The Broken Past (Revised)
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A group of men stood near each other, their gaze focused solely on the television. Scenes flickered across the scene, new ones flooded in with every second. The scenes held images of dead bodies that had been discovered all over Japan. There was only one thing that these people had in common…..they were all pureblood vampires. Apparently, their killer took a picture of them right before they crystalized.
"What are we going to do?" a member whispered, his mind reflecting upon the number of remaining purebloods.
"What can we do?" another member added alongside his comrade.
A man with sandy blonde hair with glasses sat behind a new desk. His head was in his hands as his mind raced with possible solutions.
"Boss?" a woman called out softly, worry clear in her tone.
"We'll have to contact the Council and report this to them, they'll need to start alerting people." The sandy haired man stated slowly.
Everyone nodded in agreement and they all left the room to complete this task, except for one.
A man with an eye patch stood in the corner, lighting up another cigarette. "Have you thought of anything yet, Cross?"
Kaien Cross or rather Headmaster Cross shook his head sadly. "Nothing that won't put others in danger, Yagari."
Yagari shrugged. "Sometimes all you can do is minimalize the damage or loss in this case."
Headmaster Cross sighed and fixed his glasses. "I'd end up putting the daughter of my heart in this mess."
Yagari snorted. "She's already in the mess; she just doesn't know it yet. Why didn't you tell the others about the killer's messages concerning her?"
Headmaster Cross frowned. "I think we might have a mole in our group….until I can fully trust everyone, I'll keep the small specifics to myself."
Yagari nodded and took a drag out of his tenth cigarette that day. "Whatever you say, boss."
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The main members of the Night class, Akatsuki Kain, Hanabusa Aidou, Rima Touya, Ruka Souen, Kaname Kuran, Senri Shiki, and Takuma Ichijo, were all seated in the Headmaster's office. Normally, they'd be here because one of their classmates (or themselves!) had almost ended up drinking from the Day class, but tonight was different. There was tension in the room that suffocated everyone in there it seemed, even Hanabusa was silent.
Headmaster Cross sat at a desk again, but this one was older and held much more memories….the good and the bad ones. "I've called you all here tonight, because we've received unsettling news."
A thousand thoughts entered each member's mind, though none of them were identical. "What's going on?" Hanabusa asked first.
Headmaster Cross took a deep breath and began the tale. "There have been several murders as of late. All have been pureblood vampires. The Council and the Hunter Association has teamed up to find this killer, but so far they've gotten nowhere."
"Is Yuuki okay?" Rima demanded, a range of emotions, uncommon to see coming from her, washed over her face.
Kaname's eyes flicked over to the Headmaster, waiting for his answer. "As far as we know, Yuuki is okay." The Headmaster replied smoothly.
Rima sighed in relief and returned to appearing cool as though she hadn't made a scene a moment ago.
Takuma glanced up from his new manga. "So…What's going to happen? Does the Council need us to help or something?"
The Headmaster nodded. "In a way, you'll be helping. I've called a few of my associates and we're going to bring in a few more purebloods to this school…to increase desirability. Our plan is to capture the killer at our school."
"What? You're going to put more purebloods in danger! Including our president?" Aidou blew up angrily, jumping from his seat.
"Calm down, Aidou." Kaname stated softly, almost a whisper.
"How many are coming?" Shiki asked, biting into a piece of pocky.
"Just one right now. If the killer doesn't attack soon then we'll bring in more." The Headmaster explained calmly.
"Why are we doing this at our school? Aren't there better places?" Ruka asked, sitting dangerously close to Kaname while her fiancé stood alone against the wall.
"All the other schools are year-round; their human students will be put at a greater risk. Ours is the only one that has a break right now." The Headmaster enlightened them.
Kain turned off his phone and looked at the Headmaster. "When is the other pureblood coming?"
Kaien Cross looked at his watch. "Later today probably….maybe in the morning, I'm not totally sure. Come back around ten p.m. so we can welcome our guests."
Kaname's eyes narrowed. "The pureblood will be bringing companions?"
Kaien Cross nodded quickly. "Yes. Lorandi's Academy for the Gifted will be sending three students. We'll just have to wait until they all arrive to ask questions. Remember, be back here at ten."
Everyone nodded in understanding and left from the room, leaving Kaien by himself.
Kaien looked at his old desk with sorrow, his fingers tracing every small scratch made on the redwood's surface. "I wish that this could be different. I just hope that she won't hate me for this."
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"Doesn't your sister go to Lorandi, Takuma?" Shiki questioned softly as they waited for their president to join them.
They were all in the sitting room; it was a quarter to ten. They were all dressed up in more than just their normal clothes and they all were waiting for Kaname to lead them to Cross' office. They all lounged about in the room. Shiki and Rima were sharing the couch, while Takuma sat in his favorite armchair. Aidou was talking to Kain by the front door; both looked angry and grew angrier with every passing second. Ruka was waiting by the staircase, waiting for Kaname as usual.
Takuma nodded, deep in thought. "Yes, actually. Kaya just enrolled there last summer. She's grown quite close to her dorm president, you know?"
Rima nodded her head, remembering Takuma talk about his sister during class a thousand times. "Didn't you tour the campus with her?"
Takuma smiled at his two companions. "Of course I did! It was quite lovely actually, the campus is well taken care of and all the students are very friendly. They even have this huge library! When Kaya was being interviewed, I was allowed to read to my heart's content! There were so many different novels! Did you know that they carry manga as well? I have to admit, I was a tad bit jealous of Kaya for enrolling there!" Takuma broke out in explanation, moving his hands around as he described the library.
Kain looked over at his fellow classmates. "Ugh, that's cool Takuma."
Aidou shook his head. "Did you at least get to meet with their President?"
Takuma frowned. "No actually. The President and the Headmistress were in a meeting with the Vampire Council at the time if I remember correctly."
Before Aidou could reply, Kaname had started his descent from his room. Everyone's eyes locked onto his form. Kaname wore a burgundy long sleeved shirt with the top buttons opened and a pair of black pants complimented the shirt as well as his black shoes. Everyone bowed when he walked past them. Kaname reached the door and opened the doors with zest as they all strode into the night.
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The seven Night class members sat in the room along with their Headmaster and several Vampire Hunters.
"Explain to me, why does he have to be here?" Aidou exclaimed, still standing up with his eyes sending a dark glare at Zero Kiryu.
"He has to be here so that he doesn't shoot one of the new guys on accident, of course." Zero stated, mocking Aidou as he played with his Bloody Rose.
Aidou huffed, but quickly found a vacant seat….far away from Zero.
"It's a bloody brilliant plan, really!" A male voice commented cheerfully as a young man entered the room with a spring in his step.
Zero immediately recognized him as a vampire and pointed his gun at the male's head.
The man took on a nervous expression as he quickly introduced himself. "My name is Hyosuke Hiroshi. I am the Vice President at Lorandi Academy. I'm so sorry for barging in so suddenly! I mean, she told me to be careful and that this might happen but she usually likes to tease me!"
"She?" Rima asked quietly, curiosity in her eyes.
A blissful grin appeared on Hyosuke's face. "Our President of course!"
Hyosuke walked over to Kaien Cross and handed him a stack of papers. He began to explain with a strained voice. ""These are the transcripts. Hopefully you can look at them at a better time."
Hyosuke looked around the room, taking in everyone's outward appearance. "I don't suppose that the President has arrived already?"
Kaien Cross shook his head. "No, I thought all three of you would arrive together actually."
Hyosuke scratched his head. "Well we were supposed to, but we wanted to arrive in different vehicles coming from different directions in case we were being followed. They should be here shortly then…I just like to over-worry sometimes….it keeps me on my toes."
The Headmaster nodded in agreement. "I completely understand. I'm sure you and I will feel much better when they've arrived safely."
Takuma looked at Hyosuke with excitement on his face. "I believe I saw you last summer when I visited!"
Hyosuke analyzed Takuma's face carefully and then broke out in a grin. "I remember you! You're the guy that we had to force out of the library! Nasty business if I recall correctly."
Takuma blushed slightly. "Who else is joining you and your president?"
Hyosuke began to answer but was interrupted by the opening of the door.
"Big brother!" A petite girl with pink hair cried out in joy, running to hug Takuma.
"Kaya?" Takuma questioned, peering at his sister's unusual hair color.
"In the flesh!" Kaya replied cheekily, smiling at her brother.
"W-What happened to your blonde hair?" Takuma stuttered out.
"Oh…you don't like it?" Kaya pouted.
Takuma shook his head quickly. "No, it looks good on you!"
Kaya smiled. "Good!"
"Kaya, where's the President?" Hyosuke asked with worry in his tone.
Kaya glanced at the door. "She was right behind me. She might've gone to the bathroom and changed. She accidently fell into a ditch on the way up here."
"Liar! You pushed me into said ditch!" a bell-like voice retorted.
A young woman entered the room, looking tired. She had long, brown, and wavy hair that hit her butt. Her bangs were pushed to the side since the woman was wiping her face with a towel. Her clothes…..were unique to say the least. She wore leather pants that outlined her toned legs and butt. She also wore a midriff shirt that showed off her tan and also toned stomach.
Kaya rolled her eyes. "You like to think the bad of me don't you? It was an accident, geesh move on!"
The woman marched over to Kaya and slapped her upside the head. "You literally said five seconds before you pushed me that you were going to push me! Accidents don't happen like that in this universe, Kaya."
"Will you two act like adults for a moment and introduce yourselves to our hosts?" Hyosuke reprimanded as he went over and hugged the girls.
"My name is Kaya Ichijo, I'm from Lorandi and I'm here to accompany our President while she's over here." Kaya stated finally calm.
"I'm Yuuki Kuran. I'm the President from Lorandi and currently a part of your guys' bait." Yuuki remarked, glancing at everyone in the room.
"Yuuki?" Rima and Kaname both choked out. Rima stood up and walked over to her former best friend.
Yuuki smirked. "That's my name so don't wear it out, yeah?"
"What are you doing back here?" Ruka questioned darkly.
Yuuki rolled her eyes in disbelief. "I just told you that I'm here as part of your bait plan. Apparently, you lost a couple of brain cells while I was gone."
A/N: I need your opinion guys! Is this better than the first? (Sorry I haven't updated in forever…I just wasn't satisfied with this story…at all, but I want to continue it….with better chapters!)