A/N: First off, I'm sorry my add is late. I haven't felt well lately. Second, this will be pretty similar to my next add at Of Sunburns and Pocky, but as you know, both couples are desperately different from each other so they won't be carbon copies. Just trust me, please.

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Disclaimer: I don't own Vampire Knight or make any profit from this. But you guys know the drill.

Their firsts: things that began so early in life, and lead up to true love. Tiny little clues can lead up to that white wedding.

Tiny little clues like this.

Their first time holding hands. Ruka and Akatsuki were only two years old, but it wasn't unusual for their parents to find them together. But that first time that Ruka curled her little, pale hand around Akatsuki's larger, tan one, Akatsuki felt his heart skip in his chest. They were only two, and Akatsuki didn't get it then. He just knew that he really liked holding Ruka Souen's hand.

Their first time sleeping next to each other. Ruka had just turned five, and the adults were ignoring her, favoring the smart jackass, Hanabusa. It was getting light out, and Ruka didn't want to deal. She wrapped her hand around Akatsuki's, as she had been doing for years now, and tugged him off to her bedroom, tucking them both in and cuddling up to him. She was out like a light, before she even noticed Akatsuki's cheeks growing slightly pink.

The first time they kissed on the lips. It was on a dare, and that killed Akatsuki inside. Sure, they had kissed before, but it had always been the forehead or the cheek, innocent kisses. This time, it was for real. Thirteen-year-old Ruka's friend had dared her to kiss Akatsuki, and she did. But the next day, Ruka ran home crying because that friend had called her a slut, so the dare was in vain.

The first time she said, "I love you" to him. Akatsuki had been saying it to her for years, and he meant it, he wasn't just trying to get her in bed like those other guys. He just wanted her to know how much he loved her, plain and simple. It was one of those days, where Lord Kaname rejected Ruka, and she came running to Akatsuki's bed at 9 in the morning, needing a shoulder to cry on. Not that he minded; he was there for her, no matter what the clock said.

She had crawled under the covers with him, whimpering and sobbing, much to Hanabusa's disdain. The blonde grabbed his pillow and blanket and plodded out of the room, muttering curse words in extreme quantities.

Akatsuki gave her the usual, "It'll be alright, you'll find someone who loves you so much you won't be able to stand them sometimes." And then the always tacked on, "You can sleep in here if you want to."

Ruka cuddled up close to him, as she always did, and then she gave him a sad look. "I need to tell you something..." She whispered. Her eyes darted towards the door and then back to him, as if this was a huge secret she was about to spill.

Akatsuki was all ears. He couldn't imagine that she had gotten in any real trouble; Ruka got into little spats and such, but never anything earth shattering.

"I love you." Ruka murmured, holding his hand between both of hers.

Akatsuki was suddenly very glad he was lying down, if he had been standing he would've fell. She loved him? Then why had she been after Lord Kaname all these years?

He didn't get an answer, suddenly Ruka was pinning him to the bed and kissing him.

He decided to count that as his first kiss. It only seemed appropriate, since it was the beginning of their relationship.

It was their first real kiss anyway...

A/N: I'm off to do a one-shot for Of Sunburns and Pocky now, and then I think I'm out for the night. Drop me a theme if there's something you want to see, just remember, nothing sexual, otherwise filthy, or insanely lengthy. Anyway, I love feedback so what did you think?