~†Yuuki†~
Yuki Cross / Yuki Kuran (黒主 優姫 / 玖蘭 優姫 Kurosu Yūki / Kuran Yūki?) is the adopted daughter of the Headmaster of Cross Academy, a 16-year-old first year student, who wields the Artemis rod, an anti-vampire weapon given to her by Kaien Cross. She begins as a human, a Guardian protecting the vampire students' secret from the human students. Yuki is close to Zero Kiryu, who she becomes determined to help once she learns he is has become a vampire. Her other significant relationship is with Kaname Kuran, whom she has been in love with since he saved her as a young child. She is generally a kind, caring, cheerful, crazy and comedic character, but she is very naive and careless girl, 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 on-goings, 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.
Towards the climax of arc one, Yuki is revealed to be a pureblood vampire, when Kaname awakens her breaking the spell cast by their mother, releasing suppressed memories of her past. 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 pureblood vampires, including herself, while finally revealing his feelings for her. Yuki’s response is left unknown until she later admits to Kaname an unbreakable attachment to Zero in her heart. During the one year time skip, Yuki spent the entire time inside the Kuran mansion with Kaname until Yuki decides to take up the responsibility of killing purebloods who wish to die. Kaname finally reveals to Yuki that he is her ancestor, not brother which leads Yuki to ask to start over, but Kaname leaves to continue his past mission. Yuki returns to Cross Academy, restarting the Night Class to gather allies. Yuki begins mending her relationship with Zero, but his misunderstanding leads them to form an agreement based on mutual goals that is purely business like. When the hunters revolt against Kaien's attempt to stop Kaname, Yuki states that she wants to stop Kaname too. However, she also told Zero that if she were a piece in Kaname's game, she would play her part and then go to meet him.Yuki is also a pureblood princess