Ch1- the first day is always the rough one

A sigh escaped my pale lips as I stared down at the map of the high school the principal had just given me. 'Is that your actual hair color?' She'd asked upon handing it to me. I ignored her at the time. I already hated this stupid school. I quickly walked through the door of English b and the teacher looked at me "Are you Zero Kiryu?" she asked softly.

She was thin and had long blond hair and looked very young. I nodded in response. My lavender eyes drifted to the half open door as a tall dark haired boy dressed in walked right past it. His red eyes caught my lavender ones just before he walked of and the stare broke. I shook my head, feeling a shiver run up my spine. "Go have a seat next to Yuki, Yuki stand up so he knows where you are" she called toward the left corner in the back of the room.

A petite girl with shoulder length chocolate brown hair stood up with a smile. I sauntered over to her side and sat down in the chair by the window. She smiled at me sweetly "ill take you to lunch next, so you don't get lost"

"Thank you" I said in whispered response.

"Not a problem" she said cheerfully as she went back to taking notes on William Shakespeare. I placed my head in my hand and stared blankly at the clock. The minuet hand moved slow as ever. After the teacher finished explaining about Romeo and Juliet's separate houses the bell rang and Yuki smiled "follow me"

I did as she asked and let her lead me down the long hallway. For some reason I found myself looking around, form wall to wall. "What are you looking for" Yuki said over her shoulder. I shrugged. "You don't talk much do you" she turned her gaze away from me.

I shook my head "Not really". I knew what I was looking for though. For some reason I was searching for that dark haired boy that had passed me when I first walked into the room. "Kaname-sempai" the little burnet chirped as she skipped over to the dark haired boy that now stand with his back to the wall by the cafeteria door. I stood a good four feet behind them. As he pulled Yuki into a hug his deep red eyes fell back to my purple ones.

Why was he looking at me like that? "Whose this" Kaname asked softly as Yuki stepped back a bit to look at me "He's the new boy, Zero Kiryu"

"Nice to meet you" His hand caught mine and he shook it "I my name is Kaname Kuran " his eyes were captivating and his voice was soft….his skin was ice cold….I drew my hand back "I have to go" I cried turning my back to them before running down the hall.

"Zero-kun" Yuki called after me. I ignored her. I kept running. My lungs began to burn and my legs ached begging me to slow down. I burst through the school exit and ran out into the parking lot. It was cold. The sun was hidden behind a blanket of ugly gray storm clouds. "Kiryu" a soft voice sounded from behind me. I darted toward the other side of the parking lot. "Kiryu" a strong force dragged me backwards as a large truck sped past honking loudly.

Shock rang through my pale body, causing me to tremble and shake against the vampire that stood before me. 'watch out" he muttered lightly. "You're an idiot if you think I can't tell what you are." I spat "only one creature could bare such a sick look in such grotesque eyes" words flew out of my mouth with venom in my tone.

His hand locked around my wrist and forced it above my head as my weight was forced against the back of the school "A creature like you" he said in a soft hushed, venomous tone of his own. I turned my head to the side. I didn't wanna look at him anymore. "Let go" I struggled against his grip "I have no use for a level E" he backed up and turned his back to me.

"Pure blood asshole" I hissed. He didn't even look at my over his shoulder.

It was starting to look like it was going to continue to be a dull gray day as I walked home. 'I have no use for a level E' that sentence was stuck in my head. Why did I even care what he had to sa about me? Why do I care that he said he had to use for me? I don't even wanna be of use to his arrogant highness.

I walked up the steps of my foster home and opened the door to our small house. "Zero" My foster mother, Alice looked at me out the corner of her chestnut brown eyes. I walked toward the kitchen. She was stirring chili in a pan on the stove. Alice was young. In her late twenties actually. She and her husband were unable to have children and because she wasn't always home she wanted an older son. I guess she got stuck with me.

"Hey hun" she smiled hugging me tight. I knew she loved me. "Is he home yet" I muttered softly against her chocolate brown hair. I was taller than her. She only came up to my chin. She shook her head "He'll be home later, how was your first day"

I let my bag fall to the floor as I sat down in a chair at the table "weird" I said bluntly. She raised an eye brow at me "good weird or bad weird?"

"Weird" I said again.

"Wanna tell me about it?"

I shook my head. She didn't know about vampires….it would be hard to explain because I couldn't exactly tell her I ran into one….or that I was one. "I'm not hungry, Alice" I whispered standing up; I grabbed my book bag and walked down the hall to my bedroom. As I walked away from her I heard her say "You could call me mom….zero"