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"Namida no Iro"
Color of Tears

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Chapter One: Manami's Secret

Manami easily found where the Moon Dorm gates were. Hell, even if she were blind she could easily hear the screams of her fellow classmates and girls from other class. She walked towards the end of the crowd which were particularly composed of females.

They were rowdy and not to mention noisy. But since Manami had been a celebrity though no one in her classmates knew, she wasn't surprised why they were acting this way.

She heard the Night Class students were beautiful and good-looking. Their status in the society was also noted by her classmates who easily blabbered out all information about them without asking. She was somehow amused and curious though how those so called Night Class looked like.

But now that she realized they were vampires, she wouldn't be taken back if they were the most beautiful persons she had ever seen.

Ayano had told her everything about vampires and described to her how they appeared. Not only that but he also taught her how to defend herself from vampires. But Ayano strictly told her to only defend herself and not kill one.

She closed her eyes and crossed her arms over her chest.

'How long do I have to wait?' She asked herself and sighed. Then she remembered what Ayano once told her about vampires. 'Beasts that take human forms, gorgeous and yet dangerous creatures.'

Then she opened her eyes and breathed. She remembered the next sentence Ayano always reminded her not to forget. As she thought of those words, the huge gate opened and the crowd went wilder.

Females expressed their love for the gorgeous males while some males tried their best to make the females of the Night Class to notice them. Everyone in the group swooned over the students wearing white uniform. And like what Manami expected, they were beautiful and stunning.

She stared at them and couldn't help be amazed at their perfect appearances and gestures. The Night Class were epitome of beauty, confidence, pride, power, intelligence, gracefulness and all other things Manami could think of. She could even run out of words just to praise them. But she knew better. So before the group could even pass where she was standing, she turned around and went back to the chairman's office.

'Remember, you must never get in contact with a vampire. Because when you do you'll get trapped by their presence and you can't run away from them.' She heard Ayano's voice echoing in her head.

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Manami walked towards the Chairman's office silently. Unlike the atmosphere earlier which was full of life and noise of the students, now there was peace and quiet. She breathed in and decided to look at the window. She saw the moon and stars. She was amazed at their splendour.

Then slowly she felt her heart stop for a few seconds. She felt her knees getting weak. She tried to walk but she staggered. She tried to lean on the wall to get support. She closed her eyes and panted heavily. Her head was spinning and her breathing was uneasy. She saw her chest pumping fast. She tried to calm herself and stay still for a while till her illness subsided.

She hoped no one would see her in such state.

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Kaname looked at the chairman as he stood up in front of him. He analyzed the papers the chairman had given him.

Name, Manami Aki.

He eyed on the Chairman and asked, "Is there anything wrong with this girl? She looks pretty normal for me."

The Chairman put his hands together and placed his chin on them. "Ah yes, and I've decided to make her the Night Class guardian."

Kaname looked at the Chairman with confusion. "I don't think a normal girl like her suits the job. Plus, isn't it a bit dangerous for her to guard the whole Night Class by herself? Not to mention with a pretty face like hers, I bet she won't take this seriously." He placed the papers containing the girl's bio data on the table.

The Chairman's usual smile slowly faded into a frown. "Kaname-kun, I know she may looks like an ordinary taken from a magazine but I assure you she's the best we got."

Kaname eyed on the picture again. True, what the Chairman said had a point. The girl's face was like a female model taken from a magazine. But that only made Kaname doubtful if the girl the Chairman was offering could do such a dangerous job.

"I should warn you though Aidou could easily take her down." Kaname uttered coldly.

"That's why I trust you Kaname-kun to help Manami-chan." He beamed at Kaname hoping he'll agree with him.

Kaname softly sighed in defeat. "I still don't think this is a good idea Chairman. A fragile girl like her-"

"I assure you, I can take care of myself." A female stern voice entered the room.

The headmaster looked at Manami and beamed at her. But slowly he realized something was wrong with her. He slightly frowned and uttered, "Manami-chan, are you quite alright dear? Your face looks pale."

Manami checked herself and shrugged her shoulders. She wryly smile and stated, "I'm fine Chairman, it's just I'm a little anaemic." She walked towards the table beside Kaname.

-Manami-

I looked at the tall man with ebony hair. He was beautiful and looked like a model. He had a lean and good built body. Then I saw his eyes which were reddish brown. Those eyes stared at me and I stared at him back.

Slowly, he gently smiled at me but I felt no happiness in them. It was like his smile was a fake one. I tried to be civilized and slightly smirked at him. Then I turned my attention to the chairman.

:Kaname:

I looked at the female beside me that only reached my chest. She was petite but nevertheless her uniform showed her curves and figure. She was almost as beautiful as any Night Class Student but unlike my classmates, she was a human.

I looked at her dark russet hair. It was long and reached just above her torso. The ends of her hair were curled and wavy. She tied it in a pony tail on the left side with a violet ribbon with bells on the ends. Like her ribbon, her eyes were violet too although it was darker and looked a little reddish.

I narrowed my eyes on hers. I slowly lowered my face on her neck and tried to sniffed her scent.

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Manami was surprised when she felt his hot breath on the skin of her neck. She quickly stepped away from the man and glared at him. "What?" She asked him with a firm voice.

"K-kaname-kun?" The Chairman looked a little surprised at what Kaname did. Was he thirsty?

Kaname slowly stood straight and looked at Manami. "Who are you really? Your blood is clearly not like an ordinary human." He eyed on her.

Manami glared back at Kaname and hissed, "My name is Manami Aki." She told him her fake name.

Kaname stared at her. After a while he said, "Your blood is rising, it indicates you are lying. Now tell me, who are you really?" His mahogany eyes pinned her to her place.

Manami looked at Kaname and then the Chairman. The Chairman was eyeing on him with confusion and surprise. She tried to decide whether to tell them or not. In the end she decided to tell them about herself but only a bit.

"My name isn't Manami Aki. It's Autumn, I'm a member of the group Season. You probably heard of it." She confessed. "I came here in Cross Academy because I'm a little anaemic and I heard from Aya-chan, you have a solution to my problem. So he brought me to ask for your help. I heard of your famous blood tablets and I decided to try them."

Kaname noticed that she was telling the truth. "Anaemic huh?" He was still somehow doubtful of her reason in coming here.

"Yes. I'm telling the truth. I couldn't ask from the Chairman earlier since I thought he may think I was a vampire. But I'm not a vampire; I'm just a little anodyne." She declared.

"I see, no wonder Aya-chan told me to give you some of our blood tablets." The Chairman uttered in surprise.

"So is that why your eyes were a little red?" Kaname asked her. She nodded. "Tell me what did you drink when you were still outside here?" He couldn't help his curiosity.

"I have blood infusion every once a month but one of the press found out about it. So I decided to lay low and disappear for a while." She admitted to the two. "Besides the company I was recording in told me that it would be better if I quit because of my stale health. Although they promised me that if I come back and cure my sickness, I could come back."

"I see." The Chairman uttered and pulled his drawer. He took a box that was a size of a matchbox and put it in the table. He gently beamed at Manami and shoved it to her. "This is our blood tablets you may use them on one condition."

Manami eyed on the box with rose symbol in front of it. Then she tore her gaze to the Chairman and slightly tilted her head to the side. "And what would that be?" She asked him.

"Become Cross Academy's guardian." The Chairman looked at Manami straight to her eyes.

Kaname glanced at Manami as well and locked his gaze on her. Manami looked at the Chairman, Kaname and the Blood Tablets.

'Aya-chan what do I do?' She asked herself. 'I can't help you anymore…' Ayano's voice echoed in her head. She pondered for a while and then decided.

"Okay, I'll be Cross Academy's guardian in exchange for the school's bloodtablets." Manami uttered and took the box. She placed the box in her pocket and held it in her hands.

The Chairman beamed at Manami's enthusiasm while Kaname merely eyed on her. He still hesitated if he should believe the girl who called herself 'Manami Aki.'

....to be continued.

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A/N: Yey! Kaname is in the scene, whee… I actually thought this story was a little dry but I realized that this is just the beginning. Anyway, next chapter is Kaname's Point of View!! Yey! See you guys in the next chapter, kay? And please do leave reviews! T.Y.!!!~

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