"Vampire's Keeper"
We had to move away from Forks. Our alibi of being 17 and 18 is not anymore applicable considering our batch mates in highschool are already in their twenties. Not far from me, ok maybe it is far since they are in Carlisle's office, I hear Edward, Carlisle and Esme debate on possible locations we can transfer to until we can again return to Forks. That is when all those who know us have died. As I listened, I notice my daughter leaning closer to me in her sleep, my angel, Reneesme was cuddled into a ball near my stone hard body. Watching my beautiful angel sleep made me reminisce all that we have gone through. She now looks like a 15 year old though she is only about 5 years of age. The vampire society seemed to have taken lesser interest of her and her uniqueness, something I am happy about. Jacob still visits often to see her though, and even if I am happy for them it pains my heart to see my daughter to be attached to someone who might one day take her away. I was still in deep thought when I heard Edward say in his perfect voice:
"Cross Academy it is."
Time has definitely stopped for this Cross Academy, ironically, in Edward's time. The school's old structure gives it a mysterious yet cautious aura with its cathedral-like architecture and vast stone hallways. We were all headed to the headmaster's office to talk about our late enrollment. Together with Alice and Jasper, Edward and I will go as juniors while Renesmee as a freshman. Carlisle chooses to work at the nearby hospital resulting for them to buy a house outside the school campus with Esme.
Not far from us is a small petite girl about Alice's size. She has shoulder length dark brown hair and a rose seal on her arm, as I stared at her she turned. "We're here, please come inside." Her voice was gentle and kind but it seemed that she was not as innocent as others. Following her instructions, Edward opened the door, immediately a sharp scent filled our nose; Edward turned into his defensive position while I went to Reneesme. Inside the room was a big old desk and a man in his forties behind it. But what surprised us are the young men inside the room, one sat at the sofa while the other leaned on the doorframe. That was until he noticed the change in our reaction and directed a gun on Edward's head. Edward ignored it knowing the object can never harm him enough.
"Don't move, vampire." My eyes shoot open, how did he know we were vampires?
"Kiryuu.." The beautiful creature said in a voice the sound of an angel's voice.
The other man lowered his gun but remained alert; I noticed his defensive position and his steadily beating heart-
"Introduce yourselves." Edward growled. The old man behind the desk stood up and his face produced a grin. Odd. "Good to see you! I am Headmaster Cross the guy by the door is Zero Kiryuu and the one on the sofa is Kaname Kuran!" In an instant he was beside Alice, hugging her. She flinched, I laughed at the way the tables have turned.
"Your turn, Vampire." The guy who had the name Zero said harshly.
Edward glared, obviously unhappy about the turn of events, I remain quiet with Reneesme under my arms. Suddenly someone answered.
"I am Alice Cullen, this is Jasper Cullen, Edward, Bella and Renesmee Cullen. We are new students." She was grinning, what could she have seen to have that reaction. I turned to Edward who was now relaxed, seemed like he read Alice's thoughts. "We are very sorry for our reaction. We were merely taken by surprise." Edward said in a very polite manner.
"No worries! I am glad to have another batch of adorable students! I hope…" I didn't pay attention to the rest of his words for the young man on the sofa rose and approached us.
"As the headmaster said, I am Kaname Kuran, Dorm leader of the night Class." His voice was almost as perfect as Edward's. "Yuuki, would you please bring Kiryuu out before he gets out of hand?" He turned to the girl who brought us here, she blushed, how I remember when I acted the same way with Edward. "Of course." She replied and headed to drag Zero out before he started protesting. "I will stay." Kaname sighed: "As you wish." "Anyway, I do have certain questions for you." He now directed his words to us and motioned us to sit on the sofa across him.
"Very well", Edward replied.
"What brings you to Cross academy?"
"We were looking for a place to stay until we can go back to our home after a few years."
"I see, are you aware of what I am?"
"Yes and no. I am guessing you are a half breed vampire." Suddenly Zero was laughing his heart out. I gave him a questioning look.
"The pureblood was called a half breed!" He was not really telling me that but to himself as he laughed.
"What made you think that I am a half breed?" Kaname was calm despite Zero's comment and kept a respected aura.
"You have a heartbeat like my daughter." I mumbled.
"She's your daughter?! How old are you guys?" Yuuki was obviously surprised by the information.
"Edward's 17 and I'm 18" I replied.
"Vampire years?" She asked yet again.
"Human, our age stopped after we turned." I was entertained by this human's surprise.
"What do you mean after you were turned?" Kaname was now the one to ask the question.
"Technically we were all humans before except Renesmee but a vampire turned us into their kind. And once we were tuned, we stop aging and our senses are enhanced."
"Odd, we do seem different. Our kind started from a long lineage of Vampires since the beginning of time and we are vampires since birth, we are born to be vampires. Also, not all can turn a human to be a vampire, only a pureblood has that power." Now despite my vampire intelligence, I. AM. CONFUSED! "Do you mind to tell us more of your kind?" Kaname asked. Edward was about to reply when my daughter stood up and sat beside Kaname as she reached his face. I noticed him lean closer to Renesmee but Yuki seemed to be uncomfortable. A short while later, Renesmee took back her hand and sat beside me. Kaname smiled before facing us. "Thank you Renesmee. Now it is my turn to tell you of our kind."
"We are vampires like you as you know but unlike you we age but with a different time span than that of humans. We also drink blood but blood is forbidden inside academy premises. Now speaking of the academy, it is divided into two; the day class who are composed of humans besides Kiryuu and the night class composed of vampires though the human world is under the impression night class is merely a set of elite humans. Like you we also have a form of royal family in the presence of purebloods I am a pureblood myself, better known as the Kuran prince. Purebloods are the most powerful type being uncontained by human blood next to us the nobles which are vampires with special abilities and come from recognized families, the normal vampires, the level D who are human turned vampires like Kiryuu and the level E who are human tuned vampires who lost their minds from bloodlust. It seems to me that unlike you we are able to reproduce."
"Thank you, that definitely cleared things up." Jasper for the first time spoke.
"So are my new students ready to fit their new uniforms?" The headmaster somehow butted in. He handed each one of us a white uniform with black likes except for Renesmee who was handed with a black uniform with white outlines.
"Do each level have different uniforms?" I asked wondering for my daughter.
"Nope but I figured you four will be among the night class while Ren would be a school guardian." He had just given my daughter another nickname, what is wrong with her name anyway? But something else registered.
"Are you saying you are going to separate me from my daughter?!"
"No! you will still stay in the same dorm if you want to but she will just be with Zero and Yuki in protecting the school secret and attend day classes instead." I was still angry but Edward calmed me by holding onto my arm.
"It fine mother." Renesmee spoke.
With everything settled we were now behind the moon dorm gates, the vampire dorm, believe me it is as luxurious as the Cullen household. At first we were surprised to be handed with 'blood tablets' a result of their vampire research technology, amazingly the tablets turn into blood when mixed with water. They may not taste as good but the quench the thirst which is more important. In fact Edward asked for extra to send Esme and Carlisle. Imagine that, vampires drinking blood from crystal champagne bottles, how ironic.
We can hear a mob of girls behind the gates, fangirls to be exact and I worry for my daughter who has to face them with only two companions, I sigh.
Suddenly, the gates emit a creaking noise, the sound of its opening.
That was chapter one I hope you like it and leave a review. I am sorry for the grammatical errors since I did not edit it, I am sick with the disease called laziness.
Arya21
August 9, 2008