Hello people! I'm back and I' sorry for the long wait I had major writer's block. By the time I finished this chapter it was already the new year. Wow time sure flies quickly. Anyway happy new year everyone! Also I did not proofread this chapter so I'm sorry if there are any mistakes. By the way Im still a little unsure on how to work out the next chapter so if you have any suggestions do share them with me. Now on to the chapter, enjoy everyone!
Disclaimer: I do not own Vampire Knight or any of the characters.
Chapter 7: Where's Fishie?
When Ai Kuran woke up that night she felt something was off. When she realized what it was she began bawling her eyes out. Moments later Kaname and Yuki rushed into the nursery to see what was wrong. Kaname scanned the room for any possible threats while Yuki went to comfort her daughter.
"It's okay baby, it's okay." She rubbed Ai's back soothingly and soon she stopped crying but she was still upset.
Kaname went over to his daughter and asked her what was wrong, "What's wrong, Princess?"
"Papa, where's fishie? I want my fishie!" She cried.
Kaname looked at his beloved when he realized that they had forgotten the fish at the shooting stand. Yuki also seemed to have realized the same.
"I could ask Seiren to get it." He suggested.
"No, I'll take Ai to get it." She insisted.
"But it's-"
She cut him off, "Kaname you can't keep us in this mansion forever. We all had so much fun together yesterday when we went outside and I have never seen her that happy. It pains me to keep her locked up in the mansion like this. I've told you before I don't want her childhood to be like mine."
Seeing as she wasn't going to give up Kaname decided to coincide, "Fine, but please be careful. While your face may not be known to the human public vampires know who you are and if they see you with Ai word will get out that we have a child. We would have even more troubles to face then."
She nodded, "I understand, besides I'll have Artemis. So if push comes to shove I can protect us."
"I really hope it won't come to that my darling." He kissed her on the forehead and then he leaned in to gave Ai a kiss but she turned the other way to avoid his kiss.
"No!" Ai exclaimed as she crossed her arms.
Yuki giggled, "Looks like she's still mad at you."
"Ai, sweetie can't you forgive daddy?" Kaname cooed but Ai wouldn't sighed, "Well I need to go get ready."
Yuki nodded and set Ai back in her crib with a few toys to keep her occupied while she and Kaname got ready. As always he needed help with his tie. Sometimes she wondered if he messed it up on purpose just so he could get her to fix it. She made a mental note to ask him about that later. When they were both ready Kaname left for him meeting first.
"Goodbye my love, I will see you later tonight." He gave her one more kiss on the cheek before entering the car.
It was only 5 in the afternoon but the sun was already setting as the colder months had settled in. She watched as Kaname's car drove off until it was out of sight. They were going in different directions so they couldn't go together. Yuki would be taking another car to get to the shrine, the festival was also going on today so she hoped the vendor was also there. With that she got Ai ready and the two entered their ride.
When they arrived at the shrine Yuki had the chauffeur bring the stroller to the top of the steps before unfolded it and set Ai inside. She thanked the chauffeur and told him to wait in the car. He nodded and went back down as Yuki pushed Ai along the path.
She found the vendor where they had left the Ai's fish and just in time. He was packing up and getting ready to leave.
"Excuse me?"
She got his attention and he looked at her strangely before smiling, "Hello miss what can I do for you?" He asked.
"Yes, um well yesterday my fiancé and I came to the festival. Do you remember us?"
"Oh yeah, you were with the guy in the mask. He had good aim. Yeah I remember, so what brings you back here?"
"We forgot our daughter's fish here yesterday. Do you have it?" She asked while looking around.
"That fish was yours? Well I brought it home with me so I could feed it. Didn't want it to die you know. I don't live too far from here want to come and get it?" He asked.
"I don't think that's necessary, you could just give me the address and I could have someone get it." Something wasn't right about this man, she could feel it.
"Aww come on it'll be quick."
"No, I think I'll just go get her a fish from the pet store." This man was dangerous, she could feel it.
"You came all this way, so come on."
Had she been her old human self she probably would have caved in, but not this time.
"I'm sorry for taking up your time. I will just go." She said calmly before turning around with Ai's stroller and walking away.
When she got to the steps the chauffeur came up to take the stroller. Yuki unbuckled Ai and he folded up the stroller before taking it down and putting it in the trunk. Yuki carried Ai down the stairs and put her in her car seat. It was then that she heard gunfire and the smell of blood permeated the air. The smell was familiar to her, one that she knew all too well, Zero's blood.
She shut the door and went over to the chauffeur, "I want you to take Ai home without me."
"But Yuki-sama-"
"Do it!" She ordered unconsciously using her powers.
He nodded and drove off. She then ran back up the stairs and made her way to where the smell was coming from. Sure enough it was Zero. He had been stabbed in the shoulder with a knife, but he soon pulled it out effortlessly. He was glaring at his assailant who just so happened to be the vendor she had been talking to earlier.
Zero pulled out his gun and shot at the vendor but he dodged it at inhuman speed. So the man had been a vampire? But if that was so come neither she nor Kaname noticed? An old memory then resurfaced from the depths of her mind. It was a lesson on level-Es that Aido had given her when he was living with them at the mansion.
"Newly turned vampires don't show have the presence of a vampire until they start falling to level-E. As they start to fall you will get a feeling of unease when you are around them."
She was now glad she hadn't gone with him. Who knows what could have happened to her or Ai? Even if he was weaker than her she would have to protect Ai as well and that put her at a disadvantage. She shuddered at the thought of possibly losing Ai because of her own foolishness.
It was then that she spotted another vampire, maybe an accomplice of the vendor. He rushed at Zero who was too busy trying to wrestle off the first vampire to react. That's when she sprang to action. Pulling Artemis out from under her long skirt she deflected the second vampire.
Zero was surprised by her actions as he hadn't expected her to help him. He had seen her interact with his target asking about a fish. His target had tried to get her to come with him but she had refused. Had she agreed he would have interfered but thankfully she hadn't and went on her way with Ai. Zero had then approached the target with the Bloody Rose pointed at him. He shot it but the vampire was too quick and dodged the bullet. He grabbed a switch blade from his pocket and stabbed Zero in the shoulder.
That's when Zero felt Yuki's presence return, he ignored it and continued on with the fight. When the second vampire showed up he didn't know what to do. He he'd never expected Yuki to jump in and save him, it reminded him of the old days. He shook those thought out of his mind and just focused on his target.
With Yuki backing him he easily finished off his target as she sliced the other vampire in half with Artemis. Both vampires became ashe within seconds. Leaving only their clothes and some bloodstains on the ground as evidence that either had existed.
Yuki retracted Artemis and tucked the short rod away in her coat. She turned to Zero who was looking at her with a questioning gaze.
She eyes his injury, "Does it hurt?" She asked.
"Not really. It'll heal soon enough." He replied. There was an awkward silence between them, "So how have you been?" He asked.
"Okay I guess. What about you? What have you been up to?"
"Well I've become a hunter full time."
"So you dropped out of school?" She probed.
He rubbed the back of his neck, "Yeah, I kept missing class because of work so I didn't really see a point in going anymore."
"I see, well I should go before Kaname sends an army looking for me." She stated comically.
Zero chuckled, "I could see him doing that."
Yuki nodded and was about to turn to leave when she saw out of the corner of her eye a third vampire running at Zero from behind with a baseball bat that had a bunch of nails jammed into it.
"Die, hunter!" He cried as he was about to take a swing at Zero's head.
Zero had no time to react but Yuki who had noticed the attacker seconds earlier did and she pushed Zero out of the way. However she wasn't able to get away in time and the bat hit her instead. She screamed in pain at the impact as the nails tore threw her muscles and tendons. She fell to the ground as Zero shot the vampire, who had been too stunned by Yuki's actions to move.
Knowing the situation had now gone from bad to worse Zero called for backup. He needed someone to control the crowd and get Yuki out of here.
"This is Kiryu, I need back up now!"
"What's the situation Kiryu?"
"I'll explain later just send backup and an ambulance!"
"Did one of the citizens get hurt?"
"Not a citizen but…" he hesitated, "Anyway just send them!"
"They're on their way."
The line went dead and within ten minutes hunters had swarmed the area. Many of them were surprised and terrified when they found out that it was Yuki Kuran who had been injured. Surprised because a coding to Zero she had protected him thus causing her injury and terrified because they had no idea what her fiancé, the King of Vampires, would do to them when he found out. It was widely known amongst the hunters that she was really all he cared about and if she ever got hurt, things got ugly.
When they arrived at the vampire hospital, Yuki was sent to the operating room to have the nails removed. Since she was a Pureblood the injuries would heal on their own as soon as the nails were removed and they got some blood in her. After the operation was over as expected the wounds healed but Yuki still didn't wake up.
The doctors were getting worried and their worries were justified because if Yuki didn't wake up soon Kaname would have their heads. He had been informed of what had happened and judging by the abrupt end of the call he was definitely pissed. Only minutes after they had called did he arrive. Everyone in the building could feel his pure unadulterated fury and they prayed for whomever he took his anger out on.
"What room is Yuki in?" He asked in a calm ton that betrayed the anger on his face.
The receptionist who was quivering in fear replied, "V-V-IP r-r-ro-om 3." She stuttered as she tried to remain calm under his red eyed gaze.
Kaname didn't even bother to acknowledge her after that and went to the room his love was in. They hadn't told him how or why Yuki had been attacked but he would soon find out. He entered her room and upon seeing her unconscious form on the hospital bed his rage intensified.
"What happened?" He asked the doctor who was also taking care of her.
"I'm not sure exactly what happened, Kaname-sama, but the hunters who brought her here might."
"Hunters?"
"Yes, of I remember correctly it was Zero Kiryu who called them."
At the mention of Zero's name Kaname knew exactly what happened, "So it was Kiryu's fault." That was it, the last bit of Kaname's control was now out the window.
It was then that Zero and the chairman rushed into the hospital room. The moment Kaname laid eyes on Zero he had him by the neck and pinned to the now cracked wall.
"Any last words before I end you pathetic and miserable life, Kiryu?" Kaname asked as he crushed Zero's windpipe.
"Kaname-kun, calm down let Zero explain!" The chairman tried to reason with the infuriated Pureblood but to no avail.
"There is nothing to explain. It was his fault she got hurt now he must pay the price." Kaname said coldly as he continued to suffocate Zero.
"Stop, Kaname-senpai!" They all heard a voice say and turned to see Yuki sitting up in bed staring at them in horror. She rushed to Kaname and tried to pry him off of Zero, "Why are you hurting Zero, Kaname-senpai? Please stop it!" She begged him with tears in her eyes.
However her pleas hit deaf ears as Kaname was hung up on what she had just called him to listen. He dropped Zero, his anger now confusion and turned to face Yuki directly, "Yuki, you why did you call senpai?" He asked.
Now she had a look of confusion that mirrored his own, "What else would I call you, Kaname-senpai?"
He then got an idea of what was wrong with her but prayed it wasn't true, "Yuki, how old are you?"
She blinked once, then twice, "Senpai, you're acting really weird. You already know that, I'm 15."
His eyes widened as her words sunk in, the one thing he'd hoped her condition wouldn't be had become a reality. Yuki had Amnesia and had forgotten everything that had happened in the past four years. Everything they had gone through, all the things they had done, who she was to him, and even their own child. Worst of all she had forgotten that she was no longer human.
Me: Muhahahaha, you guys never expected that did you? I know this is cruel and I suck for doing this to them but this is what I came up with.
*Once again Kaname appears and is very upset*
Kaname: You better make her remember soon or I will end you.
Me: I will! Please don't kill me! I only did this so I could create a way for her and Zero to become friends again!
Kaname: But I don't want Kiryu and Yuki to be on good terms.
Me: Don't whine like a child, it isn't like you. Besides your jealousy is part of the plot and makes things more interesting.
*Chihiro pops up unexpectedly*
Chihiro: When do I get to show up?
Me: Eventually, be patient okay?
Chihiro: Can I be in the next chapter?
Me: I don't know let's ask the fans. Hey guys if you want Chihiro in the next chapter then review to tell me. Oh, and if you want Yuki to get her memories back sooner review for that as well so Kaname doesn't kill me.
*Kaname glares at me with a look that could kill*
Me: So yeah please review and once again I'm sorry it took so long to get this chapter out. I shall now return to reality before Kaname changes his mind and kills me anyway. Lady of the Fates, out!