I open my eyes to the darkness surrounding me. All around I can see the outlines of trees, I try to think about how I got here but the memory is vague. Somehow I know that I have been here before. Scanning the darkness I try to figure out where exactly here is, the wind blows a few strands in my face and that was about the time I noticed that things were a little too quite, I couldn't quite shake the feeling like I was being watched.
That's when I saw it, in the corner of my eye a light; it was feint and distant but it was there. I frantically make my way towards it, unknown as to why it felt like the light would bring me safety. If I had learnt one thing this past summer it was that looks can be deceiving, yet here I was running towards this unknown source of light and away from the darkness closing around me.
Getting closer to the source of the light I can make out a window of a house, no a mansion or either scratch that a castle or that was the feeling I got with every step I took, this place was huge and it's ere silence was getting to me, every crack of a stick made me jump but what I heard next sent chills down my spine, petrifying me. 'that was definitely a scream of horror' I think to myself as I try to hide myself in the overgrowth of a shrub, in the gentle glow of the light radiating from the window he stood, the most beautiful man I have ever seen in my life. Except he wasn't a man, no he was a monster with glowing red eyes and blood running down his chin. At his feet laid the mangled body of his prey. I couldn't stand to look at this scene and yet something compelled me to hold my gaze on him. That's when I saw it. The regret, the guilt and the sorrow in his eyes, a sight that would make any person feel sorry for this monster. Only I wasn't just any person, I was a hunter and he is my prey…
"Niyo, it's time to wake up. The car will be here in an hour. You don't want to be late for your fist day at CrossAcademy" mom yelled from down stairs. This was going to be my third high school in 3 years since the incident that whipped out more than half of my family, somehow I felt like it was my fault, like I had let them down and this caused for some, well, inappropriate behaviour as my mother would call it. Since that night 3 years ago I haven't really spoken to her, because although I blame myself for not being able to protect my family against the pure… even the thought of the name leaves acid in my mouth but blood… I blame her for leading IT too us even more than I blame myself. See 3 years ago my Dad, brothers and I got attacked by a pure blood, my mom was out of town on a mission and because dad didn't have something lined up for him he offered to stay. Dad was the first one to get killed, next it was me. The pure blood Shizuka Hio they called her bit me and left me half dead on the floor to watch her kill my brothers. I never quite shook what happened and last night was the first night in a long time that I haven't had nightmares from that night. Today everything was going to change. The Association enrolled me at CrossAcademy to keep an eye on the night class who just so happens to have a pure Blood in its mist. Kanume Kuran. To be honest I wasn't really looking forward to my time at CrossAcademy but nun the less I got up, got ready and was downstairs just as the car pulled up.
Cross Academy was about two hours drive away from home, giving me enough time to catch some pre school snooze. Coming closer to Cross Academy I woke, the atmosphere here felt different as if it were contaminated by the foul creatures of darkness who humans would call Vampires, I on the other hand like to think of them as the Demon spawn of Satin. Looking out the window made my blood run cold. This was the place; this was the Castle in my dream. 'Oh boy this is going to be worse than I thought' I said to myself in my head.
Pulling up to the steps leading to the headmaster's office I could see the girl who I knew was going to die, Probably waiting for me looking at the disciplinary sash around her arm. Getting out of the car I couldn't help but stare at her. Not knowing what to say or what to do. The girl in front of me cleared her throat obviously feeling uncomfortable at my staring "Hi I'm Yuuki. You must be Niyo; it's nice to meet you. Head master Kaien would like to see you before you get settled in, Zero here will take your bags to your room" looking away from Yuuki I only now noticed the boy she must have referred to as Zero, His white hair reminding me of the moonlight. His violet eyes reminding me of myself hurt and distant from any emotion, but it was the way he smelled that got me on edge making me grab for the daggered strapped to my thigh, he was one of them, or at least one in transition…