Hiroaki and Vivien take his carriage back to her home. Vivien didn't feel like talking, so Hiroaki waited patiently to speak until they were in the safety of her home.
"Vivien… please you shouldn't have left like that" Hiroaki says, only to have Vivien ignore him. He closes the door behind him.
"Vivien please speak to me…" He says in a sad tone, causing Vivien to face him.
"I'm sorry Hiroaki… the least thing I wish for is to take out my anger on you" Vivien responds.
"What will you do now Vivien…?" Hiroaki asks.
"Travel far away as possible… I wish to stay away from him" Vivien says in a sharp tone, hurting Hiroaki's feelings.
"I will never see you again…?" He asks in a saddened tone.
"I want nothing more than for you to stay by my side, but you and I both know that you are faithful to Kaname, am I not correct?" Vivien asks.
"But my love for you is greater, Vivien… I couldn't live without seeing you" Hiroaki says in a broken tone. Vivien couldn't hold back the tears anymore. Her tears weren't for Kaname this time… they were for Hiroaki.
"Hiroaki please don't say such words…" She mutters.
"I only speak the truth Vivien, despite my being faithful to lord Kuran, I hate the way he treats you. You do not deserve any of it" Hiroaki says. Astonished by his words, Vivien lightly kisses him on the cheek, leaving Hiroaki confused.
"How could my heart be so blind…? If I could change things, I would… my heart would love you if I were giving the choice. Yet, I cannot say that I regret loving Kaname" She tells him.
"Thank you for being honest with me…" Hiroaki mumbles. Her words hurt yet touched him deeply. She was being honest with him, and as long as he had a place in Vivien's heart, nothing mattered to him.
"How could I not wish that…? You've been there for me unconditionally. You're a great human being…" She says with all sincerity.
"I'm not…" Vivien turns her gaze away from him and looks at the stairs. Suddenly, Kaname appears, and pleads Hiroaki to leave them alone. Hesitantly, Hiroaki leaves…
"I know what you are… yet to me you're just like me, a person with the most beautiful feelings. Yet loving Kaname has taught me a lot, has made me grow as a person-"
"Vivien…" Kaname says, surprising Vivien.
"How did you get in here?" Vivien says in a disgusted tone.
"Vivien… please don't do this to me" He says in a saddened tone.
"Do what Kaname… all I did was tell you what you deserve" Vivien says in the tone of a young child.
"You don't mean those cruel words you said back there, I know you didn't… I know you love me" He says. She slowly turns her gaze towards him.
"You sure are a persistent one Kaname Kuran… or did you lie about your name as well?" Vivien asks sarcastically.
"Vivien I only lied to you to protect you, but I did not lie to you about my undying love towards you. Without you Vivien, I rather not live at all. You are my reason…" Kaname says with all his love.
"Don't say such foolish things… you only wish to confuse me, aren't I correct?" She says in a cold tone.
"I would never do such thing" He quickly responds. He takes a few steps closer to her. Her heart beat became deeper with each step he took. Vivien couldn't deny her love for him. He was her everything… she didn't want to love or need him, but like she said to Hiroaki, you don't choose who you love.
"Then what is that woman to you…? Your sister…? Tell me the truth and only the truth" She says in a broken tone. In a way, she wanted her tale to be the truth… she didn't want to lose another loved one because of her tie with this other world, yet she couldn't bear lose her love Kaname.
"Nothing… she is only my sister. We were to marry to make our family blood stronger, nothing more. There was once I thought that I maybe loved her… but I was wrong, and I realized that when you came along. I was always missing something in my dark life…"
"How can I believe you…? I want to believe you yet I want her tale to be the truth! I lost Rosalie… and I don't want to lose my father" She says in agony. Kaname lightly touches her cheek with the palm of his hand.
"I wouldn't let anyone harm you… or your father" He mutters.
"My heart tells me to believe you, yet there's still this part of me that doesn't want to believe you" Instead of responding, Kaname wraps his arm around Vivien's waist and pulls her closer to him. Kaname stares at her with love, lust… and slowly his color eyes change into the dark red of blood.
"I had enough of this agony… I need you Vivien, and I won't deny my love for you any longer. The world will know that you belong to me" He tells her. She closes her eyes… she didn't want to believe him, yet deep down in her heart she did. She ached to tell him that she needed him, that she wanted him and loved him beyond all things. But she had her father to worry about…
"Please Kaname… leave me alone, for both our sakes" She whispers. Suddenly, Kaname pulls Vivien into a kiss. Vivien opens her eyes in astonishment. She couldn't believe that after everything that had just happened, he dared himself to kiss her. Yet he knew… he knew that she could never deny him. Darn you Kaname… you know I can't turn you away, so you take advantage of me. Vivien thinks to herself. Despite her being angry, she couldn't help but correspond to his kiss. He kissed her with such love, such passion… his feelings were true, and there was no doubt.
"Do you really want me to leave you alone…?" He whispers.
"You know I don't my prince…" She responds. He lightly kisses her on her cheek… and slowly reaches for her neck.
"I need you Vivien… never leave me" He mutters. He longed for her, her love and for her blood.
"Never… I am yours always" She answers. Suddenly, she feels a sharp pain on her neck.
Any sacrifice is worth it to be where you are
