Okay here is the next edited chapter. Hope all was well with the first and I will continue on with the updating. Please bear with my craziness.

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Chapter Two

As she stepped outside for the first time that morning she was met with a sight that might bum some people out, Kiyomi on the other hand didn't mind it. The warm bright sun and beautiful blue sky was being devoured by dark menacing storm clouds, enveloping the land in silence and an eerie shadow that crept slowly across it. As much as she loved the sunny days there was just something about the ominous clouds that Kiyomi loved. They seemed to place a veil of calm over an overactive mind and settle a peace within it.

Taking in a deep breath, Kiyomi caught the faint scent of the rain the clouds held, awaiting their chance to travel to the dry earth. A smile crept upon her face as she felt the cool breeze wrap around her, whipping her bangs across her face. With one last look at the dark cloud covered sky she turned, now focusing on the open property that surrounded the house. Thinking back to what her mother had said, "Stay out of the woods", ha, like I could get near them, she made sure that our property lines stopped well before the wood line. It was always strange, but every time Kiyomi would bring it up her mother would just say something like, "we need the room for the livestock, and woods provide no nourishment for them" and go on about something else.

She shook her head as she quoted her mother's words out loud. Jeez there I go talking to myself again….well thinking it. Gah! Get it together Kiyomi! She slapped herself rather harshly to get ahold of her thoughts once more before making her way down to the barn to get Jack ready for the days' work. The stinging on her cheeks from her own inflicted abuse slowly faded and soon the feeling was nonexistent.

As always, Jack was waiting impatiently for her and let out a loud whine of irritation and excitement and began stomping his hooves on the dirt covered floor. Taking nibbles of her hair to show his agitation and lack thereof, of patience. Kiyomi smiled at his little temper tantrum and continued her slow movements, half from sleep and half from the entertainment of such a large animal acting like a spoiled child.

"Okay Jack, all ready. Let's get this day going!" She said with forced enthusiasm throwing a fist of triumph up and Jack nibbled at her shirt sleeve.

The two walked out of the barn before she stepped one foot into the stirrups and gracefully swung her other leg over his back. Expertly positioning herself comfortably in the saddle before starting, taking it slow at first and then with one swift move of her heels they were off at full speed. There were some days that Kiyomi would forget just how fast he was as she nearly fell back with the quick adjustment of speed. Never the less a huge smile could be seen on her face a mile away as they rode to the other locations on the property the other animals were kept.

They took their time checking on the other animals, not having anything to do with the fact that she was trying to avoid the house….ok maybe a bit, but mainly because she wanted to spend as much time with her favorite partner in crime as she possibly could.

Riding from pasture to pasture, each that held the other livestock, checking each group making sure they had everything they would need for the month, she started to realize that they were taking a lot longer than planned. A quick glance at her wrist watch confirmed it, it was 11:27 am, the chairman from the academy would be at the house soon and she still had the gardens to tend to and to ride the perimeter. At the horrifying realization of the possibility of a scolding from her mom for being really late and making the visitors wait, Kiyomi kicked Jack into high gear and bolted for the fields. The fields weren't huge but it usually took an average of an hour to get done with them, today she would set a new record.

Kiyomi jumped off of Jack as soon as they reached the destination, running through the fields like a mad man...err, woman, trying to be as thorough as possible. All the while taking quick glances at Jack as he would try to sneak a vegetable or two and a few times being successful as she would turn around to him having a carrot hanging from his mouth chewing away happily. To keep him from eating everything, she finished as quickly as possible, picking a few fresh vegetables along the way as promised.

As she settled herself back into the saddle, she took another look at the watch seeing that it was just now noon.

"Great." Her chest reverberated with the grumble that sounded.

Maybe they were running a bit late and wouldn't be there at exactly noon, she thought as they rode towards the house, praying that Jack wouldn't hit a hole on the way there. The speed they at which they were traveling wouldn't leave much to the imagination if he were to crash and burn. She still had to check the fencing, but could make up the excuse of getting the vegetables back before checking as why it hadn't been done it yet.

As the pair neared the house she could see a black limo pulling in front of the house, she couldn't help the groan that escaped as she saw the car….of course, lets only hope that my appearance doesn't scare them off. A quick glance down to her dirt covered clothing had her groaning loudly and it only grew louder when people began exiting the vehicle.

She could see several people get out of the car, a man with light sandy colored hair pulled into a low ponytail, a young girl with brown shoulder length hair, a taller boy with silver hair, another with deep brownish colored hair and another with blonde hair getting out of the limo. Her mother stepped out of the covered porch to greet them the same time another car pulled up. More people getting out of this one, dang how many people did this guy bring? She thought as they continued barreling towards the house.

Still a good distance away as no one had noticed them yet but she could make out three more boys, one with messy blonde hair, the next one a bit taller than the blonde with light brownish red hair, and the next with deep reddish brown hair. Finally out stepped two girls, the first having two blonde pigtails and the other long light sandy brown hair.

They were all dressed to the point of it being too much, all Kiyomi could think was…you guys are on a farm and you are dressed like you should be frightened by the sight of dirt. Just too perfect, they scream stuck-up vampire.

The two continued to ride up to the house, Jack's pace quickening a bit as they drew closer. Just as they were nearing the front of the house the tall dark haired boy turned his intense gaze away from the group and looked in their direction. The next thing Kiyomi knew, Jack had locked his legs in a dead stop and she was now flying over his head. She let out a yelp of surprise, closing her eyes tight awaiting the painful impact. To her surprise she managed to land on her feet, the force of the landing causing her to slide in the loose gravel. A being that was supposed to possess so much elegance and grace, Kiyomi found that at times she had none.

The sound of her mother's worried gasp and her calling Kiyomi's name snapped her out of the stupor and her eyes opened. A quick glace around finalized her assumptions, everyone was now staring at her, some holding a slight shocked expression and some seemed…amused? She turned slowly to look at Jack with wide eyes, what the heck was that all about?

It took a split second for the scent to reach her nose and she knew her mother's scent was no longer the only pureblood's that could be detected. A new scent filled the air and it brought with it a tense, dark aura. Nothing new when it comes to high class vampires but it would still cause the hairs on the back of her neck to stand.

She let out a sigh of relief, usually something like that wouldn't have caught her off guard. Guess there is a first time for everything, she thought as she scratched the back of her neck.

Before she could react there was a pair of strong arms wrapped around her lifting her off of the ground and swinging her from side to side. When her feet finally hit the ground she realized it was the man with the ponytail, focusing on him once her head stopped spinning she could see a huge smile on his face as he spoke, "Oh my, you had me so scared….are you ok?!" he wrapped his arm around Kiyomi again bringing her into another back breaking hug.

Kiyomi looked at her mother who was shaking her head smiling while some of the other guests standing around groaned at the grown man's actions. Her gaze traveled back to her mom with a look of confusion and annoyance, she simply mouthed "Cross" before letting out a small laugh.

With a desperate effort to free herself from the iron grip, Kiyomi tried to push the mad man away but he was surprisingly strong for a human. She let out a low groan before trying to speak, but before she had the chance, the man was being dragged away by the silver haired boy.

"She just got thrown off a horse and here you are practically crushing her…idiot!" he grumbled, annoyance spit into every word. Kiyomi couldn't help the small laugh that formed at the sight of him pulling the grown man away by the ear while the man seemed to be crying, mumbling a "My son is so mean to his daddy."

"I'm not your son!" the boy yelled back as he let go of the man's ear. Watching the heated confrontation between the two brought back her mother's previous description of the man. Now she couldn't help the giggle that escaped her lips when it resulted in the silver haired boy becoming infuriated and hitting the older man, Cross, in the head.

Her mother cleared her throat bringing everyone's attention to her, "Ok everyone, if you would please." She motioned for them to follow her inside, the amused smile never leaving her lips as she turned around following the others inside.

Watching as everyone made their way inside the house, Kiyomi caught the gaze of the dark haired boy as he walked passed. Her smile fell momentarily as their eyes met, but was quickly back once he let the corner of his lips turn up into a small smirk. Someone was then felt standing beside her and she turned her head to the side to see the young girl with short brown hair.

"Hello, my name is Yuki!" her aura was so pure, bright and innocent, the fight to not smile was long since lost at the sight of the smaller girl.

"Nice to meet you Yuki, my name is Kiyomi." She nodded her head in greeting.

"I am so excited you are going to be attending Cross Academy. I am the headmaster's adopted daughter, Zero…" she pointed to the boy with the silver hair who was making his way inside with the others, "is his adopted son."

"Ah, so that explains all that." Kiyomi said motioning with her hands before letting out a small laugh.

Kiyomi watched Yuki with amusement as she rubbed the back of her head laughing, "Yeah, they are like that a lot I'm afraid."

They both stood there for a moment laughing until Kiyomi felt a nudge on her arm. She turned to see Jack, an apologetic look in his eyes. A small smiled graced Kiyomi's face as she turned to him patting his head letting him know that everything was ok. Her attention soon turned to Yuki as she walked Jack towards the post to tie him, she seemed to be frightened.

"Not a fan of horses I take it?" Kiyomi asked as she focused on tying Jack.

Yuki let out a long sigh before speaking, "It's not that I don't like them, they just don't seem to like me very much." Kiyomi raised an eyebrow at her before smiling.

"It's okay." This seemed to comfort her a bit as she relaxed her shoulders. "Shall we join the others?" Kiyomi motioned towards the front door and smiled. Yuki looked at her with a bright smile nodding her head. No sooner than their feet hit the porch did they hear the faint sound, coming heavier as the seconds passed by, luckily Jack was under a cover protected from the heavy rain. Kiyomi took in one last deep breath, taking in the sweet smell of the rain before turning to follow Yuki inside.

Kiyomi

The sound of her name startled her causing her to stop dead in her tracks.

Stay away from him Kiyomi.

The voice was deep, menacing, yet for some reason she felt comforted by it. The tone was to warn, or frighten but it held emotion, sadness. Kiyomi had never heard this voice before and for a moment she thought it might have been her mind playing tricks on her until it spoke again.

Be wary of the Kuran pureblood!

The feeling someone's hands on her shoulders pulled her from the light daze, shaking them lightly at first and then a little more forcefully. Kiyomi hadn't realized she had dazed out until she heard a female voice calling her name.

"Kiyomi!" she snapped out of her thoughts quickly, it was Yuki. The look of worry on her face quickly turned to fear as she let out a gasp of surprise and took a slow step back. Kiyomi looked at her in confusion, why was she acting like this?

"Yuki?" She started as she studied the girl's face, "What's wrong?"

Yuki just looked at Kiyomi with her big brown eyes, "Your eyes….."

Kiyomi tilted her head as she looked at Yuki questioningly, "My eyes? What about them?"

She took a deep breath before she spoke again, this time more calm, "When you stopped I thought you had just spaced out but…your eyes, they….turned black."

"Turned black?" Kiyomi looked to the floor thinking about what she had just said before looking back at her with a smile. "It was probably nothing. Maybe you were just seeing things?"

That seemed to calm her nerves as she nodded and the smile slowly reappeared on her face, "Yeah you're right, I must have just imagined it. Sorry." She laughed nervously before turning around to walk inside.

Kiyomi smiled at her simplicity, but still what was that voice she had heard?

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