Blood Ties- Chapter 18

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Yuki could feel her heart beat rapidly against her chest as her hand wrapped around the cold silver of the door handle, her dress quivering around her as her tiny form shook and her tear filled eyes stared straight ahead as her body fell backwards with the door, it banging shut as the full force of her weight rested against it. She could hear the almost silent creaking sounds that the sofa made as the other inhabitant of the room sat up from his lying position, see the way the moonlight brought out the shine in his hair as it shifted from his movements, falling into his eyes and blocking out the pain that screamed from the dark orbs and she could feel the restlessness and relief that rolled off him.

Kaname's hidden gaze never left the female as he walked towards her, his footsteps impossibly loud in the otherwise silent room and his eyes tightened as he saw her shrink into to the door behind her, as if hoping the elegantly carved wood would embrace her within itself and hide her from the male now standing before her. He could feel her quick breaths brushing against the skin through the open shirt he wore as he saw her wrap her arms around her own body, tightly hugging herself as she stared at him wordlessly, each tear that fell down her cheeks was like acid in his veins.

"Yuki." He whispered, his silky voice so low it almost went unheard as the clock chimes echoed through the room, bringing with it the knowledge of a new hour. "Are you okay?"

She laughed without humor as her eyes looked up at him blankly and her arms tightened their hold around herself.

"That's a stupid question right now, don't you think?" Her cold and formal tone dropped as she continued, matching that of a scared and confused child. "I..I don't know, Kaname..my head is all over the place and I don't know how I'm supposed to feel...It's all a bit of a mess right now."

Kaname watched Yuki walk away from him through partly closed eyes and his arms seemed to burn with the desire to hold her, the longing to have her in his arms again so strong he had to grip the edge of the desk beside him in an attempt to force himself to stay rooted to spot, knowing that it wouldn't help to touch her yet, despite the way his heart called out for her.

The younger Pureblood stopped only after she pulled open the door leading to her bedroom, but refused to look back at him as she spoke, instinctively trying to reassure him without giving false hope that everything would be okay. "I don't hate you, Kaname. I don't think I'd ever be capable of that..As far as I'm concerned, you're still you. You're the person I grew up with. The person I fell in love with.. I just need time to think and grasp that you and my parent have lied to me all my life...I don't think I will ever understand why you did that. I am capable of dealing with things, Onii- Sama. I am not a child anymore."

His sharp eyes watched the small strands of red that swirled in the water of the fountain, his lilac orbs entranced by the sinful color that polluted his senses and left him a gasping heap crouching over the stone wall. His breath passed through his lips too quick, making him unable to take down the necessary oxygen.

"Stupid..Pureblood." He wheezed, his hand gripping the fountain. "She's no different from the rest..."

"Kiryuu- Kun?" A familiar voice shouted, causing the teenager to groan in annoyance and forcibly lift himself up, trying to ignore the spinning of his mind from the dizziness he felt as he caught sight of the Blonde Chairman running towards him. "Are you okay?"

Zero sighed, using a pale hand to cover his face, hoping that if her ignored the elder man long enough he'd just disappear.

"Are you thirsty, Kiryuu- Kun?"

The silver haired male felt tugging on his arm, demanding him to look down as Kaien pulled at the collar of his dress shirt, exposing the creamy skin of his neck that seemed to pulse as blood rushed through it and Zero gritted his teeth at the sight. "If you are, then don't hesitate to drink from me!...though perhaps here wouldn't be the best place. One of the students might see..."

"Leave me alone." The Hunter growled, snapping his arm back swiftly and stomped away from the calls of protest behind him.

Kaname couldn't help himself. The door swung open before his mind registered making the simple movement to open it and his eyes took in the room, scanning over the unmade bed that indicated the owner of the room had a restless attempt of sleeping before giving up trying. His gaze settled on the said owner who sat at the window seat, watching the wind blowing through the open window play with the girls plain white nightdress that had shifted up at some point, exposing the pale skin of her calf. Her waist length hair sprawled out against the cold glass of the window she perched her head against as her tired eyes watched the male cross the room towards her.

He hesitated before sitting beside her in a fluid movement, catching one of the fluttering ends of her dress under his leg. He looked into her dark eyes, getting lost in the depth of them that portrayed the poison that was eating away at her insides, silently asking her to trust him as his head lowered toward hers, their foreheads resting against the other and both of them sighed at the contact. He felt her tense body relax as his arms wrapped around her, breathing in her scent that washed over him.

"Yuki.." His voice filled her ears as he insinuated himself closer, pressing his body to her much smaller one. "I'm sorry."

The confusion she felt melted away as soon as she was in his arms, her heart refusing to reject the warmness that seeped out of them as they usually did, instantly comforting her and going against her previous train of cold thoughts that tormented her. Having him this close to her made it impossible for her to form a coherent though, wanting nothing more than to pretend the night never happened and go back to the way things were.

The ticking of the Grandfather clock entered the room through the still open door, the minutes passing by much quicker then expected as Yuki finally gave into the embrace, her body melting into his arms and she allowed herself, for that moment, to forget everything. Warm tears marred her perfect face yet again as he started speaking again in a rushed tone, as if trying to get the important words out as quickly as possible.

"I asked Juuri and Haruka not to say anything. Not because I thought you couldn't handle it..I know you can but rather that Icouldn't. I was convinced that you would hate me if you knew, and I couldn't lose you, Yuki. Anyone but you. I know that I don't deserve your forgiveness, but that's not going to stop me from asking for it...I know that things won't be the same...but all I ask is you stay by my side anyway."

She stared deeply into his eyes, a mirror to her own as she was filled with compassion and she suddenly felt selfish. She was too wrapped up in the way she felt about it all, how it would affect her that she didn't think about how he would feel. She was angry and upset, there was no doubt about that, but she knew that Kaname was the most important thing to her, that nothing could change the way she felt for him and seeing him weak above her, his eyes full of untold emotion she couldn't even comprehend, only strengthened that thought as she pressed herself tighter against him, her hands going to stroke his hair like she always did, knowing that the simple sign of affection soothed him.

"Onii- Sama"

A/N:Ok, first of all, I am REALLY sorry about how long this chapter has took, and the length, too; it's the shortest so far! I have had a lot of trouble with this chapter, and in life in general. I hope that this chapter doesn't disappoint, i'm having serious confidence issues about my work.

I will not be able to update for a while, as I'm going on a much needed Holiday. I leave tomorrow. (Woot) But I really wanted to get this chapter out for you to read before I left, again i'm sorry if it sucks! I will be able to answer any messages on my phone, though, so please, don't hesitate to send me a message if you have a question, or just to say hi.
I will be trying to write whilst I'm away, so I can try to get the next chapter to you as soon as I get home. I will be working on a new one-shot soon, as an apology fic to all my fans, I know I haven't been that great of an author recently, so that's my way of saying sorry, and to thank you for still sticking with me. Thank you to GeeAnnaB for giving me the idea for the fic, you're awesome, Hun. So that will be up within the next few weeks.

I'm sorry for any grammar mistakes in here, FF is screwing up my formats and taking parts of sentances away for some reason, I have repaired it the best I can, but i'm running out of time right now

Alas, this is what I leave you with for now. Please review and tell me what you think, It'd be very much appreciated. I'll see you all soon!