A Chance Meeting - Vampire Knight (Senri Shiki)

Chapter 3

I felt something cold poking my forehead and opened my eyes. The foreign object was Shiki's finger as he pressed it against my forehead.

I immediately opened my mouth to scream but he covered my mouth before I could do so. What is he doing in my room, and staring at me while I'm asleep?! I thought and he uncovered my mouth. ''Don't scare me like that! And what the hell are you doing here?'' I half-yelled and he stepped back almost instantly, putting his hand back to his side.

''I didn't mean to wake you up, but you seemed like you were having a nightmare and that's what my Mother did before, she said it would help whenever I had a nightmare," He shrugged as I stared at him in disbelief. Is this guy for real? What a dork!

''Well, I guess it did," I shrugged, glancing at the clock. Stretching, I stood up and walked to the window as he settle down into an armchair. Touching the glass with the tips of my fingers, I observed him from the reflection of the glass window. ''You look like Rido, you know that?'' I muttered quietly, my gaze set on his features. He nodded.

"My mother said the exact same thing back then when I was still living with her," He admitted. I turned to face him and stared at him. He stared back and there was silence for a few moments. I opened my mouth slightly to say something but I closed it. Just what is it about him that makes me remind me of my past?..... I thought and flashes of memories flashed past my eyes.

There was a younger looking child sitting next to me on a chair and we looked like we were having afternoon tea. Kaname was still a child at that time and was sitting next to me. Someone, I think it was the child's mother who told us,''You two are engaged!''
The child hugged me instantly. We smiled at each other happily and the day continued with various celebration and joyous time spent together.

I widened my eyes, feeling a bead of sweat trail down the side of my face. I open my mouth, wanting words to come out but nothing did, I idiotically closed it and swallowed the lump that had formed in my throat.

''What?'' He asked and I blinked at him.

"Nothing, " I whispered softly and went back to staring at the cresent moon. What was that?... Was it just my imagination? I thought to myself.
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Class was an absolute drag.

''Miss Yuhara, can you please answer these questions?'' The teacher asked me and I walked up to the blackboard. I took the chalk and stared at it for a moment before crushing it in my hand.

''Eh...'' I sighed, looking down at the floor, slightly grouchy.

"It's alright, here," The teacher passed me another chalk and I wrote the answers on the blackboard using the chalk offered to me and walked back to my seat. I placed my head on the table, feeling tired. I'm so bored... I thought and drifted off to sleep.

...

I woke up shortly after that and sat up straight. ''What...?'' I muttered and looked around. Either I teleported back into my room without knowing or I was brought back by someone. Probably the latter.

I stood up slowly and realized I was still in my uniform. Shiki opened the door to my room and looked at me with his usual emotionless face. "What's up?'' I asked Shiki as he walked into the room and closed the door behind him.

''You fell asleep through the whole period and I had to carry you all the way back to your room because Kaname told me to.'' He grumbled, obviously feeling upset about the troublesome task.

''Oh... Thanks. Um... Here, have this,'' I told him and walked over to my bag, taking out two packets of pocky. He accepted it without a word and started eating.

"Convenient. I was busy so I didn't have time to really get any, Rima did't help buying pocky back either, '' He grunted and I observed him as he took his time devouring the boxes of pocky.

Just what is it the thing about you that makes me feel safe with you...? I wondered and he looked up from the box to towards me. ''What's the thing you have with you that makes me feel comfortable with you?'' He asked, as if reading my mind. I jolted and lowered my head to look at the floor with my blushing face. All of a sudden I felt nauseous and I faltered, unable to keep my balance once again and Shiki leaned in towards me to catch me quickly. I clenched my fists tightly together and began to gasp for air.

'' B-blood...Tab--'' I choked out and Shiki reached for my bag on his side. He took one from the case I had and covered my mouth with his hand, dropping the tablet into my mouth. I swallowed it desperately and I felt at ease after a few moments of heavy panting. ''Thank you Shiki...'' I whispered, squeezing my eyes shut, willing myself not to cry in front of him. The thirst for blood came as a horrible shock, likely because I had not taken any of my tablets the previous night.

He shook his head and gently carried me back to bed where he laid me down and told me to rest before leaving the room to myself.

Wrapped in this blanket of loneliness and desperation, I let out a deep sigh, willing my heart to stop racing. To stop feeling so much anxiety. To stop worrying. Just for a short while.

Don't leave me...