Chapter One: Not All Secrets Can Go by Unnoticed
I fastened the ribbon at my throat. I pulled at my blue skirt, letting out the breath I was holding. "What's with the long face?"
"Sakura," I said, looking towards the girl holding the door open for me.
"Are you coming or not? We're going to be late!" She squealed before heading down the hall. I followed after her, hearing the giggling group of girls as they bounded down the steps barely able to hold their excitement. The sun was beginning to set, casting long rays over the horizon. I stared ahead at the sea of girls still dressed in their school uniforms as they waited eagerly for the gates to open.
"Wild-senpai!" One called.
"Idol-senpai!" Another shouted when I realized whose voice it was coming from.
"Sakura?" The girl with long blonde curls gave me a wink before shouting the name out again. I was suddenly knocked to the ground as someone pushed their way past me. This was what I hated the most. I was about to snap at the person when I saw who it was.
"Sorry!" She called a hasty reply before continuing to push through the crowd to get to the front. "Day Class students return to your dorms!" She ordered. There were protests from every which way. I picked myself up, brushing the dirt off when I was yanked to the sidelines just as the gates began to open. There were awes and cries of names even louder than before as the gorgeous students in white uniforms began walking this way.
"Idol-senpai!" Sakura Hino cried again only this time louder as Hanabusa Aido walked by with his mellow cousin Akatsuki Kain by his side.
"Bang!" I was knocked to the ground again as the mass of girls began to swarm. I fell to my knees and began crawling, inching my way out when I saw the gap and dove forward.
"Mio, what are you doing on the ground?"
"I dropped a contact, what does it look like?" She grabbed hold of my arm pulling me up.
"Well you don't have time to look for it, Zero's here, let's go!" She released me once we started back down the path towards the sun dormitory. There was a light skip in her step beside me.
"You saw the night class, are you happy now?"
"Of course." She laughed. I shook my head as we headed towards our room. I hung my jacket up as she curled herself onto her bed still full of smiles. "One day, I'm going to buy my way into the night class."
"Good luck with that." I chuckled.
"And then Aido-senpai will fall in love with me and we'll live happily ever after."
"Bravo." I flung myself onto the bed, kicking off my shoes.
"What do you think is Yuki's problem?"
"Hmm?" I stared towards her.
"Yuki Cross, just because she's the chairman's daughter she gets the night class all to herself, it's not fair." She grumbled. I remembered the girl who had bumped into me not that long ago. The school prefect along with Zero Kiryu.
"She's just doing her job." I rolled over, staring up at the ceiling.
"If only I was a prefect." Sakura breathed.
"Yes but then you'd be up at night and aren't you afraid of the dark?"
"No!" She protested jumping up. I glanced at the night light on her side of the room. Cross Academy, the school divided into those of the day class (Sakura and I included) and the night class. Compared to the night class, we were all nothing. It was the disciplinary committee that kept us obsessed day class students in line and in our beds at night when they were having their classes.
"Mio, who do you like again?" I faced the wall, not wanting her to see my blushing face.
"Kuran-senpai is very good looking."
"Good luck with that!" She scoffed. I tossed my pillow at her.
"Like yours is any better! You have almost half of the day class to compete with for Aido!"
"Yes, but I will prevail! Besides, Kuran-senpai is always looking at Yuki."
"Which is why you gave up on him?" She didn't answer.
"He's too good for anyone." Her voice lowered.
"The same can go for the rest of them."
"But…!" She started when I jumped up.
"I'm hitting the bathroom." I picked up my towel and other items, closing the door quickly behind me. I began walking down the hall; other girl's passing me, all talking about the same thing. Even though I disliked everyone's constant affection for the night class I still liked Cross Academy. Sakura had gotten in through money while I had gotten in based on my grades. It was better than being home, my parents who both worked two jobs and my annoying studious sister who was in middle school. I'd known Sakura since our first year here, when we were assigned as roommates. She wasn't much different than the other day class students.
Dreamed of being on the arm of one of the night class men, but at the same time could keep her grades up. I headed into the shower stalls, stripping my clothes and letting the heat hit my head. After a good fifteen minutes I dried my shoulder length brown hair and dressed in my night gown. My wet bangs grazed my eyelids as I began walking back towards the room. Sakura was already fast asleep, the night light on. Just like any other night, I flipped it off. She needed to get used to the dark.
I climbed into bed and shut my eyes.
I stopped, seeing the girl leaning against the pillar. "Hi." I called. "Thank you for patrolling." Her eyes widened as she took me in and then the man beside me. She instantly ran off. "Yuki-chan's interesting. There isn't a girl like her in the night class." I stated.
"Indeed. For someone like me who lives in the darkness, she's a bright sight." He began to walk ahead of me.
"Everyone's beginning to like their lives here." He paused. "But don't forget, they follow human rules only because a pureblood vampire asked them to. Also, this peace is fragile."
"I understand, Ichijo." He continued again. Sometimes I don't think you do, Kaname. Leaving him to walk alone, I started back the other way. It was silent, with a soft breeze on the wind. Clouds hid the moon from sight as I opened the door finding the restless vampires.
"Ichijo, dorm head Kuran…" Kain began.
"Will be back soon." I assured giving a smile. "Now why don't we enjoy the rest of this night?"
"Akatsuki." Aido said and the two headed up the staircase.
"What do you think those two are up to?" Rima sarcastically asked before heading down the hall with Shiki in tow. Ruka was left, waiting for Kaname to return.
I sat up, feeling the pounding ache in my head. I rolled onto my stomach, trying to ignore it only for it to persist. Being careful not to wake the sleeping Sakura, I kicked the bed sheets off and tiptoed out of the bedroom. The door made a click behind me as I cautiously headed towards the infirmary. I washed down the pill with a glass of water when I heard voices. I peeked around the corner seeing the two giggling girls, shushing each other as they snuck down the stairs. I wasn't a prefect, it wasn't my job to tell them to go back to bed and leave the night class alone. I shouldn't even be out of bed but yet, why did I want to follow them then?
After debating for a moment, I made my way after them, seeing the door closing. I grasped the handle, slowly pulling the door open. I looked in each direction for any sign of Kiryu or Yuki. I hid behind the trees, heading towards the moon dormitory. I lost the two girls then. I whirled around wildly expecting to be caught at any moment when I heard a voice.
"Did you fall?" I recognized Aido's voice. "The smell I was talking about was your blood Yuki-chan." I glanced from behind the bark, taking in the scene in front of me. My blood turned to ice.