standing, those closest gave a respectful nod to their kin.
Now that the numerous heads had cleared, Kaname could clearly see her, she seemed familiar to him and yet lost at the same time. Perhaps he had met her after all, a long time ago. His silent spark of interest now waned as her watched her move towards the council members, why should he even care?
Nobody could deny the exquisite beauty of the woman even for a pureblood. Her soft, creamy skin seemed to glow in contrast with the black ball gown she wore. As it trailed behind her when she walked, the diamonds on the top caught the light, it's subtle charm exuded confidence and power. Alluring and mysterious. Her dark hair was pulled into a messy bun at the nape of her neck, while it seemed to casually thrown back, it had a powerful effect on the male populace. The majority of her facial features were obscured by the simple black mask she wore over her eyes.
Kaname didn't care to take notice, nobody could hold his attention as Yuuki had.
Silence reigned throughout the hall, her footsteps made barely a whisper against the marble floor as she offered a hand to the nearest councilman, a lower class one. Her choice amused Kaname, just a little, her actions had shown her displeasure with the leaders of the council. By choosing a vampire underneath them to greet her, she had let the room know that she was refusing their authority over her or her choices. Perhaps she would be an interesting one to watch.
The trembling vampire, gently touched her hand and, as if she were glass, pressed his lips to her skin. The other vampires in the room rose and continued their conversations. The pureblood turned towards the other council members, their faces red, some in anger others in embarrassment. Kaname saw her lips move as she spoke to them but her voice would not carry to where he stood. Without concern she turned from them and allowed herself to be swept up in the crowds demanding her attention.
It was quite a long time later before the new pureblood reached Kaname. As he stared into the flames, one of the bolder nobles came forward and told Kaname that he had brought someone to see him. The woman came forward and politely curtsied.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Kaname-kun" she said, almost reverently.
Kaname nodded in response, his eyes scanning the room, soon it would be acceptable for him to leave, that's all he cared about. The pureblood stood gracefully, her posture screamed elegance but a slight undercurrent of rebellion in her character, she would almost be interesting if it had been a hundred years ago. Before he met Yuuki. Her escort was called away by some other vampires leaving Kaname and this woman alone in silence. He stared at the fire while she stared at him.
"Kaname-kun?" she asked, timidly.
Kaname turned to her, manners more than anything. "Yes."
"You…Do...You don't remember me do you?" she stammered.
Kaname frowned, so they had met? "No." he said "You seem familiar, but I don't know you"
Was that disappointment in her eyes? Hurt? What does it matter? Nothing mattered anymore, Yuuki had left him. Nothing else made him want to get up in the evening. Nobody, nothing interested him anymore, only his own misery and Yuuki's whereabouts.
"What is your name?" Kaname asked, really looking at her face for the first time, trying to place her.
A sly smirk graced her features, any pain that was there a minute ago was replaced by badly hidden amusement. Her eyes held cunning and mystery.
As she opened her mouth to tell him, they were interrupted by her previous escort, who whispered something in her ear. A victorious smile erupted on her face and she allowed the man to take hold of her elbow and lead her away.
"Until we meet again, Kaname-kun" she smiled.
Well that was strange.
"Kain, Ruka would like to see you?" Kaname said as he entered the moon dorm.
"Really?" Kain replied, hope and excitement in his voice.
"Yes. Be warned, any repeat of the last spectacle and you'll both answer to me." Kaname continued to climb the marble stairs of the foyer without so much as a look over his shoulder at the vampire he was speaking to.
"Of course, Kaname-sama" Kain nodded, solemnly.
As the pureblood rounded the corner and moved towards his room, the other vampires stood in silence until they heard the snap of his bedroom door.
"Your plan worked well didn't it" Aidou quipped sarcastically at Ichijou.
"He comes out of his room doesn't he" Ichijou snapped back. The ball had indeed gotten Kaname to come out of his room, and he had yet to return to the way he had been before but he had been steadily pulling back ever since. Not what Ichijou had hoped.
"It isn't over yet" Kain smiled before leaping up the stairs in three steps and rushing towards Ruka's room.
Ichijou sighed, Aidou yawned and they both fell into silence.
In the distance, the soft purr of an engine could be heard pulling into the moon dorm grounds.
"I wonder who this is" Ichijou thought aloud.
Kaname didn't even bother to listen to the conversation going on outside. The car that he had heard coming into the grounds had stopped right outside the moon dorm doorway. Kaname knew that Ichijou would take care of it, he doubted it was that important anyway.
The muffled voices continued below the window but Kaname walked towards the sofa he had occupied almost every minute of the day recently. Dropping onto the soft cushions, Kaname unfastened a couple buttons on his black shirt and threw the white coat of his uniform across the room. Rubbing his tired eyes and running his hands through his hair, Kaname prepared for another bleak evening. Lying back and throwing an arm across his eyes to block what little light that had succeeded in getting through the heavy curtains, he wondered if there was any point in leaving his sanctuary that night.
Loud crashed echoed through the empty halls of the moon dorm, waking a few and disturbing Kaname's peace. Slightly irritated, Kaname sighed when he realised the noises were heading to his room. Crashing through the door, Ichijou quickly scanned the room before finding Kaname lurking in the darkness. Panting hard, Ichijou tried to speak but failed, his expression frantic, his actions jittery.
Kaname frowned. "What is it Ichijou?"
Still panting from his sprint from outside to Kaname's room, Ichijou simply thrust his hand in Kaname's direction.
"If this is another invite a ball, Ichijou, I won't be very happy" Kaname sighed, reaching for the letter in Ichijou's fist and pulling it from his grasp. Ichijou just shook his head, getting his breath back.
It was a letter from the council.
"Dear Kaname-sama, we at the council would like to extend our felicitations to you are your fiancée, Miss Yuuki Kuran, on your upcoming wedding. It is most joyous news…."
Kaname's heart clenched at her name. The irony didn't escape his notice, they accept their marriage as soon as she leaves. Was the whole world out to make him miserable?
"Ichijou, why did you bring me this? Take it and leave" he half-whispered, offering the letter to Ichijou who had finally regained his composure.
"Did you read it?" Ichijou asked.
"Of course I did" Kaname hissed "If your goal was to make me even more miserable then you've succeeded. Now get out"
"Read it again!" Ichijou shouted.
Shocked at his friends behaviour, Kaname re-read the letter all the way through. Over and over again. Something wasn't right about it.
It hit him like a freight train. "Yuuki Kuran?"
"How would they know?" Ichijou blurted out "Kiryuu would never say anything, neither me nor you has, how have they found out?"
Kaname stared at the page, his heart pounding. He couldn't quite get a hold on his emotions, was it fear or excitement coursing through his veins.
"Who brought this?" he finally asked.
"A messenger for the council, but I don't know her. She is waiting outside, she said that she would wait and see if you had any questions. She knows what's in it! I know she does!" Ichijou rushed.
Kaname quickly rose to his feet, heading for the door. Making his way through the halls of the moon dorm, followed closely by a frantic Ichijou, Kaname passed Ruka's room just as she and Kain emerged hand in hand. Seeing the look of determination on Kaname's face and panic on Ichijou's the pair quickly fell in behind Kaname and followed them as they entered the foyer.
Aidou, Shiki and Rima who were seated near the stairs saw the procession and hurriedly got up from their seats. Kaname pushed open the doors so forcefully they banged off the walls, the small group of vampires following him flinched and poured out onto the stairs.
The car that he had heard before was parked right in front of him, leaning against it was the councils messenger.
It was the new pureblood from the ball. She was wearing a knee length white dress that came to her elbows and a black corset belt that covered her stomach. Her lean legs ended in a pair of black heels. Once again she looked exquisite. Her long brown hair shimmered in the bright sunlight. The sense of familiarity overwhelmed Kaname and he found himself wishing he knew her name. Hearing the crash and the vampires coming from the moon dorm, she turned and walked towards them. There was a fluidity in the way she held herself, she knew who she was and was proud of it. Too bad no one else did.
"How did they know?" Kaname half-welled at her.
She stopped, dark shades covered her eyes but one of her eyebrows rose and she shot a look at Kaname which demanded proper respect. The other balked at her behaviour but Kaname barely noticed.
"Please? I need to know, how did they know about her name? About us?" Kaname pleaded.
The woman smiled. "I told them, silly"
Kaname frowned. Ichijou looked close to fainting. Ruka and Rima shared a look, something didn't add up with them.
A flash of realisation crossed Ruka's face. "No it can't be!" she whispered.
"How do you know?" Kaname snapped, his anger rising.
Sighing, the woman took off her sunglasses, squinting slightly in the harsh light. "Understand now?"
Kaname gasped, so did the others. "Yuuki?"
Argh! She's back! Now how wants an explanation i know i do lol. Review please i know i deserve hate mail after how long it's been since the last chapter but pwetty pwease be nice?
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