A/N: I'm going to try and go back to updating this and my other one couple one-shot collections weekly, as I've been promising anyone who asks. Like I said, I'll try, but I can't make any guarantees with my schedule lately. Anyway, this is Ruka's point of view. Forgive me if I'm a little rusty.
Disclaimer: I don't own Vampire Knight or make any profit from this.
My attraction to Lord Kaname was expected. My attraction to Akatsuki was a flaw.
Everyone expects a Souen lady to go after the strongest and most well bred of vampires. In my family's eyes, that was Lord Kaname. It was expected that I would fall for him, and by chance I did.
Akatsuki was another story. He was not expected, he was an accident.
In much the same way, Lord Kaname's rejection of me became expected. It was never spoken of, it was just known. To ask if Lord Kaname had rejected me again was as if to ask if I was breathing today.
But I became accustomed to Lord Kaname's rejection. Lord Kaname's rejection was like allergy shots, they hurt for a second, but I felt like just maybe they helped me in the end. And I was used to that little pinprick I felt somewhere in the vicinity of my chest every time it happened.
I had adjusted to being rejected.
Then came the night that I was alone, under the cherry blossom tree in the dark. The moonlight lay on the petals, slightly damp from the evening's rain, like a sheen of glitter.
Soft footsteps came up behind me, coupled with a familiar presence.
"Akatsuki." I murmured, not turning to look at him.
He gave no response, just kept walking closer. I didn't turn to look at him, there was no need, and I just stared straight ahead.
I did, however, jump in a very unladylike way and let out a squeak when I felt him kiss the back of my neck.
"Akatsuki..." I repeated, shocked and ever so slightly panicked.
"It's natural to fear rejection from those you love the most." He whispered in my ear. "It's natural to be afraid of losing those you're closest to. But it's not natural to give up." He spun me around, but he didn't kiss me. Instead, he just locked eyes with me and stared me down.
In the end, I grabbed him and kissed him. It was a long, heated kiss, and it was everything I had wanted for so long.
It took a few weeks, but in the end I realized that Akatsuki and I were each other's, that I wasn't Lord Kaname's anymore.
Akatsuki was mine. And I was his.
A/N: Eh. I don't love this one or anything, but what do you think? And like I said, I'm going to try and go back to updating weekly, but I can't promise anything yet. Encouragement is welcomed with open arms, but so is constructive criticism.