Vampire Knight ~ I'm Not Afraid ~
Chapter #1
The coach I was in pulled up somewhere -which I presumed was Cross Academy. The door opened and a waft of vampire blood hit me like a lead pipe. A brunette girl stood a few metres away from the coach and smiled at me. A really good-looking boy with silver hair (That looked really soft and gave me the urge to stroke it... weird, no?) helped me out from my seat, he was the source. He had unusually light lavender eyes that suited him, but I don't believe would work on most people.
I think he noticed I was kinda staring and cleared his throat, looking away. I flushed and turned back to the brunette girl. She smiled at me and gave a small wave. "Hello, Reina-san. My name is Yuki Cross." She smiled innocently. "The Headmaster called us down to fetch you for him. Oh, this is my partner, Zero Kiryu," She nodded towards the silver-haired guy, who was now studying me intensively.
Hmm... something about him... I looked down at his pocket. A gun dangled there by a chain. I could recognize it, it was a Bloody Rose. Vampire Hunting equipment. He must have been a hunter in training... Poor guy, having to live around vampires, not to mention the fact that he was one himself. Sucks for him, huh? I stared at him. He stared fiercely back. I smiled a little and patted his head softly. "You seem to be an honest hunter with a strong gaze." I said in a low voice so only he could hear.
His eyes widened slightly, he opened his mouth to say something, but then closed it again. He bowed to me. I smirked slightly and bowed back. Then I turned to Yuki. "Lead the way." I said, making my best effort to smile. She blinked, then nodded, walking towards the door of a massive castle. Damn! Was Headmaster Cross that rich?
Yuki walked in front of me, Zero stayed at my side. "What's a member of the Satake hunters doing at Cross Academy?" He asked, his voice monotone. I smirked. He's done his homework on Hunting clans. "Don't worry, I'm not here to massacre the horde Aristocrat vampires." I chuckled. He sighed in response. I could tell he was slightly wishing that's what I was here for. I looked up at the tower, which I guessed was Kaien Cross's office. "Cross called for me. I have to stay here and help you and Yuki. So, really, I'm just back-up." I chuckled again.
Zero didn't smile. Tough nut to crack. "I take it she doesn't know about you yet." I said, tilting my head towards Yuki. Zero's gaze tightened, but he nodded his head. She knew? I shut my mouth after that, I could tell he wasn't the sort to talk much.
Yuki held the door open for Zero and I to walk through before going in herself. I nodded thank you and walked right up to the headmaster's desk. "Headmaster Kaien Cross. Nice to meet you." I said, bowing. Kaien Cross was a strange -but otherwise pretty decent- looking man. He was wearing a lot of scarves -and I mean A LOT of scarves- around his neck, and very heavily padded clothing. Yeah, weird guy alert. He smiled at me. "Reina Satake. And you." He said.
All righty, then. I was now an official member of the Cross Academy Disciplinary Committee. Didn't feel any different but, hey, you can't please everyone. Though I'm sure a thousand girls would kill for my position. My first order of business: Taking attendance for the Night Class.
Apparently the vampires were much too tempted to eat Yuki and Zero had a great chance of either killing them all or dying, so I was the only one left. Yippee. Well, actually I don't think the vampires want to F with a Vampire Hunter.
I stalked down the hallway, trying to find the Night Class homeroom. Jeez, this school was a maze! And I forgot my map in the Headmaster's office! Don't I just have fantastic luck? What was the room number again? A15...? No, A16...? Nope. A17... A17! That was it... I think.
I knocked once and heard a muffled. "Come in." I stepped through the door and saw that the classroom was really, really dark. My eyes were already adjusted to the dark, but I couldn't see anyone. I could smell them though, but I decided to play dumb. "... Is anyone even here?" I called. I heard more than one chuckle. "Yes, may we help you?"
A guy -about 17 or 18- walked towards me. He was captivatingly good-looking. He had honey-blonde hair and very flamboyant emerald eyes. He smiled at me. I remained pokerfaced, eyebrow arched. Though, I do admit, he is breathtakingly handsome. But, all vampires were, I'm not stupid. Vampires' appearances can be used for luring.
"Are you lost? You shouldn't be here, you know." He asked me. Oh, he thinks I'm a normal Day Class girl. I smirked and took out a clipboard. "I'm not lost, thank you. You don't have to use that facade with me, vampire." I said, checking my watch. I think I surprised the blonde with my response, because he looked absolutely bewildered. I smiled. "Reina Satake. Newest member of the Disciplinary Committee. Nice to meet you." I said. "T-Takuma Ichijou." He replied. He was still pretty confused, I could understand why.
Suddenly, two arms wrapped around me. "Aww, how cute! A little kitten standing up to Vice President of the Night Class." Ugh, vampires and their stupid smugness. I took his arms, twisted myself underneath his body and flipped him on top of one of the desks. "Don't mess with a Hunter, vampire." I snapped. I heard a few breathes being sucked in. Yeah, they were all in there. It was another blonde. He had a bit of a player aura about him. Great.
He picked himself up off the desk. "My, what strength you have. Who knew such beauty could also harbour such power." He said, rubbing the back of his neck and winking at me. I glared at him. "Okay, now, could I please carry on with my duty? I need sleep too you know." I seized my pen from my pocket.
I turned back to the Vice President. "Now then, how many students do you have in your Night Class?" I asked.
I smelled of vampires. It wasn't a bad smell, I'll admit that. It was that blonde vampire, Hanabusa Aidou. He seemed okay, a little pervy, but okay, I just lost my temper. Some vampires can act so pompous... it gets my blood boiling. Something else... Kaname Kuran was here... he's connected to her... the one the Kiryus were hunting... the one Zero must still be hunting... ugh, I can't sleep.
I sat up in bed. I had already been assigned a room. My roommate's name was Kazue Erizawa. She was nice enough, but she was obsessed with two of the boys from the Night Class: Akatsuki Kain and that Hanabusa Aidou -you know, the perv- even though she had a boyfriend. Poor boyfriend. She was slightly jealous that I was a member of the Disciplinary Committee, but was still really friendly towards me. She was my age, so at least I knew someone in class.
I slipped out from under the covers and snuck over to the window. Good thing I got the bed by the window, huh? I opened the window and ducked, squatting on the ledge. Good, there was a balcony above me, then I could easily get onto the roof. I reached up and grabbed the edge of the ledge (Did anyone else notice the fact that that rhymed?). I pulled myself up so my feet were lifted off my windowsill. But before I climbed onto the balcony, I shut the window halfway with my foot.
Suddenly, I picked up the scent of a vampire. One of the Night Class... it was male... and he was young. Hands grabbed my wrists and pulled me up from the edge of the balcony and pulled me up onto the balcony. It was Senri Shiki. His gaze was firm and icy, his grip on my wrists didn't loosen. He raised an eyebrow at me, probably wondering what I was doing up after curfew.
"Just wandering." I answered before he could ask. He looked down at my wrists, then held them up. He let go of one of them, then pulled me up on to the roof and dragged me over to the forest. "What're you...?" He interrupted before I could finish. "I want to talk with you." He answered curtly.