So this is the long awaited Hanabusa Aidou fanfiction. ;3

All rights go to Matsuri Hino.

The moon nestled in a blanket of clouds.

I sat on a marble bench and looked up at the stars. Hesitantly, I raised my hand up and clenced it into a fist. I brought it to my heart and opened it.

There was an aqua-coloured crystal marble in my palm.

I smiled and stroked the smooth surface.

I heard footsteps and turned.

Hanabusa Aidou sat on the other half of the bench and gazed up at the dark sky.

I was surprised to see him outside. "...Aidou-senpai, shouldn't you be in class?"

Hanabusa shifted his icy blue eyes to me. "...Aren't you Kanako Kanoya from Class 2-4, a second-year student?"

I nodded. "Yes, I am."

He answered my question. "I'm cutting."

I laughed quietly. "Your professors must be boring."

"Very."

Hanabusa looked at the moon again. "I feel so trapped inside the classroom, but out here, I feel like a bird. Free, young, ageless, able to fly..."

A nightingale began to sing in the distance.

The blond stretched out his finger and whistled. The nightingale came to land on his index finger.

I looked on, intrigued. "...How did you do that?"

He let the nightingale peck inquisitively at his hand. "My younger sister, Tsukiko, taught me. When she fell ill, I always brought a bird to her side."

His eyes saddened. "'Kiko died with a nightingale in her arms. That's why I keep calling them to me; my sister's spirit lives within them."

I lowered my gaze. "So I guess vampires and humans have more similarities than differences. I lost my mother due to childbirth complications, not to mention the baby was stillborn."

With his other hand, he caressed my cheek. "My mother died when I was young, too young to remember her face. The next day, a pureblood family attacked the Aidou household. Only my father, my two older sisters, Tsukiko, and I made it out alive. My aunt and grandparents didn't make it."

I met his eyes. "Does anyone else know?"

"Only my cousins and you."

The nightingale took off. We watched it fly away, our eyes lingering.

I leaned my head against his shoulder. "No wonder you act so carefree. It's so you're protecting yourself from being hurt..."

He relaxed. "I'm impressed you've seen through the facade I put up."

I murmured, "But it always falls when someone who you like's near..."

"What was that?"

I blushed. "...N-Nothing..."

His arms wrapped around my waist. "You can tell me."

I gulped as my heartbeat quickened.

His tongue traveled up my neck, right on my tenderest spot.

My heart skipped a beat. "A-Aidou-senpai..."

Hanabusa kissed my cheek and sincerely said, "I like you, Kanako. I like you a lot."

I turned my head. "...Aidou-senpai..."

Our lips met.

We held each other for seconds, maybe even minutes, lips moving against the other's.

I broke away. "...Together... forever?"

Hanabusa took my hand.

In my ear, he whispered:

"For eternity."