Okay, so the first chapter of "Vampire Knight: The Son of Snow". A little corny, but its all I could think of on such short notice. So a little summary; Nathan Kisuki, a half-Japanese half-American teenager, gets adopted by the Headmaster of Cross Academy, a school that not only has normal students, but vampire students as well. He has no memory of what happened to him, except three figures and his parent's call for help. What will happen? What will Nathan become? I do not own Vampire Knight. R&R, Enjoy.

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(Nathan Kisuki)

I was cold. It was in December, around the time people go home for the holidays. All snuggled up by the fire. Warm and cozy.

But not me.

I was outside, in the cold, winter air. I was searching for a place to stay for the night. My parents had died; I don't remember how, but I had to take care of myself. I was about sixteen. I had dark, messy brown hair that stood out against the white snow. Normally, I liked the snow, but it was a blizzard outside. I had a coat on, but not one suited for this weather. It was a winter coat, but the insulation was worn out and the hood was torn off. My pack bounced against my back, carrying sets of clothes and a few survival items: a first aid kit I had assembled myself, a tent that could resist a small storm, but not a snow storm, and some other items that had sentimental value. My body felt weak, succumbing to the cold. I fell down, and collapsed face down in the snow.

'If this is the end for me,' I thought to myself, 'let me die as slow as possible.' I felt cold and tired. I closed my eyes, ready for Death to greet me in hands colder than the snow I was lying in. I felt something on my back, pulling me. I thought it was Death itself, pulling me up to take me to an afterlife of some sort. I heard a voice. It was faint, but I could still hear someone talking to me. I opened my eyes to see a man.

He was saying something to me, but all I could make out was"...who a... w...re ...e you f..." I tried to speak, but all I could manage was a groan. He pulled me up and I was being half carried, half dragged to a large building. It was very big, and I saw some light coming out from what I thought were windows. A door opened and I felt a surge of warmth come over me. I could feel my legs begin to work. I tried moving them, but with very little success.

I heard the man clearer this time, saying, "Can yo... hear me? C... you sp...k?" I nodded, or at least I thought I did. And I was set down on what I thought was a couch. My vision cleared and I saw a man trying to take off my coat as well as his own. My hearing also came into focus, and I heard him ask someone a question.

To me, it sounded like, "Yuki, can you get some warm blankets? We have a guest " I coughed, and felt my breathing become much easier. I felt something on my chest and I looked up. I saw a girl about my age put some blankets on me and I tried to make a smile. She smiled back and went off somewhere. The man came back and sat in a chair next to me.

He said, "How are you feeling?" I tried to talk, but once again all I could make were grunts and groans. I held out my hand and used my forefinger to make a writing motion. He nodded and left. A few seconds later, he came back with a pencil and a pad of paper.

I sat up and began to write, "Where am I? Who are you?" I showed him the paper and he said, "My name is Kaien Cross. I am the headmaster of this boarding school, Cross Academy." I looked around and took in what I saw. The room was like a mayor's office, but with a kitchen.

I began to write again, "What happened?" He saw the paper and said he was returning to the academy from some errands he had to do, when he saw me collapse outside in the snow. Being a kind-and apparently pacifist-man, he saved me and took me inside. I smiled at him and wrote down my thanks. A bit formal, with an "I owe you my life" for some extra gratitude.

He then asked me some questions: Who I was, where I was from, what I was doing out there. I wrote down that my name was Nathan Kisuki. I was originally from the state of Indiana in the U.S., but I came over here for vacation. He then asked about my parents. I wrote that my father was Japanese, and my mother was American. He didn't find this strange, but asked about where they were. I looked at him, then drew a tombstone on my paper. I showed it to him. He looked at me and apologized. We sat in silence. He began to say something and I looked up.

He then said, "Would you like to have a new family?" I looked at him quizzically. I tore off the first page and drew a big, fat question mark on the paper. He gave a small laugh when he saw it, and said, "Would you like for me to adopt you?" I looked up at him, thinking about it. I smiled, and nodded my head "yes". He gave me a hug, and said that he would call up the agency. He hurried out of the room, and I fell asleep.

(Yuki Cross)

The boy fell asleep as father hurried out of the room. I sat in the chair and looked him over. He looked about my age, but I knew he had to be some inches taller. He had hair as brown as stained wood. He was mumbling in his sleep, but I couldn't hear him. Just then, Zero came in. I looked over my shoulder and saw him walking over to the couch.

"Who's this kid?" he asked me.

"I don't know. Father brought him in. Apparently he found him lying in the snow, an inch from death." The boy made some weird noise, like a combination of a snore and a growl. He was slightly thrashing, but Zero and I held him down. I was holding down his upper abdominal area, when something caught my eye. I turned his head over slightly and told Zero to take a look. On his neck, were four holes. Puncture wounds. But that meant only one thing. He was bitten by a vampire. It was possible because Cross Academy had a Day Class and a Night Class. And the Night Class consisted of all vampires. Their skin was flawless, their basic features were perfect, and their overall appearance was beautiful. And there was a possibility that he was or could potentially become one. At that moment, he stopped moving and fell asleep. We let go and sat back down.

"So now what?" I asked Zero. He just stared at the kid.

"We wait and see what happens."

Father came back and we told him what we knew. He looked at the boy and said, "Well, there's nothing I can do about it. Also, Yuki, when he wakes up, I want you to introduce yourself as his new sister. It is official." I looked over at him and wondered how things would now turn out.

In my opinion, i think the story is off to a shaky start. If anyone else thinks otherwise, feel free to write a *slap* in the reviews, maybe a "Get a hold of yourself, man!" anyway, R&R.