As my world faded into a obsidian void

There was only one emotion that I could clearly recall

One that made me feel as though I was a marionette

This feeling was not my own

This sense of wanting revenge…

...Tsuki no Fukushu...


Complete and utter silence were the first two things that I first thought of when I awoke. The fog of sleep permeated through my mind as I tried to grasp at my surroundings. The car jolting to a sudden stop shocked me awake, and I let out a tired groan.

"We're here, m'lady." A gruff voice tells me, I couldn't help but run my hands through my rough tresses to straighten them out somewhat. The chauffeur opened the door with an air of professionalism, and he helped me out of the limousine.

"It feels good to be on solid ground again." I decided to stretch my arms over my head, and I let out a groan of relief when I hear my shoulder pop. The man before me already had my two bags in hand, and he ushered me to the tall metallic gates of the academy.

"Thank you for your assistance." A small smile appeared on my face when he handed me my bags. After taking a small glance at the heavy lock on the bars, I knew that I would have to find another way into the building.

Once he disappeared from my line of sight, I couldn't help but let the smile that was currently on my face grow. When I listened in closely, my sharpened senses helped me hear the flurry of whispers of multiple voices. It almost warmed my heart to see Kaien's dream coming true right at this very school.

'Of course they'd have to be overly cautious. But little did they know that walls were the last thing that was capable of getting in my way.' I let out another sigh as I tried gauging the height of the wall.

Not wasting any time, I immediately threw my bags over the wall, and once I heard them land with a soft thud I took a couple of steps away from the wall.

'Here goes nothing.' I think to myself, reaching into my hair to grasp at my silver hairpin tightly. Raising my arm, I felt the metal shift forms in the palm of my hands, and standing before me was my most trusted weapon.

"I know that this isn't how I'm supposed to use you but…" I look at my halberd, feeling a sense of pride when the light caught on its silver bodice.

"I promise to give you a good cleaning and sharpening later?" I try to offer it some sort of agreement to make it comply with me. I didn't want to get mid air before it returns to its regular form. That would most definitely give me a concussion and that's one way I didn't want to surprise that silly Father of mine.

It reminds me of an incident of the past, and it made me shiver at the thought. I definitely didn't want to get hurt while being here, because Kaien will have a heart attack…

"Here goes…" I tell myself as a source of motivation, and get a running start. My boots hit the asphalt of the concrete at an even pace. Holding my halberd out in front of me, I slammed the butt of my weapon into the ground, and used my upper body to push myself up the handle of the spear.

Letting out a small breath of air, I managed to grasp the ledge of the concrete wall, and heaved my lower body up the flat surface of the wall.

"Definitely need more practice on that…" I mumble to myself, sitting on the wall for a moment to catch my breath. Once I felt good enough, I scrambled down the wall, and landed on my knees.

Okay the fall wasn't the best of sights, but at least I get style points for not falling on my butt or bleeding to death and becoming a bloody fountain for the vampires residing here…

I look over at my bags, and bend over to grab the both of them. My hair fell into my face, and I couldn't help but let out an annoyed huff as I pulled it away from my eyes, placing the clip back in. I really love my hair but sometimes it can get to be a bit too much.

The silence that I've suddenly grown accustomed to was broken when I heard the distant click of a gun. It made the adrenaline in my veins pump to life and I clumsily dodged when the gun fired, not expecting the male to shoot. The bullet whizzed past me and wall where my head was just next to.

"Don't move." An all too familiar male voice called out to me, and I couldn't help but grin since I knew who it was. Another bullet was pushed into the chamber and Zero had his gun tightly in his grip since the metal gleam was noticeable. The footsteps appeared to be getting closer, and when I finally looked up at him, amber eyes clashed with lavender.

"Hey Zero, guess who got to come back early?" I tell him, excitement replacing the adrenaline rush I once felt when my eyes scanned his figure. Nothing about him really has changed, and that brought a smile to my face.

"...Sora? Why did you think scaling a wall would be a good idea. Don't do it next time or else your end up with a bullet between the eyes." Zero threatened me, walking over to my relaxed form to take my bags from my grasp forcibly while complaining at the same time. He knew I didn't like it when he tried to be gentlemanly, but he did it as a way to annoy me, but that was years ago, so I didn't let my irritation show.

I'll definitely have to get him back for this later in my own special way.

"You know that's not necessary, I'm able to carry my own stuff." I try to reason with the silver haired male, but he proceeded to ignore me. He didn't even take one measly glance back at me as he took off with my belongings which weren't much.

I couldn't help but feel a shudder once the light yet crispy air of Autumn caress my being, and it made me stick my hands into my hoodie to keep them warm. They were the only part of my skin that wasn't covered.

"Hurry it up already, if you haven't noticed it's getting colder." Zero gruffly told me, and I looked over at him to see that he was 'patiently' waiting for me at the stairs to the 'Headmaster's office'. I had to suppress a laugh when I saw how easily he was holding my bags. Things have really changed since I was last here and it only made me hope that the other two changed for the better as well.

Once I fell into step with Zero, I couldn't help but look over at the male who had a disinterested look in his eyes. But I could tell that deep down somewhere, he was glad that I was back. So I couldn't help but ask him, "How's Yuki been since I've been gone?" which ultimately caused the male's facial expression to instantly freeze at the mention of her.

"She's fine. You'll be seeing her shortly, so what difference does it make by asking me." His choice of words made me realize that he was not really asking me, but I felt that I had to answer to it anyways. Even if he didn't ask for it.

"Well, I just remembered how she always clung to you even though we were pre-teens." I say and smile up at Zero as I remembered something of the past that made my shoulders shake slightly. I'm really getting better at holding in my laughter, although I'm sure it's not the best ability.

Then again, when you're around Zero...it's probably a good trait to have for me…

"We're here." Zero held the door open for me, and I walked into the room, taking in the sight. You can definitely tell that this was his office because it was 100% clean.

Kaien asked in a low tone, "if there was something the matter" while continuing to write furiously on the paper that he had in his desk and I couldn't help but observe his tense posture. Kaien was so drawn in his work that he didn't even notice my presence, but I knew that would soon change.

"I'd like to request to see my father again or is he too far into his work. I can reschedule for another time then." I teased the man, putting my hand on my hip and staring a hole right into his head.

He barely seemed to acknowledge my stare and my words for a couple of seconds before realization dawned on him which caused his head to shoot up from his work to stare directly at me. His tawny brown hair flew in crazy directions, and it made my hands twitch since I knew I wanted to fix it.

Yes, the man that stood before me right now was my father/adoptive guardian. Kaien Cross...