Arrival
Taking a deep breath, Elis walked up to the school gates. He was met outside by a girl and a boy. "Hello. Welcome to Cross Academy!" the girl exclaimed as he approached them. Elis was worried that she was too hyperactive for him. "Headmaster is in his office." The boy didn't say anything to him.
Following the two into the school, Elis glanced around. He was surprised to see two dorm buildings. He kept taking glances around as he followed the other two inside. It was a long walk and the girl kept talking about classes and the such.
They got to a door that said 'Headmaster' above it. Here goes nothing. "Headmaster, the new student is here." The door opened slowly. Suddenly, a body flew at him out of the room. Elis stepped to the side before the other could collide with him.
"Father, I would advise you that I don't like being touched all that much." He walked over to the man that had slammed into the wall. "You will damage the building if you continue to slam into the walls." He helped the man up and was brought in for a hug anyways.
"It's just been so long since I last saw you! They refused my request to let me see you!" Elis saw the shocked expressions of the other occupants of the room.
"Headmaster, who is this?" the boy asked. He had finally spoke. Elis squinted and saw the problem in the boy. He's slowly changing to a Level E.
Finally letting Elis go, Cross turned to the other two. "Yuki, Zero, this is my son, Elis. He is here to help with the Night Class." Elis bowed to them. "His is my biological son."
"Nice to meet the both of you." Elis moved out of his father's grasp. "He told me that he had taken in two children." Elis came to stand right in front of Zero. He looked up into his face. "I didn't expect one to be a Level D or a girl with a few too many secrets." The room went dead silence for a few moments. "No offense to either of you, though."
Zero looked like he was ready to murder him. "What the hell did you just call me, damn punk?" Elis backed off and stood next to Yuki.
"I didn't mean anything by t. I didn't know that you took offense to it." Elis lowered his head. "I apologize if I upset you in any way."
"Cross-sama, what is Elis? He seems to be different. He knew what Zero was just by looking at him." Yuki sounded interested in him. She was curious about their new partner.
"I...I can't tell you that. I can only tell you that he is part of the Hunter's Association." Zero looked surprised about that. "He will be going to school with the both of you. Please, make him feel at home. He will start his night duties with the both of you tonight."
"Yes, sir." Yuki seemed to be happy to help him. Elis smiled at the both of them. "Zero, could you, please, show him to his room?" Zero grunted before walking out. Elis followed him out of the room and down the hall.
"Zero, do you dislike me? I didn't mean to upset you back there," he apologized again. Elis didn't want to get off on the wrong foot with him. He enjoyed Zero's and Yuki's presences.
Zero sighed. "No. It will just take me some time to get along with you, thought." Elis felt better now that he knew that Zero wasn't angry with him. "I have a question for you."
"Yes? What is your question?" Zero stopped in front of a door before turning to him.
"Why do you look similar to me?" Elis raise an eyebrow. "You have the same silver hair and skin colour as me. The only differences in us are that you're shorter than me and your eyes are gray."
Elis just shrugged. "I have no idea. It must be a coincidence." Elis wasn't sure about it either. He hadn't been aware that he was similar in looks as the other until he said something to him.
"Well, here's your room. If you have any questions or need anything, I'll just be right next door." Zero looked to the wall clock. "Classes start in about thirty minutes." With that, he was gone. Elis opened his door and found all of his luggage already in the space. He smiled. He was getting along with Zero and Yuki so far.
Looking on the bed, Elis found a Day Class uniform. He changed into it and looked into the mirror. He realized that he and Zero did look very similar. "That's interesting." Elis looked at the clock before leaving his room. He was met by Yuki in the hallway.
"Hey, Elis. I thought I would walk with you to class." Elis smiled to her. "Zero's already there, but he's sleeping. He does that quite a lot."
"I understand." Elis walked into the classroom and found an empty seat next to Zero. He was surprised that he didn't wake the other up when he sat down. He didn't even flinch. Looking out the window, Elis didn't pay much attention to the other students.
The class started a few minutes later. All the girls kept glancing at him from time to time. Elis put his head down on the desk. He wanted to do the same thing as Zero. The fear of sleeping made him hang on for just a little bit longer. Before he knew it, Elis had fallen asleep. He hoped that it was a good dream. Elis didn't want to hurt or scare the other students.
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"Elis? What do you mean?" A kid with sliver hair asked as he stopped walking. There was another that looked identical to the first one.
"I mean that father is going to send me away. I'm so sorry." Tears started to fall from Elis's eyes. "He said that it's for my own good." The twin brothers hugged him as they cried with him.
"It's okay, Elis. We'll be here for you when you get back," the second brother said in a weak and strained voice. A smile graced his small, child face. Elis hugged them back. He would miss his only friends.
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Shaking woke Elis from his slumber. He blinked up only to see Yuki standing over him. He rubbed at his eyes to see better. "Yes?" He sat up and saw that the sun was setting in the distance.
"It's time to escort the Night Class. Zero is already heading over there." Elis nodded and rose from his seat. He was glad that he had grabbed his weapon before he left his dorm room. Elis equipped the band for the prefects.
Outside, there was a group of a mixture of girls and boys crowded around the gates to the Night Class dorms. Zero was glaring at them as yelled. "Get the fuck back! I hate having to tell you this every single day!" Elis walked up to him and placed a calm hand on his shoulder.
"Excuse me, everyone." The group turned to him. "Will you all, please, form two single-file lines?" The students nodded. Quickly, they made two perfect lines leading away from the gates on either side. Elis smiled. "Thank you."
The gates started to open and the three stepped to the side. Yuki stayed on the right side while Zero was on the left. Elis chose to stand next to Zero. Slowly, the Night Class exited the gates. They all made Elis want to strangle them. He didn't like the air around them. It was snotty and stuck up.
"Hello, my admirers! We are all glad to see you once again!" voiced a blond man. They're all upper-class vampires. Elis's hand twitched to grab his weapon.
Seeing a particular vampire stop in front of Yuki, Elis looked to Zero for advice on what to do. The other looked ready to murder the vampire. "Kuran, you are supposed to be going to class." This got the man's attention. He strolled over to the two of them. Elis noticed that he was a pureblood.
"Good evening, Kyriu. I see that your attitude has not improved yet." His gaze soon set on Elis. He seemed interested in him. "Who might you be, sir? You seem different." Elis kept his face straight, void of any emotion.
"My name is Cross Elis." He lowered his voice to a deadly degree. "If I were you, I would keep walking, vampire." He meant it as a warning. Elis knew that the other understood the underlying threat.
Kaname seemed to be surprised at his attitude toward him. "As you wish, Elis." Elis didn't like how he said his name. He could hear Zero grinding his teeth together behind him. Kaname walked away.
"Alright. Everyone, get to your dorms. Now! Don't make me say it twice," Zero threatened. The crowd quickly dispersed from the gates. Elis was happy for the peace and quiet. He found himself in a tree a few hours later, overlooking the Night Class.
Suddenly, someone sat on the branch next to him. Elis brought out his gun and aimed it directly at the person's head. He realized that it was only Zero. "Were you trying to die, Zero?" he asked. Elis was afraid that he would've actually shot him by mistake.
"No." Elis looked back to the window. "Has anyone left?" He shook his head. Elis placed his hand down and accidently scraped it along the tree. He lifted his hand to see blood dripping down his palm.
Elis heard the movement before seeing it. "We have visitors, Zero." He pointed down at the vampires that surrounded the tree. Zero glared down at them.
"What do you all want? Why are you all out of class?" Zero brought out his gun while Elis aimed his at them along with him.
"For your information, Kyriu, we smelled the blood of a pureblood. And it wasn't Kaname-sama's." Elis licked his hand, inconspicuously, and it healed over.
"Well, there are no vampires here. Especially purebloods. Now, go back to class," Elis reassured them. He was worried that they would find out. The others looked him over.
"So, you are a prefect, too?" a blond, female vampire asked. She seemed to dislike him, if her tone of voice was anything to go by.
"Yes. It would be better if you just go back to class. We don't want any trouble." Kaname stepped forward.
"You all heard him. Let us go back to class. It won't be long until class is over anyways." The others gave Zero and Elis one final glance before returning to the classroom.
"What just happened?" Zero asked as they went back to watching the class. Elis just shrugged. He didn't want to tell him the truth just yet.
"Beats me." Hours passed and the sun was starting to rise up. "We should get going. We need to escort them back." Zero nodded and followed him to the entrance to the school. The class was waiting for them. Yuki appeared a bit later, out of breath.
No problems happened as they took them back to their dorm. Elis was glad for them leaving. He said goodbye to the two. Elis decided to go and talk to his father about a few things. He got to his office and knocked on the door. He already knew he was inside.
"Come in." Elis turned the knob before pushing the door open and walking in. He saw his father sorting papers. He looked up at him. "Elis, what brings you to my office?" Cross stopped what he was doing to put all of his attention on his son.
"I have a slight problem." Elis sat in one of the chairs in front of the large oak desk. He saw the other's face change to concern.
"What happened? Is everything okay?" Elis knew that he would be worried about him. He was special and needed to be protected.
"Can you put a spell on me that suppresses the smell of my blood?" Cross looked shocked and confused. "I accidentally got hurt and the Night Class could smell my blood. Can you fix that?" Cross rose from his chair. He went around it and stopped in front of him.
"Of course. I can help you with that." He sighed. "Can you unbutton your shirt for a moment?" Elis nodded and did as he was asked. Cross put a hand over his heart. After muttering a few words, a heart-shaped tattoo appeared on his body in the same spot he was touching. "There. It will suppress the smell of your blood, but it won't suppress your powers. You will have to keep that in check on your own." Elis agreed. He understood that this was all his father could do for him right now.
Buttoning his shirt back up, Elis had an idea. "Hey, can we try something with Zero?" Cross raised an eyebrow. "He's falling to a Level E, right?" The man nodded. "Could we see if he could take my tablets?"
"Elis, those were made specially for you, though." Elis shrugged.
"I don't crave blood much, if at all. There are only very rare occasions that I actually use my tablets." Cross hesitantly agreed to get Zero to try them. "They will also help to keep him from falling." Elis smiled. "I think they might actually stabilize him."
Cross hugged Elis as he stood up to leave. "You need to go and get ready for class. I will call Zero into my office after classes but before you three have to escort the Night Class." Elis agreed and left the room. He cared about his old friend. Elis couldn't believe that this had happened to him.
I like Vampire Knight. I didn't like the anime ending, though. Thought I would put this up. Hope you like it. Have a grand day. Tatty-bye!