I opened my eyes and yawned, the day class were making a racket, I peeked out my curtains and looked disdainfully at the girls 'damn humans' I thought 'some of us want to sleep!' I got dressed, I had sensitive vampire ears, I would never get to sleep with those girls screaming, I wandered out of my room and collided with my brother

"looks like sleeping beauty is finally awake" he murmured

"Shut up Kaname" I stuck my tongue out and he raised an eyebrow

"what ARE you wearing?"

"Clothes" I was wearing a short white dress and white boots to match

"alright, who's the guy?" Kaname asked suspiciously "I need to know so I can kill him"

"jeez, Kaname, theres no guy, I just want to wear this" he nodded

"If you're going into town, look out for vampire hunters, they might leap at the chance to take one of us" I rolled my eyes

"Kaname? I'm a pureblood too, I think I can defend against a few vampire hunters" he went on his way and I walked out the back gate, this was my first term at the famous cross academy, I had stayed over the holidays to familiarize myself with living here, but I had stayed in the moon dorms, I waited under a tree near the school gate as the students walked in, the guardians ushered them in, a girl with short brown hair and chocolate brown eyes, I knew her, but she didn't know me, and a boy with messy silver hair and amethyst eyes, I could sense that the boy was a vampire, and a vampire hunter, the boy wandered near me and he looked at me, I met his gaze unblinkingly, he blinked rapidly and tried to cover his expression with one of hate

"vampire" he growled, I met his eyes calmly

"hunter" I stood and Yuki trotted over

"I didn't know we were getting a new student" she chirped

"She's one of them" spat the boy darkly, Yuki looked annoyed at his tone, she walked up to me and shook my hand

"I'm Yuki!" I nodded, she didn't realize that I knew that already, she turned her head to the boy "this is Zero, he isn't very friendly" Zero shot her a dark look and stalked off, Yuki watched

"so what's your name?" she asked

"Keikantora, most call me Keikan" I heard Ruka, Kaname was using her to call me with her mind

~Keikan-sama! Please return to the moon dorms!~ I left Yuki and walked to the moon dorms.

Zero's POV

I helped Yuki usher the day class into the gates, they were chattering and made one hell of a racket, when they finally left, I started walking to my dorm, I stopped when I noticed white in the greens and browns of the forest lining the school, I looked over and saw a girl, she was so amazingly beautiful, I was drawn to her, even though I could sense she was a pureblood, she had long brown hair and was wearing a short white dress, I blinked furiously and awoke from the trance that her beauty had put me in, I scowled at her, but she kept her eyes locked on mine, it was like she wasn't seeing me, like she was looking inside me, like she knew my thoughts, I tried to say something, tried to tell her that she was beautiful, tried to at least ask her name, but instead...

"vampire" I growled 'real smooth Zero' I berated myself silently, she kept her calm eyes on me, blinking calmly, lazily

"hunter" she replied simply, as if we were trading a greeting, she stood up and I noted she was slightly shorter than me, Yuki trotted over

"I didn't know we were getting a new student" I didn't know what was going on with me

"she's one of them" I spat, Yuki gave me a look and shook the beautiful girls hand

"I'm Yuki!" the girl nodded and Yuki looked at me "this is Zero, he isn't very friendly" I glared at her and walked away, straining my ears to hear their conversation

"so what's your name?" Yuki asked

"Keikantora, most call me Keikan" came the reply, she had a voice like a harp, smooth, quiet and musical. 'Keikan' I thought dreamily.

Keikan's POV

I entered the moon dorms, saw Kaname, and sat with him

"yes brother?" he looked at me

"You have met the guardians?" I nodded and he shut his eyes "I want you to stay away from him Keikan" I lifted an eyebrow

"Zero?"

"Yes, he hates our kind, especially purebloods"

"Oh but I wanted to be best friends with a vampire hunter (!)" I said, my voice dripping with sarcasm, I hit Kaname gently on the forehead "just how dumb do you think I am?" he grew playful

"You want me to answer that?" I rolled my eyes

"Bite me" he grinned

"don't tempt me" I used my nail to cut my arm and waved it in front of his face

"I'm tempting yoouu" I said in a singsong voice, he leaped forward and sank his teeth into my arm, I shoved him playfully and he left me alone, licking blood from his lips

"can't follow your own rules?" I teased, his playful smile dropped as he became serious

"where is everyone?" I closed my eyes and inhaled deeply, the only vampires I could smell were Kaname, myself, and an aristocrat named Takuma Ichijo, I moved to the door

"I'll find them" he nodded and looked me in the eye

"remember: stay. Away. From. Kiryu" I rolled my eyes

"last I checked, I don't fraternize with hunters" I left the moon dorms and walked onto the grounds, it was a warm night, I wandered aimlessly through the grounds and heard a voice

"you know, I think you're kind of cocky, Zero Kiryu" I recognized the voice, it belonged to Hanabusa Aidou, an aristocrat, I hurried towards the sound and found myself confronted with a semi-circle of vampires, all looking at Zero, I walked up behind Hanabusa, they were all too caught up in the mood to notice my terrifying aura, Kain Akatsuki had set fire to a tree branch, and Hanabusa was slowly pushing jagged ice towards Zero, he pulled out a gun, anti-vampire, I sensed, and readied to fire, I put a hand firmly on Hanabusa's shoulder, the ice stopped where it was, Zero lowered his gun, Kain rid the tree of the fire, trying to act innocent, Hanabusa slowly turned his head to me, fear evident in his eyes

"Keikantora-sama!" he gasped, I dug my nails into his shoulder and he threw back his head in a silent cry of pain, I let go of him and looked around the circle angrily

"what is going on here?" Hanabusa answered

"Keikantora-sama...he was rude to Kaname-sama" I narrowed my eyes

"and that excuses you for your actions?" he lowered his gaze in shame, I continued, unfazed "tell me, I am constantly rude to Kaname, why have I not received the same treatment?" they all averted their eyes, guilty and ashamed "you WILL be returning to the dorms, Kaname will deal with you" I ordered, they all filed past me, I absorbed Kain's fire power and grabbed Hanabusa's arm as he tried to leave, I pulled him aside, not letting go of his arm, I scolded him in harsh tones

"and if I find you picking a fight with ANYONE again, there will be consequences" I finished, my hand heated up and started burning his skin, he nodded fearfully and left, I noticed him rub his arm, already starting to heal, but still red and blistered, I turned to Zero

"I'm sorry about them, I'll try to make them behave themselves in future" Zero nodded and looked at the ground

"about earlier...I'm sorry" he muttered, I raised an eyebrow, he looked up and composed his face, I cocked my head and looked intently into his eyes.

Zero's POV

Keikantora was gazing into my eyes, her eyes are amazing, they are such a dark red, they are almost brown, she then left, my heart raced, pureblood or not, I was attracted to her like any vampire to blood 'idiot!' I told myself 'she's a pureblood!' another part of me joined in 'a beautiful, dangerous pureblood...' I shook my head and returned to patrols

'if she's a pureblood, then she would be Kuran's!'

'But I would be able to tell...'

'She is obviously Kuran's lover' I told myself firmly 'besides, even if she isn't, a pureblood would never care for a level d' I couldn't get Keikan out of my thoughts.

Keikan's POV

I returned to the moon dorms, when I entered, Kaname was finishing handing out punishments to the aristocrats, he turned when he saw me

"there you are, what did you do to Hanabusa?" I smiled and held up my hand, setting it alight, the flames danced down to my wrist, but stopped there

"are you finished with them Kaname?" he nodded and I stood in front of the aristocratic vampires, I spoke "while you are all together, I would like to use my power" several of the vampires flinched or made another sign of fear, I shook my head "you do not need to be afraid, I will simply mimic your aristocratic powers" I inclined my head towards Kain "like I did to you Kain" he nodded and I touched each vampires shoulder in turn, absorbing and mimicking their powers, I finished

"thank you, you may leave now" I sat back down next to Kaname

"Keikan, I heard the entire story from Hanabusa" I shrugged

"So?"

"so, I told you to stay away from Kiryu" he growled, I rolled my eyes

"Kaname, all I did was stop the others from starting a fight, and probably getting themselves killed" he looked away

"very well" he seemed to notice the time "you should get ready for class, Keikan" I nodded and walked to my room, just as grand as Kaname's, I tossed my dress onto my bed and fumbled with the blouse, I cut myself on one of the decorations on the uniform and cursed quietly, I licked my finger and finished getting ready, Kaname was right, it was class time by the time I was ready, we walked to class, I pretended to listen to the old vampire talking, but my head was buried in a book, my brother would never approve, but I had a love for human books, I especially enjoyed reading vampire novels, humans have such an imagination, garlic? Sunlight? It was always a laugh to look at how humans see us. The next day was a convenient weekend (it seems term started on a Friday!).

Zero's POV

I wandered into the stables and saw the weirdest thing, a shaggy black wolf was curled up on the hay where I normally lie, the strangest thing of all, was that the horses were not bothered by this at all, I crouched next to the wolf, it opened one lazy eye, it was such a dark red it was almost brown, I rested my hand in the soft black fur on its side

"hello, beautiful" I murmured to the wolf, it spoke with the voice like a harp;

"easy tiger, you're supposed to ask me out first" I went red and the wolf transformed into Keikan, in answer to the quizzical look on my face, she said

"all purebloods can transform" I looked away and she laughed, it sounded like gentle wind chimes "oh don't worry, people have done much more embarrassing things then that before" I could imagine what she was referring to

"what are you doing here?" I asked angrily, she shrugged

"I like to lie here, it's comforting" I felt a stab of pain, she looked me in the eyes, before I could resist, she pressed a blood tablet against my lips, which, at her touch, opened, letting the it fall onto my tongue, it tasted disgusting, but I still let it dissolve in my mouth, I swallowed the watery liquid that it became, her eyes never left mine.


Note from the author: Hey all, this is the first chapter of the first fanfic ive ever written! reveiws annd messages are more than welcome, but i wont be making any changes, i dont doubt you all have awesome advice, but i kinda wrote this story months ago, so...ANYWAY ENJOY!