Chapter 1- Prologue

As I opened my eyes for the first time, I saw mommy. Long whiskers, pink nose, and gray, black, and white striped fur. Pointy ears as well. After the fast weeks of no clue of where I lived, now I could see we lived in a box and the cry of my brothers and sisters let me know they could see now as well. I felt like exploring the outside of our home, but mommy kept on stressing the danger in doing so.

But as soon as they all fell asleep, I stepped out of our safety and into cold flakes the color white. It was so pretty out here. So I decided to search out more. I came to a stop, after minutes of walking, when I saw a beam of red light emit from this puddle of …water? I touched it and it was warm. I was thirsty so I took a sip and that's when everything flashed in my face in a re light and everything went black. For a moment there I felt extremely cold and weird in size, but just as suddenly, felt warm again.

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Chapter 2- Encountering a Stranger

Kaname was on his way to his dorm through a shortcut, since all the girls would probably jump him the 1st instant they looked at him. The snow was piling up quickly, and Headmaster Cross would probably have to cancel school for a couple of days until everything calmed down a bit. It was also getting very cold, even for him, a Pureblood.

As he walked on, he heard a cry of pain. He looked back and a beam of red light caught his attention. He followed it only to be led to a cat, white with patches of brown and black fur. He picked it up from the ground. He could tell it was a couple of weeks old.

"What are you doing out here in the cold weather…I'll call you Yuki, Kaname decided to call her. It was obvious it was a female kitten, and that it was going to need a home. Kaname tucked it into his pocket, it seemed to be asleep.

Once Kaname was in his room he placed the kitten on his bed, and since it seemed it was still asleep he went to his desk and finished up some work. Time went by real fast because before he knew it, it was morning already. He looked over at Yuki, she was still asleep. He decided to go take a quick shower. When he came out the kitten was still sleeping. Kaname got into bed with only his boxers and went to sleep, with the kitten right beside him.

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That afternoon, Kaname woke up to a trembling movement. He opened his eyes. The room was dark because the room's windows were covered in thick curtains. He sat up on his elbows and looked down only to find a human girl with brown and black hair and pale skin on top of him. He immediately grabbed her by the hair and pulled her up to question who she was, but then he saw her face. She had brown eyes, pink cheeks due to the coldness of the room, and she was whimpering and crying. He instantly regretted rough handling her like that and instantly let go of her. She was naked so he covered her up and tried comforting her.

"What's your name child?" Kaname Kuran asked in a gentle tone.

She started to weep, then sob.

"It's okay… umm, how did you get in here?" he asked.

She fell back on him and started to sob loudly. He didn't know what to do, but then he heard a knock at the door. "Kaname-Sama what-… I'm sorry to interrupt" he started to say, thinking something was going on with the both of them and was about to head out the room when Kaname stopped him.

"No-It's not what you think… I just woke up and she was here, I don't know who she is" Kaname tried to explain. He got out of bed and immediately turned his attention back to the girl.

"What's your name…" but still no response. She was kneeling on the bed with her hands between her legs and her head hung low. She was still whimpering and crying, but quietly now. He reached out to her but she only flinched and backed away from him all the way to the wall.

"…what are you going to do? Kaname-Sama, you can't let her stay here… the others… you should take her to Headmaster Cross. We could find out who she is… and she's probably hungry." Ichijo said "I'll go find her some clothes … I doubt you want everyone to know what has happened here, so I'll go buy her the clothes she needs." Ichijo added as he left the room, leaving both Kaname and the girl in an awkward moment.

Kaname kneeled beside the bed and tried to comfort her, until Ichijo came back.

"You have nothing to worry about, we're going to help you" and with that Kaname gave her a reassuring smile. She stopped crying and just stared at him.

They stayed like that for a while until her eyes started to flutter shut and then she fell sideways onto the bed. She looked worn out and tired. He covered her up and then he remembered about Yuki, the kitten. Where could the poor thing have gone? She looked an awful lot like this girl here… but it couldn't be. It would be impossible.

Ichijo cam in through the door snapping him out of his thoughts.