A/n: This is my first fanfic for Vampire Knight ever! And it's not even related to vampires (though the title is...I'm so weird). Anyway, this story is centric to five different pairings (though it will seem like only two or one at first!). In case you are wondering, they are:
Aidou/Yori
Shiki/Rima
Zero/Yuuki (Sorry Kaname/Yuuki fans!)
Kaname/Seiren
Kain/Ruka
And, by the way, my characterization may be different from what you are all use to. So, if they seem a little OOC to you, sorry!! Anyway, I sincerely hope you enjoy this first chapter of VK: Sasu Waga Kokoro!
Vampire Knight: Bite My Heart
I would never be able to own Vampire Knight...NEVER. Not even in a different life time.
Chapter One
Sparking Interest
Wakaba Sayori never liked crowds. Multitudes were something she disliked and couldn't get over, not even to this very day. It wasn't like she hated being around people. She just couldn't stand the noise, excitement, and most of the time, the reason for the excitement. If anything, the reason was usually something ridiculous or foolish.
This was the perfect case of a ridiculous or foolish reason.
Everyone--everyone being teenagers around the ages of 14 to 18--were laughing and chatting loudly. Most of them were happy about going to summer camp. Yes. Summer camp.Oh, it's not that bad. Some really think it was the most amazing thing in the world. For Sayori, however, camping was the one of the worst things she could do for the summer. To her, summer was about relaxing a home and doing what she loves doing. Not spending time with a bunch of strangers!
Before she could do so much as blink, her okaa-san and otou-san shoved her out of the house, appearing really happy. They thought that Sayori should start opening more to other people and 'experiencing the world'. Oh joy.
Thump.
A sudden nudge caused Sayori to jump and a very (very) small twinge of annoyance hit her.
"Oo-h! Gomenasai!" said a girl who had inadvertently bumped into Sayori.
Sayori turned around and saw a girl with dark brown hair and red-brown eyes. The vibes coming from this person was cheerful yet sheepish and nervous. "Oh," answered Sayori with a small smile, her annoyance evaporating quickly, "it's okay. With everyone crowding around like this, it's only predictable that you'd bump into someone."
The girl grinned and said, "Ha ha, thanks. I feel much better about bumping into you now."
Sayori looked at the girl again. Usually when she met cheerful, upbeat girls, Sayori didn't like them that much. A lot of them end up being hard to get along with. To the Wakaba, the mysterious girl was different somehow.
"What's your name?" asked the other girl suddenly. Sayori felt a surprised look appear across her face. Then, almost unconsciously, a small smile replaced her previous expression.
"Oh, I'm Wakaba Sayori. And you?" asked Sayori politely.
The brown-haired girl said happily, "I'm Kurosu Yuuki."
The name echoed in Sayori's head. Kurosu. How familiar...a name flashed in her mind. Wasn't the surname of the owner of the camp Kurosu? 'Oh, well,'thought Sayori with silent amusement. 'It could be a mere coincidence.'
A loud, booming voice cut through her thoughts, and not only that, through everyone's conversations. Sayori looked up and saw someone near three, large buses. The person was wearing a blue cap, t-shirt, and looked very happy. Almost to the point of over-giddiness. He was holding a megaphone, which immediately explained about the loud and booming part of this man's voice.
"Hello campers! I hope all of you are feeling excited about going to Bakuei Kurosu (Camp Cross)!" Sayori inwardly flinched. Excited...sure, if the definition for that word was "terror". On the surface, she just kept a calm demeanor. Yuuki, on the other hand, was smiling in a oh-boy-here-he-goes-again fashion. Sayori wondered if Yuuki had gone here before and this person tended to repeat the same things every year.
If that was the case, Sayori wasn't sure how to react. Irritated or amused? Probably both. It was too soon to judge anyways.
"I am Kurosu Kaien, the director of Bakuei Kurosu," continued the strange man. He was grinning really happily--almost in a way that made Sayori think of Yuuki sometimes. Someone who was cheerful yet had certain mysterious demeanor. It was hard to explain actually. "You all will be divided into three different buses. I had no idea so many cute little campers would be joining or returning this year!"
There was mixed responses to that. Some rolled their eyes while others laughed uncertainly. Some of members who probably had come before cheered and clapped instead. The director was indeed somewhat strange...perhaps eccentric was a better word. "Anyways, to make things simple, I will be in charge of Group A who will no doubt be boarding Bus A! My dear little Yuuki..."
Sayori glanced at Yuuki from the corner of her eye, not really shocked at this piece of news. Actually, not a lot of things shock Sayori for she is usually so observant and perceptive. Yuuki was blushing as some of the campers were clapping and jeering. 'Yuuki must have been at Bakuei Kurosu for a while then,' thought Sayori dryly. 'Hm, are the two Kurosus really related though? They don't look alike very much...'
Well, she couldn't assume. For all Sayori knew, Yuuki was Director Kurosu's niece or something.
"She will be in charge of Group B, leading to Bus B! Now, don't you give Yuuki-chan any trouble!" said the director cheerfully. It definitely perplexed Sayori as to how he has so much...energy. Not human, that's for sure. "And...I save the best for last! My litt-"
Someone, who was standing underneath the shadows of a tree next to a bus, said in a very scary tone, "Refer to me as little, dear, or, hell knows what, even cute, and I will kill you." Sayori blinked rapidly as she took in the scene. The person stepped out of the shadows when he was talking.
It was a boy...perhaps around her own age or older. He had silver hair, amethyst eyes, and a demeanor that practically shouted, "Come near me and I'll riddle you with bullets." Many of the campers seem to know him--and they appeared almost wary and used to his attitude. Sayori didn't know what to make of him, but decided not to judge him.
Director Kurosu pouted (how on earth can a middle-age man pout, thought Sayori warily) and said, "Zero-kun! You hurt my feelings!" The boy dubbed "Zero-kun" answered aggressively, "Call me Zero-kun one more time and I'll hurt more than your feelings." The director jutted his lower lip out and huffed. Ignoring Zero, he continued with the announcements. "Okay, as you all know now, this is Kiriyuu Zero! He is in charge of Group C. I'm sure none of you will be giving him trouble."
Shiver.
After a somewhat uneasy pause, Director Kurosu said, "Okay! Now let's get this show on the road! Group A consists of..." The list went on and on. Sayori decided to keep an ear out for her name while observing her surroundings carefully. Yuuki had suddenly disappeared from her side, waiting at Bus B. Sayori smiled in a wistful way. The brown-haired girl was much more carefree than Sayori herself.
Zero himself was standing next to Bus C. Arms crossed, he did look quite intimidating. Then Sayori saw Yuuki reprimand him, telling him that he shouldn't be so scary. For a brief second, so brief that if you blinked you would miss it, Zero's eyes had softened and then his expression became annoyed. Sayori felt herself smile inwardly. Maybe there was someone who could break his facade after all.
"Wakaba Sayori," said Director Kurosu suddenly. Well, not suddenly, but since Sayori wasn't listening to the other names, his voice broke into her thoughts like a jolt of electricity. "Group...C!"
Sayori heard someone giggle nervously as if they pitied her. With a roll of her eyes, she picked up her stuff and walked towards the third bus. Two campers, a boy and some girl, were in front of her. They reached the bus before her and Zero acknowledged them with a stiff nod. Both ran into the bus quite literally. Zero rolled his eyes.
Yori wasn't sure whether to laugh or not. Yuuki, who was also watching, was torn between amusement and disapproval of Zero's behavior. Then his eyes turned to Sayori, who blinked calmly at him. Zero gave his trademark nod. In return, Sayori said politely, "Nice to meet you, Kiriyuu-senpai." Zero blinked as she addressed him while Yuuki grinned widely.
The Kurosu girl ran over and said to Zero, "Zero! I see you met my friend, Yori! Yori, this is Zero. Zero, this is Yori!" Sayori wondered vaguely if Yuuki realized she was repeating a lot of said information. 'And when did I become Yori? Oh well...' Zero nodded in response. Then Yuuki nudged him in the ribs, uncharacteristically growling, "Be nice, you stupid ice cube."
"Don't call me a stupid ice cube, you stupid bumble bee!" said Zero, making a funny face at Yuuki, who in turn, began hitting him. Sayori sweat-dropped, wondering on how to react. She noticed three things:
1. The entrance to Bus C was being blocked by the two.
2. The campers in Bus B were out of controlled since there was no supervisor.
3. These two fight often.
"Uh, " interrupted Sayori quietly and gently. The two paid no heed to her, still arguing. "Hey...Yuuki-san, Bus B is becoming hectic." This made Yuuki freeze, her eyes wide as she processed those words.
"Kya! The bus! My group!" she cried and ran towards her bus. Zero muttered loudly, "Baka."
Yuuki shouted back, "I heard that!"
A barely noticeable tug of a smile appeared on Zero's lips. Then it disappeared as Zero glared at Sayori, who mentally shrugged it off. She was about to enter the bus when Yuuki appeared again. "Oh, and Yori-chan! Don't call me Yuuki-san...too formal. Yuuki is fine! And Zero, if I hear you are being mean to Yori-chan, I'll personally taser you!"
Sayori didn't stick around for argument number two and went in. Some of the campers were already seated, mostly in the back. She decided to seat herself near the front and reached high to put her stuff away. Only, even on her tip-toes, Yori couldn't reach it that well. She was about to jump up to gain some height when someone with a pale, large hand placed it away for her. She turned around to thank that person when her words of gratitude died on her mouth.
Next to the person who helped her was a girl whom Sayori's okaa-san possibly mentioned.
The girl had dandelion hair (tied into two ponytails) and midnight blue eyes.
"Oh, are you...Touya Rima?" asked Sayori calmly. She wasn't going to assume or get excited. The other girl replied, "Yes, and you must be my okaa-san's friend's, Sayori. Wakaba-san told me you would be coming. I've been to Bakuei Kurosu for two years already."
Ah, now Sayori definitely remembered. Before she left this morning, her okaa-san said that her friend's daughter would help Sayori along the way. Touya Rima...she remembered meeting her when they were around five to six years old.
"Oh! Is this your lovely friend you mentioned about, Rima?" said the person who had helped her. He had green eyes and silky blond hair. The atmosphere around him was exuberant and jubilant. Scarier than the vibes emitting off of Director Kurosu! "She's so kawaii!"
Sayori inwardly flinched but showed only a nervous smile on her face. This person was so...happy and outgoing. He said to Sayori, "Ohayho! My name is Ichijou Takuma!"
In reply, Sayori said, "Thank you for helping me, Ichijou-senpai. I am Wakaba Sayori."
Ichijou frowned and said with a heavy sigh, "She talks like you do sometimes, Rima. So calm and...controlled." Sayori wondered if that was a compliment or insult. "Is there no one who shows emotion nowadays?"
Sayori smiled slightly. Ichijou-senpai was sort of funny actually. "Gomen, senpai. It's just, I don't know you very well and don't know how to react actually." Ichijou opened his mouth and then closed it.
"That makes sense. Okay! I will become friends with you, Yori-chan!"
'Are Yuuki and he related?' thought Sayori, sweat-dropping inwardly. Rima gave Ichijou a wary look before turning to Sayori. "If you have any questions, Sayori, I will be over there." She indicated the near middle and walked away. Ichijou said, "Oi! Oi! Rima! Don't leave me here! See you, Yori-chan!"
Sayori stood there, not really sure how to react to anything anymore. Everyone was so...different. Different from what she usually experienced in life. Maybe her life was what is known as a 'routine'. Now that she was in a new enviroment, everything was much more foreign than usual.
"Hey! Ta--Ichijou-san! Rima!" said an annoyed voice loudly.
Sayori looked up and saw someone with blond, tousled hair and baby blue eyes. He was glaring at Rima and Ichijou as if blaming them for something. Standing at the front (blocking entrance to the rest of the seats), the blond boy said angrily, "Ichijou-san! Why did you have to go and ask Director Kurosu to assign some of us to Bus C!? I'd rather be roadkill than be in a bus that Kiriyuu is in charge of."
"Your going to end up being roadkill if you don't move it, Aidou-senpai," said Zero, his voice dripping with sarcasm. "Besides, I don't want you on this bus any more than you do."
The person dubbed as Aidou turned around and glared at Zero.
"Kiriyuu-san!" exclaimed Aidou with equal sarcasm. "How good to see you."
Sayori frowned slightly at this person's attitude. What reason did these two have to be so hostile to each other?
Zero merely answered, "Move Aidou-senpai. Your big head is in the way. If you don't, I'm sure lunch duty is a great way to deflate it. Aidou Hanabusa--lunch lady of Bakuei Kurosu...and a hair net to boot."
Aidou growled and turned around. He stormed down the aisle, roughly pushing Yori. The impact sent her down onto her backside. 'Ita! This baka is getting on my nerves--and I don't even know him,' she thought warily and somewhat annoyed. Yori inwardly shook her head. She wasn't going to judge or say anything about it.
But apparently someone else was.
"Hanabusa-kun! That's not nice at all!" reprimanded Ichijou, looking quite chibi at the moment. "You should say sorry to Yori-chan!"
Rima looked at her childhood friend like he was in need of some serious therapy. She glanced at Yori to see what her reaction was.
Aidou looked confused for a moment before he realized 'Yori-chan' was the girl he knocked over (without even realizing he did). He turned around and flashed her a charming smile. "Gomen, Yori-chan!" He didn't really mean it and his eyes only proved it even more.
For some odd reason, that only made Yori more irritated than ever. And she didn't get irritated often. Ignoring his extended hand, Yori got up and straightened herself. "You don't have to worry about anything, Aidou-senpai," she said impassively. Rima raised an eyebrow, slightly impressed at the reserved girl's cold attitude.
Ichijou shivered as Zero stifled an amused smirk. "Ah...Yori-chan! Are you okay?" asked Ichijou way too nervously and happily (in attempt to lessen the tension) while ignoring Rima's questioning look.
Aidou, on the other hand, looked like he just got slapped. No girl--besides Ruka...Rima...Yuuki...okay scratch that--no unfamiliar girl has ever brushed off Aidou Hanabusa. Especially one he just met. This intrigued, annoyed, and confused him all at once.
Even more when she turned to thank Ichijou for his concern, a smile on her face.
'Annoying girl. She's like a mixture of Kiriyuu and that Kurosu girl,' thought Aidou irritably. 'I'll teach her a lesson.'
Aidou grinned again and asked Yori, "Hey, Yori-chan! I'm really sorry about knocking you over. How about I make it up to you by going on a date with you?" Once she said yes, it was game over. The thought made Aidou grin.
"No."
"No?"echoed Aidou like he heard wrong. The honey-brown haired girl had reassembled that annoyingly calm facade again.
"No, I don't think so, Aidou-senpai. Also...can you please not call me Yori-chan? Wakaba-san or Sayori-san is fine." Aidou couldn't still get over that fact that he was rejected by her. Leaning in close, he asked wildly, "Are you even freaking human?"
Yori flinched at his sudden closeness. She didn't like him so near...and it didn't go unnoticeable by him. Aidou grinned as he realized how her personality worked. 'Trying to act tough, Yori-chan? I'll break your cool facade myself.' If anyone should be good at dealing with ice queens, it was Aidou (ironic isn't it?). After all, he hangs out with Ruka and Rima daily.
Yori cursed herself for being noticeably uncomfortable. In all reality, it was scary for her to be so cold and collected around someone like Aidou. She would normally be polite and quiet. What was wrong with her?
Aidou smirked and asked, "Are you sure you don't want to go out with me, Yori-chan? This is my last offer!"
"Sorry," said Yori stiffly. "I am not interested."
She turned and quickily sat in her seat, deliberately staring out the window and no where else.
Aidou grinned to himself. 'Aa, but I'm quite interested in you, Wakaba Sayori.'
Bakuei Kurosu has gotten a whole lot more exciting this summer.
Well, looks like my first chappie is finished! And I know it's not that good (or interesting) but it's only the beginning and u know, introductions and stuff for the characters. Ehehe. .'
I love Yori-chan, she's one of my fave charries! I know many people like to portray her as calm and collected but I think she's more reserved around strangers and expressive around friends. Throughout the manga series, I notice that she also states things bluntly but not in the misanthrophe (sp?) way. It's hard to explain! Ha ha.
Anyway, hope you enjoyed and will review! XD