The Tribulations of Cross Academy

by Jacklynnfrost

Disclaimer: Vampire Knight © 2005 by Hino Matsuri

Two:

The moon dorm looked like a castle. It was so pretty in the moonlight! The tall towers, the shaded glass windows and the slated peach colored roof. I was excited to sneak around on top of it and since my room was connected to the back balcony (which also led to Kaname's room) it will be easy to get up there.

The gate is closed, the vampires started to conglomerate at the entrance waiting for the two 'guardians' to escort us to the school. Kaname is beside me. Aido, Senri, Rima, Takuma, Ruka, Kain and Seiren the nobles closest to us. Seiren I guess isn't a nobel since she didn't have any parents on the vampire council (or at all) but we weren't supposed to talk about her past.

All the vampires here have to abide by Kaname and I's rules. Which basically meant Kaname since he is the head of the Kuran house. He is a very fair dorm leader, the only rule is to abide by Chairman Cross's rules. Except punishments were different, if a rule was broken Kaname dealt with the night class while Chairman Cross dealt with the day one.

It worked out nice since the development of blood tablets. Kaname has never let me have one before but he's taken them. As have most of the night class from what I've seen the night we all moved in. Everyone had a brand they prefer but they still wished for real blood. Drinking from each other willingly isn't against the rules so there were a lot of blood pacts made. Purebloods were different in this way. Our thirst was only quenched by loved ones... So if Kaname ever drank from one of them... Well I didn't want to think about it.

Today is the first day of class! I am so excited but Kaname warned that I can't show too many emotions. His long fingers called to me, there were so many rules but Kaname said I am allowed to be myself too. So, I put my hand in his. He turns to look at me but I stare forward, mimicking his previous position and emotionless expression. His hand squeezes mine and doesn't let go, even as the gates pull apart ahead of us.

Humans from the day class were gathered around in groups. Uncle Kaien, well now he's called Chairman Cross, but he spread the word that the night class were genius prodigies. They were curious about the new students. The two guardians had their work cut out for them, especially when one of the female students fainted.

"They're so beautiful!" One said, breaking the silence that had spread through the clearing. I had to hold back my laugh. Kaname is beautiful, I was caught up in his gorgeousness and I wasn't even a human.

The guardians were twins, adopted by Kaien Cross after their parents had been murdered. The two survived, but as soon as I caught a look at the guy on the right I knew he was a vampire. How could a vampire hunter be a vampire? The other twin was human, but with the hunter smell, the vampire hunter's ancestors had devoured a vampire to obtain their power. All hunters were a bit vampire.

"Shouldn't that one be in the night class with us?" I ask, quiet enough not to be overheard. I don't even look up at Kaname so no one would know we were speaking.

"Smart girl." Kaname says, dipping down to kiss me on the top of the head. The humans squealed, I blushed and tried to look like I wasn't affected by Kaname's affection. I think Kaname just showed everyone that I was his in a very obvious way. Hopefully he meant it like that, like he and I were together. It might just be wishful thinking, though.

So if Kaname knew the one guardian hunter was a vampire, why was he letting him live with humans? He had a tattoo on his neck that marked him as tamed but what good did that do when he has a moment of uncontrollable bloodlust? If his brother is the one who tamed him, he'd have to be watching him constantly to make sure he wasn't stepping over the line.

He'd fall to level E eventually.

If blood was spilled because of any vampire... the council will discredit our attempts at living peacefully with humans. That meant this vampire is our problem. Kaname and I'd be talking about him later.

The ratio of girls to boys surrounding us now was very off. I only spotted one boy beyond the two twins keeping everyone back. Girls were everywhere, screaming out their names and 'nice to meet you's' even though very few vampires stopped to talk to them. Only Aido seemed intent on gathering friends, or rather, crazy fangirl followers. With all the blank faces around me I'd think some of these vampires are afraid of the humans.

We crossed the bridge and the screaming humans were left behind. These vampires would get big heads if they have to go through crowds of screaming fans everyday. Not Kaname, he's too focused and planned out to let something like this distract him.

It smelled like humans. During the day the building is used for all the screaming students outside. Uncle- I mean, Chairman Cross, he set this all up for us and I had to hold back my smile as the building came into view. It was almost as big as the moon dorm. Kaname gripped my hand, pulling me toward him just enough for me to sidestep around a fallen tissue before me. I held back an eye roll, trying to learn to control my expressions like Kaname requested me too.

The classroom is large enough for all of the vampires to fit comfortably. We were a large bunch in vampire terms but a small one in human terms. Kaname guided me by my hand, which I liked far more than being carried, to the far window. He leaned against the wall and I took the seat directly in front of him at the end of the long table, waiting for the teacher to arrive.

The others filed in, pairing off in smaller groups, sitting on the tables, the steps and leaning like Kaname on the opposite wall. No one spoke louder than a mumble. To us it was loud enough so the class room sounded like a low rumble all around me. I turned to look at Kaname, he was looking right back at me.

No one came. There was no teacher. The night class murmured amongst themselves, Senri talking with Rima and sharing a box of pocky. I'd bought him a box of strawberry pocky as a thank you for carrying my things to my room but haven't given it to him yet. And still... no teacher came. I tucked my hands under the table and sighed so very softly.

My soft sigh had the vampire's around me jump to attention. I hadn't intended to do that but Aido and the others looked at me curiously. Senri mouthed 'crazy' to me, before pointing the box of pocky in my direction. I accepted a stick, bending over the table to reach it.

"Don't make her reach!" Aido snaps at Senri. I hated when I was treated differently. Senri looks at Aido with little concern. Senri doesn't change his position and I pull a pocky stick out, remembering the days of Senri and I's shared childhood. When I sat back down in my chair, Kaname moved to sit on the chair in front of me, turning it around to stare at my face.

I had expected school to teach me things. Kaname would like to know that this was the source of my sigh. His intense gaze made me blush under his scrutiny.

"Would you like real teachers, real exams and real grades, Yuuki?" He'd read me like a book and knew exactly why I was disappointed. He'd told me when I was younger he wanted to build the school for me, to have a safe place for me to learn but he hadn't meant learn like humans do. "This academy, I created it to show the council we could coexist with humans easily, but also, to give you a chance to be around other vampires, to learn how to act around them for the future." I nodded, knowing this.

Acting proper and sophisticated didn't come easily for me. The only vampire I was usually around is Kaname and I wasn't frightened of him in the least. When he was around me and other vampires I still felt no fear, knowing that Kaname wouldn't let anything happen to me... This made me lax and clumsy when around noble vampires. They found me kind and being kind is a weakness that can be exploited. I've tried often to change this about myself but Kaname knows better than anyone that I am unable to be heartless. This also meant I was unable to show no emotion. I've gotten better, but not exceptional.

This is the other reason the school was created. To get me to start acting colder toward the vampires who would take advantage of me. His theory is once I get to know all the vampires around me, when I hear stories of their childhoods that I will dislike them. That knowing them would make it easier for me to disregard their opinions.

"I want an education, to truly go to school. I know why you made the school but I thought..." Acting as formal as I can is hard work, I figured at school, during school there would be something for me to distract myself with. Real work, something about humans and the world that I could learn beyond the stupid vampire hierarchy and rules that I've grown up learning about. It's been three days since we moved to the moon dormitory and I've kept most of my expressions hidden as best I can.

It was a long five minutes before Kaname spoke.

"Did you know our mother went to a human school for four years?" He'd lectured me about sharing and here he was sharing something about our parents that had been considered a secret. The ones closest to us stared. The room going quiet.

"She'd told me the story about the umbrella. I think of them when it rains." Since Kaname shared first, I knew it was alright to share back. His dark eyes sparkled in remembrance, and I smiled, unable to stop myself.

"Lets make some school memories for us, then. To tell our future children." His thumb brushed my cheek. Maybe Kaname didn't see me as a child... My hope soared and my blush deepened. He planned on having children with me! "You will get your real teacher. We will have real exams."

The shifting relationship between Kaname and I didn't break as the vampires around us started to grumble. They didn't want real exams or real teachers. Still, they wouldn't protest too loudly since this was an opportunity for them to get on Kaname and I's good side. To gain power and standing in the council. I helped Kaname as best I could but he was more thought out than I.

Perhaps I'd read into Kaname picking me up often, too deeply. Maybe he didn't see me as a child anymore. He'd just basically given me the okay to act how I wanted, before he wanted me to act like the other vampires... emotionless and bored. He said we could make school memories, that meant happy ones. Ones where we were together as ourselves.

Kaname had just given me the greatest gift of all, not the school of course and his next words explained it all...

"Only Yuuki is allowed to be herself."