Zero turned his slumped head to see his reflection in the shards of broken mirror by his side. Every time he closed his eyes, he saw her. That black hair, blue eyes and warming smile. Damn that smile! Zero never thought he would fall in love. But he was scared he had. From the moment he laid eyes on her, something inside of him changed. His chest felt tight, he couldn't breath and when she caught his gaze, gosh. He wanted to look away, but he couldn't. She had caught his heart and scribbled her name all over it. Fuck! He hated this. But at the same time a part of him ached for her company. Little did he know the feeling was mutual.

"Zerooo-kuunn!" The usual annoying awakening for the ex-human.

He opened one eye and grunted.

"Come on Zero! You have been sleeping nearly all day baka! You should go to sleep earlier."

"Insomnia isn't easy to compromise Yuki."

She wasn't listening, she had dived into his wardrobe and threw his uniform on the bed. "The headmaster wants to see us immediately! I will meet you at his office." She beamed and left the room.

Waking up was one of the many things on the list of things that annoyed the teenager. Mind you, being asleep with nightmares, or awake with memories. Which was worst? He looked at himself in the mirror and sighed, it would do.

"I have to talk to you too about something important." The headmaster leaned across the desk slightly. "Very important."

"Good thing I got lazy Zero out of bed then isn't it!" Yuki smiled.

Zero slumped back in his chair and closed his eyes, he was still so tired.

"You have heard of the guardians."

Zero smirked at the headmaster. "The group of people who apparently keep us safe from monsters."

"There is no 'apparently' about it Zero, they do an excellent job!"

"Not that good if monsters are still out there..." He grumbled.

"There has been an outbreak of dodgy blood tablets. One of the guardians will come to Cross academy for a while to sort the mess out."

Zero cringed at those words. 'Blood Tablets' the small pill that was supposed to make everything okay.

"Also, she has other business here so she will be staying for a month or so."

Zero looked at the headmaster. "She?"

"I didn't know any females were aloud in the guardianship. I mean, a girl fighting and killing monsters?"

"But you do that at times Yuki." The headmaster smiled.

But not very well, Zero thought.

"Besides she is high up in the ranks so be nice!" He looked at zero. "And may I also point out, she does not like being intimidated or threatened."

Zero held his hands up.

"When is she arriving?" Yuki asked.

Around 6pm."

"She's coming today? Oh, how exciting don't you agree Zero!"

A female guardian, ha! Now this he had to see.