The
Diaries of Juuri Kuranchapter1
Onii-sama.My
onii-sama.Onii-sama
and me.Haruka
and me.Haruka
and Juuri.Our
love, fueled by instinct is one only beasties such as the vampire
itself would harbor. Though it would do something fierce to my heart
to see Haruka with another, something disastrous, it would be
different with Van. It’d be betrayal in a way that would break my
heart. No anger, just depression. No possessiveness or jealousy, just
loss. No grudging, just complete and utter fright.You
guys know the drill, when I have an idea I jump on it and I’m
defiantly gonna see this one through till the end since I wrote the
end first. (No this isn’t the end). Just please review and tell me
your thoughts. Predictions would be fun to see as well.
Chapter 2First
Sight“Whoaaa
now what we have here? A stole away?”I
can still remember seeing him for the first time; I can remember that
moment as clearly as I can see my hand passing along this page. The
way he kneeled down beside my crouching form behind the potatoes in
the ship’s cellar. The way he gave me that crooked smile that
distorted any and all of his collected features that suggested he
held no arrogance, or was a man of few words. I remember the way his
breath smelled -of whiskey and rum- as he muttered “a girl” and
something else I could not decipher over the roar of the waves, even
with my ears.I
remember the way the back of his hand caressed my face for the first
time and the way his eyes held curiosity, surprise, excitement, -
want. No anger or cruelty towards me, which I expected since I was a
stole away as he so formally put it. I could see myself reflected
back in his emerald eyes, and saw my own eyes, holding only wonder
and a little surprise as well. I can almost feel that way his left
took my right and caressed it. Calloused hands- the hands of a hard
worker- the hands of a pirate.I
remember his other smell above the smell of the ocean. His smell that
completely contradicted the way his shirt was wrinkled and blotched
with blood, his messy auburn hair that fell a little below his ears,
and his dirt crusted hands and smudged face. His smell was new to me,
different than any human I had smelled before; I wanted his blood. It
smelled so sweet, and mixed together sensually with the rest of him.
I realized that my eyes must have at the time also held a blood
lusting want.Besides
the fact that he was so warm and his skin was such a creamy rose
compared to mine, I noticed that this boy, man, was happy to see that
I was on this ship. That I had made this last minute decision to
sneak past Haruka’s and my guards’ surveillance and jump on the
nearest ship being sent off. Of course with my luck I noticed it was
a pirate ship only too late since the potato sacks I took refuge
behind where filled with countless jewels only a rich man could
possess. Correction, this ship was his ship, and it he called
it the Golden Goddess after its gold encrusted mahogany rails and
glittering cream sails. His ship was beautiful in everyway, and it
was only fitting that he was its captain.
Chapter 3Weaving
Bonds“But
why must I go? I went last spring, they don’t even want me there,
they’re just measly human pests that wish to get on our good side,
they –“My
brother’s hand silenced me, and as he stood up, I could tell he was
tired and frustrated, as his words came out harsh, heavy, and
punctuated.“You
received the invitation, if you don’t want to go I guess I can’t
make you; but what effect do you think that’ll have on the council?
Surely they’ll be more then happy to receive a declination from
you; if you don’t go they’ll take it that your words were false.
Did you really mean it when you said ‘we need to start reaching
out towards humans of the higher class. We need to show them that we
aren’t the monsters they think we are’ or not? What is it
that you expect to happen Juuri?”I
look down at my folded hands, “I…. I…” I sighed looking away,
knowing that he was right, but wishing he wasn’t.Seeing
my disgruntled expression, he cupped my face and made me look him the
eyes. “The day will come when we will be free of the council’s
eyes. But right now, we need to show them that we are committed, and
still here. We can’t let them think they have a greater
percentage of control.” He bent down to touch his soft lips to
mine, then my cheek and forehead before heading towards the door,
stopping to put on his long deep purple overcoat.“I’m
going out, please do try not to cause any trouble will you? Keep in
mind what happened last time you snuck off” My brother shook his
head in disbelief as he recalled the time I had jumped onto the
pirate ship.“No
more early morning escapades you hear me Juuri? I don’t know how
many more rumors this house can take without it combusting.” He
looked at me, clearly joking, but absolutely serious at the same
time. I wish I knew how to do that.“Yes
Onii-sama.” I bowed my head and smiled too; but for an entirely
different reason, as I remembered what he had said to me before
Haruka’s Guard had tracked me down. “Well, now you must come
back and visit me soon; try using your head more though my dear. It
might help with situations such as this…” Haruka was gone
before he could see my smile turning into a wide goofy girly grin, I
practically ran to the window, almost tripping over Rino’s tail,
and pushed the floor length doors to the balcony open with all my
might. I leaned over the rails until half my body was over, and
called down to Haruka who was about to mount his horse.“Don’t
come back too soon Haruka-sama!” I yelled, waving my right, and
hanging onto the windowsill with the other.I
could hear his laugh, and his men’s low chuckles, as he called
back.“And don’t you fall out of that windowsill. What use will a
flattened wife be to me?” I huffed and pretended to look mad by
pouting my lower lip and narrowing my eyes; acting the part can
easier when Haruka and I bantered. Although it didn’t help that my
lips still held my grin. As he rode off, I counted to one hundred,
watching him disappear into the trees.I
turned my head west, toward the rising sun, and let the warm ocean
breeze caress my face. I took the pin from my hair and let the wind
toss it all around me as I bit my lip. Van always liked it better
messed up. He said it looked cuter and less “uptight”. Oooh just
thinking of him sent shivers down my spine.Again,
with the same enthusiasm as before, I took off not bothering to close
the stained glass doors behind me. I ran as “royally” as I could
to Haruka’s and my chambers. There, I flung our king sized bed’s
mattress onto the floor and grabbed my secret bag of clothing from
underneath. Just as I was untying my bodice my and aid burst in, and
hurriedly began to untie my laces for me.Breathlessly,
she said, “I can give you more time than usual, but you must return
‘fore the human’s lunch hour, you hear? Haruka’s always in a
hurry to return to you my dear, and we must get you ready for
Elchrist’s party.”I
whinned, “Aahh, I know I know, Ah, I wish I never had accepted
their invitation last spring. All they do is whine and fawn over how
handsome Haruka is.”She
stopped untying my laces to remove the outer skins of my skirts,
arcing her long eyebrows at me. “Well dearie of course they do!
There’s no man, vampire or not that can rival with his looks!”She
snorted and wagged a finger as I unintentionally moved my lips to
form words that would contradict what she said. “Now you listen
here, young miss, I’mma only goin along with this, ‘cause you and
Haruka have seem to hit a rut. You be smart to ‘member the rules we
set ‘afore you started these secret meetings. No-“I
interrupted her as I had heard her say these things more than twice a
minute when rare occasions when Haruka had business outside of our
home arose. “No indecent actions, no running further than the
coast, and under no circumstance, no matter what I must do, I must
not weave an unbreakable bond with this man.”My
words were but whisper at the end, as Van had already tied a thread
around my finger. I sighed and lifted the cotton shirt over my head
that she handed me. I gave her the same answer I always did, “I
know… I know.”
Fic 2: First Love: White WingsChapter 1-Kuran Ariya-The slight, pale, dark-haired girl
stirred at the sound of her name. Her silvery gray eyes opened, and her
eyes locked with Takuma’s.Her lips moved silently – Takuma?Then, she shuddered, and her eyes closed again. I could read her thoughts like they were my own. I’m dreaming again… This hallucination’s just too much… his scent fills this room… “Ariya!”
Takuma cried, closing the short distance between them. He carefully
held her close, and I could see the reason for his caution – she was so
fragile like I could snap her with two fingers. I trembled with slight
jealousy when he hugged her, then caught myself in time. What was I thinking?Takuma
lifted her, and carried her past me to the door, but harsh, strong
chains stopped him when he reached just a step outside the door.
Memories flashed, and I remembered the hours I spent trying to break
these chains. I lifted my slender wrists and remembered the pain of
rubbing my wrists against the chains for so long…I looked at the
younger girl in Takuma’s arms. Aido had iced the chains over and both
Seiren and Kain had snapped them easily. I wished Aido had been around
when I was caught…We descended the stairs, with me trailing
behind. At the main door exiting the tower, I halted. They were all
out, under the stars, but I stopped, watching them. Watching her.“Hime-chan,” my brother said to me.I turned to look at him.“Let’s go.”Everyone was now watching both Kaname and I – waiting for us to lead them away from this place.“No.”The word came out my mouth so fast that I wasn’t even aware that I said it until everyone stared at me with open amazement.“Nani?” Aido said in disbelief. He took a step towards me, but I raised my eyes and blood red met ice blue.“No,” I repeated. “We’re not going. You are.”Kaname’s
hand closed over my shoulder, but with a blast of wind, I threw him
back against Kain. He fell atop the younger, orange-haired vampire with
an, ‘oof!’ All the other vampires stared at me in shock, unable to
move. The other Ariya stirred, and I switched my gaze on her.I
knew what I was supposed to do now. It was inevitable, and it wouldn’t
be pretty, but seeing the people I loved most get hurt wasn’t exactly a
party. They must leave before they realized that they were left with no
one to experiment on. I turned, and started to ascend the stairs.“Ariya, come here now,” my brother snarled, stopping me. “This is an order!”I
whirled around to face him. Our wills clashed, and I glared at them.
Only Aido took a step back – the rest of them stared at me like I was
crazy.Maybe I was.“Ariya-sama, please come with us,” Takuma told me. I turned to him, eyes soft and brimming with tears.I knew what I felt for him now.I
loved him like I loved my brother, but he loved Yunoki Ariya, and my
brother loved Kurosu Yuuki. No, she was Kuran Yuuki. His beguiling
words of love for me were so I could be an ineffective balm for his
hurt over his sister’s – his true sister’s – transformation.“Gomen,
Takuma,” I told him, quietly, and held out one hand like I was going to
reach for them. He held one hand out, towards me, and took a step
forward.Wind blew forth, and slammed the titanium door shut. The
sound vibrated eerily through the building, and as it faded, I heard
their shouts of surprise and horror as I shut the door with a metal
bar, and locked it. I heard Aido cursing as he tried to ice over the
door, but it was obvious he failed, because suddenly the door turned
cherry red, courtesy of Kain and faded.Something slammed against the door, and I heard Takuma yell, “Ariya! Wait!”My brother was snarling – I recognized the throaty sound – and he was hitting the door for all he was worth. “Ariya!”Aido
was cursing again, probably because he said something he shouldn’t have
and Kain stepped on his foot. My lips twitched at the irony: when I met
them, he stepped on his foot, and now when I'm leaving them, Kain
stepped on his foot again.No sound could be heard from Seiren. Why did I care so much?I
turned around, and walked up the stairs, heading towards a door I
clearly remember being taken to. As I ascended upwards, their shouting
faded, although the banging vibrated through the building. I ignored
it, and concentrated on walking into my worst nightmare.The door was already opened. I knew it. They had been following us.I stepped into the dim room.The silver-haired, gray-eyed man stared at me.“Kuran
Ariya,” he pronounced my name with greedy reverence. “I’m glad to see
you’re still alive and well. How heroic of you to save your friend and
come here to confront me. And you left your brother as well! It’s so
very interesting. Did you know I was quite sad when I found out that
someone helped you escape? Project White Wings wasn’t accomplished…
such a shame, I tell you. I never found out who set you free. But then,
we found another girl, who, conveniently, will not remember anything of
her past before this. And she also has your name… Very good! Now, I
assume you came here to kill me for what I’ve done?” His voice was just
on the brink of sarcasm, like he doubted my ability to kill.“Quite the contrary, actually. I came here with a deal in mind,” I said in a low voice. “Kazuki.”

Chapter Two: Closed SilverTakuma stroked
the silky black hair of the girl he’d waited so long to see. Yunoki
Ariya lay in his lap, her eyes closed and her breathing regular. Except
for several winces and moans, she was calm. His warm green eyes never
left her face.Everybody’s eyes were on her face, their breath held in, hoping that she’ll open her eyes suddenly, but she didn’t awaken.“Ariya,” Takuma whispered in her ear. She twitched, but still lay in unconsciousness.“What’s wrong with her?” Aido burst out. Kain poked him in the ribs, and he huffed.No
one replied, although it was obvious Kaname knew the answer, but he was
grieving, and everyone knew better than to distract him from his dark
thoughts.Just as they turned into the wrought iron gates of Cross Academy, Ariya gave a moan, and her silver eyes fluttered open.“Ariya!”
Takuma cried, but her eyes were glazed over, like she didn’t recognize
him. Everyone half rose, even Kaname, and then remembered that they
were in a car, and sat back down, watching the couple. Takuma bent over
her. “Ariya, it’s Takuma. Do you remember me?” he asked.She
shook her head slowly. “Ta… Takuma? You’re… here…?” Then, she seemed to
remember something. Ariya shot up with surprising speed, her silvery
gray eyes on Takuma’s face. “No, go! Quickly!” But even as she spoke,
her hands formed manacles on his wrists, holding him there.“Ariya, you’re safe,” Takuma murmured to her, and kissed her forehead. “Don’t worry, we’re back at Cross Academy.”A blank look crossed her face. “Cross… Academy? Where’s that?”Everyone exchanged surprised looks. Takuma raised one eyebrow. “You’re at Cross Academy,” he said slowly. “Our school?”Her eyebrows knitted together. “School?” she repeated uncertainly.“Ariya-sama,” Aido started, but stopped when she switched her blank gaze on him.“Who’re you?” she asked bluntly.“It’s Aido,” Takuma reminded her. “You… hid his Pocky, remember?”“No.”Kaname
raised his eyes to look into hers, and turned to Takuma. He said in a
curiously blank voice, “She doesn’t remember anything, Ichijo. They’ve
taken away her memories. She only remembers you.”---Kuran Ariya-“Here’s the deal,” I told Kazuki. “You can do whatever
experiment you want on me – besides taking my blood for yourself,
seeing as that’s illegal in our world – as long as you leave them
alone. You don’t bother my friends or my brother, and I’ll be your lab
rat. How’s that sound to you?”Kazuki’s smile grew. “Very good,
my darling,” he murmured seductively, standing and striding smoothly
over next to me. I shivered as he breathed on my ear. “I can’t wait to
continue Project White Wings.”I shuddered when he ran his hand down my body, and jerked away.“That is sexual harassment,” I told him. “That’s not allowed either.”He chuckled. “Soon, you would be too weak to rebuke me. I very look forward to that.”“I’m
not a damn prostitute,” I snapped. “I’m Kuran Ariya, the last Pureblood
Princess. If you touch me that way, I won’t just blow your hand off,
I’ll kick your brains out and watch them slide down that wall!” I pointed to the wall behind him, and he caught my wrists.“Don’t
be so mean, love,” he coaxed me, his voice still seductive. His hands
ran up my arm, and I glared at him. Slowly, as if he were oblivious to
the fact that the room was beginning to get a little too windy, he
pulled my body against his and kissed me, hard.I didn’t
struggle, because I knew the consequences: he’ll give me a double dose
of pain during the experiment. I wondered if Yunoki Ariya went through
this. I didn’t get the time to ask.When the kiss finally ended,
he took my hand, and led me out the door, up the never-ending
staircase, to the dark chambers. There were two new additions to it
since I last came up here with everyone else. A dim lamp, and a metal
operation bed stood in the middle, stained with blood. Both mine, and

knew the drill, and stripped myself to my underwear, then lay facedown
on the metal bed. It was cold, as cold as I remembered.I
shivered involuntarily as three male vampires in white suits came in,
holding the hated tools. They gleamed sharply in the dim light.Kazuki
waved the three men on, and they crowded around me. I shivered again as
one of them jabbed a needle into me, taking my blood sample. Another
one stroked my back gently. I remembered this guy. Why was he still
around? I knew Kazuki disliked him for his preference to take orders
from me than him, although I never did give him any.“Ohayo,
Ariya-sama,” he said to me as he started to give me anesthetic so I
wouldn’t feel the pain, but I heard a slap, and something cold touched
my back, pricking my pale, smooth skin.I closed my eyes and let my body take me far away from the pain and confusion.As I drifted into oblivion, I dreamed of the man I'd loved for so long.Kuran Kaname.

Chapter Three: Whirlwind of Feelings-Yunoki Ariya-My eyes opened in a dark place. I could sense vampires all around me. I found his
presence, right next to me, and I saw his bright green eyes. They were
shimmering with sadness... why was he sad? I was here with him. I would
always be here with him from now on.I sat up, and the blanket covering me fell from my shoulders.“Ariya, you should sleep.”His
quiet voice was loud in the empty room, and his gentle hands tried to
push me back down, but I managed to resist and instead hugged him
tightly close to me. The wounds on my back stretched with my body, and
I hissed in pain.“What’s wrong?” Takuma asked me – no, he demanded.I
ignored him, and twisted around carefully to feel for the two strange I
knew I had on my back. They were hot to touch, and had grown into an
oval stretching vertically down my torso.His cool, gentle hands
took mine, and he stroked my disfigured back. “Oh,” he whispered
softly, and ran a hand over my spine. I shivered.“What are these?” he asked as his fingers found the source of the disfiguration.“I don’t know,” I answered honestly, and hissed when he ran a hand over an open wound.“Gomen,”
he murmured, and took my hand. “We need to see Kaname about this. He’s
grieving, but he’ll know what’s wrong.” He led me into the hallway.“Who’s Kaname?”He
shot me a look of surprise, and I scowled. I couldn’t remember anything
but him! Everything about him fills my mind, down to his tantalising
scent.“Kuran Kaname,” he answered. “The Pureblood Prince.”I nodded like I knew what that was.Takuma
stopped in front of a double wooden door, and he rapped it neatly.
“Kaname? We need to see you about something. There’s something wrong
with Ariya.”There was a long pause before I heard a muffled grunt.Takuma opened the door and led us in.I
was suddenly well aware of my short, almost revealing nightgown
(although I had a jacket around me) as I stared at Kaname. The
strikingly handsome vampire gazed at me with sorrow-filled eyes, and
beckoned me closer.“What is wrong?”His voice was gentle
and refined, much like one who has been brought up as a so-called
‘Prince’. I stared at him, and turned around, taking off the jacket.
Takuma explained in short, clipped sentences as Kaname ran a hand over
my back. I could feel his surprise as he found the bumps.“Do you know what those are?” Takuma asked.Kaname
hesitated, and sat up. I turned my head around and saw him whispering
into Takuma’s ear. I frowned, and he gave me a small smile before
continuing to speak with him. Takuma’s eyes widened at his words,
whatever they were, and he stepped back.“No, she can’t be...”“I can’t be what?” I asked. Takuma shook his head, and started to pace.“Ariya-san,
please return to your room and rest,” Kaname spoke to me. “Seiren will
keep you company.” A short vampire girl with lavender hair came out of
the darkness, and bowed to me and Kaname before taking my hand and
returning to the room with me.“What’re they talking about?” I
demanded. Anger made my vision flash red, and suddenly, I realized how
very thirsty I was. I gasped when my throat burned.Seiren took
in my look, and bowed before me. I saw her deft hands brushing back her
hair and revealing her very exposed neck to me. I shivered, and stepped
forward, my vision tainted with red.“Are you afraid?”“I’m
not afraid that I wouldn’t know how to do it. I’m afraid that… I won’t
stop when I start. That I’ll kill you. I won’t be able to live with
that, Takuma. I’ll just die if anything happens to you. Don’t make me do this. I really, really, can’t!”I stopped suddenly, and shuddered as the memory swam in front of my eyes, using my hands to cover them.“Ariya-sama!”Seiren’s
suddenly loud, concerned voice cut through the memory. A crash rang
out, and I looked up in time to see a girl with long bronze-ish hair
and two boys, one of whom was ‘Aido’, and another with reddish-blond
hair burst into my room. “Ariya-sama!” Aido panted, looking around for
the danger.“Gomen,” I answered, and sat down on the bed.
“Gomen,” I repeated quietly, and passed a hand over my brow. The memory
was gone now, and I had a feeling that it happened not long before...
the nightmare.“What happened?” the boy with reddish-blond hair demanded.“Kain,” the girl cautioned.“Ruka,
she’s a Pureblood, and we take care of Purebloods,” Kain replied the
girl, and turned to me. “What happened?” he repeated.I shook my head. “I just remembered something that happened before... this. That’s all. Gomen for taking your time.”They frowned at each other but said nothing as they dispersed. I was sure that they thought I hadn’t seen them, but I had.Takuma
came half an hour later – by then, Seiren had given me a glass of what
they called ‘blood tablets’, something I’d gladly drink now, starved
and bloodless as I was, but I would reject later. I would have to
complain to their Pureblood Prince, because the food here was horrible
and inadequate to me.I sipped the pale red drink as he entered, looking weary and a little afraid. Afraid of what?I
asked him that, although I felt a little worried about his answer.
Thank goodness he didn’t reply, but that also worried me further.In a moment of complete stupidity, I asked him, “Am I going to die?”He gazed at me with surprise. “What makes you think that, hime? Of course you’re not.”I
smiled, relieved and glad to hear that. I chose not to answer his
question, because I knew his reaction to it. Instead, I wrapped my arms
around him and hugged him close to me. He chuckled, and hugged me back.After a while of silence, he finally asked the dreaded question: “Could you tell me what happened?”I bit my lip.“Please, Ariya.”I
hesitated before telling him about the blood, and the pain. It was all
I could remember, I said, because I was always kept half conscious,
whether they wanted me to feel the pain or it was just to keep me from
falling into a deep sleep from which they couldn’t wake me up I didn’t
know. His face tightened at those words, and I felt that he wasn’t
listening anymore. I stopped speaking, and watched him as he looked out
the window restlessly.“Continue.”So I spoke of the lonely
days, and the times when someone came in to feed me. He told me to
describe the man, but I couldn’t remember much but for his obvious
respect towards me, and his kind gray eyes, which always reminded me of
him: Takuma. And then I recalled the voices speaking to me, but I
wasn’t sure if they were real or just me going mad, and then I started
to hallucinate. When I saw him for the first time, I recalled quite
vividly screaming at him, telling him to go away. I had been punished
for that, and after that I knew it was just a vision. I began to look
forward to them, because it was the only way I could see him...He
sucked in a breath when I told him about the operation room, the tools,
the whole place smelling like blood. My blood, and the girl who was
with them when they came to rescue me. The one who looked like Kaname.
I recognized her scent when she came in.He looked thoughtful, and continued to stare out the window.“What’s wrong?” I asked again.He
turned to look at me, eyes strangely blank as if he were banishing some
emotion. I wondered if it was pain for my pain, but I thought I could
be wrong.“Nothing.”That single word maddened me, and I
was about to reply when something – or someone – screamed in my head,
ringing eerily, like how I did when I first came round and felt the
pain. It was as if I were there again, as if Takuma’s hands were the
knives and they were cutting deep into my back, tearing through flesh,
through muscle, and burying whatever they buried deep inside my body. I
arched my back and screamed with that person as I felt the pain – her
pain, my pain, I didn’t know. I could see the place, the room, the
dark, dark room... and the voices! They were there again... pushing me,
telling me that I had to live... to suffer to be who I am...“Kazuki-sama, no!”A
male voice, kind... it was the vampire with gray eyes! How he had
encouraged me to escape... but I didn’t... and it was too late.A maniacal laugh.“Step aside, foolish boy. I didn’t hire you to protect Ariya-hime here. I hired you to do a job... so do it!” A
calloused hand shoved the gray-eyed vampire away, and landed on a sharp
piece of glass... it sparkled even in the darkness... the broken glass
from heaven, in his hands! He dared to take it...“Kazuki-sama, please, no...”The vampire had a hand on Kazuki’s hand...“Ryuu-san...”The
weak voice came from the table, the bloody table. Flashes told me that
it was her, the girl who came with them to save me. Pity and gratitude
came from me – she took my place for me...“Leave him, Kazuki. I’m already here, what more do you want?”Her
voice held power, much like the Pureblood Prince. Maybe she’s the
Pureblood Princess... why would she desert her brother for me? Unless
she thought there was no hope...“Ariya-sama...”“Let him do it, Ryuu.” A
weak hand came up and fluttered over his hand. He let go of the other
man’s hand. She gave a sigh, and lay her head back down on the table. “Do it now. Make it fast.”There was another chuckle, one of triumph, and the glass flashed.Blood spilled in my head, and into the darkness.