I do not own Vampire Knight, or any of its characters, but I do own Ayame Cross/Kuran.
~Third Person's POV~
An hour later, a red-faced Ayame Cross emerges from the Night Class dormitories, mumbling under her breathe about cheating pureblood, and generally damming all vampires to hell, for the unfairness in the world. An amusing sight for all lucky enough to witness, the usually composed and cynical yet playful Cross so out of character,
"Lousy no good pureblood! Stinking useless chessboard! Stupid smug smile…" she mutters and other things not suitable for the ears of children under 18.
She continues to mutter curses about a certain 'cheating' pureblood vampire the entire journey to the Headmaster's office, causing her adopted father to stare at her strangely. Upon seeing his questioning look, she just shakes her head and mumbles, "don't ask", as she continues to sulk,
The headmaster used to Ayame's stubborn streak wisely chooses not to ask, "Well my darling daughter, I need you to go find my other children. I sent Yuki and Zero to run a couple errands and they have not returned." He finished in hysterics, "it's almost dinner they should have been back already. What if something happened? What if they're in danger?"
With a sigh, Ayame patted the hysterical man on the back, "relax, father. I'm sure their fine; I'll go find them right now." She rubbed his back soothingly,
The headmaster continued, "what if they can find all the ingredients? What if their out of sage? How will I make my diner?"
A suddenly irritated Ayame bonked the headmaster on the head, "my brother and sister are missing and you're worried about your stupid dinner? Unbelievable!" she shouted and slammed the door on her way out,
~Ayame's POV~
What if something really did happen to them? No, no Zero would protect Yuki. But what if Zero hurt? What if they got separated? What if Zero is the danger? It's been years, how much longer can he fight? No, don't think like that, there fine.
I stop a woman pushing a stroller, "excuse me ma'am, have you seen a short girl with short brown hair, and large brown eyes, possibly with a tall boy with silver hair, violet eyes and a neck tattoo? They may have been carrying-" I stopped short when I noticed the glowing red eyes she had, "Vampire…" I whispered breathlessly
The woman snarled and tackled me to the ground. I struggled violently to release my limbs, managing to free one of my feet. I aimed a powerful kick at her abdomen, knocking her away a few feet. I reached for my dagger from the holster. I grabbed it and immediately releases the Kanata. Swinging it just at the moment, the women once again charged at me, decapitating her with one swing. She turned to dust before her body hit the ground.
Suddenly I remembered the crib, and found it empty. I quickly surveyed the area, before I heard a scream. Not just any scream, it was Yuki. "Yuki!", I shouted as I dashed in the direction I heard the scream come from,
"Yuki" I shouted again, one I got closer.
She must have heard me for she shouted, "Ayame?", from an old abandoned bell tower,
Running quickly up the stairs, "Yuki, I'm coming!" I shouted as I saw her huddled in the corner. Crouching in front of her I put my dagger on the floor, "Yuki, are you ok? Did the vampire hurt you?" I asked petting her hair,
She sprung, and latch on to my torso, "no, I'm ok! Little boy… red balloon… glowing eyes…scared… find Zero…" she cried incoherently,
I continued to comfort my sister while examining her for injuries until I felt the presence of a vampire behind me. Before I could grab my dagger from the ground, the beast kicked it away, and continued to stare at us, with a sadistic smile on its face. Carefully I stood, taking Yuki's rod, while placing myself protectively in front of her; I stared into the eyes of the beast, waiting. Curiously, it smiled at me, tilting its head almost adorably; well it would have been adorable if not the vampiric features marring the childlike innocence of the once young boy.
Suddenly it lunged, quickly I swung the rod, extending it and knocking the beast backward a good yard or two. Unfortunately, it landed on the large bell in the center of the tower, causing the bell to ring loudly, too loudly for mine and Yuki's human ears. Both Yuki and I fell to our knees, covering our ears with our hands attempting to ease the ringing. The beast swung giddily from the bell cackling manically, all the while.
Then it leaned forward, tenses into a low crouch, ready to pounce at any moment. The rod long forgotten was across the room. I glared steadily into its eyes, "Yuki, on my signal, I want you to run. Keep running and don't look back."
She began shaking her head frantically, "No, no, no. I can't leave you, we'll run together."
I grabbed her arm firmly, "no, don't fight with me Yuki. I need you to go. Get help, get the headmaster. I do not care just run straight to the academy. Under no circumstance do you stop or look back. Understand?" I asked with my back to her. Sensing her oncoming protest, I squeezed her arm, "I'm serious, there's more than one. I feel another one in the area. If you care about me at all you will listen to me." Sensing her compliance, I squeezed he hand one more time, "I love you, Yuki."
She sniffled once, "I love you, Ayame", she whispered,
Suddenly a powerful and dangerous aura attracted the attention of all of the room's inhabitants, "Poor thing…lapsing to this state" Kaname mutters, not looking the least bit sympathetic, "but…" he trails off,
The beast, obviously sensing the purebloods dangerous aura whimpers and attempts to flee. Keeping his eyes on the beast, Kaname walks toward Yuki and I, with grace of an angel. He comes to stand in between Yuki and I, her still crouch on the ground, and me protectively hovering her. The pureblood sandwiches himself between us, "Kaname…" Yuki whispers in awe,
Suddenly he embraces me from behind, one arm crosses my shoulders keeping my back firmly pressed to his chest, the other comes up to cover my eye, shielding my vision from the Level-E, "You've hurt people…very dear to me" I shivered at the barely concealed bloodlust in his voice,
Suddenly there is a strong gust of wind, followed by an ear-piercing screech. Unconsciously I turn in Kaname's arms hiding my face in his chest and shaking uncontrollably, "K-ka-kana-me…" I stutter out,
With my heart and lungs working overtime, my knees begin to buckle. Black dots appear in my vision, and I understand that I'm having a panic attack, "Kaname…" is the last thing I breathe out before my world goes black,
~Yuki's POV~ (surprise!)
I watch worriedly as my sister faints, her usual ivory skin tone, now ashen, nearly the color of her hair, "Kaname…" I say pleading for him to help my sister,
He turns his head back to look at me, his beautiful eye flicker toward me quickly before returning to Ayame, "Don't worry Yuki, Ayame will, be fine. I fear she simply got herself too worked up. In about an hour she should wake with nothing but a slight headache," he says lifting her body as if she were the most precious thing in the world,
Maybe she is to him, I thought bitterly. Following close behind Kaname, as he walked in the direction of the academy, I suppose it cannot be helped, she is beautiful, kind, graceful, brave, everything I'm not. Even Ruka the most beautiful vampire in the night class pales in comparison, I thought to myself,
As I watch Kaname, carrying Ayame's unconscious body to the academy, I can't help but feel as if I am intruding on a lover's moment. Kaname's graceful, strong, not to mention beautiful figure, transporting a sleeping beauty, hair white as snow, lips red as blood, and lashes falling on her cheeks as her coloring returns slowly.
I sigh ruefully, Kaname has always had eyes only for my sister, since the day we met him that cold snowy night. Still Ayame reject all his advances, I cannot help but to believe she does it for me, I mean look at him, Kaname Kuran, even his name is beautiful,
Even now holds her his attention not on his surrounding but on the sleeping beauty that is my sister in his arms, unconsciously she captivates the world, even I remain awe of this beautiful creature. I often try to hide my envy of my sister but with her ability to read people, especially me she constantly reminding me of my own beauty, and kindness that she is envious of. I snort at that notion, a beautiful girl like that can never be jealous of someone as plain as me. I guess I'm must have amazing luck to have such a kind sister, one that would do anything for me,
Looking at Kaname once more out of habit, I notice a slight change in his demeanor, an air of contentment surrounds the usually detached and often melancholy Kuran. And if you looked closely, even for someone very familiar with his face from staring so long, there a small barely noticeable smile on his face. A smile that makes him impossibly more beautiful and the reason for his smile is the beautiful creature that is my sister, who unconsciously snuggled into Kaname's chest nuzzling his neck,
In this moment I know, that Kaname Kuran will never belong to me, or Ruka, because his heart already belong to the one and only Ayame Cross.
A.N.: sorry for the long wait, hope you can forgive me, 1,645 words later. no excuses but i could not manage to balance work, school, social life, and fan-fiction. currently on a break, and will make my best effort to make regular updates. P.S. i cannot believe how popular this story is, thanks for reading.