It's a good thing I don't work within deadlines because I would FAIL miserably! It's been too long since I've returned to the story, so a brief moment will be used to explain why.
Since writing chapter 2, I have caught up on my reading of the US release of the Vampire Knight manga and well… the comments people made regarding Yuuki and Kaname's connection to each other make sense now. Lol. That being the case I found myself stuck, as this entire fan fiction relationship is kind of thrown out of the window by what actually happens in the manga, thereby steering things way off course. I was going to just scrap the story but I kind of want to keep it going. So with all that being said, just a warning that this won't follow the manga or anime (have only seen season 1 of the anime) and the updates will be irregular as I try to figure out a way to navigate this precious little corner I've painted myself into. Hope it's still enjoyable!
Disclaimer: I don't own anything connected to Vampire Knight.
The sound of the doorknob turning stopped, but there was no sign that the person had moved away from the door. Kaname could feel Yuuki talking against his hand so he moved it.
"Did you lock the door?" She whispered.
"Of Course not," he whispered back. "I never lock my doors. No one would ever think of coming in without announcing themselves first."
"Okay that is going to have to change if we are going to continue seeing each other."
He couldn't help but smile at the irritation in her voice.
They waited a few more moments with no sign of interruption.
"Should we continue, Yuuki?" Kaname already had his lips pressed against her neck before she could respond, and was slowly rocking into her body again.
"We should…make sure…they left." Yuuki could barely get the words out of her mouth.
As if on cue, they were disturbed again, but this time someone was banging on the door.
Startled, Kaname's fangs were out instantly, and they pierced the area between Yuuki's neck and shoulder where he had been kissing her.
The sudden pain of the intrusion into her flesh, coupled with the fact he was still inside of her, made Yuuki collapse forward onto the sink.
"Oh, God! I'm sorry, Yuuki! I didn't mean…" The smell of her blood hit him like a wrecking ball. He shook against the urge to plunge his face into the dual streams of blood.
Yuuki could sense his struggle. "You can drink from me…Kaname." She tilted her head to the side, exposing the wound and willing him closer.
"No. I won't drink from you. Not in a situation like this. Not when it's a convenient accident." He managed to convince himself his statement was true long enough to step away. "You should get dressed."
He put his clothes on mechanically, his mind too focused on the wrath brewing in him. Whoever was on the other side of that door had mere minutes to live.
Yuuki put on her last items of clothing, watching Kaname warily, seeing the anger grow in his face.
"Don't hurt whoever that is," she said softly.
He wasn't listening.
"I'm going to deal with whoever is out there. Stay in here. I'll go into the hallway to…talk…to them."
He was out of the room in a flash, leaving Yuuki behind to wait nervously at his desk.
Ichijo didn't see him coming. All he knew was he was slumped down against the wall with Kaname glaring at him from above.
"I'm sorry but there's an emergency," he spat out. He ignored the discomfort spreading through his back from the lightning assault.
"What is it?" Kaname asked, teeth clenched but anger slowly subsiding.
"There was an attack on a day class student. We know the attacker's location and we need to stop him before he hurts anyone else."
At this Kaname regained his calculated composure. "Who is it?"
Yuuki continued to wait. She pulled the curtains back and peeked outside. The darkness had finally taken over the night, and there was nothing to be seen but the areas the moon cast down on, and the scattered lamps along the pathways. Then she saw him, Akatsuki, running from the front gate into the darkness. A few minutes later Shiki came running out. Then another. She counted five before the sound of the door opening snapped her focus.
Kaname rushed to her side. "Listen to me, Yuuki. It is very important that you stay here, in this room, until I get back. Do you understand?"
"What's going on?" she asked, growing increasingly worried.
"Do you understand?" he repeated.
"I saw a bunch of night class students running out of the dorm. What's happening?"
"I'll come back for you as soon as I can." He grabbed her face in his hands and pulled her into an intense kiss. He wished he didn't have to stop kissing her, but there were more pressing matters to deal with.
He ran quickly into the bathroom.
Yuuki heard the sink running, and then he returned with a washcloth.
"I'm sorry I can't do more for this right now." He took the wet washcloth and put it over her wound. "Keep this on there. I don't want the smell of your blood leaving this room. It's not safe to have you bleeding and unattended, especially in this dorm."
"Where are you going?" She asked as he stepped one foot out of the door.
He turned to her and opened his mouth as if he was going to speak, then closed it again.
"Come on! We have to get out there and find him," Ichijo called from somewhere in the hallway. "Someone else will get hurt if we don't do something soon. You know how dangerous Level E's are."
Her heart jumped into her throat immediately. "Kaname, who are you looking for?"
He dropped his eyes to the floor and backed out, closing the door behind him.
Yuuki was at the door in a flash, but not before she heard the click of the lock turning.
"Kaname!" She screamed. Her hands balled into fists and she pounded them into the door. "Kaname, is it him? Is it Zero? Answer me!"
The only response she got was the sound of more pounding footsteps down the hallway. It sounded like six or seven people had run by, each footstep sounding faster and more urgent than the one before it.
She ran back to the window and pulled the curtains wide open. She could just barely make out the figures running, fanning out in different directions in pairs.
Her face was wet before she even realized she was crying.
It could be Zero they're out there hunting, hunting him down like a wild animal. Right now he could be surrounded by them…I have to figure out a way to get out of here.
She knew Kaname had locked the door behind him so that option was out. The only viable option was the window.
She balanced one hand on his desk, and did a side kick towards the window. The pain of denial shot through her leg, swept threw her knee cap, and lodged firmly in her thigh. She slumped down on her good knee, holding the painfully vibrating one in her arms.
"Should have known they wouldn't have windows that broke that easily." She said to herself. It took longer than she would have liked for her to be able to stand on both legs again, but she was determined to get out, to save Zero from the vampire mob that was after him.
She stood in front of the window and studied it. There didn't seem to be any way to just open it; no latch on the top to unlock and no lip on the bottom to pull up on.
"I guess I have to find a way to break it."
She checked around the room for something to assist her in the task and found one object that could possibly do the trick.
With all the strength she had, she picked up the chair behind Kaname's desk and threw it at the window.
The window fractured, spider web lines covering its surface, but it did not break. She picked up the chair and threw it a second time.
More webs, still no breakage.
She had the chair in her hand when she thought she heard a noise behind her.
She spun around, nearly dropping the chair on her foot, just in time to see the office door swing in slightly.
She put the chair down softly, willing her nerves to stabilize as she slowly approached the door.
"Hello?" She called out.
There was no answer.
She pulled the door open a little more and stuck her head into the hallway.
It was dark; almost pitch black except for the spots along the wall illuminated the dim hallway lights.
"Hello?" she called out again.
Again, no answer.
She had her way out, the exit she was looking for, but this wasn't right. This wasn't right at all. It certainly wasn't Kaname who had opened the door, and she couldn't imagine any of the night class students taking it upon themselves to open it either.
She felt a rush of adrenaline as she took a step back to open the door all the way. She stood in the frame, pulse racing, lungs crushed under the weight of her fear. The fear of staying in the room and doing nothing, and the fear of running out into a situation that looked very much like a trap. She knew she didn't have a long time to decide what she was going to do, and deep down, she knew what she had to do.
She took a deep breath, held it for a moment then sprinted out of the room and down the hallway. She just hoped that she would be able to find Zero before her whoever released her from the room caught up with her.
Sorry it's such a short chapter. The next one will be longer.
