"A new student has enrolled into our precious academy, Zero." The Headmaster spoke, his back turned towards our favorite Vampire Hunter. Kaien Cross seemed a little uneasy, as he always does when he looks out the window. "You may or may not recognize her, but she is.. Well, you'll see when she gets here."
Zero stood there, a little curious, but like always, he never shows it. Sticking his hands into his pockets, but Kaien was smarter than that. He knew what Zero thought, since he was the one who practically raised him ever since his family was killed by Shizuka. Secretly, Zero hoped that Shizuka was still alive. Not because he wanted to drink her blood to keep his humanity intact, he wanted to kill her with his own hands.
"Zero.." Kaien appeared in front of him, placing a hand on his left shoulder. Under normal circumstances, he would've just shoved it off. "I know its hard for you, and I'm really sorry for that. But for now, we have to ensure the safety of the students in the academy. You and I both know that Yuki would-"
"Don't talk about her in front of me." Zero's voice showed that he was at his breaking point. No one should ever mention her name in front of him. Not even Kaien Cross, her adoptive father. With his hands still in his pockets, he walked towards the door, placing one hand on the door knob. "I'll protect the students. Not because of my hatred against vampires.. but because I never want them to experience everything that I have. So I'll tell you this, I won't hesitate to kill any vampire who threatens or harms a student."
When Zero opened the door, he was not surprised to see Yuki standing on the other side, pressing her ears against the wall. She was about to come up with a smart theory about how she tripped and fell against the wall, but Zero didn't even bother. He left immediately, without even saying hello.
Yuki couldn't help but sigh. They used to be so close. Of course, that was until she was awakened as the Pureblood Vampire Princses by Kaname. With her fiance currently out of the picture, she had decided to restart the Night Class, doing whatever she can to strengthen the peace between humans and vampires alike. Yuki understands Zero more than anyone ever could, but when she left Cross Academy with Kaname and the others about a year ago, she couldn't possibly understand how Zero felt right now.
Zero walked back into his room. As it was evening already, he had to perform his guard duty. Meeting Yuki on the way back did not make him feel any better. He constantly reminded himself that all pureblood vampires deserve nothing less than death, but when it comes down to it, would he be able to lay a finger on Yuki?
"Stupid.. everything's stupid around here." He dug through his wardrobe, fishing out the school uniform. He didn't really need the prefect's sash, since everyone in this school knew who he was. The emotionless, cold hearted smartass of a prefect, Zero Kiryu. He was fine with those nicknames, as long as they left him alone.
On the drawer beside his bed was his Anti Vampire weapon, Bloody Rose. The origin of the gun is still unknown, even to Zero, but it was given to him by his parents. It was the only thing that reminded him of them. Of his family. With one shot to the right spot, a vampire would crumble to ashes. Purebloods wouldn't die that easily, but they could still feel immense pain after being hurt by an Anti Vampire weapon.
Zero took the gun and stored it it the pocket of his shirt. Sometimes, he was glad that he could be out all night alone on guard duties, but whenever he crossed a part of the academy that reminded him of Yuki, his mouth waters when he remembers the taste of Yuki's blood. Salty with a hint of sweetness, with just the right amount of thickness.
He shook all the thoughts from his head and strolled around the pathway that lead to the Night Class. He wasn't that worried about those vampires, since he knows that they would never purposely harm a Day Class student, unless they wanted a bullet through their chest. He was worried about the Day Class students. Every night, there was sure to be a few girls sneaking around the Night Class Mansion, hoping to sneak a peek at the mysteriously beautiful students that only came out at night.
"You two over there." Just as he suspected, two girls were trying to scale the walls of the mansion, one standing on another's shoulder. When he called out to them, the girl on the bottom lost her balance and fell, bringing the both of them to a hard landing.
"Oh great.. its him." One of the girls mumbled, "We better go before he gives us-"
"Detention. One week." Zero took out a notepad and jotted their names on it. He's not the most hated person in the academy for nothing. "Now get back into your rooms before I decide have you two clean the toilets as well."
"On our way!" The two girls trotted off.
Hopefully they won't be coming out for awhile and will spend their spare time shooting darts at a picture of me, Zero thought.
"So this is the face of the infamous Vampire Hunter, Zero Kiryu." A voice came from the woods. It seemed to echo around the dark, gloomy forest, until the silhouette of a girl appeared. The moonlight shone on her, and instantly Zero knew she was one of the Night Class students. But she wasn't wearing a uniform, so it must be the new student the old man was talking about.
"Follow me." Zero looked around for any luggage he should carry, but there seemed to be none, "You are the new student, aren't you?"
"Oh, Zero!" The girl rushed forward, and before Zero could reach for Bloody Rose, she talked him to the floor and sat on his chest, "Don't tell me you don't remember me."
The girl had snowy white hair, and was dressed like a really fancy rich girl. Not much different from any other vampire in the Night Class. Upon a closer look, Zero noted that her eyes were the same color as her hair. Glittery silver.
"Am I supposed to?" He spoke with his usual tone. His face showed his usual I'm-a-little-curious-but-I'm-gonna-act-like-I-don't-give-a-damn look.
"Glad to see you haven't changed a bit.." The girl rolled her eyes, standing up and brushing the dirt off her dress, before extending a hand towards Zero. And of course, Zero, being the gentleman that he is, did not accept it and stood up on his own.
"I'm sorry, but I really don't know you." He pointed towards the main building of the academy, at a brightly lit window, "That's the Headmaster's office, I'll take you there."
Biology class had never been kind to Yuki, especially when they were learning about the insides of a frog. Yes, she was a Pureblood Vampire, but she hated cutting stuff open. Especially when the 'stuff' was still alive and kept going "Ribbit! Ribbit" when she held the knife against its stomach.
With that happy thought, she asked the teacher permission to go outside for some fresh air, which he happily obliged.
These few days have been tough on Yuki, to say the least. She couldn't sleep during the day, since it was mostly spent on thinking about Kaname. She wondered if he was alright. Even if he wanted to kill the heads of all the Purebloods. The more she thought about Kaname, the more Zero's image popped into her mind. Even if she had come to terms that her and Zero's relationship would never be the same as before, she still hoped it would. Kaname held a huge part of Yuki's heart, but Zero held an equally large part as well.
She certainly doesn't need to think anymore about it, so she decided to walk around the academy. Most of the Night Class students were in class, and most of the Day Class students were asleep. She hoped that she wouldn't meet Zero, since she wouldn't even know what to say to him. She told Kaname that she would only drink his blood, but deep inside, there was a lingering lust for Zero's blood as well. When Zero let her drink his blood a few days ago, she didn't know what to feel. The emotions were still there, it hasn't changed. But there was also sadness.. so much of it..
Yuki walked towards the direction of the fountain, where she remembered all the chaos that happened the night she was awakened.
"You know, if you can't remember me, I'll have to make you remember."
Yuki heard a girl's voice somewhere in the woods nearby, so she decided to check it out. There shouldn't be anyone out here right now, and she knew that it was none of her business, since she wasn't a prefect anymore, but curiosity got the better of her.
What she saw then, she wished for her entire life that she hadn't. The strange white haired girl, stood up on her tip toes and kissed Zero, full on the lips.
