Elizabeth stepped into the silver stilettos that Kisetsu had given her. She gazed at herself through the full length mirror. The dress that Kisetsu had given her still fitted her but was looser in places due to losing weight. She liked the blue colour of the dress and how it brought out the colour in her eyes.
Kisetsu had taken the time to apply Elizabeth's make up, knowing how Elizabeth was rubbish at applying her own. Her shaggy blonde hair had been curled in into elegant ringlets and then fashioned in half up/half down way with little jewel clips embedded in the hair. Kisetsu wore an elegant white silk dress that hugged her curves and had jewel detail around the neck line and it tied at the back. Her hair was an elegant bun with a pearl hairband, contrasting with her flaming red hair. As always, she didn't wear shoes.
As the girls arrived at the beautifully decorated dancehall, Takuma came jogging over to them, "Hey, girls, you both look great!" he said with a radiant smile. He offered his arm to Kisetsu and turned to Elizabeth, "Riji-chan, Kaname is out on the balcony. I'm sure that he'd like to dance with you and I also would like a dance, if you don't mind that is?"
"Of cause, I'd love to dance with you. Thank you, Takuma-kun." she smiled before walking passed them and over to the French windows. She stood in the doorway and silently watched the young man she had come to admire. He was staring up at the moon. She stepped on to the terrace and cleared her throat to gain his attention. Kaname turned his head towards her her and gave her an unreadable look. He turned around fully and leaned against the low wall surrounding the terrace. The silence made Elizabeth feel numb and her throat to feel dry.
"Erisabesu, you look lovely tonight." Kaname finally said and Elizabeth squeaked a little in fright and her cheeks became a rosy red. Kaname chuckled and held out his hand to her. Elizabeth's eyes widened and she gulped loudly, "What's wrong? Do you find me repulsive?"
Elizabeth gasped and shook her head fervently, "No...no! Of cause not!" she said frantically. Kaname smiled slightly before sauntering over to her and he gently took Elizabeth's hand in his.
"Will you please honour me with a dance?" he asked smoothly and evenly. Elizabeth tensed up at the gentle touch of his hand. Her heart rate sped up and she saw Kaname's lips curve into a gentle smirk, "Your heartbeat has sped up. Do I really make you feel that way, Riji-chan," he pulled her forward and wrapped his arm around her slim waist. Elizabeth didn't know what to do, her heart beating faster than she could cope with. Was this what her mother meant when she had said "You never know...you might meet a nice boy over there. You may want to stay in Japan." Kaname was more than just a "nice boy"; he was the most beautiful young man she had laid eyes on.
She felt Kaname take her hand and they began to slowly move. Kaname gently guided her, leading her in a slow waltz. Elizabeth felt like a princess in the arms of a prince. It was all too good to be true: too romantic, too unreal. Kaname spun her and brought her back to his chest and closer than before.
"Are you enjoying the dance, Riji-chan?" Kaname asked, pulling her out of her thoughts. She paused before nodding.
"Um...Kuran-sama, I want to thank you for saving me the other day. I don't think that I would had survived if you hadn't have come after me...and you gave me your blood to which I am eternally grateful for." Elizabeth said with reverence. She soon found that she pressing herself against him even closer than before.
"You're welcome, Riji-chan." they then stopped dancing for a moment and gazed into Elizabeth's eyes. He then felt odd, almost nostalgic. Kaname's grip on Elizabeth's waist had tightened a little. The hand that was holding hers made her dropped her hand and cupped her cheek. Elizabeth's widened in anticipation and fear, but more anticipation. He closed in, leaning down and resting his forehead on hers, "Naomi..." he whispered. Elizabeth immediately tensed. Was she really this man's long lost love? After all, she held a striking resemblance to the woman in her dream.
"Yes? Yes, my love?" Elizabeth sniffed, a pain forming in her chest, "I'm here." their lips touched gently. A shiver went down both of their spines. Elizabeth moved her hand from Kaname's chest to the back of his neck and their kiss became more passionate. Elizabeth had never been kissed with so much care before. It was controlled, yet wild; It was powerful, yet tender all at the same time. It spoke of such a longing and a wanting that felt next to insatiable. There were at least a few thousand ways to describe this kiss, but at this moment, she couldn't think clearly, nor say anything coherent when they finally broke the kiss.
"Have you truly returned to me, Naomi?" he whispered breathlessly. Elizabeth paused but nodded.
"I have, my love...ever since my body shattered into a million pieces, I have regretted leaving you. I will never leave you again." she promised. Elizabeth knew that she was only going on the information given to her in that dream, but if it's who she truly was, she wasn't lying to him or stringing him along. There was no way that she could kill this man, who appeared to desperately need her. There was one detail that had not been disclosed to her: the reason of her death and the way she died, "Kaname, may I ask you something?" She felt Kaname nod against her shoulder, "How and why did I die? Everything is a little bit hazy at the moment." she felt Kaname tense.
"You tore your own heart out and threw it into a furnace which makes the metal for the anti-vampire weapons. To this day, that furnace is still in use." he whispered sadly. Elizabeth felt like she was going to be sick.
"Why?"
"It was to control the number of vampires. You had given copious amounts of blood to the humans just before your death. After your death, I charged the vampire hunters with the task of killing unruly vampires as recompense for your death."
So that was why there were vampire hunters. She felt an instant regret. She had left him to his despair and misery, causing him to lay himself down in a coffin in the hope that he might turn to dust. She felt her eyes watering, "I'm so sorry, Kaname, I didn't mean to leave you." she then thought of something else to ask him, "Did we have children?" she felt him nod, "What were their names?"
"Harumi and Kiseki, a girl and a boy. They were fraternal twins."
"You couldn't have lived for them?" Elizabeth asked.
"They had already grown up and joined the war by the time of our deaths." Kaname said sorrowfully. He pulled away a little and cupped one of her cheeks, "Besides, I couldn't imagine myself living my life with out you."
"Ah, I see..." Elizabeth whispered. She stroked his smooth cheek. Her eyes watered and she pulled herself away, "I have caused you enough pain and I don't want to cause you anymore." referring to the fact that she was ordered to kill him and she definitely couldn't do it, not after he had poured his heart out to her and the way he kissed wasn't something to be sneeze at either.
"Stay with me and you won't."
"Please...you're making this harder." she tore herself out of his grip. She turned her head and saw Yuuki walking towards them. Yuuki stopped in the doorway. Elizabeth used this opportunity to get away, "There you go, Yuuki, he's all yours!" she said quickly, before making her get-away and before Kaname could properly react.
"Kaname-sempai...?" Yuuki whispered. Kaname sighed sadly. Yuuki gave him a look of concern, "Are you all right, Kaname-sempai?" he turned back to her and gave her a radiant smile.
"Of cause." he said, trying to throw off his sadness, "Do you want to dance?" Yuuki blushed deeply and nodded.
"Yes, I would be honoured." Yuuki took his out stretched hand. Pulling her in, they began a dance.
A/N Yes, I know it isn't loaded and jam-packed with action but I know some of you were definitely wanting a little fluff between these two. The real action is yet to come.