Chapter 44

"Princess!" he called but the response from the opposite side of the phone was dead silent. Only source of sound was the air she was exhaling.

"Princess? Will you not talk to me?" he spoke in an even softer tone this time.

"stop it!" Sara Shirakubi mouthed hitting her friend on the back of his head. "You are freaking her out. She will think you are weird." She continued to scold the vampire king with her whispering but he paid her no means.

"I'm listening." Veronica replied after a long moment of silence not knowing exactly what to say. At this point in time she despised the tender tone Kaname was using with her. Every time he does that he breaks her heart even harder.

An awkward silence fell between them because Veronica really had nothing to talk about with him. After those cruel words that he used on her; sensing her unease Kaname decided to continue with this.

"Mother told me about your sudden sickness." Veronica quietly listened as he spoke not believing a single word though. To Veronica at this point it all seemed like bunch of acts for God knows what reason.

"You have been putting a lot of pressure upon yourself. Please hold yourself from doing such things-"

"I'm hungry!" Veronica cut off her husband mid-way, the action did baffle Kaname a bit.

"Oh!...i see…" was his initial reaction. After all such actions against him were not usual. No one spoke to him in that much cold voice specially Veronica. "Ofcourse! I apologize for holding you back for long time."

"Bye then!" veronica said in that same voice.

"Alright you shout take care of yourself and take plenty-" once again he was cut off with Veronica's voice interrupting.

"Ugen-Myra! Ugen! Call your sister…fast." she was yelling their name at the top of her lungs. Till he could hear the child's tone getting nearer. "Here…papa wants to talk to you both." With that the phone was handed over to the children.

"Papa!" came their excited voice in union. Both were fighting over who will speak to their father first.

A feeling of awkward stinging ache started to inside for the Kuran lord. He has never felt something like this. It was definitely a very foreign feeling, but not a good one, something that he never wished to feel before. His mind answered the question for him, that Veronica's coldness was what caused this feeling. That made Kaname wonder would it be possible that when he acted cold towards Veronica she felt the same way?

"Veronica has been feeling that over the last four years." Sara Shirabuki's voice snapped him out of thoughts. "Too much burden for a young heart do you not agree?"

Kaname looked at her in the eye but found no word to answer. Then again what would he answer…how long can one go on blindly defending his misdeeds.

"You have pushed her to the point of no return." The Kuran king just glared at his female friend. "but there is still hope and it all depends on your skills of seduction."

"Seduction?" Kaname hissed at Sara this time.

"Ofcourse seduction!" Sara exclaimed reclining on her couching and signalling Kaname to take the opposite one. "to get to her you needs to use your mastered skills of seduction!" his friend stated as a matter of fact. "She is young you can always over power her."

Kaname's face was turning red making it a little difficult for sara to understand whether he was blushing or getting angry because in both cases it turns red. But Kaname Kuran usually doesn't blush but gets angry.

"what if veronica no longer wishes to stay with me?" Kaname wondered. "What if she wants to leave me and my children?" Kaname's voice had the hidden tone of panic to it.

"Then you are absolutely screwed man!" Sara laughed. "Well darling you should have thought about it before being a total jerk to her." Sara coted getting up from her position and making her way towards her friend. Who remained seated with a tensed look on his face; the frown was so deep that it appeared as though the handsome Kaname Kuran got wrinkles.

Kaname closed his eyes when he felt a pair of arms wrapping around him and a head resting on top of his.

"Sara…thank you."

"Why?"

"For always being there for me…" with a deep breath he continued. "And for that I am truly greatful."

"That is what friends are there for you silly!"

….

"Where are you taking me Yuki?" Veronica questioned but all Yuki gave her was a mischievous smile.

"Oh come on Vernon! Be a little patient will you?" then she added. "Also let me concentrate I am a terrible driver after all." Yes just so you know Yuki's driving skills were the worst among all Lydia, Veronica and herself.

"Then I suggest you please stop." And just as veronica said that the car came to a stop and looking around Veronica recognized it to be some isolated botanical garden, often no one shows up.

"What are we doing here?" She asked Yuki confused. Who this time in reply started to check on Veronica's appearance.

"You look perfect!" Yuki said combing the younger female's hair with her fingers making Veronica more irritated.

"Yuki?"

"Be patient…you will see." With that Yuki down from her side and went around to open the door to Veronica's side of the door.

Opening Veronica's side of the door the older female just pulled her out of her seat making Veronica yelp in surprise.

"Yuki! Just relax would you!"

It appeared as though the Kuran princess was least bother to even listen to her as she started to drag her sister in law inside.

"Yuki where are we going?"

"Oh Veronica just shut up for once will you."

"Yuki…I will scream for help."

"And I shall always be there to rescue you." This was a totally different voice. It was a male voice that belonged to…

"…Len!" Veronica could only whisper.

"Veronica!"

The blue haired male stepped closer to take Veronica's hand in his and place a long kiss at the back of it.

"Len I-"

"Sssshhh!" she got cut off by him placing a finger to her lips. "No need to explain…I know everything."

Both the young Vampires were unable to tear their gaze from one another and seeing this Yuki no longer wanted to be present.

"I will leave you two alone for a while!" with that the kuran prince went inside her car and drove off to another direction leaving the old friends by themselves, thus giving them their privacy.

a.n. the battle of seduction will start. Len vs Kaname. Boy next door VS former playboy! who should win? vote your favorite candidate.