Chapter 1: Fai

Kuro walked through the darkness. It was consuming, and, petrifying. The only source of light was the blue flame Xero held in his hand that lit his face. Kuro just kept looking forward, he kept his arms out and felt the bark of trees. Then he felt something squishy, it felt odd, so he squeezed it…

"Kuro!!!!" Xion said, then she punched the poor half-elf on the forehead.

"Ow!" Kuro said, "Damn Xion! I can't see a thing! How I was supposed to know that was your head?!"

"Kuro…" Xero said, "I don't thing that was her head…"

"Then what was it?" Kuro asked, then Xero whispered in his ear, "Oh my god!" Kuro yelled, "X-Xion! I'm so sorry, I-I didn't know! I-I-I…"

"I don't wanna hear it," Xion said.

"Ugh!" Kuro said, "God damn it!" The group kept walking through the forest for about ten minutes.

"Ok," Xero whispered, "stay down and stay quiet!"

"Got it!" Kuro said, then he and the rest of the group ducked down. They crawled forward slowly, then they saw a bright light, then when they got to the light, they saw a large city. And the source of the light was coming from the moon.

"Welcome to Chitokai," Xero said, "The city of vampires."

"Chitokai…" Kuro said, "So this is where it begins."

"Where what begins?" Xion asked, as the group walked towards the cities.

"I can only assume he means the uniting of the races…" Retsuchi said, "Oh, I can't wait to train with vampires!"

"V-Vampires?" Kuro asked, nervously.

"Yeah, didn't you hear?" Retsuchi said, "Xero said that this IS a city of vampires, after all."

"Vampires… great…" Kuro said,

"What's the matter oh so brave fallen angel?" Draxnew said, "Afraid that the blood suckers of the night are gonna get you?"

"N-No!" Kuro yelled, embarrassed, and turning a little red.

"Focus," Xero said, "These guys normally aren't fond of outsiders."

"Outsiders?" Kuro asked, "W-Whatdya mean?"

"He means if you're not careful, they'll drink your blood while you're asleep." Larxene said.

"Gah!" Kuro said, scared.

"Hey, look at that," Zexion whispered to Abinixia from the back, "Kuro's afraid!"

"What?" Abinixia whispered back, "Kuro? Afraid? No way!" Then they watched as Xero described the vampires' bloody ways and Kuro jumped.

"So, you were saying?" Zexion asked.

"Wow," Abinixia said, "And this guy's gotta save us?" she watched Kuro hide behind Xion in fear, "We're in trouble…"

"So, Hakumei," Larxene said to Xero, "Why did you pick the werewolves and vampires first?"

"Two reasons, hun," Xero replied, "One, it is the closest to us, and two, uniting these two will be the most difficult of any of our quests, so I figured we'd get this one out of the way."

"Uh, are you sure that's a good idea? I mean look at our group, we aren't collected of the greatest, um, fighters."

"Ok," Xero said, "I understand what you're saying, but, you must have a little faith, Larxene, you've seen that necklace around Kuro's neck, correct?"

"Yes," Larxene said, "So?"

"That necklace is more than just a momentum of his mother," Xero said, "It is holding down something deep inside of Kuro."

"What do you mean?" Larxene asked.

"You'll see," Xero said, "In time."

Chitokai, the city of vampires…

A lonely boy walked across the stone sidewalks of the city. He has long black hair, red eyes, and fangs, he wore the standard black cloak. There were stagecoaches, motorcycles, cars, and many others passed him, including the riding bats in the sky. Oh, how nice it must be, to feel the sky in you hair.
"Hey! Fai!" Came a voice from behind him, the boy turned and saw a girl with red eyes, and long silver hair and fangs walking up to him, "Where were you?" she asked when she caught up with the boy, "The Professor said if you're late again, he'll expel you!"

"I don't care, May," Fai said, he turned around then walked away from the girl.

"Ugh, Fai!" May said, then she ran and caught up with Fai, "what do you mean you don't care?"

"I'm ditching the academy…" Fai said.

"W-what?" May said, "What if you're caught?"

"That would be the idea of running away and leaving the city." Fai said.

"But, what about the lycans? And the hybrids? And… the humans?"

"That's what my guns are for." Fai said.

"Fai," May asked, "Why then, why are you leaving?"

"Because, May, they're brainwashing us." Fai said.

"What? Brainwashing?"

"Yes, brainwashing, they're trying to make us think that those everything besides us vampires are murderous monsters, but I know they're not."

"How do you know?"

"Because, I met a human."

"What? When?"

"When I went out of the city to explore."

"Fai, you can't leave! Where will you be accepted?" May said, then Fai was silent, until…

"You know I'm not accepted here either…"

"Fai, I accept you."

"I'm going to go find Asterik. He said that he will take in anyone from any race."

"That's why we need you at the academy! Xero Asterik is THERE!"

"What?!" Fai yelled, he turned around, "Why didn't you say so? Let's go!" Then he grabbed may's hand and ran to the academy.

The Chitokai Vampire Academy.

"Now that everyone is here," The Professor said as Fai and May sat down next to each other, "I'd like to tell you that we have a special guest speaker tonight, please give a warm welcome to Xero Asterik, and the rest of Team Xero!" then the crowd started to clap.

"Team Xero?" Fai whispered to Mai.

"Yeah," May replied, "Apparently Asterik started a group or something!" Then All of team Xero, including Shadow, walked onto the stage.

"Hello everyone," Xero said, "As you all know, I am Xero Asterik, and this is my entourage of whores!"

"What?" Kuro and Draxnew said in unison.

"Liar!" Draxnew yelled.

"Tell the truth!" Kuro yelled at the same time as Draxnew.

"Ok, ok," Xero said, "Anyways, these are my friends, and we'd like to make a proposal, Iceralx, the lights, please?"

"Yes sir!" Iceralx said, then she jumped onto the ceiling, and pulled a plug and the lights went out, then she pointed a spotlight to the center stage on Xero, Kuro, and Draxnew.

"As you know," Xero said, "The outside world is full of dangers, so you vampires are kept inside these walls, for your protection."

"What?!" Fai burst out.

"Uh, excuse me?" Xero asked.

"You're not supposed to say that!" Fai said.

"Um… do I know you?" Xero asked.

"You're supposed to tell us how the world is vast, and amazing! You said that last time you were here!"

"Fai, sit down!" May said.

"Well, kid, time's are different now, I'd like you to sit down and-"

"No!" Fai yelled, "You can't be brainwashed too! I don't believe this! I looked up to you Asterik, you stood for what I believed in! Now your with the enemy!"

"Listen, kid, if you would let me finish-"

"What happened to you Asterik?!" Fai said.

"Listen!" Kuro yelled, "I've had it, kid, either you sit down and shut up, or get out of here!"

"W…what?" Draxnew said.

"Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn," Xero said.

"What do you know?!"

"Fai! Sit down and stay quiet!" The professor said.

"No!" Fai said, then he turned around and stepped outside the door.

"So that's Fai?" Xero whispered.

"Who's Fai?" Kuro asked Xero.
"He's… oh, it's nothing." Xero said.

"Ok…" Kuro said.

"Now," Xero said, grabbing the microphone, "as I was saying…"

The streets of Chikotai…

"I can't believe they got Asterik!" Fai said, "I should've caught on, I mean, Asterik said back then…" Fai remembered.

"Sorry kid," Asterik had said, "But I work alone," Then he jumped into the trees.

"I can't believe this," Fai said, returning to reality, "Who was that kid anyway? Trying to tell me what to do…"

"You know," Came Xero's voice from behind Fai, "That KID is more important than you think."

"You…" Fai said.

"You're Fai, aren't you?" Xero asked.

"What? How do you know me?" Fai asked.

"I don't forget a face," Xero said, "You're that boy from the forest three years ago, how old are you now?"

"I'm… I'm thirteen…." Fai answered, "Asterik, why were you working with those people? I thought you work alone."

"Well, if you had stayed and listen to me. Then you would have known about Kumori…" So Xero told Fai about everything, and that he was going to unite the races together.

"You're kidding, right?" Fai asked, "You can't get Lycans and Vampires to work together! It's impossible! I'm not against the Lycans, but you know the president…"

"Yeah, but if they hear my argument, maybe, just maybe…" Xero said, then he put his arm on Fai's back, "Here, come with me, I'd like to introduce you to my friend."

Just outside the walls of Chikotai…

Kuro, Xero, Draxnew, and Fai stood outside the walls of the large city, in the dead silence.

"So, you're the guy that burst out?" Kuro said, he studied Fai, "I like you!" Kuro smiled and shook Fai's hand.

"Yeah…" Fai said, "Sorry about that…"

"Don't worry," Kuro said, "You remind of myself when I was you're age."

"Really?" Draxnew said, "Cause he reminds me of you right now."

"Hey!" Kuro said.

"I like him too!" Retsuchi said, "I love zombies!"

"But…" Fai said, "I'm a Vampire…"

"I don't trust him…" Zexion said, doing a hair flip, reading a page in his book, "Come, Abi, let's go…" Then the got arm in arm and walked off into the forest.

Abinixia and Zexion kept walking until they came across a stump, and the sat on it.

"Wow, Abi," Zexion said, looking at Abinixia, "You're eyes are so beautiful in the moonlight…"

"Holy crap!" Abinxia thought.

"They're almost, entrapping…" Zexion said, as though in a trance. His face getting closer to Abinixia's.

"NO NO NO!!!" Abincia thought, her heart rate beating to an all new high. Then Zexion and Abinixia's lips met, under the glow of the moonlight.

Back with the rest of the group…

"So…" Kuro said, "Will you be willing to help us, Fai?"

"Y-yeah," Fai said, nodding.

"Good, welcome to the team!" Kuro said.

"So, what's our first objective?" Kuro asked.

"Wait for Abi and Zexion." Xero said.

"They better hurry, I have a bad feeling that something bad's gonna ha-"

"EEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!" They group heard in the distance.

"Was that Abinixia?" Kuro said, turning to the source of the scream.

"No… That's May!" Fai said, then he ran in the direction of the scream.

"Fai! Wait!" Kuro said, "Ugh, damnit!"

"Don't let him run too far!" Xero said, "Come on guys, let's go!" then he, Kuro, and Draxnew ran after Fai.

Meanwhile, on a cliff with an overview of Xero, Kuro, and Draxnew, a man carrying a spear stood on the cliff, "Who would've thought, that THEY would be here. Maybe they can help me…" he took out a black book, and opened it, he began to read, "This book had become quite useful, maybe he'd like it back." Then a panther walked up next to the man. The man petted the panther.

Also, far across the forest, on another cliff, a giant werewolf stood, his fur was silver, and the moon hit him directly.

"I sense the presence of old foes…" He said, "And new allies," he sniffed, "Ah, so they are demons." He was then distracted when he saw something out of the corner of his eye, he looked and saw to humans with their lips touching.

"What's this, souleiva exchange?" The wolf said, he then smelled the air, "Wait, what's this? Where are their souls? Ah, it is unimportant, it is time, for the blood to fall."

Then he howled, and ran back into the forest.

Wow, that one was PRETTY big, well, anyways… Team Xero has recruited a new member, but Tam Xero is not alone in this forest, more creatures seek the vampires, but for what purpose? Let us wait and find out.