She remembered waking up to the feelings sharp pain in her stomach. And the smell of blood, hers. She'd bolted upward, hands flying to her stomach to see the red bleeding through her crisp, white nightgown. While she screamed for help and untangled herself from the sheets of the bed to stand, she'd seen Rido –her uncle- leaving through the open window in her bedroom chamber laughing darkly as he'd disintegrated into millions of bats before anyone saw him take out into the night.
"You!" She screamed accusingly. The man smiled wider, realizing that the princess remembered him.
"Yes, me," he jumped down from the balcony railing and gazed down at the girl who was shaking with anger.
"You're the reason Keitaro is dead!" Tears started to pool out of her eyes and the glass windows cracked musically.
Yuuki was letting everything out of her: all her anger, all her hate, all her Power.
She was untrained in how to fight, but a Lady Pureblood never fell short when it came to defending herself. Her mother proved that millions of times.
"I have done-" Before he could finish large shards from the stone balcony were hurled at him. One or two of them nicked his face and shoulder but nothing too meager in damage. "Will you stop?" His face twisted in annoyance and unseen Power lashed out violently at him –stabbing through his body.
Yuuki stared onward, not even looking at the man as she attacked.
She didn't want to see the blood.
She could already smell it as it wafted through her senses.
When she withdrew from the elder Kuran was knelt over his wound, muttering a few curses as dark red blood flowed freely from his body –tempting her nose, but she refused the alluring aroma. When she spoke again her voice was deadly.
"I'm more powerful than I'm given credit for. I hold back because I don't want to destroy, but for my son…" More tears streamed from her eyes and her hands balled into fists. "I'll kill mercilessly!"
Rido smirked as he began to heal unconsciously.
She should have attacked again then.
"And the Council treats you like a delicate flower…you truly are my niece." Yuuki's jaw locked. "I came to make a deal with you, Yuuki."
"No." She hissed.
"I will speak. I'm your elder-"
"Elder-ly." She spat venomously and she attacked him again. Sadly, this time Rido fired back and Yuuki was knocked sideways, back against the stone wall on either side of the door. Rido then made his advance and pinned her there, grabbing her wrist and putting them above her head.
"Why'd you kill him?" Yuuki whispered, unable to concentrate enough to attack.
"The Kuran line shall not continue; I'll be sure of that. Neither you nor your mother will conceive another child as long as I'm around." He smiled at the obvious idea that flinted through her mind. "But if you really want a little baby to care for I'm yet to have a legal heir of my own."
Her eyes widened and Yuuki thrashed against his hold, making him grip her harder and push her further into the stone wall.
"Urgh!...Let go of me!" She screamed loudly, hoping someone would hear her.
"What about the Kuruizaki prince? You gave him all of your little heart, my girl. Why not a Kuran male?"
Yuuki's anger spiked and she flung everything she had at him.
He diminished into bats.
"You'll know where to find me." Were his parting words before Kaname came out onto the balcony.