Vampire Night's Novella: Growing Love
Originally Published: 8/6/2014 Edited: 11/5/14
Created By: Annabelle Nicole Campbell
Notice: This story is an offshoot of 'Vampire Knight written by Matsuri Hino'. I do not own any rights to Vampire Knight. I only own this offshoot story under the right of creative freedom.
*Warning: There is adult content in this story that is soft and gently mentioned but is graphic enough to hint to acts that children should not read. I would give my own material an M rating for mature audiences.
~The First Day of School for Akiko~
Five year old Akiko, affectionately called Aki by her Uncle Daisuke, was fussing with her buttons and flopped on the bed screaming, "I hate you!" to the pleated plaid skirt. Realizing the time, Daisuke opened Akiko's door and asked her who she was yelling at. Akiko went to her uncle and pointed to the button with pleading eyes.
Daisuke says to Akiko: "Oh, I see, so you were scolding the button for not cooperating?"
Akiko bounced her head with a smile while looking up at Daisuke with her pleading eyes. Daisuke picked up Akiko's hand that was closest to her buttons and raised it to his other hand.
Putting their hands together, Daisuke says: "Akiko, you see how much bigger my hand is then yours? Now look at the buttons, they were made for your little fingers to be able to put them in their buttonholes. If I try to button your skirt for you, I will end up breaking the buttons. You just need to take a breather and to take your time. Now try again but pay attention to what you are doing. Lay on your bed when you button your skirt, your stomach will flatten and make it easier to get the button through the hole."
Then Daisuke placed Akiko's hand back to her side. I will head downstairs and see if your dad needs help making your breakfast Daisuke said and then headed out the door and down the steps. Entering the kitchen, Daisuke saw Daichi finishing the waffles, so Daisuke pulled the orange juice out of the fridge and poured juice into the cups that were waiting on the already made table. Daichi was just about to ask if Daisuke had a chance to check in on Akiko when Akiko comes skipping into the kitchen.
"Well that was fast little one", said Daisuke.
"You were right Uncle Daisuke, lying on the bed worked and I got the button through the hole", Akiko said in a proud tone.
"How did you know that would work", Akiko asked Daisuke.
Daisuke replied,"I had a pair of trousers that would fight with me every time I went to put them on. I eventually sent them to the heap."
Akiko was confused at the word heap so she imagined a land were unwanted things lived and she daydreamed about this through breakfast. Still lost in thought, Daichi and Daisuke cleaned up, got ready to leave, and then escorted the still-daydreaming Akiko to the school. Akiko returned to reality when she heard her kindergarten teacher snapping her fingers next to Akiko's ear and her name being repeated by the teacher. Akiko could hear the girls behind her saying things that she was goofy or she must be deaf. Once Akiko gave her attention to her teacher, she verbally confirmed for the teacher that she was present for attendance. Later, at recess, a boy sat next to Akiko. Akiko took one look at the handsome boy and began daydreaming again. Before Akiko could get the story going in her imagination, she heard the boy's voice and snapped back to reality.
"What did you say little boy, I missed it, I m sorry", Akiko said.
"I said, hi, my name if Junichi and I want to know why you daydream so much", the little boy said.
Akiko replied, "Oh I have no friends, except daddy and uncle, so I learned to play by myself in my head, where I figure everything out on my own in my daydreams. You want to try it with me, we can make a fun story."
Junichi agreed and the two began creating a story of a girl flower and a boy bird. The story went that the bird teased the flower that she couldn't fly away and that she will never be free but the bird can do whatever he wants and go wherever he wants. Upset that Junichi made the bird say that to the flower, Akiko stopped the story and told him she didn't want to play with him anymore. When Akiko got home, she told her dad the story but he shooed her away because he was busy with business. So Akiko went to her uncle, who was the only person who ever had time for her. Akiko told Daisuke what happened with the boy and the story.
Daisuke said to Akiko, "Aki, sweetheart, boys will tease and that is all this Junichi was doing. Let me tell you, one day when the flower blooms, the bird will not want to leave the flower because the flower is too sweet to abandon and that is how it is between a husband and wife who love each other."
Authors Note: This story is being moved over from VK into this novellla, edited and depth added to it; thank you for your patience during this construction.