Blood ties: Chapter 3

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Kuran Yuki sat looking at her reflection in the mirror as her Mother brushed through her long brown hair.

"Mommy, what if they don't like me?" She asked, worried at the thought.

"They will love you, Yuki. How could they not?" Her Mother replied thoughtfully before adding "Just remember to always stay by mine, your Father's or Kaname's side, ok? No matter what."

Yuki nodded and a knock sounded at the door.

"Juuri. Yuki. Are you ready?" Haruka called "It's time to go."

"We're coming, Haruka, we'll meet you upstairs" Juuri said and Haruka's footsteps could be heard as he walked away.

Yuki stood up from her seat and smoothed her light pink dress that went down to her knees, and she slipped her feet into matching shoes with a small heel.

Juuri put her hands on Yuki's shoulders and smiled down at her.

"You look beautiful, Yuki. You've made your Mother very happy." She reached down to take Yuki's hand and they walked towards the door.

"Is it preety outside, Mommy?" Yuki asked.

"You'll be able to see for yourself, Yuki" Her Mother replied.

The little girl walked out of the basement for the first time with wide eyes. She took in each detail of everything she passed, taking an intrest in everything.

They walked through a hallway with a lot of portraits hanging on the walls. She recongnized her parents in two of them and giggled at one from when her parents were younger.

She paid particular intrest to one painting of a man with different color eyes. The name on the bottom of the painting said 'Kuran Rido' on it and Yuki looked up to her Mother.

"Mommy" She whispered. "It's the scary man from my dreams"

Jurri put a hand on Yuki's shoulders and smiled sadly.

"I'll never let him hurt you, Yuki, so don't be scared."

Yuki nodded and carried on walking until she stopped again at the end of the hallway and looked up at the last painting.

It was twice the size of the others and was of a very handsome man with shoulder length brown hair, but the thing that stood out the most was his eyes. They were the red-brown color that every Kuran family member had. They looked cold and piercing, but Yuki could see the loneliness that was hidden in them. Those eyes seemed so familiar to her, and looking at this painting made her feel sad.

"Mother, who is this?" She asked quietly, but she didn't get a reply.

She reached out, as if to touch the bottom of the painting.

She jumped when she heard her brothers voice.

"Yuki." He called and she turned her head to see Kaname and her Father standing in front of two large doors.

She lowered her arm and danced towards him.

"Onii- Sama!" She sang and took his hand. "It's so preety up here!"

Kaname smiled down at her enthusiasm and squeezed her hand gently.

"Are we ready to go?" Juuri asked and she linked arms with her husband.

Haruka pulled the doors open and then looked down at Yuki. He chuckled at her reaction.

Yuki gasped. It was snowing outside and everything was covered in a thick layer of white.

She ran out of door with Kaname in tow and she leaned down to touch the snow.

"It's cold, Onii- Sama." She giggled and pressed some of it into her palm to feel the texture of it before dropping it again as it started to melt.

"It's beautiful, Kaname- Onii- Sama." She whispered and beamed up at him.

He pressed his free hand against her cheek and smiled softly.

"It's not as beautiful as you, Yuki" He told her in a gently tone.

"Yuki. Kaname." Juuri called from the black car at the end of the drive. "We need to go."

"Coming, Mother!" Yuki replied before tightening her grip on Kaname's hand and running towards the car with a bright smile on her face which Kaname couldn't help but return.

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Large doors opened to two Pureblood vampires and Kuran Haruka and his wife, Kuran Juuri walked into a large ballroom that was full of vampires who were now bowing down to the couple.

"Good evening" Haruka greeted. "We didn't mean to disturb anyone. Please, continue to have fun."

Everyone rose up from their bow and continued what they were doing before.

Lord Aidou walked up to the Kuran couple with his son, Hanabusa, behind him.

"Haruka- Sama. Juuri- Sama, so glad you could attend this evening. Is Kaname not with you?" He inquired, smiling at his friends.

Juuri nodded. "He is...We was wondering if we may make an announcement, Aidou-San?"

"Of course, Juuri- Sama. Please, follow me."He said.

He led them to a raised platform and motioned for them to step up. He took a empty glass and spoon from a table that was placed near the platform and followed the Purebloods up.

He stood at the front of the platform and tapped the spoon against the glass and spoke loudly.

"Everyone, may I have your attention? The Kuran's would like to make an announcement."

Lord Adiou then bowed at the couple and stepped down from the platform. Everyone had turned down to look at them and was waiting for them to speak.

"Thank you, Aidou" Haruka started before speaking to everyone. "We would like to introduce someone to you... Kaname, could you bring out Yuki?"

The doors opened again and everyone gasped as Kaname and Yuki walked in, still holding hands. Everyone automatically bowed down to the Pureblood that they never knew existed. It was clear that she was a Kuran, her whole image screamed it, and if that didn't give it away, her unique smell would.

Whispers and murmers broke out between the other Vampires as they moved to give Kaname and Yuki a wide space to cross the room towards their parents.

Kaname could feel that Yuki was uncomfertable about the way everyone's eyes were glued to her, and was talking about her, so he stroked the back of her hand soothingly and smiled slightly when he felt her relax.

They reached the platform and Kaname helped Yuki up there before stepping up himself. They stood next to their parents and Haruka put a hand on Yuki's head.

"Everyone, this is our daughter. Kuran Yuki." Juuri informed the curious vampires.

"Yuki- Sama." The Noble Class vampires whispered before slipping into another bow.

The Vampire children looked at the Kuran Princess excitedly, hoping they'd be able to become friends with the Pureblood.

"Yuki- Sama and Kaname- Sama seem close, don't they?" One female Noble whispered to her friend who nodded.

"Ah, you're right, Lady Souen." Haruka spoke. "Kaname and Yuki are following the same path as Juuri and myself. They're engaged."

Whisperes one again broke out in the ballroom as the Kurans stepped down from the platform.

Ichijo Asato, or Ichiou, as he likes to be called, walked towards the family, his eyes fixed on Yuki.

"Well, Haruka- Sama. Juuri Sama, this certainly is a surprise. The birth of a pureblood is something to be celebrated, why did you keep it a secret?" Ichiou bowed his head, but the motion didn't seem respectful.

Ichiou's gaze went to Kaname.

"We were just waiting for the right time." Kaname spoke before his parents could.

"Ah, Kaname- Sama. Many congratulations on your engagement. I'm sure Yuki- Sama will make an excellent bride for you one day." He said as he looked back at Yuki.

Kaname wrapped his arm around Yuki's waist.

"Thank you, Ichiou."

"Excuse me, I don't mean to intrude." Lord Aidou interuppted. "But, Maybe Yuki- Sama would like to meet the other children?" He smiled down at Yuki.

"That's a nice idea, Aidou, thank you." Juuri said. "Yuki, go play with Kaname and his friends."

Yuki nodded happily before taking Kaname's hand again.

"Kaname- Sama. Yuki- Sama. If you'd like to follow me? They're playing in outside."

Lord Aidou turned around and started walk away, with Kaname and Yuki behind him, still holding hands.

"They look so cute together."

"Indeed. They'll make a good couple."

"Yes, they look like they were made for each other."

Kaname listened to the whispers, and he couldn't help but to smile. Just a little bit. He was happy that everyone seemed to know that Yuki was his. He looked down at her and smiled a bit more. She seemed to be enjoying herself.

He tightend his grip on her hand as he caught Ichiou staring at her again. It seemed he'd have to keep an even closer eye on him.

Yuki seemed to glow with excitement as they approached the open door that led out to the garden.

Aidou turned around at the door and bowed at the two Purebloods and smiling before walking back the way they had just came.

The two Purebloods heard laughing coming from the outside as they walked out hand in hand.

The children all stopped playing as soon as they were aware of the Purebloods arrival, and they all slipped into a low bow.

"We didn't mean to disturb you." Yuki apologized. "We was just wondering if we could play with you...?" She trailed off, uncomfertable at the way that they were looking at her, until a blonde haired boy with green eyes and a cheerful smile skipped towards them.

"We'd love to play with you, Yuki- Sama." He smiled at her before looking up at Kaname.

"I can't believe you never told me about your sister before, Kaname, I thought we were best friends" He joked and laughed.

The boy took Yuki's free hand and pulled her over to where the others were standing.

"I'm Ichijo Takuma." He told her. "This is Aidou Hanabusa, Akatsuki Kain, Shiki Senri, Touya Rima and Souen Ruka." He pointed them out to her and she memorized them by their hair and eye colors.

"It's a pleasure to meet you all." She smiled. "What are we playing?"

A/N: How was it? Was any of the characters out of character? Please review and tell me what you think. Thank you!

See you in the next chapter,
Disaster