Summary: When new student Mai Keiko turns up at Cross Academy, she feels lost and somewhat alone. But then she meets Hanabusa Aidou.
A/N: Mai is my OC, so leave her alone ^_^ - and a quick word of warning, I'm too slack to put "san", "sempai", "sama" or "chi" after people's names and what not. I don't have any clue about how the system works, nor do I wish to do that. I'm in Australia; we just say Yuki rather than Yuki-chan.
I do not own "Vampire Knight" or any of its characters, none are my creation (except Mai Keiko)

CHAPTER ONE

It was a long ride in the car. Well, it was two hours, but it felt like forever.

"This school is simply brilliant," my mother told me as she hugged me goodbye. "They even have night classes here!"

I raised an eyebrow, as if to say, "and?"

Rather than saying that though, I said, "I can't believe your shipping me off to the middle of Japan! I want to stay home! I'm going to this boring academy – and look at my uniform!" I held out my arms so my mother could study my black coat and black skirt and the sepia shoes and the weird, red ribbon. I despised uniforms. I went to a small, country school and I just wore whatever I liked. Now I'm going to this big, giant formal academy and I have to look like everyone else.

Mum planted a kiss on my cheek. "I'll see you at the end of semester, 'kay?" she asked.

"'Kay," I replied dully. I knew this was one battle I could never win.

As Mum drove off in her silver car, waving me off, a man with long blonde hair in a ponytail and glasses ran over to me. Literally ran.

"Hello! You must be Mai Keiko! I'm so happy to meet you!" he beamed.

"H-hi." Didn't this guy know the meaning of 'calm'?

"Let me take your bags for you!" he grinned, reaching out to take my suitcases from my arms.

"Th-thanks…"

"Don't mention it!" he said happily, then he pushed forward a dark haired girl that was standing behind him.

"This is my daughter, Yuki!" he smiled proudly.

"Adopted daughter," she insisted quietly.

"Yuki!" he wailed. Boy, did this guy get mood swings. "Don't be like that!" he grimaced.

"Sorry, chair – father," she corrected herself.

His eyes lit up like a Christmas tree. "Yuki!" he said, squeezing her in a tight tug.

Yuki gasped, but allowed her-self to be squashed, though she looked rather shocked.

"You show Meri around, okay?" he asked her, still alive from the 'father' comment. What was his issue?

"It's Mai," I scowled. I didn't mean to be so angry. I just wanted to be anywhere but here.

"Mai! Isn't that what I said?" he asked, his cheeks pink and glowing, still smiling.

"No," I answered.

His face fell. "Oh."

Yuki interrupted. "I'll take her to her dorm," she offered.

"Oh, thank-you, Yuki!" he said, and rushed over with wide arms to give her another hug.

She stepped to the side and he tripped over, landing on his face. I stifled a grin.

"Yuki!" he cried. "You need to stop playing these tricks on Daddy!"

I almost choked with laughter at the "daddy" but I composed myself.

"Sorry," she said in a very unapologetic tone and quickly hustled me away from him.

I followed her. "Your Dad is weird."

"He's not my Dad," she protested glumly. Then she beamed at me. I now sense she has the same mood swings as her Dad, or her headmaster, or whatever she preferred. "But he raised me, and he's great! You'll love the academy!"

I didn't believe this. "Yes. You will!" she tried to convince me. And failed at it.

"I doubt it," I replied.

"Trust me, you will," she said as we walked, side by side, to my new home.

A/N: What do you think? This is my first Vampire Knight fanfiction and I don't know how it's gonna turn out. Reviews please? I accept anonymous ones too.

Brookii