"Nice to meet you Sera," Yuki said with a smile, turning her head to Zero, visibly upset with him that he had not greeted their newest additions to the Academy. "Alright! We'll take you right to the Moon Dormitory, and from there the staff will assist you in whatever else you'll need."
The girl named Sera nodded with a smile that seemed bright as the moon and for a mere moment Yuki forgot she was vampire, "Very well." The dress Sera wore was a simple white one with thin shoulder straps, and the skirt went to just past her knees.
Zero had already started walking up the stairs, and Yuki nearly tumbled after him but corrected herself after the first couple steps, "This way please."
The entire walk was quiet, save for the crickets chirping the occasional breeze, but neither Sera nor Viktor spoke a word as they made the passage to the dorm. Every few seconds Yuki would look back over her shoulder and see Sera looked around at her surroundings and guessed it was because she hadn't been to a place like Cross Academy, though she wouldn't know for sure unless she asked and she didn't feel like asking. Viktor appeared to be...well, he had that look that he was along for the ride. He must be one of those types that get bored easily. Strange how it reminded Yuki of Zero...
The Moon Dorm had some light in it; the lobby was usually the only place with activity regardless if the Night Class was away or not.
"The Night Class is currently in the school building for class," Zero said, grabbing for the handle of the Moon Dorm lobby, "When they're done you'll be able to work out everything with the Class President or Vice President."
"By the way, forgive me for asking but...is it true that Kaname Kuran is the President of the Night Class?" Sera asked rather nervously, and Yuki noticed that she had an accent.
"Yeah, but don't worry, he treats all the Night Class students well, so you have nothing to worry about," Yuki assured them.
Zero opened the door and allowed the students in, but got a rather pleasant surprise as well.
Sitting on one of the sofas was Aido and Kain, all appearing to be minding their own business while drinking wine glasses with blood tablets. They seemed to be surprised by the arrival of the Disciplinary Committee members as the Committee was surprised to see them there.
"Oh, hey there," Aido said with a smile and a wave.
Yuki was flabbergasted, "W-What are you doing? Class has already started!"
Kain was leaning on his arm on the head rest, "President Kuran asked us to remain here for the new students, so we could show them around."
"Oh..." 'So he knew they were coming? That's so like Kaname...' Yuki cleared her throat, and then turned to Sera and Viktor, "Well, there you have it. These two gentlemen will take it from here."
Sera had gone through the doors first, and Viktor followed by, and Yuki felt much shorter than she actually was when he passed her. She was used to be shorter than Zero, but she actually thought that Viktor was taller than even Zero. "Um, anyway. We're off to patrol, be good okay?"
"Oh? Hope to see you again Yuki. You too Zero," Sera said with a wave, and she got one in return from Yuki just before the door to the dorm closed.
When Yuki and Zero had left, Aido stood up from his seat and immediately set about introducing himself. He walked up to Sera, extending his right hand to her, "Hello miss, and welcome to the Moon Dorm. I'm Aido Hanabusa, this here is Kain Akatsuki." Kain gave a wave and a nod of his head, not much of a talker at the moment.
Sera slowly raised her own hand, covered in a white glove, "I'm Sera Reinhardt. Nice to meet you Mr. Hanabusa."
Being ever so friendly, Aido shook his head, "Please just call me Aido." He brought her hand up to his lips, and gently pressed them against her knuckles.
A gesture Sera seemed to appreciate, giving a small smile, "Such a gentleman."
He let her hand go, then his eyes caught a glance at the man Sera had arrived with, who was looking at Aido with an interested look, "And this is?"
"My friend, Viktor Nachtmahr," Sera said, and she turned to see Viktor bowing his head to him, he did the same to Kain. "By the way, I was hoping to meet with Lord Kuran. Is there any chance that I could-?"
Soft footsteps came from the next floor, atop the stairs of the lobby, soft but as it betrayed the quiet of the room everyone heard it.
Standing on top of the stairs was Kaname Kuran, flanked by Takuma Ichijo and Seiren, "You must be the new students."
"Lord Kaname! I thought you'd be in class," Aido said rather nervously.
Kaname began walking down the stairs, the two behind him followed suit, "I thought this was just as important. It's not often we get two new students for our class."
From Sera's point of view she seemed enamored with Kaname, but she was seeing him with her own eyes for the very first time. The only other time she had 'seen' him were in pictures her father had given her.
"Well my Lord, this here is Sera and Viktor, we just got acquainted with them," Aido said, standing aside as the Dorm President approached. Sera gazed up into Kaname's eyes, and the sudden feeling of being weak in the knees threatened to make her fall. His presence was overwhelming. Even though he was a pure-blood like the many she had seen before, she stared at Kaname, simply overcome with awe.
Kaname held out his hand, and Sera quickly gave hers to him, "Sera, Viktor, welcome to the Moon Dorm."
Other than the new student escort, the Disciplinary Committee was business as usual in keeping the peace of Cross Academy, as well as its secret.
This time, Yuki was traversing the grounds of the Moon Dorm, keeping an eye out for Day Class students who happened to sneak away from bed and try to spy on the Night Class. Rarely was there ever a night where they didn't catch at least one person trying to get a glimpse or even a picture of the most alluring students at the Academy. No matter how many detentions that go served, they just kept coming back for more.
Yuki stopped at the fountain in the garden of the Moon Dorm, taking a seat on the edge of it, and dipping her right hand in the water, trying to help her stay awake. It was only a few hours left until dawn, and then she would only get an hour or so of sleep before she herself had to head off to class.
"Not looking forward to that," she groaned, wishing she could sleep in most of the morning but knowing that would never happen much to her disappointment.
Looking up at the darkened windows of the Moon Dorm, Yuki thought she had seen someone watching her from one of them, but seeing how it was dark and she was starting to get tired, maybe she was just imagining it.
She finally brought her hand out of the freezing water and tapped her cheek with it to help get her awake, "Well, back to work!"
"About time too," said a voice from behind her.
"Ahh!"
Yuuki turned and saw that Zero was standing there, hands in the pockets of his slacks. "And you say I doze off at work."
"Shut up, I was just prepping myself for the final stretch. You're the one who likes dozing off for real when there's work to be done," she dried her hand on the sleeve of her uniform jacket. Then she realized something weird. "Zero, why'd you come here? I thought you didn't like being here?"
Zero didn't look at her; instead he peered up at the Moon Dorm. It was extremely rare for Zero, someone who hated vampires with a fiery passion, to even take a step on the Moon Dorm grounds. Even during patrol he let Yuki do it while he steered clear.
When he didn't answer, Yuki pouted, "Fine don't answer me then."
And Zero kept staring, eyes with interest, at the Dorm.
After salutations were given, Sera and Viktor joined Kaname and Takuma in his office. It was here that business picked up, with Kaname explaining to the newest additions to the Academy what they could and more importantly could not do. "The rules of the Academy should be regarded with the highest degree of respect, and if you break them in any form, expect you to suffer the consequences. Is that understood?"
Sera, who was sitting in a chair in front of Kaname's desk while he sat behind it, nodded in agreement, "Yes sir."
Kaname's eyes were on Sera, and Takuma noticed that Viktor nodded as well.
"Good," Kaname turned to Takuma, "Would you please escort them to their rooms, Vice President?"
"Yes my Lord," he replied instantly. He walked around the desk and spoke to Sera, "You'll find your things have been brought to your rooms, and that your class uniforms will be ready by tomorrow. Until then, rest easy and we hope you enjoy your stay."
Sera stood up, bowing to Kaname, "Thank you, sirs." She followed Takuma to the door, and Viktor followed suit without a word. As soon as the door closed, Kaname closed his eyes for a mere moment, as if deep in thought. He somehow had a feeling that things were going to get very interesting...
Author's Note: I plan to make this into an audioplay as soon as it is finished, just so you know!
