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Yuuki Kuran (trappedinresin) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2016-08-25 13:17:00

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ai kuran, haruka kuran, mikaela hyakuya, yuuichiro hyakuya, yuuki kuran, zero kiryuu

Day 390 | Closed to the Kuran Apartment and Neighbors
[Closed to Haruka]

[To be honest, Yuuki slept soundly the entire night through. Probably for the first time in a long time. The day before had something to do with it. Her emotions had been so raw, and by the evening they had worn her out, probably long before her father had felt sleep tug at him. For him, sleeping through the night had probably been strange. But hopefully, after a day of staying awake, the sands of sleep weighed down his eyelids too as he drifted off.

But it's no surprise that as the sun peaks through her drawn blinds, Yuuki's eyes pop open, and once awake, she can't go back to sleep. So instead, she studies the face of her father as he sleeps peacefully. The smooth, beautiful features, eternally young, like a flower forever in bloom even three thousand years later. His appearance is so strikingly similar to that person. To Kaname. The urge to reach out and touch him is strong, but she doesn't. It isn't her brother. It's her father, who loves and even died for her, and she will forever love him as only a daughter can.

Her patience though can barely wait for him to stir. His anklet should have fallen off during sleep, though she doesn't disturb the blankets to check. Instead, she slides off the side of the bed and onto her knees, and props her chin atop her hands upon the mattress and waits. And waits. It's only now, with the monitor off, that she knows he'll get the full confirmation that he needs and wants. That she is truly his daughter.

And so she can wait expectantly.

But if it should take too long, it's really no surprise if she just... happens to reach out and tickle his nose, before her hands disappear quickly, back beneath her chin.

Good morning...]

[Cooking Breakfast]

[The house has expanded, but it's nothing she can't handle! Apron in place, she has one hand on her hip and a mixing spoon in hand as she faces off with the stove top. Now that her father and daughter are here, plus Zero, it's a full house. And she figures that while he usually does most the cooking in the morning, she can do her part too. Especially because, whether desired or not, the two children next door are over for breakfast too. Both should definitely feel as though they're just an extension to the family.]

All right...! It'll be pancakes, eggs, and cut fruit for everyone!

[But maybe someone should help her as she burns through her second batch of pancakes.]

[Breakfast]

[Everyone is gathered to the table, and okay this is fun...!]

Everyone dig in! [Half the food has been cooked by her. And the other half is whatever someone managed to rescue from her. But she's sure everyone will enjoy the pancake shapes and faces she made. Like Ai's pancake. Everyone is free to stare uncertainly at their food (rude), make awkward small talk, or maybe suggest a game to get to know one another.]

[Wildcard

[Maybe everyone leaves to go shopping? Want to interact one-on-one with someone, or something different? Do whatever you like, it's an apartment mingle.]

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trappedinresin
2016-08-26 03:25 pm UTC (link)

Mmm.

[With a nod and a smile she stands up, lifting the covers of the blanket to slip beneath them. The temperature in Marina is moderate, but they keep the house rather cool. It always feels better wrapping back up beneath the blankets.]

Everyone in the house has changed their sleeping patterns to fit a human schedule.

[Because there are so few vampires in the dome, and all the activity and places to visit take place during the day.]

I want to make breakfast for you and the neighbor children next door. So I thought you might like a little time to wake up.

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sharenambrella
2016-08-27 01:44 pm UTC (link)

[He gets comfortable next to her, watching her with a tolerant gaze. He doesn't mind keeping warm, hiding beneath the covers. He doesn't often see the sun much, growing unused to the human schedule Juri once took back in the days before she accepted his love.]

I'll get used to it again.

[He doesn't mind. Day, night, whatever he has to do for... his family. Such an odd thing, when he still has trouble grasping the fact that his daughter is grown.

A beat.]

Before that, you wanted to make sure I knew who you were?

[A knowing smile. That has to be weighing on her, more than it is him, the need to be validated by the one she calls father. And before she gathers everyone, the last of those doubts needed to be cleared, to avoid the awkward and tense atmosphere that shouldn't be.]

It's still hard to believe. [She's so much bigger, probably so much more independent than he's ready for when it comes to Yuuki.] But it was like watching my cute daughter sleep. You had the same face.

[Not creepy at all.]

So don't worry anymore.

[Even if it still seems like an impossibility, he's not going to cause trouble. She, at least, looks pretty easy to read.]

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trappedinresin
2016-08-27 02:25 pm UTC (link)

[She's obvious, isn't she. The anxious feeling within the pit of her stomach lingering to haunt her after immediately waking up. Her eyes glance back and forth between his, questioning, before she pushes herself up. An uncertain smile lifts into place.

Does he truly believe her now? Entirely? It will hurt too much if he continues to doubt into the future. She can't not worry at least a little.]

I just know it's not easy to accept. [With Ai, it had been a shock, too.]

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sharenambrella
2016-08-27 02:42 pm UTC (link)

[She's still worried. Of course she is, how could she not be. But he's aware that sometimes he sees possible dangers where there may be none, and not everyone is out to trick him. His family is his everything and he only wants them safe. Waking here, as he did, in circumstances unknown, it's expected, but...]

It isn't. [He agrees. His daughter is four, not seventeen. She doesn't have Artemis, and she's still so naive about the world, but yet obedient to her parents' wishes. It's not easy to just forget that and accept what someone else has to say about it.] Even now, it's difficult.

[He reaches out with a hand and pats the top of her head.]

But I don't want to see you cry again, so I'll find a way to accept it.

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trappedinresin
2016-08-27 03:01 pm UTC (link)

[No different from her memories, he's just as gentle and kindhearted as she remembers. The solid warmth and comfort of a father, gently assuring his daughter as he pats her head, and a tender smile, are all things she hadn't realized how much she missed.

For once she feels happy to be here in the dome.]

Still, if you have more questions, let me know. [Despite how she has to keep so much under wraps. She just... doesn't want to hurt him.] My blood should help, too.

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sharenambrella
2016-08-27 08:31 pm UTC (link)

[Her blood cannot lie, and if he has any questions, that would be the best way to ask. He'd learn all he ever needed to know, quickly, definitively and were it anyone else, he'd be less reluctant to do so. From Kaname and Yuuki, though, they are his children, and it shouldn't need to be this way.

Haruka gives a little shake of his head.]

I want to know, but that's something you should share with someone you trust. Can you trust me, if I have doubts about you?

[Fingers smooth her hair back.]

So just tell me about what your life is like, at seventeen.

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trappedinresin
2016-08-27 08:46 pm UTC (link)

[Maybe it's because she had been so young at the time she had still lived with her parents, that he'd have more reluctance now. Back then, she hadn't even grown her fangs in yet. No one during those years consumed her blood, because she was just a child. Instead, she'd taken energy from them as needed, and they had raised her as any loving parents would.

The truth is, she's afraid to let him see into her blood. There's so much that it can reveal, and so much she still yet wants to hide. What aches for her would be painful for him, with her emotions still so raw she doesn't know how much of those feelings she would be able to keep under wraps.

But that doesn't mean she wants him to doubt her, either. It's a catch twenty two. But when the time is right, she's sure it'll happen. Besides, they all need to feed. Although she wonders if he would prefer something like the blood shack, to them? She truly doesn't know.

Her uncertainty over the decision is clear, but she also relents after a moment, and a half smile forms.]

It doesn't have to be now. [They'll have time, she hopes.] But if you want to know more about my seventeen year old self, I still don't know where to start. And since I'm here, everything is on hold anyway.

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sharenambrella
2016-08-27 09:56 pm UTC (link)

[He couldn't ask his children to take care of him. Maybe it's because he's used to them needing his protection, even if Kaname is more than he seems, but it's an uncomfortable thought, relying on her. He'd be lying if he said he didn't miss the little girl who was always so curious about the world outside and was forced to rely on him and her mother and brother. It was simpler than, even with the danger that lurked simply because of her blood.

Right now, he can wait. They both need time to adjust.]

I'd like to hear what you do. Your mother and Kaname would have wanted you to go outside once you grew. [Haruka would really just rather they play hide and seek and silly games like that in the mansion, but.] What have you seen? Who have you met?

[His hand falls away and he snuggles under the covers, as if it's story time. Everything. Daddy misses story time already.]

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trappedinresin
2016-08-27 10:20 pm UTC (link)

[It's this point in time in her life that's difficult to talk about though. Is he really so content just snuggling here in bed and listening to her talk?

Actually... it's entirely in line with everything she remembers about him.]

I don't really do anything except here with the flower shop. [Somehow she doesn't feel like she's that interesting to talk about...]

I mean, back home I just want the same vision as the chairman. [There's a short pause] Ah- Kaien Kurosu that is. [Embarrassed, she lifts a hand and scratches her cheek as she lies back down beside him.] I'm not as charismatic as mother and father though, or as good at it as Oniisama.

[Actually, when she tried to get people to follow her to the night class after reopening it, none were willing to follow her. At least... not until she got a little help.]

When I was trying to make a case for reestablishing the night class, I couldn't get anyone to want to hear me out. But Aidou-senpai stood up beside me and made everyone listen. Rima Touya-san, and Shiki-senpai were the first to stand with me too.

[She really respects them all.]

Shiki-senpai said because we were family, he wanted to make the efforts to stand with me.

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sharenambrella
2016-08-28 02:32 am UTC (link)

[Ah, but to a father who has missed out on so much from his point of view, he wants to hear every detail, and he'll sit here for the next hundred years, just to hear them, if he must.

A flower shop is nice, too! It must be so calm and relaxing.

But she continues, about the world he has yet to see, the one that must be so exciting for her, after living in that cellar without windows for so very long. He smiles throughout, warmed as she lies back down.

He knows many of those names, Aidou and Kaien both very trustworthy, even if Hanabusa gave Kaname a hard time when they first met.]

You don't need charisma. You already shine very brightly. When they stop turning away, they'll reach for you.

[All it takes is a few people, like those she's mentioned, to give her that chance. It takes work, to gain the absolute trust of others.

Charisma helps, though, sure.]

Hmm. It sounds as if you've found some good noble-class vampires to support you. [Senri he didn't expect, but... he is his own person. It's all right. He supports the idea of a family standing together. If only his Oniisama felt that way.] And that person, too.

But why did you have to reestablish anything? Where was Kaname?

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trappedinresin
2016-08-28 10:54 am UTC (link)

[The sudden question pauses her, opening her mouth to speak before thinking better of it. She hesitates a moment, before her eyes dance away. It's such a simple question, but it has a complicated answer. A painful answer in more than one sense.

Rather than start with Kaname, she answers his first question.]

The night class was closed down for a while. The school was attacked, and afterwards, the Hunter's Association took full control of the school. The chairman was made into the temporary president- [More of a puppet president. ] And Oniisama brought me back home. So for the last year, I was just tutored by Aidou-senpai.

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sharenambrella
2016-08-28 11:06 am UTC (link)

[She was able to go to school, and live a life that Juri liked. Night class... is vampires, going by what she's told him. Vampires and humans, living side by side. Co-existing. Juri never seemed to like hiding, but she understood, and it's good, they can finally have that.

That she was in school, though. Out in public.]

Attacked? [He isn't surprised by Kaien's position, though he thought he retired from the Association. Well, there are many questions and Yuuki, fortunately or unfortunately as the case may be, won't have to answer that one.

It's probably obvious, though, that he's concerned.

He almost wants to ask why she didn't ask him for tutoring. Yuuki, he is a very good teacher! But there's the more pressing concern that the school was not as safe as it should have been.]

Were you hurt? [Was she there at the time? Of all places, human, hunter or vampire, why would anyone attack a school?]

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trappedinresin
2016-08-28 11:16 am UTC (link)

[The hesitation only grows, and she glances at him again, her brows knitting. No matter what she says, it wont be easy to explain. He'll be upset, and frustrated, but... of all things, she thinks it's safe to tell him this, even though it will be difficult for him to swallow.

Although she assures him to begin with.]

It's all right. I held my own through it all. [During all that happened, she isn't nearly as easy to hurt as the humans.] But-- [There's guilt, too. The reason the school was attacked, was due to her presence there, right...?]

. . . The previous head of the Hunter's Association had joined forces with a pureblood. He thought that by drinking that person's blood, he could grow in strength, so helped attack. [Unhappy her gaze falls inward, staring blindly at the sheets beneath them.]

Actually it was... [ . . . She really hates recounting this day. The day Ichiru died. The day her and Zero separated, and her whole world changed all over again. When she finally opens up more, her voice is quiet.]

Uncle Rido attacked... [And she doesn't think she has to explain why he would.] He... brought a number of individuals with him. The night class was able to protect the humans there. In the end, one student lost their life though.

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sharenambrella
2016-08-28 01:42 pm UTC (link)

[It's hard, he can tell. She seems to hesitate, reluctant, saying the details only as far as she needs to, elaborating when she thinks he'll ask.

It should be more surprising that the Hunter's Association president was corrupted by the song of a pureblood's blood, but few can resist, no matter who they are. It's an accursed thing, so tempting, and while it's miracle properties are sung praises, no one realizes the curse it is.

Rido turns this from a fairy tale to a horror story, his stomach twisting tight and his chest aching fiercely. He's surprised that the only casualty was one, where his brother is concerned. He knows why... why Rido attacked, why Rido would put so much on the line, so callous in regards to life, as long as he got what he wanted. When did his big brother become so twisted?]

... I'm sorry.

[It should have been he, as the second oldest, to take care of Rido, back when he stole his first son. If they had dealt with Rido, as they should have, it could have been prevented.]

That is not something any of you should have had to endure.

[But his words really can't change what's happened, won't bring back the poor child lost in that battle or erase the damage done. There is something she says that gives him just a glimmer of hope, though.

The night class, which he assumes is vampires from the names she gave as she tried to reestablish it, protected humans. They used their strength, against a pureblood, for the sake of humans.]

If you're reestablishing, then Rido oniisama is no longer a threat. [And Haruka's not sure how he feels about that, whatever the outcome may be. Of course, he truly wants his children safe, no matter what he must do, but that is his brother and... it's all really such a complicated mess.] So then... tell me about school. What's it like?

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trappedinresin
2016-08-28 03:02 pm UTC (link)

[It may be painful for him to think about. Yuuki knows that, no matter what, it's difficult to detach yourself from the love of a sibling. In regards to her uncle, though, he had truly been deranged. She only nods curtly at his assertion.

Rido is dead, killed by herself with the help of another. But she can't feel guilty about it, not even a little. She's not sure what kind of monster that makes her, but he had destroyed her life. That man is the reason she lost the person here before her. The reason her sanity had fled for a while, and why Zero lost his brother. If he was to arrive here again, there would be little hesitation in her hand. Even despite what the defense force might say.

Not one more person will be taken due to his madness.

But then, he's asking about school again. She has to think for a moment, before she decides with a little honesty again.]

I enjoy school. [She's just not very good at it.] My best friend is a human girl named Sayori, and she's a dear friend. [She misses her of course. It just isn't very safe for them to visit all that often. Her brows knit again after a moment, however.]

Recently I... left again though.

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sharenambrella
2016-08-28 04:05 pm UTC (link)

[Haruka wouldn't blame anyone, including Yuuki, for her feelings regarding her Uncle. She wasn't able to feel anything for him, he being the biggest part of the reason they kept her locked away, hidden from everyone and everything. Rido didn't allow the family that he had to be whole. Even when competing for Juri's love, he looked up to his brother.

But it's Rido's own doing, and if he's dead, it was also his choice. Haruka won't make excuses for his big brother, even if it might pain him to think of his death. It pains him more to think that his daughter ever had to be faced with his brother's selfish desires.]

You are just like your mother.

[Which is to say, she makes friends out of anyone, human, vampire, even those who try to kill her.]

So you left school?

[Putting the unpleasantness of Rido aside, he cuddles back up to hear more of her adventure. He can deal with his personal feelings later, when he is alone and has time to worry about them.]

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trappedinresin
2016-08-28 04:42 pm UTC (link)

[She takes it as a compliment that he finds her to be similar. Although she thinks she has poor luck in making friends, she's content with the ones she has. She smiles briefly, though it fades after a moment. He might not really like her reasons for leaving.]

It's not something I really wanted to do. [Although she's the one who ran off of her own volition. The hunter's didn't have the man power to really stop her, either. Not to mention she doesn't think they saw her as the biggest threat by that point.]

Things have become really unstable. The hunter's association was destroyed. [Which is no small thing. But this, too, she thinks she can tell him. She wants to be as honest as she can be. ] They're in a panic, and most of their weapons have been destroyed. Meanwhile, vampires with bad intentions in their hearts have taken the opportunity to play on that chaos. Everyone's been doing what they can, but it hasn't been easy.

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sharenambrella
2016-08-28 05:28 pm UTC (link)

[For as wary as he is of the association, it's a devastating blow to society, to the peace the Kuran and their Pureblood friends have sought for as long as he can remember. What's happening, now, that could cause society to begin collapsing? There is a delicate balance that must be perserved, between the Senate and the Association, and if one should lose any ground, he fears the other will take over and rule as they see fit. Sadly, far too many don't feel they should coexist with humans, on both sides.]

It's all falling apart... [That's not the world he and Juri wanted Yuuki to be introduced in. It was supposed to be happy...] But Yuuki. You understand that isn't your responsibility, don't you?

[Haruka props himself up on an elbow, careful in tone. He's not trying to insult her. It really just shouldn't be her concern, as troublesome as it is.]

You should only worry about school. Your mother and I, Kurosu, Isaya and Aidou. It's the duty of the older generation.

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trappedinresin
2016-08-28 05:54 pm UTC (link)

[ . . . But he's not there. Not mother, father, or Aidou-dono...

Everything that has happened is because of her. It's her fault. Her parents aren't there to help deal with it because they had died protecting her. And she had been so embarrassingly inept as a fiancee. She had tried so hard to make Kaname happy. She had wanted nothing more than to walk at his side for eternity.

But he had decided things were too dangerous. It was their presence at the association that had destroyed the place. And in order to protect her he had pledged to kill the rest of the pureblood. And then, in the end, he had sacrificed himself. Fixing the problems should have been her responsibility. She was the cause. The cause of the tragedy that struck Zero's family, the death of the senate-- everything had always been done to protect her.

If it hadn't been her responsibility, it would have been easier. But she had failed. In the end, everything still fell apart. She hadn't been able to protect anyone. Including Kaname.

The tears that abruptly sting her eyes are unwanted, her gaze shining wetly. Blinking them away, she lifts a hand to wipe at her eyes.]

Sorry- [She laughs without any amusement. Glancing away, she forces a smile, embarrassed by her inability to reign in her emotions.] You're right. I know that, I just worry. Mother and father know how to handle all of this a lot better than I do though. It's really overwhelming.

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sharenambrella
2016-08-28 09:04 pm UTC (link)

[It's difficult for her to discuss, that much is obvious. He doesn't understand why, but he holds his tongue on asking why, because he's already seen her cry and he doesn't have the heart to make her do so again.

Instead, lowers himself, using his arm as a pillow, other hand between them. There's much about the future that seems so uncertain, so much more unstable than he ever thought it would be, but maybe it's enough right now.]

It's all right. Why don't you tell me about your friends instead? Sayori, wasn't it?

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trappedinresin
2016-08-28 10:11 pm UTC (link)

[She hates crying in front of him. He must think of her as such a child. The conversation shift is welcomed, and rubbing at her eye (He wont believe her if she claims it to be dust, will he...) she nods.

Clearing her throat, she makes an effort to focus on the question at hand, and not think about the rest. At least her best friend is a happy topic.]

Mm. Yori-chan was my first friend. [It feels like a life time ago now.] I haven't gotten to visit much with her lately, but she is aware of the existence of vampires. After the attack on the school, most everyone had their memories erased. But because she was a precious friend of mine, they allowed her to keep them.

[She makes a face, lifting a hand to her head.] Although she can be stubbornly reckless. She showed up to my introduction to society. I had no idea she was going to be there [The hunter's brought her...] But it definitely wasn't the sort of place she should have been. The whole thing made my heart pound to begin with, but I was really worried about her. [And rattled by other things, but-- well she doesn't need to get into those.]

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sharenambrella
2016-08-29 02:09 am UTC (link)

[No matter how old she grows to be, to Haruka, she will always be his little girl. Even in a thousand years, he'll treat her the same. Kaname, too. That's just how her father is.

Sayori is brave, though. Walking into a den of hungry wolves, knowing how they surely covet her blood. He doesn't blame her, not entirely. While not safe, she clearly knew what she was doing. Reckless, yes, but it's a sign Yuuki has a good friend and her father would love to meet her, one day.]

She sounds like a very wonderful person.

[Someone worthy of being Yuuki's friend.]

Are there other friends? [Though... if Kaname is anything like his 'father'...]

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	trappedinresin 2016-08-29 06:06 am UTC (link)
	[ She looks a little embarrassed.] Well, there's Zero. And Aidou-senpai. [Three... three is still a good number, right?] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sharenambrella 2016-08-29 12:39 pm UTC (link)
	Zero? [Hanabusa, of the Aidou family, he assumes, though it's been a while since he saw much of the boy. Also, dear daughter, friends are hard to come by, especially for purebloods. As long as they are good friends.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

trappedinresin
2016-08-29 06:13 pm UTC (link)

Mm... You probably didn't get much of a chance to see him yesterday. [Yuuki monopolized her father.] He's living with us here in Marina, but we were friends back home.

[Even after everything, it somehow seems natural to live together here.]

Zero is... [She pauses a moment, as though unsure how to describe it.] Zero's my most important friend. We're best friends, and have known each other for a number of years now.

[How can she...describe Zero. All she can say is that he's someone she cares about and can't afford to lose again.]

We had a falling out for a while, but since Marina we've been able to move past things. From Zero's perspective, he thought we already had at home, too. [At least that's what he's told her. And considering Ai and how she speaks to him, she tends to agree.]

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