Kimiko: HII! Long time no update! Super sorry guys but I have a valid reason! I am a University Student :D Studying education (lol what) so yea my studies have been crazy busy this year but you guy's reviews and someone messaging to hear if I was alive was very encouraging in wanting to update! I just don't have a lot of "me" time, so I'm really sorry for being hella inactive!

2017 note: Happy New Year! I have probably rewritten this chapter 500 times guys cause I could not figure out what I disliked about it, till I realized I just didn't like what Kimiko had become so quickly in this chapter so I scrapped the whole chapter, rewrote it and tada!

Disclaimer: I don't own Vampire Knight and I probably never will, however I own Kimiko (who is NOT me X'D) and the plot B|

A Twist in Fate

Chapter 11: A twist in perspective

Kimiko and Ruka were looking through different ball gowns in a rather high end fashion store, well Ruka was excitedly looking at dresses and Kimiko was cringing at the dresses thrown in her direction. Ruka had insisted they go all out for the ball so they were searching for ball gowns and were going to get their make-up and hair done by professionals thanks to Ruka's mother.

"Okay try those ones on and if we don't like any of them we'll get more," Ruka said while looking at the stack of dresses in Kimiko's arms.

"Can't we just close our eyes, pick one and leave?" Kimiko asked a bit hopefully.

"NO!" Ruka said horrified.

"Fiiiine…." Kimiko groaned and allowed one of the shop's assistants to lead her to the rather large dressing room.

For the next half an hour Kimiko tried on dresses rather reluctantly while Ruka kept saying they weren't right, Kimiko eventually gave in and started to mock the dresses so she would walk out in the dresses and say something like "I couldn't wear this, it shows my calves! How scandalous!" Ruka would frown but laugh along anyway.

"Ruka this is like the 100th dress!" Kimiko complained from the other side of the curtain.

"You're being overdramatic, now hurry and come show me how it looks!" Ruka said.

Kimiko walked out, tired of trying on dresses and Ruka gasped.

"That's the dress!" She exclaimed excited "It's perfect!"

Ruka took her and Kimiko's dresses and paid for them.

"That's way too much money!" Kimiko said horrified.

"Look away if it bothers you that much," Ruka said smirking.

The girls went to the beauty salon next, where they had their hair and make-up done. When they were done instead of going back to Kaname's house they went to Ruka's house. Ruka said that Kaname would pick them up at her house when they were ready to go.

Kimiko was rather surprised that when she was helped into her corset it wasn't AS painful as it had been the first time, it was still painful though. She still preferred breathing over having a visually pleasing body shape.

"Oh yea, Kimiko," Ruka said walking into the room as Kimiko looked herself over in the mirror.

"Merry Christmas," Ruka said smiling and offered Kimiko a wrapped present.

"What? But, but I didn't get you anything," Kimiko said looking at the gift shocked. "And you already got me this dress and the hair and the make-up, Ruka this all was more than I could ever ask for…you didn't have to get me another gift" Kimiko started tearing up.

"You cry baby," Ruka said smiling gently, "I would happily do it all over again, you have been the best friend I could ever ask for" Ruka says hugging Kimiko tightly.

"Don't cry you two, you'll ruin your make-up," Ruka's mother scolded as she walked into the room.

"Right, now open your present," Ruka said excited as she pulled away from Kimiko and offered her the small box again.

Kimiko slowly took the present and opened it, inside the small box was a simple star necklace.

"Ruka… it's beautiful…" Kimiko said and gently took it out of its box, Ruka helped her put it on.

"I thought of you when I saw it, and just as I thought it looks perfect on you. Now you're ready for the ball Cinderella," Ruka teased.

Kimiko shook her head, "This is what I get for telling you fairytales."

"Kain them are here Ruka," Ranmaru said walking into the room, he and Ruka's mother had also dressed more extravagant for the ball.

"Let's go!" Ruka said excited and looked Kimiko once over for the last time, Kimiko was wearing a black dress, the bodice sat tight with a giant princess skirt that went all the way to the floor so you couldn't see her shoes, what made Ruka pick the dress though was the silver detailing on the side of the bodice. Her hair was done up in a simple messy style and had a flower clip on the side of her head, her make-up was done simply and she was wearing the star necklace she got from Ruka.

Ruka was wearing a beautiful red mermaid style dress which suited her figure perfectly and tied around her neck, her back was open till by her hips and had a thin chain of diamonds hanging down from where the dress connected at her neck, Ruka's hair was also done in a simple almost messy up do and her make-up was more intense as she had a smokey eye and her lips were painted red, but it all went beautifully with Ruka's rather pale complexion.

When the two girls walked out the house Ruka smirked proudly at Kain's reaction as her boyfriend seemed at a loss for words.

"Ruka… you… you look stunning," Kain said and kissed her gently.

"You guys are so disgusting," Kimiko teased. "Where is Kaname by the way?"

"Didn't Ruka tell you that Kaname-sama would be meeting us at the ball?" Kain asked.

"Must have slipped my mind, oops, my bad," Ruka giggled and Kain helped her into the limo.

Kain helped Kimiko into the limo as well before getting in himself and off they went to the final evening of the vampire gatherings, the ball.

"Where are Ruka them?" Aido asked impatiently.

"Fashionably late, probably," Rima said taking a sip of her champagne.

"Argh, girls," Aido rolled his eyes at the very notion.

"Oh, here they come now," Shiki said gesturing to the entrance where Ruka and Kimiko were walking in, happily giggling to each other.

"Wow…" Aido gasped.

"They look stunning," Takuma had to admit.

Kain spotted the group of friends before the two girls did and led them over to the group.

"Aido, close your mouth, you look like a fish out of water," Ruka smirked.

"What did you do to Kimiko?!" Aido exclaimed shocked. "You turned her into a girl!"

"Geez thanks," Kimiko sweatdropped, "I'm feeling the love Aido."

"Wait no, that's not what I meant! You look lovely Kimiko, it's just… like… wow," Aido trailed off.

"You do look radiant this evening Kimiko," Kaname's voice almost whispered into Kimiko's ear behind her and she nearly jumped up to the ceiling.

"Don't sneak up on me like that!" She said horrified and clutched at her heart, convincing herself that her heart was only beating so fast because she had gotten a fright.

"Sorry, I was actually wondering if the lovely human would care for a dance," Kaname said smiling and offered his hand.

"I don't know hey, it would be rather rude of me to leave my future husband here all by himself," Kimiko joked back on the time they had joked about her marrying Aido.

Aido quickly took Kimiko's hand and placed it in Kaname's, "No, no, I insist! Go have fun you two," he said smirking causing Kimiko to roll her eyes at his antics.

Kimiko and Kaname started dancing, Kaname looked rather amused at Aido's antics.

"In my complete defense, those two seem to think I have some form of a crush on you like most girls in school do, now do not misunderstand I'm sure you're an absolute great catch but I am afraid you aren't my type Kuran-san," Kimiko said looking at Kaname's chest and not into his eyes, appreciating the height difference.

"Oh? And what is the rather odd human's preference?" Kaname teased.

"Human? Not wanted by every women in the country?" Kimiko pondered teasingly.

"But I'm not wanted by every woman in the country, since you don't want me," Kaname teased back.

"True, but I'm sure people just think I have bad taste," Kimiko chuckled. "But its fine, it's my taste and I don't really plan on dating in any near future."

"Oh? Do human girls your age not usually concern themselves with things like dating?" Kaname asked.

"I didn't know I fell into the category of 'normal human girls'," Kimiko joked.

"Ah of course not, human girls your age would not try and take on a rather threatening man in the vampire community all on their own," Kaname said.

"What can I say, I'm a thrill seeker," Kimiko joked.

"Well please try and choose your thrills more carefully in future," Kaname said.

Kimiko nodded and looked down, to hide her blush. "I'll do my best to remember that," she mumbled. When the song ended she quickly pulled away from Kaname, "Excuse me, I need to go to the powder room." Kimiko quickly made her escape to a corner in the ballroom where she fanned her face with her hand.

"Why am I even blushing? Am I an idiot?" she mumbled and looked at Kaname, "He's not even that great! He's a vampire for one, for two he's so out of my league…" Kimiko sighed. "What am I doing? This was not supposed to happen!" she groaned.

"What's wrong Kimiko?" Ruka asked walking to her friend.

"Ah! N-nothing… just, you know… getting… air?" Kimiko mumbled stupidly.

"Have I ever told you what an awful liar you are?" Ruka asked.

"Yea… I'm just being silly, honestly! I mean he's… and I'm… and I mean I never thought of that and then you and Aido popped these ideas in my head and… this is bad Ruka," Kimiko groaned.

"Ah! You know there is nothing wrong with you liking Kaname-sama," Ruka said smiling reassuringly.

"Yes there is! For one he's… I don't know Ruka, I'm just… Kimiko…. And he's… he's this nice guy who everyone adores and he has this rather tough texture when you get to know him but he's actually really considerate and I mean he's amazing in his own way, in no way perfect but… " Kimiko groaned, "I'm rambling…"

"Indeed, Kimiko… Kaname-sama isn't easy to love but Aido and I believe that you can get through his, as you said, 'tough texture'."

Kimiko shook her head, "Impossible, besides he and I are literally two worlds apart, when we get back this will fade away and everything will be back to normal."

"Well…" Ruka smirked as she dragged Kimiko back to the rest of the night class.

"Well what? Ruka?" Kimiko asked, knowing Ruka and Aido they had probably been scheming again without her knowledge.

"Honored guests!" a voice called out from the small stage in the room and everyone turned their eyes to Takuma's grandfather, Asato. "I would like to thank you all for attending our annual get together this week, even Kaname-sama attended which we are grateful for, thank you Kaname-sama. At first in the beginning of the week I had planned to tell you that humans and vampires could never coexist and that Kaname-sama and his followers had to leave their school at once but I seem to have changed my mind," everyone looked at Asato shocked. "I will allow Kaname-sama and his followers to continue living among to see if there will ever be a point in time where humans and vampires can co-exist."

All the nobles applauded Asato who descended from the stage.

"So you applaud a man that just told you that you are allowed to do what you've been doing this whole time? Is that like a vampire thing?" Kimiko asked smirking and Ruka shoved her playfully.

"Should the girl that nearly died for the cause really be saying that?" Ruka asked smirking.

"Wait! I was fighting for your freedom?! Shit! I should not have won that chess game then! I would have finally had my normal life back!" Kimiko sighs dramatically causing the whole night class to laugh.

"And here I thought you went to save your handsome husband!" Aido teased.

"Where did Ichijo-san go, I need a rematch!" Kimiko faked a horrified expression.

The ball went calmly after that, Asato came to talk with Kaname before they left and acknowledged Kimiko with a nod of his head. When Kimiko and Kaname got back to his estate Kimiko immediately kicked off her shoes.

"Time for the magic to wear off," she mumbled.

"Magic?" Kaname asked.

"Oh, Ruka called me Cinderella who is this princess I told her about." Kimiko said smiling.

"Will you tell me about Cinderella too?" Kaname asked and Kimiko smiled.

"Sure, let me just go get out of this stuffy dress." Kimiko said smiling.

Kimiko: Done! If you're wondering where I was stuck it was at Asato's speech, I made Kimiko the "honored guest" constantly and then realized "this is why I have not finished this chapter, this would not happen and I actually don't want it to happen"! If anyone is still reading this I'm sorry for the hella long wait! I'm thinking of doing 2-3 more chapters before I finish this story.