A/N: Hey everyone it's been a long time since I've posted on here (I'm so sorry for those of you that actually read my things or follow me but I have a reason why and here it is: the last four and a half years almost five I have been working on a handwritten fanfiction. I started it in the summer before my sophomore year in high school and I've finally finished all 192 pages of it. I like completing my fanfictions before I start posting them because I don't like leaving off fanfictions to never be completed (yes I know I've done this I'm sorry T.T). I've been holding off on posting this one because I am a bit more sensitive to the possible reviews on it, I mean it took me nearly five damn years to complete of course I have attachments to it. And I care about what people think so if you think it's crappy then welp I might as well stop writing now. So long story short that's why I've been MIA for so long, I've really been trying to make an exceptional story for you guys and I've finally grown enough balls to post it for you. If you don't like it I won't be devastated, but I do ask you to be gentle with me in your comments. I'll never diss your constructive comments, keyword: Constructive. So again if you plan on posting something that you think I need to review or go back and look at I just ask that you're polite about it. Not everyone is an adult out here but if you can handle a smut fic you're mature enough to be smart about your reviews too. Okay this was a lot so I'm going to shut up, I promise my author notes for this will be shorter and relate to the story in the future. Here's the first chapter of Actor I hope you all enjoy. ~Len
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Kiryuu Zero walked the path to the Moon Dorms of Cross Academy. Normally it would have taken a large threat to get him to set foot in the swarm of vampires but he didn't have a choice this time. As though being an orphaned hunter wasn't enough, he was hated/loved by his missing possibly dead twin brother and an ex-human level D vampire. In short, he belonged nowhere and had no one he could really go to. Now that he was moving into the moon dorms he was leaving the small amount of friends that he had managed to make in the day class. 'Please someone just put a bullet through my head and turn me to ash before I reach the door.' He requested while looking up to the sky. No such wish came true of course but Zero found himself staring into the forest off, technical, campus to watch some birds. If only he could sprout his wings and fly off without there being huge consequences. With a sigh, Zero turned back to the path and made his way through the gates leading to the elegant moon dorms belonging to the students of the night class.
"Welcome to the moon dorms Kiryuu-kun, I'll give you a tour and show you where you will be sleeping." The vice president, Ichijo Takuma, smiled as soon as Zero walked in the door. Zero nodded and thanked him, contrary to popular belief he did have manners, though he felt uncomfortable with literally the entire dorms staring at him. Some in hatred, others without any emotion, a few shocked to hear him speak without yelling or cursing, and of course the intense gaze of Kuran Kaname the resident pureblood class president and hated rival of the ex-human. Of course Zero vowed to himself not to be an idiot and pick a fight, he would just try and be himself as much as possible. Meaning he had to reveal parts of himself, lovely, to ensure that he lived through the school year.
'My years just got a lot longer.' His mind voiced but Zero kept his mouth shut and followed Takuma through the dorms.
"This here is the library where most of the night class try to avoid. Occasionally a few of us come here to get books but no one ever really stays in there." Takuma explained before quickly moving on. He honestly half expected Zero to pull out his gun and start shooting up everyone the minute he walked in. As he continued the tour he noticed that Zero was much quieter than anyone he'd ever met. He had to check several times to make sure the teen was still behind him even.
'This place would put the day class in equal rights riots on campus.' Zero mused as he glanced at the chandeliers on the ceiling and the extravagance of everything. Oddly enough it reminded him of being home before his parents' murder and brother's disappearance.
"And finally, this is where you'll be sleeping. You don't have a roommate per the headmaster's request so no need to worry. We'll have dinner in a few minutes so why not get settled in and I'll come get you." Once again Zero nodded to the blond and looked around the room as he left. The bed had silk sheets, the curtains were also silk with some lace. Everything made Zero feel as though he had walked into a five-star hotel resort suite, it was almost too much.
'Too much or not you'll have to get used to it, you'll be spending a lot of time here.' The silver haired hunter reminded himself. He may not be pointing an anti-vampire weapon at anyone but he wasn't here to make friends either. He was simply here to survive, even if he had to do so entirely alone. After all, he was used to being alone by now.
When Takuma walked back upstairs he took a deep breath hoping Zero's politeness wasn't simply an act of beginners nerves. Knocking on the door he was surprised at the soft "Come in," that he received, once the door was opened he spotted Zero sitting on the windowsill in a very relaxed unthreatening position. Rather it looked like he was timid, shy and maybe even scared. He honestly made Takuma want to hug him.
'Never thought I'd think that.' The blond thought though he plastered on a smile to hide his shock. "Ah, dinner is ready if you feel up to coming down. Everyone eats meals together and Kaname has requested you be there." He explained, and once again Zero surprised him by giving a nod and getting up to follow the noble out and down to dinner. On their way there Zero said nothing and when requested to sit next to Shiki and Takuma he simply seemed to be focused on making himself as invisible as humanly possible.
"So tell me Kiryuu-kun, how do you like the facilities in the moon dorms?" Kaname voiced wondering if he would receive the signature Kiryuu glare he always got whenever he walked anywhere close to the perfect.
"Everything here is quite extravagant compared to the sun dorms, I'm relieved they can't see inside it or the school would surely go through a few dozen equality protests." Came the soft spoken answer, Kaname had to blink to make sure he was actually awake and not dreaming about Zero's behavior. Conversation went on like normal after that, Zero didn't talk much more and quickly retreated to his dorm room once dinner had ended.
"So he's different than I expected." Kain spoke up as he and the exclusive group of Kaname's inner circle gathered in their leader's study where they would often idly chat until class, a meal or bed.
"Give him a day and I bet he'll be back to screaming at us like normal." Aido huffed crossing his arms.
"I say we do nothing to provoke him in any way, he's someone to be observed before anything else." Rima voiced after handing Shiki a box of pocky.
"I have to agree with Rima on this one, he just looked so incredibly timid and shy. It was almost as though he wanted to run away." Takuma added in with a look of pity crossing his face.
"It's probably a trap and you two are walking right into it, I refuse to let my guard down around that trigger-happy freak." Ruka huffed with Aido nodding as several other rolled their eyes at the pair.
"Let's wait for now, if he does seem to be a threat I'll make sure to take action however, for now, it doesn't seem like we have anything to worry about. To be safe, Takuma and Kain I would want you two to keep an eye on him every now and then." Kaname announced to his inner circle. Truthfully he didn't know what to expect from Zero, so far nothing worthy of any serious attention had been done. It was almost as though Zero reverted to the mindset of his eight-year-old self who simply avoided any and all social interaction. Well, except for stabbing him with a butter knife. 'Kiryuu-kun just got here so he is bound to be a little more reserved, not to mention he wouldn't be stupid enough to pick a fight with the entire moon dorms. We'll just have to wait and watch.' The pureblood prince concluded.
Zero woke up the next evening to the sound of screaming day class girls. Rubbing his temples he got up to take a shower in the ensuite bathroom he was given and change into his new uniform. 'First day, plan is to go to class and avoid everyone then come back and retreat to the library to do homework then we go on a mission and skip dinner. Last but not least come back around six thirty to crash then repeat the process for the next maybe four weeks?' He recited in his mind as he glanced at the missions he was assigned to piled on a desk in the corner. Hearing a knock at the door he opened in to reveal the ever so happy noble.
"Are you ready for your first day of class?" Takuma smiled noticing how well the night class uniform looked on the ex-human. Zero gave him a slight nod and followed him downstairs where the vampires were slowly gathering. He would have loved to just melt into the background but clearly that was impossible when you're an outcast of your own class.
'Not that it's much different than the day class, they just didn't know how much of an outcast I was and for that I'm thankful.' Zero mentally sighed while staring out a window and pretending not to hear the whispers of the others. Once they were in class Takuma watched as Zero moved to the window furthest from the front and practically kept his focus on nothing but taking notes on what his former teacher was lecturing on.
'Maybe shy is an understatement when it comes to him.' Kain thought as he watched Zero shy away from eye contact with anyone on the way back to the moon dorms. He and the other students had only seen him glaring or ordering them either to class or their dorms. Never in an eternity would they have pegged him as shy or skittish.
"I knew having him in the moon dorms would be something of an experience but I never thought I would be complaining about how Kiryuu says nothing. Ever. To anyone." Aido grumbled as he paced back and forth in the study room.
"It's not even as though he is using suppression spells or charms, he's just so damn quiet!" Ruka added on in irritation. There had been a few instances where Zero had appeared out of nowhere and scared the living fangs off of her. Not that anyone needed to know those details of course.
"At first I pegged it as being nervous but he just seems to be the type to remain...ah, how do you put it..." Takuma trailed off.
"He wants to remain unnoticed and invisible to the general public." Shiki provided for him to which Takuma nodded.
"I am inclined to agree with that, Takuma it's nearly dinner will you collect him and we will meet you in the cafeteria?" Kaname asked though Takuma knew it wasn't really an optional request, it was an order.
"My pleasure Kaname-sama, Shiki fill me a plate will you?" Takuma pleaded as he left the room. As he was walking down the hall he actually almost literally ran into the hunter turned vampire. "Ah! Just who I was looking for! Kaname-sama says dinner will be ready soon and-" the noble was cut off by an apology.
"I will have to skip dinner tonight, I've been called on an immediate mission from the Association Chairman. If Kaname-san wants the details the letter will come shortly after I depart." Zero replied before bowing and passing the vampire without a second thought. In seconds he had vanished.
Safe to say when Takuma came to the table alone Kaname raised an eyebrow in question. "Zero-kun explained he had been called on an important immediate mission and said if you wanted the details the letter would arrive shortly." The noble explained.
"The letter? What letter?" Ruka questioned with narrowed eyes just before a tall man walked up to their table. He was dressed in a black suit and overall looked very professional, he was a hunter as well and didn't bother to hide his distaste in his glaring amber eyes.
"That would be this letter, for your information, I am Yari and I deliver the letters which inform of the mission that the hunter I am assigned to has been sent on. As much as I hate it I am required to deliver them to you, Kuran Kaname, on request of the Headmaster Cross Kaien." Yari explained handing a black letter to Kaname before turning and walking out.
"Wow, are all hunter assholes or just the guys?" Rima questioned with a raised eyebrow.
"To be fair, you would be no more pleased to be walking into the Hunter's Association unarmed and reporting to a well-respected hunter. So his hostility is understandable." Takuma reasoned looking a the letter in Kaname's hand. The pureblood prince opened it without difficulty and took out the folded pieces of paper detailing the mission, who was on it, how long it would take and who was required to fill out the report to bring back to the association.
"They have to fill out mission reports? I heard once that the hunters were fanatics about documenting things but this seems a little over the top." Kain noted as he read over one of the papers.
"They never use actual names either apparently, on this mission they sent Silver Bullet, Silver Blade, Hawkeye, and Poison. Everything is done in secrecy too. They don't even state the locations or the names of the groups the hunters were assigned. Everything is done with code names." Rima added crossing her arms.
"They may be assholes, but at least they're somewhat interesting." Aido pointed out as he looked over the overall format and tone of the letter.
"It sounds as though Zero-kun will get back around two hours before class if all goes according to plan." Kaname eventually voiced with a frown though he tried to keep it covered.
"That's rough, I'm sure he'll be sleep deprived for class then. Not to mention going without dinner." Takuma sympathized slightly.
"This could be what breaks him out of his shell though." Kain replied in wonder.
"What is 'season'?" Kaname questioned looking to Seiren for an answer.
"I've not heard of that Kaname-sama, perhaps you should question the hunter himself or one of the other two on campus." She replied. Kaname hummed in contemplation, he didn't particularly enjoy dealing with Zero's former sensei or his best friend Kaito.
'Maybe I'll just ask Zero once he gets back.' The pureblood thought before putting the letter off to the side and having dinner as normal.
A/N: Well this is the first chapter, in the future, they will be longer but since I had such a long author's note in the beginning I didn't want to kill everyone's eyes. I hope everyone liked it, disclaimer (because I didn't want to fit it in the top A/N) I don't own Vampire Knight otherwise this would be a selling novel. Thanks to everyone that read and I'll post more soon. Aaaand I'll be working on other fanfictions that I've left in the dark for a while since I'm now done with this one, hopefully, it won't take me another four to five years to complete. ~Keep Calm & Fanfiction On~