Author Note: If I can finish this without the power going out, I'll go work on "Children" again, because I know you guys like that one. This is Rima's point of view.
Disclaimer: I don't own Vampire Knight, and I make absolutely no profit from this.
I clicked my cell phone shut and took a deep breath. My Father was dead, so why wasn't I crying?
Shiki poked his head into my room and asked, "You ok, Rima?"
I hadn't told him, not yet. But he knew things about me, without even trying.
"Shh, Ruka's sleeping." I pointed to the lump of blankets that was my roommate, Ruka Souen, who had a bad cold. I walked out to Shiki and shut the door quietly, then hugged him tightly.
"What happened?" Shiki couldn't seem to pinpoint my distress, but he knew it was something.
"My father died." I looked up at him, but there were still no tears for me. "Why aren't I crying?"
"It hasn't set in yet." Shiki pulled me in closer, so we were pressed up tight against each other.
"I should be bawling my eyes out... that was my father..." I leaned my face against Shiki's shoulder. "I feel like an ass."
"You're not. That would be Aidou." Shiki kissed my forehead, rubbing my back and humming softly.
"Where's Takuma? Can we go to your room?" I didn't wait for an answer; I wanted instant comfort. I reached up and knotted my hand in Shiki's hair, pulling him down and kissing him hard.
The next thing I knew, we heard Aidou scream, "Hey everyone! Shiki and Rima are having clothed sex in the hallway!"
Shiki and I both pulled away at the exact same second, and glared daggers at Aidou, who took off running.
"You're crying now." Shiki touched my face and his hand came away wet with tears.
"Great. That probably scared him off. Not." I pressed my face into Shiki's shirt, embarrassed and finally upset.
We ended up in Shiki's room, Takuma was out, and I paced, tears unable to stop flowing from my eyes.
"Rima, you look like you're about to kill someone." Shiki patted the bed beside him. "Sit down with me."
"I feel like shit." I muttered as I pounced on Shiki, knocking him back onto the bed. "I hate this... why him?"
"Now we're into anger." Shiki sighed and held me close again. "People die. It happens. Are you going to tell me what happened?"
"He had a heart attack." I pressed my face into his shirt, which was already sopping wet with my tears. "They couldn't revive him."
"It'll be alright... eventually." Shiki kissed my nose, trying to coerce a smile out of me.
I knew, that even if I had no one else, I had Shiki, and that was what mattered.
Author Note: The storm is starting now, so I have to go. I love reviews and thank you for reading!