Disclaimer: I do not own Vampire Knight
Chapter 1
by: Torrus
It started out as a bug, simply scuttling along the cracks and holes in the corners of the dark hallway, making it's way quickly along. The beetle, however, had a change of heart about it's form at the appearance of a few hungry spiders whose homes were made in the crevices of the walls, and after an occasional close in counter with a deathly boot or heal. The bug stopped a moment to check it's surroundings, feeling everything nearby with it's antennas. In only a moment, the bug morphed into a dusty grey rat. With a small squeak the rat continued on the path it had before when it was an insect, scurrying down the elegant winding hallways and corridors, passing room by room on its way. It was on a mission, one that couldn't be interrupted at any time for very long.
It was closer now to where it needed to be. So close! It was pleased by it's progress so far, especially with it's clever change. The foyer became darker as the seconds passed, the tall stained-glass windows becoming more and more eerie as the setting sun illuminated the dusky hallways with pale golds and reds. Soon moonlight was streaming in, casting long shadows across the pale tiled floors. The pace became tiring for the rat, feeling it was getting no where fast. The rodent paused again change into something faster. As it moved to shift it heard a sudden shuffling behind the door to it's right. The rat froze, listening for any other noises emanating from behind the white door. Seconds pasted with nothing but silence. Finally it quirked its ear to the side as if to hear better before moving on. When it still heard nothing it started off again but was cut off by a whoosh as the door swung open.
A man, or rather a teenager, stepped into the dimly lit doorway. His fangs glinted in the moonlight as he let out a big yawn, his hand running through his hair. With glazed eyes he scanned the hallway, turning his head slowly from left to right. "I don't see anyone," he said to the hallway. "You sure?" asked a voice from inside the room. "I'm sure," the vampire yawned again before taking a second quick sweep of the foyer and wiping the sleep from his eyes. He turned to step back inside, his hand on the door knob when he halted. The rat had moved slightly closer to the wall to avoid attention, but instead had caused the man to hesitate. The cur held still, wondering how the vampire could hear so small a movement. It waited for him to shut his door and return to bed. The sleepy teen took one last glance down both ends of the hallway, then slowly looked up, checking where the walls and ceiling met. The rat stared at the man's bare feet, concentrating on making it's breathing still, as if to seem invisible in the shadows of the walls. Now barely more alert than before, the teen dropped his gaze to the floors and shadows. He stared at the rat a moment, not really seeing it at first. The rat closed its eyes, hoping that without the gleam from its beady eyes it wouldn't be noticed.
A moment passed. And another. Finally the rodent peeked up at the vampire. The vampire stared back then shook his head. This time when he looked at the rodent, he looked at it with clearer eyes. "Since when did we get rats here?" he asked himself, his brow furrowed. He bent down and reached for the rat, but the rat's instinct kicked in and it dodged the vampire's hand, running directly under his legs instead. The vampire stomped his foot down on the rat's tail on an impulse, causing the rat to squeal in pain. The vampire snatched the panicked rat up and spun on his heel into his room. The latter, in a frenzy, quickly morphed into the first thing it could think of. The vampire yelped at the transformation, dropping the large owl as it clumsily batted its large wings, trying in vain to take flight.
"Get it Aido!" the vampire yelled at his stunned roommate, who was sitting up in bed half tangled in blankets. Aido shook his head, wiping the goofy expression off of his face and jumped out of bed, falling flat on his face in the process. The vampire shut and locked the door at the last minute, to help prevent the creature's escape. Aido managed to untangle himself and get to his feet while the owl was rethinking its idea as it crashed into the walls and ceilings, not yet used to its size. Everything was happening so fast, with walls and floors and furniture blending into each other in the owl's hysteria.
"I could use some help here Kain!" Aido practically yelled at his roommate. "I got it! I got it!" Kain yelled back annoyed. His brows wrinkled and his lips pressed together into a flat line as he jumped onto a chair in an attempt to grab the owl. He teetered on the edge of the chair, keeping his eye on the flailing bird. Then he pounced. Kain grabbed the brown creature and fell to the floor. The owl screeched, feeling helpless while Kain held it tight against his chest as he rolled to a stop on the floor. In a final desperate try to escape, the owl shifted once more. Feeling the change, Kain looked to his captive and dropped it immediately. The creature that had been an owl only a second before turned to face the two vampires. It glared through it's black eyes at the two vampires standing in front of it, panting and unsure of what to do in the confusion of it all.
The skunk was frightened, it had never shifted more than three times before and it didn't know how long it would last now. As a last resort it made a mad dash for the door, forgetting it couldn't open it in its current state. It let out a whimper and franticly scratched at the door when it couldn't get through, desperate for freedom. The vampires slowly made their way to it, carefully trying to avoid being sprayed. The skunk let out a cry as it's body began to shake and bubble. Startled, the vampires wavered, not daring to move. The cry escalated into screaming sobs as porcelain flesh pushed it's way through the fur, which in turn retracted at every convulsion. Golden hair sprouted from the contorted head, twisting with deep reds and browns. Its limbs elongated and took on a humanoid shape and the fur retreated until it was only soft peach fuzz along its shaking body. Eventually the screaming reduced to gentle weeping, becoming hardly audible except for the uncontrollable sniffles.
Both vampires stood in shock at the naked girl as she curled into a fetal position, her face covered with the tangled locks of her hair. "You ruined my mission! Ruined it!" she adruptly wailed, choking on her tears. Kain finally moved, brought out of his paralysis by her strange words. After he thought for a moment, he crossed the room in a few staccato strides to a dresser in the corner and pulled out a long T-shirt he wore on lazy weekend nights. It wouldn't do him any good trying to move her when she was naked and scared, he assumed. He returned to the girl with Aido-still trying to grasp the situation-standing next to her. Kain leaned down hesitantly, trying not to startle her anymore than he already had. Slowly, he stretched his arm out keeping his eyes locked on her face as he reached for her arm. He placed his hand on her arm softly at first, and when she didn't flinch he curled his fingers around her flesh so he could gently pull her up into a sitting position.
She didn't resist the pull, but instead hung limp in his grasp, her head nodding side to side as it faced the ground. Kain watched the tears slowly stream down her pink cheeks, making him stall. "Put this on please," he whispered, trying very hard to focus on her face and not her nude body. When she didn't make a move, he slipped the shirt over her head himself, pulling it down over her body and tried to slip her arms through the sleeves. When he was done, he let out a breath he didn't know he was holding and leaned against the wall across from her. Noticing the silver streams still gliding down her face, Kain leaned over again and gingerly brushed his finger against her cheek, feeling her stiffen at his touch this time. "What are we going to do with her?" Aido asked in a hushed tone as Kain pulled away. "Take her to the headmaster I would thi-" he stopped short.
The girl had lifted her head, her eyes catching Kain's. He suddenly couldn't breathe as she looked at him. It wasn't the blank expression or the golden-green color of her eyes, or even the cat-like slits that seemed too narrow for the darkness of the room. Something in her eyes was holding him there, swallowing him, making him sink into the depths of the wet orbs set in her small heart-shaped face.
This would be my first fanfiction. It's most definitely not the greatest, but it's not the worst either which I'm proud of :) Feel free to review and whatnot! (Also, I know my title is horribly stupid but I had no idea what else to call it).