99"Iced Coffee"
Chapter 5
A Once Upon A Time,
Without The Ever After
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Special thanks to Mizuno-kun!
Note to readers, This has three parts, and the story will unravel here, so pay attention, lol
PART 1
Dead In My Mind.
Cold Too The Bone..
I Opened My Eyes,
And Saw I Was Alone.
7:20 PM
Hanabusa Aidou, the play boy, aristocratic vampire, blond was, cornered.
Long, slender, pale fingers tapped impatiently against the wooden surface of the table, angry eyes stared down at the noble who was at fault.
"Well?" Rima pried, her eyes narrowing to deep, blue slits; threatening.
Aidou's lazy expression didn't change but he sat up, lifting his head, Hanabusa peered through his thick lashes to face his accusers and said,
"What do you want me to say?!"
Shiki, who was sitting alone, at the dark side of the room, was by Rima's side in a flash, looking down at the noble with the same expression everyone else wore, except Kaname of course, who, luckily wasn't there to testify at Hanabusa's trial.
"Hanabusa-kun is an idiot," Shiki started, gesturing to the blond, he continued in a monotonous tone. " Toying with something that is not his, ver-"
"That really isn't the point here!" Came a cheerful voice behind the circle of vampires who caged Aidou. Ichijou squeezed his way into the circle, it was a though fight to get himself in, once successful he dusted himself and continued.
"According to Ruka-san you are developing a-umm" Ichijou thought of the proper word while drawing circles on the air.
"Hate, Torment, Torture, DEATH!" Aidou bowled as he sunk deeper into his chair; if that was even possible.
"Attraction" . Akatsuki whispered, rolling his eyes on his cousin's childish antics.
"Fondness" Corrected Rima.
Shiki, looking bored, pulled Ichijou's ear so that his idea would be heard.
"Obsession"
Swatting away the annoying people who were trying to get his attention, Ichijou finally found what he was looking for.
"Crush!"
Every one except Ichijou and Hanabusa sweat dropped and fell on the floor, anime style.
Looking annoyed, Hanabusa stood up on his tiptoes to look taller, he reacted quite – violently
"NO, I MOST CERTAINLY DO NOT HAVE A CRUSH ON THAT GIRL" putting a little venom on the word 'that', referring to a particular prefect, short, petite, cropped hair, with big reddish brown eyes.
This was so childish, so immature, and so- True.
Returning from their untimely meeting with the dusty floor of the classroom, the other nobles dusted themselves off. At the same time Rima, Akatsuki and Shiki opened their mouths to suggest what they have suggested a moment ago but were cut off by Hanabusa before they could even utter a single, sensible word.
"And no, I do not have an attraction, fondness and, or obsession towards Yuuki!" Hanabusa said snidely, crossing his arms on his chest and let his nose soar high.
Not really happy about being acted rudely upon, Rima countered his statement.
"Them why were you sulking? From the moment you entered the room you haven't cracked a grin"
Hanabusa was about to answer but was interrupted again.
'How did I get myself into this' He shrunk to his chair, resting his chin on his palm and listened to the other nobles blabber.
Akatsuki slapped him on the back and said. "He kissed another girl in front of Yuuki"
Hanabusa threw him a glare that could kill.
"It's true; isn't it?" Ruka backed him up.
She was right, and Hanabusa knew it, there was no doubt about it, and more importantly, he could not deny it. He was wasn't thinking at the time, he was so hell bent on revenge that he forgot all about ethics.
How was he going to make this up to her? He did not know.
Hanabusa nodded morosely, then his eyes narrowed and his nosed twisted, he was the first to sense it.
Rima's expression remained the same, but she covered her mouth with her finger tips to aid her false interest of the topic. Senri simply shook his head in disapproval.
How could a play boy, An expert womanizer be so stupid when faced with this cross girl?
'If I was single, I may want to find out-' Senri thought, glancing at Rima, who was looking at him, she cracked a smile, he cracked one, too. Both were pathetic attempts to show emotion, but they knew what each other felt and they were happy with their current arrangement. 'nah' Senri, finishing his thought with a smile.
Then they all sensed it.
"You should fix this if you want it to work" Rima, his first accuser said this and left to her seat, following her, Shiki nodded his head (Which was not really noticeable) and left.
Ruka and Kain, patted each of his shoulders and left to their seats as well.
It was time for class, first period. Realizing this, Hanabusa glanced at the clock.
' 7: 29, heh.. strange for Kaname to be late' He thought, sensing what the others sensed; The Pureblood was coming.
He then realized something. If he did not pull that stunt, Yuuki would not have cried and went off hugging Kaname.
'damn, what if something happened?! Why is Kaname late, it's 7:30 and-'
DAMN
He only remembered it now, he asked Yuuki to meet him in one hour at the hill by the lake; one hour ago!
The door clicked open, and the familiar Pureblood aura filled the room, everyone straightened up, all but one.
Hanabusa lifted himself from his chair and strode to the door. His steps were slow though, for he had to think of an excuse to get out of class.
His eyes lit up when he saw that no one was there at the door, no one keeping him from reaching Yuuki and fixing things.
He flexed his arm to reach the closing door when, to his chagrin, Kaname intervened.
"We are starting soon, Aidou" Kaname murmured, attempting to halt the rude Noble's actions.
'You're one to talk, you're the one late' Aidou thought bitterly. Instincts took over, the first impulse he had, he followed, the humiliation did not matter, he had to get to Yuuki and make amends.
He turned around to face the Pureblood's gentle gaze, but of course, Aidou knew that there was always something behind the Pureblood's facade. Hands blocking his pelvis from view, Hanabusa answered.
"I have problem with, uh-" said Hanabusa awkwardly, looking at the spot where his hands rested, to avoid his fellow vampires' stares and to add effect.
Kain slapped his forehead, ashamed to be Hanabusa's cousin, Ruka snickered as gingerly as possible. While Senri covered Rima's eyes and ears, only to have them bitten away by the said girl.
Kaname nodded his head, eyes remained gentle yet amused. This was Hanabusa's stupidest and most embarrassing attempt to cut classes, ever.
Hanabusa uttered his thanks and dashed out the door.
He let out a sigh and paced across the hallway, Wondering if Yuuki was still waiting, he raised his wrist to see the time, but all he saw was skin.
'Idiot, you don't wear a watch, you never did and never will' he thought angrily to himself, he was not always like this, he knew the reason though, his mind was always wandering to that Cross girl.
'What's wrong with me?!' He thought.
He paid attention to the window where he was knowledgeable that he would see the spot he promised to meet Yuuki at. Indeed she was standing there, at the very tip top of the hill, the wind dancing with her cropped locks, her eyes admiring the water that glistened at the touch the moonlight, the same light that made her skin glow luminously.
He leaned into the window with his left arm supporting him on the wall. He admired her for a few minutes. His face was evident of the adoration he had for the girl.
'Yuuki, you- intrigue me..'
Wrinkled lips curled into a smile as he tried to remember when did this attraction start,
'Ah- yes, that day at the dorms, with Kain'
FLASHBACK
Hanabusa leaned on the wall beside the window, he had a bird's eye view of the ruckus that was taking place outside, it was around the second week of 'school' and he was growing bored and tired of his squealing fan girls.
He heard footsteps, the sound grew nearer and Hanabusa sensed it was just his cousin, Kain Akatsuki.
"Counting your fan girls for today?" Akatsuki asked, looking into the window himself, to get a heads up on what chaos was before them tonight.
The lazy expression on Hanabusa's face remained intact, he looked disappointed.
"You know, they only want us because they are oblivious of the fact that we have red eyes, fangs and a need for their blood, which we are trying very hard to control, mind you." he said, eyes flicking to the prefect who blew her little whistle.
He unknowingly found himself smiling. There, was a girl, who knew what he, and the rest of the night class were.
Akatsuki, following the angle of Hanabusa's gaze, spotted the girl his cousin was smiling at.
"Knowledge doesn't mean acceptance Aidou" Kain intervened dryly.
Hanabusa pushed himself off the wall with his leg and strode to the door. 'You'll never know'
"Knowledge is power, power is the root of all evil, therefor study to be evil" With this, he was out of the room and off to class.
Kain followed, processing what his cousin said, could it be that he had said something wise, yet, what he said was not connected to what they were talking about.
" Damn it Hanabusa! That has nothing to do with the topic!"
END FLASHBACK
Coming back to reality, Hanabusa noticed that Yuuki was gone. He frowned, turned his back on the window and proceeded down the hallway, he would first check the hill, she could still be waiting, but the-
Target location,
Yuuki's room.
KANAME AND YUUKI
When Yuuki realized what she was doing, she pushed herself away from Kaname's chest and clung to Zero. Zero rolled his eyes, they landed on the apple tree nearby, hoping Yori would be here to spare him the temptation; to trail his hands down to Yuuki's rack and 'back pat' her from there, but no, no one was there.
If anyone who knew Kaname was there at the moment, they would be able to tell that the Pureblood was hurt, Yuuki's actions, it stung of course, but to the naked eye, it wasn't obvious, then again, no one was looking his way. He spoke up.
"Yuuki, Tell me what's wrong- please" His voice was deep, he knew it, he knew he sounded sinister to Yuuki, so he added a 'please' in a friendly tone.
Kaname's hunch was growing, it was very likely that Yuuki's problem has something to do with Hanabusa, He would see and find out.
"I don't need protection this time Kaname-senpai, let me handle it" Yuuki said bravely, sucking up her tears.
Kaname turned to Zero, who was giving him his patented I-have-something-stuck-up-my-ass look, but Zero knew what Kaname was trying to say, 'Protect Yuuki'
"I can use Zero here" Yuuki gestured to the tall, silver haired vampire. "As a human shield" She finished with a grin.
Catching the drift Kaname smiled and asked.
"Human Shields? But against who?" He seemed amused.
Yuuki giggled, the last time she and Kaname had a conversation this long and fun was back when she was a kid.
"From the men who will come for me" She joked again. But it wasn't entirely a joke, only one man was coming and she was ready.
"They have already made the first move" Her grin grew bigger, and Kaname, glad to have her cheerful and happy again, had to leave.
Kaname was gone,-again. And Yuuki hatched an evil scheme, against Hanabusa.
'You kissed that girl Hanabusa, I'm not gonna let you treat me like that, no way in hell' Yuuki dashed to their meeting place; full speed.
Later That Evening, with Kaname,...
9:00 PM
"Chairman" Kaname greeted casually.
"Why Kaname! What brings you here?" Kaein asked, he was just a bucket full of joy, wasn't he?
"I have a favor to ask, it regards Yuuki.." The Chairman's cheerful face melted into a concerned one. He gestured for Kaname to take a seat at his office.
Sitting with grace, Kaname crossed his legs and entertwined his fingers as he waited for Kaein to be ready.
A few moments later, Kaein entered the office, then nodded for Kaname to continue.
"I wish to see the surveillance footage of Yuuki's dorm for the last three days-save the bathroom of course"
She was five minutes early when she arrived at the spot,. True enough,the place was beautiful, the water glistening like millions of crystals, for a moment, she thought that it would be a perfect spot for her and Hanabusa to meet, instead of her room.
She stood there for a while and just admired the view.
She waited and waited, it was 7:45 PM and still, no sign of Hanabusa.
"I can't Believe he stood me up" Yuuki said, standing up herself, she stomped back to her dorm,
Where Hanabusa lay waiting..
From what dark dreams
do the lost awake
only to find the nightmare
a reality...
CLIFFY!
I know I should be giving you guys cliffies, I don't update all the time and my schedule is screwed up, lol.
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