Chapter 2: Meeting
The next day, Rukia sat at her desk and doodled in her notebook. She did not really feel like talking to anyone, but when she looked at Yuuki, who was in conversation with her best friend Yori, she felt a bit of jealousy.
Ever since she and Kaien Shiba were attacked that day, Rukia never wanted to be near anyone, not even her friends. She did not know why she became anti-social. Maybe because she was afraid about what would happen to them? Who knows? After all, she was attacked twice by the same vampire, and she was afraid that the next attack would affect whatever friend she had made. She did not want to do that.
She glanced one more time at Yuuki. Something about her was warm and friendly, and maybe with a bit of time, she could learn to open up to making new friends again.
When class was over, she stood up and started to gather her books with a sigh. She did not realize that Yuuki was standing beside her.
"Awww! Those are so cute!" She squealed with delight.
Rukia blushed and blinked. "You think so?"
Yuuki grinned. "Yep! They're better than what I could have done."
Rukia smiled. "Thanks." Then she frowned. "Sorry for last night. I'm willing to try again."
"Sure! My name is Yuuki Cross. What's your name?"
"Rukia Kuchiki," Rukia replied with a smile. They shook hands for a brief moment.
"So do you want to walk down the hall together?" Yuuki offered.
"What about your other friend?"
"Well, she has some things to do, so I think it would be a good idea if I got to know you more, if you'd let me."
Rukia finished packing her bag and slung it over her shoulder. "Sure!"
As they were leaving the classroom, they conversed about many things. Rukia had told Yuuki about what life was like before the first attack happened and about the things that she was interested in. Yuuki explained to her how she was an orphan with no memories of her child life, but she was rescued and taken in by the headmaster.
"You have no recollection of your parents at all?" Rukia asked.
Yuuki shook her head with a smile. "The first thing I remembered was that I was alone on a snowy night. I was attacked, but a friendly boy who was a few years older than me saved my life. I was living happily with him for a bit until Headmaster Cross decided to adopt me. Of course, Kaname still came to visit me every once and a while."
"Kaname," Rukia repeated thoughtfully. "Isn't he in the Night Class?"
Yuuki nodded. "Yes, how did you know?"
Rukia shrugged. "I heard some girls calling out his name, as with the rest of the students in that class. Frankly, I don't really care about them too much."
Yuuki was slightly surprised, but then again, she figured that that was the case. "You know what? You're the first girl that I have ever encountered, besides my best friend Yori, to not show any interest in the Night Class."
"Ironic, isn't it?" Rukia chuckled softly. "However, there's something that I don't trust about them-something that doesn't feel right."
Yuuki widened her eyes. She knew that she could not tell Rukia about the Night Class's secret for obvious reasons, but at the same time, she understood what Rukia was saying. After all, she was attacked by a vampire before, and she could understand her distrust in them. This girl definitely reminded her a lot about Zero.
"Speaking of which," Rukia said, "I think the Night and Day Classes are switching soon, so you better be ready, Disciplinary Committee."
Yuuki nodded with a confident smile. "I know about that. Anyway, nice talking to you, Rukia."
"Likewise," Rukia replied. "Good luck and see you around." She walked away, leaving Yuuki behind to her thoughts.
Yuuki smiled as she watched Rukia walk away. Even with her stand-offish attitude, Rukia definitely seemed to be a really nice person once someone really gets to know her. Yuuki had a feeling that this will be a long friendship between them. She kind of felt bad for not telling her about the Night Class's secret, but Rukia was a smart girl and she had a feeling that she would probably know eventually.
A little later on, dusk broke again, and Yuuki and Zero stood next to the gate where the Night Class students would pass through. Rukia was standing next to the walkway as usual while the girls around her were screaming.
"Ahh! I can't wait to see Aido!" One girl exclaimed.
"Takuma! I love you!" Another squealed.
The class representative, a dark-haired boy with glasses, was also part of the excitement. "Oh Ruka! I can't wait to see my beautiful Ruka!" He shouted.
"Okay everyone! Get back!" Yuuki shouted.
The screaming girls did not listen to her as usual. They kept crowding the gate, screaming out the names of their crushes.
"Get back, damn it!" Zero shouted. Scared of his voice, some of the girls backed away.
Rukia tried to stifle her laughter. She was annoyed by the girls around her, but at the same time, she thought that this was very amusing.
All of a sudden, the enormous gate opened and the Night Class students walked through.
"Hello girls! Great to see you again! Hope I was in your dreams tonight!" Aido shouted and the girls screamed louder.
"Ruka! Ruka! Hope you notice me, Ruka!" The class representative shouted.
"Oh get lost, you stupid boy," Ruka grumbled as she continued to walk past.
"Good evening, Yuuki," Kaname spoke behind Yuuki, startling her slightly.
"K-Kaname!" Yuuki exclaimed with a blush. "You startled me!"
Kaname chuckled. "My apologies. How are you doing?"
"I'm fine," Yuuki replied. "Same as always." She noticed Ichigo glaring at Kaname while walking. "Kaname, is that a new student?"
Kaname sighed. "Yes he is." Then he brought his voice down to a whisper. "He is a pure-blood like I am."
Yuuki widened her eyes in surprise. "Serious?" Kaname nodded. "He doesn't seem to like you very much."
"No, he does not, but that doesn't matter to me. He'll eventually grow up, so I'm just letting it be for now."
"Out of curiosity, what's his name?" Yuuki asked.
"Ichigo Kurosaki," Kaname replied. Then he smiled at Yuuki once more. "Well, I better get to class. Good luck, Yuuki." He continued to walk toward the Academy.
Still blushing, Yuuki waved. "Thank you, Kaname."
Ichigo continued to glare at Kaname. Man, I still don't get what his relationship is with that girl, He thought to himself. At least I have my pride and wouldn't get together with any of these annoying human girls.
He did not watch where he was going, however, and bumped into Rukia. "God damn it!" He cursed under his breath.
"Hey bastard! Watch where you're going!" Rukia snapped.
Ichigo was slightly embarrassed but he pushed all that back in an instant and scowled. "Get out of my way, you fucking midget!"
"Oh midget, am I?" Rukia argued. "You've got some nerve! And here I thought that you Night Class students were "perfect" people, but really, you're nothing special."
"Like I give a damn what you think!" Ichigo shot back. "You're nothing special either. So why don't you run along, you little brat?"
"A brat, am I?!" Rukia was fuming now. She kicked Ichigo's shin, but he dodged it immediately.
"Ha! You wouldn't even land one kick! You're so worthless!" Ichigo taunted while Rukia gritted her teeth. "Oh is that all you're gonna do? Well, lucky for you, I've got class, so I'm not going to waste my time on a midget like you!" He walked away, still chuckling at her.
"You're such a jerk!" Rukia shouted, but Ichigo ignored her.
"She's cute!" Aido said as Ichigo walked past. "Damn, you seem to be an item together."
Ichigo gave Aido a death glare, which caused him to back off immediately. "I have no intention of being together with a meaningless human. I have my pride as a pure-blood and I'm keeping it that way."
Aido watched Ichigo walk away and shook his fist at him. "That damn jerk!" He said through his teeth.
Ruka watched Ichigo as well and bit her lip slightly. There was something about Ichigo that really spoke to her—something that she definitely found attractive, something that Kaname never had. Kaname had been her object of affection for the past couple of years, but she knew that the dorm president would never take notice of her because of his affection for Yuuki. Maybe Ichigo would take notice of her? After all, they were both vampires.
She smiled slightly and continued to walk toward the classroom.
Kain raised an eyebrow inquisitively. He had never quite figured out what was on Ruka's mind, and this had been that way since Ichigo first appeared in their classroom. Could Ruka have feelings for Ichigo-sama? Kain thought to himself. That better not be the case. He's rude, especially to the dorm president, and he pisses me off every time I look at him.
When Rukia was walking up to her dorm room to turn in for the night, she could not get something off her mind. When she argued with that strange boy from the Night class, something about him reminded her of the vampire that attacked her twice, and it made her shudder at the memory. Maybe she would try to sleep it off tonight?
She changed into her pajamas, got under the covers and closed her eyes, praying that sleep would come to her. However, no matter how hard she tried, she could not stop thinking about that horrible memory:
It happened when she was asleep and her parents were getting ready for her bed. Her brother was away at college at that time so she and her parents only remained at the house. Then suddenly, her parents screamed in anguish, making Rukia jump out of her bed.
Wondering what was going on, she tiptoed across the floor and opened the door to her room slightly. What was on the other side of her door made her blood run cold. She saw a tall man covered in blood holding her mother tightly. The woman's entire body was limp and blood dripped from the man's mouth as he was sucking her blood. Even though she was 5 years old, Rukia knew exactly what that man was from the books she read: he was a vampire.
Her eyes averted to her father, completely drained of his blood, lying on the floor. She wanted to scream, but she did not want the scary vampire to come after her next. She wanted to run, but her legs were paralyzed. She quietly closed the door and sat in a ball in front of it, gripping her hair and praying that this man would leave her alone.
Rukia sat up immediately, drenched in a cold sweat and shivering. She did not want to go back to sleep, not after that terrible nightmare. Maybe a nice walk would help? It would probably be against the rules, but if she is careful to not get caught, then she might have a nice little walk to calm herself down.
She climbed out of bed and changed into track pants, a tee-shirt, and a hooded top. Then she stepped outside onto the balcony, stepped onto the railing and carefully stretched her leg onto the tree that was close to it. As soon as she made it, she climbed down the tree and jumped off.
As soon as she hit the ground, she walked in a random direction down the walkway. The breeze flowed through her hair, and she smiled as she calmed herself. Any fears that she had of the past seemed to be blown away by the breeze.
When she got close to the gate that would lead into the academy, an idea came to her.
When class was over, Ichigo immediately stood out of his seat and walked out of the classroom. Ruka watched him as he left.
Happy that no one was bothering him tonight, Ichigo opened the door of the academy and stepped outside, smiling slightly as the cool breeze drifted through his orange hair. Nice night as usual, He thought to himself. It took him a while to find out that someone was watching him, and he scowled irritably. "You can come out now."
Ruka stepped closer to him. "Um, Ichigo-sama?"
Ichigo rolled his eyes. "What do you want now?"
A small blush tinted Ruka's cheeks as she continued to stare at Ichigo. "My name is Ruka Souen, and I want to apologize for the disrespect our classmates had given you. I never wanted to be a part of it."
"Oh really?" Ichigo said with a smirk. "Then why were you there?"
"I had nothing better to do," Ruka replied, "and it was Hanabusa's idea anyway. He can be such an idiot sometimes. I can make it up to you though." Ichigo scowled again and raised an eyebrow. "Drink my blood," Ruka continued. "I can offer you some."
Ichigo furrowed his eyebrows and looked away. "No thanks."
"When was the last time that you satisfied your thirst?" Ruka reminded. "The blood tablets that we take are okay, but they're not as satisfying as the real thing. Besides, it's better than to drink a human's blood, you know?"
Ichigo thought back to the last time he drank someone else's blood and realized that Ruka had made a valid point. The blood tablets were okay and kept him going, but he realized that it had been a long time since he actually drank someone else's blood—human or vampire.
Ruka waited while Ichigo stepped closer to her, his eyes locking onto hers. When he slowly wrapped an arm around her, she melted as she wrapped her arms around his waist.
"You know?" Ichigo whispered with a smile. "You're actually pretty hot, and I can do more than just take some of your blood." He leaned in to kiss her, and she returned the kiss. Lust overcame Ichigo as he seductively pushed Ruka against the wall of the academy, continuing to kiss her. Ruka pressed her body against Ichigo's, taking in his sweet scent.
He trailed kisses from her lips, running his hands over her body. With one hand, he pulled a golden lock of hair against Ruka's ear, revealing her neck in clear view. With the other hand, he wrapped it tightly around her waist.
"Take me, Ichigo-sama," Ruka whispered as she waited.
"You're wish is my command, princess," Ichigo replied as he sunk his fangs into Ruka's neck, earning a small gasp from her. He held her waist tightly with one hand and felt her ass with the other while the blood flowed into his mouth.
Ruka closed her eyes and smiled while she rubbed her hands against Ichigo's back. "Oh Ichigo-sama," she moaned.
Ichigo licked a trail of blood from Ruka's neck, and she healed herself instantly.
"How did it taste?" She asked.
"Quite good," He answered, "Thanks, and you're forgiven."
She knelt before him respectively. "Let's go back to class," She suggested.
Ichigo shrugged. "Sure," he replied.
From the window above, Kain watched as the two walked inside and narrowed his eyes. So it was true after all. Ruka had apparently gotten over Kaname and now is attracted to Ichigo. It was better Kaname-sama than Ichigo-sama, He thought to himself, Fucking bastard!
Nearby, Rukia gasped at what she saw. She had seen the entire thing as soon as she climbed over the gate. Memories from her past came back again as she figured out the Night Class's secret.
"They're…vampires?!"
And that's chapter 2. I forgot to mention a thank you to my friend, shiningmoonslayer, for the title of the story so thank you very much. You'll find out the true identity of the vampire that attacked Rukia's family as well as her other memory in the next chapter. Until then, please review and let me know what you think!
