AN: Another VK Story but I just put some elements of Disney's Frozen to this. Got an inspiration when I went back to hear the Frozen's hit song "Let it Go."
Disclaimer: Vampire Knight belongs to Matsuri Hino so I have no claims on that. The plot of the story is the only thing that's mine.
Chapter One: The First Meeting
Don't let them in, don't let them see
Be the good girl you always have to be.
"You must always be proper!"
"Graceful!"
"Delicate!"
"Poise and above all you- "
"Must strive for perfection!"
Kaname sighed, feeling like she has just got a big load of bricks on her shoulders. All the Vampire Council Elders have been giving her a hard time. All this shenanigans for just a party. Well, in her perspective that is but for the whole nobles that were much more excited for this than she is, it was her coming of age to become the newly crowned Queen of the Vampires.
Yes, that's right, her domain is of the creatures your parent tells you when they want to scare you. And yet, humans were so complicated and naïve to a fault. Since to every people's cultures and customs she and her kind were the embodiment of all evils and gore but they never even knew that vampires were amidst them.
For example, her cousin Shiki was admired as a very handsome model that all girls swoon over and no one even knows he's a vampire. So much for being afraid of the creatures in the dark.
A pin pricked her skin, and she gaze at the tailor who was dress fitting her up for the coronation day. "My apologies, your highness." The tailor apologized, with guilt in her eyes and Kaname couldn't help but pour her frustration on the maid.
"Get out." Kaname's face was impassive as she spoke those words. Which in turn got the tailor, hurriedly scrambling off and getting out of the room. Not even giving curtesy to the younger Kuran princess who just look amused by her elder sister's nonchalant display of sheer stubbornness.
"Bad day, dearest sister?" Yuki asked, even though she already knew the answer. Cue in three, two, one. "Just peachy." Which means on the Kuran Princesses' dictionary "I had a rough day today, so kindly dispose of yourself at once!" Yuki could only snicker at her sister's extreme irritation on this day.
As Yuki saw her sister sigh again, she couldn't help but be sad for her especially when at a young age her older sister was given all the responsibilities on upholding the Kuran Royalty's name. Yuki was only six years old, when their parents died because the ship they were in was sunk to the bottomless depth of the sea because of a huge storm. What their agenda was on that day was something neither she nor her sister Kaname knows.
After that incident, a whole new level of more sorrows came upon them. Since their parent's deaths the elders decided that it was just fine to meddle in their lives and they did meddle greatly. And the only one who experienced it immensely was none other than Kaname. After all, because of the King Haruka and Queen Juri's death it was already a fact that being the eldest of the two princesses it was her sister Kaname who would be the next heir.
Thus, the elders put it into their hands to shape and train the new heir. But in Yuki's perspective it just put her sister in a very dangerous situation. Every day, the council elders were nothing but manipulative power-hungry nobles who only wants to have her sister under their influence.
That's why Yuki admired her sister who until this day of her coronation still got her mind intact amidst the whispers of deceit and betrayal. She really adored her sister even if they were not given time to be with each other throughout the years since the moment her sister was the heir the elders separated them claiming that her sister should not be stuck on being a child but must immediately grow to become a capable leader of their monarchy.
What a big load of crock! Her sister was far more capable than all the elder combined and they did not even know it.
"Yuki, where has your mind gone again?" Yuki snapped out of her thoughts as she felt her sister patting her head with a smile on her face. "It's just onee-chan you sacrificed so much even a life where you could do all you want while I was basking on the moonlight and playing you were stuck at the library the whole day with a very old man watching you like a hawk."
Kaname chuckled at her sister's decription, yet just opted on looking at Yuki with a sincere expression. "And I would do it all over again, if it meant you would be safe from their schemes Yuki." And she means it, the elders could be sometimes a thorn to her side even now the council was nothing that it was once.
It has become a sanctuary to many of those nobles who wants to destroy or corrupt their line. She was happier when she could see Yuki so innocent and away from all of it. Truth be told, Yuki was the reason she could still be sane even after all these years.
"Onee-chan" Yuki hiccuped, tears already pouring from her eyes as she felt what her sister's sincerity and Kaname sighed. So, in attempt to get rid of this dramatic atmosphere she put her hands on both Yuki's cheeks and kneeded like a mochi. "Oneewehfehfff-chaawwwn stowawaffit,iawwt tichkwashles!"(Onee-chan stop it, it tickles) Yuki chastised, laughing.
Kaname let go of Yuki's face whose tears were still prominent by sadness or joy she doesn't know but at least Yuki already has a smile on her face. The two princesses look at each other and laughed, Kaname looking pleased now with the whole gloomy atmosphere gone, her rich wavy mahogany hair swaying a she laughed.
"Kaname! Open this door this instant, what you did with the tailor was not the proper act of princess who in just a few days shall become the Queen of our race!" came a very angry shout that shattered the sister's moment. Kaname look at the door which was knocked furiously then to Yuki who look at her with worry in her eyes.
"You should go now before our dear uncle also say something bad to you as well." Yuki was about to disagree but stop when she saw the imploring look of her sister. With a nod, Yuki opened the door, revealing a very furious Rido Kuran.
"Yuki." Rido gaze at the younger pureblood with distaste. "I see, no wonder Kaname is acting all like a spoiled brat because you're here." Rido finished mirth in his eyes as he saw Yuki stiffened, clearly near in breaking a sob.
"Leave Yuki out of this uncle and let her be. Either just say what you have to say or leave us alone." Kaname look at Rido's mismatched eyes daring and challenging.
"Alright Kaname, Yuki be useful and close the door on your way out." Rido ordered stepping inside Kaname's room. Yuki head outside the room closing the door but not before she gazes at Kaname fear clearly in her eyes for her older sister's wellbeing. Kaname silently nod at Yuki who could only look down as she closes the door.
"Now, that kid is gone." Rido started, to which Kaname snarled in annoyance. "That kid is my sister and your niece uncle, unless you've forgot who she is because of your age." Kaname look away at Rido in distrust and opted to gazing at the opened balcony that shows the full moon highlighting the ocean near the castle.
She felt even more disgusted as her own uncle came near to her, his chest close to her back. Fingers weaving to her hair until he settled for holding and caressing it much to Kaname's frustration she only wants this good for nothing uncle of hers to stop touching her like she was his. If it was not for his high standing in the council she would have immediately turn him into ash by her powers.
Oh, if only she could do that she would have enjoyed it immensely, tearing him limb by limb, his blood splattering all over the corners of her room what a sight that would be. Just as long she could be free of this brute of a man's presence. As long as, Yuki was safe she was willing to do anything to keep it that way.
Kaname's eyes twitch as her hair was pulled none too gently and force to look at those haunting mismatched eyes which she detests in her entire being. She never gives him any joy by never letting him see her in pain. Only a blank expression adored her face as she looks at him like he was just an insect waiting for her to stomped on.
"Never even tore your gaze from me, Kaname! Princess or Queen you wouldn't be where you are without me!" Rido growled, angered by Kaname's actions of being not interested in him.
"Really? Isn't it the other way around?" Kaname's ruby red lips turn into a smirk as she watched her uncle getting more furious. "All this years, you've stood in front of the council elders looking all mighty isn't it because you used the standing of the Kuran name?" Kaname all but denied herself to wince in pain as Rido clutched her hair in a painful grip.
"So powerful, aren't you? given the fact mother and father never would want you to hold a station in the council. If it was not for your blatant lie of me and my sister being incapable of running a kingdom young as we were. You wouldn't be where you are now." Kaname finished with a sweet smile, smashing Rido's ego in a flash who released her forcibly making her stumble and crash to her own vanity. She looks back at his face mismatched eyes turning crimson in anger, with delight for making him look like a fool.
"I may not have the power to destroy you niece-," Rido spat the word like it was poison as with purposeful stride he came to her. Looming over her as she looks at their faces on the mirror of her vanity never betraying any emotion to this bastard of an uncle of hers. Rido took hold of her neck as he angled it in a position where her neck was accessible to him easily, grabby hands pulling at her dress's skirts revealing her legs and nails sharpened slicing away the barrier to her womanhood. Rido made short work on his trousers and his member was free as he clutched Kaname's hips tightly. "but I can break you piece by piece." Rido whispered to her ear, as he looks at her reflection one more time before biting her neck at the same time thrusting his way into her.
"You already did." Kaname mumbled, as she felt him pierce her yet again.
The vanity shook as Rido continued his onslaught to her body, thousands of combs, jewels and powders in disarray and heaps of it clattered to the floor. Kaname formed her hands into fists refusing to have any pleasure on what Rido does to her. This was the reason why she would never Yuki near their uncle.
Yuki was innocent to all this while she was already filthy, stripped from her innocence way back when she was just a young girl who easily trusted anyone and the one who did it was the one who betrayed her trust and it was none other than her own uncle who seems to be enjoying his use of her. And the freaking council turned a blind eye to this, all of them.
Rido panted hard, almost nearing his wit's end if only this niece of his would look at him instead of looking down at the vanity's table she was supporting herself as he drove into her. He felt maddening happiness seeing the blood fall from her neck cause of his bite only to be dismayed when the puncture wounds healed in no time.
Without restraint, he slurped at the place licking and getting more of the delicious blood never letting any more droplets of it fall. His breathing labored as he let out an animalistic cry and quickly withdraw from Kaname to ejaculate at her round bottoms. He put all his weight on her hard pants coming out of his mouth. As Kaname finally look at him through the mirror's reflection. "Are you done?" Kaname snarled, and Rido chuckled hugging her form.
"Never, my feisty niece, never." Rido whispered in her ear as one of his finger caress a strand of her hair. "But for now, I should be lenient." Kaname watched as Rido finally stop hovering over her and dress himself up cleaning himself of the evidence of what he had done to her. Gazing at her disheveled form through the reflection, Rido said with a sardonic smile. "Do clean yourself up and be ready for your first ball since there are still just only ten more balls held in your honor for your coronation princess."
As Rido opened the door going out he look back at Kaname who already stood from where she was and pulled down her skirts. "Oh, and before I forget, do apologize to the tailor on your way out when you're ready." With a mocking laugh he was gone from Kaname's room with a slam of a door.
Kaname whimpered, as she let herself fall to the floor her hands hiding her sorrowful face and crying eyes. She sobbed and sobbed, wishing for the times when she was just a child happily laughing in her mother's arms at Yuki's curious hands playing their father's hair.
But with a defeated sigh, she stood up and wipe her tears away she had to be strong for her sister she just got to be. More and more she believes this coronation was the key to their freedom and with a wistful expression she held the full moon's gaze towards her as she let herself be immersed by its mysterious calling, feet moving towards the balcony. With a hand on her heart she said with a heavy heart as her hair dance with the melodious wind, spray of ocean smell on her face.
Oh, dear moon above. Let freedom burst its wings for me,
Let it flutter and make me feel joy,
For the coming of age be my peace,
For a life in chains be demised,
Or would I forever wait for a savior to come
Or there may be a chance,
One chance for freedom to come and find me?
:*:*:*:*:
Kaname's first ball was a picture of the grandest and luxurious ever, many of those who attend felt immense joy to be able to be there but for the host it was a different story altogether. She was having a hard time being more in par with all the nobles, purebloods and important vampires who attend the ball.
Fake smiles and greetings were shared and she wanted nothing more but to bolt from there, head to her room, lock the door and have a temporary peace but she just got to be there.
Not only for the whole party itself but for Yuki who was looking at her with worry and seems to want to know what happened when she left her with Rido. So, she just shrugged Yuki's concern and obviously avoid speaking to her throughout the evening. All of it was great and all but what bothers her was the hungry eyes of all the pureblood and some nobles to her.
The moment she was there noble parents did nothing but suffocate her with their introductions on their sons that in vain they hope she would fancy and there were the other purebloods much worse than many of the nobles combined. All arrogant and smug seeming to think she would favor some of their sons or even the pureblood men introduce themselves ogling her as they did so. That just made her feel more disgusted even more.
"Enjoying yourself? Kaname." Kaname heard a very amused voice, she turned and saw her best friend, her confidant you may say in the form of Ichijo Takuma, the grandson of the head of the senate. Ironic isn't, she was close to the grandson of the very vampire who would no doubt side with Rido in everything.
"Of course, I just love being the center of attention." Kaname rolled her eyes and Takuma smiled.
"Well, seeing no one is even good enough to the dance with a princess like you. May I?" Takuma implored, bowing and then outstretching a hand to Kaname in a request.
Kaname smiled at her friend's antics. She curtsied and quickly replied to Takuma's request. "Why thank you, kind sir. It would be such an honor."
Takuma grinned and took Kaname's hand locking it with his, "The honor is all mine, milady." Thus, Takuma lead Kaname on the dance floor.
A beautiful melody occupied the whole ballroom and everyone glared at the smiling face of a blonde aristocrat vampire with green eyes as he twirled a content Kaname.
As they danced not minding the stares they were already getting, Takuma held Kaname closely, "Don't let them know they are affecting you, if I could stop my grandfather from meddling in your life I would have done it so." Takuma whispered, seeing the mischievous twinkle in his grandfather's eyes who silently watched them.
"I can't control my emotions very well Takuma, you don't have to worry. It is Yuki I am much more concerned about." Kaname replied as she was twirled again by Takuma.
"Then at least, let me help you ease some of your worry. Whatever you command Kaname I would do it, anything at all." Takuma vowed. "Except, fighting with my grandfather of course." Kaname looked at Takuma's sad smile, there wasn't really Takuma could do when it comes to his grandfather's manipulations.
Kaname nodded. "Of course, what you've said is enough Takuma." Looking at him dead on the eyes. She requested. "I would want you to protect Yuki with your life, never let Rido near her or even your grandfather. If you think running away and hiding her for safety is an option then do it."
Takuma nodded, he did not question her request. He would do it with every fiber of his being that was the least he could do for his best friend that he failed to protect.
The music ended, Takuma took Kaname back to her throne and that would have been the end of it when-
"Good evening, everyone." The smooth voice of one Ichijo Asato garnered all the attention of the vampires there. "In behalf of the Kuran family I greatly am happy to have you all here for the first ball of her highness Princess Kaname for her coming of age Ceremony!" Cue the thunderous applause of the vampires there. And Kaname could only stay silent as she gripped the arm of her royal chair as she knew without a doubt, that when Asato was involved her life was going to be turned yet again. And with Asato as the head senate of the council with close relations to Rido, trouble was meant to happen. "Princess Kaname has grown beautifully over the years and now just few days to her coronation to be Queen who couldn't be prouder but us and the whole council." Asato revealed. Earning claps and pleased expressions from the members of the council. "But- "Kaname felt her heart thump with thread as she saw Asato's eyes full of mischievous intent. "A Queen is not complete without a King."
From that statement, many murmurs echoed the entire ballroom Yuki's eyes already displaying shock as she looks at Kaname's face who remained impassive. "Tell me, Asato is me being a woman renders me incapable of ruling my dominion by myself, that you dare make a move without my consent?"
The whole ballroom was silent as the cold voice of Kaname ringed throughout the room that cause Asato to chuckle. "But of course, Princess!" Asato look pleased by her cold expression. "You simply cannot rule all by yourself and that's why we, the whole council already chose a perfect candidate for it." Kaname inside was at her breaking point but she keeps it there and look as blank as ever.
"And please tell, who did you choose?" she asked, but already had an inkling of who it was and she was right as a certain uncle with mismatched eyes made himself known as she finally felt a chill run down her spine. Letting her fate be forever in a cage.
"Why it's none other than, your own uncle Princess, the Kuran bloodline had to be forever pure after all, and nothing beats the relation of your very own blood, don't you think so?"
:*:*:*:*:
The ball ended with Kaname ignoring Yuki's eyes or Rido's presence she locked herself up in her room and paid more attention and focus in making sure it was really locked by her powers. As she closed the door she felt her knees become weak.
The door was her only support as she slumped beside it knees on her chest as she hugs herself and cried her heart out. Already dreading the next day, being raped was the worst, being forced to marry your rapist was the hardest and worst of it all. And she did not even have any power to stop it for all she could do was only to sob and let it happen.
It was like letting not only Rido violate her but what all her parents done for the kingdom. And she just felt so vulnerable and weak.
"Is this what Hera felt?" Kaname questioned herself remembering the Greek Myths she once read, of a beautiful Queen with an unfaithful husband who raped her to have her as his wife. Kaname could remember that story and now the cuckoo was none other than the council under the power of Rido's schemes and nasty plans which longed to trap her in a cage just like what Zeus did to Hera trapping her in Olympus while she grew mad of the many of his sexcapades with other women.
She never dreamed that life for herself and now here she was sobbing on her skirt covered knees hoping it would cover her from the cold night.
*Thump*
Kaname's tearful eyes opened and she jerked, as she heard that sound, only to see near the balcony's door a disheveled form of black cloak bellowing near it. "The tailor must have forgotten it." she chided to herself thinking it was just her imagination she stood up and was heading to bed when-
*Thump*
There was it again the sound and it was now coming from the balcony's door still near the black cloak so with renewed curiosity she went near to the cloak and with determination took it away from where it lay.
Deep brown eyes widened as she saw a being she never have seen her whole life being locked up in the castle after all. Hair that was silver that rivaled the moon from its brilliance, pale white skin that made the person more like a seraph, lips that was so firm that made you feel that they were calling for your kiss.
Kaname never had seen a male that had such unique features before and she was just plainly shock to the core when she realized that her face was flushed and her heart beating wildly just gazing at this man "or if he really is a man" she thought finding it hard to believe such creature exist.
Still hearing the thumping sound, she found the culprit stuck on the balcony door's hinges it was a silver medallion with a red rose insignia on it. Still creating the sound as it was played by the wind due to the fact it was near to the open balcony. With careful hands, she took it from its imprisonment. Looking at it with wonder and felt something flood within her as the medallion's insignia glowed for a moment. Making Kaname more astonished than ever before. "What just happened?" she mumbled.
Her musings were cut off as she heard a groan coming from the handsome silver haired man. "Did I just really think he's handsome!" Kaname thought, as she hovered over to the man cautiously his form becoming more ethereal due to the moonlight. Her cheeks were suddenly painted with a rosy blush as she saw the man's dazzling violet eyes that shone like the brightest of amethyst.
The man's hand reached her face and she stiffened with her heart giving off a big wild run that renders her to be in a state of shock because of these foreign emotions she was feeling towards this man. She felt the stranger wipe his thumb over her eyes and with a wary and husky voice he mumbled.
"Such beauty should not have tears adorn her face."
And Kaname felt her heart stop for a moment by the stranger's words whose hand fell from her face to her skirts, closing his weary eyes once more.
That's when Kaname realized the great amount of blood that now blemish her face and of the man's white shirt half of it covered in blood. Shock gone from her whole being, a dread came over her thinking who was this person to have such injury?
But another problem occurred in the form of an enticing scent that came from the man's blood making her eyes turn crimson, never have she desired or want anyone's blood especially of that rotten bastard of an uncle who all but desired to have her bite to solidify the bond he forcibly created.
Focusing herself on controlling her desire for this stranger's blood and aiming to know where the blood came from, she opened the buttons of the man's shirt blushing as she did so. As every button, she opened revealed the stranger's toned muscular form, this man was really getting her first moves on everything she never has undressed any man even Rido, most likely that brute was the one who just tear her dresses and force his way unto her. Then her eyes glued on the great slash on the upper part of the chest of the man near his right nipple blood still oozing out of it.
With a gulp, she cautiously places a finger on the wound, immediately wrenching her hand away as she felt a burn on her finger. Kaname gaze at the man now breathing hard and near death's door, finally knowing that this man was one of her kind that was grazed by an anti-vampire weapon. She rushed to her adjoined bathroom and took out a towel and a basin for the water and doused the towel, cleaning the wound and adding pressure to stop it from bleeding. "I have to save him." Kaname groaned, as the wound refuse to close and more blood flow from it.
Knowing, time was of the essence she did the one thing she could do for the man. For the first time, she was the one who bleed herself for the sake of another. Sinking her fangs to her wrist on her left arm since her right one holds the man's medallion, blood spilled from the punctures she made. And with no hesitation poured it to the stranger's lips. The man's lips now coated with her blood she urged it to open by a single pull of his chin letting her blood soil to the man's throat.
Seconds ticked by, and Kaname was relieved that the blood from the wound of the stranger stopped yet he was still not fully healed. Checking the wound of the man, Kaname was startled as she heard an animalistic groan only to see that the silver haired man's eyes opened to reveal bright crimson eyes devoid of its once gem like amethyst eyes.
Due maybe to primal instinct, the man took hold of her arm that bled due to her bite on its wrist. And she watched transfixed as the man crimson eyed sat up, still looking at her now deep brown eyes as if asking for permission if he could drink this sweet elixir she offered because of the situation.
Shocked by this action, giving the fact her whole life she never had a say on what she wants. Kaname nodded, as the stranger licked the blood off her wrist Kaname couldn't help but release a moan. And with one final gaze at her form the man bit her wrist deepening the puncture wounds she made. Kaname hold on to the man's arm as she felt such new and pleasant sensation she never knew she could feel from just a bite.
All her experiences were of just pain but never this. This whatever this is she can't even begin to describe. "Is this euphoria?" Kaname mumbled to herself knowing full well that the man did not even know what he was doing to her.
After one sensual lick, the stranger suddenly fell to her chest, his head near her neck as the stranger's breath relaxed to an even pace. The ordeal left her panting hard and she could already see her own breath fogging up the glass of the balcony's door, she felt a tingling feeling from her heart to her dainty toes that got her brain turn mushy suddenly.
Feeling the heaviness of the stranger and knowing he was at rest, she shook herself out of that state and with all her might carried the man to her bed covering him with her blanket she hurriedly cleaned up and disregarded the knocks that dawn upon her door. All the while, keeping in her right hand the stranger's medallion.
:*:*:*:*:
After a big discussion on the servants who was nearby that smelled her blood she lied saying she just cut herself. Kaname sat at a nearby chair, as she watched the stranger who was resting on her bed. Still fiddling with the medallion, she had in her hand.
Her attention going to the stranger as she heard him groan waking up and now sitting at the side of the bed, hands on his face likely clearing up his mind. The stranger looks at his surroundings then finally settling on looking at her with such a curious expression, giving the fact, she stayed where no light permits to shine upon her.
"Firstly, who the fuck are you? Second, where the hell am I?" came the brusque question of the silver haired man violet eyes glaring at her with distrust. Kaname was appalled by his words and behavior that she can't help but ask herself.
"What have I gotten myself into?"
AN: Cliffhanger, edited version and has some of the few missing scenes from the first one I updated.
Hope you'll like it!
Seraph- angel
Onee-chan – elder sister
Frozen elements- Kaname is the elder sister like Elsa who has to be prim and proper. Her title as princess and heir is what I presumed to be Elsa's powers that cages her in.
