Chapter 2

~Time skip 3years passed~

(Yuki age 13)

Yuuki's P.O.V

Hmm, these blood tablets still not as good but the blood has improved a lot, while not tasty but is bearable and can provide the body what it needed so no blood lust or bloodshed. Uncle Kaien has almost perfected the blood tablets just needs to improve the taste more.

The Academy should be ready soon to introduce the night class, but my father and mother have yet to ask the Nobles if their children would attend the Academy, I wonder if I will be revealed before I attend the Night Class of Cross Academy. My parents are very protective and so no one knows I'm even alive or even existed apart from Uncle Kaien.

~Time skip 1year after~

(Yuki age 14)

I sat down by the window looking out into the sunset from within the inside of the library enjoying the sun warming my pale skin, thinking in the back of my mind about tonight's event were the night of the ceremony and the night before the opening of the Academy.

I started thinking of "Who?" and "What's" going to happen tonight at the party, feeling longing gripped my heart and mind. I shook my head trying to dispel the thoughts and calm myself down by looking to the books on the shelves for a distraction.

"YUUKI! " My mother yelled providing the perfect distraction, such good timing my mother has, as she threw open the doors to the library.

"Yuuki here you are, I have been looking for you, and we need to get ready for the party tonight, remember?" My mother said grabbing me and dragging me to my room. So much for my mother's distraction.

My mother continued dragging me out of the library into the hallways of the mansion heading to my bedroom. Mother pushed open my bedroom doors and we entered inside, the doors closed behind us. I stood in the center of my room waiting for my mother to start explaining what is going on.

"Your father is ready and is making sure with Lord Aido there is a room for us when we arrive" My mother told me as she made her way to my closet, opening my closet and started searching through for some gowns which I have some variety of gowns from all my life that my mother had picked out for me.

"What's going on Mother? What do you mean by us?" I questioned my mother's words as I feel a sense of confusion while mother looks through the gowns in my closet.

After trying on many gowns mother picked one, which we both had come to an agreement I would wear for the party which is a dark maroon gown with a crimson red bow around the waist at the front. We turn to the door when we heard a knock on the door saying if to enter which is my father who had shortly entered in after.

My father walked inside scanning the room until his soft gaze falls on my mother and me, seeing me now sitting in front of the mirror as mother started combing my hair. Father smiled watching the two of us having a mother and daughter time before the party started. He walks elegantly towards us still with a soft and pleasure filled expression on his face as he approached. Mother smiled at father, but fathers gaze fall onto me now, standing beside mother as she continues doing up my hair.

"How are my two beautiful ladies doing?" My father asked with a smile on his face so calm and gentle.

"Good evening dear, we were just having a bit of a bonding moment, if everything set and ready for when we arrive?" Father asked as he drew mothers hand to his lips and kissed the back of her hand like she was a princess or a queen to him.

Finally we finished getting ready and made our way out of the mansion and into the car which had taken us to the party, knowing that Lord Aido is waiting for our arrival at the party, thinking that the party cannot start without the guest of honor.

Normal P.O.V

The head of the Aido clan walked up the steps to the elevated podium, as he walked to the centre of the podium gaining everyone's attention. Not too long ago he was given a message from a servant telling him the Kuran has just arrived.

Aido smiled small and nodded, pleased that they finally arrived. Aido turned to his guests making sure he had their attention.

"Thank you for coming" Aido spoke.

"I held this gathering tonight at the request of Kuran-sama" Aido spoke.

Right after he had finished what he said to the guests, Haruka walks into the room, everyone turned their attention towards the door looking at Haruka expecting him to say something.

"Thank you everyone for coming tonight, I and my wife Juri had requested Aido to hold this party for we have a few announcements to make. First of all, Cross Academy is up and running so it is time for the Night Class to be formed into the Academy. We would like your children to attend the Night Class at Cross Academy, as for our other announcement, we would like to present our beloved daughter who we have kept hidden for fifteen years and she also will be attending Cross Academy in the Night Class" Haruka spoke as his daughter entered the room with Juri, looking more like sisters than their actual relationship as mother and daughter. Everyone looked at Yuuki in awe to see the resemblance between them. A couple of the Vampire Nobles started whispering among themselves as Yuuki and Juri made their way to Haruka. Haruka turned to his head to see both his wife and his daughter standing beside him, he placed his hand gently against his daughter's shoulder pulling her gently to stand in front of him and her mother, for the guests to see her properly.

Yuuki was feeling nervous since it is her first time having to see so many faces, after all nearly all her life she had been kept in the dark not knowing what the outside world is like with the people out there she hasn't met. Though Kaien is the first person from the outside of the mansion walls she had met yet to him it would be the second time from that night when she first met someone.

Yuuki's P.O.V

The Nobles stared as they whispered behind their hands, a male noble offered me a glass of blood, and I turned from him and started walking to the balcony.

"Kuran sama, your parents never told us your name may we know?" a noble woman asked smiling in what I believe was meant to be a charming smile.

"Yuuki" I told her short and to the point as I continued making my way to the balcony.

"Yuuki sama may I have a dance" a young nobleman asked.

"Yuuki sama dance with my son would you?" A noble woman asked, soon followed by many people asking for me to dance with them or their sons.

"everyone, please don't crowd poor Yuuki and say things like that" a young man said, and from what I sense he is a pureblood as well.

The young man had stood at my side, his eyes just staring towards the noble woman and their sons, and other nobles that asked for a dance.

I started having urges or the need to get a glimpse of this young man who seem to come to my rescue from the awkwardness, I have felt no words coming out of my mouth to stand up for myself. I slowly turned my head, giving my attention to the young man standing tall beside me, not having any attention from the many guests that surrounds me. My full attention is now on the young tall, brunette with long wavy hair which strangely when I think about it and look at him more… he does have a resemblance to my father. Many questions start to build in my mind, questioning what is the relationship between my father and this man. Since I had been kept in the dark for almost all my life, if it wasn't for the idea and dream my mother had for our race and for my future, for me to be able to co-exist in the outside world with no worries, where they believe I can be safe in the Academy because they trust uncle Kaien who is an ex-vampire hunter, understanding the skills he has as a vampire hunter. The young man next to me turned his gaze away from the guests and looked at me with a calm expression on his face. I didn't know what to say so instead I went to turn away when the young man turned his gaze away before I did. I blinked a couple of times before my attention went back to the guest who was still around me.

"I'm sorry Yuuki sama, we just couldn't help ourselves, but to be in the presence of the daughter of the Kuran, of Haruka sama and Juri sama" one of the guest noble women apologized.

I gave a small gentle smile and heard the young man excusing us from the crowd, I felt my hand being grabbed and find myself being pulled from the crowd of nobles by this young man. I soon find myself out on the balcony which I had wanted to go to in the first place, when we got outside, I felt my hand be released from the young man's grasp. I stood there feeling somewhat nervous yet grateful for what he did for me, I could feel the awkward silence becoming too much for me, so I held hands together in front of me.

"Thank you for coming to my rescue back there, sir" I spoke gratefully when I felt my body freeze when I heard his response. The young man looked towards me, with a calm expression on his face as he then spoke.

"You're a pureblood, remember you can tell them nothing if you want to, they cannot question your judgment unless you let them" the young man told me a fact I had yet to learn.

I stood there feeling now embarrassed when I had come to sense my father who is nearby which made me bring my attention away from the young man in front of me towards the ballroom to find my eyes meet my father's. Who had noticed me outside on the balcony with this young man, which causes me to remember the thought I had about wondering if this young man could be somehow related to us... I just stared at my father as he approaches us, avoiding looking at the young man behind me, my father arrived at the right moment when I need him. As my father stood in front of me, I could tell he knows I had many questions, I can just see it in the way he looks down at me.

"I see you have both met, getting to know each other I hope" my father said with that smile of his.

"I just happen to help the lovely Yuuki from being surrounded by the nobles, Haruka" the young man told my father what happened earlier with the nobles. I could feel the embarrassment in my chest, the thought of what my father thinks of me now, a pureblood who could not stand up for myself and had to have someone come save me. I just lowered my head feeling ashamed, I was waiting for my father to say something to me but instead, I hear a chuckle, I lifted my head to see my father with a warm indulgent smile like he expected something like this to happen. I just stared at my father in silence. My father looked away from me and looked over my shoulder, knowing he is now looking at the young man standing behind me.

"Didn't I tell you to just call me uncle?" my father corrected the young man behind me.

WAIT UNCLE!? How closely related is he...sure he is a pureblood, I looked towards the young man.

The young man smirked lightly and chuckled at the same time as my father when they looked at me. I tilted my head and blushed lightly at the fact of not knowing about this or that they are laughing at me.

"Sorry uncle, I just wanted it to be a surprise for Yuuki, have her find out for herself" he told my father. It made me question if this guy has a thing to put a person on the spot.

The young man now looked down at me, and his eyes made my heart somewhat jump. The thought of 'How' came back to my mind. I looked my father in the eyes as he looks down at me.

"Kaname's the son of mine and your mother's older brother Rido, he wanted to be your mother's Husband, but your mother chose me. So Rido married another woman, a pureblood, and had your cousin" my father explained.

So this is my cousin, Kaname. He is the son of my Uncle Rido and I really do have an Uncle.

I continued to stare at my father who looks like he will explain more. I waited patiently for him to continue on.

"Your uncle Rido then had a Mistress, so you have a Noble cousin called Shiki" my father told me.

"He is here if you like to meet him, my brother?" Kaname suggested to me.

I turned my head looking at Kaname who got closer by me. It somewhat surprised me the fact that he was in the distance away from me but now is standing right by me. He looks at me with always a calm expression Kaname seems to be a calm type of person.

I nodded my head in agreement to meet with my other cousin who this time is a Noble. Might as well meet him since I have already met Kaname, besides I'm bound to meet him sooner or later.

My father nodded at me and led the way back inside the ball…I wasn't feeling so happy that we have to go back inside, but that is the only way to be able to meet with my other cousin. I just have to put up with it and get this done. Kaname walks beside me as we walk through and pass many Nobles and their eyes are fixed on me as I walk past them.

"Just relax and think they aren't ever here, as if you are at home or somewhere at peace" the male whispered gently to me as we walked following my father through the room. I looked at Kaname seeing him so calm and having to not pay any attention to the eyes that are around us. It was as if he was already used to it and had been in the same situation before. I wanted to ask him if he had been in the same position, but I pushed the thought back instead. We continued following my father through the room thinking about what type of person my other cousin is like.

Finally, we had come to a stop, I looked around to see a small group of young Nobles. They look like teenagers but older than me, they somewhat look the same age as Kaname, and not to mention by the aura around them, it would seem like they all know each other, even Kaname is in the group. I stood in the distance a few feet away as Kaname stood beside me for a few moments until my father excused us for intruding into their conversation. I would have told my father that we should come back later but it was already too late when the nobles had already sensed us coming.

Kaname approached one of the male nobles within the group and my father then came to my side, I placed my hand on his arm as he gestured to the young man beside Kaname, could this be Shiki?

"Yuuki, sweety this is your other cousin Shiki, Shiki this is my daughter and your cousin Yuuki. She will be attending the same school as you and your brother" my father said to us.

I looked at Shiki who holds an emotionless face he gave a bow of his head towards me. It would seem that they all know each other, and they are all friends. As soon as Kaname had introduced them to me I gave them all a nod and a small gentle smile as they did the same in return, well most of them that is.

"Let's work hard to make the school year fun and interesting" Ichijou had said to me as he stepped forward.

I gave a smile, and a nod as did both Kaname and Shiki in agreement. Knowing they want fun and interesting things to happen at the Academy. I would agree as well, when I think about it more wondering what the school would be like…since I will finally be let out of the mansion that I was always kept in.

Another voice, this time it's a female's voice. I looked away from Ichijou and looked towards the voice of a pigtailed female who is standing close to Shiki. I looked at her as she asked.

"Does that mean Aido will get in contact with the Poki Company and make sure we have Poki to last the school years?" I wasn't sure what to tell her exactly, but it would seem like she wanted an answer.

Rima had pulled a Poki box out of nowhere, pulling one Poki stick out from the now opened box. She held the Poki in her hand, as she was about to eat it, Shiki leaned over Rima's shoulder taking a bite out of the treat. I noticed that Rima did not show any sign of surprise or annoyance with Shiki for taking her to treat as if it were an everyday occurrence.

Kaname noticed I was looking at the Poki Rima is holding so he asked me if I wanted one.

"Oh...No that's alright, I brought my own but thank you for the offer" I pulled out my own Poki box from a hidden pocket in my dress. I opened the box and took one out. I looked up at Kaname who looks at me about to eat my Poki. I thought maybe he wanted some. So I offered him one.

"Would you like some Kaname-sama?" I asked him with a joking tone but with a sweet smile. I held one out to him, and suddenly out of nowhere Shiki appeared over Kaname's shoulder and ate the Poki instead. Everyone was shocked by Shiki. Kaname himself was surprised as well to have his brother peer over his shoulder.

Hanabusa and Ruka yell at him for having to take Kaname's Poki. I watched them and I started to giggle to myself when I noticed that Shiki has taken no mind to what they are saying. I looked at him as he looked at me wondering why he was staring at me until I hear what he said.

"Thank you cousin" he thanked me in a calm voice. I smiled and then took another one out, I looked over to Kaname offering him again, and this time he ate it.

"Thank you" Kaname thanked me.

After having to eat the Poki I had given him, he stood straight and looked at Rima as well as the others before he spoke, answering Rima's question or request.

"Aido wouldn't mind at all, would you Aido?" Kaname asked Hanabusa. I noticed the look on Aido's face when he was asked by Kaname. I gave a small giggle.

"From the look of things, Aido minds very much" I said

"No no…I don't mind at all, as long Kaname asks for something, I would do it for him" he said hesitantly.

I stood quietly fidgeting with my fingers, tilting my head when silence came after what Hanabusa said when Ichijou spoke breaking the awkward silence.

"Anyways…" Ichijou said in an awkward way.

Then a music started playing. People started pairing up with each other for the waltz. Akastuki noticed Ruka looking like she is hoping for a certain someone to ask her for a dance. He asks her if she would like to dance but Ruka pays him no mind as she continues to look at Kaname.

"May I have this dance?" Kaname asks me in a calm gentlemen-like voice as he approaches me. I smiled and placed my hand gently in his as he led me to the dance floor, Ruka then accepts Akatsuki's offer for a dance.

As the music played, I followed Kaname's lead, I felt quite nervous dancing with Kaname as he dances gracefully and has so much control in his aura. As we glided across the dance floor together, he looks deep into my eyes as if trying to find an answer to a question he hasn't asked of me.

"It has been many years since I last saw you, but your eyes have not changed, they still shine with such vibrant light as if filled with a life of their own" Kaname says still staring into my eyes.

"We have met?"

"You were just a baby too young to remember" he says as if knows my thoughts.

The music soon came to an end, and we parted from each other and bowed thanking each other for the dance.

"Yuuki, we are leaving" My father voiced as he and my mother approached us.

I looked towards my parents, they stood now in front of us. I smiled at my parents, in a way I felt relief we are to leave and go home. I looked towards Kaname who bowed to my parents before turning towards me to say farewell. My father then leads my mother and me out of the room into the car out front waiting for us. As soon as we got in the car the driver started to drive us home.