Disclaimer: I own absolutely nothing! How can I conclude that? I'm not making any money from the Vampire Knight franchise and my drawing skills are... very bad.
'Nut': I deeply apologize for the long long wait! I haven't been feeling like writing anything serious for awhile and my muse for serious writing decided to take a vacation. Anyways... Enjoy!
Yuuki was deep in thought as she stood in a store while her friend, Yori, looked for new pens and some paper. The brunette thought about what Aido had said to her a few days ago. She knew that they both knew that Kaname was the only family she had left and it was natural for purebloods to marry their siblings. Yuuki had been raised like a human for her whole life and did have some issues with the possibility of marrying her brother, but she knew that she wasn't a human, she was a vampire, a beast in human form.
"I'm almost done, Yuuki." Yori said and Yuuki was dragged out of her thoughts. "Thank you for coming with me."
"No problem," she told her friend. "I didn't have anything planned for today anyway."
"You've been out of it all day, Yuuki," Yori observed. "You've been acting strange and avoiding a lot of people," she paused. "I know when you're like this it's usually because of Kuran, Zero, or, possibly, Aido," Yori sighed. "I'll treat you to a parfait and interrogate you later."
"Yori, I've noticed that you keep your distance from the Night Class. I think that's a good thing," Yuuki informed her.
"I do that because those people kind of scare me," Yori confessed just as a little boy ran over and grabbed the sleeve of Yuuki's tan coat.
"I want my mommy," he cried.
"Um... did you lose your mommy?" Yuuki asked as she leaned down to get closer to his height.
"Take me to my mommy," the child sobbed.
"Yori, I'll take him to his mother," the brunette informed her as she stood up to her full height. "Finish your shopping and I'll see you later," she held the boy's small hand in her own. "Is she nearby?" The boy led her out of the department store and off the main street. "Are you sure we're going the right way?"
"Yes," he replied. "We're almost there." The boy wiped his eyes with his free hand.
"Is this really the place?" Yuuki questioned as they stood in front of an abandoned building.
"Yes," the boy simply replied. "Thank you, Miss. I was afraid to come alone." He looked up at her.
"I don't want to leave you alone, so I'll stay with you until your mom comes." Yuuki smiled as she leaned down to his height again. She saw that his eyes were different colors, one was blue while the other was crimson.
"You're kind, Miss." He walked over to her and kissed her cheek. "Thank you." The boy watched her fall to the ground, unconscious.
Yuuki slowly opened her eyes and felt that she was laying on something soft. She slowly sat up and looked around. Her eyes slightly widened when she saw Kaname sat on a nearby chair.
"Good, you're conscious now," Kaname stated.
"Kaname Onii-sama, where am I," she asked him as she looked around and she noticed that there weren't any windows in the room.
"You're in a mansion owned by the Aido family underneath the abandoned building you saw earlier," he paused. "A soirée is being held here tonight and many aristocrats are here now."
"Since I'm a vampire, can't I-"
"No, Yuuki," he told her. "You have to stay hidden a little while longer. There are still those that wish to use the pureblood's power. Since you don't know much about vampire society, you'd be an easy target."
"But, Onii-sama, if-"
"Yuuki, I won't allow you to be a target of those vampires," Kaname informed her. "Maybe someday you'll be able to come out of hiding and be able to be introduced to vampire society, but, until then, you'll have to stay with the life that mother chose for you." He stood up and walked over to her, Kaname leaned down and hugged her. "I'm sorry, Yuuki. Someone from the academy will be here shortly to pick you up." With that said, he let go of her, stood up straight, and left the room, the door closed shut behind him.
"It's rude to stare that much," Ruka looked to where Aido was staring, her light brown eyes slightly narrowed. "The moderates around us don't even care that they're here."
"Although vampire hunters always monitor the soirées because of an agreement, I don't like it," he told her. "But why did they make that guy attend?"
"Hanabusa, where's Kaname-sama?" Aido's father asked as he walked over to the two younger vampires. "There are people that would like to meet him."
"Of course, Father," the blonde said. "He'll be here shortly."
Zero's neutral expression turned into a glare when a hand started to rub the top of his head. He quickly got the Bloody Rose out from inside his coat and pointed it at the person next to him.
"Cut it out, Master." Zero warned the older man.
"How are you, stupid apprentice?" The black haired man inquired in a low tone.
"Why did you come here?" Zero's master put his hand back to his side.
"Because my target might show up," he paused. "I see that the Night Class students are here. Is it all right to leave them to their own devices?"
"They're with their parents or guardians, so, it's all right, Yagari-sensei," Zero responded after a few moments.
"Look at them," Yagari started. "They're pretending not to notice you, but they're watching you closely. Even moderates consider killing a pureblood to be a grave offense, even if you did murder the Madly Blooming Princess--"
"I wasn't the one who finished her off," Zero interrupted.
"... Is that so."
Yuuki continued to sit on the couch in the room, she was lost in her thoughts. The brunette wondered what it would have been like if she had grown up with her mother, father, and Kaname. She wondered if she would have been kept in a windowless room like the one she was currently in or if she would've been able to go outside. Yuuki looked up from the floor when she heard the door slowly open.
"Miss, I'm sorry for what I did to you." A child opened the door, his different colored eyes held remorse. Yuuki realized it was the same child from earlier as she quickly stood up.
"Did you find your mom?" She asked just before the boy started to run. "Um... don't tell anyone I'm here!" Yuuki called after him as she quickly walked to the door and looked down the hallway. The brunette noticed that the boy was no longer nearby and that there was a bright light an unknown amount of feet away.
Yuuki blinked a few times before she ran towards it and hid behind the stone railing. She slowly peeked over it and her brown eyes slightly widened. Yuuki saw famous actors, athletes, singers, and heads of companies in the room below. She quickly ducked back down when she saw Zero in the crowd. The brunette knew that Zero wouldn't let anyone know that she was there, but she knew he would scold her later if he saw her there, even though they both knew that she was a vampire too.
The room slowly quieted down and the vampires bowed or curtsied when they noticed Kaname.
"I didn't mean to interrupt everyone, please, enjoy yourselves," Kaname's voice broke the silence.
"Kaname-sama, thank you for putting up with my son," a voice told the pureblood after everything was back to normal.
"Thank you for inviting me, Lord Aido," Kaname said. "I'm not comfortable at soirées so I hardly attend."
"Please don't worry about it," Lord Aido told him. "We have a special favor to ask of you tonight."
"Father," Hanabusa exclaimed.
"This is my daughter, Tsukiko," Lord Aido introduced as his daughter, who looked to be about 16, stepped forward. "Kaname-sama, we hope that you will take a fancy to her. That is the wish of our entire clan."
"Please, Father," Hanabusa nearly yelled. "Please, Kaname-sama, that's not my wish!"
"I don't know what will happen in the future," Kaname started after a few moments. "But I will remember her."
The nobles started mumbling about how Kaname had ignored the topic completely in the past. Some even asked the pureblood to meet their daughters. The noise died down when the doors opened and a young woman with long, wavy blonde hair and dark blue eyes walked into the room, her heels clicked on the floor. The nobles turned towards her and bowed or curtsied, signifying that she was indeed one of the rare purebloods.
"Everyone, please don't make a fuss," she told them, her voice soft and melodic. "You're inconveniencing Kaname-sama."
"It's Sara-sama, the daughter of the Shirabuki family."
"Sara-sama is attending this soirée as well? This is truly a momentous occasion."
"Sara, it's been awhile." Kaname greeted when she stood in front of him.
"Kaname, I've missed seeing you ever since you started playing school." Sara told him, her head slightly tilted to the left. Kaname gently took her gloved hand in his own and slowly raised it. "There are few purebloods left in this world, so we must support each other."
Yuuki stood up and ran back to the room that she was supposed to stay in. She did her best to quietly close the door behind her and leaned against it. The brunette slowly slid down to the floor, she hugged her knees to her chest, her head rested on top of her knees. Yuuki couldn't deny that Sara was beautiful and was what a pureblood should be. Compared to Sara, Yuuki knew that she was just like an average human girl and was the exact opposite of what a pureblood should be like. Yuuki was brought out of her thoughts when the door cracked open.
"May I come in?" Yuuki quickly stood up and walked away from the door then turned to come face-to-face with Kaname. "I told you not to leave this room."
"I'm sorry," she apologized. Kaname walked over to her and embraced her, her eyes widened.
"This time, an apology isn't enough." He gently lifted her and laid her down on the couch, he looked down on her. "Why did you leave this room?"
"I wanted to see if that child found his mother," Yuuki informed him. Her eyes widened again when Kaname rested his head on her chest, where her heart would had been located.
"Until I forgive you, stay with me a little awhile longer," Kaname said. "Just like this..."
"Of course..." Yuuki's eyes closed like Kaname's had done and she wrapped her arms around her brother.
"Your ride home should be here now," he told her after awhile.
Yori hugged Yuuki a few moments after she got out of the black car. After a few seconds, the friends separated.
"You look cold," Yuuki told Yori.
"I was waiting outside to make sure the lost girl got home safely," Yori told her which caused Yuuki to apologize continuously.
"It's cold tonight," Kaien observed before his eyes widened. "Look, it's snowing!"
"It's already that time of year..." Yuuki stated as she and Yori looked up at the dark sky, the snowflakes carelessly fell from the sky.
'Nut': I read VK chap 53 today, translated and scanned by Sagakure. I loved the new chapter! I barely recognized Yuuki in the last few pages! I also now wanna stuff someone in a suitcase to see how it'll work! Oh, also, I know this chap of 'Hidden' is overly short, but, I'll try to make the next chap longer!