Disclaimer: I do not own any Vampire Knight stuff. My OCs are mine though.
Chapter 6: Discovery
The weekend passed quietly, Yūki found her opportunities to visit Glaydier and bring him food. She couldn't stay long but she disappeared to see her Dragon at every available moment. Every time he saw her Glaydier would squeak and squeal excitedly. When she left her would make mournful warbling sounds. They always broke her heart to hear them. But she had no other choice.
Yūki thought her plan to keep the hatchling hidden was going to work perfectly. So when Monday came she went through the day without a worry in the world about her dragon. When evening arrived and the Classes were switching out she was positive that Glaydier was going to be fine. But she would stick close to the Main Building just in case for the first few days.
Kaname knew from the moment he saw Yūki that something was up. She seemed far too jumpy. When she was younger she had been very bad at keeping secrets from him and that had not changed. Whatever it was she was hiding, he would find out eventually. At the moment she was physically in one piece and emotionally happy so he didn't worry about it too much.
However the moment the vampire stepped in the Main Building he sensed a strong, but small, source of supernatural energy nearby. None of the other Vampires would sense it right away but they would eventually. He had conditioned his abilities to sense thing like this. Memories flashed through him of black monsters that had on several occasions tried to kill him. If one of those things was loose in the school… it needed to be taken care of right away.
The Pureblood told the rest of the Night Class to go ahead, Aido looked like he was about to argue but Kain dragged him off to class.
Kaname followed the trail till he got near the lunchroom. Yūki had been here a lot more than usual. He followed her trail to a storage room that was mostly unused. Not only did her scent lead here but the source of the energy was inside the room also. His concern for Yūki grew, if one of those monsters had somehow managed to get Yūki…
He walked in with caution. The room was dark. A few boxes, most closed, were scattered around the room. Dusty foot prints were all over the floor. He then noticed that one of the open boxes was moving slightly. He looked in and found the last thing he expected to see.
Yūki was on the roof of the building when she got a very bad feeling. Something inside her began to panic. She wasn't sure exactly how she knew. She just knew she did. Glaydier was in danger. He was in trouble and he needed her. She whipped out Artemis and ran for his room ready to face the worst.
When she got there her fears were confirmed: the door to Glaydier's room was open. She would never have done that. She darted inside and her heart stopped. A small part of her mind had registered the fact that the person who was holding Glaydier by the rope collar was Kaname. But the rest of her either didn't care or didn't make the connection. All she could think was that a Vampire was threatening her Hatchling.
She ran forward yelling, "No! Put him down! Don't hurt him!" She snatched Glaydier roughly from Kaname's grip; hitting him with Artemis as she passed. Kaname hissed and pulled back holding his shoulder. He had felt Yūki coming but hadn't been expecting her to attack him. The wound crackled out a violet energy that looked like lightning.
Yūki pressed her back to the wall. Glaydier was curled up in one arm over her racing heart. Her other hand held Artemis out in a defensive position. Then the rest of her brain caught up with that small part She'd been expecting someone else; Aido or Zero or some random student. Not Kaname, never him. Then she was appalled: she had attacked him! Kaname! The one who had saved her life from a wild Vampire ten years ago! She couldn't believe she had done that.
She opened her mouth to apologize and then snapped it shut again, remembering what he had been doing. The anger and fear that had consumed her came back with a vengeance. Glaydier had been scared. What had the vampire been planning on doing to Glaydier? He was just a baby!
"Yūki? What-" Kaname asked a bit confused, "What are you doing?" Yūki looked away for a minute to gather her thoughts then looked him in the eye.
When she found her voice it grew in strength, "I-I'm not going to let you hurt Glaydier." She said it with such a determined air that Kaname was a bit startled. He couldn't imagine what she could want with a Dragon. It wasn't like a dog or cat. You couldn't just keep a Dragon. He felt a very awkward conversation coming on.
The tension in the room was so thick a sharp knife might not even of been able to put a dent into it. The two teens were engaged in an epic staring contest. Yūki couldn't decide whether to make a run for it or try to get him to leave. Kaname was debating on how exactly to break it to Yūki that she couldn't keep the Dragon. He was kicking himself on not sending someone to examine the crash site sooner. Now he had this mess to deal with.
"Yūki," he began. She braced herself for whatever the vampire was about to say, positive that it was going to be bad. "What were you planning to do if and when that Dragon becomes too large to hold here? And do you even know how to raise a hatchling?" He asked his tone disproving.
Yūki was taken a back, "I-I haven't thought that far ahead exactly." She admitted sheepishly.
Kaname sighed; he stepped forward till he was right in front of her. He stared at her and asked in a low voice, "Is this dragon really that important to you Yūki? Are you going to keep it no matter what I or anyone else says?" She stared back with equal determination; her expression saying it all. Glaydier was her dragon. She wasn't going to let anything take him away.
Glaydier suddenly jumped from her arms. "Glaydier!" Yūki cried. She watched as the hatchling half jumped, half flew over to where Kaname was. The dragon sat at the Purebloods feet. Silver and dark red gazed at each other. Kaname knew he couldn't just get rid of the dragon. That would upset Yūki and even more importantly there were others that that would be upset. He didn't want them to come to the school under such bad circumstances.
He sighed. There really was no other choice… he would have to give her a call. A shudder passed through him at the thought.
