A/N: I'm a little afraid to post this story. This is my first Vampire Knight fanfiction ever. I got this idea after reading a lot of other VK fanfics and decided to give it a stab. I'm not sure what the pairing will be yet, ZeroxOC, IchijoxOC or maybe simply OCxOC, but the story is going to FOCUS mostly on my OC's life as a pureblood vampire. I'm not really sure if I want to go in a completely romantic direction yet.

This story isn't high on my priorities list. It's more like a side project, since I have other stories that I'd like to complete. So updates may take a while.

Please note that I haven't seen or read Vampire Knight in a long time, maybe three years, and that I have went on Wikipedia to find most of the information I need. If you see something wrong, like a glaring problem with someone's character, please let me know. Reviews will be greatly appreciated, so be sure to leave one.

Chapter One

Heels hit the pavement in a strong and sturdy pace. A pair of dress shoes followed, but the speed at which they walked wasn't nearly as fast. The young woman, who walked in the lead, radiated superiority to anyone who took one glance at her. She had an upright posture and her walk was that of grace and of purpose. Her outfit was a look of pure professionalism; a custom-made grey Armani suit tailored especially to fit the curves of a woman, a silver Rolex watch on her left wrist, and a black brief case in her right hand. She wore her crimson red hair pulled back in a tight bun, keeping it out of her obsidian colored eyes. Although a few strands of hair were left behind to frame her sharply heart-shaped face. Large designer glasses almost covered the top half of her face.

The man, who walked behind her, had nowhere near the same aura this woman gave off, but his looks were just as professional and awe-worthy. He wore suit pants, also made by Armani, a white dress shirt, grey vest and owned a silver pocket watch. His dark chocolate brown hair was combed back and matched the colors of his eyes almost exactly. The man carried a suitcase in one hand and pulled another suitcase in the other. Silently thinking that the back of his employer was rather boring to look at, he drew his attention to the west and took note of the setting sun, which had begun to create a mixture of red, orange and pink hues in the sky. "I don't think you'll make it in time for class, Aria-sama," the man said, judging by the time of day.

"You're correct Rino, and if I remember correctly your flirtations with the women in the airport is what has slowed us down." Aria responded without looking back.

"If you wanted me to stop, all you needed to do was drag me away."

"And make myself look like a fool in the process? I don't think so."

Rino chuckled. "My apologies, Aria-sama."

Aria remained silent and took out a piece of paper from her inner shirt, unfolding it once stepping foot onto the school campus. According to the map, the main office was a little to the left. Just as the two of them headed towards the building a man walked out towards them. His sandy blond hair was pulled back in a low ponytail and his glasses glinted in the setting sun. "Aria-chan!" He shouted and slowly jogged up to greet her.

"Cross-san, it has been a long time." She greeted him back kindly.

"I'm so sorry I wasn't there to meet you at the front gate! I was too busy trying to decide what tea to serve you when you arrived. I know how much you love tea…"

"Thank you so much for your hospitality, but I assure you that it really isn't necessary."

"But it's so nice to have you here!" Cross threw an arm around her shoulder and began leading her towards the main office. He looked back at Rino, who was trying to stifle his laughter. "Oh, do you need help with the luggage?"

"Why, ye…"

Aria cut him off. "The reason why I brought him along was so that you wouldn't have to go through the trouble of carrying it, Cross-san."

"It's not a problem Aria-chan!" He took one of the suitcases from Rino, as Aria watched pursed lipped. "Come! Let's go inside." He led the way, singing joyfully to himself, while Rino and Aria followed.

"At least I know someone here isn't a slave driver," Rino muttered.

Aria smiled at her companion. "If you don't want to get hurt Rino, I suggest you shut up." She said through her teeth. Rino's skin tone paled slightly.

"You're just as threatening as ever Aria-chan. You won't be making any friends here with that attitude." Cross lectured her slightly, as though she was a child. She wisely decided to ignore this and Rino wisely disguised his laugh with a cough.

Upon entering the office, Aria let out a small smile as she breathed in the freshly brewed mint tea. Cross didn't fail to notice this sigh of content. "I knew you would appreciate it." Aria said nothing, but smiled and nodded her head. He returned the smile happily and sat behind his desk. Aria too sat down, but in front of the said desk and helped herself to the tea. After taking a small sip, she realized that Rino was still standing. "You may sit down Rino."

"Thank you Aria-sama." Rino bowed slightly, before relieving himself of the suitcase he carried and sitting down in a chair beside Aria.

"I don't think Kaname will approve of you having your own servant while you're here," Cross pointed out as he leaned a bit back in his chair.

"Rino won't be staying. I'll need him elsewhere." She replied cooly.

"I'm curious as to why you suddenly enrolled into this school. I believe the last time we spoke you laughed at the mere idea of a school with humans and vampires co-existing."

"Yes, I think it is a silly idea; however, I had no choice in the manner. My brother saw to that. He believes I should attend school for an 'education', even though I've already been taught by numerous private tutors."

"School won't be too bad. You should give it a chance before judging it. It'll give you a chance to socialize with other vampires." Cross advised, sensing her dislike with the fact that she was enrolled into Cross Academy.

"I suppose, but you can hardly blame me for believing that this may just prove to be a complete waste of time for me."

"I guess I can see where you're coming from." Cross sighed. "I assume you'd like to have a tour of the school?"

"Actually, I was wondering if I could see my room. I'm a bit drowsy from my flight."

"I'm afraid you'll have to ask Kaname about that. He's head of the Moon Dorms and I have no idea which room he has assigned you."

"That's quite alright, although I'm a bit surprised. I expected Kuran-san to meet me upon my arrival as well."

"Well…" Cross started, looking away from her sheepishly. "You did call in saying you'd be here a day early, but I sort of forgotten to inform Kaname of this."

"Cross-san, you're as irresponsible as ever…"

"Can you blame me for forgetting! I was so excited to have you here!" He exclaimed, but his tone of voice soon turned solemn. "You, on the other hand, have changed quite a bit since I last saw you."

"A number of things have happened since I saw you last…besides, over time people are subject to change."

"Except me."

"Well, you aren't exactly like most people and you can take that as a compliment." Aria grinned. "Then again, if I remember correctly, you, yourself, were a vampire hunter many years ago."

"Yes, many years ago…"

"Headmaster!" A feminine voice shouted and opened the door. "What do you want Zero and I to do…" The girl's thought trailed off when she noticed the other two occupants in the headmaster's office. "Oh! I'm sorry! I didn't see…"

"Yuuki!" Cross shouted and exploded from his seat to hold his darling daughter in his arms. "I've told you so many times to call me 'Daddy'!"

Aria turned her head to see the girl who just walked in. "Ha, you didn't tell me you had a daughter…" Her cheery mood died off, when she got a good look at the girl that stood before her. The girl's brown hair and large brown eyes made her look so much similar to…

"Come here Yuuki!" Cross pulled her over to Aria. "You must meet the newest student of the Night Class."

"A new student?"

Aria recovered from her momentary shock and stood up, easily standing taller than Yuuki. "My name is Soren Aria. It's nice to meet you, Yuuki-san."

"I'm very pleased to meet you as well, Yuuki-chan." Rino had moved in, rather quickly, to kneel before Yuuki and had taken hold of her hand.

"Rino." Aria snapped at him. He glared up at her, but stood up and returned to her side. "You'll have to excuse him Yuuki-san. Sometimes he can't help himself when he's in the presence of a cute girl such as yourself. Isn't that right Rino?" Aria asked him smiling.

"That's right Aria-sama." He agreed, flashing back the same false smile. "I love how cute Yuuki looks in her school uniform." Aria didn't hesitate to stomp on his foot.

"Tell me Yuuki-san, will I have to wear the same uniform?" Aria asked.

Red began to arise on Yuuki's cheeks. "Yes, but Night Class uniforms are white instead of black."

Aria laughed. "How ironic."

"Yuuki," Cross interjected. "Where is Zero? I'd like you two to give Aria a brief tour of the grounds."

Yuuki opened her mouth to say something, but Aria spoke first. "Who's Zero?"

"Oh he's a Guardian of the school, like Yuuki here. They both grew up under my care!" Cross patted said girl on the head.

"I believe the one you call 'Zero' is standing outside the doors." Rino pointed out.

Cross strode over to the door and looked into the hall. "Zero! There you are! What in the world are you doing standing out here for? Come in! I want you to meet our new student." Cross dragged the unwilling teenage boy into the room to much of Aria's amusement.

He was a good looking boy: tall, gray-silver hair and light lavender eyes. He wore a black Day Class uniform, making Aria slightly confused. How could he be part of day class when he wasn't even human? She walked up to him curiously and noticed malice in his eyes. Slowly she circled around him, looking him up and down. "So this is…Cross Zero?"

"Kiryuu." He grumbled.

"Hmm?"

"I'm Kiryuu Zero." He introduced himself, still glaring at her.

"Oh, I'm sorry. I just assumed that Cross-san had more children he hasn't told me about." She said grinning.

Cross piped up. "I'll have you know they're both adopted so don't go thinking strange things about me!"

"Of course not…but I feel like you've been keeping many things from me, Cross-san."

"Anyways…Zero, I'd like you and Yuuki to," Cross started.

"No," came the one word response.

"But you don't even know what I'm going to say!" Cross whined.

"It's fine Cross-san. I'm sure Yuuki can handle giving me a tour of the school on her own. Won't you Yuuki-san?" Aria looked over at the shorter girl.

Zero's eyes narrowed. "Actually, I think it'd be better if…"

"No, no, no! There's absolutely no need to trouble yourself! After all, you probably don't want to even think about spending another minute with me." She smirked at him knowingly.

"Now, let's not get hateful with each other," Cross stepped in between the two, noticing Zero's growing animosity. The young male's eyes pierced daggers that the female vampire, while Aria still had a grin on her face, being sure that Zero could see her fangs.

"I see we understand each other perfectly. Let's go Yuuki-san." She took Yuuki's hand.

"Uh…o-okay!"

"You're free to go now, Rino. I'm sure Yuuki-san can take care of me from here on."

"Yes, Aria-sama," he bowed. "I hope you enjoy your time here and I wish for your safe return."

"What's this?" She wondered as Rino made his way to the door. "I thought I was a 'slave driver'…"

Her servant paused at the doorway. "My job is to protect you and to serve you faithfully, Aria-sama. I live to protect you. I live to serve you. My reason for living is you." He exited the room.

"Disgusting." Zero sneered under his breath at the other man's loyalty.

Aria glanced over at Zero. "I find your inability to be polite even more disgusting, Zero." She turned to Yuuki. "Come; let's start the tour, shall we?"

"R-Right!"

"Cross-san, I'll be leaving my bags here. Maybe Kuran-san will be here to lead me to my room by the time I get back."