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Chapter 15

An Eternal Promise

Yori, Yuuki, and I are walking in town with our coats. Yori and Yuuki were talking to each other while my head was lost in thoughts of Zero.

'It's nothing...I've been acting strange, because I've been having very strange dreams lately.' The thought of him actually kissing me instead of me giving him blood. The memory of me kissing him to get him Shizuka's blood enter my mind. 'Does that count as my first kiss?' I touched my lips sighing of those two memories entering my mind.

'Zero? What in the world could you have possibly be thinking of? A lot of crazy things have been happening to you.' The sudden memory of me shooting that vampire, the Night Class, and...Kaname. Came into my mind. 'I don't want to speak to you until you to tell me the truth. I hate you!' Mimi's voice suddenly comes into my mind. 'Victoria, that was very childish of you. You need to apologize to him.'

'Even if I did apologize to him. He still wouldn't...forgive me.' I looked down at the ground sighing from all of these events.

"What's wrong? You've been..." Yori asked worried. I looked up at Yori shaking my head left and right.

"It's nothing." I replied calmly. I look ahead of us to see people walking by. "We need to hurry, otherwise we won't make it within the curfew, and I do not want to get yelled at again by the Headmaster." I hear Yuuki laugh from the last time I was pass curfew when I was little. "Let's go-" I felt someone tug on my coat to look down at a little boy with reddish brown hair crying.

"Mama..." My eyes widen from this familiar child's voice.

"Are you lost?" Yori asked. Yuuki looked at the boy worried. I look down at the boy knelling down to his level.

"Did you get separated from your mother?" The boy nodded his head finally looking up at me to see him have tears in his eyes.

"Take me to my mother..." He open his eyes to show me his red and blue mismatched eyes. My eyes widen even more looking at him.

'Rido...' I stand up straight to look at Yuuki and Yori calmly.

"I'm going to find this boy mother. You two can go home." Yuuki looked at me worried and so did Yori. I nodded my head towards them. "I'll be fine." I looked down at the supposedly crying child Rido. "Now, let's go shall we?" The boy nodded his head smiling at me taking my hand and leading me the way.

'Rido...' I narrowed my eyes at the small boys back. 'So, you finally arrived.'


The boy was in front of me showing me the way. I followed him silently watching his back intensely. This boy was showing me the whole way and for some reason, I felt really bad for Shiki.

"Say..." I spoke up to the little boy. The little boy moved his head acknowledging me. "Do you know a boy name Shiki Senri?" I noticed the boy flinched from that sudden name.

"Why do you ask, Onee-chan?" The boy asked still walking towards me even more ahead. I walked faster beside the boy touching his hair. The boy looked up at me surprised.

"Because your hair color looks a little like his." I patted his head walking towards him having my hands behind my head. "Man, he has such stoic expression. Never showing any expression at all. I swear the only hint of affection he gives me is when he gives me pocky or rubs my head." I sighed hearing the boy's footsteps behind me.

"What is your relationship with him, Onee-chan?" The boy asked me curious and innocent at the same time. I glance at the boy behind me to hid my eyes showing him a smile. The boy looked at me surprised.

"He's...my best friend." The boy's eyes widen even more as I continue to walk. I waved at him. "You better hurry up or I'm going to leave you behind." The boy blinked realizing I was ahead of him.

"Hey, wait a minute! Onee-chan! Onee-chan!" I slowed a little for the little boy until he finally showed me a run-down building. The boy was in front of me as I placed my hands to my side.

"I also have another reason why I mention him." The boy turned to look at me curious. I looked down at him knelling down to meet his eye level. "Because I want to know about...his father." The boy's eyes were wide as his mismatched eyes were glowing. "You might know him, kid. After all, you're him, right?" The boy's bangs were hiding his eyes. "Kuran Rido..." The boy smirked looking at me.

"How are you able to find it out?" He asked amusement in his voice. I shrugged narrowing my eyes at him.

"I'm not going to answer that to you, Rido. But this is what I'm going to say." I bumped my forehead onto his forehead. Since he was a child, he couldn't do anything at all. "I won't let you do anything to your nephew, Kuran Kaname, or your niece..." His eyes continue to get wider from surprised. "Kuran Yuuki."

Rido had a hint of amusement in his eyes smirking at me. "Then I'll meet you soon, won't I? Cross Victoria." I leaned back smirking back at him.

"Of course...Kuran Rido." He kept staring at each other in silence until his hand was at my cheek. I grabbed his wrist until he kissed my cheek.

"This is a farewell gift...for now." I suddenly felt very weak as I let go his wrist and slowly lay down on the ground. I looked up at him narrowing my eyes at his smirking expression.

"Damn you...Rid-" I couldn't finish as I was so weak to be surrendered into the darkness.


Night

"Hanabusa..." Akatsuki called looking down.

"What's the matter, Akatsuki?" Aidou asked walking to him.

"No matter how you look at it, Cross Victoria is lying here." Akatsuki replied looking down at the sleeping Victoria. Aidou walked next to Akatsuki looking down at Victoria shocked and confused. They heard another footsteps to look at the noise to see Kaname. Kaname walked up to the sleeping Victoria looking down her.

"What a troublesome child." Kaname says knelling down to hold Victoria bridal style.

I squinted my eyes slowly to focus up at the ceiling. When my eyes finally focused and my mind was processing a looked around the room.

'Where am I?'

I kept looking around the room until a person's crossed legs were in my vision. My eyes widen as I looked up at an arm crossed Kaname staring down at me. He was siting on a chair while I was laying down on the couch. Kaname was smiling gently at me.

"Thank goodness. I didn't think you would wake up so early." My eyes widen even more as I suddenly sit up straight.

"K-Kaname-senpai!" I looked up at him stuttering on what to say deciding to stand up, but...that was the dumbest mistake I ever made. I felt the room was getting dizzy and my body was swaying.

"Victoria..." My body was falling down until my arms reached for Kaname to hold my fall. His warmth was snapping me back into reality and the blush on my cheeks came.

"T-Thank-"

"Didn't you want to talk to me?" Kaname cut me off. My eyes widen in realization. "After all, you hate me, don't you?" Realization and guilt hit me at the same time. I quickly stand up facing my back towards him.

"That's only because you wouldn't tell me the truth." I replied to him but not saying anything about the hating part.

"Victoria..." Kaname paused before finally answering me. "It's true." I looked at him surprised. "I killed Hiou Shizuka." I turned around to face him.

"Then..."

"It was also Zero that injured her." He cut me off narrowing his eyes at me. I stopped talking looking at him with wide eyes. "Don't forget that it was him who injured her that allowed me to kill her. Injuring a Pureblood is also a taboo." I looked down at the ground siting back down on the couch.

"You're right." It was quiet for a few minutes hearing nothing at all.

"Do you still hate me?" Kaname's question hit me again with guilt as I looked down having my hands in a fist. "In any case, Victoria," Kaname took my chin making me look up at him. "did you think I would not be angry if you've talked to me that way?" I looked up at his angry and hurt eyes recalling what I said. "Did you think I wouldn't get hurt by those words from you?"

I blinked a couple of time still staring at his eyes. "But...Kaname-senpai's the one at fault too. Not just me-"

"Even so," Kaname cut me off again making my heart beat from his intense eyes on me. "do you know who's the cause of it?" Kaname placed his hand on my chest. I kept staring at him with wide eyes and a sudden blush on my cheeks were showing. My heart was beating so fast from his hand on my chest and his eyes. "Your heart's beating pretty fast. I'm pretty sure you understand what I'm trying to say."

We were interrupted by a sudden knock that made me sigh in a relief. "It's alright, come in." Kaname called out. The door open to show Ichijou wearing nothing but a purple suit.

"Ichijou-senpai." Kaname leaned against the chair while I looked at him somehow flustered but try to stay calm.

"Victoria-chan, you've awoken, thank goodness." Ichijou smiled at me. "There was someone worried about you." I looked at Ichijou confused when a sudden pink hair flashing in my vision.

"Victoria-chan!" I looked down to see that Mimi was a child hugging my waist having tears in her eyes. I was completely shocked seeing Mimi show herself.

"Mimi." Mimi tighten her arms around my waist.

"I'm glad you're okay. I was so worried." Mimi looked up at me with tears in her eyes. It's actually been hours since I last saw Mimi's child transformation or heard her voice. I patted Mimi's head smiling kindly down at her.

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to make you worried."' Mimi looked up at me smiling nodding her head. I pulled up on my lap to rub her head looking up at Ichijou smiling. "Sorry if I made you worried too. And thank you for taking care of Mimi."

Ichijou returned the smile. "It's all right. It was actually Kaname that ask me to watch over Mimi while he watch over you." My eyes widen when I looked at Mimi as he was staring at me the whole time.

"I-I see." I looked down hugging Mimi. Mimi was still a child so she was weak and gets frighten easily. "Thank you, Kaname-senpai." Kaname nodded his head accepting the thanks.

"So Victoria." I looked up at Ichijou to see him still smiling down towards me. "Why were you laying down on the ground like that? Did something happen?" My eyes widen swallowing becoming nervous.

'Damn it. How am I suppose to answer that? I can't tell them that I already met Rido.' I looked up at Ichijou having an idea. "Um...Well, there was this kid that was suddenly lost trying to find his mother, so I helped the little boy. We ended it up in the building where I lay down on the ground and he gave me a kiss on the cheek for a farewell and thank you. That's when I pass out."

"He must be a child of someone here tonight. Vampire children are able to sap a person's vitality." Ichijou explained to me.

'I can't believe I forgot about that! How dumb can I be?!' I scolded myself looking down at the sudden sleeping, teary Mimi. She had soft snores and her cheeks were completely red from crying. I notice her squinting her eyes fussing around in my arms. Ichijou looked at Mimi as well surprised. "It's seems she fell asleep. She was incredible worried that she wound up crying. She cried the whole time you were sleep."

"Mimi..." I smiled at patting her head. She continue to get fussy having a nightmare.

"She must have a nightmare." Kaname spoke out looking down at Mimi. I looked down at Mimi worried when a sudden idea came into my head. I smiled looking down at Mimi having her close to my chest. I closed my eyes opening my mouth...

Come Little Children

I'll take thee away,

Into a land of

Enchantment

Come Little Children

The time's come to play

Here in my garden

Of shadoooows

I stopped singing to open my eyes looking at the surprised Ichijou. I looked down at Mimi to see her smiling rubbing her cheek on my chest.

Follow Sweet Children

I'll show thee the way

Through all the pain and the sorrows

Weep not poor children

For life is this way

Murdering beauty and passions

I place Mimi gentle on the couch watching her sleep peacefully still listening to my song. I noticed that Kaname was surprised at my singing but kept staring at me closing his eyes as well. Ichijou smiled at me closing his eyes as well.

Hush now, dear children

It must be this way

To weary of life and deceptions

Rest now, my children

For soon we'll away

Into the calm and the quiet

Wooooo Woooo Wooooo Woooo Wooo [Instrumental]

Kaname and Ichijou open there eyes as I take off my coat to put around Mimi's sleeping form lifting her up noticing another couch. I placed her gently moving some hair away from her.

Come little children

I'll take thee away

Into a land of enchantment

Come little children

The time's come to play

Here in my garden of shadows

Wooo Wooo Woo Wooo [Instrumental]

I watch Mimi's sleeping form smiling as I let go of her hand. I turn to the surprise Ichijou as he walked towards me smiling.

"Victoria-chan, how did you learn that song?" I rubbed the back of my head a little bashful since its been a while since I sang.

"I really don't know actually." Ichijou looked at me surprised. "When I first had my memories at one night. A song would sing to me while I was sleep. I would get nightmares of that vampire that tried to kill me, but," I smiled from the memory. "That song always helped me sleep and get rid of the memories."

Ichijou smiled nodding his understanding. "You have an amazing voice, Victoria-chan. You should sing like that more often." I blushed looking to my left.

"Sorry. That was a one time thing." I raised my hand in front of him as he looked at me pouting.

"Eh? No way!" Ichijou protested but I couldn't help to chuckle at his protest. I stop chuckling to look around finally noticing this place.

"Um...Ichijou-senpai..." Ichijou looked at me then around to see my confusion.

"Underneath this building is an underground villa of the Aidou clan. And it's also the place where tonight's banquet for the vampires will be held." My eyes widen even more when a huge light was engulfing Mimi. I knew that Mimi was going to turn into necklace as fast as she can. I turn to her grabbing the necklace on the couch.

"I understand." I spoke silently.


The party

Every noble was present in the in room. They were talking with each other that even Ichiou was there sitting down watching everything. Zero was watching the vampires for a job as being a hunter. Zero kept watch until he felts someone's hand pat his head.

"Hey...Master." Zero spoke up glancing at Yagari.

"Yo, stupid apprentice." Yagari replied rubbing Zero's head.

"Why are you here?" Zero asked irritated.

"I've received the order, too." Yagari replied in a matter-of-fact tone.

"I'm enough for this job." Zero complained. Zero turned his head to look at Yagari. "When will you quit touching me?" Zero walked away leaving a smirking Yagari watching him.

"What a cold apprentice." Yagari spoke amused until he remembering conversation he had with the headmaster.

'They didn't give you an order. Don't worry. 'For the sake of the harmony between the humans and the vampires.' The headmaster spoke.

"The attending vampires all understand this very well." Yagari spoke irritated and annoyed. "I never thought that your instincts would have fallen this far. Is that what they mean by calmly watching a battle from afar? Cross Kaien."

Yagari was leaning against the wall watching an important vampire...Ichiru. He kept whispering whispers about him that made him interested.

"Vampires who understand this, huh?" Yagari spoke to himself.


Back to Victoria

I sigh from being left alone in this room alone looking around. Kaname's sudden order rings in my head.

'Don't leave this room before I return. I'll contact the chairman.'

I sigh once more feeling like a puppy that does what its master says. I noticed that this room was really big and didn't have any windows. "A room without windows... This is the room that Yuuki's first had her memories. What did it look like again?" Suddenly, my vision was interrupted with a woman having so much blood on her dress, face, and on her hair. My eyes snapped open from terror.

"Like that...?" I put my hand on my head. "But...why so much...blood?" I was again interrupted from the sound of someone opening the door to see... I stand up quickly glaring at his smirking face. "Rido..."

Rido smirked looking at me from the corner of my eye. "I heard your voice. Trying to sing Minami a song." My eyes widen surprised but quickly narrowed them to glare at him.

"How do you know about Mimi?" Rido chuckle not answer me. He turned around leaving me to stare at the door. "Wait a minute!" I ran to the door. "Rid-" I stopped to see that Rido wasn't even in the hallway. I heard music and looked to my right to see light. I heard footsteps from that direction to see Rido's hair. 'Rido...'

Without a second thought I quickly ran to that direction and entered myself in...the party! I walked over to have a better view leaning against the railing. I looked around the party to see Shiki, Rima, Ichiou, Akatsuki, Ruka, and...Zero! I quickly hid but sweat-drop immediately.

'Why am I hiding? It's not like he can see me.' The sudden memory of him trying to kiss made me blush. 'Why the hell am I blushing?! This makes no sense!' I shake my head slapping my cheeks hard. I sigh getting annoyed with myself.

'What am I doing? I'm not acting myself and now Rido is soon coming.' My thoughts were interrupted, the third time I've been interrupted today, by the sudden whispering of the other vampires. I looked up to see Kaname and Ichjiou behind him. The whole vampires were bowing down to Kaname except for Zero and Yagari. I notice the glare that were received between those two, glaring at each other.

"Sorry, I did not wish to interrupt everyone, please, continue to have fun." Kaname spoke from this long quiet and royal aura.

"Kaname-sama, we've heard rumors" One vampire spoke up. "that you've turned against the Elder Council and in addition protect the humans. Is that true?"

"Yes, it is." Kaname replied to the vampire. Everyone was whispering how kind Kaname was, but Kaname was only staring at Zero and Zero was staring at him. Kaname smiled when Aidou, Aidou's father, and Aidou's sister were in front of him.

"Kaname-sama, I thank you for looking after my son." Aidou's father spoke bowing down to him. He straighten to look at Kaname.

"Thank you for the entertainment today, Aidou-dono." Kaname replied back to him. "I'm not used to gatherings like these, that's why I rarely attend them..."

"Don't worry about it." Aidou-dono says happily. "In any case, I have a special request to ask of you today." He turned his head to his daughter. "Tsukiko..." Tsukiko walked up blushing at Kaname.

"Father!" Aidou protest.

"This is my daughter, Tsukiko." My eyes widen when a sudden jealous hits my heart. "I hope that one day, Kaname-sama will be able to think of Tsukiko. This is our clan's wish." I didn't hear Aidou's complain about this or that Kaname was okay with it.

In that moment, a lot of mothers and fathers were introducing their daughters to Kaname making every ping in my heart full of jealous. I stand up quickly to have my hands in a fist.

'I have to go back into the room.' I ran to the room ignoring the chattering. I leaned against the door feeling jealous in my heart. 'Even though, I know that none of those girls will ever be with Kaname.' I leaned down siting on the floor having my knees to my chest. A sudden image of Yuuki as a Pureblood was in my mind along with Kaname together. 'I shouldn't be jealous. This...This how it's suppose to be. I shouldn't be jealous. I can't be jealous.'

My head was on my knees feeling pain in my heart just remembering those woman, and Yuuki besides Kaname. The door hit my back lightly and a voice spoke up surprising me.

"Can you let me in?" I quickly stand up stepping a few backs up to let him in. Kaname walked into the room closing the door behind him. I looked down at the ground not wanting to see his eyes. Once Kaname closed the door, he turned to look at me. "Didn't I tell you not to leave this room?"

I didn't want to start a fight with him so I nodded and said, "I'm sorry..." I hear Kaname's footsteps walk towards me. He was in front of me and I still didn't look at him. My eyes widen from the sudden embraced me pulled me in.

"No, I will not forgive you." My eyes widen from this. "You must offer more than a simple apology." Kaname surprised by suddenly picking up from the ground and walking to the couch.

"K-Kaname-senpai!" He placed my back on the couch siting down on couch looking down at me. His eyes were looking at me intensely and I blushed really bad. I couldn't keep my eyes away from him.

"Why did you leave?" Kaname asked. My mouth was dry as I tried to say something.

"Um..uh...the...the child..." I try to look somewhere else, anything than his gaze. "I...I just wanted to speak to him for a minute...so..." I looked at his gaze my eyes widen even more. He was leaning down closer to me placing his head on my chest. His ear was listening to my fast heart beat. "Kaname-senpai...?"

"Until I forgive you, stay like this." Kaname ordered me kindly. His words somehow makes my eyes soften. "I'm tired." I looked at his eyes to see them close. I had a smile on my face wrapping my arms around him.

"Okay. I'm willing to do anything." I whispered in his ear running my fingers through his hair. I closed my eyes feeling his warmth on me.

'For Kaname-sama's sake...I'd do anything.' My eyes open a little to stare down at him. 'The feelings that keep growing for him.' I remember Yuuki's blushing face, smile, and her energetic self every time she sees Kaname. 'I'm sorry, Yuuki. But...I can't give up my feelings for him anymore. I love you, Kaname-senpai.'I closed my eyes one more time. 'I hate you!' My eyes widen even more having that guilt hit me again. I put my hand on my eyes to feel tears going down my cheek.

I made little weeping sounds even though I didn't want too. I felt Kaname sit up to look down at me. "Victoria..."

"I'm sorry..." Kaname's eyes were wide from my sudden weak voice. "I...I don't hate you. I'm sorry. I didn't know why I said that. I don't what has come over me." I lean my head back showing my teary eyes. "I've become someone I don't even know anymore. I wanted to keep my distance from you so I wouldn't get hurt anymore. That's what I've decided... But...But..."

'Why is it so hard?' I felt Kaname lean closer to me feeling his warm breathe on my neck. My eyes immediately snapped back open as I turned my head to look at Kaname surprised.

"Kaname-senpai...?" Kaname gave my neck a long lick feeling the wet muscle going up. I stretched my neck back blushing a little. I grabbed on his arm and I noticed his hand on the pillow was in a fist. Kaname found some restraint to make me look up at him. He was showing me his crimson eyes.

"You're nothing but a short and fragile life to us." I noticed that when he meant us, it was about him being a vampire. "Do you wish to become... a vampire?" My eyes widen having my blush still on my cheeks. "The same as me... A monster who feeds on blood for energy..." He leaned closer to my face staring at my eyes. "Do you want to live a long and arduous life with me?"

Kaname leaned down even closer to me when I said the word. The word that could change my life...forever...

"Yes..." I stretched my neck for Kaname to feel his breathe on my neck. Kaname open his mouth but stop to look up at my closed...teary eyes. Kaname sit up to whip the tear away by his thumb. I slowly open my eyes to look at him.

"Sorry, the punishment has gone too far." Kaname says. "I'll not do anything to you." Kaname sit up to have me sit up next to him. Kaname put his hand on my head leaning against him. "I've frightened you, sorry about that." I shook my head left and right.

"I'm sorry that I said I hate you. I don't really-" Kaname put his finger on my lip to stop me from talking.

"It's all right. I forgive you." Kaname smiled at me gently. I looked up at him our eyes connected.

"Kaname-senpai...I..." Kaname cut me off again.

"Why are you wearing such an expression? Even though it's cute, I don't like to see have that expression. Take this as a lesson learned and don't get involved in dangerous matters on your own. That's enough." I was going to open my mouth when I noticed that his eyes were serious. I looked down at my lap having my hands in a fist.

"Okay."

"It's about time for you to return." Kaname put me in a limo that stop in front of thee school. I open the door to see Headmaster, Yori, and Yuuki smiling at me.

"Welcome back, Victoria." Yori and Yuuki said simultaneously hugging me.

"I'm back, Yuuki, Yori." I looked at them hugging them back. We looked at each other when I felt Yuuki holding my hand tightly, and then snow started to come down.

"Snow...?" Yori says looking up. Yuuki and I looked up at the snow. Yuuki tighten her hold on my hand.

"It's just like that time." Yuuki whispered. I nodded my head in agreement.

Pure white snow. A memory of the snow that can turn into crimson fresh blood.

I recalled the memory ten years ago along with Yuuki.

Ten years ago...That ground that was splashed with fresh blood... The one who reached his hand out for us was a beautiful boy covered in blood. We...held that hand...

I looked down stretching my hand to the snow. I watch as the snow quickly dissolves into my hand.

I won't be afraid as long as Kaname-sama's there. I'm willing to do anything for Kaname-sama's sake.

My mind flash into that when Kaname asked me to be become a vampire.

'Do you want to live a long and arduous life with me?'

I could have never imagined him saying those words to me. The words that I so desperately wanted to hear from the bottom of my heart. My first thought was...if I turned a vampire I wouldn't have to leave this world. I wouldn't have to leave Yuuki, Zero, Yori, Headmaster, and...Kaname-senpai...

I looked up at the snow feeling my heart lighten.

Kaname-senpai... Did you truly mean what you said?


The Next Day

I was standing in front of the crazy girls facing my back on them. I looked down at ground hearing the girls talk.

"Soon the holidays will be upon us!"

"We can't see Aidou-senpai for a long time!"

"I don't want that, Wild-senpai!"

I wasn't even that surprised to know that the Class President was in crowd group of girls.

"Shut up!" Zero spoke up. Yuuki and I looked at him seeing he was angry.

"Zero?" Yuuki looked at him worried. Zero walked behind me and Yuuki bonking onn our heads gently.

"Don't space out and do your job properly." Zero scolded us. I looked up at him rubbing my head to look down hearing the doors open behind me. I looked behind for my eyes to automatically looked at Kaname. I looked down at the ground to move to the girls pushing them back. I faced my back on the Night Class but Kaname stopped to where I was. I glanced at him and he glanced at me.

"I don't think you were lying to me when you said all these things." I looked at him with wide eyes. "That's why, don't take this to heart." He walked pass me leaving me those words in my head. I kept staring at him and so did Zero and Yuuki. They glanced at me but I didn't bother to look at them. I kept looking at Kaname's back having my hands in fist.

Idiot...

I hope you guys like this chapter.

The song was Come little children by Hocus Pocus. I always wanted my OC to at least have one chapter where she sings to Mimi or somebody.

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