DISCLAIMER: Of course, I don't own Vampire Knights. Matsuri Hino does (who is one of the BEST manga authors out there!) If I did, I'd be a nervous wreck! :)

AUTHOR NOTES: I know a lot of you out there love Yori/Adiou pairings. I LOVE that pairing too, but there are a lot of REALLY GOOD Yori/Adiou stories out and I couldn't come up with anything I liked regarding them. So I created this Yori/Kain pairing. I don't like the Ruka/Kain pairing (even though it seems like it's gonna happen in the manga. sob, sob.) so I decided to stick him with Yori for a change. I think at least she should end up with one of the vampires. So please enjoy and review. Arigato.

CHAPTER 1

On a cloudy, Saturday afternoon, Sayori Wakaba walked briskly on the sidewalk. She had been rewarded with a trip to town due to her 2nd place score on mid-term exams and was very excited to have this special privilege. In fact, any day class student that got the top 3 marks of their class was rewarded with the trip. And when they all had reached town, everyone went off in different directions.

She walked a little ways and upon noticing the largest bookstore in town, she quickly headed in that direction. But before she reached the door, she accidentally stepped in a mud puddle getting her boots a bit muddy. Huffing to herself, she opened the door and stamped her feet on the mat.

Looking back to see if she tracked any mud, she didn't see where she was going and walked in to the side of a tall figure.

"Ah, gomen," she said slightly blushing as she looked at the person she ran into.

Yori, taken aback, paused for a second as she recognized this person as a night class student, even though he wasn't in uniform.

Akatsuki Kain looked down at this girl for a second and held his breath. He quickly recognized her as a day class student, despite her casual clothes, and silently prayed that she wasn't a fangirl.

Yori, already not fond of the night class, quietly greeted him with a nod and said, "Senpai" before hurrying down the closest aisle.

Kain felt relieved, but more surprised at this girl's odd acknowledgment of his presence.

Hmm, strange, he thought as he watched her walk away. Then a new thought came to mind. Other than a day class student, why does she seem familiar? After thinking over it for moment, he realized that he didn't remember and decided to give up.

Shaking his head, he looked back to the place where his attention had been.

The chair across the room was now empty. But he was sure he saw a suspicious person with eyes that flashed red. Eyes like a vampire.

Maybe it was the level E. The one he was supposed to eliminate. But he wasn't sure. It was hard to sense for level E's until they were completely changed. So for now he would just observe to be sure.

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Yori walked towards the back of the store. Why was a night class student here? she thought. She was pretty sure they didn't have the same privilege or else the chairman would have mentioned it.

Then she realized that she didn't know his name.

Hmm, didn't some of those fangirls call him Wild-senpai...No...that's not his real name...

Sighing, Yori shook her head. What did it matter. It's not like she was going to talk to him anytime soon. He was part of the night class. A group of elite students that seemed…different, other than their striking good looks. She wasn't sure exactly how, but there was something.

Suddenly, Yori's thoughts were quickly diverted when she came across the classic literature section. Her eyes lit up in perfect contentment as she spotted her desired book... but little did she realize that there was someone watching her.

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Kain walked in the direction he last saw this person and decided to walk down the first aisle he came to. But he didn't get very far. He groaned inwardly when he realized how crowded it was. This is going to be a long day, he thought as he maneuvered around the people.

Then he wondered for a moment why he had come to the bookstore. Oh yeah, Takuma wanted the latest issue of some Naruto manga.

He put his hand to his forehead and closed his eyes for a second. He just wanted to take care of the level E and get back to his dorm to relax. And read some real literature. None of this manga stuff or whatever it was.

Finally, he reached the end of the aisle with no sign of the supposed level E. Huffying to himself he wondered, Maybe I was just seeing things...No... I'd better check around a little longer...just to make sure.

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As Yori was thumbing through a book, she felt a presence close to her side. She tried to ignore it at first until it started to…to sniff her?!

Startled by such an action, she looked at this person in disbelief. Immediately, her eyes went wide at the sight she saw.

This person…..this guy was staring at her with such an eerie expression and his eyes were changing color to red?! His body started to quiver slightly and…..

Well, Yori didn't stand around to watch…she hurried away as fast as she could through the lingering people.

As she made her get away, she realized that she was heading towards the back of the store.

Oh no! She dared to take a quick glance back and gasped.

He's following me!? Yori was really starting to become very afraid.

What am I going to do? she thought as she continued down the aisle.

She quickly turned up the next aisle and she saw him... The night class guy she bumped into earlier.

His back was turned to her. He had one of his hands on the back of this neck and the other in his pocket. He seemed to be deep in thought.

Without thinking, Yori called out to him. "Senpai, there you are. I've been looking for you."

Putting his hand down, Kain turned and saw the day class student who had bumped into him earlier. He looked at her questioningly, but remained silent as he noted the desperation in her eyes.

Then he knew why. The suspicious person he saw earlier was now only a few feet behind the girl. He had stopped suddenly as if he wasn't sure what do next. Then Kain saw those eyes. Vampire eyes that were fixated on this girl. He now had no doubts as to what this person was.

Knowing he needed to act fast, he saw a fire alarm on the back wall and immediately he came up with an idea.

Yori having seen the questioning look on his face, was about to give an explanation when she realized that he was no longer looking at her.

Seeing his eyes darken, Yori stopped in her tracks. She was about to look behind her when she felt…water?!

Screams irrupted everywhere, as the overhead sprinklers came to life. Simultaneously, the fire bell started to sound and people began rushing to get out.

Before Yori could react, she felt a hand on her shoulder and heard "Get out, I'll meet you outside." She nodded in response and took off.

Kain never taking his eyes off of the level E, removed his hand from the girl's shoulder. The level E seemed stunned for a moment as the sprinklers showered down on them.

As soon as he heard the girl running, he lunged at the level E pushing him to the back of the store.

Yori glanced back. It was hard to see through the sprinklers, but when she looked down the aisle it was empty.

Huh? Where'd they go? Weren't they there just here a minute ago?

Frowning at this, she ran back down the aisle. As she approached the back of the store, she heard the sounds of fighting. She peeked around the corner and saw...

After a moment, Kain had finally pinned the level E to the ground. He quickly pulled a small sword out from under his jacket and sliced the level E in half. It immediately turned to dust.

Yori watched as he put the sword back under his jacket. Then he disappeared out of the nearest emergency exit door.

Quickly following after, Yori rushed out of the store. But he was gone. There were a few people near this back exit, but no sign of him.

As she walked away, the last few scenes started to sink in. What was that all about? The red eyes, the sword, the ashes? And him? He killed a person…..no wait, a creature?

She didn't know what to make of it all and it was making her very nervous. She just wanted to get back to her room. Back to something normal. Not caring that she was soaked, she ran all the way back to school.

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Kain reached the front of the store where a large crowd of people were gathered. He was glad that his task was done, but now he had to find that day class girl.

He walked through the crowd looking all around, but he couldn't find her. Sirens filled the air, as fire trucks approached the scene. Time for him to take off.

He heard a loud voice tell everyone to stay calm and wait around till the police came to ask questions. Hmph, I'm not hanging around for that...

On his way back to school, Kain mused over that day class girl. He really needed to find out what she saw. He was pretty sure she wasn't hurt by the level E, but he wasn't sure how it scared her and if she needed her memory erased.