AN: After a long long hiatus from FF I return with a new story! This is my first Vampire Knights fanficiton so don't kill me. (runs off to write more)

0000 Of Blood and Chocolate 0000

"A red thread connects you and I"

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Yuki Cross scanned the area making sure none of the Day Students had snuck out onto the path that had been cleared from the Night Students to enter the school. The mark on her neck throbbed from her latest meeting with Zero….

The Moon Dorm opened and out like ghosts drifted the elegant and timeless forms of the Night Students all more beautiful or handsome then the last. Searching for Kaname, she felt something awful drop to the pit of her stomach. Suddenly frantic she alighted her eyes on the open door of the Moon Dormitory to see Kaname's tall and graceful form step out, but there was someone else with him. Someone new, why hadn't Headmaster Cross said anything about a new student….

"Back off you two!" she motioned to two students who were screaming and waving wildly at President Kuran. Amazingly Kaname stopped before he passed her and with a slight bow motioned to the tall wiry thin student who stood beside him.

"This is Nicodemus Winter" Kaname said the Greek name rolling oddly off his tongue. Yuki stared up at the tall student who looked like he had no age.

His skin was an alabaster white with long fingers and elegant hands, much like Kaname's. But his hair was a short wavy mass that end at the base of his neck. A large piece of bang fell into his face concealing his right eye. He wore a tiny pair of glasses on the bridge of his European nose. And the one eye that Yuki could see was a sky blue,

"Pleased to meet you" he bowed and Yuki was shocked at his Japanese though fluent it was tinged with a strange twang that she could not place.

"I was just telling Nicodemus about you Yuki, dear" Kaname said in a tone that sent a shiver through her body. Yuki felt a faint blush beginning to color her cheeks, the embarrassment welling up in her. Why was she like his whenever she was around Kaname. It was harder and harder to control now since the party.

"Were they good things?" she stammered

She watched Nicodemus smile "Of course President Kaname said that you would show me around after classes, if that is alright with you?" Nicodemus replied. His manners were impeccable and Yuki found herself staring in awe at the both of them.

"O-of course it is fine!" she cried and Kaname graced her with one of his gentle smiles and a pat on the head before moving on. By now Zero had run to Yuki's aid, but Nicodemus was still standing in front of her, his chocolate colored hair almost red in the dying rays of sunlight.

"I am beginning to see why Kaname takes such an interest in you"

Yuki gasped swirly eyed

"Nani?!"

Nicodemus smiled and then turned bowing "I look forward to a tour of the Academy" and walked off.

Yuki stood there a flaming blush spreading over her face, things couldn't get any worse….

"What are you daydreaming for!" Zero snapped and he shooed the Day Students back to the Sun Dorm. Yelping she returned to her duties and in a few minutes all the day students were safely back to their rooms.

Finding that she was sweating Yuki had to stop and take a breath before her and Zero went to report to the Headmaster.

When they reached his quarters The Headmaster was in his usual good spirits

"Ah my little daughter in law!" he engulfed Yuki in a bear hug

"Headmaster Cross" she replied sweatdropping

"So I see you have met our new student" he said directing his attention to Yuki. Zero sighed and took a seat, crossing one thin leg over the other and observing Yuki with his usual iron gray eyes.

Yuki looked away from her adopted father and felt a flush spreading over her cheeks.

"Do I sense an attraction for him?" the Headmaster teased

"No he is just different that's all!" Yuki cried and heard Zero snort from his languid pose on the couch

Yuki turned and gazed at Zero for a long time, he looked almost angry… His jaw seemed to be clenched.

"Z-Zero?"

"What Headmaster Cross is going to say is that he's not from around here this Nicodemus. Can't you tell from a name like that?"

Yuki nodded "So where is he from?"

"The United States, actually right around Baton Rouge."

"Why is he here then?" Yuki asked stunned thinking how far away Nicodemus was from home.

"Lets just say his habits… were not liked where he attended school. You know how the people of the American South tend to be superstitious."

There was a silence and then the Headmaster smiled "But don't worry about him, he is the least dangerous of all the students in the Moon Dorm. He won't do anything to you Yuki so relax while you are around him."

With everything that was happening she hoped that she could still trust President Kuran and his idealistic idea of pacifism...