A/N: This was supposed to be added last night, but my net crashed and I couldn't deal. I'm sorry it's late, but here it is from Akatsuki's point of view.
Disclaimer: I don't own Vampire Knight or make a profit from this.
Rima told me something was wrong with Ruka, but I wasn't expecting this.
Ruka was lying in her bed, taking swigs out of a bottle of wine. She had a faint blush on her face from the alcohol; the bottle was more than half gone.
"Ruka," I scolded. "We're not doing this tonight." I took the bottle away from her and took it to the bathroom, pouring it down the drain.
When I came back, Ruka hadn't moved at all. Her eyes were tracking me, she wasn't too drunk for how much she had consumed, but she wasn't moving. I lay beside her in her bed and held her hand gently.
"I'm never pretty enough for anyone." She slurred. "Lord Kaname looks at me like I'm a half-melted Barbie doll. I feel like a half-melted Barbie doll."
"You're beautiful, Ruka." I hugged her against me tightly, my heart hurting for her. "Don't let anyone tell you different."
"Then why can't I be with the one I've loved all these years?" Ruka wasn't anywhere near tears, she was just drunkenly frustrated. "Doesn't he have any sense of my devotion? All these years, I gave him the best years of my life and he treats me like shit."
I listened to her go on and on, patiently and when she paused, I whispered, "Ruka, sometimes what you can't see is that love is right in front of you."
"Sometimes I see that love hates me." Ruka's chin began to fall against her chest, her head lolling. "Cupid's an asshole."
I pulled her closer to me, letting her head rest on my chest. It was almost funny how she spoke of devotion and being treated like shit, when all these years she did the same exact thing to me.
Still, I would always love her. I could never love anyone else.
"I love you." I whispered to the empty air as Ruka slept soundlessly. "I always will."
Silence became my answer, as it had been for so many years. I was just waiting for someone to steal the silence away and replace it with an I love you.
A/N: It's short and weird and I'm sorry, but I'm doing my best. Anyway, leave me a review will you? I love hearing from my readers. Thank you for reading!