The school bell rang and echoed through the hallways, signalling the start of classes at Namimori High, as well as Disciplinary Committee President Hibari Kyouya's prefect duties. He looked down at the bunch of herbivores hurrying inside the school gates, who knew full well the sort of punishment that would befall them if they arrive late. Indeed, Hibari Kyouya is a living embodiment of Death, himself.

And a human at that. He added as if as an afterthought.

You call yourself human? He held an ominous smirk. He can still remember himself saying it to her. To a certain girl whose mysteriousness surpasses even his own. Though now, she wasn't as mysterious anymore. He knew well a lot about her. Her identity. Her parents. Her home. Her brother. Their secret . . .

Sometimes, he still wonders what had happened to them after he left. For the very short time that he had spent with the two at their home, they had developed this sort of strange companionship. It might've been too unusual, but he knew that deep inside, he still thinks about them.

But now, through some strange turn of events, he wouldn't be worrying about them anymore.

Hibari shifted his gaze to the clipped papers on top of his desk and moved towards it to hold it in his hand. It was an application form from a transfer student.

Hibari slightly frowned. What is she thinking? Moving in to town with her brother, in a place full of helpless herbivores. It wasn't really the wisest thing to do if they were trying to stay away as much as possible from—as she would call it—temptations.

But then again, this is Yuna he's talking about. Everything she does is full of surprises. He can never tell what's on her mind. All he has to do is sit back and wait for what she has to do.

-flashback (a year ago)-

News had been spreading around town about the attacks on Namimori High prefects. There were eyewitnesses, but still, nobody obviously knew who it was and the reason why it's been attacking, but strangely, it seems to be only after Disciplinary Committee members though.

It was a dark, stormy afternoon when Hibari had spotted the man fearlessly entering the school gates. Classes were still going on and nobody besides him had noticed. The man's features matched those of the eyewitnesses' description of the suspect perfectly, and he couldn't be wrong about that. Clutching his tonfa tight, he smirked darkly, looking down on the herbivore who attempted to trespass in his property. He jumped down from the reception room window and in a swift, light motion dashed towards him and landed a heavy blow on the man's cheek. The man, who was obviously not yet recovering from his shock from seeing a boy jump from a building and landing on his feet on the ground uninjured, managed to stand up and scamper from the feared prefect. Hibari smirked. He was a smart one; Hibari had to give him credit for that. He does know whom he should run away from.

The hours went; with Hibari heavily drenched in the rain pursuing the man. That was when they reached a totally barren part of the town. The man stopped, and Hibari attacked him after muttering 'Kamikorosou'. Surprisingly, the man didn't even flinch, as he turns around to face him and even managed a menacing smile. Hibari ignored this and continued to attack, when suddenly; he felt his body turning weak. His entire energy was draining and his legs are feeling heavy.

He panted and breathed in for more air, when the man suddenly turned and ran to an area which seemed to have no houses or any people at all. Just trees. But then, as Hibari's vision began to blur, he saw the man knock on a house—where it came from, he didn't know—not far from where he was.

The man was let in, and Hibari's anger just grew more and more. He felt restrained at that time, in any way he doesn't know. He doesn't want to be degraded like this, and so he stood up shakily and tried to walk to the old-looking house, not really bothered by the fact that it's been raining really hard and he's been soaked in the rain enough.

He stumbled on the doorstep of the house and was surprised when the door opened. He managed a figure of someone with long blonde hair, and then he passed out.

******

There were noises around; and annoying one; which filled Hibari's ears. He groaned, obviously angered by the disturbances. Damn it, he inwardly cursed, didn't they know I'm a light-sleeper?

He wouldn't remember anything that had happened before that, when he tried to open his eyes. Just then, a cold something touched his forehead and he shivered at the contact. It took him a minute to fully realize it was a hand.

"I'm telling you he's sick." He heard a faint, feminine voice speak.

"So, what do you want me to do now?" Another one, deeper and more arrogant than the former.

"Get him medicine, what else?"

The second voice mumbled something incoherent, which Hibari made out as, "I'm not babysitting this human here"

"We're not babysitting anyone, alright? We're just trying to help him."

"Help?!" He was now half-shouting, "Since when had we helped humans before? Or rather, since when had humans ever tried to help us?!"

"Just get a freakin' medicine, will you?" The girl asked in a calm, restrained voice.

"Tsk. I'm not doing anything, even something as simple as that to a human . . ."

Hibari twitched a little. How come that boy regards him as if he himself isn't human . . .?

He heard the girl beside him sigh, and he felt the cold hand was removed, "Are you mad, for no reason . . .?" she trailed off.

"Mad?! To be honest, yes, I am! Why are you letting this human get in here? Well of course it's okay if it was only for you. But what about me? Have you forgotten that if I may not be careful I may—"

"Shhh!"

Hibari groaned and moved a hand to his forehead. Although his senses aren't fully functioning well yet, he can already make out pieces of their conversation. He visibly twitched at the feeling of bandage on his head. Suddenly, he remembered everything; from the man he was pursuing, to the figure at the doorstep. Though he doesn't remember anything about being injured at all.

"He can hear you"

"Hmph. It doesn't matter. I'll take care of him after this anyway"

"Shut up, Yuri"

At that, Hibari opened his eyes and met the sight of a girl about his age seated beside him. She has an unusually pale complexion and blonde wavy hair that falls down her back. Her sleepy-looking eyes were fixed upon him, and there's this sort of dangerous aura within her which somewhat makes him feel like clutching his tonfa tight.

Right. And where could that metallic weapon of his be?

As if she had just read the question on his mind and the slightly worried look on his face, the girl put a hand on top of his, which made Hibari shiver and at the same time wonder at its coldness. "If you're thinking about the weapon you were holding when you came by our doorstep, you don't have to worry. It is right over there" She said as she moves her gaze to the table far from the bed.

Hibari tried to sit up to get his tonfa, wondering why they would put his property away from him. "The last thing we'd want to happen is for you to try to do anything funny" The girl said to him in a soft voice.

Hibari looked at her with a bewildered expression, which made the girl blink. Is it really possible for her to read his mind?

Anyway, he hadn't done much as to sit up on the bed because his body felt awfully weak. His head was throbbing and there's just no energy left in his body, much to his surprise. He hadn't done anything much earlier, so why would his body act like this?

"W-Where am I?" He managed to ask in a hoarse voice.

"You're in our house. You were asleep since yesterday. We didn't know where you live so we decided to let you in for the night. Besides, you might still be feeling weak right now, and most probably for the days that will follow, so if you want, you can stay here with us until you're full recovery," The girl explained, and eyed him as he starts feeling different parts of his body by his hands, "And yes, you're injured"

Hibari once again looked at her in surprise, "What?"

"Yes. You might be wondering how you got them, but it's true. The man you were running after was very skilled, and, I may say, was an experienced fighter. You hadn't noticed a single one of his attacks or any of offenses he made. He does something which would just make the enemy bound to felt weak in the end, not knowing what had just happened. You could've died there if you weren't treated immediately"

Hibari just stared at her and can't help but feel completely angry at how that man had tricked him. He just wanted to stand and go bite him to death. "Where is he?"

"We took care of him," This time, it was the boy standing by the door who responded. He was of the same age as the girl. At first sight, he could already see he was her brother. Anybody would. With their similarities like the green eyes, the blonde hair and the pale skin. The boy snickered arrogantly, "He knocked on the wrong door"

Hibari looked at him quizzically, "What did you say?"

"I said we took care of him. He was too dangerous to live. You should be thankful," Hibari raised his eyebrow and glared at him. If he were in his normal condition, he could've bitten him to death by now. The girl just rolled her eyes and stood up.

"Anyway, my name's Yuna. Could you tell us your name?"

Hibari seemed to deliberate for a moment before answering, "Hibari Kyouya"

"That boy's my brother, Yuri. Sorry for his arrogance."

"Hey—"

"Would you bother getting him some medicine from the kitchen?"

Yuri shot Yuna a deadly glare, which the latter returned with a calm, stoic one. Feeling like there's other choice other than to do what she says if he wouldn't want to embarrass himself with his shameful attitude in front of their visitor, Yuri rolled his eyes and grumbled as he hits the door open and stormed out of the room.

Hibari followed Yuna through his gaze as she walks to the table on the other side of the bed. She damped a small towel from a basin before moving towards him and putting it on top of his forehead. He could've just slap her hand away and tell her not to treat him like a child, but for some reason, Hibari just let her do what she wanted. It's not as if he's strong enough to do it, anyway. Besides, it sorts of made him feel a bit better than earlier. It'll just be a matter of time when he recovers, and after that, he'll be out of this house and from this strange people, he reminds himself.