Chapter 1: New Transfer Students

A crowd of girls gathered by the gate at twilight, waiting to catch a glimpse of the elite Night Class. Yuuki Cross, a Day Class student and part of the Disciplinary Committee, did her best to hold back the squealing girls. This was part of her usual duty, and she had quite the work-out trying to keep the rest of the Day Class girls in line.

She looked over her shoulder at a raven-haired girl, who stood off to the side. She had always wondered what was on her mind and why she was not like the other Day Class students. Maybe this girl was not interested in the Night Class for some reason; maybe she did not want to be crowded. Either way, Yuuki had a feeling that something seemed off about this new transfer student.

Zero Kiryuu, the other member of the Disciplinary Committee, yelled at a few girls to get back. This scared them so they complied with his request. Yuuki sighed at her friend's method, but she knew that breaking him out of his habits was not worth it.

The enormous gates opened, and beautiful students wearing white uniforms walked through. The girls cheered and squealed with delight as they watched their crushes walk past.

Hanabusa Aido waved flirtatiously at his fans while his best friend and cousin, Akatsuki Kain, just casually walked beside him. Takuma Ichijou also flirted with his fans, while they screamed how much they love him. Behind them, two pure-bloods, Kaname Kuran and Ichigo Kurosaki, glared at each other for a moment without a word.

Yuuki bowed to Kaname when she saw him. "Good evening, Kaname," she greeted.

Kaname smiled as he brushed a hand through Yuuki's hair tenderly. "Good evening to you, Yuuki," he replied, "Glad you're doing well."

"Yes, I am," Yuuki nodded as she blushed at the pure-blood's touch. "I'll see you later then."

"Good luck," Kaname said as he continued to walk past.

Zero stared at Kaname with jealousy, and Ichigo sneered as he walked past. This was going to be a long night for both of them.


Flashback – Yesterday…Day Class

"Did you hear? There are two transfer students—one in the Day Class and one in the Night Class!"

"I heard the new guy in the Night Class was so hot!"

"Definitely not as hot as Aido-kun," the girl sighed, "Now that's a cutie!"

The girls that were gossiping squealed with delight as they continued to talk about their Night Class crushes. Zero tried to tune them out as much as possible because for one thing, he was annoyed by their "fan-girling" and also, he did not like the idea of another vampire joining Cross Academy.

Cross Academy was a private school divided into two classes: the Day Class, which was made up of humans, and the Night Class, which consisted of elite vampires. The headmaster, Kaien Cross, had a dream where humans and vampires would live together in peace. However, there were precautions that he had to take, hence why he had appointed his adopted children, Yuuki and Zero, as members of the Disciplinary Committee, to protect the Night Class's secret.

Yuuki, also overhearing the girls' conversation, wondered what the new transfer students were like, and she was prepared to be friendly with them, should she ever meet them.

Kaien opened the door to the noisy classroom, and Yuuki's curiosity was piqued when she saw a petite, raven-haired girl standing with him. "Settle down, class," he said, and the class quieted within a few minutes. "I would like introduce a new student. This is Rukia Kuchiki, and I expect that you would make her feel welcome." He turned to Rukia and smiled. "You may sit down wherever you like, Kuchiki-san."

Rukia smiled sweetly and curtsied. "Thank you, Headmaster Cross," she said in a high-pitched voice. Then she turned to the rest of the Day Class students and curtsied to them. "Hello, my name is Rukia Kuchiki. It's nice to meet all of you." Then she went upstairs and took a seat, but when she sat down, she frowned once again.

"Well, good luck in your class, students," Kaien said and he stepped out of the classroom, only to be replaced by the actual teacher.

Yuuki studied Rukia for a while. She had a feeling that something was not quite right about her. Zero, who was sitting behind Rukia, could also feel her fallacy when she greeted the class. Whatever the reason was, it annoyed him very much.

Night Class…

"Hey did you hear about that new transfer student?" Aido asked Kain.

"Yeah, I'm hearing rumours that he's a pure-blood like Kaname-sama," Kain replied.

Aido whistled. "Oh boy, this can't be good. You know how Kaname-sama feels when there's another pure-blood around." He looked thoughtful for a moment. "I wonder if the two would ever fight."

"Don't be an idiot, Hanabusa," Kain snapped. "Of course, Kaname-sama is not the fighting type. He knows better than to do something like that."

"I heard there's another transfer student, and she's a human," Takuma spoke up.

"Human, eh?" Aido said with a smile. "I wonder how she'll taste."

Kaname looked up from his book, and Aido could feel a chill go down his spine. "K-Kaname-sama?" He stammered.

"Do I have to go through the rules of the Night Class again, Aido?" Kaname asked, with a tense tone.

"S-Sorry! I'll never say that again!" Aido apologized, fear lacing his every word.

"Good," Kaname said with a smile. "You better not."

Aido sighed in relief.

"I for one don't really care about these new transfer students," Rima said as she nibbled on a Pocky stick.

"You said it," Senri replied. Rima offered him a Pocky stick, and he pulled one out of the box and put it in his mouth.

"Still, I wonder what they're like," Ruka said. "I'm more interested in the Night Class student. What do you think, Kaname-sama?"

"This should be interesting then," Kaname said.

The door to their classroom opened, and Kaien walked in with a tall student with orange hair. "Class, this is Ichigo Kurosaki, and he'll be a part of the Night Class from now on."

Ichigo said nothing as he stared the classroom of students. His eyes rested on Kaname and his eyes narrowed. A pure-blood? He thought to himself, Oh great...

"Well Ichigo?" Kaien asked. "Are you going to introduce yourself?"

Ichigo snapped back to reality when he heard Kaien's words. "Right. Yeah, my name is Ichigo Kurosaki, and I'm a pure-blood." He smirked. "Nice to meet you."

The students whispered things to each other as Kaname stared at Ichigo with narrowed eyes.

"Well, you may sit wherever you like, Kurosaki-san," Kaien suggested.

"Sure," Ichigo took his seat as far away from Kaname as possible, ignoring the stares from the other students.

Flashback ends


Yuuki sighed as she stepped out of the shower. Just when she was putting her pajamas on, she heard a knock on the door. "Yes?" She called.

"When you're finished, can you come see me in my office please?" The voice of her adopted father sounded from behind the door.

"Sure thing, Headmaster," Yuuki replied.

"Aww, I'm your father, you know!" Kaien complained. "When will my daughter acknowledge me as her dear father?"

Yuuki rolled her eyes at the headmaster's complaining with a smile. "I'll come see you in a bit."

"Okay, I'll be waiting," Kaien said and he walked away.

While Yuuki put her top on, she sighed once again, thinking about that new transfer student. Something must be on her mind, and her personality kind of reminded her of Zero. Maybe the same thing happened? Zero was attacked by a pure-blood vampire four years ago, so maybe the same thing had happened to Rukia.

She had also wondered what the headmaster had wanted to see her for. Maybe it was about Rukia. Who knows?

She quickly finished getting dressed and walked toward the headmaster's office. Once she got there, she knocked on the door. "Headmaster?"

"Ah Yuuki, come in," Kaien replied. Yuuki opened the door and walked in. "I need to talk to you about the new transfer student from the Day Class, Rukia Kuchiki. Grab a chair and sit in front of me."

Yuuki grabbed a chair and sat down. "What happened to her?" She questioned.

Kaien folded his hands in front of him. "A long time ago, when she was only a child, Rukia's family was killed in front of her by a vampire. About five years ago, her best friend, who just happened to have the same name as I do, and she were attacked by a vampire as well. It was probably the same one. Anyway, her friend was killed but she survived. To this day, she's haunted by that time when her dear friend was killed, and she blames herself for what happened."

Yuuki gasped with shock at the headmaster's story. So it was true that she had a similar terrible experience as Zero had! I wonder if that vampire was a pure-blood like that same one that attacked Zero and his family.

"It's a terrible tragedy," Kaien remarked with a sigh. "She was sent here by her guardian, who's also her older brother, to receive 'proper' education…in his words anyway."

"What would you like me to do, Headmaster?" Yuuki inquired.

"I want you to be friends with her," Kaien answered. "Protect her as much as you can. Show her around if you will, and of course, don't let her know about the Night Class's secret. There's no telling what she would do."

Yuuki nodded. "I will."

Kaien grinned. "I knew you would. Good night, Yuuki!"

"Thank you, Headmaster," Yuuki replied with a smile as she stood. "Good night." Then she walked out of the room.

"It's father!" Kaien corrected. Tears streamed down his face. "My lovely little daughter still won't call me father!"

"Oh shut your whining, you idiot," Yagari, Kaien's best friend who just happened to be outside of the office at the time, said as he walked past.

Yuuki walked down the hall toward her room. She stopped when she saw Rukia climb out the window in her room. "Rukia-san!" She called. Rukia ignored her as she climbed up onto the balcony. "Rukia-san, wait!" Yuuki called again as she followed her through her window.

"What do you want?" Rukia asked with a bit of irritation in her voice.

"What are you doing out here?" Yuuki asked.

"Who wants to know?" Rukia questioned.

"My name is Yuuki Cross," Yuuki answered, "I want to know what you're doing out here. Day Class students can't come out at night."

"I only want to come outside and think," Rukia said. "Now that you know what I'm doing out here, please leave."

"But it can be dangerous!" Yuuki protested.

"And why's that?" Rukia challenged.

Yuuki said nothing. What was she supposed to say? That she would find out about the Night Class? She had to think of something. "Um…the roof here is pretty steep," she said quickly, "You could fall."

Rukia laughed at Yuuki's answer. "I've always climbed up to higher places and not once did I fall. I've got good balance, so don't worry about that."

"Oh," Yuuki said. She was a bit embarrassed. "Mind if I sit with you then?"

Rukia frowned once again and sighed. "I kind of want to be left alone, if you don't mind."

Yuuki sighed. With her experience in dealing with Zero, she knew she had to give Rukia her space. "Alright, but don't take long, okay?"

"Yeah, okay," Rukia replied, and Yuuki climbed back inside the window.

Rukia leaned against the railing of the balcony and sighed while the breeze blew through her hair. She felt peaceful, and all her troubles seemed to be a mile away. She did not know what her brother was thinking in sending her here, but she knew one thing: she did not trust the Night Class. Something seemed to be off about them. Whenever she looked into their eyes, she was reminded of that terrible vampire that attacked her twice.


Elsewhere, in the main school, Ichigo walked down the hallway as soon as class was finished. He did not know what his father was thinking in sending him to this school, but he knew that he was not here to make friends.

"Ethics? Bull…shit," Ichigo whispered to himself as he walked down the stairs toward the front door.

"And where do you think you're going?" A voice sounded from behind him.

Ichigo stopped and turned around to face several Night Class students behind him: Aido, Kain, Ruka, Senri, and Rima. "What the hell do you guys want?"

Kain stepped forward. "You may be another pure-blood, but all you ever do is show disrespect to our dorm president."

"That's something we just can't allow," Aido added.

"So uncool," Rima and Senri remarked in unison.

"Why should I kiss ass like the rest of you?" Ichigo asked. "The reason why I show 'disrespect' is because I can't stand being around him. So I suggest that since you shut the hell up and leave."

Ruka growled and was about to march toward him, but Kain held her back. Aido took a step forward. "We have low tolerance for bastards like you disrespecting Kaname-sama." The floor in front of him turned to ice that crept toward Ichigo's feet.

"And what are you going to do?" Ichigo challenged with a smirk. "None of you can even touch me. So come on. I dare you guys to give it your best shot."

"You cocky bastard," Aido snarled. However, he realized that Ichigo was right and made his ice disappear.

"See? I told you, you can't touch me," Ichigo said. His eyes glowed red. "Go back to your dorms and leave me alone."

The aristocratic vampires did as what they were told without a word.

Ichigo chuckled. "Sometimes it feels damn good to be a pure-blood."

"Glad you think so," Kaname's voice sounded from behind him.

"What now?" Ichigo scowled with annoyance.

"It seems that you still have a lot to learn, Kurosaki," Kaname said as he walked toward Ichigo. "Son of Isshin… I should have known."

"So you do know me?" Ichigo asked.

"I know of you, yes," Kaname replied, "I know of your clan."

"So what do you want me to do? Kiss your ass like the rest of them? I've seen you with that human girl," Ichigo smirked, "you've grown soft. It's no wonder the others are so confused."

Kaname narrowed his eyes. "Whatever relationship that I have with Yuuki is none of your business. She's very dear to me, that's all I can say. So what gives you the right to tell me that I've grown soft?"

"Do me a favour, Kuran," Ichigo said, his scowl returning, "please shut up. I seriously don't care about your relationships. I don't care about the fact that you're president. I don't care about you in general. All what I see in you is competition. So long for now." He opened the door and stepped out.

Kaname said nothing as he watched him leave. It was bad enough that he was rivals with Zero Kiryuu, and now this man had showed up. He knew that the Kurosaki clan was refined, and the current head was a renowned doctor. Yes, he's still very young, he thought to himself, I'll just let him be for now. Sooner or later, he'll learn his lesson.


And that's the first chapter! It was just an introduction for the characters, but it will continue in the next chapter. I plan on making this story longer than Bloody Rose, so in the meantime, let me know what you guys think!