Hi there everyone! Most of you probably know me from my Vampire Knight fic Missing Piece but here's a new try at one. This is the first story where I don't focus completely on romance so please bare with me! Yes, I am a horrible speller! And no, sadly I don't own Vampire Knight.
And I don't believe that I've heard of any of the names of the professors, if I have I don't remember so here's me making them up. Flames will be ignored or flamed back, i give fair warning.
"Zero! Zero wake up!" He looked up from his arms where he had lowered his head for only a moment and looked at Yuuki who was watching him red faced. The whole class was staring at them including the professor who was standing before the blackboard.
"How wonderful for you to join us Mr. Kiryu!" Professor Shane replied as he crossed his arms over his chest. "Please try and stay with us." Zero ignored the snickers from the other students and rested his chin in the palm of his hand, fighting heavy eyelids. He had spent all night awake after long, unbelievable hours of prefect duties and nothing, at the moment, seemed more important then sleep.
"What's wrong?" Yuuki asked in a whisper as the professor turned back to explaining the equation. Zero looked at her sideways but didn't reply. What was he suppose to tell her? That he had dreamt of that night again. That he had spent all night scratching the tattoo on his neck so badly he had drawn blood? No. Instead he shrugged and tried to focus on the blurry numbers on the board.
"Well are you alright?-"
"Miss. Cross! Please!" Professor Shane snapped, glaring at her. She blushed and sunk down in her chair. "Now then, as I was saying-" Just then the door burst open and a little girl ran inside followed closely by Ichijo. The day girls in the class became wide eyed and screamed in happiness. "Oh for the love of god!-"
"Forgive me Professor. I apologize for interrupting, if I could just retrieve Miss. Osaka." Ichijo said, motioning to the little girl who had ran up the stairs and was now pressed into the corner of the wall.
Zero looked at her, she couldn't be more then eight with long, waist length raven black hair that framed the palest face he had ever seen. Her eyes were a light grey, giving a lifeless look to the small lithe body. He could see, feel, the vampiric air that came with her and yet, it wasn't as strong, actually, it was barely there at all. She seemed almost. . .human.
"Hurry then, I will not have my class in an uproar!" Professor Shane, yelled, motioning for Ichijo to go and get her. Ichijo looked from the professor to the crowd of screaming girls and sighed in disbelief, trying to go around the first row only for his fans to block his way.
"I-" He stuttered. Yuuki stood up and went to the front of the room to Ichijo's aid, standing in front of him and spreading her arms wide, the regular routine of her and Zero's guardian duties.
"Come on, get back!" She demanded, blowing on the whistle as Professor Shane rubbed his eyes in frustration, not bothering to help out.
"Miss. Osaka! Please, we must return back to Kaname-senpai." Ichijo called over the squeals of the girls, afraid to get to close and hiding behind Yuuki for protection.
"I don't want to go back there!" The little girl demanded, her little hands clenched into fists at her side. She was dressed in a knee length, black mourning dress that contrasted with her hair to make her pale skin paler.
"Zero!" Yuuki demanded angrily. "Come help me!"
He stood up tiredly and went to her side, bending his head slightly to glare down at them, his eyes narrowing to a deadly point.
"Sit down, now!" He growled, causing all of the girl students to shrink back. They hesitated, not sure if getting a glimpse of the gorgeous vampire was worth getting in the way of the guardian. In the end, Zero took a step towards them and they all sat down in unison.
"Thank you prefect Kiryu." Ichijo said with a smile.
"Who's the girl?" Zero asked, nodding to the small, pale figure in the back of the room.
"A niece of one of the night class students." Ichijo said automatically. Zero could see that none of that was true but he turned back to the class where three of the girls were inching there way close to them.
"Sit down and stay seated!" Zero hissed. Their eyes widened and they scattered back to their bench. He inwardly sighed and instantly resented how much like the professor he sounded.
"Miss. Osaka." Ichijo replied as he moved quickly up the isle to where she was. "Please come with me."
"No!" She slipped passed him and ran down the other side of the room. Yuuki ran to catch her but she evaded her as well. Zero stood in front of the door, blocking her only mean of exits. "Move." She said angrily.
Zero kneeled next to her to face her, whispering so only she could hear. "I don't take orders from Kuran and I will not take orders from you, Osaka." She glared at him for a long minute and then her face softened, turning to what could only be described as relief.
"Thank you prefect Kiryu!" Ichijo said as he went to them and gently grabbed her hand. "Thank you for the help."
"I don't want to go back!" She yelled.
"Would you three please take the little girl outside! I'm trying to teach a class!" When they didn't move the professor stalked towards them. "Outside! Outside, outside!" Yuuki pushed Zero and Ichijo into the corridor just before the door slammed shut behind them.
"Osaka-sama-"
"No! I refuse to go back! All of you hate me!" The little girl snapped angrily, her voice so low and threatening you wouldn't believe that it came from such a small frame.
"What is going on?" Yuuki asked. When Ichijo didn't reply she kneeled down next to her and laid a hand on her shoulder. "What happened? Who hates you?"
"I didn't want to come here in the first place." She looked at Yuuki, her eyes turning into a crimson red. "I knew that they would never except me. They never do."
"What do you mean?" Yuuki asked. "Osaka-sama?"
"It's Akane." The girl corrected, dropping the formalities.
"Osaka-sama, none of the night class hates you." Ichijo said while smiling kindly at her.
She ignored him and ran to Zero's side, throwing her arms around his leg and berring her face into the side of his black jacket. Zero looked down at her startled and tried to pry her off. Her arms locked around his knee in a tighter hold.
"Would you let go!" Zero snapped after another minute of yanking at her arm. He had no idea why she had decided to cling to him when Yuuki was the one that was acting so caring. She did let him go only to look up at him, very hurt. He looked at Ichijo, not able to stand under her intense gaze.
"What exactly is going on?"
"Well, this is our newest addition to the night class. Osaka Akane." Ichijo said, knowing he couldn't hide it any longer.
"She's a human?"
"Well, not exactly. . ."
"My mother was a human, my father was a pureblood." Akane said "They were killed by the council, I was sent here to be looked after by Kaname-sama."
"Yes. Now, we should get back to Kaname-sama." Ichijo stressed.
"I don't want to be part of the night class." Akane hissed. "They dislike me just as much as the council does."
"I'm sure they don't." Yuuki said sweetly.
"Yes they do. She looked at Ichijo. "You don't either. Kaname-sama thinks of me as an inconvenience."
"Kaname-sama thinks very highly of you." Ichijo argued.
"Then why did he dump me on you?" Akane didn't wait for an answer before she turned to Zero. "Please, I don't want to go back to the night class. May I stay with you?"
"Me!?" Zero said in disbelief. "Why me?"
"You're part of the day class. I want to be to. Please, I won't be trouble."
"No. I. . ." He looked at Yuuki for help. What was he suppose to say? I'm a vampire hunter? A level E? I hate your kind? She was looking at him with such a sad determination and the fact that he could barely tell she was a vampire made it harder to find the words. He had never talked to a child since he had been one himself. It was harder for them to understand, he just didn't know how to make it easier for her to get it.
"No, you can't stay with me."
"Why?" It was a simple question, but he wasn't sure how to answer it. Luckily, he didn't have to, Yuuki jumped to his aid.
"Why don't we go with you to speak with Kaname-sama? I'm sure he'll let you stay with me if the Chairman says it's ok."
"No, I want to stay with him!" She said, looking up at Zero.
"You can see Zero throughout the day, but you'll have to sleep in the girls dorm." Yuuki said kindly. "Ok?" Akane nodded.
"Ummm. . . Kaname-senpai may have a problem with this." Ichijo replied. "You see, Miss. Osaka. . . She-"
"We'll go see Kaname-sama." Akane said firmly, ignoring Ichijo and grabbing Zero's hand. "Come on Zero-san!"
Zero looked at Yuuki and grabbed her hand as Akane pulled him off to the moon dorms. For such a small girl she had a surprising grip. Ichijo trailed close behind them.
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