#rukain

When we have each other, we have everything. ♡

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I have seen this image previously, and for some reason, this was what came to mind and I simply couldn’t get it out of my head. So I’m going to write it down and hope that it will finally leave me alone. In my head, in this Vampire Knight x Hogwarts crossover, this is canon for me. Hope you like it. :P

Library Dates

Category: Fan Fiction, Vampire Knight x Hogwarts crossover 

Characters: Akatsuki Kain/Ruka Souen

Ruka Souen was sorted into Slytherin because of her loyalty to the purebloods. However, having ambitions and loyalty doesn’t necessarily mean she was thriving in the Slytherin house. The house colours clashed horribly with her complexion. Their dormitory was underground, which meant she barely saw any sunlight. With the exception of Kaname, she didn’t have any friends among her fellow housemates. To cap it all off, her house ghost is the Bloody Baron who Ruka still found scary.

Which is why Akatsuki often found her huddled in the library late in the evening. Even though she had already finished her homework for the week, she would linger in the well-lit warmth of the library by the fireplace, hoping to avoid the inevitable return back to the dungeon that she was supposed to call home. Without a word, Akatsuki plopped his books down next to hers, pulled out his parchments and quill and began to work on his own homework. Madam Pince was very strict about noise levels.

The first time he had discovered her in the library, back in their first year, Ruka had flinched in surprise. She chose the library mainly because apart from the Great Hall, there was nowhere else she could be in the evening. Plus, no one really came into the library unless it was close to exam period. Akatsuki was probably wondering why she was hiding in here. It hadn’t exactly been inconspicuous how she had withdrawn from their group. And she can’t even blame the conflicting schedules the four houses have, given Hanabusa, Takuma and Akatsuki still hung out together all the time. Even Kaname joined them occasionally, whenever he’s not with Yuuki.

Akatsuki was probably going to ask her all the uncomfortable questions she had been avoiding all term, Ruka thought miserably. The truth was, she didn’t even know why she was avoiding all her friends. Apart from the fact that somehow, despite the magic that was Hogwarts and the fact that she was finally learning everythign she ahd wanted to ever since she was little, she was miserable. With the exception of Kaname, she wasn’t familiar with any of her other housemates. She hated the dungeon and could barely get any sleep at night. Worst of all, she never got to see her childhood friends anymore.

Sometimes, Ruka wasn’t sure if the Sorting Hat had sorted her into the right house. Well, it was the right house for her family. And she did say to the Sorting Hat that she desperately needed to be in Slytherin, even though its first suggestion of a couple of choices was actually another house. But how could she face her parents, when their entire ancestral line has always been in Slytherin? So in the end, the Sorting Hat gave her what she wished for.

Now, during particular weak moments, Ruka wondered if it was the right choice.

However, Akatsuki didn’t say anything that night. He had simply sat down across the table from her, and started doing homework. They had worked in silence and when it was getting close to curfew hour, they had quietly gathered up their schoolwork and he had walked her down to the ground floor. There, they separated, her down to the Slytherin common room and him back upstairs to the Gryffindor Tower. 

The same thing happened the next few days. He would rock up a little bit after dinner, join her in doing their schoolwork before walking her back to the ground floor at the end of the night. They barely spoke, apart from an occasional question to each other about their homework, but Ruka had come to look forward to their evenings together. It was comfortable and reminded her of home. Slowly, she began to enjoy her time at Hogwarts.

At the end of the week, on one of their trips down the main staircase, Ruka turned and asked the question that had been bothering her.

“Why aren’t you hanging out with our other friends?”

Akatsuki shrugged. “Why aren’t you?”

True that. Ruka was silent for awhile. “Why don’t we join them tomorrow then?”

“Okay,” Akatsuki said. Like it was no big deal.

And that was that. No interrogation. No guilt trip. Somehow, Akatsuki had managed to drag Ruka out of her shell, back then in their first year.

Their friends, did not make any comments about Ruka’s absence or make any fanfares about her return. Instead, they had simply reabsorbed her back into the group. Together, they fell into the usual bantering that they had enjoyed during their childhood. The Great Hall became their common room, where they spent many enjoyable evenings playing Wizard Chess or Exploding Snap.

Still, occasionally, Ruka would disappear into the comforts of the library for some peace and quiet. No matter how much she was enjoying her time at Hogwarts, falling asleep in the dark cold Slytherin dormitory was still a skill she was unable to obtain. She would unpack all her books, set up a nice studious pile behind which she can hide from Madam Pince and sometimes, not always, she could take a quick nap. 

Almsot always, she would wake up with Akatsuki next to her, quietly reading a book.

Five years later, most things haven’t changed. Ruka put her quill down and glanced over to the tall boy sitting next to her. Sure, they had all grown a little bit. Or in Akatsuki’s case, more than a little bit. He had always been the tallest in their group, but when puberty hit, he had shot up like a weed. But instead of being tall and lanky, he had the additional muscles to go along with his frame. That was a fact that many girls, irrespective of Hogwarts houses, would dreamily attest to whenever they watch Akatsuki play quidditch as the Gryffindor Keeper.

But, Ruka thought as she sucked on the end of her sugar quill, most things have stayed the same. As much as she loved her friends, Ruka had come to really treasure the quiet times she shared with Akatsuki. Most of the time, they just worked on their own schoolwork. But sometimes, they would whisper quiet conversations about things that happened during the day, or plan their next trip to Hogsmeade. Occasionally, when the librarian is prowling around, they would pass notes to each other on slivers of parchment. Ruka liked those times because it was just the two of them. No one else.

“What?” Akatsuki asked, glancing back at her.

“Nothing,” Ruka said quickly. She didn’t need a mirror to inform her that she was blushing - even her ears felt hot despite it being a cold wintery night.

Akatsuki hmmed but thankfully, didn’t say anything. He turned his attention back to his book, but Ruka could see the barest hint of a smile on his lips. 

“What?” Now it was Ruka’s turn to ask.

“Nothing,” Akatsuki said in reply. There was now definitely a full fledged smile on his face. He closed his book and put it down on the table. “I think we’re both done for tonight. What say we go down and see what everyone else is up to?”

“Okay,” Ruka couldn’t think of anything else to say. The two of them quietly packed up their things, and returned the library books to the return trolley under the hawkish scrutiny of Madam Pince before hurrying out of the library.

“There you guys are,” Takuma called out cheerfully when Ruka and Akatsuki entered the Great Hall. He was in the middle of a game of Wizard Chess against Hanabusa, and it appears the Hufflepuff prefect was losing quite badly against the child genius of Ravencaw. “So finished with your library date?”

“What?” Ruka said incredulously as she and Akatsuki joined the group at the table. “It’s not a date! Who would have dates in the library?”

“You two,” Shiki and Rima said in unison.

“They are not - we aren’t -” Flustered, Ruka could barely string a sentence together. Her cheeks were quite heated again.

“Library. Quiet hideaway spot. Perfect for snogging,” Rima added helpfully.

Ruka’s ears were practically burning by this stage. 

“Guys, cut it out,” Akatsuki said.

Shrugging, Shiki and Rima turned their attention back to the game between Takuma and Hanabusa.

But Ruka found she couldn’t concentrate on the game for the rest of the evening. The question, no matter how innocently asked, kept looping in her head. Were they library dates? Or simply two really good friends, passing the time in the library? Did Akatsuki see them as dates? She didn’t. But did she want them to be?

“You alright, Ruka?”

Jolted out of her thoughts, Ruka saw that their friends had all packed up and left. Akatsuki was also standing up with his schoolbag slung over one shoulder.

“Yes,” Ruka mumbled. But then, almost as if she couldn’t keep it in any longer, she burst out. “Are our library sessions dates? I mean, I don’t know. I have never thought of them that way. And having had no experience in these kind of things, I wouldn’t know, would I?”

Akatsuki was staring down at her with an indecipherable expression on his face.

“Well,” he said calmly. “Do you want them to be?”

“I don’t know,” Ruka said, frustrated and confused as she stood up as well. “Maybe? I just don’t know -”

Her words were cut off by the gentle press of Akatsuki’s lips against hers.

"I forgot my chess set, oops!”

Akatsuki and Ruka broke apart, to see Hanabusa staring at the two of them with a shocked look on his face.

“Never mind,” Hanabusa turned promptly back around and left the Great Hall. His chess set still on the table, forgotten.

Next evening, Ruka and Akatsuki were back at the library. But instead of their usual spot at the table by the fireplace, the two of them found a cozy little hideaway spot in the back.

Rima’s right, Ruka thought dreamily as she pulled Akatsuki’s lips down to meet hers, this is the perfect place for snogging.

This wasn’t exactly what I had in mind when I started out. I did have Ruka being scared and sleepless in Slytherin, but the actual scene I had in mind was Akatsuki staying out late with Ruka just so that she could have a couple of hours of shut-eye every night. But a) as I was writing this out, I realized the library was the spot for them and b) them staying up late didn’t quite fit with Hogwarts’ curfew hours. But I still think this turned out okay. Rought. But okay.

Imagine: Ruka and Akatsuki are a happily married couple. Unlike most of their friends, they remain solid and continuously fall further and further in love over the years. As the decades pass, the love Ruka once held for Kaname grows cold, and she falls head over heels for her husband. He is everything she could ever want. He dotes on her, spoils her, and showers her with love and affection. 

Both Ruka and Akatsuki want a large family. Ruka has always wanted to be a mother, and Akatsuki looks forward to being a father. Almost immediately, they have their first child-- a girl who inherits her mother’s beauty and grace, and her father’s gentle temperament. She loves travel, language, home decor, and fashion, and has a talent for business. She matures very quickly under the mantle of firstborn and holds herself to a high standard. She values her family above all and does not want to disappoint her parents. Both Ruka and Akatsuki are extraordinarily proud of her.

TBC (because there will be more Rukain babies)~

(Spoiler alert: Akatsuki is trapped in a house full of estrogen)

(Daughters, daughters everywhere)

Rukain ↳ Edited Illustration