Kaname left the meeting late that night. For 10 hours he and other council members were deep in discussion about the state of the vampire society's future. It was impossible for the situation at hand to continue because of the increasing number of disappearances and unsolved murders that were due to level E vampires. There needed to be order and structure again.
Kaname loathed the idea of a new council. For most of his childhood the council elders would try to dominate him, try to control him. Their actions fell under the pretence of protecting the purebloods, namely Kaname, but they were always thirsty for his blood, always jealous of his power. Without his parents to shield him from the council, Kaname had to fend for himself and it was a vicious time for him. Council members would whisper deceit into his ears, trying to make him believe that they were working towards his best interest, when all they wanted was more power. It made him the man he is today, guarded and seemingly emotionless, always hidden behind a mask. He would never let that happen to Yuuki. He didn't want her tainted by the impure motives, lies, backstabbing, power and control politics that came with being on the council. This time, he would take care in choosing council members, making sure that he had each of them under his thumb. He would not risk betrayal, as the old council did when they chose to follow Rido Kuran. This process turned out to be exhausting though. It was hard for Kaname to see where other vampires' loyalties lay. He was wary from past experience that everyone always had another motive. Kaname would constantly have to watch his back, he knew that any and every one would sell him out in a heartbeat if it meant that they themselves would get ahead. So he hated them all and these meetings drained him immensely.
Kaname had begun to realize over the years how alone he truly was. Everybody wanted something from him, his wealth, his status, his power. There were few that he could trust with his life. Seiren was one, she had been a loyal guardian and protector for many years. He always had her to guard his room while he slept. Akatsuki, Hanabusa and Ruka could also be trusted. And of course, there was Yuuki. He loved her. He loved her because she was like him. She could understand the life of a pureblood and there was nothing that she wanted from him, except him himself. He would give her the world if she asked for it, but she never did. She loved him before she knew that he was a pureblood and she loved him still after she found out that he was. She was the only one that he could truly trust. She was the most important one. He did not feel alone when she was with him.
So, as the meeting came to a close that night, Kaname roamed the campus to find her. He was keeping tabs on her, with Seiren whispering in his ear the entire night about where she was and who she was with. So he knew that he could find her in the library leafing through books near the couches in the back. He appeared silently, studying her closely as she stood flipping through the pages of a book.
"Do you mean to scare me, Kaname-senpai?" she said with her back facing him.
He grinned slightly in amusement, but stopped himself. He needed to kick this new habit.
"And you used to be so easy to sneak up on," he retorted. He walked in front of her and put his arms around her, placing a kiss on her forehead.
"I have to catch up to the rest of the class on this book," she pointed to the hardcover in her hand. "Care to join me?"
He nodded. "Are you going back to your classes now?" Kaname asked, although he already knew the answer, as he led her by the hand to the couches.
"Yea, I only have a year left and I want to try and graduate with Yori-chan, which means that I have to catch up on everything that I've missed so far this year." She sat down at one end of the couch.
Kaname lay down and placed his head in her lap, nudging her stomach with his nose. "Shall I have to tutor you?" Another smile appeared. Damn.
She stroked his hair lovingly and bent her neck to whisper in his ear. "I think I'm capable of reading myself," she said with a smile. He felt her scent bring up the desire that he had hidden so well during the day, but pushed it down once more. He could control himself when he was prepared to, what happened the other night was only because he was caught off-guard. He would try not to drink from her so quickly after that incident..
"You should sleep, you had a long day," Yuuki commented, already engrossed in her book. Her free hand still stroking his hair. He nudged her stomach once more and put his barriers down. He never slept outside his room or without a guard, but Yuuki would watch over him and she was more than capable. He would put his life in her hands. So he let the stresses of the council and the waves of fatigue hit him as he fell asleep to her caresses. It was a peace that he had never known before.