Kaname awoke to a sharp tapping that echoed through the walls of his room. He groggily got out of bed and answered the door to see who originated it. It was Akatsuki.
"Kaname-san, the meeting is about to take place in the Great Hall."
"Yes, I'll be there soon, thank you Akatsuki," Kaname replied.
Kaname closed the door and pressed against it with his forehead. It was a wonderful dream he had, to have Yuuki in his arms again. It was the first time he gave into his desires and actually drank her blood. But, he shouldn't do that again, he told himself, dreams cross in to reality very easily. His heart started to beat a little faster just at the thought of her, but the feeling was soon replaced by yearning. Shaking his head, he pulled himself together and pushed Yuuki Cross out of his mind. He turned to go into the bathroom, but stopped short in his tracks.
Yuuki Cross was sitting swaddled in sheets on his bed. It was really her, not a dream. She looked at him inquisitively, trying to figure out where his thoughts were.
With inhuman speed, he had crossed the room, leapt onto her and pushed her shoulders down back to the mattress. Kaname was on all fours with his face inches above Yuuki's. He grasped her shoulders tightly.
"Is that really you? Are you really here!?" Kaname gasped.
She looked up at him questioningly. "Yes..I've been with you all night…"
His brow unfurrowed and he leaned his head against her chest, listening to her heartbeat. He stayed there for a few minutes, enjoying the moment as a slight imperceivable smile made its way to his lips. She's real, she's here. He breathed her in and felt her chest rise up and down with each breath, in sync with his. The scent that he had not noticed in his half-awake state started to burn his nose. He felt his thirst start to come and realized with horror what he had done to her the night before, in reality. He lifted his head to look at her neck and with his fingers he touched the two puncture marks he had made recently.
"I drank you half to death," he realized in self-disgust.
"I can't die, Kaname-senpai," she reminded him, rolling her eyes. "Besides, I'm glad to know that you missed me," she smiled. She wrapped her arms around him and buried her face in his chest. "You have to go to your meeting now right?"
Kaname forgot about that. "Oh, yeah," he sighed. He would've given anything to stay here with her right now. "They're forming a new council of elders, as much as I hate it, but it has to be done. The common vampires are getting out of control without some kind of government."
She rolled him over so that she was now on top of him. Face to face, with her hair tickling his chin, she replied, "Okay, I have to unpack my things anyway and let Yori-chan and the Chairman know I've come back."
"They don't know?" he asked surprised.
"No one does." She kissed him on the forehead.
A tap on the door signalled Akatsuki's return.
"Bye," Yuuki whispered. She leapt out of bed, fixed her clothes a little and climbed out the window.
Kaname was left breathlessly alone. No one knows? He wanted to keep it that way, his little secret. Akatsuki tapped again. He got out of bed and grunted, "the world and its demands."
Kaname went to greet the door again. Playing prince might not be so hard today.