Just breath, Sarai. I told myself. I looked up at the large castle like building in front of me. The cold stone of the building looked harsh, and unforgiving. A flashback over took my mind and it seemed like it was last week again.

"Sarai," My mother coughed. "I want you to go to C-Cross Academy, when I die." "Don't talk like that, Mother!"

"Sarai, I need you to be safe, *cough... cough* I know the headmaster, he owes me favors. Give *cough* give him this letter... he will *cough* Under-*cough,cough* stand." Her eyes fluttered closed, as I grabbed the letter. I sniffed, "But Mother..." Then I looked down and realized that her chest wasn't moving, not even the wheezing cough she always seemed to have, was there any more. "MOTHER!" I shrieked, "NO!" Hands came and pulled me away. I clawed and scratched and bit, but they wouldn't let go.

I was brought back to my apartment and was forced to pack, then I was shipped halfway across the world.

(Present time)

A face appeared in a window and someone rushed out and stood right in front of me, sticking out her hand. I cautiously grabbed it and she spoke, "HI! My name is Juri and I'm here to show you around... but first we have to go to Grandfather, I mean, Headmaster!" and with that, she tugged me along, accidentally ramming me into doorways, walls and windows. She pulled me into a room and sat me in a chair. My eyes crossed and the world spun around me. "Jeez louez, lady. I think you gave me a concussion." She smiled meekly, "Oops..." My attention turned to the man sitting in front of me, who had a large, stupid-looking grin on his face. "Oh! A new student, I just love new students!" Whoever said that with age, comes maturity, he had never met this guy. "Hi, I'm Sarai Harino, and my mother told me to give you this letter." "Harino?" Headmaster Cross said in shock. "As in Ava Harino?" I furrowed my brows, "Thats my mother. She said that she knew you, from her work or something."

"You don't know?" He asked, startled. "Know what, that she died? Of course I know." He shook his head, "Never mind. I'll just read the letter." He grabbed it and read it. When he finished, he sighed and rubbed his forehead, all silliness gone. "I'll put you in the sun dorm, and have a uniform given to you today. Juri, will you please show Sarai the way to the sun dorm." Juri bowed slightly, "yes, Grandfather." Headmaster Cross leapt up and hugged Juri, tears pouring out of his eyes; "You called me Grandfather!" He cried. Juri looked at me sheepishly and mouthed, Sorry.

We finally managed to get away from him and we were walking to the sun dorms, when a strange pain filled me. It tore at my stomach and throat, burning in my gums and I cried out and fell on my knees. "Sarai? Are you alright?" Juri asked, concerned. The pain subsided, "Yeah..." I muttered. and stood up. a pulsing noise sounded, and my attention was drawn to Juri's neck. I could hear the sound of her blood, pumping through her veins and I wanted it so- I shook my head and walked on, slightly stumbling. Little did I know, that Juri wasn't the only one who saw what happened to me. Through a window, stood a tall man with thick, dark, red-brown hair, and hazel eyes, who watched curiously, to see what would happen.

I walked into my room and looked around. the walls were a dull green and the floor was soft wood, worn down from girls walking on it. I sat on the only bed in the room and sighed. A knock came from the door, and I opened it to reveal a girl, much shorter than I, who held a package. "It's your uniform. "She stated, then dumped it in my hands and walked away. Why was she being so rude? I wondered, It's not like I'm prettier than her, or something. My hair is dark, almost black, brown and my eyes are too light, the iciest blue I've ever seen. People tell me that my eyes scare them. I'm also too tall and my lips are too full, too red. But whatever... I pulled the uniform out of the box and looked it over. My eyebrows unintentionally raised at the short skirt, then I sighed, What the heck I thought and threw the stuff on.

I straightened out the bow on the front and stepped outside my room. Almost immediately, there were whispers of new girl, and wow she's really tall. I rolled my eyes, they couldn't really be any less original. I followed the masses to class (My schedule was in the package, too) and was on my way back to the dorm, when everyone changed direction and headed for the dorms on the opposite side of the water.

Juri stood, in a white uniform, the opposite of my black one, trying to push back the crowds to let the doors open. The doors creaked, slowly opening and a group of students came out. Screams of 'I love you' and 'you're my favorite night class student' followed by a name, rang through the crowd.I tried to go back, but an elbow caught me in the eye and I stumbled back and fell... directly in the path of one of the tallest students there, the same man, who had watched me earlier (not that I knew that). A hand reached out in front of me, past my hair, that I used as a curtain, to block my blushing face. "Are you alright?" He asked, his voice quiet and commanding. I nodded my head really fast, then got up and turned to run away, but his hand grabbed my elbow and turned me to face him. I peered through my hair and almost gasped. He was so handsome, with his thick, luscious, dark, red-brown locks and his deep ,hazel eyes. I ducked my head down, but he used his fingertips to bring my head up, brushing away my hair. As he moved my hair, I jerked back and ran away, running as fast as I could. I still felt the burn from where his fingers came in contact with my chin.

It was like I had been shocked. The lightest touch of his fingers almost made me melt in a puddle of Sarai soup.

I don't know why, but for some reason, I trust him... And I don't trust that.