Ruka Souen

Ruka Souen (早園 瑠佳, Sōen Ruka?) is a female noble vampire who provides a stark contrast to Yuki Cross. Beautiful, intelligent and graceful, Ruka has also been in love with Kaname Kuran since she was a child; ironically she remains completely unaware of Kain's unrequited love for her. She is 175 cm tall. Ruka is one of the most faithful and protective of Kaname. She is also a childhood friend to Aido and Kain. She has an intense jealousy of any humans that raise Kaname's interest, leading the pack in persecuting them. Her character gets more jealous towards the end of the first arc, after she learns that Yuki is Kaname's lover and that they are engaged, she feels upset though still has love for Kaname. Like the rest of the night class, she works with Kain to defend girls in the Day Class during the attack on the school and expresses a desire to protect them from the hostile vampires. Since the time skip, Ruka has been seen giving Yuki etiquette lessons and Yuki is aware that Ruka still appears to have some feelings for Kaname. Ruka is kind to Yuki, but avoids her when she can, wondering why, Yuki confronts Kaname about her. Kaname states to Yuki that it will be a long time before Ruka forgives him, shamelessly admitting to using her as a substitute for Yuki when she was human.

Voiced by: Junko Minagawa (Japanese), Megan Hollingshead (English)