Chapter One

Cross Academy

I looked over the huge metal gates of the elite school, my luggage in hands, since I hadn't brought much. I looked at the sky, there was some time before the first period to begin and I had to first: go see the chairman, second: get to my appointed room to place my luggage into desks and third, finally going to class without falling asleep. A really great day. Yay. I am so over excited…

I sighed, as the huge portal opened itself as I presented myself to the camera, seriously, who does have that kind of security anyway? It's like a prison or something. I finally decided to walk, slowly but surely, towards the main building. The whole school had such a sophisticated air that it was almost giving me goosebumps. Almost. Why the hell did I want to enroll in that school anyway? Oh right it was the result of a debt I had lost. Damn that Naoki.

As the wind blew my long auburn hair high in the air, almost tangling them, I opened the door by pushing it with my hips. So unladylike, I know, but it's not like I care anyway.

'' Chairman's office, chairman office...'' I muttered several times to myself, as I looked at the plan. After I had found it, I walked towards it, panicking a little. Even though enrolling in this prestigious school wasn't my first choice, I didn't want to be labelled as the black sheep on the first day of school because I wandered around the school ground.

Well, not like I could miss the chairman's office, I mean you would have to be blind to miss it.I sighed and entered the office, the door was already opened. As I looked over the office, i wondered about my new chairman's personnality. The chairman was nowhere to be . There was a bell on the desk and I tapped on it, as it made a shrill noise.

Thsi office looked a little odd, calm, books everywhere. Only seconds after, a man with light brown hair tied into a ponytail entered. He also wore glasses. And... he was wearing a femine apron with a pink heart on it. I tilted my head ans sighed at the same time. I do hope this man is not the chairman, or else I really lose all hope in this school.

A girl of my age entered after him, she had short dark brown hair and big dark brown eyes. She gave of the air of wore the dark blue uniform, so I guess she was in the Day class.

''Oh, my, you must be the new student, Himawari Akira-san, is that right?'' He asked, as he untied the apron from around his waist and put it down on the desk.

He is the chairman. Oh god.

He walked towards me without any expression that could tell me of his thoughts and he grabbed my cheeks with his thumbs and index, pulling them hard.'' You are so cute!'' He said, as he pulled them again. It hurts!

''Could you let go of me? I asked politely, as he let me go, beaming me a smile.

'' Now then, you will be in Day class, but I suppose you already knew will lead you to your room. Oh, and you don't have a and by the way, I am Kaien Cross and this is my daughter'' He said, turning on himself to show the girl from earlier.

I looked over the brown-haired girl. So her name is Yuki, huh? It fits her. I walked afer her, as she gave me a reassuring smile.

'' My father might be a little odd, but you will be used to him in no time.''

I tilted my head a little to the side. How could someone who looked immature ,and kind of acted as if he was still a teenager, have such a responsible daughter? Ahh the mysteries of life...

'' What is the position you hold in this school?''

'' Oh? I am a disciplinary commitee member, with some other people. We keep the students in track.''

'' The way you say it,you make it sound as if that school was a prison or something.''

She giggled.'' Of course not, but, well, the day class female students often try to sneak up glances on the night class, in the middle of the they are supposed to sleep in their beds.''

'' That's sound awfully boring.'' I said, chuckled and shook her head at the same time.'' Even I, who always attended this school, do not understand the infatuations of the girls on the Night Class. They are normal people.''

Luggage in hand, I followed her in silence, as she told me about the school, how it works and everything.

''Every student in the Day class is in the Sun dorms. Those in the Night class are in the Mood dorm.''

'' It's quite simple to remember, actually.''

'' And yet, the girls who tries to sneak into their mansion look awfully surprised to have mistaken the Moon dorm for the Sun dorms. Girls can be weird sometimes.''She said, as we got out of the main building making our way towards the Sun we were walking towards the door, talking about her, about which class she likes the best, she always glanced at me, making sure I wasn't uncomfortable. What a thoughtful girl.

When she saw I already had my hands full with my belongings, she opened the man door of the dorms for me, with a kind smile. She stood in front of me and I realised she was a little smaller than me, only centimeters smaller than me, in led me through the dorm and , finally, we stopped in front of my bedroom, I guessed. Room 66.

She opened the door, and there was only one bed, against the wall in the back. Under the window, well, it's not like I care about the location of the bed in the room, I will only sleep there anyway. I put down my luggages and pulled out the things I needed for History.

At least, I liked History, not like P.E. Too exhausting for me. I am a library rat after all. A notebook, the book of history, and a pencil case, nothing more. Not even my cellphone! I am not like those girls who go crazy over texts. I don't live for my cellphone, I only use it for emergency.

'' I do hope you will like our school.'' She said, her eyes closed, her brows raised in a happy expression. I didn't answer her and left my newly appointed room, Yuki following me.'' You don't have to show me where to go, I'll find it by myself. If it's a bother.'' I said, turning a little my head towards Yuki.

'' Oh, I don't mind, really, plus, we are going to be in the same class, so the least I could do is showing you the way.'' She said, as she stood beside me.

I raised an eyebrow. Was she that kind of really good girl? Or was she just playing an act? No one ever cared about me much, trying to stay far away from me. She tilted his head a little to the side, peering curiously into my eyes.'' Is something wrong?''

''... No.'' I answered after a moment.

She then shrugged and walked in front of me. Curiously, I didn't mind her presence as much as I did others. She then began to talk about how great it is to have a new student in her class. She also told me she would introduce her friends to me. And here I thought I would have some peace… I have to call Naoki later, as promised. Or else he will have my head, and I want to keep it.

We both entered the room, me slightly behind her, as I stood straight. Yuki walked quickly towards another girl. She had short wavy light-brown hair with hazel eyes.

'' Yori, I introduce you Himawari Akira-san, she will be in our class from now on.''Yuki said, as she sat down next to her. I bowed my head a little to her.

'' It's a pleasure to meet you, Yori-san.''

She smiled. She looked so calm it made me fell less nervous than before. I really am not great in socializing. I quickly walked away, trying to put distance between me and the students. I far to the back, next to a window, as I looked away. I looked outside, eager for the class to finish just to be able to go see my horse in the stables. Spartan.

Silence suddenly filled the classroom as a thud was heard near me. I looked to the side to see a silver-haired boy sitting there. He had great features, I suppose but what intrigued me the most was the color of his eyes. A mix of silver and lavender.

And he looked totally pissed off. He looked at me and glared, as I sighed and brought my attention towards something much nicer to think about. I tapped my fingers lightly on the desk as I waited for the teacher to enter and begin his lesson.

He entered. He was tall, had short brown hair and blue eyes. He wore old-fashioned glasses and the girl squealed. Well, he WAS good-looking. He was wearing a light grey pull, a white blouse and a red bowtie. Dark pants.

I began to tap on the desk again and heard a grunt from my neighbor. ''Stop it.'' The silver-haired boy growled.

I looked at him from the corner of my eye. I frowned slightly.

There was a strange smell in the air. I closed my eyes and inhaled deeply. That weird scent was coming from the silver-haired boy. Since I was little, my smelling skill was far greater than anyone, and Naoki would call me his 'Little wolf'.

'' There is a strange smell lingering around.'' I quietly said. From the corner of my eye, I saw his body tense up.'' Yeah, it smells weird… I can't quite put my finger on it.'' I said, as I tapped my lips with my fingers.

It was gunpowder's scent.

'' Gunpowder. Mixed with blood I guess'' I whispered, as I put my chin in the palm of my hand, which was held up by the elbow against the desk. I heard a little gasp coming from the angry little man.'' Or maybe it's just my imagination.'' I whispered, as I shook my head.

It must have been my imagination. Why would it smell like gunpowder anyway?

It had been a while since the class had started and I glanced towards my neighbor. I almost laughed when I saw his sleeping form. I took out another page of notes and began writing down everything, I had written, still taking notes from the teacher at the same time.

…

Boring… in how many minutes will the bell ring? I want to eat…

Poor boy, he was sleeping on his book, totally exhausted. Heh, maybe I will hand him over the copy of the notes I took… maybe.

The bell rang and I looked over the sleeping boy, my chin in my hand, as I shook the boy's shoulder. He wouldn't move an inch. Such a heavy sleeper. I sighed and slid, extremely cautiously, the notes I decided to give him and slid it between the pages. With a little personal comment joined to them. I wonder how he will react… oh well, not my business anyway.

Yuuki-san came over me and tugged me by the arm, as I followed the young woman through the halls.

'' It is time for the Night class to go to the dorms. And I have to keep the Day Class students in line. Come with me, you will be able to see them!''

'' I am not sure I want to, Yuuki-san.'' I answered her after a moment.

'' Come on! My, my, you really are a quiet girl, aren't you?'' She said while giggling. Still she didn't give up and she had such a firm grip on my wrist for such a tiny figure…

She brought me outside, towards the huge metal gates separating us from… something, I guess. The short brown-haired girl let go of my wrist, as she walked over the huge crowd of screaming fan girls. Screaming fan girls going ' Kya kya kya kya'. I could feel my patience fading away really quickly. I walked over the girls, my hands linked behind my back. Yuuki-san looked like she had quite a difficult time holding back the fan girls.

I wore my dark, cold expression like I do almost every day and walked towards the crowd.

'' Oi, ladies'' I said, a little louder than I ever thought I could.

Lots of pair of eyes stared at me. I cleared my throat, with a blank expression.

'' Can you please put yourselves in line? Or else you will be making trouble for your precious idols.'' I said, as I tilted my head. They immediately lined up into lines and I sighed. I will never know why I hold such an authority over people, even if I just met them. Yuuki-san turned around, only to find the girls lined up and looked totally devastated, as if she didn't understand a thing.

Me? I was reading a book on a branch of a tree; I totally didn't care for that night class. Not worth my attention. Even though it's not polite and a lady shouldn't act like that.

''Himawari-san, what are you doing up in the tree?'' Asked a calm voice and I looked down and I saw Yori looking up at me. I sighed and jumped down, with all grace I could gather.

'' I was reading an interesting book, you see.''

'' You are not going to see the Night class?''

'' Why should I ? Are they special enough for me to actually want to see them?'' I asked, curious and walked towards the crowd.

I saw a group of young person wearing white uniforms walking straight. There was a tall boy with dark brown hair and garnet eyes. He looked quite responsible. Another one was shorter than the tall boy, and he had piercing blue eyes with mid-long blond hair brushed towards the back. He was pointing at the girls like a gun and making 'BANG' and the girls would faint. Oh my, a ladies man. Another was really tall, had orange hair and amber eyes. He looked quite… calm. Even though the girls would call him Wild-senpai… There was one with mahogany hair and icy blue eyes. Another one with short blond hair and green eyes. There were three girls with them. One with venetian blonde hair into two ponytails. Another one with really long hair. The boys from the day class were calling her Ruka-senpai, it must be her name.

'' Is my heart supposed to throb at their sight?'' I glanced at her and she simply smiled.

'' Not at all. I don't understand these girls, but it's good to know not all of them are not y over them. They are not that special anyway.''

'' At least a woman who understand that.'' Said a masculine voice. I glanced towards the way it came from and saw the boy with silver-hair standing there.

'' Oh, Sleepy Boy.'' I said with a calm voice, as I saw him frown.

'' Oh, Zero, you're late, as usual.'' Said a voice behind us and we turned around to see Yuki-san, hands on her hips. ''Well, thanks to the new student, I didn't need your help, Zero.'' She said, as she gestured towards me.

I hadn't realised before, but with the crowd that had been formed, we had been pushed into the Night class's way.

Oh god, I feel many stares on me. Great. And I don't even like attention.