Alright! Here's the next chapter of "An Old New Life"! I'm on school break now, so hopefully I'll be able to upload a couple more chapters after I revise them. I would like to thank all of you who read, and hopefully enjoyed, my story.
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Last time: Kiryu was also standing there waiting for me. "Well," he started in an aggravated voice, "who was that? Did you know him?"
I shook my head, "No, sadly I have no idea who he was. However, he did give me his name. Kaname Kuran…Hmm…I wonder what he wanted. He never told me….. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
I sat down and looked at all my friends still sleeping soundly after they somehow unfroze. "Hey, Kiryu, do you know when they unfroze?" I glanced over at him uncertainly; I have to admit I was somewhat worried as to what his reaction would be.
He proved my worries right when he answered me with anger and sarcasm. "They unfroze when your 'friend' left. His tone for some reason made me mad. I felt as if I had known Kaname from somewhere because when he hugged me everything felt right, even though I couldn't remember him at all.
"Do you know him? It seemed to me that you two have already met once before." My question was innocent enough, or at least it was to me. Kiryu became even angrier as he shouted at me, "How would I know who or what he is!" The expression on his face changed and clearly showed that he realized he had said too much. He turned and walked briskly to the door, but I stopped him just as he reached for the doorknob.
"Why are you so mad? What is up with you today, you're not acting like yourself!" I was starting to feel hurt by the way my supposed best friend was acting towards me. He paid me no mind as he forced my hand off the doorknob and walked through the door. Before he left he turned back to me as he finally answered my questions. "You'll find out in time."
"I don't plan on waiting that long," my response was almost automatic, and it even surprised myself. He gazed at me with burning infuriation in his eyes, and he left me with a final warning. "If I ever find out that you went to see Kaname, I sear I'll…."
He never finished his sentence as he walked off and out of my sight. I stared after him as I made up my mind. I knew this was dangerous, but if Kaname was telling the truth about my lack of memory, I decided nothing could stop me from finding out what had happened to me. I would go see this Kaname and get my questions answered no matter how Kiryu felt about it.
The next day started the same as the one before. I went through my daily routine as I got ready for school without complaint. There was a reason I wasn't complaining; I was going to Kaname's house after school to get my answers. 1st period seemed to go by so slow, as did the rest of the day. Nothing special or out of the ordinary seemed to happen. Finally the end of the day came, and everyone was rushing to get home or wherever else they were going.
I gathered my books as quickly as possible, but not fast enough. My best friend, Nami, caught me off guard and asked me a question. "Why are you in such a rush? Usually you wait until everyone else clears out so it isn't as crowded." I hadn't thought of what to say if someone asked me anything about where I was going, so I had decided to tell the truth. Mostly.
"I have to go somewhere important." It wasn't the best thing to use as an excuse, but it was true in a sense. I would have lied, but I'm known as a terrible liar. My friends and family tell me that I get twitchy when I lie. Nami looked at me with a strange face, "What are you really doing?" I couldn't believe this, she thought I was lying! "I really am going somewhere tonight." Her skepticism was persistent. "Where?" was all she said with a mocking tone. "To this guy's house," my voice was a little harsh, but I doubt she noticed it.
"Oh, okay," she seemed oddly satisfied with my answer. She smiled and waved as she walked off, "Be careful." I nodded and continued to make my way to my car. I went home and did my homework as I waited for my parents to go to sleep. They work very long hours, so I knew once they were asleep almost nothing could wake them up.
Once they were asleep, I made my way to my car and started toward Kaname's house. It took me a little while, but I finally found Cross Avenue. What I wasn't prepared for was his 'house' actually looked like a friggin mansion! I made my way to the house and shyly knocked on the door. A teenage boy with blonde hair answered the door. He, like Kaname, was also very handsome. He smiled at me, but I kept getting a wicked sort of vibe from him.
I'll admit, I was actually nervous to be around him by myself. "May I help you?" he greeted. I answered a little confused, "Does Kaname Kuran live here?" He smiled, or smirked; I couldn't really tell which. "Why yes, won't don't you come in." I nodded nervously as I walked through the doorway. I heard the door creak slightly and the sound of a lock clicked into place.
"By the way," I tried to sound as casual as possible, "who are you? I never got your name." He seemed to perk up slightly at my question. "Oh, how rude of me, I'm Aidou Hanabusa. Who are you?" I had never noticed until now that I had never given my name to Kaname. "I'm Miyako Matsuoka. It's nice to meet you, Aidou." Even though I was uncomfortable I was still going to mind my manners.
Recognition hit him, "Ah, so you're Miyako. I've heard a lot about you," he said smiling. "How do you know me," my warning bells were starting to go off. "So, he was honestly telling the truth. You really don't remember anything, do you?" He frowned. "It's a pity, maybe it would be better if I forced you to remember. Or, perhaps it would be better if you never remember anything at all."
Now, that made me tighten my muscles and the bells in my head were really ringing now. I faintly heard what sounded like ice creaking like you would in a horror movie. Then I realized I was engulfed in ice all the way up to my waist. Aidou continued forth with his thoughts softly as he smiled, "Or, maybe I should just kill you right where you stand."
I had personally had enough of his taunting, as I yelled out with more force than I thought I had. "That's enough, Aidou!" My hand was automatically raised to slap him, but someone caught my arm and stopped me from doing so. I glanced over, slight afraid of whom it might be, but I relaxed when I saw that it was Kaname. He just slightly shook his head at me before he turned to Aidou. The simple presence of Kaname seemed to make Aidou nervous and scared.
I saw something within Kaname's eyes that truly made me glad that he was looking at Aidou and not me. "This isn't what I asked for," he seemed to be reminding him of something, and Aidou visibly flinched. "No, you didn't, and I acted on my own." Kaname stared at him for a moment before telling him to leave and Aidou did just that and without complaint.
"I'm sorry he scared you, Miyako. It wasn't my intention for your first day in my home to be frightening in any way." I was still surprised at what my eyes had just witnessed, and as I looked to his face again he had that same lonely and somewhat pleading face again.
I shook my head, "No, it's alright. I wasn't scared, just a little…surprised. That's all," I did my best to smile for him, and apparently it worked because his face became softer. "I assume you came to get some answers." "Yes."
There was a slight pause before either of use broke the silence. "Come with me, we should discuss these sorts of things with more privacy for your sake." I shyly nodded, "Okay..." He smiled and put his arm around my waist and lead me through the house-slash-mansion and up some stairs to the next level of his home. I was finally going to get my answers. There wasn't a doubt in my mind. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Well, that was chapter two! I hope you all liked it. I know it's very slow in the beginning, but please bear with it. I promise it does get better. Also, her appearance will be revealed soon. I left out that and her name until now on purpose. I may end up throwing in a song and have her sing it, but I'm not sure yet. Tell me your thoughts with reviews! I will always consider any idea someone suggest.
For those of you who may be thinking Miyako is just like Yuki in the memory department, she's not. Her lack of memory has nothing to do with her parents' death, and no, she's not Kaname's sister either. I just wanted to clear that up. Thank you for reading and please REVIEW! Reviews give me inspiration!
*Her name, Miyako, means beautiful night child.*
