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Kaname's gotta stop pretending to be a "gentle" vampire, and just let Yuuki see him for what he actually is. I think a huge part of the reason he loves Yuuki is because
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he's supposed to continue the bloodline with her,
which is also why he tries so hard to do whatever possible to avoid her disliking him.
Hrm. I don't think I agree with that thought, but I'm not sure I can explain why. I do agree that it's likely in the back of his mind, but I think that his care for Yuuki stems more from the fact that she has been his gauge of the world as he's wanted it to be (more carefree than current politics will allow), and he wants to protect that as much as anything else. Basically, saving himself by saving her. (I can completely see him being that self-serving, but wanting to hide that.)
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This is all totally speculation at this point. Given as jaded as I believe him to be, I'm not sure that caring about the bloodline would be enough to make him care about the person. Although I do think it's a possibility that his care for her is based on remnants of feelings left over from the days before her memories were erased.
We don't know whether the boy was taken over by Kaname's presence before or after Yuuki was born (at least I don't think we do), nor how much time elapsed between when the boy was taken over by Kaname and when Yuuki's memories were erased, nor how much Kaname remembered of his own past immediately upon "awakening." All of those things could be factors in what he feels toward her (based on my speculations, that is).
I just don't get the feeling that he'd mainly care about her simply for the bloodline aspect. But, I admit that I don't know how important they consider maintaining the bloodline(s). I think partially I don't like the idea because that means Kaname is a LOT more callous than I'm giving him credit for. If he's keeping her to use her for that, I'd be annoyed greatly.
I think he's dark, but not in that way.
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