Hi Everyone! :)

This is the first fanfic I've ever published, so although I've tried my hardest to proof-read there may be a few grammer and spelling errors. But as they always say, practise makes perfect! I can't promise to upload a new chapter every week, but I'll be aiming to do so within a fornight- at most a month.

Please enjoy, and let me know how I can improve!

"All Day Students return to your dorms!" Yuki yelled, trying to hold back the wave of students that were screaming for the attention of the Night Students that were just visible from the gate to the Moon Dorm.

Zero simply glared at the Day Students, which sent all the girls in his vicinity scrambling for safety several hundred meters away from the hostile young man.

"You'll never find a girlfriend with that face."

Zero rolled his eyes as the short Mallory Matsuda casually slung an arm around his waist. Her delicate hand rested upon his hipbone, and she smiled up at him provocatively.

"Maybe I don't want one." Zero replied impassively, firmly but gently removing the girl's hand from his hip.

Unperturbed, Mallory nimbly leapt onto Zero's back.

"Mal!" Zero huffed, catching her legs around his waist and growling in irritation as her hands ruffled his hair.

"Maybe a boyfriend then, if you're not into girls." Mallory murmured, "Aidou perhaps, or his cousin… Akatsuki." She seemed to savour the name, rolling it around in her mouth.

Zero roughly dropped Mallory from his back, forcefully pulling her hands from his shoulders.

"Zero!" Mallory complained.

Zero glared at her, his eyes livid, "I'm not gay, and even if I were I would never consider one of those…monsters."

Mallory raised her hands in surrender, "Okay, okay." She replied, with a cheeky smile, "Point taken. I didn't think you were gay."

Sighing in exasperation, Zero shook his head with his lips pressed tightly together.

"So you won't mind if I sleep with one of them, then?"

Zero blanched, "No!"

"You don't mind?" Mallory replied, her voice indicating a level of playful amusement.

"N-No, I mind! You can't be serious?" Zero fumed incredulously.

Mallory shrugged, "You can't deny they're attractive."

Zero grabbed the girl by the shoulders, "Tell me you're joking."

Smiling sensually, Mallory reached out a hand and let her finger trail over Zero's cheekbone, "Oh, but you could cut glass with this." She chuckled, "If I can't have them, can I have you?"

Zero snorted, letting go of Mallory's shoulders and abruptly stalking away in the direction of the gate to the Moon Dorm where Night Class students were starting to arrive from their dorm.

Mallory grinned in entertainment and followed the irate prefect to the gate.

As she pushed through the crowd of fervent students, Mallory caught sight of the Night Students in their ivory uniforms. They enthralled her, but not to the point of fanatical adoration- no one was worth that much without giving something of equal worth in return.

Mallory elegantly perched herself on top of the stone wall on the side of the path, nonchalantly swinging her legs as she waited for the gate to open. She could hear Yuuki loudly protesting at the gate, trying to keep them away from the Night Students.

"STAND BACK!" Yelled Yuki, desperately trying to stop the students from surging forwards, "PLEASE, DON'T PUSH!"

The gates opened.

The Night Students strolled forwards and with his usual charisma, Aidou was leading the assembly. It was quite the performance to watch as 'Idol' launched into an energetic greeting of the fanatical Day Students.

The classes slowly mingled (despite Yuuki's protests for the classes to move to their respective locations) and Mallory was distracted as she saw Zero disappear into the forest.

"Good afternoon."

Mallory glanced to her side and grinned when she noticed Ichijou standing near her.

"Afternoon, Dorm Vice President!" She replied, leaping onto the path and brazenly embracing the young man in greeting.

With slightly pink cheeks, Ichijou gave a nervous laugh, "You're certainly in good spirits today!" He commented, while awkwardly fluttering his hands around where Mallory's held his torso loosely.

Taking pity on Ichijou, Mallory let him out of the embrace. "Any news?" She asked, standing back a little to make Ichijou more comfortable with the return of his personal space.

"Nothing of importance," Ichijou replied, "I haven't had the time to read anything interesting."

Mallory pouted, "Is this becoming a habit? Maybe I need to find a new book lover." She teased.

Ichijou laughed again, but with more ease than when she had embraced him. "I've got a new collection of books being sent in the next week. I'll bring you one I think you'll enjoy."

"That sounds very agreeable." Mallory said enthusiastically.

She and Ichijou had bonded over books, and he would lend her books he recommended in return for books that she recommended. Their tastes were similar, but Mallory had more knowledge in books published in the last couple of decades, whereas Ichijou was more inclined to read books that were centuries old. He had the money to buy first edition copies of books that Mallory could only dream of.

"You're not seriously talking about books again, are you?"

Mallory and Ichijou turned simultaneously to see Aidou sauntering in their direction with a crowd of Day Class students following closely behind him.

"If you don't appreciate literature, you're missing out on a richer life." Mallory replied assertively.

Aidou laughed and patted her head condescendingly, "I'm already rich. I don't need books for that."

"Material goods are worthless in comparison to having a sharp mind." Mallory argued, her hand on her hip.

"Oh, but I've got that too." Aidou replied silkily, giving her a flirtatious smirk, "You're smelling deliciously tantalizing today."

"Hanabusa." Ichijou rebuked sharply. His eyes bore into the younger man's with a fierce intensity, conveying a message of warning that Mallory caught but said nothing of.

Aidou's lip briefly curled in contempt- but after a moment passed, his face relaxed and he self-consciously ran a hand though his hair, "Well, if I can't-"

"Dorm President Kuran's requesting we join him." Interrupted a deep voice.

Aidou slouched, but conceded "Very well." He murmured, looking to Akatsuki, who had spoken.

"We'll see you tomorrow then, Mallory." Ichijou said, taking his leave.

Mallory grinned, "Yes. Do tell me when the books arrive!"

"I will." Ichijou replied, smiling.

As he walked off, Aidou leaned in close to Mallory, his cheek brushing her jaw line with his mouth just beside her ear.

"Takuma just wants you for himself." He whispered, "He thinks you smell appetizing as well."

He left without looking in her eyes, but she could almost feel the arrogance oozing from his body… The prat.

Only Akatsuki was left.

"He loves himself, doesn't he?" Mallory asked dryly.

Akatsuki gave a slight chuckle, "Yeah," He replied, "but you could say the same about yourself."

"You're not wrong." Mallory agreed, flicking her hair, "Then again, I'm worth a little love." She said, looking at Akatsuki suggestively.

He just rolled his eyes.

"Pity." She murmured, "I think your class is waiting on you now." Mallory noticed.

Akatsuki nodded in farewell, and strode towards his peers, leaving Mallory by herself. Only a few Day Class students remained, and Yuki was working to remove them.

"Please, just go to your dorms!" Yuki pleaded to a gaggle of giggling students whose gazes nearly sparkled with idolization at the disappearing Night Students.

Mallory stood by her friend, and laid a hand on her shoulder.

"Having trouble?" She asked.

Yuki nodded wordlessly.

"Hey girls," Mallory started in a sugary voice, "I heard Idol's planning to sneak back and visit some of the Day Class at the Sun Dorm."

The girls spun towards Mallory, their mouths dropping open.

"WHAAAT?" The girls cried.

"Yeah! Hurry, get there as quick as you can or you'll miss out!" Mallory urged, shooing them with her hands.

The girls sprinted towards their dorm, leaving a cloud of dust behind them.

Yuki gave a groan, "Aidou's sneaking back?" She asked hysterically.

Mallory nearly facepalmed.

"No, Yuki. I was lying."

The brunette considered her words.

"Oh." She mumbled.

Mallory sighed in exasperation. "Let's get back to the dorms ourselves."