Vampire Knight

Haunted

A VK Fanfiction

Night 1

There is a nice big house, on top of a hill.

No one ever goes there,

And no one ever will.

That was the warning the people had always whispered about when we walked past the house, back from school. Of course, no one knew what was behind the dark windows or what lurked behind closed doors but everyone always wandered. We'd never seen the neighbours, have never even seen them move in. No one knows how many people live there, or even know what they look like but whoever they are, they never open the curtains.

It was a hot topic at school because no matter where you stood on the school grounds, you could see it. But you could never see who was in it. The house was beautiful, with large windows and an extravagant entrance, so I had to assume that beautiful people lived there––

"Satori-chan!"

My head snapped back into my classroom, to where my teacher stood with a bright red face full of anger, pointing at the board that had some complicated math problem scrawled upon it. My classmates laughed at me, even though they really shouldn't have because I knew the answer immediately.

"I've been asking you for the answer for the past five minutes––"

"The answer is negative six, Sensei," I replied casually, gathering up my books, waiting patiently for the bell to dismiss the school day. My teacher's face fell flat and the bell rang. I stood up and left the classroom, already on my way home.

My name is Kai Satori. Sixteen years old and the top student at Nakamura High School for the Gifted. Gifted, because everyone excelled at something. Some excelled at sport, others at Academics, while I excelled in all fields.

Being the daughter of a highly respected government official, you had no other choice but to be good at everything. So I was good at everything. I got nothing but straight As and nothing less than ninety-eight percent on all of my tests. I played the violin, cello and piano. I was the captain of my tennis team and was the best swimmer in school. My parents were proud of me, although, I assumed that they were. I could never be too sure because they never expressed their happiness towards me.

"Kai-chan!"

"If you could please refer to me as Satori-chan, I would very much appreciate it," I said quickly.

I didn't really have any friends, I never saw the use in them when they wouldn't be there when I excelled in whatever I chose to do in my adult life. After high school, everyone loses touch, and to me it seemed like a waste of time to create bonds that would disappear once I finished High School. I wasn't the only one who thought like that. It seemed like everyone in this school knew that.

"Kai-chan!" Everyone except Kira. She was a ball of energy, always wore a smile but one had to wonder how an idiot like her got into this school at the first place. She gripped my shoulders, her blue eyes met mine, "You're always so busy being brilliant, and you hardly never get to have any fun!"

I pushed her off of me, "Like you said, I am too busy being brilliant. Now, get out of my way. I have things to do," I stepped around her and finally left the school building.

I heard Kira-san tell me that she'd get me to smile one day but I doubted that that day would come in this mundane stage of life. One would expect a teenager to be a ball of energy, venture out into the world and make wonderful memories of being young and carefree but that all seemed useless to me. It was not necessary to drag out this life stage where I was supposed to be finding myself, finding what I liked and disliked but I had everything planned out from day one…

But now, more than ever––

I looked up as rain began to fall from the sky. I knew it would rain today so I pulled out my umbrella and popped it open, feeling tense under the shield. I heard giggling – loud and obnoxious giggling and turned to see Kira dragging some of her friends into the rain, splashing around in the puddles.

But now, more than ever…I wonder what it's like to be a kid…

I stormed away from my school, frustrated with the idiots I had to share a class with and made my way home. The rain was cold but it made me determined to get home quicker. I waited at the traffic light to signal that I could go––

Riiiiinnngg! Riiiiinnngg!

I immediately got my phone from my breast pocket, "Hello? Mother? Yes, I am on the way…I will be home soon," I stepped forward, moving to cross the road. Mother began screaming at me for being late, but it wasn't my fault, "I will be home soon. Forgive me––"

There was a loud screech and I heard someone blast their hooter. I looked up to see headlights tunnelling towards me at an incredible speed. I dropped my phone, but I was frozen in the lights until I was tackled to the ground, out of the raging car's path.

"What the hell is wrong with you?! Are you stupid or something?!"

I could feel the rain drops on my face, but they mixed with my tears. I opened my eyes and saw my reflection in purple orbs and a grim expression. I was trembling from head to toe but his gaze captured me, caged me. So much so that I couldn't speak, just stare as my hero helped me to my feet.

He was tall, with pale skin that almost looked like glass. His silver turned a dark grey whenever water fell on it. His clothes were getting wet but it seemed like it did not bother him in the slightest. He had a strong grip on me and didn't let go until he knew I was stable on my own feet. But I would never find my feet, I wanted this hero to hold me forever. He was beautiful, a God in my eyes. Adonis.

"Can you talk at all? What the hell were you thinking?"

For the first time in my life, I had no response. I tried to find my words, tried to thank the stranger for helping me out of danger but all I could do was stare at his beautiful face. He still never released me. I felt myself blush and choke on my words, like a dumb little schoolgirl.

He sighed, obviously frustrated with me, "What's your name?"

"S-S-Satori Kai," I managed to scream out, but the words were broken. I was stuttering. I felt my face get hot, my heart was pounding like a jackhammer in my chest. I was sweating – sweating! I was about to ask his name when a woman seemed to appear from nowhere, behind my hero.

My hero turned to her, and he let go of me. I collapsed to the ground, watching him walk to her and making sure that she was under the umbrella she held. The two whispered to one another before my hero bid me farewell with the dismissal wave of his hand.

"Do not be rude. Invite her in," the woman seemed to order him.

"I'm not going to do that."

"You have too. The poor child is frightened. Invite her in."

My hero sighed and turned to face me. He pulled me to my feet, "Come with us."

My hero took my hand and dragged me by the sleeve of my jacket towards the house that no one entered. My heart was a flutter now, wondering why I wasn't fighting them. But when I looked at them, how he held the umbrella over her head and her arm was linked with his. The woman glanced back at me and let out a very small smile.

"Aren't you going to introduce yourself, hero?"

My hero sighed again, annoyed with me. But he turned and his violet gaze seemed to pierce right through me. His eyes held so much darkness, so much sadness. My voice was gone again and my heart seemed to stop and I knew his name would entrap my heart forever and that I no longer felt the need to escape the man with a black heart that was dragging me to the house no one went into.

"My name is Kiryuu Ichiru."

A/N: I've lost the plot with CONVICTED completely so currently I am busy rewriting all of it. But apparently my brain decided it would be a "GOOD" idea to start another story because I had this dream last night and it is my first attempt at a very small short story that I am hoping to finish before the new year.

Don't hold it against me. I just love Ichiru and I'm secretly very lazy...except its not a very good secret. So I'm just lazy.

ANYWAY! Please read and review, follow and fave and all those lovely things. Hopefully I'll see ya before Christmas and also I'll hopefully have picked up whatever pieces are left over from my brain for CONVICTED. I promise I haven't forgotten about it. I just have to change EVERYTHING.

Okay, bye!

- SBDI