Chapter 4! ^^ I think horror is becoming a thing for me...sorry this chappie took FOREVER (seriously, 4 months) to come out!!! Gomen nasai! Gomen nasai! Gomen nasai!!!!!! BLAME MY DRAMA DIRECTOR for scheduling so many bleeping practices!! No, it's not all his fault...DO IT ANYWAYS, it'll make me feel better! ^^
Disclaimer: Vampire Knight is owned by Matsuri Hino
"Souen." The cold voice of Seiren sounded behind Ruka's back, surprising her hand making her jump.
"U-Uh, yeah?"
"Kuran-sama would like a word." said Seiren, her expression serious and voice lifeless. Her only features worth interest were her eyes occasionally darting up to the large 2nd floor window looking out on this courtyard: Kaname's study.
Wordlessly, Ruka nodded in understanding. Seiren turned and courtly made for the door, Ruka of course following suit.
No one stared as they made their way though the dorm, although Ruka was in her skimpy nightdress. They fazed through the halls as if everything was normal, as if Ruka wasn't scared out of her wits, as if she hadn't seen Kaname slaughter everyone she walked past.
Finally, they reached it. The office. His office. Kuran.
Without knocking, "Enter." was muttered from the other side of the door and Seiren turned the door knob and stepped out of the way. She glared at Ruka as she walked in and slowly shut the door, sealing herself out and Ruka in with the pureblood. Alone.
Ruka glanced around the study full of bookshelves and...well, even more books piled on the floor. At the back of the room, in front of the wide window to the courtyard, sat the President himself at his cluttered desk. He was watching her. She walked close to the desk.
"Miss Souen," He began. She halted a few feet in front of his desk and held her hands together at her front. "I understand, as to what I have heard over the past few nights, that you have been...having trouble sleeping." He sat his elbows on his desk and laced his fingers together, resting his chin on the hands. "That is correct?"
"Yes, Kaname-sama." She looked downwards.
"I also understand," he began again. "That you have been acting strangely to other enrolled students at the academy."
"Not exactly, Kaname-sama."
"Oh? Do explain yourself, then."
Explain. How could she do that? Well, I keep having visions that you and your bratty little slut sister kill everyone and laugh about it, so I've been a bit off because I'm now probably scarred for life. "Sire, I...don't quite know how to put it into words..."
"Souen, are you withholding information from your dorm president?" The corner of his mouth jerked upwards into a faint, yet seering smirk. Ruka almost gasped. Oh my god...it's...real?? He's acting just like in the dreams!
Ruka tried to rope herself together as she let the cat out of the bag...gently. "Sire, I could never lie to you. I had a dream - rather, a nightmare - rather, 3 nightmares. I was just a bit upset over them, I suppose. I apologize for disrupting anything,"
"Souen." His mouth hardened out flat again. "You do not suppose they disturbed you, they did. And I know they envolved myself, or else you could look me in the eye just now."
She glanced up in shock. How had he figured it out?!
"Also, I know they involved my sister."
"K-Kaname-sempai, I-"
"Listen to me when I say this, Souen." His glare turned to ice. Ruka froze in fear before him. "Do not go making a scene with these 'nightmares' any longer. Do not go chatting with your comrads about what the pureblood princess and I took part in during your dream, and quit drawing unneccesary attention to the Moon dorm."
Drawing attention, what we took part in...how could he know so much?
"Y-Yes, Kaname-sama."
"Good." He smirked. "You may leave." She gave a short bow and turned for the door.
"Oh, I almost forgot." He stated. She froze just in front of the door. So close to freedom. "You will stop loathing Yuuki."
Ruka glanced back in surprise. "Sire, I don't-"
"Ruka." He ordered. He used my first name...
Then it hit her. Like a cinder-block thrown from atop a building.
She knew why she was having the nightmares. "Good day, Kaname-sama." And she bolted out.
This time, it seemed everyone in the hall was staring at her. Pairs of eyes followed her the entire way to Kain's room, blank, yet convicting. Like they'd heard, like they knew, too.
She pounded on the door of her close companion until he opened it, groggy from just awaking at the sound and once again, half naked, sporting only cotton pajama pants. He tousled his hair with a hand. "This is a bit unfair, don't you think? You say to get some sleep but wake me half an hour later?" He joked light heartedly.
"Sorry, but this is important." She looked over bother her shoulders. Night class students still pass by frequently, eyes fixed on Ruka still. "Let me in."
"Of course." He stepped aside as she entered. As soon as the door latched, she threw herself at him. "Um, there there." He slowly patted her long hair down her back. He wasn't expecting the sudden hug, but he knew in her distressed times, it meant something was up.
"I fugured it out." She whimpered into his sleek, toned chest. "I know what's causing the nightmares."
He held her away from him at arms length to look into her desperate eyes. "What?"
"...Yuuki."
He froze, staring. Ruka continued.
"I...I was jealous of Yuuki for how much attention she got from Kaname, and now that she's been discovered as the lost Kuran daughter and changed back into a vampire, I've despised her even more. But to Kaname, she's not just his world, but his galaxy, his universe." She slid herself back into an embrace, gripping his back tightly and crushing herself into Kain as moisture prickled in her eyes. "I am defying Kaname-sama by hating what he loves most."
Kain was still quiet. He didn't move to pat her soothingly. He was just...there.
"Kain?" Ruka said, looking up from his chest. "Kain, are you alright?"
"Am I alright?" Suddenly, he began to react again, eyes flashing down at the girl in his arms. "Ruka, are you alright? Can't you see the monstrous dilemma in front of you?"
"Kain, what are you~?"
"Just - well, think over it; if there is nothing you can do to stop 'defying' him, or whatever you call it, doesn't that mean that...the nightmares will never stop?"
Image shots dashed across her mind. Dripping, moaning, crying, bleeding, Rima's throat being slit, Kaname shooting her with Kiryu's gun, Aidou trying to tell her something, and Yuuki...Yuuki laughing wildly.
"Oh my...god..." She gasped and pushed away from him, covering her mouth with her hands. Tears brimmed her eyes as she shook her head. "No...no, I can't take it!"
"Ruka..." He touched her arm. She tore away from him. "Ruka, please." He tried again, getting the same result. "Ruka." This time, as she shifted away, he grasped her arm, holding her just long enough to reach out and hold with the other hand, as well. She tried inching out of his hand, and he wouldn't have it. He held on tight and spun her around, then pulled her close and wrapped his arms around her chest to hold her firmly. She continued to whimper and squirm.
"Look, Ruka," He had turned her to a floor length mirror on the closet door, her entire shattered, tormented body reflected back at her, as well as whatever parts of Kain you could see. "Look at what he's done to you. What she's done to you. This is not the strong willed, determined, beautiful vampire I once knew. Who is this in the mirror now? Who do you see?"
She yanked her hands from her mouth and held onto his arms around her. She shut her eyes and turned her face away, sobbing quietly.
Was it just her, or did he seem to be hinting that he knew more of what went on in her nightmares?"Who is this, Ruka?! Who is this weakling quivering in the mirror?!" Kain raised his voice, jostling her under his arms. She gave a small cry and blinked her eyes open slowly, a few tears escaping from her eyes. She faced the mirror and her lips quivered.
"Y-Yuuki."
"What will you do..." He released his grip and watched her slide out of his arms and fall to her knees before the mirror. "To change the image in the mirror?"
"I'm going to go to sleep," She whispered, transfixed on her reflection. "And dream of everyone dying until I figure out how to kill Yuuki."
"Kill her in the dream, you mean?"
"Perhaps. Perhaps not."
He offered her a hand and pulled her to her feet again. He politely opened the door for her, but she took his hand in her and pulled him towards the exit with her. "Not alone, not again." She murmured.
"Oh, great, so you two are getting a room, literally?" Aidou scoffed, grouchy as of just waking up. He had missed the entire dramatic part of the conversation, having only stirred at the word 'sleep', ironically enough. Ruka hadn't notice he was in the room to begin with until then.
"Go back to sleep, cousin." Kain said.
"I plan on it. But just so you know, I'll be one irritable blond tonight if I'm constantly woken up by thumps and crashes and strange moans coming from another room."
"Don't worry about it, cousin."
"Oh?" His sapphire eyes lighted with amusement. "So you're not screwing her, then?"
"Go to hell, cousin." Kain promptly shut the door. Ruka lead him to her and Rima's dorm room.
Said little pigtail vampire was not in the room, however, with a note on her pillow explaining her absence.
"Rima's got a photoshoot early tonight, so she's staying with Shiki in his room so they can leave a quick as possible."
"Aidou won't like that." She gave him a quizzical glance. "He was annoyed that we would be making...'noises' to wake him; Shiki and Ichijou's room is just beside mine and his."
"Oh.." She said before it even struck her. "Oh! OH!!" She blushed profusely. "Rima and Shiki...you don't think~?"
"I think you need to have another dream." He lead her to her bed where she slipped under the covers, still in her revealing nightgown.
She tugged his hand. "Get in here."
"Ruka, I can just watch-"
She yanked very hard on his arm, almost teetering him off balance. "All right all right..." He, too, was already in pajamas, so he clambered under the covers as was. She pushed him down on the pillows and lightly rested her head on his chest.
"See you with the news." She mumbled, closing her eyes and already seeming to drift off.
"Good luck." Her breathing slowed and her muscles relaxed, signaling to Kain that she was pretty near slumber. He gently snaked a hand around both side of her and clasped them together at her hips, hugging her as he, too, gave in to tiredness.
"Deja vu, deja vu, I'm getting sick and tired of this bloody deja vu." Ruka grumbled out loud in the dream, staring straight at crimson soaked Kaname. He smirked from far away, repeating his action of letting sliced up Rima fall from his grasp. "I just don't understand why you would do this, Kaname. Who will follow you if we're all dead?"
"I don't need you rotting excuses for upperclassmen," He snarled. "There will always be strong vampires to follow the Kuran order. Plus, it entertains my dear sister to watch everyone whom once looked down on her wither in pain."
She sharp tug on her ankle, which she very much should have been prepared for, seeme dto sneek up and - well, literally 'pull her legs out from under her'. She thumped on the bloodsoaked earthwith a hollow thud, bodies surrounding her at her level. As she scanned behind her, she saw that night#4 was hosted by Takuma. He coughed, making an awful gurgling, and somehow still showed the smallest hint of his lighthearted Ichijou smile.
"You b-brang him with you, but w-where is he n-now?" He wheezed, straining to catch his breath afterwards and miserably failing. She could only watch as he gasped for air, clutching at his own throat until slowly, he stopped moving, lips still hinted with his smile.
He? Who is 'he'?
Ruka glanced around her. There is Takuma, obviously, over there is Shiki, then Aidou, Kaname was waaaaay over theeeeeere...who is 'he'? What did he mean, where was 'he' now? Who's missing?That sickly sweet giggle brought her attention to the dominating purebloods. Ruka fought to her hands and knees and glared viciously at the siblings.
"So you're pathetic and an idiot?" Yuuki sang, licking her extended kanine's. "Bloody hell, Ruka, it's not that hard." He paused, moaning in pleasure. "Bloody hell, mmmmm, I hope I go there. Sounds delicious. Hope you're there too, slut Souen, I'll knaw on you for eternity."
"Now now, Yuuki, be kind." He toyed, snagging her around the waist and pulling her snuggly to his side. Yuuki gasped in arousal as his hand slid down her thigh, stroking along her groin and inner thigh. "She's a stupid girl, we might just have to tell her."
As Yuuki continued rubbing herself on him like a cat in heat, her proceeded to draw out Zero's gun and cock it. "Really, Ruka, he's been there all along. In fact when, you wake, he'll be no farther than a foot away from you."
Ruka's gut clenched. How could she have not seen that in all of the other dreams? How could she not have noticed he was the only Night Class student not there? He who had helped her out with these god damned things the most!
Yuuki purred and threw her head back in pleasure. Kaname smiled and laid his finger o the trigger. Ruka screamed out into the crimson clouded night.
"KAIN!"
"Ruka? Ruka?" She awoke, startled, by the redhead shaking her. She panted, her forehead damp with sweat and palms sticky under the sheets. She looked to her side, at her bed partner. "What happened, Ruka? Are you okay? You started yelling in your sleep, you yelled for me, my name-"
Ruka flung herself at him desperately, clutching around him and burying her face in his chest. He was taken aback by the sudden movement. "Woah, Ruka? Say something, please, are you-"
He was cut off by a groan ripping in the base of his throat as she dug her nails into the flesh of his back. "Atkatsuki!" She exclaimed, quickly extracting her nails and sliding her hands to his neck, pulling herself almost completely onto him. Her face hovered mere inches from his, a relieved, starstruck, excited expression scrawled across her's. "It's you, thank god, it's you!"
"It's me, what~?"
"I mean it's you, you are the one!" Tears of sheer happiness brimmed her eyelids. "Kain, you're the one who will save us! You're going to kill Kaname!"
Just like that, Ka-Boom, his mind was blown. "I have to murder our pureblood president?!"
"Just in the nightmare, Kain! Don't you get it? We know how to win, it's almost over!" Salty drops sent shimmering streams down her cheeks. Her hands migrated up to his jaw where she cupped his face and looks at him, just astounded. "And it's you who will save me from these torments. After all the time you've spent helping me get though these visions, watching me sleep for 6 hours in a row, coaching me, shaping me, you are who gets to shine at the end. The perfect reward, Kain."
He lifted a slender hand to her face and brushed the streaks from her skin. "I did it as a friend for no reward."
"It doesn't matter," She whispers, leaning in closer. Her chest pressed on his, their noses brushed, and he knew then what she was going for. "Please, take what I award you."
Her tear glistened lips pressed delicately onto his, so content and overwhelmed with relief that Ruka though not that this was the first time she'd kissed Kain even though she liked him for a while, secretly. His lips were warm and inviting, as was his wet tongue that eagerly slipped inside her teeth. Not realizing what she was doing, she wrestled with him inside of her mouth as she sucked on his bottom lip and his hands knitted themselves into her hair.
They broke off gasping moments later, eyes glued together as fire rippled through them. She smiled and laid her head on his chest once more as he combed her locks with his fingers, brushing his lips across her forehead.
"You said I must kill Kaname," He murmured.
"Mmm," Was all she could manage.
"Shall I do in Yuuki, as well? Or have you reserved her for yourself?"
Ruka blushed. "You go ahead. I'll most likely be shot before I can have any fun."
Ho ho ho! There were some sparks flying between Ruka and Kain in this chapter!! And this is a horror fic :3 I don't think you guys minded though, did you? I know you're all reading this for the RuKain anyhow, so I though I'd throw you cats a bone. (Which is an ironic complimation, you would think that a dog relates to 'throw a bone' more so than a cat :P) As long as it didn't kill the seriousness of the story - it didn't, right? Ooooh, please tell me if it did! :(
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