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The moment Chika stepped foot onto the campus of the school, she noticed that it was oddly silent. Feeling rather confused for a moment, she pondered the thought for a while and realized that the Night Class students were probably in class at the time, and the day class students asleep.

The Night Class... Kaname Kuran, a pureblood...

Technically, Chika was a pureblood, just like the Kurans, as her bloodline was free from even a drop of human blood. However, she would also be considered the highest rank of werewolf too, if so. A level S. But of course that is not how it is, her mind scoffed at her, as I am scorned by all worlds.

Chika was so absorbed in her musings that she didn't even notice she had arrived at the headmaster's office until she stumbled straight into the crumbling old wall of the building.

Immediately, she checked for blood. She was fine, aside from a bump on the side of her head, rapidly swelling to the size of a small egg.

Pay attention! Her mind scolded. What would you have done if the wall had been another Level E? Sighing and shaking her head, Chika allowed herself a moment to compose herself and gather up courage, then knocked on the door of the office.


Kaien Cross had just been sleeping soundly (along with a little drool) when a knock resonated through the entire room.

Who could be awake at this hour?

Groggily donning a pair of lion slippers, he headed downstairs to investigate.


While the Headmaster was up to see who the guest was, Zero was awoken by a presence. An odd presence. Whoever was outside wasn't human, but wasn't exactly vampire, either. Somehow, it seemed familiar and comforting.

Deciding to see who was up and about so late, Zero quickly dressed in his day class uniform and grabbed his gun, the Bloody Rose, heading to where his hunter senses pinpointed the possible intruder, or beast that lurked on school grounds.

"We'll see how good your blood tastes! Hold still, dearie!"

Yuki woke up with a start, clutching her neck, her heart pounding almost twice as fast as it normally did, accompanied by her perspiration-drenched pillow.

Thank goodness that was only a dream…

Yuki glanced at Yori, who was still sound asleep, her soft brown hair spread in a messy heap across her pillow and a slight smile on her face, unlike the almost permanent deadpan she had on in her waking hours.

Why does everyone look better when they're sleeping?

Deciding she couldn't fall back asleep, and not wanting to wake Yori, Yuki decided to go out and get some fresh air. As she left her room, however, she heard hasty footsteps.

Correctly assuming they belonged to Zero, the Headmaster's "daughter" made the decision to follow them.


After waiting for ages, or so it seemed - the door slowly creaked open and Chika found herself face-to-face with an odd spectacle.

The man she presumed to be the headmaster was still wearing his nightclothes, followed closely by a bleary-eyed schoolgirl with messy shoulder-length brown hair. From behind the two, she heard the click or a gun. Zero Kiryiu, the only one properly dressed, had the Bloody Rose aimed at her heart, lavender eyes challenging her to the first move. Though her lips curved up slightly at the never-changing attitude of the silver-haired hunter, Chika still held her hands in a mock "don't-shoot-me" fashion.

Zero slowly lowered his weapon, but didn't remove his unnerving gaze from the newcomer.

"Oh, please come in. What brings you here? Have you come to join our lovely school, Cross Academy?" Cross grinned at her, making sure to announce the name of the school with a flourish, while noting the slightly battered girl that stood a little past the doorway. His sunny attitude was a stark contrast to the cloud of gloom that constantly lingered around Zero.

"Um..." Chika didn't really have anywhere else to stay. "Y-yes..."

"Oh?" a straw colored eyebrow was raised. "Well then, kindly excuse us for a moment."

The three gathered in an adjacent room, and straining her abilities, Chika made out the words "Night Class" and "Day Class", the rest just being a jumble of words and fierce whispers.

So they're deciding for me… Does the Headmaster know my true identity?

Moments later, the Headmaster burst from the room. Striding forth, he joyously announced, "Very well, you will be accepted as a member of the Day Class!" It amazed all three of the students (now including Chika) that Cross hadn't woken up the entire sleeping students with his exclamation.

"Your name is?" the new student inquired, feigning innocence so as to not reveal her secret.

"Oh! I forgot! This is my daughter Yuki, and my son Zero! My name is Kaien Cross, and I'm the headmaster while my children are the disciplinary committee." Chika's question seemed to remind Cross to give his daily glomp to Zero and Yuki, which he gladly did. Zero somehow managed to keep his irritated face on, while the lack of oxygen gave his unusually pale complexion back some color. Yuki, on the other hand, was gasping for air, her mouth opened like a fish on land. Save us! They seemed to plead with her, but the looks went unnoticed.

Chika stared at the scene blankly for a while before realizing that Kaien's two "children" might actually be in danger. Calling forth her voice, she gently tapped that headmaster's shoulder.

"Um, headmaster, if they're your beloved children, surely you wouldn't insist on killing them?"

"Eh?" Cross released the two students from his embrace and inspected them. "Oh! I'm so sorry! Let me hug you as an apology!" He cried, dramatic rivers rushing down his cheeks. In response to this, Zero and Yuki scrambled away as though afraid for their lives.

"Zero and Yuki, please show miss..." The Headmaster trailed off, dawning on him that he had forgot to ask the new student for her name.

"Chika Maki."

"Ah, thank you!" Cross quickly scribbled the information down. "Zero and Yuki, please escort Maki-san to the spare dorm rooms."

"Yes Headmaster!" Yuki nodded furiously. Zero was nowhere to be seen. "Zero, wait up!" she called after him, and Chika followed.

Cross was sitting on the floor, bawling his eyes out. "Call me father!"


After Yuki left, complaining about the amount of homework she didn't do and the lack of sleep she was going to have, Chika unpacked her few belongings, including her new uniform, and went to take a shower. A vanity was besides the washroom, and liquid gold eyes adorning a pale complexion framed by long, dark, blue locks scowled back at her.

What do you want, her reflection seemed to say.

Chika ignored it as she continued to get ready for bed.

You know you're going insane when your reflection starts trying to talk with you…

As the sun started to wake, and the moon to wane, Chika finally fell into a restless slumber, her dreams filled with pairs of glowing red eyes and mouths full of fangs.


Author ramble corner: I hope you enjoyed that! I literally wrote this in my classes while the instructor wasn't looking because I am normally so busy after school. TT_TT I'm uploading this on the same day as the prologue, so, naturally, I'm low on sleep. ._.
Also I don't know why the font size is different.

If you enjoyed, Please R&R and all that stuff. Thank you!

~Illumin