Disclaimer: I do not own Vampire Knight, or any of the characters that originate from the anime/manga. BUT RIN IS MINE, SHE'S AN ORIGINAL CHARACTER THAT I CREATED!!
A/N: This is the continuing sequel to "Cold Shadow" if you haven't read that story, then you'd better, otherwise you'll miss out on a lot
Rin walked slowly down the corridor, unflinching even if it was broad daylight outside and the sun was lancing into the dorms.
Rin would've continued down the corridor, but all of a sudden, she changed her mind, as she stopped to look out of a window that over-looked the riding oval instead. Her gaze settled, not over Black Heart, but instead on White Lily. Rin lay her hand on the window sill, about to open the window, but the second her fingers touched the latch, White Lily reared on her hind legs, dealing a vicious kick to the prefect who had been about to untie her. Rin continued to open the window anyway, and as soon as she did, White Lily bolted, charging through the mounted Day Class students. Rin simply watched, expressionless. A floor above her she could hear Ichijou speaking to Kaname.
"Uh… Gave me a fright. That horse is too sensitive. The moment I opened the window, that horse kicked Yuuki and went mad…"
Rin turned silently away from the window, scowling inwardly, even if her face was cold and blank. The second I touched the latch, dork, not the moment you opened the window, she thought sullenly. Rin paused in her walk down the corridor, then turned and made her way back to the window she had left open. Looking out, she quickly made up her mind and took off from the sill, jumping through the trees to arrive at the edge of the riding rink. She stopped at a distance, as the horses snorted and neighed, touched by her frightening presence. She watched as the Day Class students ended their lessons and began to lead the horses back to the barn. Soon it was only Zero left with White Lily, Yuuki having gone ahead with Yori.
Zero turned, about to lead White Lily back to the barn after the rest of the students, when White Lily reared, nearly dragging him off his feet. In a flash Zero had his Bloody Rose pointed at the shadow that lurked beneath the tree where he had been sleeping a while ago.
Rin stepped out slowly into the sun, dressed all in white, with a full, long-sleeved coat and a plain white gown underneath. Her bare feet silently grazed the earth as she walked forward.
"Let me ride her."
Rin's words were soft, caressing and sorrowful. Her sharp eyes and blank expression betrayed nothing as she stepped forward, calmly taking hold of White Lily's reins, and holding her steady, even as White Lily shied nervously and pawed the air in anger.
Zero looked her hard in the eye, neither of their gazes relenting beneath the other. Slowly, Zero lowered the Bloody Rose, and even more slowly, let go of White Lily's reins. Zero stood back wordlessly, and watched as Rin held on to White Lily, who distanced herself away from the vampire as much as the reins would allow. As Rin slowly shortened the distance between the two, moving her hands slowly and calmly up the taught reins, Zero could hear her whispering softly.
"Hima. Sshh. Hima. It's me. Hima."
Zero watched, wordless, as White Lily slowly stopped quivering and gradually lowered her head and allowed Rin to stroke her ears. He turned away and left them, but not before noticing the tears that streaked Rin's cheeks as she threw her arms around White Lily's neck and later mounted into the saddle.
"Bring her back into the barn when you're done," was all Zero said, throwing the words over his shoulder as he continued to walk away. He didn't get a reply.
Rin leapt from roof to roof, following the hunter who walked through the alleys below. Even if it was now broad daylight, she was out of the Cross Academy compounds, stalking a dark haired man with a cowboy hat on his head. She watched him stoop over the ashes that were a result from Ichijou's killing of the E-Class, which she had watched before turning around to watch the vampire hunter's progress through the town.
As the vampire hunter below continued on his way to Cross Academy, Rin gripped a gutter, bending the metal, using it to swing towards a pipe that ran down the corner of the building she was on. Sliding down the pipe, she landed soundlessly on her knees on the cobbled alley below, just as the vampire hunter turned a corner a few blocks ahead of her. She quickly got up and followed.
A few hours later, at around mid-noon, Rin walked into her room at the Moon Dorms, her eyes blazing with hope as she quickly shed her white coat and stalked over to open the drawer of her bedside table. Putting her hand in, she reverently drew out a small knife, with a slightly rounded, oval handle and short, squat but tapered blade. She smiled softly to herself for the first time in days as she tested the blade on the edge of her finger. It was still sharp. Soon it would be the time to recall it's purpose.
That's the first chapter guys!! as usual, reviews are highly appreciated! FLAME ME AND YOU DIE!
Just a note: "Hima" means "snow" in a certain language... sanskrit, I think.