Chapter 1 Basic introduction of Royal Family

The Kuran family!

They were royalty that ruled the nation. They were the epitome of perfection. They were the figures that general people looked up to.

The current king Haruka Kuran and his wife queen Juri Kuran had been living quite a blissful married life. It was no love marriage that brought the two together, but an arranged one. Juri was chosen for Haruka by his mother, the queen mother (the former queen) Shizuka Kuran. Despite being tied down to an arranged marriage Haruka and Juri were able to find love and happiness eventually. Surely Haruka was smitten by his beautiful bride upon first sight and with time Juri could no longer escape from his charms.

At present the king and the queen are blessed with three beautiful children.

Princess Yuki Kuran: The youngest being their daughter Yuki. She is now sixteen. A very bright and lively child. Although not very intelligent but Yuki is very kind hearted and has strong sense of justice. Just like her father. That is the trait she inherited from the king while being blessed with the looks of her mother.

The second prince Kaname Kuran: Now twenty seven years old. He is the all-rounder among all his siblings! There is almost nothing that this prince isn't good at. Nationwide no one is more educated nor knowledgeable than him. Not even his own father! If there was ever anyone who could match him academically then it would have to be his grandfather. Beside his education Kaname also has few other mentionable talents. For example he plays the piano very well. He is brilliant at chess, beating him in that game is something close to impossible for many. He has also served in the military for few years. He is a very skilled fighter. He is as good with swords as he is with archery and guns. Currently he happen to be his father's (the king's) one of the most trusted advisor.

Like every other human being prince Kaname also has few lacking here and there. One mentionable lacking is his ability to make friends. He is friendless and doesn't mind that at all. He mostly prefers to be alone. Takuma Ichijo – the grandson of minister Ichijo is only person the second prince considers as his friend. Kaname is not very much the people person and hates socializing unlike his other siblings. Hence why he also lack big time in the department of romance. Although there are countless woman at his father's court looking for the opportunity to throw themselves at him or sinking low in order to catch his attention. But he pays attention to none. He simply ignores them and turn blind eye. Which sometimes leads his mother and grandmother to believe he is secretly homosexual...

In his free time Kaname prefers to be in the company of books. If not reading then he could be found in any corner of the place quietly playing chess – mostly by himself. And on some rare occasions with his only friend Takuma.

Kaname is not very close to his siblings. Although sometimes he dotes on his little sister but his older brother and him act like complete strangers. There is nothing common in between the two princes.

The Crown Prince Rido Kuran: King Haruka and Queen Juri's firstborn. The heir to throne. He is the one who will one day take after his father. Rido is the apple of his mother and grandmother's eyes. But for his father he is nothing less than a troublesome kid.

The crown prince is quite different when compared to his younger siblings. He is neither kind hearted like Yuki nor does he possess half the talent as Kaname. Frankly speaking among the three of them Rido is actually the most useless one. Alcohol and women are his most favored companion. He is also quite widely known for his dalliances with many women around the court. Plus his ill temper and terrible manners are nationwide talked about. His actions have embarrassed the royal family on many occasions.

His father tried every possible way to discipline him.

At a very young age when Rido first started displaying signs of trouble his father sent him to a strict boarding school. But within six months he was expelled. After that the crown prince was put into the military. Once again the boy returned home. But this time in a matter of few days. And with this return Rido became more insolent and daring. He listened to no one. He was completely out of control. He even went as far as to father an illegitimate child with minister Shiki's niece; at the age of just sixteen.

And that incident was the last straw for his father.

King Haruka made the decision to discard Rido as the crown prince and promote his second son to that pedestal. He understood that Rido doesn't not have what it takes to be a king. With a king like him the kingdom will fall into the ashtray in no time. Kaname on the other hand with his intelligence will be able to run the kingdom prosperously and peacefully. He talked to the ministers at his court about this idea of changing the crown prince and they all agreed with him.

But unfortunately that proposition remained unsuccessful. King Haruka was never able to execute his plan. He could not proceed with this decision because of the queen and the queen mother's interference.

Queen Juri went against her beloved husband's decision because she wholeheartedly believed that one day her Rido will change. He will no longer be as irrational as he is now. He will mature, he will understand, he will learn to love and grow up to be a man that every soul in their kingdom will admire.

…and they are not far from that day.

Well… years have passed and prince Rido is now thirty four. With no signs of maturity in him as of yet. But even to this day his mother has not given up hope.

a.n. Thank you all for reading hope you guys enjoyed. This is going to be a very short story I will be working on till I manage to get rid of my writers block for my vampire knight story. the draft is fully completely. and the chapters will be posted on a regular basis. off course I don't own vampire knight or any of its characters. and as for the plot of this story. the plot is my however the idea actually came over to my head while watching a documentary. and of course it is an alternate universe.