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Chapter 1 up!

Words in italics are people's thoughts.

# CHAPTER 1

Seiran was rejected…again. Tamaji Kyosuke noted, her vampire hunter teacher. A rogue hunter with deep brown eyes and blond hair, his reputation was only second to Toga Yagari. He read her body language perfectly, having taken care of her since she was born. It was hilarious, really, an unmarried devilish heartbreaker managed to take care of a girl for sixteen plus years. Of course hell awaited him when puberty kicked in for her, especially the 'visits' monthly and as to why certain parts of her were *cough* growing.

Why doesn't she at least show more emotion in her anger, damn it! It's so unnatural of a person not to know anger… He ran his fingers through his hair. His charge was possibly the most emotionless looking person he had ever seen…Heck, it was like she was a mannequin brought to life! Even he was more emotional than her (he blanched, recalling his drunken stupor revealing some...err...matters about women while she just dragged the bottle of whisky away from him and dumped him in bed), sometimes making him wonder who exactly was the adult here – her or him?

There was absolutely no damn reason the H.A had to hold back from acknowledging her worth as a vampire hunter. He pleaded on her behalf to the president but no avail. Twice. This time however, he had a gut feeling she was going to be rejected yet again by that barmy old geezer of a president so he made plans behind her back. Get the H.A off her back for awhile.

"Seiran, I've decided to enroll you at Cross Academy," said Tamaji, gauging her reaction. Shoulder length, raven black hair whipped her shoulders as she sharply spun to face him. Deep blue eyes bore into his chocolate orbs and her rose coloured lips pursed in a grimace. Finally, some sort of reaction from her…Her sensei sighed silently.

"I refuse. Why?" Her husky voice was flat, devoid of any emotion except for the look on her face. Tamaji sighed again. I guess not…

"You will study there and that's final." He left the room, escaping her probing glance. Through all his years of training her, Seiran had somewhat developed a scary, uncanny ability to just look at a person and her victim would feel uncomfortable enough to spill out whatever they tried to hide. But his decision was solely for her protection.

Besides, it was better if she didn't know what was really happening. Something he himself still didn't have answers for.

*

Seiran gently touched the petals of the blooming Dancing Lady in front of her, admiring how the folds of the yellow orchid petals resembled a lady with her skirts billowed out – hence the name. Orchids were her favourite flower as well as the meaning of her name. Sensei Tamaji named her that due to the orchid tattoo she had on her right shoulder when he found her unscathed, hidden in a secret compartment up in an attic of an abandoned mansion.

She ever knew who her parents were, or why they had left her just like that. The notion had hurt her deeply as a child but she soon learned to shrug it off – she didn't want to know about the two irresponsible cowards who created her and dumped her. Why have sex, realize that you can't even care for a baby, and dispose of it like some broken toy?

However, Seiran was grateful to Sensei Tamaji for finding her and taking her in. Otherwise, she would have become Level E feed as those lowly creatures had the tendency to scavenge into deserted houses looking for human prey. Like vultures…or more suitably put – blood sucking leeches.

Vampires…

Her blue eyes flashed with anger. She was already a 'failed' vampire hunter, unable to obtain a license to kill and now she had to enter a stupid school for both vampires and humans alike? When Sensei had ordered her to join the academy, she was sorely tempted to make him squirm with her eye glare to reveal what he had hidden from her but he knew her trick too well and 'ran off'.

This was ludicrous! Pacifism? She was definitely going to be the butt crack of jokes to the other hunters-in training. Fraternizing with the enemy…

Why did he enroll her there? His firm answer actually meant – Ask no questions – in other meanings. Since it was Sensei's wish…she supposed she could comply. It would be better learning something useful for future purposes than having to meet those vampire hunter brats.

*

Tamaji Kyosuke shut his files, closing his tired eyes. He massaged his temples. All his leads came up empty again. Damn! It was extremely frustrating – 'someone' higher up was ordering or causing the taboo murders of vampire nobles – the case remained unsolved. None of his colleagues had any clues to continue the case so they just gave up like that and focused on easier cases. Toga Yagari himself was specifically off the case as he was in Cross Academy, keeping an eye on his former charge which had turned into Level E. Or was that boy a Level D now? Poor Kiryuu boy…and Toga. Tamaji shook his head. Zero Kiryuu was the pride of Toga, just like he was equally proud of Seiran.

His thoughts turned back to the case he was working on when he had no other cases to solve – the taboo murders. The nobles had died due to their own powers working against them, looking like they committed suicide. Besides, the murderer was pretty smart, only leaving his signature mockingly on the bodies of the nobles he butchered…Slightly similar to one case he encountered sixteen years ago, which was also unsolved. Could this be copy cat murders? Or murders committed by the same person after a long hiatus? If so, why?

The killer was taunting the H.A and even the vampire world with his malevolent deeds.

Leaving a single orchid on his dead bodies.

Seiran's flower.

Lesson no. 2 : Even smart ass murderers had to make mistakes…

Please do read and review so that I can improve myself. Criticisms all accepted :) This is unbeta-ed so sorry for the typos if there are any. Zero and gang will appear next chappie :D