An outcast. That's all I was. I wasn't like any of the other students at Shibusen. They were weapons and meisters... They were normal people... And I, well... I was different. Actually, different is an understatement. I wasn't different. I was strange, weird, or in their eyes, a lunatic. I was not given a chance by anyone. I've been to so many schools and I've made no friends at all... Everyone was too scared of me... But I had a slight feeling I might be given a chance here at Shibusen.

Lord Death had accepted me into his school. He knew exactly what I was. He knew how much the human's would benefit from having a vampire as one of their guardians. The Kishin didn't stand much of a chance against me. I wasn't as strong as a blood-made vampire, considering I was bitten, but I was still strong.

Today was my first day at Shibusen and I was a little nervous. Then again, why shouldn't I be with my past... I had heard a lot of things about the students at Shibusen. I was afraid that they wouldn't accept me. But deep down in my heart, there was hope of finding a friend.

I walked up to the front doors of Shibusen when I was stopped by a boy with blue hair.

"Gya-ha-ha-ha! You thought you could enter the school without being stopped by me? I, Black Star, am the greatest assassin ever!" He screamed, standing at the tip of a shaft that came off of the building.

I smiled. I remembered exactly what I heard about him and he was living up to it already. And, just as expected, the segment he stood on began to crack. 3... 2... 1... He, along with the tip of the shaft, fell. I stepped over him, being careful not to hit him with my shoes. When I had passed over him, I stopped, turned around, and offered my hand.

"You seem like a very clumsy assassin, Black Star." I giggled as he grabbed my hand.

"So, are the rumors about you true...?" He asked, ignoring my comment.

"What rumors?"

There couldn't possibly have been any rumors about me already, could there? Then again, this was Shibusen.

"The rumors that you're a vampire..." He murmured quietly.

"Yeah... I'm kind of an outcast for it..." I responded, scratching the back of my head.

"An outcast? Of course you should be an outcast, you're trying to take away my spotlight!"

I sighed sadly and walked into the school.

'I knew it...' I thought, looking down as I walked through the halls.

I couldn't see where I was going. I ended up walking into someone. We both fell backwards on our butts. The papers he held went flying.

"I am so sorry!" I said.

"It's fine..."

I reached for a paper he previously held. He reached for the same paper and we ended up holding each other's hands for about three seconds.

I blushed slightly and pulled my hand away.

"I've never seen you around here before... Are you the new girl?" He asked.

"Yeah..." I muttered in response.

"It's obvious what everyone's been telling me is true..."

"That I'm a va-"

"You're outfit is asymmetrical. A tie-dye shirt, blue jean shorts with a peace sign on the left but not the right. Even your nails are asymmetrical! Only five of your nails are painted!"

I sweat dropped. Was I going to have to put up with this? Being lectured about symmetry?

"Despite it being asymmetrical it actually looks pretty cute on you." He added.

"Th-thanks..." I said.

"You're name's Elise, right?"

"Yeah."

"That name really suits you, you know?"

Was I really having what I've been hoping? Was I making a friend?

"Wait. There was one thing my father told me to remember about you... What was it..." He said.

He stood there thinking for a moment.

"Ah, yes! You're a vampire! I've always found vampires quite fascinating. Especially when they're in their bat forms, they're so symmetrical then." He stated.

"Actually, that's a stereotype. Vampires don't really turn into bats. But we do love blood." I said in response.

He took a step away from me.

"Oh God, I scared you, didn't I?" I asked.

"N-No! Not at all! I was just trying to avoid the asymmetrical part of the floor." He pointed at a pattern on the floor that was indeed, very asymmetrical.

I smiled.

'I think he might actually be my first friend...'