Yuuki entered her classroom out of breath. Even though she sprinted, she was still late.
"Late again, Yuuki Cross. Let's not make this a habit this year," the teacher scolded.
"Ah, sorry!" Yuuki found her seat next to Yori-chan, who was looking particularly pale this morning.
Yori-chan whispered to her as she sat down. "Are you okay? I came back from the chairman's office yesterday and they told me you had been taken away. Where did you go? And I can't believe you slept through what happened yesterday."
"I know, I know, I already got scolded for it Yori-chan," Yuuki explained, rolling her eyes, "Yea, Kaname brought me to another room, and I slept there." She was careful not to mention that she had spent the night in his bedroom.
"Oh, okay. We've been moved to another room though, it's in the B hallway of the Day dormitories," Yori continued on.
"Ah, okay." Yuuki agreed to herself that she shouldn't be spending her night's in Kaname Kuran's bed anymore. It was too risky.
A new classmate, Toreo Minobe, interrupted their conversation to ask Yuuki some questions about the chapter they were studying.
"Ah, Minobe-kun, I'm still catching up to what we're learning in class, but we can go over it during lunch?" Yuuki replied. "I'll meet you by the tall oak tree."
With that agreed, Yuuki tried to pay attention in class. It was an improvement for her, as Yori-chan only had to wake her up twice that morning.
Yuuki got off early from her second class that day and decided to wait for Minobe-kun by their meeting place. She sat on the grass and laid her books in front of her, basking in the warm sunlight. Although she was a vampire now, she still loved the daylight. This human part of her stayed through the transition. This was why she could still be part of the Day class and sleep at night, she was so used to it. She closed her eyes and leaned against the hard bark of the tree. "Sleeping during the day was fun too", she yawned.
Yuuki awoke with a start as a figure blocked her sunlight. She must've dozed off. As she squinted to try to see who the arriver was, she heard a voice say,
"Sleeping alone in the middle of a park… And you thought I shouldn't be concerned?"
Yuuki smiled sheepishly at her brother, a passing cloud granting her a better view of his face.
"How did you know I was here," she said suspiciously, eyes narrowed.
"It's my job to know." Kaname sat down beside her.
His proximity immediately sent tingles down her spine and her heart beat a little faster. She told her body to be quiet. She wasn't usually like this with him. She kept an inch of room between them so that they weren't touching each other.
"You sent someone to spy on me didn't you." Yuuki kept the conversation going, trying to distract herself from the emotions she was feeling.
Kaname sighed. "If you didn't put yourself in such a vulnerable position all the time, I wouldn't have to."
"Who's vulnerable? I could take you right now if I wanted to." Yuuki teased.
Suddenly, Kaname's expression changed. "Oh yea?" he whispered. With a swift movement, he had her lying on her back on the soft grass with her hands pinned near her head. He was straddled over her again; they seemed to always be in this position lately.
"What are you going to do Yuuki. How will you defend yourself?" Kaname challenged.
Yuuki struggled for a moment, but knew, from experience sadly, that she could not resist his iron-clad grip. She rolled her eyes, trying to downplay the moment that was accelerating her heart rate. "Okay, fine, you win. Now let me up."
"No, I'm serious. What are you going to do?" Kaname insisted, needing her to understand her own vulnerability.
"I can't DO anything," Yuuki said, sounding slightly irritated. Would her heart just shut up? She was sure he could hear it pounding.
Kaname bent his neck towards Yuuki's neck and bared his fangs at her skin. He gently scraped them along the smooth surface, sending light gasps from his victim. "You are a weakling Yuuki. Utterly powerless." He growled lightly. He pulled back. Yuuki saw Kaname lose himself for a split second before regaining his control again.
"That is why I must protect you." He let go of her wrists, but was still perched on top of her.
She scowled and rubbed her wrists, realizing his point. "Fine."
Minobe-kun had just arrived for his meeting with Yuuki when he saw them lying there, Yuuki on the ground and Kaname on top of her. He turned beet red and stuttered his entrance.
"Ah, Minobe-kun," Yuuki blushed, flipping Kaname off of her, realizing how the situation looked. "We were just having a fight, wrestling. This is my brother, Kaname Kuran."
"Oh! Your brother." Yuuki saw relief and the haze lift from Toreo Minobe's eyes as he went to shake Kaname's hand. "I didn't know Yuuki-chan had a brother. So nice to meet you sir."
They shook hands.
"And you're in the Night class too, I see, judging by your uniform."
Kaname nodded curtly and made an excuse for his exit. Before he left, he kissed Yuuki on the top of her head, in the most brotherly way possible, and gave her a wink imperceivable to Minobe-kun.
Yuuki gave him a warning glance. In front of the Day class, he was to be just her brother. Not a lover, just her brother.