Disclaimer: Long story short - nothing's mine. Truly, it's sad.

Prologue

How can I not see the darker side of you?

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The blond glanced at her watch again. She doubted whether Yuuki would eventually show up. It was already way past the curfew time, so she shouldn't even be here anymore. But she'd promised.

Sighing, Yori looked around, almost expecting her friend dashing out of the wood, gasping excuses for being late and smiling so sheepishly that it was impossible to be sulky. Of course, it was unlikely to happen any time soon. Yori knew, once Yuuki was caught up in her prefect duties it was difficult to get to her.

Well, experience taught better than common knowledge. Sometimes.

Oh.
Wait.
That's only till reality gained the upper hand.

She would give her a few more minutes. In the meantime, she returned to her sketch block. The outline was long finished. The lake and the sky were drawn, blurred lines made it seem more realistic than too much details. Fleecy clouds and spread smooth waves took up the centre and she contrasted them with thick pines and spruces.

This time she bothered with needles or single leaves on the ground. It held her mind occupied from whatever her friend was doing. She didn't want to be curious, suspicious. Yuuki was her roommate, her friend. But because of that she was warier all the more.

She was caught in between. As a friend she worried. As a friend she respected privacy. As being herself both was in her nature.

By the way -
Being torn into two for so long had made her slightly wry.
Still, she was calm enough to keep her suspicions to herself.

But brooding over this was ... nonsense. Yuuki would come talk to her when she wanted to.
She took her pencil up again, finishing a branch skimming the water surface.

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Pant.

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Crush.

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The blond turned upon hearing someone crash through the woods, just in time to see someone in the Night Class student uniform darting at her. Her eyes widened.

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"Aidou-senpai?"

Something red, nearly brown in the setting sun, trickled from his mouth.

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It's short, but the chapters to come are about ten times in length. If you've read this far, don't stop now - it's getting longer and more twisted =D Tell me what you think about this prologue.

And yeah, I've forgotten to mention it above, but this story is AU in the way that it mostly ignores the happenings in Vampire Knight Guilty.