After Yuuki had asked her question, we sat in silence. I was sitting next to the door, waiting, and Yuuki was sitting in the bed, which is apparently hers, and looked around her room while combing through a doll's hair. I looked back up after keeping my head down for a while. I looked around the room for the first time, joining Yuuki's searching eyes.
Her bed was in the left corner and a closet with stuffed animals falling out of the bottom in the right corner. A window was in between. I looked closer at the closet with stuffed animals. The things I could see were a penguin, bear, snake, other bear, another bear, and a... uh...
A bunny. It... looks exactly like Nini!
My eyes widened and I stood up, probably looking like a weirdo, or an idiot. "Is... something the matter, Yume-chan?"
I looked over at her. I straightened up and shook my head. As I was about to sit back down, the door opened. Kaname and Kaien looked at me. "Yume-san, may I talk with you and Kaname?"
I looked at him for a moment and nodded.
Kaien stepped into the lounge room and set a tray with tea on the coffee table. I sat beside Kaname on a sofa and Kaien sat across from us in a large chair. He cleared his throat and spoke.
"Yume-san, Kaname-kun had told me about your-" he looked over at Kaname nervously, then back at me, "-problem. And after talking with Kaname about it, we thought it best to talk with you, I mean, you are the the subject."
I nodded, not know if I should say something or just listen. Kaname continued for Kaien, "I had noticed that the feeling you had around you was starting to change, in a way, become more of a pressure, but I didn't tell you. But, it felt like you were changing, and so I thought it might be close to the time where you won't be eating anymore 'regular' food."
I gasped. "You... don't mean... it's gonna happen soon?" He nodded remorsefully. I looked down at my hands shaking on my lap and clenching my clothes. "So... what are we going to do about it?"
Kaname spoke again. "Do you remember that manga that Takuma gave us?" I nodded, seeing where this was going. Even though it could mean many, many different books, I remember most of the conversation on that one day. "We decided that using suicide victims would be how we approach this."
Kaien continued after him. "But the only problem is how to get it. There is a place near by here, but the problem is taking it with you. Kaname is not of age to drive on his own, and he can only slip away from Ichiou so many times, once a month at the least.
"And the smell of human blood will alert the people at Ichiou's home. Do you have any ideas?" I thought for a moment. Getting someone to give us a ride back (that we trust) is nearly unavoidable. Unless Kaien drove us to and from Ichiou's. But, he does have Yuuki here, and she is the same age as me. Kaname probably won't want Kaien to leave her here, alone. And I'm guessing that Kaien won't as well. Ichiou's house is a few hours away, leaving Yuuki here alone for four hours at the least, and then another four hours.
Then I had an idea. "Wait, what if me and Kaname moved into the Kuran mansion? It's closer to here than Ichiou's mansion, and only an hour away. So, if you drive us back to the Kuran mansion, you'd only be leaving Yuuki here for two hours at the least, and we could either have no servants or a few. Maybe we could mask the smell somehow. Level C vampires don't have a very advanced sense of smell, but they can detect small traces of blood.
"But only if you're alright with leaving Yuuki here for a while." I blushed. Kaname pat my head lightly and affectionately with praise.
"I'm glad you took Yuuki into consideration. I think we can get from Ichiou's grasp. He might have a condition, though, to come and see us." So it would only depend on how often. Level B's have a sense of smell close to purebloods, so it would be difficult to hide it from him. Unless...
"We could hide the... uh... stuff in that basement." Kaname twitched. Though, not visibly. I blushed slightly, "No, sorry, never mind."
Kaien's eyes widened. "She... knows. Did you tell her?" Kaname didn't answer, probably because he didn't know the answer. Not like I did, either. "Well... The basement is built to make sure that not even a noble could sense a pureblood there. But..." Kaien seemed to trail off, he looked over at Kaname nervously. "Kaname?"
Seeming to come to a conclusion, Kaname spoke. "It would be alright. That place hasn't been touched in a few years, so it would be nice to use it again." He looked at me and smiled genuinely.
"Welcome back, Kaname." Takuma welcomed us back 'home' as we walked back into the depths of hell. Also known as Ichiou's mansion. It has many names.
"Hello Takuma." I replied.
"Sorry, I couldn't come and see Yuuki this time. It seems grandfather wanted me to stay home. He kept telling me to stay here." He chuckled, like his normal happy self.
Kaname spoke to Takuma. "Where is Ichiou?"
"He is in a meeting. He should come back tomorrow. Is there something you need?"
"No, thank you." Kaname walked away, handing his coat to a maid.
Takuma spoke. "A few days ago, I got a new manga. Would you like to come read it?" I nodded to him and started walking with him.
"Sounds fun!"
I snuggled further into the bed sheets with Kaname beside me. "Are we going to tell him tomorrow?" I was trying to find his plans for this.
"Yes." A short answer.
"When?"
"Most likely sometime at midnight." I blinked. "Why don't we go to sleep?" I smiled and nodded. Kaname reached behind him and turned off the small lamp.
"Goodnight, Kaname."
"Goodnight."
Me and Kaname were walking to Ichiou's office. Wait, walking is an understatement, more like marching our way down to his office a few minutes after midnight. Ichiou had arrived not to long ago, but didn't demand a 'welcome home' from me or Takuma. He just silently went back to his office and locked himself up there. Probably doing paperwork, as usual.
Once we had arrived, two guards were stationed outside. They looked down at us nervously. Meganes?
"Kaname-sama, Hime-sama. What are you-" Kaname interrupted him.
"I am here to see Iciou." Kaname said in a demanding voice.
The guard stuttered. "W-We were told to not let a-anyone in. Right?" He looked over to the second guard.
"A-Ah..." He looked away, nervous. Then a third guard came out. Yup, definitely meganes.
The guard froze when he saw us. Or Kaname. "K-Kaname-sama." The halfway closed door opened fully and Ichiou appeared behind him.
Ichiou shooed the guards off and stood next to the door frame, welcoming us inside his office. "Hime-sama, Kaname-sama. Please, come in." Once we were inside, Ichiou closed the door behind us. "What is it that you need to talk about?"
Kaname sat on the chair in front of Ichiou's desk, which was stacked with giant piles of paper. Well, it looked like giant piles of paper to me. I stood next to Kaname as he started. "I am planning to go back to the Kuran mansion. Soon. You may visit, and I will legally be your adopted son, but I will not live in the same home." As soon as the first sentence left Kaname's mouth Ichiou became enraged.
"What?!"
Kaname kept a calm mask, though his eyes told me he was a bit irritated. "I plan to move in a few days. My things here are being put into boxes and the Kuran Mansion is being cleaned." Kaname paused. "Under my orders."
Kaname may only be and eleven year old, but he is no idiot. As far as the vampire society knows, he has the intelligence of a seventeen year old human, and the authority of a twenty year old. Er, not with humans, though. It also helps that Kaname is supposedly an intelligent vampire. For nobles his age, he is most likely a few years ahead of them.
"Kaname-sama! Why would you want to do this? I have cared for you ever since you came here!"
"Calm yourself. I do not want us to be coddled, that is all." Ichiou's eyes widened, if that was possible.
Ichiou took a breath and placed a hand on his chest, trying to calm down. It only worked slightly, though. "'Us'? Do you plan on taking my grandson?"
Kaname shook his head. "No. Yume is coming with me." Ichiou smiled maniacally.
"But you don't have the authority to do so. You may be a pureblood. But your powers are limited for your age. Unlike the humans, we let vampires have such authority at a later age." This wasn't uncommon knowledge. Humans can live a few years over a century, but rarely a few decades over a century. Level C vampires live, on average, two decades over a century. Level B vampires live to be one hundred and fifty years old. Pureblood's lives range from two centuries to four centuries.
Level C vampires don't really have much authority in the vampire society. Level B vampires have more authority around the age of thirty, and so do purebloods. Purebloods usually have more authority at that age because they're, well, purebloods. Though, it isn't actually official. No one gets advantages for being thirty five or anything like that. It's just the age that other nobles and purebloods listen to and do what you tell them to more. Which means that that authority can easily be taken away from people like me. Though, I still get some respect.
"Not unless I consent to it." I stepped in. "No one ever officially adopted me, did they?" Ichiou winced. He had neglected to fill out the paperwork. I remember hearing people talking about who was going to adopt me while I stay at the Ichiou residence. This was at a ball, since everyone tends to gossip more at social gatherings. He had never adopted me, legally.
But, since the vampire society has their own way of doing things, authorities never stepped in. Or atleast I think that's what happened.
"You don't have authority over me, and since I am a pureblood, I have authority, even at this age. If you let me move in with Kaname, I will allow you to adopt me." I tried using my awesome negotiating skills.
Kaname spoke again, while patting my head with praise. I smiled. "You can visit whenever you like, or have a watchdog come to the house occasionally."
Ichiou didn't say anything for a few seconds then spoke, relaxing his shoulders a bit.
"Fine. I'll allow it and sign the papers. Now won't you get out of my office?" He grumbled and turned around to look out the window. He reminded me of a pouting child.
Kaname and I made our way out the door. Bye bye, Ichiou.
As soon as we were back into the safety of our bedroom, I raised my palm to his face. He looked at me weird. "What?"
I frowned and glared at him playfully, dropping my hands to my hips. "High five! We just got out of the clutches of the evil sorcerer, Ichijo Asato! The King and Princess are finally making their way out of the evil country filled with demonic creatures all around, created by the evil sorcerer! Making their to their own kingdom, they send an army back to the evil country and live happily ever after!" I smiled and laughed maniacally.
Kaname chuckled. "We aren't sending anyone after Ichiou. Although you do have a wild imagination." I smiled brightly up at him.
"Yup!"
Chapter 10 up and done! I finished it not long after chapter 9. Also, the poll is officially up and running.
Also, if I got anything wrong concerning the whole adoption system, I'm sorry. I don't know much about it, but the fact that they're vampires corrected it. Somewhat. And I'm glad that this is a longer chapter than the others. Not by much, though. I quite enjoyed writing this chapter, it was entertaining.
The next chapter will take place in Cross Academy. If you want any scenes in the Kuran Mansion, I might add it at the end. I just wanted to hurry this part along. And, a few notes about the next chapter. Yume will look more like a 13/14 year old. Like in the cover picture. Except with black eyes, like the vampires in Shiki. Such a good anime.
And I will be putting a chapter near the end of the story that explains a lot of things in more detail. Or just a few. Just to make it seem more... 'realistic'. I don't really know how realistic you can be with a story with vampire stuff, so yeah.
And, at Cross Academy, Yume will reveal her powers 'n such. I'm excited to write these chapters! Hope you enjoyed this chapter. It was, again, entertaining to write.
Positive and negative criticism is welcome.
I do NOT own Vampire Knight, Matsuri Hino has the right. Only the summary of my Fanfiction and my OCs.