Requiem: I have to say, I'm really glad I managed to type out a chapter that I like! Usually it takes me weeks to do this, so I'm really proud I managed to do this in a few days!

Disclaimer: Don't own Vampire Knight, or anything that's related to it. I do own my original characters, Hana, being the main one.

Night

It was a chilling night. A cold wind whipped the air, lashing out at anyone foolish enough to be outside during the late hours of dusk. The cold air seemed to particularly flail around two figures as they stalked through the deserted streets of a sleeping town.

The taller of the two figures held the smaller one in his arms; his calloused and beaten fingers wrapping tightly around the smaller one's torso as he headed further into the town. His worn face and tired eyes tilted downwards, watching the sleeping girl's face.

Straight bangs rested over her forehead, with longer locks of ebony falling around her cheeks and curling inward to frame her face, dark hair falling around her waist seemed to curl at the ends as well, giving an elegant appearance to her hair. Her face held a peaceful expression in her slumber, a vast contrast to her earlier expression of fear, regret, and worry.

The air picked up, and a frigid wind whipped at the two figures. It was a warning, and the taller figure knew it. He broke into a sprint, using his amazing speed to bypass any detection from their pursuing wind. However, the wind would not give up so easily as it lashed out at the male, causing several large crescent shaped wounds to appear on his face and arms.

The wind continued to lash out, harming the male while trying so desperately to get to the girl he held in his arms. The male hissed sharply and continued his sprint, trying to escape from the harmful night air.

He had finally made it to his destination, his breath ragged from the running and his body sore from the wounds he had received. The male set down his precious cargo, digging something from his pocket. He pulled out a beautifully made necklace; it was golden and adorned with a shimmering cerulean jewel.

"This will…" He took a short breath, his stomach pulsating from an earlier wound. He hissed ferociously, his free hand clutching tightly onto it. "Keep you safe, Hana."

The sleeping female, Hana, was unresponsive as the male gently clasped the necklace around her collar and then took her into his arms once again. "Just a little further." He mumbled and sprang high into the air, successfully jumping over an iron barred gate.

He ran farther into the private premises, his heart racing as he leapt onto a large roof and landed expertly onto the shillings. He wasted no time and quietly slipped into the building, his eyes scanning every room, every closed door, and his nose faintly picking up the familiar scent of an old, family friend.

"Kaien Cross." The Headmaster of Cross Academy stood clad in his sleeping wear, a wide-eyed expression on his features. His bespectacled eyes flashed from the male to the woman in his arms.

"Is that-" Before he could finish his question, the male burst into the room, setting Hana down onto a white covered bed. It was still warm and undone; he assumed it to be Kaien's. "Hajime-"

Again he was cut off as the male, Hajime, walked over to the window and opened it. He sighed in relief; the air within the Academy was cool and calm. "Kaien, I must ask you for a personal favor." He turned to face the Headmaster. "From an old friend."

Kaien nodded and glanced down at Hana, he understood what Hajime was asking of him. "I understand. Don't worry I'll take good care of her." Hajime smiled softly and thanked the headmaster of Cross Academy for doing this for him.

Hajime leapt onto the windowsill, crouched in a predatory position. "I have to throw Haru off of our trail, and when I do," He turned his cerulean eyes to Hana and then to Kaien. "I'll return for her."

With that said, Hajime Haruka leapt into the cold night, and as he ran he knew in his heart, that his precious younger sister would be safe in Cross Academy.

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When Hajime's presence ha fully disappeared, Kaien Cross went over to his bed. He sat bedside, watching Hana's sleeping face. He found it hard to believe this was the same Hana he had met, only once before.

"Just like Yuuki." He mumbled, brushing away ebony locks from Hana's closed eyes. He smiled down at her and softly placed a kiss on her forehead. "Sleep well, Hana-sama."

Morning

Kaien prepared a simple meal of oatmeal for his guest. She had been sleeping so soundly, Kaien wondered whether or not she would ever awake. Still, He thought to himself as he placed the food onto a tray and prepared to take it to Hana. I wonder, if Hana-sama will be like Yuuki was?

He quietly entered the room, surprise reigning through him as he caught sight of Hana. She was still lying down, but her face was aimed towards the door, her cerulean eyes wide open. The headmaster rushed over, setting down the tray on the nightstand. He knelt beside the bed, meeting her at eye level.

"Hana-sama?" He called out her name, but she didn't respond. She only blinked back at him. Kaien sat silent as Hana wriggled her hand from under the covers and reached out to Kaien. Her slender fingers touched his face. She opened her mouth, as if to say something, but only made a noise of surprise when she took Kaien's glasses from his face.

Kaien sighed, taking his glasses back from the curious girl. It was as he thought. Hana seemed to have some awareness of her body movements, but she didn't seem to be fully aware of them.

Sounds of knocking could be heard from his office door. Kaien petted Hana's head and told her to stay put as he left to see who needed to see him so early in the morning.

When he went into his office, Zero Kiryuu stood there, hands in his pockets. "Zero-kun, what is it?" He asked and the male prefect asked him when the students would return. "Ah, yes."

Kaien remembered that the students were just about to start a new school year within a few days. The students, both new and old, wouldn't come to the academy until the first day of school. However, this didn't seem to apply to the Night Class, as they liked to arrive a day earlier.

He relayed all of this to Zero and the prefect nodded. The silver hair was at the office door, ready to leave, when a heavy thump was heard from his bedroom. Kaien froze, laughing nervously and pushing Zero out of the door.

The prefect wasn't so easy to get rid of, as he dodged Kaien's arms and rushed over to the bedroom door. He opened it, his violet hues widening when he saw a tangled mess of a human girl and white bed sheets.

Hana blinked up at Zero, staring deeply into his eyes. She reached out to him, opening and closing her mouth. It looked as if she was asking for help, but Zero was too stunned and confused to move.

Kaien passed the prefect, kneeling beside and helping the girl to sit up. "Are you alright, Hana-chan?" She turned her head to the headmaster and nodded shortly. "Zero-kun?" He turned his eyes to the prefect. "Can you help feed Hana-chan? I need to get some things ready for her."

Before Zero could even think of saying "no", Kaien patted the male on the shoulders and pushed him into the room. The door shut loudly behind him, and Zero was now left alone with Hana.

Feed her? Zero wasn't sure what the headmaster had meant by that. He looked over at the girl, watching as she pulled herself up onto the bed. She sat there, her legs dangling off the side. She opened her mouth and moved her lips, but no sound came out. Zero took a few steps closer, rushing forward to catch her when she had tried to stand but only fell forward. What's wrong with her?

She didn't make any moves as Zero held her in his arms. The prefect sighed and set the girl back down onto the bed. Hana pushed herself to sit up, and she tried to stand again, but Zero had pushed her back down. "Don't try and stand yet." He told her.

She did as he asked, sitting silently as Zero brought over the food tray and set it on her lap. "Can you eat?" He asked in a low voice, she said nothing and tried to grasp the spoon. Zero felt something tug at his insides, watching as the handle continuously slipped through her fingers.

"Here…" Zero mumbled, taking the spoon into his hand and scooping up a bit of oatmeal. "Open your mouth." She did as she was told, and Zero slowly put the spoon into her mouth. "Now close it and take the food off of the spoon."

Again, she did as he asked. This process repeated, until the all of the food was gone. "Where is that idiot?" Zero scowled, setting aside the tray. The door creaked and the prefect turned his eyes over to the door.

It was cracked open, two sets of eyes peeking through. Zero took the empty plate and threw it at the door, the two people behind it scattered. Soon after that, Kaien came into the room with Yuuki closely behind him.

"That was so cute, Zero-kun!" Kaien chimed, seemingly dancing around the room. He eventually stopped when Zero tripped him, and he face-planted to the floor. "How is Hana-chan doing?"

"She's fine." Zero mumbled, standing from his sitting position near Hana and walking over to stand by Yuuki. The two prefects whispered to each other, each relaying what information they had about the girl. Apparently, Kaien had explained a bit to Yuuki about the academy's newest student.

"I don't know how long she'll be like this." Kaien admitted, petting Hana's head. "If she's anything like Yuuki, it could take years for her to do anything on her own."

"I won't let that happen!" Yuuki suddenly said, stepping forward. "I know what's it's like to be like that, and I'll help Hana-san as much as I can." The female prefect went over and knelt beside the other girl.

Hana blinked at Yuuki, saying nothing. Yuuki gave a friendly smile, taking Hana's hands into her own. "I promise you, Hana-san." She said delicately. "We'll work all day, every day until school starts!"

"Did you already forget?" Zero spoke, walking over and standing to Hana's right. "We have to go and take care of the Night Class in three days." Yuuki sweat dropped and laughed nervously.

"Until then." Yuuki said to Hana, a gentle smile on her face. Hana blinked and over turned Yuuki's hand, her palm facing up.

Yuuki stared down at her hand as Hana began to write letters onto her palm. Yuuki quickly realized she was spelling words, and slowly sounded out what Hana was spelling. She slowly spoke out each word as it was written. "What…is…the…night…class?"

"The night class is essentially the class that comes out during the night." Kaien explained. He was skeptical whether or not to tell her of what the night class really was, however.

Hana nodded and wrote something else down on Yuuki's palm. Again, Yuuki spoke out the words that Hana spelled. "I…want…to go to…school…with…Zero-kun." All eyes turned to Zero as Yuuki finished the sentence.

"I don't really see anything wrong with that." Zero commented with his arms crossed over his chest. "Besides, going might help Hana-san to learn how to move better."

Kaien nodded and agreed with Zero's logic. The headmaster went over and professionally told Hana that she was now a student of Cross Academy, Day Class. Hana nodded in return and pulled away from Yuuki. She pulled herself into the bed and curled up into the sheets.

"We should get a uniform for Hana-san." Yuuki mentioned and everyone agreed, leaving Hana to sleep soundly in the bed. Little did they know that Hana didn't get any sleep. The entire time she was left alone in the bedroom, Hana kept on trying to learn.

She started first with walking. She fell numerous times, but after a few hours, Hana finally managed to at least stand without falling. Walking was a lot harder than she thought.

Talking was another matter entirely. She knew the words, she knew how to speak, but she just had to re-teach herself how to move her mouth and tongue to say the actual words.

About another hour had passed and she hadn't really gotten anywhere. Why can't I do anything? She thought bitterly, curled up in the white bed sheets once again.

She slowly slid her eyes closed and prepared to sleep, if it weren't for the sudden opening of her door.

Afternoon

Zero quietly walked over, peering over the bed to see if Hana was still asleep. She turned in the bed, facing up rather than at the window. Their eyes met and Zero seemed to freeze in his spot.

Hana reached up, her delicate hand lightly touching Zero's neck. The prefect shuddered, but made no moves as Hana's fingers went to the back of his neck and lightly traced over his tattoo.

"Ze…ro…kun…" Hana stuttered out, her eyes soft and filled to the brim with tears. Her heart swelled in her chest, and tears fell slowly from her cerulean eyes. They streamed down her face and she smiled bright up at Zero, thanking him in her halting way of speaking. "Thank…you…Zero-kun!"

The prefect blinked in surprise. It appeared as if his name came easily to her lips. Zero regained himself and pulled away from Hana. The girl sniffled and wiped away at her tears and then she gently lifted her body up into a sitting position.

Hana blinked and wiped her face of any excess tears that spilled; she smiled softly at Zero and haltingly asked what he was doing here. She scooted over to where he sat on the bed, patiently awaiting his answer.

"I'm supposed to bring you down to eat." He said in a low voice, back hunched with his hands clasped together. Something about Hana made Zero increasingly uncomfortable. "Can you walk?"

"A little…" Hana mumbled and slowly lifted herself from the bed. Zero watched, her legs were shaking badly under her and the prefect doubted that she could stand for much longer. Hana made a whimpering sound as her legs gave out under her and she stumbled back. "Eh…?"

Zero stood behind her, hands around her elbows as he steadied her from falling. He said nothing to her; he didn't even so much as look at her. Hana opened her mouth to thank him, but a squeak of surprise came out instead as Zero lifted her from the floor in one swift motion.

Hana blushed heavily and buried her head into Zero's chest. She mumbled something into it, which Zero couldn't quite make out. Her hands clenched tightly onto the fabric of his blazer as her carried her, bridal style, over to where the chairman and female prefect waited at the table.

When she was set down into a chair, Hana's vision was filled with delicious food that was set out all before her. "What…is…all this?" She asked, her head turning to Kaien.

She blinked as he held a look of pure euphoria. He suddenly jumped at her, hugging her tightly and repeating the mantra of, "cute Hana-chan!"

Zero pried the chairman from Hana and switched seat with her, becoming a barrier that Kaien didn't dare cross. Yuuki laughed, a sweat drop falling from her head as she turned her eyes to Hana. "Well, I'm glad you learned to speak a little, Hana-san."

Hana smiled and thanked Yuuki. "It's…a little…hard." She admitted, a light blush on her cheeks. Hana fiddled with her fingers, being embarrassed by all the attention she was getting.

Zero face palmed the chairman, the older male trying to hug attack Hana once again. Kaien sat quietly, a red print of a hand covering half of his face. He adjusted his glasses and explained what all the food was for. "Well, you're definitely getting there, Hana-chan. So, Yuuki and I thought you should try and eat for yourself."

Hana stared down at all the food. She poked the glob of sugar that sat on her plate, her finger becoming engulfed in frosting. "What…is this?" The other three all stared at each other, and Yuuki was reminded of a very similar situation in which she hadn't realized what pudding was and had poked the substance.

"It's cake." Zero said simply, taking the plate from Hana and setting it before himself. The male prefect sliced a small piece of the cake with a fork and held it up. "Open your mouth." He instructed and Hana obliged.

Zero said nothing and held no expression as he set the fork in Hana's mouth and she ate it. Yuuki smiled at the scene that played out before her, remembering that Kaname had done the same for her.

Zero took the plate and set it before Hana. "Now, grab the handle with your fingers, like you would a pencil." Hana did as he said, grasping the silver handle and repeating exactly as Zero had done. She actually did pretty well for her first time, minus the fact that she had gotten some frosting on her upper lip.

Hana hadn't noticed it, not until Zero took a napkin and had wiped it away. Hana blushed and smiled, giving a short laugh. Pretty soon, both Yuuki and Kaien broke into laughter, while Zero sighed and mumbled something to himself. When the laughter had settled down, the sun was beginning to set.

"How time flies." Kaien commented, eating a bit of cake. "We'll work some more tomorrow, okay Hana-chan?" He looked over at the new arrival and she nodded with a smile. Kaien returned her smile and ate down another piece of cake.

"Once you learn to walk, things will get really easy!" Yuuki encouraged, patting Hana on the back. Yuuki gave a friendly smile to Hana, and the other girl returned it. "Now then,"

"I'll take Hana back to her room." Zero said as he stood from the table. He knelt besides Hana, "Put your arm around my neck." Hana did as he asked, and Zero slid his hand under her knees.

She nuzzled against him, finding a familiar warmth and comfort to the male prefect. "I don't know…how I can…ever repay…everyone." Hana told him, the door to her current room creaking open as the two entered.

"You're getting better at talking." Zero commented, setting Hana down onto the bed. The girl sighed as she fell into the covers of the bed; she mumbled something into the pillow and settled in. "Hana?"

"Thank you, Zero-kun." She spoke fluently and Zero found himself surprised. He knelt besides her bed, wanting to hear her speak more. Her voice was so melodic and part of him wanted to hear more. The other part however, knew he couldn't and so the prefect left the room quietly.

Night

"Hana-chan. You look so different with black hair." Hana looked around, standing in a vortex of utter darkness. She blinked, pinching herself and feeling no pain; she realized this was a dream. "Well, you could call it that if you wish."

"I don't understand." Hana said and gasped, her hand went up to her lips. "I can speak!" She smiled to herself, feeling sheer happiness pulse through her. "How amazing…"

"Of course you can, dearest Hana-chan." The male voice that seemed to come from nowhere floated around her. It warmed her, and she felt as safe as she did with Zero. Before she realized it, Hana was engulfed by the darkness and she seemed to fly through a barrage of frozen memories.

Picture after picture zoomed by her, each a forgotten memory. "They are all your memories, Hana-chan. Every one." Hana peered over her shoulder, her cerulean eyes meeting an identical pair of cerulean. Walking towards her was a handsome young man with white, messy hair and dazzling cerulean eyes. He smiled at her and Hana could only see the fangs that were so very attracting.

"Who…?" She stepped back, the handsome man standing directly before her. He leaned forward, placing a chaste kiss on her forehead. "Who are you?"

"Hajime Haruka." He answered and Hana reeled back. The man stood still, hands clasped behind his back and that same, fang-toothed smile on his face. "I'm your twin brother, Hana-chan."

"How is that even possible? I don't remember you!" She shouted, and although her mind couldn't remember Hajime, her body had. Hana's heart filled with loving warmth and her legs went forward and then her arms ensnared his torso. "But…"

She felt him return her embrace, his chin resting on the crown of her head. "I know you don't. I made it so you didn't." She held him tighter, burying her head into his chest. "For now, you'll remain like this, Hana-chan. Until I can guarantee your safety."

"My safety?" She repeated his last words, taking a step away and looking her supposed brother in the eyes. "What do you mean?" He said nothing for quite some time. "Hajime-kun?"

He smiled at the sound of his name being uttered by her lips. "It's complicated, but in time…" He placed another kiss on her forehead. "I promise, I will tell you."

Hana sighed, "I want to know now." She muttered and fell into his embrace once more. "Why can't you tell me now, Onii-kun?" Hajime pulled away from Hana, his hand over his heart.

"You're not playing fair, imouto-chan." Hajime moved his hand, placing it over his cerulean hues. He sighed and shook his head. "I'm sorry, but for now…just be happy and stay close to Zero. He'll protect you, I'm sure of it." Hajime pondered something for a moment. "However, if he ever comes to hate you…look to Kaname-sama."

"Who is…?" Hajime petted her head, telling her not to worry. And that as long as she followed what he said, she would be safe and things would return to normal before she knew it. "I understand."

"Good." Hajime said and began to walk away. She called out to him, not wanting him to leave. A sense of emptiness replaced the warmth he had brought, and Hana found herself crying. "Don't worry. I'll also show you a sweet dream, next night."

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Requiem: Whoo.~ It's done. So, review and criticize as you see fit! I'll be glad to take any advice!