Kagami - Vampire Knight

Extract from Chapter Eight:

Kagami flopped down next to him and sighed, "I suppose I should be grateful that you even showered to go meet Ichiou, as expected of my super emo, extremely depressed twin - you got the smarts and I got the serotonin," she grinned.

Kaname was smiling now, a small smirk tugging at his stiff facial muscles, making his cheeks strain a little.

"Why did you even come here," he sighed, once he's managed to regain control over his face again,

"Why? Hmm... do I need a reason? I came to see you because I wanted to see you," Kagami told him frankly, honest eyes and a casual shrug.

Kaname sometimes thought that maybe, through all her jokes, she had somehow hit the mark - they had split some skills between them. Kagami had always managed to do that - make the atmosphere lighter, make people more comfortable around her, find the right course of action, that would somehow please everyone but most importantly herself.

Back when Ichiou had glared at Hanabusa, Kaname was about to step forward, because panic had flared in his chest - in order to save Hanabusa, he would have punished him right there. Because he had known Hanabusa wouldn't hold it against him.

Kagami had a way of making sure everyone she loved was taken care of first and foremost, emotionally and physically but for Kaname, he could only do one of those things - in order to save Hanabusa, he was willing to humiliate him. In order to protect Yuki, he was willing to sacrifice Zero.

In order to save himself, he was hurting Kagami.