Silence is golden… well, most of the time.
Author: Suryallee
Rating: T, Mature for later chapter's contents!
Parings: Rido Kuran/Senri's mother, Sayori / Senri Shiki others
Disclaimer: I don't own Vampire Knight and its characters nor the Manga or the story.
Authors note: This is a un-beta fic, Sorry for the grammar and spelling: I am native German, please be kind.
Warning: m/f. if you have a trouble with such pairings, please leave now.
Story: Takes place in the Rido ark, with slight twists.
Summary: A simple twist in the original storyline and Rido kidnaps Sayori. The repercussions are strange to say at last and give way to an unknown love for Yori in the end.
Chapter fife
An hour later found all four back seated at the table with the servants standing in line next to them.
They looked like birds, seated in line on a branch to Yori. Not one of them did move a muscle without a reason. And if they had to move at all, the servants were so efficient and silent, it was eerie to watch them move around.
The girl had changed rather quickly after fixing a light meal with the help of the Maid.
Yori now wore a simple longer pullover in an earthen coloring that surprisingly fitted her perfectly with the simply stile it was made in. She had not even needed a necklace to it since it was high collared. The simple outfit was enough to accentuate her natural paleness flatteringly and made her dark blonde, almost brown hair stand out in a good way. Even the eyes shone more golden than brown in it. A simply pair of light slippers and a comfortable leggings under it rounded the picture up. The garb looked rather simple but elegant on Yori and it worked together and that was all what currently counted for her. That she looked rather good in it was a plus.
Senri too had changed into house wear and now sat on the table in comfortable house pants and a sweater, his mother had chosen a flowing dress that did not look too much overdressed and rather homely if Yori was honest. It fit the red haired Vampiress. All three looked more or less unpleasant at the Kuran sitting on the head of the table.
Rido practically inhaled the simple dish Yori had made together with the maid.
A kind of ramen, with vegetables and eggs in it as well as some meat. Shortly cooked on the stove before given into the ready noodles and sauce. Obviously, he liked it. As did his son from the looks of it. Senri wasn't much less fast in eating his fill, albeit he refrained from making the same mess as Rido did it. Softly smiling to herself Yori ate her own portion in silence. With an audible clack Rido set the porcelain back onto the table after he had finished. It made Sayori wince to see the manner in which Rido treated the expensive porcelain with. He mother would have a fit if she knew.
"Where did you learn to cook like that, girl?"
Yori gave him a calm look and set her own tableware down without to make a noise to make a point that wasn't lost on the rest of the people on the table.
"At home."
She got a soft chuckle from the vampire with her short answer and the way she silently pointed out that she thought that he was a brute.
"I see… "Was all he told her after a moment.
Senri gave him a sullen look. "How much longer do you want to keep her here? Isn't it enough already that you have us to pester! Let Yori San go home." He surprised Yori with his outburst. She was thankful but didn't think that Rido would ever let her go again to be honest. To Hitomi's surprise, Rido did not lash out as she had expected it. He simply looked at his son calmly, not counting the slightly mad glint in his eyes before he chose to answer Senri.
"No. I had a conversation with her parents this evening. She will stay here as long as I want her to… is hat clear?" At those words, Yori turned pale for a moment then she recovered her composure. "Are my parents still alive?" Her calm question threw all at the table shortly out of the loop.
Rido chuckled after a moment at that and leaned forward to fix her gaze with his dual colored one.
"Yes. No one was harmed or otherwise ruffled up, if that is what you wanted to know, my silent birdie. I am mad, not dumb! Oh don't look so surprised, I know my mind, as odd as that is, I always knew it. Bah, it doesn't matters to me what others think or not. Power is something that even the most stupid of vampires and humans do understand without a second thought. And of that I have plenty. More than enough too, to subdue them all if I want it."
He eyed the eerily calm girl that dared to glare silently back at him over the table.
She still did not give him the pleasure to see her crumple, eh?
"In other words, you threatened them into your will and that was it." She stated coolly. Much to Rido's amusement. He nodded wildly at those words. "Yes. And trust me, they were rather… how to say… fascinating too? I slowly get it from were you got that self-control of yours. Highly well educated people, for humans that is and sadly, even for vampire values. What is making the entire thing a little disturbing? One would think that our kin is better educated and raised… never less, you will stay and that is the last word of it."
Rido leaned back under the glares of Senri and Yori.
"Oh, do not worry; I am not going to go berserk on you again as long you are smart enough to do as I say. Neither am I going to bite you, Yori Chan. Actually, I want to keep you as you are for the now. However, Senri?" When the younger vampire frowned at Rido, the older one went on.
"Kaname is informed of the situation. Don't go and try my patience and do something dense, is that spelled out clear enough, even for you?" The younger hung his head and nodded whilst balling his fists under the table. As Yori did notice from her angle at the table.
"I think I made it quite clear today who the better one of us is in using the Blood Whip, got that?" Senri nodded again before he gritted his teeth in his frustration of being at the mercy of Rido.
Suddenly the older vampire turned around to the house staff.
One of the two males with the Maid turned instantly into a flash of ash. The two other didn't dare to flinch or move when his gaze swapped over them.
"I do not like to repeat myself. I have no use for servants who do not act according to my wishes. He was sloppily dressed. If I wish for proper full attire, I want it. I hope I got my mind across?" Both reminding servants, both level D vampires themselves nodded once to show that they had understood fully the consequences of disobeying Rido's wishes.
"You." He fixed the Maid with his gaze. "What's your name?" Her soft answer was audible but kept low-keyed. She obviously did not want to get Rido madder as he was. It earned her a calm nod from the Pure Blood.
"Good. Keep that quite manner and we will get along. Mijaka, you will search for a cook immediately. If I want Yori Chan to cook, she will do so, but otherwise I want a excellent cook in here. Next, I want you to take over the duties of the house-lead. Find Hitomi and me a chamber Maid and a Butler and see to it that a proficient Gardner trims down that horror in the garden soon! In addition, I want you to train other personal for running the house accurately, two more servants and two more Maids will do. I will no longer tolerate the house run, as it is. Also see to it that we have blood donors at hand from now on. That is another thing I will no longer tolerate to be kept away. Make sure that they are well paid and aware of my temper, and never again I want to see the fridge empty on Blood Packs again. If Senri wants to further use the Tablets, good for him but Hitomi will need real blood from now on. She is pregnant and I want her healthy, got that?"
He shortly stopped to simply wait for Mijaka's nod.
Next to Yori, Senri looked wide-eyed at his mother who looked down, with his mouth wide open. Then he closed it with an audible snap at Rido's pointed look again. The girl could see the cold glint that slowly seeped into the eyes of the younger Noble before he closed his eyes shut in his anger. Sayori felt a wave of sympathy roll over her at the sad sight and looked away to give Senri his privacy to deal with these news.
Rido just shrugged callously and turned again to the remaining couple of Servants to his left.
"I will give a party in the next week. I want the house brought up on top condition and the wine cellar refilled and a list ready for the food to be served. I want a precisely made list ready the day after tomorrow of what you need to get the house ready for thirty people and maybe ten more from you and the new cook. The theme is informal. Furthermore, I want you to make certain that Yori Chan gets more suitable attire into her closet as you, Mijaka will take over the duty of being her Maid until another is trained and I want my wardrobe sorted out and refilled as well as soon as it is possible. Oh," Here Rido pointed a thumb at his son, " Find him a servant too, he needs one and make certain that that guy is trained too. That was all, you are dismissed!
With that, he let the staff to do their work while he fixed his eyes back on the table.
"Any questions?"
When no one of the three said a word, Rido gave them a toothy grin before he snatched Hitomi from her chair and vanished into a swirl of bats and mad laughter.
Senri and Yori exchanged a look before both groaned in unison. Then Senri's head hit the table with force. Yori did not want to hurt herself like the young man did and simply propped her arms onto it to bury her face in the hands.
"He is impossible!"
She uttered to no one in particular. Next to her Senri grunted an affirmation into the wood. His hands still balled to fists next to his head. "He was always like that as I was told." He told her muffled through his position on the table before he moved his head until he faced her. A livid glint growing inside of his eyes. "Mother just got a little over him and now, That!" His right fist came suddenly up and hit the table unexpectedly with so much force that Senri broke it easily into two halves with it. Yori managed it barely avoid it to be hit from the heavy wood when the half on her side fell to the floor. With it, all the tableware, the food that was still on it and all else too sailed clattering to the floor.
It all landed into the ash of the unfortunate vampire servant that had spread under the table when Rido had killed him with his power.
"Uhm, Senri san? Would you mind to reign in your anger please? You nearly injured me. And that poor servant didn't deserve that mess either."
He had somewhat shocked her with that burst of anger. It was so uncommon for him, that she needed some moments to adjust to it. The young man rubbed his face before he nodded and gave her an apologizing gaze. "Sorry. I am not normally that high-strung. I think you do know that. He just… just… "His words apparently deserted Senri once more. Throwing his arms up in the air in his inability to find the right words the young vampire shut up before it got any more embarrassing for him as it already was.
With a groan, he buried his glowing face into his hands.
Both ignored the silent servant when he came back inside and began to clean up the mess.
2012 by Suryallee