Hello everyone, firstly I want to apologise for the crappy use of language in the coming story - I need to use a dictionary to find the right words at some points... - seeing as I'm not natively from an English-speaking country. Also, the original of this story was first person, so some bits might've come out a little awkward... anyway, hope you'll enjoy despite all that! ^^

Chapter 1 – Sweet, sweet chocolates

Charley was staring blankly at the black board in front of her. Only a few more minutes until classes were over and she was eager to leave. Today, she had to be the first at the gate to the Moon Dorms, so she'd be first in line to give away Valentine chocolates. If only her classmates would know the Night Class students were vampires... that'd definitely scare them away for good.

"Charley?" A sweet girl's voice snapped her out of her thoughts. She looked up to find Demy, her best friend, who was sitting beside her, staring at her. "Hey, weren't we going to leave soon? You know..." she giggled "... our so called toilet-break?"

"Don't worry," Charley said with a nervous smile, "I'll give the sign for go."

Just a few more minutes... Charley would be first to go and Demy would follow, that's what they had agreed on. They'd wait for each other at the gates.

The last seconds ticked away. With her heart beating in her throat, Charley stood up from her chair, raising her hand.

"I need to go to the toilet, please!" she announced and left her place without waiting for the answer. Closing the class doors behind her, she sped through the hallway. Outside, the sun was shining. The light on the white walls blinded her.

Upon her enrolling Cross Academy, the headmaster had been in doubt of where to place her. Her foster parents, who were both vampires, had told him about her origins; she was a half-blood werewolf, a small gift her father had left for her and her mother before he left his family. The woman had died giving birth to her. Eventually, it had been decided that Charley had to be placed in the Day Class, because it would be too much of a risk to have a werewolf stay among young vampires and since she wasn't a threat to humans, she'd be safer with them. But she knew about the existence of vampires, so she knew about the Night Class. And because she was a werewolf, she didn't like the sunlight very much.

Outside it was chilly. Charley hid in the bushes by the gates waiting for Demy to appear. It took about ten minutes before the girl showed up. She smiled brightly as she joined her friend in the thicket.

"Whom are you giving chocolates to this year?" Charley asked. Demy let out a chuckle.

"Idol-senpai," she replied with a blush. Charley grinned. Demy had been giving Aidou-senpai chocolates since the year she got to know him.

"What about you? Going for Shiki-senpai again?" Charley felt her blood rushing to her cheeks. Demy didn't wait for her reply.

"You know it's no use giving him anything," she said. "Shiki-senpai is with that Rima girl. He won't even remember you even if he saw you every day. On top of that, Aidou-senpai might come and shoot you if he likes you!"

Demy's words were harsh, but Charley knew they were probably true. Shiki-senpai would never feel anything for a common Day Class student. He was the only reason that Charley would risk her life and move into the Night Class, but she knew that was out of the question. She'd have to do with her allowance to take nightly walks, try to peek through his window from her favourite branch. She'd occasionally help Yuuki-chan and Zero-kun out when they were on the hunt to find other Day Class students. They were rather easy to smell...

A bell rang in the distance, announcing the end of classes for the Day Class. Voices began to fill the school's yard. Without thinking, Charley jumped out of the bushes and went to stand casually at Shiki-senpai's gate, while Demy headed toward Aidou-senpai's. Reaching into her school bag, Charley took out a little box, wrapped in beautifully white paper. It contained two chocolates, one shaped like an S, which stood for Shiki, and the other shaped like a C, which obviously stood for Charley. She pressed them against her chest for a second, wishing hard that Shiki-senpai wouldn't give them away to Rima-san. Her heart started to beat faster as she saw her classmates approaching the gates as well. A lot of them joined Demy at Aidou-senpai's gate; some of them who had given chocolates to Shiki-senpai last year had given up on him as well and were waiting at other gates now. She watched as Yuuki and Zero appeared too, just in time to keep a few girls from trying to climb over the fences. She threw a smile at Yuuki, who smiled back at her.

Time was going so slow waiting at the gate while the other girls behind her – some of which she knew, but some of which were strangers to her – were also at Shiki-senpai's gate. It had to be hers and Shiki-senpai's gate alone! Maybe if he'd get chocolates only from her, he'd talk to her for a change. If only she could hear his sweet voice talking to her once, she'd be happy for the rest of her life. If he'd only once share a pocky with her, she'd melt in his arms. And if he'd just once brush his beautiful lips across her hand... well... she'd probably die...

Then the gates opened. Charley's heart skipped a beat as the Night Class students came walking through. Her eyes were glued on Shiki-senpai's face as soon as he came into view. His brown hair fell smoothly across his face, his blue eyes glittered in the sunlight. She didn't even hear Yuuki shout orders around, but simply watched Shiki approaching the gate. Butterflies began to swarm in her tummy.

While the girls behind her began to scream so loud it could instantly make one deaf, Charley just took a deep breath, ignoring the tugging on her school uniform and stepped forward. Saying nothing, she offered the small box to the drop-dead gorgeous vampire in front of her, on the other side of the fence. His captivating eyes forced her to drown in them and never avert her gaze. The sounds around her seemed very dull all of a sudden and the environment was a blurry haze of colours. Only Shiki-senpai, in all his beauty, was as clear as the full moon to her.

Something soft touched her hand from below. She didn't realise what it was until Shiki's fingers entwined slightly with hers before he retrieved the box from her hand.

"Thank you," he said quietly as he slipped the small box into the pocket of his uniform.

Charley was going to say something back, but as soon as the girls behind her had noticed that Shiki had taken her box, they pulled her away from him and forced themselves forward. She felt sad as soon as she found herself all the way behind the group of Shiki-enthusiasts, but on the other hand, she felt as excited as could be. After all, her chocolates wouldn't end up underneath a huge pile of boxes, because they were safely inside Shiki's uniform. Could that mean he'd keep them? She let out a sigh of relief before she turned around to meet up with a way too enthusiastic Demy, who kept telling her about Aidou-senpai shooting her for the remainder of the day. But Charley only half listened; her thoughts were dwelling around Shiki-senpai and the chocolates...