~Save Me Tomorrow from Today~

Authors:

Cult Grade Koolaid and Danaeyl Panthernopaeus.

Theme:

Alternate Universe.

Storyline:

Kaname is a Hima. He has spent the majority of his life alone, fearing of what will happen to Yuuki if she awakens as a Hima also.
Zero is a Hitter. He has spent the vast majority of the last six years alone, since the death of his family.
Both have one thing on their minds - revenge. Both have lost their families. Both need someone to trust. But when it comes down to it, who really needs the most mending?

Warnings:

No rape or m-preg!

Disclaimer:

Everything of and referring to 'Vampire Knight' does not belong to us. This is a non-profit, fan-made story. Please support the official release.

Author's note:

The story was written by me and Panther, with an idea pitched to Panther from Aerys Krystie. My first collaboration with two amazing minds! I'm so excited! And I just can't hide it! I'm about to lose control and I think I like it!

And please note that this story will have a great deal of OCs that will most likely be killed.
Hima – A contract killer with more than one ability. They typically have two or more. And they also don't have a Handler.
Contrill – a Hima that has a Handler. The Contrill generally loses all but one ability, as well.
Handler – a Hitter that has found their Hima. A Handler can also be a regular person, though it is uncommon.
Hitter – a normal contract killer that possesses amazing prowess with their choice of weapon. Hitters generally become Handlers.
Bloodline abilities – a genetic ability that is passed on from parent to child, and is unique to that bloodline only. Bloodline abilities require no payment.
Abilities – special powers that are not bestowed upon a normal human. Abilities require payments, and can also change when a Hima becomes a Contrill.
Even though Kaname is sent on missions with a 'Handler' they have no accepted each other, which is why Kaname is able to use all of his abilities.
Sorry to everyone that got confused before I added this!

Prelude – Kaname

The night sky was clear. Millions of stars shone like diamonds in their dark blanket, nearly outdoing the moon with their brilliance. The moon, the solitary figure of the night. The one that watched over them; guided them back home.

Another solitary figure of the night was Kuran Kaname – eight years old. Unless on a mission, he was always found standing in front of the giant window of his dorm room. He loved watching the forest at night. All the creatures that feasted in the darkness had such simple designs to them, and yet they were feared by the smaller critters. It was a circle that Kaname was happy to think about. The simplicity of the animal kingdom.

For hours he would stand at that window, watching as owls found mice and flew off into the night with them. They knew nothing of the terror that lurked into the building, which was in the middle of their territory. Every so often, one of the birds would swoop around the windows, as though searching for something. When it would not find what it wanted, it would fly off into the night.

The building was only known to everyone as Cross. The owner, Kaien Cross, was said to have been one of the best Contrills of his time. Now, he had his home opened up to others that were the same as him. The only home that Kaname wanted to remember.

The moment he was discovered as a Hima, his family was attacked and slaughtered by a Contrill. He had only barely managed to save his sister. He had sent her to live with an aunt, in another country. Every night he thought about her. He hoped that she was too young to remember that night, and that all she would remember would be the love of the aunt she would see as a mother.

Kaname closed his eyes. The events he thought of had only taken place three years ago. There were times that it felt like yesterday and others where it felt as though it had happened eons ago.

There were days that Kaname wished he would receive a letter from his aunt, informing him of how well Yuuki was doing. And then there were days that he dreaded receiving mail, out of fear that his aunt would be telling him that Yuuki had also become a Hima, and she had been eliminated.

Kaien did his best to calm him, whenever Kaname had a panic attack. He did not want his sister to be the same as him. He did not want her to know the life he had lead since their departure. He wanted to keep her safe; protected from all things evil. But he also knew that the life of a Kuran was never so simple.

Kaname forced the thoughts of his head, when someone knocked on his door. He knew it was likely Kaien, wanting to check up on him. It had been three weeks since his last mission. Due to his power and out of fear, Kaien allowed Kaname to pick the missions he went on.

Kaname only had one thing on his mind – revenge.

He wanted to tear apart the organization that had torn apart his family. He would find them. He didn't care how long it took. He would find those bastards, and he would make them pay for the pain he and his sister had to suffer.

"Kaname-kun," Kaien called softly from the doorway.

Kaname looked over at the Chairman of Cross. In his hand was a manila file. That would explain why he was being disturbed at that hour of the night. The Chairman could think of no one else for the mission?

Kaname walked over to the man, and took the file from his hand. It was not a mission, but a potential Handler. With a Handler, Kaname would go from Hima to Contrill. It would not make the payment any less, however.

Kaname scanned the information. The person Kaien had picked out seemed good. Almost perfect. Though Kaname knew it would not last long. This was not the first time Kaien had decided he needed a Handler. The last two times had ended in despair. The Hitters were usually killed on their first mission with him.

This would be Kaname's first time with a female Handler, though. And a foreigner, judging by her name. It did not change the fact that Kaname had high hopes for her, with another Hima. There were at least two others at Cross, which she would be better suited for.

"This is Faust Gina," Kaien said, opening the door a little wider.

Kaname stared at the girl. She was older than him by four years, and her choice of weapon as a Hitter was knives. She was a long ranged killer, which would make protecting his body easier for her.

Kaname smiled. She was a foreigner, so he held his hand out to her. "Hello, Gina. I look forward to working with you."

Gina's dark blue eyes flickered from Kaname's hand to his face. Instead of taking his hand, she bowed back respectfully. "I am aware of your customs, Kuran-san. I am also aware of your success rate with Handlers." She straightened, flipping her blond hair over her shoulder. "I am here to change that."

Arrogant. She was too confident to survive her first mission with him. All the other Hitters had been the same. And they all met with the same end. He would return to his body, only to find that they had been killed.

"Those are bold words, Faust-san," Kaname said coldly. "I recall my last potential Handler saying the same thing, before I found him with a hole in his chest, a stub where his head used to be."

Gina's eyes narrowed slightly. "I seem to have the same problem as you, Kuran-san. It is usually my Contrill that is killed."

Kaien glanced nervously between the pair. "It…" He smiled. He could not think of anything to say that would calm the two down.

"I guess we will see just how good you are, then," Kaname said, handing the file back to Kaien. "We leave tomorrow morning, at oh-six hundred."

Gina nodded curtly. "I will see tomorrow, half an hour before we are due to leave. Good night, Kuran-san."

Kaname turned his back on the girl. He knew she would last as long as she claimed. "I am better off being a Hima, Cross-san," he snapped over his shoulder at the man. "I have no need for petulant little girls."

Kaien shook his head. "You cannot remain a Hima for the rest of your life, Kaname-kun. You know what the success rate is for Himas. And if Yuuki-chan does awaken as a Hima, who will she have to teach her?"

Kaname could feel the anger slipping from his body. Kaien always knew what to say to make him calm down. The idea of Yuuki being forced to endure the abilities of a Hima alone made Kaname's heart ache.

"Gina will not survive tomorrow's mission. She is over-confident, loud, obnoxious and believes that her way is the best way. If she is not killed by the enemy, I will kill her. Dismissed."

Kaien stared at Kaname with hard eyes. The emotional turmoil of a Hima was coming through in solid colors, instead of shades. Without another word, Kaien left the room. It was beginning to become havoc trying to find Kaname a Handler. And despite what the boy said, Kaien knew he needed one.

Gina sat opposite of Kaname on the train, flipping through the mission details. Kaname had not said a word to her, and just thrust the file into her hands. The previous night was spent trying to find out as much information about Kuran Kaname as possible. That had been like extracting teeth.

Kaname stared at Gina. He didn't have to be a mind reader to know she was itching to ask questions about him. Not that Kaname blamed her. He kept the majority of his abilities a secret, so the enemy would not know what to expect from him. Instead of asking her questions, Gina went back to reading the mission notes.

Kaname, on the other hand, stared out the window. The passing landscape was a blur of colors. Normally it was white, but thankfully winter had finished, the snow had melted and the spring plants were coming back to life. Unfortunately, that also meant that it was hay fever season, and every two minutes there was a sneezing fit coming from somewhere at the back of the cart.

"This seems pretty straight forward," Gina said, closing the file and slipping it into her bag. "I do not understand why Kaien thought you would need a Handler on this."

Kaname glanced at the four decks of cards that were sitting beside him. At least he and Gina agreed on that. He did not understand why Kaien believed he needed a Handler. It was a simple mission of kill everyone in sight, take what was stolen and then return. He had done dozens of missions like that on his own.

Gina sighed as another sneezing fit took hold of a passenger. "Did you see who our target was?"

"Yes. I read the file last night. As well as yours." Kaname's eyes slid over to Gina in time to see her glare. "You were trained in Jeet Kune Do since you were able to walk. As a result, it maximized your speed to make you appear invisible to the untrained eye. That will be useful in this mission."

"I will admit, I am not used to doing daylight assassinations. They usually send a Hitter with a gun proficiency to these things, in Germany anyway."

And that is why you will die on this mission, Kaname thought bleakly. He had no idea what Kaien was thinking sending a knives expert in the place of a marksman. "I also read that you have been the Handler of five Himas."

Gina lowered her eyes. "The last one was my sister. I was with her the longest. I did everything I could think of to save her, and still it was not enough." She sighed. "And then I was reassigned to Japan, and my first Hima is the famed Kuran Kaname – the only Hima with more than two abilities."

Kaname stared at Gina. Where had she gotten that information? He had only ever used two abilities around those that would live to tell the tale. He did not want information such as that to be leaked.

"Your file said that you were the sole survivor of your family," Gina went on. She either didn't notice the cold air around Kaname, or she chose to ignore it. "But there is a rumor running around that you saved a sibling."

The cold air sizzled and crackled as static began to build up. Where was she getting that? No one alive, except his aunt and the organization that had attacked his family, knew about Yuuki. Kaien was the only one Kaname had told, and that was so the man could keep an eye on her. If she began displaying the changes of a Hima, she was to be taken to Cross immediately.

"Of course, no one actually believes that rumor. The Kuran line is known for their strong abilities as Himas. To this day, not one Kuran has managed to find a Handler that could actually control them. I guess this is the day I go down in history." Gina smiled, though it did not reach her eyes.

Kaname's eyes softened. Just like him, Gina was dead inside. The loss of her sister had killed whatever humanity she had left. Now it would appear as though she did not care if she lived or died. Kaname was not going to allow her to compromise the mission, however. She might not care, but Kaname still had a little sister.

"Your file said that your sister displayed the rare Hima power of body jumping," Kaname went on, wanting the attention off of him. "The payment for that must have been huge."

"It was the payment that killed her," Gina said, a little life returning to her eyes as she spoke about her sister. "Every time she body jumped, she had to break a rib. The last time she pierced her lung and choked on the blood."

Kaname's hand went to his throat, as though he was sympathizing with Gina. She would be unaware of the fact that Kaname was a body jumper, and that his payment was dearer than her sister's. At least Gina's sister only had a broken rib to worry about. Kaname only had the maximum of three and a half minutes out of his body before it died.

"If I had been a better Handler, I would have been able to prevent it. Still, she knew the risks that came with using that ability." Gina checked her watch. It was nearing midday. "Our stop is the next one."

Kaname nodded, his hand not moving. He knew why Kaien wanted him to have a Handler. As goofy as the Chairman acted, he was no idiot. And that was when Kaname realized that he had no idea what Kaien's ability was. In order for one to become a Contrill, he had to start off as a Hima.

Gina crossed her legs, and Kaname was surprised that she could move in those jeans. They appeared as though they were painted on. "So I know that you can control water, lightning and air. What other abilities does someone of the Kuran line also have?"

"And what makes you think I have more than that?" Kaname knew it was a stupid question. She had seen the decks, and if she was as experienced as she claimed to be for a twelve year old, she knew they were his payment.

"I'm your Handler now, Kaname. Whether you like it or not. And in order for me to best Handler for you, I need to know what other abilities you've been hiding from the world." Gina smiled, and again it did not reach her eyes.

Kaname stared at her. "How can I trust someone that is dead?"

Gina felt for a pulse on her neck and wrist. "I am not dead."

"You died with your sister," Kaname said. "Maybe not physically but emotionally. You are not the right Handler for me, despite what you and Cross-san might think. A Handler like you is a walk time bomb, waiting to implode. Or in this case, explode. You do not care if you live to see another sunrise, because you care about has left you."

Kaname glanced out the window. They had entered the city. He got to his feet as the train started to slow.

"I cannot be controlled by a person like that."

Gina gritted her teeth, as she too stood. She picked up her bag, slung it over her shoulder and went to the doors. "I am one of the best Handlers around," she muttered to Kaname.

"You have no reason to protect your Hima. Handlers usually spend time with their Himas, which is why siblings are generally paired together. We have not even broken bread."

The train came to a complete halt, and the doors hissed open. While the civilians filed out, Gina shoved her way through the crowd. She was one of the best, and she would be damned if a Hima would tell her otherwise. She did not care if that Hima was a Kuran. Just to prove her point, she would make sure he got back alive.

Kaname followed Gina out of the station, pausing briefly to look up at the sky. It was odd to see a hawk soaring over the building tops of the skyscrapers. But the bird did so. It lazily circled, crying out every so often.

Kaname smiled, stepped over to Gina and took her hand. It would not seem as strange if they appeared to be siblings. At least that way no one would stop them, or question how they were able to afford a train ticket.

Thankfully, both of them looked older than they actually were. And if they were not mistaken for siblings, it was likely they could be seen as a couple. They headed towards the park, where their target would be at that hour of the day. He would be having lunch with his family, and Kaname was not impressed with having to kill a family man.

On the other hand, the so-called 'family man' was also the leader of a traffic ring. That man abducted innocent children and sold them off. The very idea of that happening made Kaname's blood boil, literally.

Gina looked down at Kaname when his hard began to heat up. "Calm down," she whispered. "We have no even arrived. I will do us no good if you need to do your payment while we're there."

Kaname nodded slowly. Maybe someone with a cold disposition was what he needed, after all. Still, Kaname could not shake the feeling that she was going to die. And whenever he had that feeling it always came true. It did not matter what kind of precautions he took, his Handler would always be dead.

Casually walking, Kaname stopped to sniff the air as they got closer to the park. Something smelled delicious, which only served to remind Kaname that had skipped breakfast that morning. He had wanted to get the mission over and done with, so he could go back to standing by the window.

As they entered the park, Kaname and Gina both scanned the area. The man they were to kill was in the center, having a western styled barbeque by the looks of it. He had eight body guards with him, as well. Half were around the perimeter. Three were mingling with the family, and there was a final one that was by the man's side.

"How are we going to do this?" Gina asked, reaching behind her to pull out a knife. She knew she could slip past the body guards, and killed the target before they knew what was happening. And then she and Kaname could slip out during the confusion.

"Cross-san wants this done nearly," Kaname reminded Gina. "Do not pull your weapons out unless it is really needed. The easiest way to get there is through the children."

"No. That's the long and hard way. The easier way would be for you to knock them out, while I eliminate the target."

"And if they all fall unconscious, what will the other people thing? It is not just them here. Look."

Gina looked around the park, and saw what Kaname was talking about. The boy she was with did have a point. If so many people were to suddenly drop it would call attention to them. But she didn't have all day to wait around, either.

As Kaname thought of another way to get to their target, said man was receiving a phone call. Kaname nudged Gina, and pointed to the barbeque. They watched as he spoke quietly, though he was casual about the whole thing. He plated the sausages he had been cooking and announced to his family that work had called and he had to go in. Now that was a stroke of good luck.

They were in the middle of the park. So where would the car be? Kaname glanced at Gina. "You need to be the driver. He is likely to only take one of the body guards with him. I can kill them in the back of the car, and no one will notice."

"Good plan. But where's the car?"

Kaname grinned. He tugged on Gina's hand, much like a little brother would do. They ran across the park, heading north. The driver, while being sent away was still a body guard. He would not have strayed too far, in case of an emergency. At least, that was what Kaname was hoping for. If the driver was a normal chauffeur, it would alter the plan completely.

Thankfully, they arrived just as the driver had hung up the phone. The car started, and Gina opened the door. "What are you doing?"

"Taking over." Gina snapped the man's neck, and pushed him aside, onto the floor of the passenger.

Gina took the man's hat and jacket, while Kaname got into the back. And that was when it occurred to Kaname. Gina was only twelve. Had she driven before? His question was answered as she reversed out of the parking bay, and sped around the park to the west side.

As Kaname was thrown around the back, he took a moment to see that the car was a miniature version of a limousine. He sat with his back to Gina's, trying to remain as concealed as possible.

The car screeched to a stop, and the door was opened. Their target got in, followed by the body guard. The man was talking on his phone. The conversation was put on hold when he saw Kaname in the car.

"How did you get in here?"

Kaname smiled, his eyes flashing red as the body guard went up in flames. In seconds he was nothing but a pile of ash. The man stared at the remains of his protection, before they returned to Kaname.

"You're a Contrill?"

"A Hima, actually," Kaname corrected, enjoying the way the gleam in the man's eyes changed from panic to terror. "You know what you have done wrong."

"I'm a family man! I've done nothing wrong!"

Kaname reached behind him, into Gina's bag. He pulled out the file. "Fuyuki Takeshi, leader of a trafficking ring. You have been the sole owner since the mysterious disappearance of your partner, two years ago."

"So they sent a Hima after me?"

"You are going to take us to your base of operation, and we are going to set the people free. You will, of course, die then."

Takeshi glanced around, desperately trying to find a way out. He reached to open the door, and Kaname's eyes flashed red as the mechanism in the doors froze over. Takeshi stared at Kaname. The only reason he knew about the Contrills and the Himas was through word of mouth, and he knew that Himas were by far worse than Contrills.

"You do not need me this little rescue mission of yours!"

Gina looked over her shoulder for a moment, not wanting her eyes to be off the road for too long. "He has a point. We should just kill him now."

"Only he has the combinations to the locks to get inside," Kaname stated.

Takeshi decided to calm down, and crossed his legs as he stared at Kaname. "Do you really think you can get away with this? I am one piece in this game."

Kaname frowned slightly at the sudden change. Unfortunately, he did not have much time to think about it, as he pulled out the four decks of cards. He shuffled them all together. He detested having to use his abilities at times. Thankfully, the use of his elements only called for him to shuffle together four decks of cards and then sort them out back into four decks.

Takeshi watched as the boy quickly divided and sorted the two hundred and eight cards. He had never seen someone do it so quickly. "That's your payment, huh? What's your name, boy?"

Kaname put the cards away. "I have nothing to say to those that will soon be dead."

Takeshi smirked, flicking his black hair out of his green eyes. "I don't suppose you know of the Hima that can body jump?"

Gina drifted around a corner, and applied more pressure on the accelerator. "There is only one known body jumper, and she is in Iceland," she said. "Living in retirement."

"Ah, yes. Frieda. The only Hima to actually lose her ability, when she lost her Handler," Takeshi murmured.

"How do you know this?" Kaname demanded. His eyes widened when he saw Takeshi's green eyes flash red. "He's been taken over!"

"A body jumper? That's impossible!"

"Nothing is impossible," Kaname said. "There are a lot of Himas we do not know about."

Takeshi laughed almost psychotically. "You said it, little boy. Though, judging by those scars on your neck, I wouldn't be too wrong if I say you're a body jumper, as well."

Kaname narrowed his eyes. He wanted so badly to kill the man, and hopefully take out the one inside of him. He knew he could not do that, though. They still needed the codes to get inside the warehouse, if they wanted to save anyone.

"A body jumper that uses fire and water. You are a powerful Hima, my friend. There has never been a documented case of a Hima having more than two abilities. It is a pity that I need to kill you."

Kaname gasped as Takeshi lunged forward, his hands wrapping around Gina's throat. The girl cried out, the car swerving all over the road. Other drivers honked their horns angrily, before they were driven off the road.

Kaname elbowed Takeshi in the gut. He knew body jumper was hoping he would kill the man. The Hima controlling Takeshi was going to be very upset. Kaname knew how to cause the most amount of pain without actually killing him.

Gina struggled to reach behind herself, to her knives. Her vision was starting to get fuzzy. She cried out when she got a shock, and heard electricity crackling in the air. The hands were removed from her throat, and she took large gulps of air, straightening the car at the same time.

"And you can use electricity," Takeshi mused. He tilted his head when he saw that the boy was not reaching for his cards. "That is your free power, it would seem. There is only one bloodline that can use electricity for…"

Kaname smirked. "That is right."

"That's impossible!" Takeshi shouted. "The Kuran line was wiped out three years ago! There were no survivors!"

"I think your information is a little wrong."

Takeshi gritted his teeth, his eyes flashing red. He placed his hands on the floor of the car. He grinned as the car sped up. "Imagine the praise I would get when I reveal that I have killed the last Kuran. The one that my idiot brother could not take out."

Kaname winced as the car went off road. Branches scratched the sides of the vehicle, while rocks destroyed the underside. "Kaname, do something!"

Kaname glanced at Gina. She was struggling to keep the car under control, though Kaname knew she had no control. Takeshi's host was the one that decided where it was going. What would happen if Kaname forced him to stop?

Kaname placed his hand on the floor of the car as well, staring right at Takeshi. Electricity crackled, and Takeshi snickered. "You wouldn't dare to endanger yourself and your Handler, Kuran. At this speed, it would take the care at least thirty seconds to slow down, and who knows what might happen in that time?"

"That is a risk I am willing to take!"

Takeshi screamed as he was electrocuted. Unfortunately, the car's speed increased, until it came to sudden stop. Kaname's eyes widened as a tree branch, barely an inch from his face, pierced the windscreen, moved through the car and impaled Takeshi. The man coughed up blood as he laughed.

"I will get you, Kuran," Takeshi promised, before his eyes flashed red and the body went limp.

Kaname looked at the shattered screen, and saw that Gina had her head turned away from him. "Gina!" Kaname called.

With great effort, Gina turned her head towards Kaname. She smiled briefly. "I guess you are the Cursed Hima," she said and lowered the hand that was still on the steering wheel. She laughed pathetically. "I am sorry about the crap I gave you."

Kaname crawled over the branch, broke a window and climbed out. He pulled open the driver door, staring at the mess that was Gina's chest. "You're going to be okay," Kaname said, though he knew she wouldn't be.

Gina laughed again, more blood being pushed out of her wounds. "I am going to bed dead soon, Kaname. How strange. I was sent to kill you, thinking I would be safe…" Her eyes started to flutter. "But you knew…"

Kaname lowered his eyes. It was no shocking revelation that came to him the previous night. Gina was almost too perfect a Handler to suddenly be without a Hima. The only explanation was that she was an assassin.

"…My sister will be happy to see me…" Her eyes opened again, and she smiled at Kaname. For the first time, her eyes sparkled happily. "Schwarze…Rous…"

Kaname sat back when the last of Gina's life left her. He stared at her, unable to think why she would confess to him that she was sent to kill him. And why did she call him the 'Cursed Hima'? He highly doubted that his ability to have a Handler killed on their first mission would have reached Germany. And it was going to be worse with the body jumper knowing he was a Kuran. How he hoped that Yuuki would remain safe.

Kaname stared at snowy landscape, as he rode the train. It had been nearly a year since Gina had been assigned to him. Since then, Kaien had no come up to him with any more potential candidates. He left Kaname alone, as he there was no real need at the moment for the boy to have a Handler.

Kaname got to his feet, and went to the doors. The town had a corrupt mayor, and Kaname had no idea why he was being sent. Even a Contrill could handle something as simple as that on their own.

Once the train left, Kaname looked around the snow covered landing. It was deserted. He was the only one that had gotten off the train, and there was not even a conductor or a station master. There were no signs that anyone, other than him had walked on those wooden boards.

Slipping his hands into the pockets of his jacket, Kaname left the station. It was eight in the evening, so he was expecting to see someone wandering around the town. And yet, it was not surprising to see that it was a ghost town.

Warmth came from the houses, but the street lights were off. He could hear people listening to music, but there were no other sounds of fun to mingle with it. As he walked past houses, he looked inside the windows that weren't covered by curtains. Families sat around the dinner table, or they were watching television.

If Kaname did not know any better, he would think he had just entered a perfect town. There were no shouts of distress. No pleas for help. No sign of crime. There was a curfew that everyone followed. Not because it was a good idea, but out of fear of what would happen.

Kaname had read the file. He knew that at least five people had been killed by the mayor's order, simply because they were out past curfew. There was no warning, no second chances. They were executed nearly where they stood, if their reasons for being out were not good enough.

"Help…"

Kaname frowned. He looked over his shoulder, closing his eyes as a strong wind swept snow into his eyes. He could have sworn that he heard someone say something. Of course, the wind would choose that moment to be almost deafening. Deciding that he had heard something, Kaname walked back the way he came.

He looked to his left, and saw a snow covered park. Without thinking, he wandered towards it. He paused when he saw a girl in the snow. He tilted his head slightly when a man stood in front of her.

"You should not be out here, little girl," the man said. "You know I need to take you to Mayor."

"No!" the girl shouted. "Get away from me!" She looked over her shoulder and saw a second man. Her eyes flashed red. "Get away from me!"

Kaname stepped up behind the first man, and electrocuted him. He fell to the ground, and the girl stared at him with huge brown eyes. Kaname's eyes went to the second man. They flashed red, and the man went up in flames.

Kaname knelt in front of the girl. "What are you doing here?" he asked.

The girl gazed back with her doe eyes. Every fear Kaname ever had for her seemed to be coming true. She was likely to be a Hima. But how had she gotten back to Japan? Kaname could think of no reason why his aunt would send her back, alone.

"My mother died, and she told me to come here," Yuuki said. "She said my home was here."

"No," Kaname whispered. "Your home is not here in this town, Yuuki."

"How did you know my name?"

Kaname smiled. "I was sent to take you home." He got to his feet, and held his hand out to his sister.

Yuuki took his hand. Kaname removed his coat, and placed it around the girl's shoulder. He reached into the pocket, and pulled out a needle with a short, clear tube attached to it. She frowned as he removed his scarf.

"Go to the train station," Kaname ordered.

Yuuki nodded, and ran out of the park. Kaname took a deep breath. He couldn't take too long, and that meant that he couldn't infiltrate the mayor's house, as he had originally planned.

As he released his breath, Kaname inserted the needle into his carotid artery. As he did so, his eyes flashed red and his body fell to the ground, limp. It was as though he was travelling through a brightly lit tunnel, until he came to a sudden stop.

Kaname looked in the mirror, and saw that he was in the mayor's body. He looked around, and saw that his wife was in the bathroom with him. He picked up a toothbrush, and started to brush his teeth, taking his time about it. The mayor might be a bastard, but Kaname wasn't going to kill the man in front of his wife.

Once his was alone, Kaname hunted for something to cut the man's wrists with. He finally located the straight razor, and shrugged. It was better than having to break the mirror, which would cause all sorts of problems. He took the razor to his wrists, and in two sweeping motions had sliced both arms.

Even though he shouldn't have, Kaname waited until the body had collapsed to the floor, weak from blood loss before he severed the connection, and returned to his own body. He removed the needle from his neck, ignoring the large pool of blood. He tied his scarf around his throat, and got to his feet slowly. It was as though he was back in the mayor's body. The three minutes out of his body was too much.

Kaname stumbled to the train station. Yuuki was sitting down, and jumped to her feet when her savior arrived. She noticed that his white scarf was beginning to spot with blood. Her eyes widened.

"You're a body jumper," she whispered, glancing around to make sure they were alone.

"How do you know about that?" Kaname asked, ungracefully sitting on the bench. He applied more pressure to the wound.

"I'm a body jumper, as well," Yuuki said, lowering her eyes. "It was the reason why those men wanted to take me to the Mayor."

Kaname shook his head, wincing when the self inflicted injury sparked with pain. Just when he thought she could live her life normally. "Are you a Hima?"

"A what?"

"A Hima," Kaname repeated, closing his eyes. "Basically a Hima is like a Contrill. A Contrill is a contract killer that can manipulate their surroundings with their mind, but only have one ability. A Hima typically has two abilities, though there are rumors around of some having more than three."

"And all this time I thought a Hima was just a Contrill without a Handler," an unfamiliar voice said.

Kaname got to his feet, swaying as he pulled Yuuki behind him. "As soon as a Hima has a Handler they generally lose all but one power. Who are you?"

The man gave a sweeping bow. Oddly enough, he did not look out of place in a three piece suit. "I am commonly referred to as Sandman. We want the girl." He looked up, his pale gold eyes shone in the darkness. "Hm. They did not say I would be dealing with the Cursed Hima."

"And who are 'they'?"

"My superiors, of course. Do you think we randomly attack for no reason? As soon as they heard that the Mayor had taken his life, they automatically assumed it was that little girl behind you. It didn't even cross their mind that the Cursed Hima would be here." Sandman smiled. "Now, would you kindly hand her over?"

Kaname glanced at Yuuki. She had her eyes lowered, as though she was blaming herself for being a burden. "No."

Sandman pouted slightly. "Now that was not very nice." His eyes flashed red.

Yuuki screamed as three figures made of sand grabbed her. At least Kaname knew how the man got his nickname. With a flash of his own eyes, the sand people turned to ice. He took hold of Yuuki's hand, not wanting to lose her again.

"You are a lot better than they give you credit for," Sandman said, as he opened his umbrella.

Kaname glared at the other Hima. "Why are they recruiting people like you?"

Sandman laughed merrily, as he danced around. "You know exactly why they are, my dear Kuran Kaname." He threw his umbrella into the air, and caught it again. "Why else would people want to have a body jumper in their ranks?"

Kaname shook his head, ignoring the pain from his throat. "You will never succeed, and you can tell them that."

Sandman closed the umbrella and lent on it. "It seems that every time we send someone out to kill you, you always come out victorious."

As far as Kaname could remember, they had probably already recruited a body jumper. If the one he had encountered last year was still alive, that is. It didn't make much sense. Why would they want Yuuki, if they already had one?

A train whistle sounded. "I am getting on that train," Kaname said. "If you try to stop me, I will kill you."

Sandman shook his head. "I am not going to attempt anything, my dear Kaname. I simply wanted a small taste of your power. I can see why our body jumper had a problem with you, last year. He has not been the same." He tapped a gloved covered finger against his lips. "That might be why he is so grumpy all of the time. He has never met a Contrill he could not kill, until he met you."

"He did not die with the body?"

Sandman tilted his head, his pale brown hair falling into his eyes. "You have killed with your body jumping ability before. You have always returned to your body. Why would you think that a tree branch through him would kill him?"

Kaname lowered his eyes. He was kind of hoping that the other body jumper had died with Takeshi that day. He did not want to deal with the cockiness again. As it was, the name that Gina had started to say made no sense.

The train rolled up. Sandman gave another of his gracious bows. "And this is where I must leave you, my dear Kaname," he said, raising his head with a smile. His eyes flashed red, and the sand people fell apart, before he disappeared.

"What was that about?" Yuuki asked, as Kaname pulled her onto the train. "Why are you called the Cursed Hima? Who was that man? And how many body jumpers are there?"

Kaname sat Yuuki down. He decided to start with the easiest of the questions. "There are four known body jumpers, and only three are active. The four apparently lost her ability when she lost her Handler. The others consist of you, the one I met last year and me."

"What was Sandman? I have never seen someone disappear like that."

Kaname had no idea how to answer that. There were so many types of Himas out there that it was hard to pinpoint what kind one would be. "I think he was a doppelganger Hima. It is the only one I can think of that would explain how he was able to disappear."

Yuuki nodded slowly, trying to take in all of the information. She was not going to lie. Her head was starting to hurt. "Where are you taking me?"

Kaname closed his eyes. "Some place safe," he answered. "A place where people like you and I are welcomed, trained and cared for. You will learn of all the different Himas and Contrills that are around."

Kaname reached into the pocket of his jacket, and pulled out the decks of cards. He shuffled and sorted them, returning them back to his pocket. Yuuki had watched him with curious, though amazed eyes.

"Why did you do that?"

"When I turned that sand to ice, it was an ability. Every time I use it, I must make a payment, which is to shuffle those cards and then sort them back into their suits." Kaname stared at his hands. "You will likely also have another ability, other than body jumping. When did that awaken?"

Yuuki also looked at her hands. "Yesterday, but I can't jump into another person's body," she replied. "I tried doing that. All I can do is enter an animal's body."

Kaname frowned. He had never heard of a Hima being able to enter an animal's body. "How did you know I was a body jumper?"

Yuki's eyes went down her to feet. "It is similar to what I have to do when I body jump. I don't need to stick something in my neck, though."

Kaname nodded. She obviously did not want to talk about it. "I would say try to get some rest, though I think your mind is racing."

Yuuki smiled slightly, gazing at the boy that had saved her. He did not seem much older than she was, and yet he seemed so much more mature. And familiar. She could have sworn she had seen him somewhere else before the park. Maybe it was a dream.

Kaname stood beside Kaien, watching Yuuki. In the last three months she had shown great improvement. She was able to control her electricity a lot better than the first time she had used it, which nearly ended her life as well. Though, Kaien had called Kaname down for another reason.

"I did some research on the man you met at the train station. You were right; he is a doppelganger Hima, providing there is only one Hima known as 'Sandman' out there. The strange thing is, he was reported to have been deactivated five years ago." Kaien handed Kaname the file he held.

"How can a Hima become active again?"

Kaien shrugged. "From that, as you can see, there is apparently a Hima that activate and deactivate Himas as she pleases. If she is not stopped, she could prove to be very dangerous in the future."

Kaname's eyes scanned over the writing. He was seriously considering sending the Chairman back to school so he could learn how to write more neatly. "Shizuka? That is all we have on her? We do not even have a current whereabouts?"

Kaien shook his head. "Do you have any idea how difficult it was to even come across that? She is virtually invisible. No ones anything about her, except what she can do. If the Schwarze Rous is an organization, I will bet she is either running it or is very close to the top."

"And if she is acting alone?" Kaname asked, closing the file. "What do we do then?"

"I doubt she is working alone. But if she is, I suggest we pray that we find her and eliminate her." Kaien held his chin in thought. "It doesn't make sense, though. If she is working alone, why would she reactive a Hima that is now working for an organization?"

"There are too many questions and not enough answers," Kaname stated as he turned his back to Kaien.

"We need to be careful, Kaname-kun," Kaien said. "No one knows how she is able to deactivate a Hima, and I do not want you to find out how when she deactivates you."

Kaname nodded. "Of course, Chairman Cross. She is likely not in Japan, anyway."

Kaien lowered his eyes. "I know you are going to ignore me, Kaname-kun. Please promise me you will be careful. Yuuki does not need to lose the only family she has left."

Kaname glanced over his shoulder. "As far as she knows, she is alone in this world. Have you found anything else out about Gina?"

Kaien shook his head again. "Everything that I knew about her was a lie. I am still trying to cut through all the red tape. It would seem she was an official from Germany. And we all know how talkative the Germans are."

"Right. If you find out anything else, please let me know." Kaname left the training arena, and went upstairs to the library. As he reread the file, he got a sinking feeling in the pit of his gut. "What else could possibly happen?"

End Prelude.

So...Does anyone else get the feeling of something else from this? A brownie to you if you guessed it!

Yeah, so basically we just rewrote the entire Vampire Knight storyline. Except this one is gonna have Kaname/Zero lovin' in it, when they meet of course.

So um...Please review? Chapter two is ready to go...Depends on how badly you want it~ *insert generic evil laughter here*