The Meeting
A/N: For some unknown reason, I have this sudden urge to write another chapter for all of you! Please consider this as a pay back for making you guys wait about 2 years just for an update from me thou I know it won't be enough but I tried- Q vQ);;
Thank you so much to the people who followed, favourite and reviewed. I LOVE ALL OF YOU! YES, EVEN YOU SECRET READERS!
Disclaimer: My bank account shows I just have 95ยข in it, I don't think I can buy Vampire Knight's copyright from Matsuri-sensei anytime soon.
Warning: Un-beta'ed, Grammar mistakes
"They say the first meetings are always the most memorable ones."
Once upon a time, there lived a beautiful man named Snow White. Soft silvery hair as smooth as silk that landed upon his bright amethyst eyes lovingly. He adorned such pale skin, almost as white as snow with just a tinge of redness on those sharp cheekbones.
The silverette let out a small whimper as he ran as fast as he can with his long legs, going to nowhere, not a single destination fixed in his mind. The man is heartbroken, truly heartbroken. The sight of his destined Princess- his beloved -kissing the Evil King still fresh in the back of his mind. He feel betrayed, fooled even, for not even noticing the signs of their deep affection towards each other.
A sob finally passed through his cherry lips as he slowly put a halt in his running, gasping as he tries to pull in as much oxygen that he can into his deprived lungs but it's too hard. The poor man try his best to hold back his tears from escaping but it's impossible. No matter how much he tries to see himself as a strong man, he's nothing but just a little boy inside, crying for the needed affection from his beloved.
He took a deep breath and continue his steps forward with a slow walk, teary amethyst orbs looking down at the dirt ground, looking at his moving legs as he stepped upon dried leaves after dried leaves. After a while, the silverette finally looked up when he reached upon a clearing only to see a grand house. It struck him as something suspicious because who even live in the middle of the forest?
Snow White just shrugged it off as he take tentative steps towards the main entrance and gave the wooden door some knocks. Few seconds passed without anyone answering him. The silverette tried his luck by twisting the doorknob- it's unlocked!
"Hello...? Is anyone inside...?" Snow White it's very rude of him to trespass into other people's house but he needed a new place to stay for he refuses to return back to where the Evil King resides after what happened. "Hello...?" He tried again as he finally take a step inside and closed the door behind him. Silence.
The man let out a whispered apology before advancing to the middle of the house which he believed to be the living room. He looked from left and right before his eyes finally landed upon the long wooden table placed in a place that looks like a kitchen. There's about 7 sets of plate, cup, spoon and fork placed on top of the table indicating that this house have 7 people staying in it.
Snow White turn himself away from the kitchen before making himself upstairs, he suddenly feel so tired and he just wish to take a rest on a fluffy bed and forget everything. There's placed 7 beds on the second floor, all big enough for him to sleep on. The silverette make his way to the closest bed and landed himself upon it, letting out a moan on how soft the bed is as his eyes finally closed tight to bring him to Dreamland.
Zero opened his sleepy eyes tiredly as he let out a pained groan from the massive headache he's currently feeling. 'I feel like I've been hit by a damn truck or something,' he thought to himself as he roll over and bury his face into the comfy pillow, intending to continue his beauty sleep and dream of being Snow White again- no matter how weird it is for a man to dream being the supposed Princess of Disney's fairy tail. But what the hell with the story plot?
"I see that you're finally awaked," a deep baritone voice said near his ear, the stranger hot breath brushes upon his ear. Zero snapped his eyes open and let out a loud shocked gasp as he quickly sit up from his laying position only to let out another pained groan because of the headache. A very bad idea to do that.
"Careful now. You have a fever, just lay down and rest," the stranger said as he gently pushes the younger man to lay back on the bed with a little resistance from the latter whom eventually gives up because he's feeling too tired and weak to fight the stranger back.
"W-w-who're...you?" Zero asked with a slight difficulty, hazed amethyst eyes trying to have a good look of the stranger. All he can see is a big blur pf black and some brown which he believed to be the colour of the stranger's hair.
"More like who're you?" The man questioned him instead of answering, amusement can be clearly heard in his tone of voice. The younger furrowed his brows at the fact that the guy seeming to avoid his question. His eyes widen slightly as he finally remembered the things that happened yesterday. Of Yuuki, the car break-down and the scary looking mansion. The portrait.
"Y-you must be...one of the people...that stays here..." Zero whimpered out as he tries to sit up again but only to be pushed down by the stranger again. Guilt and fear eating up in him for trespassing someone's else home without asking for their proper permission, not like he's able too with how empty and messed up the mansion seemed to be. How can people even live in it? Or maybe yesterday are just the illusions caused from his feverish mind.
"I- I'm so sorry for trespassing- I- I just-" His words are cut out as he feel a cold finger placed gently upon his lips making his breath hitched at the sudden contact. The finger stays in said position for a while before it moves to cup his now overly warm cheek- which he's sure not just because of the fever -a thumb can be felt brushing hic cheek tenderly.
"Now, now, we're not mad. Why don't you take some rest and we'll talk more later, alright?" The other said softly with such fondness that leaves the silverette confuse. He didn't manage to dwell into it much further as he can feel his eyes slowly becoming heavy by seconds and his consciousness slowly fading. For some unknown reason the coldness of the other's hand brings him comfort.
The brunette watch as the beautiful Angel fall asleep for the second time, finding it adorable to see him unconsciously snuggling closer to his hand that's been placed on the silverette's cheek.
"Haruka," a voice calling his name makes him look up, deep brown orbs move itself from the sleeping beauty to the man who currently leaning himself upon the door's frame. The said man called Haruka gives the other a small smile.
"Rido," he acknowledge before turning his focus back towards the silverette beauty, hand not stopping from stroking his warm cheek before finally pulling his hand away after a few seconds. Haruka decided to finally leave the sleeping beauty alone and make his way towards the mismatched eyed man whom currently have a wide grin adorning his face.
"You're getting attached to him already, huh?" Rido teased with a playful poke upon his younger brother's side, dark eyebrows wriggling. The other man roll his eyes before letting out a low chuckle. Dark orbs landed upon the silverette once more before he made his way outside of the room, followed closely by the elder.
"And what is it you needed from me, brother?" Haruka asked after slowly closing the door in order for their conversation not to awaken the beautiful Angel from his sleep.
"Kaname called us, looks like we're going to have a grand meeting in the library regarding the silverette," the older man let out a yawn to show his boredom on said meeting. He stretches his body before crossing his arms behind his head as he make his way towards the destination of the library.
"And Haruka..." He stopped on his walk to throw a side glance towards the other brunette behind him. "Don't get too attached to him. He might not be the right one," the last sentence are like a whisper as he continue to his destination.
Haruka can't help but to let out a pained expression to show on his face. For some unknown reason he got the feeling that the silverette is the right one but he's also afraid if it will ended up as another failure. Just like the others.
"I'm afraid I can't promise you that, brother..."
Silence dominated the huge room, only the occasional sounds of flipping pages can be heard as a blonde haired man with beautiful emerald coloured orbs focuses himself upon a literature of Shakespeare. Eyes finally looked up from the written page to look at the Lord of the mansion currently sitting at the head of the large wooden table that dominated the middle space of the library before looking around the library that's previously too dirty and destroyed to the point of impossible to be used. No matter what, he still can't help but to be amazed on the power of their Lord to create such amazing illusions.
The maroon haired brunette that sat on the seat beside him leans himself back on the chair while letting out a big yawn, boredom filling him as he waited for the other two member of their family to make their appearance so the meeting can finally start. He swear he rather sleep for another few hours instead of attending this meeting but unfortunately he have to sit through this because they're going to discuss about an important matter regarding the silverette Angel. The sleepy man let out a small sigh, remembering the first time he laid his eyes upon the beauty as he walk through the vast hall of the mansion when they hid in the shadows. He can't help but to admit that the silverette managed to catch his attention unlike the previous trespassers.
CREAK
The door opened as the remaining two of the members finally make their appearance with a greeting towards the others as they make their way to take a sit upon the remaining empty seats. Another pregnant silence dominated the room as they waited for the head of the meeting to start. The Lord eyed all them one by one, seeing the many kind of expressions decorating their faces before he opens his mouth to speak.
"I guess all of you knew what is this meeting going to be about," he stated, it's not a question but more like a fact. Long fingers intertwined as he placed his elbows upon the surface of the table and his chin rested upon those fingers, eyeing the other occupants yet again for confirmation only to receive some nods and occasional 'yes' from the others.
"Have you got the name of said mysterious Human, Haruka-sama?" A blonde man with a slicked back blonde hair ask in curiosity. Eager in knowing more about the sleeping beauty that he met earlier. Main flashes back towards those silky silver hair and snow-like pale skin. Not to mention those cherry coloured twin lips that parted slightly as he breathes. The said blonde can't help bit to flush slightly at his thoughts, he never meet such a rare beauty upon a man before- well aside from them(occupants of the mansion) that is -not to mention a Human. If he didn't know any better, he will assume the silverette is one of their kind.
The mentioned brunette can only shake his head as he let out a guilty smile graces his face. "I'm afraid I didn't, Hanabusa. He's too out of it from the fever that I have to let himself rest some more. I don't know how Humans properly take care of themselves during fever aside from resting and to drink a lot of water," Haruka confesses. This may not be the first time they deal with Humans here but none of them are too sick to the point of bedridden.
"I heard that they eat this one kind of medicine called Paracetamol to help them with the fever but I don't think we have such things here not to mention it's impossible for us to get it anytime soon based from our current condition," a strawberry blonde haired man voiced out his thoughts from what he can remember from the things he knew from those previous Humans.
Silence dominated the vast room yet again as they are too occupied with their own thoughts.
"Exactly what are we going to do with this Human, Kaname-sama?" The man with the Shakespeare's literature book titled 'Romeo and Juliet' in his hand finally asked the dreaded question that's been playing in their head since hours ago. They needed to know whether they're going to proceed with their plan towards the silverette or...
The head brunette can only let out a sigh. No matter what he need to tell them his plan in the end. He decided to finally do what it have to be done ages ago since the first Human that took a step inside their mansion. They keep on letting them go, to escape from their tight grasp. But now, now they will do what they needed to really do in order to break this curse.
"We will proceed with the original plan," these words earned a shocked gasps from the other occupants of the room, even from the expressionless maroon haired brunette whom currently have his eyebrows scrunched in deep thought, a rare thing to be seen on his usual stoic face.
"We already avoid this matter numeral times, this time it can't be avoided. It taken too much of our time already and I believe all of you are eager to escape from the clutch of this curse instead of being trapped in here anytime longer," Kaname eyed them yet again with a very serious expression, he have made his final decision. No more escaping.
"We will never let him go,"
Besides, this time the Human is different than the previous ones. It's a male. How could it possibly go wrong?
A/N: Sorry about the first part of the chapter! Ahahaha! XD I don't know why but the thought of Zero-chan and the Night Class boys+Haruka & Rido as the dwarves (tall, handsome & sexy lolol) keep on playing in my mind and that happen- sorry! ;;;
I just love Haruka! More than Kaname to be honest. _(( I just wish there'll be more fanfic of him with Zero but alas- Looks like I just have to swim into this rare OTP by myself then. OTL
And oh, I forgot to mention this earlier, but I apologise if I wrote them OOC. I tried my best to make them IC (minus Zero I guess but I'm still going to make him that stubborn tsundere I love so much!) because I never watched or read the original Vampire Knight anime or manga. The thought of having to face Yuuki makes me retreat so fast- I'm so sorry Yuuki lovers but I just can't stand her. _(:'D7
And let me tell you the truth about something that I've been hiding for such a long time(more than 2 years ahahaha), I actually have no real plan on how this story will go. I depend it all on my muse. OTL So I'm very, very, very sorry if the story will turn out...weird in the end. ;;;
Thank you so much for reading this!
