About this user
Yuki Cross (黒主 優姫, Kurosu Yūki?) is the adopted daughter of the headmaster of Cross Academy, a 15 year old first year student, born on March 29th who wields the Artemis staff, an anti-vampire weapon formerly used by her mother. She begins as a human, a Guardian protecting the human students from the vampire students. Yuki is close friends with Zero Kiryu, who she becomes determined to help once she discovers he had been turned into a vampire, following which their friendship rapidly evolves. She has been in love with Kaname Kuran, a pureblood vampire, since he saved her as a young child, but her affection is later divided to include Zero as well. She is generally a kind, caring, cheerful, and comedic character, but often portrayed as not being very smart, being a poor student due to the fact that she is a guardian at night and student in the daytime, giving her little time to study and sleep. She is often kept ignorant by other characters who know more about goings-on, which results in her character feeling guilty for being unaware of the suffering of other characters. Hino Matsuri has described Yuki as a healing and soothing character, who exemplifies her justice side.[2]
Towards the climax of arc one, Yuki is revealed to be a pureblood vampire, and the Kuran princess. Juri Kuran, her mother, had sacrificed herself ten years earlier to perform a spell that would transform Yuki into a human and erase her daughter's memories. Kaname re-awakened Yuki's vampire side when the original threat of Rido returns to harm Yuki. This revelation alienates Zero, but the two fight together to defeat Rido. The formerly close friends part ways after Zero tells Yuki he intends to kill all purebloods including her, while finally revealing his feelings for her. Yuki's response is left unknown for several chapters until she admits she has an attachment to him as well as to Kaname. Yuki had left with Kaname after advising Zero that she intended to run from him forever so that he continues to have a reason to live. Yuki's character makes little progress during the one year time skip, spending the entire time inside the Kuran mansion, dealing with vampire hunter. Following the supposed suicide of a vampire at the peace ball, Yuki is provoked into taking action. Bourne from a desire to be useful, she offers to help kill any pureblood intending suicide, to prevent the sacrifice of others, being completely unaware that the original death was actually murder. Yuki's mission reunites her with Zero and he ends up taking an injured Yuki to a Vampire hunter safehouse, where she almost bites him. Upon her return home, Yuki is finally told the truth of Kaname's true nature and who he really is.