Chapter 1: Arrival
The window was opened slightly letting the cold air of the night come into his room. The full moon's light peaked beside the curtain revealing the goosebumps beginning to form on his body. The wind brushed his hair over his eyes maybe trying to make him unaware of what it wanted done. The wind blew even harder into the room pushing the sheets slightly off of him. But he turned on his side. The sound of two small metal objects collided as the bed squeaked. His head collided on the second pillow closer to the wall while he pushed the other pillow onto the floor. The sheets were a mess. The comforter was near the end of the bed and halfway on the floor. The sheets were a little above his waist. One foot was on top of it. This was proof that it was once hot. All of his clothes that were on him for the night were on the floor. The only thing left on his body was a necklace, the only noise from minutes ago. It seems not even the cold can wake him from one of the dreams that always stayed with him.
...Dream...
"Do you miss him?" That familiar voice was always worried about him. It was always husky, always strict but always caring.
"Of course I do. I'm always stuck with you." He didn't know exactly who he was referring to but he missed anyone and everyone.
"You're going to meet him soon then."
Zero POV
BEEEEEEP!
I sat up quickly after hearing my alarm. That last part of the dream never happened before... I looked to the clock after turning it off. "If I didn't need you you'd be broken." Yes I was talking to an inanimate object... After realizing talking to the alarm clock didn't put me in a better mood I grabbed my undergarments beside the bed and slipped them back on before finding my uniform. I kept thinking of the dream. Who was the he and would I really meet him soon? I walked to class and like every other day I slept during it. After prefect duties the Chairman called me in the office. He handed me an envelope. "What's this?" He didn't answer him so I opened the envelope and read it.
"Do you want him here? I'll only allow it if you're okay with it." I sat in a chair in front of the desk while my adoptive father stared at me.
"It's you that should be worried about it. I'm okay with him coming."
"Zero, you're a vampire now. Besides you two haven't seen each other in a while. He might've changed."
"You never know until he comes." Just then the door opened. Kaname came in the room.
"I hope I'm not interrupting."
"Not at all." Kaname slowly entered the room and sat next to me watching me stare at the paper in front of me. "A friend of Zero's wants to come here just he's a hunter. I just want you to know he's coming and be prepared." They looked at me because I still didn't put down the paper. "Zero, is something wrong?"
"No. Just thinking." I stood up then placed the paper on the desk. "He's gonna be a lot of trouble. But I want him to come." Then I turned around and walked out the room. I went back to my dorm after my shower then removed all of my clothes like I had the night before. Then I opened the window and got in the bed.
Kaname POV
A few hours passed and Zero was dreaming when I opened the door. I went in the room and stood beside the bed watching him sleep. I poked him until he woke up but Zero got so scared the sheets almost came off. He sat up clutching the sheets close to his body. "What the hell, Kuran?!"
"You were acting strange..." I noticed Zero looking down at himself then suddenly reach for the bigger quilts at the end of the bed. He clutched those too.
"I'm naked Asshole! Get out!"
"No I'm talking. I want to know why you were acting like that." Zero glared at me.
"Can't you wait until tomorrow when I'm not sleeping and not naked?!"
"It's not my fault. I didn't know you like sleeping naked."
"What did you think I slept like? You think I wear pajamas in the middle of summer?"
"No." I bent down to pick up something then held it in front of his face. "I thought you'd wear this." It was his boxers. I watched his face turn red before he grabbed it from me.
"What's wrong with you?! You don't go in people's rooms and touch their underwear!" I just stood there making Zero even more pissed.
"I want to know about your friend."
"He's coming tomorrow Impatient." With that he fell back angrily on the mattress before turning to the wall. So I left. If he was coming tomorrow I'd find out.
Zero POV
The next morning I woke up a few minutes before the clock went off. I dressed in my school attire but headed to the office. The guy was supposed to come today. I sat in the same chair as yesterday listening to the clock ticking. I hadn't realized Cross staring at me. "What?"
"Nothing. I'm just worried. You were staring at that paper for a long time. Are you sure you want to see him?" I nodded. "What's bugging you then?"
"I had a dream. It was about Master asking me if I missed him. I always have that dream. I always thought it was Ichiru or Kaito he was talking about but this time he said I'd see him soon."
"So now you think it's this guy?" I nodded. "I want you to go to class. I'll call you when he gets here." So I reluctantly stood up and left the room to go to class. Today I wasn't late and today I didn't sleep. When class was finished Yuuki ran up to me to catch up while we walked together for prefect duty. Again we stayed on separate sides while the Night Class passed then afterwards headed to the ledge to look for Day Class girls trying to sneak over.
"Zero, I heard a friend of yours is coming. Isn't that great? You finally will have a friend that's a boy." Yeah and the guy looks like me. The kids will act the same way they did back then and question if they were all related. But his hair was black and he had blue eyes. Still he was very much like Zero. Excellent hunter skills, intelligent, arrogant, and handsome. But there were things that were different. Like he was taller, a little older, better at everything, hadn't had a screwed up childhood that he knew of, but most of all was his pride. He had a nearly perfect hunting record and was barely injured when he'd come back. He had decided if someone asked if they were related he'd say yes. He was sure the guy wouldn't mind. "Is he cute?"
"Why? You'd want to date him?" She nodded. "You're not dating my friend."
"Why not?"
"He's a bad influence." But then I thought of something. The guy looked like me. If she thought my friend was cute she'd think I was cute. But I'd let her decide. We stood on the ledge awhile before we heard our names. We were called in the office. That's when we met again. I noticed Yuuki's face turn red.
"Hi! You must be Zero's friend. I'm Yuuki, Zero's adoptive sister." He just looked at her. I kinda felt awkward meeting him again so I didn't want to be in the room anymore so I grabbed her hand pulling her out the room.
"We've got work to do." Then we headed back to the ledge. "So do you think he's 'cute'?"
"He looks like you."
"That doesn't answer my question."
"Um yes."
"Oh you think I'm cute?" She blushed.
"Only as a brother... Zero, why'd you leave before you got to talk to him?"
"He's talking to him." It was true. Chairman was in there explaining the rules and things.
Kaname POV
I stood in front of the door knowing Chairman asked me here but I didn't want to scare the kid or get him to shoot me. I looked through the crack in the door. The boy sat in front of the desk. Chairman was explaining the rules. "So do you understand all of the rules?" The kid nodded. "Great! I got you all registered already. Here's your schedule and uniform. But before you go I want you to meet someone just don't shoot." Just then I knocked on the door then walked in.
"You called?"
"Yeah. This is Kiyona, Zero's friend. I wanted you guys to meet." The boy stood up and faced me. I was surprised when he held out his hand. A hunter being okay with being near a vampire? Something has to be up but I took his hand. The kid spoke first.
"Nice to meet you. I've heard a lot about you."
"Likewise." Chairman was so excited. He was running all over the room.
"I'm so glad you're getting along already. Oh Yagari might want to see you again. I'll go get him okay." The kid nodded and we both watched as he left the room.
"I don't believe this little charade you're putting on."
"Of course you don't. Didn't expect you to." He was calm only because he knew even if I wanted to I wouldn't hurt him. He placed his things back on the chair then leaned against the wall.
"Why are you here anyway?"
"Why do you care?"
"Because you're a hunter. I have to make sure you're not planning anything because I will have it fixed."
"Yes you will. You will fix it for me like a good little vampire." Then he grinned only pissing me off more. "You want to learn then pay attention." He had his arms crossed over his chest. You could practically see the steam coming out of my ears.
"You're just a human. Don't act like you're invincible."
"Do your research before you decide to threaten me. I hear you and Zero fought. You guys were at each other's throats and it was a draw. I'm better than him. You better watch out." Soon the door opened. It was Yagari and the Chairman. Of course Yagari glared at me but I was surprised when he looked toward the boy.
"You didn't do anything did you?" Wait. He didn't threaten me? He always threatens me.
"I didn't do a thing. We were merely talking getting to know each other trying to make new friends." At that I glared at him but the boy did the same. Yagari was glaring at both of us. The room was tense. Kiyona decided to take a seat having a feeling he'd get lectured again. The boy relaxed in the chair with his hands behind his head. He wasn't scared. Yagari knew how dangerous he was though. The boy closed his eyes clearly not threatened.
"Kiyona, I want to talk to you later. Leach don't be stupid. I'm going to my room." Yagari left only because there was so much tension in the room and frankly he didn't want to see the kid. Chairman followed him. He didn't understand. He just asked him to go see his former student then he leaves.
"I assume you won't try shooting everything that moves like your friend."
"Zero's a puppy. You don't have to worry about him. And I'm not promising anything."
"You so much as raise your weapon to us you'll face the consequences." I went to leave.
"I'm not the least bit worried about you. I'm not scared like you hope I'd be. Don't try to intimidate me. It will never work."
"Don't be so arrogant. You don't know me."
"I don't need to know you to know you're no match for me." He stood up to show me that he wasn't backing down. But then he heard his name.
"Kiyona!" He slowly walked to the door and opened it only to reveal an angry hunter. He was pulled from the room and and was dragged down the hall.
Kiyona POV
"You can't make enemies with the vampires on your first day." We just stood there in the middle of the hall. I watched the older hunter blow puffs of smoke in my direction a few times.
"They were my enemies before I was conceived. Get a grip Old Man."
"Now I know why I got rid of you." He sighed. "I'm a teacher over here. I expect you to behave."
"I'm going to behave." Yagari turned around heading toward his own room. The chairman appeared behind me.
"Kiyona, I have great news. You can room with Zero. I already moved an extra bed in his room. Come I'll show you." As we walked down the hall I felt a presence following me. I knew who it was but I wasn't going to show fear. But I was gonna show him that I was right. The door to Zero's room opened and I saw how empty and neat it was. "Zero likes this bed so the other one is yours. You can use the guest bath so Zero will show you where that is. Oh here." He handed me something. "It's for you to be a Disciplinary Committee member. Zero and Yuuki are one so you'll get to be friends with Zero. I'm so excited. Zero's first friend that's a boy."
"What exactly do they do?"
"Oh the Day Class girls sneak over during the night to sneak on the vampires and I don't want them getting hurt so you guys stop them."
"You told me not to kill them."
"That's right. Zero will explain. Oh and you have the same schedule as him so sit near him okay. I'm so worried about him sometimes."
"You weren't gonna tell me about him being a vampire were you? I don't mind though. I know about the tablets." It was quiet for a while. "I'm tired."
"Okay. Good night." He left but left the door opened. I felt the vampire there but didn't want to let him know that. I said I wasn't scared. I wanted the vampires to think I was bluffing. So I began stripping. If he was that curious he wouldn't mind. I already took a bath so I didn't need the guest bath tonight and I'd fix my things tomorrow. I was exhausted from a previous hunt. Once I was nearly naked I acted like I was gonna remove my boxers but it was only to repel the bloodsucker. It worked. I felt him leave. I got into bed and acted like I was sleeping when Zero finally came in.
Zero POV
Kiyona woke up way before me. He dressed then watched me sleep until he saw the clock about to go off. He moved back to his bed. When I woke up after the clock went off I noticed he dressed already. Well I was up the whole time since I heard him wake up. He was watching me sleep. What's up with that? Gross... "Why didn't you wake me up?"
"You looked tired."
"What happened to you?"
"Nothing why? We were just separated. It happens a lot. Don't act like things will be different just because you're a vampire. You're not like them."
"What if I attack you?"
"I wouldn't mind. You're a Level D not a Pureblood."
"Why'd you come here?"
"To be honest I have an enemy that really wants me dead."
"What's being here gonna help?"
"Well I have my best buddy here and top hunters and a Pureblood looking for peace between humans and vampires. He'd be forced to help wouldn't he?"
"I guess. Let's go to class." We went to each class and I watched as he introduced himself and the
girls fawned over him then sat next to me. He'd talk to me the whole time and even when the teacher called on him to put him on the spot for talking he already knew the answer so the teachers were shocked. The kids were so surprised I was talking. It was irritating. After class we walked around the school where I showed him where things were. Later on we did prefect duties. He leaned on a wall near the gate. The vampires glared at him. The Day Class girls seemed not to care at all for the vampires now. They were here for him and he told me later that he heard them talking about how hot I was. Okaaaaay... Yuuki was extremely quiet once we headed to the ledge. He even sat at the edge of it with his feet dangling off the edge. Yuuki was talking to him to learn more about him.
"So are you guys related?"
"Yes."
"Zero I'm so flattered."
"No we're not but to everyone else we are. Don't say otherwise just so they'd leave us alone." Yuuki went after some girls who snuck out. Kiyona watched her so he'd know how to handle it later if he had to.
"Zero, I'm sorry."
"Why?"
"What happened to you and your family. I'm sure you miss your brother. I wish I could've seen him one last time."
"Yeah."
"Did you see Kaito lately?"
"No. I do wonder about him sometimes."
"Maybe if you'd ask What's-his-face maybe he'll invite him to come."
"Maybe." Just then something was heading toward us from afar but Kiyona caught it between his fingers centimeters before it entered his chest.
"They might be here. Get the girl. I'll take care of it."
"If it's the leaches you can't kill them. You have to tell the Prince."
"Yeah yeah. I'm about to tell him." He leapt from the ledge. I finally got Yuuki inside and began looking for him. It was a leach most likely Aido. I was surprised when he pulled out a knife then it extended when he swung it toward the victim. It wasn't Aido though. It was a Level C.
"Just coming to check the rumors. Wanted to make sure you were here. Trying to hide from us?"
"As if. I have to go to school Moron." He was talking to an enemy? What's his problem? All that time he had a spell on the vampire keeping him there. The vampire knew he was dead and claimed he had already informed his master before Kiyona killed him. "I guess we need to warn everybody huh?"
"Already taken care of." A deep voice echoed from behind me. Kaname... "I knew you coming here was a bad idea."
"Good for you. You're so smart." He walked back to his place on the ledge.
"Your friend is trouble. Why'd you want him to come?"
"Excuse me for wanting to see someone I haven't seen in forever."
"He's here for a reason. Don't let him hurt anyone here." Then he disappeared. I went back to my prefect duties.