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NOTE: Genre for the whole story is Supernatural, Horror, Action, Comedy, Romance and Drama. The Genre for this particular chapter is Comedy, Supernatural and a little Romance.

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I usually type stories but then get over them, so please don't expect me to update every so often...However with the case of this fanfic...hehe I feel slightly motivated enough to continue with it :)

Chapter 2 – The Guardians

My earliest memory began on that depressing snowy day…

I was only five years old when it happened. After that awful incident, my saviour had brought me out of the chilly snow to a remarkable private boarding school known as Cross Academy. There I was greeted and adopted by the loving, pacifist headmaster and owner, Kaien Cross. At first I was a rather shy and timid child. But over the years I became as close to Chairman Cross (who constantly insisted on me calling him Papa) as a daughter could and…I gradually became closer to the one who rescued me…

My name by the way is Yuuki Cross. I'm now fifteen years of age and I'm currently a first-year student in the Day Class of Cross Academy. Ahem. Well, since I'm the vital endearing daughter of the overly enthusiastic Headmaster, I have received the privileged role of a Prefect, meaning I'm an elite member of the Disciplinary Committee. However, my job as a Prefect isn't like any other... I'm in charge of taking care of my fellow peers, but I'm also responsible for preventing any of them from discovering the untold secret of our school…

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"Alright, everyone step back! It's past curfew for everyone in the Day Class, so please go back to your dorms!"

Twilight had finally arrived at Cross Academy, lighting up the stunning Moon Dormitory that was hidden by an ancient mossy brick wall outside. Students in dark uniforms busily swarmed the entire area outside of the towering wall gates, chattering excitedly among themselves.

"Hey, don't push!"

"Gosh, why won't they hurry up and come out!"

Cross Academy is attended by two groups of students: The Day Class and the Night Class. Both groups share the same building for their education. Nevertheless, they are forbidden to attend it at the same time. To uphold and proficiently maintain the nerve-racking secret of Cross Academy, it is my liability to make certain that these two groups never make any contact whatsoever. My job, however, has always been proven as a difficult and complicated task. Whenever the Night Class appears out of the Moon Dormitory to attend school the Day Class frequently manages to cause a chaotic uproar. They all make such an immense fuss over the Night Class every evening.

"Look! The gate…!"

"Oh my god! Kyaah! Kyaah!"

The elevated gates slowly creaked open revealing a group of tall people veiled in the dark shadows of nightfall. Students crowding around me grew even more hectic and wild than they already were. The thrilled and energized screaming and squeals coming from my classmates became almost unbearable. I honestly couldn't blame the Day Class for behaving the way they were though…Really. Because the Night Class were an elite and influential group of people and all were...extremely gorgeous.

As the group of dazzlingly beautiful students made their way to the school a sudden hush of awe swept over the excited crowd. Their elegant white uniforms reflected the moonlight, making them exceedingly bright. I looked on with the rest of my peers, momentarily transfixed by each god-like individual that now passed before us.

"Good morning, girls!" The youngest boy of the strikingly beautiful assembly of Night Class students cheerfully chirped. "You're all so lively and cute today!"

That was just enough for the crowd to go in a wild frenzy again. Before I knew it, I was knocked to the hard ground and was being carelessly trampled on by a massive stampede of wound up students.

"Kyaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh!!" They all blissfully squealed in unison.

I was once again effortlessly defeated by the enormous student body of the Day Class. Ugghh, my leg…That's it, I give up, I thought infuriately. Greatly frustrated I promptly looked up and found myself gazing into a familiar face of an attractive boy whose soft dark brown tresses swept gracefully onto the tips of his shoulders.

"Are you alright, Yuuki?" He inquired, gently grabbing hold of my arm.

"Kaname-sempai!" I exclaimed, blushing as he gave me a composed smile.

Out of embarrassment, I hastily jerked away from his grip and quickly helped myself up.

"I – I'm fine! I appreciate your concern…th - thanks!"

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Oh great now he probably thinks I'm weird…I thought as I anxiously contemplated his surprised reaction to my sudden outburst. Not knowing what to say I scratched my head, staring glumly down at the ground in my own awkwardness. The short yet uncomfortable silence finally ended when he chuckled. Slightly surprised, I looked up and found him smiling down at me, the heat slowly flaring in my transparent cheeks. His smile however, as beautiful as it was held a small trace of sadness in it.

"Yuuki, you always speak so formally to me. It makes me feel…lonely."

"Umm…w-well…it's because you saved my life Kaname-sempai!"

Kaname Kuran is among one of the most influential and powerful people residing in Cross Academy. He is the president for both the Night Class and the Moon Dormitory and…he is also the very boy who saved my life on that snowy day ten years ago… Besides his physical attractiveness, the fact that he salvaged me was another main factor that made me like Kaname so much. Damn… I always acted like this whenever I was around Kaname. My mind would flutter somewhere else when I was stuck in his gaze, my heart would beat ridiculously and I would stutter like an idiotic fool. I hated my self for that, although not entirely. Any girl who would be in my predicament would act as I did. His appearance was just so stunningly breathtaking. His perfect looks often intimidated me. I looked down at myself and heaved an involuntary sigh. I definitely wasn't ranked among the 'models' of the Night Class, but I wasn't exactly what you'd call repulsive either. I was pretty plain and ordinary actually, with medium-length chestnut brown hair and round chocolate eyes.

"Don't worry about that, it was a long time ago." He reassuringly said, snapping me out of my private thoughts.

Kaname reached out and affectionately patted my head with his slender hand, only to have it forcefully removed by a sudden harsh movement. Standing next to me was a tall slim young boy whose silky silver hair strongly radiated with the moonlight. The boy had abruptly snatched Kanames hand away from me and was now discontentedly glaring at him with piercing amethyst eyes.

"Class has started, Kuran." He uncouthly said, clearly indicating that our conversation was over.

Both boys intensely glowered at each other for a brief moment, creating a powerfully tight ambience in their wake. Dark mahogany eyes unpleasantly bored into cold amethyst ones. Before I could decide whether I should intervene, Kaname swiftly turned and gracefully made his way toward the Academy along with the rest of his 'model-like' peers.

"You're rather scary…Mr Disciplinary Committee." Kaname said in a mock-tone voice as he glanced back at us for the last time.

Sighing, I looked on as I saw him walk into the school, being stopped by his Day Class admirers along the way.

"Whether you like him or not is none of my business," The silver-haired boy suddenly said as he peered down at me. "But you do understand…right?

"Yes," I replied deeply annoyed at his rude interruption with mine and Kaname's short-lived conversation. "I understand that I can't like him because they're different from us Zero, so shut up already!"

This irritably impolite guy, who was now standing beside me, is Zero Kiryu. He's a member of the Disciplinary Committee within our esteemed school and just like me is pressured by the never-ending responsibilities of a Prefect. As well as being a Prefect, he is also my adoptive 'brother', despite the reality that he still isn't yet obliged to accept that he's apart of my unconventional family. Zero too had been kindly taken in by the Headmaster after suffering a 'vampire attack' situation similar to mine. When I first met him he never talked, he was unusually quiet. He was a particularly surly and solemn child. We've known each other for four years now, and well…he's basically still the same. Except that he talks to me a lot more now than he used to…

"Kyaaaahhhh!!"

A bunch of Day Class girls were now hysterically running and screaming in fear. Oh that's just fantastic, now what? I was just about to notify my partner of the sudden disorder among the Day Class students when I quickly realised Zero was no longer by my side. Instead he was behind the group of screaming girls hurriedly vamoosing all of them towards the Sun Dorms. Ahhh, so that's why they were screaming like that. Zero can be pretty downright scary sometimes. I swear he has the shortest temper of anyone I have ever known. He just absolutely loses it occasionally out of his aggravation.

"Go back to your dorms now!" He thundered to the frantic girls. "Honestly, it drives me mental dealing with you morons going 'Kyah! Kyah! Kyah!' every damn day! Who do you think has to go through all the suffering of having to control you people?! Huh?!"

"Kyaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh!!"

Heh! Oh my god, this guy… I sighed and grimaced, shaking my head almost sympathetically. Without sheering a single word, I rapidly made my way over to Zero and began pummelling him in the chest out of my annoyance.

"Ow-Ouch…Hey! Quit it Yuuki! That hurts!"

"I couldn't care less if it hurts, you idiot! What right...do you have...to treat...our fellow students like that...while you…were irresponsible…and came late…to your Prefect duties?!" I bellowed in between the punches I was now inflicting on the Prefect.

I was quite aware that I was creating a massive scene in front of everyone, but I really couldn't have cared less. Monitoring the Day Class students with Zero more than often turned out like this. One minute we'd be carrying out our duties as Prefects, then the next minute we'd be clashing heads in contradiction over something completely stupid. Hmmph. Well, it's usually always his fault anyway. Constantly bailing and turning up late to his vital obligations…some Prefect.

Actually…to say that we're Prefects of the school is truly a misleading deception. We are members of the Disciplinary Committee but…that's only a cover up that we use to hide our real purpose for the school. Zero and I are actually…the Guardians of Cross Academy. As Guardians we are responsible for protecting the dark secret of our school that revolves around the awe-inspiring yet mysterious Night Class. You see, the Night Class isn't just an elite group of good-looking students. Oh yes, there's much more to them than that. They all embrace in their entities a masked secret that the Day Class does not know of. The Night Class consists entirely of…Vampires…

AN: Once again please review, I want you all to keep me updated on how I'm progressing! xD Chapters 3 and 4 are ready to be posted :)

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