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XV

Temporary Ending

Yuuki's POV

I felt the cold but at the same time also warmth. Someone cradled me at his chest and carried me to who knows where, and when we stop I could feel the wind, the cold of the snow, but also an understanding. I tried to open my eyes and faced by a face of my hero.

"Kaname-senpai?" I called him.

Kaname look down at me and smiled, "Don't worry Yuuki, I will release you from the chain that bound your memories. Firstly, I want to say sorry if you are struggling with the gap in your memories, but that is no more, after this, you can do anything you want." He explained it all with calmness and content in his face.

I lifted my right hand and cup his cheek with it, "As expected, you're the key to my memories Kaname-senpai, but I can't approach you because I want to do this myself." I said but then smiled a small sad smile, "But in the end, I still depend on you, and perhaps also Haruki."

Kaname just smiled at me, and then his hand covered my eyes. And when I thought that he won't do anything anymore, I feel a ghost of warmth breath in my neck. I widened my eyes from behind his hand when I know what he will do, but there is no time for me to demand him to answer me because in the next moment his fang pierced the skin in my neck. And in my state of shock, I could do nothing but brace whatever going to happen to me.

A few moments passed, and I started to feel that my body going through a change, but that was not what I worried, the one I worried over is the feeling of something like a hammer hit my head continuously but there is not enough force to knock my head over, I feel like there is some kind of forces trying to penetrate a wall that I suppose contained my memory. I started to struggle but Kaname hold in me is not a match to me. But before I can start to struggle again, Kaname retracted his fang and also his face from my neck.

"Please wait a moment Yuuki. Just a little longer and you will be picked up by your prince." Kaname said it with a hint of amusement while he brought his wrist to his fang and pierced his wrist, "Please take it Yuuki. Please drink it." He said while ordered me to drink his blood from his wrist.

And with that order, he thrust his bleeding wrist to my mouth. And without further ado, I drank it like crazy because I can't hold it any longer, this painful headache that want be released from its prison. And when, finally, I can gulp some of his blood, I widened my eyes while he wiped his blood from my face.

I still can't register it fully, but when he stared at me from above and ask me softly, "How is it Yuuki? Did you recognize me?"

I automatically raised my hands and hold his face, "Kana…" But before I could say anything, I widened my eyes again when I felt his presence. "Zero." I called.

"It seems you arrived just in time Zero Kiriyu." Kaname said calmly.

"Kuran." Zero said.

But before I could register that Zero said the name with neutrality, I came to the conclusion that Zero want to hurt Kaname because he changed me to a vampire, one being that Zero despise with all of his being. So, before anything could happen, I stood from Kaname's hold and come to his defense, "Zero… He is… My brother. You can't…" But before I could do anything further, I lost my step because a sudden darkness swallowed my consciousness.

Third Person's POV

After Yuuki fell unconscious, Zero stared at Kaname hard and challenging, while Kaname scoped Yuuki and walked a few steps to where Zero stood. "What should I do now Kuran?" Zero asked with a sharp edge when Kaname stood right in front of him.

Kaname stared at Zero calmly and then hand over Yuuki to Zero carefully, "Take care of Yuuki and tell her what you can about this situation, after that do whatever you want with this situation, after all it is your only chance to have your revenge against the one who crushed your life and your family." Kaname said calmly.

Zero took Yuuki carefully and stared at Kaname when he gave his instruction, but when Kaname turned around and getting ready to leave the tower, "Wait!" Zero called Kaname and Kaname stopped his step without turned around, "I… don't trust you Kuran and I could honestly say that I hate you because you wanted to control me like some puppet. But I know this situation from the conclusion of what little story Haruki gave me, and I could pretty sure conclude that this revenge also your chance to get revenge and also to get free. I… will fight and destroy whoever it is even if it is also in your favor, I will do it for Haruki, because he is the one and only pureblood vampire who will have my complete trust, ever. So, do tell me who is it? The one who destroy our family…"

Kaname looked at Zero from his shoulder a second before looking down to the ground where another fight began, he took a few moments before answered Zero's question, "You're a nuisance Zero Kiriyu, not only you have my sister complete attention but you also have my life-mate concern in your pitiful existence. But after what Yuuki told me that night and your possessiveness in her person I couldn't do anything to you if I didn't want Yuuki to hate me." Kaname paused and look up at the night sky when the fight below finished with Shiki Senri lost consciousness and Rima Touya barely could stand.

Kaname sighed and then continued, "I don't know why Haruki shared our family history even if you will eventually get into our family, but when I look at it again to what Haruki did and said to you, it made more sense and would gave you a solid reason to fight this mess with your own choice and decision. But to think that he still didn't say anything about 'him', it seems he gave me the one and only dirty job considering who was and is after our family." Kaname sighed and then turned around to look at Zero.

"The one who bound me to 'him', the one who ruined your family and also my family, and the one who desired Yuuki so much just because Yuuki is his mother's daughter, are no other than the supposed uncle of Kuran Family, Rido Kuran. I just hope that you didn't place your grudge to the entirety of Kuran Family because I also didn't condone his doing and hope we can annihilate him for once and all. So please don't hate Yuuki and Haruki just because they are member of the Kuran Family." Kaname finished with somber mood and soft look in his eyes and face.

Zero just kept quiet for some time but then he sniggered at Kaname, "To think the proud king to say please to me. Well… don't worry Kuran, I will never hate Yuuki and Haruki. It's going to be hard to hate Yuuki because she is my one and true life-mate, meanwhile it's impossible to hate Haruki because he is nothing like you arrogant pureblood bastards. And also… Yuuki and Haruki were also the victim in this mess." Zero concluded his choice of words and then left the building, leaving Kaname who grace his feature with a small soft smile hearing the answer from Zero.

"Kuran-sama?" Came the voice of Hanabusa Aido from behind Kaname who heading towards the old Moon Dorm building.

Kaname stopped his step for the second time that day, "Yes?" He answered calmly without so much as turned around.

"I'm sorry if I'm rude Kuran-sama, but if I may be so bold, what is happening? And the new scent just before…" This time came the voice of Akatsuki Kain, who didn't finish his really obvious question.

"The one who wants to rule us all going to be revived. He also held the majority voice in the senate, but he is my enemy though I can't fight him head on. And unfortunately, the stage will be in this academy. Knowing this, are you still going to make me your lord?"

"Kuran-sama, we are following you not only because of your pureblood status. We will follow you wherever you want us to go." Hanabusa Aido gave Kaname his statement with so much conviction that made Kaname smile, and without Akatsuki Kain voiced it out, his answer already pretty clear, and so is his life-mate.

"And for your second question, as you suspected the new scent is a pureblood vampire, more precisely the only daughter of Haruka and Juuri Kuran, one of the treasures they left to this pitiful world." Kaname continued, this time with a sad smile.

The two behind Kaname widened their eyes, but that only lasted a few seconds before they gained their bearing again, "Then… the enemy, they are targeting your sister?"

"Yes, unfortunately."

"Is she… your fiancé? That's why you always cherished her."

Kaname smirked and glanced to the two of his most loyal friends, "Of course I cherished her, she is my sister after all. Though for the fiancé part, her life-mate going to crush me within seconds if I make her my fiancé, beside I already have my own life-mate."

"Is that so? If I may so bold, is it Haruki Kurosu, or is it also a Kuran?"

Kaname smirk widened but he wasn't answering anything, "You know too much already, if the time comes I will tell you Aido and Kain."

"I'm sorry Kuran-sama. But for now, what should we do?"

Kaname looked up and noted that the night slowly eaten by the morning, so he didn't have much time, "For now, guard my sister and her life-mate, also don't attack her life-mate. After that, prevent the Day Class's student involvement. And don't forget to notice the Headmaster, because I didn't have the time. I will leave the fight in academy to you and the other Night Class's student that willing to fight, if they don't want to don't push them. That's all."

"What about the main enemy?"

"It's alright, there are already some who will deal with him. If you meet him, don't look at him and immediately run, or better yet if you never in his proximity."

"Understood Kaname-sama!" and with that the two of them trailed the way they come.

While Kaname continued his way to the old Moon Dorm's building.

"Kaname…"

"You're already here Takuma."

"Yes, what are you going to do to him?"

Kaname sighed and then step inside one of the many rooms in the old building, "You know what I am going to do to him Takuma. I'm going to revive him so we can clear this mess sooner rather than later. You also want to free yourself from the senate clutch, don't you?"

"I…" Ichijou stumped for an answer while Kaname approaching the coffin which already gave a pulse of life.

He looked at the inside of coffin for a while and then gave the thing inside a wry smile, "Well then dear uncle, I will give you the thing you wanted the most in this crazy world, the blood of ancestor. Hope you will perish with this cursed blood and never go back to disturb Kuran family again." And just like that, without hesitation he unsheathed Ichijou's sword from Ichijou's grip and stabbed his own hand so blood could flow from there to the thing inside the coffin.

"Pureblood is disgusting." Ichijou abruptly said without a remorse.

Kaname stared at Ichijou and then snorted, "Well… that's one way to put it. We are sacred, but also cursed. We are the beginning but also the path to crush the entirety of the vampires, if I didn't have a life-mate in this time, I'm pretty sure I will be crazy with ridiculous plan for a perfect world. But because I have life-mate, I didn't succumb to my own selfish reason like Rido." Kaname rambled while waiting for the blood to sufficiently fulfill the need of the greed.

And after a while, Kaname pulled out the sword and gave it back to Ichijou like that was a daily occurrence. "Where are you going now?" Ichijou asked when he sheathed his sword back.

"To the senate, I have to weed them out, at least those who support the fake king illusion. Do you want to come?"

Ichijou stared at Kaname and then looked over at the thing in the coffin and make a pitiful face. He sighed and then look back to Kaname and said with determination, "Yes, I will come with you and I will follow you wherever you want me to go, my Lord."

Kaname smiled and then walked away from the accursed room without looking back again, certain than one Takuma Ichijou will follow him till the end of his reign.

"Why… are you not angry, Zero?"

"Hmm… Are you prefer me to be angry?"

Yuuki straightened her body from its position straddled in Zero's lap with her face buried in the crook of Zero's neck. "You know that that is not what I meant. Did you already become true vampire?"

Zero stared at Yuuki calmly and then sighed, "I'm sorry, I know a bit about what's going to happen but I couldn't tell you anything, I promised Haruki after all. You can angry at me, and I'm pretty sure Haruki wouldn't blame you if you are angry at him because he didn't tell you anything. But please remember that what's important is the now and not the past."

Yuuki looked at Zero steadily for a moment and then she hugged Zero, "I know what's important Zero, and if Haruki didn't tell me then he must have his reason, and then there is also Kaname-senpai. But what I can't comprehend was the relationship between Kaname-senpai and Haruki, how come a sibling become a life-mate? That's almost unheard of if I remembered it correctly."

"I don't know about that, but there is still a lot about Haruki and also Kaname Kuran that we didn't know, and Haruki himself said that he is not only who he is now, so maybe there is more between those two. But that aside, now is not the perfect time to pondering about that. I'm pretty sure that you can predict what's happening and what will happen, right? Because if my deduction is correct, then your power… you are a seer, aren't you?"

Yuuki only wrapped his arm in Zero's neck tightly and buried her face in Zero's shirt, "That's right." Yuuki mumbled, "A very useful power but useless when I could do nothing to change the results, like that night ten years ago. Father sacrificed himself to give us the time, mother sacrificed herself to protect me and Haruki from the harsh world, and Kaname Nii-sama alone in this pitiful world, looking and waiting for us but could do nothing about it. I am…" Yuuki trailed with a sob threatening to spill.

Zero silently listened to Yuuki's ramble and he could only give her silent support and a pat to calm her down. "It's alright Yuuki, you couldn't change what's already happened, just look forward and continue to walk and change the future for the better."

And they stayed right there like that for some moments before finally separated from each other. Silently, they donned their Day Class uniform, without speaking they know that they will fight for themselves and also for each other.

"The enemy are… your uncle, Rido Kuran, with his lackey. The Night Class will guard the Day Class, and I'm pretty sure Haruki already did something to the Day Class students so they won't know and involved in our quarrels." Zero said in the silence hoping to provide a bit of information to Yuuki.

"So… the one who make such a ruckus is a pureblood, again. Heh… with this, I more or less understand why you hate pureblood so much, their only job is making troubles for society." Yuuki said calmly while adjusted her uniform and her now long hair.

"Hmm… do you know him?"

"Not really, the only thing I know about him are his mismatched eyes and a disgusting feeling oozed from his very own being, I wonder what did he do to make his aura like that."

"Not a good deed obviously. By the way, what will you do about your weapon? Artemis didn't have a defense from vampire touch after all, you can't use it." Zero said with comprehension when he realized that his beloved life-mate literally didn't have any weapon beside the natural vampire strength.

But Yuuki didn't hear Zero, she only stared at her beloved Artemis and after a moment, without hesitation she grabbed the rod.

Zero who saw that could only widen his eyes and exclaimed horrifically, "Yuuki!"

But Yuuki ignored Zero and stubbornly hold her weapon even after said weapon released electric-like-power from her touch. But not long after that, Yuuki felt the change and the supposed rod now became a very deadly scythe.

"What the…" Trailed Zero.

Yuuki only gazed at her new weapon steadily and then smiled, "It seems my own weapon also want to participate in our revenge."

Zero looked at Yuuki and then snorted, "What kind of logic is that? But… Hmm… I see… The scythe and the gun huh… Artemis and Bloody Rose, it seems our fate flowing deeper than I anticipated." Zero said with a cryptic message.

"What do you mean?" Yuuki asked curiously.

But Zero only gave her a smile, "Nothing." And then he offered his hand to Yuuki, "Well… Let's go. To make our own future and to protect our own home and friends."

Yuuki stared at Zero incredulously and then snorted, "Pft… Haha… since when you become so poetic Zero, you spent too much time in Haruki's presence." But then Yuuki stared ahead with full determination, took Zero's hand and stepped beside Zero, "Let's!" and with that the two entered the battle ground.

"How dare you to enter Kuran-sama's territory, stupid dog of Senate!" Said the rather ruffled Ruka Souen with vengeance to a vampire which already started to disintegrate.

"Heh… your brat of lord will never win over our lord." Said the pathetic vampire as her last word before she vanished to the dust.

Ruka Souen looked at where the dust piled steadily, and then she huffed and put her hand in her hip, "Who do you think you're talking about honestly, even if Kuran-sama can't win the battle to that disgusting 'uncle' of his, there is still us who will gladly fight for him." She said with a pinched expression marred her otherwise beautiful face.

"It seems you know the situation." Voiced a voice from behind Ruka Souen.

Ruka only peeked from her shoulder and then gave a relieved sigh, "You're alright huh, Akatsuki? Where is Hanabusa? And the Night Class's knew already about the situation and three quarter of its students choose to fight in Kaname Kuran's side, and the rest choose to guard the Day Class dorms. Kuran-sama visited us just before he went to the Senate, he explained in detail what's going to happen and who are the enemies."

"Is that so? Well it seems the one who came here really loyal to Kaname Kuran huh… and for Hanabusa, he said he want to check the Day Class dorms." Calmly Akatsuki Kain answered Ruka's question while walked to Ruka's side, waiting for more enemies.

"To think that there is still someone who practiced this outdated way of battle. What did he think to actually brought his lackeys here, neutral ground where there are also humans present. Pureblood really are a bigheaded bunch with too much arrogance." Rambled Ruka.

"What get yourself Ruka? It's not everyday for us to witness you rambled about pureblood, and the ugly part of them that is." The voice of Hanabusa Aido could be heard approaching Ruka and Akatsuki.

"Nothing. I'm just irritated about this situation, that's all. And, what about your self-task going on? What's the condition with the Day Class students?"

Hanabusa hummed and gave a frown to them when Ruka asked his task, "Well… that is the interesting part. It's almost in the morning but no one in the Sun Dorm who stirred awake, they sound asleep like there are not a bloody noisy battle just outside their dorm, and beside that weird part some of Night Class do their job perfectly to guard the dorms."

"Hmm… well, maybe that Haruki kid do something to them. He is scarily powerful after all. I'm sure he can do something like make all students in Day Class sound asleep so they won't know and won't be involved in this 'war'." Ruka mused.

"Do you think so?" Akatsuki asked his life-mate.

"Well… Considering he is the twin of said sister who only last night awakened her power, it's not an outrageous claim that he can do something like that." Exclaimed Hanabusa.

"But…" Ruka butted, but this time with a serious and calm expression that almost instantly got her two companions attention, "That Haruki kid isn't that simple, because if he is only her twin, there is no way his power practically screaming 'ancient' to me that 'time' when he accidentally lost control of his leash even if only for seconds, he is more like Kuran-sama than his twin, Yuuki-sama."

That inquiry made her two companions think for a while, but the arrival of another elegant but feral vampires snapped their attention to their current situation. "Well… that problem aside, now is not the time to pondering in Haruki's mystery. Now we have a job to protect this ground." And with that they began their job to protect their territory.

"How is it, My Lord?" asked one of many vampires in one of the old dorm's many rooms.

The one who called Lord smirked while wiped his mouth after his fed. The one who became their victim of sacrifice, a human woman already lying dead beside the one called 'Lord'. "Not bad, but not good either. I'm still hungry, but considering I'm merely a carcass for seven years that's to be expected." And here he smirked evilly without remorse, "Well… that aside, for now I'm satisfied, so… should we start to break this cute playground my little nephew built?" He asked, but deep inside he ordered the vampires who already eager to carry out their 'Lord' order.

And without question and without hesitation, the vampires all responded with a firm, "Yes, My Lord." And then scattered around to run havoc in the peace of Cross Academy.

"Heh… It's good to be back, so I can affirm my position and dispose the 'nephew' who betray his master." The last vampire remained, the lord said to himself.

"Well… that is certainly not something that I will leave alone. If you so much as take a step to my beloved mate I will crush you till there is nothing remain left behind and nothing remain that can be judged in the other side." A voice sounded just outside of the room, a room which already broken down with its vanished roof and window and door.

The 'Lord' whipped his attention to the voice who only stood outside of the room with a very relaxed posture, calm expression, and a close-eyed smile. "Who are you?!" asked the 'Lord' suspiciously while still sat on his coffin relaxed but there is a tension visible.

The one who has the voice opened his eyes and then smiled while crossed his left arm to his chest, and with a bit of bow he introduced himself. "Not so very nice to meet you, Rido Kuran. I'm Haruki Kurosu, one of the Guardian in this Cross Academy." Then he straightened himself, "But you may know me as one of Kuran Family's member, the last child of Haruka and Juuri Kuran, your youngest little nephew, Haruki Kuran, dear uncle."

The 'Lord', now identified as the famed Rido Kuran, could only widen his eyes, "Wha…." He choked, couldn't form a single sentence because his brain short-circuited right after the one in front of him introduced himself.

"Well… It seems I make quite an impression. To think that you are speechless just because of my introduction." Said Haruki calmly.

"That…" Started Rido Kuran, "That's impossible! Juuri only had two children."

"Then it seems your source of information is wrong. She has three children, one child and a twin."

And again, Rido Kuran widened his eyes, "That…" He trailed, not knowing how he should react to a possible threat to his plan.

"Hmm… Well… My being here only because I want to properly introduce myself to you, because the one who will determine your fate is not me, but the one you desired, or more like the one who you deluded yourself being the one you desired. Well then… Good bye dear uncle, hope you will be in the way to the other side in the end of the day." And with that, Haruki vanished with a soft pop from where he was standing, leaving one Rido Kuran who still couldn't comprehend what was happening.

But before he could process what his supposed youngest nephew said, a presence made him stiffened and then relaxed. And with a determined glint and a sinister smile, he turned around and looked up to where two presences appeared in the vanished roof.

"Well… Well… I thought that I should seek you out, but to think that you are the one who come to me, it's rather surprising, Juuri's daughter, Yuuki, right?"

The two presences, one is Yuuki, stiffened when they faced the one they are searching, "Rido Kuran, right? I'm sorry 'uncle' but it's not so very nice to meet you. And for the second time I'm sorry but I will have my revenge over everything you did not only to me and my family, but also to my life-mate family."

"Ahh… how fierce of you, just how like Juuri you are. You will be the perfect fiancé to me, to our kingdom." Rido Kuran said it all with a calm voice but there is a craziness but also determination in his eyes.

But before Yuuki could answer his uncle proposal, a shot go straight to Rido Kuran's face but he avoided it easily. "Over my dead body!" Zero said viciously.

"And I will never leave my life-mate to choose you Rido Kuran, a despicable being not even worthy of life." And just like that, Yuuki started to strike her 'uncle' with her wicked scythe and Zero as a back-up with his gun and its hidden power.

"How is the plan going on? Is it already starting?" one of many member of tough looking people, or vampires, asked.

"It's going smoothly. And when Our Lord finished his task to get rid of the false king and his playground, he will come here and take his rightful place." One voice answered, but this one clearly their leader considering his strict no-nonsense tone.

"Hooo… and how are you going to will it without the agreement of all of the Noble Families in our vampire world and what about the Pureblood Families? I'm pretty sure that a long time ago I made a rule that stated 'whoever want to become the Ruler of Vampires, he or she has to have complete supports from all of Noble Families and the Pureblood Families without a doubt', and from what I see, the ones present are not even half of the Noble Family." A voice sounded one of the meeting room in the Senate Headquarter, where some member of senate without an approval have a meeting.

At once, all of the ones present in the meeting room whipped their head to the way where the voice sounded, and there, just in one corner of the meeting room, someone appeared calmly with a grace of a king, and when the others realized the identity of the one who has been eavesdropping their conversation, they could only freeze in their seat.

"Kaname Kuran… What… are you doing here?" one of the member asked carefully, clearly still stunned with the appearance of the one they believed was the false king.

Kaname hummed, amused but there is a glint of controlled anger can be seen in his eyes, "Hmmm… What am I doing here huh…. Well, you could say to prevent all of you doing something stupid."

But unexpectedly, one of the other member stood harshly until his chair fall behind and slammed his hand to the desk in front of him, "Something stupid!?" the member almost shouted with a crazed look, "We are doing the right thing, to give back the leadership of all vampires to the Kuran Family as they are the right King to all of us, the one who gave us hope and light. The one who doing something stupid is you! Creating a playground to play nice with humans when they are just a being beneath us, and then you dare to take a step here when you are no more than ungrateful spare heir!" Exclaimed the member to Kaname who seems amused despite the rather vilifying speech.

"Hmmm… you said that I am an ungrateful spare heir huh… when in reality I was the one who created this 'now' pathetic government, and the law is a joke that I don't know if I should be grateful or disappointed that I'm coming back from my restless rest." Said Kaname calmly.

The one who still stood almost started to spout another trashing speech when what Kaname said not only registered in his brain but also in some of his fellow member of Senate. "Wha…"

Kaname smiled when he properly looked at the members of Senate, "Not so pleasure to meet the ugly side of the highest law in vampire world, the Senate. I'm Kaname Kuran, the supposed son of Haruka and Juuri Kuran, when in reality I'm their ancestor who take the original 'Kaname's' place when he was sacrificed to me, coincidently that is our name are the same." Then with Kaname's introduction, almost all the members of Senate widened their eyes, except one who looked at Kaname critically.

And when the silence trailed for some moments, a cough almost gave a jump to all the members, "I'm sorry Kaname-sama, but even if you are the ancestor of Kuran Family, the one who brought us to the light, now you are not more than a pet with a leash in their neck because the one who gave you a life are the legitimate Lord of Kuran Family, Rido Kuran. He is the next in line after your 'father' Haruka Kuran, after all." The clearly leader of the members stated with criticized glint in his eyes.

"That is where all of you are wrong." A new voice sounded, but this time clearly there is no new presence beside the members and Kaname Kuran. But right after all of their attention focused in the center of the meeting room, a presence appeared with a soft pop. And right there showed a rather short young 'human' man, with calm and relaxed feature, complete with his pristine Day Class of Cross Academy's uniform. "Well… It seems Kaname Nii-sama's explanation reached its interesting part."

"Wh… Who… Who are you?" the member who almost shouted at Kaname and still standing stuttered to the new presence.

"Hmmm… That is complicated question. For now, I'm Haruki Kurosu, the adopted son of former hunter and now Headmaster of Cross Academy, Kaien Kurosu. But my true name is Haruki Kuran, the youngest member of Kuran Family, the last child of Haruka and Juuri Kuran." Haruki said it all with a smile and calm demeanor.

And with that exclamation, a new round of widened eyes and exclamation of disbelief started again, and this time included the leader of the member. "That's impossible." Whispered one of the member.

"That is not impossible because there is nothing impossible in this world of living." Stated Haruki, "But that aside… Back to original discussion, the legitimate Lord huh… Well, rest assured there is no one more legitimate than Kaname Nii-sama. After all, according to the Goblin Nation, the Lord of the Kuran Family never changed, that means even if someone take the mantel of Kuran Family's Lord, they merely acted as a symbol, nothing more nothing less, because Kaname Kuran 'the First' never died, and when he was revived, automatically the mantle directly falls to him, and 'no one' can dispute that claim." Continued Haruki calmly but at the same time harshly.

"Well, it seems our adventure to England and in extend the Gringgots of Goblin Nations was fruitful. We don't know something that simple because we retracted ourselves from the outside world, the way which supposed to protect us also the way to blind us to the truth and to a power we have. There is another world out there, which is wider than we expected." Explained Kaname.

The members could only listen and didn't bother to say anything. But there was a realization of what the two in front of them meant, and also there was a comprehension of the consequence of what they did to their true King. "What can we do to redeem our fault, Kaname-sama? We know that what we do can't be forgiven."

"That's right, what all of you do can't be forgiven because what would you do can be considered as a coup. That's why, I'm sorry that our path will be parted like this." Kaname stated and then closed his eyes and took a deep breath, and when he opened his eyes, this time that red-brown eyes full of determination and when he speaks, his voice full of authority and pressure, a voice that only could be used by a pureblood vampire, "Put your hand at your neck…" And without question, almost like they are under hypnotism, all of the members hand circled around their respective neck, "And please end your own life." And with that not so subtle command, all the members took their own life with their own hand, with Haruki turned his head away from the scene in front of him.

And when there is only a silence, Haruki turned away and walked slowly to Kaname, and when he arrived in front of Kaname, without any encouragement, Haruki hugged Kaname hard with a barely suppressed sadness and grief. "I'm sorry Haruki, that you should watch this ugly side of mine." Whispered Kaname.

Haruki only buried his face in Kaname's shirt, "It's alright, because this fate can't be changed." Haruki said it quietly and Kaname could only hug Haruki tightly, not only to reassure Haruki but also himself.

"And what do you want to do to me, Kaname-sama?" A voice disturbed their quiet conversation.

And Kaname immediately focused his attention back to the only member who was not included in his assassination, still with Haruki safely tucked in his arm, "I'm not going to do anything to you, Ichio Ichijou." Said Kaname softly to the leader, the last senate vampire alive in that room. "The one who will judge you is not me." And in cue, the door to the meeting room opened to show them no other than the beloved grandson of the leader of Senate, Takuma Ichijou.

"Hello grandfather." Greeted Takuma Ichijou to his grandfather.

"So… you choose Kaname Kuran huh, Takuma."

"Since you introduce me to Kaname Kuran, my loyalty is to him, now and forever." Said Takuma sharply.

Then the grandfather and grandson stared at each other, but not long after that the staring battle destroyed by Kaname, who already beside Takuma Ichijou, ready to exit the room with Haruki in his arm. "Then, Takuma I leave the rest to you. Don't be confused, focus to your goal." Kaname said.

"And even if you already in the between, don't let your to-be life-mate to control you, even if she is a pureblood. You have more dignity than to be a mere pawn, after all you are Kaname Kuran's right hand man." The last cryptic message from Haruki to Takuma Ichijou before Haruki and Kaname exited the meeting room and immediately headed to the other battle.

"Heh… as expected of Haru-chan, even in this condition he still play a game of fate with his cryptic message." Said Takuma to no one with a chuckle, 'Thought more or less I know what's the meaning of his message. Well… it seems after this I'm going to get my own life-mate', added Takuma in his own head. "Well… shall we end this, grandfather. Before you get another plan formed in that genius but also dark mind of yours." And with that, Takuma Ichijou pulled out his sword.

Haruki's POV

"Well… It seems our time already reach its peak."

A few hundred years has passed since that not-so-important battle in Cross Academy as the battle ground. That night, after we left the Senate Headquarter, we went back to Cross Academy in time to see Zero's rather strange shape of gun, consisted of a bunch of overgrown thorn, holding back Rido Kuran's body in place while Yuuki gave her last strike with her rather wicked scythe, where did she get that?. And with whatever last words directed to Yuuki, Rido Kuran's body disintegrated to dust. At the same time as the Fake King's death, the lackey lost their fight with the Night Class student.

After that, the mess left behind can be solved slowly but surely. With Kaname as the 'temporary' King, vampire world came out of its self-proclaimed safe zone to the outside world so they didn't only mingle with the same close-minded mind 'elder' vampires. Kaname also called all Head of Pureblood Houses and Head of Noble Houses and made the Senate become parliamentary democracy government, with Houses of Pureblood as the highest body and the representatives of Level D vampires as the lowest body, though beside the Pureblood, the other representatives chosen by the citizen of vampire world or by the Houses of Pureblood. But that aside, there is also rather intricate and thorough laws and rules as a pillar and foundation of the Senate, so even if the Pureblood have the higher power there will be no one foolish enough to take advantage of the Body and plan a coup, like the former Senate. But in reality, the new laws and rules itself was mostly Kaname's laws and rules from thousands year ago that the Senate chose to ignore and bury, but there was also bit and pieces of some new laws and rules to make it close to impenetrable

As for Zero and Yuuki, after their so-called revenge completed, they chose to went back to their daily life as students of Cross Academy with addition of Zero accompanied Yuuki step by step for her to adjust her vampire body. And after they graduated, Zero as expected become a hunter, then the Head of Hunter Association, with Yuuki studied in university and tutored by Kaien Kurosu so she could take over the title of Headmaster of Cross Academy. The first time Yuuki and Zero knew about Ichiru's relationship, Yuuki could only blink several times with Zero beside her glaring dagger at Shizuka Hio but didn't say anything scathing and hateful, and with that Ichiru breathed a relieved sigh. For Ichiru himself, he, like his brother and sister-in-law, went back to school like nothing wrong happened and graduated with a satisfying grade to make it to university, though in the side, beside still loyal to death to me, he also helped Shizuka organize her rather messy House of Pureblood along with Maria Kurenai as an addition to the House of Hio. All in all, the relationship between these two couples running smoothly, if not a bit rocky.

For the other Night Class's students, after the battle, they also went back to their schooling and when they graduated they went to their own choice of university or work, though their royalty remained in Kaname Kuran or Kuran Household in general. Though there was a bit of situation with the vice president, what with his rather unfortunate encounter with the Heiress of Shirabuki Household. But in the end Takuma Ichijou could stand his ground and become the equal to the Princess Shirabuki, the one who pissed Haruki so much in that party that when the two met they only stared at each other hard and then pretended the other didn't exist. And beside that, Takuma Ichijou still as always loyal to Kaname Kuran and become his right-hand-man for real.

As for me, after that battle and after we cleaned the mess so the Day Class didn't suspicious of anything, I crashed to Kaname's bed in the dorm and left the world to morpheus land because of exhaustion, and when I came back, I attacked Kaname and sank my fang to Kaname's neck for the first time. There was a bit panicked state of what I did back then, but then Death appeared and said that the seal already broken because the seal couldn't contain my power anymore, so without Kaname's help I got back my status as vampire prince. And with Kaname busy with the mess of vampire world and mountains of paperwork, I chose to become Head of Moon Dorm for the next batch of Night Class's students after I graduated, because the Night Class couldn't operate if there is no pureblood to look over the proceeding, and because the Night Class consisted only for one class per three years the job didn't take too much of me because beside that self-proclaimed job so the vampire could continue to interact with human and feel the atmosphere of school, and continuing my mother wish, I also helped Kaname to organize the Senate and some of Kuran Household affair, after all in the end I had my obligation as Kuran's Family member.

"It doesn't feel like hundreds year already passed since that turn-over of fate."

"Hmmm… well now that you mention, it is a rather short time compared to the first time I lived in this world."

"Well… that aside, I think we did a pretty good job considering the condition of vampire world now, what with some of them interacted with human so naturally, and then there is the cooperation of the Senate and the Association, the criminal rate already decreasing since two or three hundred years ago. And there is also Hanabusa Aido research of how to make a vampire become a human. That work is really something huh…"

"Heh… considering he got the first step from my research, of course he would succeed in his attempt to become a human."

Of course that was because his mate is a human who didn't want to be a vampire, not because Hanabusa Aido's mate disgusted with a vampire or even hate vampire, but because she want to fulfill her life as full as possible with the end of her journey as death, so after he succeed in his research, he made himself as the test subject, and when that is successful, he distributed it to the other who didn't want to stay as vampire or those who is a Level D and still had some conscious to become normal, and in the end Hanabusa Aido and his mate live a full live and died in a very happy ending.

"Even if it's barely 500 years, the world already better than the first time I graced it with my presence. It's a little relief that the world I left behind isn't always because it ruined to the nothingness."

"It's not like the burden of the world is in your shoulder Haruki, you didn't have to safe it each time you grace a world with your presence, and if we meet again I will make sure that I will help you with whatever you want to do in that world."

"As always Kaname Nii-sama, wherever we ended in, we will remember each other, and when the time come, we will grace the world with our miracle so the world can be a bit more beautiful."

And with that, the two of us gazed at each other eyes, emerald-green clashed to brown-red, and with that our love for each other reached the other and vice versa. Without words, without action, we know our own feeling like we know each other palm.

"It seems you are ready to grace your own death." A new voice sounded in the vast not-really-room surrounding, with the only things there is was two coffins, which used by Kaname Nii-sama and I as chairs so we could talk for the last time face to face before we parted to confront our next adventure.

"Well… what can we say, we are ready for death since the beginning, after all our presence is not really a normal occurring, we were supposed to be already nothing, I am more so than Haruki." Kaname said calmly with a serene expression.

"And we know since we made that deal in the Hogwart's Great Hall that we didn't have that much time before you called us so we can take off to another world, at least that's for me, for Kaname Nii-sama… I don't really know." I said it rather sadly.

The voice, none other than Death, looked like smirked behind its ridiculous hood, "As expected of my Master, you predicted it that your life span is part of your payment." Death replied and I could only smile, "But that aside, it's already time for you two to step forward, though I can't say anything about it anymore, I can only say 'Good Luck!', in the end you will meet each other because you are a real Life-Mate, there is nothing that can separate you two forever." And with that Death vanished without trace like always.

Meanwhile, Kaname and I stood, and took each other hand, we stared at each other eyes and with a smile we step forward to the next not-really-great adventure.

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