She sat at the school gardens fountain, staring into the clear blue water falling from the stone swan's beak. Clear...as anyone else would see it. Her guards stood on each of her sides. Both with their stone cold expressions that could not match the fountain's statue itself. Yuki's chillingly stern expression stayed as she listened to the sound of approaching feet. A slight pat-clap-pat-clap. Takuma and Sara appeared in the forest path's entrance. Takuma looked at Yuki's guards, befuddled. They looked exactly the same...like the same man he'd seen with her when she ran into him and his friends in town at the festival. Black formals, Skeleton faced tattoos, equally tall. And Yuki was the way she always was on Wednesdays. She was dressed in black. "Yuki...Kuran." Sara smirked. Yuki looked at her.
"Allow me to introduce myself." Yuki blinked. Takuma noticed the dark circles emerging from under her eyes...he'd never seen her with such a fatigued face. But that's how she appears to be these days. Utterly full of surprises. "Sara Shirabuki." she said, before Sara could even continue. Sara smiled softly. "Very good. Your brother has mentioned me then?" "Certainly no." Sara's smiled faded as she turned her head back to upright position. "I knew who you were...the minute I saw your face." Yuki said softly. Sara approached her Takuma making sure he was walking beside her, but only a step ahead, in case anything happened.
"Well...since I hear you are not in night class...might I stand in your place at Kaname's side?" Sara said in a snarky way. Yuki smiled like the cheshire cat. "Silly girl." Sara was taken aback. "Pardon?" "You could stand at his side for ages, but he shall not accept your hand." Yuki stated. Sara's face heated up in annoyance. "Excuse-" "You wish for purpose. Because you know what happened to my parents...to yours...to Kuruizaki Hime. You don't want to be like them." Sara didn't know what to do. A child, especially one much younger than she, was testing her and winning.
"Sara, understand. You shall not find a purpose if you look for one. It comes naturally. What happened to the people you've heard tragic stories about had purposes. But they failed for the sake of others. So pathetic. But you are truly a child of sin...such vanity. Perhaps it affects the mindset..." Yuki had pushed Sara to the edge and Takuma saw it. Sara's eyes turned red and Yuki only smiled as her guards came to stand at her sides. Sara retained her peace and took a breath as Takuma was ready to step between them. "My, my. What a firecracker you are." Sara laughed insincerely. Yuki's eyes burned into Sara's like the sun. "Perhaps we'll talk another time."
And with that, she began to walk away in her catwalk fashion, holding her parasol above her head. Takuma bowed to Yuki and then left with Sara. Sara pulled Takuma aside. "You will ensure that child does not cross her boundaries. Kaname ought to have taught her her place." she snapped at him. "Unfortunately...she's been like that since she reappeared. Many have tried..." Takuma replied. Sara huffed and let him go. "Let's return to the dormitory. I'd like some tea."
Yuki sat with her black wide-brimmed hat hiding her eyes as she touched the water's surface. Her fingers were of the anti-christ. From sparkling fresh waters...to the mucky filth of blood.