SORRY! Why is it that I always end up doing this? Sorry, you guys. I'm really sorry. To those of you who haven't read my stuff before, this ALWAYS happens to me. I'm such a horrible writer. I don't deserve you guys. However, I did it! One spanking new chapter just for you guys. I'm really sorry. But even though it's summer, guess what? I'm taking summer classes. It's for the SAT. I'm really sorry. Class is distracting enough, without having to go shopping all the time for my vacation. I'm going on vacation with my school. I'm kind of scared, but I'm VERY excited.
Anyway, time for the people who are awesome sauce list!
MidnightVampire18- You always seem to be the first one who reviews! Thank you so much! It makes me feel so happy! You deserve a medal.
Reader Lia- I'm glad that you like my VK story despite it being modern. I know my version of the characters are very OOC, but I am trying to get rid of all the vampire mentality that they would usually have. And I don't want Yuuki to be hopeless. I would think that if the characters were all the same species, Yuuki would treat them differently. Or at least that's what I think. I am trying to add my own events to the story, but it's coming slow. Blame writer's block. And KanaYuu is coming. It's planned, I'm just not sure where to put it. And get an account! I would love to talk to you about any ideas you have!
Roseheart11- I'm really sorry, but this is yet another chapter with little plot development. Everything will come together at the ball…I hope.
XxNightShroudxX-I'm so glad you love the fic! It means a lot to me!
gothyjulia-You review made me smile so big, I'm sure my face cracked. I am unfortunately late in updating and hope you will not track me down.
mahsmoothie-Read the whole way through. I have a present for you in this chapter.
sy- Hahaha. You actually reviewed in June, so I don't feel that guilty in updating that late, at least in regards to you. But I still feel pretty guilty. Sorry!
Okay, despite the fact that this fic is KanaYuu, there's no KanaYuu! I'm so sorry! I'm working on it, okay? It's coming! And I know Aidou's OOC. I wanted him to be that way.
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Ruka Souen was beautiful. Her long dirty-blonde hair fell down to her waist in graceful waves. She had an hourglass figure, and she seemed to emanate what many would call, old glamour. Old glamour being the glamour of movie stars whose pictures were only found in black in white; it was glamour with a touch of grace that couldn't be found everywhere. That was the glamour Ruka Souen had. It was something you had to be born with. Ruka Souen was smart too. She was very perceptive. She knew Yuuki had a crush on Kaname. Ruka wasn't mad at Yuuki for liking a guy that she herself once had thought she loved. But she felt sorry for Yuuki. Kaname was out of her league. Nothing against Yuuki, of course, but this was high school. Being a tomboy didn't exactly help your status. This was high school and while it wasn't as crazy as middle school, it was bad in the fact that the cliques were set.
Middle school had been crazy. That was the truth. Middle school was when girls began to dream about boyfriends and concoct different flirting methods. Middle school was the time when immature boys thought they were all that and would ask that ridiculously pretty girl to be his girlfriend. And she, of course, would giggle, blush, flirt, and say yes. To have a boyfriend was to be popular. To be smart was almost akin to instant doom. If you were the type to make straight A's and you weren't gorgeous or chatty, you were instantly labeled as an outsider.
Of course in high school, the cliques were still there. It was just that the cliques were more defined. The people just acted friendlier because they claimed they were more "mature." In reality, a few of the popular girls would act a little nicer, when they finally realized that they would soon be going to college, and going to college required good grades, hence the niceness to the once outcast "nerds".
Akatsuki Kain had never been much of a party person. But since his cousin was Hanabusa Aidou, people naturally assumed that Kain was somewhat of a party person. Aidou was probably the only reason was Kain was popular. Sure, Kain was good looking. He was tall and powerfully-built. His fiery orange hair was never brushed, and his uniform was never worn properly, only adding to his party animal reputation. In actuality, Kain was just too lazy to bother with his appearance, but no one knew that. He had deep orange eyes that seemed to pierce right through a person's soul. It was perhaps this, which seemed to attract girls' sighs when they thought of Kain. He had a simple nature; he cared for his cousin deeply and usually tried to take care of him. To describe Akatsuki Kain using one word, one would use selfless. He was also kind and quiet. Kain was like a tree, strong and unyielding, yet at peace with the world. That was Akatsuki Kain.
However, there was one secret about Akatsuki Kain, that no one knew. He had a crush on Ruka Souen.
Kain and Ruka used to be friends. In kindergarten, he, Ruka, and Aidou were always hanging out together. The trio was inseparable, but as the three grew older, Ruka drifted away from the two as she became more and more popular. Kain and Aido were headed that way too, but as immature boys, it would take them a little longer.
Kain had always protected Ruka like an older brother, and Ruka, like a younger sister, had always relied on him. When Kain had finally realized his feelings toward Ruka, he was already aware of Ruka's deep crush on Kaname. So, Kain locked away his feelings for Ruka, and quietly watched over her. He saw Ruka fall more and more in love with Kaname. He saw Ruka realize what a jerk Kaname was, and he saw Ruka slowly disassociate herself from the popular clique. Kain was proud of Ruka for these things, but Kain continued to stay with the popular clique, only because of Aidou. Kain knew Ruka would be fine with her current group of friends, but Aidou often rushed into things without thinking. He needed someone to look after him, and Kain owed it to his cousin. However, Kain still watched over Ruka from the sidelines, hoping that one day, Ruka would be able to see him as someone other than a brother.
Ruka hadn't realized her feelings for Kain until after she had become friends with Yuuki and the rest of the gang. No longer being able to rely on Kain made Ruka realize how much he meant to her and how much she relied on him. Ruka sometimes regretted leaving her status as a popular girl. If she was a popular, she would be able to talk to Kain, and maybe they would be able to go out, Ruka reasoned. Ruka wasn't part of the popular group anymore, but it's not like she was an outcast. Ruka Souen was beautiful, and the beautiful were always somewhat popular. Popularity always found the beautiful sooner or later. Always.
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Today was the day students would be allowed to journey through the small village outside the Academy to buy their clothes for the dance. The students were buzzing with excitement, and chatter filled up the small classroom.
Yori heard snippets of conversations while she waited for Yuuki and the others.
"Did you hear? Aidou said he's actually going to ask someone this year! Maybe it'll be me!"
"Yeah, right. You wish, Mio."
"I bet you Rima and Shiki will have designer clothing. They are models, after all."
"Did you hear? Kaname hung a big sign in front of the whole school to ask Sara to prom. He's so sweet. Sara's so lucky."
"Oh, I wish someone would ask me! What if I don't get a date?"
"Should I get a long dress of a short dress? I know it's a ball, and it's supposed to be fancy and all, but I just don't like long dresses."
"Just get a short dress if you want one so bad. Short dresses can still be fancy."
"Yeah, you're right."
"How can these people be so happy this early in the morning?" grumbled a voice next to Yori.
Yori turned to see a yawning Yuuki. Yuuki's hair was unbrushed, but what really surprised Yori, was what Yuuki held in her hand. Yuuki held a cup of coffee in her hand.
Yuuki almost never drank coffee. It gave her a headache, and Yuuki would only drink coffee when she was at the point of not caring. Yori sighed mentally. It seemed not having a date this year was really affecting Yuuki, despite her claims of not want to go to the ball.
Yuuki usually went with Ichiru, but this year it seemed Ichiru wanted to ask someone, and so Yuuki had agreed to let Ichiru ask the girl. Zero was actually going with someone. When a timid girl had asked Zero is he would be her date to the dance, Yuuki had convinced Zero to accept. Shindo was a nice girl, and Yuuki genuinely liked her. When Shindo came to Yuuki to ask her for help on how to get Zero to say yes, since it was obvious that Zero wasn't going to ask anybody, Yuuki immediately agreed to help the shy girl. Shindo wanted to go to the dance with Zero because she had a crush on him. Yuuki didn't know why. While most people knew who Zero was, they knew almost nothing about his personality. Zero just tended to have scare people away, but Yuuki decided to help the girl anyway, and Yuuki had begged Zero to take the girl to the dance, and he had finally relented after weeks of pestering. However, now Ichiru and Zero both had dates, and Yuuki herself was dateless, which was totally fine with her Yuuki told herself.
"Yuuki?" Yori's voice broke through Yuuki's thoughts.
"Yes, Yori?" Yuki smiled, her best friend was always so worried about her. Yori was so sweet and nice, it was a pity that no one had asked her either. Well, that was going to change if Yuuki had anything to say about it.
"It's time to go. We should head out now."
"Okay, Yori, I get it. I'm going."
"Good. Because I know how picky you are sometimes, and we're going to need all the time we can get," Yori stated matter of factly.
"I'm not that picky!" protested Yuuki.
"Yes, you are. Now let's go," ordered Yori.
"Fine," muttered Yuuki. The two friends walked side by side out of their school into the nearby town.
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In front of a dress store, Yuuki sighed. This was the fourth dress shop already. Yuuki was picky, but she was also impatient. Yuuki wanted her dress, and she wanted to find it now. Yori tugged Yuuki into the dress shop.
The dress shop was filled with students from the school. Laughter and snippets of conversation flooded Yuuki's ears. Looking around, Yuuki was disappointed when she was Sara and Kaname together. Yuuki was jealous of Sara, but Sara was beautiful and perfect for Kaname. Those two were destined to be with each other. Never mind that Sara was a bitch and Kaname deserved better thought Yuuki bitterly. It wasn't like she, little Miss Unpopular Yuuki Cross, would ever get to date a guy like Kaname. No, if Yuuki was looking for a boyfriend, she supposed it was going to have to wait until she left high school. Yuuki sighed bitterly. It sucked that boys matured slower than girls.
Looking around, Yuuki gasped. She had found the perfect dress for Yori. Yori had to try it on. Quickly scanning the small shop, Yuuki spotted her best friend and dragged her to the dress.
"Look, Yori! It's perfect for you!" exclaimed Yuuki excitedly.
"I don't know, Yuuki. It doesn't seem my type," said Yori cautiously.
The dress was a silver satin halter top. There was a black bow at the waist, and the skirt of the dress was a pick up skirt. It would fit Yori perfectly, Yuuki knew.
Yori really liked the dress, but she couldn't help but worry. She had always been somewhat conservative in the way she dressed and acted; that was just the way she had been raised. Wearing something like a halter top and this formfitting caused Yori to hesitate for a minute, but seeing Yuuki's pleading eyes, she agreed to try it on.
Coming out shyly of the dressing room, Yori looked for Yuuki, only to meet with a firm strong chest that sent her tumbling to the floor.
"Oh! I'm so sorry! Here, let me help you up," a deep male voice apologized. A firm hand grabbed Yori's own small hand and pulled her up.
Yori dusted off the dress and looked up into the eyes of the person who she had stumbled into. Chestnut brown eyes met bright aquamarine eyes.
"Aidou!" gasped Yori, recognizing the annoying flirt of her class.
"Wakaba?" the boy asked.
"Um, yeah. Sorry about that. Thanks for helping me up. I have to go now," Yori stammered, shocked at meeting the infamous boy genius.
"Of course, I shouldn't keep you," smoothly replied Aidou, although he looked as startled as she did.
As Yori turned to go find Yuuki, she heard Aidou call out her name. Turning around to face the blue-eyes boy, Yori was met with a cheeky smile from the boy that had probably melted dozens of hearts.
"Yes, Aidou?" asked Yori a little taken aback by the smile. Girls like her rarely were allowed to see Aidou let alone talk with him.
"You should get that dress. You look real good in it!" The enthusiastic boy exclaimed.
Yori blushed. To have the Aidou Hanabusa compliment you on your looks wasn't something that happened every day. Despite knowing Aidou's reputation, Yori couldn't help but feel a little charmed. Yori could see way so many girls fell for him. Nevertheless, Yori was determined not to be one of those silly girls. So murmuring a small thank you, Yori fled to the safety and comfort of Yuuki's mindless chatter.
Aidou sighed. Who knew that little quiet nerdy Sayori Wakaba could look so beautiful? He hadn't, that was for sure. The blue-eyed boy ran a hand through his hair and sighed. She had looked really good in that dress. Hearing his name called by one of the girls in the shop though, broke Aidou from his thoughts. Heading over to the group of girls that called him over, Aidou stored the thought of Sayori Wakaba in the back of his mind. He'd see if he could mangle an introduction with her later.
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So, I hope you guys liked the chapter! If you want the link to what Yori's dress looks like, just PM me, and I'll send you the link. I'm planning the next chapter to have KanaYuu and KainxRuka (Rukain?), so keep your fingers crossed. Please review, it motivates me!
Kimmy's Note! Thank goodness we're on S-U-M-M-E-R VACATION! Well, I'm hoping you enjoyed the chapter, and I apologize for any grammar mistakes that I didn't catch, I tried my best haha. Please review, it helps improve Jess' writing and my desperately-needs-improvement-editing- "skills"!