415Let Me Love You
AUTHOR'S NOTES: So, I've decided to wait until I finished reading the manga before I write a PROPER continuation of Vampire Knight. I'm just collecting more information so I can make my continuation more exciting by adding a new villain, or maybe a new dilemma. But IF I get lucky THIS could be my continuation!
I want to thank everyone who have read, reviewed and added me and my story to their favorites. Sorry I can't find time to thank you personally. I share my laptop with my two younger brothers and my mom who downloads these Korean Television Novels from the internet which haves about 70+ episodes and each episode is 650MB each.
How would my poor little laptop survive this torture?!
Okay, so please be kind to me, I'm newbie, I have no beta, so please inform me if you find anything that's out of place.
DISCLAIMER: The anime/manga Vampire Knight does not belong to me, so don't sue me! It belongs to the wonderful Matsuri Hino.
Chapter One – Plan
YUUKI
Ten years… I made him wait for so long. Back then he would always smile at me, but his eyes never seemed happy. I didn't know I was cause of all his loneliness.
It doesn't have to be that way, now that I'm here; I remember everything. He doesn't have to bear all of his pain alone anymore.
My brother, my lover; the person who loves me the most; the person I love the most. He deserves happiness, and I want to be the one to bring him such.
"Yuuki?" He pulled me out of my reverie.
"Yes?" I answered looking at him. He smiled at me, and this time it reached his eyes.
"We're here."
"Oh," I replied foolishly, "I didn't realize—I'm sorry." He chuckled at me, but I don't see what was so funny in what I just said.
"Shall we?" He stepped out of the car first, once Kain-sempai opened the door for us and held his hand out to mine to help me out.
Kain-sempai, who drove us here opened the trunk and pulled all of our suitcases out and set it on the ground.
It's been almost a month since we left Cross Academy; we stayed in one of Aidou-sempai's villa for the meantime. We relocated, taking Aidou-sempai's limousine to one of the Kuran mansions.
It was just past sunset, so the brightness didn't hurt my eyes much. We were parked in the lawn, surrounded by tall trees and short shrubs everywhere, hiding the mansion and it's occupant from curious eyes.
Speaking of which, the mansion was beautiful, a lot simpler than Aidou-sempai's villa when it comes to structure, but larger and more elegant. There was a trail of rose bushes along the path to the door and surrounding the front of the mansion.
Kaname pulled me towards the path, to the small but broad steps, to the huge wooden door. He took a key from his pocket and opened the door. The inside was very spacious, all the furniture was elegant, antiques, I presume by the looks of it.
"The maintenance crew checked in here a few days ago, so it should be clean." Kaname informed us, as the others walked in.
"It is." Aidou-sempai said as he ran his finger on one of the tables. "See?" He presented his finger to us, "Not even a speck of dust."
"There are only three bedrooms by the way." Kaname added.
Three? But there are five of us, Kaname and me, Aidou-sempai, Kain-sempai and Souen-sempai.
"Yuuki and I will share the master bedroom on the West Wing," just as I thought. "Aidou, will you please escort her there?"
"Of course, Kaname-sama." Aidou-sempai bowed to Kaname and took our luggage with him.
"Yuuki, I have to take care of some things here, will you be all right by yourself?" Kaname asked me.
"Um, sure, I'll go unpack." I replied clumsily. Kaname and I? In the same room? Gulp! This is new.
"Let's go Yuuki-sama."
I looked back at Kaname and smiled at him and he smiled back. I turned around to follow Aidou-sempai. We climbed up the huge staircase and turned left. We stopped at a double-wooden door when we reached the end of the West Wing. He opened the door for me and set our bags down near the door.
"Thank you very much Aidou-sempai."
"Um, Yuuki-SAMA," Wow, he's really trying to be polite. "We're not in Cross Academy anymore, so please quit using those names. 'Aidou' is just fine! The honorific title gets so tiring. The same goes for Akatsuki and Ruka."
"I-I'll try to remember that Aidou-sem—I mean Aidou."
"Thank you!" He exhaled loudly. Was it really THAT troublesome? Hm, maybe it reminds them of something they don't like in the Academy. "I'll be downstairs if you need me." He said as he bowed down and took his leave.
I entered the room, it was huge. There was a king-sized bed and a sofa, a study table with a wooden chair, a huge antique closet and a large full sized mirror beside it. Across the door was large window with thick royal blue and gold curtains; to the right was another door, the bathroom perhaps.
I took Kaname's suitcase first and pulled it to the closet and started unpacking. I was nearly done when I heard a knock from the door. I stood up from my spot and walked to the door.
"Souen-sempai?" I asked in surprise.
"Please, just call me Ruka, Yuuki-sama," she replied, still as calm as ever.
"Oh, right, I forgot. What is it Ruka?"
"Kaname-sama just wanted me to check up on you."
"I'm fine, I'm almost done unpacking." Was he thinking I'm in danger again?
"I'll help you with that."
"No, no, I'm fine! Besides, you must be busy!"
"Akatsuki's doing the unpacking for me," She looked away, suddenly shy. "We're sharing the room on the East Wing. Besides, Kaname-sama ordered me to."
"Oh," Kain and Ruka have been becoming closer ever since we left the Academy; I never knew that they were THIS close. "Please, come in." I stepped aside to make room for her. She bowed to me before she stepped inside the room.
"I'm almost done with Kaname's belongings, my suitcase is over there." I pointed to my bag near the door. She took it with her when we walked to the closet.
We worked in silence; I was still not used to her. She used to have deep feelings for Kaname and she sees me as a rival, but what about now? She never liked me before; did her feelings change when she and Kain become closer?
"You seem to be deep in thought Yuuki-sama, is it something I can help with?" She asked sincerely while folding one of my blouses.
"Um, was it that obvious?" I asked foolishly.
"Yes. If you're worried about me, I'm fine already, Akatsuki helped me move on." She explained; I was silent so she continued. "His feelings for me were that of love, he loved me for so long I hadn't even noticed him until now. He was always there when I was hurt."
"Just like how Kaname is to me." I whispered quietly. "But I never gave him anything in return. He never asked for anything, I don't know how I could repay him; for all of the love he gave me and for making him wait for so long. Can you think of anything that I can do?"
"Have you tried giving him your blood?" Ruka asked me cautiously.
"No, because I know being the gentleman that he is, he would refuse."
We were speaking in hushed whispers now, knowing that there are other vampires with strong hearing downstairs.
"You should try; we drink another's blood to fill the emptiness of the heart. Or you could try something else."
"Something else?" I was suddenly curious. "Like what?"
"Um," She suddenly blushed. Was it something embarrassing? "Like, offering your body to him." I suddenly blushed at her suggestion.
"You mean THAT? I-I think I may not be ready for that yet." I stammered.
"They seem to enjoy it quite a lot." She looked away. "It's enjoyable for both sides too you know."
Don't tell me….
"Ruka, h-have you—tried it?" I asked nervously. Okay, sex talk was just plain awkward.
"Um, yes, with Akatsuki," she looked at me from the corner of her eye, still blushing. "It hurts at first, but it feels good afterwards." She explained.
There was a long silence as we folded clothes and placed them in the drawers. Until finally…
"I think, I'll go with the first option for now." I declared and she smiled at me.
"Kaname-sama will surely be happy. I tried offering my blood to him again, but he refused, maybe because it's yours he wants."
We've already discussed the reason why Kaname drank her blood in the first place. It was because of my protection. He wanted me to distance myself from him so I would be safe. He said that he was still a vampire, and my scent as a human would surely make him thirsty. He could control it, but there were times when he would be off-guard and be tempted to drink my blood.
Like what happened at the banquet, when he first offered me to live an immortal life with him.
"You think so?" I asked Ruka.
"Definitely." She reassured me.
"But how do I approach him?" I asked. Come to think of it, would I be able to follow through?
"You just need to tempt him a little."
"A little? How?"
"Hm, you could shower first and pull your hair up into a ponytail, that way he'll be able to see your throat and…" She was rummaging through my briefcase searching for something. "You should wear this!" She presented me a nightgown; it was Chairman Cross's present for me. It was a baby doll nightgown, with very thin ribbon straps. It was made of black silk and stops at the mid-thighs.
"THAT? I don't think I have the self-confidence to do so." I whined like a child.
"Why do you have it here anyway? And all these other provocative nightgowns and lingerie?! This is one of the most modest ones I could find."
"Those were from the Chairman!"
"Your foster father bought you these?" She asked skeptically.
"Um, yes, he said it was for the 'coming of age' thing and told me to keep it."
"Oh…" She gave me knowing smile. "So that's what this is about,"
"What?" I asked.
"The Chairman might have expected that this would happen someday, when you would need something to look pretty in for the eyes of your lover." She said as if it were obvious.
"The Chairman expected this?" I felt my face flush a deep crimson.
"You might want to thank him someday, because this would help you with your plan."
There was a pause.
"Thank you so much for your help Ruka." I smiled at her. She was a friend now. She doesn't dislike me anymore.
"The pleasure is mine, Yuuki-sama." She bowed her head politely.
It still made me feel awkward when they bow to me like that. I grew up as a human even if I'm a pureblood vampire after all.
We went back to work, occasionally throwing a few questions now and then. But we zipped our lips about the plan; for fear that the surprise might get ruined. Ruka is a good person who wishes nothing but the well-being of his master. She was concerned for Kaname's happiness as much as I am.
Eventually, we have finished our chore. Ruka bid me good luck instead of goodbye and I thanked her again. I've decided to put my plan into action tonight. I stuffed the baby doll nightgown and the matching panties under my arm along with a red ribbon I took from my accessories bag. I held the toiletries bag in my other hand and marched off to the bathroom.
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Constructive criticisms are welcome.