I present to any err readers (anyone?) the first chapter (following prologue) of my ffic~

I found the prologue way too serious and twisted, but hey? Not like I can make something like that humorous XD

This Chapter is more light-hearted~ Enjoy~

And, please R&R X3 I'd like to know that my efforts are appreciated -sorry for being so straight-forward but I need motivation-

Chapter one - A fateful encounter

Heads of curious onlookers turned and soft yet audible whispers made their way throughout the school entrance as three figures emerged together from a glossy black limo parked at the side of the road. What could be said to be fangirls and fanboys flocked around a golden-red-haired individual. The said individual's hair was tied into twin tails, held up with thick laced plaid ribbons. Her head turned around a few degrees as a group of female students called out morning greetings to someone – most likely her.

"Good morning Rima-senpai~! Kyahhh! She just turned this way~ I swear I saw her smile," they cooed in unison. Heck, one would have thought that they had actually trained to be so 'in sync' with one another.

"They're calling you Rima. Sheesh, why don't you just wave back?" Asked a long-haired girl next to her while waving and smiling gently at some students.

"Ughhh...That's what you call 'adding fuel to the fire', Ruka...," replied the girl.

"Ahahaha...,"said the other girl nervously as her shoulder length chocolate hair blew in the wind.

The three made their way into the school building – but it, in the least, didn't even resemble what the average person would call a 'normal school building'. It looked more like a red-brick version of the Notre Dame…well, maybe minus the freaky gargoyles and all. Emerald snake-like vines crept up the aged building and beautiful gardens surrounded the courtyards. Rima had always thought that the principal was wasting his time and money on renovations, but then again, she didn't blame him for it…especially since he was doing it for his daughter, and her friend, Yuki. Well, it was a known fact to her and Ruka (and probably the entire school population) that he was one of those 'typical' doting fathers.

Rima entered the class room and once the morning bell chimed, sat in her desk. She spent the first half of the chemistry lesson staring outside the window, watching the leaden clouds that threatened to rain. If one would put it in a nice way, she would be classified as one of those silent beauties sitting in the corner of the classroom and spending class time daydreaming. Another way to classify her, according to teachers, would be one of those students who simply didn't give a damn about their long-winded and boring lectures. Nevertheless, she was one of the few students who actually passed with 'A' plusses…unlike the 50% who failed miserably despite seemingly paying attention in class.

As soon as class ended, and lunch time started, Ruka, along with Yuki, who was basically dragged 5cm off the floor by the former to Rima's classroom, made their way towards her.

Dramatic much...?

"Hi Rima~! Gosh you wouldn't believe how boring biology was!" cried Ruka, as she, without reservation, dragged someone's chair over and seated it next to Rima.

As Ruka went on about how repetitive her teacher's lecture was, Rima looked over at Yuki sympathetically…It must have been painful to be dragged around by Ruka all day everyday and all Rima could really do was be glad that she wasn't the victim.

"Wow, Rima-chan. You're eating so little today," said Yuki, passing her one or two items from her own bento.

"Ahh, thanks," replied Rima in a monotone voice while accepting her kind donations.

"And as usual, Rima is as stone-faced as ever," cried Ruka, shaking her head from side to side while sighing.

Stone-faced…

Ouch, that must have hurt, but she couldn't deny it. Throughout the years, Rima had grown to be a silent individual, only associating herself with a few people, and whenever she did, she was still as pan-faced as usual, and replied with blunt and sometimes sarcastic remarks. As for her fangirls and fanboys, she didn't really give a damn about them. She found it somewhat awkward to greet them too, especially since she had never met or known the majority of them. She kind of considered them to be self-admitted and open stalkers. She was grateful for the fact that they had learnt to keep their distance though (maybe around 3 metres?). Despite being a first-class vampire, she still liked to keep to her own personal space.

"Ruka-chan, I thought I told you to stop saying that," Yuki retorted unexpectedly.

"Okay, okay," replied Ruka as she smiled apologetically at both friends.

Both Ruka and Yuki were two of the few who were aware of Rima's past, and for that, they were also the ones who understood her the most. Although Rima didn't openly say it, she considered them to be her closest of friends and hardly snapped at the two. Instead, she was thankful that although they knew of her past and her ambition, they accepted her wholeheartedly.

"It's alright, it's the truth anyway. And plus, I don't really mind…I'm not that sensitive," she replied nonchalantly. Well, she kind of lied about the 'sensitive' part. Even if it was true, she didn't really appreciate someone saying to her face that she was stone-faced, who would?

Lunch ended and Rima spent the remainder of her subjects staring at the clouds that were becoming increasingly heavy-looking. The long-awaited 'chime-of-freedom' sounded and half the school population rushed out of the building.

And there goes a herd of cows with mad cow disease…

Unlike the rest, Rima slowly packed away her books, making sure not to forget anything necessary for homework.

"Oh…Looks like it might storm tonight," muttered a deep yet smooth voice.

"Well duh," replied Rima in her usual dead-pan but somewhat sarcastic voice, unconsciously, as she continued to pack her books away.

…Holy crap…Did I say that out loud?

She looked up, and her cerulean orbs met those of a mahogany-haired guy's ice blue ones.

Shit…

Out of utter embarrassment and awkwardness, Rima hastily and clumsily exited the room, bumping into a few desks on the way.

"What a weird person," smiled the guy, as he grabbed his own bag and slung it over his shoulder.

"Hmm…Time to go home~" He sang, in a cheery tone, and he skipped out of the room.

To be continued...

Thanks for reading this far~ and err I'm begging for comments XD

I'm basically desperate for feedback and motivation D;