An Alternate Realm

The bell rang to signal that classes were over and the brunette sat up in her seat, rubbing her eyes tiredly. As she yawned and stretched, she heard a familiar voice call to her.

"Yuuki, we're going to be late for that meeting with Chairman Cross if we don't hurry up and get the squealers back to their dorm." Zero huffed, one hand in his pants pocket as the other held his books.

"I know, I know.. Why must he schedule a meeting on a day where I feel like I've had no sleep.. " Yuuki yawned again, rising from her seat to meet Zero by the door, still rubbing her eyes as they went to greet the already growing crowd in the courtyard.

"That's because we kind of don't sleep.. It's part of the job remember? The kind Chairman bestowed upon us the great honor of no sleep and..--" Zero's sentence was cut short as the two prefects entered in courtyard. The girls were already crowded around the gates, screaming the names of the Night Class members they so adored. The male prefect sighed, watching them all with a frown tugging at the side of his mouth. "--hormone-crazed-females.."

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The night passed by quickly, much quicker then Zero or Yuuki realized, sending them down to the Chairman's office in what seemed like a matter of moments since they had sent the Day Class girls back to their dorm. Yuuki knocked on the door to the office, though she knew that as the Chairman's adopted daughter she didn't have to. With Chairman Cross' answer of 'Come in', the two prefects stepped into the office, blinking at the young red haired girl that sat on the small sofa in the office. She had her head tilted, looking up at them with deep green eyes that reflected like mirrors. She stood, fixing the Night Class uniform the Chairman had given her and strode over to the still baffled pair at the door. Still smiling, the girl offered her hand to the two as the Chairman cleared his throat.

"Yuuki, Zero; I'd like you to meet a temporary student for the Night Class. This is Kit Valentina and as part of her being here, she has been given the task of watching the other Night Class students some of the time while you two patrol. She has also another task, but will come at a later date." The Chairman gave Zero a smile that made the teen raise a brow, his arms folding in front of him as he shot the new girl a glare.

"Why is a girl going into the Night Class being allowed to watch the Night Class? It doesn't make sense to let a vampire watch vampires." Zero grumbled aloud, looking the new girl over before lifting his eyes to glare at the Chairman. The Chairman moved from behind his desk to answer, watching as Kit shook Yuuki's hand, realizing that Zero was not going to offer his. Though before the Chairman Cross could get the words out that he was working together correctly, Kit answered for him, "You should ask yourself the same thing, Zero Kiriyu. Why would the Chairman let a vampire watch vampires? "

Zero growled lowly in his throat, his right hand instinctively reaching into his uniform to grasp the Bloody Rose he kept holstered there. Yuuki noticed the motion out of the corner of her eyes and put a hand on Zero's shoulder, making the half-breed relax his grip on the gun. He narrowed his eyes as the new girl stood there, her shoulder length red hair shifting to one side as she tilted her head yet again. Kit smiled watching him, knowing that she had hit a nerve. With a small giggle she turned to the Chairman who nodded, letting her know she could continue.

"Yes, I do know about the secret of this school, and about your little secret Zero, though not because the Chairman told me. Please, have a seat. I'm sure it'll be much easier to listen while relaxed. " Kit motioned to the couch across from the sofa she was sitting on, returning to it once Zero and Yuuki had sat down, the Chairman returning to the seat behind his desk. Kit looked at her hands a drew a breath, wondering exactly how to start.

"I'm part of the Vampire Hunter's organization, at least in the sense that I'm trying to keep out of hand vampires in check. Level E vampires are my main concern and trying to get to them before they cause any major damage to themselves or anyone else. I was asked by a friend of Chairman Cross to come to the Academy for a while and observe the vampires in the Night Class and to complete the other part of my tasks here. " Kit lifted her eyes from her hands to look at the two prefects, trying her best not to look at Zero directly.

"You mean to do something about me don't you? " Zero asked her hotly, his arms still crossed in front of his chest, fists clenched tightly. Yuuki looked up at him as he shot the question to Kit, watching the anger that danced in his eyes. She'd only seen that type of anger once, and that was when Shizuka had infiltrated the school.

Kit shook her head slightly, a faint smile upon her lips as she watched Zero. " That's something you'll have to find out later my dear. Though I assure you, I mean no one in this school any harm. I am here first and foremost to help keep an eye on the Night Class. "

"Why would you only be here temporarily then? " Yuuki finally spoke, though her voice shook a little as she had not yet gotten over seeing the intense anger in Zero's eyes once more. "Wouldn't you stay permanently to help if you were mainly here to help watch the Night Class?"

Kit's head tilted at the question, and she contemplated how to answer it, looking to the Chairman after a few moments for reassurance. Chairman Cross nodded again but said nothing, sipping the tea that he had recently poured for himself. With a sigh Kit stood, her hands staying clasped in front of her. "The reason that I won't be staying is because I'll have to go back eventually.. "

Zero turned his head to look at Yuuki, who looked about as puzzled as he himself felt. Sitting up straight, Zero leaned forward, gesturing with his hand until the words would come out. "What do you mean.. 'go back eventually'?"

Kit cleared her throat, a slight blush raising to her cheeks, " I'll have to go back.. to my realm.."

Zero blinked, his head tilting this time as he struggled with words. He couldn't figure out what this girl was getting at and it was starting to annoy him that she was being aloof about it all. Yuuki turned to Zero as she realized that he couldn't figure it out either and then to the Chairman, who was smiling as he always did.

"Care to.. elaborate Kit? " Yuuki squeaked the words as she shifted again, unsure of the whole situation at the moment. The atmosphere in the room was tense, at least between the three students. Chairman Cross was content to say nothing and sip his tea, which only made things harder on the two prefects.

"I-I'm not from this world.. this realm. I'm also not a vampire, as you and Zero might have originally suspected, Yuuki. My kind comes from an alternate dimension that is similar to this one, with many of the same creatures, but with many different ones as well. Dragons? Yes, those are real, but only in my realm. The same goes for every other mythological creature that comes in fairy tale books. " Kit's cheeks were now a deep red, near the color of her hair, and she couldn't keep from twisting the ends of her uniform shirt.

"Wait a second, you expect us to believe that you aren't human or vampire and that dragons and unicorns are real? " Zero stood up, outraged that this girl would stand here and feed them lies, but more that the Chairman would sit there and let her do it to them. He turned to the Chairman, growling lightly. "Chairman, you can't honestly --" Zero stopped short as Chairman Cross raised his hand, silencing the silver haired teen as he stood there. Yuuki looked to her adopted father as he had shushed her partner from finishing his sentence, curiously looking toward Kit as the Chairman pointed to her.

"Yes, all those things are real Zero. As for me.. Well my kind are unique. We have the power to shape shift, to cast magic, and outlive most creatures. I --" Kit closed her eyes, turning one hand as a green light began shimmering softly over her body and before the Chairman, Yuuki and Zero, she seemed to shrink to the point where she was no longer visible in her uniform. The prefects gasped, Yuuki clinging to Zero as she tried to get her mind around what just happened. Zero took a step forward cautiously, noting that the uniform stirred and moved and from beneath a pair of long gray ears protruded. After a moment, a nose the color of light charcoal, and then a pair of deep purple eyes with lighter purple markings. The little creature shook off the rest of the uniform, revealing a body that was as big as a midsized dog but with the overall look of a fox. It padded forward some, making the two prefects equally step backward, falling onto the couch on which they were originally sitting. With a light laugh the Chairman sipped his tea, crossing his hands under his chin. He eyed his adopted children and then the fox, laughing again to himself. After a moment, the fox sat down, it's head tilted to one side, long ears twitching before it spoke. "-- am a Nova Fox. A being of the alternate realm, and I am here to help you."

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