Chapter 2

So the conformation of our invited guests started to come in and soon everyone that was invited by Kaname, all confirmed to be here. A special request was made by Kaname for a hand crafted jeweler to come around to so Kaname can pick out my engagement ring. I was not allow to see it, so instead I concentrated on further learning my royal duties and started some of them. I was given the Kuran royal seal for when I was done signing official documents so I can put my seal on it. Later I was bored and started reading a rather interesting book. Kaname returned and had a rather large smile on his face. He came and sit down beside me.

'What are you reading?'

'It is old romance literature from the middle 1600's.'

'Oh, I see the tall dark mysterious knights huh?'

'Yes, but just so you know Kaname, although I know why you kept Zero around me, you have always been my true knight in dazzling shine armor.'

'Is that so?'

'Indeed it is.'

'Well then I do indeed love the sound of that.' He said and reach for me hand and then kissed it. Before I could blink, he turned my hand palm side up and so gently bit into my wrist. I yelp a little then it was fine. He later pulled me closer and offered me his neck. I kissed him all up and down his neck before I lightly lick a small spot on his neck then sink my fangs in to his soft smooth skin. He moaned softly as I took a few drinks and stopped. A little blood spilled dripping down the corner of my mouth.

Kaname held my chin and licked up his own blood from my mouth and we kissed with such a passion. Kaname pulled back a little and lay down on my lap. I just looked down at him as he looked up at me. I stroked his hair and smiled warmly at him. He later fell asleep and I continued reading my book. One of our servants came in later and I as her to lay a blanket over Kaname. She did what I asked and then bowed out the room. I later fell asleep sitting up still reading. When I woke up I was the one laying on Kaname's lap.

'Did you have a nice nap, Yuki?'

'Yes, thank you and you?'

'Mine is always pleasant because you are always in my dreams.' He uttered with a soft smile. At the dinner table later we ate in comfortable silence and as we ate desert we talked about travelling one day and I told him I would really love to see Europe one day and all the beautiful places like; London, Paris and Italy. Kaname ensured me he will take me there himself to show me.

Our week progressed rather fairly and at the day of the ball I was pampered from head to toe. I felt nice but not being use to such treatments did felt a little strange. An hour before the ball starts I received a large box with a hand written note in Kaname's hand writing.

'My dears Yuki

I hope you like what is in the box and I really hope you'll wear it tonight.

With all my love

Kaname.'

I open the box and it was a breath taking-ly dress in powder blue and it has delicate crystal beads sewn onto it. My ladies in waiting helped me to quickly get dressed and soon I was zipped up in my perfectly fitting ball gown.

'So how does it look?' I asked my ladies in waiting.

'You look very beautiful, you highness.' Annie said bowing to me.

'Thank you, Annie. I guess it is time to face the gathering crowd. We head out and to my surprise Hanabusa came walking towards me and smiled.

'Princess Yuki, you look so lovely in this dress, may I escort you to Lord Kaname?'

'Thank you Hanabusa, that would be very nice of you.'

'You're welcome, princess.' We walked down the first flight of stairs to the ball room and as we reach the second flight of stairs, I heard Kaname talking to the crowd. We came to a halt at the top of the second flight of stairs. We listened to Kaname talk and then he said: 'It is my greatest honor to present to you all our pureblood princess. Princess Yuki Kuran.' Hanabusa escort me down to where Kaname was and they all including Kaname bowed to me. As everyone stood up, I curtsied to them and then took Kaname's out stretched hand.

'My wonderful friends, this is also a very special occasion. As of the birth of princess Yuki it has been written that she is to become my future bride.' People all over gasp as they heard this news, but Kaname just ignore them and continued talking then slowly went down on one knee and looked up at me. I held a hand over my heart and mouth as I just looked down into Kaname's kind eyes.

'Princess Yuki Kuran, will you accept my hand in marriage. Will you marry me?' The whole ball room is so quite you can hear a needle drop.

'Yes, Lord Kaname Kuran, I will marry you.' I said as happy tears ran down my cheeks. He whipped them all away, as he stood and took my in his arms and kiss me briefly. The whole crowd exploded in a cheers and joys. I saw more than one sour young girl faces around the ball room. I was getting some more meat balls when I heard some of the girls talk behind me.

'How can he choose lady Yuki? I am so much better looking than her.' 'And you finished top of your class to Kasumi.' Her friends added. I lost my appetite and left my plate running out the room into the maze like garden. Once outside and the fresh air fill my lunges I almost felt near tears again. Come on Yuki, pull yourself together, you are much better then all these pride seeking girls in there. I walked over to a bench in the garden and took a seat looking up at the stars. I let out a rather large sigh as I just looked at the stars and the slowly rising moon. It is really all so pretty.

'Yuki, there you are. I've been looking everywhere for you.' Kaname said and came to sit next to me.

'I'm sorry. I just needed some fresh air.'

'That's alright. It really is a beautiful out, and look the evening lilly is blooming.' He said and pluck it for me.

'Thank you.'

'Come, now. Will you dance with your fiancé?'

'I would be honored.' I took his out stretched hand and we walked back into the ball room. We started dancing and everyone else in the ball room just faded away as Kaname and I danced and danced. Later we took a break and crowds formed around us to congratulate us on our engagement. I just stood next to Kaname and smiled at the throng of people he introduced to me and what they do for our vampire society. Ever so often Kaname would drape his arm around my shoulders holding me close to his side. By three in the morning our guests started to leave and when we finally said goodbye to the last of our guest we head to bed.

'Yuki, you really did look breath taking in this dress tonight.'

'Thank you for giving it to me.'

'Anything for you my princess.' He spoke and bid me a due at my room door. I gave him a hug around his waist and her walked off to his own room down the hall from mine. I got out of my dress and then after I washed my face I went to be so exhausted. This has been a very long day. At the breakfast table the next morning, Kaname read the news paper while we ate in silence.

I just look at my engagement ring on my finger and it made me smile. I finished my breakfast then got busy with my duties Kaname entrust to me. Later that morning we had to leave to go sit in on a court session. As the vampire royals we have a say in the ruling of those on the judgement stands. Kaname and I sat on the opposite side of the jury, listening.

The aristocrat on the stand created a level- e and is now sentence to 20 years in prison. At the end of our court session, we head out to our waiting car when I saw familiar short silver color hair whoosh pasted me and I took off looking for the silver color hair person in the hopes that it could be, Zero. If only I could see him for a moment, just to find out if he is doing okay.

'Yuki?!' Kaname called after me. I couldn't see anyone in either direction. I turned to Kaname and we got in the car.

'I'm sorry, I thought I saw Zero.'

'Zero is on a hunting mission in the northern parts of France.'

'What? How do you know this?' I asked looking up at Kaname.

'I know because I send him to go eliminate a level- e problem they have there.'

'Oh.' I said knotting my hands together on my lap. Kaname later took my hand and kissed my hand. I scooted closer to him and he put his arm around me. This is what it really feels like to be home and I feel so utterly save with Kaname. We arrived home at dinner time and we head directly to the dining room. We talked about today's court session and what I think about it. Then Kaname's conversation took a different direction.

'Yuki, I have to inform you we have to take a business trip to Europe in three months and I would like for us to get married before then so we can make our business trip also our honeymoon. I would really like to go show you around Europe, everywhere I have been with Takuma.'

'Two months?'

'Yes, will that be alright?'

'Yes, it will.'

'Good, I'll get the invitations send out.' I just nod my head. In our society, the whole wedding from beginning to end is arranged by the groom everything from flowers down to the brides wedding dress. In a way I am kind of glad, I would have screwed up anyway. I am really not much of a planner. I looked back up at Kaname and the happiness I see in his eyes is very satisfying to see.

My very own Kaname and now I will be Mrs Kaname Kuran in two months. It is both exciting and nerve racking at the same time. After dinner I head to the den and got a book on weddings and the section of the honeymoon. I was just starting to read it when Kaname walked in and I lay down on his lap.

'Yuki why do you look so flushed.'

'I am doing research.'

'Oh, on what if I may ask?'

'On the duties of the honeymoon night.'

'I see. Do rest assured we don't have to rush into anything as yet.' I just nod my head and continue to read as he play with my long hair. We both later turned in for the night.